Too funny....it might ruin his Friday!

Even worse Mrs. Spanky will suffer now cause the BIG spender won't take her to Outback!

Cheap bastard! ;o)

Fiesty---A Blooming onion for a blooming idiot.

Forget Volts and that bonehead 'lawyer' from the left coast- here's what I want to know:

Suppose the barkeep at DDI will let us use the big-screen Tee Vee, so I can bring in some taped ‘time-trials’ of the Great Cheerio Go Kart race preparations of the last few weeks (A.K.A.- the Republican ‘debates’)?

Heck, no Don't carry - I love Natural gas. Not an alternative energy, not subsidized, not Solyndra.

Plus I'm eye-ing the new GM Spark, all electric. They ought to be abole to sell like five of those when it comes out, right?

So Say, gang - can any of you libbies explain why Obama is sending US troops to Uganda?

What US National interest is he protecting there?

Man, he really is the Cowboy in Chief.

Oh and fear not Feisty, Ms Spanky was working late last night so me and the boys went to the mighty OG [Olive Garden]. Took a tour of Italy myself.

Very tasty. But much better to eat in, and put the money saved towards retirement.

Well, at least you all got Soc. Security. At least until it implodes, cause after all Obama can't even guarantee he has the cash to wrote the checks.

What's up with our Cowboy in Chief?

A Blooming onion for a blooming idiot

LMAO!

Rumor has it he only splurges on one when he has a half off coupon... ;o)

No doubt, the DDI bar keep can arrange that.

Having lived in San Diego for years, still find it odd that of all the great restaurants there, Spanky picks a franchise--not saying they don't have good food but that's kind of like picking McDonalds over Old Town's Hamburgesa (sp).

You.cannot.make.this.stuff.up.

Pendleton, South Carolina (CNN) – Rick Perry's wife Anita said Friday that she could sympathize with the plight of the unemployed because her son was forced to resign his job to take a more active role on his father's presidential campaign.

Anita Perry blamed the Obama administration for her son having to resign his position.

"My son had to resign his job because of federal regulations that Washington has put on us," Mrs. Perry said while campaigning for her husband in South Carolina, after a voter shared the story of losing his job.

"He resigned his job two weeks ago because he can't go out and campaign with his father because of SEC regulations," she continued, referring to the Securities and Exchange Commission. "He has a wife... he's trying to start a business. So I can empathize."

"My son lost his job because of this administration," she said a few minutes later.

According to press reports, the Perrys' son, Griffin, worked at Deutsche Bank.

It was unclear what SEC regulations Perry was referring to, but the commission adopted a new rule last year aimed at limiting political activity on the part of investment advisors.

The heck with Olive Garden, when you can enjoy a batch of 'smores around the old campfire with Hutaree Hank, eh, Jody?

HEY everybody- LOOK at ME! I'M a reblel without a clue!!

Why gosh Drive By I thought you were the barkeep at the DDI?

You should all get together and watch the debates, if that's how you wish to spend your time.

Me, I need to pull out the quads and dirt bikes and get them ready. Desert season is coming. Get the Motor home prepped. I love desert season. :)

Plus the stupid serpentine belt on the CLK 430 broke, so I need to replace that.

But two things fellas - one, does anyone not like Bloomin' onions? and two, if they are all clowns and idiots, why isn't Obama running away with this little shebang?

Fact last polls I saw puts him behind the generic, and Romney, so that kinda isn't saying too much about Obama.

Unless maybe they are not all clowns?

huh?

Many excellent restaurants, but most in downtown area. I live in the burbs.

Plus I love the chains - Outback, Claim Jumpers, OG. I also love McDonald's, especially the dollar menu, but the best food on the planet are jack in the box tacos, 2 of $.99.

So Drive By do you feel all the love towards me too? All these people talking and thing of me. ME Drive By.

And Drive By nobody is as bad a typist and speller than I, but when you are bagging on people at least try to be extra careful. Or tell us what a "reblel" is.

Happy Friday Drive By, or as I like to say, Rum and Coke Day.

"My son lost his job because of this administration," she said a few minutes later.

Seems to me your son made a CHOICE that put him out of work. He RESIGNED. He did not lose his job, he knows exactly where he LEFT IT.

