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it is rumoured that in tonight's acceptance speech, John McCain will mention the fact that he was a P.O.W. for five years, as he recounts his life experiences in trying to make the argument that he is more qualified to be POTUS.

i wonder if anyone in the press will ever ask him this question:

"would you trade your 5 years being tortured in captivity, for a quarter-century of adulthood trying to make your way in the United States as a black man?"

>>will mention the fact that he was a P.O.W. for five years<<

YOU DON'T MEAN! WHERE IN THE HELL DID YOU EVER HEAR THAT?

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This is long, but for those who appreciate the River Market District it sounds a warning about proposed tall building that would damage the atmosphere of the area. I am not able to copy the pictures and drawing that accompanied the E-mail I received from Kathryn Heller at the Central Arkansas Library. It had the subject: Central Arkansas Library Needs Your Help:

A development is being proposed for the River Market District that will have an adverse impact on the Main Library campus and the new Arkansas Studies Institute. Please take a few minutes to read this document and examine the attachments. I hope you'll help us defeat this proposal. Thank you very much for taking the time to read this and please pass this along to your friends.

On August 29, the Business Section of the Arkansas Democrat Gazette published a story about a proposed aloft hotel to be built adjacent to the Main Library Campus. If approved by the city, the structure will be sandwiched between the Arkansas Studies Institute and the Cox Creative Center (see attached map). The library is opposed to this project and I want to share my concern with you.

Our specific concern is that this proposal violates the height requirement of the Design Overlay District (DOD) which was created in 1996. The DOD exists to make certain that the River Market District's historic character as a small scale commercial district is not destroyed by improper development. One crucial protection is the requirement that no new building be over four stories or forty-eight feet in height. The proposed hotel, which is seven stories and at its highest point will be 90 feet tall, clearly exceeds that limitation. For your review, I have attached elevations that show the proposed building. That structure dwarfs its neighbors and threatens the architectural unity of the River Market District.

Some people have alleged that we are opposed to the project because of either its use or design. Neither statement is true. For your information I have attached an image of a six story aloft hotel in Rogers. These are contemporary buildings, but we have no objection to such style providing it follows the material, massing, roof design, and window requirements in Sec. 36-356 of the DOD. Similarly, we are not opposed to the proposed uses of the building, which are about 10% retail and 90% hotel. Our only concern is the adverse impact that any waiver of the height restrictions will have on both the district and the Main Library Campus.

While the DOD does not address the style of new buildings, it does require that, when remodeling existing buildings, the historic look of the structure be considered. Since the creation of the DOD, the library has been involved in the rehabilitation of three historic buildings - Cox, Geyer & Adams, and Budget Office. In every case we have tried our best to conform to the DOD. We are completing one new building which is a contemporary design but falls within the four story requirement of the DOD. Certainly, another story would have been useful to us, but we chose to stay within the requirements. In every case we have done our best to play by the design rules. We are only asking that these developers follow the same rules.

The River Market has been successful because the DOD has kept the small scale commercial nature of the area largely intact. That gives the district its pedestrian-friendly feel and is in keeping with the intent of the DOD. Furthermore, it is institutions like the library, with almost 400,000 visitors annually; the Clinton Library with an equal number of visitors; the Museum of Discovery; the Historic Arkansas Museum; the Old State House Museum and other cultural attractions that provide the foot traffic for the retail stores and restaurants in the district. This combination of small scale commercial architecture and the foot traffic generated from nearby public institutions works for all of us, and we should not tamper with a successful formula.

As you know, the public library began the first major development in the River Market District. Since then taxpayers have spent almost $38,000,000 developing the library campus and, in the next two years, will spend another $3,000,000 to complete the top floor of the Main Library. We have tried to be good stewards of the public's money, and we have an obligation to protect their investment in downtown Little Rock. The scale of this proposal has a negative impact on our historic buildings and significantly weakens the small scale commercial character of the district.

If you agree that this is a crucial issue, then I hope you will help us in our effort to have developers follow the rules.

