Delighted to see TOD music lovers showing up to celebrate our queen of music’s birthday. Mr. sailor, yardarm, out communing with nature in the woods, is missing the party. I know he would have loved to be part of it.
It’s not my birthday, but I haven’t heard that song in years – so thank you!!!!! I believe the dance done to it at the time was either the “Mashed Potatoes” or the “A&M.” And, yes, I’m doing the latter right now – try not to picture that! Signed: Anonymous in River City Enjoying Dudette’s Birthday Party
Eek. Not to ruin a good birthday party, but I accidentally turned to MSNBC for the last five minutes of Chris Hayes’ idiocy, and couldn’t take my eyes off of it. Three privileged bratty kids – one was some nameless, faceless young woman who seemed to think nobody really needed food stamps when they could work, the other looked oh-so-annoyingly just like Chris – chatting up food stamps in high-pitched voices. I may be ill. Then, to top it off, he turned the show over to Maddow who said (now keep in mind Chris’ topic had been food stamps), “Thanks, Chris. That was fun.” FUN.
Ugh! I’m so done with them. It’s Rev Al, Joy when she’s on and occasionally MHP if I happen to be in the house when she’s on. Other than I’m all over local news, AJAM and anything NASA puts out as far as TV news go.
I occasionally turn on Lawrence, I still love Rev. Al, I’m almost done with Martin Bashir, and I’m temporarily off MHP, again, and that’s it for me with that crowd. Joy’s in her own category – she really, really needs her own show.
Good evening TODbots! It’s been a very long day for me, I am so thankful for smartphones and the ability to keep track of what it going on. This is the best community for that.
First, Happy, Happy Birthday, Dudette!!!! Hope you have had a wonderful day of celebration. Am so enjoying the music provided tonight.
You are a very special lady.
Zizi, what a post. I would love to take a class from you, I could learn alot. I am so proud of our President. All that is happening is so exciting. And yet here in America the GOP is trying to kill America. I am so angry about this SNAP vote, for the Obamacare defunding, and for threating the full faith and credit of this country. They have really gone over the edge.
I must get some sleep so off to bed. Party on Dudette.
Yes, thank you so much UT! I’m overwhelmed at the love you, Chips, the whole blog tyrant crew and all of my dear TOD family have shown me. It’s been such a splendid birthday because of you all.
You too lurkers, I feel you out there! 🙂
And thank YOU nath! I’m so glad you’re here. {{{{ nathkatun7 }}}}
To my beautiful Chief Musician, I hope that your Celebration of your Birthday was a joyous one and each moment was as beautiful as your beautiful spirit. Happy Birthday to my Dudette. A glass of wine again tonight in celebration. ((((((((((((((( Lots of loving hugs to you))))))))))))))))HZ
Thank you for your very sweet words and warm wishes HZ! It’s been one magical, joyful ride! [Thanks for coming to share a bit of it with me. [clinking my wine glass to yours]
Humongous Hugs for you {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ HZ }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
“Bobfr (@Our4thEstate)
September 19, 2013 at 11:13 pm
“A wrestler can even show flexibility sometimes, but he does not forget who his rival is and what his main goal is.”
Good comments, LP, and that’s an important quote, especially in the context of all that President Rouhani’s Wa-Po Op-Ed conveys.
As I noted in the previous thread, President Rouhani’s exceptionally WaPo Op-Ed is exceptionally nuanced and has everything to do with an issue that is never addressed in ‘clear, concise & sincere’ terms.
Fact is that if Israel did not posses a credible (though never officially recognized) nuclear deterrent during these past several decades, it’s highly likely that a wide war in the ME (much more extensive than 1967), and potentially catalytic of WWIII, would have already happened.
Thus, my comment to zizi’s exceptional analytical essay:
“Apart from lifting crippling sanctions against Iran, I’ll posit that eliminating the 10,000 ton gorilla in the region and securing a State for Palestinians are what President Rouhani wants, and what it will take for him to achieve those two objectives has never been discussed ‘clearly, concisely & sincerely.’
