ThinkFast: August 24, 2007
ThinkFast: August 24, 2007
Outgoing Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Peter Pace “is expected to advise President Bush to reduce the U.S. force in Iraq next year by almost half,” citing concerns by the Joint Chiefs that “keeping well in excess of 100,000 troops in Iraq through 2008 will severely strain the military.”
“The United States’ largest and costliest embassy, a heavily fortified compound in Baghdad with its own power plant and lighted softball field, is on track to be completed next month, on time and within budget.”
Escalation doubles number of internally displaced Iraqis. Recent studies “indicate that the total number of internally displaced Iraqis has more than doubled, to 1.1 million from 499,000,” since the escalation started in February.
Wan Kim, the head of the Justice Department’s civil rights division, announced that he is resigning. “Kim is set to join nearly a dozen other senior Justice Department officials and aides who have resigned this year.” He pursued causes favored by conservatives to the detriment of the Division’s traditional emphasis, such as protecting African-Americans from discrimination.
After long denying retirement rumors, Rep. Rick Renzi (R-AZ) said yesterday he would not seek reelection. “Renzi has been under an ethical cloud ever since a family business was raided earlier this year by the FBI, which is investigating whether he used his federal office for personal gain.”
A Pentagon effort to reopen Iraqi factories “has largely failed because American retailers have shown little interest in buying products made in Iraq.” The enterprise is overseen by deputy undersecretary of defense Paul Brinkley, who is being investigated for engaging in public drunkenness, waste of funds, and sexual harassment.
Karl Rove’s “disastrous” legacy. ThinkProgress’s Amanda Terkel writes, “The one area in which Rove succeeded was the politicization of the government’s response to national tragedies.”
Lawyers for Jose Padilla, who was convicted last week on terrorism charges, disclosed this week that they had filed a civil lawsuit “seeking to hold former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and 59 other US officials responsible” for allegedly “abusive and unconstitutional tactics” used against Padilla while he was held “as an enemy combatant from 2002 to 2006.”
The world is facing an “unprecedented number of emerging diseases,” in part because of a “ballooning world population, intensive farming practices and changes in sexual behavior,” according to the World Health Organization.
And finally: A picture of French president Nicholas Sarkozy bare-chested, while vacationing in New Hampshire, has allegedly been airbrushed by a French magazine to remove the “unsightly bulges of fat around his waist.” The magazine, Paris Match, is run by a friend of Sarkozy’s. A presidential spokesman denied that Sarkozy instructed the magazine to edit the photograph: “We really are not that good at working with Photoshop.”
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“The United States’ largest and costliest embassy, a heavily fortified compound in Baghdad with its own power plant and lighted softball field, is on track to be completed next month, on time and within budget.â€
And I have a bridge to sell you. The last that was reported about the Embassy was that it was way over budget and shoddily built. Now we are fed the lie that it will come in under budget. The next thing they will tell us is that it is a model for all future embassy’s since it was so well built. Black is white, up is down, welcome to Bushzarro world.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:12 amRick Renzi = The Next GOPig to jump ship!
August 24th, 2007 at 9:16 amTP,
I’ve predicted for some time your loss of effectiveness, and now you’ve proven me correct. Even the most benign posts sometimes fail to appear.
Whatever actions the trolls have caused you to take ARE WORKING AGAINST YOU.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:19 amHow hard, really, is it to hire even a TEMPORARY I.T. person to fix this bullsh*t.
… so I’ll try AGAIN…
AP
August 24th, 2007 at 9:20 amGOP senator calls for troop withdrawals
#3
I so agree with you. I have tried four times to post something, rearranging the text, taking things out, but to no avail. Also, every time I hit Post, TP clears my cookies and I have to re-enter my log-in information.
Really TP – I am a programmer and I could fix your problems for you in, maybe two days. Are you really willing to completely hose your site by ignoring all the problems people have posting to it?
August 24th, 2007 at 9:21 am“The United States’ largest and costliest embassy, a heavily fortified compound in Baghdad with its own power plant and lighted softball field, is on track to be completed next month, on time and within budget.â€
I guess the cost savings of using slave labor helped in bringing it under budget. Now can we use those slaves to build a some statues of Bush in Baghdad? That would be appropriate.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:22 am… then you only let me post what you’ve already covered?????
BYE.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:22 amI’m out of here too. I don’t seem to post anything of significance so why bother.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:24 amBilbo and Not Canadian,
I’ve concluded TP wants it this way. Note that the trolls don’t seem to suffer from disappearing posts, just the serious posters.
