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August 1st, 2007 at 11:05 amHow is this Clinton’s fault?
August 1st, 2007 at 11:05 amAh, what I would have given to have had a job like this out of college — but, way back in 1986, Gore had not yet invented the Internets!
August 1st, 2007 at 11:07 amHow about an IT guy who telecommutes to run a proper filter?
August 1st, 2007 at 11:08 amI’d like to offer my help.
August 1st, 2007 at 11:08 amI guess since Nico’s gone(*sniff!*)they gotta fill some boots…
August 1st, 2007 at 11:09 amWe Need Interns!
Wait a second here….You just told us that Nico was leaving,…and now you make it sound like an emergency situation that you get some interns in there…….you’re only 2 people deep, aren’t you TP?
August 1st, 2007 at 11:09 amI think TP will find that I am more than qualified, and will make an excellect addition to the ThinkProgress team.
August 1st, 2007 at 11:12 amHow about a moderator — or six?
August 1st, 2007 at 11:12 amI support Gringo’s bid.
Come over from the dark side, Gringo, their’s sunlight here.
August 1st, 2007 at 11:15 amPhilonous
For example, check out that excellent bolding/italicizing in that sentence. What a word smith. Although the spelling could use some work.
August 1st, 2007 at 11:15 amComment by squegeeboo — August 1, 2007 @ 11:15 am
You don’t understand Progressive terminology.
August 1st, 2007 at 11:21 amAlthough the spelling could use some work.
Comment by squegeeboo — August 1, 2007 @ 11:15 am
You should go for it, Squeegy. You have such a discerning eye.
August 1st, 2007 at 11:21 amFrom The Gavel:
Chairman Waxman: “Much of our focus will be on a ‘Personal For’ message, also known as a ‘P4,’ that Major General Stanley McChrystal sent on April 29, 2004. This P4 alerted his superiors that despite press reports that Corporal Tillman died fighting the enemy, it was ‘highly possible that Corporal Tillman was killed by friendly fire.’ Three officers received this P4 report: Lt. General Kensinger, General Abizaid, and General Brown… The Committee did issue a subpoena to General Kensinger earlier this week, but U.S. Marshals have been unable to locate or serve him.â€
August 1st, 2007 at 11:22 amHow about a moderator — or six?
Comment by Zooey
Great idea!
August 1st, 2007 at 11:25 amHeck, Make it an even dozen.
Interns aka Censors
August 1st, 2007 at 11:26 amFrom the Washington Post:
August 1st, 2007 at 11:28 am
Philonous
You don’t understand Progressive terminology.
That must be it. Although I didn’t know that spelling excellent without an N was a liberal thing to do. :)
Zooey
August 1st, 2007 at 11:30 amYou should go for it, Squeegy. You have such a discerning eye.
Your the one in College, time to start padding the ol’ resume for when your done.
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No Feminists!
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August 1st, 2007 at 11:31 amOT.
Did anyone else get to hear Obama speaking truth this morning ?
It’s a shame we probably won’t get a thread about what he said.
Happy travels TP. staff !
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August 1st, 2007 at 11:36 amI will apply once I earn a doctorate in either Applied Mathematics or Computer Engineering. That’s right, A doctorate. I feel the need to go above and beyond to impress the TP crew and cut right through the competition.
August 1st, 2007 at 11:37 amI don’t know if I trust these reporters.
I mean, look at their names. Probably AQ operatives.
August 1st, 2007 at 11:40 amI will apply once I earn a doctorate in either Applied Mathematics or Computer Engineering. That’s right, A doctorate. I feel the need to go above and beyond to impress the TP crew and cut right through the competition.
Comment by Nachos of Justice
I hold three doctorates.
August 1st, 2007 at 11:43 amI have an actual job
August 1st, 2007 at 11:44 amComment by Dr. Dog — August 1, 2007 @ 11:43 am
Why, you little…
Are they all earned, or are they honorary?
August 1st, 2007 at 11:45 amI hear Ted Stevens may be looking for a job soon.
