One word: Uuuugggh! With the sure and certain knowledge that, if they weren't in public and other agendas weren't at stake, THIS is what they would be doing instead:

The Putin expression In Russian;

"I'm sure glad this photo op is over! Now get your phony ass the hell out of Mother Russia...and take Exxon/Mobil with you."

Anybody know where they got the thousands of cheering Slovaks? I know Bush is reasonably popular in Poland... is it the same in Slovakia or did they fence the protesters off?

Like in America, bring out your ticket-holding pro-Bush supporters and make it look and sound good. Right-wing government sponsored rallies for George Bush will be found in any country looking for Washington favor, military bases, funding, and whatever else they need by bending over and kissing Bush butt.

Pooty looks less than thrilled...

Bush probably is gay, but if he's lucky then Putin is not.

The expression on Putin's face says, "I speak Russian." Speaking Russian creates a permanent exaggeration of a frown. Wouldn't you be frowning if you were Russian? Thus they have the perfect language for themselves, a melodious conglomeration of gargles and coughs.

At least that's better than the hooting and thumping of Bush and others of his kind (Pan troglodytes).

Putin was being careful. The contraption in Bush's backpack does more than transmit signals. It also slices and dices. Looks like a couple of world leaders are in a disagreement of who gets to sell military weapons to which countries. That and the Russians are leaning towards moving to the Euro. Gdub, the great uniter.

"If we’re an arrogant nation, they’ll resent us. If we’re a humble nation, but strong, they’ll welcome us." -George W. Bush, Presidential Debate at Wake Forest University Oct 11, 2000

They resent us.

Some things Putin would like to say to Bush: "GET YOUR F...ING HAND OFF MY BACK, YOU CONDESCENDING IDIOT!!!! NOT THAT YOU'D KNOW WHAT CONDESCENDING MEANS, YOU JERK!!! NOW I'M GOING TO WASH MY HANDS...YECK!! AND WHEN IS YOU PLANE LEAVING!!! UGH!!! GOOD RIDDANCE!!! BLAHHHH!!! HOPE MY DAY IMPROVES!!!!"

Egads. I probably shouldn't be laughing at all this but I guess I'm just glad to not have to see the Full-Smirk on the Wipe's face yet again. Who was the photographer who finally picked up on the pointy ears?

I wonder if**sh has any clue as to just how ignorant he looks to the world? He says he doesn't read newspapers but it's plain that he's self centered and we know he craves approval from his daddy, so he must be a little interested in what people think about him. Could you imagine what it feels like knowing that you're hated around the world by millions upon millions, And yet, I don't see an ounce of humility in the man.

Putin has played **sh for the fool that he is, going along with all **sh's bullshit about seeing into his soul and all that. What an embarassing deal that was. Everytime he opens his mouth he disgraces our country. Shuttup George, just SHUT THE **CK UP!!

Putin is saying: "WOW! I COULD HAVE HAD A GANNON INSTEAD."

Please pass this onto other people.

How can the people force a mean spirited conservative congress to pass a progressive agenda? Simple. I have picked some well known companies that appear related to issues that progressives find important. Boycott these companies and make them lobby congress and get what we want or they go bust. While I agree we need to elect a Democratic congress and a Democratic president, with a consumer boycott we the people can exert influence every single day and not just at election time and not just with letters or petitions but with petitions with the bite of a boycott.

Join the revolution for progressive legislation

http://www.boycott-republicans.com

Write this url on your one, five and ten dollar bills.

Call Eckerd Pharmacy Corporate Headquarters at 800 325 3737, Call CVS Pharmacy Corporate headquarters at 888 607 4287 and Call Walgreens Pharmacy Corporate headquarters at 800 289 2273 and tell them you will not purchase any products from their drug stores until they get the Republican congress to repeal the faulty prescription drug benefit and replace it with a simple 80 percent coverage benefit under Medicare Part B. Then sign the petition.

Call Walmart at 800 WALMART and tell them you will not buy from them until they get the Republican congress to stop social security privatization, increase the minimum wage to TEN dollars an hour, and extend unemployment insurance for people who lost jobs and sought work for more than 6 months. then sign the petition.

Sign the petition to stop social security privatization, increase the minimum wage,extend unemployment insurance for people who lost jobs and sought work for more than 6 months and repeal the faulty Republican prescription drug benefit and replace it with a simple 80 percent coverage of medication under Medicare Part B. Please get two other people to sign this petition.

http://www.petitionspot....om/petitions/progressive

Sign the petition to stop the War and Occupation in Iraq

http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/stopthewar

Boycott Wendy's Restaurants and Outback Steakhouses.

