The Light Brigade

I have a question

illinoismel — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:38:09 EDT

Today I was able to read bits and pieces of a blog written by Blueberry in which people were calling for the return of Shopman. Shop is a friend of mine, but I was just confused. When the moderator banned Jack and everyone asked for him to return, he did so, but under a new email address. Ok, fine. So, is the issue that Shopman can't return at all or is it you want him to be known as Shopman again or Thee Shopman as he is currently registered under? Just a little clarification on my part. Thanks.

News from IL

illinoismel — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:46:58 EDT

Senate president Jones confirms upcoming retirement

Some say it is welcome and some don't.

I think we can all agree

Someonewhocares — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:44:42 EDT

This is very alarming. Reguardless of who you support or what you want. Anyone who has ever been involved in a civil rights demonstration sometimes you do not have to do anything wrong to be one of those who get hauled in with a group who was acting up. Correct me if I am wrong.... this has never happened before.
Here is the story those who are intrested in others thoughts please follow the link and read the comments below.

What a response

illinoismel — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:17:06 EDT

"I am not sure what you are trying to accomplish by repeating this over and over, but whatever your motives they are not of a diplomatic nature.

"They" are not "trying" to do anything, except follow through with what she said she would. "She" is not "taking" anything that is not rightfully hers. Furthermore, above and beyond any personal political aspirations they are committed to the democrats.

So just stop badmouthing Hillary and Bill before you swallow your whole leg.

Obama will win with a lot more dignity and integrity if he behaves confidently and generously.

It is just a roll call get over it."

PB Post

I think people better try other talking points besides Senator Clinton with less than 12 weeks before a General Election.

LMFAO OMG REALLY!?!?!?!

Someonewhocares — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:02:11 EDT

http://img.timeinc.net/time/daily/2008/0807/spray_on_condom_0731.jpg

Spray-On Condoms: Still a Hard Sell Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008 By CALLIE LEFEVRE Spray-on condoms Tyne News / WENN Edison had his lightbulb, Ford had his Model T, and Jan Vinzenz Krause has his spray-on condom. Inspired by the mechanics of a drive-through car wash, the German sexual-health educator designed a custom-fitting male contraceptive using liquid latex and some materials from a hardware store. "I felt a little like MacGyver," he says of building the contraption.

List of what not to bring at convention

Someonewhocares — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:57:48 EDT

LMAO ok sorry but yeah some of this was duh a given!!
#6 seems odd to me but whatever

Green is good!

Someonewhocares — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:50:18 EDT

Oh yeah woohoo Finally green jobs will boom!!
Anyone know what exactly sort of field you need to have experiance in to get one of these jobs?

1 of the impacts the convention has on Denver

Someonewhocares — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:16:27 EDT

Saw this on the local news website thought I would share. If you follow the link and read the comments it is not going over well. This will cut thru the heart of Downtown. link

Hope I do not get banned for this

Someonewhocares — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:19:15 EDT

Intresting articl I found.

Some Clinton backers won't go quietly at convention

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 6 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Still sore from an epic primary battle, some of Hillary Rodham Clinton's supporters aren't buying the unity theme planned for the Democratic National Convention.

Gunman kills Arkansas Democratic Party chairman

charctine — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:25:00 EDT

By ANDREW DeMILLO, Associated Press Writer 5 minutes ago LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A man barged into the Arkansas Democratic headquarters and opened fire Wednesday, fatally shooting the state party chairman before speeding off in his pickup. Police later shot and killed the suspect after a 30-mile chase. Police said they don't know the motive for the 51-year-old suspect, whose name has not been released. However, they said moments after the shooting, he pointed a handgun at the building manager at the nearby the Arkansas Baptist headquarters. He told the manager "I lost my job," said Dan Jordan, a Baptist convention official. Chairman Bill Gwatney died four hour after the shooting. The 48-year-old former state senator had been planning to travel to the Democratic National Convention later this month as a Hillary Clinton superdelegate. Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, issued a statement calling Gwatney "not only a strong chairman of Arkansas' Democratic Party, but he is also a cherished friend and confidante." Witnesses said the gunman entered the party offices shortly before noon and said he wanted to see Gwatney. "He said he was interested in volunteering, but that was obviously a lie," said 17-year-old party volunteer Sam Higginbotham. He said the man then pushed past employees to reach the chairman's office, where he fired three times. After the suspect avoided spike strips and a roadblock along U.S. 167 near Sheridan, police rammed his car, spinning it, said Grant County Sheriff Lance Huey. He got out of his truck and began shooting, and state police and sheriff's deputies fired back, striking him several times, he said. The state Capitol was locked down for about an hour until police got word the gunman had been captured, said Arkansas State Capitol police Sgt. Charlie Brice. Gov. Mike Beebe, a Democrat who served with Gwatney in the state Senate, had been on a flight to Springdale in northwestern Arkansas. He returned to Little Rock and joined the vigil at University Hospital after what he called a "shocking and senseless attack." Gwatney had been Beebe's finance chairman during the governor's 2006 campaign. "Arkansas has lost a great son, and I have lost a great friend. There is deep pain in Arkansas tonight because of the sheer number of people who knew, respected and loved Bill Gwatney," Beebe said. State Rep. Janet Johnson started to cry when she talked about Gwatney. "This is like something you would see in New York or Pennsylvania or California, but not here," Johnson said. Karen Ray, executive director of the Republican Party of Arkansas, sent her workers home early "out of an abundance of caution." "Our hearts go out to everyone at the Democratic headquarters. What a tragedy," Ray said. "This is just a very upsetting, troubling and scary thing for our staff as well." An impromptu vigil at University Hospital drew Gov. Mike Beebe and a number of state legislators who had worked with Gwatney. House Majority Leader Steve Harrelson was at the state Capitol for a news conference on crime and that he didn't know of anyone who would want to harm Gwatney. "You never think of something like this happening here in Arkansas," Harrelson said. Sarah Lee, a sales clerk at a flower shop across street from the party headquarters, said that around noon Gwatney's secretary ran into the shop and asked someone to call 911. Lee said the secretary told her the man had come into the party's office and asked to speak with Gwatney. When the secretary said she wouldn't allow him to meet with Gwatney, the man went into his office and shot him, Lee said. Last November, a distraught man wearing what appeared to be a bomb walked into a Clinton campaign office in New Hampshire and demanded to speak to the candidate about access to mental health care. A hostage drama dragged on for nearly six hours until he peacefully surrendered. The confrontation brought Clinton's campaign to a standstill just five weeks before the New Hampshire primary. Security for her was increased as a precaution. She said she did not know the suspect.

