Fox News has the story.
Tom DeLay said this wasn’t going to happen. From the AP, 10/3/05:
The criminal charges are “so frivolous, so over-the-top, so embarrassing to the judiciary that we ought to be able to get it out of here pretty quickly,” DeLay told “Fox News Sunday.” “It will be over and be over very, very soon. And I think I will go back to be majority leader.”
UPDATE: The AP has more.
UPDATE II: DeLay releases his official resignation letter.
Great news — but fix that headline, guys.
You know how pissy the trolls are about spelling and punctuation!
January 7th, 2006 at 12:33 pmNow WE have the Hammer! Finally the Hammer fell.
January 7th, 2006 at 12:34 pmBlame Clinton.
January 7th, 2006 at 12:34 pmAt the time of my comment I see no additional information yet. I don’t know who to believe! Both Fox News and Tom Delay lie all the time. This is getting my hopes up though. I look forward to seeing how this unfolds, and I’m interested to know WHY he’s giving up. I thought Republicans always stayed the course.
January 7th, 2006 at 12:34 pmThis is a sad day for America. We should be saddened that such a selfless patriot will no longer lead our congress.
Not.
January 7th, 2006 at 12:35 pmA great wailing and gnashing of teeth over at Free Republic:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1553679/posts
Savor their delicious torment. And keep an eye on Mike Pence, who seems to have some support from the grass.
January 7th, 2006 at 12:38 pmAP has it here:
http://www.breitbart.com/ news/ 2006/ 01/ 07/ D8EVVGV87.html
January 7th, 2006 at 12:40 pmWho are the trolls going to blame for this?
January 7th, 2006 at 12:43 pmChrissy Matthews at MSNBC must be pissing in his pants right now.
The Hammer is falling, but the fall won’t be complete until he’s in a maximu security prison with a 300lb roommate named Bubba.
Tommy boy, better watch HBO’s OZ. :)
January 7th, 2006 at 12:45 pmYeah, what will Mighty Arrogance, IwRONGI, Gordy and the rest of the horrid trolls have to say now. They know it’s not a victory for them.
January 7th, 2006 at 12:47 pmNothing this administration ever “thinks” turns out to be right. They THOUGHT Iraq would cost much less than it did, they THOUGHT we’d be greeted as liberators, they THOUGHT the insurgents were in their last throws, they THOUGHT the US Soldiers had the right amount of armor, they THOUGHT Saddam had WMD, they THOUGHT Harriet Myers was going to pass with flying colors, they THOUGHT their economic policies would work, they THOUGHT their Social Security reform would work, Bush THOUGHT he could sneak by with his illigal wire-tapping, Bush THOUGHT those doors in Beiging would be unlocked….
…they are constantly wrong. Maybe that is the course they are staying. The course of being consitantly wrong.
January 7th, 2006 at 12:52 pmRep. Tom Delay was in political bed with Jack Abramoff, so he must resign from the House and face criminal charges for stealing money from American Indian Tribes!
January 7th, 2006 at 12:53 pm#2 - that was always what it was about for liberals - wasn’t it? Well, you got him. DeLay is gone. The GOP now rebuilds like they’ve done so many times before. They will change as needed.
What changes will Democrats be making?
January 7th, 2006 at 12:54 pmBTW, I am happy this happened. At this point, I would prefer a GOP leadership that challenges Bush on domestic spending and immigration more. Now, I can have that.
Will the Democrats discuss defining issues this year or just talk about corruption?
January 7th, 2006 at 12:55 pmthis is a test
January 7th, 2006 at 1:00 pmYeah, the GOP rebuilds with more of the same crap. More criminals, extortionists, bribers, chickenhawks and name-callers.
Yes, yes, yes bring them on. The Amercan public and politicians who now have spines and bigger balls will take the criminals down.
January 7th, 2006 at 1:03 pm1 down, many more to GO, NEXT!
January 7th, 2006 at 1:03 pmNote: Everyone in the House and Senate who received money from Jack Abramoff, helped to defraud Native Americans! This is just like the abuse that our government did to Indians under General Custer, not by killing them, but by taking advantage of them! It is similar to the land grab in Georgia from Indian Tribes and forcing them to move to Oklahoma via “Trail of Tears” relocation! Exploitation of our Native Americans is a blight and stain on our nation!
January 7th, 2006 at 1:04 pmI wonder what Delay’s mistress Chrissy Matthews has to say about this. Matthews has always been kissing up Delay’s buttcheeks for a long time.
Come on Chrissy, admit it, you love criminals.
January 7th, 2006 at 1:06 pmI think it’s unfortunate that Tom DeLay had to give up his post due to the vindictive vendetta of the extreme left.
January 7th, 2006 at 1:11 pmAlso, do NOT forget that President George W. Bush received at least $100,000 from Jack Abramoff, so George himself exploited our Native Americans for his personal gain!
January 7th, 2006 at 1:15 pm#20
I think it’s fortunate that Tom Delay had to give up his post due to the vindictive vedetta of his own stupidity.
January 7th, 2006 at 1:18 pmI think it’s unfortunate that Tom DeLay gave up his post before he could be utterly humiliated and forced out by the impending Abramoff revelations.
January 7th, 2006 at 1:24 pmI think it’s unfortunate that Delay is not yet convicted
January 7th, 2006 at 1:26 pmand thrown into a maximum security prison where he would have to be careful to not drop the soap in front of his new
excited friends. :)
#20
I think it’s unfortunate that Tom DeLay had to give up his post due to the criminal acts he committed as a US Congressman.
January 7th, 2006 at 1:26 pm#20
I think it’s unfortunate that Tom DeLay had to give up his post due to the criminal acts he committed while many more dirty Republicans are still unindicted. It’s not fair.
January 7th, 2006 at 1:30 pmDeLay Out…
Stepping down from leadership post, but says he’ll run again for his seat….
January 7th, 2006 at 1:30 pmAlso, if you want Bush to “give up” his donations from tribes (which is probably a chunk of his 100K), you should insist that Harry Reid do the same thing.
January 7th, 2006 at 1:30 pmJail time would be most fortunate for de lay and bush . Their actions wasted so many of our citizens destroyed a country to which we would be in hock for quite sometimes . The world court will see to that , and we now have no friends any where in the world , the taliban is gaining power back ,el quaida is now well established in Iraq , poppy crops are at their highest in Afghan , nice going bushies , you should all be tried for treason . Impeachement is not enough .
January 7th, 2006 at 1:31 pmJust impeach them and let them retiree to Iran or North Korea.
January 7th, 2006 at 1:36 pmWell, I suppose he can take some comfort in knowing that he is still Majority Leader… of corrupt Republicans, that is!
January 7th, 2006 at 1:38 pmAlso, do NOT forget that President George W. Bush received at least $100,000 from Jack Abramoff, so George himself exploited our Native Americans for his personal gain!
Comment by Jay Randal — January 7, 2006 @ 1:15 pm
Sheesh… when will the white man stop exploiting the Natives?
January 7th, 2006 at 1:41 pmImpeach the bastards!
