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(drbonzo puts on quavering old-man voice)

I remember my freshman year in college, when I somehow managed to get into the “advanced” physics section that was separate from the “regular” class albeit for just the first semester.

One of our very favoritest classmates was a weasley little man (reminiscent of “Clever” Hans von Spakovsky, come to think of it) who was extra full-of-himself and quite impressed with having been labeled “advanced.”

In the last class of the Fall semester, Andrew (for that was his name) said, in his best, whiniest Clever Hans voice, “Oh, that’s right. Next semester we’ll be in class with them.”

And the professor, bless his heart, looked Andrew in the eye and said, “But Andrew, you are ‘them’.”

All the twittering going on today, here and elsewhere in the ’sphere, reminds me of poor Andrew. Whether you’re an Obama-ite who wishes the Clintonistas would just ‘get over it,’ or an Obamamaniac dreading the likely influx of Clinton staffers into the GE campaign (”Icky! Icky!”), or a disappointed Clinton supporter who knows in your heart that the Wrong Candidate Won, or whatever …

The fact is, we all here are ‘them’ — bright, passionate people who know that any one of the Democrats who started out this primary would be better than McCain’s promise to continue the Bushist train-wreck for another four years. It’s not about you, it’s not about me, it’s not about Barack or Hill or any one person. It’s about taking back our country from the thugs who’ve hijacked it over the past eight years.

So c’mon, folks — let’s get lined up to kick some serious ass in the General. Our country needs us.

It’s fixed now.

It was a hard fought race and hopefully we can move past that now and start concentrating our combined efforts against McCain to soundly defeat him and reject more of the same out of our horribly broken government.

Woo-hoo!

Our long national (primary) nightmare is over: a nominee!

Hey Kirk!
The nightmare of weirdness and tedium is over. We can get sleep soon only to realize the work has really not begun.

It seems to have taken years, doesn’t it? I have a list of the dates of the states voting on my frig. I plan to take it down today with relief. Woo-Hoo indeed.

Hey Mary!

you’re absolutely right…but at least I can retire my “are we there yet?” lullabye….

Thank heaven. Now it’s time to disband the circular firing squad and form up aimed at McSame.

Yay! Just glad it’s over. Now…on to make sure McBush doesn’t get elected.

McCircleJ*rk.

I will be happy to digg a lot if we can bury many hatchets.

Wow!

Everyone here is just fine with the MSM picking the Dem candidate. I reckon Tim ’PumpkinHaid’ Russert was right then.

Line up good little citizens and get ready to march right off the cliff….Whoops, sorry about that Cliff.

Seriously, if you believe this contact me at my blog I’ve got a dead dog for sale. The one Obama & Co. been beatin’ since NH.

PTL! I can’t wait to see how soon the rest of the MSM press gloomps onto this reality…

It’s about damn time

yeah, so when your candidate gets to become Commander-in-Chief, and wear the codpeice of Power, and the USAF bombs and strafes innocent people on the ground in occupied Iraq, you can proudly lay claim to the pools of their blood.

Because it’s your candidate you support so fervently who will be perpetuating the war, the complicity for further slaughter will accrue you.

Of course, if a (D) President simply orders a prompt withdrawal, you don’t about that.

But there are legions of Liberal Interventionist policy wonks who want a chance to play ‘benevolent global hegemon’ and supporters of the anointed (D) leader will have to accept responsibility for his actions in office, even if the actions of some Republican hobgoblin might have been marginally worse.

A couple of things from comments over at Kos:

Obama to make a short speech before 6pm…

and this:

http://s66.photobucket.com/alb.....asaber.jpg

Do you disagree with their delegate count, or is there another burr under your saddle?

You’re kidding right? You think this is over?

I think it might just be about to start.

Thank you, Dr Bonzo.
Lemme give that a try: I _am_ us. We _are_ us.
Trying to get the them brought around to us.
Hi, Cliff. Hi, Pups.

FunnyD

I can’t believe you are responding to this tripe.

Nah, hard work has been done and we’ve gotten to the “end of the beginning.”
Time to regroup.

