You mind reader! We're all going through liveblog withdrawal, at least until we fall asleep face first into our dinners.

I thought I'd see more articles in the media today about McCain's AWFUL convention speech!! It was pitiful!! He talked briefly about the things he'd do as president but he never said a word about HOW he'd get them done. And people are supposedly "energized" to vote for him??? Why?? Because he has a gun-toting, pit bull, hockey mom governor as his VP??? Wow!

Something that may be of interest to some Goddamn Awesome readers is the AARP interviews of Obama and McCain tomorrow:

Saturday, September 6

Watch Senator Barack Obama at 8:30 a.m. ET
www.aarp.org/obamawebcast

Watch Senator John McCain at 12:30 p.m. ET
www.aarp.org/mccainwebcast

I'm no great lover of AARP, but it will be the first true Q & A since Brokeback, er, uh, I mean the Saddleback bull session.

I'd at least expect to hear something about actual proposals regarding health care and Social Security.

It should at least be less vomit inducing than watching the RNC.

I'm stuck on another continent, so am relying on you guys to keep me posted on the insanity of the MSM coverage...

Question - Is anyone quoting McCain's record-breaking viewing figures pointing out that a significant number of viewers were Democrats sitting at home yelling at their TVs with their head in one hand, and a bottle of tequila in the other? That's got to account for a good 56% of total viewers.

Surely you jest recruitgal. Yeah "people" are pointing it out but not the "leftist, liberal" media. They just repeat shit.

It's my considered opinion that the whole Troopergate thing is a silent storm waiting to unleash itself on the McCain campaign. The timing on it is SO bad for them and there's little chance that Palin is going to escape without looking really shitty.

recruitgal: feel free to stop by my blog. The closer we get to the election the more obsessed I become about keeping "up to the minute" and about blogging every GD thing that happens! LOL

Watching Rachel on Countdown. Thank God for her and Keith. Calling lies LIES!

Oh hey, everyone! This is a nice surprise.

Some notes - I really, really hope the Enquirer gets Palin having an affair because that would be simply delicious.

Also, I'm loving the plethora of industrious YouTubers and the Sarah Palin parodies.

Nice that the RNC is finally over. I learned that Palin is debating Biden on my birthday. It's like a birthday present from G-d.

Oh, and I'm watching Rachel too. :)

16 minutes into Countdown and it's already awesome.

Electa- Don't ya think if they had been seriously vetting Sarah she would have kept her big mouth shut about her brother-in-law? I think she woulda known better and sat on her hands for a while. I think it reinforces the idea that NOONE was really thinking about her until after Obama selected Joe and had such a great convention.

I know finally some ADVOCATES for the TRUTH--Rachel and Keith. Our media has become a right-wing echo chamber where the truth is blurred and distorted so that most Americans are kept in the dark. I love how McCain's campaign manager said this was "not about issues." The BBQ media enables this notion.

I just finished watching the Obama/O'Reilly interview Part 1 and I have to say that I'm really appalled at the amount of disrespect BillO showed. This is the Democratic nominee for the presidency and he's being so fucking smug and arrogant.

That dirty motherfucker sits there, smirking and interrupting Obama at every turn. I defy anyone to find video of O'Reilly daring to be that disrespectful or even challenging any Republican. Not just Bush or Cheney, although BillO probaby creamed in his pants if he has had them on (I don't know, I can't stand to watch this fuckwad) but even McCain, Giuliani, Rummy, Rove, Boehner... ANYONE with an "R" after their name. Goddamnit, he pisses me off! Yet another asshole that I hope to have the opportunity to bump into on the street so I can punch him in the throat.

I still can't believe the media is not up in arms that Sarah Palin has not answered one question. Do they not care about this country?

Watching last night's Daily Show repeat...Huckster was on. That guy's drunk way too much kool-aid. When Stewart asked him about all the speakers in the GOP calling for change & didn't they realize that the GOP was in the WH, Huckles put the blame for the shit we're in firmly on the Democrats - they've been in charge of Congress for the last 18 months, so it's all their fault.
THIS is the tactic they will use for the next 2 months - Romney blamed the liberals in Washington, Guiliani touched on it, and now they're fanning out to the talk shows to repeat the lie about the big, scary, liberals...

@ JG - it'll happen soon enough. I said it earlier today on another post. They're going to be Jonesing for their Palin fix like a $2 crack ho. And they're gonna get nasty when they don't get it.

Carl,

I honestly have to say that it's past time to just say NO to FOX news! I almost can't believe that any Democrat still agrees to any interview with O'Reilly, Hannity, or any of their other hacks.

It's clearly a right wing propaganda machine, nothing else! If all Dems boycotted FOX and all Dem voters boycotted all products advertised on FOX news it would dry and wither on the vine!

Carl--I hear ya--but they are definitely much softer and back on their heels after Karl Rove's mini-me, Steve Schmidt went on the war path.

