ThinkFast: January 10, 2008
ThinkFast: January 10, 2008
President Bush predicted today that there “will be a signed peace treaty” to turn the West Bank and Gaza Strip into a Palestinian state “by the time I leave office.” USA Today, however, notes, “Despite Bush’s upbeat assessment, there was little to suggest concrete progress during his second day in the Middle East.”
In May 2005, a Blackwater helicopter in Iraq dropped CS gas, “a riot-control substance the American military in Iraq can use only under the strictest conditions,” on a crowded checkpoint in Baghdad. “But the same tight controls apparently did not apply to Blackwater at the time of the incident.”
Ron Paul will be permitted to appear in tonight’s Fox News debate in South Carolina. “Fox apparently has changed its policy of excluding Paul from debates after backlash resulting from barring Paul from a forum in New Hampshire just two days before the primary.”
Attorneys for Jose Rodriguez, the CIA official who reportedly ordered the destruction of the torture tapes, have told Congress that their client won’t testify on Jan. 16 “without a promise of immunity.”
The Justice Department has started an internal inquiry into the top federal prosecutor of New Jersey for awarding John Ashcroft a no-bid, 18-month contract worth between $28 and $52 million. “[A]ides to Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey were concerned about the appearance of favoritism.”
$4,100: The pay hike that members of Congress will receive in 2008, boosting their salaries to $169,300.
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair will be joining JPMorgan Chase as an advisor, the bank said in a statement, likely earning over $1 million per year. Since resigning last summer, Blair has also joined the lucrative speaking circuit, “matching the earning power of President Bill Clinton.”
Home heating costs soared “5.4 cents over the past week to a record $3.40 a gallon. … The national heating oil price was up 98 cents from a year ago” and marked “the fourth week in a row that heating oil hit a record.”
“The Supreme Court appeared unmoved yesterday by arguments that an Indiana law requiring voters to present photo identification imposes an unconstitutional burden.” “The justices’ questioning indicated that a majority did not accept the challengers’ basic argument — that voter-impersonation fraud is not a problem.”
And finally: On Sunday, former senator Mike Gravel spoke at New Hampshire’s prep school Phillips Exeter Academy. “We’ve all got addictions,” Gravel said to the students. “Anyone in here not taking any drugs?” Looks. Laughter. Chuckles. “Tylenol, aspirin, we’re all druggies! … I’m on painkillers!” He then added, “I’m sure that a lot of you have tripped out on alcohol. Well, it’s a lot safer to do it on marijuana.”
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Dammit, TP! I almost choked on my Corn Flakes when I read that Bush thought himself capable of brokering a permanent peace to the Palestinian/Israeli crisis! Have a care for your commenters!
January 10th, 2008 at 9:04 am“I’m on a timetable,†he told reporters. “I’ve got 12 months.â€
I’m sorry, but no arbitrary timetables are allowed.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:05 amtheir client won’t testify on Jan. 16 “without a promise of immunity.â€
I’d say give him immunity if he gives up the Darth, er, perp…
January 10th, 2008 at 9:06 am“[A]ides to Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey were concerned about the appearance of favoritism.â€
Concerned??? Well, this is a step in the right direction, at least. Usually cronyism is practiced without apology.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:08 amName even ONE prediction that the chimp-in-chief made has come to pass.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:09 amHome heating costs soared “5.4 cents over the past week to a record $3.40 a gallon.
This is disturbing. Home heating oil is basically diesel fuel, commonly called ‘#2′ oil. It’s far less refined than gasoline, yet diesel fuel and home heating oil have averaged nearly 50 cents a gallon more than gas. Why?
Historically, it’s always been cheaper than the higher refined product.
Given that fact, #2 fuel oil is the fuel many of our elderly and poor use because they’ve never been able to upgrade their home furnaces to propane, natural gas or electricity.
My point? Those Americas with the fewest financial resources are being gouged by big oil at the pump and the basement.