January 7th, 2006 at 1:42 pmGary, Gary, Gary!
Get off the pipe and start joining reality.
January 7th, 2006 at 1:50 pmOh, me too Gary. I’m all for overt corruption and stealing; why it’s the American Way! And poor ol’ Tom DeLay being the posterboy and all. Makes me just want to wail. Yeah, I think that our positive international message of “rip ‘em off until ya git caught” just makes everyone want to do business here! I’m sure that’s why the international community is changing from US Dollars to the Euro dollar regarding international trade.
Wow, that’s going to make our economy really rock! But hey, that’s what taxes are for! To support the republican criminal politicians as they get richer and richer and richer at our expense. It’s just tragic that their sordid illegal activities are coming to light. You know, instead of praying in private, like Jesus said to, they preferred to keep their stealing in private; that’s mighty christian of them, don’t you think? I’m sure Jesus would welcome them with open arms because of all their self-gratuitous behavior. Another shining example going down in the dusty corridors of our legal system. I’ve always said, Gary, who needs laws, right? We’re all responsible, well adjusted, compassionate adults; just look at Jack, and Tom, and Duke, and George, and Dick, and Donald, and Condi, and John, and Paul, and….
January 7th, 2006 at 1:53 pm#14 “Will the Democrats discuss defining issues this year or just talk about corruption?”
Well, unfortunately the defining issue right now IS corruption.
It’s possible that once the dust settles, that big fat stinking blocked-up turd that is the corrupt Congressional majority will be shit out, leaving Bush without any recourse but to start IMPROVING America — as much as the thought disgusts him.
January 7th, 2006 at 2:01 pmTom DeLay: You cain’t kick me out, ’cause ah quit! Ah’ll smile for that, too!
January 7th, 2006 at 2:02 pmWell, let’s get the goodbyes over with, so he can leave with no DeLay (pun intended).
January 7th, 2006 at 2:05 pmThe defining issues today are corruption and cover-ups. Corruption helped to shove through the “coservative agenda” and cover-ups kept information from the public that would have allowed a more informed decision in 2004. That strikes at the core of our democracy.
We need to get this country back to honest debate and marketplace of ideas that the Founding Fathers intended.
January 7th, 2006 at 2:06 pmWe need to get this country back to honest debate and marketplace of ideas that the Founding Fathers intended.
Comment by cynical ex-hippie — January 7, 2006 @ 2:06 pm
But that’s just so booooring compared to all this puerile drama and name-calling and soap opera style politics… :)
January 7th, 2006 at 2:08 pm“Also, if you want Bush to “give up†his donations from tribes (which is probably a chunk of his 100K), you should insist that Harry Reid do the same thing. Gary Ruppert “
Bush received donations from Abramoff, Reid didn’t. However, bush also received money from Tyco, Enron and a variety of other republican criminal outfits. Is he gonna give that money back to? No, because we all know that once republicans have extorted, stolen or taken bribes, they don’t give them back unless they’re facing jail time. Time will tell however, apparently Abramoff has lots of records and a long memory.
January 7th, 2006 at 2:08 pmOff topic, but extremely important:
Reuters via CBS News
January 7th, 2006 at 2:11 pmJanuary 6, 2006
Bremer says US did not expect insurgency in Iraq
wwho wants to make a bet that delay resigns from the hosue as he knows he will be taking up space at a Federal Hostel without golf links and 4 star eatery’s ..wooohooooo
damn this feels good alrighty ……..
Wolfwitz/pearl/bush/rumsfeld/cheney/rice/rove/card/ k street crooks all need to go ……….
January 7th, 2006 at 2:14 pmDear Colleague,
Today, I have asked Speaker Hastert to convene our conference for the purpose of electing a new majority leader, the position I have been honored to fill these past three years through the trust and confidence of our colleagues.
During my time in Congress, I have always acted in an ethical manner within the rules of our body and the laws of our land. I am fully confident time will bear this out.
However, we live in serious times and the United States House of Representatives must be focused on the job of protecting our nation and meeting the daily challenges facing the American people. History has proven that when House Republicans are united and focused, success follows.
While we wage these important battles, I cannot allow our adversaries to divide and distract our attention. I will continue to stand up for the issues I care so deeply about and work with you all on these priorities. I am constantly thankful for the support of my constituents in recent days as well as over the years they have allowed me to serve them. I will continue to work every day to fulfill their trust, and yours.
Regards,
Tom DeLay
After Rep. DeLay proved unable to win quick dismissals of charges he will likely beat in court, this course of action became inevitable.
Please note the GOP majority has been admirably ruthless in cutting loose leaders when they become liabilities and the Donks just keep following theirs. It’s why we win, it’s why we’re better than you.
January 7th, 2006 at 2:17 pm#44
Boy I-RIGHT-I, you sure can spin shit. Righties aren’t ruthless in cutting leaders or Bush would have been gone long ago.
January 7th, 2006 at 2:22 pmDuring my time in Congress, I have always acted in an ethical manner within the rules of our body and the laws of our land. I am fully confident time will bear this out.
The repugs must have one of those third grade ‘opposite’ days (where you actually mean the opposite of what you say)…
January 7th, 2006 at 2:25 pmOooo, this just in:
New York Times
January 7th, 2006 at 2:25 pmJanuary 5, 2006
Tyco Acknowledges $1.6M Link to Abramoff
While we wage these important battles, I cannot allow our adversaries to divide and distract our attention.
I thought he was doing one Hell of a job of dividing and distracting on his own…
January 7th, 2006 at 2:27 pmI will continue to stand up for the issues I care so deeply about and work with you all on these priorities.
Guess he’ll have plenty of time to work on eroding our civil liberties from that jail cell… like the king pins in prison who are still running the show from behind bars… I usually don’t support the Death Penalty, but in Tom’s case, I might be willing to reconsider…
January 7th, 2006 at 2:31 pmIRI; the reason repug’s win is that they use slime ball tactics and smear campaigns. The dem’s try to maintain diplomacy by thinking that dipshits like you know better. So much for our education system, huh?
The problem with the dem’s is that they don’t want to sink the the repug’s level of slithering tactics. It’s really too bad they overestimated the mentality of embeciles such as yourself.
But for all intents and purposes, our election system has been proven to be corrupt, especially when states/counties use the Diebold system. Ohh, but what am I thinking? Repug’s don’t believe in fairness or justice. Isn’t that the main reason why this country is in the shape it’s in now?
I don’t hold in high regard the dem’s apathy to address the repug’s tactics, but it’s good to see that more Americans are finally waking up to the realization that our government has been hijacked by corrupt, unethical, and greedy turds. I do believe that the times are a changing, little one. Then maybe there will liberty and justice for all!
January 7th, 2006 at 2:32 pmIsareal, Peru, the House Republicans, and the Liberal Democrats in Great Britain. Lots of leadership changes going on. Charles Kennedy of the Lib Dems describes the situation well.
January 7th, 2006 at 2:34 pm#44 Wrong.LOL,LOL,LOL,LOL, Remove your nose from leaders butt and look at our world..LOL.LOL.
