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		<title>By: Bad Eye</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bad Eye</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2007 18:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Comment by Frank M â€” December 21, 2007 @ 12:37 pm&lt;/em&gt;

Comment by Frank M â€” December 21, 2007 @ 10:55 am:

&lt;em&gt;Iâ€™m amazed that, in spite of the liberal media showing nothing but bad news form Afghanistan and Iraq, support for the war on terror remains still that strong.&lt;/em&gt;

Frank, dear, I&#039;m looking for the &quot;good news&quot; stories from the media, that&#039;s all.  But to no one&#039;s surprise, you cannot provide ANY.  No, instead you come back with some silly-ass response, &quot;I don&#039;t do requests.&quot;  Instead, we get the whining from people such as yourself about the horrible liberal press.  I have asked many times over the past couple of years, and nobody can show me a MSM news source -- &quot;liberal&quot; or conservative -- that has archived good-news stories or has one on their front page this very second.  Like Lara Logan, I&#039;d like to know.  The Baby Noor story was great; there are more, we are told.

People like you and the White House and all the war supporters whine about the liberal press and &quot;all bad news, all the time&quot; coming from them, but when pressed for sources of good news??

Everything goes quiet.

As to my fixation with Fox?  One, they are &quot;conservative,&quot; remember?  Not one of the members of the bad ol&#039; liberal press. Two, again you show your ignorance.  FoxNews is the biggest supporter of this administration.  Why, Fox and Friends alone has been known to b*tch about a Democratic entertainer speaking out against the war (&quot;What does he know...he&#039;s just an &lt;em&gt;actor.&lt;/em&gt;&quot;), and the very same week invite a Republican entertainer on the show to talk about...what?....yes, the war. Why do you think they went with Tony Snow as press sec., instead of someone not associated with ANY media outlet?  I&#039;m sure you are also aware that Cheney watches nothing but Fox when he travels, or did you miss that little tidbit?

Anyhow, my fixation with Fox is simply this: if any member of the MSM should be reporting on the good-news stories, it should be Fox.  As I said, we have been told there are thousands of good-news stories.  Fine.  Where are they?  If more Americans get their news from Fox, where are the stories?  Instead, if you want to talk about fixation, let&#039;s talk about Fox&#039;s John Gibson being so fixated with Danny Bonaduce&#039;s shirtless pictures on the Internet that he invites him on the show to talk about it.  And Hume, one of the biggest cheerleaders of this administration, should be doing at a minimum one good news story per day.  There are thousands of them, remember?  Again, where are they?

Any fool can go to Fox and search the archives for stories about Iraq and spend a few minutes scanning a few hundred headlines going back a couple of months  You won&#039;t point out any good news stories, because you can&#039;t.  It&#039;s much easier to whine whine whine.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Comment by Frank M â€” December 21, 2007 @ 12:37 pm</em></p>
<p>Comment by Frank M â€” December 21, 2007 @ 10:55 am:</p>
<p><em>Iâ€™m amazed that, in spite of the liberal media showing nothing but bad news form Afghanistan and Iraq, support for the war on terror remains still that strong.</em></p>
<p>Frank, dear, I&#8217;m looking for the &#8220;good news&#8221; stories from the media, that&#8217;s all.  But to no one&#8217;s surprise, you cannot provide ANY.  No, instead you come back with some silly-ass response, &#8220;I don&#8217;t do requests.&#8221;  Instead, we get the whining from people such as yourself about the horrible liberal press.  I have asked many times over the past couple of years, and nobody can show me a MSM news source &#8212; &#8220;liberal&#8221; or conservative &#8212; that has archived good-news stories or has one on their front page this very second.  Like Lara Logan, I&#8217;d like to know.  The Baby Noor story was great; there are more, we are told.</p>
<p>People like you and the White House and all the war supporters whine about the liberal press and &#8220;all bad news, all the time&#8221; coming from them, but when pressed for sources of good news??</p>
<p>Everything goes quiet.</p>
<p>As to my fixation with Fox?  One, they are &#8220;conservative,&#8221; remember?  Not one of the members of the bad ol&#8217; liberal press. Two, again you show your ignorance.  FoxNews is the biggest supporter of this administration.  Why, Fox and Friends alone has been known to b*tch about a Democratic entertainer speaking out against the war (&#8221;What does he know&#8230;he&#8217;s just an <em>actor.</em>&#8220;), and the very same week invite a Republican entertainer on the show to talk about&#8230;what?&#8230;.yes, the war. Why do you think they went with Tony Snow as press sec., instead of someone not associated with ANY media outlet?  I&#8217;m sure you are also aware that Cheney watches nothing but Fox when he travels, or did you miss that little tidbit?</p>
<p>Anyhow, my fixation with Fox is simply this: if any member of the MSM should be reporting on the good-news stories, it should be Fox.  As I said, we have been told there are thousands of good-news stories.  Fine.  Where are they?  If more Americans get their news from Fox, where are the stories?  Instead, if you want to talk about fixation, let&#8217;s talk about Fox&#8217;s John Gibson being so fixated with Danny Bonaduce&#8217;s shirtless pictures on the Internet that he invites him on the show to talk about it.  And Hume, one of the biggest cheerleaders of this administration, should be doing at a minimum one good news story per day.  There are thousands of them, remember?  Again, where are they?</p>
<p>Any fool can go to Fox and search the archives for stories about Iraq and spend a few minutes scanning a few hundred headlines going back a couple of months  You won&#8217;t point out any good news stories, because you can&#8217;t.  It&#8217;s much easier to whine whine whine.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4204613', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: bernard quatermass</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/37-percent-2/comment-page-3/#comment-4203517</link>
		<dc:creator>bernard quatermass</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2007 13:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;How would you define success, or as you put it; victory?&quot;