You can do that by contacting the River Market District Design Review Committee and asking them not to recommend that the height variance be waived for this project, and attend their meeting on September 9, 2008, to voice your concern about the proposal. The second group that needs to hear from those who support us is the Board of Adjustment, which makes the final decision on granting the variance. Please contact them and plan on attending their meeting on September 29, 2008. (For your convenience I have attached information on both committees).

Please act now. We need your help to stop this development. Call me at 918-3037 if you have any questions.

Thank you.

Bobby Roberts

Director

the magic number, once again (how ironic) is...

EIGHTEEN MILLION !!!

if McCain's speech is watched by that number of viewers, it will be less than half the number who watched his VP selection's. certain to cause questions like: just who's party is it ? and how good are the Giants this year?

I just hope the Republicans quit tossing babies around.

Jesus was a community organizer; Pontius Pilate was a governor.

muleboy303 wrote, "would you, McCain, trade your 5 years being tortured in captivity, for a quarter-century of adulthood trying to make your way in the United States as a black man?"

Muleboy303, are you saying a blacks would not have been treated as bad as a whites?

That is not a proper question since we can not change the color of our skin.

Click on name for Factcheck.org in order to get verification and analysis of the "facts" provided by ads from McCain and Obama camps as well as from speeches at their respective conventions. Seems the truth got treated rather roughly over the past two weeks.

Love your comment, pollen. Send it to the Obama campaign.

The Great State of Alaska...home to Sarah "smaller government" Palin is second only to Wyoming in per capita Federal Aid. See link. Intersting info.

Well, gang, see how you like these marbles. Click away.

The question should be modified to ask if McCain would rather spend 5 years as a POW, with a rich admiral daddy waiting on his release, than be born black.

People tend to forget, with all talk of experience, just how hard it is for a black man to get to where he is. Not McCain nor Palin nor Bush nor Cheney nor any of that crew would be in positions of power had they been born black. I doubt any of them would've even managed to graduate from college.

I am still not planning to vote for McCain because I do not agree with him on certain key issues. However, when joe boca grande biden starts talking about sending Bush to jail for what he did as president then maybe I am having second thoughts. I had some occasion to observe biden when I was in Washington and he is a joke. Not only was it obvious to me but he was an open joke to his colleagues in the Senate. If someone as hardcore as I am about not voting in November is having second thoughts then get ready for more payback. Politics is cyclical. You are on top today but sure enough you will see that pendulum shift back. If we make politics no more than a payback system that sends people to jail because you didn't agree with their politics then you will end this republic.

Hey Cato...is that One-Billion repayment to Georgia related to the fact the Republicans entices Putin to invade just before the political conventions started. Funny how none of the news outlets really investigated Putins claim that the Republicans encouraged them to invade.

Yes, it is hard for a black man. Harvard, a million dollar house, a prestigious law firm, a senate seat and nomination to the presidency certainly is testimony to that hard life.

"Uppity" from strangelove's side of the aisle. Click away....

So what is your point, cato?

scottie, you poor ignorant soul. Don't you know Putin is a low down lying yankee Russian (borrowed that from SHANE) and is not bound to the truth as American leaders are.

"Not only was it obvious to me but he was an open joke to his colleagues in the Senate." Now strange, if your side of the aisle is capable of having one of these "open jokes" stay in the white house for 8 years then turn about is fair play, don't you think?

Lynn Westmoreland is just another in the long line of Old South pearl-clutchers. Like ol' Lester Maddox and James D. Johnson.

From our "It Needs To Be Said" file:

Two hillbillys were driving down a country road one day and one of them says to the other..."You see that big oak tree out in the middle of that pasture!?"...."I made love for my first time under that tree....but the problem arose when HER PARENTS walked up and caught us in the act!"

The other hillbilly said to his friend...."Oh no!what did they say to you!?"

And the hillbilly replied back to his friend...."Well, they just said MOOOOOOO!"

I'm Jake and I approve this message.

So are you saying that bush should have demonstrated his prowess by bombing aspirin factories?

Naw, strange, W. did that by invading Iraq. He still struts.

If you can slip past that felony charge, I know you'll vote for McCain, strangelove, but keep up the act. And if I was to agree with you that Joe Biden is a joke, would you agree with me that Bush does indeed deserve to be in prison if not hung as sloppily as they hung Saddam? I'll trade you a Biden for a Bush if that's what it takes for justice to be done.

