Whether you've been following this story or not, the graphic below (posted on Sanctuary) is just too funny.

hat tip: John Hawkins

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I just have to share some of the gems posted at DemocraticUnderground this a.m.

- Delphinus: "I'm so disappointed - when I heard it on NPR I just said "F**k!" and turned off the radio." (my editing)

- rodeodance: "I thought I was phychologically prepared for this, but I am not. What a blow!"

- PCIntern: "Sissy doody crap...@#$^%$#^%$. That's all I have to say in the matter..."

- Totally Committed: "Well, if that doesn't suck out loud...ten ways to Sunday! I've been patient thinking these charges were coming down, and now -- N A D A . F*CK."

- alyce douglas: "I have my fingers crossed that this is not over. this just really rots. Rove is a snake, and a very arrogant one. Shit."

- SharonRB: "This was the news I woke up to this morning. Not a great way to start the day. Hubby came into the bathroom and said "Do you feel like you just got punched in the stomach?" I sure did. All that anticipation for nil. Well, maybe he's going after bigger fish -- if he gets Cheney all will be forgiven."

- Kajsa: "I Can't Stand It!! The Bush Administration gets away with everything. What a friggin wake-up call ! I wasn't prepared for this, either. Right now Virginia, there is no Santa Claus.

- Union Label: "That is so f**king wrong" (my editing)

Yes, the tears. They're so salty and delicious. Yessss!

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1 Heh heh...that's some funny stuff. I don't think we've seen the last of this case, but you did give me a chuckle this morning. CT Bob

Posted by: CT Bob at June 13, 2006 10:54 AM (rrLeE)

2 Oh, no way we've seen the last of this case. Because the MSM are going to keep wringing their hands trying to come up with theories as to how Rove "got away with it". God, forbid they should admit they were all wrong.

Posted by: Gary at June 13, 2006 01:23 PM (QoxB+)

3 Always entertaining to visit DU. Especially when there is good news for Republicans....and your average, decent, common-sense American.

Posted by: wordsmith at June 14, 2006 02:05 AM (nrGCx)

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NRO's Byron York attended the YearlyKos Moonbat Convention this weekend. Their fearless leader, Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, juiced up the...ahem...crowd of roughly one thousand supporters (which would be comparable to a middle-sized high school assembly) with a rousing speech about all their past "victories". Now, the definition of "victory" for the Kos Kidz is not necessarily winning anything. It's more along the lines of, well, being noticed by the MSM media. York explains:

The odd thing was that Moulitsas’s victories weren’t actually victories. 2003 might have been the year of candidate Howard Dean, but 2004 was the year in which the Democratic presidential nominee was actually chosen—and Dean lost. And while 2005 was indeed the year Dean ascended to the top of the DNC, it would be a mistake to attribute his victory mostly to Moulitsas’s influence. And Paul Hackett, a Moulitsas favorite who ran for a seat in the House from Ohio in 2005—well, he lost. And so did more than a dozen other candidates who ran with Moulitsas’s support.

What’s more, some of them lost in part because they said the kind of things that bring cheers on the DailyKos but that turn off many voters. Hackett not only called President Bush a “chickenhawk,” he also said—echoing earlier statements by Moulitsas himself—that “the Republican party has been hijacked by the religious fanatics that, in my opinion, aren’t a whole lot different from Osama bin Laden.” Voters thought he was a bit over the top—just like some of the bloggers who supported him.

But that doesn’t appear to give Moulitsas pause—or reason for reflection. Instead, on Thursday night, with his face shining down on his followers from large screens on both ends of the stage, he fused the two worlds of the liberal blogosphere—the world of overweening confidence and the world of resentment at those who don’t recognize the Kossacks’ extraordinary power.

“Look at each other,” Moulitsas told his followers. “Look left and right. There have been so many efforts to marginalize us by the media and political elite because we had the temerity to feel passionate about politics. How dare us riff raff demand a voice in our democracy?”

