Via HotAir: Sharpton urges NFL to block Limbaugh
Rev. Al Sharpton pleaded with the National Football League on Monday to deny conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh the opportunity to buy the St. Louis Rams franchise.
In a letter sent to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Sharpton wrote that he was “disturbed” to hear about Limbaugh’s interest in the Rams and asked for a meeting with Goodell “to discuss the myriad of reasons as to why [Limbaugh] should not be given an opportunity to do so.”
Sharpton argued that Limbaugh has been “anti-NFL” in his comments about several of the league’s players, specifically naming Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks Donovan McNabb and Michael Vick.
Obama White House frets over pajama-wearing lefty "fringe" bloggers and late-night comedy routines:
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Lefty "fringe"?
ReplyDeleteThey still have a "fringe"?
Why do they get a "fringe"?
I want a "fringe"!
Maybe Rush can buy the Cubbies, too.
ReplyDeleteAll right! Can I DEZ this thread?
ReplyDelete/
Anyone to the Left of Howard Dean is considered the "fringe"
ReplyDeleteBetter name than "News Dump"?
ReplyDeleteWhy?
OK, "Reading Room", which continues the "dump" theme.
/Archie Bunker
DS, is there any room to the left of Howie? He's the guy that gets credit for unfringing the fringies and calling it "getting the moderate vote".
ReplyDeleteGotta run CCers. Have a wonderful rest of the day. Maybe I will catch you tonight. We shall see. In parting, this from one of my favorite writers, Mark twain:
ReplyDeleteThe timid man yearns for full value and demands a tenth. The bold man strikes for double value and compromises on par.
- Following the Equator, Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar
Old Line...HELP! Whatcha got? You're a funny guy - what's a good name for this? (See, Squatch and Bare just ruined it for me with their Helen Thomas graphic...did you see it?)
ReplyDeleteSee you later B2!
ReplyDeleteInteresting they're acknowledging a fringe. I kind of thought Obama himself was fringe, personally.
ReplyDeleteAnd interestingly, these guys are obviously really tweaked by any sort of criticism. You can tell they're not accustomed to it at all - so one or two jokes on SNL, and they're responding.
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine if Bush had responded to every joke Leno or Letterman made about him? He would have had time for nothing else.
I can't open vid at work. What's the gist of the WH's tiff?
ReplyDeleteOh, they're pushing back against criticism from lefty bloggers and late-night comics. Let me find some commentary on it for you - BRB.
ReplyDeleteHey, "Reading Room" is my best shot for a Monday.
ReplyDeleteIs this the afternoon news only? You're keeping the Broadside, right?
"Town Crier"
"Printer's Proof"
"The Yellow Kid"
"Reported out of Committee"
Obama's not the fringe. Everytime the Dems push left and call it "moderate", a different sort of flower blooms (typically in San Francisco).
ReplyDelete/partial
A little bit of transcript (courtesy of Weasel Zippers):
ReplyDeleteLESTER HOLT: John what we saw in that protest today, was it simply frustration or does it represent a serious problem the President is having with an important part of his base?
JOHN HARWOOD: As a practical matter Lester I don’t think it’s a serious problem. we’ve seen and certainly Bill Clinton learned that they Democratic President can get punished by the mainstream of the electorate for being too aggressive on social issues so for now I think the administration feels that if they take care of the big issues — health care, energy, the economy — he’s going to be just fine with this group.
HOLT: But in general when yo look at the left as a whole, have there been conversations about some things they thought would have been done but haven’t?
HARWOOD: Sure but If you look at the polling, Barack Obama is doing well with 90% or more of Democrats so the White House views this opposition as really part of the “internet left fringe” Lester. And for a sign of how seriously the White House does or doesn’t take this opposition, one adviser told me today those bloggers need to take off their pajamas, get dressed and realize that governing a closely divided country is complicated and difficult.
Being the President of Everybody is hard!
Obama's not the fringe. Everytime the Dems push left and call it "moderate", a different sort of flower blooms (typically in San Francisco).