Play nice everyone its FRIDAY!!!

C'mon Spanky you know that was funny!

A few other thoughts to end the week.....Haagen daz retired a certain flavor of ice cream a long time ago......SimCity4 a computer/video game back in 03 used the same tax plan as Cain...and Fallon had some pretty funny spoofs on the candidates this week. Oh yeah and Fat Burgers came out with a new bacon vegan burger which they named hypocrite....hmmmm wonder if they had politics in mind!

Have a great weekend all and thanks to First Read crew! Cheers!

Spanky not suprised you a fan of Natural Gas you produce so much of it.

"Or tell us what a "reblel" is."

It's kind of like when people talk and 'thing' of you, you big silly.

But- that's from one horrible typist to another of course......

Tis - like I said on the earlier thread - words hurt. But I do so love you when you get all riled up.

I'm with Don't Carry - it's Friday. I was up late last night researching and cobbling together a big argument and it went well this morning.

So I'm tired, but happy and ready to get this mofo started. Paging Captain Morgan.

So to all - have a great weekend.

Did MSNBC personality Donny Deutsch really suggest on Morning Joe that the "Occupy Wall Street" protest needs a "Kent State" moment to give it a boost?

The Obama Administration should fire on "Occupy" movement protesters?

Admittedly...more folks would pay attention.

I've been out all day- come home, read Spanky's post- go looking, and find this

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/65989.html

Why are we sending troops to Uganda?

Anybody?

Oh- and I ALSO learned that, in today's hearings, it was revealed that the Treasury department insisted that the Energy department seek advice from the Justice department regarding restructuring the Solyndra loans. That restructure paid off Kaiser first, and left the taxpayers holding the bag. It violates the Energy law passed in 2005.

Well, it seems the Energy department never did that little thing. Instead, they wrote a memo, defending their right to do what the heck they pleased.

So there.

I also watched a video of Obama talking about Fast and Furious- a video made BEFORE Holder claims he knew the least little thing about it. Hmmm. Is Holder throwing Obama under the bus?

So many scandals. So many abrogations of the law.

So little coverage on Firat Read.

Why is that, exactly?

Spanks I knew if we kept at it long enough we would find something we could agree on. Captain Morgan and hot cider with Cinnamon on the rim like a Margarita.Finest Kind.

[The Obama Administration should fire on "Occupy" movement protesters?]

Uh oh...is it "conspiracy" time already? My My...where does the time go...

Hmmm...anyone else notice that MB never shows up until Spanky says something utterly ignorant? Or is it just computer time at the old folks home.

...hmmmm...could it be...? NAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

That would be a "conspiracy"...

p.s. Happy Friday...

Spanker.

What happned?

Where is the list of policies and their costs that make up the spending you attribute to Obama? You seemed so confident...in your ignorance.

Couldn't back up your parroted delusion, huh?

LOL!!!

Dumb, dee, dee, dumb, dumb, dumb...

Pat, Boston. I missed that Anita Perry comment about blaming the Obama administration for their son having to resign. The son had a choice, keep his much needed job to support his family or campaign. I briefly caught the end of a discussion this morning on MSNBC where Mrs. Perry had been told by the campaign to tone down the "they're picking on us" stuff.

You got it, DBO. smores.

MB- Obama fire on Obamavilles? Not hardly. He prefers to send troops to Africa. Who knows why.

Bloomberg wussed out on cleaning the place up- seems the Obamaville residents LIKE the stench they've created. Small businesses down there have seen a 40% drop in business; the stench is beyond belief- but Bloomberg is too chicken to deal with it.

I suppose when the cholera starts taking people out, finally he'll do something.

THIS IS HUGE

THINK PROGRESS

Wałęsa has announced that he will be joining the protests in New York city in person:

Solidarity hero Lech Walesa [sic] is flying to New York to show his support for the Occupy Wall Street protesters. “How could I not respond,” Walesa told a Polish newspaper Wednesday. “The thousands of people gathered near Wall Street are worried about the fate of their future, the fate of their country. This is something I understand.”

"Why are we sending troops to Uganda?"

To give you someting to whine about.