Do you guys hire ex convicts?
August 1st, 2007 at 11:45 amwhich I probably should be working at….
August 1st, 2007 at 11:45 amI hold three doctorates.
Comment by Dr. Dog
Dr Ross, Doktor Who and Doctor Doctor.
August 1st, 2007 at 11:45 amDr Ross, Doktor Who and Doctor Doctor.
Comment by RUCerious — August 1, 2007 @ 11:45 am
Don’t be trashing Doctor Who!!
I wonder who Dr Dog stole his doctorates from?
August 1st, 2007 at 11:47 amHere’s one for the “data mining” conspiracists out there. :-)
August 1st, 2007 at 11:50 amZooey ~ Don’t you get spammed all the time from bogus diploma mills offering PHD’s in only two months, just pony up the cash, and presto, you’re a doktor!
August 1st, 2007 at 11:51 amNot a good day for “light blogging”.
Sunni bloc quits as 73 killed in bombings
By Mariam Karouny and Paul Tait
39 minutes ago
BAGHDAD (Reuters) –
The main Sunni Arab political bloc quit the Iraqi government on Wednesday in a blow to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s shaky coalition as suicide bombers killed more than 70 people in three attacks across Baghdad.
The resignation move pushed the government into a new crisis undermining its efforts to reconcile Iraqis and end sectarian strife.
August 1st, 2007 at 11:52 amBecause the Republicans just can’t get enough of the advantage that the Electoral College already gives them…
August 1st, 2007 at 11:53 amOh but this is no sectarian civil war.
:|
It boggles the mind.
August 1st, 2007 at 11:53 amI wonder who Dr Dog stole his doctorates from?
Comment by Zooey
“Hey! Anyone seen my doctorates? Dude! they were JUST here!
August 1st, 2007 at 11:53 amAwright, dammit, they didn’t just get up and walk away.”
Sarge, or as my dad said, What, did they just grow legs and trot out the door??
August 1st, 2007 at 11:54 amI thought they were all on vacation. Who the fu(k quits their job while on vacation? You have to wait until you get back to quit.
August 1st, 2007 at 11:57 amRequired elements:
1) Internship Application
2) Cover Letter and Resume
3) College or University Transcript (unofficial is acceptable)
4) 2-3 References (please provide both the phone and email contact information)
5) An ability to take far-left talking points and disseminate them in a manner that ignores actual facts.
August 1st, 2007 at 11:57 am6) The ability to sleep at night knowing that you engage in systematic lies, huckstering, and willful disregard for truths.
You messed up JT.
Those last two are prerequisites for working at Fox News.
August 1st, 2007 at 11:59 amAlso worth noting with a heavy sigh:
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democratic congressional leaders said Wednesday they want to expand the government’s surveillance authority over suspected terrorists and get it done before going on recess at week’s end. But they remain in a stalemate with President Bush over spending, with no signs of progress.
August 1st, 2007 at 12:00 pmZooey ~ Don’t you get spammed all the time from bogus diploma mills offering PHD’s in only two months, just pony up the cash, and presto, you’re a doktor!
Comment by RUCerious — August 1, 2007 @ 11:51 am
Why am I wasting my time in school!? Geez….I could pad out my resume like a Republican.
August 1st, 2007 at 12:00 pmDr Ross, Doktor Who and Doctor Doctor.
Comment by RUCerious
What, did they just grow legs and trot out the door??
Comment by RUCerious
ya know, RUC, If you’re trying to deflect attention from the fact that YOU now have 3 separate doctorates…that up until a few moments ago I possessed mySELF…..well, you’re not foolin’ anyone. And one more thing! No one, I mean NO ONE likes a doctorate filcher!
August 1st, 2007 at 12:01 pmBut I thought the surge had just begun?
August 1st, 2007 at 12:01 pm
Comment by Egreggious, Esq. — August 1, 2007 @ 12:01 pm
Egg, I just finished watching the video tribute to your cousin — very moving.