Why you say? Wendy's Restaurants operate out of Dublin, OHIO and Outback Steakhouses operate out of FLORIDA. Now you see. I have picked two well known companies that operate out of the states that have brought us stolen elections by the immoral Republican Party. These companies operate restaurant chains that have restaurants around the United States.

Now why boycott them after the effort to overturn Bush's second stolen election has failed? Boycott them, call them, email them and tell them that we will not go to their restaurants until Ohio and Florida elects democrats to Governorships, Secretaries of state and majorities in their legislatures in Ohio and Florida. In other words we will punish them for allowing the stolen elections to happen in 2000 and 2004. Will it work? Well do it and see.

I had a petition to demand a revote in Ohio and Florida at

http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/revote

but now I use it to allow people to express their opinions on the 2004 and 2000 stolen elections and encourage them to boycott Wendy's and Outback Steakhouse, 2 famously Republican contributors.

Thank you.

Also visit these fine websites

http://www.Buyblue.org

http://www.2005blue.com

http://www.choosetheblue.com

http://www.imblue.net

For anyone born in the 1940s (and many who weren't), this whole scenario has the surreal, unbelievable, quasi-nightmarish feel of Thomas Pynchon's V or Dog Years by Günter Grass. Fantastic actions played out with such outrageously improbable effrontery that one feels, almost, as if one is swimming through a luridly colored jello matrix that simply could not be.

Wake up! you keep shrieking to yourself - and nothing happens except a continuation of the freakish nightmare.

At least, if you put yourself into the context of some of the more caricatured actors in either of these novels, you can almost see where Karl Rove is coming from. Wikipedia lists him as Danish-American; but Federal documents, according to Google, give him a dual German/American citizenship - with rather notorious antecedents.

Guys, did anyone else, when seeing the backdrop, think about the social security backdrop Bush always uses? Thats what I immediately thought it was when I first saw images from the conference. I would not be surprised if Bushco was heavily involved in subliminal messaging.

Will do, BuckFush #13.

Okay, I've had my laugh, now I'll get serious. What Vladimir Putin is thinking is that in June the Texas chimp will attempt a conquest of Iran. Look at a map and you'll see that Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan form a chain that stretches from Jordan to the People's Republic of China. That's what Putin is thinking and therefore he is thinking of how to help make Bush's conquests fail.

It may require more subtle work than sneaking dioxin into Bush's food, because it's hard to get dioxin into an unpeeled banana.

Chemo -

It can be done with a hypodermic needle.

BTW, forgive me, all. I should have included a link to this with the above post (#14). For a ref to Rove, scroll down; but feel free to read it all.

I read the exchange between Chuck of the OV and Brad. Chuck's trying to baffle w/ his BS. Using terminology like "Fair and Balanced" sort of gives away where he's coming from. He's affraid of the story because it touches on the flaws of our democracy. Money and favors from the corporate slime keep the skids greased in all directions. Employing illegal aliens, facilitating espionage and contributing to Florida vote fraud are all Curtis charges with merit. The OV's sleuthing will always be deficient so long as the Feeney guy is looming. Oh well. Perhaps another democracy will start up where special interest manipulation and corrupt politicians are a thing of the past. Certainly it won't happen in Florida.

Counterpoint to peg c above..... picture a huge pile of stinking dog sh*t completely covering one, Oviedo, Florida.

Boy o boy...I'm going to use this like an open thread, if that's all right. I don't know where else to put it.

I've just been humping firewood and feeding our miniature woodstove, hoping to stave off frozen pipes for the night, and recalling **sh last year talking about his "tax cuts." How the "poor pipple" would have $1200 extra "to buy fahr-wood to heat their homes" with this benevolent bonanza. Wha...?

Does this criminally ignorant person not know that A) "fahr-wood" is, BTU for BTU, more expensive than premium-priced "oll?"
B) pipple in tenemants and government housing don't have wood stoves, let alone wood-cutters and wood-sellers?

The occasion upon which I heard this "talking point" was the moment at which I decided that irremediable evil was unleashed upon the world. Because this semblance of a man had no idea, and cared less, that what he was saying was incongruous with reality, that the people he was addressing his remarks to had real lives, and that problems of survival he had never conceived of were an actual reality to those others he had likewise never conceived of. Autistic insulation.

God help us, I do believe a few of the depraved and the deprived bought his generous-uncle approach.

Has anyone heard from Teresa lately?

How embarrassing. Wish they could keep the
ignorant ass back on the ranch. His manners and
dumb speeches would be suitable for a Bar-B-Q
or a hayride. Well, maybe not, but at least
hidden from the rest of the world. How insulting and
rude!

