Upset Over GAO’s Findings On Iraq, Lawmaker Attacks Agencies’ Qualifications To Issue Report
Upset Over GAO’s Findings On Iraq, Lawmaker Attacks Agencies’ Qualifications To Issue Report
Now that the GAO has reported that there is little to no progress in Iraq and that the administration may be cooking the books on levels of violence, conservatives are desperately trying to attack the agency’s credibility.
Today at a House International Relations Committee hearing, ranking member Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) attempted to claim that the GAO was unqualified to even render a judgment on the situation in Iraq. Describing the process of accountability as “unsettling,” Ros-Lehtinen complained, “I just feel uncomfortable listening to a report by the Government Accountability Office about a war effort.”
GAO Comptroller General David Walker responded by defending the agency’s experience in such matters. He explained the work the GAO does is based on “looking at hard data, interviewing qualified individuals, and appropriate parties have an opportunity to review and comment on our work.” Walker added that military experience is not a necessary requirement to offer a qualified opinion:
The President and the Vice President have no military or foreign policy experience. Does that mean I don’t respect their opinion? I do. They’ve got a lot of people who work for them that do. So I think it’s a false claim to say you know we’re not qualified to do this work. We’re eminently qualified to do this work.
Later, Walker added, “For the record, It’s my understanding that Secretary of Defense Gates does not have any military experience either. So frankly, I think we need to stick with the facts.” Watch it:
Ros-Lehtinen has had no problem citing the work of the GAO in a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff or enlisting the GAO’s resources to pursue her agenda. It’s only when she doesn’t like the agencies’ conclusions that she finds fault with the work of the office.
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Well, duh... did you expect ANYTHING different from this crowd?
September 5th, 2007 at 9:13 pmFlorida, Why shouldn't we be surprised? This woman is just like that other "lady" from FL, Kathleen Harris.
September 5th, 2007 at 9:15 pmyea, i wondered how long it would take to throw THIS one out there...
September 5th, 2007 at 9:19 pmguess they just got back to work yesterday...
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Come on, you can't trust the GAO. Some of those people aren't even movement conservatives, for God's sake!
September 5th, 2007 at 9:19 pmOops, Katherine Harris. MY Bad
September 5th, 2007 at 9:19 pmThe criminally insane have officially taken over the nut house.
September 5th, 2007 at 9:21 pmOops, Katherine Harris. MY Bad
Comment by upside00 — September 5, 2007 @ 9:19 pm
No problem. Pawns are easily lost and forgotten
September 5th, 2007 at 9:22 pmIleana Ros Lehtinen is a lying, self serving hypocrite? That's like saying Ileana Ros Lehtinen is breathing. Remember this?
September 5th, 2007 at 9:25 pmShe did not like what she heard...so it is the GAO problem...they don't qualify.
September 5th, 2007 at 9:33 pmShe is a Neocons war monger..who wants to see more wars in the Middle East,just like Lieberman.
Does the stupid a** GOP even realize what they are doing? Can't they realize they are all goose-stepping to a dunce-a-thon called the BUSH/CHENEY administration. Also, why can't they be honest and admit they do not have a clue about justice in governance, they only know how to push the FAKE conservative, close minded, WASPISH, out of the south, intolerant, psuedo christian, damn the poor even if I am one of them, HYPOCRITICAL, divisive, anti-choice, lie when it suits us, war-mongering agenda set in motion by Dick "I'm not a crook Nixon".
They would be better served by sticking to the OLD GOP tennants of smaller government and fiscal responsibility with a libertarian social slant. You could then see the strengths of America reveal themselves instead of the snivelling, scared of terrorist, self-centered, scared of Latins, despised by our former friends and allies, can't admit failure, hysterical funk we now find ourselves in. GOP politics is like a bad country club that only admits Kool-Aid drinkers and then only a certain flavor. Hannity, O'Lielly and their ilk reinforce this everyday.
