Obama surrogate Robert Rubin on “Face the Nation” this morning. It was a masterful example of pin point parsing and cagey cozening. Click the pic to read this exchange in particular:
He becomes even more incomprehensible later in the interview, but Obama saying “Yes” to drilling just 48 hours after calling it a “scheme” sounds like some ‘mind changing’ to me.
Woof. These guys are slippery eels. 
Makes my head spin.
…foams again.
…Schlitz was the top-selling beer for much of the first half of the 20th century. But recipe changes and a series of snafus made the beer — in many a drinker’s opinion — undrinkable, turning what was once the world’s most popular brew into little more than a joke.
But after decades of dormancy, the beer is back.
Schlitz’ owner, Pabst Brewing Co., is recreating the old formula, using notes and interviews with old brew masters to concoct the pilsner again. The maker of another nostalgic favorite, Pabst Blue Ribbon, it hopes baby boomers will reach for the drink of their youth, otherwise known as “The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous.” They also want to create a following among younger drinkers who want to know what grandma and grandpa drank.
Just in time for the Budweiser boycott!!
Last Sunday, since I hadn’t played with the Bullet in way too long, I decided to smoke a brisket and make sandwiches for dinner.
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We have a big pine tree right next to the deck, and man do the tree rats love to make a mess when they eat Pine Cone on the Cob
Little bastards
We hates them.
But something about this National Post story was very…odd. I mean, obviously the subject matter was the horrific slaying on the Greyhound bus. But subject matter aside what is somewhat glaring is the way Mr. McLean is referred to.
At the top of the article is a picture of him and a caption with his name, so obviously they knew his name when the story was published. But in the body of the article his name is never mentioned; he is only referred to by his race or as “the victim.”
…Among them was an aboriginal man in his early twenties, listening to headphones and headed home to Winnipeg.
…When the bald man returned to the bus, he moved to the back, tossed his bags in an overhead bin and sat down beside the aboriginal man with the headphones, who had fallen asleep with his head against the window.
It’s as if you wrote a story about Obama and McCain but only talked about the “black guy” and the “white guy.”
I find it very strange; of what possible relevance is Mr. McLean’s race?
Shame Nancy didn’t get the word before she scuttled out of town.
Obama would consider off-shore drilling as part of comprehensive energy plan
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama said today he would be willing to open Florida’s coast for more oil drilling if it meant winning approval for broad energy changes.
“My interest is in making sure we’ve got the kind of comprehensive energy policy that can bring down gas prices,” Obama said in an interview with The Palm Beach Post.
As it’s already been a long day.
Plant Drops Labor Day For Muslim Holiday
More Than Half Of Tyson Plant’s Workforce Muslim
Some workers at a local plant will no longer to be able to take their Labor Day holiday because of religious reasons.
Workers at the Tyson Foods poultry processing plant in Shelbyville will no longer have a paid day off on Labor Day but will instead be granted the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr.
According to a news release from the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, a new five-year contract at the plant included the change to accommodate Muslim workers at the plant.
But I’d be calling the ACLU if I was an AMERICAN union worker who just lost a paid Labor Day.
…to see if he was on the floor and to pass along a BRAVO!!! to the fellows when the receptionist called D.C. to check. And a big Sierra Hotel to Politico for typing like mad men to keep us all up on it. (Hit “The Crypt” for updates)
Update 6: Rep Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) just pretended to be a Democrat. He stood on the other side of the chamber and listed all of the GOP bills that the Dems killed.
He then said, “I am a Democrat, and here is my energy plan” and he held up a picture of an old VW Bug with a sail attached to it. He paraded around the House floor with the sign while the crowd cheered.
Sounds about right.
You might want to hoot at your own, if you think it’s as grand as I do.
WHAT is this quote referring to?
“…You know what else it’s resistant to? You getting laid.”
Now. Just to make it tougher, eliminate Bingley, Canadians, Rambo, world peace or bus trips from your short list of answers.
Stumped?
You’ll never guess*.
*For those MEWLING COWARDS among us, it’s a Hasselhoff-free answer. I swear.
Watch what your pet Deere eats.
Rick Kitchings has been a small-engine mechanic for about 30 years, and he’s been busier than ever lately.
Recently, a customer came into his shop in Savannah, Ga., with a string trimmer that had barely been used. “It looked like it just came off the showroom floor, but the motor was absolutely shot, absolutely worn out,” Kitchings said.
The owner had fueled the trimmer with an gasoline-ethanol blend, which is becoming increasingly common thanks to a federal mandate to convert to biofuels.
THAT could get pricey…
…I can not see how Dudley Do-Right can say this
(Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sgt. Steve) Cowell said there was no immediate indication of what prompted the attack. He said he didn’t know how many times the victim was stabbed. Witnesses described the weapon as a large butcher-type knife.
Colwell praised the “extraordinary” level-headedness and bravery of the bus driver and passengers.
“What you saw and what you experienced would shake the most seasoned police officer. And yet I’m told that each of you acted swiftly, calmly and bravely in running away like a bunch of little pussies,” Colwell said. “As a result, no one else was injured.”
Ok, maybe I edited that a little bit, and I freely admit that it is easy to armchair quarterback on something like this, but my god, 30+ of you on that bus and no one thought to kick that piece of crap from behind as he was hacking that poor guy? You could have thrown suitcases, books, purses, fire extinguishers; there were tons of things. But you all managed to swiftly, calmy and, oh yes, bravely flee so that beast could continue to butcher that poor man undisturbed.
I played in the church Manna softball game last night, where everyone who plays brings canned or boxed food that the church then distributes to folks in need. This is probably only the second time in 20-odd years that I’ve played softball (with last year’s game being the first) and my ‘skills’ were…rusty, I guess is a good way to phrase it. Oh, I played fine, really; had three or so hits and pitched for three innings, only dropped one ball in the outfield, etc. Ok, well, it was also the only ball hit towards me. Anyhow, I also managed to scrape the bejeebus out of my knee when I fell. As in totally completely unassistedly tripped over my no longer-fleet-of-foot feet while running from 3rd to home in the top of the second inning. So I played the rest of the game with blood running down my knee, which made me look mighty bad-assed.
I am sore as poop today.
I need a drink.
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August 3, 2008 4:47 pm | 
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