January 7th, 2006 at 2:34 pmOff topic comment.
People, we need to stop just talking and do something. Write to you representatives. If enough people write them, they have to listen. Here is what I have written to mine.
Part 1 of 2:
Dear Congressman;
In all of these issues with the president, and especially the eavesdropping issue, I am wondering why you are not questioning one important comment the WH keeps stating regarding their power. In every statement people from the WH make, they say that the president has these powers in times of war. WE ARE NOT AT WAR. Please show me the declaration of war from Congress! Congress authorized the use of the military to invade Iraq, but there was no declaration of war. Therefore, the presidents claim that he has war time powers are NULL AND VOID!
Why are you guys in Congress playing politics instead of what you were hired to do and look after the American Peoples best interest? Do something about it now. This whole thing is just the wool over our eyes, and as everyone can now see, the house of cards that Dick built is falling down. Have you ever hear of PNAC? I’m sure you have! If not, you need to read their document written in 1997. This Administration was built on performing what was written in that document, and in fact more than 70% of the Administration were members of the PNAC group. This ADMINISTRATION needs to be IMPEACHED, for crimes against America and the World.
This country can no longer believe one word this government says, due to all of the corruption in the government. Even if an honest government official says something, I would not believe it unless there was STRONG evidence to support what they say. All one has to do is look at all of the events over the last 8 months to see all of the corruption, and most of it is from the Republicans. I don’t care if it is a Republican or Democrat that is dishonest, they need to go. In fact, I would love to see this 2 party system go away as it does nothing but tear this country apart. Why can’t the laws be changed so that either party can vote to hold special meetings? Why is it that the MAJORITY gets to decide? I realize that our country is built on the majority making the decisions, but the majority is corrupt and a new law needs to ensure that the peoples voice is heard. Here’s a suggestion: 40% of the Congress vote can be enough to declare special meetings or whatever? The majority vote still holds for any laws and such, but to get discussions going only 40% of the Congress is needed to begin discussions in the Congress. This way the Congress is fair and honest, no matter who is the majority.
Please do not play politics anymore, for the sake of our country, and stand up for the American People and DEMAND IMPEACHMENT of the whole ADMINISTRATION.
January 7th, 2006 at 2:34 pmRemove Bush,
Good letter. Keep up the good work! I know it gets frustrating…
I write mine weekly and sign every petition I can. I’ve probably pissed off some of my friends and relatives for sending political messages during the holidays… but I do think a lot of us do this, and it’s beginning to pay off…
January 7th, 2006 at 2:40 pmPlease do not play politics anymore, for the sake of our country, and stand up for the American People and DEMAND IMPEACHMENT of the whole ADMINISTRATION.
Comment by RemoveBush — January 7, 2006 @ 2:34 pm
Remove Bush,
Good letter. Keep up the good work! I know it gets frustrating…
I write mine weekly and sign every petition I can. I’ve probably pissed off some of my friends and relatives for sending political messages during the holidays… but I do think a lot of us do this, and it’s beginning to pay off…
Comment by unbelievable
You people are hilarious, do you know that? I’m tell’n ya I used to have to pay good money to get the kinda laughs I get here for free. Thanks, keep up the good work.
January 7th, 2006 at 2:45 pmIRI go burry your head back into the sand and tell your bosses in the WH that you are ineffective and someone else should take your place.
January 7th, 2006 at 2:47 pmDon’t you find the trolls comments to be more and more resiculous as these scandals get wider and wider.
January 7th, 2006 at 2:49 pm#58 Well, just imagine how much it must chafe them to have to defend conservative politicians who are “no better than Clinton.”
Unrewarding!
January 7th, 2006 at 3:03 pmOh how the mighty have fallen! Like the old saying, what goes up, must certainly come down. The elephants are really sweating now.
I am old enough to remember the 1994 takeover. This is by far the most corrupt, power hungry, and greedy, congress, house, and Administration ever. They act with total disregard to the American people. When the Democrates take over in Nov 06, pay back is gonna a big bitch for King Bush and company. I for one will be dancing in the streets.
January 7th, 2006 at 3:07 pm“Unrewarding!”
RunningDogLackey,
You forget that these guys are on the Pentagon payroll. They are rewarded, just not in a meaningful way.
January 7th, 2006 at 3:07 pmWell, I see where the Right Punch got up. Since you didn’t revisit the Chao thread,I thought I’d leave this here.You left me an arrogantly condescending message at 1:33 a.m.,sorry I wasn’t around to respond.
If you’re going to have pretensions,learn how to read. The figures you cited were from the MSHA web-site. The columnar data has the year in the left-hand column,the # of miners in the middle,and the fatalities on the right. I know this will be hard for you but if you cite data to construct an argument (and then use the self-serving conclusion not to discuss the topic but to denigrate the opponent)try real hard to select the figure you most want to use from the correct column.
It’s really funny that you look down your virtual nose at people you disagree with. That’s one reason you’re a poor debater,that and you can’t read which may be another.
But,hey,you’re a liberal.
January 7th, 2006 at 3:11 pmIt’s about time Delay not delay in his resignation!
The Farce Report
January 7th, 2006 at 3:17 pmTHIS CANNOT BE TRUE, SOMEBODY PLEASE!!!!!!
http://www.sandiego.indymedia.org/en/2004/09/105692.shtml
January 7th, 2006 at 3:19 pm“But,hey,you’re a liberal.”
What does that have to do with how somebody argues/debates?
January 7th, 2006 at 3:20 pmron,
Provide a link, a couple of paragraphs or photos. Please don’t post an entire websites worth of stuff in a thread.
To answer you question. NO it is not true. Shit, the democrats wouldn’t even let that pass, let alone the republicans.
That site is somebody’s pipe dream. While it all sounds great, it won’t pass.
January 7th, 2006 at 3:27 pmIf you went to the Chao post comments, RP concluded that I must be deluded,irrational,etc.,I figure if he’s making sweeping generalizations,that must be par for this course.I like to play by the local rules.
January 7th, 2006 at 3:27 pmBut, I don’t see what political leaning or party has to do with how somebody argues.
You see outlandish arguing from both sides and you see intellegent arguing from both sides.
I just don’t see somebodies affiliation determining how they argue.
January 7th, 2006 at 3:31 pmLet’s not forget the majority whip position. I don’t know if that position is open, but we know that’s where DeLay came from and must not be allowed back into it. Nor should anyone under suspiscion of corruption be allowed into a whip position.
They’re drowning, let’s beat them on the issues and the corruption. Bush is secondary now.
January 7th, 2006 at 3:32 pmHey, TJM, #62 isn’t it a pisser that Tom DeLay is throwing in the towel on his leadership post? And after all those months of wasting his breath about the scandal that is bringing him down was a ploy of the democratic party.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but even I-RIGHT-I is posting like some liberal pissed in his beer. You gotta admit, his post at #58 is so—-desperatly pathetic. I mean, I’m with you both here, being a redneck conservative myself.