The 10,000 ton (actually, several & possibly larger) gorilla is Israel’s nuclear arsenal.
What it will take for President Rouhani to get what he wants is ‘clear, concise & sincere’ formal recognition by Iran, and all Arab States, of Israels right to exist, Iran’s full cooperation in effecting a 2 State solution for Israel & Palestine & standing down Hezbollah, as well as, a willingness by Iran to have totally verified inspections of its current and ongoing nuclear power program. Eliminating ALL WMD from the ME should be everyone’s win-win.”
Only fools, and worse, try to pretend that at the core of the issue – for the Saudis, for Saddam, for the Iranians, for anyone with a clue – the imbalance, no matter how justified it might be (and yes, a couple thousand years of history suggest more than a few justifications for the imbalance), it is not sustainable and could well trigger an annihilation of a very big segment of humanity and herald centuries or more that would make the Dark Ages look absolutely shimmering.
I have no doubt that our President Obama has a vastly more comprehensive understanding of the issues and has been effecting a strategy to change the situation in the ME well before Inauguration Day 2009.
#TrustBarack
Yes We Can
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56 lovelyplains
September 19, 2013 at 11:26 pm
I completely agree with everything you so eloquently summarized here, Bobfr. My looming concern is PM Netanyahu’s Sept. 30 visit to the White House. Will this be an Oval visit coming after a similar Wily-E Coyote UN presentation last year…with the AIPAC gathering, and the media’s already built in stipulation that President Obama is throwing Isreal under the bus for the 600th time? This is where I have no patience, and I have know clue if Bibi is planning a kamikazi mission.
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57 zizi2
September 19, 2013 at 11:48 pm
But the total inability of AIPAC to mobilize congress to support the Syria military strike authorization exposed the shallowness of their support. Especially when push comes to shove to actually act on said handclap support.
Netanyahu will be coming after the Rouhani blitz has blindingly impressed everyone. Remember the American public is all into diplomacy these days. Afterall PBO heard their war weary squeals just a week ago. If Bibi comes bellowing that we must bomb Iran everyone’s gonna look at him askance and treat him like “whatsup with him?”
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58 lovelyplains
September 19, 2013 at 11:56 pm
I hope you are right……… but past is prologue. I don’t trust the built in media bias in deference to Bibi, and who knows what b.s. narrative they will try to establish, in contrast to the actual situation on the ground. I can already hear the cat calls from the peanut gallery on any perceived diplomatic setbacks, based on imaginary thresholds they decide are acceptable. I hope I am wrong.
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59 Bobfr (@Our4thEstate)
September 20, 2013 at 2:22 am
Yes zizi, that is one potential scenario and if Bibi plays it according to your script he will be even more discredited than he already is.
But, the vastly bigger outcome of the dialogue between President Obama & Rouhani is forcing a ‘clear, concise & sincere’ conversation about what each ‘identity’ in the ME wants.
Let’s face it, our President Obama is exceptionally well aware of all of Bibi’s games …. games Bibi LOST, big time, as a result of Americans re-electing President Obama.
What is (rapidly) unfolding now, largely and ironically because of Assad’s use of chemical WMD, is that Israel is now on the spot to admit the blatant reality that IT possesses nuclear WMD.
If Israel wants to be recognized by Iran and other Arab States as a Sovereign Nation it will have to admit that fact. BTW, for every Israeli citizen that would be the beginning of a new and very hopeful day.
I have no doubt that President Obama is steering humanity to a way more hopeful, sustainable place than any other person on the planet is doing, or is even capable of doing.
Wishing everyone a restful evening and glorious Friday morning – because of the ineffable goodness of the vast majority of humans and because more and more of those humans are demanding life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness.
Now for a bit of rest …. but it is truly impossible to rest comfortably knowing that some of our fellow Americans willfully impoverish and starve anyone. However, that is the willful intent of the plutocrats and their servants (e.g., Boehner, McConnell, Ryan, Cruz, etc) ….
