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22 Feb 2010  |  the llama  |The Grill

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2. Zuckerman –> Senate? (I actually know nothing about Mort Zuckerman).
3. 93-year-olds, dude.
4. Price controls for insurance companies?
5. Khalil Greene still crippled by social anxiety.

78 thoughts on “No frills grill, 22 Feb 2010”

  1. monkeyball Feb 22,2010 11:01 am

    Is she saying what I think she’s saying here?

    One tiny note: the redaction of the name of the person who reviewed the tapes is one character too short to be John Rizzo.

    [Whoops. Initial link fail. Link added above.]

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  2. monkeyball Feb 22,2010 11:02 am
    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
    • nevermoor Feb 22,2010 11:23 am || Up

      Christ, what a tirade.

      Lawyers should not be sanctioned for making arguments others disagree with. Period. Full stop. The fact that they made those claims, however, should not grant full immunity to the actors.

      "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  3. nevermoor Feb 22,2010 11:14 am

    Re 1: Win.

    "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  4. nevermoor Feb 22,2010 11:15 am

    Re 2:

    Mr. Zuckerman, a resident of the Upper East Side of Manhattan, was born in Quebec. He is now an American citizen.

    If he runs, I’ll bet $100 he accuses Democrats of not being real Americans.

    "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
    • monkeyball Feb 22,2010 11:19 am || Up

      I’ll take that bet. The article sez he’d be only nominally running as a GOP’er to avoid a crowded D primary, and that he’s know personally as a D (my guess: he’s a Scoop Jackson/Lieberman-style D).

      I think it’s FAR more likely he starts throwing around charges of anti-Semitism (not for attacks on himself, but on the Israel Lobby).

      you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
      • nevermoor Feb 22,2010 12:03 pm || Up

        Could be. My bet is he doesn’t even run.

        "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
        • Leopold Bloom Feb 22,2010 1:00 pm || Up

          My bet is that he runs, loses, but in the process, learns a very important life lesson.

      • JediLeroy Feb 22,2010 2:25 pm || Up

        az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde
  5. nevermoor Feb 22,2010 11:20 am

    Re 4:

    It seems to me this announcement is either just headline-seeking or an admission that, after the plan is passed, premia will continue to rise at high rates.

    The latter is true. The hope is that the rate of increase will slow (i.e. “bending the curve”) but no one thinks the problem will be solved.

    To really curb the rate of premia growth, you need to kill insurance companies altogether (medicare option for all) but that position was compromised away early on.

    "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
    • mk Feb 22,2010 1:00 pm || Up

      That’s not strictly true.

      For profit insurers are responsible for a portion of the cost problem, and of course produce numerous other problematic outcomes, such as the fact that many people who need coverage are unable to get it and/or keep it, and so go bankrupt or die. But the main drivers of escalating premiums are the way doctors are paid and what Americans understand “health care” to mean. It’s hard to say which is the chicken and which is the egg, but in any event the setup is such that incentives flow to “more” rather than “better”. If every doctor in America was shifted from fee-for-service entrepreneur to salaried employee, the curve might begin to bend rather dramatically.

      Thus the importance of empowering MedPAC to implement comparative effectiveness standards (sorry, “death panels”). That’s where the real money is. Insurance companies control their costs by denying coverage. Medicare, whether it’s for all of us or just for old people, has to cut costs by promoting quality over quantity (among other things), which is of course an extremely difficult sell in this country.

      • nevermoor Feb 22,2010 1:41 pm || Up

        True. I didn’t mean to imply it would solve the entire problem, but it would do a lot more than what we’re getting.

        "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  6. monkeyball Feb 22,2010 11:36 am
    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  7. monkeyball Feb 22,2010 11:39 am

    Somewhat interesting item on Powell. I’m professionally curious to know which single med he’s taking.

    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
    • nevermoor Feb 22,2010 12:05 pm || Up

      Professionally?

      You do marketing for one of ’em?

      "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
      • monkeyball Feb 22,2010 12:22 pm || Up

        It’d be an off-label use, so, technically, no.

        you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  8. salb918 Feb 22,2010 12:10 pm

    mikeA: have you ever tried this sport?

    • andeux Feb 22,2010 3:01 pm || Up

      Oddly, a friend of mine (who I think was also in a band with Apricot) had that same idea some time around 10 years ago.

      TINSTAAFK
    • Poppy Feb 22,2010 5:19 pm || Up

      That’s the Indoor Olympics biathlon.

      There's a wild thing in the woolshed and it's keeping me awake at night.
      • nevermoor Feb 22,2010 5:45 pm || Up

        Nah. Biathlon is actually justified (it has military origins)

        "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
        • salb918 Feb 22,2010 5:52 pm || Up

          I like the summer version, the swim-n-fish.