Hey, what’s your take on the Associated Press/Ipos poll released yesterday that noted that voters have swung around and want democrats to take over congress (49%) vs only 36% for Repuglicans? Ain’t that just tough shit for us conservatives?
January 7th, 2006 at 3:35 pm“I acted ethically”
DeLay gave us enough sound bites to pound every Republican in this years race.
By election time, Bush will deny ever having met DeLay. Probably Karl Rove, too.
January 7th, 2006 at 3:39 pmUh hey Joe, I am post number 58. I-R-I is post number 56.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but you wouldn’t want to confuse us liberals and you conservatives? ;)
January 7th, 2006 at 3:39 pmPerhaps now the House can come back to work on a reasonable date. No need anymore to “delay” reconvening until late-January/February on the hope that “DeLay” can clear his name.
January 7th, 2006 at 3:44 pmThe GOP Scandal Resource Center has all the latest news, legal documents, timelines and other key materials for:
January 7th, 2006 at 3:45 pmTom Delay/Jack Abramoff
NSA Spygate Scandal
CIA Leak/PlameGate
If he was dutch, he would be concieved as an increadibley horney man,
January 7th, 2006 at 3:52 pm______________________________
http://hotcelebfemales.blogspot.com/
Delay was thrown under the bus. It’s that simple. They didn’t even ask him to resign. Or if they did, he refused. So they called for special election.
Not ONCE in Delay’s career did he or his suppprters ever verbalize or articulate their position that “Pay to Play” was good politics. And that they perfected it. They just went along saying he was a “powerful leader”. Nothing but euphamisms. I would have actually held some respect for him if Delay just simply defended his political philosophy. He never did. He must have felt his style was unethical.
By the way, ron. You really need to expound on your posts before you look like a quack.
January 7th, 2006 at 3:59 pmI-R-I is a racist and believes corruption is an integral part of civilization.
January 7th, 2006 at 4:08 pmSorry Spudge, about confusing the post numbers. I’m just still pissed from yesterday, watching my man Bush make a complete idiot out of himself yesterday. Again. This time over the economy.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but the job numbers were supposed to come in about 200,000-3000,000 new jobs so junior jumps on a plane, heads out to Chicago to trump up support for permanent tax cuts and makes a big speech about how well the country is doing going into 6 years of his leadership. The report comes back that only 108,000 new jobs created. Now the spin is that with fewer jobs created, it takes the pressure off corporate America to rise wages or congress to raise the minimum wage.
I mean, me, I-RIGHT-I and TJM are seeing the making of our boy-wonder becoming a lame duck president. Can you blame me for being so confused?
January 7th, 2006 at 4:08 pmLOL, DeLay saying “I acted ethically.”
He’s either lying or actually believes it.
Which should tell you how basically corrupt his character is.
January 7th, 2006 at 4:15 pmThis was a forgone conclusion once
January 7th, 2006 at 4:17 pmthe rest of the cons started turning
on him.
I expected it would be Abramoff that
took out DeLay.
Ronnie still had a shot, but I expected
Abramoff would be impossible to avoid.
Bob Loblaw,
January 7th, 2006 at 4:19 pmYou are correct. And many people like IRI think that complicity in the crimes of their masters makes them immune to the crimes. They remind me of B-movie villains who turn on eachother while not recognizing there is a fundamental flaw in their life choices.
#79,
That, or it tells you how much pesticide
January 7th, 2006 at 4:19 pmhe has inhaled.
ElectricBassPlayer,
January 7th, 2006 at 4:22 pmI have a feeling Delay (and his supporters) knew and know they were unethical because they never defended their governing style. They just kept repeating the same line: “He is an effective leader. He is a powerful leader.”, and so on.
Joe Sixpack - I’m glad that a republican is seeing the lies that the president is giving the people. I dont afilliate with a party, and I vote for the best man (Obviously I did not vote for Bush)
I’m sorry you feel so bad that you were dubpt, but as time goes on hopefully you can realize that this path is not good for the country and stand up and ask for Congress to do something about it.
I wish things could be different, but unfortunately they are not. I could tell after 9/11 that things were only going to get worse. The moves his band of criminals were doing showed me early on. Especially when they out right refussed to listen to the generals about how the war should go. I knew for sure that this was a staged situation and there would be no end to it while Bush was in office. I am a US Army Veteran and I know, somewhat, how things should go in a battle.
It’s not a terrible thing for a Republican to say that they don’t support their criminal anymore.
January 7th, 2006 at 4:23 pm#83
Inhaling pesticide.
That’s a very “Naked Lunch” kind of thing. You don’t think Tom’s hooked on pyrethrum, do you? Would explain much.
January 7th, 2006 at 4:24 pmOff topic but outrageous and deserving of attention. NYT front page article today:
“A secret Pentagon study has found that as many as 80 percent of the marines who have been killed in Iraq from wounds to the upper body could have survived if they had had extra body armor. Such armor has been available since 2003, but until recently the Pentagon has largely declined to supply it to troops despite calls from the field for additional protection, according to military officials.” http://www.nytimes.com/ 2006/ 01/ 07/ politics/ 07armor.html
These US citizens, like so many others in Iraq and New Orleans, didn’t have to die. Body armor has been an issue for quite some time. Bush has claimed for years that he is equipping our troops with the best available. Not so. Bush lied. Again. More needless deaths.
Now we will see Republicans somehow try to spin this and at the same time blame the media once again for outing their outrageous incompetence. For how long does this have to go on?
January 7th, 2006 at 4:26 pmIsn’t if great to be able to so readily identify a commenter? At least that’s the theory. Too bad, because I generally admire and value intelligence,ability and competence (which explains my antipathy towards the present administration which is sorely lacking in all those categories). I thought at first there were adults here but I can see instead that this is just another clique where if you disagree on any one topic the herd gathers their torches and pitchforks. But it’s actually funny because you’re reminiscent of the villagers in “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”;How do you know she is a witch(troll)?she turned me into a newt.
January 7th, 2006 at 4:32 pmAfter high school,I noticed that many of my friends and neighbors (especially those b……s who tried to draft me) had stopped seeking other opinions and their views ossified.
Sorry if I don’t seem to march in lock-step on every issue but puerile fakes like Joe Scarborough Sixpack(Joe,that routine is what Heinlein called a funny one-time)wouldn’t understand that.
An innocent man says more than “the charges are baseless”.
January 7th, 2006 at 4:32 pmIs that his defense? Is that what his attorney will argue down to the wire? Clearly, that liner has not helped him publicly. But he stays with it. He must have a personality disorder. I personally would be arguing my ass off, with details, of my innocence. I would do it in public with every opportunity.
TJM,
January 7th, 2006 at 4:35 pmI find there is a wide range of people on this site. And Joe Sixpack is an intelligent, abstract fellow.
#64, ron,
“FACT: There is a British University Professor near London who has the TRUTH that the Tony Blair’s government planned and carried out the terrorist attacks in London last July 2005. The attacks were planned by MI5 and carried out by British military personnel.”
Rubbish, your post are conspiracy theories at their worst and as a Brit I think it disgusting that anyone would use that terrible incident in this context.