I gave up after a year of it.
TP stands for “Troll Post.”
August 24th, 2007 at 9:24 amCheck out this Bush Comic.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:24 amAnother Boom and Bush Cycle.
A Pentagon effort to reopen Iraqi factories “has largely failed because American retailers have shown little interest in buying products made in Iraq.
Well, of coourse. We have all the lead we need in our children’s toy sthat are made in China. Do we really need toys with depleted uranium too?
August 24th, 2007 at 9:25 amHow hard, really, is it to hire even a TEMPORARY I.T. person to fix this bullsh*t.
Comment by Not Canadian — August 24, 2007 @ 9:19 am
I second this concern.
So how do you sign up for the Baghdad co-sectarian softball league? Wooden bats only, Mr. Fleischer!
August 24th, 2007 at 9:25 amWell, it’s a lot easier to stay within budget when you use slave labor:
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/slave-labor-used-to-contruct-us-embassy-in-baghdad/
Plus, since “budget” has been basically “blank check” for everything associated with Iraq, it would be practically impossible to go over budget, wouldn’t it?
August 24th, 2007 at 9:26 amComment by dlet — August 24, 2007 @ 9:22 am
Ah, I see you beat me to it…
August 24th, 2007 at 9:26 amAh, I see you beat me to it…
Comment by missmolly
Yeah, but you actually provided a link…
August 24th, 2007 at 9:28 amComment by bilbogaggins — August 24, 2007 @ 9:24 am
If you leave, I’ll be sad. I enjoy your posts.
Yes, this happens to me, too. I spend a fair amount of time and effort composing a post (as opposed to the troll-like technique of typing a few insults and hitting “post”), only to see it all disappear when I hit “Post – I agree” and all my info go to “null”.
Yet I’m still here. Guess I’m just a glutton for punishment.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:29 am“The United States’ largest and costliest embassy, a heavily fortified compound in Baghdad with its own power plant and lighted softball field, is on track to be completed next month, on time and within budget.â€
Just like reconstruction in New Orleans!
August 24th, 2007 at 9:31 amCaption Contest:
“You must be at least this tall to ride the ride.”
“The United States’ largest and costliest embassy, a heavily fortified compound in Baghdad with its own power plant and lighted softball field, is on track to be completed next month, on time and within budget.â€
I thought there was all sorts of time/budget/quality issues with this guy
August 24th, 2007 at 9:31 am“The United States’ largest and costliest embassy, a heavily fortified compound in Baghdad with its own power plant and lighted softball field, is on track to be completed next month, on time and within budget.â€
Looks like this needs to be updated…
August 24th, 2007 at 9:32 am“After long denying retirement rumors, Rep. Rick Renzi (R-AZ) said yesterday he would not seek reelection. “
I expect to see a lot more of this. These Republicans know that they will not be re-elected so they are choosing to “retire” thereby keeping their self-respect. Unfortunately, the lost their right to self-respect a long time ago.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:33 amive experienced tech problems here before MANY times.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:33 amYeah, but you actually provided a link…
Comment by dlet — August 24, 2007 @ 9:28 am
LOL — that’s what took me that extra couple of minutes. I had to find it!
August 24th, 2007 at 9:33 amFor all of those Bible believing Bush trolls this sentence should ring a bell:
“The United States’ largest and costliest embassy, a heavily fortified compound in Baghdad with its own power plant and lighted softball field, is on track to be completed next month, on time and within budget.â€
This is the new Temple of Babylon and it is being built by the anti-Christ.
Jalepeno!
-GSD
August 24th, 2007 at 9:34 amBilbo & Not Canadian: I tried posting without Firefox and my posts did not appear. Someone told me to download Firefox and go to TP through Firefox and that seems to be the trick. For whatever reason, it works that way.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:35 amTechnodaoist
Looks like this needs to be updated…
I see what you did there, and I like it.
Caption Contest:
August 24th, 2007 at 9:35 am“You see, the average persons intelligence is here, at my right hand, The average intelligence of a person in the administration is down here at my left had, actually, you’ll probably have to pan out a bit to get both hands in that shot.”
#24
I don’t think that is the trick. I have been posting here through Firefox all along.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:36 amLooks like this needs to be updated…
Comment by Technodaoist — August 24, 2007
very good…LOL
August 24th, 2007 at 9:37 amBilbo & Not Canadian: I tried posting without Firefox and my posts did not appear. Someone told me to download Firefox and go to TP through Firefox and that seems to be the trick. For whatever reason, it works that way.
