ThinkFast: January 17, 2008
ThinkFast: January 17, 2008
After hearing testimony from CIA Acting General Counsel John A. Rizzo, Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-MI) indicated yesterday that CIA official Jose A. Rodriguez Jr. “ordered the destruction of videotapes depicting agency interrogation sessions even though he was directed not to do so.” Rodriguez was previously said to never have been “instructed to preserve them.”
The Americans for Legal Immigration Political Action Committee, a group dedicated to fighting illegal immigration, launched an effort to draft CNN’s Lou Dobbs into the presidential race as an independent.
In recognition of the difficulty in passing timelines for withdrawal from Iraq, anti-war groups will instead “push for legislation to prevent President Bush from entering into a long-term agreement with the Iraqi government that could keep significant numbers of troops in Iraq for years to come.”
Americans are “revved up — and ready to vote.” According to a new USA Today/Gallup poll, 62 percent of voters “say they’re more enthusiastic about voting than usual. That’s 17 percentage points higher than at this point in 2000 and 6 points higher than in 2004 — a year in which November turnout was the highest in a generation.”
Asked about an incident this month involving Iranian speedboats and U.S. warships in the Strait of Hormuz, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said “he did not know who was responsible for a threat made over the radio that brought the United States and Iran close to confrontation.”
The number of abortions has “plunged to 1.2 million a year, down 25% since peaking in 1990,” according to a new report by the Guttmacher Institute. Pro-choice advocates noted that women “may be avoiding unwanted pregnancies, thanks in part to the morning-after pill, emergency contraception that is sold without a prescription to women 18 and older.”
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke “told lawmakers that he can support tax cuts or spending measures to stimulate the economy” that are “quick and temporary,” even “if they increase the budget deficit.” Bernanke refused to comment on linking “a stimulus package with a permanent extension of President Bush’s tax cuts,” which may disappoint conservatives.
At an event in South Carolina yesterday, a questioner angrily confronted John McCain about his support for removal of the Confederate flag from the state Capitol. “My answer to that is I can’t be more proud of the overwhelming majority of the people of this state who came together in taking that flag off the top of the Capitol,” said McCain to a standing ovation.
68 percent: Americans who “say individuals should be required to have medical insurance, with government help for those who cannot afford it,” according to a new poll by The Commonwealth Fund. In the survey, even 52 percent of Republicans said they support health care mandates.
And finally: Yesterday, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) “tried another career on for size: flight attendant.” Playing flight attendant on a chartered 737 carrying her staff and members of the media, Clinton said over the loud speaker, “Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, and welcome aboard the maiden flight of Hill Force One.” She joked that the FAA prohibits the use of electronic devices “that may be used to transmit a negative story about me” and added that the “in-flight entertainment” would be her “stump speech.” (Video here.)
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Last night Keith Olbermann made no mention of the exclusion of Dennis Kucinich from Tuesday's Democratic debate held on MSNBC.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:06 amKeith is always quick, and rightly so, to criticize Bill O'Reilly for doing Rupert Murdoch's dirty work. Last night KO did General Electric's dirty work. GE took Dennis Kucinich all the way to the Nevada Supreme Court to deny him the right to speak to Nevada's Democrats. It was an offense far worse than most of the silly issues Keith regulary lambasts Bill O'Reilly about. Political Censorship is odeous and fascist. Mr. Kucinich is the Peace Candidate. The candidate most against the war and the building of nuclear power plants. These are two of GE's biggest businesses. Yet, Mr. Olbermann chose to not say a word about any of it. Shame on you Keith! I'm a five-day a week watcher and I don't say any of this easily. Tonight Keith, you are the Worst Person in the World.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke “told lawmakers that he can support tax cuts or spending measures to stimulate the economy†that are “quick and temporary,†even “if they increase the budget deficit.†Bernanke refused to comment on linking “a stimulus package with a permanent extension of President Bush’s tax cuts,†which may disappoint conservatives.
Translation: Some help here, please... I haven't an effin' clue what I'm doing.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:11 amGood morning, campers.
On that Tonkin Gulf II confrontation, $5 will get you $100 that Cheney's fingerprint are all over those radio threats.
