Ted Kaufman is actually a wonderful guy - he's no wimp, he won't be in anyone's pocket. He's always been in the background, but operating on a high level, for a long time.
Ahem. The real purpose of Thanksgiving, as all true Americans know, is the chance to use copious amounts of butter, albeit in hidden places. On the turkey, in the veggies,on the potatoes, in the gravy, on my hands, on my legs, oh sorry.
Actually, I should email the editors and see if we can have another Thanksgiving-related recipe-share-type food-ogling thread in which caps are permitted. So as not to derail this fine Crappy Hour.
@tscheese: Psst. I am working on a recipe for mashed potatoes with sour cream and cream cheese. I am thinking chives would be an appropriate accent.
To tie this into Crappy Hour- I will use Philadelphia Cream Cheese- there is nothing more AMERICAN than Philadelphia Cream Cheese that is not now and never has been made in Philadelphia- it was made in New York - like where Charlie Rangel is from.
Political dynasties are one thing. Literally giving your kid, spouse, or cousin your senate seat is something else entirely.
Also, the seat-filler is going to totally be in Joe Biden's pocket the whole administration. Even as a Democrat I have serious problems with that. I think Obama did the ethical thing in letting the governor of his state decide who to hire without any input (as far as I know). I mean, Ted Kaufman didn't even have a wikipedia page a couple of weeks ago, and now he's a senator.
@hellodarling!: I'd rather smother you in gravy than Tofurkeyness.
Also - I guess my coffee hasn't worked yet either. I'm laughing and my travel mug is pipping hot! Must.Drink.More.Java.
ps I spilled my first travel mug, all over myself, this morning, dropping off minisparks at school. She walked up to her teacher & said, "mama spilled her coffee all over herself. She said a bad word. But she smells really good."
@tscheese: Boston's not far, and I have a Zipcar membership... *waggles eyebrows lecherously*
@rosasparks: I think Minisparks needs to be the official Jezebel mini-mascot, because she sounds awesome. And I bet you smell yummy! I love hazelnut coffee!
@tscheese: @hellodarling!: Ladies, I say this with all due respect: CUT IT OUT!! You're making me simultaneously excited and hungry, and I think I may go into shock!
@hellodarling!: I guess I smothered myself in coffee. Also invited for some, I presume.
minisparks IS a jezebel. Just a mini-version. Anyone who's 5 & is versed in same sex marriage laws must be.
Last - I may be strange for thinking this, but I realized that Ann Coulter may cease to exist, as she is already pin thin & if her jaw is wired shut, she'll parish!
I also hope that the restaurant I am going to for Thanksgiving doesn't slather everything in mashed potatoes and gravy. Or even better, has a la carte so I can avoid those things all together and get a piece of fish or something.
@r.n. spy hearts robert downey, jr.: Why? Isn't it about time we filled Congress and the White House with more palatable people, maybe people who were not 8 million years old and so out of touch they think disco is that new-fangled music kids are listening to?
@amoureuse is a second class citizen: there are so, so many political dynasties in our country it is ridiculous. a couple months ago i was toying with the idea of trying to create a whole database of who's in the congress and senate and where their family is politically (because tons of national politicians come from locally powerful families who have held governerships, state seats, etc), but i have a full time job and thought it might just depress and anger me, so i never attempted it.
@ShanaElmsford: Well, it's one of those cases where it's an appointment by the Governor, and it can be literally anybody. Of course to keep the seat, he'll have to get reelected, and that will depend a lot on how the Obama Administration does in the next couple of years.
@RocktheDebit: haha, that would be awesome! the whole reason why i got the idea in the first place is because i'm living in louisiana now, and we have sen. mary landrieu, whose family is all sorts of redunklous when it comes to political connection. her bro is the lieutenant governor, her father was the mayor of new orleans. and i'm sure that's typical of a LOT of national politicians. i just got very disillusioned with the idea of true representation awhile ago.
@southernbitch: The Bidens, The Bushes, the Rockefellers, the Kennedys, there are tons. But so what? I don't think it is that bad. They still have to get elected, don't they?
@badmutha: well, yes. but my issue is truly about campaign financing. these families have money and connections and relationships, and once you start concentrating power among these families, i see it as a less democratic system. personally, i would really prefer our entire system to move more towards government financed campaigns, with the primary mode of communication between candidates and constituencies being public access television, public radio, and local papers. no ads. but that's just me.
@amoureuse is a second class citizen: As a Delawarean I would be thrilled if that were true, actually. (As long as that no-good Hunter doesn't get a job.)
They are very Kennedy-esque, except without the money. Like...any of it.
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I intentionally have like, buckets of it, so I can make QUARTS of gravy. I cannot be without gravy. Oh god, gravy.
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Actually, I should email the editors and see if we can have another Thanksgiving-related recipe-share-type food-ogling thread in which caps are permitted. So as not to derail this fine Crappy Hour.
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To tie this into Crappy Hour- I will use Philadelphia Cream Cheese- there is nothing more AMERICAN than Philadelphia Cream Cheese that is not now and never has been made in Philadelphia- it was made in New York - like where Charlie Rangel is from.
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see what I did there?
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Gravy. Gallons of it. Everywhere.
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Fffff, for short.
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Also, the seat-filler is going to totally be in Joe Biden's pocket the whole administration. Even as a Democrat I have serious problems with that. I think Obama did the ethical thing in letting the governor of his state decide who to hire without any input (as far as I know). I mean, Ted Kaufman didn't even have a wikipedia page a couple of weeks ago, and now he's a senator.
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Instead, I'll smother my Tofurkey with all of the above :)
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Let's just get gay-married already.
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Also - I guess my coffee hasn't worked yet either. I'm laughing and my travel mug is pipping hot! Must.Drink.More.Java.
ps I spilled my first travel mug, all over myself, this morning, dropping off minisparks at school. She walked up to her teacher & said, "mama spilled her coffee all over herself. She said a bad word. But she smells really good."
I do, my skirt smells like hazelnuts.
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@rosasparks: I think Minisparks needs to be the official Jezebel mini-mascot, because she sounds awesome. And I bet you smell yummy! I love hazelnut coffee!
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minisparks IS a jezebel. Just a mini-version. Anyone who's 5 & is versed in same sex marriage laws must be.
Last - I may be strange for thinking this, but I realized that Ann Coulter may cease to exist, as she is already pin thin & if her jaw is wired shut, she'll parish!
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They are very Kennedy-esque, except without the money. Like...any of it.