Comment by tutmosis
I use Firefox. It seems to work fine in recent memory… I’m not saying I’ve had my posts randomly censored / deleted – but I don’t have the cookie issues etc, and my posts at least appeared for a few minutes before arbitrary deletion…
Hasn’t happened recently, but I bet this post disappears now that I said that :)
August 24th, 2007 at 9:38 amWhen your computer screen is white, being it an empty Word page, or the Google page, your computer consumes, on average, 74 watts. When it is black it consumes only 59 watts. Mark Ontkush wrote an article about the energy saving that would be achieved if Google had a black screen, taking in account the huge number of page views. According to his calculations, 750 mega watts/hour per year would be saved.
In a response to this article Google created a black version of its search engine, called Blackle, with the exact same functions as the white version, but with lower energy consumption, check it out.
http://www.blackle.com/
August 24th, 2007 at 9:38 amI’m thinking the trolls have just as much problems posting. They just know they won’t get any sympathy by complaining. As a rule I copy the text before posting in case it is removed from the site by Rove/Gonzalez.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:38 ambilbogaggins
Certain topics I try and post on just never show up, when that happens I’ll try to re-arrange once or twice, then I give up on that topic, and/or that thread and normally the new thread and/or topic has no issues showing up. It makes me think there is some really weird, poorly built, filter, otherwise it means an admin sits around just to approve each post before it shows up in the comments.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:39 amcopy your text with your mouse or whatever before you post. try to keep your posts down below a certain amount of lines. the biggest thing ive found is that the longer the post the more likely it wont show up;..
August 24th, 2007 at 9:40 amCaption:
“If I hold my hand like this out the car window
August 24th, 2007 at 9:40 amwhen Daddy is going fast
I can pretend I’m an airplane.”
try breaking your posts up in two or three separate posts,.they are more likely to go through that way..
August 24th, 2007 at 9:40 amn a response to this article Google created a black version of its search engine, called Blackle, with the exact same functions as the white version, but with lower energy consumption, check it out.
That’s not really true with LCD monitors. If we were all using CRT the savings might be there.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:42 amThe problem I have been having today is trying to post in regards to the P A C E item. I don’t see any other posts on that subject either. I wonder why they are censoring it?
August 24th, 2007 at 9:44 amNow that is interesting. When I spelled it P A C E, it worked. They are definitely censoring that post.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:44 amComment by squegeeboo — August 24, 2007 @ 9:39 am
The above is better, but who knows, someone could change this overnight also…
Sque~~~, I have been having the same problem…maybe the new FISA regs. have caught up with ThinkProgress
August 24th, 2007 at 9:45 amCaption Contest:
“Yes, sir, the White House bullcrap comes up to about here”
August 24th, 2007 at 9:46 ambeing censored….
August 24th, 2007 at 9:47 ambilbogaggins
Dude, you appear to be correct, maybe one of us with our own website should start a filtered word list others could use, cause P**E is definitely one of them.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:47 am“Lawyers for Jose Padilla, who was convicted last week on terrorism charges, disclosed this week that they had filed a civil lawsuit”
Good on them. Someone needs to be held accountable for torturing Padilla. They did such a good job of it he now identifies with the people who tortured him. If you ask him about what happened during his confinement he says “I can’t tell you, it’s classified”.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:49 amPeter P A C E: “keeping well in excess of 100,000 troops in Iraq through 2008 will severely strain the military.â€
Dumbya: “la la la la la la la la I don’t hear you!”
August 24th, 2007 at 9:49 amSo many of these “defecting” Repugs are just posturing. They say “we need to start re-deploying our troops out of Iraq – maybe 5,000 by the end of the year…”.
This way they can use the “I told the pres. to get out of Iraq” line in the next election, yet they’re not really pushing hard to get out.
Such frauds!
August 24th, 2007 at 9:49 amPeter P A C E : “keeping well in excess of 100,000 troops in Iraq through 2008 will severely strain the military”
Bush: “la la la I don’t hear you”
August 24th, 2007 at 9:50 amI find it interesting what happens to Generals who no longer are controlled by Bush. Once P A C E was fired, he tells the truth. Once Batiste retired, he tells the truth. Sad but true.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:50 amSqueegeeboo:
mine is:
Pa**
August 24th, 2007 at 9:51 amfu**
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Hey, it worked! Thank you so much, bilbobaggins!
