The Seattle chapter of Drinking Liberally meets tonight (and every Tuesday), 8PM at the Montlake Ale House, 2307 24th Avenue E. Stop on by for some hot conversation and ice cold beer as we head into the stretch run of the election season.
We’ll be playing the Mike! McGavick drinking game during his televised debate tonight at 9PM, and I’m told that Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales might stop by, along with a number of almost-but-not-quite confirmed guests from both sides the aisle. Should be a lot of fun.
Not in Seattle? Washington liberals will also be drinking tonight in the Tri-Cities. Here’s a full run down of WA’s ten Drinking Liberally chapters:
| Where: | When: | Next Meeting: | |
| Burien: | Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub, 435 SW 152nd St | Fourth Wednesday of each month, 7:00 pm onward | October 25 |
| Kirkland: | Valhalla Bar & Grill, 8544 122nd Ave NE | Every Thursday, 7:00 pm onward | October 19 |
| Monroe: | Eddie’s Trackside Bar and Grill, 214 N Lewis St | Second Wednesday of each month, 7:00 PM onward | November 8 |
| Olympia: | The Tumwater Valley Bar and Grill, 4611 Tumwater Valley Drive South | First and third Monday of each month, 7:00-9:00 pm | November 6 |
| Seattle: | Montlake Ale House, 2307 24th Ave E | Every Tuesday, 8:00 pm onward | October 17 |
| Spokane: | Red Lion BBQ & Pub, 126 N Division St | Every Wednesday, 7:00 pm | October 18 |
| Tacoma: | Meconi’s Pub, 709 Pacific Ave | on hiatus | on hiatus |
| Tri-Cities: | Atomic Ale, 1015 Lee Blvd, Richland | Every Tuesday, 7:00 pm onward | October 17 |
| Vancouver: | Hazel Dell Brew Pub, 8513 NE Highway 99 | Second and fourth Tuesday of each month, 7:00 pm onward | October 24 |
| Walla Walla: | The Green Lantern, 1606 E Isaacs Ave | First Friday of each month, 8:00 pm onward | November 3 |
Breaking News: “Police arrested Green Party U.S. Senate candidate Aaron Dixon for trespassing after he attempted to push his way into the KING 5 studios in Seattle. More to come…”
http://www.king5.com
So how do you play the McGaick drinking game? Down a beer everytime he says “That’s Just Wrong!!!!”? Or how about every time he tells a lie? Or do you just try to match his BAC level during his DUI arrest, and still try to sit upright?
On second thought, the results of any of the above would be just about the same…..
Roger Rabbit rarely attends DL because Montlake is a long hop from Green Lake Park for an old arthritic bunny like me.
The Seattle Times editorial page endorsed Rep. Cathy McMorris today. For sheer laughability, it would be hard to top the nonsense Frank Blethen wrote about RubberStampReichert, but he accomplished it with this line in today’s screed:
“As McMorris gets more traction in Congress, we’d like to see her be a more autonomous Republican in the vein of Congressman Dave Reichert, R-Auburn.”
http://tinyurl.com/yag7dh
Of course, there’s a hidden agenda here. As British statements Benjamin Disraeli once said, “Everyone has two reasons for what he does — a good reason, and the real reason.” (or words to that effect) Despite his reasonable-sounding arguments on behalf of McMorris, Frank’s real reason for placing his rubberstamp of approval on McMorris is he wants the GOP to retain control of Congress in hopes they’ll repeal the estate tax. Frank is utterly, consumingly obsessed with the estate tax. Makes you wonder if his doctors told him something the rest of us don’t know, e.g. he’s knocking on the Pearly Gates.
“statesman,” not “statements”
You humans just don’t appreciate how good you’ve got it. You have no idea what it’s like trying to type on a keyboard with furry paws. My claws keep hitting the wrong keys!
#3 — that is what cabs are for. We don’t all have to be Laura Bush or Mike McGavick. Occasionally there are people with disposable income who have the personal responsibility to have a sober person drive them home.
Maybe we can get the big screen at Cafe Racer, much closer to your Green Lake burrow, and have some beers and laughs together.