House Speaker John Boehner’s suggestion that President Obama is more willing to negotiate with the Russians than with House Republicans shows ‘an odd bit of Putin envy on behalf of the speaker,’ White House press secretary Jay Carney said Thursday. 09/19/2013
Good morning, Party People!
Wow! What a party!
I told you guys to hold on tight before I left. Sorry I could not stay, but did I hear right we are celebrating Ms. Dudette’s B’day for another two weekends?
Best DJ in the world. My girl, Dudette……
Obama White House.gov
The Obama Diary 
Have a ‘blast’ dudette.
Thanks amk! I hope you’re standing up wiggling something yourself there, my brother!
Shake tailfeather! 😀
Dancing is for wimmin.
Sigh! You sir are missing out big time.
No matter, I shall dance for you, for me, for all humanity!
For I am ALIVE and alive is GOOD… it is VERY, VERY GOOD!
I don’t know about you AMK, but I still love to dance! It makes me feel alive at my age!
Tell ’em Nath! 😀
I hope you had a wonderful birthday, Dudette! You bring so much joy to this space!
Thank again! It was scrrrrumptious!!!
yahoo!
Yeeeeehaaaaaaa! 😀 😀 😀
Sorry I missed your birthday. I was at “back to school” night tonight 😦
Hi Betsy! [Love your name, btw, one of my favorite aunts was named Betsy… may she rest in peace]
Thanks to the magic of Chips’ fabulous blog (and YouTube), the party is never really over. 🙂
I’m glad you made it! Hope the back to school event was fun too!
Love that!
I’d PAY to hear that! 🙂 Happy Birthday (again…still ) Dudette! Applause for our one and only!
Oh I LOVE this song!!!
Love the Gaga!!!
Thank you!!!
I knew you would:) Night, sweetness. Happy Birthday!
Thank you dear. Sweet dream!
Delighted to see TOD music lovers showing up to celebrate our queen of music’s birthday. Mr. sailor, yardarm, out communing with nature in the woods, is missing the party. I know he would have loved to be part of it.
Yeh, I miss our sailor bringing up the crates of music masterpieces from down in the basement.
Hope he’s having fun in the woods.
If you’re out there lurker Sailor, take care of yourself. Come back soon.
Wooooooooooooot! PAAAAAAAARRRRRR-TAAAAAYYYYYY!!!!! 😀
Hahahahaha. Enjoy!
Thank you, darling! All apologies due.
I was a little slow on the uptake back there on the previous thread.
I blame my advanced age and such! 😀
Hope you’ve had the most wonderful birthday, Dudette!
Thank you Judith. It’s been great!
I have plenty of celebrating through at least the next two weekends!
I party hard… I party long! 😎
Brought this over Dudette. Can you go with us to the party?
It’s not my birthday, but I haven’t heard that song in years – so thank you!!!!! I believe the dance done to it at the time was either the “Mashed Potatoes” or the “A&M.” And, yes, I’m doing the latter right now – try not to picture that! Signed: Anonymous in River City Enjoying Dudette’s Birthday Party
LOL! Go jac!!
I’m twistin’ away Sabreen!
Yeh, yeh, yeh! I see the party lights!
Love it!
RRRRRRRROOOOOOOAAAAAARRRRRRR!!!!!
😀 😀 😀
Some big R&S news for those still awake…….
There he goes again… try to save the world again. I tell ya that Obama guy just won’t quit. 😀
Oh my goodness. Dunno whether to laugh or cry. So I’ll just re-tweet!
That’s one of the most poignant ones, out of many!
Moving! AMK, you are a treasure!
LOL.
These are great, amk. Sorry they’re necessary after the House of Unrepresentatives did its “job.”
The treasonous gop is pure evil like nazis.
Yep. This is one time re-use of the term “nazis” is not inappropriate.
