ThinkFast: November 5, 2007
ThinkFast: November 5, 2007
President Bush has so far said nothing publicly about Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s crackdown in Pakistan. As The New York Times notes, Bush’s “silence contrasts sharply to his reaction to the crackdown on dissidents in Myanmar last month. In that case, Mr. Bush announced specific steps against Myanmar rulers.”
Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he would support the nomination of Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey, despite being “bothered” by Mukasey’s refusal to say whether waterboarding is torture.
While Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson is focused on addressing the subprime mortgage crisis, Bloomberg notes that — as chief executive of Goldman Sachs — Paulson profited by gorging on subprime bonds. “He should admit to having been involved in creating the problem that we have now,” said Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC).
“Despite their rhetoric about not wanting to hand President Bush another ‘blank check’ for the Iraq War, Democrats appear poised to give him exactly that — enough cash to keep the war going full steam for as long as six months, no strings attached,” by funding the war “in short bursts.”
Premiere Radio Networks, a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications, is expected to announce that it is extending Glenn Beck’s contract, “valued at $50 million over five years.” The new contract would make Beck “the third highest-paid talk radio host” after Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity.
President Gerald Ford questioned President Bush’s warrantless surveillance program, according to journalist Thomas DeFrank. “I would never do it,” Ford said. “It surprises me they worry that they think they have to do it. I was dumbfounded when I heard they were. I didn’t think it was necessary. Where does he get his advice?”
“Most people are ready to make personal sacrifices to address climate change, according to a BBC poll of 22,000 people in 21 countries. Four out of five people said they were prepared to change their lifestyle – even in the US and China, the world’s two biggest emitters of carbon dioxide.”
“A medical transport service overcharged the federal government nearly $2 million to evacuate sick or injured people during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, a government audit found.”
And finally: “Every little boy dreams of owning his own real-live fire truck, but only a few — including Rep. Adam Putnam (R-Fla.) — ever make the childhood fantasy a reality. Putnam scored a shiny vintage fire engine from none other than Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), who apparently decided he no longer needs the antique wheels for parades and campaign events since he’ll be retiring soon.”
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November 5th, 2007 at 9:03 amPresident Bush has so far said nothing publicly about Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s crackdown in Pakistan.
I wouldn’t be at all surprised to hear that the Bush Crime Family advised Musharraf on how to seize absolute power in his country. It’s what Bush plans to do before the next election. Maybe Pakistan was just a dry run.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:04 amSen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he would support the nomination
Of course he will. It’s still the party of “party loyalty over doing what’s right for the country”. It’s still the “lemming” party even though half of them have already followed Bush off the cliff.
Come on 2008!
November 5th, 2007 at 9:06 amPresident Gerald Ford questioned President Bush’s warrantless surveillance program, according to journalist Thomas DeFrank. “I would never do it,†Ford said. “It surprises me they worry that they think they have to do it. I was dumbfounded when I heard they were. I didn’t think it was necessary. Where does he get his advice?â€
Gerry, meet Dick. You remember Dick. As in Cheney. That’s where GWB gets his advice. And btw, why didn’t you open your fat yap when you were alive and could have helped muster support against these creeps?
November 5th, 2007 at 9:06 amWhile Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson is focused on addressing the subprime mortgage crisis, Bloomberg notes that — as chief executive of Goldman Sachs — Paulson profited by gorging on subprime bonds.
One of Bush’s requirements for appointing someone is that they have a vested interest what they are supposed to be regulating. Like this lady, Nord, who is the head of the product safety commission and takes luxury trips to China, Ireland, etc. on the dime of the toy companies and others she is supposed to be regulating. It’s no wonder she wants to gut her agency and not regulate those industries who were so generous with her.
If the Democrats don’t impeach Chaney/Bush soon, there may be no functioning government left by the time the Democrats take power.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:09 amImmigration is the number one issue. Fulfill the promises you made us in 2006, democrats.
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra
And what immigration promises would that be? I don’t remember the Democrats making any promises on immigration. Iraq, yes, immigration, no.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:11 am“Most people are ready to make personal sacrifices to address climate change, according to a BBC poll of 22,000 people in 21 countries. Four out of five people said they were prepared to change their lifestyle – even in the US and China, the world’s two biggest emitters of carbon dioxide.â€
Sad to recall what we in the US were asked to do after 9/11. Shop. Buy stocks–remember that? We would save the good ole USA by propping up Wall Street. Never a word mentioned about alternative fuels. Or conservation. All the Administration could offer for vision was another feeble attempt to try and drill in ANWAR.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:11 amNovember 5- Guy Fawkes Day. Get out your copies of V for Vengeance:
Remember, remember, the 5th of November
The Gunpowder Treason and plot ;
I know of no reason why Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes,
‘Twas his intent.
To blow up the King and the Parliament.
Three score barrels of powder below.
Poor old England to overthrow.
By God’s providence he was catch’d,
With a dark lantern and burning match
Holloa boys, Holloa boys, let the bells ring
Holloa boys, Holloa boys, God save the King!
Hip hip Hoorah !
Hip hip Hoorah !
A penny loaf to feed ol’Pope,
November 5th, 2007 at 9:15 amA farthing cheese to choke him.
A pint of beer to rinse it down,
A faggot of sticks to burn him.
Burn him in a tub of tar,’
Burn him like a blazing star.
Burn his body from his head,
Then we’ll say: ol’Pope is dead.
The new contract would make Beck “the third highest-paid talk radio host†after Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity.
That is beyond sick. But, that’s what happens when you give one media outlet (Clear Channel) almost virtual control over the public airwaves. I certainly hope that a Democratic president can undo all the harm the media consolidation has caused. Probably won’t happen under Hillary since Bill Clinton contributed greatly to the current problem.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:15 amSenator Arneld Specter joined Schumer and Feinstein in approving Mukasey’s nomination.