Hoekstra is an ass of the ist degree, thankfully, not representing my district. Candice Miller (R-MI) is bad enough.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:12 amAsked about an incident this month involving Iranian speedboats and U.S. warships in the Strait of Hormuz, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said “he did not know who was responsible for a threat made over the radio that brought the United States and Iran close to confrontation.â€
A Filipino Monkey....or was it an American Chimp? You decide.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:13 amAfter hearing testimony from CIA Acting General Counsel John A. Rizzo, Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-MI) indicated yesterday that CIA official Jose A. Rodriguez Jr. “ordered the destruction of videotapes depicting agency interrogation sessions even though he was directed not to do so.†Rodriguez was previously said to never have been “instructed to preserve them.â€
It doesn't matter - any outrage over having destroyed the tapes is for display to the American sheeple only. Nothing will be done...there will be no consequences or accountability.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:13 amAnd finally: Yesterday, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) “tried another career on for size: flight attendant.†Playing flight attendant on a chartered 737 carrying her staff and members of the media, Clinton said over the loud speaker, “Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, and welcome aboard the maiden flight of Hill Force One.†She joked that the FAA prohibits the use of electronic devices “that may be used to transmit a negative story about me†and added that the “in-flight entertainment†would be her “stump speech.â€
Gee, thanks for your light and humorous moment, Hillary! It gave CNN something to run over and over instead of talking about the White House's admission that it "recycled" important evidence. Oh, and OJ got out of jail again! and a polar bear cub opened his eyes!
January 17th, 2008 at 9:18 amMr. Olbermann chose to not say a word about any of it. Shame on you Keith! I’m a five-day a week watcher and I don’t say any of this easily. Tonight Keith, you are the Worst Person in the World.
Comment by 2MillionLightYearsToAndromeda
I sincerely doubt that Keith chose not to say a word about Kucinich. If you think he has total control over what he says on his show, you are a dreamer. If you have ever seen Keith report on Britney Spears, you have to know that he is doing something he doesn't want to do but has been ordered to do.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:19 amThe Americans for Legal Immigration Political Action Committee, a group dedicated to fighting illegal immigration, launched an effort to draft CNN’s Lou Dobbs into the presidential race as an independent.
WTF? And Glenn Blech as VP?
What's next, Bildo O'Really as Sec / State & Rushblow as Sec / Def?
News people may be the only ones out there more dangerous than politicians...except 'News' people get all the free air time they want.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:19 am62 percent of voters “say they’re more enthusiastic about voting than usual.
While that's an improvement over normal apathy, it's still sad that voter turnout is only a fraction of the US population. It's one of the first things I address when I hear someone complaining about something in government, conservative or progressive alike, I ask, "Did you vote in the last election?" If they say yes, go ahead and state your opinion. If they say no, I politely tell them they have no room to complain if they didn't contribute to the process.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:20 amWhat’s next, Bildo O’Really as Sec / State & Rushblow as Sec / Def?
Comment by Zimzone — January 17, 2008 @ 9:19 am
No, Zimzone, Bildo has already told us he should be a Supreme Court Justice.
LMFAO
January 17th, 2008 at 9:22 am“push for legislation to prevent President Bush from entering into a long-term agreement with the Iraqi government that could keep significant numbers of troops in Iraq for years to come.â€
There will be nothing to stop the new Democratic president from bringing our troops home. Just like there will be nothing to stop the new Democratic president from firing all the Bush appointees who were then made civil service employees. If George Bush doesn't have to follow international law or the law of our land, then neither will the new Democratic president have to follow the law. The Bush Crime Family, with the assistance of the Republiscums, have set a terrible precedent that they will live to regret.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:23 amAnyone see Jonah Goldberg on 'A' Daily Show last night? What a tool. A magazine that supported some view of Mussolini in 1920 endorses Hillary Clinton 90 years later, and she's a facist?
Stewart picked him apart.
Stewart: "You say that people throw the word 'Facism' around too easily, right?"
Goldberg: "Absolutely. It's a flammatory term, and people toss it around."
Stewart (holding up Goldberg's book): "But the name of YOUR BOOK is 'Liberal Facism! With a smily face and a Hitler mustache!! WTF?"
January 17th, 2008 at 9:24 amMenehune: I think the American chimp is responsible.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:27 amIt appears the administration has a hit list of countries to bomb and Iran occupies the top spots. No reasons need or no reason to share them with Gates.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:27 am..that "no reasons needed..