Seeing you waiting tables at an Applebee&#039;s, Charles James Napier Wentworth Pigglesmythe IV.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;How would you define success, or as you put it; victory?&#8221;</p>
<p>Seeing you waiting tables at an Applebee&#8217;s, Charles James Napier Wentworth Pigglesmythe IV.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4203517', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: mozartsbum</title>
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		<dc:creator>mozartsbum</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2007 10:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why does the whole world hate America?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why does the whole world hate America?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4203012', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: mozartsbum</title>
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		<dc:creator>mozartsbum</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2007 10:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No one has yet given me one reason, let alone a good reason, why withdrawal of ALL US military from Iraq is not a good idea. When the house is burning, I tend to head for the exit immediately, unless I can avoid living in a dangerous house to begin with.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No one has yet given me one reason, let alone a good reason, why withdrawal of ALL US military from Iraq is not a good idea. When the house is burning, I tend to head for the exit immediately, unless I can avoid living in a dangerous house to begin with.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4203011', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Ret. Col. Jack Ripper</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ret. Col. Jack Ripper</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Charles Napier: &quot;But then, the Left has always supported Americas enemies.&quot;

God, that&#039;s just so dumb. Hey stupid, Bush&#039;s grandfather, Prescott Bush, was indicted under the Trading with the Enemies Act for providing banking services to the Nazis during WWII.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Charles Napier: &#8220;But then, the Left has always supported Americas enemies.&#8221;</p>
<p>God, that&#8217;s just so dumb. Hey stupid, Bush&#8217;s grandfather, Prescott Bush, was indicted under the Trading with the Enemies Act for providing banking services to the Nazis during WWII.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4202406', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: bob lahblah</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/37-percent-2/comment-page-3/#comment-4202077</link>
		<dc:creator>bob lahblah</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Please explain to me how Dr Mattâ€™s comment is ironic.

Comment by Charles James Napier â€” December 21, 2007 @ 12:42 pm
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Seriously?  
Why do you hate irony, Chuck?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Please explain to me how Dr Mattâ€™s comment is ironic.</p>
<p>Comment by Charles James Napier â€” December 21, 2007 @ 12:42 pm<br />
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<p>Seriously?<br />
Why do you hate irony, Chuck?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4202077', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: RUCerious</title>
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		<dc:creator>RUCerious</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Chuckie, for your Xmas present, we have a one way ticket to Israel, lots of Coulter style perfecting needed there, waiting for your expert hand.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chuckie, for your Xmas present, we have a one way ticket to Israel, lots of Coulter style perfecting needed there, waiting for your expert hand.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4202068', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Shayne</title>
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		<dc:creator>Shayne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Keep trying, eventually youâ€™ll say something that doesnâ€™t make you look like an enraged crackpot.

Comment by Charles James Napier â€” December 21, 2007 @ 12:57 pm

Unfortunately Nappy, we can&#039;t say the same for you, can we?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Keep trying, eventually youâ€™ll say something that doesnâ€™t make you look like an enraged crackpot.</p>
<p>Comment by Charles James Napier â€” December 21, 2007 @ 12:57 pm</p>
<p>Unfortunately Nappy, we can&#8217;t say the same for you, can we?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4202028', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Shayne</title>
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		<dc:creator>Shayne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Finally, I donâ€™t get your fixation on Fox. Theyâ€™re just like any other news corp. They may be more â€œconservativeâ€ than the rest of the hopelessly liberal corps, but they too will follow the money and shocking news will always sell.