Mr. Specter,as usual, he played the camera and journalists well..but when it comes down to voting, Senator Specter votes the opposite of what he was telling the media.
No surprise there…!!
November 5th, 2007 at 9:17 amWhat don’t you stop paying the latino community lip service and give us the amnesty break we deserve for OUR hard work.
Sorry, but the Democrats made no such promise. Personally I do think we need to do something to take care of the undocumented immigrants in this country who are doing jobs that our citizens won’t do. But I also think we need to stop giving undocumented workers jobs that our citizens will do like building houses and landscaping lawns. Because the corporate fat cats and small businesses can hire undocumented workers for minimum wage to do jobs that pay $12-$18 an hour, they are taking jobs away from our citizens and driving down wages. I believe there is a happy medium in there somewhere.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:21 amI wouldn’t be at all surprised to hear that the Bush Crime Family advised Musharraf on how to seize absolute power in his country.
Well, bilbobaggins, as a matter of fact . . .
November 5th, 2007 at 9:22 amFour out of five people said they were prepared to change their lifestyle – even in the US and China, the world’s two biggest emitters of carbon dioxide.
It’s change our lifestyles now or not have a life in the future. There are so many small things that people can do that will make a difference. Do some research and start taking care of Mother Earth. She takes care of us, the least we can do is to take good care of her.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:23 am“Paulson profited by gorging on subprime bonds. ‘He should admit to having been involved in creating the problem that we have now,’ said Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC).”
Republicans have no problem preying on the weak, and their justification for this is that it’s the other guy’s fault for being weak. Predatory lending has been one of the more blatant examples of this practice and something needs to be done about it.
The fact that Paulson has been getting fat off this scheme is no surprise. Bush people use their positions to personally profit — it’s become a hallowed BA tradition.
At least Brad Miller (my congressman — thank you Brad!) is speaking out. Hopefully other members of Congress will join this chorus.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:23 amBeck, Hannity and Limbaugh the highest paid radio guys in the US. Who says there aint a moron market in the US?
-GSD
November 5th, 2007 at 9:25 am“A medical transport service overcharged the federal government nearly $2 million to evacuate sick or injured people during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, a government audit found.â€
And what is the government going to do about it? Want to bet nothing? Have we ever seen them punish anyone for cheating or overcharging the government? Not that I know of.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:26 amfools and their money…
November 5th, 2007 at 9:27 am“Despite their rhetoric about not wanting to hand President Bush another ‘blank check’ for the Iraq War, Democrats appear poised to give him exactly that — enough cash to keep the war going full steam for as long as six months, no strings attached,†by funding the war “in short bursts.â€
The Dems bluster and fume, but nothing ever gets done, and the will of the people is consistently ignored.
It’s becoming very clear that as long as the Democrats make noises about wanting to get out of Iraq, ending wiretapping, etc., the people will forgive them anything, and the Democrats – along with the Republicans – will continue to do whatever they want.
Our Democracy is broken.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:32 ami was watching some video from abc goodmorning…
it occurred to me how the sight of rounding up all the lawyers
and throwing them into paddy wagons would bring smiles to
a great many people here in the states…
but it made it very clear that musharraf is going after POLITICAL
enemies… not so much the “terrorists”…
and you know bushco is salivating…
November 5th, 2007 at 9:32 am.
We are now bringing in trolls from south of the border. I guess there are so few Bush supporters left, that trolling is one more job Americans won’t do.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:35 am‘The reality is that Bhutto’s shaky deal with Musharraf is a travesty of democracy.
It was brokered by Washington, which has a decades-long history of sustaining military rule in Pakistan, in pursuit of US imperialism’s predatory ambitions in Central Asia and the Middle East.’
http://edstrong.blog-city.com/bhutto_groomed_by_bush_regime_to_give_pakistan_faade_of_dem.htm
I don’t know if the Bush admin. knew that sending Bhutto in to Pakistan would add to the tension in, but, most thinking people would have guessed the it wouldn’t help! U.S. meddling has contributed to the current mess.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:35 amBeck “the third highest-paid talk radio host†after Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity.
three of THE most dangerous enemies of democracy…
November 5th, 2007 at 9:37 amthey are to blame for the sickness that has pervaded in this country…
…
FU*K YOU ARLEN SPOOKTER YOU GODDAMN TRAITOR!
Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he would support the nomination of Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey, despite being “bothered†by Mukasey’s refusal to say whether waterboarding is torture.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:38 amError corrected!
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 9:27 am
Hate to have to point out the obvious for you, but it ain’t your country.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:42 amThe Dems bluster and fume, but nothing ever gets done, and the will of the people is consistently ignored.
Comment by Fritz — November 5, 2007 @ 9:32 am
The Democrats will continue to fund the war as long as Bush wants,which is as long as he remains in office. The Republicans have essentially blackmailed the Dems into this — as soon as the Dems refuse to hand over the money, the Repubs will go on an all out blitz claiming that the Dems don’t support the troops, and the sheeple will believe it. Never mind that the Dems are the ones doing more to support the troops than the Repubs are by fighting for better pay, better equipment and more time between Iraq deployments.
Hopefully we will elect representatives with more backbone in 2008.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:43 amWe are now bringing in trolls from south of the border. I guess there are so few Bush supporters left, that trolling is one more job Americans won’t do.
Comment by Menehune — November 5, 2007 @ 9:35 am
It would appear to be so.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:44 amBill Moyers on What’s Wrong With Our Media
Four years ago, without public input, the FCC rolled back 30 yr old rules that limited a single company’s ability to be able to dominate local TV, newspaper and radio media markets. Thankfully, the rules changes triggered a massive public response and through legislation and lawsuit, they were defeated. Now FCC chair Kevin Martin is attempting to do it again by trying to push through a similar set of changes allowing further media consolidation as soon as December 18. This time, we needn’t wait until we have been sandbagged. You can help by contacting Congress and the FCC now to stop Kevin Martin before he gets away with slipping this one by us.