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.c.....docket.php
Here’s a list of republican crooks. What a bunch of people to ask your kids to look up to. NOT!
But man! — you should see the letters column in today’s ST editorial section. It appears NO ONE wrote in supporting the paper’s endorsement of RubberStampReichert, because every single letter they published today on that subject takes their endorsement to task.
For example:
Robert Stagman, Mercer Island, wrote:
“The Times’ endorsement of Dave Reichert for Congress in the 8th District … is a travesty reflecting your decision to ignore … his radical and intolerant positions…” (examples follow).
Stephen Hendricks, Sammamish, wrote:
“The Times has endorsed … Reichert … based largely, it appears, on his independence from the Bush administration. Unfortunately, while Reichert has demonstrated a willingness to vote against the Bush administration on a handful of issues where his vote was not decisive, the fact remains that a vote for him is a vote for Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, the rest of the Republican leadership in the House and the disastrous policies of the Bush administration. … As long as Reichert remains a Republican, and he has not demonstrated any ‘independence’ on that score, he no more deserves to be re-elected than the congressional leadership he supports.”
Olav Martin Kvern, Seattle, wrote:
“To say that I was surprised by The Times’ endorsement of Dave Reichert is an understatement. … Reichert has been a virtual rubber stamp for the Bush administration’s foreign-policy agenda. He has gone against the administration only on relatively safe (in political terms) domestic issues, but on every other matter he blindly followed his party. … He has voted with his party more than 90 percent of the time. That’s not what I’d call ‘a conscience-driven independent streak.’ If Reichert cannot stand up to his party on fundamental moral, ethical and political issues, what can he stand up for?”
Joanne Gainen, Bellevue, wrote:
“I am surprised that The Times endorses incumbent Dave Reichert over the challenger, Darcy Burner. … He claims not to be aligned with George Bush but brought him here to raise funds for his campaign. I have heard no evidence that he speaks out against unfair, abusive and foolhardy administration actions and policies.”
Tom Boyle, Mount Vernon, wrote:
“As a fiscally conservative moderate, who voted for Republican Dino Rossi …, I agreed with almost everything in The Times’ endorsement of Dave Reichert for the 8th District congressional seat. … However, it also shows why Western Washington voters need to vote for Darcy Burner: There is no way the voters in Eastern Washington will remove someone like Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Pasco. That means it is up to the voters in the west to do everything possible to ensure that the Republican Party is not the majority party in the House or the Senate. These Republicans have shown they are nothing but rubber stamps for the Karl Rove/Dick Cheney/George Bush agenda …. That is why, unfortunately, Western Washington voters … should vote for … Darcy Burner.”
You’d think that if even ONE PERSON wrote in support of Frank’s endorsement of No-Estate-Tax Reichert, the Seattle Times would publish it. After all, newspapers like “balance” in their letters columns. But geez — even the Rossi voter doesn’t support Frank’s call on this one.
It must be because most folks think there are more important issues in the world than getting rid of the estate tax.
For complete editorial and/or letters, and/or copyright info, click on the links above and below.
http://tinyurl.com/yj38ej
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Despite the fact I rarely attend DL, there are occasions when I do attend … and your post seems to imply I’m not sober when I leave. The fact of the matter is that I do not drink alcohol at all. It’s not that I’m a prohibitionist (I’m not) or don’t like beer (I do); but I have a medical condition that makes drinking problematical for me. Alcohol makes me sick. So screw your pompous, platitudinous, soapbox preaching about “personal responsibility.”*
* You must be a fucking Republican, because only fucking Republicans pontificate to others about “personal responsibility,” when they themselves accept none. If you want me to take a cab to DL, put up the money! It’s your idea, so I don’t see why I should do it on my dime.
In today’s news, the Associated Press reports that Rep. Jim Kolbe of Arizona is under investigation for possible improprieties involving congressional pages. Kolbe is a Republican — did I need to tell you that? You could have guessed his party affiliation.
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Wow, I checked my message four times and didn’t see where I didn’t accept any personal responsibility.
The post also implied that if one were arthritic, one could leave the driving to someone else.
If your impetuous, ultradefensive and hostile ripostes are indicative of the majority of Democrats, that may be why they don’t do so well at reaching out to people with shared values or progressive ideas.