Poor old Mrs. McCain....they don't want her on stage cause it will point out how damn old her son is. Are any of the other children of Cindy McCain's zipper happy father on the stage tonight? I think snot.

That was some awesome 9/11 porn from the Rethugs, I wonder how many folks just got scared into voting Republican?

I just don't know anymore Cato. Obama went to Europe just to talk. Cheney goes with bags of money and gives it to the 'yankee Russians'. Or, maybe, it is some perverted attempt by the G.W./Cheney crew to soil McCain's week. I honestly don't think they want McCain to win. There is some very serious bad blood within the Republican Party.

I hate to interrupt this important debate talk -- but this is extremely important.

My waffles are gone. For the past few months, I've been buying these frozen waffles and pancakes from Satan's Emporium. In fact, it was the only reason I ever bought groceries from there -- just for those waffles.

For those who don't have kids a short primer: frozen waffles are quick and easy to fix the kids kids breakfast, but they essentially refined flour and sugar. Might as well be sending the kids to school on crack.

But these waffles -- they were made from whole grains, plus they had 5g of protein, and 4g of fiber. And they were so yummy.

And then I happened to be reading the side of the box, and get this -- the waffles are made right here in Little Rock! (Well, really North Little Rock). Yes, our own little healthy bakery right here in the Capital City!

Well, Wal-Mart has stopped buying the line I guess, because I can't find them in any of the Wal-Marts. Which is possibly a good thing because I won't have any reason to set foot in there, but people -- I need those waffles!

They are called something like De Wafflebakers. And they really do rock. (They even have sweet potato pancakes that are great for dinner with a bit of roast pork and a creamy maple sauce.

Has anyone heard of this company? Seen their products anywhere but Wally World?

Thanks!

A group of us "gals" just finished dinner and I'm back in my room to quickly freshen up before we limo over to St. Paul.

What's funny? NOBODY really wants to go! They assume they already know McCain's speech by heart since they've heard it so often. And they're not sure Carly's going to put in an appearance in her own skybox. They're not even sure if she's still here!

The only topic of genuine conversational interest over dinner (which was again comped for me, by the way) was Cindy's $300K Oscar de la Renta getup on Monday night and whether she would "tone it down tonight." You know, "for the sake of the people."

I may or may not see you later. If Carly's had the laptops removed from the skybox, we can forget it.

How's all this hoopala playing with host folks in Minnesota ? Not so well:

"A new CNN-Time poll meanwhile showed Obama leading McCain 55 percent to 40 percent in Iowa and 53 percent to 41 percent in Minnesota."

clik name

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Ran into my first Obama workers in Arkansas tonight at Sip 'n' Shop in Hillcrest (naturally), came away with a bumper sticker that I will put on my car tomorrow.

Apparently Obama is going to establish a presence here and is looking for volunteers.

And what law did President Bush violate?

Cato, President Bush didn't authorize and appropriate the money to send troops to Iraq. That was done by the Congress. You night ask hillary and joe boca grande biden about it. They approved it.

So should congress be prosecuted for authorizing and appropriating money for the war?

World's richest got even richer last year. Click on name.

Wow!!! I see a lot of empty seats above McCain's shoulders.

strangelove...surely you jest! Unfortunately polite company has dropped in and so I've had to put the partial birth abortion convention in ShoeBox Hall on pause........hard to live blog when yer on pause.

They removed a couple of thousand seats.. and still can't fill the little place.

OK....back in a time delay. What age group does Mrs. McCain think she's talking to? 8 year olds? I think GWB is back on the bottle and Cindy's hitting the prescription pain pills again. Fast Forward.....Fast Forward!

As federal law dictates, the President of the United States and his chosen staff are the ones who create and submit the budget. Do not let fools put the cart before the horse in this matter.

govt assistance for unemployed workers was designed for the 50s - we're going to change that ...
what is McC's plan for unemployment?

Isn't is sickening when you can tell a protester is being dragged out every time the crowd starts screaming USA USA USA USA

Is this what the name's become?

Watching McCain the Happy Warrior.... and they called Gore wooden.