Pynchon's "V"! Ohmygod! I'm spinning off into the past, whirling away into the genius of madness lost, gone from this carnival of banality...

Yep, do the same thing to the Iraqis that is done to Americans. Plop them down in front of a bunch of useless TV shows and kill their brains so they don't notice how shitty life is. Course, you need electricity for TV.

Bush is leading America down a very dangerous garden path.

Don't hold back Hunter. Tell us how you really feel.

Cheryl #29 -

Love it, Cheryl! Thanks.

Peter Sinclair, cartoonist. He's great!

Great posting at DU by IrateCitizen

Bratislava was locked down - completely. If you didn't work or reside in a huge area of the city you couldn't go there. bullsh and his insipid "better half" outraged the entire country by failing to remove their gloves before shaking hands with the PM, cabinet members, and their wives - a grave breach of ordinary manners in this part of the world. As for old "Pooty Poot," as bullsh calls him, he was clearly ill at ease, to say the least, having to pretend to make nice with such a murderous moron, and that's what accounts for his expression. As a point of fact, Russian is one of the most poetic, melifluous languages on this Earth, and all you have to do is go to Russia to see that the people don't scowl unless given ample reason to. And, yeah, where's Teresa?

Bush said in his speech with Putin that Putin always means what he says. I think Putin's face says it all...

That picture is a study in the power of body language. I don't remember ever seeing a man so clearly repulsed as Putin that day/

Some snakes are not capable of sharing the same pit.

Sunday morning in Prague, catching up on the blogs, drinking coffee, thought I'd look in on the NYT(wit) to see if anyone was waking up. Holy cow! Maureen Dowd reall gets it! Let's all encourage her. Check it out at: http://www.nytimes.com/2.../27/opinion/27dowd.html?

Perhaps this story explains the picture.

It does not look good at all, because now Russia will be sending nuclear material to Iran.

OPEC is also scheduled to have a meeting in Iran in early March.

While the US is condemning Iran, the rest of the world is doing business with it.

The foreign policy of the US in the past 4 years has been the most catastropic I know of.

From budget surpluses to historical deficits, from warm feelings toward us to contempt, the Bush administration has done enormous damage.

Four more years may just be our undoing. I hope not but it does not look good. It may take a generation to recover ... if we can recover at all.

Peg C #23, Czaragorn #24,

I'm here! I've been in my bathroom for five days....No! I'm not sick!
I started painting the walls and got carried away into an altered state of creativity. Now I've got to install crown moulding.

Politics and art don't mix, and this Republican crowd is make me dizzy with their vulgarity and complete lack of grace. Putin looks like he's about to puke. I'm trying my best not to. I wonder how Bush likes borscht.

But I miss your spirited conversations, so I'll be joining in again.

Love you all!

Dredd #36
I think the majority of countries that are disturbed and angry with the U.S. can still separate us (the people) from our government, but we are ultimately responsible for the actions of our government since we have (allowed **sh to steal the election) elected **sh, so we are guilty by association. We're not undone yet but we're running out of time thats for sure.

If I were the leader of Iran, I would sure want to get my hands on a nuke since it might be the only thing that could deter an American invasion. I'll never understand the logic that says we can have nukes, but they can't. The less the better, I know, but it's hypocritical of us to take that position , especially when we all know that Israel has them, though still undeclared, and Israel hasn't (I believe) signed any nuclear non- proliferation treaties when, ironies of ironies, Iran and Syria have. Please, someone 'splain that one to me!

Just one more thing. Did everyone notice how Israel blamed the latest suicide bombing on Syria? Part of the plan to begin the attack on Iran, through Syria.

Dredd, Teresa!, Supersoling -

I cannot "believe" what those thugs have done to MY country. I cannot, I cannot, I canNOT... There are times (like today) when I don't even want to wake up in the morning. But I have a big Dem. meeting this afternoon, so I had to.

Then, this one's for you Peg C!

The truth about Canada-US relations.

Peg C #39 Hang in there hon, I feel the same way you do sometimes. I get so angry that I want to scream and the living crap (not constructive) out of them, but it passes and the hope and positive energy eventually return, as it will to you. Do what you have to do to get through today. We're here for you, and we need you to be strong. And you are that (strong).