Lets install a strong man in Iraq and get the F out. They will NEVER be a friendly DEMOCRACY to us. They would (demorcratically) vote to screw us BIG if they could, thanks to DUMBYA. RANT /off
September 5th, 2007 at 9:34 pmRos-Lehtinen should stick to what she knows best:
ChimpFluffing
September 5th, 2007 at 9:35 pmIt didnt stop Wolfowitz or Addington either.
September 5th, 2007 at 9:40 pmStick to the facts, Mam.
September 5th, 2007 at 9:40 pmIleana Ros Lehtenin is like a mosquito. She buzzes your ears till you think you're going crazy; she is an unreasonable person who NEVER sees the other's side, only her own agenda. When her opponents speak she does the equivalent of sticking her fingers in her ears while yelling, la, la, la. I have seen this woman many times and she is extremely obnoxious.
September 5th, 2007 at 9:44 pmOf course she would object to the GAO report - this one doesn't fit her needs. She wants only agreement with her own views.
Walker has made it perfectly clear to anyone who would listen that the military is expert at military work -- they are not expert at everything else that was included in the GAO report, in fact, far from it.
Ileana, you're not qualified to judge the qualifications of the GAO. So shut your big fat flappin' lips.
September 5th, 2007 at 9:45 pmUpside00, don't knock Florida. There are crazy people, um, er, Republicans, like her in all the states. For god's sake, our president is from the hate state of Texas. I have family and friends in Florida and they're very sane.
September 5th, 2007 at 9:45 pmWeb competition update:
Over on that really lousy web site, that likes to call their contributors "Dirty F*çken Hippies", they made a lame attempt at a open thread about 9/11. As you might guess, the thread soon broke down into meaningless chit chat. There were about 50 comments with only 4 people contributing.
One of the commenters, 'trueblue'(a real brainchild) seemed to get her kicks busting on 'unbelievable', a teacher who used to post at TP often.
I'm glad they are gone from here, their meaningless chats clogged our threads for too long.
September 5th, 2007 at 9:51 pmAll traitors to Think Progress should be banned!
Does Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen have any military experience?
September 5th, 2007 at 9:54 pmfruit bat
September 5th, 2007 at 9:56 pmI have family and friends in Florida and they’re very sane.
When the insane get together, they believe themselves to be the sane ones.
Group madness should be avoided, its bad for society.
September 5th, 2007 at 9:57 pmSo I guess they werent able to politicize the GAO.
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Comment by BAN Zooey — September 5, 2007
Meaningless drabble is all you do Mr P. I see now your backing China, typical of an UnPatriotic Republican, such as yourself, to outsource jobs to a communist country that uses child labor, such as China.
Why I heard Neil Bush got a STD from some Chinese hooker when he was married, you GrOPers are such hypocrites, I bet you love Tom Delay and his mariannas sweat shops as well.
Do us a favor and stay on over there on your konpervo HATE BLOG, mmmmK?
September 5th, 2007 at 9:57 pm#19
Good point. No, we're supposed to believe the liars that lied us into this war, and their liars that repeated the lies-and ignore the ones that have told the truth from the begining-that were called traitors for trying to expose the liar and their liars. (read out loud. it will make more sense.)
September 5th, 2007 at 10:00 pmSo .. Bush/Cheney/et al "No military or foreign policy experience..."
did the GAO mean to say 'before becoming President/Vice President/Sec State' ?
I highly doubt you can say a sitting pres. / VP has "zero" foreign policy experience after 6 years in office....unless you were either responding in kind, unwittedly inaccurate, or just partisan.
Of course...I suppose Bush's stint in the military is certainly questionable 'military experience' :-)
If you defend this statement...be careful...because you have to apply it equally to all our future candidates and sitting executive office-holders.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:02 pmFile this under: "blame the messenger"?
September 5th, 2007 at 10:02 pmbut here is an article in which the Republicans are using the GAO as a defense against a Bill Clinton policy initiative!
http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/BG1276.cfm
September 5th, 2007 at 10:02 pmDoes Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen have any military experience?