Thanks, Exxon. Keep on fighting any settlement for the Exxon Valdez lawsuit while gouging our poor.
What would America do without the loving care of our oil companies?
January 10th, 2008 at 9:13 am$4,100: The pay hike that members of Congress will receive in 2008, boosting their salaries to $169,300.
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And people say Congressional dems and repubs can’t work together to accomplish their goals!
January 10th, 2008 at 9:13 amDamn — is Georgie Boy crying?
January 10th, 2008 at 9:14 amStep aside, Bill Gates… best business idea evah:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=a6C0QuB5G6Ys&refer=home
Free brothel. The money comes from online subscribers who pay to watch what’s going on in the brothel.
Someone call Orin Hatch. We gotta ban this website yesterday.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:14 am“Fox apparently has changed its policy of excluding Paul from debates after backlash resulting from barring Paul from a forum in New Hampshire just two days before the primary.â€
Or… Hannity didn’t like being chased down the street like so much of the tabloid trash FOX bathes in. See people, public humiliation WORKS!
January 10th, 2008 at 9:15 amRon Paul is like the eccentric Aunt at the Holiday dinner; she says some outrageous (but close to the bone) things at the most inopportune moments and makes everyone nervous.
That’s why Faux NoNooz was told to keep “Auntie” away, but all the rest of the family wants her there.
I love Ron, he can F@ck up a Repug turkey dinner better than anyone, except maybe “Uncle Jackie” Abramoff.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:15 am“…arguments that an Indiana law requiring voters to present photo identification imposes an unconstitutional burden.â€
I don’t think that presenting photo identification in order to vote imposes an unconstitutional burden IF voters can obtain photo identification without having to pay for it. Otherwise, it amounts to a poll tax.
Many people of voting age in our country already have photo ID in the form of a driver’s license and/or a passport. In most states, non-drivers can get a non-driving photo ID card from their DMV. All three of these forms of photo ID cost money.
A voter who has no driver’s license or passport should not be required to pay money to obtain a form of photo ID if the only reason he/she needs it is to be able to vote. For Indiana to be able to enforce their law, they should be required to provide photo ID at no charge to any voter who requests it — a photo “voter” card that would be difficult to forge or duplicate.
Oh, and one other thing — if there’s a law that requires photo ID in order to vote, this law should be enforced evenly at ALL precincts. Not just the ones with a lot of non-white people who tend to vote Democratic, as so often happens.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:17 amRon Paul will be permitted to appear in tonight’s Fox News debate in South Carolina. “Fox apparently has changed its policy of excluding Paul from debates after backlash resulting from barring Paul from a forum in New Hampshire just two days before the primary.â€
Here’s a video of that “backlash”. I’m not a Ron Paul supporter, but this video is priceless.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QTX7Ue_Lx4
January 10th, 2008 at 9:18 am“The justices’ questioning indicated that a majority did not accept the challengers’ basic argument — that voter-impersonation fraud is not a problem.â€
That’s interesting considering the fact that no one has been able to show definitive proof that this kind of voter fraud occurs.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:20 amText of GDumbya’s full comments at yesterday’s Israel presser:
“Gimme a T…T…gimme a R…R…gimme a E…E…gimme another E…E…gimme a T…T…gimme a Y…Y…what does it spell? TREETY (sic). Yea!”
January 10th, 2008 at 9:20 amThe voice of reason speaks up.
Amen.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:23 amDamn — is Georgie Boy crying?
Comment by Helen Rainier — January 10, 2008 @ 9:14 am
no, he is just very very confused on how to be a president.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:24 am13, Theresa,
That surely is a priceless video, thanks for sharing. I’m sure Insannity was able to spin this on his show to claim it was Dems chasing him…the truth always hurts.
As a follow-up, and posted last week here, wouldn’t it be great to see Ron Paul, when finally asked a question at tonight’s ‘debate’, get up and walk out while telling Fox where to stick their debate? Hey, we can hope!
