Yesterday our prison CoDA group discussed the role of a higher power. I felt proud of how seriously my guys took the issue, how they honored each others beliefs, and how not one was over-simplistic in what some call “jailhouse faith”. If just half of America were just half as authentically introspective as my guys, it would be a far better nation . Critter said “Hi” to Critter. I’m exhausted, so this is today’s only article, but I am current with replies. Tomorrow is another prison volunteer day.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:21 (average 4:57). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Short Takes:
From MoveOn: Veteran Rejects His Rank on Mitt’s ‘Laundry List’
Our troops and veterans are part of the 47% for whom Lord Willard has no use, except for when they are cannon fodder in a Republican war of conquest.
From NY Times and MSNBC: As Mr. Akin, a six-term congressman, fights for his political life after making controversial comments about rape victims, he is counting on a coalition of home-schoolers as part of a crucial support network for his struggling campaign. Mr. Akin and his wife, Lulli, home-schooled all six of their children, and it was other such families who helped in his political rise.
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Frankly I think McCaskill is more right. The left is in what used to be the center, and the Republican right is so far out, that it’s off the map. Akin is just too stupid not to admit what they believe. No wonder Akin draws so much support from people who go out of their way to keep their children as ignorant as they are, and he is.
From Daily Kos: When I saw this I had to share it. It has only received around 300 views so far, and it really needs to go viral. It is a video of a CO teacher describing her experience at a round table with Mitt Romney. According to the teacher, Romney was going on about schools failing and how we need a voucher system. When she said she had an answer for that he told her "I didn’t ask you a question."
Lord Willard claims to care about education. He cares only about shifting the cost of attending private and religious schools from those parents to all of us, at the expense of the public school system.
Cartoon:
JFK kicked his butt!
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3:39 There's no messing around with that kitty. Must be a tomcat!
Say Hi back to Critter for me. Us critters have to stick together, or we will get stomped on.
3:15 "What's new pussycat? What's new pussycat? — Pussycat, pussycat I love you, yes I do! You and your pussycat eyes! " Jerry, that's no tomcat — must be a Thomasina with such a cute intelligent face like that! She knows what she wants and has her person wrapped around her little claw!
You just neutered both TomCat and me.
3:38 Lynn is Top Cat in the house today.
Dang! A minute and a half isn't good enough anymore, let alone the minute rule.
How incredible that only his opinion matters – I hope he got booed for that!
He deserved to be booed, but if round table discussions have a live audience (I don't think this did, as there was no press), the audience remains silent until Q&A time, if provided.
A comment posted by Joan Wile2 on the article "Poll: Romney’s Support Among Seniors Collapsing" in The National Memo
http://www.nationalmemo.com/poll-romneys-support-among-seniors-collapsing/
MITT AND ANN
AWAY THEY RAN
TO FETCH THE PRESIDENCY
MITT FELL ON HIS RUMP
WHEN HE WAS HEARD TO DUMP
ON HALF THE CITIZENRY
HE TRIED IN VAIN
HIS QUEST TO REGAIN
THE PUBLIC'S CONFIDENCE
BUT WOULDN'T GIVE FACTS
ABOUT HIS TAX
HIS DECLINE DID THUS COMMENCE
THE PUBLIC GREW SKEPTICAL
TO LEARN HE KEPT IT ALL
STASHED IN THE RICH CAYMAN ISLES
HOW COME POOR SLOBS PAID
A THIRD WHAT THEY MADE
WHILE MITT RETAINED ALL OF HIS PILES?
BUT THAT WASN'T ALL
THAT CAUSED MITT TO FALL
HE REALLY DID GIVE US A SCARE!