Cheryl#40
Great article, thanks for posting it, but without reflecting on you in any way, I have to take issue with the blogger that you linked to. While I agree with everything in the linked article, he showed some questionable (to say the least) motives here at Bradblog, DailyKos, and at DU back in Nov. when he very repeatedly and with almost religious fervor, attacked anyone who was at the time questioning the results of the election. In fact, this is what initially led me to Bradblog while following the posts of commentor UNDERSTANDINGLIFE in his endeavor to spread the exit poll analysis of a DU poster (can't recall his name now) from I believe, North Carolina. That poster had shown what I believe was evidence, that the vote was electronically manipulated. The "Gracci" guy was demonic in his relentless pursuit of anyone who believed the election was stolen and produced much bogus counter argument.

I would take anything this guy says with an industrial sized grain of salt. Meanwhile, I will search the archives of the above mentioned blogs and see if I can come up with some links.

Peace

Cheryl and all, Re my #41

Here is the link to Gracchi's post here and Brad's scepticism as to his claims. It also gives a glimpse into Gracchi's stridency.

Super,
I hear ya! Thanks for the heads up. But I liked that one.

O.K.

Here is the link to the original diary at Kos showing the above mentioned N.Carolina exit poll study done by "ignatzmouse", the poster whose name I couldn't remember above. At the top of the diary is a link to the discussion of this study at Democratic Underground in which you can see the comments by "Gracchi". Gracchi's comments begin at post #193. Just scroll down and on the right side you will find it where all the post #'s are listed.

Maybe this isn't a big deal, but at the very least, it gives a very interesting glimpse into the lengths that some where willing to go to downplay the belief among many, (including me), that the election was stolen. It was as if there was a concerted effort by Gracchi and others to divert attention from that research. I was very disturbed by their efforts.

Anyway, take it for what it's worth,

Peace

Cheryl #43

I liked it too, and actually had difficulty placing those comments and what I had previously seen of Gracchi, coming out of the same mouth. In any case...............

One more thing on the election, for those who may not have seen this, and sorry if this has been linked before, but is a great website run by a Republican whose area of expertise is computer hacking. His opinions about the election might restore your faith in the fact that there are good, intelligent, thoughtful people still out there no matter what their political leanings are. Check it out.

WHOOPS!!

Brad, can you fix that? ^^^^^

Ugh! You're right Super. He's very strident. It's really hard to link that Gracchi with the one that I linked to. ??????

Supersoling #41 -

Isn't that a phenomenon, though! My brother, a liberal Torontonian and a rabid anti-Bushite, INSISTS that the B-word won fair and square and that out conspiracy theories are deluded! And he's a very intelligent person, for a man. I wonder whether it's some chauvinistic syndrome, Canadians wanting to believe that Americans actually WANT GW in the White House, so that they can feel superior. Cheryl?

Hey,Hey,Hey! Peg C :0

"he's a very intelligent person for a man" ????
LOL You know I'm with you but IIIII'm a man.

The more time goes on , the more important the elction fraud exposure becomes to me.
Election reform is not getting through Congress. They plan to continue with the 'no paper trail'.
The states individually could fix it, but that would take a lot of time.
But Kerry/Edwards just filed again in Ohio.

I'm extremely frustrated with this situation, and I know that the majority senses that their Presidential choice was stolen from them. I just can't understand why the refusal to face the truth.

Peg C #39......You are incredible. So many are just talking about their dissatisfaction, and YOU are doing something. All the time, it seems. Please keep us updated as to your actions. It is so inspiring.

This Iran, Russia, Israel situation is complicated, and not what it appears to be. We'll just have to watch it unfold, as there may be some unexpected occurrences.

The nuclear weapons thingy is also complicated. It might just control itself, as those weapons are very difficult and expensive to maintain, so it may not be worth it. From what I understand, The chemical and biological weapons are the real problem.

It's all just a huge game anyway, controlled by the arms dealers. And it may turn out that too many further wars involving this country might not be cost effective.

So many men I've noticed after having important meetings with Bush look like the've been futbucked and he looks happy.

Hey Peg C,

How was your meeting? I think that your brother just can't believe something as outrageous as fixing an election. If he does believe it democracy is not as secure as he'd like to believe. And, if he does believe it all those other *conspiracy* theories might have something to them.

Some Canadians might feel superior over Americans, but I think the vast majority are wondering what in the hell is the matter with them, voting him in a second time?

Maybe I'm reaching but the look on Putin's face is one of dispassionate almost to a point of frustration.
A look of "What are we to do?".

He just listened to the 'boy' talking and having an obviously enourmous amount of difficulty getting his mind to gather the words, which in proper order, would make sense as he rambled on in an embarassing display of pretense of 'statesmanship'. There was, at this time no Rove to rewrite and no media to edit, just the 'boy' at the other podium.

The 'boy' who had access to the nuclear launch button, the 'boy' who sent men and women into an illegal war, with no regret.

