tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331906232009-12-17T02:47:39.313-05:00"West of Shockoe" is the online home of Phriendly Jaime, Thaddæus Toad, and AhhYes; three young professionals living and working in Virginia.Phriendly Jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006056176291246855noreply@blogger.comBlogger353125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33190623.post-34751788164131543012008-07-01T15:51:00.004-05:002008-07-01T16:41:05.993-05:00

We here at West of "Hussein" Shockoe are following the lead of other citizens and, in solidarity with the next President of the United States, are adding "Hussein" as a middle name.Now we realize that some knuckle-draggers out there might take this as some sign that we are, in fact, the deceased Iraqi dictator. (Or the deceased Jordanian King and stalwart American ally, for that matter)Well,

Thaddaeus Toadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697680261441066609noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33190623.post-63088985013891442292008-06-30T16:59:00.003-05:002008-06-30T17:12:52.041-05:00

Washington, DC - In an stunning twist Monday, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama eliminated himself from contention for the office of President of the United States.On Sunday, surrogate and former potential running mate retired General Wesley Clark said, "I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be president."Today, campaign

AhhYeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548733449849267676noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33190623.post-45464582530974307442008-03-19T22:53:00.003-05:002008-03-19T22:57:19.649-05:00

All-America quarterback Terrelle Pryor, the nation's top college football prospect, ended his prolonged recruitment Wednesday by announcing he will sign with Ohio State.Pryor unzipped a jacket to reveal a white OSU T-shirt and put on a black Buckeyes hat during a press conference from his high school.Pryor (6-5, 235) is the Parade and U.S. Army All-American Bowl national Player of the Year. He

Phriendly Jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006056176291246855noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33190623.post-43029092288541691982008-03-19T18:19:00.006-05:002008-03-19T19:53:27.203-05:00

By now everyone knows that Barack Obama's longtime preacher said stuff.Some of it was tinfoil theories:The Government created AIDS to kill people of color.Some of it was racial resentment bubbling to the surface:The U.S. of KKKA.And some of it was the unabashed truth that no one wants to face:9/11 is America's chickens coming home to roost.But there are several things that make this particular "

AhhYeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548733449849267676noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33190623.post-91020722210473021722008-03-14T22:32:00.001-05:002008-03-14T22:34:38.831-05:00

Phriendly Jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006056176291246855noreply@blogger.com73tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33190623.post-55184173735769594132008-03-13T14:26:00.003-05:002008-03-13T14:39:33.090-05:00

I'm serious. I would like as many of you as possible to steal this straight from here, put it on your blog(s), email it to everyone you know, tell them to forward it to everyone THEY know, print it out on cards and send them/give them to strangers and acquaintances, post it as a flyer on a telephone pole, etc., etc., etc.Thanks in advance.Subject: The Real Truth About Barack Obama! As

Phriendly Jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006056176291246855noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33190623.post-50397303303451370222008-03-08T20:04:00.005-05:002008-03-08T21:29:10.290-05:00

I don't think that us Democrats are going to have to decide whether to vote for Hillary or not. I think this race is, and has been for a little while now, quite over.Not only do I think that Hillary has no chance mathematically or otherwise, to win the nomination, I think she knows it. I think Hillary realized earlier than most of us that the nomination is probably not going to go her way.

AhhYeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548733449849267676noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33190623.post-35877533699037314442008-03-08T17:45:00.005-05:002008-03-08T18:04:13.922-05:00

I agree with TeacherKen. We began this campaign season with enthusiasm and hope. Many Americans were drawn to the Democratic party as one of hope, of the possibility for something different. To be sure, some were dissuaded by the lack of meaningful action in the Congress to end the war and the other depredations of this administration. Still, for more than a year it has been clear that the

Phriendly Jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006056176291246855noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33190623.post-32783908817706854412008-03-01T22:54:00.002-05:002008-03-01T22:58:18.118-05:00

And again, just in case you missed it...

Phriendly Jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006056176291246855noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33190623.post-41504553440505158402008-02-14T22:17:00.003-05:002008-02-14T22:24:03.642-05:00

I worked hard for you in 2006.I signed a petition to draft you to run for US Senate. I gathered signatures to place your name on the Democratic primary ballot in 2006. I hung signs along the roadways near the Shad Planking in 2006.I donated money and time because I believed in your leadership and judgment.You are a hero.I never deluded myself into thinking you would vote my way on any given

Thaddaeus Toadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697680261441066609noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33190623.post-60848561163940993492008-02-10T23:06:00.001-05:002008-02-10T23:10:51.103-05:00

but I'm posting it because it is an easy way for me to go ahead and make my endorsement, and, some may NOT have seen it yet.

Phriendly Jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006056176291246855noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33190623.post-72080111849462617362008-01-26T21:51:00.000-05:002008-01-26T21:56:30.128-05:00

but I think we can (should?) all agree on the fact that Barack Obama has the best campaign song EVER.