Bill Moyers then goes one further and focuses on one glaring example of how our media is already failing us today:
It’s no wonder why groups like Code Pink must go to such lengths to make sure the overwhelming voice of public opinion against the war isn’t ignored entirely. Thankfully we at least still have Bill Moyers to help make sure that doesn’t happen. As always you can watch the full episodes on the PBS website.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:46 amhttp://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/11/04/bill-moyers-on-whats-wrong-with-our-media/
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Thank God Mr. Bush is such a shining example for us moral relativists.
Freedom is on the march!
November 5th, 2007 at 9:46 amI think Mr. P must be taking Spanish classes this semester.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:47 amYou’re a troll in my country, racist sh-it.
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 9:40 am
Actually your moniker shows you are a racist sh!t.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:47 amPot meet kettle.
I think Mr. P must be taking Spanish classes this semester.
Comment by Menehune — November 5, 2007 @ 9:47 am
That was my thought too. Sure sounds like him.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:51 amYou stole our land from us…
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 9:50 am
I didn’t steal anything from you, and who’s “us”??? You’re gonna have to do better than that. Talk about your false arguments.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:53 amWhy are all of you circling around the main issue, that of immigration? Where has your promised been fulfilled on that #1 issue?
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 9:35 am
I can understand that immigration is YOUR #1 issue — you have made that clear. But it’s not the number one issue for the rest of us. The top three issues (and the order depends on what poll you look at) are the war in Iraq, health care, and the economy/jobs. Immigration is further down the list. Check it out:
http://www.pollingreport.com/prioriti.htm
Furthermore, there isn’t anything in ThinkFast this morning about immigration. When there’s a thread about immigration, we will be interested in what you have to say, and I think you’ll find that many of us have stimulating and thought-provoking things to say about the issue.
In the meantime, quit trying to derail this thread. Do you have anything to say about any of the topics listed?
November 5th, 2007 at 9:53 amWatch this troll. He is deliberately trying to get you to make an emotional statement regarding SCHIP and his antagonism and then tell you how wrong you are after you make that emotional statement. Ignore is the best policy.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:55 amAs I’ve said time and time again…
If you are here legally and properly, with the goal to add your distinctive culture to the melting pot that is the United States of America, then yes, I welcome you and say “thank you for adding to our culture, never forget who you are, but also don’t forget where you now live.”
Learn the language.
Assimilate into our culture.
Follow our laws.
Stand with all of us, don’t try to screw us over.
However, when you come here in defiance of our laws, packing six people into a 3 bedroom apartment, working jobs that we need to work at a significant fraction of our going rate, holding your hand out for public assistance, and trying to shove us out of our homes, then I start having a problem with you.
The Democrats did not make any promises of amnesty to the invading Mexican illegals. That was Bush.
As for our resident ‘give us our desires’ troll, nice try. We all know you’re a right-wing troll trying to stir up trouble with your finely crafted strawman, waiting to pounce on the first post snip that makes it look like we support illegal immigration. If we won’t supply it, you’ll eventually make another identity that will. Then you’ll send those posts to Bill O’Reilly, who’ll gladly post them on his show and blog, in the transparent attempt to paint us as illegal lovers.
Considering that 70%+ of America has had it with you and your ilk, Mr. “I’m a Right-Wing Troll posing as an illegal immigrant”, how likely do you think they’re going to swallow it?
November 5th, 2007 at 9:58 amWhat the hell is this “your land” shit?
November 5th, 2007 at 9:58 amAnyone surprised by Specter’s vote?
November 5th, 2007 at 9:59 amAt least his was expected – Schumer and Feinstein are inexcusable.
The media is owned by an elite few corporations. Scum like Beck are allowed to continue because he appeals to a certain demographic of cretins, miscreants and bigots – the consumers for the advertisers.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:02 amFulfill the promises you made us in 2006, democrats.
It would have been a splendid idea for him to have opened his mouth to help the push immigration benefits we deserve.
What don’t you stop paying the latino community lip service and give us the amnesty break we deserve for OUR hard work.
It’s actually not up to you, since you’re a citizen of my country. I’ll get to decide, since you’re the bigot, if you get to come and go.
I’ll work any job I’ll damn please, and my six children will have a bright future in my country.
All of you made a promise to us in November 2006, and you’ve yet to give us what we deserve.
You stole our land from us.
Shape up or ship our of MY land.
Get off MY land or do SOMETHING for us.
Anyone smell a rat here besides me? This person is not who they say they are. I think we have a troll posing as a latino and playing up the stereotypes, especially the paranoid delusion that Mexicans want to reclaim their land and take over. Also notice the emphasis on giving them things such as “breaks” and “promises”. I have no idea what “promises” were ever made to illegals immigrants by Democrats. I think we have here some kind of new troll.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:03 amLefty, what I just said. He’s a right-winger trying to pose not as a latino but as his view of an illegal — a strawman turned into a whole new identity. Isn’t there some kinda insanity behind that? :)
November 5th, 2007 at 10:05 ami lost a troll and a spanish-speaking straw man around here. has anybody seen them?
November 5th, 2007 at 10:06 amKaty, I saw that Bill Moyers program too – he says on-air what so many of us are screaming in the country — the media is ignoring the call of the people; they are ministers of the government.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:06 amDemocracy For America Presidential Pulse Poll.
“If the election were held today…” …pick your top 3
November 5th, 2007 at 10:07 am.
The latino community for years has been giving democrats a chance to be different from the right.
