NBC Reporter: ‘Paris Hilton Could Ride A Bicycle In A Bikini Through Anbar’ With McCain’s Protection
NBC Reporter: ‘Paris Hilton Could Ride A Bicycle In A Bikini Through Anbar’ With McCain’s Protection
This morning on The Imus Show, NBC Iraq correspondent Tom Aspell followed-up on his report from last night that Sen. John McCain was accompanied by 100 American soldiers, 3 Blackhawk helicopters, and 2 Apache gunships on his stroll through a Baghdad market.
Aspell said that, with a similar level of protection, “even Paris Hilton could ride a bicycle in a bikini through Anbar province.”
Aspell observed, “It looked as though the whole trip had been arranged by someone to get rid of the negative publicity about [McCain’s] remarks in the States earlier in the week. It seemed as though he’d come to Baghdad, made a point of going to a market, staging this kind of visit to the market, and it just seemed to backfire.” He remarked that this weekend’s deadly violence in Iraq “made the trip look rather foolish.” Watch it:
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This administration is in its last throes.
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:12 amNOW, you Mother F’ers tell us! This is obviously some liberal media attempt to hide these important facts to either:
a) make a fool out of George W. Bush
or 2) wait it out so the Dems can make a White House comeback in ‘08.
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:12 am“Backfire” as in McCain was NOT able to walk down the marketplace? I’d bet he did not want to wear that bulletproof vest either.
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:13 ami was curious how long planned this trip had been. my suspicions have been confirmed…
john mccain sinks ever lower into a sludge of lies to and contempt for the american people. what a vile, contemptible man — along with his own personal poodle — lindsey graham.
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:17 amAspell said that, with a similar level of protection, “even Paris Hilton could ride a bicycle in a bikini through Anbar province.â€
Would it be safe to speak for everyone when I say I really hope Paris Hilton never puts on a bikini to ride a bike…..anywhere?
I love that kind of snark from reporters — especially when it’s true.
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:20 amYeeeh, Aspell never struck me as a comedian but maybe he ought to start doing two shows nightly.
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:21 amDid Aspell happen to mention where one can buy 5 rugs for $5?
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:22 amI hate America, which is why I support invading and occupying countries which are not hotbeds of Islamic extremist terror, and oppose going after bin Laden.
I hate America, which is why I agree with bin Laden that American liberals, with their feminism, cultural diversity, and tolerance for differences, should be subjected to sharia law, or its American equivalent.
I will work tirelessly to achieve these goals.
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:23 amnah… these kinds of things NEVER happen… and certainly not from a SENATOR… they are elected in the first place because of their unimpeachable high integrity… right…? RIGHT…??
And, yes, I DO take it personally
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:23 am“even Paris Hilton could ride a bicycle in a bikini through Anbar province.†- - That’s hot.
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:23 amReal Red,
We don’t need to attempt to make a fool out of Dubya, he does it well enough on his own, notice only 29% of the “tards” still support him, tards like you.
Comeback? You mean like we took over in 06, and we’ll OWN DC in 08.. You might as well move to Iraq!
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:25 amWorse news for McCain: Mitt Romney raised $23 million, almost as much as Hillary Clinton!
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:25 amI wonder why the media and TP is so anxious to spin the McCain visit to Bagdad the other way? Maybe we’re afraid of a little progress in Iraq, TP?
We can’t have Americans thinking that the war might be turning in the right direction now, can we?
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:27 amThank you, Sen. McCain, for completely destroying your own argument.
Why do I get the feeling that he doesn’t want people to believe a single word he says ever again?
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:28 amPatrick2 - I think TripMaster Monkey says bin Laden is dead. Anyway, this administration is in its last throes.
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:28 am#13 Cynicon Implant
I wonder why the media and TP is so anxious to spin the McCain visit to Bagdad the other way? Maybe we’re afraid of a little progress in Iraq, TP?
So, how many soldiers and helicopters would McCain have needed with him when things were really dangerous over there?
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:30 amI’m sure she could, she has nothing to fear from Pork Chop McCain……..