Lighten up, Jo Jo- it's the weekend. Kick out. Put First Read on 'ignore'. Have a bon bon. Get a clue. Take a dump. Suck a root. Do your own thing. Do someone else's own thing. Smoke a fat one. Smoke a skinny one. Smoke a ham. Howl at the Moon. Get a Life.

But for God's sake,- lighten up!

For once.

MB: Did MSNBC personality Donny Deutsch really suggest on Morning Joe that the "Occupy Wall Street" protest needs a "Kent State" moment to give it a boost?

He did.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/10/14/donny_deutsch_occupy_wall_street_needs_a_kent_state_moment.html

I guess for Donnie, violence is okay as long as it's for the right cause.

THINK PROGRESS (con't)

Wałęsa was instrumental in organizing the Solidarity union that helped mobilize to overthrow the Soviet Union’s control over Poland. In 1983 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. None other than President Ronald Reagan — no left-wing, anti-capitalist activist — responded by praising Wałęsa’s leadership, saying he was “one of the world’s greatest labor leaders”:

REAGAN: I’d like to take a moment this afternoon to send a moment of congratulation to one of the world’s greatest labor leaders, Lech Wałęsa. [...] This award demonstrates that the world will always remember and will honor the commitment to freedom and the committement to free trade unions that Lech Wałęsa and millions of brave Polish people share.

__________________

None other than Reagan himself called him the world's greatest labor leader.

Yes, Reagan.

{Richard, if you're still here - best of luck with OWS this weekend.}

Wałęsa has announced that he will be joining the protests in New York city in person:

It is indeed HUGE Pat! Thanks for sharing!

Speaking of the you just can't make this stuff up file - did anyone else catch in Domenico's clip that the crazy Christian conservatives will be descending on Sin City next week?

Plenty of bondage clubs to go around! ;o)

Those that join the pilgrimage to Sin City are going to be disappointed when those street hucksters hand them those naughty 'playing-cards' with the nekkid people on them, and they discover they aren't pictures of.... GUYS!

oh no! The parrot repooplicants wants a cracker! I see he is still trying to talk shlt! lol!

So little girl, what is up with obama wanting to send combat ready military advisors to africa?

Thanks for trying to play pooplicant.

Random Self-Centered Thoughts by Jack Handy:

Ms Spanky was working late last night so me and the boys went to the mighty OG [Olive Garden]. Took a tour of Italy myself.

Very tasty. But much better to eat in, and put the money saved towards retirement.

Me, I need to pull out the quads and dirt bikes and get them ready. Desert season is coming. Get the Motor home prepped. I love desert season. :)

Plus the stupid serpentine belt on the CLK 430 broke, so I need to replace that.

Many excellent restaurants, but most in downtown area. I live in the burbs.

Plus I love the chains - Outback, Claim Jumpers, OG. I also love McDonald's, especially the dollar menu, but the best food on the planet are jack in the box tacos, 2 of $.99.

I was up late last night researching and cobbling together a big argument and it went well this morning.

So I'm tired, but happy and ready to get this mofo started. Paging Captain Morgan.

I don't ride street bikes - too dangers for Ms. Spanky's tastes [i.e. she will not allow it]. And although I certainly do have wrinkles, and did spend far too much time out in the sun as a youth and still today, I'm a little younger than MR. Giant AD.

Ms. Spanky, has tried to get botox treatments for some time. Ms. Spanky is strikingly beautiful, but very vain. She has fantastic skin, but getting old is a BITCH.

I will not allow it. It is poison, and is very dangerous.

Oh and It's expensive, so there is no way.

Well now I can't e mail her and tell her to look at this thread. She'd kill me if she knew I ws talking about her.

I ain't 50 just yet either. I feel like I am sometimes, but what are you going to do?

That's it in a nutshell -- Now you can ignore the punk the rest of the day.

That's it in a nutshell -- Now you can ignore the punk the rest of the day

Oh no YOU didn't... ROTFLMAO!

True Patriot - you win the prize for best post of the week!

Although, Mickey's & Richard's below are very close! ;o)

Can we get you a drink?

The funniest Tina Fey impersonations of Sarah Palin were when she quoted Palin verbatim, right?

