Anti-war planes buzz debate.
By on May 3rd, 2007 at 7:09 pm
Anti-war planes buzz debate.
“Two planes are circling the sky above the GOP presidential candidates’ debate tonight, dragging anti-war banners.” Funded and organized by Americans Against Escalation in Iraq, the small aircraft have banners reading “Mission Accomplished.”
UPDATE: Hotline has a photo.
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Arriving just in time for tonight’s Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Library are the first sneak peaks of the Gipper’s soon to be released diary. While Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Mitt Romney and the rest vie to claim the mantle of “Reagan Conservative,” you can contemplate Ronnie’s insightful private admissions such as “getting shot hurts” and “I agreed to sell TOWs to Iran.”
But you don’t have to wait for “The Reagan Diaries” to size up the man. For some reflections on Reagan from the man himself and the friends who knew him best, see:
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:13 pm“GOP Debate Reflections on Reagan.”
good… let’s hope the air force doesn’t scramble their fighter jets… oh, wait… they missed out on 9/11… never mind…
And, yes, I DO take it personally
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:15 pmI hope they fly low and drop live turkeys over the crowd (just kidding in a WKRP in Cinn. kinda way)…
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:15 pm“Bed Time for Bozos”
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:16 pmCrazy liberals
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:16 pmMission Accomplished. I like it. Take the colossal failure of their precious CinC and shove it in their lying faces at every possible opportunity.
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:17 pmCrazy liberals
Comment by Kevin — May 3, 2007 @ 7:16 pm
What makes them crazy, Kevin? The fact that they have the nerve to point out that your Fuehrer claims he won the war 4 years ago, when in fact he totally botched it?
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:20 pmI hope they fly low and drop live turkeys over the crowd (just kidding in a WKRP in Cinn. kinda way)…
Comment by dixie blood — May 3, 2007 @ 7:15 pm
“As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!” Definitely one of the funniest scenes ever on TV.
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:20 pmVery stupid idea. They are not after anti-war votes in primaries anyway.
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:21 pmHilarious…..
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:21 pmOh hell ya!
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:23 pmYes! Crazy in a fun, positive, creative and progressive sort of way!
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:23 pmTo bad you’re so miserable in your craven little corner bemoaning the loss of your Nintendo life-style Kevin that you can’t look up and look forward to having a life free from greed and corruption.
That $ 5 contribution made the big time over pukes.
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:24 pm#8.
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:26 pmReminds me of the Air Force experiment to assess the damage caused by birds getting sucked into jet engines.
They used chickens.
Which they neglected to thaw out before tossing in…………….
Definitely one of the funniest scenes ever on TV.
Comment by JaneESchneider — May 3, 2007 @ 7:20 pm
A classic!!
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:27 pmAre they going to make those planes stand in the “Free speech zone”?
I dont think so!
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:28 pmSpeaker Pelosi is taking a phone survey regarding Impeachment of Bush and Cheney.
Call Now!!!!
1-202-225-0100
A human will answer or a message just say, “I wish to register my support for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney.”
They will say, “Okay”
Hangup.
Please call and please help slam them.
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:28 pmThank you, dixieblood, for the laugh of the evening!
I barely remember that – but I do at least remember it was hilarious.
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:30 pmRaven, when I get home I’ll ask Wayne (my husband, former Air Force Staff Sergeant) if he knows that story. Sounds hysterical!
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:32 pmi just caught a glimpse of a group photo on MSNBC -
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:35 pmall the republicRAT candidates and little nancy in the middle…
rudy got a prime spot right next to her, i didn’t recognize the other,
but romney and mccave were further down the line…
should’ve seen the grin on chris matthew’s face –
it’s like he thought he was in heaven…
what was HE doing in that group shot anyway…
hmmmm…
What makes them crazy, Kevin? The fact that they have the nerve to point out that your Fuehrer claims he won the war 4 years ago, when in fact he totally botched it?
Comment by VerbalKint — May 3, 2007 @ 7:20 pm
No. Crazy because Bush is not running or at the debate. How about we watch and give them a chance to speak. Not a very progressive thing to do. But give it a shot.
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:35 pmDid they scream and run like the crowds in Los Angles? Anybody suffer rubber bullet wounds? Were the pukes survivors?
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:37 pmThey don’t know how to talk, so debate is meaningless. Ask Condi!