TP, how come no mention of Bildo O’Really cornering Obama the night before the NH primary? I mean, the Secret Service had to intervene and that’s not news? C’mon!
January 10th, 2008 at 9:24 amComment by Theresa
It IS priceless and I keep telling people that this is EXACTLY how these fascists should be treated – Hannity, O’Reilly, Limbaugh, Coulter, Kristol, all of them. They should be publicly shamed and humiliated. We cannot fire them, we cannot defeat them in elections, we can only use the power of public shame to beat them down. They are a disgrace and an embarassment to this nation and they are actively working to see that this country goes nowhere and accomplishes nothing so long as the corporate hegemon and profit margins are preserved. We do not have to accept them if we don’t want to.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:25 amBlackwater can gas Iraqis and get away with it? My Lord, will the insanity ever end?
January 10th, 2008 at 9:28 amI wonder if Blackwater will call Mark Penn back from Hil’s campaign to help with their struggling public image now that she has “found her voice”.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:32 amBlackwater can gas Iraqis and get away with it? My Lord, will the insanity ever end?
Comment by lefttown — January 10, 2008 @ 9:28 am
um, blackwater gassed OUR troops.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:32 amBlackwater gassed the rule of law and oversight
January 10th, 2008 at 9:33 amBlackwater gassed the rule of law and oversight
Comment by lefty — January 10, 2008 @ 9:33 am
Blackwater IS the (Darth Cheney) rule of law and oversight!
January 10th, 2008 at 9:34 amHere’s a video of that “backlashâ€. I’m not a Ron Paul supporter, but this video is priceless.
Comment by Theresa — January 10, 2008 @ 9:18 am
You put a smile on my morning face, Theresa. Hannity must have been wishing he’d taken a towncar.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:35 amI don’t know if i should laugh or cry, Bu$h predicting a signed peace treaty.
Just like he said he was a uniter, not a divider…
We are living in strange times indeed.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:35 amHe laughed about the incident and said that it was kind of fun, although he wishes that they hadn’t attacked his intern, hitting her with snowballs.
Comment by good_golly — January 10, 2008 @ 9:34 am
Nice spin. He sure looked like he was having the time of his life. Ha.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:36 amYep, because a Peace Treaty in the Middle East will be SO easy to accomplish.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:39 amScorn Hannity,
They should have followed him home and rang his doorbell in the wee hours. Just like his Traitorous compatriot Bill O does.
Scorn Hannity how we LOATHE you.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:41 amBush id deluded. But his meaning of peace is likely a lot different than mine. War means peace?
January 10th, 2008 at 9:41 amComment by missmolly — January 10, 2008 @ 9:17 am
Don’t know if you looked into this suit or not, but Indiana does offer photo identification for free.
However, the catch is that in order to obtain the identification, one needs to provide certain information/documentation which costs money to obtain (such as a birth certificate)
Also, those people who are most likely not to have identifaction (senior citizens, the poor, and city dwellers) are also the most likely to vote Democratic.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:41 am“[A]ides to Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey were concerned about the appearance of favoritism.â€
uh huh… more likely, they are concerned there won’t be any
left for them…
an “18-month contract worth between $28 and $52 million”…
January 10th, 2008 at 9:42 amthat’s just ca-razy… and obnoxious as hell too…
I want to know, what in heaven’s name could John Ashcroft or any company he might run or be shilling for DO for the Government that would be WORTH between $28 and $52 million? (and for only 18-months)
I’m not joking. What service could he provide for that much money?
January 10th, 2008 at 9:43 amPresident Bush predicted today that there “will be a signed peace treaty†to turn the West Bank and Gaza Strip into a Palestinian state “by the time I leave office.â€
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Bush now thinks he’s Jimmy Carter? This is a rather lofty goal for a guy who has probably paid less time and attention directly to the Israel-Palestine situation than the last several presidents before him, AND has managed to p!ss off a great deal of the Arab world.