January 17th, 2008 at 9:28 amAt an event in South Carolina yesterday, a questioner angrily confronted John McCain about his support for removal of the Confederate flag from the state Capitol. “My answer to that is I can’t be more proud of the overwhelming majority of the people of this state who came together in taking that flag off the top of the Capitol,†said McCain to a standing ovation.
but he added that if bush thought it should be put back up there that he would support that of course.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:29 amI sincerely doubt that Keith chose not to say a word about Kucinich. If you think he has total control over what he says on his show, you are a dreamer.
Comment by bilbobaggins — January 17, 2008 @ 9:19 am
Keith has total control over his show. I've heard him say that several times. If I can find a link I'll provide it.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:30 amGood for McCain. I give him a lot of credit for that, even though it's something that should be obvious to anyone of decency.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:31 amStewart (holding up Goldberg’s book): “But the name of YOUR BOOK is ‘Liberal Facism! With a smily face and a Hitler mustache!! WTF?â€
-Comment by bobcat_grad
Thanks, bobcat, I'll have to watch the rerun tonight, as I missed it.
Goldberg's a shining example of Neoturdism. He couldn't find his fat ass with both hands, let alone expound on liberals. AEI is the most repulsive of the Neotrud Stink Tanks, spewing bullshit like manure spreaders.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:33 amYes, Americans are "revved up" and ready to engage in the illusion that they have power as political subjects.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:35 amhttp://www.tshirtinsurgency.com
Americans are “revved up — and ready to vote.â€
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Good news. Nothing galvanizes the populace more than a deep desire for change. If people wanted the same old, same old, they couldn't be budged out of their Barcaloungers.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:35 amU.S. Boosts Its Use of Airstrikes In Iraq
Strategy Supports Troop Increase
The U.S. military conducted more than five times as many airstrikes in Iraq last year as it did in 2006, targeting al-Qaeda safe houses, insurgent bombmaking facilities and weapons stockpiles in an aggressive strategy aimed at supporting the U.S. troop increase by overwhelming enemies with air power.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/16/AR2008011604148.html?hpid=topnews
And this is a large part of the reason why US soldier deaths are down in Iraq and civilian casualties are up. We have stopped sending our troops out on roads full of IED's in favor of bombing the shit out of the country, a process that kills numerous innocent Iraqi's.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:36 amBreaking news: Ex-lawmaker charged with funding terrorism.
by Dawson Bell
Detroit Free Press
A former Republican congressman from west Michigan was indicted Wednesday on federal charges of money laundering, conspiracy, and obstruction of justice in a scheme to help an Islamic charity funnel money to terrorists linked to Al Qaeda and the Taliban.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:37 amMark Siljander, 56, a former state legislator from St. Joseph County was hired by the Islamic American Relief Agency of Columbia, MO in 2004 to help the group removed from a list of terrorist-linked charities according to the DOJ.
Siljander received $50,000 that defendants connected to the charity stole from the federal government, and laundered through a pair of foundations controlled by Siljander.
Everytime Hill'reh gets things smoothed over to where her campaign can move forward, ole Bubba just has to stir things up again:
http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/17/bill-clinton-rails-on-san-francisco-reporter-over-question-about-nevada-caucuses-lawsuit/
You can't tell me this pattern of behaviour isn't intended to hurt Hill'reh's election bid - he just can't stand to see her succeed.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:38 amWhat is Pelosi doing with Lieberman in the background of that photo?!
January 17th, 2008 at 9:41 amWhat did we miss?
Ex-Congressman Mark Deli Siljander(R) charged withworking/lobbying for an alleged terrorist ring.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hw36mXsH7fbogLzqW06NU31aQAmgD8U7HJL80
Why do Republicans hate America?
January 17th, 2008 at 9:44 amYou beat me to it, Uncle Ho! I must need another cup of coffee.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:45 amWow -- John McCain continues to do and say things that might make me like him. Of course, he's got a ways to go before I would actually support him -- he would have to change his positions on Iraq, tax cuts, health care, abortion, gay marriage, and preserving the constitutional rights of Americans first.