Matthews might be gunning for press secretary…
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:38 pmPlanes should be flown over both the Republican and Democratic debates which would display a banner which would read: Support the Troops- End the War by Defunding the War.
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:41 pm#21….Kevin says: “Not a very progressive thing to do.”
In the context of your post, it sounds like you are describing “watching and giving them a chance to speak”, as not being a very progressive thing to do.
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:43 pmHave I made an accurate interpretation?
If so, I couldn’t agree more.
Tremors from the real estate earthquake won’t be limited to housing–they will rumble through all areas of the economy including the stock market, financial sector and currency trading. There is simply no way to minimize the effects of a bursting $4.5 trillion equity bubble.
Kevin talks about liberals being crazy. What do you think of this Republican/Conservative corruption and prostitution Kevin? Crazy yes? I want to hear what YOU think as a conservative of this. They make Bill look like a cubscout.
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:44 pmErroll,
You mean,
“Support the Troops! Bring Them Home!”
Sure. I’d go for that.
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:46 pm“How about we watch and give them a chance to speak.”
they’ve had 4 years to speak, but instead, they’ve been ‘yes men.’
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:46 pm“. . . small aircraft have banner’s reading . . ”
Nix the apostrophe. You spell like a Republican
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:48 pmTruth be told I’m a conservative/libertarian. The republicans spent a lot of money while they had power. Not a very conservative thing to do. But GW did cut taxes. That helped the economy after 9/11. Record tax revenue and all.
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:51 pmMarch sales of new homes plummeted by a record 23.5% (year over year) removing all hope for a quick rebound. Problems in the subprime and Alt-A loans are mushrooming in previously “hot markets” resulting in an unprecedented number of foreclosures.
Heckuva Job George. No wonder he wanted Americans to buy something: To keep this sham afloat.
“How about we watch and give them a chance to speak.â€
How about I just watch a tape from 6/5/4/3/2/1 year(s) ago and hear the same crap?
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:53 pmOne banner says “Republicans, Mission Accomplished?” and the second reads “McCain, Mission Accomplished?” This has nothing to do with Bush. Do you ever RTFA?
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:55 pmHow about I just watch a tape from 6/5/4/3/2/1 year(s) ago and hear the same crap?
Comment by He Man Conservative — May 3, 2007 @ 7:53 pm
Just like the Dem’s debate.
May 3rd, 2007 at 8:00 pmCutting taxes when you are planning on starting two wars with your eyes on starting a third is a stupid fu*king thing to do. Any real conservative would know that. That is why you are just a neocon troll. You are a “New Conservative” (aka neocon) who doesn’t know anything about what a real consevative is or you would be backing this fu*ktard.
May 3rd, 2007 at 8:02 pmI know you are but what am I.
May 3rd, 2007 at 8:02 pmoh, chrissy is the moderator…
May 3rd, 2007 at 8:03 pmwhy not brian williams? i wonder…
But GW did cut taxes. That helped the economy after 9/11. Record tax revenue and all.
Comment by Kevin
Naw those are backloaded taxes, besides it wasn’t a tax cut it was a tax shift. Tax receipts are pretty much the same as before.
May 3rd, 2007 at 8:03 pmAnd, oh, Kevin?
May 3rd, 2007 at 8:24 pmYou forgot to mention the astronomical deficit created in the last 6 years.
Anybody know what else Simi valley is famous for?
May 3rd, 2007 at 8:49 pmYup. rattlesnakes.
Yes, letting OJ Simpson off the hook for murdering two people.
May 3rd, 2007 at 8:54 pmThis poses a real conundrum.
May 3rd, 2007 at 9:02 pmOn the one hand I hope Kevin doesn’t have any kids, for obvious reasons, but on the other, lots of kids and grandkids would help pay for the deficit they’re going to inherit.
Jeez…
Isn’t it a sign of the end times, when liberals become brave enough to fly?
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:45 pm#30 But GW did cut taxes. That helped the economy after 9/11. Record tax revenue and all.
Cite it.
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:52 pmSomehow I doubt a plane would be allowed to BUZZ a debate. I am guessing at least 8000 feet.
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:53 pm#42 Yeah, you righties are so ballsy. You support a war you won’t fight and you want to give up all of our rights so you don’t have to worry about Apu. Pussy.