There was a lot of love packed into his short life….
August 1st, 2007 at 12:05 pmWhile we’re hear discussing trivial issues, it’s nice to know the mainstream media is covering the important topics, like Hillary Clinton’s blouse.
August 1st, 2007 at 12:06 pmComment by Zooey — August 1, 2007 @ 12:00 pm
I believe that, as of tomorrow, you could be the legitimately qualified director of FEMA. No padding necessary.
Nice job, Zooewnie!
August 1st, 2007 at 12:07 pmEgg, I just finished watching the video tribute to your cousin — very moving.
There was a lot of love packed into his short life….
Comment by Zooey — August 1, 2007 @ 12:05 pm
Thanks. I didn’t really mean to force you to watch it. I was just trying to talk around the trolls.
What a class act that bunch was last night. First, they demand that you name people you know who are serving in Iraq, and then they scream that you are using their names for political gain when you do name them.
Dr. Dog is the scum of the earth.
August 1st, 2007 at 12:09 pmWhile the MSM continues to harp about Hillary’s cleavage, Faux News people reporting it continue to show more cleavage than Hillary has to show.
What’s wrong with this picture?
Hypocrite comes to mind…
August 1st, 2007 at 12:10 pmThe left-wing is not alone in having loony conspiracy theorists.
August 1st, 2007 at 12:12 pmI believe that, as of tomorrow, you could be the legitimately qualified director of FEMA. No padding necessary.
Nice job, Zooewnie!
Comment by Nachos of Justice — August 1, 2007 @ 12:07 pm
But unlike the Bush cronies, I would recognize I am unqualified for the job, and refuse the position.
August 1st, 2007 at 12:14 pmMitt Romney praises Hezbollah:
Universal health care, Mitt?
August 1st, 2007 at 12:16 pmDr. Dog is the scum of the earth.
Comment by Egreggious, Esq. — August 1, 2007 @ 12:09 pm
I didn’t feel forced. I understood what you were doing, and was glad of another chance to watch it.
All of these trolls should feel ashamed of themselves for the things they say here, and probably elsewhere — but they simply lack the capacity for it.
You said it well — they are scum.
August 1st, 2007 at 12:17 pmEgg’s doing the ThinKFast today!! Cool!
I better catch up on today’s important news! Heh.
August 1st, 2007 at 12:18 pmEgg’s doing the ThinKFast today!! Cool!
Comment by Zooey — August 1, 2007 @ 12:18 pm
I really want this internship! ;)
August 1st, 2007 at 12:21 pmThe House hearing on the Tillman affair is being covered on C-SPAN3.
Not sure if that link will work.
August 1st, 2007 at 12:26 pmI really want this internship! ;)
Comment by Egreggious, Esq. — August 1, 2007 @ 12:21 pm
You have my recommendation, Egg. Your coverage of Hillary’s cleavage was timely and heroic. I thank you….
August 1st, 2007 at 12:28 pmYeah, and Rummy just refused to take ANY responsibility for the Tillman cover up, he even brought out his “I told them to be honest” memo. Of course he had his fingers crossed the whole time, but….
August 1st, 2007 at 12:30 pmYeah, and Rummy just refused to take ANY responsibility for the Tillman cover up, he even brought out his “I told them to be honest†memo. Of course he had his fingers crossed the whole time, but….
Comment by RUCerious — August 1, 2007 @ 12:30 pm
Uh huh, he told them to be honest — but when they weren’t honest he did what….?
August 1st, 2007 at 12:35 pmbut when they weren’t honest he did what….?
Comment by Zooey —
Uhh, I’m sorry, I have no recollection…
August 1st, 2007 at 12:39 pmUhh, I’m sorry, I have no recollection…
Comment by RUCerious — August 1, 2007 @ 12:39 pm
Heh. You’re good….
August 1st, 2007 at 12:43 pmCan Mr. Pee –er, Philonious hold down TWO internships at the same time?
Isn’t he already in the RNC Troll Patrol internship track?
