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Vanilla Ice isnt a good character?

I'm glad I got to see Kanye before he jumped shark.

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/11/09/D8L9PBBG0.html Iraq's health minister says there have been 150,000 civilians killed.

I'll repeat here what I said at another messageboard: -When will the Democrats-dont-have-ideas/plans/platform thing stop? It seems to be the last shred of bullshit that the GOP toadies have to grasp onto (dignity & sense seem to be un-graspable for some). They ran on 'cleaning up corruption, raising the minmum wage, stronger national security/911 commission, Iraq changes, and middle class tax cuts' and have already said, rather bluntly, what they plan to do first. How is it dificult to admit that Americans might have voted for these things just as much as against the failed Republican policies? - If the GOP doesnt realize this obvious facet of this election, they wont do any better in '08. Social conservatism, ultra-liberal spending, and foreign-policy from the special-ed room does not make for a good/successful Party.

Evan Bayh will get no further than a Dick Gephardt. The Dems should have seen what a charisma-vortex from the Senate is capable of in 2004. Ed Rendell has about as much chance as Jim Doyle...which is none.

Considering its a trade of a Bush 41 guy for a delusional neocon hawk, I think it goes without saying that some change is immenent. How big and how much remains to be seen.

Jam > Can't Stop, Dani California, Scar Tissue, Charlie*, Fortune Faded, Readymade, Blood Sugar Sex Magik > jam, (John solo) Your Pussy Is Glued To A Building on Fire > Snow (Hey Yo), Get On Top, Stadium Arcadium, London Calling (tease) > Right On Time > Flea solo > Purple Stain, Higher Ground, Tell Me Baby, John/Flea jam > Californication, By The Way, Encore: Chad drum solo > I Could Have Lied, jam > Give It Away, Outro Jam^ from setlist.com

Yes, it definitly will.

"Shes running away with it like a hobo with a sweet potato pie." -Dan Rather on the Daily Show Its not a real election until Dan Rather says something like that.

Paul Nelson is a joke.

Riding an escalator to a seat at the concert hall can be a disheartening experience. Frightened thoughts of, "Will we see the rock show? How high are we going here? Was this a good idea? Do they have skin-picking vultures at these great Minnesota heights?" And this wasn't one of those short, why-did-we-even-take-this-anyway escalators either. Somewhere along the way, we passed Bob Uecker. We found our seats with a minimum of trouble once we finally reached the summit of the Xcel Energy Center. As it turned out, height was more illusion than stunning, and we had a good straight-ahead view of the stage. The Mars Volta started shortly after 7:30 and played for a little under an hour. The set only saw about 5 songs but each one seemed to be a solid 10 minutes long. There was plenty of jam and plenty of loud. I enjoyed his set much more than the MV late-night show at Bonnaroo 2005. Also, I actually remember more than 5 minutes of Sunday's show. The best song played was 'Viscera Eyes' from the new cd. Some people were clearly not impressed by the high-pitched singing or the 'too loud!' music. One guy to my right even asked, "Who are these guys?" I found that odd considering their name was all over the building. Less than hour after the opening act, a wait that included many yelps from lil juniors apparently attending their first rock&roll show and attempts to broadcast a big OleOleOle chant(Go Manchester United!!!), and it was time for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Flea/Frusciante/Smith jammed it up for a bit before Anthony Keidis came out for a really swell sounding triumvirate of Cant Stop, Dani California, and Scar Tissue. The light show for this tour is absolute incredible. The Peppers took the time to thank Minnesota for "the Lakers, Flea's wife, & Chad Smith." Mars Volta drummer Marcel joined in for the new song 'Charlie'. Fortune Faded (from the Greatest Hits), Readymade(new) and Blood Sugar Sex Majik followed that before John Frusciante belted out 'Your Pussy Is Glued To A Building On Fire' from his first solo record. Next up was 'Snow', my fave song from the new cds. This was about the halfway point of the show and the band maintained a very high level of energy throughout. Frusciante remains a brilliant guitarist with an endearing stage presence, Flea danced endlessly with his bass partner while wearing a bodysuit that resembled a broken orange condom, and Chad Smith was clearly born for his job. Anthony Keidis never was at the top of anybody 'best singers' lists so it comes as no surprise that he still appears to be embroiled in a feud with notes & harmonies. Nonetheless, he performs about as well as can be expected, dances like a goof on occasion, and lets the massive audience carry the tunes whenever he cant. 'Tell Me Baby' was one final example that people still care about this band and what they do with their talents these days. I'm not a big fan of Stadium Arcadium myself, but is nice to see a big crowd really into a band's new material. Finally, the set would end with 'Californication' & 'By the Way', my fave song from my fave RHCP album. More jams, 'I Could Have Lied' and 'Give It Away' were the encores. The last date on this Peppers tour was a really fun show. Hopefully, there will be a second-leg to dance on.

Baltimore is my 2nd home.

I developed quite the case of alcoholism doing volunteer work in '04. I'll be back, drunker than ever, on 2008.

W is doing alright for himself at this press conference.

Maryland: YOUR STATE IS NOT GOING TO HELL(turn into a statewide Baltimore)

Better. The McNamera Experiment failed, we didnt need to try it again with RumNamera.

By forcing the hand of Rummy, and winning (presumably) both the House & the Senate...has the election of '06 surpassed '94 as a 'bigger wave'?

But, maybe a sleek agile force could work in Iran or Korea. Law of averages says his ideas will work eventually!

I hope this doesnt mean that a bunch of little South Carolina girls will "have it comin"

We even have a voting machine here in Podunk. I chose to use the paper ballot. Not too dificult. My pen-name will be getting at least one (itd be really weird if theres more) for Governor of Wisco.

Why is it so hard to have functional machines? Its not like Election Day just gets sprung on people. Is it just a crapshoot whether the machines will work?

Not happening...probably a really good idea.

Montanans dont want to support those that drive taxis by day & kill by night.

The reason we need a Great Wall is to keep the Mexicans away from Invader's sick Wisco tendencies.

Who are you writing in for Governor, Czech?