More USA USA USA, canned line and another Blazing Saddles preacher giggle and smirk....I dood it...as Red Skelton used to say.

McThuselah--what a pathetic old man. If I were a Rethug, I'd be embarrassed.

The Repubs should've stopped while they were ahead. They peaked last night. Tonight is pretty deadly.

"fight, fighter, fighting for you, fight with me" etc.etc.etc.

excellent! (the last opponent that worked that theme against Obama, came up short)

Strange, your point is well taken about the Vichy Democrats and the fascist Republicans (my words, not yours). They both forsook the American people and that goes a long way in explaining the 24 % approval rating of our commander in chief and the 18 % approval rating of Congress.

But please keep in mind the neo-con Republicans were in control of the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch and the Judicial Branch of government when 9/11 occurred and when the invasion of Iraq took place.

Both the Executive and Legislative branches have war powers as provided by the Constitution. Madison fully expected Congress to use their powers to rein in the commander in chief. Expressing his views on these powers, Madison wrote, "The constitution supposes, what the History of all Governments demonstrates, that the Executive in the branch of power most interested in war, and most prone to it. It has accordingly with studied care, vested the question of war in the Legislature."

The "decider" told "60 Minutes" that knows Congress can vote against his plan to send in 20,000 additional troops, "but I've made my decision and we're going forward.."

Of course, the oft quoted comments by Herman Goering at Nuremberg prison about a leader taking a nation to war is easy is well known. Congress can use its power to of the purse to end a war. But cutting of financing is a drastic step and one that members of Congress are relunctant to take, because it can look like a refusal to support the troops that the commander in chief has ordered into combat zones. Congress has the power to pass laws that set terms of military engagement. Whether it would be wise to Congress to do this is debatable. But Congress should never leave all the war power with the person "most interested in war, and most prone to it."

My answer would be to replace the members of Congress quickly, in both parties and certainly sanitize the Oval Office. This republic deserves nothing less than this.

McCain just gave a rousing speech.....against George Bush and the failed policies of the last 8 years.

Yes, it is hard for a black man. Harvard, a million dollar house, a prestigious law firm, a senate seat and nomination to the presidency certainly is testimony to that hard life.

Posted by: strangelove

Strange. Dude, he got to Harvard, etc, AFTER having been born the son of a white woman and a black man.... and you think that's easy? In fact, Mom ended up being a single Mom when Dad died, and despite a funky name, a mixed marriage, and I imagine less than middle class raising.. he went on to do excellent... even if he was a rich white guy's son. Don't you think? THAT'S THE DAMN POINT (oops..sorry, got all Largeass on ya there with the caps)

Do you suppose all the folks on stage were told not to wave their arms above their heads so as not to emphasize McC's inablity to do so?

He's STILL IN HANOI

Yes, McCain is showing us that he is still fighting the Vienam War. He left the war but the war did not leave him.

If this fossil and his airhead sidekick get elected, we are truly and justly doomed.

By the way.. the police have St Paul shut down and under curfew. The Baghdad approach to Republican police state USA is going on just outside the convention hall.

I turned the whole thing off a couple of hours ago and just watched a movie instead--"The Mission". Believe it or not, the movie was better for my blood pressure.

(Yes, I'd seen the movie before, but I've heard the speeches before, too--last night's shrill recap being the very last straw--THANKS BUT NO THANKS!)

"Back in 1996, when she first became mayor, Sarah Palin asked the city librarian if she would be all right with censoring library books should she be asked to do so.

According to news coverage at the time, the librarian said she would definitely not be all right with it. A few months later, the librarian, Mary Ellen Emmons, got a letter from Palin telling her she was going to be fired. The censorship issue was not mentioned as a reason for the firing. The letter just said the new mayor felt Emmons didn't fully support her and had to go.

Emmons had been city librarian for seven years and was well liked. After a wave of public support for her, Palin relented and let Emmons keep her job."

See full story at name.

sad sad old fake......sad sad Newt-bot Sarah.....hold on brothers and Norma up in the heaven skybox....it's almost over! Wow....in real time it is over! Let us hope by 2012 the Republican Party is so demoralized (like they had em a moral to start with) and so many members have been brought to justice that this will be the last Republican convention we have to puke thru for many many years.