I apologize for my post appearing twice. I was going a bit nuts here.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:52 amI wonder why TP is censoring the post about what P A C E said. Have they become another Bush water carrier? If so, that’s really sad.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:52 amPresident Bush’s recent remarks before the Veterans’ of Foreign Wars Group caused a few to raise their eyebrows. The President drew some parallels between the current situation in Iraq and the Vietnam War.
It’s not surprising that reactions to the comparison were mixed. There are those who agree with the President and those who don’t.
What a great opportunity this dialog affords us to look back. Fortunately, the Vietnam War was well-chronicled. We have primary sources. To be sure some could be called biased, a good adjective if you happen to disagree. But through these sources, we still may arrive at personal conclusions today.
I looked into some sources concurrent with the war in Vietnam, and I present for your consideration– Vietnam or Iraq?
I present this as a question, not a conclusion. Discerning viewers must decide for themselves. Whether one agrees with the President or not, a national dialog about our history as a nation is a good thing.
http://www.massachusettsobserver.com/Vietnam_or_Iraq.htm
If you have any viewing problems, just download one of the plugins linked to on the page.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:52 amahh….
August 24th, 2007 at 9:53 amGood ‘ol American censorship.
“This way they can use the “I told the pres. to get out of Iraq†line in the next election, yet they’re not really pushing hard to get out.
Such frauds!”
I so agree. I almost spewed my coffee when I read that Warner wants Bush to bring home 5,000 troops by Christmas. That would be nothing other than a gesture. Now, if he brought home 15,000 troops by December, that would be a step in the right direction.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:54 am“So many of these “defecting†Repugs are just posturing. They say “we need to start re-deploying our troops out of Iraq – maybe 5,000 by the end of the year…â€.
This way they can use the “I told the pres. to get out of Iraq†line in the next election, yet they’re not really pushing hard to get out.
Such frauds!
Comment by Vet — August 24, 2007 @ 9:49 am”
You mean frauds like the Democrats who promised you all they would get us out of Iraq, and then voted to keep us in? Or like the Democrats who promised to protect your “civil liberties” and then voted for the Protect America Act? Or frauds like the Democrat Presidential candidates who are still going to take special interest money and keep us in Iraq through their term, or the ones that believe we should invade Pakistan?
You mean frauds like those?
August 24th, 2007 at 9:55 amThe other thing about when they censor a post like the posts about P A C E. When they censor the post they wipe out your user information. What’s up with that! Unfortunately I think the only cure for what ails this site is for everyone but the trolls stop posting for at least a week. That may be a wake-up call to TP.
Anyone want to do it with me? Don’t post here for a week and see if that changes things?
August 24th, 2007 at 9:56 am“You mean frauds like the Democrats who promised you all they would get us out of Iraq, and then voted to keep us in? Or like the Democrats who promised to protect your “civil liberties†and then voted for the Protect America Act?”
Sort of like that, but I wouldn’t call them “frauds”, I would call them spineless. But, the difference between liberals and conservatives is that liberals criticize their representatives when they don’t do the right thing. The Rethugs, on the other hand, are strangely quiet when Bush leads them off the cliff.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:58 amComment by bilbogaggins — August 24, 2007 @ 9:54 am
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You drink coffee? Isn’t that Satan’s Brew? Now…if you were to switch to Kool-Aid, you’d see things more clearly.
/sarc off
August 24th, 2007 at 9:58 amA Pentagon effort to reopen Iraqi factories “has largely failed because American retailers have shown little interest in buying products made in Iraq.
Wouldn’t it be more viable to try and connect businesses in Iraq with businesses in the region? Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, etc? Why make it difficult from the start in trying to set up connections with companies thousands of miles away? Keep it simple stupid.
August 24th, 2007 at 10:00 amYou mean frauds like those?
Comment by O. Bigfoot — August 24, 2007 @ 9:55 am
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Yes. I like Edwards.
H i l l a r y is no better than the repugs, IMHO.
August 24th, 2007 at 10:01 amYou mean frauds like the Democrats who promised you all they would get us out of Iraq, and then voted to keep us in? Or like the Democrats who promised to protect your “civil liberties†and then voted for the Protect America Act? Or frauds like the Democrat Presidential candidates who are still going to take special interest money and keep us in Iraq through their term, or the ones that believe we should invade Pakistan?
Yeah, frauds like those. One big difference between Dem voters & Rep voters is that Dems see weaknesses in their own party & call them out. They still vote Dem but they don’t delude themselves that their party can do no wrong. Rep voters toe the party line & support all kinds of madness. I will be laughing when the next Dem takes control and looks around at all of the shiny new dictator-like powers they have.