JCH, black Democrat, Big Island, Hawaii: “Where’s ma mofo FEMA trailer? Where’s ma guvment credit card? Where’s ma guvment check? Bush made da earthquake!! He owes me!! Eyes gotsa gets ma KFC, ma Black Velvet, and ma King Cobra!! Eyes gots da 42 inch plasma SONY HDTV by lootin da Best Buy in Hilo!! But what about ma “surround sound”!! I bet votin Democrat, so I bees gettin da mofo check NOW!! You white devils owes me!!!” …………………………………………………………………………….. [Sorry, but I’m a Republican. I take responsibility for myself and my property. Insurance, sweat equity, and I’ll clean up myself!!! Fuck you Democrat “Victims”!!!! JCH]
GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Blackhawk helicopters and interceptor jets have begun patrolling Montana airspace along the U.S.-Canada border, and American officials say unmanned drones could be deployed as early as next year. But the U.S. is playing down the new security measure, claiming it has little to do with Canadians but more to do with the threat of terrorists using Canada as a staging point for attacks in America. [Wrong fucking border!!! Deport all illegals…….Voter ID………Build a fence………and Democrat votes are reduced by 20%!]
“Blackhawk helicopters and interceptor jets have begun patrolling Montana airspace along the U.S.-Canada border, and American officials say unmanned drones could be deployed as early as next year. But the U.S. is playing down the new security measure, claiming it has little to do with Canadians but more to do with the threat of terrorists using Canada as a staging point for attacks in America. [Wrong fucking border!!!
Commentby Doctor JCH Kennedy, ESQ— 10/17/06@ 4:21 pm”
God Damn it, JCH! Can’t your fucking morons do ANYTHING right?
JCH,
Why don’t you tell us more about your vast “naval” knowledge? Or are you confused and mean to say “navel?”
Yeah, you know plenty about belly button lint, don’t ya?
When viewing Mike!’s television commercials, I’m really reminded of a petulant adolescent who is screaming for attention. His squeaky voice, whiny message, and dramatized mannerisms do not seem senatorial. He’s not ready for prime time.
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Are you a Republican?
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GBS — please tell me again the story of how Joh Craid Herman of Hilo, Hawaii, LIED about his military service! I NEVER get tired of THAT story!!!
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Actually, that’s my voice. I infiltrated the studio and sabotaged the voice-overs. I figured if he sounded like a rabbit, fewer people would vote for him.
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I ask my friend Alvin the Chipmunk to do it, but Alvin informed me he doesn’t do Republican impersonations — the script makes him puke.
JUDGE VACATES KEN LAY’S CONVICTION
A federal judge has erased Ken Lay’s fraud conviction, citing a Fifth Circuit decision that said a defendant’s death pending appeal extinguishes the charges against him, according to the Associated Press.
Ain’t it just like a cowardly Republican to kick the bucket in order to beat the rap!
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Bully for you. Outstanding work. Now, if you can just get him to drop pellets wherever he might go in public, I think the boy’d fail to even get Craswell numbers.
David, tonight is the second night in a row that you have chosen to pound beers at the Montlake Ale House. Do not come home and post anything at 1:03 AM, like you did last night. Wait until you have rested and recovered; wait for your better judgement and inhibitions to return.
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Give ’em more of the same, Goldy. These pricks need to be pricked.
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I am a volunteer and contributor for the Maria Cantwell campaign. I will be volunteering also on Election Day, driving arthritic and otherwise infirm Democrats to the polls so they can vote, so my activities will count more toward the senator’s re-election than one grouchy, bitter, prejudiced person.
I’ve already been commended by friends and Senator Cantwell in person for my personal commitment to helping Americans exercise their right to vote, but I’ll accept your apology.
You Dems better pay a shit load more in taxes as I plan to file a big mother fucking FEMA claim because I’m a “victim” of Bush’s earthquake!!!!! hehe, JCH in Hawaii
You Dems better pay a shit load more in taxes as I plan to file a big mother fucking FEMA claim because I’m a “victim” of Bush’s earthquake!!!!! hehe, JCH in Hawaii
You Dems better pay a shit load more in taxes as I plan to file a big mother fucking FEMA claim because I’m a “victim” of Bush’s earthquake!!!!! hehe, JCH in Hawaii
Why don’t you tell us more about your vast “naval” knowledge?