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:33 amWe can’t have Americans thinking that the war might be turning in the right direction now, can we?
Comment by Cynicon Implant
No, because it’s not true.
Why do you want your government to lie to you?
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:33 am#13
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:34 amAre you a complete idiot? There is no need to spin, you retard! Get a clue.
I wonder why the media and TP is so anxious to spin the McCain visit to Bagdad the other way? Maybe we’re afraid of a little progress in Iraq, TP?
We can’t have Americans thinking that the war might be turning in the right direction now, can we?
Comment by Cynicon Implant — April 2, 2007 @ 11:27 am
How is it that a visit to a market requires an American politician be accompanied by “100 American soldiers, 3 Blackhawk helicopters, and 2 Apache gunships” progress?
Cynicon - make sure you pull your head up out of the sand every now and then to take a breath.
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:34 amWe can’t have Americans thinking that the war might be turning in the right direction now, can we?
You people really do create your own reality?
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:34 amYour entourage couldn’t save you from Tom Aspell’s astute comment, McCain. SMACK!!!
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:35 amWe can’t have Americans thinking that the war might be turning in the right direction now, can we?
Comment by Cynicon Implant
No we can’t,because it’s not.
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:37 amSomebody check to see if Grampa McCain is off his medication again.
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:38 amMcCain has lost all credibility with this stunt.
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:39 amAny guesses how many soldiers would, what’s the word, volunteer to protect Paris Hilton?
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:39 amIs there not some requirement to remove a senator from office when it becomes obvious he or she is completely out of touch with reality? Perhaps not since the senate would probably not have enough remaining members to make up a quorum.
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:40 am“Charles” sez:
HI JAKE.
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:41 amActually, that’s not such a bad idea, send Brittany and Nicole along to keep her company, and America can be relieved of some cultural trash.
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:43 amKarp’s disciple - hopefully not, given Tim Johnson’s current condition.
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:46 amWhat? I was agreeing with you!
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:47 am“Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.”
-Albert Einstein.
McCain & Graham are devout Bushlickers. Anything quoted about this trip should be put in the perspective that this about trying to sway public opinion about the invasion; not of how things ‘really are’.
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:49 amAs has been stated on other boards, what was the cost of this little shopping trip? Fiscally conservative repugs should be howling at this just for the exorbitant waste of military resources. Of course the cost of this trip could be why Bush says the military will run out of money in April rather than July.
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:49 amMEANWHILE…the Tal Afar truck bombing set an Iraqi War record for most people killed - 152 so far. We all remember Tal Afar’s significance, yes? Take a hike there, Johnny Mc.
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:50 amThere were also 6 US soldiers killed SW of Baghdad. Could it be that the security detail that was needed for McCain’s and Graham’s shopping spree would have normally gone to those 6 soldiers?
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:52 amTaliban will turn Afghanistan into a graveyard for Americans
the taliban obviously got numberless suiciders.
“We´ve sent thousands into the cities to attack the westeners and their Afghan puppets,” Taliban leader Mullah Dadullah threatened.
The Taliban would turn Afghanistan into a graveyard for American soldiers. The Islamic guerilla-group was equipped and sufficiently armed to fight enemy forces for a longer period of time Dadullah deplored further. After heavy losses in open battle the Taliban turn back to guerilla tactics more often. Since 2006 the number of victims has risen dramitically since 2006 thru suiciders according to the Iraqi example to 4000, 170 western soldiers among them. Just on sunday a convoy was attacked in province Laghman. Nine civilians died, among them also children.
The Taliban are primarily active in the east and south, close to the border of Pakistan. According to the Afghan government the leader of the Taliban, Mullah Omar, is currently in Pakistan. Dadullah denies it. Omar and the leaders of the Taliban were on Afghan ground.
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:52 amgerman msn
Caption:
“You’ve got it all backwards boys, I’m the security detail!”
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:53 amI find it ironic that the Republican bragging points McCain is making in trying to cover over his support for Bush’s War, is the fact that after 4 years of warfare he can be driven the eight miles from the Baghdad Airport to the Green Zone.
