Thursday oddems: vaginal-Americans unite; feminists are sexier; squawk & awe in the war on xmas; dori spurns the gutter helmet; more randi smears; rush, the new bambino; other coochie scorchers and everlasting wounds.

~ Niche demographic? Cliff May, that certifiable Republican "consultant" who occasionally fills the conservative chair on cable when the scheduled rightie gets caught in a vice sting, told MSNBC's Tucker Carlson in a discussion about Hillary that he doesn’t think people should vote for a candidate based on their race, religion or gender and said: “At least call her a Vaginal-American.” We think that might have, er, legs. And if the coochie-snorcher is to identify distaff voters, then why not Penile-Americans? Or the Scrotumnal Bloc; determined after conducting "Pole polls" of course.

~ Feminists are better lovers. Despite decades of Rush Limbaugh's framing feminists as ugly, angry, asexual ball-busters, a Rutgers University study found that feminism boosts sexual satisfaction for both men and women despite both genders hold negative views of feminists. Women with egalitarian attitudes find mates and men find them attractive. What's more, they may even be enjoying sex more than non-feminists. Yuh think?

~ Sorry we've been blogging lite lately; we've been busy with another project and sometimes in the night the lights simply go out. 

~ Dori Monson, and Billo Reilly have already started on their annual War on Xmas. This made-up ratings-whoring will serve them well for a couple of months. It's always boring to listen to false indignation, but for these two otherwise secularist jerks, it's more than we can take. The best argument for letting religious symbols stink up public places is that it might make talk radio phonies shut up about it.

~ Dori Monson: love 'em and leaf 'em: A BlatherWatcher writes: "Has anyone noticed that last year KIRO (especially Dori Monson) was promoting the hell out of Gutter Helmet. Now it's all Leaf Filter. Please give me a REFUND!" Where's the loyalty? How can a man sell his soul for a gutter guard?

~ Lubing Rush Limbaugh on cable last week was the former somebody and congressman- now local Phoenix talk host- J.D. Hayworth who said, "Rush is proving again that just what Babe Ruth meant to baseball back in the twenties and thirties, Rush Limbaugh means to broadcasting in the here and now, specifically talk radio." He's right: Wasn't Babe Ruth also a fat, unpleasant, overbearing jerk with a substance abuse problem?

~ Ex-Republican girls gone wild! "And remember, we have twice Hillary’s cleavage." BlatherWatch supports the Goldwater/Miller ticket (for the second time in our life) in '08. Stephanie Miller (KPTK m-f 6-9a) and CC Goldwater whose father and grandfather respectively and respectfully ran on a watershed conservative Republican ticket in 1964 are running next year for Prez and Veep on the “Where’s the Party” party ticket. Stephanies writes: "Let’s be honest, this is clearly just a cheap publicity stunt to promote the DVD release of CC Goldwater’s HBO Documentary Film, Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater and The Stephanie Miller Show, Stephanie’s syndicated radio show."

~ Fox News' lowered common morning denominator Fox & Friends was quick to trounce Air America talker Jon Elliot who aired his erroneous conclusion that Randi Rhodes was mugged by a right-wing enemy. Elliot promptly apologized. But News Hounds points out that F & F, while scolding Elliott, ran with a rumor that fit better in the Fox News agenda: the New York Post's reporting based on "an anonymous contributor to Gawker.com" who "said Rhodes fell after drinking 14 Bloody Mary's at a Midtown Irish pub."

~ sick of Comcast? you can get a hammer or you can do as we do, dial up Blue Washington TV on the Interweb. Our man in Walla Walla, Tim Copeland's progressive online channel sadly lacks Project Runway, but there are some great episodes of Mr. Deity; plus PBS's Charlie Rose, Bill Moyers, and Frontline. 

Comments

[joanie]

and your dodging.

[Duffman]

..if NOTHING else, what do you think of Laura...do you actually think she'd put up with a guy like that, when she apparently 'laid the law' down on him for drinking liberally

[joanie]

I hate winks. Don't be cute. Does a wink mean you're just teasing . . . I hate that. We are getting back to the difficulty of having a serious discussion. So easy to just have blind faith, isn't it Duff?

BTW, that should have been "you're dodging."

[Duffman]

..you tell me; you obviously have it in RR

[Duffman]

"Does a wink mean you're just teasing . . ."
..about Stephanie Miller...DUH, obviously...or do you think otherwise

[joanie]

I'll answer but you need to answer too.