Eek. Not to ruin a good birthday party, but I accidentally turned to MSNBC for the last five minutes of Chris Hayes’ idiocy, and couldn’t take my eyes off of it. Three privileged bratty kids – one was some nameless, faceless young woman who seemed to think nobody really needed food stamps when they could work, the other looked oh-so-annoyingly just like Chris – chatting up food stamps in high-pitched voices. I may be ill. Then, to top it off, he turned the show over to Maddow who said (now keep in mind Chris’ topic had been food stamps), “Thanks, Chris. That was fun.” FUN.
Wine, please.
Ugh! I’m so done with them. It’s Rev Al, Joy when she’s on and occasionally MHP if I happen to be in the house when she’s on. Other than I’m all over local news, AJAM and anything NASA puts out as far as TV news go.
I occasionally turn on Lawrence, I still love Rev. Al, I’m almost done with Martin Bashir, and I’m temporarily off MHP, again, and that’s it for me with that crowd. Joy’s in her own category – she really, really needs her own show.
You know, JOB, I really admire you guys tolerance! For the sake of my mental and physical health I totally turned off Cable and network news.
Great plan, and I’m nearly right there with you, nath!
Sickening.
Happy Birthday Dudette!!!!
Thanks LadyTNT! 😀
BEYONCE IS THE SHEEEEEEEEIT!!!! 😀
Good evening TODbots! It’s been a very long day for me, I am so thankful for smartphones and the ability to keep track of what it going on. This is the best community for that.
First, Happy, Happy Birthday, Dudette!!!! Hope you have had a wonderful day of celebration. Am so enjoying the music provided tonight.
You are a very special lady.
Zizi, what a post. I would love to take a class from you, I could learn alot. I am so proud of our President. All that is happening is so exciting. And yet here in America the GOP is trying to kill America. I am so angry about this SNAP vote, for the Obamacare defunding, and for threating the full faith and credit of this country. They have really gone over the edge.
I must get some sleep so off to bed. Party on Dudette.
Thanks mtmarilyn!
I second your thoughts about zizi’s post and the evil GOP!
Rest well!
i loved this song back in the day…
Tried to find a “different” birthday song – in a quick search, it was either Elvis or this old classic. Since I’m an old classic, I picked this one:
Squeeeeee!!! It’s PERFECT! You won’t believe that I know this one, but it’s true!
My parents had it! Totally forgot about this one. Good pick! 😀
I almost mentioned your parents must have danced to it! Beautiful, isn’t it?
Yes, indeed it is!
WOW! I guess you know I’m a Doo Wop junkie. 😀
I did not know (but I am, too!) 🙂
For You! 😀
Happy birthday to ya, happy birthday to ya, happy birthday. Dudette, that was me singing to you. Hope you had a great one .
I’m a-dancin’ to your singin’, Smoothscotch! Thank you for the sweet serenade! 😀
Well done, UT! I knew you would come through for our fabulous queen of music! A gain a very Happy Birthday to our Dudette!
Yes, thank you so much UT! I’m overwhelmed at the love you, Chips, the whole blog tyrant crew and all of my dear TOD family have shown me. It’s been such a splendid birthday because of you all.
You too lurkers, I feel you out there! 🙂
And thank YOU nath! I’m so glad you’re here. {{{{ nathkatun7 }}}}
To my beautiful Chief Musician, I hope that your Celebration of your Birthday was a joyous one and each moment was as beautiful as your beautiful spirit. Happy Birthday to my Dudette. A glass of wine again tonight in celebration. ((((((((((((((( Lots of loving hugs to you))))))))))))))))HZ
well now I’m crying… again. 😀
Thank you for your very sweet words and warm wishes HZ! It’s been one magical, joyful ride! [Thanks for coming to share a bit of it with me. [clinking my wine glass to yours]
Humongous Hugs for you {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ HZ }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
Had to step away, but I’m BAAACCK. Is the birthday party still thumpin? Let’s do this! 🙂
I’m still here! Can’t go without hearing my E.W.F!
