NZ Bear (Jesus—use a freakin’ name if you want to be taken seriously, will you?) has set up the House GOP Leadership page: Candidate and Questions Page, which will ultimately feature audio links and transcripts to the discussions between those vying for GOP House leadership, and bloggers, blog readers, think href=”http://tapscottscopydesk.blogspot.com/” title=”tank wonks”>tank wonks, and syndicated radio hosts and columnist like Hugh Hewitt.
This project is an off-shoot of the much-linked and highly publicized “Appeal from Center-Right Bloggers” that NZ Bear (Jesus—how can you expect a congressperson to take you seriously when you sign an appeal with the moniker of a furred Kiwi salmon killer? How amateurish! Don’t you realize you’re SLAYING THE BLOGOSPHERE SINGLEHANDEDLY WITH YOUR MISERABLE PROLE NAIVITY?) and others introduced as a way to bring those concerned with the direction of the GOP leadership and the abundance of out of control pork projects more directly into the political dialogue. Conference calls with Boehner, Blunt, and Shadegg are scheduled for today.
Audioclips can be heard with Shadegg, Boehner, and Blunt.
Red State’s Mike Kremaspky has already reacted to the Boehner call here.
A number of bloggers participated in the conference calls, among them Jon Henke, Ed Morrisey, NZ Bear (Jesus – did you ask about honeypots and beehives? What kind of joke are you, man? WHERE IS OUR BLOGGER DIGNITY?), Kevin Aylward, LaShawn Barber, John Hawkins, Mike Krempasky, and James Joyner (unfortunately, I was too busy changing diapers and doing Alabama Slammers everytime Shep Smith intoned gravely about the continuing horrors faced by those living in the gutters of New Orleans in wet refrigerator boxes to participate in the conference call; but that doesn’t mean the enterprise didn’t have an upside: for one thing, I’m drunk as a Scotts seamen what’s just spotted a giant squid. And for another, as a way to raise the political profile of the blogosphere within the Republican party, the enterprise seems to have been quite a success.
Well, for a bunch of dorkish scribbling nobodies, I mean. And admittedly, it would have been so much cooler had all the signatories of the original appeal been, like, pop stars and elite dignitaries and actors and such—because THEN we’d have an American political system that was working precisely way it was supposed to! —on the lipservice we give to “equality” while at the same time the more cynical and astute among us sit back and knowingly nod about our own “realistic” limitations as players in the political arena. Then we make a nice pot of lamb stew with sage and cloves, and serve it over heavily buttered saffron rice.
Which is just how the British would have wanted it.
For what it’s worth, the libertarian in me has me leaning toward supporting Shadegg, but I’m going to have to go over these Q&As more thoroughly, and listen more carefully to the audio clips.
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related links of interest: John Hawkins; Michellle Malkin, Suitably Flip, Blogs for Bush, Espresso Pundit (Shadegg in WSJ), Professor Bainbridge.
Wizbang works on streamlining the audio files here.
Blunt’s office responds to Krempasky here.
Sounds like an lawyer’s firm circa 1967.
So. NZ Bear.
How do you feel about him?
protein wisdom… what kind of name is that?
Hmmmph. You bloggers and your lowly crock-pot ideas. On the other hand, Lamb stew with yellow rice = crazy delicious!
Sarah – Jeff got me going with that Lamb stew comment as well. I’m reading along, and suddenly, BAM, I’m gone, hunkering for lamb stew.
So, Jeff, how about a recipe?
Heh heh. H-heh. Seamen. Heh.
Hey, I want some lamb stew too – or at least a good recipe. Please?
I didn’t mean that comment about what kind of name is protein wisdom. Honest. I was just trying to be funny. Like you. And use sarcasm. In a funny way.
Pretty please?
TW: island, which is sort of the pan-scandinavian word for Iceland which is where there are a lot of sheep and lambs and stew pots.
Has Drumwaster considered the fact that his actual name is less likely to be taken seriously than a made up blog name?
“My name is Kevin Drumwaster.”
‘Sure, and my name is Thad Guitarcruncher’’
Yikes! I don’t understand who you are writing for here–is it really appropriate to be talking about changing diapers while “doing Alabama Slammers?” Is this really the sort of message PJM wants to be sending?
– Ok…. Is this a portent that every time the illustrious, and oft misunderstood king of the joooo bloggers, is likely to go seventh stage brain shredding nutz everytime you see that name… Take enough of the reds and you head will automaticlly anagram it into “Zen Bar”….Home of the “Happy Garu”, drunken from the sweet soft aromatic naval of a sloe-eyed Indian, flowing jet black tressed beauty….There….isn’t that better now?…
Oh… and Seamen and lambs are a dangerous mix…
“For what it’s worth, the libertarian in me has me leaning toward supporting Shadegg, but I’m going to have to go over these Q&As more thoroughly, and listen more carefully to the audio clips.”
Shadegg? Isn’t he the one with the “lesser taint?” Make sure you watch that clip! Nothing like some good old Republican hilarity.
Regards
For the record, Drumwaster is a helluva guy and a great blogger. The post in question was written by a site contributor named “Helo”. Whose criticisms I should be able safely to ignore (“Helo” Why the hell would anyone listen to somebody who can’t even greet people with the proper number of ells?”), but I have a sickness and must confront.
I have read this post. And now I am confused.
That’s HIGH LORD Kevin Drumwaster, if you please.
tw: ch-ch-ch-changes {/Ziggy Stardust, ‘cause we all know how seriously people took him}
Who is this “Jesus” you keep addressing? One of those hip young Hispanic bloggers?
He is risen beyond mere blogdom.
Someone’s been reading Donaldson.
You lost me at cloves, Jeff. Yeesh, you wacky Christ-killers. That is probably the most perverted thing you can do to a sheep while not wearing hip-waders.
I hope my commenting here won’t make all the cool kids pick on me.
Well, that’s where it came from.
{/not kidding}
FWIW, I liked “did you ask about honeypots and beehives?” best.
Is Helo slangish for Helium maybe? Could be a kooky hippy name too, I guess.
And historically, the British officer would have smiled and eaten deeply. Then informed the local jack-in-office that the 15th Whateverstan Rifles were nearby and eager to try their skills out. “Your decision, old chap, just make one before dawn. It could get messy, you know.”
HELO is the first thing a email server says to another mail server when it’s trying to forward a mail message to it
Hey, Peter…King Kong blew. Sorry.
I figure if Gordon Matthew Sumner can call himself “Sting”–even if/when signing letters to politicians–then N.Z. Bear can call himself N.Z. Bear.
That’s alright, Bane, thanks for the nine bucks.
Hmmph.
I only stopped by because I was told there would be donuts. And coffee.
So much for THAT plan…