Comments on: White House excludes bomb deaths in casualty counts. http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:23:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: waydot http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/comment-page-2/#comment-3771684 waydot Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:54:51 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/#comment-3771684 Katy, This is the link to the show. It's important to get as many people to watch as possible. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/btw/watch.html As far as Bush's rationale for why they're not counting IED deaths.. “If the standard of success is no car bombings or suicide bombings, we have just handed those who commit suicide bombings a huge victory,” No matter how long I look at that statement, the only thing I can discern from it, is that it gives me a huge head-(heart)ache. How are these bastards not in jail? Can anyone please explain? Katy,
This is the link to the show. It’s important to get as many people to watch as possible.

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/btw/watch.html

As far as Bush’s rationale for why they’re not counting IED deaths..

“If the standard of success is no car bombings or suicide bombings, we have just handed those who commit suicide bombings a huge victory,”

No matter how long I look at that statement, the only thing I can discern from it, is that it gives me a huge head-(heart)ache. How are these bastards not in jail? Can anyone please explain?

]]> By: Kate Henry http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/comment-page-2/#comment-3771518 Kate Henry Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:52:17 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/#comment-3771518 I once took a college class called "How to lie with statistics" I guess the Bush Administration took the class too. They also lie about how many Americans have died because of this war. They only count the people who died on Iraqi soil. If someone died in the helicopter on the way to Germany, they didn't count. If someone died later of injuries they sustained in Iraq, they didn't count. If someone committed suicide because of PTSD, they didn't count. If they were to do a true count of the number of Americans who have died because of this insane "war", the number would be closer to 10,000. I once took a college class called “How to lie with statistics” I guess the Bush Administration took the class too. They also lie about how many Americans have died because of this war. They only count the people who died on Iraqi soil. If someone died in the helicopter on the way to Germany, they didn’t count. If someone died later of injuries they sustained in Iraq, they didn’t count. If someone committed suicide because of PTSD, they didn’t count. If they were to do a true count of the number of Americans who have died because of this insane “war”, the number would be closer to 10,000.

]]> By: John in Erie http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/comment-page-2/#comment-3771402 John in Erie Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:38:23 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/#comment-3771402 Why be suprised? It's just like the economic numbers for inflation were great - - - once the increases in food and gas were taken out of the numbers. Why be suprised? It’s just like the economic numbers for inflation were great – - – once the increases in food and gas were taken out of the numbers.

]]> By: Evil Spaniard http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/comment-page-2/#comment-3771375 Evil Spaniard Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:17:02 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/#comment-3771375 It's nauseating how these people micromanage people's death. It’s nauseating how these people micromanage people’s death.

]]> By: TripMaster Monkey http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/comment-page-2/#comment-3771359 TripMaster Monkey Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:51:48 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/#comment-3771359 Zooey, "Buying the War" can be seen in its entirety <a href="http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/btw/watch.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Zooey,

“Buying the War” can be seen in its entirety here.

]]> By: Preacher Bill http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/comment-page-2/#comment-3771319 Preacher Bill Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:52:34 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/#comment-3771319 Can-o-Whup-ass,@ 10:04 Yes he did! Can-o-Whup-ass,@ 10:04
Yes he did!

]]> By: Left Coast Mike http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/comment-page-1/#comment-3771318 Left Coast Mike Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:48:51 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/#comment-3771318 That’s really sweet, but I’m having a problem with a stalking troll, so please understand tht I am being extra careful. Thank you for the offer. :) Comment by Zooey No problem, just thought I'd offer. LCM That’s really sweet, but I’m having a problem with a stalking troll, so please understand tht I am being extra careful. Thank you for the offer. :)

Comment by Zooey

No problem, just thought I’d offer.

LCM

]]> By: Tobey Tall http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/comment-page-1/#comment-3771298 Tobey Tall Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:24:00 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/#comment-3771298 <b>There was a claim on Sky news of 1 Million dead in Iraq - 4.5% of the population have been killed - for Oil</b> There was a claim on Sky news of 1 Million dead in Iraq – 4.5% of the population have been killed – for Oil

]]> By: Scott http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/comment-page-1/#comment-3771282 Scott Thu, 26 Apr 2007 06:26:04 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/#comment-3771282 everybody watch out, pretty soon they might stop counting iraqis that have been shot... dick cheney: "ooh look, we're winning!" george bush: "see, i told you no one suffers more than me and laura!" karl rove: "its amazing we're having progress despite all the emboldening of our enemies that the dems are doing" fox news feat. rudy guiliani: "VOTE REPUBLICAN OR DIE!" everybody watch out, pretty soon they might stop counting iraqis that have been shot…

dick cheney:
“ooh look, we’re winning!”

george bush:
“see, i told you no one suffers more than me and laura!”

karl rove:
“its amazing we’re having progress despite all the emboldening of our enemies that the dems are doing”

fox news feat. rudy guiliani:
“VOTE REPUBLICAN OR DIE!”