Comment by RickInIraq
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I think she has a stepson who is serving in Iraq. I remember her mentioning that in one of her numerous appearances on the Bill Maher show (can't understand why Maher likes this disgusting woman so much). She thinks she knows everything about Iraq because of him.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:03 pmRoy Blunt, one of the foam-flecked loons that represents my state, was pushing the same meme yesterday. I think I dealt with the protestations of the right adequately.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:04 pmAs the great American Patriot, John Adams said "Facts are stubborn things."
September 5th, 2007 at 10:05 pmIn other words Repukes, deal with it.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) is a flaming Zionist and another asshat to boot !
September 5th, 2007 at 10:07 pmInteresting reporting on who is qualified. If the republicans were still in power it would only be one view and all others would be hidden or stalled in commitees for years and that is part of the mess we are in. Speaking of unqualified, look at all the personel running the country.
Wm
September 5th, 2007 at 10:07 pmShe is another one of em Florida ding bat.What do you expect.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:08 pmHey Ban Zooey, If its such a lousy site in your opinion, then why visit it? Or better yet, provide a link so that we can judge that for ourselves.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:09 pmIf its such a lousy site in your opinion, then why visit it? Or better yet, provide a link so that we can judge that for ourselves.
Comment by Jim Wolf359
Believe me, Son, you'd rather go to your sister's Solo Club meetings; they would be waaay more interesting.
All traitors to Think Progress should be banned!!
September 5th, 2007 at 10:19 pmHe can't keep himself away from the Zoo. He's just upset because he always lands in the bin at our place. :-D
Non-trolls are always welcome.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:20 pmShe is another one of em Florida ding bat.What do you expect.
I would expect that a person who derides someone as being a "dingbat" would be able to spell and use proper punctuation.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:21 pmHey zooey, how is the hangover?
September 5th, 2007 at 10:21 pmHey Zooey! God to see ya! And I see a link as well, yes?
September 5th, 2007 at 10:24 pmOr better yet, provide a link so that we can judge that for ourselves.
Comment by Jim Wolf359 — September 5, 2007 @ 10:09 pm
Come decide for yourself, Jim. Click my name. Don't let anyone make your mind up for you. That would be like being a...Republican.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:26 pmZooey, always good for a laugh, and thats just her face.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:27 pmYes Jim, a link!
September 5th, 2007 at 10:28 pmWay ahead of ya Wanye! I already clicked on Misstress Z's link. I already have it bookmarked as well. Believe me, I'm with you as you would see by reading some of my posts here in the past. good to see your names here again too!
September 5th, 2007 at 10:29 pmGood to see you as well, Jim.
Looking forward to seeing you at the Zoo. :)
September 5th, 2007 at 10:33 pmAll traitors to Think Progress should be banned!!
Comment by BAN Zooey
sounds like sour grapes to me, childish troll
Did you get banned from TPzoo? LOL
Much to your supprise, many of us post at several blogs, not just TP. **gasp**
September 5th, 2007 at 10:34 pmNot to detract from Walker's point, which is well taken, but Gates does have two years of military experience. He was an Air Force officer in the Strategic Air Command from 1967-69.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:36 pmJim and zooey sitting in a tree, frothing at the mouth and screaming "BUSH DID IT FOR OIL!"
Ok it doesnt rhyme but the libs cant understand even the basics so what does it matter?
September 5th, 2007 at 10:38 pmNow THIS is funny. Too damned funny.
It doesn't matter if the ressurected Thomas Jefferson himself rode in on a fiery chariot, with Jesus driving, and proclaimed with the trumpet of Gabriel that Bush was wrong about something.
They'd just start a character asassination on Tom, Jesus, Gabriel and his trumpet.
Now the White House is attacking its own Accountability offices credibility.. too damned funny.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:38 pmCongrats on the new diggs Zooey! I bookmarked you!
September 5th, 2007 at 10:39 pmComment by BAN Zooey — September 5, 2007 @ 9:51 pm
The adults are having a conversation, and you can't force your way in and smear shit on the walls...and it's just KILLING you, isn't it, PeePee? ^_^
September 5th, 2007 at 10:39 pmBlue Girl.
Nice Twain quote on your blog.
