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MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Judas Priest! Is it that
bad?
I think you're
feeling a little homesick.
Just get…”
April 16, 2013 09:50AM - “Having defrocked myself
somewhere between the age of
19 and
25, just about the
t…”
April 16, 2013 09:43AM - “I keep looking for
administrative signs of life
over here and
there still
seems t…”
December 26, 2012 10:23AM - “I loved the headline,
Marilyn. Clevah!
Hef:
In a class by himself, I
imagine. Acce…”
December 15, 2012 10:27AM - “@ Paul
"Why did
Romney have to pick his VP
now?
Because he's losing.
Losing gr…”
August 12, 2012 10:07AM
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April 16, 2013 09:50AM
“Judas Priest! Is it that bad? I think you're feeling a little homesick. Just get through the darn thing and figure out what comes next, Razz. It's now…”
About: Long Time, No Post, OS
“Judas Priest! Is it that bad? I think you're feeling a little homesick. Just get through the darn thing and figure out what comes next, Razz. It's now…”
About: Long Time, No Post, OS
April 16, 2013 09:43AM
“Having defrocked myself somewhere between the age of 19 and 25, just about the time Vatican II was in full swing, I have had a love/hate relationship…”
About: Hope For "Catholic Spring" Eternal
“Having defrocked myself somewhere between the age of 19 and 25, just about the time Vatican II was in full swing, I have had a love/hate relationship…”
About: Hope For "Catholic Spring" Eternal
December 26, 2012 10:23AM
“I keep looking for administrative signs of life over here and there still seems to be nothing going on. What a shame the Salon people have let such a v…”
About: Christmas greetings and photo essay
“I keep looking for administrative signs of life over here and there still seems to be nothing going on. What a shame the Salon people have let such a v…”
About: Christmas greetings and photo essay
December 15, 2012 10:27AM
“I loved the headline, Marilyn. Clevah! Hef: In a class by himself, I imagine. Access to all that pulchritude.....as the batteries wear down to not even…”
About: "BRIDE BLOWS OFF HEF, NO HARD FEELINGS"! OS Redux
“I loved the headline, Marilyn. Clevah! Hef: In a class by himself, I imagine. Access to all that pulchritude.....as the batteries wear down to not even…”
About: "BRIDE BLOWS OFF HEF, NO HARD FEELINGS"! OS Redux
August 12, 2012 10:07AM
“@ Paul "Why did Romney have to pick his VP now? Because he's losing. Losing ground, losing poll numbers, losing position, losing the election."…”
About: R2 = D2?: How to Blow a Presidential Election in One Hour
“@ Paul "Why did Romney have to pick his VP now? Because he's losing. Losing ground, losing poll numbers, losing position, losing the election."…”
About: R2 = D2?: How to Blow a Presidential Election in One Hour
July 22, 2012 09:31AM
“To one and all, many thanks for your comments. Lez, I'm flattered of course. Shoot, I've been away so long I didn't even know there was such a thing a…”
About: The Unspoken Victim in Colorado: Truth
“To one and all, many thanks for your comments. Lez, I'm flattered of course. Shoot, I've been away so long I didn't even know there was such a thing a…”
About: The Unspoken Victim in Colorado: Truth
July 21, 2012 01:54PM
“Some good stuff, Marilyn. And God a'mighty I need a chuckle just to get started.”
About: "Romney's SWISS BANK ACCOUNT vs My Grandkids PIGGY BANK"!
“Some good stuff, Marilyn. And God a'mighty I need a chuckle just to get started.”
About: "Romney's SWISS BANK ACCOUNT vs My Grandkids PIGGY BANK"!
July 21, 2012 01:38PM
“Loved it. This entire election is taking on an aura of a hockey match. Yeah, and truth is the puck.”
About: Mitt Romney’s Pants Discovered on Fire
“Loved it. This entire election is taking on an aura of a hockey match. Yeah, and truth is the puck.”