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 10:02 am
That is why the latino community voted in majority for Bush in 2000 and help make this country a fascist dictatorship, right?
They were fooled that Bush cared for them because he can speak Spanish so awfully.
You are so full of sh!t.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:08 amA medical transport service overcharged the federal government nearly $2 million to evacuate sick or injured people during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita…
This was a Texas-based service.
/sarcasm on/ It’s good to know the only fraud being committed is by those damn corrupt Louisiana criminals./sarcasm off/
It’s also interesting to note that the malfunctioning pumps were provided by a Florida-based firm, with connections to Jeb Bush.
I have to wonder who is more corrupt.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:09 amfound this and previous link at C&L…
10 QUESTIONS
ENDS NOV/14/07
1. You ask a video question to the presidential candidates.
2. You vote on the best questions.
3. The top ten questions get selected.
http://www.10questions.com/
November 5th, 2007 at 10:09 am.
Wayne
That is why the latino community voted in majority for Bush in 2000
You sure about that? The CNN link I found says 35 Bush 65 Gore. Bush did really well for an R, but still not a majority.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:14 ammaybe the troll is someone from mitch mcconnell’s office lying about SCHIP. again.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:16 amBushie is crap in our book, but at least he’s a step ahead of you.
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 10:10 am
My people are the Native Americans, who were here on this land long before your Conquistador heros, you idiot.
None of this is YOUR land in reality. This land and everything on it is borrowed from our children.
You come here attacking everyone like a fcking maniac and you can’t even get your own sh!t straight, while using a moniker calling to extract/expell gingos. Racist twit.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:17 amYou are posting hate yourself hypocrite.
We’ll be dancing to the tune of “cha cha cha†if you’re on the book as failing to deliver us our benefits
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 10:14 am
Now I know you are a fake……
November 5th, 2007 at 10:19 amYou trolls always give yourself away.
“Anyone smell a rat here besides me?”
Comment by lefty — November 5, 2007 @ 10:03 am
I have to admit this troll is different from the same old, same old. He is obviously a right-winger who is trying to plant the idea in us that Mexicans are invading and conquering our country. To what end? Perhaps he’s trying to make us as xenophobic as he is.
It’s an odd juxtaposition of arguments this guy is trying — 1) fulfull your promises (what promises?) to immigrants, legal or illegal, and 2) this is our land and we’re taking it back from you. This is clearly designed to provoke a “hell no, with that attitude, we’re not giving you an inch” response. The wingnut probably thinks it’s brilliant, but it’s so transparent I can’t imagine anybody falling for it.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:21 amYou sure about that? The CNN link I found says 35 Bush 65 Gore. Bush did really well for an R, but still not a majority.
Comment by Squegeeboo — November 5, 2007 @ 10:14 am
In Texas he got the majority, maybe not nationally. Here in Texas the latinos shot themselves in the foot.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:23 amSo, we have a new “latino” concern troll, who dubs himself en español, “remove gringos from my earth“, who then says this, in remarkably anglo inflected ingles:
Yo soy un gringo, pero sé quiénes es mi gente. (I may be a gringo, but I know my own people). Tu eres la gran come mierda y un mentiroso. (You’re hugely full of s*** and a liar).
See, you may be able to pull that silliness on people from the middle of the country that only a know of a few mexicans coming to town fairly recently, but to those of us who live daily amongst the many latin cultures on a daily basis – AND HAVE ASSIMILATED WITH THEM, you are transparently bogus…
Nice try though, “pal” (LOL)
November 5th, 2007 at 10:23 amWow – the troll du jour I suppose. Do they get together over the weekend and decide what kind of ideological hand grenades to throw into blogs to totally disrupt them?
November 5th, 2007 at 10:24 amCha Cha Cha, I think that’s a good idea as well.
Ole ‘Gringo’, if you’re so bent out of shape that your _six kids_ (Snicker) don’t qualify for SCHIP….then there’s a very easy solution for ya, muchacho. Leave the US, and apply for a work permit or green card. My Taiwanese ex-boss did that. She is here on a Green Card. What, is she better than you (snicker)? I mean, she doesn’t accept any government handouts. She, her husband, and her _single_ daughter are here, contributing to the nation, learning the language, and becoming a part of American culture while retaining her own unique culture in the process. She better ‘n’ you? Eh?
*smirk*
But then again, you’re just a figment of some right-wing troll’s imagination, so you can’t answer those questions. Crawl back under your bridge, Troll.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:24 amLatinos are said to be part Native-American.
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 10:22 am
Now I really know you are a fake.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:24 amKeep posting and outing yourself.
Dead on, Jeremy.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:25 amComment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 10:22 am
It seems that the troll flavor du jour is spicy SouthWestern.
¡Aye Carumba!
November 5th, 2007 at 10:26 amWhy is Glenn Beck’s contract being called the 3rd largest for a talk radio host behind only Hannity and Limbaugh??? Howard Stern signed for 5 years $500 million with Sirius. Isn’t his show considered “talk radio”? It seems like there are many other talk radio hosts who make more than Beck as well.
I have a feeling these right-wing radio guys lie about their salaries just like they lie about their audience size and everything else that comes out of their mouths.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:28 am“What did we miss? Let us know in the comments section:”
Thousands Return to Safer Iraqi Capital
Nov 3 02:39 PM US/Eastern
By STEVEN R. HURST
Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD (AP) – In a dramatic turnaround, more than 3,000 Iraqi families driven out of their Baghdad neighborhoods have returned to their homes in the past three months as sectarian violence has dropped, the government said Saturday.
Saad al-Azawi, his wife and four children are among them. They fled to Syria six months ago, leaving behind what had become one of the capital’s more dangerous districts—west Baghdad’s largely Sunni Khadra region.