FunnyD

BO’s website says gates open at 7 for tonight’s event -

is this a prev unannounced speech at 6 ?

keep thinking staging is gonna tell us what is really happening

Why does McCain hate our troops?

McCain hates everything. Even Cindy.

btw - it was Mrs Greenspan so many may have missed it

but all 28 Dem Governors have accepted an invitation from BO for a Chicago summit on 6/16

Why does General Sanchez hate our troops?

He hates anybody who doesn’t rely on nepotism and sugar mommas to get ahead.

Together, all Americans of good conscience can now work to stop the madness that is plaguing our country the world.

Please.

and anyone who reminds him he’s going bald. and anyone who remembers back before he states his position at the moment…

Ooh, I like this. Can we all pile on McCain now?

FunnyD
Course, we have so many facts on which to base criticism that the snark may become superfluous…

General Sanchez is of course a traitor and terrorist lover. He’s also gay, muslim, athiest, single mother on welfare, and an undocumented worker.

Hey, Marion!

Since it’s huffpo, I suspect you’re being ironic?
Do you have time/inclination to do a little-fingernail summary?

FunnyD

Oh, and he also hates pilots who can actually fly, and not crash 5 planes. And Annapolis grads who didn’t finish 6th from the bottom of their class.

It’s a rumor at this point. We’ll see.

You left out Democrat and union member, but I think you’ve covered just about everything else!

Don’t mention the going bald…

McCain is very sensitive about that.

Guess we really are getting back to “he hates EVERYthing”. But this is still fun.

He hates everyone who has a younger, blonder trophy wife. And everyone who dares ignore IOKIYAR with regard to his pecadilloes or alleged pecadiilloes.

FunnyD

Here’s a linky from NPR with an excerpt. He’s not amused. A sample paragraph:

In 2006, I was forced to retire by civilian leaders in the executive branch of the U.S. government. I was not ready to leave the soldiers I loved. The Army was my life. Service to my nation was my calling. In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, I watched helplessly as the Bush administration led America into a strategic blunder of historic proportions. It became painfully obvious that the executive branch of our government did not trust its military. It relied instead on a neoconservative ideology developed by men and women with little, if any, military experience. Some senior military leaders did not challenge civilian decision makers at the appropriate times, and the courageous few who did take a stand were subsequently forced out of the service.

Yes, I know. Echoing the idea that he hates everyone, including CindyLou.

FunnyD

it’s over… we have a candidate

Matt Santos for President!!!

C’mon now. Let’s everybody get together and do the real work - defeat the Republicans.

How old is McCain?

I also forgot communist, and Kaffiyeh wearing, donut selling, flag burning frenchman. But I’m sure Chuckie Johnson and his shriveled green balls will take up the cause.

Or more properly, what is younger than McCain?

Thank you, I thought as much.
He’s going to be much more credible than Scotty vis a vis speaking up at the time and facing the consequences. But I read one of his quotes of Bu’ush this morning on another blog that’s probably true, but sounds just too unhinged to be true.
But it’s a Book Salon to look forward to, no? Hope one’s in the works.

FunnyD

I am watching CNN and the reports of her concession are not a fact.

He also hates people who don’t share his passionate love of lobbyists. Very, very passionate.

If Obama offers the VP, do you want Sen. Clinton to accept?

Especially if they’re female, blonde and under 40 30.
FunnyD

Thanks Cliff.

Do.Not.Feed.

I can’t access videos here at work, but I do know of a few things that are younger than McCain. Dirt and fire come to mind first…

My guess is that AP wouldn’t run with this unless some people very high up in Clinton’s campaign said so. IMHO what we’re seeing in the various reports is the split inside Sen. Clinton’s top aides.

My apologies.

Ok ACitizen, please ignore my comments/questions.

So…how weird is this…MSNBC calls MT for BO and then take it down:

http://www.democraticundergrou.....15;6243111

I don’t know, polls are still open, so they really shouldn’t be calling anything yet.

The wheel.