In this picture we see Putin trying to stay calm yet worrying 'How do we keep this smirking fool from blowing us all up?'.

Are we all not worrying about that?

Hi all -

Supersoling #49 - I never doubted your gender for a moment.

Teresa - Hi! Welcome back from the bathroom! How are your crown mouldings? A lot less frustrating than all this mess, I'll bet.

Cheryl - My sister-in-law, a Montreal Anglo bluestocking, never misses an opportunity to point our how ignorant and gauche Americans are. I love her, but it's maddening. So it goes...

The meeting went well. I'm on the Platform Committee, drawing up a statement for Howard Dean. The key to that will be thinking positive and Progressive all the way. There weren't enough people there (rotton driving conditions, bitter cold, high winds), but it was good to get together with folks who are just as furiously frustrated, angry and concerned. GOOD people, like the people here.

Hi Cole - Yes, we are.

Peg C,
Well, we all know that the attitude towards Americans is much different on both Canadian coasts than it is in the middle. We don't think you're ignorant and gauche. Just maybe wondering why so many people voted for the madman.

Hi Peg C
Yes, indeed--and a yes from most of the world too!
Problem is that we---the 49% of the electorate (discounting the 'stolen' votes) --- are the only ones who can do anything about it.

And we have to do 'it' without the 'media'. without solid representation of those we elect to office, and all we have are the Blogs like this and a bare few publications and broadcasts like FSTV and LINK.

Heck, we don't need a fair fight---just enough of us to do the Dean Scream and scare the shit out of the shits.

Cole - I'm going to try posters. As in, "Is anyone but us Democrats worried about the trip-wire this country is about to stumble into? The trip-wire that detonates an all-out Armageddon which has absolutely nothing to do with Biblical revelations?"

Hi, Peg c,

Thanks for the welcome back.
I do admit I got frustrated with this mess. I thought I could just walk away from it and seek some solace in the comfort of creativity and beauty. But while waiting for the coats of paint to dry (cherry purple/red...1000 coats), I found that I missed you alls's company, and decided to do both.

I am a slow poke, so the crown moulding still has to be cut perfectly and stained. Once that's done, I'll just pound the damn things on, and voila!.... sublime grace, and something to stare at during my daily ablutions.

I do think, however, that our disgusting mock president is going to slow down a bit in his mad race to end tyranny. And then he'll be gone.

Probably the Pope will die, and that will keep the moron off the front pages for awhile, and we can get a break and some relief.

I think that is what irritates me the most. His constant crisis and attention game. I was completely successful at ignoring politicians until he came along.
They're not my cup of tea.

This may seem like nit picking, but I am really just sick and tired of the way the arrogant chimp treats other heads of state, like he's so much better than them. They always give him the respect of addressing him as pResident Boosh, yet he never returns the respect. President Putin is Vlad or Valdimir or Pooty Poot or "Chicken legs", but never President Putin.
He does it to all of them and it's just rude and arrogant and more proof that Boosh has no class what so ever. He really believes he's king of the world and can just push anyone around.
How do you say Go Fuck Yourself in Russian?

Tvoyu mat'! means "Your mother!" in the accusative case...

Bush has one eyebrow raised higher than the other - a classic sign of lie. Putin's expression is saying he isnt' buying.

Czaragorn #61 -

I had been going to suggest that we ask you for the appropriate phrase! I didn't learn it in college Russian.

Miss P #62 -

Are you sure * knows the difference between a lie and the truth? I think one of the characteristics of his pathology is autistic inability to see beyond his own fantasy universe.

Peg C
Luck with the posters!
Maybe there could be a spot for a couple of questions that I have been struggling with inserted in them.

The first directed to the Biblical Revelations Believers--'BRB's is the HEAVEN you believe, at life's end, that you will go to the same HEAVEN that the Armageddon bunch is going to go to? i.e. are there two HEAVENS? If not what is so special?'

Second question, same bunch--'BRB's if you truely 'believe' then, Why if, God gave you Eden the Garden are you so 'busy' clear cutting and ripping it out roots and all? i.e. if your 'Beliefs' are based on destruction what do you expect to find when you de-bus in HEAVEN?'

Sorry for the silly questions but I really must know.

Hi Peg C., yes, I think Bush knows the difference. I also think he will crack. IMHO.

A federal district court has just ruled that Bush had no constitutional nor statutory authority to define Padilla, a US citizen, as an enemy combatant. link here

Follow up to #66:

The actual written opinion in the habeas action is linked here.

This is the first step in a case that cuts a path thru some very good but heretofore untrodden paths.