ReplyDelete/partial
LOL - yeah, that's kind of it, huh? He's moderate, and mainstream!
Unless they're criticizing Booosh, in which case they can leave their Spideyman jammies on as long as they like.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, the "mainstream" is kind of whatever the opinion-makers want it to be.
ReplyDeleteI picture lemmings ...
The Yellow Kid
ReplyDeletego green!
ReplyDeleteAfternoon News Compost Heap.
/i know its lame
(See, Squatch and Bare just ruined it for me with their Helen Thomas graphic...did you see it?)
ReplyDeleteThat pic is my background screen.
I put the Recycle bin right next to the toilet.
Actually I kinda like Town Crier. Has a nice bloggish ring to it.
ReplyDeleteLMAO Squatch - you set it as your desktop background? Oh Bare is going to LOVE this. I can't wait to tell him.
ReplyDeleteI was going for "colonial" in some of those.
ReplyDeleteI like "The Yellow Kid", but I'll be damned if I can find the cartoon of him I want.
LMAO Squatch - you set it as your desktop background?
ReplyDeleteYeah, there's like 12 Helens.
Heh.
We like the colonial thing! (Obviously.)
ReplyDeleteHmmmm...maybe a takeoff on a basketball thing: "Nothing but 'Net"?
Oh dear, Squatch. Oh dear. LMAO. (Sage has competition, sounds like.)
ReplyDeleteNewsboys
ReplyDeleteAnd while I'm looking at it, this sort of thinking just drives me nuts:
ReplyDeleteSharpton argued that Limbaugh has been “anti-NFL” in his comments about several of the league’s players, specifically naming Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks Donovan McNabb and Michael Vick.
So Rush is under some obligation not to criticize Michael Vick's behavior, because Vick is black? Rush is the bad guy who shouldn't be allowed opportunity, but Vick should get to play and not be criticized?
Arrrgh! This kind of mentality drives me NUTS.
Sage has competition, sounds like.
ReplyDeleteLOL, now I wouldn't go that far...
It still cracks me up.
My better half just rolled her eyes when she saw what I hath done.
I would love to have Rush run my teams. At least I know he'd be willing to spend the money to win.
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ReplyDeleteand another
ReplyDeleteSquatch, this is for you:
ReplyDeleteCalendar Girl.
Town Crier is a great name. Gets my vote. That is, if we're voting.
ReplyDeleteI like it too, RKL.
ReplyDeleteThere can't be a fair vote.
ReplyDelete1) No ACORN involvement
2) Luap Nor!
I like the little "Fattie" newsboy, meself
ReplyDeleteOLT, that gives me an idea! YAY. You rock.
ReplyDeleteBoy threatens school by spork possession, sentenced to 45 days
ReplyDeleteOf course, this is on Fox, so it must be biased.
Squatch, this is for you:
ReplyDeleteROFLMFAO.
Rush should institute Liberal policies with his team.
ReplyDeleteProportional racial representation on the team. Then insist the NFL spread the points around...
Pink, are you still around?
ReplyDeleteFair's fair, JCM.
ReplyDeleteI am!
ReplyDeleteHow can I help you?
That Brooklyn Bridge thing is cool. I can definitely work with that! (I love stuff like that - how cool, OLT - thanks.)
ReplyDeleteIf anyone has the email address of a certain writer of song parodies on another blog, you might want to contact him; he might be looking for someplace to go.
ReplyDeleteI won't say anything further to avoid violating our policies.
For each individual forum....is it going to be like a traditional message board?
ReplyDeletehow about Town Crier with the Fattie Newsboy as the graphic?
ReplyDeleteCC, my pleasure.
ReplyDeleteI just received an email that buzzsaw is now looking for a new home. I can't send out email at the restaurant.
ReplyDeleteYou may want to contact him.
OldLineTexan said...
ReplyDeleteBoy threatens school by spork possession, sentenced to 45 days
Of course, this is on Fox, so it must be biased.