          • andeux Feb 22,2010 5:57 pm || Up

            I like the white trash triathlon: darts, bowling, and pool.

            TINSTAAFK
            • dmoas Feb 22,2010 6:16 pm || Up

              I thought that was NASCAR, more NASCAR and Larry the Cable Guy trivia.

  9. monkeyball Feb 22,2010 1:33 pm

    Two new sticker ideas:
    REAL MEN DON’T PAY FOR KRAUT
    QUALITY KRAUT SINGLES

    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
    • nevermoor Feb 22,2010 1:41 pm || Up

      I want a sticker that says “In Play, Runs” or whatever the phrase is.

      "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
      • salb918 Feb 22,2010 1:59 pm || Up

        Ooh, I like that.

      • monkeyball Feb 22,2010 2:05 pm || Up

        I want a sticker that says THOSE ARE … NACHO RUNS!

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  10. andeux Feb 22,2010 2:03 pm

    Ooh boy!

    Some of the A’s who have seen Fox take infield believe that Fox is better than advertised at third and that he’s better than, say, Adam Kennedy

    TINSTAAFK
    • salb918 Feb 22,2010 2:16 pm || Up

      better:

      “We definitely want to see what he [Fox] can do behind the plate,” Geren said. “He’ll definitely catch in a game (this spring). And he’s not just here to help with bullpens, he’s here to work with the catchers.”

      Other emergency catcher options: Mike Sweeney, Carlos Delgado, Paul Konerko…

      • salb918 Feb 22,2010 2:22 pm || Up

        If I recall correctly, the A’s lineup was a mess after the pinch-hitting/pinch-running bonanza in the ninth inning of the game of five of the 2003 ALDS. Had the A’s scored, as best as I can tell, their defensive alignment would have been crazy. Melhuse probably would have gone to 3B, Chavez shifted to 2B, and one of Singleton/Byrnes/Guillen/T-Long would have been pressed into duty at 1B.

        • nevermoor Feb 22,2010 2:26 pm || Up

          I was at this game.

          "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
      • andeux Feb 22,2010 2:56 pm || Up

        Don’t forget Mike Piazza.

        TINSTAAFK
        • FreeSeatUpgrade Feb 22,2010 4:49 pm || Up

          Speaking of pitchers and catchers…

          "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  11. monkeyball Feb 22,2010 2:08 pm
    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  12. nevermoor Feb 22,2010 2:59 pm
    "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  13. Leopold Bloom Feb 22,2010 3:30 pm

    I may have told some or all y’all about my ex-wife’s boyfriend who was beating her up. Not a real fun story.

    So this happened last night.

    • Poppy Feb 22,2010 5:24 pm || Up

      Is that your ex’s ex-boyfriend?!

      There's a wild thing in the woolshed and it's keeping me awake at night.
      • monkeyball Feb 22,2010 5:27 pm || Up

        Fixed

        you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
      • Leopold Bloom Feb 22,2010 5:29 pm || Up

        yup. The doctors told her today that his brain has detached from his ear. I don’t know what that means, but it sounds bad. When I called them last night, they said they didn’t think he’d live through the night because of all the brain trauma. Kind of odd. It was a sleepless night at Chez LB.

        • Poppy Feb 22,2010 5:29 pm || Up

          Holy crap… :\

          There's a wild thing in the woolshed and it's keeping me awake at night.
          • Leopold Bloom Feb 22,2010 5:40 pm || Up

            Anyone know anything about brains?

            What’s it mean when it comes detached from the ear?

            Or did she misunderstand him?

            • monkeyball Feb 22,2010 5:42 pm || Up

              I’m still freaked out by how the guy who survived the Adenhart crash was “internally decapitated.” Maybe it’s something like that?

              you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
              • Leopold Bloom Feb 22,2010 5:45 pm || Up

                I think this guy’s toast. I think even if he lives, he ain’t plant or mineral.

            • dmoas Feb 22,2010 6:10 pm || Up

              I think it means he’s fucked. And not in any good kind of way. Pretty sure brains have a need to stay attached. Damn, feel sorry for your ex there. Beaten up and having to go through this. Seriously not cool.

  14. oblique Feb 22,2010 4:10 pm

    Just received my swag.

    And I’m giggling with glee (on the inside) at the prospect of proudly displaying my “Face it, New York & Boston: America hates you” sticker at work.

    Hee hee hee hee!!

    Thank you, LB.

    • Leopold Bloom Feb 22,2010 4:14 pm || Up

      You’re welcome!