August 24th, 2007 at 10:01 am“Comment by bilbogaggins — August 24, 2007 @ 9:54 am
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You drink coffee? Isn’t that Satan’s Brew? Now…if you were to switch to Kool-Aid, you’d see things more clearly.
/sarc off”
I stopped drinking Kool-Aid when I was 10. No reason to start again. It rots you teeth and your brain!
August 24th, 2007 at 10:02 amJon Stewart on target: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8maMmj5u58
August 24th, 2007 at 10:02 am#59 – Wow Dave, we are definitely on the same page there!
August 24th, 2007 at 10:03 ambilbogaggins
I stopped drinking Kool-Aid when I was 10. No reason to start again. It rots you teeth and your brain!
But it tastes good. OOOOOhhh YAHhhhhhhh!!!
dlet
Wouldn’t it be more viable to try and connect businesses in Iraq with businesses in the region? Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, etc?
Saudi Arabia maybe, but Iran and Syria? Why do you support terrorists.
Also, why spend all of our money there if they won’t send it back to our businesses? Why do you hate America?
August 24th, 2007 at 10:04 amYou may call them spineless, and I would support that. However, Democrats have a long history of promising what they do not intend to provide.
As far as Bush leading anyone off a cliff, that analogy is completely incorrect. Our country stands stronger now than anytime within the last 15 years. Economically, militarily, socially, and that is regardless of our political differences.
August 24th, 2007 at 10:06 amSaudi Arabia maybe, but Iran and Syria? Why do you support terrorists.
Comment by squegeeboo
You might want to check and see what nationality many confirmed terrorists are and then rephrase that question.
As for doing business with Iran…it’s Iraqi businesses not US..unless you are talking about Halliburton of course then you can apply the “hate America” label.
August 24th, 2007 at 10:09 amBut, the difference between liberals and conservatives is that liberals criticize their representatives when they don’t do the right thing.
Comment by bilbogaggins — August 24, 2007 @ 9:58 am
The wingnuts criticize the Democrats as being weak when they criticize elected officers from their own party. Their version of strength means marching in lockstep with the party with no dissent whatsoever. I think they forget this is the basic definition of fascism.
August 24th, 2007 at 10:11 amdlet
You might want to check and see what nationality many confirmed terrorists are and then rephrase that question.
As for doing business with Iran…it’s Iraqi businesses not US..unless you are talking about Halliburton of course then you can apply the “hate America†label.
Yah, I got all that, I just wanted to do a solidly troll rant.
August 24th, 2007 at 10:12 amThis is the new Temple of Babylon and it is being built by the anti-Christ.
Jalepeno!
-GSD
Comment by GSD — August 24, 2007 @ 9:34 am
Sorry to tell you this, but the anti-Christ is supposed to be charismatic and charming.
And it is confirmed. I tried this same post earlier and mentioned a certain Chairman of the JCS at the end of it. NO post, cookies cleared.
Censorship is really progressive /sarc>
August 24th, 2007 at 10:16 amSolid post at inthesetimes Amanda Terkel. Full of informative references. I was unaware that Rove, ack, was actually put in charge of Katrina “reconstruction”, and also the J. Steven Griles connection.
August 24th, 2007 at 10:17 am“Yes. I like Edwards.
H i l l a r y is no better than the repugs, IMHO.
Comment by Vet — August 24, 2007 @ 10:01 am”
Edwards? He’s the biggest fraud of them all. He and his “two Americas”, of which he represents the “upper crust”.
August 24th, 2007 at 10:19 am‘US friendly fire’ kills UK troops in Afghanistan
Three British soldiers have been killed in an apparent friendly fire incident involving US aircraft in southern Afghanistan, MoD says.
TROOPS KILLED BY FRIENDLY BOMB – HUH
August 24th, 2007 at 10:20 amYah, I got all that, I just wanted to do a solidly troll rant.
Comment by squegeeboo
In that case, consider your quota filled. ;)
August 24th, 2007 at 10:23 amComment by Tobey Tall — August 24, 2007 @ 10:20 am
I am sorry for the loss of your country-men.
Friendly Bomb? Sounds like an oxymoron to me.
August 24th, 2007 at 10:23 amOff topic, but interesting. Three men dead in house in Orlando, Fla. Double murder, suicide. One was campaign manager for Republican congressman Tom Feeney. Feeney asked computer programmer Clint Curtis to make the software flipping the votes before the 2000 election. Curtis has testified under oath.