FunnyD

That’s never stopped them before.

Fossil fuels. Fossils too, for that matter. This is fun…!

Bullseye.

No worries, Boo.
But we’ve been focusing a lot on reconciliation around here, and rightly so. And I think it’s become obvious that a few commenters are not participating in good faith. Time to make them irrelevant.
JMHO
FunnyD

Are you kidding?
The creatures that died to make the fossils that make the fossil fuel are younger than McCain. I’m surprised he isn’t telling us tall tales about his adventures trekking through the wilds of Pangaea!

FunnyD

Oh noes! Did the festivities move on and I didn’t get the memo?
FunnyD

Or his memories of the Big Bang.

I always thought he was from another galaxy…

MSNBC reporting that HRC has supposedly told some senior lawmakers that she would be open to being BO’s running mate.

You know, I was just performing my daily GOOGLE BOMB of McCain, but thanks for the great answers !

aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggghhhhhhhh

He is from the goneoushere.

given what he called his wife, don’t think any such thing happened. Ooops, did i say that? *innocent blink*

teh wha?

Thanks for the reminder about Google Bombing, jacqrat. I’ve got to work out a way to do that, myself.

FunnyD

707!
ROFL-copters!

Gaaah. brain bleach!

FunnyD

McCain’s stories about riding dinosaurs bareback is sure to endear him to the creationists…

I made a googlebomb template that I saved and can post wherever the urge strikes me!

Why I don’t support John McCain, the short list. (Google Bomb Edition)

McCain thinks the economic problems in America is not real, says it’s just a “psychological” problem. McCain’s housing policy was shaped by a lobbyist who was being paid by a foreign government to feed him that very policy! Remember Bush’s plan to gamble social security on the stock market privatize Social Security? Well, McCain is on board and touring with Bush to make that plan a reality. McCain refuses any renegotiation of NAFTA, preferring to put the interests of multinational corporations ahead of the needs of working families. McCain continues to support Bush’s plan in Iraq. Don’t forget McCain’s idea that 100 years in Iraq is “fine” by him. McCain thinks it was right for Bush to veto funding for health insurance for poor children — even though he has always enjoyed government-run health care for himself! McCain even stands with Bush and against 75 out of 100 Senators who voted to update the GI Bill. That is his version of supporting the troops. McCain does not support a womans right to choose, and wants Roe vs Wade overturned!

Considering that this is a very partial list, the real question should be how could anyone support this mans ambition to be the President of the United States?

Saves time, and I can get ‘em all out there at once!

so, do just make a Word doc, or can I bookmark your comment and cut ‘n’ paste it? I’m afraid of losing the links and having to follow yours to put together the URLs. And my poor laptop is dying, so it’s extremely slow going to follow links back and forth…

thanks for any help.

FunnyD

If I was Obama I won’t let Lady MacBeth and her husband in my castle.

I used the Firedoglake comment builder, and when I had it just right I copied and pasted the whole thing into notepad. Worked like a charm.

excellemellent!
can I just cut/paste you, or do you want me to build my own?
FunnyD

There a great post over at Kos on a coordinated google-bombing campaign, focused on 9 articles that already yield high google page ranks and do a great job of breaking down the “maverick” and “moderate” memes.

1,861 DAYZ AND THE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND…

Firepup Freedom Fighters:

My twent year old daughter is gunna be in the St. Paul Civic Center tanight with other members of U of MN Students for Obama…I told ‘er not to miss her generation’s moments in history like some of her old man’s generation did when they were out in the fuckin boondocks tryin ta keep their asses intact.

For all you Obama haters out there…my daughter is an “A” stdent,goes to school full time, works four days a week and takes no shit from anyone, including her father…and this independant young woman said she was workin’ for Obama because he recognized her and her generation, speaks to those things to which she can relate and doesn’t take her our her sisters for granted. How do ya like them apples??!! I was still holdin out for Edwards when she called me up and told me that several months ago…I’ve been an Obama supporter ever since!

Teach your children well, huh?