They can’t keep us out any longer, Moulitsas said. We’re going to crash the gates. “People power is a wonderful thing. Everyone can be a leader. Everyone can be a strong voice. Everyone can make a difference. There has been far too much talent, far too much passion, far too much intelligence in this country marginalized by the establishment currently stinking up Washington D.C. And now, that talent has an outlet. It can no longer be marginalized.”

If this isn't a childish breed of narcissism, I don't know what is.

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Yesterday, I posted about the three different courses that Lefty reaction would take on news of the whacking of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. I gave an immediate example of #3 "retreat and defeat" and the moonbats did not disappoint on the other two (each comment is from a thread on the HuffPost):

1) It don't mean nuthin'. We're still no more successful in Iraq with Al-Zarqawi dead (denial)

From "Hattor":

"Sad day for the Spin Masters of the Neocons warmonger. Because they need War an Dead for can make more Money they need a new boogey Man."

"The good news is al-Zarqawi is dead. The bad news is can we trust that this as truthful information, coming from Bushco."

From "confused":

"Once again, we've killed those who kill to stop the killing? And how many 500 pound bombs did it take? How many innocents died along with Zarqawi? Sorry, no celebration here--only fear of a "retaliation", more hate, more discension, more of our own dead and more others dead and less and less civilization. The US will keep up the killing to stop the killing which will never stop as long as the Neo Con Global Cowboy/Pirate Criminals are in office."

"The US f*cking military can put up any f*cking bullshit headline they want. There will be lots of litte Zarqawis to follow."

Heh.

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Just as a heads up for anyone in CT who cares to show their support for Joe Lieberman, MoveOn.org is sponsoring a rally on Thursday June 8th at noon.

Where: Omni Hotel, 155 Temple Street, New Haven, CT 06510 (Handicap Accessible)

Good thing they pointed out that it was handicap accessible, I'm sure they're going to need it for many of the attendees.

Apparently, they're providing signs. Here's the link announcing it: http://political.moveon.org/rsvp/lamontrally/index.html

Anyone in the area interested in doing a little photo shoot of the event on their lunch hour can email me photos and I'll post them. Should be interesting.

UPDATE - 8/8/06:
Seems this post got a particularly prolific blog commenter (and proprietor of dumpjoe.com), CT Keith, a little bent out of shape. He wanted me to be aware of his spinal surgery scheduled for the day of the rally. Well, I'm glad to say that the surgery must have gone particularly well. Because it looks like Keith is fit as a fiddle and back on his feet as of August 2.

Also, he seems to have retained enough vigor to go stumping for Ned Lamont (as we can see on this video). I'm not expert on what the usual recovery period for major spinal surgery usually is (especially where you're having a disc removal and a spinal fusion) but this procedure boasts a recovery period of only three months compared to other spinal fusion procedures where the recovery period is six to nine months. So CT Keith must have found the best doctors in CT, being as his surgery was only two months ago.

Congrats Keith! Hope your doing well.

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1 I just wanted to let you know I can't attend as I will be in the hospial having surgery on my spine.If I wasn't scheduled for Surgey I would be there and the Handicap Accessibility makes that easier for me. You may believe being handicapped is something to be made fun of or makes someone unworthy to have an opinion or to vote but I promise you thats not the case. Be careful when you write.It's just as easy to show you're stupidity as your inteligence.

Posted by: ctkeith at June 07, 2006 08:10 AM (D7u00)

2 This may come as no surprise Keith, but somehow I'm skeptical that you really have "Surgey" scheduled in the "hospial" tomorrow. Before you comment on someone's "inteligence", I suggest you invest in a dictionary. Or are you dyslexic too?

Posted by: Gary at June 07, 2006 08:41 AM (QoxB+)

3 Believe what you want. I'm having the disc removed between L3 and L4 and my spine fused tommorrow morning.I had a total hip replacement on Oct 1 of last year and although I'm doing better Stairs are something I can't handle well yet. The Idea that you would equate being Handicapped with being what you consider stupid shows that you and your site are only trying to play to the knuckledragging Neanderthal portion of the Republican party.Although this portion is rather large in other states CT. voters reject you clowns at every opportunity they get.