“Suzy has had my telephone number for years but chose to put out these LIES without contacting me.”
I can understand why no-one would contact this paranoid, delusional idiot.
“These ideas - that “people in space ships†are doing everything - are LIES. It is OBVIOUS because NESARA is NOT announced.”
No, it’s obvious because there are no people in space-ships. This person confirms he/she is a paranoid-delusional.
“After NESARA is announced, I plan to do special things for people who are on the Dove email list.”
Would this involve a feather tickling stick or a rope for personal use?
“No one will get away with putting out lies and claiming it’s not their fault because some invisible being told them to say it.”
This one was particularly good………I wonder if this post was written by J. Danforth Quayle? Oh no, he’s a repugnican and loves Bush. I understand there are lots of people who actually believe in ‘invisible beings’, Giacomo is one of them. Doesn’t God call Bush ‘George’?
“I’m asking those of you who control funds of $65 Million and upward, and who support NESARA, to send me an email”
I bet you are, don’t expect a deluge of responses.
“I’ve discovered there are solid, all natural, proven CURES available for most illnesses.”
And there I was, thinking the World Health Organisation would be doing it’s job. Why should I when America has you? I bet Americans all over the place are shaking their heads in disbelief at this garbage. No wonder America is going down the U-bend and taking my country with it. Thank goodness people of your mentality are in the minority in America and most Americans are good people!
“Some of you have emailed me saying you did not receive your NESARA DVD.”
Then stop ripping them off and tell them there is no DVD.
“Only those of us who are actively helping NESARA are fully protected. Think about it.”
I have, you suffer a paranoid, delusional, mental illness and are in need of immediate medication and I mean this.
“they released her with a microchip in her head.”
Did they really? Was it made in Japan or America?
“The last time I saw F, he was a strapping 200 pound 6 foot 4 inch healthy man. He now weighs less than 100 pounds, has no hair, no teeth and suffers from several medical maladies.”
January 7th, 2006 at 4:36 pmObviously you are looking in the mirror. Go and see a doctor.
Yeah, RemoveBush #85, us Repuglicans are getting our asses handed to us all right. I still have hopes we can turn the party around and get back with the people before the 2006 elections.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but maybe if us righty’s can get someone like, say, Pat Robertson to come out and say that Bush’s low IQ (91)is God’s punishment for being a drunkard and pothead for 20 years or something. Or have Jerry Falwell say that that skinny-assed dipshit Ralph Reed was duped into taking his share of bribe-money because he was led astray by that sleazy lobbyist Abramoff.
I mean, if Robertson or Falwell won’t do it, and guessing that we can’t get Colin Powell to make an ass out of himself again, just who in the government is left with any credibility to save the Grand Old Party?
January 7th, 2006 at 4:50 pmI thought at first there were adults here but I can see instead that this is just another clique where if you disagree on any one topic the herd gathers their torches and pitchforks.
Comment by TJM — January 7, 2006 @ 4:32 pm
There you go again, making sweeping generalisations and insulting everybody in this blog.
I had no problem with you disagreeing in the Chao thread. I thought you were making good points. But if you come here and say stuff like “But hey, you are liberal”, expect a response from me too.
That has nothing to do with any “herd gathering” -I hope you can understand the difference.
After high school,I noticed that many of my friends and neighbors (especially those b……s who tried to draft me) had stopped seeking other opinions and their views ossified.
If you have unresolved issues from your younger days, I suggest you seek professional help. This is not the best forum for unloading your past traumas and/or resolving them.
Sorry if I don’t seem to march in lock-step on every issue but puerile fakes like Joe Scarborough Sixpack(Joe,that routine is what Heinlein called a funny one-time)wouldn’t understand that.
Once again your anger is miguided. Joe Sixpack has not attacked you, has he? If you have a beef with someone in the thread, please leave the rest of us out of it.
January 7th, 2006 at 4:51 pm#94, I think you get the impression I am Republican? I am not nor do I agree with a large number of their ideas. There are a few things that I might consider, if I gave some thought, but I don’t support the Republicans.
January 7th, 2006 at 4:59 pmRemoveBush,
Joe Sixpak = Extreme Sarcasm.
Check my post in #72
January 7th, 2006 at 5:02 pmOHHH Sorry Joe! Thanks SpudgeBoy
January 7th, 2006 at 5:08 pmOnce again your anger is miguided. Joe Sixpack has not attacked you, has he? If you have a beef with someone in the thread, please leave the rest of us out of it.
Comment by Gregor Samsa
I haven’t? Well, if I offended TJM I am sure sorry I intended to.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but like Gus the Loving OBGYN says, I just “an intelligent abstract fellow” thank you very much. TJM, please, by all means, have a beef with me. But I warn you, one dipshit to another, you really have to stoop down pretty low to get to my level—a place where only a real, lowdown conservative would go.
I’ll check back later after I have a beer.
January 7th, 2006 at 5:11 pm#86
That’s a very “Naked Lunch†kind of thing. You don’t think Tom’s hooked on pyrethrum, do you? Would explain much.
Don’t know, but I know it is a huge poison
January 7th, 2006 at 5:24 pmfor cats. Hits the nervous system.
Isn’t that just a darn shame that little Tommmy had to resign just like he was unethical or something? Poor baby.
January 7th, 2006 at 6:32 pmWe will all be better off when he’s in jail. He and a few dozen others. One down….
“The job of majority leader and the mandate of the Republican majority are too important to be hamstrung, even for a few months, by personal distractions.”
Doesn’t this kind of speak just make your skin crawl. This is like something Emperor Palpatine would say? Very melodramatic.
January 7th, 2006 at 6:59 pmSurprised no one’s speculated on this yet, so I will. What are the odds on his running for reelection? I mean, if the polls that cons love to hate and pretend they pay no attention to indicate a certain loss, obviously not. (Place your bets on the excuse.) And 2nd, will he even be eligible, or will he have been found/pleaded guilty to one of the charges by then?
January 7th, 2006 at 7:02 pmSurprise, surprise!
Not.
Florida prosecuters want information from Abramhoff on the murder of a billionaire who was shot down in the street by associates who are awaiting trial.
This is a murder case. The death penalty is alive and well in Florida.
January 7th, 2006 at 7:17 pmAlso, if you want Bush to “give up†his donations from tribes (which is probably a chunk of his 100K), you should insist that Harry Reid do the same thing.
Comment by Gary Ruppert
Fine by me. I hate both parties. Personally I think it’s time for some independent party to come into power. The status quo is broken and corrupt beyond redemption. Time for a change.
January 7th, 2006 at 7:20 pmDon’t worry,Josephus,I had no problem recognizing that rapier wit and low-brow sarcasm. I was thoroughly chastised ,nay,mortified to discover such a lofty intelligence which deigned to acknowledge (as Bierce defines it)me for but a second.
January 7th, 2006 at 7:23 pmI seek neither your opprobrium nor your approbation. You may choose to contest my comments or not. I remain keenly indifferent.