This is one of their BEST EVER! Thank you! 😀
But of course! Love the fact you are doing the extended birthday thang over the next two weekends. 🙂
Now , I had to bring our illustrious Prez in to bust a move for your birthday… 🙂
Amk, watch and learn. Watch and Learn. 🙂
I just love that man! Love the missus too! 🙂
Okay Night Owls, it’s been an absolutely BLAST! Thanks everyone for celebrating with me! Love you guys!
I’m so grateful for this beautiful blog. It feeds my mind and my soul everyday. Thank you so much!
See you tomorrow!
One, last Happy Birthday to you, fantastic Dudette!!!
Thank you fantastic Roberto! 🙂
Buried and toward the end of the previous thread:
“Bobfr (@Our4thEstate)
September 19, 2013 at 11:13 pm
“A wrestler can even show flexibility sometimes, but he does not forget who his rival is and what his main goal is.”
Good comments, LP, and that’s an important quote, especially in the context of all that President Rouhani’s Wa-Po Op-Ed conveys.
As I noted in the previous thread, President Rouhani’s exceptionally WaPo Op-Ed is exceptionally nuanced and has everything to do with an issue that is never addressed in ‘clear, concise & sincere’ terms.
Fact is that if Israel did not posses a credible (though never officially recognized) nuclear deterrent during these past several decades, it’s highly likely that a wide war in the ME (much more extensive than 1967), and potentially catalytic of WWIII, would have already happened.
Thus, my comment to zizi’s exceptional analytical essay:
“Apart from lifting crippling sanctions against Iran, I’ll posit that eliminating the 10,000 ton gorilla in the region and securing a State for Palestinians are what President Rouhani wants, and what it will take for him to achieve those two objectives has never been discussed ‘clearly, concisely & sincerely.’
The 10,000 ton (actually, several & possibly larger) gorilla is Israel’s nuclear arsenal.
What it will take for President Rouhani to get what he wants is ‘clear, concise & sincere’ formal recognition by Iran, and all Arab States, of Israels right to exist, Iran’s full cooperation in effecting a 2 State solution for Israel & Palestine & standing down Hezbollah, as well as, a willingness by Iran to have totally verified inspections of its current and ongoing nuclear power program. Eliminating ALL WMD from the ME should be everyone’s win-win.”
Only fools, and worse, try to pretend that at the core of the issue – for the Saudis, for Saddam, for the Iranians, for anyone with a clue – the imbalance, no matter how justified it might be (and yes, a couple thousand years of history suggest more than a few justifications for the imbalance), it is not sustainable and could well trigger an annihilation of a very big segment of humanity and herald centuries or more that would make the Dark Ages look absolutely shimmering.
I have no doubt that our President Obama has a vastly more comprehensive understanding of the issues and has been effecting a strategy to change the situation in the ME well before Inauguration Day 2009.
#TrustBarack
Yes We Can
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56 lovelyplains
September 19, 2013 at 11:26 pm
I completely agree with everything you so eloquently summarized here, Bobfr. My looming concern is PM Netanyahu’s Sept. 30 visit to the White House. Will this be an Oval visit coming after a similar Wily-E Coyote UN presentation last year…with the AIPAC gathering, and the media’s already built in stipulation that President Obama is throwing Isreal under the bus for the 600th time? This is where I have no patience, and I have know clue if Bibi is planning a kamikazi mission.
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57 zizi2
September 19, 2013 at 11:48 pm
But the total inability of AIPAC to mobilize congress to support the Syria military strike authorization exposed the shallowness of their support. Especially when push comes to shove to actually act on said handclap support.
Netanyahu will be coming after the Rouhani blitz has blindingly impressed everyone. Remember the American public is all into diplomacy these days. Afterall PBO heard their war weary squeals just a week ago. If Bibi comes bellowing that we must bomb Iran everyone’s gonna look at him askance and treat him like “whatsup with him?”