Zero tolerance..... for people afraid to think and make judgment calls.
We're on it, guys.
ReplyDeletegotta go now.
ReplyDeleteSee all ya'all tomorrow.
OLT
ReplyDeleteDon't smoke, visits saloons.
See ya, Heathen!
ReplyDeleteJCM - Spork crime must be stopped.
ReplyDelete/
ps - My kids have to pass anything that goes to school by ME, and this is in a bitter, clingy small town school district, because of my fear of this kind of NONSENSE (G.I. Joe guns are weapons, a SPORK in the hands of a six-year-old is a weapon, etc.).
No wonder no one has any damned sense anymore.
Everyone:
ReplyDeleteThanks - buzzsawmonkey is absolutely welcome here. More than welcome, in fact. We couldn't roll out the red carpet fast enough.
Ufo Tofu said...
ReplyDeleteOLT
Don't smoke, visits saloons.
That's an unbelievably beautiful photo.
School security as run by Officer Obie
ReplyDelete(who took out the toilet seat cover so Arlo couldn't hit himself over the head with it and drown, and took out the toilet paper so he couldn't bend the bars, roll the toilet paper out and make his escape... BTW, Mythbusters found if you twist enough toilet paper together, you can make a rope out of it and climb down)
What next? Some kid gets suspended for coming to school with his hands because he took karate?
OldLineTexan said...
ReplyDeleteMost all the boys in my HS carried lock back knives on their belts... pickups had gun racks with a rifle and shotgun...
sb5k - I wrote something similar myself, but deleted it. This walking on eggshells stuff is bullshit and I am sick of it.
ReplyDeleteSome of you may recognize my old nic from another site as Creeping Eruption. I am going to keep this new nic however. If I get banned elsewhere, so be it.
Origin of Specious said...
ReplyDeleteSweet !
Actually, I found the constant complaints about other blogs to be annoying, so I'm glad it isn't done here. I have self-deleted without bothering to type them, several comments.
ReplyDeleteA notice that someone might be looking for a new blog is looking forward, not backwards; the reasons he or anyone else came here would be looking backwards
Actually, I found the constant complaints about other blogs to be annoying, so I'm glad it isn't done here.
ReplyDeleteAmen.
Some of you may recognize my old nic from another site as Creeping Eruption.
ReplyDeleteCool! Nice to know who you are now. :-)
Welcome, again!
I would so love to see buzzsawmonkey.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pink. Good to be here.
ReplyDeletesb5k: thanks. We appreciate your input on this.
ReplyDeleteUfo Tofu said...
ReplyDeleteAmen.
Ah, women.
/quiet, you old fool!
Apartment bans U.S. flags
ReplyDeleteJim Clausen was shocked when the new on-site manager of the Oaks Apartments in Albany told him he could face eviction if he did not remove the American flags that fly from his Jeep and motorcycle in the parking lot.
Clausen learned on Wednesday that American flags and others such as Mexican flags and college team flags were no longer allowed on vehicles parked at the complex.
He was told the rule applies to flag decals as well.
Too right, UFO Tofu!
ReplyDeleteIt's all good, guys - please don't worry about it (at least as far as we're concerned).
ReplyDeleteSometimes we regret having such restrictions on certain topics (to the degree that mentioning it at all makes people nervous), but we've found they're necessary to keep from making our focus something we don't want it to be. That's all. It's not that we don't understand, and we certainly aren't upset with anyone for anything they've said. If we have to remove something to keep comments from snowballing, we remove it, but nobody is in trouble - we're all working together on this, so it's honestly all good.
Believe me, we know it can be kind of a PITA for you guys at times. We've just got our eyes on the prize.
No Mexican flags = racist.
ReplyDeleteI had that explained to me, once.
No American flag = Progressive!
ReplyDeletePatriotism is verboten now. I'd find another place to live.