Somebody should tell him that swooping in and negotiating a treaty isn’t like running out to pick up a box of Cheerios.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:44 amComment by missmolly — January 10, 2008 @ 9:17 am
If you’re interested:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17942818
January 10th, 2008 at 9:44 amI want to know, what in heaven’s name could John Ashcroft or any company he might run or be shilling for DO for the Government that would be WORTH between $28 and $52 million? (and for only 18-months)
I’m not joking. What service could he provide for that much money?
Comment by binx — January 10, 2008 @ 9:43 am
Why, that’s just your (grandkids’) tax dollars at work, making for a brighter future.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:45 amComment by dim wit — January 10, 2008 @ 9:41 am
That’s just as bad. If this isn’t going to be a burden, then no part of it should be a burden.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:46 amHowever, the catch is that in order to obtain the identification, one needs to provide certain information/documentation which costs money to obtain (such as a birth certificate)
Also, those people who are most likely not to have identifaction (senior citizens, the poor, and city dwellers) are also the most likely to vote Democratic.
Comment by dim wit — January 10, 2008 @ 9:41 am
In some cases, a birth certificate can be impossible to obtain, particularly among the very old. Maintenance of records wasn’t always handled by government officials 80-90 years ago; hospitals issued birth certificates, or not, and are not necessarily around to issue copies even if they’d maintained them. In rural areas, people most certainly didn’t have any kind of birth certificate and there would be no way to get one issued so long after the fact.
There was an anecdote on NPR about some retirement home resident in her 80s or older, who had been voting at the same precinct her entire life but would now be turned away for lack of a photo ID.
The real issue is that Indiana has no recorded cases, none, zero, of people voting with bad ID.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:47 amComment by dim wit — January 10, 2008 @ 9:44 am
Thanks for the Nina Totenberg link. I thought that the law might mean that ANY government-issued ID would be acceptable, but it looks like everybody will have to get one of these special voter cards, regardless of whatever other ID they have. It’s going to be a hassle for everyone.
Except for the new cottage industry of fake voter cards that’s sure to spring up.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:50 amJohn Kerry is going to endorse Obama today — this proves the disharmony between Kerry and Edwards.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:51 am“Nobody could have predicted…” that John Aschcroft would take sweetheart deals from the government.
Really, how perverse. The government orders a private corporation to submit to government-mandated monitoring. And then suggests Ashcroft? That’s the age-old DOD story, but at DOJ?
What don’t these guys have their hooks in?
January 10th, 2008 at 9:53 amcaption contest:
President George Bush takes some precious time out during his trip to the Middle East. He often unwinds listening to some of his favorite songs on his i-pod. He was overheard talking quietly to himself yesterday, “dang, this one always makes me tear up…”we’ve got a mighty convoy truckin’ through the night…” heh, heh…be strong Georgie…gotta be tough. Who’s the decider guy? I am…that’s it, Georgie. Geez, I need another vacation.”
January 10th, 2008 at 9:54 amU.S. Bombs Insurgent Hideouts South of Baghdad
Published: January 11, 2008
BAGHDAD — American bombers and fighter aircraft dropped 40,000 pounds of bombs on suspected militant hide-outs in a southern suburb of Baghdad on Thursday, the military said.
In one of the largest air raids in recent months, which was accompanied by assaults by ground forces, the B-1 and F-16 aircraft dropped 38 bombs within 10 minutes on the Arab Jabour district.
Arab Jabour is a densely foliated area, blanketed with tall grasses and palm trees, beside the Tigris River. [...]
not any more…
oh, and it was SUNNI insurgents… SUNNI…
January 10th, 2008 at 9:54 amyou know – our pals, the saudis…
Also, those people who are most likely not to have identifaction (senior citizens, the poor, and city dwellers) are also the most likely to vote Democratic.