KEEP THE FAITH AND PASS THE AMMUNITION, NOW FORWARD TO DENVER!!

Hillary Clinton’s chances of being on Obama’s ticket for VP are the Titanic’s chances of winning the America’s cup.

Leverage–she ain’t got it.

The nine links are the same as the KOS article, the same list that was here on the lake.

Funnydiva @ 74 - Oh heavens, cut and paste whatever parts you like! I just used the nine links and descriptions and tried to make it into a coherent paragraph! Have at it, the important thing is the links get out there!

Now get to work people!

Hillary Clinton:

[Tugging at his lapels]

“Comeon Baraaaaaack! I wanna wannna wannna be Vice President. I’ve gotten everything I wannna wannna ‘cept the D.C. Bar where those mean sombitches gave me a big fat “F” (but I don’t tell nobody ’bout that)so gimme the VP slot and gimme now.”

Yo HillNormarae–

“You are the equivalant of 6 inches of dogshit on my shoes for the next several months. They would slam us with your income taxes for 2007. Why did you hide ‘em? They would want the library contribution donors? Why did you hide them? The off the wall speech fees would be fair game.

And I’ll be fucked if I want your big ass and Bubba Bill’s big ass fucking up my race.”

You all would make Jeremiah Wright miniscule compared to the way the 527s would go after your huge secrets.

No, Nada, not gonna happen in your wildest dreams.

You and Bill are Reverand Wright cubed. You hear those fucking talking heads on MSNBC? Pat Fuckhead Buchanan was trying to get you elected and my Supers snuffed it out. Now the scumbag wants you VP so they can take you and Bubba apart.

You’re out Hillary. Hit the door. You aren’t seeing the WH or the Naval Observatory. Get your meddling ass back to the Senate and fix that crane welding in NYC.”

Sure seems to be a lot of time on ole MSNBC and CNN’s hands and they are proving you don’t have to be smart to make a good living as they do six hours of HillNormaRae Clinton VP the mini-series and the Clinton baggage and the secrets they stubbornly continue to hide would be fair game–the tax returns they won’t reveal–the library–Clinton’s many women in every port and neighborhood in NYC–the Burkle money.

The Obama campaign has already told them before he would even consider her he wants her 2007 income taxes revealed and the Library Foundation contributors. Notice you don’t hear them mentioned on the best political teams on Television but that was a deal breaker right there.

Not gonna happen.

Over at Talk Left which is more entertaining then the cable stations are these gems:

NBC’s terrible trio of Olbermann, Russert and Matthews report that Obama is none too pleased that the Media is STILL obsessed with Hillary Clinton. But here’s the funny part - the Media’s behavior is ALSO Hillary Clinton’s fault.

Actually this is from outerspace. Obama could care less about any “media obsession.” Hillary’s name will be out of the news very soon. But he is irked that Bill and Hillary think he would be so stupid as to continue with their horrendous baggage and secrets to electrify the Republicans.

The solution for Senator Clinton is to disappear. That’s the most useful “solution” she will have executed in her life.

Would you want this on your job application and as 527 fodder when you had such a good chance for the job? Hell No!

And Hillary is fucking herself further by trying to put her sized infinity ass pant suit into this night. Clinton’s just hate to loose the limelight. Bubba can’t nail those 20 somethings and the rest of his mistresses on Burkle’s Air Fuck One and live in peace with his millions.

From Dee Dee Myers’ husband (Dee Dee strongly supported HillNormaRae) tirelessly every talking head shot she got fortunately dove tailing with her poorly selling book:

The Comeback Id

Clinton says only a scumbag would expose his mistresses and secret anti-American multimillion dollar profiteering deals

Burkle’s usual means of transport is the custom-converted Boeing 757 that Clinton calls “Ron Air” and that Burkle’s own circle of young aides privately refer to as “Air Fuck One.” Clinton himself had arrived on the private plane of another California friend, the real-estate heir, Democratic donor, liberal activist, and sometime movie and music producer Steve Bing, whose colorful private life includes fathering a child out of wedlock with the actress Elizabeth Hurley and suing the billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian for invasion of privacy, alleging that private investigators for Kerkorian swiped Bing’s dental floss out of his trash in a successful effort to prove that Bing’s DNA matched that of a child delivered by Kerkorian’s ex-wife, the former tennis pro Lisa Bonder. (The suit was later settled out of court.)