August 24th, 2007 at 10:26 amDo we really need toys with depleted uranium too?
Comment by dlet — August 24, 2007 @ 9:25 am
I dunno… a GI Joe “Glow-In-The-Dark” action figure might sell. Could double as an night light for easily frightened children, like Makarios or Bigfoot…
August 24th, 2007 at 10:27 amHe and his “two Americasâ€, of which he represents the “upper crustâ€.
Comment by O. Bigfoot — August 24, 2007 @ 10:19 am
Yeah, compared to a simple, country boy like Duh-bya…
Uh, scratch that…
August 24th, 2007 at 10:29 ambillbobaggins, BnF, missmolly and others – this ongoing problem with TP and the way it handles comments is something that did not exist with the site originated — it occurred over time.
August 24th, 2007 at 10:29 amThe events of the past 7 years have made me a skeptic of nearly everything – and although I have held out applying that skepticism to TP, I have to confess that I am harboring thoughts that they are doing this deliberately. The trolls usually get to post – at least they don’t complain about not doing so – but the regulars, the thoughtful ones, are subjected to the frustration of getting “bleeped.” Or as missmolly says “nulled.”
I haven’t figured the reason why TP chooses to let this site run amok, but the growing frustration among us regulars is forcing many to abandon ship. Certainly TP has the wherewithall to remedy this problem, so I don’t believe that it is out of their control. I have also written to the Center for American Progress (the mother ship) about this problem.
I miss the regular posts by those contributors who add so much to the site more than I resent the trolls who manage to de-rail so many good threads with their insults and inane comments.
…a GI Joe “Glow-In-The-Dark†action figure might sell…
Comment by The Republic of Stupidity — August 24, 2007 @ 10:27 am
Only if it comes with a Kung-Fu grip!
August 24th, 2007 at 10:30 amEdwards? He’s the biggest fraud of them all. He and his “two Americasâ€, of which he represents the “upper crustâ€.
Comment by O. Bigfoot — August 24, 2007 @ 10:19 am
It is possible to have a few million dollars and advocate policies that benefit the middle and lower class Americans. Edwards was in the lower half when growing up. Kucinich would be definitely better, but since he is polling 1%, that is unrealistic.
August 24th, 2007 at 10:30 amComment by The Republic of Stupidity — August 24, 2007 @ 10:27 am
Colbert said one good thing is that Barbie’s Ken finally has lead in his pencil!
August 24th, 2007 at 10:32 amHere’s hoping this gets through.
Two years ago today, at 11am, Tropical Depression 12 made the transition from depression to storm, and acquired a name that is famous today. Happy (heh) second birthday to Katrina.
August 24th, 2007 at 10:33 amOnly if it comes with a Kung-Fu grip!
Comment by hacker bob — August 24, 2007 @ 10:30 am
Umm why would you need that?
August 24th, 2007 at 10:40 amKrazny
Umm why would you need that?
To counter the karate move from the guy in the picture at the start of the think fast of course.
August 24th, 2007 at 10:47 amI see that Rep. Renzi is adding his name to the ever-growing Repug Wall of Shame. The good people of AZ had the opportunity to vote him out in 06 when this issue was already on the table but they voted him back in anyway. Just like AK did to Stevens, OK to Imhoffe, etc.
Guess the American people get the government they deserve.
August 24th, 2007 at 10:50 am“The United States’ largest and costliest embassy, a heavily fortified compound in Baghdad with its own power plant and lighted softball field, is on track to be completed next month, on time and within budget.â€
It must be a fantastically generous budget.
August 24th, 2007 at 10:56 am>You mean frauds like the Democrats who
> promised you all they would get
>us out of Iraq, and then voted to keep us in?
When you say “voted to keep us in”, what you mean to say is “voted to take us out but didnt have enough votes to break a filibuster” .
Dont you have a diaper to change?
August 24th, 2007 at 11:13 amComment by Marie — August 24, 2007 @ 10:29 am
Thanks for the info, Marie. I can only hope that TP will fix the problems and that adult posters with original thoughts will return and make this site great again.
I’m also hoping that TP will get some kind of registration system to eliminate namejacking, posting under multiple aliases a la Mr. Pee, and other troll maneuvers.
August 24th, 2007 at 11:13 amKrazny
Umm why would you need that?
To counter the karate move from the guy in the picture at the start of the think fast of course.
Comment by squegeeboo — August 24, 2007 @ 10:47 am
Pheww I thought he was thinking of a more “intimate” use.