Twain rules.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:40 pmthe tragedy of this women is that she has a following that is based on one single thing as his mantra.
Of this "women"? She has a following based on "his" mantra?
Like I said, trouble with the basics.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:40 pmYep. He was stationed at Whiteman AFB just outside Knob Noster, MO, about 70 miles east of KC.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:42 pmVery Good site Zooey. Congratulations. And the link to World Press is excellent as well. A whole new world. Without Trolls no less!
September 5th, 2007 at 10:42 pmCongrats on the new diggs Zooey! I bookmarked you!
Comment by --Blue Girl — September 5, 2007 @ 10:39 pm
I consider that an honor. Thanks!
September 5th, 2007 at 10:42 pmThanks Bartlebee. He's a favorite of mine. Twain and Swift - had I not had an affinity for those two, my head would have exploded six years ago.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:43 pmComment by Jim Wolf359 — September 5, 2007 @ 10:42 pm
Thanks Jim. It's truly a group effort, and loads of fun.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:44 pmZooey?
Can you see this comment???
September 5th, 2007 at 10:44 pmI just got through with a facelift at my place, and when i have to wade back in to the code to put my new header up when it is done, I'll put you on the blogroll, too. I think you are a worthy "Cohort, Compatriot and Partner in Thought-Crime"!
September 5th, 2007 at 10:46 pmNever mind. Bluegirl just responded to me. I thought I was banned again.
This morning for some reason, they deleted most of my comments.
It was weird. Anyway never mind. I'm still here, lol.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:46 pmThat's funny, Bart. :)
September 5th, 2007 at 10:47 pmI really liked the COEXIST banner Bluegirl.
Is that copyrighted or can I steal it?
September 5th, 2007 at 10:47 pmThey're always banning me Zooey.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:47 pmSince their diabolical little game of cooking the books has been outed, they want to "shoot the messenger". Won't work! Just like this nonsensical surge, it's not working at all!
September 5th, 2007 at 10:48 pmI dared to enter zooey's site, not bad for a liberal though I must ask why she would be proud to be unemployed?
Alien thoughts to a guy who has always worked; it must be my farm-boy upbringing and willingness to do whatever it takes to pay the bills.
I will agree with one of the Zoo regulars, the Steelers have always been and always will be the greatest pro football team no matter what year.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:48 pmI just got through with a facelift at my place, and when i have to wade back in to the code to put my new header up when it is done, I’ll put you on the blogroll, too. I think you are a worthy “Cohort, Compatriot and Partner in Thought-Crimeâ€!
Comment by --Blue Girl — September 5, 2007 @ 10:46 pm
That wasn't for me was it?
September 5th, 2007 at 10:49 pmSince their diabolical little game of cooking the books has been outed, they want to “shoot the messengerâ€.
Comment by veritas — September 5, 2007 @ 10:48 pm
Yea. Only now the "messenger" is the freakin GAO! lol
September 5th, 2007 at 10:49 pmBlue Girl,
May I add you to our blogroll?
September 5th, 2007 at 10:50 pmThis morning for some reason, they deleted most of my comments.
It was weird. Anyway never mind. I’m still here, lol.
Comment by BARTLEBEE — September 5, 2007 @ 10:46 pm
Its not just you, Ive noticed comments either dont post or do post and then disappear, and I dont curse or get itchy with anybody.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:50 pmIt's funny Bart, because for the longest time TP wouldn't let me address you in anyway, shape or form -- I'd get nulled out instantly. I thought it was funny because, how would I respond to you!?
September 5th, 2007 at 10:51 pmComment by veritas — September 5, 2007 @ 10:48 pm
True enough, veritas, but the problem in our country really lies with the right-wing authoritarian-types who refuse to believe that our government leaders would ever deliberately deceive us. So they believe whatever the president says simply because he says it, not because he backs up what he says with facts and evidence. (Oh, those you can't be allowed see because they're "secret". And they accept this explanation, too. That and "It's for the good of our country.")