Comment by dim wit
Also, many people in rural parts of America don’t even have access to a birth certificate. I read once that in certain parts of this country as many as 10% of the people over 70 don’t have a birth certificate. They were born at home at a time where a birth certificate really didn’t mean anything. The last time I looked, the description of identification for these laws was a birth certificate or a passport. If they go through with this law, then they need to expand their definition of identification.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:55 amU.S. Bombs Insurgent Hideouts South of Baghdad
Published: January 11, 2008
BAGHDAD — American bombers and fighter aircraft dropped 40,000 pounds of bombs on suspected militant hide-outs in a southern suburb of Baghdad on Thursday, the military said.
This is one of the reasons why the US casualties have gone down. Our military is no longer sending our troops out on the roads where they are blown up by IED’s. They are now just bombing the shit out of anything that moves. It kills a lot more innocent Iraqi’s, but what the hey…if it is lowering the number of American deaths, it must be a good thing.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:57 am[...]
While echoing Israel’s argument that military checkpoints are needed to protect its citizens, Bush also acknowledged the “massive frustrations” they cause Palestinians and joked about his own journey to the West Bank.
“You’ll be happy to hear that my motorcade of 45 cars was able to make it through without being stopped but I’m not exactly sure that’s what happens to the average person,” he said.
fu(kin’ jerk…
January 10th, 2008 at 9:58 am#44 Comment by katy — January 10, 2008 @ 9:54 am
Dubya’s response: “Well, uhhh, sometimes ya gotta break some eggs to make lemonade. Or is that uhh, ya gotta take lemons to make an omelet. Gee, sometimes I get so confused being the Commander Guy.”
January 10th, 2008 at 9:59 amExcept for the new cottage industry of fake voter cards that’s sure to spring up.
comment by missmolly
By this your are saying that there are fraudulent voters in Indiana. Why do you want to push that line? As gummitch says in #39, there have been zero proven cases of voter fraud in Indiana.
January 10th, 2008 at 10:00 amHe laughed about the incident and said that it was kind of fun, although he wishes that they hadn’t attacked his intern, hitting her with snowballs.
Comment by good_golly — January 10, 2008 @ 9:34 am
and you believe him. no wonder America is a laughingstock in the eyes of rthe world.
January 10th, 2008 at 10:01 amwell, damn… too bad… WAY too bad…
UK gives nuclear energy the go-ahead
January 10th, 2008 at 10:03 amMSNBC – 1 hour ago
By Jim Pickard, Political Correspondent A new wave of nuclear power stations was given the green light on Thursday by the government as it said they would be a “safe and affordable” way to secure future energy supplies.
UK’s Hutton Wants New Nuclear Plant Before 2020 (Update1) Bloomberg
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Attorneys for Jose Rodriguez, the CIA official who reportedly ordered the destruction of the torture tapes, have told Congress that their client won’t testify on Jan. 16 “without a promise of immunity.â€
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Like many Americans, I’d really like to know what was on those tapes that made their destruction so all-fired important. Were they destroyed because they were evidence we were engaging in illegal interrogation methods? Were they destroyed to protect the covert identities of those involved? Were they destroyed to squelch information that was given by the persons interrogated?
Immunity MIGHT impel Rodriguez to tell the truth about what was on the tapes, but probably not –”for security reasons”. Therefore, I hope that if Rodriguez is given immunity, it’s only because he can deliver a bigger fish. And depending on the size of the fish, he may need more than immunity — he may need witness protection if he implicates higher-ups in criminal activity.
January 10th, 2008 at 10:04 amHe [Hannity] laughed about the incident and said that it was kind of fun, although he wishes that they hadn’t attacked his intern, hitting her with snowballs.
Yup. Apparently, the whole incident really bummed his intern out and she was no longer “in the mood” for a little hide-the-bone action up in his hotel room. That’s really tragic because the poor simply little sap rarely gets a good piece of arse anymore now that Jeff Gannon has gone underground.