August 24th, 2007 at 11:14 amKrazny
Pheww I thought he was thinking of a more “intimate†use.
What’s more intimate than kung fu fighting the administration?
Especially if you do it with bad dubbing.
August 24th, 2007 at 11:20 amThe Rethugs, on the other hand, are strangely quiet when Bush leads them off the cliff.
Comment by bilbogaggins — August 24, 2007 @ 9:58 am
They’ve been so thoroughly indoctrinated they don’t know their own names anymore.
August 24th, 2007 at 11:23 amupside00,
Renzi’s district is mostly Democratic because of the Navajo Reservation, but the rest are your typical not informed small town bunch, with a strong Mormon influence. AM stations with Savage and Rush and Fox News are the main sources of misinformation. Renzi published articles in local newspapers saying that it was all a witch hunt.
Sounds like the hunters have their witch.
August 24th, 2007 at 11:34 amLawyers for Jose Padilla, who was convicted last week on terrorism charges, disclosed this week that they had filed a civil lawsuit “seeking to hold former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and 59 other US officials responsible†for allegedly “abusive and unconstitutional tactics†used against Padilla while he was held “as an enemy combatant from 2002 to 2006.â€
IF THIS CASE LOSES IT MEAN BUSH CAN TORTURE YOU ALL
HE ALREADY WON HE CAN HOLD AMERICANS FOR YEARS
August 24th, 2007 at 11:42 am#3: I so agree with you. I have tried four times to post something, rearranging the text, taking things out, but to no avail. Also, every time I hit Post, TP clears my cookies and I have to re-enter my log-in information.
Really TP – I am a programmer and I could fix your problems for you in, maybe two days. Are you really willing to completely hose your site by ignoring all the problems people have posting to it?
And this is just left-wing libs trying to run a web site. Imagine having them try to run a nationwide health care system!
August 24th, 2007 at 12:29 pmmuckdog
And this is just left-wing libs trying to run a web site. Imagine having them try to run a nationwide health care system!
WOW!!! ZING!!!! GOOD ONE!!! BURN!!!! LOL!!!!
August 24th, 2007 at 12:44 pmAnd this is just left-wing libs trying to run a web site. Imagine having them try to run a nationwide health care system!
Comment by muckdog — August 24, 2007 @ 12:29 pm
Huh??? From the technical problems of this website, you are extrapolating that liberals can’t run a nationwide health care system?
Following that logic, let’s claim that the Republicans aren’t capable of running the “No Child Left Behind” program because during the H.W. Bush administration, the Hubble telescope was launched with a faulty mirror.
Let’s not stop at comparing apples to oranges, let’s compare apples to giraffes!
August 24th, 2007 at 1:17 pm“Edwards? He’s the biggest fraud of them all. He and his “two Americasâ€, of which he represents the “upper crustâ€.
Comment by O. Bigfoot”
I never could understand why you Rethugs think that if someone is not poor they can’t try to help the poor. If that’s the case, then no one in Congress can try to help the poor because none of them are poor.
I could care less where John Edwards lives or how he spends his money he has earned. I do care that he genuinely wants to help raise the standard of living for the people in our Country who work their butts off for very little reward.
You, on the other hand, care about the rich folks who have never worked a day in their lives and are living off their trust fund.
August 24th, 2007 at 1:20 pm“The United States’ largest and costliest embassy, a heavily fortified compound in Baghdad with its own power plant and lighted softball field, is on track to be completed next month, on time and within budget.â€
And yet, most of the rest of Baghdad is getting at most a couple of hours of electricity a day?
And the Iraqis are supposed to feel how about us?
Where the Hell Are my chocolates and flowers, you fu(king ingrates?
August 24th, 2007 at 1:23 pmdeputy undersecretary of defense Paul Brinkley, who is being investigated for engaging in public drunkenness, waste of funds, and sexual harassment.
A repukelickin in the mold of O’Biley!
August 24th, 2007 at 1:25 pmImagine having them try to run a nationwide health care system!
Comment by muckdog — August 24, 2007 @ 12:29 pm
US already has a government-run healthcare system. It is called Medicare. It’s administrative costs are 2%. Private sector is 15-25%.
Consumer Reports says we would save $250 billion every year (administratively-alone) by switching to what every other developed country has—-universal, single-payer, government-run healthcare.
August 24th, 2007 at 1:30 pmCheck out the article on Raw Story.com about Ted Nugent. It is too hateful and violent to reprint here. Where is the outrage?