@ jane - I just saw that you visited my blog and left a comment. On 9/10/01 I was the assistant production electrician for Michael Jackson's 30th Anniversary Concert at Madison Square Garden. The second of two concerts was that Monday night and there was an overnight load out. We were closing the doors on the last couple of trucks when we heard an airplane had crashed into one of the towers. There was confusion as to what type of plane - some were speculating a small Cessna type. Then we heard a second plane had hit and we knew there was a major problem.

By the way, I work on a musical. LOL! What do you do in the theatre world?

kans, unfortunately they'd prop it up anyway, keep it going and write off the loss. Any profit on the network alone is icing after they look after all their other interests.

Carl- I rent lights. Never liked being a stagehand but then again NC is no Broadway.

Every time I hear that snarky "it's sorta like a community organizer" line, I want to punch her in the face.

Switching to the soothing intelligent conversation of Bill Moyers...

Hey Jane...how goes the weather in NC?

Kans - I think FNC has been working at a loss since its inception, run by Rupert Murdoch. He's trying to get the nutwing message out so it doesn't matter how much money they lose. He's a bilionaire - same with that rag, the NY Post.

Also, I don't think many (if any) Dems watch iton a regular basis. I caught the interview on You Tube , by the way.

Jeez...that recap of the RNC was enough to drive me back to the bottle I thought I drained last night. Props to "Countdown," for replaying the glorious "John Bush" comment again. And can I express how excited I am about Rachel Maddow's show beginning on Monday? A Keith & Rachel sandwich. If only I could be in the middle...

And a good evening to all from the marathon session last night. Jane - I see you are a NC girl too! Having fun with Hanna?

Hey Kat - I'm really excited for Rachel's show as well. I wonder what kind of format they'll have.

Well, Hannah has downgraded apparently. Not even raining here now, thank FSM it wasn't bad. I'm really behind on laundry and grocery shopping after these last two weeks. Hope I can say noone will see any serious damage.

Carl, check yer inbox.

Kat- I was wondering where the Wilm was, but I just assumed no, not that Wilmington. Raining there?

FYI...Michael Moore is on Larry King.

cminri - oh gosh - thanks. I forgot.

Someone needs to grab that image of Palin doing the bullhorns wave, whatever it is, you know "rockand rolllll!!!" kinda thing, next to McCrone and Cindy, from The Chocolate Factory (what is it about McCain and restaurants called the ___ factory?) today.

Ill be the tv guide for the evening. Not!!! I almost forgot too.

Rachel could sit in front of a giant bowl of lime green jello (or a pitcher of Berry Blue Kool Aid) and I would be transfixed for the entire 60 minutes. It's going to be glorious, Carl.

I'm in Wilmington, Jane...and it's just finally starting to rain good here. It's supposed to move out quickly though, which is positive.

"Bowlers for Barack"

I love that!

McCain/Palin campaign violated yet another copyright by using 'Barracuda' at the convention.

Can't these people respect the IP of others?

@ Scrum - I read that this morning on TMZ (no I don't go there, my friend sent me the link). First Jackson Browne, then Van Halen, now Heart! What the hell is wrong with these people? The fucked up thing is that they know they have one play before they get caught, so they're just brazen about it - fuckos.

Also, did anyone catch that they used the intro to Van Halen's "Right Now" when McThuselah walked out on stage like the Lollipop Guild? Just the first few bars, then they went to some cheesy 70's sythesizer music... probably to match the POW clips.

WHAT does that woman tuck into her hair to make it so BIG? (Oh- her antlers.)

@ Jane - my theory is that she keeps the books she wants to ban up there..

McCain can't reach across the aisle! Arms are too short. (Colbert: Lieberman reaches across the aisle all the time...whenever he pats himself on the back.)

If Cain voted with McBush 95% of the time, that may exceed the amount of time he's voted with earlier versions of himself.

I want one of those bowling shirts - but I want mine to say "Bowlers for Obama: We've Got Balls."

Dying to know what books she wanted to ban.

Kat: let's just stay out of the gutter shall we?

Fine, fine, Jane. But if we need anymore dirty comments, I've got plenty to spare.

Thank you ladies and germs! We'll be here all week. Try the Moose.

Keep it up with the cheesy bowling jokes and I'll go on strike.

Turning in early tonight (emotionally drained from the doings this week). Glad to have found you guys. To those in the wake of Hanna - stay safe.
Night...

Ha- from teh Sadly, No! comments (ifthethunderdon'tgetya): Governor Mooselini!

Moose, Jane? I thought it might be turkey.

Nite CM. I'm not far behind you. I have a hurricane to sleep through.

(This trainwreck has kept me up late all week.)

National Enquirer alert: Anderson Cooper (la Silver Fox) has an interview with Mooselini's ex-brother-in-law on 360 tonight.

Don't forget! Special Daily/Colbert friday edition again!