By that measure of success, in another 4 years, he will be bragging that he did it without wearing a flack jacket and with the windows rolled down in his armored humvee.
What do you bet that on this trip, McCain will be FLYING back to the airport in a blackhawk, rather than risk getting his ass shot off in a humvee to prove a point?
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:00 pm“even Paris Hilton could ride a bicycle in a bikini through Anbar province.â€
The thought of this made me throw up a little in my mouth
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:06 pmWould it be safe to speak for everyone when I say I really hope Paris Hilton never puts on a bikini to ride a bike…..anywhere?
Comment by Zooey
I’m with you on that, Zooey, but I bet some the guys here may disagree.
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:06 pm:P
We can’t have Americans thinking that the war might be turning in the right direction now, can we?
Comment by Cynicon Implant — April 2, 2007 @ 11:27 am
You think it don’t you. Obviously there are plenty of news stories out there reinforcing your belief that we did the right thing starting and then continuing this war. Why when the war is progressing with all the extra soldiers he asked for are you still whining and complaining.
Do you really think McCain went to Iraq and walked around the market because he didn’t want the publicity? And if the whole trip had been ignored would that have been our fault too?
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:07 pmThe Taliban would turn Afghanistan into a graveyard for American soldiers…..The Taliban are primarily active in the east and south, close to the border of Pakistan.
Comment by ccokz
I’m just thinking, but perhaps the Administration could get McCain to take a camel ride along the Afgan-Pakistani border to try and make a lie out of that bit of news, too. Perhaps visit a local market that used to be a former Taliban stronghold but now full of harmless goat herders.
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:08 pm#13 Thanks for the laugh, Cynicon. Karl would give you style points for your frontal attack on reality, if he knew.
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:08 pmAny guesses how many soldiers would, what’s the word, volunteer to protect Paris Hilton?
Comment by Dumb_Fox — April 2, 2007 @ 11:39 am
If I had a son I’d rather he was gay than hanging out with Ms. Hilton. She is a young, female George Bush.
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:09 pmAll you have to do is look at the thread above this one (the deadliest year for reporters) and realize things are not getting better.
But that may prove too difficult for CI to grasp.
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:10 pmExcuse me, most dangerous.
Sorry.
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:11 pm“I bought five rugs for five bucks.” (Sen. Lindsey Graham in Baghdad)
Monday 2nd of April 2007
by Jay Randal
At a news conference, yesterday in Iraq, Sen. Graham and Sen. McCain told the press about their trip to the Bab al-Sharqi market in old Baghdad. “We went to the market and were just really warmly welcomed. I bought five rugs for five bucks. And people were engaging.” Said Sen. Graham with Sen. McCain grinning next to him. Sen. McCain later went on a photo-op stroll on street in Baghdad, but he wore a flak-vest and 100 soldiers guarding him, with helicopter gunships overhead too.
Both of them claim that Iraq is improving in security, but McCain needing massive protection to walk 5 minutes down a street in Baghdad proves otherwise.
Their Bush Regime approved trip to Iraq has cost US taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars, for them, to purchase five cheap Iraqi prayer rugs for five bucks.
Both Sen. Lindsey Graham and Sen. John McCain for doing this stunt should resign from Senate in disgrace and the Congress must force them to pay for the trip.
( Jay Randal, political activist and writer in Georgia, USA.)
PS: Contact Sen. Graham and Sen. McCain in DC to resign!
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:16 pmMcCain walking through the streets of Baghdad wearing a flak jacket and Hilton riding through on a motorcycle wearing a bikini are not really that different. Both are a couple of publicity whores who would do anything for a party. Both make me ready to barf when their faces appear on TV.
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:17 pmAll you have to do is look at the thread above this one (the deadliest year for reporters) and realize things are not getting better.
But that may prove too difficult for CI to grasp.
