maryte wrote: 
... with free HBO and Cinemax and not just a stupid continental breakfast either. A full, cooked breakfast. Because I don't know any continent where a single-serving box of All Bran, a tiny stale pastry and a paper cup of watery coffee in the lobby constitutes a breakfast. Well, maybe in Australia. Or Bakersfield. 

 zevon wrote: 

Get a room, you two! 

 zevon wrote: 

 geoff_morphini wrote: 
Football.
Soon.

 zevon wrote:  Hey, you haven't kept in touch with me. 

I too find all of this character assassination to be very tiresome.  It happens from both sides.  Too bad, it makes a nice neighborhood seem a little seedy. 

Aw heck since everyone else is piliing on, I will add another article to the fray:

OTTAWA, Kan. - A freshman Kansas congresswoman said Thursday that her remark about fellow Republicans seeking a "great white hope" was not a reference to someone who could challenge President Barack Obama or his political agenda.

Rep. Lynn Jenkins said she was instead making a comment about GOP leaders in the House and was trying to reassure Republicans that the party has bright leaders there. She used the phrase during an Aug. 19 forum in Hiawatha and someone in the crowd recorded it and gave the video to the Kansas Democratic Party.

Both she and an aide apologized Thursday if the comment offended anyone. But when she was asked about the remark after a town hall meeting in Ottawa, Jenkins also suggested it had been taken out of context.

There is a lot more to the article, but you get the gist.

 hippiechick wrote: 
It was reported that Larry Craig was overheard saying he'd like to 'tag' Obama himself.

 hippiechick wrote: 

It had to be said!

BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho Republican gubernatorial hopeful insists he was joking when he said he'd buy a license to hunt President Barack Obama.

Rammell, a former elk rancher slated to run against incumbent C.L. "Butch" Otter in the May 2010 GOP primary, made the comment at a Republican rally Tuesday in Twin Falls.

Talk at the meeting turned to the state's planned wolf hunt, for which hunters must purchase an $11.50 wolf tag. When an audience member shouted a question about "Obama tags," Rammell responded, "The Obama tags? We'd buy some of those."

Rammell told the Times-News newspaper the comment was "just a joke."

He said, "I would never support him being assassinated."

 zipper wrote: 

  Made a few clarifying, minor edits and corrected a couple typos.  Have at it!    

 samiyam wrote: 
I used to think it was the Albanians, but now I'm sure it's the Norwegians.

  I don't care what you guys say, I STILL blame it all on the Illuminati!

You guys remember the great philospher Joey Lawrence? "Whooa!!"

 steeler wrote: 
Thanks for calling me on my labeling of him - it's my own perception, despite his claims to the contrary. ;) I want to reply to the rest of your post later today. Gotta focus on work for now.

 romeotuma wrote: 
Well thought out and finely crafted response. In some circles, making up a derogatory nickname and posting it here repeatedly might be construed as either harassment or bashing. Or both.
Just so you know.

 zipper wrote: 

Actually, he has often stated that he is neither conservative nor liberal, and has objected, in the past, when his viewpoints are characterized as being only conservative. So, I believe he would object to the characterization of him being a "vocal conservative at RP."
In fact, he made that point just a few pages down in this thread, in a response to Jadewahoo: 

I'm both liberal and conservative, depending upon topic.  

I raise this only to debunk the notion that objections to posts made by he or anyone else are motivated solely by partisan bias. I have never found that to be pervasively true here, on either side of the proverbial party aisle.  That does not mean, however, that there are not those who consistently toe the party line and steadfastly refuse to acknowledge a countering viewpoint  Thankfully, they are in the minority, albeit sometimes quite vocal— and strident.  At times, I agree, they threaten to drown out those who consistently offer reasoned viewpoints and engage in reasonable discussions.  Those folk are in the majority here, and, as I have often stated in my time here, I have learned a great deal from those discussions.

The truth is, the diversity of viewpoints here on any topic is pretty remarkable, and the comments very insightful.   

Perhaps, though, we do have to throw the baby out with the bath water.  That would be unfortunate, but, as you have pointed out, it may be unavoidable at this point. 

   

                 

 samiyam wrote: 
Nice!

Truly, I appreciate your story a lot. I always wished I could have been involved in that stuff, but I was too young.

So thank you.

 Atman wrote: 
I'm going to Napa this weekend so I've got stuff on my mind.  But I promise that I've got the whole thing plotted out now so it's going to be finished in about three more chapters.  Trip back is basically uneventful.

 romeotuma wrote: 

Sorry...all baloney. Have a sandwich, won't you...don't forget the pickles.