Can we get you a drink?

It's almost quiting time on this fine Friday, and a drink would be great -- Thanks!

Pat: that news is HUGE! Thanks. Will send the link to my protesting cherub.

Golly I am touched that I have left such an indelible impression on so many of you.

In Fact I'm going to send an E- mail to Ms. Spanky right now showing her that you not only care about me, but actually think about me when I'm not around.

So thanks Tommy, Don't Carry and any others.

Sadly I must confess that I do not think of you, except when I am responding directly to a post.

:)

Sadly I must confess that I do not think of you, except when I am responding directly to a post.

One would think we were shocked by this, but strangely we are not. Happy rum-and-coke day, Spanks?

Really Bryan - you think of others here when they are not around.

In any event, it shall be a happy Rum and coke day.

I've seen those TV ads. Can't be Spanky. Spanky who would have botoxed his wrinkles.

Oh My, again?

More Spanky love?

This is really getting to be a bit much gang. Really, I'm touched.

I don't ride street bikes - too dangers for Ms. Spanky's tastes [i.e. she will not allow it]. And although I certainly do have wrinkles, and did spend far too much time out in the sun as a youth and still today, I'm a little younger than MR. Giant AD.

And no Botox Amy. Ms. Spanky, has tried to get botox treatments for some time. Ms. Spanky is strikingly beautiful, but very vain. She has fantastic skin, but getting old is a BITCH.

I will not allow it. It is poison, and is very dangerous.

Oh and It's expensive, so there is no way.

Well now I can't e mail her and tell her to look at this thread. She'd kill me if she knew I ws talking about her.

I've seen those ads, too, and wondered why we're supposed to believe an insurance company keeps anyone from mixing up meds since all they do is okay the payment--it's the pharmacy that usually catches any problems as long as you go to the same pharmacy for all.

Can't be Spanky. Spanky who would have botoxed his wrinkles.

Spanky?! I thought it was Feisty.

W O W Feisty- you just been slammed by the best.

(Best Pest, that is).

Hey pest- neat post....

OK, I did it. I clicked on the ad to "Learn More." Guess what I learned from Health In Numbers guy? Vermont ranks number 1 in over health, followed by Massachuttes and New Hampshire. Where's Texas rank? 40th.

Oh, gosh, Lack Of Health Insurance : Texas is 50th !

http://statehealthstats.americashealthrankings.org/

W O W Feisty- you just been slammed by the best.

Problem with Sniffy is, there isn't a Botox needle strong enough to penetrate her scales...

Nothing uglier than a wrinkly monitor lizard!

So Northstar is this what you were thinking would happen when you started in on the wrinkles line?

Monitor lizards and scales?

I wonder how many of us here are over 50?

Spanky, No, I did not :)... I will let everyone speak for themselves.

Just guessing but I would think the majority of posters especially during the daylight hours are over 50. In the evening, a whole new group shows up and they sound a lot younger.

Just guessing but I would think the majority of posters especially during the daylight hours are over 50

I'm not - but will be soon! ;o)

We have to have big party at the DDI when that day arrives!!!!

I did not know that Feisty.

Tell you what - I will hereto for retire the "old gal" line.

Now I will inevidatbly forget, so you all remind me of my pledge.

I ain't 50 just yet either. I feel like I am sometimes, but what are you going to do?

All these folks under 50 are just pups.

Don't blink, you guys- you'll be old dogs before you can say "999".

[Really, I'm touched.]

Yes...yes you are...

I do like Friday's on TWA because everyone pokes fun and gets poked back but it is goodnatured poking.

Thank you for the reminder on the King Memorial Floyd!

Hey Mark/Domenico - will MSNBC covering it?

Get well soon - I'm whipping up some chicken soup for ya! *hugs*

I thought 'loves me like a rock' might be better suited to the old huntin' camp down in Tejas.

For Mr Pizza, I was thinking of Revolution Number 9....

Hey- get well soon, you!

D-B the Cheerio Go Kart racing don't really get good till you narrow down the field a little. 'Bout all we got right now is a bunch of sputtering and spittin' from Racers who can't muster enough gas to get thier Kart started and make a lap. Just you wait till we get down to the last 10 races. "Cept we ain't going to call it the Chase for the Cup we're going to call it the Race to the Bottom.