About: Mitt Romney’s Pants Discovered on Fire
July 12, 2012 11:17AM
“Seriously, I don't know whether staying married for decades is something to be particularly proud of or is a little like being afraid to jump ship. Ma…”
About: Flying Solo
“Seriously, I don't know whether staying married for decades is something to be particularly proud of or is a little like being afraid to jump ship. Ma…”
About: Flying Solo
July 12, 2012 10:56AM
“I'll go with Jeb Mephisto. (Look it up.) Really, how can anyone call his frikkin' kid Jeb? Is that some kind of joke? Jeb Stuart was a goddam monster! Wh…”
About: Jeb Bush to Change Name, Angling for VP Slot
“I'll go with Jeb Mephisto. (Look it up.) Really, how can anyone call his frikkin' kid Jeb? Is that some kind of joke? Jeb Stuart was a goddam monster! Wh…”
About: Jeb Bush to Change Name, Angling for VP Slot
July 12, 2012 10:17AM
“PMG....have you checked out the cost of a first class stamp lately? I can't blame them. You, plus a few thousand other apostates, could cost them real m…”
About: My Own Futile Attempts To Resign From The Mormon Church
“PMG....have you checked out the cost of a first class stamp lately? I can't blame them. You, plus a few thousand other apostates, could cost them real m…”
About: My Own Futile Attempts To Resign From The Mormon Church
June 30, 2012 11:02AM
“Indeed, Ted. I got your point in the original but I couldn't let it go without comment (from my eternally flapping gums), given what I thought were som…”
About: Scalia embodies power corrupt right wing
“Indeed, Ted. I got your point in the original but I couldn't let it go without comment (from my eternally flapping gums), given what I thought were som…”
About: Scalia embodies power corrupt right wing
June 29, 2012 10:27AM
“So...it's the damned CATHOLICS, with that old authoritarian mentality, who are responsible for all this dysfunction? Dang! What this world needs is mo…”
About: Scalia embodies power corrupt right wing
“So...it's the damned CATHOLICS, with that old authoritarian mentality, who are responsible for all this dysfunction? Dang! What this world needs is mo…”
About: Scalia embodies power corrupt right wing
June 25, 2012 10:36AM
“Several months ago I wrote a piece about the Arab Spring and the questions I posed then are still unanswered. I think that, particularly in Egypt's cas…”
About: Islamist President in Egypt: The Devil You Don't
“Several months ago I wrote a piece about the Arab Spring and the questions I posed then are still unanswered. I think that, particularly in Egypt's cas…”
About: Islamist President in Egypt: The Devil You Don't
June 25, 2012 10:07AM
“You gotta hand it to San Diego for sending such putzes to DC. Remember "Duke" Cunningham, the flyboy congressman who had a menu of costs for…”
About: Darrell Issa’s Fast and Frivolous
“You gotta hand it to San Diego for sending such putzes to DC. Remember "Duke" Cunningham, the flyboy congressman who had a menu of costs for…”
About: Darrell Issa’s Fast and Frivolous
June 20, 2012 11:10AM
“Bring your water wings! You're gonna thrive out here.”
About: Creativity, Please.
“Bring your water wings! You're gonna thrive out here.”
About: Creativity, Please.
June 20, 2012 11:10AM
“Bring your water wings! You're gonna thrive out here.”
About: Creativity, Please.
“Bring your water wings! You're gonna thrive out here.”
About: Creativity, Please.
June 20, 2012 11:02AM
“How many of y'all ever voted for Ralph Nader? Just askin'. 3rd parties don't work in this governmental set up. Never have. The last successful 3rd party…”
About: Obama's Law Professor On Why He Must Be Defeated In November
“How many of y'all ever voted for Ralph Nader? Just askin'. 3rd parties don't work in this governmental set up. Never have. The last successful 3rd party…”
About: Obama's Law Professor On Why He Must Be Defeated In November
June 09, 2012 12:42PM
“UncleCri... So, then, if money was not important to the outcome of that election, I trust you would have no problem repealing Citizens United?”
About: WISCONSIN: The best election that $$$ can buy!!
“UncleCri... So, then, if money was not important to the outcome of that election, I trust you would have no problem repealing Citizens United?”
About: WISCONSIN: The best election that $$$ can buy!!
June 09, 2012 12:38PM
“@Safe Bet You for got to mention Walker outspent his opponent by a factor of 10 - 1 If you don't think money played a role in this outcome, you've have…”
About: WISCONSIN: The best election that $$$ can buy!!
“@Safe Bet You for got to mention Walker outspent his opponent by a factor of 10 - 1 If you don't think money played a role in this outcome, you've have…”
About: WISCONSIN: The best election that $$$ can buy!!
June 09, 2012 12:25PM
“The timing of that campaign is so friggin' obvious it reeks of cynicism on the part of the Mormon hierarchy. Not content to fund Prop 8 in CA, now they…”
About: My Brother, the Mormon poster boy
“The timing of that campaign is so friggin' obvious it reeks of cynicism on the part of the Mormon hierarchy. Not content to fund Prop 8 in CA, now they…”
About: My Brother, the Mormon poster boy
June 06, 2012 02:12AM
“Fear sells and these are fearful times. The SCOTUS has, essentially, handed the republic over to the folks - maybe a couple of dozen or so of über…”
About: WISCONSIN: The best election that $$$ can buy!!
“Fear sells and these are fearful times. The SCOTUS has, essentially, handed the republic over to the folks - maybe a couple of dozen or so of über…”
About: WISCONSIN: The best election that $$$ can buy!!
May 31, 2012 11:20AM
“Indeed, things must still get before they get better. This political crisis is too big for the US to handle, let alone a President. Obama was wrong for…”
About: Is Democracy “Nearly Moot?”
“Indeed, things must still get before they get better. This political crisis is too big for the US to handle, let alone a President. Obama was wrong for…”
About: Is Democracy “Nearly Moot?”
May 30, 2012 10:25AM
“Alas, I'm coming to the opinion that we've got farther down the rat hole to travel before the people wake up. This election is not shaping up the way i…”
About: Why “Income Inequality” is a losing issue and how to fix it
“Alas, I'm coming to the opinion that we've got farther down the rat hole to travel before the people wake up. This election is not shaping up the way i…”
About: Why “Income Inequality” is a losing issue and how to fix it
May 25, 2012 12:47PM
“Wait a sec. Are we talking about Canada or Syria here?”
About: Who's to Blame for the Mess in Montreal?
“Wait a sec. Are we talking about Canada or Syria here?”
About: Who's to Blame for the Mess in Montreal?
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