January 10th, 2008 at 10:05 amBy this your are saying that there are fraudulent voters in Indiana. Why do you want to push that line? As gummitch says in #39, there have been zero proven cases of voter fraud in Indiana.
Comment by bilbobaggins — January 10, 2008 @ 10:00 am
I’m sorry — that was badly phrased. My point — mangled as it was — is that if voter fraud is truly running rampant, it still will be under a voter card system.
January 10th, 2008 at 10:06 amI suppose that NOW Bush wants to be known as a PEACE President, eh?
January 10th, 2008 at 10:14 amThe uninsured, hungry, jobless, and/or under-paid segment of our population will now be a little colder, too. Thank God for global warming, eh?!
January 10th, 2008 at 10:35 amThe single greatest weakness of the progs, is that they take on the next “enemy”, before the last “enemy” is dead. Such arrogance caused progs to try to throw the New Hampshire Republican Primary to John McCain, instead of ensuring that Barack Obama defeated Hill’reh.
I predict that single mistake will cost progs the nomination of their selected candidate, Barack, to Hill’reh. Now you will have to wait another 4 years, should the Rep win the general election, or 8 years, should Hill’reh win.
I relish your arrogance, and relish the ruthlessness of the Clintonistas for rubbing your faces in it.
January 10th, 2008 at 10:42 amCaption: Excuse me, some truth got in my eye.
January 10th, 2008 at 10:52 am“[A]ides to Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey were concerned about the appearance of favoritism.â€
Oh this is rich, they are concerned about appearance and not reality?
January 10th, 2008 at 10:58 amWell, dayum!
President Homer predicts a Mideast peace treaty within 12 months…?
OK. Madame Leftside predicts that hundred-dollar bills will fly out of her butt in the next 12 months!
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Anyone care to bet on which prediction comes true first….?
January 10th, 2008 at 10:59 amI don’t disagree that he can get the parties to sign a piece of paper. But nothing meaningful will come out of this.
January 10th, 2008 at 11:07 amAttorneys for Jose Rodriguez, the CIA official who reportedly ordered the destruction of the torture tapes, have told Congress that their client won’t testify on Jan. 16 “without a promise of immunity.â€
Does he have a choice? I thought that Congress could compel him to… oh shit… I forgot, do nothing Democrats control Congress.
January 10th, 2008 at 11:10 am#61, Lazloman,
You are correct that the piece of paper is meaningless. The significant change on the ground was Hamas taking sole control of their territory(s) and Fatah taking sole control of their territory(s). The paper just confirms the realities on the ground, and their relative stability.
January 10th, 2008 at 11:10 amI want to know, what in heaven’s name could John Ashcroft or any company he might run or be shilling for DO for the Government that would be WORTH between $28 and $52 million? (and for only 18-months)
I’m not joking. What service could he provide for that much money?
Comment by binx
I hear that he gives some mean head.
January 10th, 2008 at 11:14 amfound via C&L:
Report reveals Vietnam War hoaxes, faked attacks
Tue Jan 8, 9:45 AM ET
WASHINGTON (AFP) – North Vietnamese made hoax calls to get the US military to bomb its own units during the Vietnam War, according to declassified information that also confirmed US officials faked an incident to escalate the war.
The report was released by the National Security Agency, responsible for much of the United States’ codebreaking and eavesdropping work, in response to a “mandatory declassification” request, the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) said Monday.
From the first intercepted cable — a 1945 message from Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh to his Russian counterpart Joseph Stalin — to the final evacuation of US spies from Saigon, the 500-page report retold Vietnam War history from the perspective of “signals intelligence,” the group said in a statement.
[...]
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080108/pl_afp/usvietnamintelligence512;_ylt=ApyCGXOhHutNdoeKsrxQblWs0NUE
wow… who knew?
January 10th, 2008 at 11:17 amAnyone care to bet on which prediction comes true first….?