Ohhh, Kat, that could be good. Bill Maher has Charlie Crist and Scott McLellan on.

Is Obama supposed to be on Countdown for an interview on Monday?

Hi Broadway C! I left you a message earlier today and I decided to take you up on the invite. Hope everyone hasn't gone to bed yet.
I'm in the Bay Area so it's no where near my bedtime.

Thank you guys for the convention(s) commentary.
Especially this week...YUCK!

What I heard, Carl. Hellz to the yeah.

Hi scribbles. Where were you this week when everyone was dropping off like flies at the ridiculously early hour of 3 am??

HA! The Silver Fox just asked Dana Bash (or as I call her, Andrea Mitchell, Jr.) if the McCain campaign was going to keep her in hiding to prevent her from answering quesions. AND SO IT BEGINS!

I checked Keith's site, and you are absolutely correct, Carl.

Ohhhh...Obama, Keith and Rachel...all in a 2 hour span. I may need to send my son to a friend's house. This could be indecent....

Hi Scribbles! Nice to see you here, and thanks again for stopping by my blog.

@ Kat - yeah baby! That's some definite prime spanking fodder.

On a completely unrelated note, does anyone else think Candy Crowley has an unfortunate name?

Candy Crowley may not think so, but I really wish Hillary would come out and just blast Mooselini (I'm using that from now on....just like other substitutions for things like maverick). In my eyes, it would go far to redeem her after all her shenanigans during the primaries. She should go out there and decisively show any remaining undecided Hillary supporters the vast canyon of differences between the two of them. I think Hillary owes it to Obama.

Ah, fact checking on CNN. I love fact checking!

Yeah, I'm not completely sure about that TRUE fact check regarding McCain's support for the war. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't he talking specifically about the surge? And even if he was talking about the war as a whole, when was he a "cocksucker" (aka "maverick") by supporting the war that he claims was unpopular if the entire Republican party comtinued to support it?

Paul Begala on CNN: "If McCain's a maverick, I'm a Hasidic diamond merchant." He's used that before, but damn, it never gets old.

@ Kat - great line. Left the rest of the panel dumbfounded. Heehee!

kat, I don't think we really need to worry about Hill supporters voting R. I think it's a much smaller number than they would have us believe.

Yeah, Carl. I'm with you. PLUS I'm not sure tht the analysis of the results of the surge. There were other factors involved in reducing violence besides the surge - and there are still car bombings and mass murders.

Bob, et al, I think you all might love this:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-ridley/the-guide-to-the-conserva_b_124368.html

QT

That's the thing about this GOP talking point that the surge has succeeded and that we're "winning", whatever the fuck that means. Winning what? Because they're only killing themselves at the rate of 2 or 3 a day instead of 9 or 10, does that mean we're succeeding? They make it sound like BOOM! Surge worked, all's good and you're an idiot if you didn't support it.

I still say the surge failed because the point was to reduce violence to give the government time for reconciliation and get their overall shit together WHICH HAS NOT HAPPENED! Doesn't anyone remember the Monkey-Man's speech? Benchmarks? No?

Bob, et al, I think you all might love this:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-ridley/the-guide-to-the-conserva_b_124368.html

QT

ok Got the kid watered and fed now mommy can play.
QT I just read that and was getting reading to post the link as well. Good looking out!
BTW-you guys are way more cleverand I can'twait to see what you come up with
@Jane-last week I was too chicken to participate but I did tell Carl that you're my SHE-Ro.

Oh - fact checking CNN. Just reported that Alaska's is giving $1200 oil dividend to each Alaskan. Nope. It's a $1200 HIKE. According to Alaska's (the poster here) blog the actual amount is $3269. I tend to believe the young man from Alaska over CNN.

There is no victory to an occupation. The residents will ALWAYS outlast the occupiers, unless the occupiers kill them all, and then it's a massacre, not a victory.

Well, that's all for me tonight ladies and gentlemen. I'll hopefully see some of you again real soon.

I'm so glad we had this time together,

Just to have a laugh or sing a song.

Seems we just get started and before you know it,

Comes the time we have to say: MCCAIN IS SUCH A COCKSUCKER!

Goodnight everybody!

Goodnight Carl! See you soon. Enjoy Monday evening - I know I will! ;)

awwww scribble. ise just a drunk typin on the computer machine.

ceu- did you read the snopes letter? Awesome context on that $1200 payout and other stories.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/kilkenny.asp

Jane, darlin'...I'm chris. :)

nite carl!

Ceu-HA! The Tubes are a small world this week! I loved that link.

Follow enough links and you'll be meeting yourself along the way. :)

Bill Maher is up!

sniff...the basic cable is expensive enough. I have to watch real time bootlegged on the toobs.

Thanks again Bob! Sorry we left such a mess.

I see Colbert already hit the McCain green screen thing. I'm sure there'll be more to come in the next week or so!