But on the issues of torture, campaign financing, lobbying and ethics reform, global warming, and taking care of our men and women in uniform, we more or less agree. And when he stands up for his beliefs instead of pandering to people who want to hang onto such a divisive symbol as the Confederate flag, he gets points.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:46 amWhat is Pelosi doing with Lieberman in the background of that photo?!
-Comment by jayjaybear
Bipartisan farting...
January 17th, 2008 at 9:50 am#25
As that was unfolding yesterday, I kept thinking that if that had been a democrat, the conservative noise machine would be exploding regarding how liberals really want to hurt America.
When I saw that it was a Republican involved, my thought was, "Huh... crazy idiot. Hyprocritical, no?" And that was the end of it. I'm able to see that one bad apple does not mean the whole barrel is rotten.
Now, when we're talking about the modern Republican party, granted, there's mostly stinky, rotting, and fermenting apples in that barrel.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:50 am“What we are witnessing,...is essentially the breakdown of our modern-day banking system, a complex of leveraged lending so hard to understand that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke required a face-to-face refresher course from hedge fund managers in mid-August.â€
- Bill Gross, Manager of the world's largest bond fund Pimco
January 17th, 2008 at 9:51 ammissmolly-
For McCain to have a shot in the general election though, he'd have to change or modify his position on all the ones you mentioned you don't agree with him on.
If someone had a gun to my head saying I had to choose one of the GOP canidates as president, he'd be the guy I'd grudgingly choose. But I still can't stand most of what he stands for.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:53 amPatriot; only saw the headline myself just before posting it.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:55 am"...launched an effort to draft CNN’s Lou Dobbs into the presidential race as an independent."
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Um...how does Lou Dobbs feel about this? Generally, it's rare for pundits, columnists, talk show hosts, or any journalist with a national profile to run for any political office -- except as a publicity stunt. Why? It's far easier to criticize and comment on how somebody else does their job than to do it yourself and be the target of somebody else's punditry. And then there's the pay cut...
January 17th, 2008 at 9:57 am27 missmolly, I don't believe he really stands for any of those things. Look at the way he backtracked on torture....if he can do that then he is really just a shell
January 17th, 2008 at 9:57 am68 percent: Americans who “say individuals should be required to have medical insurance, with government help for those who cannot afford it,†according to a new poll by The Commonwealth Fund. In the survey, even 52 percent of Republicans said they support health care mandates.
california nurses association says cheney would be dead if it weren't for the unique health care provided to him by taxpayers.....basically he has socialized health care.
CheneyCare
January 17th, 2008 at 10:00 amIf someone had a gun to my head saying I had to choose one of the GOP canidates as president, he’d be the guy I’d grudgingly choose. But I still can’t stand most of what he stands for.
Comment by bobcat_grad — January 17, 2008 @ 9:53 am
Exactly. In the current GOP field of candidates, he appears positively statesmanlike. But look at his competition. He's got Romney wanting to "double" Guantanamo, Giuliani still using the 9/11 card for everything, Huckabee (and staff) wanting to change to constitution to "God's standards" and post a cop in front of every mosque, and Ron Paul wanting to abolish the IRS and all federal agencies.
Heck -- even I could look like a sane, rational candidate in that crowd.
January 17th, 2008 at 10:02 amIf someone had a gun to my head saying I had to choose one of the GOP canidates as president, he’d be the guy I’d grudgingly choose. But I still can’t stand most of what he stands for.
Comment by bobcat_grad
guess you would have to just shoot me....
January 17th, 2008 at 10:07 amfrom post 35 the link didn't work....try this one:
We all deserve Cheney Care
January 17th, 2008 at 10:10 am#37 Fred -
I thought about that as an an option, but I'd like to stick around for my wife and two little ones. Kids are awesome.
January 17th, 2008 at 10:12 am#37 Fred -
I thought about that as an an option, but I’d like to stick around for my wife and two little ones. Kids are awesome.
Comment by bobcat_grad
I understand.....it would be a hard decision but I'm old so if it comes to that then i'm pretty much done with it. I would have to leave America since the America I knew no longer would exist.
January 17th, 2008 at 10:17 amBobcat_grad, are you from Athens or Frostburg?
January 17th, 2008 at 10:18 amHeck — even I could look like a sane, rational candidate in that crowd.
