Open Thread and Diary Rescue

Tonight here at WJM-TV, our cast of Rescue Rangers include Yashua, dopper0189, PaintyKat (doing double time!), Bent Liberal, kath25 and srkp23 with dadanation impersonating Mary Richards while pico adroitly is our Lou Grant.

A special Chuckles the Clown hello goes to our newest Rescue Ranger dopper0189.

The test of a first rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function. (F. Scott Fitzgerald )

• LondonYank shares samples of visual, political art by a British artisan which reflect some attitudes regarding America in Americans Working Overhead. (PaintyKat)
• Valtin discusses the extent to which the American Psychological Association's members are involved in sanctioning torture and feeding at the public trough of "homeland security" efforts in Psychologist "Swat Team" Serves Bush's Torture Gulag. (PaintyKat)
• In an ongoing series, amad looks at the thorny issues of Muslim extremism and violence and compares perceptions to scientific polling data. A good read. Who Speaks for Islam? Part 3a- What Makes a Radical? (BentLiberal)
• Mentarch scrutinizes the mutual sharing of U.S. and Canadian intelligence databases and issues a chilling Welcome To The Security State Of North America. (srkp23)
• Heard of the Hispanic Exclusion Act of 2009? If not, then you need to read iampunha's impeccably researched diary, May 6, 1882: Give me your tired, your poor, but not your Chinese. (BentLiberal)
• Judith Schaeffer proves in this "heart-felt" love story that people can sure be larger than their lives in Reflections on Mildred Jeter Loving, an American Hero, and the Importance of the Supreme Court. (PaintyKat)
• Vyan reports the Judiciary Committee has voted this morning to subpoena Dick Cheney's Chief of Staff David Addington to testify and explain the development of the administration's interrogation program in House issues Subpoena for Addington over Torture Program. (PaintyKat)
• As first-time diarist Jampacked suggests, it may be economically impossible, and even impractical, to continue to pursue energy independence in The cost of trying to be energy independent. (PaintyKat)

jotter has High Impact Diaries - May 5, 2008.

emeraldmaiden has tonight's Top Comments 5-6-08 - The End of the Day.

Please feel free to use this as an Open Thread and to broadcast your favorite diaries of the day! And pay no attention to Rhoda, Phyllis, Murray, Ted, Georgette, and Sue Anne. They are just lonely.

•  Wow

  Bit late for this one tonight then? Was, um, something happening earlier? What did I miss?

  by keirdubois on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:07:32 PM PDT

  •  I think there was something on TV

    or something.

    Looks like we need to rec this up as it is not on the front page yet.

    by Zwoof on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:10:15 PM PDT

    •  The whole DR team went to a movie tonight.

      Why? What happened around here?

      Jesus of Mesopotamia

      by BentLiberal on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:12:30 PM PDT

      •  what did we see?

        preview of indiana jones?  speedracer?  

        by jlms qkw on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:13:52 PM PDT

        •  I know I shouldn't repost this, but think you saw

          this?

          

          by begone on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:17:00 PM PDT

          •  no, i didn't see that

            i changed to spike about 10pm my time - mountain.  clicked and clicked on the gos and nyt.  (quieter and less annoying).  

            by jlms qkw on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:18:08 PM PDT

      •  we say a great great great movie

        actually that is a lie
        we saw Pippi Longstockings and her Adventures in the South Seas

        which is one of the worst movies ever filmed.

        worse than Can't Stop the Music
        worse than Xanadu.

        even worse than Auntie Mame starring Lucille Ball and Bea Arthur (which, btw, also starred thirteen kilos of vaseline that had to be used to film the two leading ladies in a flattering light...

        everyone sing along with me...

        pippi pippi longstocking
        how i love my funny name

        _______________

        it's their screen name because they couldn't figure out how to spell "moran."

        -9.75 (e), -7.18 (s)

        by dadanation on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:27:37 PM PDT

        •  thot we saw Stripes, err...Lost in Translation

          Black toe, black toe

          Jesus of Mesopotamia

          by BentLiberal on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:29:39 PM PDT

          •  oh yeah, the toes

            how are our toes doing?

            by jlms qkw on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:38:00 PM PDT

          •  i can't rerally remember anymore

            but since no one harshed my mellow, it is not that big a deal is it?

            what were we talking about?

            the white stripes?

            toe jam?

            huh?

            and why is that cat bogarting all my stuff?