Commentby GBS [E3 GBS, I don’t answer questions from loser busted E3s. Before you EVER address me, talk to your LPO or chief. Now GET THE FUCK OUT OF OFFICER’S QUARTERS!!!!!]
From a previous thread:
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Daddy Love – Your insistance of that all GOP are crawling with homos as shown by “Many of the top GOP lawmakers have highly placed, influential staffers who are openly gay or closeted gay” continues to show your lack of intelligence.
Democrats are suppose to believe that Homo are OK so 1. Why are you even bringing this subject up and 2. There are folks that are homosexual everywhere regardless of their political leanings. So your comments only show your total lack of understanding.
You are merely trying to ‘flame’ people but have proven that you only burnt yourself!
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Roger can you provide the URL of the AP article please?
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Roger – why do you ruin a perfectly good post by insisting on insulting everyone by use the word ‘f**king’? It only shows that you do not have the vocabulary to explain yourself without being ‘vulgar’
E3 GBS,…………………………………………………………………Special Evaluation…………………………………… Not recommended for promotion to Petty Officer Third Class. Not recommended for retention. Recommended for 6 months of mess cook duties, and then for administrative discharge upon completion of additional commission officers wardroom support duties. Botton line: Total shitbird. Let him wash dished in the officer’s mess, and then sack this shitbird!!!!!
Why are cities that are 100% Democrat unsafe and full of drugs, gangs, and crime?
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He sure dropped a lot of ’em in tonight’s debate. Everything he said was a bunch of shit.
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Why? Republicans don’t let public drunkenness stop them from talking.
Bush sounds like he’s either drunk or on crack every time he opens his lying mouth. He can’t even say “nuclear.”
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My mistake. I retract what I said about you. But I don’t understand your comment about cabs. I don’t drink. What on earth made you think I go to DL and get drunk?
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“You Dems better pay a shit load more in taxes as I plan to file a big mother fucking FEMA claim because I’m a “victim” of Bush’s earthquake!!!!! hehe, JCH in Hawaii” Commentby Doctor JCH Kennedy, ESQ— 10/17/06@ 7:32 pm
Precisely what we expected from a Repukian F R E E L O A D E R lik you.
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He’s merely pointing out the snarky hypocrisy of your side.
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The AP story I referenced is no longer on the AOL news page, but here’s a link to MSNBC’s story: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15249733/
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Are you insinuating that Republicans don’t get laid?
oops, that should be 36, not 10
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“Why are cities that are 100% Democrat unsafe and full of drugs, gangs, and crime?” Commentby Doctor JCH Kennedy, ESQ— 10/17/06@ 8:25 pm
For the same reason that rural areas that are 100% Republican arfe unsafe and full of drugs, gangs, and crime — why do you think all those rural Republicans, without exception, have large dogs and guns?
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Crime is everywhere, Craig. You can’t even take a hike in the woods anymore without risking getting shot in the back of the head because you’ve stumbled onto somebody’s pot farm or meth lab. Has the crime problem gotten any better under GOP government? Hell no, it’s worse. What did Bush do about it? He ridiculed Clinton’s federal grant program that put 100,000 more cops on America’s streets — and gutted its funding. Do I feel safer with Republicans in charge? Fuck no!!! But I sure am glad to hear you need disaster relief from these GOP fuckups. It’s about time you got what you voted for.
FEMA has a trailer for you, JCH! It even has a view. http://tinyurl.com/8ggjd
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I’m not doing anything that JCH isn’t doing. For example, see #20 in the previous thread, to wit:
“Liberal Dragon, No. Now get to work in the fields and pick the fucking apples!!!! NOW!!!!” Commentby Doctor JCH Kennedy, ESQ— 10/17/06@ 7:36 pm
If using the word “fucking” in posts is good enough for a Republican like JCH, it’s good enough for me! I’ve never held myself out as being superior in any way to a Republican. After all, I used to be a Republican — a Goldwater Republican, to be precise. So why are you surprised that I talk like a Republican?