Comment by missmolly — January 17, 2008 @ 10:02 am
And to think, most Republicans are unhappy with their choices for President. What do you have to do to make these people support you? Abolish all taxes? Personally shoot a Muslim in the head? Repeal the 13th Amendment because it infringes upon a free economy?
January 17th, 2008 at 10:19 amAnd to think, most Republicans are unhappy with their choices for President. What do you have to do to make these people support you?
Comment by dim wit
Falsly praise Jesus seems to work just fine for them......
January 17th, 2008 at 10:22 amWhat did we miss?
The Emperor's New Clothes!
"RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - President Bush arrrved for dinner at King Abdullah's tent tonight wearing a floor-length, fur-lined robe. "
"The president's aides, including Press Secretary Dana Perino, Communications Director Ed Gillespie and Chief of Staff Josh Bolten, followed in their own robes. "
Rumour has it that King Abdullah sent the Chimp home with a doggie-bag for Dick Cheney full of the entrails from all the critters they slaughtered for the robes.
If anyone has a picture of these clowns in their new robes please post a link!
January 17th, 2008 at 10:23 am#41 -
Well... I was born and raised in Cincinnati (ridiculously conservative city), graduated from OU in Athens, OH, but currently reside in Columbus (about as liberal as you can get in Ohio - the blue dot in a swath of red).
January 17th, 2008 at 10:24 amMissed this: High school student barred from competition becuase her uniform wasn't up to regulation. Sure, she made it herself to conform to her Muslim faith, and technically it didn't fit high school regulation. The question is, why was she able to compete the previous THREE years wearing it, but not now?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080116/ap_on_re_us/school_athlete_muslim_clothing;_ylt=Ag69BmGvPU18IGxLxO7nvjms0NUE
January 17th, 2008 at 10:26 amGreat link, Bobcat_grad,
In a saner time, we would celebrate our religious diversity and tolerance, instead of supressing it.
Nice to have you back.
You can grow up liberal in the Cleveland area too, but I guess a bunch of us move away.
January 17th, 2008 at 10:36 amGoldberg showed what a complete fool he is - Stewart handed him his a$$. Goldberg's mother is the one who was a confidante of Linda Tripp. That tells me that the unethical fruit doesn't fall far from the unethical tree.
January 17th, 2008 at 10:36 amKeith Olbermann writes most of his own copy, but don't kid yourself - he is beholden to his boss when it comes to his limit.
January 17th, 2008 at 10:38 amCould somebody explain how permanent tax cuts qualify as a stimulus package? And how keeping in place tax cuts we already have is going to turn things around?
The lending crisis that is bringing on the recession is caused by one thing and one thing only: middle class people being unable to pay their mortgages. That's what's causing billions of dollars in writedowns at all the major banks.
January 17th, 2008 at 10:38 amSo of COURSE the Republicans' idea is to give money to the RICH!
Peter C -
Never left, I visit daily. I just don't always have time to comment. Current client is a little slow on getting stuff together for me, so I have some time to actually type.
January 17th, 2008 at 10:46 amthat stewart/goldblurb interview was something else...
i don't know how jon kept his cool...
and so many CUTS... i wonder if the online version will be complete...
nope... just found out... 18 min. interview, only 6 min. to show it...
January 17th, 2008 at 10:54 amhttp://www.thedailyshow.com/index.jhtml
CIA official Jose A. Rodriguez Jr “ordered the destruction of videotapes depicting agency interrogation sessions even though he was directed not to do so.†Rodriguez was previously said to never have been “instructed to preserve them.â€
Obviously he will now face charges, be indicted, go to jail, and then be pardoned...and probably have a hefty profit or job opportunity in the near future as a reward for being the fall guy.
This is the era of corruption...which they call morality.
January 17th, 2008 at 11:04 amBernanke Aims to Avoid Greenspan's Stimulus `Regret' (Update1)
Bloomberg - 5 hours ago
By Scott Lanman Jan. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke may encourage lawmakers today to stimulate the economy while aiming to avoid his predecessor's ``regret'' of being tied to specific measures.
News roundup: The stories leading other papers, websites USA Today
Bernanke supports fiscal stimulus legislation: US lawmaker AFP
...
google news page...
January 17th, 2008 at 11:30 amheh...
Can the Economy Save Mitt Romney?