            _______________

            it's their screen name because they couldn't figure out how to spell "moran."

            -9.75 (e), -7.18 (s)

            by dadanation on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:44:10 PM PDT

  •  Opportunity

    Never mind what you missed; think about what you actually have: Namely, the opportunity to Recommend Diary Rescue! How often does that happen?

    by Ray Radlein on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:10:24 PM PDT

    •  Opportunity Over

      Ha! Well, I saw that both Zwoof and I took advantage of the brief window between the posting and the inevitable FP'ing to click Recommend. Yay, us!

      by Ray Radlein on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:13:35 PM PDT

      •  You like that?

        I used the force, and up it went.

        by keirdubois on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:14:31 PM PDT

        •  i got to rec DR the other night

          and the very next day my acne cleared up, i struck gold in my backyard, i could speak seven languages and i was able to circumnavigate the globe in an inner tube.

          god i love acid flashbacks...

          _______________

          it's their screen name because they couldn't figure out how to spell "moran."

          -9.75 (e), -7.18 (s)

          by dadanation on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:19:57 PM PDT

          •  No way dude

            Those numbers are, like, cursed, man. Keep 'em away from meeeee!!!!

            by keirdubois on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:23:03 PM PDT

            •  and my kitchen floor

              has never been shinier or more sparkling clean!

              _______________

              it's their screen name because they couldn't figure out how to spell "moran."

              -9.75 (e), -7.18 (s)

              by dadanation on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:45:17 PM PDT

  •  hooray the DR is here!

    i waited and waited!
    

    by jlms qkw on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:13:28 PM PDT

    •  You are really getting good with those pix! n/t

      by SarahLee on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:21:06 PM PDT

      •  that one was stolen

        i wished i'd thought of posting it on the endless results threads that delayed our dearly beloved DR.  

        by jlms qkw on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:23:20 PM PDT

        •  The eyes on that kitten are perfect for

          the text, though.

          by SarahLee on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:30:13 PM PDT

          •  yes, i luv the pic.

            that's why i stole it.  and share it.  

            by jlms qkw on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:33:58 PM PDT

          •  real reason for lateness of DR:

            dadanation lost the keys again!

            

            this one i made from a pic at ichc.  tee hee.  

            by jlms qkw on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:35:24 PM PDT

            •  i lost no keys

              i was too busy trying to get the counter person at the movie to not put ice cubes into my lemonade.

              the keys were and are where they always were and are -- in the ignition.

              _______________

              it's their screen name because they couldn't figure out how to spell "moran."

              -9.75 (e), -7.18 (s)

              by dadanation on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:41:53 PM PDT

  •  New Linkin Park video

    on MTV2.
    Had everyone entranced I suspect.
    Oh, yea... some people were talking about votes and stuff too.

    by RElland on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:23:26 PM PDT

    •  meh

      Chester's brigade has never really captured my respect. But that means more for everyone else, surely.

      by keirdubois on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:32:27 PM PDT

      •  Agreed, although

        getting Kazuto Nakazawa to work on one of their music videos a couple years back was a very, very wise move.  That video kicks all kinds of ass, which is not something I often say about Linkin Park.

        by pico on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:40:54 PM PDT

•  as part of the open thread-

  I just saw The Empire Strikes Barack mentioned (and a good chunk played) on Inside Edition (too lazy to get up and change the channel)

  by TobyRocksSoHard on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:10:43 PM PDT

•  what a night

  my hair is still standing straight up on end...

  woooohoooo!!!

  Thanks, RRS...

  by cfk on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:11:51 PM PDT

•  Phew, about time.

  We'd have had to combine tonight's with tomorrow's, and that would just throw the equilibrium of the universe off.  Or something like that.

  by pico on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:12:40 PM PDT

  •  continuum, time, space

    wards back

    Jesus of Mesopotamia

    by BentLiberal on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:13:46 PM PDT

•  this was interesting

  but you really need to go to the link and read the comments there...

  Polywell fusion update, "Houston, we are going for full power"  
  by Roger Fox
  http://www.dailykos.com/...

  by cfk on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:15:43 PM PDT

•  162,536 registered users on dKos now.