Phriendly Jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006056176291246855noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33190623.post-40791165408127313572008-01-07T23:37:00.000-05:002008-01-07T23:39:30.502-05:00

is that there is always next season.Here's to next fall, Buckeyes! Great season, tough ending.

Phriendly Jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006056176291246855noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33190623.post-14324550166786627462008-01-07T09:38:00.000-05:002008-01-07T09:50:32.982-05:00

What an exciting night I have planned. Right after work, I will be headed down to Capital Ale House, where I will hang with Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) and other area Democrats. It's $1 burger night, and as always, the beer selections will be top notch.Afterwards, I'll head over to the grocery store to get some beer for the fridge, and then onto the downtown Richmond BW3s (Buffalo Wild Wings to you

Phriendly Jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006056176291246855noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33190623.post-59712432759686173902007-12-07T14:09:00.000-05:002007-12-07T14:20:24.778-05:00

The list of the United States of America's 100 most dangerously drunk cities has been published. The usual party city suspects rounded out the list of "most dangerously drunk", including Denver, CO, Anchorage, AK, San Antonio, TX, Washington, DC, and San Diego, CA. The numbers were crunched based on the following: We looked at annual death rates due to alcoholic liver disease, as well as who's

Phriendly Jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006056176291246855noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33190623.post-4363746451969535492007-12-02T14:39:00.000-05:002007-12-02T14:41:06.991-05:00

See you at the National Championship Game. AGAIN. ;)

Phriendly Jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006056176291246855noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33190623.post-45142217101192256682007-11-28T21:54:00.000-05:002007-11-28T21:59:38.535-05:00

Duncan Hunter just made the egregious and patently false claim that "only conservatives and members of conservative families" enlist and fight for the United States of America.What a slap in the face to all members of the American Armed Services. Duncan Hunter should apologize IMMEDIATELY, and he should be ashamed at his lack of factual knowledge and overall incompetence.

Phriendly Jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006056176291246855noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33190623.post-18677639934927803562007-11-17T00:03:00.000-05:002007-11-17T00:05:15.549-05:00

GO BUCKEYES. Hail THE Big Ten.

Thaddaeus Toadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697680261441066609noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33190623.post-8751656001363238682007-11-11T18:18:00.000-05:002007-11-12T08:34:00.396-05:00

From here and here...Veterans Day arrives every year like a hand grenade that has been rolling around the floorboard of my life for months. My earliest memories of the day go back to my father’s military service, back when he wore the uniform of a US Navy hospital corpsman.My father, I suspect, was a victim of post-traumatic stress syndrome. If not that, he was a least clinically depressed. Not

Phriendly Jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006056176291246855noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33190623.post-7365249689784091742007-11-10T14:25:00.001-05:002007-11-11T18:46:53.311-05:00

HILARIOUS UPDATEIt’s been football all day and it’ll be football all night following two straight evenings of live music. Friday night brought me to my first Phil & Friends show of the nine-night run at New York’s Nokia Theatre, an intensely enjoyable concert worth far less than the $70 face value of the ticket price. The venue on Saturday was Ace of Clubs for American Babies, still the best band

Phriendly Jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006056176291246855noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33190623.post-53770928827327318792007-11-10T13:10:00.000-05:002007-11-10T13:12:07.953-05:00

WHAT? AWESOME.

Phriendly Jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006056176291246855noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33190623.post-35495281166939620612007-11-08T14:11:00.001-05:002007-11-08T14:22:34.089-05:00

...you may want to take a look at this post over at Bearing Drift. I agree with a lot of what Jim Hoeft and Brian Kirwin have to say, which I know will come as a surprise to many, but it is in fact, true.After the blog conference, I needed a break from regular blogging/commenting. The break has lasted a lot longer than expected, and surprisingly...I haven't spontaneously combusted. Instead, I

Phriendly Jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006056176291246855noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33190623.post-14119679827588198362007-11-07T14:23:00.001-05:002007-11-07T14:46:47.327-05:00

You guys should probably do something about this Ron Paul guy. Apparently, he raised more money from online donations in one day than any other candidate, EVER. The only people I have spoken to either in person or on blogs and websites whom are actually planning to vote for Ron Paul for President in 2008 are angry Republicans, new, young voters who fancy the word "libertarian", and bored

Phriendly Jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006056176291246855noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33190623.post-49443888792716938222007-11-07T14:08:00.001-05:002007-11-07T14:09:47.213-05:00

Virginia is turning blue, pholks. And it's about time!

Phriendly Jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006056176291246855noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33190623.post-35619910024301232762007-10-30T08:01:00.001-05:002007-10-30T08:11:03.481-05:00

I don't have much to write, but man oh MAN...Jeannemarie Devolites Davis sure has stepped in it recently. From screaming at high school students to handing out false mailers to inviting her constituents to attack her opponent's children and now federal election fraud, Jeannemarie sure is showing her desperation.Check it all out here.

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