      I have that one on my car. And I’ve got more NYers and Bostonians here than you can shake a stick at.

      • FreeSeatUpgrade Feb 22,2010 4:51 pm || Up

        Of course, they retire down there because it gives them the opportunity to renounce a lifetime of liberalism and vote for Jeb Bush and Katherine Harris. And against schools.

        "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
        • monkeyball Feb 22,2010 5:28 pm || Up

          Schools are for people who aren’t going to die in the next 10 years.

          (Hm. I think we need to put that on the bumper of salb918’s car.)

          you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
          • spwc2010 Feb 22,2010 7:50 pm || Up

            Possible sticker:

            “I believe the children are our future…. ha ha ha, psych!”

            \"Weren\'t you already aware the Kay is already writing everyone\'s story? We\'re all just characters who believe we are real. Things make more sense now, don\'t they. Be honest.\"- DMOAS
            • dmoas Feb 22,2010 8:19 pm || Up

              Let them eat Hotdogs Or… Survival of the Fitness Bitches.

  15. monkeyball Feb 22,2010 4:52 pm

    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  16. Leopold Bloom Feb 22,2010 5:17 pm

    All clowns are the minotaur. It will never be your birthday again.

    • monkeyball Feb 22,2010 5:21 pm || Up

      What’s the color of the boathouse at Hereford?

      you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  17. mk Feb 22,2010 5:57 pm

    FSU, monkeyball, any of the rest of you with closeted literary inclinations: enter this. Few constraints, great prize, and you’ve got a month to get your shit together.

    • FreeSeatUpgrade Feb 23,2010 12:46 pm || Up

      Thanks! I actually have a nascent idea which might fit their parameters quite nicely; perhaps I’ll give it a shot.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  18. salb918 Feb 22,2010 5:59 pm

    These ski jumper dudes would go so much farther if they wore bat suits.

    • Leopold Bloom Feb 22,2010 7:03 pm || Up

      seriously.

      And would it hurt them to declare every so often, “I’m the Bat!”

      • nevermoor Feb 22,2010 7:29 pm || Up

        Harry Potter would still win.

        "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
        • dmoas Feb 22,2010 8:20 pm || Up

          Harry Dresden could kick Potter’s ass with his hands tied behind his back.

          • JediLeroy Feb 22,2010 8:39 pm || Up

            Jim Rockford could kick Harry Dresden’s butt with both feet tied behind his back

            az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde
            • Leopold Bloom Feb 22,2010 8:54 pm || Up

              Jim Rockford? I was amazed that blatant alcoholic sum bitch could stumble out of his trailer every morning.

              • JediLeroy Feb 22,2010 9:19 pm || Up

                I loved that show. Then again, I was like 12 when they showed reruns on my local station, so maybe it wasn’t as good as I remember.

                az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde
          • nevermoor Feb 22,2010 9:07 pm || Up

            Wrong Harry Potter.

            "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
          • green star oakland Feb 22,2010 11:33 pm || Up

            Harry Nilsson would trounce them both in an aerial pandemonium ballet.

            If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
            • monkeyball Feb 23,2010 6:26 am || Up

              Oh, Nilsson, schmilsson

              you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
              • spwc2010 Feb 23,2010 9:59 am || Up

                Well Harry Chapin would eat his cat and bust his cradle!

                \"Weren\'t you already aware the Kay is already writing everyone\'s story? We\'re all just characters who believe we are real. Things make more sense now, don\'t they. Be honest.\"- DMOAS
                • monkeyball Feb 23,2010 10:20 am || Up

                  In FSUFormer Caliphate, Cate Stevens eats you

                  you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
                • Leopold Bloom Feb 24,2010 12:05 am || Up

                  In current police state, Yusuf Islam is a terrorist.

                  Fucking “Peace Train,” my ass.

                • dmoas Feb 24,2010 7:45 am || Up

                  “I choo choo choose to kill you all?”

                • andeux Feb 24,2010 10:22 am || Up

                  There’s a million ways to go, you know that there are.

                  TINSTAAFK
                • salb918 Feb 24,2010 11:35 am || Up

                  And don’t wear fear
                  Cause nobody will know you’re there nevermoor will kick your ass.

                • nevermoor Feb 24,2010 12:43 pm || Up
                  "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  19. Poppy Feb 23,2010 7:28 pm
    There's a wild thing in the woolshed and it's keeping me awake at night.
    • monkeyball Feb 24,2010 11:36 am || Up

      I liked “refuge container”

      you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
    • nevermoor Feb 24,2010 12:34 pm || Up

      Christ, what a literal expression

      "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"

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