August 24th, 2007 at 1:31 pmIf a Democrat were to do something like this …..Oh, wait…it’s repugs with a microphone who do this at every opportunity.
And everyone would have healthcare. And there would be no deductibles and no co-pays and no pre-existing conditions. And there would be detal, optometric, and behavioral coverage.
August 24th, 2007 at 1:32 pmTed Nugent is a washed up has been of a rocker. The Cat ain’t scratchin much any more, and the fever has subsided to a runny nose.
August 24th, 2007 at 1:36 pm“Obama, he’s a piece of sh*t, and I told him to suck on my machine gun,” Nugent said in front of a screaming crowd as he brandishes what appear to be two large assault rifles. He was referring to Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination and would become the first black man to occupy the Oval Office.
“Hey Hillary, you might want to ride one of these into the sunset you worthless b*tch,” Nugent said, brandishing his weapons.
He also went after Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), suggesting she, too, might like to “suck on my machine gun.” Nugent’s tirade against California’s other Democratic Senator, Diane Feinstein, is too garbled to transcribe, but one can hear Nugent call her a “wh*re.”
August 24th, 2007 at 1:37 pmLooks like the military is bailing out on Boosh as well.
August 24th, 2007 at 1:37 pmGo ahead, chymp, install the draft and complete your task of destroying the repukelickin party for a generation.
I went to my draft physical with my pants full of my p*ss and feces. I had them on for weeks. That’s how I got out of Nam. But I’m for others getting killed in Iraq.
August 24th, 2007 at 1:38 pmTed Nugent is a washed up has been of a rocker. The Cat ain’t scratchin much any more, and the fever has subsided to a runny nose.
Comment by RUCerious — August 24, 2007 @ 1:36 pm
After reading some of the quotes from this guy, I now think Ann Coulter is just Ted Nugent in drag.
August 24th, 2007 at 2:12 pm“Check out the article on Raw Story.com about Ted Nugent. It is too hateful and violent to reprint here. Where is the outrage?”
Imagine would would have happened if he had said this about Bush or Chaney. He would not have made it out of the venue before being arrested. The right thinks it is fine to issue death threats to the left (i.e. Ann Coulter).
So re-tard trolls, why is it OK for righties to threaten the lives of people on the left but it is not OK for people on the left to say anything bad about your President (he’s certainly not mine).
August 24th, 2007 at 2:29 pm“The United States’ largest and costliest embassy, a heavily fortified compound in Baghdad with its own power plant and lighted softball field, is on track to be completed next month, on time and within budget.â€
Why are we building this monstrosity when so much of Iraq is suffering from the effects of our invasion? To raise Baghdad property values by upgrading the “neighborhood”? To boost tourism in the area by creating a destination people will want to see?
I assume our NEXT building project will be a five-star resort in Darfur…
August 24th, 2007 at 2:29 pm“And this is just left-wing libs trying to run a web site. Imagine having them try to run a nationwide health care system!
Comment by muckdog “
No, it is just TP. All the other liberal websites where I post handle it quite well. And most are very civil because they kick out anyone who is there just to fling feces on the wall. I wish that TP would take that track, but it is starting to look like what they are doing is intentional.
I still propose that we all abandon this site for at least a week. Then see if TP fixes things. If they do, then we will know that they really are a progressive website. If they don’t fix things, then we will know that they are really just another shill for the Bush Administration, which is what I am beginning to believe.
August 24th, 2007 at 2:35 pmINVERNESS, Fla. — The man convicted of kidnapping and raping 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford is scheduled to be sentenced today.
According to a recorded jailhouse conversation, John Couey expects to be sentenced to death.
A Miami jury convicted Couey of taking the girl from her bedroom to his nearby trailer in 2005, where he raped her and buried her alive. Her body was found about three weeks after she disappeared in a grave in Couey’s yard.
The same jury brushed aside pleas for mercy and a life sentence from defense lawyers. They claimed Couey is mentally retarded and suffers from chronic mental illness.
Jurors have recommended a death sentence.
Excellent! Cheers all!
August 24th, 2007 at 6:23 pmBush wants to stay in Iraq indefinitely which is why so much money and resources are being spent on this embassy. There will come a time when it will become impossible for us to stay in Iraq due to the violence of the civil war.
August 25th, 2007 at 2:41 amRenzi is one more corrupt republican in a long list of republicans who have broken the law and broken the trust of the people who sent them to Washington. Hopefully democrats will be able to pick up his seat next November.
August 25th, 2007 at 2:43 am