Ahh.....the POW finish! USA USA USA from now on you'll know that every time you hear USA a protester has lost his teeth. Bud Day Swiftboat Hero! Birds of a feather....

My cartoon of the day is finally here. Clicky

God....remember that speech Clinton gave years ago that went on and on and on forever.........suddenly I'm reminded of it.

Wow... The police just gassed and arrested FOX reporter in St Paul!

I'm going to pause for a hearty laugh when the day comes American GOPers realize what's going on and that they are not at all immune.

Stand up stand up stand up gibberish....stand up gibberish....stand up and goddamn it's finally over! I made it! I made it! I am a John McCain Acceptance Speech Survivor!!!!!

Oh holy sweet sweet Sarah it's over! I made it I made it!

Egads! You people really watch this stuff? I watched an old William Powell movie (he and McCain would be about the same age) and during the Obama stuff I watched SHANE and BLAZING SADDLES. Conventions are a waste of my time.

Keep your friends close...keep your enemies closer.......

Photos (and raw video) of the protests and reported 200 citizens arrested outside during McCain's speech.

http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=7359660&version=40&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1

I notice that the CBS poll that gave Obama his eight-point bounce is now back dead-even. A long 60 days ahead of us, perhaps with heart attacks on this blog, followed by everybody moving to Canada if Obama does the big fade.

I guess the people playing the George W Bush drinking game are stone cold sober.

>>I had some occasion to observe biden when I was in Washington and he is a joke. Not only was it obvious to me but he was an open joke to his colleagues in the Senate.<<

Can you say WHY? Do you have Evidence? Give us some Specifics? Otherwise your throwing your own poo.

"If someone as hardcore as I am about not voting in November is having second thoughts then get ready for more payback."

Who would doubt that stranglove is a trend setter? He's a pace setter for all disgruntled old conservatives.
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Oh, great, now ABC news follows up on the Republican convention by reporting on parties held during the Democratic convention..........damn, is this our liberal media at work? LOL
And just Now I was exposed to a negative ad about Obama, paid for by folks like strangelove and chaz and other idiots who don't love this country.

77+ Things To Know About Sarah Palin

Click the name, feel the pain.

Tonight was very anti-climatic. McCain could have just came on for a few minutes after the well produced intro video and then called it a night.

The polls that show an even race will probably take a few days before they begin to reflect that Obama is again ahead of McCain by quite a large margin.

The commentators are still gushing about Palin and almost appologetically slipping McCain into their discussion...as if they are sorry they left the old man out of the discussion.

What Karl Rove wants, Karl Rove gets.

"Limo to Nowhere!"

God, what a night!

There IS a God and she works in mysterious ways. As my Republican hostesses and I piled into our limo outside Minneapolis' Grand Hotel for the 35 minute drive to St. Paul for McCain's speech, we turned on TV and realized, too late, he was about to address the convention. We would miss most of it. Feigning deep regret, we decided to pour a round of drinks for the eight of us and watch McCain's speech.

"Carly's going to think we're so rude," someone said, referring to our skybox hostess.

"She's not even here. Don't worry about it," our already well-oiled doyenne reassured, sipping the first of four more scotches in one hour.

Not wanting to miss a thing, I pulled out my tiny digital recorder (which I carry everywhere since I'm involved in a lawsuit with my ex-).

It was dish from here to eternity. Or St. Paul and back, anyway.

I haven't had so much fun in the back seat of a limo since my high school prom.

Seven inebriated well-heeled Republican women and one undercover Arkansas Democrat socialite.

The LCD TV is built into the bar panel behind the limo driver's seat.

"Oh, my god - what's that?" It's a quick shot of a protester in the balcony with a "McCain Voted Against Vets" sign, about to be busted by security.

Now, suddenly, the giant LCD screen behind McCain onstage displays a giant field of green corn waving in the breeze - dwarfing the already height-challenged nominee while he quotes from the Declaration of Independence. I get the "amber waves of grain" reference, but I'm thinking green isn't amber and this looks like an outtake from "Oklahoma" in Todd-AO in 1955 which I did NOT see in original release.