The family had been living inside a vicious and bloody turf battle between al-Qaida in Iraq and Mahdi Army militiamen. But Azawi said things began changing, becoming more peaceful, in August when radical anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his Mahdi Army fighters to stand down nationwide.
About the same time, the Khadra neighborhood Awakening Council rose up against brutal al-Qaida control—the imposition of its austere interpretation of Islam, along with the murder and torture of those who would not comply… At one point the terrorist group virtually controlled Anbar, often with the complicity of the vast Sunni majority who welcomed the outsiders in their fight against American forces.
But, U.S. officials say, al-Qaida overplayed its hand with Iraq’s Sunnis, who practice a moderate version of Islam. American forces were quick to capitalize on the upheaval, welcoming former Sunni enemies as colleagues in securing what was once the most dangerous region of the country.
And as 30,000 additional U.S. forces arrived for the crackdown in Baghdad and central Iraq, the American commander, Gen. David Petraeus, began stationing many of them in neighborhood outposts. The mission was not only to take back control but to foster neighborhood groups like the one in Khadra to shake off al-Qaida’s grip.
The 40-year-old al-Azawi, who has gone back to work managing a car service, said relatives and friends persuaded him to bring his family home…
Sattar Nawrous, a spokesman for the Ministry of Displacement and Migration, said the al-Azawi family was among 3,100 that have returned to their homes in Baghdad in the past 90 days…
More than four months after U.S. forces completed a 30,000-strong force buildup, the death toll for both Iraqis and Americans has fallen dramatically for two months running.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8SMC1HG0&show_article=1&catnum=0
November 5th, 2007 at 10:28 am“To what end?
Comment by missmolly — November 5, 2007″
to re-frame the SCHIP debate.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:31 amthe image of the Frosts, an average, white, middle-class family, hit way too close to home. plus, hiding in people’s bushes turned out to be a bad strategy.
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 10:30 am
andar con mal tapon
November 5th, 2007 at 10:32 amDiscover babelfish troll?
November 5th, 2007 at 10:33 amAnd as for NPR? The only way it survives is through Federal tax dollars and constant pleas for donations. Given the will of the free-market, NPR would have joined the list of extinct species long ago.
Comment by O. Bigfoot — November 5, 2007 @ 9:55 am
Your assumption, of course, is that NPR is “leftist” or “liberal” and this accounts for its relatively small audience — not that the programming on NPR is geared for thoughtful listeners who don’t need their news cut up into easily-digestible chunks of propaganda.
The number of people who watch Beck & Hannity is still a fraction of the American public, fool, and the fact that thousands of people are willing to donate money to NPR every year says more about their commitment than the larger audience for bad “news” does.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:34 amon the google news front page:
US Administration Urges Musharraf to Restore Constitutional Rule
ABC News – 1 hour ago
Police officers scuffle with lawyers protesting in Islamabad, Pakistan on Monday, Nov. 5, 2007. Legions of police firing tear gas and swinging batons clashed with lawyers Monday as security forces across Pakistan blockaded courts to quash protests …
http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/Story?id=3819854&page=2
but it’s a bit into the story that the “administration” means
condi and gates:
“The actions of the past 72 hours have been disturbing,” said Defense Secretary Robert Gates. “We urge President Musharraf to return his country to law-based constitutional and democratic rule as soon as possible.”
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Musharraf to “take off his uniform” and restore civilian rule, the AP reported.
“I want to be very clear. We believe that the best path for Pakistan is to quickly return to a constitutional path and then to hold elections,” she said at a news conference in Ramallah, West Bank, reported the AP.
…
have you noticed you cannot copy/paste into from ABC pages?
November 5th, 2007 at 10:35 amhad to go to “print” to do so… odd…
.
You are a gringo excrement who must give my earth me. Give my
insurance of children, soon déme my earth. Déjelo. This does not
belong to him. You are mistaken to protest this to be your country.
The Latin community demands that you do thus.
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra
Rough translation. You know, it would be nice if we didn’t have to argue with people who are constantly trying to deceive in order to make a point.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:35 amIt is blatantly apparent to all sentient beings that the new immigration troll is neither latin nor very good at being a troll.
We should speak no more of it until it elevates it’s game a little.
They are really fielding the third string these days, eh?
November 5th, 2007 at 10:41 am“President Gerald Ford questioned President Bush’s warrantless surveillance program, according to journalist Thomas DeFrank. ‘I would never do it,’ Ford said. ‘It surprises me they worry that they think they have to do it. I was dumbfounded when I heard they were. I didn’t think it was necessary. Where does he get his advice?’ ”
Of course, Ford would never have done such a thing. Ford was an honorable man who never saw the White House as a vehicle for amassing power — he saw his time there as service to his country (same as his time on Capitol Hill). Nobody agreed with everything he did (the pardon he granted Nixon scored him a few negative points), but when Ford passed on at a ripe old age, his death was mourned by all Americans — Republicans and Democrats alike. There’s value in being genuinely respected.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:41 amahh… darryll the parodyll, rightwing religious wacko wannabe
here to take on the “immigration” equivilant…
take it somewhere else… surely there are chat rooms/message boards
for just such an occation as this…
…
i’m travelling today… at least i don’t have to suffer through
THIS trooll feeding frenzy…
later! … g’day…
November 5th, 2007 at 10:43 am.
Daryll vs Gringo
This is really their ultimate goal – to spam actual conversation and exchange of ideas.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:43 amComment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 10:32 am
You’re not posing any legitimate questions of the Latin community, troll. You’re just trolling.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:44 am“They are really fielding the third string these days, eh?”
give him some credit: just a few short weeks ago, he was hiding in the Frosts’ bushes with malkin. impressive, right?