Comment by trueblue
I think CI drew the short straw at work; anyone who posts: I wonder why the media and TP is so anxious to spin the McCain visit to Bagdad the other way? Maybe we’re afraid of a little progress in Iraq, TP? on a thread about McCain wasting tax dollars on a show-trip, clearly hasn’t got his heart in the effort.
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:19 pmYou’re right, barfly.
That was pretty lame.
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:22 pmI’m with you on that, Zooey, but I bet some the guys here may disagree.
:P
Comment by trueblue
Oh god, she is such a SKANK. Ick.
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:22 pmI’m with you on that, Zooey, but I bet some the guys here may disagree.
:P
Comment by trueblue
I dont, true. The less I see of that girl, the further I am from liking men.
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:23 pmWill this little stunt prove to be McCain’s equivalent of the Clinton Runway Haircut? That one was fabricated by the media to make Clinton look elitist, and out of touch with the common man. Since they are now pushing this story, it would seem McCain’s media halo has dissapated.
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:26 pmHe should have paid for this visit out of the funds he raised for his presidential bid. Not taxpayer’s money.
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:30 pmI dont, true. The less I see of that girl, the further I am from liking men.
Comment by Juan C
See? Juan has his head screwed on straight. :D
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:35 pmWe are in a war folks, I bought those blankets to umm well I guess In a roundabout way I supported the urr um the terro….
I was never in Iraq that was a body double and I told him not to buy anything from those flea infested markets! -Jawin McCavein
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:37 pmIt doesn’t take a rocket scientist to recognize from the recent press conferences and such that Chimpy has been hitting the bottle again. The continual Grim picture coming out of Iraq, Abyssmally low approval ratings, The Goonzales departure, ETC :
it’s obvious to me when I look at Chimpy, he’s been sipping the sauce.
He just seems like he answered the door to ol’ demons, once again.
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:37 pmWho care what some liberal puppet from MSNBC has to lie about?
ROTFL
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:39 pmWho care what some liberal puppet from MSNBC has to lie about?
ROTFL
Comment by Happy Gay
Who cares whay a falafel wielding Happy Gay from Fecks Snooze has to lie about?
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:43 pmIt’s because Juan respects women,
…and is a sweetie.
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:43 pm:)
ROTFL
Comment by Happy Guy — April 2, 2007 @ 12:39 pm
Ask Graham; maybe he can set you up with some cheap rugs, so you don’t have to roll around in the dust bunnies.
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:44 pmWho cares what some slap Happy Gay Guy from Fudge Report has to lie about?
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:46 pmParis Hilton is like a Tramp-o-line. Shes fun to bounce on as long as your friends don’t see you on it.
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:49 pm…and is a sweetie.
:)
Comment by trueblue
well…yeah. :D
Hi, true and Zoo.
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:51 pmHi Juan,
Not sure, but I think Zooey is on her way to school.
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:55 pmParis Hilton is like a Tramp-o-line. Shes fun to bounce on as long as your friends don’t see you on it.
Comment by Happy Guy — April 2, 2007 @ 12:49 pm
Only problem Happy Guy is she tapes everything and then makes sure the tape gets “leaked”. It’s the only way she can stay in the public eye since she has no talent or intelligence of any kind.
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:55 pmHow nice! McCain wasting the taxpayer’s money to prove his lie! How absolutely crooked can you get? The people need to demand that they be reimbursed for this bogus trip to satisfy his supreme, bloated ego.
April 2nd, 2007 at 1:04 pmMcCain has blown his run for the presidency to bits, by doing this photo-op stunt in Iraq, and Graham is going to be forced to resign too.
April 2nd, 2007 at 1:24 pmMcCain has blown his run for the presidency to bits, by doing this photo-op stunt in Iraq, and Graham is going to be forced to resign too.
Comment by Jay Randal — April 2, 2007 @ 1:24 pm
Well he can use his campaign money to reimburse you.
And I’m dead serious, what funding for that trip? Where came the money from? Was it supposed to be spent on a trip for republicans only. Or came it out of the Senate budget and if so, shouldn’t there be some Democrats there also?