September 5th, 2007 at 10:52 pmI mean come on. Its unbecoming of the White House to be attacking an office like the GAO. It makes it look like our government is in Yugoslavia or something!
Its absolutely ridiculous.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:52 pmI like the Coexist banner too, now all we need to do is convince the islamic trogs that 'coexisting' doesnt mean vaporizing those who disagree with them.
I know I know, AQ is only responding to American imperialism....or they dont really exist. Eh, either way, its just wishful thinking.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:53 pmIt’s funny Bart, because for the longest time TP wouldn’t let me address you in anyway, shape or form — I’d get nulled out instantly. I thought it was funny because, how would I respond to you!?
Comment by Zooey — September 5, 2007 @ 10:51 pm
Really? Thats weird.
Maybe they think I'm a bad influence on you.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:56 pmHeh. I'm a teenager again, and TP is my mom saying, "Don't talk to that bad boy down the street!" Naturally guaranteeing I would.....
September 5th, 2007 at 10:58 pmSomeone at TP really doesn't like me.
I can't imagine why.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:59 pmBelieve me, Son, you’d rather go to your sister’s Solo Club meetings; they would be waaay more interesting.
All traitors to Think Progress should be banned!!
Comment by BAN Zooey — September 5, 2007 @ 10:19 pm
Here, dear, I have a little hankie just for you. Dry your widdle eyes, and go pout over at that miserable waste of bandwidth you call a blog. We'll call if we need you.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:59 pmWe need lib trolls too.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:59 pmOf course you can Zooey! Thanks!
September 5th, 2007 at 11:02 pmBelieve me, Son, you’d rather go to your sister’s Solo Club meetings; they would be waaay more interesting.
All traitors to Think Progress should be banned!!
Comment by BAN Zooey — September 5, 2007 @ 10:19 pm
The little turd is upset because there are no trolls allowed at the Zoo.
Hey, Mr. Pee! I fart in your general direction.
September 5th, 2007 at 11:02 pmOh yes, have we all visited P's new "blog?" I'd swear it was a pardy, if I didn't know for sure it wasn't. Sad....
September 5th, 2007 at 11:02 pmBlue Girl, I just bookmarked your site as well. Looks pretty good to me.
September 5th, 2007 at 11:02 pmThanks, Blue Girl! :)
September 5th, 2007 at 11:04 pmI highly doubt you can say a sitting pres. / VP has “zero†foreign policy experience after 6 years in office….unless you were either responding in kind, unwittedly inaccurate, or just partisan.
Of course…I suppose Bush’s stint in the military is certainly questionable ‘military experience’ :-)
If you defend this statement…be careful…because you have to apply it equally to all our future candidates and sitting executive office-holders.
Comment by Helloo... — September 5, 2007 @ 10:02 pm
I think there's a very strong case to be made for bush and Cheney having achieved a first: a collective loss of foreign policy experience while in the White House. They had none to begin with, and now have moved into the negative. Everything they've attempted has failed miserably and violently, has cost trillions of dollars and thousands of lives, our reputation and honor, and we are now the laughingstock of the world. and i's not so much the lack of military experience that's the problem with them; it's their refusal to understand that thier lack of military experience is expected, and that the military experts around them can advise them properly. This advice has been ignored, and the advisors fired, retired or transferred. I don't see anyone but a pair of proven sociopaths like George and Dick behaving that irresponsibly, and it will be up to us to make sure that we are never again saddled with their ilk. No more GOP presidents.
September 5th, 2007 at 11:05 pmYea, you got a great blog Bluegirl. Theres some good stuff there.
September 5th, 2007 at 11:06 pmThanks Jim! Come by often, and share your opinions!
September 5th, 2007 at 11:07 pmGot your link bookmarked Blue Girl. =)
September 5th, 2007 at 11:09 pmAnd ya know what really drives the wingers nuts? I can blog full time, from the left, because of a military retirement! Mwahahahahahahahaha!!!
September 5th, 2007 at 11:11 pmOh yes, have we all visited P’s new “blog?†I’d swear it was a pardy, if I didn’t know for sure it wasn’t. Sad….