Posted by: ctkeith at June 07, 2006 09:57 AM (D7u00)

4 Don't you go making fun of neanderthals. they have feelings too.

Posted by: Gary at June 07, 2006 10:16 AM (QoxB+)

5 I believe apologizing for the ignorance you displayed in this diary is probably your best course of action now. Of course I don't expect you will.Just Like Joe Lieberman and George W Bush you believe on Wendsday what you Believed on Monday and anything that happened on Tuesday that proved your assertions on Monday were wrong be dammed. By the way,Reagan was wrong.Greed isn't good.

Posted by: ctkeith at June 07, 2006 10:46 AM (D7u00)

6 Ronald Reagan didn't say "Greed is good", Michael Douglas said it in "Wall Street". Try to get fantasy and reality straight. And BTW, Wednesday is not spelled "W-E-N-D-S-D-A-Y". Seriously, dude. Go out and buy that dictionary.

Posted by: Gary at June 07, 2006 11:27 AM (QoxB+)

7 I had the decency not to delete his lame comments. If there's one thing I will not tolerate it's a total stranger lecturing me on what I write on my own website. Keith's physical problems may be real. Or he could also have completely made it up. Regardless, his attempt to extract some kind of apology from me on the premise that I'm supposed to feel guilty about what I wrote in that particular post is laughable. Both of you need to learn that no one owes you an apology because you get all bent out shape about something they say or do. That's your problem, not mine. If you don't like it, move along.

Posted by: Gary at June 07, 2006 03:09 PM (PLHs9)

8 Hope it's OK to make comments that are actually on topic here - I'm trying to understand why you want Lieberman supporters to attend an event celebrating the endorsement of Ned Lamont by two major Democratic organizations? Are you trying to organize some sort of protest? If so, then please say that so that your readers will understand your purpose. I'm sure that any protesters will be treated with the respect deserved by people that choose to exercise their democratic rights. However, given the total lack of a pro-Lieberman grassroots movement, I wouldn't expect anyone to show up for your little protest. Unless, perhaps the campaign wants to send some of the well paid Lierber-Youth on the staff. BTW - I know ctkeith quite well. He suffered a major injury as an employee of the the City of Branford and he is indeed scheduled for surgery this week. Your remarks about handicapped people are insensitive and detract from any credibility you might otherwise have. Are you politically opposed to the Americans with Disabilities Act? If so, you could try making that argument instead of justinsulting individuals challenged with disabilities.

Posted by: neal at June 07, 2006 03:25 PM (KbDrt)

9 Neal, the purpose of the post (if there is one) is to alert any pro-Lieberman readers (Democrat, Republican or whatever) in case any were interested in a) showing their support for Lieberman or b) recording observations of the rally to share (for those who don't have their own blog). To be honest I put it out there on a whim not seriously considering that forty-eight hours notice was sufficient time for organizing anything substantial outside of a few individuals who might be interested. Face it, Lieberman doesn't really need anyone there to show support because Lamont doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of mounting a serious challenge. Lieberman will will his party's nomination on August 8th. If by some chance in hell he doesn't, then he will run as an independent and win anyway. The majority of voters (across party lines) like Lieberman enough to make this happen and there isn't a thing the fringe MoveOn kooks can do about it. If Keith has suffered the injuries you say, he has my sympathy, but my comment above stands. If he wants to make me "feel bad" about my comments, he's in for a major disappointment. And don't lecture me about insensitivity. I have three children with disabilities. They have been beneficiaries of the American With Disabilities Act. So you can just back the fuck off right now. Your problem (as well as Keith's) is that you take what some guy on a blog writes too seriously. We all have problems. We all get thrown curveballs. We all have disadvantages that we have to deal with. But if you're going to go around wearing it on your sleeve expecting everyone to walk on eggshells to avoid hurting your feelings, you're on the wrong website.

Posted by: Gary at June 07, 2006 04:07 PM (QoxB+)

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