Comments on: Tragic the Gathering http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2009/05/12/tragic-the-gathering/ \"...a somewhat popular blogger\" Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:17:14 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: SandiaBlanca http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2009/05/12/tragic-the-gathering/#comment-32746 SandiaBlanca Thu, 14 May 2009 04:30:51 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2009/05/12/tragic-the-gathering/#comment-32746 <p>In a surprise move, they’ve decided that it takes an activist to catch an activist (or something like that). Accordingly, they have booked both ACORN* and George Soros** as the special guest speakers.</p> <p>* Some guy who claims he was once in ACORN.</p> <p>**Some out-of-work actor who can speak with an accent.</p> In a surprise move, they’ve decided that it takes an activist to catch an activist (or something like that). Accordingly, they have booked both ACORN* and George Soros** as the special guest speakers.

* Some guy who claims he was once in ACORN.

**Some out-of-work actor who can speak with an accent.

]]> By: StringonaStickformerlyMakeItStop http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2009/05/12/tragic-the-gathering/#comment-32745 StringonaStickformerlyMakeItStop Thu, 14 May 2009 04:25:25 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2009/05/12/tragic-the-gathering/#comment-32745 <p>Ahem. Vegas is a <em>dry</em> heat. Atlanta in August is like a sweaty Limbaugh squatting on your head.</p> Ahem. Vegas is a dry heat. Atlanta in August is like a sweaty Limbaugh squatting on your head.

]]> By: StringonaStickformerlyMakeItStop http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2009/05/12/tragic-the-gathering/#comment-32744 StringonaStickformerlyMakeItStop Thu, 14 May 2009 04:20:04 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2009/05/12/tragic-the-gathering/#comment-32744 <p>Aimai, I’d like to shorten my name but the new digs here are such that once you have on, you can’t change it!</p> Aimai, I’d like to shorten my name but the new digs here are such that once you have on, you can’t change it!

]]> By: XeckyGilchrist http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2009/05/12/tragic-the-gathering/#comment-32742 XeckyGilchrist Thu, 14 May 2009 03:53:27 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2009/05/12/tragic-the-gathering/#comment-32742 <p>My mistake, it was <a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/07/redstate-tells-readers-scoop-developers-are-all-liberals-so-fork-over-25-grand/" rel="nofollow">only 25 grand</a>.</p> My mistake, it was only 25 grand.

]]> By: PaminBB http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2009/05/12/tragic-the-gathering/#comment-32741 PaminBB Thu, 14 May 2009 03:47:07 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2009/05/12/tragic-the-gathering/#comment-32741 <p>Oops, I was a bit less precise on that last one, I’m not sure I meant guarantee $1800 so much as the 80 rooms. Really, they are trying to guarantee $109 X 80, $8720. Presumably the hotel needs that ca. 15% deposit. </p> <p>The whole thing remains tremendously lame. I’m guessing the hotel thinks it will make money on the Spectravision charges.</p> Oops, I was a bit less precise on that last one, I’m not sure I meant guarantee $1800 so much as the 80 rooms. Really, they are trying to guarantee $109 X 80, $8720. Presumably the hotel needs that ca. 15% deposit.

The whole thing remains tremendously lame. I’m guessing the hotel thinks it will make money on the Spectravision charges.

]]> By: XeckyGilchrist http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2009/05/12/tragic-the-gathering/#comment-32740 XeckyGilchrist Thu, 14 May 2009 03:46:53 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2009/05/12/tragic-the-gathering/#comment-32740 <p>Agreed, travy. </p> <p>Though isn’t this guy the chiseler that tried to soak his readers for $30,000 because website software was controlled by an evil liberal coder conspiracy or something like that? If so, his ambitions have sure fallen. Or maybe he just needs a bit of bodywork done on his car.</p> Agreed, travy.

Though isn’t this guy the chiseler that tried to soak his readers for $30,000 because website software was controlled by an evil liberal coder conspiracy or something like that? If so, his ambitions have sure fallen. Or maybe he just needs a bit of bodywork done on his car.

]]> By: PaminBB http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2009/05/12/tragic-the-gathering/#comment-32739 PaminBB Thu, 14 May 2009 03:27:11 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2009/05/12/tragic-the-gathering/#comment-32739 <p>travy hits it on the nose. They can’t guarantee $1800? I’m tempted to send it to them. Charity is a virtue after all.</p> <p>But I think it would do them good to try to scrape it up themselves. Maybe a couple of bake sales or lemonade stands- summer is nearly here. Or some blow jobs. It’s a tough economy.</p> travy hits it on the nose. They can’t guarantee $1800? I’m tempted to send it to them. Charity is a virtue after all.

But I think it would do them good to try to scrape it up themselves. Maybe a couple of bake sales or lemonade stands- summer is nearly here. Or some blow jobs. It’s a tough economy.

]]> By: Ruthie http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2009/05/12/tragic-the-gathering/#comment-32738 Ruthie Thu, 14 May 2009 02:30:10 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2009/05/12/tragic-the-gathering/#comment-32738 <p>Hate to spoil the fun, but just about everything is air-cnditioned there except the outdoors. </p> <p>Although the last time I was there the Buckhead section of Atlanta was considered upper-crust and heavily populated by, uhm, “artistic” people. This could be interesting….</p> Hate to spoil the fun, but just about everything is air-cnditioned there except the outdoors.

Although the last time I was there the Buckhead section of Atlanta was considered upper-crust and heavily populated by, uhm, “artistic” people. This could be interesting….

]]> By: Lesley http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2009/05/12/tragic-the-gathering/#comment-32737 Lesley Thu, 14 May 2009 01:31:03 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2009/05/12/tragic-the-gathering/#comment-32737 <p>It’s gotta have teabags right?</p> It’s gotta have teabags right?

]]> By: Lesley http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2009/05/12/tragic-the-gathering/#comment-32736 Lesley Thu, 14 May 2009 01:28:50 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2009/05/12/tragic-the-gathering/#comment-32736 <p>The comments on this thread are killing my abdominal muscles.</p> <p><em>Well guess what, the number one hobby of 70% of Eagle Publishing consumers is book reading! </em></p> <p>Don’t forget that classic: Chickenhawk Soup for the Soulless</p> The comments on this thread are killing my abdominal muscles.

Well guess what, the number one hobby of 70% of Eagle Publishing consumers is book reading!

Don’t forget that classic: Chickenhawk Soup for the Soulless

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