Did he say: “We have bled this country for 11 years”?
-GSD
It was nice that the cast of “Land of the Dead” showed up to support Delay.
January 7th, 2006 at 7:33 pmYeah, he can be the “majority leader” in absentia from prison. The Bugman is completely bugging out.
January 7th, 2006 at 8:02 pmDon’t know, but I know it is a huge poison
for cats. Hits the nervous system.
Comment by afterthought — January 7, 2006 @ 5:24 pm
That’s why they like to use stray cats in neurological experiments (terrible) - because their system is so similar to ours.. so, if it isn’t good for cats, I imagine that it can’t be that great for humans…
January 7th, 2006 at 8:03 pmFine by me. I hate both parties. Personally I think it’s time for some independent party to come into power. The status quo is broken and corrupt beyond redemption. Time for a change.
Comment by JPV — January 7, 2006 @ 7:20 pm
I agree with your lamentations of Power Corruption and Greed. The Neo-Con movement started out to be such a vehicle for the Christian Right, Pat Roberston and Falwell, Of course Falwell and Pat knew the total war plan, they went along with it to enforce their Biblical laws, promised by the Radical Neo-Kooks. Be there an Independent party I would look long for the unseen players once again.
#“The job of majority leader and the mandate of the Republican majority are too important to be hamstrung, even for a few months, by personal distractions.â€
Doesn’t this kind of speak just make your skin crawl. This is like something Emperor Palpatine would say? Very melodramatic.
Comment by SpudgeBoy — January 7, 2006 @ 6:59 pm
Your Gonna Love this Spudge, Marie, back to the book Orwell 1984, Saint Martins, Wasn’t Orwell a Martinist? A Synarchist that is a European Mason….
January 7th, 2006 at 8:03 pmSaint Martin; Book of errors and truths
to the above statement, the Paralells between the Bell Curve and the Synarchists might give legs to the statement.
(this book stuff is Speculation, just for Grins =)
The witch is dead (Delay). You’re right Tom, elect another majority leader. They’ll be another turn over in leadership next January when the Democrats return to the majority as well. You republicans are so remarkably stupid, you had everything and couldn’t keep it together. You ever hear the term “screw the pouch”? Well, you just lived it for the past 6-9 months.
January 7th, 2006 at 8:23 pmAnd yet more from the imploding House Republicans…
House reTHUGlican calls for “soul searching” and internal elections of all leadership positions. Puts Speaker Denny Hastert’s leadership in question.
And why shouldn’t he? Hastert has been smack dab in the middle of the selling of the U.S. House to lobbyists from the start.
January 7th, 2006 at 8:33 pmLOL, hey, I just went to read the Freeper threads for the first time.
I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised to find out: They are REALLy stupid.
Which, in a way, is what makes them so dangerous.
Ein Volk!
Ein Reich!
Ein Fuhrer!
Ein News Channel!
FOX News: We Report - You Obey!
LOL
January 7th, 2006 at 9:32 pmPS: I donated $50 to the Center for American Progress today.
(hope that works — I don’t know html)
I wish I could have afforded more.
January 7th, 2006 at 9:36 pmLOL, I guess it didn’t work.
Here’s the URL for CAP, the good people behind Think Progress
http://www.americanprogress.org/ site/ pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=8473
Donating know helps send the armored thrust into the heart of the enemy while they’re down.
January 7th, 2006 at 9:38 pmRepugs find themselves in deep shit. It is time now for us to step up. Our rights have been trampled by a “president” who does not care about anyone unless it’s CEO’s of major corporations. Look what he has done for the environment. It certainly is time to change course, not stay the course.
January 7th, 2006 at 10:05 pmIt certainly is time to change course, not stay the course.
Comment by lickspittle
May I suggest a course correction that would put you somewhere deep in Kanaduh?
January 7th, 2006 at 10:14 pmOut of the frying pan and into peace and prosperity. By the way its Canuckistan.
January 7th, 2006 at 10:27 pmI-R-I is a racist and believes corruption is an integral part of civilization .
January 7th, 2006 at 11:19 pmmay I suggest you go there and help find Osama.
Comment by RightPunch — January 7, 2006 @ 11:36 pm
RightPunch, I think IRI is afraid to leave El Paso. Every time I have ever asked him if he’s traveled, he disappears. I think he’s one of those scaredy cats who thinks everyone is out to get Americans. Yeah, I’m sure that’s why I’ve been all over the world and am still alive to talk about it… People just want to hurt us every chance they get… What a sissy!
January 8th, 2006 at 11:55 am“During my time in Congress, I have always acted in an ethical manner within the rules of our body and the laws of our land. I am fully confident time will bear this out.”
Tom “Dumb” DeLay
…especially that one great trip to the Marianas Islands where I visited those sweat shops. Man those pregnant island native women (whom we forced to abort their babies) chained to those sewing machines, and the emaciated little kids slaving sixteen hours a day, gave me a rush.
They inspired me to give that stirring oration on the wondrous benefits of American opportunity, freedom and democracy we’ve exported to those hardworking (sweaty) little natives.
I was so overcome with patriotism and pride that I just had to acknowledge the close personal relationship between myself and my bestest friend in the world- one of the co-founders of my inbred hypocrites he-she man-woman haters club- Jack “the political Superfly” Abramoff…
January 8th, 2006 at 2:44 pm#118, unbelievable, I enjoy reading your posts, please keep it up! However, the world is not out to get ALL Americans, just some of them. IRI and his neocon ilk have good reason to fear =).
January 8th, 2006 at 2:50 pmCan somebody tell me why “K” Streets (Washington D.C., and Tacoma, Washington) seem to attract sleazy elements, engaging in wh*rish behavior? hmmm…
January 8th, 2006 at 2:50 pmDeLay, gone for good. Excellent!
January 8th, 2006 at 3:05 pm#118, unbelievable, I enjoy reading your posts, please keep it up! However, the world is not out to get ALL Americans, just some of them. IRI and his neocon ilk have good reason to fear =).
Comment by Gary — January 8, 2006 @ 2:50 pm
Gary, thanks. Ditto.
Yeah, come to think of it, the terrorists did say they were after him specifically (American Capitalistic infidels). In fact, why don’t we just hand him over?? :O.
Seriously though, when traveling, I’ve run into Americans who’ve sewed Canadian flags to their backpacks. Me, if asked, am honest. I figure it’s important for the world to see that not all of us are ignorant asses who expect everyone to speak our language, indulge in our demands and replicate our culture. On second though, the world already things we’re arrogant enough as it is… maybe it is best IRI just stay in own neighborhood…
January 8th, 2006 at 4:03 pmSeriously though, when traveling, I’ve run into Americans who’ve sewed Canadian flags to their backpacks. Me, if asked, am honest. I figure it’s important for the world to see that not all of us are ignorant asses who expect everyone to speak our language, indulge in our demands and replicate our culture. On second though, the world already things we’re arrogant enough as it is… maybe it is best IRI just stay in own neighborhood…
Comment by unbelievab
Any American caught with a Kanookitanian flag on their luggage should be horse whipped. You on the other hand are full of crap. As the dominate culture and fee paid protector of Western Civilization I not only expect the Zeropeans speak English I DEMAND it. Actually I don’t have to demand it. They know and have known for decades that English is the language of culture as well as commerce in the world today.