November 5th, 2007 at 10:44 amComment by Daryll — November 5, 2007 @ 10:41 am
Uh-oh…the trolls are locked in a feedback loop.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:45 amI won’t fall for you being in my country. As soon as we’re taken care of, you’ll fit right at home in Europe. In the meantime, continue making a mockery out of the latino community.
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 10:38 am
And you are assuming my ancestry is European…how? Did I ever say I was white? Or is this just some conclusion you are jumping to? For all you know, I could be white — or I could be African American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, or a mixture of any of the above.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:47 amExtraiga a Gringos de mi tierra sez:
Since you seem to feel it necessary to start your post with a racial epithet, no, I don’t think I’ll “listen”.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:49 amComment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra
Good god, what a f_cking moron.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:50 amMissmolly: Or even Hispanic. ;)
However, I have a very special message for our so-called ‘Latino’ Troll.
*clears throat*
November 5th, 2007 at 10:50 amDu hast Brettern vor dem Kopf.
*smirks
What a bizarre thread we have here.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:53 amHey Gringo and Daryll – get a room already and leave the rest of us alone. You’re engaging in the phoniest chickenfight I’ve ever seen.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:54 amLefty says:
I say, not really, not at all. Troll Policy & Procedure Manual Section 101
November 5th, 2007 at 10:54 amWell, I’ve grown tired of playing with the Troll. I’m off to get a day’s study in…
November 5th, 2007 at 10:58 am” WE DO THE JOBS YOU ALL REFUSE TO DO.
And we’ll be compensated for that hard work.”
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra
Baloney. Hispanics will work for less than Americans, and that’s the only reason businesses hire them. They’ve dominated the meat-packing sector for that very reason. So stuff your “WE DO THE JOBS YOU ALL REFUSE TO DO.”
November 5th, 2007 at 11:01 amAnd I can match any Mexican in performing hard, dirty, low-compensation jobs, of which I’ve had intimate knowledge in my forty years of work, so the “jobs you won’t do ” line doesn’t wash with me.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:04 amComment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 10:53 am
You stay here and keep nailing yourself to the cross. If we need you, we’ll come back and let you know.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:04 amPreparar.
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tier
Prepare youself – for a war with the native Americans, who think the land belongs to them, not you.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:06 amComment by O. Bigfoot — November 5, 2007 @ 10:59 am
Oh god, I agree with O Bigass.
**runs from the room screaming**
November 5th, 2007 at 11:06 amI’ll come back and let you know if you can remain a citizen of my country.
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 11:06 am
You do that, moron.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:07 am“You first, foreigner! Give the latino community what they deserve, or else leave!”
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra
I’m part Cherokee, and we’ll be waiting for you, Azxtlandian. Do you think native Americans cannot buy weapons? We have more than you, what with all the casino money rolling in. Just start something and find out.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:09 amDaryll, Don’t you think the company has to hold some blame as well? I’m sure the company wasn’t too concerned in paying $6.10 and not having to worry about paying more. It’s all relative. The pay the illegal immigrants were getting are far higher than what they would get back home.
As long as companies are allowed to hire illegals for low wages there will be illegals taking the low wage jobs.
Tell the truth Daryll, it’s the companies that have to carry a large share of the blame.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:10 amNative Americans have nothing against us. What makes you believe otherwise? Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra
Try pushing your weight around, and you’ll find out, damn quick.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:10 am“Whites are the enemy. They make promises they haven’t kept to us, or they clearly forget about us. ”
Boo freakin’ hoo. Ever hear of the Trail of Tears? You mexicans had it easy compared to native Americans.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:12 amComment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra
Comment by Daryll
I normally don’t agree with “don’t feed the trolls” warnings, but they’ve succeeded in derailing all rational discussion here. The stupidity is deafening. It’s like watching a cockfight at the Special Olympics.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:13 amDaryll, do you think Jesus would approve of your anger towards another human just for not using english?
November 5th, 2007 at 11:13 amhellinabucket,
Please don’t hurt Daryll by making him try to think consistently.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:14 amWorst…thread…ever!
November 5th, 2007 at 11:14 amComment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 11:13 am
I take it your amassing a voting army behind Bill Richardson then.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:15 amI agree Exley.
The beauty of Daryll is he doesn’t think.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:15 ama perfect storm of troll acitvity
November 5th, 2007 at 11:19 amYou can do whatever “harder work†(HA!) and earn whatever “higher wages†you want, just get out of my country first. You don’t govern my presence in my land. You first, foreigner! Give the latino community what they deserve, or else leave!
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 11:05 am
This individual is the reason why I blame Democrats for supporting illegal immigration for so long. Democrats, you have emboldened these individuals.
Comment by Daryll — November 5, 2007 @ 11:15 am
The “circle jerk” is now complete and we now can see clearly why “Latin P” has been pissing on TP.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:19 amDaryll, Republicans (big business owners) have just as much a load to carry as democrcats in this. Blaming one side without looking at the root of the problem is a partisan and simpleton thing to do. Stop and look at the root causes of this problem. You agreed that business are part of the problem. Enforce strict rules with the businesses and the flow of illegals will drop dramatically. Republicans for years have been raking in mega profits off the hard work of others. It’s what they do.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:19 am“Ever hear that you’re an illegal citizen on my land?”
Not your land. “Hispanics” came north, and dominated the native americans who originated there. Your claims to the land are specious.
And I’d like to know why you’re speaking Spanish, the language of your “european” conquerors. If you’re really upset about “europeans,” why not use your “native” tongue?
November 5th, 2007 at 11:20 amI guess Gringo forgets that he’s not some kind of aborigine if he is in fact latino. There’s a reason people from south america speak spanish. Now, that is.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:21 amI do not have any problems with the latino community, but I do have a serious problem with illegal immigrants who oppose our sovereign laws. God Bless!