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58 lovelyplains
September 19, 2013 at 11:56 pm
I hope you are right……… but past is prologue. I don’t trust the built in media bias in deference to Bibi, and who knows what b.s. narrative they will try to establish, in contrast to the actual situation on the ground. I can already hear the cat calls from the peanut gallery on any perceived diplomatic setbacks, based on imaginary thresholds they decide are acceptable. I hope I am wrong.
Reply
59 Bobfr (@Our4thEstate)
September 20, 2013 at 2:22 am
Yes zizi, that is one potential scenario and if Bibi plays it according to your script he will be even more discredited than he already is.
But, the vastly bigger outcome of the dialogue between President Obama & Rouhani is forcing a ‘clear, concise & sincere’ conversation about what each ‘identity’ in the ME wants.
Let’s face it, our President Obama is exceptionally well aware of all of Bibi’s games …. games Bibi LOST, big time, as a result of Americans re-electing President Obama.
What is (rapidly) unfolding now, largely and ironically because of Assad’s use of chemical WMD, is that Israel is now on the spot to admit the blatant reality that IT possesses nuclear WMD.
If Israel wants to be recognized by Iran and other Arab States as a Sovereign Nation it will have to admit that fact. BTW, for every Israeli citizen that would be the beginning of a new and very hopeful day.
I have no doubt that President Obama is steering humanity to a way more hopeful, sustainable place than any other person on the planet is doing, or is even capable of doing.
#Trust Barack
Yes WE CAn
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Wishing everyone a restful evening and glorious Friday morning – because of the ineffable goodness of the vast majority of humans and because more and more of those humans are demanding life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness.
HOWEVER, I could not depart for some rest without posting this Happy Birthday tune to our Dudette ….
Oh stop that now, you make me blush… okay, tell me more! 😀
You Beautiful Man! Luv ya! {{{{ Bobfr }}}}
Happy Birthday DuDette!
Many thanks Mae!
From DudettewholoveourCiCtoo! 😉
Now for a bit of rest …. but it is truly impossible to rest comfortably knowing that some of our fellow Americans willfully impoverish and starve anyone. However, that is the willful intent of the plutocrats and their servants (e.g., Boehner, McConnell, Ryan, Cruz, etc) ….
#LandslideDEMS2014
YES WE MUST
Good Morning Early Risers and any Extended Night Owls who are still checking in!
Boy, that was some party for our DJ Goddess, Dudette! A well deserved celebration!
Hope you had a fabulous birthday, Dudette!!!
It’s was FABULICIOUS swbluega! I LOVE MY TOD FAMILY!!!! Thank you EVERYBODY! 🙂
The Partay continues…Happy Birthday Dudette again and again and again
Anjo! Keep dancing!!! [now twirl, and twirl, and dip baby, dip!]
Thanks again and again and again… 🙂
“Video- Rep Jackie Speier DECIMATES Anti-Food Stamp Republicans With Facts”
http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2013/09/19/video-rep-jackie-speier-decimates-anti-food-stamp-republicans-facts/
Go Rep Jackie Speier! Smack ’em over the head with that steak!
Rethugs have no shame!
“White House: Boehner video shows ‘odd bit of Putin envy’ ”
http://www.politico.com/multimedia/video/2013/09/white-house-boehner-video-shows-odd-bit-of-putin-envy.html?cmpid=vnl_09192013-1654
House Speaker John Boehner’s suggestion that President Obama is more willing to negotiate with the Russians than with House Republicans shows ‘an odd bit of Putin envy on behalf of the speaker,’ White House press secretary Jay Carney said Thursday. 09/19/2013
Early Bird Chat!
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/09/20/early-bird-chat-29/
Good morning, Party People!
Wow! What a party!
I told you guys to hold on tight before I left. Sorry I could not stay, but did I hear right we are celebrating Ms. Dudette’s B’day for another two weekends?
Best DJ in the world. My girl, Dudette……
😀 😀 😀
Good morning, I knew that somebody was still up partying.
Can’t stop the music, heh?
Can’t stop! Won’t stop! 🙂
Hit that replay button… phew, I need some caffeine! 😎