]]> By: Zooey http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/comment-page-1/#comment-3771244 Zooey Thu, 26 Apr 2007 05:54:14 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/#comment-3771244 #44 - Left Coast Mike That's really sweet, but I'm having a problem with a stalking troll, so please understand tht I am being extra careful. Thank you for the offer. :) #44 – Left Coast Mike

That’s really sweet, but I’m having a problem with a stalking troll, so please understand tht I am being extra careful. Thank you for the offer. :)

]]> By: John http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/comment-page-1/#comment-3771151 John Thu, 26 Apr 2007 04:48:28 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/#comment-3771151 Please stop this, if i shake my head any harder it's going to fall off. Please stop this, if i shake my head any harder it’s going to fall off.

]]> By: Left Coast Mike http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/comment-page-1/#comment-3771150 Left Coast Mike Thu, 26 Apr 2007 04:47:55 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/#comment-3771150 Zooey, I will send you a DVD of the Moyer show if you send me an address. left_coast_mike@yahoo.com Zooey, I will send you a DVD of the Moyer show if you send me an address.

left_coast_mike@yahoo.com

]]> By: Buck Fush http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/comment-page-1/#comment-3771104 Buck Fush Thu, 26 Apr 2007 04:13:15 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/#comment-3771104 they don't count, they are brown and over there somewhere, yeah, over there...look a nun being eaten by a bear, quick look. Hating the Repuke Mafia daily they don’t count, they are brown and over there somewhere, yeah, over there…look a nun being eaten by a bear, quick look.

Hating the Repuke Mafia daily

]]> By: draftedin68 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/comment-page-1/#comment-3771066 draftedin68 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 03:50:29 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/#comment-3771066 .............. Well, I can understand why the Duhhbyanians don't include bomb victims. I mean, all those pieces - so hard to figure them out. <em>"You're saying we found 41 feet and 19 heads? Wait a minute - we got 47 hands... shit! Okay, lets do a recount - one, two, three...."</em> .............. …………..

Well, I can understand why the Duhhbyanians don’t include bomb victims.

I mean, all those pieces – so hard to figure them out.

“You’re saying we found 41 feet and 19 heads?

Wait a minute – we got 47 hands… shit!

Okay, lets do a recount – one, two, three….”

…………..

]]> By: Shane http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/comment-page-1/#comment-3771064 Shane Thu, 26 Apr 2007 03:47:08 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/#comment-3771064 George Bush has spent that much on cocaine in an evening! Comment by Can-O-Whoop-Ass — April 25, 2007 @ 11:09 pm Come on, be fair, the $900,000 included Jeff Gannon for the night didn't it? George Bush has spent that much on cocaine in an evening!

Comment by Can-O-Whoop-Ass — April 25, 2007 @ 11:09 pm

Come on, be fair, the $900,000 included Jeff Gannon for the night didn’t it?

]]> By: Bob http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/comment-page-1/#comment-3771063 Bob Thu, 26 Apr 2007 03:45:25 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/#comment-3771063 Here's a scary thought: if this trend continues, we could see vice president rove in 30 years. Here’s a scary thought: if this trend continues, we could see vice president rove in 30 years.

]]> By: Shane http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/comment-page-1/#comment-3771062 Shane Thu, 26 Apr 2007 03:45:20 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/#comment-3771062 Also do they count a pregnant woman as 2 deaths? What do you think Jake? Comment by Can-O-Whoop-Ass — April 25, 2007 @ 10:22 pm Women don't count at all. Only the fetus. Also do they count a pregnant woman as 2 deaths?

What do you think Jake?

Comment by Can-O-Whoop-Ass — April 25, 2007 @ 10:22 pm

Women don’t count at all. Only the fetus.

]]> By: Shane http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/comment-page-1/#comment-3771061 Shane Thu, 26 Apr 2007 03:44:46 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/#comment-3771061 He reportedly had a mean ass-gas bomb after a falafel wrap. Comment by GSD — April 25, 2007 @ 10:56 pm V e r y funny. He reportedly had a mean ass-gas bomb after a falafel wrap.

Comment by GSD — April 25, 2007 @ 10:56 pm

V e r y funny.

]]> By: Shane http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/comment-page-1/#comment-3771055 Shane Thu, 26 Apr 2007 03:42:04 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/#comment-3771055 I do hate those long-winded funding drives on PBS though. Comment by Sanitized Stink — April 25, 2007 @ 10:37 pm Donations are used for new programming though. The trolls were already complaining about tax dollars being used for this liberal show which probably wouldn't have been produced without donations to PBS. I do hate those long-winded funding drives on PBS though.

Comment by Sanitized Stink — April 25, 2007 @ 10:37 pm

Donations are used for new programming though. The trolls were already complaining about tax dollars being used for this liberal show which probably wouldn’t have been produced without donations to PBS.

]]> By: Shane http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/comment-page-1/#comment-3771049 Shane Thu, 26 Apr 2007 03:39:33 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/25/white-house-excludes-bomb-deaths-in-casualty-counts/#comment-3771049 i just watched BILL MOYERS, BUYING THE WAR Comment by katy — April 25, 2007 @ 10:30 pm I did too katy and you're right, those trolls better STFU. They were already discrediting Moyer for being too liberal before they even saw the show. Expect major attacks on this man who's had a long, impeccable career. i just watched BILL MOYERS, BUYING THE WAR
Comment by katy — April 25, 2007 @ 10:30 pm

I did too katy and you’re right, those trolls better STFU. They were already discrediting Moyer for being too liberal before they even saw the show. Expect major attacks on this man who’s had a long, impeccable career.

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