"Oh, my god - what's THAT!" It's another quick shot of the protester being led out to be shot.

"That's the liberal media for you. They shouldn't even show that."

Now McCain is saying, "I've fought the big spenders," and grinning and giggling at his own remark. I'm thinking: "Big spenders? 'Sweet Charity?' Show tune references? Oh, no!"

But I'm right. Now John McCain is saying, "Change is coming!" I KNOW it's the campaign slogan but it's also straight out of "Hair" and every other "inspirational" Broadway musical ever since! Can this BE?

Yes, because his next reference is to "Les Mis!" "What you fight for is the real test."

Who knew McCain speechwriter Mark Salter was a show queen!

Just as I'm wondering if the limo has entered a parallel reality where McCain has entered himself into a trivia contest in a gay bar, it's over.

"I fight for Bill and Sue Neeby," he says. "I fight for Jake and Toni Wimmer." I don't know these unfortunately-surnamed Americans nor do I care about their sentimentalized stories. Something's said about Toni's five children and I'm thinking McCain ought to be introduced to the Duggars.

But now we're at the Xcel Center in St. Paul. We vote to stay in the limo to watch the rest of McCain's speech and continue drinking, rather than miss one electrifying word by going through security and getting to Carly's skybox.

By now, the applause for McCain's tired catch-phrases is more and more robotic and less and less enthusiastic. Fewer than half the floor reflexively jumps up every time McCain hammers home one of Salter's punch-lines, preferring to remain in their seats and wave signs and look at their watches.

Oh. My. God. The close-up of little Piper Indy Palin is utterly terrifying! She is everything Dr. Winona Tharpe described (see link on my name) only now more like a female Damien from "The Omen."

The tireder McCain gets (did anybody think to schedule nap time?) the more he slurs the word "President". "When I'm Present . . ." - which I'm thinking is a metaphor for something disturbing.

Even Sarah Palin's applause is now perfunctory in her reaction shots, and she glances around to see if anybody notices her or cares anymore.

We've been sitting here in the limo fifteen minutes when it's mutually decided we turn around and head back for the hotel in Minneapolis and have another round of drinks rather than miss one moment of McCain's finest hour.

Perfect timing, because here comes the fear mongering. Al Qaeda . Iran. Russia. "International lawlessness that threatens the world and the peace and security of America." Just as I'm glad I'm wearing Depends, McCain calms me in a voice suitable for a child with nightmares, "But I'm not afraid of them: I'm prepared for them."

THAT'S a relief.

"I will reach out my hand [gestures by actually reaching out hand: that's the level of rehearsal prep] to anyone to get this country moving again."

Now comes the POW story. At length. Concluding with a reference to "God" - and a big grin for no discernable reason since it's not a pretty story.

Finally, McCain's rousing Nuremberg rally homage (from show tunes to THIS?).

"Fight with me! Fight! Fight! Fight! Stand up! Stand up and fight!"

As thousands of fat Republicans strain to stand up, the Xcel Center is filled with the consummate hickdom of country star John Rich's "Raisin' McCain," whose aggressively defensive hillbilly lyrics reaffirm the Republicans' simplistic we're-right-and-you're-not positions with lyrics like, "you can git on the train or git outta the way," and "He stayed strong, stayed extra long til they let all the other boys out. Now we've got a real man with an American plan."

Which for some reason struck me as yet ANOTHER unfortunate metaphor for the Republican Party: their preoccupation with phallic size, boys and gays.

It's been a fascinating few days mingling in the realm of The Other, but I can't wait to get back to Little Rock and reality.

Really.

"Oh, Auntie Em, there's no place like home!"

CP: "I notice that the CBS poll that gave Obama his eight-point bounce is now back dead-even. " The media all want everyone to continue to always think that the race is dead-even. That keeps their ratings up. It's just like when the sports folks want a close game to keep people watching and keep the advertising revenue up. No difference with the entertainment/news divisions. They will always report the numbers most likely to keep you watching.