ReplyDeleteSo, I got the job offer letter that I was hoping for. I'm in sales and the base was less than I was expecting, but it looks like a solid company and good chance for commissions. Plus, I'm in MI so I pulled a needle out of the haystack.
ReplyDeleteNo CC, that's the way it SHOULD be. I was sick of not seeing news, and instead seeing a bombardment of nonsense.
ReplyDeleteCC this is one of the few blogs I have seen that lately does not devolve into an open sewer. Sounds like a backhanded compliment, I know, but it is not mean that way. It is very refreshing to be able to "speak" ones mind without being in some kind of echo chamber.
ReplyDeleteWith that . . . . OBAMA 2012!!!!
Just kidding, just kidding.
Spencer (with an S)
ReplyDeleteCongrats, that must be a relief!
Spenser! CONGRATS! I'm so happy for you, this is wonderful news!
ReplyDeleteGreat, Spenser.
ReplyDeleteIn this economy, keeping something good is better than nothing.
Congratulations, Spenser!
ReplyDeleteSpenser (with an S) said...
ReplyDeleteYay, Spenser (with an S)! Congratulations and well done. This economy is requiring many to adjust their salary expectations downward. It is indeed an Employer's market. But that, too, changes, in time.
Thanks, all. My poor wife has put up with a lot of insecurity in the last year or so and we have a big hole to dig out of, but this is happy news and a great start.
ReplyDeleteI just popped in to read the posts and wasn't even going to comment, but I must say:
ReplyDeleteCONGRATULATIONS, SPENSER!!!
Now for supper, West Indies Spiced Pumpkin Soup and some good bread!
ReplyDeleteSee you later, Spenser. I know you'll sleep well tonight.
ReplyDeletedoppelganglander
ReplyDeleteIs that a bottle of wine with the cat?
SO what kind of wine does one drink with cat? I would think it would lend itself better to beer, but hey, thats just me./
ReplyDeleteCongrats Spenser, Hi CE! I don't know why I didn't figure that out in hindsight.
ReplyDeleteSpencer's got work!
ReplyDeleteI guess drinks in the PUB are on him tonight!
/;-P
Congrats! WOOT!
Origin of Specious said...
ReplyDeleteSO what kind of wine does one drink with cat? I would think it would lend itself better to beer, but hey, thats just me./
I'll ask the "Chinese" buffet down the road.
/
Spenser, hearty congratulations and best of luck.
ReplyDeleteNothing like a new gig to get the heart pumping again, IMO.
Now, get out there and SELL SELL SELL!
/
If I lived at that apartment that banned flag STICKERS, I'd have a "skin" done for my Odyssey minivan ... featuring my great pimply arse!
ReplyDeleteBAN THIS!
/
Oh, and O of S is CE! That is cool and I know why people do the anon thing, but I love seeing the same people and know the history, etc..
ReplyDeleteThanks Jack, Origin - all of you guys. We just want two things, primarily:
ReplyDelete1. A fresh, clean start
2. A level playing field for everybody
And you guys are doing it. We're really proud of the job you've all done with this.
Hi everyone! I see some new nics like (Texas Heathen) - new to me anyway - and old like (Spenser). Twelve days since I was here last. It's good to see you all again!
ReplyDeleteOne place that could ban the American flag and get my thanks would be the UN ... from their new HQ in Anywhere-but-here-istan.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Spenser! Can I borrow fifty bucks? ; )
ReplyDeleteI'll give you Fifty Cent, and throw in Kanye West.
ReplyDelete/
{gal} You might just see buzz here too by the end of the day
ReplyDeleteGAK! Welcome back! :-)
ReplyDeleteHi, midwestgak - I'm a bit surprised you've maintained that typo, but it made me smile.
ReplyDeleteSee you in the pub tonight, drinks on me. Mmmn, this soup smells great. When does the recipe forum open?
ReplyDeleteHi, midwestgak - I'm a bit surprised you've maintained that typo, but it made me smile.
ReplyDeleteBack by popular demand. ;-)
I'll ask the "Chinese" buffet down the road.