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:53 pmJPark. I think the record high tax revenue claim is legitimate. I’ll try to find it.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:02 pmhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070425/us_nm/usa_treasury_taxes_dc_1
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:03 pm#46 When you find the cite, find a new one. One that states real dollars, not total dollars.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:06 pm#47 Not only is that not real dollars, that is one day.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:07 pm“While some of those tax payments come from taxpayers who withheld less tax from their paychecks than they owed, much of it was owed on income from investments or profits.”
Wow, I guess a rising tide does raise all boats. Thanks, W.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:09 pmBy the way paul, I guarantee you Crandall is a right wing schill. He said: “But strong tax revenues point to the likelihood of a shrinking budget deficit, he said.”
Tax revenues and budget deficit have very little to do with each other if you don’t take government spending into account.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:12 pm#50 Try reality paul. Gee, let’s ask for another 100 billion in emergency funds for Iraq. We had NO IDEA that we would need it so we didn’t bother budgetting it.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:14 pm#50 By the way, what you are saying does not raise all boats. Only yachts.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:14 pmLou Crandall also said the Treasury has more than enough funds. Do you buy that crap, paul?
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:17 pmJPark. You should be happy that George Bush’s tax policy has been so successful. It will provide more money for your democratic friends in congress to re-distribute in order to buy more votes.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:19 pm#55 Yeah, it will be nice when big business has to pay taxes again.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:24 pm#55 By the way, what do you mean by “more money”? The economy is a zero sum game.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:41 pmAnybody know what else Simi valley is famous for?
Yup. rattlesnakes.
Comment by RUCerious — May 3, 2007 @ 8:49 pm
rachel maddow grew up in california, and she remembers many things about simi valley… namely, the home of the manson family, the location of poltergiest, and the rodney king trial was moved there – after which L.A. burned…
i watched the first hour of the debate… made a few notes…
the only one that really scared me was mccave… what a poser…
talk about delusions of grandeur…
but, to be sure, st.ronnie had his name and “honor” invoked
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:56 pmmany many times, gratuitously and unabashedly…
if i were nancy, i’d have been embarrassed…
#58 Actually, if I were Nancy, I would be pissed. She did all the work. He just drooled.
May 4th, 2007 at 12:20 amThe economy is a zero sum game.
Comment by JPark — May 3, 2007 @ 11:41 pm
Hey, dont get brainy with paul.
May 4th, 2007 at 12:30 am#60 Sorry, Juan!!! I do get the idea that righties think there is no limit to wealth (though the average Thug doesn’t understand why wealth is more important than income). For all slow righties, wealth creates wealth (without doing a damn thing) while income is what people who actually work receive.
May 4th, 2007 at 12:38 amFor all slow righties, wealth creates wealth (without doing a damn thing) while income is what people who actually work receive.
Comment by JPark — May 4, 2007 @ 12:38 am
That is the rule for average people as far as I know. Ignorance is the best defense in the first approaches to the problem of generating wealth. When they realize they only can accumulate by ripping off other people, there are 2 possible reactions:
1) Well, who cares?
2) Im fine with that
Now, I bet 95% of that people b!tch about how some crooked politicians take away money from their taxes.
May 4th, 2007 at 12:44 am#62 Actually, there have been studies where a vast majority are for higher taxes if it helps the weakest in our society. Don’t let the trolls fool you, we are a much more compassionate society than they would have you believe.
May 4th, 2007 at 12:46 amI was talking about Mexico, pretty much. Here, and in general, in Latinamerica, the levels of corruption are huge. And everybody seems fine with that cuz everybody does it.
I believe you. Common people in US care more about social programs than “terrorism”, for example. The sad thing is that they are easily misled and frightened.
May 4th, 2007 at 12:49 am#64 You are dead on. People care about others in this country…until they are scared. We are a country of pussies.
May 4th, 2007 at 12:56 amWe are a country of pussies.
Comment by JPark — May 4, 2007 @ 12:56 am
Im rushing to the airport, then. ;)
May 4th, 2007 at 12:57 am#66 Not the good kind!!
May 4th, 2007 at 1:01 am#66 Single Americans can do without yet more latins stealing our women!!! :)
May 4th, 2007 at 1:11 amDarn you, George Soros! (Shakes fists at sky)
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May 4th, 2007 at 5:48 amKevin,
A Conserv666ative/Libertarian?
That’s an oxymoron
May 4th, 2007 at 7:54 am