As I sought to answer that question for myself, in conversations with dozens of current and onetime Clinton aides, many of whom I have known all these years (Clinton himself declined to be interviewed), I realized just how much about the former president is not known, and not knowable, at the moment, mostly because of his unapologetic stonewalling. Virtually no one, except Ron Burkle, knows just what Clinton put into Burkle’s investment business, or just what he has done since to earn millions of dollars, with the prospect of reaping millions more. Most of the names of the donors who have contributed some $500 million to Clinton’s library and foundation over the past decade are not known, either. Virtually no one, except his doctors and family, knows the precise state of Clinton’s health. Virtually no one really knows what strategic role he has played in his wife’s campaign.

But it is also beyond dispute that Clinton has blended the altruistic efforts of his philanthropy with the private business interests of some of his biggest donors in ways that are surpassingly sloppy, if not unseemly, for any former president. A case in point is Clinton’s relationship with Ukraine’s Victor Pinchuk, a billionaire and philanthropist who has donated millions to the ex-president’s foundation. According to Newsweek, in 2007, at a Pinchuk-sponsored international conference in Yalta, Clinton wowed the crowd with a presentation on Ukraine but also sparked controversy when he was embraced by Pinchuk’s father-in-law, the country’s former president Leonid Kuchma. Kuchma’s repressive regime has been linked by a government investigation to the 2000 murder of a dissident Ukrainian journalist. The man was found decapitated—one of scores of journalists who have been killed or have disappeared in Ukraine since the country achieved independence, in 1991.

Even more troubling is Clinton’s relationship with the Canadian mining magnate Frank Giustra. This winter, a lengthy investigative report in The New York Times disclosed that, in 2005, Clinton flew to the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan on Giustra’s MD-87 jet for what was billed as a philanthropic three-country tour. The two men had dinner with President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who has held the country in a vise-like grip for nearly two decades. At their meeting, Clinton expressed support for Nazarbayev’s bid to head the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, which monitors elections and promotes democracy. That position was sharply at odds with official American foreign policy and came in the face of stinging criticism of Kazakhstan’s record on human rights from many sources, including the junior senator from New York, Hillary Rodham Clinton. Within two days, Giustra’s company signed preliminary agreements allowing it to buy into three uranium projects controlled by Kazakhstan’s state-owned uranium agency. And months after that the Clinton Foundation received a $31.3 million donation from Giustra that remained secret until a Giustra representative acknowledged it late last year. (Giustra has separately pledged another $100 million to the foundation.)

The Burkle partnership carries ample potential for conflicts—real and perceived—whether or not Hillary Clinton is ever president. For one thing, she lent her campaign $11.4 million this year, and because the Clintons’ finances are commingled, it would be difficult to discern whether money from Burkle-related ventures (or other potentially controversial sources of income) made its way into Clinton campaign coffers. Burkle’s other investors include an entity connected to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, whose regime has been cited for human-rights violations by the State Department. (Two years ago, Senator Clinton nevertheless opposed a Dubai-based company’s efforts to acquire control over the management of six United States ports.)

Over the last few years, aides have winced at repeated tabloid reports about Clinton’s episodic friendship and occasional dinners out with Belinda Stronach, a twice-divorced billionaire auto-parts heiress and member of the Canadian Parliament 20 years his junior, or at more recent high-end Hollywood dinner-party gossip that Clinton has been seen visiting with the actress Gina Gershon in California. There has been talk of a female friend in Chappaqua, a woman in a bar at a meeting of the Aspen Institute, and a public sighting of Clinton, Bing, and a ravishing entourage in a New York elevator that, a former Clinton aide told me, led a business leader who saw them to say: I don’t know what the guy was doing, but it was so clear that it was just no good.