Comment by Frank M â€” December 21, 2007 @ 12:37 pm

And on the very next thread, Frank, you say nobody listens to that &quot;pervert O&#039;Reilly&quot;.  And he is the voice of Fox News.  Take your alzheimer&#039;s meds Jake, you&#039;re losing it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Finally, I donâ€™t get your fixation on Fox. Theyâ€™re just like any other news corp. They may be more â€œconservativeâ€ than the rest of the hopelessly liberal corps, but they too will follow the money and shocking news will always sell.</p>
<p>Comment by Frank M â€” December 21, 2007 @ 12:37 pm</p>
<p>And on the very next thread, Frank, you say nobody listens to that &#8220;pervert O&#8217;Reilly&#8221;.  And he is the voice of Fox News.  Take your alzheimer&#8217;s meds Jake, you&#8217;re losing it.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4202023', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Shayne</title>
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		<dc:creator>Shayne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Smug perhaps, but hypocritical and dishonest?â€¦How so?

Comment by Charles James Napier â€” December 21, 2007 @ 11:46 am

Oh hi michael, you couldn&#039;t help yourself could you?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Smug perhaps, but hypocritical and dishonest?â€¦How so?</p>
<p>Comment by Charles James Napier â€” December 21, 2007 @ 11:46 am</p>
<p>Oh hi michael, you couldn&#8217;t help yourself could you?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4202000', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: nanlichi</title>
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		<dc:creator>nanlichi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wasn&#039;t meant to be sweet Chuck, sorry you took it that way.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wasn&#8217;t meant to be sweet Chuck, sorry you took it that way.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4201999', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Charles James Napier</title>
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		<dc:creator>Charles James Napier</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dr. Matt,

Keep trying, eventually you&#039;ll say something that doesn&#039;t make you look like an enraged crackpot.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Matt,</p>
<p>Keep trying, eventually you&#8217;ll say something that doesn&#8217;t make you look like an enraged crackpot.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4201987', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Charles James Napier</title>
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		<dc:creator>Charles James Napier</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Comment by nanlichi,

Gee, how sweet.</description>
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<p>Gee, how sweet.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4201977', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: nanlichi</title>
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		<dc:creator>nanlichi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Chuckie, I don&#039;t cheer for America&#039;s enemies.  I think that Bush, Cheney, KKKarl and their ilk are America&#039;s enemies.  I wish them all the worst, maybe God or Santa can give them all a little stroke for Christmas.  Not a big one, just one that lets them drool out of one side of their mouth.

I wish those around me a Merry Christmas, but just for you Chuck, I am going to rearrange the nativity scene with the donkey and Mary showing their love.

Shove your Christmas greeting up your ass.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chuckie, I don&#8217;t cheer for America&#8217;s enemies.  I think that Bush, Cheney, KKKarl and their ilk are America&#8217;s enemies.  I wish them all the worst, maybe God or Santa can give them all a little stroke for Christmas.  Not a big one, just one that lets them drool out of one side of their mouth.</p>
<p>I wish those around me a Merry Christmas, but just for you Chuck, I am going to rearrange the nativity scene with the donkey and Mary showing their love.</p>
<p>Shove your Christmas greeting up your ass.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4201966', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: hellinabucket</title>
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		<dc:creator>hellinabucket</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Charles, thanks for the reply.  You state that leaving Iraq stable enough for them to self govern would be a success &quot;Victory&quot; as the topic of this thread is all about.  The violence in Iraq is down substantially but the reasons for that are mixed.  Our troops, the ethnic cleansing, Sadr calling for a ceasefire are all reasons for this.  There is no evidence of the govt. in Iraq increasing their ability to self govern.  

If a stable govt. is the nucleus of success, how much effort should we put into obtaining this?  How much unified sacrifice should americans be willing to make in order to achieve this?  then ask yourself how closely did this administration adhere to making this happen.

We can get into the rationale for going in the first place some other time.  I&#039;m interested in reading your defense of this.

My definition of success / victory starts with a mea culpa from the one&#039;s who missinformed us.  An accountablility from all who short changed the troops for the last 5 years.  

Without 3 times as many troops on the ground and 5 times the amount of funding I don&#039;t see how we can create a stable enough atmosphere to obtain &quot;success/ victory&quot;.