Comment by Zooey — September 5, 2007 @ 11:02 pm
Right wing blogs don't seem to do too well. Probably because they're so restrictive and ban most liberal commenters. Ann Coulters is private and membership is subject to her approval. Guess Ann can't handle defending her outrageous ignorance when Chris Matthews isn't there to mediate for her.
But even when they do have more open ones, they just don't thrive.
It seems right wingers only thrive in left wing blogs where they can badger everyone, and make fools of themselves trying to interrupt the discussions, and just make a general nuisance of themselves.
When they find themselves in a room full of likeminded people however, they seem to have nothing to say.
September 5th, 2007 at 11:12 pmDoes Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen have any military experience?
Comment by RickInIraq — September 5, 2007 @ 9:54 pm
Only if you count helping terrorists Orlando Bosh and Luis Posada Carriles get pardons from Bush 41 and 43. They were both involved in the bombing of a Cuban passenger plane over Barbados in 1976, killing all people on board including the young members of Cuba's fencing team. They are both now living in Miami after Bosh escaped from a Venezuelan prison and Posada entered the US illegally. That's Ileana's record for you.
September 5th, 2007 at 11:14 pmAnd ya know what really drives the wingers nuts? I can blog full time, from the left, because of a military retirement! Mwahahahahahahahaha!!!
Comment by --Blue Girl — September 5, 2007 @ 11:11 pm
That's cool. which branch were you in? I love driving the wingers all apeshit. :D
September 5th, 2007 at 11:15 pmHubby retired from the USAF. I retired last spring at 50% benefit from the VA health system.
September 5th, 2007 at 11:17 pmWhen they find themselves in a room full of likeminded people however, they seem to have nothing to say.
Comment by BARTLEBEE — September 5, 2007 @ 11:12 pm
Or they shout everyone down.
September 5th, 2007 at 11:17 pmBlue Girl,
Nice. Good for you!
I'm a mid-life student, doubt I'll get to retire. I just hope they notice I'm gone before I start rotting my office chair. :-D
September 5th, 2007 at 11:20 pmNice blog, BlueGirl. I also bookmarked it. And I'm not the same Wayne as above. He did crazier stuff than I ever did while in the service, but that's why we love and respect him at the Zoo.
September 5th, 2007 at 11:21 pmHubby retired from the USAF. I retired last spring at 50% benefit from the VA health system.
Comment by --Blue Girl — September 5, 2007 @ 11:17 pm
I used to work for VBA.
September 5th, 2007 at 11:22 pmThat's funny! I wanted to retire with him, not 20 years later. So early on I hooked up with the GSA and transfered whenever he got new orders.
September 5th, 2007 at 11:23 pmWho can tell me how to light a joint with a deposit ticket, a length of log chain, a paper clip and a Dodge pickup (Strata blue, in case you were gonna ask 'what color was the pickup?' before answering)
September 5th, 2007 at 11:26 pmFor all those discussing their private lives on TP:
Does Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen have any military experience?
Comment by RickInIraq — September 5, 2007 @ 9:54 pm
Only if you count helping terrorists Orlando Bosh and Luis Posada Carriles get pardons from Bush 41 and 43. They were both involved in the bombing of a Cuban passenger plane over Barbados in 1976, killing all people on board including the young members of Cuba’s fencing team. They are both now living in Miami after Bosh escaped from a Venezuelan prison and Posada entered the US illegally. That’s Ileana’s record for you.
Comment by JoeCaribe — September 5, 2007 @ 11:14 pm
Any comments?
September 5th, 2007 at 11:26 pmCongrats on the new diggs Zooey! I bookmarked you!
Comment by –Blue Girl — September 5, 2007 @ 10:39 pm
I consider that an honor. Thanks!
Comment by Zooey — September 5, 2007 @ 10:42 pm
Bookmarked AND put a link on my blogosphere. Your Technorati rating has just gone up like five points...
September 5th, 2007 at 11:31 pmComment by --Blue Girl
Why you would open the door of the truck.
September 5th, 2007 at 11:35 pmThe depress cigarette lighter.