  Here are the 10 newest registered users on dKos.  Hope to see their comments and diaries here soon!

  Wolfgangg
  fleisch
  LiveFreeorDier
  ktalent1
  prowlerjm
  muddyboots2565
  JimOfHope
  superjayjay
  Orlaine
  grybas

  
  And since our society is obsessed with numbers that end in a lot of zeros as milestones, here's a special shoutout to users #162,400: ponzi; and #162,500: fourfourtwo.

  We've added 141 more users in the last 25 hours.

  
  And for your Diary Rescue music pleasure, here's Green Day's subversive song "Minority".

  
  I won't be able to do a user update tomorrow, as us Bruin Democrats are helping out with a fundraiser tomorrow night to raise money for U.S. Doctors for Africa to send a Mobile Health Clinic to Darfur.  I know, real life stuff getting in the way of blogging.  :-)

  by BruinKid on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:16:33 PM PDT

  •  thank you for your real life stuff

    I am proud of you!!

    I appreciate the stats, but I can wait...

    by cfk on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:18:39 PM PDT

  •  This place is getting too big. I'm leaving soon

    or not.

    by begone on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:18:49 PM PDT

    •  I left until Aug.

      I am posting from the past.  or the future.

      by SarahLee on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:23:32 PM PDT

      •  Always fun to apply Einstein to DK

        Now to work on how E=MC² applies here.

        by begone on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:29:56 PM PDT

•  For the record: SurveyUSA SUCKS!

  And Zogby is the new king.

  I know it's painful to admit...

  by Erik W on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:16:59 PM PDT

  •  Zogby was good, but

    was he as close as this?? My prediction

    Yes, I'm a freaking genius... for a change.

    by badlands on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:29:19 PM PDT

    •  !!!!!!!!!!!

      can you tell me tomorrow night's lottery numbers? ;)

      by Erik W on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:33:35 PM PDT

    •  Pretty impressive,

      I must say. I thought you were a bit optimistic, glad to see you weren't.

      But you didn't "show your work," as my son's teacher would say. I am still giving you credit, though.

      Peace.

      by not a cent on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:35:41 PM PDT

•  No site or server problems tonight, kudos n/t

  by bosdcla14 on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:17:17 PM PDT

  •  It was the smoothest primary night ever

    wasn't it?

    Props to ct.

    by begone on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:19:47 PM PDT

    •  yep

      no problems for me over here in Chinaville.
      I think the server room at DKos Center is contributing to Global Warming however.

      by Zwoof on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:50:34 PM PDT

•  wow. we've made it!

  mary richards here, giving due props to lou grant (pico) and the crew of rangers -- especially PaintyKat who did double-duty and with such ease and calm.

  the rangers were as always faboo -- and a big hello and nod to the newest ranger dopper0189.

  they make it so easy, it's like falling off a log.

  and a great batch of diaries on the list.

  and phew, we made it up on the FP before tomorrow.

  _______________

  it's their screen name because they couldn't figure out how to spell "moran."

  -9.75 (e), -7.18 (s)

  by dadanation on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:17:48 PM PDT

•  Is it really over?!

  someone pinch me?

  by audiored on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:18:06 PM PDT

  •  I think it's still settling

    gonna take a month to shake out i bet

    too bad

    Jesus of Mesopotamia

    by BentLiberal on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:20:47 PM PDT

•  Weirdest Maureen Dowd Column Yet

  http://www.nytimes.com/...

  How odd. Just odd.

  by Fozzie Bear on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:18:35 PM PDT

  •  i wonder what time she had to

    turn it in?  

    by jlms qkw on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:19:27 PM PDT

    •  it does sound as if it was written back

      several hours before the deluge...I agree.

      she learned from Bill and Dick Morris and Mark Penn that following the rules was for saps.

      and she learned from the bushies, too, I would say...and not a good thing to learn.

      I guess dowd is in mourning a bit...and sees the younger, idealistic, hillary has long gone...

      left me feeling sad for that, I guess...

      and a good question, too...what kind of senator is she going to be now?  or has she been, if we are honest...the curtain has been opened on that, perhaps...never to be hidden so well, again?

      by cfk on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:28:09 PM PDT

  •  That is so odd

    it seems like many a diary posted here at 12:30 a.m. PST. Except less heart-felt.

    by not a cent on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:42:58 PM PDT

•  The definitive results thread for NC...