I don’t know about it, but given the history of the republicans of disappropriating funds for their own means, I wouldn’t stop asking until I knew the facts.
April 2nd, 2007 at 1:34 pmI wonder why the media and TP is so anxious to spin the McCain visit to Bagdad the other way? Maybe we’re afraid of a little progress in Iraq, TP?
We can’t have Americans thinking that the war might be turning in the right direction now, can we?
Comment by Cynicon Implant
Any temporary improvement due to the Baghdad Surge just proves Shinseki right. We never sent enough troops in the begining. This has been a wholly unserious effort from the begining, just like everything else the Republic Party has done, except the Nazi stuff.
April 2nd, 2007 at 1:42 pmThat they are good at. Got Rights?
Bush and McCain are the same. They waste huge sums of taxpayer money trying to protect their egos. Idiots!
April 2nd, 2007 at 1:52 pmAnd just how much did this little foray cost the American taxpayers?
April 2nd, 2007 at 2:03 pm#44 shane
If I had a son I’d rather he was gay than hanging out with Ms. Hilton. She is a young, female George Bush.
With a better mastery of the English language.
April 2nd, 2007 at 2:35 pm“Paris I wanted an orgasm, not syphillus”
April 2nd, 2007 at 2:39 pmParis I wanted an orgasm, not syphillusâ€
Comment by ForTruth — April 2, 2007 @ 2:39 pm
I heard she was the Los Angeles distributor of veneral disease but I think herpes is her specialty.
April 2nd, 2007 at 2:48 pmWith a better mastery of the English language.
Comment by chimpeach — April 2, 2007 @ 2:35 pm
I don’t think Paris is much more articulate than George. I’d guess if you match them up drink for drink, joint for joint, snort for snort they’re running neck and neck.
Now that would be something these two could do that would be worth watching.
April 2nd, 2007 at 2:51 pm“…even Paris Hilton could ride a bicycle in a bikini through Anbar province.â€
I wish she would.
April 2nd, 2007 at 3:31 pmWho needs to see Paris in a bikini? Why not just imagine her riding the bike naked since just about everyone with the internet has already seen her that way.
April 2nd, 2007 at 4:34 pm“…even Paris Hilton could ride a bicycle in a bikini through Anbar province.â€
I wish she would.
Comment by Xenon
See #74. :D
April 2nd, 2007 at 5:45 pmThat poor bicycle seat. I double-dare someone to lick that seat.
April 2nd, 2007 at 5:50 pmHow much did it cost for US to find out Baghdad is safe for Mickey Mouse Mcain? Couldnt that money been better used for new limbs for our soldiers who might need one or two, or more.
April 2nd, 2007 at 7:36 pm[…] Also posted on Think Progress, an NBC News correspondent noted that, with a similar level of protection, “even Paris Hilton could ride a bicycle in a bikini through An… […]
April 2nd, 2007 at 7:38 pmFox News Poll:
Do you think its a waste of taxpayors dollars for McCain to travel to Iraq to show the improvements in Iraq?
They are probably really going to ask this at some point.
April 2nd, 2007 at 8:23 pmYEAH, McPAIN, WHY DID YOU WASTE THE CHANCE GIVEN TO YOU? WHY DIDN’T YOU WALK DOWN THE STREET WITHOUT ANY BULLET-PROOF VEST, OR ANY ARMED TROOPS OR BLACKHAWKS OR APACHE GUNSHIPS? YOU JUST SHOWED ALL OF AMERICA WHAT A COWARDLY CRAVEN F*CK YOU REALLY ARE, AND YOUR CREDIBILITY AND BELIEVABILITY NOW STANDS AT MINUS 85%—-GOOD GOING, BRAVEHEART!!!! HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH!!!!! HAH!
April 2nd, 2007 at 10:16 pmGood idea for a surge! Send Paris Hilton in bikini, and those terrorists will, at last, understand what freedom means!
April 3rd, 2007 at 5:12 am[…] You make the call. Personally, I have a hard time deciding. […]
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