August 1st, 2007 at 12:53 pmI can think of one occupation where an “internship” is a good idea: doctors. Life and death decisions. Good idea.
For most other occupations, “internship” is code for “cheap labor.” A recent college grad has zero to do with the qualifications you seek.
I was really surprised to see TP engaging in this corporate invention. It all sounds so good…until you think about it.
We used to label these matters “discrimination.” Those who can’t afford college need not apply; young people only.
Not impressed when companies do this. Especially here.
August 1st, 2007 at 1:02 pmAnnouncement: Nachos has officially taken up progressive policies and is no longer a troll.
“I am relieved from the nightmare of working under KKKarl,” said Nachos. “No benefits, compensation of only a few cents per post, and having to drink illegal troll-enhancing (hair-growth) potions really had my entire life in a wreck. I was also become impotent throughout my time because of setting eyes on that pasty walrus.”
“Thank goodness for progressive policies.”
August 1st, 2007 at 1:28 pmG-Whiz
August 1st, 2007 at 1:30 pmHow about fast food “managers”>>>???
#19 No Feminists!
Comment by Willis From Different Strokes — August 1, 2007 @ 11:31 am
What you talking about Willis?
August 1st, 2007 at 1:56 pmWhat you talking about Willis?
Comment by Larry from C — August 1, 2007 @ 1:56 pm
Heh.
He’s askeered of girls….
August 1st, 2007 at 1:59 pmZooey
He’s askeered of girls….
Cooties kill.
August 1st, 2007 at 2:07 pmI feel like an old ranting senile man,wheelchair bound, and pushed off to the corner of the room so no one has to hear my ancient babbling and watch me drool on my shirt.
/kidding
August 1st, 2007 at 2:07 pmHere is an applicant I saw on Daily Kos.
More Evidence That Liberals Are Beyond Parody
Wow. You know how the other day I was saying someone could just take something a liberal blogger wrote and claim it was instead a brilliant parody of a liberal, well I just found a recommended diary at Kos I wish I wrote. Here’s part of it:
The most important people in Democratic politics don’t even know it.
It’s the kid with the anger in his eyes I saw on my way to the swimming pool…anger at the injustice of a school system that’s written him off in the fifth grade…anger at a society that tells him every day that he is less than a full citizen because of the color of his skin just like his dad and his uncles.
It’s the overweight mom I see in my neighborhood. The one with two young children who has pre-diabetes and doesn’t know it yet. She lives in a society that won’t give her preventative care or nutritional education, but which underwrites big corporations that sell her super-sized food that is silently eating away at her body.
…
It’s that girl I saw on the subway who looked at me with that curious stare. She doesn’t even know about global warming.
…
the most important person in Democratic politics is you.
Read the whole thing. I was thinking of fisking it, but I don’t think I could add to the hilarity. It’s like a mixture between a brain dead college activist and a third grader. And this is a recommended diary. As you read it, just imagine the Kos Kids staring at it with their wide monkey eyes and nodding along in agreement at its vast wisdom. Some claimed to have cried reading it. I just want to find one of these people, pat him on the head and say, “Lighten up, Francis.”
August 1st, 2007 at 2:16 pmCooties kill.
Comment by squegeeboo — August 1, 2007 @ 2:07 pm
Only the faint of heart…..and limp of dick. :)
August 1st, 2007 at 2:52 pmZooey
Only the faint of heart…..and limp of dick. :)
Which is exactly why I stay away from the ladies.
August 1st, 2007 at 3:02 pmuuuuuhhh…
August 1st, 2007 at 3:12 pmWhich is exactly why I stay away from the ladies.
Comment by squegeeboo — August 1, 2007 @ 3:02 pm
And you wonder why people think you’re gay…
August 1st, 2007 at 4:14 pmVotronIsASockPuppet
And you wonder why people think you’re gay…
Oh, I know why ;)
August 1st, 2007 at 4:16 pmAny free kneepads provided?