Comment by Daryll — November 5, 2007 @ 11:20 am
Tell that to the Native American community, settler.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:22 amThis individual is the reason why I blame Democrats for supporting illegal immigration for so long. Democrats, you have emboldened these individuals.
Comment by Daryll — November 5, 2007 @ 11:15 am
Ronald Reagan was very enthusiastic about illegals coming here back in the 80’s. Let’s put the blame where it REALLY belongs, okay?
November 5th, 2007 at 11:22 amComment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 11:10 am
Bwahahahaha! And you are supposed to be what… a latino? A mexican immigrant?
You, sir, are not a latinamerican at all.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:24 amI do not have any problems with the latino community, but I do have a serious problem with illegal immigrants who oppose our sovereign laws. God Bless!
Comment by Daryll — November 5, 2007 @ 11:20 am
Well said, Daryll. Now, to imitate I say, “I do not have any problems with the fundamentalist Christian community, but I do have a serious problem with its efforts to “theocratize” our sacred laws. God Bless!”
November 5th, 2007 at 11:25 amMÃrenos en la pobreza hoy, y tommorow usted se mirará solicitando citzenship europeo. ¡Infierno, movimiento a Islandia!
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 11:24 am
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! You can’t even spell right, and Babelfish won’t translate your mistakes!!!!
Please, really, stop it! It’s too damn funny!
November 5th, 2007 at 11:26 amI’ll tell you what you are, friend, since your on my land: not an immigrant of my country!
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 11:26 am
And what country would that be? Indiana? Arkansas? Dumfukistan?
November 5th, 2007 at 11:27 am“I’ll tell you what you are, friend, since your on my land: not an immigrant of my country!”
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra
As I said before, it’s not YOUR country, and it never was.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:28 amAnd what country would that be? Indiana? Arkansas? Dumfukistan?
Comment by Luis M — November 5, 2007 @ 11:27 am
I’m going to go out on a limb and guess the last one…
November 5th, 2007 at 11:29 amAs I said before, it’s not YOUR country, and it never was.
Comment by barfly — November 5, 2007 @ 11:28 am
I always thought it was just the white people who so conveniently forget that this land was inhabited when we “found” it.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:32 amSu hermana de gringo con la que me casaré, hacer niños hermosos como sólo la cultura latino puede hacer.
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 11:31 am
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Pleaaaaase, make it stop! This is so unbelievably funny in ways you can’t even imagine!
Please, really, just quit it, I wouldn’t want to make you feel even more stupid than you already do….
November 5th, 2007 at 11:33 am“WE are slowly taking the economic power in América.”
so you own halliburton, caci, titan, blackwater, boeing, and lockheed?
November 5th, 2007 at 11:35 amgood to know.
“Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra” ist ein sheiskopf.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:35 amComment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 11:35 am
Heh. Touched a nerve, eh?
Get bent, f_ckwit.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:38 amYou all could start flagging this pointless cretin, like I’ve been doing for the last hr. Enough of you do this, admin will quit eating donuts and blip him outta here.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:39 amWhy would someone who hates europeans so, use their language? How do you say masochist in Spanish? Or perhaps it’s Stockholm Syndrome?
November 5th, 2007 at 11:39 amStart flagging en masse, and hopefully this pointless twit will be gone.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:41 amI was watching Washington Journal this morning on CSPAN and the Ron Paul supporters were all over it! It seemed almost every other call was from one of his people! One said Paul had already raised over $800k so far.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:41 amLe dije a shutup, gringo. Usted es un ciudadano ilegal en mi tierra. Afronte los hechos.
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 11:37 am
HAHAHAHA this is so very, very funny…
First of all, I’m not a “gringo” nor do I have a “gringo sister”.
Second of all, I’m not “in your country”…
I mean, come on… You’re killing me here laughing out loud at your pretense spanish… which obviously comes from Babelfish or some place similar…
The funniest thing about this? I’m a mexican living in Mexico, being called a gringo living in the US by (most probably) an american in the US pretending to be a mexican.
So please…. just give it up, ok? Be a nice fellow and go and play in your Nintendo DS or something.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:42 am“Democrats have failed-failed-failed on their promises to supply us.”
you should totally vote for tom tancredo. he won’t tase you, bro.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:43 amGood Morning Lady Z and all,…..Troll circle jerk or cluster f***…..If this troll want’s to take on the national debt and put it’s 6 kid’s to work to pay for my relocation cost’s I’m for it….Here ya go troll, pay me to move to some island some where, can’t do that then STFU and go away…
November 5th, 2007 at 11:46 amThis troll shares many characteristics with the Republicanshatefacts name-jacking troll that surfaced a few days ago. I think they are the same dork.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:47 amDecider Musharraf.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:50 amComment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra
You really should talk to a professional about this Aztlan delusion of yours.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:51 amThis troll shares many characteristics with the Republicanshatefacts name-jacking troll that surfaced a few days ago. I think they are the same dork.
Comment by barfly
I think you’re exactly right. He has the same style.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:52 am¡Richardson, 2008!
I like him too. You’re going to be awfully disappointed if he’s elected; he doesn’t share your dreams of conquest.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:53 amComment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 11:51 am
Creo que a ti te gusta comerte el arroz con leche con popote…
November 5th, 2007 at 11:55 am“It’s not my delusion, slave master, it’s my life, my culture, one more beautiful than you can ever imagine. And it’ll be right at your doorstep soon!”
I live in El Cajon, Ca. Fourty miles from the border. They’re here already, and the ones I talk to at work don’t share your separatist agenda.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:56 amThe funniest thing about this? I’m a mexican living in Mexico, being called a gringo living in the US by (most probably) an american in the US pretending to be a mexican.
Comment by Luis M — November 5, 2007 @ 11:42 am
LOL
it is funny. I caught he was fake when he did not understand when I told him “andar con mal tapon”. Babelfish doesn’t translate insults well.
lmao.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:56 amThe Dems can go straight to hell.