And no I don’t stay home. I was in Germany, France and The Netherlands last spring on business. Basically the average Euroloser is a neutered pussy with a gigantic inferiority complex, although there are some who want to kick someone’s ass they just don’t know where to start. The Muslims are going to take them over in our lifetime or soon after.
If there are any members of the Axis of Weasels on this board that would like to dispute anything I’ve said be my guest to feel Froggy. heheheheh Froggy? Get it? HA!
January 8th, 2006 at 7:01 pmSounds like Europe would be especially happy to see IRI deplane in their country(ies). Who wouldn’t want someone with an attitude like that coming to visit?
January 8th, 2006 at 7:12 pmdfg
January 8th, 2006 at 8:59 pmIf there are any members of the Axis of Weasels on this board that would like to dispute anything I’ve said be my guest to feel Froggy. heheheheh Froggy? Get it? HA!
Comment by I-RIGHT-I — January 8, 2006 @ 7:01 pm
IRI -
Yes, we get that you’re a TOAD…
I used to fly to foreign countries for business and I can assure you that the taxi ride from the airport to the hotel does not qualify as ‘traveling’… you could do the same thing in El Paso (but with far worse scenery - it is one of the ugliest places I have ever been).
And knowing you, it’ll take ten hundred people respectable Americans to compensate for your arrogance, egocentricity and ignorance to the taxi driver and hotel staff.
But to make it easier for Osama to find you, why don’t you just go ahead and tattoo a big American flag bullseye on your forehead for him? I’ll even pay for it…
January 8th, 2006 at 9:21 pm#108
“They’ll be another turn over in leadership next January when the Democrats return to the majority as well.”
Now that is funny. The American people aren’t going to turn over the security of the nation to a party who doesn’t even consider that this nation is at war.
January 8th, 2006 at 10:52 pmI’m not so happy DeLay punked out. I would have preferred he stay in the limelight stinking up the rest of this foul crew. Rove, Cheney, I don’t wan’t to see them gone yet. It’s so easy to replace them with choices that aren’t so vile. At some point anyway, Cheney will be replaced with whomever they wish to install in 2008, giving them the boost of some incumbency. Rudy Ghouliani? Kinda Liesalot?
January 9th, 2006 at 1:03 amNow that is funny. The American people aren’t going to turn over the security of the nation to a party who doesn’t even consider that this nation is at war.
Comment by Tracy #128
T’crazy’,
What war? You mean the one where the opposing “army” has NO armored vehicles, heavy artillery, air force, or navy?
Get real beeotch, this is an occupation of a land that were it not for the oil we wouldn’t even be there. What can sheep, goats, shepherds and Toyota pickup trucks do for (or against) us?
N. Korea, China, Russia, (and even Iraq) would be enemies we were at “war” with. But even Bushiva and L’il Dick know that f**king with any of these countries militarily would be disastrous…
Take your “war” and shove it up your inbred netherhole T’crazy’ inbred mindless mushroom bushitebuttlickinsnat*h!!!
January 9th, 2006 at 8:53 amIRI -
Yes, we get that you’re a TOAD…
Comment by unbelievable
RIBBIT-RIBBIT
I used to fly to foreign countries for business and I can assure you that the taxi ride from the airport to the hotel does not qualify as ‘traveling’… you could do the same thing in El Paso (but with far worse scenery - it is one of the ugliest places I have ever been).
What does El Paso have to do with Europe? I like El Paso in small doses and have been there dozens of times working with the military. But just a couple of hours southeast is Alpine and Big Bend where you’ll find the most beautiful country in the state.
I always drive in Europe and in fact have never been in a taxi. In addition I’m fluent in English so I never have any trouble communicating except in France. When I’m there I torture them with my handy English to French phrase book and Southern drawl. Mercy Boocoo.
And knowing you, it’ll take ten hundred people respectable Americans to compensate for your arrogance, egocentricity and ignorance to the taxi driver and hotel staff.
I know I scare the hell out of some of them but I’m never rude and you’d be surprised how many flag waving nationalistic bigots like me there are in Germany. We get along just fine. I always tell the Germans that it’s too bad Hitler had to over-reach and that the world would be a better place had he just swallowed up France and sued for peace. They all agree.
But to make it easier for Osama to find you, why don’t you just go ahead and tattoo a big American flag bullseye on your forehead for him? I’ll even pay for it…
No need, I have the Stars and Stripes on my carry-on and it’s pretty hard to miss an American in Europe anyway.
January 9th, 2006 at 10:17 am[…] DeLay was forced to give up his leadership post over the weekend. But he is hanging on to his conspiracy theories. Watch his “exclusive interview” yesterday on FOX: […]
January 9th, 2006 at 10:51 amNo need, I have the Stars and Stripes on my carry-on and it’s pretty hard to miss an American in Europe anyway.
Comment by I-RIGHT-I # 131
I-’dsaysomething meaningfulbutbushiva’sba*lserinmyface-I,
You’re a lying sackoshiite…
Tell the truth, you’ve never been outside of Fort Bend county have you?
gonna find you yet…
January 9th, 2006 at 12:41 pmAs Schwarzennegger would say “Tom Delay - You’re terminated. Hasta la vista, baby”.
January 9th, 2006 at 1:52 pm#124 & 131 We laugh at people like you. But you can’t even notice, because you’re so self confident… And btw, every bartender and hotel waitress in the world (including Germany) would say you’re right, even while walkin without pants in the street at noon… later, they will spit in your Mai Tai… Tastes good?
Btw, many french know english, but they like to see a redneck likie youo strugling with a book… even a phrase book.
On the other hand, you can laugh at frenchs and germans, but the later you can’t have their help in an illegal choice war. Funny, eh?
January 9th, 2006 at 2:05 pm#130
“What war? You mean the one where the opposing “army†has NO armored vehicles, heavy artillery, air force, or navy?”
You just proved my point. Thanks!
“Get real beeotch, this is an occupation of a land that were it not for the oil we wouldn’t even be there.”
And Sadamm would still be there slaughtering his own people…but you are OK with that. Oil was part of it (so what?), but if you think that was the only reason then you need to step back and see the entire big picture…which liberals have never seen. Considering you have a Nazi/Hilter clone in charge of Iran I would say political reform in Iraq is a good starting place.
“But even Bushiva and L’il Dick know that f**king with any of these countries militarily would be disastrous…”
ONLY because they have nukes. LOL! The only other country that was comparable to the U.S. militarily, in a conventional sense was the Soviet Union, and even then is was their sheer numbers that made it so. Nuke wise is was pretty much even.
“Take your “war†and shove it up your inbred netherhole T’crazy’ inbred mindless mushroom bushitebuttlickinsnat*h!!!”
You are worse that IRI!…but more amusing.