Wait for it to pop out.
Remove lighter from socket.
Light funny rolled cigarette.
Place lighter back in the socket.
=)
Wow! Thanks guys! I guess I ought to go blog the morning papers and prove myself worthy! Y'all are the best! I'll pop back in in a bit to see if anyone has answered my puzzler. Later on!
September 5th, 2007 at 11:36 pmI’ll pop back in in a bit to see if anyone has answered my puzzler. Later on!
Comment by --Blue Girl
Just did ;)
September 5th, 2007 at 11:39 pmThis was an Air Force truck - no lighter. The feat was accomplished with the items listed.
September 5th, 2007 at 11:41 pmIndeed. The GAO is as qualified to report on a war as Algore is to talk about the climate.
They should stick to failed government regulation.
September 6th, 2007 at 12:10 amIf you had half a brain Master P, you'd probably smoke it.
September 6th, 2007 at 12:39 amZooey.
On the main page, scroll down to the thread entitled, "GOP Power Grab For California Votes Linked To Swift Boat Funder".
In that thread, scroll down to comment number 74.
Read it, then scroll back up to the photo at the top of the thread.
September 6th, 2007 at 12:44 amStupid rants aside, it's hard to tell how much of a brain Master Pee-Pee Pants has since his head is always up his ass.
September 6th, 2007 at 12:45 amThese people are disgustingly fascist...what they call conservative is fascism.
September 6th, 2007 at 1:10 amWe'll have to ask his mom.
September 6th, 2007 at 1:16 amThats why when he goes to the little boys room he unbuckles his pants, but doesn't have to unzip.
September 6th, 2007 at 1:18 amMargaret told you that they had lost respect for you and for you to basically to suçk your own Vienna sausage.
Remember that, Bartles? You are a worm
Comment by BAN Zooey — September 6, 2007 @ 2:34 am
I remember pissing zooey off before. I piss lots of people off.
Soon, I'll be pissing you off too.
So piss off.
September 6th, 2007 at 3:05 amI was quoted several times over on that piece of crap gay website that you’re so proud of.
Comment by BAN Zooey — September 6, 2007 @ 3:06 am
So was Adolf Hitler so I wouldn't go bragging about it.
September 6th, 2007 at 3:07 amYou repuggies and your acronyms.
What are we gonna do with you?
September 6th, 2007 at 3:09 amUhhh, BZ?
Paraphrasing does not include changing the meaning of the original sentence.
If you have to change the meaning of my statements to make a pathetic excuse for a joke, then I'll assume you're admitting defeat.
I accept your surrender.
September 6th, 2007 at 3:12 amNow open wide.
September 6th, 2007 at 3:12 amDon't worry. They sell Mein Kampf in paperback now.
You can catch up on all of your inspirational reading.
September 6th, 2007 at 3:15 amTranslation?
BAN Zooey -\aka Mr P, couldn't think of anything to say, so he changed his handle to Master P (keeps it open in a seperate browser) and reposted some inane SPAM to bury the fact that his lamebrain can't keep up with Bartlebee.
September 6th, 2007 at 3:18 amSome latin name?
lol.
September 6th, 2007 at 3:34 amRepuggies will tremble and trolls will flee
From the God awful sound of the Bartlbee.
September 6th, 2007 at 3:35 amAlright, will Bartlbee's got to go do an internal eyelid inspection.
Why don't you two girls get a room and I'll catch you in the funny papers.
Asta yemama
September 6th, 2007 at 3:37 amNo, your mind's slipped you.
September 6th, 2007 at 3:39 amDon't quit your day job harpo.
September 6th, 2007 at 3:43 amNow leave me alone. I'm trying to count my eyelashes from the inside and you're making me lose track.
September 6th, 2007 at 3:44 amThen maybe Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) is as dissatisfied with the assessments made by her Republican colleagues that spend 15 minutes in the Green Zone or prance around a market place guarded by hundreds of marines. She's enough to give dimwitted politicians with their feet in their mouths a bad name. Who votes for these twits?