-Comment by Leftside Annie
Annie, got change for a twenty?
January 10th, 2008 at 11:20 amDegrees of Confidence on U.S.-Iran Naval Incident
By Mike Nizza
Tags: foreign affairs, iran, military, united states
The list of those who are less than fully confident in the Pentagon’s video/audio mashup of aggressive maneuvers by Iranian boats near American warships in the Strait of Hormuz now includes the Pentagon itself.
Unnamed Pentagon officials said on Wednesday that the threatening voice heard in the audio clip, which was released on Monday night with a disclaimer that it was recorded separately from the video images and merged with them later, is not directly traceable to the Iranian military.
January 10th, 2008 at 11:26 am[...]
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/10/degrees-of-confidence-on-us-iran-naval-incident/?hp
Golf Channel suspended anchor Kelly Tilghman for two weeks on Wednesday, Jan. 9 , 2008, for saying last week that young players who wanted to challenge Woods should “lynch him in a back alley.”
2 weeks… and probably paid…
how can young people be so stoopid?
January 10th, 2008 at 11:31 amdid they quit teaching history or something?
Israel won’t sign any peace treaties. Isreal is not interested in making truces. It receives loads and loads of money, in order to buy weapons and defence systems. Imagine one day there is no threat from Palestines or other Arab countries. Imagine Palestine workers no longer cross the border in order to work the whole day for minimum wages. Oh, no…that’s not possible.
January 10th, 2008 at 11:42 amSo that WHO figure on Iraqi deaths has an interesting caveat that I had either missed or was simply not included in the coverage. This is buried in an International Herald Tribune article about US warplanes “pounding” part of Baghdad.
January 10th, 2008 at 11:46 am
He laughed about the incident and said that it was kind of fun, although he wishes that they hadn’t attacked his intern, hitting her with snowballs.
Comment by good_golly — January 10, 2008 @ 9:34 am
Have you actually watched the video?!?
Here it is:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9p9uBLqz958
It’s a pretty ugly scene. And no, he really didn’t look like he was having fun.
January 10th, 2008 at 12:05 pmI want to know, what in heaven’s name could John Ashcroft or any company he might run or be shilling for DO for the Government that would be WORTH between $28 and $52 million? (and for only 18-months)
I’m not joking. What service could he provide for that much money?
Comment by binx
I’d pay that much just to keep Asscroft from signing When Eagles Soar…
http://www.despair.com/leaders.html
January 10th, 2008 at 12:10 pmD’oh, that should be singing…
January 10th, 2008 at 12:11 pmTimes Hill’reh DIDN’T cry:
9/11/2001 – 3,000+ civilians die
January 10th, 2008 at 12:38 pmHurricane Katrina – 1,000+ civilians die, mostly black, mostly children
Oklahoma City Bombing – 170+ civilians die, including infants and children at a daycare center
Funeral for Rosa Parks
Funeral for Ron Brown
Multiple times Bubba Clinton cheated and got caught
64 – nope. It’s only Franklins flyin’ out my butt. ;o)
January 10th, 2008 at 12:40 pmPG&E, and other electricity providers, are rejecting government grants to build hydrogen filling stations to California drivers:
http://origin.mercurynews.com/healthandscience/ci_7930155?nclick_check=1
You thought big oil was bad, now big electricity is pushing infrastructure costs onto consumers, by forcing them to buy expensive battery only, or psuedo green gasoline / electric hybrids, instead of paying for infrastructure, and providing cheap fuel for CA drivers, who can buy cheap fuel cell vehicles that are truly green.
January 10th, 2008 at 2:34 pmNo bid contracts, Ashcroft, Haliburton, Blackwater, all of ‘em – Time we faced it; it’s their world, we only live in it, and pay for it.
Government’s bad, so we pay extra for mercenaries to do what government is meant to do.
And you ask why anyone would Hate America?
January 10th, 2008 at 4:37 pm