  ... definitely needs rescuing.

  by ge0rge on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:25:22 PM PDT

•  Zogby was the best pollster tonight

  Amazing as that may be, it's true. He predicted Obama +14 in NC; Obama won by 15. Survey USA had Obama up by 5.

  Zogby predicted Obama +2 in Indiana; actual result was Clinton +2. Survey USA said Clinton by 12.

  I have a bit more respect for Zogby after tonight.

  by Angry White Democrat on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:26:11 PM PDT

  •  Zogby is BACK!

    and SurveyUSA's "gold standard" has been proven to be fools gold. ;)

    Like really... how can one pollster be off by 10% in 2 states on the same day? That sucks.... BIGTIME.

    by Erik W on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:29:09 PM PDT

  •  2 %? Not according to my math

    and I've seen the math.

    She won by less than 1% because they are counting the same voters twice as +'s in HRC's column and -'s in OB's tally. (see my diary last week about my math skills)

    So to remedy this, we need to borrow some voters from nearby Michigan and ballot counters from Florida and see what happens.

    by Zwoof on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:35:39 PM PDT

•  Remember

  this?
  

  Revenge:
  

  by SarahLee on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:27:01 PM PDT

  •  that absolutely kicks ass!

    i am laughing so hard now that i think i sort of wet myself.

    _______________

    it's their screen name because they couldn't figure out how to spell "moran."

    -9.75 (e), -7.18 (s)

    by dadanation on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:30:32 PM PDT

•  Hey, did you see that John Kerry

  gave The NiteOwl-in-Chief Meteor Blades a shout out in his diary on the rec list?

  wu huu for MB

  by Zwoof on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:29:25 PM PDT

  •  Missed that.

    certainly well deserved.

    by SarahLee on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:36:46 PM PDT

    •  To be exact,

      he didn't call him by name, but linked to MB's article about the Pentagon Press Machine.

      Nice to know that John Kerry reads here at The Root of All Evil Blog

      by Zwoof on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:39:32 PM PDT

•  My favourite diary of today is ....

  here.  You are still on time to go and take a look, answer the poll if it isn't too much to ask, and if you think it appropriate, leave a comment or two.  I'm trying to build up interest about a diary that I  am about to publish sooooon, on Colombia's current political situation.

  Your kind attention is greatly appreciated.

  This comment is part of my blatant diary pimping series.
  .

  by Mangrove Blues on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:30:15 PM PDT

  •  Best comments were in MB's diary

    about the proposed shopping/golf course/amusement park for the Greenzone.

    Samples:

    * On the golf course, will the insurgents yell "FORE! when they launch mortar rounds?

    The park can have: * Hanging Gardens of Babylon - with live hangings at 2 pm daily * Waterboard Park - for that total immersion sensation * a Runaway Mine Tram -through an actually mine field (helmets and flak jackets provided) * Maybe a roller coaster named "Shock and Awe". * How about a Shrapnel Slide? * If there is an outdoor theater, maybe they can get John Mellencamp to do a show and sing "Ain't That America". * The Ferris Wheel of Freedom? * Armored Bumper Cars where the kids try to avoid the Improvised Explosive Devices placed in discreet locations along the track?

    I laughed till I cried and then some at some of the snark.

    by SarahLee on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:42:05 PM PDT

•  Can someone explain this to me?

  From looking at the delegate chart above, it's possible for both candidates to get 2,025 delegates.  What happens if they both get the required number?

  by djtyg on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:31:28 PM PDT

  •  It's not possible

    Your math is off. They both can't reach 2025. If you add in Florida or Michigan delegates, it adjusts the number needed to win.

    by Erik W on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:44:49 PM PDT

  •  Wait

    are u doin that CNN delegate calculator?

    That thing is messed up. They've added in NC and IN, at least partially, but haven't taken them off the board.

    by Erik W on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:50:00 PM PDT

•  Good Night

  by JugOPunch on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:31:32 PM PDT

•  I don't quite get it still.

  MSNBC

  Headline: "Clinton will pull out narrow lead"
  "Clinton: Full Speed on to the whitehouse"

  yadda yadda.. and so forth.

  ok how about a headline about Obama wiping the floor with her?

  no?