September 6th, 2007 at 5:45 amI thought this particular idiot was a one-issue shill: Cuba.
September 6th, 2007 at 7:19 amhttp://www.firedoglake.com/
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Right now Bush is trying to hold the Republicans behind the surge, because gawd forbid they succumb to pressure in an election year and embarass him by putting some kind of limit on his abililty to fill body bags. Hence surrogates like Ari Fleischer are dispatched to produce ads shaming Republicans into supporting Bush’s pet war, and the number one target (dollar-wise) was Arlen Specter’s back yard — to the tune of nearly a million and a half dollars.
FACES OF THE FALLEN
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18338428//nPage/2_
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/9/1/164315/8536
CNN on Battle of Fallujah - The Anvil of God?
September 6th, 2007 at 8:48 amhttp://breakfornews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3316&sid=77b6e7b9a02b0a2b76f8cd1f6838b9c5
6 Nuclear warheads fly over U.S. ( Nice )
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20427730/?GT1=10357
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http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=108494
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lost or dropped nukes You think that's bad?
Here's a website with a list of lost or accidentally dropped nukes.
http://aboutfacts.net/Weapons36.htm
SEPT 14, AIR FORCE FIGHTERS & BOMBERS WILL STAND DOWN
Date: Wednesday, 5 September 2007,
Posted by Geneticus at Surfing The Apocalypse:
SEPT 14, AIR FORCE FIGHTERS & BOMBERS WILL STAND DOWN
NUKE "ACCIDENTALLY" FLOWN ON BOMBERS
First of all, in retrospect, how stupid would anyone have to be to accidentally load nukes onto planes from alarmed and secure bunkers, totally against regulations, at the risk of being shot dead on the spot? They don't even ship live nukes on airplanes because of the risk of crash. Those are usually shipped by truck with armed guards with full-auto M-16's and armored suburbans in caravan, not on public roads, definitely never by air. I doubt anyone could've possible gained access to those nukes without tons and tons of written permission, failsafe backups, security measures like biometrics, etc. I'm saying that this must be a set up so they can have an excuse to stand down our air defenses.
AIR FORCE FIGHTERS AND BOMBERS TO STAND DOWN FOR REVIEW OF PROCEEDURES
So as a result of nukes being flown around, the air force will ground our fighters and bombers to review procedures. Just like 9/11/01, the Air Force is standing down their fighters and bombers. Just like 9/11/01, we will be defenseless at the request of our leadership. Let's hope that 9/14/07 is not just like 9/11/01.
http://www.surfingtheapocalypse.net/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?noframes;read=187647
FISHY
September 6th, 2007 at 8:51 am> Later, Walker added, “For the record,
lol jake looks like you found your long lost brother....
September 6th, 2007 at 9:01 amComment by Vincennes — September 5, 2007 @ 9:45 pm
I know Florida has some great people there, just that there seem to be an inordinate amount of wacky women there (I forgot to include ann coultergeist in that list).
Actually, my daughter went to the U of Miami on a soccer scholarship so I spent a bit of time there before she transferred back west.
And Bush being from Texas is a "whole other story"!
September 6th, 2007 at 10:04 am"Later, Walker added, “For the record, It’s my understanding that Secretary of Defense Gates does not have any military experience either. So frankly, I think we need to stick with the facts."
Facts, we don't want any of them pesky facts. We prefer propaganda, thank you very much.
September 6th, 2007 at 10:17 amShoot the messenger. The tactics of the Roman Empire live.
September 6th, 2007 at 12:41 pmfootsore
OWNED. Next?
September 6th, 2007 at 2:15 pmSOP for the neoCONs. If you do not like the message, shoot the messenger. The woman is just following Bushies lead. Any time he does not like what someone says, he either shuts their office down, or if it is out side of the MISS administration's control, they go into character assassination mode.
September 6th, 2007 at 3:56 pmI'm surprised she has taken time from her rants about Castro to be interested in anything else.
Maybe Castro wrote the GAO report and that's my she just can't accept it.
September 6th, 2007 at 10:09 pm