Laura? He's cute. He's rich. He was probably fun. Easy to overlook behaviors before they become public. Lots of women stick with men that they no longer like. But, I don't know her. She may like him. She may love him. What makes her so special? What do you read in the fact that she stays with him? What makes you think she's any better?

Hillary stayed with Bill. So what? What's that got to do with my perception of the man? What's that got to do with how I decide who to vote for or whom to have trust in? What does that have to do with my opinion of a man? of a President? Do you judge Bush by Laura?

Good god, duff. Where's YOUR brain? Where's YOUR analysis? What have you seen Bush do that confirms your "faith" that he isn't enjoying this little charade of a Presidency he's performing? I'd just really like to know what he's done that makes you so sure he's sorry about . . . .whatever you can think of he's sorry about.

You need to listen to Randi tonight if you can't get her online right now.

But you won't.

[joanie]

I give up. You are impossible to have a discussion with. Go back to your giggles and avoidance. I'm sorry you're old enough to vote because you're only interested in cute and
throwing out red herrings.

I guess, if I follow your line of thinking, I would ssay you obviously have it for RL. But, that would be very immature for me to say so I won't.

[Duffman]

You're 'transforming' my words to suit your preconceived agenda.

I stick to my three points:

1. It is a +positive that the funds raised in the Rush fiasco to me go where they're going.

2. I doubt Pres Bush gets 'enjoyment' out of seeing our troops get 'their heads blown off'

3. A statement like that does NOT belong in the Congressional Record and an apology should be given.

My opinion! [not based on any fodder from any particular talk show host]

[Duffman]

"You are impossible to have a discussion with."

definition: 'joanie-speak' for I'm preparing to 'skedaddle now'

[Andrew]

Not to nitpic but two of the oddems aren't remotely related to talk radio.

[joanie]

Exactly. Opinions without substance. Empty rhetoric. Nothing to discuss.

I would suggest, duff, you "skedaddled" when you laid down your opinions and refused to support them. But that term along with attacks seem to be your defaults when you are unable to respond with intelligence.

You want fluff conversation and winks, you'll have to have them with someone else.

Now, your "opinion" (you have many such unsubstantiated opinions) that I'm "skedaddling?" Whatever.

[Duffman]

I rest my case. Enjoy your windows.

[joanie]

And accusing me of being a "skedaddler" (a term that is so puerile as to be offensive to most intelligent people), that will not suffice to keep me talking. It is another empty accusation by those who lack the skills for intellectual conversation.

[Duffman]

it's not healthy to harbor so much hate, joanie...on that (w/DT) I will agree.

[joanie]

Your case? That I've "skedaddled?"
Yes. From this insipid conversation.

My case? That you're full of empty rhetoric? Yes. I rest my case.

I'd like to say it's been fun. But it hasn't. It never is with you rightwingers who can opinionate but never justify.

[Duffman]

OMG..how can you put the term 'justify' and Randi Rhodes in the same 'realm'. You're being spoon-fed the pablum and you're gobbling it up...just like a good little 'minion'.

[joanie]

To whom is this paranoid person talking? Joanie has "skedaddled." Remember?

These poor rightwingers who know so little about what they think that they resort of overblown and juvenile accusations. It would be funny if it weren't so sad.

[joanie]

Duffman, been thinking about your defensiveness. Why is it "hateful" on my part to expect you to defend your words and opinions?

[chucks]

Good grief.
Children, quit bickering.
I thought B'lams use of vaginal-Americans was obnoxious. Then I googled it. Very interesting story behind it at UC Irvine.
Scares the crap outta me, but I think that I would have to take the libs side on this issue.

[mercifurious]

Stop feeding the troll, Joanie. If you stop staring at the Attention whore, he'll go away.

Although I was in error about Duffy a while back, I will offer no retraction: He still needs to choke on horse-cock

Note: The "Courthouse crazy lady"s goal is to get the most comments to his posts. But trust me, he'll never win heheheh.

Love to Joanie, Sparks & Fremont (and Bla'M). Have a great weekend.

[mercifurious]

Oh, and extra winks for Joanie:
;) ;) ;)

Sorry Duff, she loves it when I do it. (But with all the time you have, keep practicing!)

[chucks]

Where the heck you been merci.
I for one miss most (not all, of coarse) of your sarcasm and wit.
Your attention whore would be hard to ignore.
Anyway, good to see you back,even if only to slam duffy.

[joanie]

I miss you, too, merci. ;)

[Duffman]

...hope you're not driving.