  Oh. Wait..

  His win was racially lopsided.

  Thanks MSNBC. Good night.

  by TJ Slater on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:31:57 PM PDT

•  Gen. Wes Clark phones Hillary, "Concede!"

  http://www.americablog.com/...

  by cmpnwtr on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:33:49 PM PDT

  •  Whoa, that's big.

    These next few days will be v.v.interesting.

    by begone on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:38:49 PM PDT

•  pre-pimping here

  thursday night TheFatLadySings and crew of dKos health-wonk-advocates have their regular Health Care Activism diary.

  so way worth the read.

  i know, i'm way early, but what the hell.

  better to plan ahead and put this in your calendar NOW than rush at the last minute to get all of your chores done before settling down to read the series this week.

  _______________

  it's their screen name because they couldn't figure out how to spell "moran."

  -9.75 (e), -7.18 (s)

  by dadanation on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:34:13 PM PDT

•  And the Drudge Report was right again

  whoever is leaking Clinton's internals to them actually has the goods or they are a VERY good predictor.

  2 weeks ago in PA they said Clinton was preparing for a 10 point win the morning of the primary. She won by 9%.

  Today, Drudge broke that Clinton was preparing for a 15% loss. She lost by 14%.  

  He's got the scoop.

  by Erik W on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:41:28 PM PDT

•  Humbled yet again

  "Heard of the Hispanic Exclusion Act of 2009? If not, then you need to read iampunha's impeccably researched diary ..."

  To say on this site, with the number of lifetime scholars who regularly exhibit a graduate-level understanding of policy and history, that my diary is impeccably researched ... is really worth putting on my resume. (I am so not even close to making this up.)

  At any rate, I obviously think the similarities between the 1880s and the late 2000s are frightening and worth knowing about, and regardless of how you feel about immigration and reforming it, it's an issue that will be coming back. If you want to make sure we don't culturally cripple a continent of people for the next 60+ years, I strongly suggest reading the diary.

  Oh, and voting in the poll. Get this: you determine what you read. Tired of having to decide between Obama or Clinton, getting gas or getting your prescriptions, or which credit card to pay off? Take a breather and vote for what I have to spend hours researching at 3 a.m. this Saturday:)

  by iampunha on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:55:07 PM PDT

  •  link?

    I will go looking...

    by cfk on Wed May 07, 2008 at 12:06:43 AM PDT

    •  Link to ... the poll?

      The poll is attached to my diary. If you're talking about a link to something else, you'll have to specify it.

      by iampunha on Wed May 07, 2008 at 01:04:33 AM PDT

      •  I clicked on your name and found it

        but it is easier if you put a link in your comment post...by copying and pasting the addy to your diary in it.

        It was a very interesting diary, and sad....thank you.

        by cfk on Wed May 07, 2008 at 12:10:25 PM PDT

•  "Campaign Wars : the Final Conflict"

  Alternate title, "The Scouring of the Kossacks."

  All of these conciliatory diaries popping up, offering the olive branch to Clintonistas, promoting unity for the Good of the Party, let's be sure to win in November... and all of these commentators not only instantly screaming NO!, but screaming "FUCK No!!" Not unless they emerge from the jungle naked and weeping, throw themselves on our mercy, abjectly renouncing and denouncing Hillary (who was apparently separated at birth from Karl Rove, and is the secret love-child of Lester Maddox). I forgot that Zero-tolerance is where's it's at.

  I made the mistake of trying to parse degrees of evilness, and forgot to dress in asbestos. Where's that aloe and vitamin e lotion when you need it..?

  by Uthaclena on Wed May 07, 2008 at 12:02:37 AM PDT

•  There were *two* IGTNT diaries today.

  Only one made the rec list. The other was suffocated by the primaries. Let's get it up there now!

  by SciVo on Wed May 07, 2008 at 12:17:27 AM PDT

•  two opposed ideas

  I've been thinking that the definition of a Republican is someone who can Believe two opposed ideas at the same time. Like, you know, that Nation building is bad and that We owe it to Iraq to build their nation; that Government is Bad, but We trust it totally to run our lives.

  by LuvSet on Wed May 07, 2008 at 09:38:35 AM PDT