IR, well said, what a nice reminder to read Martin Luther King's quotes; simple words that have a powerful message. Looking forward to the ceremony Sunday.

DBO, good song choice to go with the Cheerio Go Kart races.

Thanks again to our fine FR hosts, Mark, Domenico and Ali.

Time to head for the DDI and offer a toast to MLK. Have a great weekend FR staff, friends and political foes.

Hope you get better soon, IR----perhaps some medicinal toddies can be delivered for you!

I was wondering today what Martin Luther King, Jr. would make of a man like Herman Cain. He seems like he was an optimistic man so I'll suppose he would be happy for his success and leave it at that.

I was thinking "Love Potion #9" for Mr. Cain because anyone who isn't a millionnaire would vote for his 999 plan would have to be on something.

Hey, Feisty, IR, and all! Too nice a day to stay inside and listen to the Republican crazies. I went outside to play! And it was a lovely ride with neighbors, thank you very much. What oh what have we learned this week? Well, Herman Cain, who wants the best advice he can get apparently took his 999 tax code from Sim City. GOOD, Herman! Those games do come in handy don't they? Michelle Bachmann, always a source of amusement, said she wants taxes to go back to what they were in Reagan's time! Which means, I guess, that dear Ms. Bachmann wants to raise your taxes! She wants to make law that requires that a woman must look at her fetus in utereo before she is allowed to undergo abortion. An invasive procedure no less, and makes suspect Michelle's demand to get the Federal government off our backs. Michelle, the bats have called.....they want their sh** back! In other words, no end of amusement from the right wing, and no end of hypocrisy either.

What can you say about the patience of our hosts, but thank you? To say that you make this blog the place to go to for interesting reading is an understatement!

Feisty, time for a Stirrup Cup! To all my friends, and yes, my foes, have a great weekend!

Feel better, IR!

And I forgot to mention this week how adorable the little girl executing her jumping jacks next to the First Lady on the White House lawn looked in the clip I saw. When you see that child's expression of pride and excitement, you know why we support the Obamas.

And I forgot to mention that Barack is not hard on the eyes either! ;o)

I can't imagine EVUH saying that about a President Christie! lmao

You all check out CBS?

Oh My - looks like it wasn't enough for our government to merely supply semi auto AK and other guns to the Cartels.

Nope we were running Grenades. And guess what is a weapon of choice for the cartels these days?

Can this get any worse?

I just hope out troops that are going into Uganda are as well armed.

Nope we were running Grenades. And guess what is a weapon of choice for the cartels these days?

I'm certain Holder made sure they were serial numbered, you know for tracking purposes. Oh, wait, . . . .

Feisty, nice wrap up, which I second. Thank you Mark, Domenico and Co. you are the best.

I, too forgot to mention about how beautiful our First Lady looked last night, certainly a vision of loveliness in that stunning dress.

IR....please be well soon.

I would add to:

Time to head over to the Dew Drop Inn where the beer is always cold and the laughter never stops! ;o) and friends are gold.

I hope the Bears are successful.

Have a great weekend everyone.

and friends are gold.

You said it! ;o)

FR is a great politcal blog. Thanks to all at MSNBC for some space to talk,rant,learn, and laugh.

See everyone at the DDI. IR, have a hot toddy if you are under the weather, they really work.

In honor of Spanky, the motorcycle guy, I request "California Dreaming" and the rest of the Mommas and Pappas...

Well of COURSE the right is going to criticize sending military advisors to Uganda.

After all, the right have been complaining for months about no U.S. interest in the disaster in Uganda. And now that the U.S. is doing something, the right are going to complain about that.

Complain, complain. But not about jobs or the deficit. No, they complain about Uganda, and too many women's rights, and voting requirements.

Shameful.

Grenades...

Really?

No rebuttal at all, First Readers?

I guess that means that Holder has to go.

Unless there's a rebuttal...

Honestly...

The Obama Justice Department was giving grenades to the Mexican drug cartels?

Anyone?

Oh and, GO BEARS!

