blatherings

sometimes we do things on impulse - stupid things we regret later.

i read somewhere of someone who got an elaborate tattoo all over their entire back -- and then regretted it later during swimsuit season.  and even i, who have this great fear of sharp, pointy things figured that maybe one day -- like on a significant birthday -- i too would get a tattoo.  nothing horrid mind you, just something small and cute.  but the realization of having to endure those sharp metal things constantly poking my flesh for possibly hours at a time does wonders for my reality check.

and then of course there is also the reality check of public scrutiny and possible ridicule of one's tattoo.  that works for me as well but obviously not for the poor thigh of impulsive Luis Salgado:

sometimes people get dumb tatts and really regret them later.  um well, Luis was unavailable for comment.  snap.
 

as is my custom on primary day, i have a simply delicious picture to caption while we wait for the results of the south dakota and montana primaries.  have fun!

while we wait for the oregon and kentucky returns, caption this pic!  this is so delicious, i couldn't resist! 

obama & clinton in '08.  is this dream team or just a bad dream?  this won't happen.  especially since one of the best jokes around is obama better employ a trusted food taster if he picks her for his veep!  here are my thoughts ...

  

obama's take:  well obama seems quite put out with hillary for a variety of reasons including the fact that he has had the nomination locked up for weeks (i guess he doesn't like end runs!).  he also hates that he should be asked tough questions about his associations like every other candidate (republicans), i mean after all is he not the messiah? obama is also put out that hillary has also played the race card against him numerous times which he thinks is one of the reasons his numbers with white males is in the toity.  and really, he thinks, how can he be a racist??  he's black for gosh sakes!  *coughSHARPTONcough*  *coughJACKSONcough* 











hillary's take:  she can't believe this upstart rookie has actually taken THE PRIZE away from her and prevented the clampetts oops i mean clintons from going back where they belong: the White House.  it was to be her coronation after all -- remember?  and then there was that little dust up with bill in south carolina...  i am sure she feels that obama's people are to blame for the loss of respect and esteem for the former president.

 

but wait!  the flipside?  there is "my precious" -- the gold ring -- the allure of power, history, legacy.  ok the vice presidency.  sometimes this is like the balm of gilead soothing wounds and making the impossible, possible.  click here to see what that sear of ABC politics, george stephanopolis thinks.

so the upshot is the only way obama will put hillary on the ticket is if it was determined he couldn't beat mccain without her.  period.

the best gift for obama would be that obligatory pic of the 2 of them together -- once bitter rivals -- now hands clasped and raised in unity at the convention in denver.  blech.

he'll most likely get that pic.  once he's the official nominee, there will be a hard court press to pull the 2 sides together.  expect clinton's more prominent supporters, like ed rendell, to have prime time speaking slots during the convention.  i also imagine that some clinton staffers will be given high profile positions in obama's campaign as well.  everything will be done to present a totally unified party...

...except making hillary the veep. 


the republican players for veep coming soon!

for a fun diversion during today's homestretch for North Carolina and Indiana, here's a strange little vid on witches - it's in spanish but with english subtitles.  (a foreign film -- how chic of me!)   and hey, i run a classy little blog here so i am not making any comparisons with any particular candidate!  sheeesh people.   :P





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h/t all american blogger

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well coolio!  i just found out in an email that john hawkins over at right wing news chose blatherings as his blog of the day!!  thanks john -- i'm honored.

ok this is hilarious and alot of fun.  especially the bar scene! 



thanks Rush and Operation Chaos for making this democratic primary and this vid possible! :P

h/t hotair

what would your super power be if you had one?  i took an online quiz and here are my results:

Your Superpower Should Be Manipulating Electricity

You're highly reactive, energetic, and super charged. If the occasion calls for it, you can go from 0 to 60 in a split second. But you don't harness your energy unless you truly need to. And because of this, people are often surprised by what you are capable of. Why you would be a good superhero: You have the stamina to fight enemies for days Your biggest problem as a superhero: As with your normal life, people would continue to underestimate you

you can take the quiz too!  check out this website :  What Should Your Superpower Be?   and um, we already know what our presidential candidates' superpowers are.  yep.



h/t for the wonderhill pic to my friend flora at flora's life .  hillary's never looked so good!   :P

some say its an attempt at humanizing the candidates.  other's say its simply lowering the office of the presidency.

me?  i thought it was funny after all the fighting over the last few weeks between obama and hillary.  and for the first time in my life, i watched a wwe match.  so here's your chance at some low-brow humor while we wait for the returns from Pennsylvania.



love barry's ears and hill's hair.  but if i could have re-written "the script", i most likely would have had umaga do a "samoan drop" on bill too.