August 1st, 2007 at 4:39 pmPerhaps TP can find an intern that has “graduated” from a Washington D.C. school. Yes, these schools have earned the unique distinction of having the most taxpayer dollars thrown at them, with the worst test scores.
Yes, taxpayer dollars solve all problems lefties!
August 1st, 2007 at 5:33 pmLefties already know that JT.
August 1st, 2007 at 6:09 pmYes, taxpayer dollars solve all problems lefties!
Comment by JT — August 1, 2007 @ 5:33 pm
We certainly appreciate it. Thanks.
August 1st, 2007 at 6:11 pmYou got some straw sticking out of the sleeve of that scarecrow, JT.
But you’re abolutely right. It’s not taxpayer dollars that solves all problems, it’s tax cuts, right? Pay no attention to those massive debts behind the curtain!
August 1st, 2007 at 6:12 pmAl Gore never said he invented the Internet. He said that he pushed the legislation that created the PUBLIC INTERNET. Because up until that point, it was only available to researchers at DARPA and universities like MIT.
So, while he didn’t invent the Internet, he was responsible for bringing it to the public, so you could show everybody how stupid you are for repeating republican talking points.
August 1st, 2007 at 6:36 pmSo, while he didn’t invent the Internet, he was responsible for bringing it to the public, so you could show everybody how stupid you are for repeating republican talking points.
Comment by Spudge_Boy — August 1, 2007 @ 6:36 pm
Good one!!
August 1st, 2007 at 7:36 pmInterships are slave labor!!
Organization and corporations shoud hire people who need a job and give them benefits.
Don’t hide behind the guise of “triaining the next generation.” Interns don’t usually get to observe real top-level professionals or get a mentor with a top-level postion. They usually do UNPAID grunt work!!!
And it’s a shame!!
TP,
You can do better. You could hire people and give them a job with health care benefits. It’s the least you can do!!!
August 1st, 2007 at 7:43 pmSince corps don’t pay for interns then they should allow them to learn rather than slave away for nothing.
Universities need to step up and stop this bullsh!t. They take money from the students who goe out and run coffee errands for low level employees and then get “credit” for said “experience.”
What a scam!!!
August 1st, 2007 at 7:49 pmInterships are slave labor!!
Comment by dixie blood
Wrong, Interns are usually students, college mostly. And some programs at the college has the student intern their senior year at least in a job that deals with their degree path.
When I was a system admin for an isp, I trained many interns from the local colleges. Some even applied to work for us after they finished. Some of our best techs were interns.
It is a chance for them to learn ( yes they work or train ) They get to know what they learned in college is sometimes years beyond the curve, in the tech world at least.
August 1st, 2007 at 10:32 pmWrong, Interns are usually students, college mostly. And some programs at the college has the student intern their senior year at least in a job that deals with their degree path.
When I was a system admin for an isp, I trained many interns from the local colleges. Some even applied to work for us after they finished. Some of our best techs were interns.
It is a chance for them to learn ( yes they work or train ) They get to know what they learned in college is sometimes years beyond the curve, in the tech world at least.
In the majority of cases, “interns” are just what TP intends them to be: Cheap labor. I’m not buying your argument, which is typical corporate spin.
In the high-tech world, jobs were exported to India, and thousands upon thousands of higher paid, high-tech workers were laid off. Right after this occurs (and I can prove it time and time again), “interns” are brought in to do the same work. We’re all supposed to smile warmly at how socially conscious high-tech companies can be.
Bull…shit.
The abilities TP had the gall to list do not require a college education. Some of the smartest people I know never graduated from a college.
Too bad for Think Progress to post this call, as I now have a low opinion of this organization.
August 1st, 2007 at 10:45 pmExtensive research = cutting and pasting links to Daily Kos.
August 2nd, 2007 at 12:01 am“Stipend and transportation subsidy”? How is that not an illegal unpaid internship under the Fair Labour Standards Act? Better double check.
August 2nd, 2007 at 10:46 pmGive Bill Clinton a call.
August 3rd, 2007 at 12:47 pm