January 9th, 2006 at 3:10 pmWhat does El Paso have to do with Europe? I like El Paso in small doses and have been there dozens of times working with the military. But just a couple of hours southeast is Alpine and Big Bend where you’ll find the most beautiful country in the state.
You said you lived in West Texas… I figured either El Paso or somewhere really off the wall like Marfa…
I’ve been to Big Bend, and Guadalupe. Nice. But the rest of Texas, compared to the other 49 states is quite bland. It’s probably why you desert dwellers don’t mind drilling in ANWAR, you don’t understand the value of majestic unspoiled beauty…
I always drive in Europe and in fact have never been in a taxi. In addition I’m fluent in English so I never have any trouble communicating except in France. When I’m there I torture them with my handy English to French phrase book and Southern drawl. Mercy Boocoo.
See, this still is not ‘traveling’… Get a Eurail pass, a backpack and hang out with the locals. Would be good for you to see that diversity is not only not bad, but quite preferable. And as you pals the French say “Vive la difference” (of course they mean the difference between men and women, but considering your views on women, I figure it’s the same difference).
I know I scare the hell out of some of them but I’m never rude and you’d be surprised how many flag waving nationalistic bigots like me there are in Germany. We get along just fine. I always tell the Germans that it’s too bad Hitler had to over-reach and that the world would be a better place had he just swallowed up France and sued for peace. They all agree.
I spent about a month in Germany. (Have been to every country in Europe except the 3 or 4 little ones like San Marino). Yes, there are bigots in Germany just like there are in America, and every other industrialized nation out there, but not nearly as many. I’m telling you, go hang with some real people and not just the suits you work with. You might loosen up a bit and not be such an ass sometimes.
No need, I have the Stars and Stripes on my carry-on and it’s pretty hard to miss an American in Europe anyway.
Comment by I-RIGHT-I — January 9, 2006 @ 10:17 am
Wanna bet? Last time I was there many people in most of the countries I visited thought I was a native and routinely addressed me in their language if I didn’t speak to them first. It’s what happens when you aren’t obnoxious, and don’t dress like a hillbilly waving your ignorance and patriotism like it actually matters. And I don’t do bumperstickers or sew on flags… makes the redecorating tough when you change your mind (or your nationality, as so many of us liberals regularly consider these Orwellian days - especially those of us who know you).
January 9th, 2006 at 3:34 pmWanna bet? Last time I was there many people in most of the countries I visited thought I was a native and routinely addressed me in their language if I didn’t speak to them first. It’s what happens when you aren’t obnoxious, and don’t dress like a hillbilly waving your ignorance and patriotism like it actually matters.
Comment by unbelievable
Don’t forget I’ve been there many times. What you’re trying to say is that you fit in and I don’t. Fine. I would expect a left wing anti-american feminazi on a teachers salary to be rather ragged, unkempt and unwashed. I bet you saved on razors when you were visiting too didn’t you? HA!
And I don’t do bumperstickers or sew on flags… makes the redecorating tough when you change your mind (or your nationality, as so many of us liberals regularly consider these Orwellian days - especially those of us who know you).
Comment by unbelievable
Funny you should mention Orwell. He was writing about your people, not mine. But hey, if you want to leave take a few with you and don’t let that door hit you, you know where.
January 9th, 2006 at 3:56 pmFunny you should mention Orwell. He was writing about your people, not mine. But hey, if you want to leave take a few with you and don’t let that door hit you, you know where.
Comment by I-RIGHT-I — January 9, 2006 @ 3:56 pm
Funny is seeing a Republican defending Stalinist methods.
January 9th, 2006 at 4:00 pmDon’t forget I’ve been there many times. What you’re trying to say is that you fit in and I don’t. Fine. I would expect a left wing anti-american feminazi on a teachers salary to be rather ragged, unkempt and unwashed. I bet you saved on razors when you were visiting too didn’t you? HA!
Shows how very little you know. Europeans are into fashion and design. As an Architect, I was a designer for a reason. But my fashion sense isn’t the reason I was accepted there (and pretty much everywhere I travel). It’s because I was respectful. You should try it. You might get a date that doesn’t rattle upstairs when you shake her…
January 9th, 2006 at 4:19 pmFunny you should mention Orwell. He was writing about your people, not mine. But hey, if you want to leave take a few with you and don’t let that door hit you, you know where.
Comment by I-RIGHT-I — January 9, 2006 @ 3:56 pm
You can’t seriously believe that… Big Brother with his newspeak are all about dictatorial control and censorship… something you neocons are freely willing to relinquish in order to save yourselves from something far less likely to kill you than second hand cigarette smoke or the crap they inject into your hamburger…
How’d you know Ryan was banned?
January 9th, 2006 at 4:22 pmunbelievable,
1. 7/9 founding fathers were liberals: fascists are un-american
2. repugs endanger american lives with warmongering: repugs are un-american
3. conservatives are selfish, social darwinists who endanger the poor: conservatives are un-american
IRI etc. do not represent the values of Americans, they are un-american.
I was born in Britain, raised in Britain, educated in Britain, married in Britain, lived all over Britain and am writing this from Britain.
I am more American than IRI etc.
January 9th, 2006 at 5:18 pmI was born in Britain, raised in Britain, educated in Britain, married in Britain, lived all over Britain and am writing this from Britain.
I am more American than IRI etc.
Comment by Gary — January 9, 2006 @ 5:18 pm
I agree!!!!!! :)
January 9th, 2006 at 5:34 pmHow’d you know Ryan was banned?
Comment by unbelievable
Because he said so in one of his post-ban posts.
January 10th, 2006 at 2:00 pmIt’s pretty entertaining too as he’s mad enough about it to eat nails or snails.
I was born in Britain, raised in Britain, educated in Britain, married in Britain, lived all over Britain and am writing this from Britain.
I am more American than IRI etc.
Comment by Gary
Coincidentally, I’m more British than you…I would bet.
January 10th, 2006 at 2:03 pmBecause he said so in one of his post-ban posts.
It’s pretty entertaining too as he’s mad enough about it to eat nails or snails.
Comment by I-RIGHT-I — January 10, 2006 @ 2:00 pm
No, I meant how did you know the last week in December before he posted? A wee bit suspicious that you told me way back then and he didn’t post about being banned until this week… don’t cha think?
Sounds indignant rather than angry to me, and well, I can understand how he’d feel that way in a country that is supposed to welcome freedom of speech… Even you, aside from the male ‘king of the hill’ verbal sparring you guys do, would not want to see our ability to speak freely taken away from us really. This is just about Ryan with you.
January 10th, 2006 at 3:14 pmCoincidentally, I’m more British than you…I would bet.
Comment by I-RIGHT-I — January 10, 2006 @ 2:03 pm
How do you figure that?
January 10th, 2006 at 3:15 pmNo, I meant how did you know the last week in December before he posted? A wee bit suspicious that you told me way back then and he didn’t post about being banned until this week… don’t cha think?
Comment by unbelievable
Option A: Someone else here mentioned it in passing.
January 12th, 2006 at 10:12 amOption B: I have friends in low places.