[Duffman]

notice I'm apparently the only one who can draw merci out from under his rock. Did you miss me, merci ;)...OMG, I think he likes me.

[Leon]

I thought it was Joan that drew him out . . . ;)

[KS]

Duff - For someone who appears to support Hillary to the hilt, I am surprised that you don't believe what Pete Stark (California's version of McDimwitt) said that Mr. Bush gets 'enjoyment' out of seeing our troops get 'their heads blown off' and that it should be stricken from the Congressional Record. No need for him to apologize though - it would have been forced or phony if he had anyway.

I happen to agree with your statements. It also figures that progressive talk show hosts (recuperating or otherwise) would heap praise on statements like that - consumed by their emotional hatred for Mr. Bush. Al Qaeda continues to get their entertainment by watching this stuff and the continuation of a three ring circus in Congress on CNN International.

[Duffman]

KS: Understand your surprise and/or confusion in my stance, let me try to explain.

Although a Mrs Clinton supporter (& contributor>/I>), I do consider myself an Independent. I do not hate Pres Bush, like so many others on this board apparently do. I hate no one. [including you, merci] It's my 'faith' (you know that thing totally discounted by joanie) in the 'human' part of Pres Bush that can't allow me to believe he would actually be entertained by something like that. No one can be that callous or demented, unless they are psycologically imbalanced and I don't think that of G Bush. I believe he has made many mistakes but that his overall intent was not based on him 'getting his rocks off' seeing our military get their heads blown off.
DT is spot on in his/her comments about the seeming 'hate' on this board...it's so thick that it becomes blinders for many (in seeing rationale) - even Mrs Clinton has had good things to say about Pres Bush. Soon we'll not have Pres Bush to blame everything on...I hope and believe we'll have Mrs Clinton, along with her husband Bill and a Democratic-controlled Congress. Then we should be able to get things done. It will be interesting comment-reading herein when Jan '09 arrives.
'Blame' then will likely be because of the wrong Democrat chosen...why couldn't it have been Obama or Edwards..Hillary's too corporate...blah blah blah.

[Duffman]

turning ital off....sorry

[fremont]

Duf sez: " I doubt Pres Bush gets 'enjoyment' out of seeing our troops get 'their heads blown off" and "My opinion! [not based on any fodder from any particular talk show host]"

Really, Duf? Chris Matthews made the same point using the same words yesterday. Was he quoting you?
(Yeah, we miss you, MF..)

[Duffman]

I never watch Chris Matthews, thank you.

[DT]

Prediction: BM's next blog will either be what's up next on Goldy's show, or something negative about a right-of-center host.

[joanie]

I think Ron Reagan is currently on KPTK with Mark Green and Ariana Huffington. I love it! Sounds like him anyway.

Duff, the only thing you ever put out is an "opinion" but that opinion goes nowhere if you don't have anything to back it up. It means zero.

Did you ever hear Bush mocking that woman that pleaded to be taken off death row? Everybody else has heard it. Haven't you heard him joking about the WMDS - "over here . . . no . . . maybe over here . . . nope, not there" or something like that.

Your only defense is attack. You like to blather but you say nothing. It gets old. And anybody that can't see that is equally vacuous. And it isn't about hating the person; it is all about hating the person's actions. So, you love/like the actions of Bush? He's all yours baby.

[joanie]

And DT, you are following suit. What's your evidence for such a prediction? And please, don't preach.

I could give you some but let's see if you can come up with some all by yourself.

[Duffman]

Now you've taken it all the way to where I 'love/like the actions of Bush'; that's a bit ridiculous, don't you think. I din't vote for him...but he's 'our' President. And 'our' means the US as a whole. So you've got him too. Aren't you lucky.

[shadow]

He can't help it because he is "bitter, hate-filled, angry, negative, narrow-minded, and intolerant."

[chucks]

Are you talking about Karla Faye Tucker? Was involved in the axe murder of two people. Yes, it is funny how many an atheist finds the Lord Jesus or God when it comes time to pay the piper. Governor Bush was right to mock that woman.
We all know that we can not and should not take religion in to account when enforcing our laws. Woman got what she had coming to her. Pretty sure she wont relapse and take an axe to any others.
I'm certain most of us saw that skit with Bush doing the over here, nope, over there bit. It was funny. Of coarse those of us who still support Bush laughed while those of you BDS folks felt repulsed.