TIME - 7 hours ago
Until he pulled into his home state of Michigan, Willard Mitt Romney was the Frankenstein monster of the 2008 Republican sweepstakes.
Romney shifts his message to fight for jobs Boston Globe
i think more needs to said about this guy's career of shutting down jobs...
January 17th, 2008 at 11:33 amuh oh...
Gates’s Comments on NATO’s Afghan Force Anger Dutch
January 17th, 2008 at 11:35 amNew York Times - 9 hours ago
A British soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, late last year. By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE HAGUE (Agence France-Presse) - The Dutch government has summoned the American ambassador here to ...
Gates: Afghan shortfalls remain, no more US troops Reuters
Netherlands summons US official to discuss Gates' NATO criticism Los Angeles Times
Washington Post - Voice of America - Newsday - NPR
thank you 2MillionLightYearsToAndromeda for bringing that up. I watched the first 2 min. of his show and when no mention was made, i turned him off forever. to me he has joined BigMedia and I am done with him.
Today's worst person in the world: Keith Olbermann
January 17th, 2008 at 12:14 pmi think more needs to said about this guy’s career of shutting down jobs…
Comment by katy — January 17, 2008 @ 11:33 am
His dad was ceo of American Motors? Ramblers! Gremlins>? And that's something to BRAG about>>??
January 17th, 2008 at 12:20 pmRomney shifts his message to fight for jobs Boston Globe
repubs running on progressive values......hmm can we say clear skies initiative.
Even the repubs know which way the wind is blowin
January 17th, 2008 at 12:27 pmHow exactly does giving the rich more tax cuts so that they can buy another yacht or villa on the Riviera help our economy?
January 17th, 2008 at 12:30 pmTP may have missed something.....
NH Recount Finds Vote Count Errors
http://www.alternet.org/democracy/74102/
was Dennis right?
January 17th, 2008 at 12:37 pmbobcat, don't forget Cuyahoga County!
January 17th, 2008 at 12:44 pmDistrict 10 keeps electing Dennis. How much more liberal can people be?
Bobcat,
If I recall correctly, Jonathan Edwards got kicked out of OU. so did I back in 76. It seemed pretty liberal back then.
January 17th, 2008 at 1:35 pmRetired U.S. Army Gen. Tommy Franks, who led the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, was paid $100,000 to endorse a veterans charity that watchdog groups say is ripping off donors and wounded veterans by using only a small portion of the money raised for veterans services, according to testimony in Congress today.
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Chapin testified he approached Gen. Franks in 2005, and he agreed to let his signature be used on mass mailings seeking contributions to his charities.
"He helped us raise millions and millions of dollars more than we would have," Chapin told the hearing, chaired by Congressman Henry Waxman, D- Calif.
Congressman Waxman said Gen. Franks had since disassociated himself from Chapin's charities and asked that his name be removed from the solicitation.
My question to Franks would be: "Why did you accept $100,000 from a charity? If you believed in its cause, why didn't you "donate" your name?
January 17th, 2008 at 3:52 pmOh, and the DOW tanked over 300 points today. Keep it up Bernanke and Bush, when middle america's 401k's lose say, 25% of their value, then you really will see some Merrill Lynch mobs.
January 17th, 2008 at 4:08 pmFred Thompson & Rebuilding the military:
Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson emphasized his plans for national security Monday as he continued campaigning in South Carolina, a state he has said is critical for his White House bid.
The former Tennessee senator and actor said the U.S. must rebuild its military. He will sit down with congressional leaders, but if that doesn’t work Thompson said he’ll simply go over their heads and campaign to the public.
Link.
January 17th, 2008 at 4:35 pmi think more needs to said about this guy’s career of shutting down jobs…
Comment by katy — January 17, 2008 @ 11:33 am
Amen. If I'm not mistaken (not an impossibility) I believe his vaunted "success" in business goes like this: Become CEO of a company in financial trouble; "reorganize the company" (i.e., eliminate jobs and lay off thousands of workers), proclaim the company a success and become rich; rinse and repeat.
Face it, folks, Mitt didn't get his hundreds of millions by "looking out for the working man." His record of corporate takeovers and wholesale layoffs needs to be fully exposed, and there is no person better qualified to do this than John Edwards.
January 18th, 2008 at 12:49 am