ReplyDeleteI think a nice, spirited saki would compliment cat nicely.
{turn} Pink Freud clued me in about buzz. Good news!
ReplyDelete{Pink} Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. And thanks! It's good to see you all.
You still there {Jorline}? I emailed you too.
I'm not doubting you Spenser but I've never tasted a soup that I really liked that had pumpkin in it ... might just be me. The turnwife made an Italian wedding soup over the weekend, TO DIE FOR!
ReplyDeleteUfo Tofu said...
ReplyDeleteI think a nice, spirited saki would compliment cat nicely.
Very nice, with a baijiu Tom and Jerry for afterwards.
Wow. Flying pig moment over at the BBC. Well, sort of. Actually they seem all over the map and utterly flumoxxed. Heads really throbbing over this one. Funny anyway.
ReplyDeletehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8299079.stm
Hey gak! Please don't use this as an opportunity to spell correct your nic. I've always loved midwestgak. LOL!
ReplyDeleteRusskilitlover said...
ReplyDeleteI linked it last night...
Yeah, no warming for a decade..... BUT IT'S COMING BACK!
TEH BBC LIES! LIES! LIES!
ReplyDelete/well, actually they do a lot
/snicker
Dianna said...
ReplyDeleteHi, midwestgak - I'm a bit surprised you've maintained that typo, but it made me smile.
Pink Freud said...
Back by popular demand. ;-)
Spenser - I'll take you up on your offer.
Russ, it's climate change to the left - that way they can drone on about the doom and gloom of evil consumerism regardless if the temps go up or down.
ReplyDeleteRusskilitlover said...
ReplyDeleteHey gak! Please don't use this as an opportunity to spell correct your nic. I've always loved midwestgak. LOL!
Russ - It's one mistake I've never regretted!
I'm giving up on this spelling thing. I had to google baijiu to see that I spelled Sake wrong.
ReplyDeleteHowdy Gak.
ReplyDelete{Ufo} Don't tell anyone, but I Google words all the time for spelling and meaning.
ReplyDeleteTOfu - I tried Sake once. My wife and I had a whole flight. The bartender told us about the various qualities of the sake, its essence, etc. We were so hammered by the end, they could have been serving us Cat Sashimi.
ReplyDeleteJCM said...
ReplyDeleteRusskilitlover said...
I linked it last night...
Yeah, no warming for a decade..... BUT IT'S COMING BACK!
Sorry I missed the discussion. I'm not usually online anywhere on Sunday nights. Oh, well.
Hi Specious. Thanks for letting us know your previous nic.
ReplyDeleteIt was Global Warming...
ReplyDeleteuntil the warming stopped then it was Climate Change.
I wrote a letter to the editor in '03 or '04 talking about the PDO (Pacific Decadal Oscillation) effect on climate.
Russkilitlover said...
ReplyDeleteWorth posting it again for those not around then.
Amazing the hoops they'll jump through to keep it alive.
Pollution = bad
ReplyDeleteEnergy conservation and development = good
On these points I can agree. It's the socialism and religious fervor I can live without.
BTW, the climate does change.
ReplyDeleteDuh.
Ask a mammoth!
JCM
ReplyDeleteDid they publish your letter?
Is the post limit still 200?
ReplyDeletemidwestgak
ReplyDeleteA thread isn't officially dead until I'm the last one to post on it.
Ufo Tofu said...
ReplyDeleteJCM
Did they publish your letter?
Yeah, they published another one calling out the left on the whole "Bush lied" meme, got hate mail for that one.
Ufo Tofu said...
ReplyDeletemidwestgak
A thread isn't officially dead until I'm the last one to post on it.
heh. C2 has missed so much of your wisdom because of it.
midwestgak said...
ReplyDeleteIs the post limit still 200?
It pages, when it hits 200 there's a little thing on the lower right that says "Newest" clicking it will take you to comments 201-300.
Greenies are a source of fun, if you ask me.
