Go Steve H!!

That was really kinda fun.
Very interactive.
...for those of us there.
I think you let them push you arond a little?
Not Steve though...He really DID manage to contribute! Who would have thunk it!

It's so much fun Ksurf, that was the first time in the studio.

Shortly, I'll be writing up a post about how amazing these NowLive folks are, if you had fun listening and participating -- it's 100 times better to be in the studio. Wow. No words to describe.

That said, next week will be a lot better. Much of this show was figuring out how everything works, being late thanks to shitty drivers having accidents all over the 101 and learning to multitask with the chatroom, etc.

I can't wait!

Welcome to NowLive Moxy!

Great chatting with you yesterday... Bummed I missed your show. I was driving south on the 101 as you were coming north, so I feel your pain.

See you on the online!

The R in Ryan stands for "rockin"

Hope to meet you next week!

That guy Tony Pierce is a flaming asshole. Why would you lend your talent to his diatribe?

I'll provide an indirect defense for Cheney's change of heart regarding military interventionism. Here's my response to your old troll:

[[[["The belief that the war in Iraq is important to the GWOT?"

For all of his faults, Bush had the foresight to confront terror-sponsoring states before they could someday enable a nuclear kamikaze attack on our soil.

Before the invasion, there were at least 4 enemy states suspected of developing nuclear weapons: Iraq, Iran, North Korea, and Libya*. Now, Iran and North Korea remain. In response to the continued Iranian threat, the Gulf Arab States are ostensibly pursuing their own nuclear development programs for supposedly civil purposes. Motivated by a history of racial/ethnic (Arab vs. Persian) and sectarian (Sunni vs. Shia) tensions, a nuclear arms race** is underway in the Middle East. If Iran were stopped, this trend could be reversed.

While Saddam may not have had an extensive nuclear program at the time of our invasion, Iran leaves no doubt that they are indeed working to acquire nukes and have announced their willingness and intent to use them. Like North Korea, Iran was developing them before 9/11. If Bush had never invaded Iraq and maintained the regional status quo, Iran would have made the bomb first and Saddam would have inevitably countered his neighboring Persian nemesis by resuming his own nuclear development.

In order to preserve the Middle Eastern balance of power, some realists would say that Iraq would have been justified in pursuing a deterrent in the case of Iran joining the nuclear club. However, Saddam has proven that he wasn't much of a rational actor based on several gross miscalculations (such as invading Iran and Kuwait) he has made. He and his sons could never be trusted to responsibly possess such a capability.

If Bush had let the sleeping dogs of Iraq and Iran lie, we'd have still had to invade, or even destroy, them both later anyway. Like they say, "Either you pay the bill now, or pay it later with compounded interest."

*Saddam was captured a week before the Libyans' revelation, BTW. Make your own conclusions about how that could have factored into their decision.

**I would also like to point out the irony that, despite Israel having most likely possessed a nuclear deterrent for a couple decades now, it is the fear of Iranian domination that pushed the Arab states into starting their own nuclear programs.]]]]

Hey Mox,
I signed up and dropped in as I had time, caught a little of the Dick conversation. I am going to try to make that a Thursday thing, it was pretty cool watching them ready you for the show!

Max, Tony is my friend. Please be respectful of that!

is this the mox show or the tony show? that guy refuses to shut up and he's way loud

the pink dress was tasty i am still perspiring

hope its ok if i stalk you

Dr Weeble, I'm glad you liked the pink dress. I'm blushing, even though we were told the webcam is so far away no one could even see me sweating in the toasty studio. The valley is hot, man.

Stalk me, but only if you do it properly.

Re: Tony -- I think he is going through the same phase I did when I discovered the genius of NowLive.com. I'll grow some balls by next week and slap them over his cute, shaved head!

Hey Moxie,
I listened to the NowLive show re-broadcast (I guess I missed the pink dress...), and I had heard you over at BlogTalk.

Definitely wanna hear more of YOU and your rants/topics, you interviewing guests, etc. Tony is fine and I love his blog, his role just needs to be defined more...i.e. sidekick, give him his own segment, etc.

We just started our show on NowLive too and yes it takes some time to get used to...

I look forward to more!