They are now very clearly part of the problem and a very long way
from representing even a small part of the solution.
There is only one dem I would vote for and he’ll never get the
nomination.
There is no democracy here.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:58 amLa comunidad latino, para vida. Nuestro orden del dÃa es el número uno. Olvide de nosotros, gringos, pero esto agarrará hasta usted.
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 11:56 am
Now this is … I dunno. I can’t even understand what he’s trying to say. “Forget about us gringos, but this will grab even you?”
November 5th, 2007 at 12:01 pm“I believe that you like to eat yourself the rice with milk with strawâ€
Stupid, gringo. Just stupid. You don’t even know the language.
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 11:59 am
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA!! So, you DO like to eat rice with milk, with a straw? I bet you do…
November 5th, 2007 at 12:03 pmLearn the language and get deported, gringo.
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 12:00 pm
That is some funny chit, troll, since you don’t even know your own professed language. Give it up, you already busted yourself with your protracted BS.
November 5th, 2007 at 12:04 pmWayne: “to walk with bad stopperâ€
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 12:00 pm
Yep thats the direct babelfish translation, now tell me what it means if you tell someone that in Mexico……
November 5th, 2007 at 12:12 pmI think you’re exactly right. He has the same style.
Comment by Wilco — November 5, 2007 @ 11:52 am
Sounds alot like Mr P.
November 5th, 2007 at 12:12 pmSeriously silly stuff here eh amigos?
November 5th, 2007 at 12:12 pmBeats white bread!
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 11:53 am
Second time you made this mistake dipshit. To foreigners it’s not white bread it’s American bread. Only Americans call it white bread. What a dumbass.
November 5th, 2007 at 12:14 pmI am a natural, well-speaking latino in his own country. You are a land-stealing, food-stealing, aid-stealing whore hell-bent on destroying our community.
We won’t forget, don’t worry.
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 12:13 pm
I will be sure to tell my tribe that some idiot pretending to be latino called us land stealers, I am sure it will get a good laugh.
Be sure to spell words correctly before you filter them through babelfish next time, it gives you away also.
November 5th, 2007 at 12:18 pmHe’s a beaut isn’t he Wayne? Like the Spanish didn’t steal land from the tribes just like the British did. I think his ass should be shipped right back to Spain. Do not pass go, do not collect $200.
But since he is so full of shit maybe he should just stay locked in a basement in Virginia where nobody has to smell him.
November 5th, 2007 at 12:21 pmI do hope everybody flagged this moron so that he can’t destroy too many more threads.
November 5th, 2007 at 12:22 pmWayne: “to walk with bad stopperâ€
Comment by Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra — November 5, 2007 @ 12:00 pm
Yep thats the direct babelfish translation, now tell me what it means if you tell someone that in Mexico……
Comment by Wayne — November 5, 2007 @ 12:12 pm
**crickets chirping**
November 5th, 2007 at 12:39 pmAnd as for NPR? The only way it survives is through Federal tax dollars and constant pleas for donations. Given the will of the free-market, NPR would have joined the list of extinct species long ago.
Comment by O. Bigfoot — November 5, 2007 @ 9:55 am
You lie, bigfoot, as usual. Limbaugh was a socialist talker for many years before he made a dime in profits for his owners. All rightwing radio andt elevision is socialist, even communist, in nature, supported by the rightwing fascists who have made big money in mass-murder and arms dealing. it has nothing to do with their pathetic demographics or inflated ratings. You lie, and you believe your lies, making you an antiAmerican scumbag.
November 5th, 2007 at 1:03 pmYay! — at the top it says 220 comments, yet I see only 158 listed. And I find the posts from Extraiga a Gringos de mi tierra seem to have all disappeared.
Good troll cleanup, TP! Bravo!
November 5th, 2007 at 1:52 pmWell sure, O Bigfoot,”millions” listen to Limburger, Hammity, etc, but what do you want to bet that it’s the SAME “millions”. But when you look at the Arbitron ratings, talk radio stations are down overall in the last decade in both listeners as well as stations. (By talk radio, I’m referring to stations which spend more than 50% of their broadcast day airing non-musical material. It’s worth noting that the vast majority of these stations are found on the AM-band, and most of these stations sign off in the early evening–not long after sundown–or switch to other formats, often sports radio, gospel or country, which are the standard weekend formats.)
November 5th, 2007 at 3:04 pmThen, too, it’s worth noting that the stations airing the conservative blowhards are OWNED by other conservative blowhards who wouldn’t hesitate to dump the on-air “personalities” if they thought that their bottom lines were being jeopardized by these trash-talkers.
Supporting rogue regimes ——- Foreign policy failure as always
Do you believe Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf will be removed by a coup, or will his fist strong dictatorship survive? ——-> http://www.youpolls.com/details.asp?pid=884
.
November 5th, 2007 at 3:51 pmGood troll cleanup, TP! Bravo!
Comment by missmolly — November 5, 2007 @ 1:52 pm
Yeah… aw, shucks… I kept flagging him over and over and over…
November 5th, 2007 at 4:06 pmYour wrong, as usual. Your ignorance of the free market is showing. However, it’s understandable, since you hate everything the United States stands for, from it’s capitalistic free-market system, to it’s form of democratic republicanism, to it’s military, and the majority of it’s people.
Comment by O. Bigfoot — November 5, 2007 @ 2:22 pm
Ye gods, what an utterly irrational, unprovable contention.
BTW, the proper use in this case is “its”, and not “it’s”, as in the following example: it’s correct to use “its” to designate what it owns.
If you can’t handle basic grammar, no wonder you can’t handle poli sci.
November 5th, 2007 at 4:17 pm