National polls don't mean anything in a Presidential election. Just ask Al Gore. All that matters is the state-by-state electoral college tally. This one's updated daily:

http://www.electoral-vote.com/

The other thing to remember is that statistically, the national polls will more likely tend toward a more equal contest than the state-by-state ones. (Just ask Al Gore again...) The differences tend to be less dramatic with the larger numbers.

The URL above currently projects Obamma 298 McCain 213 with 13 votes tied (VA). It's an interesting site worth monitoring and a more accurate way to keep up with the race.

Thanks, DBI, may I add #78?
I just don't like the bitch.

Glorious report Norma! I hope your limo didn't run over one of the 200 protesters that were busy smashing the cop's billy clubs with their faces. I hope you'll share the contents of your mini-tapey when you get back to LR.

I had to dip into the dog tranquilizers to make it thru McCain's 2 hour closing speech about kicking some evil Republican ass when he gets back to DC. Hope your iPod can see Tom Home Depot Duct Tape Ridge calling him John Bush, I mean John McCain, on the handy link I've provided at my name.

God Speed John Bush......

POOR POOR PITIFUL YOU.. DONT KNOW WHO IS MORE PITIFULL NARAL BATES, OR DETH BY SCRUFFIN., FORCED TO ACTUALLY GO TO THE CONVENTION, AND FORCED AT HOME TO WATCH IT. MEAN OLE MIZZZZZZZZZZZ DBI SHAME ON YOU. FORCIN THAT SWEET THANG TO WATCH THAT GOOD STUFF.

CARLY WILL GET A WAKE UP CALL ONE OF THESE DAYS. I ACUTALLY KNOW HER

Large,
You know Carly? What did she do with that H-P money, buy a Twinkie factory?

Well, Sarah Palin's bump (I'm speaking politically, not reproductively) from her last night's speech seems short-lived, as more and more people familiarize themselves with her.

Not only do we have DBI's link, above, which is required reading . . .

But now THIS, from Gloria Steinem in the L.A. Times.

Carly is something else...from a long WSJ article I saved about her, strictly for astrology purposes.

..Just to wet your appetites here's a clip on Gov. Sarah Palin and her minister.

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Here's the real Deal on Gov Sarah Palin, direct from the reputable Editor and Publisher who has Archives of Alaska Papers Reveal Disturbing -- And Goofy -- Details from Palin's Past

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Thank you, eLwood, for the truth about Sarah Palin's past.

Truth will win.

Keep spreading it.

They HATE the blogs. They HATE the internet.

Let's stay on it.

CARLY WILL GET A WAKE UP CALL ONE OF THESE DAYS. I ACUTALLY KNOW HER<<

No doubt, no sir ree. However, I must add I know
Bob Dylan, Lindsey Lohan, Madonna, Mick Jaggers, Hillary Clinton, and Bill Gates.
However the question anyone could reasonably ask is do any of them know eLwood?

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Mr Republican sentenced, again, to four year prison term.

Notice how the NYT is showing favor. They never mention that the criminal was a long and active member of the Republican Party, an officer in the National
Young Republicans nor is the name of Ralph Reed, the ultimate criminal, ever mentioned....
on my name.

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Keep running against Bush if you want to lose the election.

Heres some free advice - Bush isn't running and people aren't buying the lie that McCain is Bush the 3rd.

I mean it looks like an obvious attack for the Democrats this year, but they risk doing what Hillary did - Assuming that they have the election all wrapped up.

I mean it should be advantage Democrat this year, end of a second term republican (unpopular at that), Usually sentiment inevitably swings the other way. But McCain has never been a "tote the line" republican. To his own credit and his detriment in the senate sometimes, so people are not buying this bush 3rd term crap. Last night he wrestled "change" away from Obama by citing incident after incident where he and Palin have actually done so where Obama just talks a good game.Believe me regardless of what you think of McCain or Palin that message that they are actually the reformers worked.

The latest polls indicate that McCain has also convinced people that this experience discussion has weakened Obama.

McCain really has changed this game, his nomination of Sarah Palin has turned it from advantage democrat to a level playing field. It was brilliant.

Obama should ignore Sarah, any discussion between him and her is likely to once again show how upside down the Democratioc ticket is. He should try to remind people that he is the one who represents change. He is also going to have to get specific.

