Thursday Open Thread

By Jeralyn, Section Blog Related
Posted on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 02:28:14 AM EST
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Where did the time go? I left Denver on Monday to be in D.C. for CNN's election night blogger party. I returned late Wednesday, and have court this morning at 8:30 a.m. I feel like the elections hijacked my life. I'm sure my clients feel the same way.

So I hope readers will forgive me as I take a day to re-enter my life, which as much as I sometimes wish could be spent blogging 24/7, just is not the case. In truth, it's a privilege to do both -- to have an opportunity to effect change in the real world of criminal injustice and opine here in the virtual world.

Major thanks to TChris and Big Tent Democrat for their great contributions here -- hopefully they have a bit more energy and time than I do today. In case they don't and even if they do but something else is on your minds, here's an open thread for you.

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USMC birthday (none / 0) (#1)
by Wile ECoyote on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 05:29:24 AM EST

The Marine Corps will be celebrating their 231st birthday tomorrow. Happy birthday, and many more.

Some people just don't get a joke (none / 0) (#2)
by scribe on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 07:09:28 AM EST

German radio reports the movie "Borat" has been banned in Moscow. The stated reason is that it contains racist material which might cause some sort of undefined trouble.

Yeah. In Alabama, maybe. When they figure out the joke's on them.

: more on this topic (none / 0) (#12)
by scribe on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 02:18:55 PM EST

Here's an article from RawStory.

are you kidding? (none / 0) (#3)
by cpinva on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 08:03:22 AM EST

borat will be given honorary citizenship in alabama! they'll think he's for real. lol

LMAO, NYC-style (none / 0) (#5)
by scribe on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 09:09:51 AM EST

Apparently, the high-priced talent at Court TV (like bete noire Nancy Grace) can't find their way clear to kick in on the office Thanksgiving food drive. Or, as gawker.com put it (3d item) "too cheap to help the homeless..."

Even better, though, the (barely-safe) image in this post from Gawker.

riiiight (none / 0) (#6)
by roy on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 09:17:11 AM EST

The Dow has been setting record highs pretty frequently lately. Picking one event out of the day to account for it is a silly exercise.

Of course, that didn't stop some Rightie blogs from saying that the drop between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning was due to the news of a Democratic congress.

: My brother is a broker (none / 0) (#17)
by aw on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 09:40:32 PM EST

They all believe their own hype. It's the nature of the business.

CCR to file war crimes charge against Rumsfeld (none / 0) (#8)
by theologicus on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 09:51:22 AM EST

From today's Democracy Now (democracynow.org):

Would Rumsfeld stepping down leave him open to prosecution?

n 2004, the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a criminal complaint in Germany on behalf of several Iraqi citizens who alleged that a group of U.S. officials committed war crimes in Iraq.
Rumsfeld was among the officials named in the complaint. The Iraqis claimed they were victims of electric shock, severe beatings, sleep and food deprivation and sexual abuse.
Germany's laws on torture and war crimes permits the prosecution of suspected war criminals wherever they may be found.
Now, the president of the Center for Constitutional Rights, Michael Ratner, is returning to Germany to file a new complaint.

Ohio's election website-GOP Mirror ! (none / 0) (#9)
by avahome on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 09:53:21 AM EST

Over at ePluribusMedia over ayears worth of research has gone into this revelation. Care to stop in and read about Blackwell's dirty tricks:

http://scoop.epluribusmedia.org/story/2006/11/9/61233/1283

SD Abortion Law (none / 0) (#10)
by Peaches on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 11:59:52 AM EST

Did I miss a thread on this? This seems like an important victory for democracy and abortion rights. And, it didn't involve the courts. So many people are worried about the erossion of Roe vs. Wade and don't trust democracy and Americans to reach a consensus on abortion that is both Prolife and PRochoice. However, you could not find a more conservative state with a more active PROLIFE lobby in the nation than South Dakota. Look what happens when they leave the decision to the citizens of SD. They vote down a law banning abortions in almost every case. The good citizens of South Dakota realized that abortion is a viable option in some cases even if they are PROlife in the majority of cases.

: Yes (none / 0) (#14)
by glanton on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 06:45:00 PM EST

This was a very heartening development. In ways, as I said in another thread, I feel this was the biggest result from that huge day. In South Dakota, people saw our fearful caricatures and raised us some common sense and some faith in the public.
What an opportunity the Democrats now have, let them please not squander it. Let them proceed exactly as they are saying, raising minimum wage, getting an exit strategy in the works, addressing immigration sensibly, helping working class people, making health care more accessible, looking into our energy policy. If they can make progess in these areas, or even make an attempt that voters can see, the furutre in 2008 could be very bright indeed.

Follow up on MD election chicanery (none / 0) (#11)
by scribe on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 12:02:05 PM EST

Remember how the Repugs shipped homeless from Philly to hand out bogus voter guides in Baltimore, the ones where the african-american senate candidate was placed so as to seem a democratic candidate?

The Philadelphia Daily News does a great follow-up article, including interviews with one of the homeless guys. Not only were they used for chicanery, but they also were shipped out of town such that they had no chance to vote themselves.

OK. Time for a Deadeye joke contest (none / 0) (#13)
by scribe on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 05:47:26 PM EST

Start with this line from the company's website:
Why their product is superior:
"Our ammo has flavor"

Courtesy, Deadspin.

The idea is, their birdshot is made of spices, so when you cook the bird, it seasons the bird, too. And, no busted teeth.

All in all (from someone who has chomped on a #6 every now and again), great concept, but, well, how practical can it be?

Scoop problems? (none / 0) (#15)
by Edger on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 09:07:45 PM EST

Every now and then I find all the comments in a threads rearranged and out of sequence. Is this just me or does anyone else experience this.

e.g. right now in the A Conscience in Connecticut? the commments appear in this order from the top.: #5, #4, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8.

What going on?

Or ... (none / 0) (#16)
by Edger on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 09:27:32 PM EST

...is it the comment ratings?


They appear (none / 0) (#19)
by aw on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 10:22:24 PM EST

in the order in which they were posted, but some are in replies. If you were to reply to post number 1 right after this one, it would be #1, #18


: Yes, but... (none / 0) (#20)
by Edger on Fri Nov 10, 2006 at 01:06:25 AM EST

In that thread I see comment #'s 5 & 4 as the first two comments. In my preferences the default "Sorting based on comment ratings:" is by "highest rated".
If I set it to "ignore ratings" and refresh that thread, they all go back to normal sequemce with # 1 being the first comment.
So that appears to be the cause. I now see the "rating" behing the comment subject lines: e.g. "(5.00 / 1) (#5)" I hadn't noticed that before.

Gourmet euthanasia? (none / 0) (#18)
by squeaky on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 10:01:58 PM EST

Great link Scribe! Hilarious and the best idea I have heard in a while. Besides being environmentally friendly, and having myself once chipped a tooth while eating wild scottish squab, spiced buckshot has awesome potential for preseasoning a bird.