ReplyDeleteFound on teh Intrawebs while researching a Sahara joke. Please read teh hole thing!:
Terraforming the Sahara Desert
by Treebeard on 19 June 2001 @ 09:23 PM
Areas such as the Sahara desert are a whaste of space considering the overpopulation of some countries like China and India, when they could be terraformed, reliving pressure also on endangered species like the tiger and the panda bear. Terraformation on this area, which used to be forest covered anyway, would result in the 'greenerisation' of the area by first constructing giant canals from the sea into the centre of the desert. Plants that can survive on little water would be introduced first around the main canal and smaller canals which would branch off. As the desert area is hot, water would be evaporated into the sky causing precipitaton into the area. These first plants would then use this water and grow, carrying out evapotranspiration releasing more water into the atmosphere area. Eventually after several generations of these xerophytes, a thin soil would cover the area. This would mean larger plants like shrubs and small trees could be introduced, further increasing the quality of the soil after a few years allowing larger trees to grow.
If Global warming continues to effect the planet, this plan will help keep sea levels down, as the water would continue to flow into the canals from the sea, (the mediteranean and the atlantic), and be evaporated into the hopelfully growing forest. When this is acheived animals that are rare can be introduced, or farming without redesertifcation could be put into progress to help people who are starving.
This would have to be a long term project as the process would take quite a few years and permission from governments such as Egypt, Libya and Algeria would have to be asked to constuct the giant canals using large drills and diggers and to carry out the terraforming.
This method would work in places like Australia which is mostly desert. These forests would also act as great carbon sinks helping control the effects of Global warming.
If I get any support for my idea I plan to attempt to implement it in the future. If you have any further points questions or comments please leave them.
We're going to get a new one up soon.
ReplyDeleteYa gotta wonder what he's going to do with all the salt. Make salt dough unicorns is my guess.
ReplyDeleteOLT - did you send a comment, or address "any further points?" LOL.
ReplyDeleteOrigin of Specious said...
ReplyDeleteOLT - did you send a comment, or address "any further points?" LOL.
I miss all the fun; it's from 2001 and in the Greenpeace "hey, we don't agree with all thsi crap" archive.
I can only assume "Treebeard" died in an unfortunate attempt to introduce polar bears into the Sahara, as chronicled in "LOST".
/
JCM
ReplyDeleteOh, sorry about the hate mail. How juvenile.
Pacific Decadal Oscillation
Damn, something else to look up...
Ufo Tofu, it's no fun without hate mail, IMO.
ReplyDeleteJCM said...
ReplyDeletemidwestgak said...
Is the post limit still 200?
It pages, when it hits 200 there's a little thing on the lower right that says "Newest" clicking it will take you to comments 201-300.
Thanks. So the limit is now 300? or does it page further?
JCM - you always help me with these tech thingys.
Gak, we generally try to get a new thread going close to the 200 count.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how many of this links still work, it's an old list.
ReplyDeleteVarious cycles that influence climate.
Sunspot 11 year cycle
Solar Variations
Solar 1100 year cycle
Milankovitch 21,000 year cycle
Orbital influences
The Maunder Minimum
The Pacific Decadal Oscillation
El Nino Southern Oscillation
North Atlantic Oscillation
Volcanic cycles
OldLineTexan said...
ReplyDeleteGreenies are a source of fun, if you ask me.
Found on teh Intrawebs while researching a Sahara joke. Please read teh hole thing!:
One begins to suspect our of cross-posting!
gak,
ReplyDeleteAs far as I know it keeps paging...
Dianna said...
ReplyDeleteOne begins to suspect our of cross-posting!
Dianna! Howdy! I've been missing you elsewhere, sorry!
What did you mean?
Aw damn, I was afraid that some of those links would work.
ReplyDeleteNew thread upstairs ---->
ReplyDeleteI am stunned re Buzzsaw....I hope he will join us. He does not have one mean bone in his body.
ReplyDeleteHe truly is a mensch.