THOUGH HE CAN AFFORD
DOCTORS FIT FOR A LORD
HE WANTS US TO LOSE OUR HEALTH CARE
HE REALLY RAISED IRE
AMONG THOSE WHO RETIRE
'CAUSE HE'D TURN OUR SS INTO VOUCHERS
THIS FILTHY RICH GUY
SEEMED TO IMPLY
THAT AVERAGE RETIRED ARE OLD SLOUCHERS
HE WAS SURELY UNDONE
WHEN HE WENT TO LONDON
TO ATTEND THE OLYMPIC GAMES
HE RAISED THE BRIT ROOF
WITH HIS DIPLOMACY GOOF
BY CALLING THEIR READINESS LAME
AND WOMEN, THAT SET IT
HE JUST DOESN'T GET IT,
HE'D RETURN THEM TO THE DARK AGES
HE'D DENY THEM THEIR VOICE
DISALLOW THEM THEIR CHOICE
IF HE COULD, HE'D LOCK THEM IN CAGES
NO, MITT, WE DON'T LIKE YOU
JUST TAKE A HIKE, YOU
SIMPLY DON'T HAVE A CLUE
GO ON BACK TO YOUR USELESS OLD BAIN
OUTSOURCE ALL WORKERS IN YOUR DOMAIN
SOON WE'LL BE OUTSOURCING YOU!
I hope you like it as much as many others have!
LOVE IT!!
Puzzle — 3:15 What a sweet little furball! That's no tomcat — must be a Thomasina with such a cute intelligent face like that! She knows what she wants and has her person wrapped around her little claw!
MoveOn — "When you give a speech, you don't go through a laundry list. You talk about the things that are important."
Is that so Rmoney? Then US soldiers are nothing but cannon fodder for your wars based on your description. They are dirty laundry? US soldiers are moochers then too, eh? Well guess what, they served and are serving their country, while you, . . . you ran the other way with deferments in France until it was safe to come home! Tell me now who the mooch is! I think you are a mooch living off the spoils of an economic war against your own people. You live your version of the American dream while stepping on everyone else to get there.
I'm getting annoyed with Rmoney so I'll try shutting up for a while until I cool down.
New York Times & MSNBC — Akin is a tool, a very useless tool. With some of the things I've seen and heard spewing from his 'pie hole', he doesn't even have enough hair to make a decent toilet brush! I pity his kids being raised in such an atmosphere of hate, bigotry, discrimination and plain stupidity. Like you, although the thoughts of having a DINO in the house is not my first choice, it sure beats Akin by a country mile.
The Daily Kos — Rmoney is unconscionably rude. So much for freedom of speech. So much for engaging the people in the policies of government. Six little words uttered by Rmoney that made a firm Democrat out of a potential Republican, well at least on this issue. More foot in mouth disease right up to his ass!
Cartoon — Admittedly, this a black and white picture, but when you consider how debate stages are now set (think GOP primaries), no wonder people don't get the issues. Today's stages are too glitzy and distract people from what is being said. JFK kicked ass (and won the election)! I am awaiting to hear about this year's debates, the first one next week. I hope that Mr Obama mops the floor with Rmoney!
And I thought I had gotten a little! 🙁
Agree.
LOL!
Note that the pigs are stampeding back into his sty.
He is quite the contortionist getting his foot in his mouth at the same time that his head is up his butt.
I'm looking forward to them too.
Mittens is the real mooch. He ran away on his deferment rather than serve his country. Money bought him his life.
Todd Akin has some very radical beliefs and the worst thing about that is he and his wife home-schooled their children. I sure hope they rebelled against their bigoted parents. Most likely though, the children were not taught to think. They were only taught to obey.
If Rmoney can be so rude to a teacher and not allow her to speak at a "round table discussion", can you imagine how he will react during the debates? I am so looking forward to one or more of his hissy fits. Let the games begin!
I'm thinking Rmoney will look and perform as badly as Nixon did in 1960. Do you think he'll go for a darker tan before then. After all, he will be on a stage with a "black man".
ChickenHawk!
Sadly.
I hope no moderator lets him get away with it.
Look better, perform worse.