REPOST (MOD PLEASE READ INCASE YOU MISSED)

Someonewhocares — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:46:42 EDT

Mr Ortega

I posted a blog earlier please read and respond

Link

Mr. Ortega

Someonewhocares — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:05:48 EDT

Ok I am wondering if you could lay out the rules of PB and what standards you must hit to be banned. In the past it has always been a question as to what are the rules and what will and will not get someone banned. Vague statments like "anything used by the gop will not be tolerated" is not good enough. One could argue anyone who does not agree with Obama and his stance on lets pick.... um energy and they say they do not agree then that leaves them open for someone to say that is a gop thing. So please can you lay out some rules???

Oh and another question and I mean no harm but only asking. How many pro Obama people have been banned for their insults? Also what of those dems who have worked hard to elect dems in other areas of goverment.... are they no longer needed here?
Why can people be banned for speaking about Obama but other dems can be slammed?

"Come out and take it, you dirty, yellow-bellied rat, or I'll give it to you through the door!"

Mr Bill — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:00:56 EDT

Just For Giggles

Mr Bill — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:56:32 EDT

So just let me know if ANYONE messes up your day today!

I GOT YOU COVERED !!

An Answer To Those Who Doubt Obama's Citizenship

Mr Bill — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:32:12 EDT

As I commented on an earlier post "Hawaii became a state and was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, making it the 50th state Barack Obama was born August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. so he is definitely a US Citizen give it up"

Good God I Reckon

Mr Bill — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:17:42 EDT

Justice Dept. Issues a Callback Illegally Rejected Applicants Urged to Try for Open Jobs.

By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 13, 2008; Page A02

Job applicants who were rejected by the Justice Department because of improper political considerations will be urged to apply for open positions, Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey told an audience yesterday.

Mukasey said that the hiring system at Justice had broken down and that department leaders had failed to supervise the behavior "of those who did wrong." But the attorney general stopped short of agreeing to weed out lawyers and immigration judges who won their jobs based on faulty criteria.

"Two wrongs do not make a right," Mukasey told the American Bar Association yesterday in New York. "The people hired in an improper way did not, themselves, do anything wrong. It therefore would be unfair -- and quite possibly illegal given their civil service protections -- to fire or reassign them without individual cause."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/12/AR2008081202457.html?nav=rss_email/components

Out of curiosity

illinoismel — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:23:01 EDT

What effect do you think the Edwards scandal will have on Elizabeth's mission towards health care? She knew this for two years and kept silent as well. Will she still be effective in our quest for universal health care?

Rick Noriega Needs Our Help

Mr Bill — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:14:00 EDT

He is down 10 to 1 in campaign funds so we need a nationwide push for Rick please send this link to any and all Democrats and post it on any and all Democratic sites this is important

http://www.ricknoriega.com/

I don't like re-post but this is important and I will do it again every now and then. "I Would Like To Introduce You To Larry Hunter He Is Running for State Representative in District 19"

Mr Bill — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:11:16 EDT

Now why some may say why should we be concerned about a State Rep race in Texas I would remind you we have the 2010 census coming up and also redistricting based on the census. One way to take Texas back is to have Democratic control of the State House and Senate when redistricting occurs. So if you can we need help Larry Hunter needs help. He is running against a well funded Republican incumbent Mike Hamilton and he is worse than GW Bush so once again I ask for you help I will repost this later as well.

Larry C. Hunter (TX-HD-19)

Please go to his site and donate what you can, thank you

An Open Invitation From Larry Hunter

Posted by: hunterrep in From Larry

My Fellow Citizens of Orange, Newton and Hardin Counties and all citizens of Texas:

For years now, we have watched the Texas Legislature fail us time after time after time.

Children cut off from their health care. Schools under funded. Wasted tax dollars on sweetheart state contracts for campaign contributors.

It’s time for the Legislature to start solving problems instead of creating them. It’s time for practical solutions, not partisan politics.

That’s why I am running for State Representative in District 19. And that’s why I hope you will help me win this important race.

This race is important because my opponent, Mike Hamilton, is part of the problem in Austin. He has cast dozens of votes that hurt the people of District 19, including:

http://hunterforstaterep.org/

Didin't George W Bush Once Say Something About An Old West Wanted Poster?

Mr Bill — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:03:47 EDT