No kidding, Matt Forte is amassing me some huge points in FFL this year. Have a great weekend.

So, while First Read focused on Romney/Cain/Perry et al, this was happening:

A White House announcement said the troops will be combat-equipped but are not to engage in combat except in self-defense. It said they will aid in removing LRA leader Joseph Kony "from the battlefield."

The administration and human rights groups have charged the LRA with seizing children to bolster its ranks of soldiers, and sometimes forcing them to become sex slaves.

http://www.npr.org/2011/10/14/141359172/u-s-troops-sent-to-uganda-to-help-fight-rebels?ft=1&f=1001

Matt Forte is amassing me some huge points in FFL this year.

Forte reminds me of the old glory days of Walter Peyton - not quite as good as 'sweetness' yet - but give him time! ;o)

Now if only our offensive line shows up... lol

Enjoy your weekend too!

Feisty, well said.

"Sweetness" was a class act; doubt there will ever be a duplicate of his talent and his unselfish, modest soul.

This is it for me, but:

So Iran hires a Mexican Cartel to kill someone and that horrible and terrible and a big deal is made.

The ATF arms several Drug Cartels, guns and grenades and at least one American is dead, and thousands of Mexicans also, and that's ok, just peachy, "atta boy" Holder?

Really? Iran gave the cartel $100,000. WE gave them millions in munitions that were used to kill.

You all see now why Holder and a whole bunch of others have to 1. resign/get fired immediately, and 2. face prosecution?

Felony Murder rule. Look it up. I am not a criminal lawyer, but I do recall that one from law school. Oh and Holder and Obama had the same books.

[I am not a criminal lawyer...]

You're not ANY TYPE of lawyer...

[...but I do recall that one from law school.]

Suuurreeeeeee you do...

Spanks: Felony Murder rule.

Lighten up Spanks. You're harshing Buzz's buzz at his pretend bar.

?????

GBM, definitely, "friends are gold".

What's harshing? Ditto DBO's ?????

GO Richard!

Richard you are excused from the DDI but we'll keep a beer cold for you and expect a full first hand report come Monday. Good on you.

Occupy Iowa will be in Des Moines and Iowa City this weekend; possibly the Quad Cities, too. The Des Moines group received a permit to camp overnight for 3 days on Capitol grounds; considering last week they were pepper sprayed and arrested, that's progress.

Thanks, Indie!

I've a tab running, so buy a round for the house for me.

I'll keep ya'll abreast.

Richard, ditto what IR said.

Mason CIty, too, I believe, Jody.

Pal of mine was in that one last weekend, I was in the Des Monies one for a short time.

They kicked me out, thought, because they had figgured out somehow that I had taken a shower earlier in the week.

Richard, ditto what IR said.

Double ditto what Jody said!

DBO, thanks for the reminder, I'll remember your warning about showers.

Feisty - if you ever lose your affinity for da bears and want to know how to get your hands on a terrible towel, just let me know

You're not going to believe this, but, I already have an official NFL terrible towel compliments of Steeler Fan! ;o)

Spanky - chain restaurants blow (but my kid likes 'em, so what are you gonna do).

Agreed - can't STAND them!

Have you ever read the book 'Eat This Not That'? Most educational

There's enough sodium and fat hidden in the crap they serve it should be mandatory an ambulance should be parked out front at all times!

Don't get me wrong I'm not a health nut just finicky about what I chose to splurge on!

Wow, must be the end of a long week. The above didn't sound like the usual political banter - more like a dysfunctional family reunion

Pssst... this is where we hang out after a long week of playing Family Feud to decompress! ;o)

Care for a drink?

Ah, I would, but have to go pick up the kid, sigh. Have one (or more) for me :)

Speaking of Spanky, my neighbor had a Rat Terrier named Spanky and guess what? It barked incessantly at nothing at all and it too ate the most disgusting things. What a horrible breed. The Dog , I'm talking about the Dog. Wink! Wink!

[Paul in Wbrige, Spanky ,everyone.... Drop by the DDI, I will buy you all a drink.]

You forgot to invite Mixed Bag...he can sit on Spanky's lap...

The 'Bag' have a string in his back?

(Sorry MB - Couldn't resist)