I await your reply.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Charles, thanks for the reply.  You state that leaving Iraq stable enough for them to self govern would be a success &#8220;Victory&#8221; as the topic of this thread is all about.  The violence in Iraq is down substantially but the reasons for that are mixed.  Our troops, the ethnic cleansing, Sadr calling for a ceasefire are all reasons for this.  There is no evidence of the govt. in Iraq increasing their ability to self govern.  </p>
<p>If a stable govt. is the nucleus of success, how much effort should we put into obtaining this?  How much unified sacrifice should americans be willing to make in order to achieve this?  then ask yourself how closely did this administration adhere to making this happen.</p>
<p>We can get into the rationale for going in the first place some other time.  I&#8217;m interested in reading your defense of this.</p>
<p>My definition of success / victory starts with a mea culpa from the one&#8217;s who missinformed us.  An accountablility from all who short changed the troops for the last 5 years.  </p>
<p>Without 3 times as many troops on the ground and 5 times the amount of funding I don&#8217;t see how we can create a stable enough atmosphere to obtain &#8220;success/ victory&#8221;.</p>
<p>I await your reply.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4201961', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: sacopenapa</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/37-percent-2/comment-page-2/#comment-4201945</link>
		<dc:creator>sacopenapa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>FRANK M, if you like FOX in a BOX news so much, what ers you doing here amongst people that are discussing Real news??!!! I don&#039;t undrstand???... Get a compilation of Bush&#039;s speach and spend Christimans watching it! I wont tell you to close your eyes to the rest of the World, because if you like Bush so much, you probably don&#039;t even have a passport...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>FRANK M, if you like FOX in a BOX news so much, what ers you doing here amongst people that are discussing Real news??!!! I don&#8217;t undrstand???&#8230; Get a compilation of Bush&#8217;s speach and spend Christimans watching it! I wont tell you to close your eyes to the rest of the World, because if you like Bush so much, you probably don&#8217;t even have a passport&#8230;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4201945', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Charles James Napier</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/37-percent-2/comment-page-2/#comment-4201937</link>
		<dc:creator>Charles James Napier</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#40: Here is a perfect example of the right-wingerâ€™s inability to recognize irony.

Comment by bob lahblah
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Please explain to me how Dr Matt&#039;s comment is ironic.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#40: Here is a perfect example of the right-wingerâ€™s inability to recognize irony.</p>
<p>Comment by bob lahblah<br />
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<p>Please explain to me how Dr Matt&#8217;s comment is ironic.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4201937', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Charles James Napier</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/37-percent-2/comment-page-2/#comment-4201934</link>
		<dc:creator>Charles James Napier</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>hellinabucket,

Success in Iraq would be leaving Iraq stable enough for the Iraqi to govern themselves and continue the trend towards consensual, constitutional government.

It would also includ riding the country of the last remnants al Qaeda and and other like-minded Islamic militant groups.

And we are succeeding at this...
http://www.michaelyon-online.com/wp/general-barry-r-mccaffrey-report.htm

How would you define success, or as you put it; victory?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hellinabucket,</p>
<p>Success in Iraq would be leaving Iraq stable enough for the Iraqi to govern themselves and continue the trend towards consensual, constitutional government.</p>
<p>It would also includ riding the country of the last remnants al Qaeda and and other like-minded Islamic militant groups.</p>
<p>And we are succeeding at this&#8230;<br />
<a href="http://www.michaelyon-online.com/wp/general-barry-r-mccaffrey-report.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.michaelyon-online.com/wp/general-barry-r-mccaffrey-report.htm</a></p>
<p>How would you define success, or as you put it; victory?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4201934', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: sacopenapa</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/37-percent-2/comment-page-2/#comment-4201932</link>
		<dc:creator>sacopenapa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>â€œthe most responsibleâ€ U.S. course is to pull most troops out of Iraq and begin an investigation of the WAR CRIMINALS CHENNEY, BUSH, PERLE, POWELL, WOLFOWITZ, RICE, GATES, PERTREUS, NEGROPONTE, BRAMMER, RUMSFELD AND ALL THE REST OF THE WAR CRIMINALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INVASION/OCCUPATION OF IRAQ. That would be the most responsible course the US should take if it intends to regain some of its currently inexistent international credibility. IMPEACH, INDICT, IMPRISON! HAGUE 2009!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>â€œthe most responsibleâ€ U.S. course is to pull most troops out of Iraq and begin an investigation of the WAR CRIMINALS CHENNEY, BUSH, PERLE, POWELL, WOLFOWITZ, RICE, GATES, PERTREUS, NEGROPONTE, BRAMMER, RUMSFELD AND ALL THE REST OF THE WAR CRIMINALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INVASION/OCCUPATION OF IRAQ. That would be the most responsible course the US should take if it intends to regain some of its currently inexistent international credibility. IMPEACH, INDICT, IMPRISON! HAGUE 2009!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4201932', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: hellinabucket</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/37-percent-2/comment-page-2/#comment-4201927</link>
		<dc:creator>hellinabucket</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>But then, the Left has always supported Americas enemies.

Comment by Charles James Napier â€” December 21, 2007 @ 11:29 am

This hasn&#039;t been supported with any evidence.  The republican support has been shown in earlier postings.  Iran-Contra and Saddam to name two.

I&#039;m not here to change your mind but you have shown to all here how pitiful your unfounded digital diarrhea is.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>But then, the Left has always supported Americas enemies.</p>
<p>Comment by Charles James Napier â€” December 21, 2007 @ 11:29 am</p>
<p>This hasn&#8217;t been supported with any evidence.  The republican support has been shown in earlier postings.  Iran-Contra and Saddam to name two.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not here to change your mind but you have shown to all here how pitiful your unfounded digital diarrhea is.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4201927', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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