[Bill's Sister]

This is for you people who are critical of KIRO and KOMO's coverage of the wind storm...I guarantee if they hadn't covered it (gone overboard as some of you infer), YOU would be the loudest, bashing them for not covering this story, that this is another example of big corporate media downsizing news departments, more wing nut rhetoric as opposed to meaningful coverage, yada yada yada. Please don't deny it either.

[shadow]

"Governor Bush was right to mock that woman"

Someone in a leadership position mocking somebody on death row??

Now that sends a chill up my spine.

[waiting fo' Duffman]

duffman would make a good nazi party member throwing his lackluster support for someone like Bush.

[chucks]

I just found out that FOX News is showing "Islam vs. Islamists" tonight at 6:00. That is the documentary that PBS nixed for one reason or another.
Gonna leave work now so I can set the DVR. I'll take my beatings off the air.

[sparky]

Hey, homemade pizza isn't bad! mmmm
Pepperoni and pineapple!

[Duffman]

I like turtles.

[DT]

Joanie, I would like to wait for the next blog and see if I'm right before I explain myself. PS, since when do predictions need evidence?

[joanie]

Just where, doffo, did anyone post that Bush wasn't "our" president?

I wouldn't have nearly so much hate of his leadership if he weren't my president too. So, what's the point exactly?

See, there you go again. Off on a path of your own. Leading nowhere.

And, for the record, your "opinion" that he is not "unbalanced" does not make it so. You can play the humble meek servant of humanity all you wish. You have nothing to back up your "opinion" other than it is your opinion.

You choose to ignore the actions of this man, so be it. I cannot force you to acknowledge any of them. That is your way. You choose to be the Good German.

We will not look to you to help save democracy, the middle class, bring civility back to American politics along with the world's good opinion or to stop the killing of our soldiers and the Iraqis. You stay in your little bubble and mew for your universal healthcare. It is, it seems, what you're good at.

[Duffman]

...and vote for Mrs Clinton; like you and most others herein will do. I can't ask more from anyone than that. My opinion is as good as ANYone's, icluding yours my dear.

[DT]

Joanie, I'm curious, why do you think Bush really went to war in Iraq? Oil? To show his Daddy how war in Iraq is done? To avenge his Daddy's assasination attempt? To prove his "bravery" after ducking Vietnam? Something else? I honestly want to know your opinion.

[joanie]

No, doffo, it isn't. We'll just leave it at that.

So, chucks, did you watch the Cheney program on Frontline?

No, of course not. You get your news from the people who you know will preach to the choir. Well, happy singing.

And chucks, I don't think I can ever remember someone in the position of the Presidency going on a talk show and using anything but respectful language and demeanor when talking about such things.

I'm disgusted with you right now. Bush's behavior was immature, disrespectful and certainly not in keeping with the expectation one would have of the leader of the free world.

How would you feel if the principal of your child's school presented such behavior at a PTA meeting when talking about the errant children at school? I think it would not feel so funny to you. But, who knows. Maybe that is what you find funny.

I wonder if you shouldn't check with DT about that?

Yeah, Shadow, scary how otherwise intelligent and civil? adults can excuse such behavior when it serves them to do so.

DT, nothing, it seems, needs "evidence" nor support nor substance with you people. You are free to be as frivolous and nonsensical as you wish. But, if so, please don't think us unkind if we simply ignore you. Which we never do . . . :)

For me, I like a little more meat on the conversational bone. Anybody can blather . . . bla bla bla bla. Duff does it all the time.

And does it really matter if your prediction is correct? After all, Michael doesn't hide his liberal bent. Nor does he hide the fact that this blog - his blog, BTW - looks at radio from the perspective of left and right. Since this is "his blog" and it is his commentary, why would you expect otherwise? Also, it is the weekend and I would imagine he will, as usual, post something about Goldy's show.

Such an easy prediction.

The importance of such a prediction escapes me.

[sparky]

joanie, tell me you didn't really think Bush was cute back in 2000???

[joanie]

DT, I think your question is a good one. I have to think about it and I'd be interested in other opinions on that as well.

Sparky, I really did! Sort of like my mom's itsy bitsy crush on Kennedy. I'm sure the charm factor worked in that election. Well, I thought (and think) frankness is charming. And he is sort of good looking. I say sort of because what I used to think was good-looking in him I now see as sneering, smirking, cruelty, and even emptiness. He has even features and a youthful look but it doesn't appeal anymore. I see ugliness now.

But, yeah, if all you're looking for is facade, he was blessed with an attractive storefront. Walk in the door and it's Dorian Gray all over again!