I fear though that his arrogance in not picking Clinton as his running mate also means that he will continue stubbornly running against a person who is not running - Bush. If he had picked Clinton I would have told you that this race was over for Republicans.

We'll see what happens - it should be exciting to watch.

>>God....remember that speech Clinton gave years ago that went on and on and on forever.........suddenly I'm reminded of it. <<

He needs to learn to bite his lip or something because he doesn't even measure up to the awful Clinton and is a joke next to the good Clinton.

Pathetic, pandering, meandering, stupid speech. This next to his VP pick makes me positive he is senile...

>> I know Bob Dylan, Lindsey Lohan, Madonna, Mick Jaggers, Hillary Clinton, and Bill Gates.
However the question anyone could reasonably ask is do any of them know eLwood? <<

LOL! Me too.

Hey, jazzy....how's the electricity?

I'm on my way over.....

Hey Solon...how about some news you can use.

De Waflebakkers is on Crystal Hill Road, off of Maumelle Blvd... here's a link to their website, which includes an online order form...

http://www.dewafelbakkers.com/

Hopes this helps.

Cato, don't know if Jazzy has electricity or not, but most of HS business district is up and running - but still a few thousand homes in the dark. We didn't lose power at all, but son and dau-in-law did and moved in with me for a few days. They are hoping to go home today if power on. It was a mess over here...

Aaaahhhhh -- thank you Paco!

Those waffles and pancakes are really good -- I just wonder why they don't get as much attention as our other local food producers like J&M Cheese straws or Brent and Sams.

CJ, I can personally promise you that Democrats are going to handle this election like it's D-Day and McCain-Palin are the cliffs we have to scale. Knowing how proficient the Republicans are at stealing elections, you'll not find any lazy Democrats thinking we'll be coasting to victory in the fall.

Though McCain and Palin are throw-away candidates you use when you know you have no chance of winning, because of the finely honed vote stealing machine known as the RNC, even a dead Republican has a good shot at winning office. You'll find in the coming days that no rock will go unturned, no punch will go unanswered and every advantage will be used to bury McCain-Palin. The gloves are off!

Cato,,,the Good Lord smiled on us this time, never lost power in this end of town.

Have a leak in my laundry room tho....something Big fell on the roof. Have a big ole hickory
nut tree too close for comfort, must have been a limb from that.

Have fun in the Spa and don't beat, uh, bet too much.

JESUS WAS THE MESSIAH.

I KNOW JESUS,

BARACK OBAMA IS NO JESUS

OBAMMA IS SUCH AN EMPTY SHELL. HE IS THE PROVERBIAL MAN WITH THE SHELL GAME. AND ALL YOU SUCKERS ARE BUYIN INTO IT.

THOUGHT YOU WERE SMARTER THAN THAT.

YOU JUST CANNOT ACCEPT THE FACT THAT IT IS NOT A SLAM DUNK.

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TO TELL US WE CANT USE OUR PRAYERS WHEN WE WANT TO. AND CARRY ARMS WHEN WE WANT TO. AND HAVE AS MANY KIDS AS WE WANT TO . JUST WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE.. ALL OF YOU SALLY QUINNS.. WITH LONG PANTS OR NO LONG PANTS.

FOR TIME IMMEMORIAL.. WE HAVE TRIED TO TEACH OUR LITTLE GIRLS THEY TOO, CAN BE WHAT THEY WANT TO. ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL US NOW THAT IT JUST AINT SO. SCUSE ME.. JUST NOT FOR SARAH.. WE ALL GET IT.. YOU SEXIST PIGS. ALL OF YOU.. WHO ARE YOU TO SAY SHE CANT HAVE A FAMILY AND DO THIS TOO... TO THE CAVES WITH YOU. YOU SHAME US ALL. MEN AND WOMEN.

EVEN SALLY QUINN SOME SOME BACKWATER. BOUT TIME YOU OTHERS DID AS WELL. OR DONT YOU MEAN IT.. THEY CANT ASPIRE TO ANYTHING ELSE IF THEY HAVE FAMILIES.
CK YOUR GOFFY IDEAS AT THE DOOR. WE DONT NEED THEM.