Except I’m not a racist, anti-Semite, or liar like JCH.
No ID: No welfare, no food stamps, and no voting!!! Deal with it, Democrat commie libs!!!!
“Maybe our side ought to steal elections.”
Commentby Roger Rabbit— [NOV 2000…….Black districts in Philly voting Democrat at 115% of registration. New York Jews voting Democrat in NYC and in Palm Beach and Miami, FL. East St. Louis, MI………Democrat judges orders polls in ONLY black districts to stay open two extra hours while polls in the white areas were ordered to close on time. Milwaukee, WI……….Young black Democrats slashing tires on Republican vans on Election Eve. RR, Democrats are the Party of Voter Fraud. That is why you fight voter ID and/or the “purple” finger.
Hollywood star Wesley Snipes was charged Tuesday with failing to pay taxes and conspiracy in an indictment that could put the versatile actor and producer behind bars for more than 40 years.
Federal prosecutors in Tampa released an “an eight-count indictment charging Wesley Trent Snipes, formerly of Windermere, Florida; Eddie Ray Kahn, of Sorrento, Florida; and Douglas P. Rosile, of Venice, Florida, with conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and presenting a fraudulent claim for payment to the IRS.”
“Each of the conspiracy and false claim charges carry a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment,” prosecutors added, noting: “Snipes is also charged with six counts of failing to file income tax returns.” […………………………………………………………………….Do black Democrats have to file tax returns and pay taxes like Republicans, or are they “victims” and “special”? Just “axing”………………]
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How about no brains, no voting? That would disqualify every Republican in the country, starting with you, Craig.
An ethnic jew finally makes his position clear.
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006 3:45 p.m. EDT
George Soros Takes Aim at Israel
Billionaire investor George Soros is leading a move to stitch together an American Jewish political lobby that is “anti-Israel,” according to a column in the Jerusalem Post.
Soros, who spent millions attempting to defeat President Bush in 2004, is one of a “tiny minority of American Jews” who have played a role in undermining support for Israel in the Democratic Party, and they now seek “to undermine Israel’s position in the U.S. in general,” Caroline Glick writes in the Post.
Soros has invited another American Jewish billionaire, Peter Lewis, along with “North American Jewish plutocrats” like Charles and Edgar Bronfman, to join forces with him and leftist Jewish American organizations – including American Friends of Peace Now, the Israel Policy Forum and Brit Tzedek v’Shalom – to construct a political lobby that will weaken the influence of the pro-Israel lobby.
“Many of the individuals and organizations associated with the initiative have actively worked to undermine Israel,” Glick writes.
“Soros caused a storm in 2003 when, during a fund-raising conference for Israel, he alleged that Israel was partially responsible for the rise in anti-Semitic violence in Europe because of its harsh response to Palestinian terrorism.”
Glick also points out that in November 2005, the leaders of the Israel Policy Forum met with Condoleezza Rice and urged her to dismiss Israel’s security concerns regarding two of the Gaza Strip’s border crossing points. As a result, Rice pressured Israel to make dangerous concessions to the Palestinians.
And after Hamas’ electoral victory in January, American Friends of Peace Now, Israel Policy Forum and Brit Tzedek v’Shalom worked to shield the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority from Congressional sanctions.
Together they worked to torpedo the Palestinian Anti-Terror Act, which enjoyed overwhelming support in the Congress and was designed to update American policy toward the Palestinian
Authority in the wake of Hamas’ ascendance to power.
Among its provisions, the bill called for an immediate end to U.S. assistance to nongovernmental and U.N. organizations operating in the PA that had connections to terrorist organizations.
Due to the lobbying efforts of the “Jewish leftists,” the Palestinian Anti-Terror Act was eventually scuttled, Glick notes, adding:
“Soros would like to institutionalize the ad-hoc coalition’s success in undermining the Palestinian Anti-Terror Act in a new lobby.
“While its Jewish founders insist that they are pro-Israel, the fact of the matter is that they are about to establish an American Jewish anti-Israel lobby.”