Comments on: White House Smears Nobel Economist: ‘Lacks Courage’ For Ignoring ‘Cost Of Failure’ In Iraq http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:39:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: batteryfast http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/comment-page-3/#comment-5284018 batteryfast Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:45:31 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/#comment-5284018 Regarding Nobel Laureates: McCain has said that the Union of Concerned Scientists, which includes more than 40 Nobel Laureates, “is said to be politically <a href="http://www.batterylaptoppower.com/acer/bat30n3l.htm" rel="nofollow">acer bat30n3l battery</a> ,<a href="http://www.batterylaptoppower.com/acer/batcl50l.htm" rel="nofollow">acer batcl50l battery</a> motivated.” Sound like a third Bush term? Regarding Nobel Laureates: McCain has said that the Union of Concerned Scientists, which includes more than 40 Nobel Laureates, “is said to be politically acer bat30n3l battery ,acer batcl50l battery
motivated.” Sound like a third Bush term?

]]> By: public.takeover http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/comment-page-3/#comment-4288155 public.takeover Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:10:02 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/#comment-4288155 <blockquote>How dare the White House disagree with this man. He’s trying to sell a book containing Left Wing talking points. No disagreement allowed. </blockquote> Snark off, the White House wasn't disagreeing with Stiglitz's estimate of the costs of the war. They were just calling him cowardly for talking about them.

How dare the White House disagree with this man. He’s trying to sell a book containing Left Wing talking points. No disagreement allowed.

Snark off, the White House wasn’t disagreeing with Stiglitz’s estimate of the costs of the war.

They were just calling him cowardly for talking about them.

]]> By: annieR http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/comment-page-3/#comment-4284194 annieR Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:33:34 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/#comment-4284194 Regarding Nobel Laureates: McCain has said that the Union of Concerned Scientists, which includes more than 40 Nobel Laureates, "is said to be politically motivated." Sound like a third Bush term? Regarding Nobel Laureates: McCain has said that the Union of Concerned Scientists, which includes more than 40 Nobel Laureates, “is said to be politically motivated.” Sound like a third Bush term?

]]> By: sacopenapa http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/comment-page-3/#comment-4283875 sacopenapa Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:38:43 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/#comment-4283875 I meant: the people of Diego Garcia. They were removed from their island home so the USA could have another military base there. They were transported below deck, in the hold, together with pigs and chikens... That is the US. The democracy promoter! I meant: the people of Diego Garcia. They were removed from their island home so the USA could have another military base there. They were transported below deck, in the hold, together with pigs and chikens… That is the US. The democracy promoter!

]]> By: sacopenapa http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/comment-page-3/#comment-4283870 sacopenapa Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:35:25 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/#comment-4283870 They didn't even payed compensation to the people os Diegao Garcia!!!! They didn’t even payed compensation to the people os Diegao Garcia!!!!

]]> By: sacopenapa http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/comment-page-2/#comment-4283868 sacopenapa Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:33:29 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/#comment-4283868 you know... that kind of false flag operation does not come cheap! you know… that kind of false flag operation does not come cheap!

]]> By: sacopenapa http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/comment-page-2/#comment-4283866 sacopenapa Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:32:45 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/#comment-4283866 <em>One can’t even begin to put a price tag on the cost to this nation of the attacks of 9/11 </em> Plus they should also tell how much is the price tag for having the E-4B plane flying over Washington prior the the missil attack on the Pentagon... One can’t even begin to put a price tag on the cost to this nation of the attacks of 9/11

Plus they should also tell how much is the price tag for having the E-4B plane flying over Washington prior the the missil attack on the Pentagon…

]]> By: sacopenapa http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/comment-page-2/#comment-4283865 sacopenapa Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:31:06 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/#comment-4283865 <em>One can’t even begin to put a price tag on the cost to this nation of the attacks of 9/11</em> Considering the fact that it was an inside job, they should know how much it cost to put that 'show' together! All that TERMITE was not cheap! One can’t even begin to put a price tag on the cost to this nation of the attacks of 9/11
Considering the fact that it was an inside job, they should know how much it cost to put that ’show’ together! All that TERMITE was not cheap!

]]> By: dottoreholliday http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/comment-page-2/#comment-4283811 dottoreholliday Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:34:57 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/#comment-4283811 " . . . Stiglitz said Bush’s war accounting practices “are so shoddy that they would land any public firm before the Securities and Exchange Commission for engaging in deceptive practices.” “We had to use the Freedom of Information Act to uncover things that we never would have known,” he said. . . ." Unfortunately, Stiglitz forgot how good a teacher Ken Lay was. ” . . . Stiglitz said Bush’s war accounting practices “are so shoddy that they would land any public firm before the Securities and Exchange Commission for engaging in deceptive practices.” “We had to use the Freedom of Information Act to uncover things that we never would have known,” he said. . . .”

Unfortunately, Stiglitz forgot how good a teacher Ken Lay was.

]]> By: WaltTheMan http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/comment-page-2/#comment-4283791 WaltTheMan Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:53:04 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/#comment-4283791 Comment by Bluestocking — February 28, 2008 @ 7:48 pm John McCain falls into mind, but, he has changed course since March 2007. Comment by Bluestocking — February 28, 2008 @ 7:48 pm

John McCain falls into mind, but, he has changed course since March 2007.

]]> By: Bluestocking http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/comment-page-2/#comment-4283731 Bluestocking Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:48:47 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/#comment-4283731 No surprises here...this is par for the course with the Bush administration. On the list of people who've publicly criticized them over the past seven-odd years, is there even one person whose reputation they <em>haven't</em> tried to destroy? No surprises here…this is par for the course with the Bush administration. On the list of people who’ve publicly criticized them over the past seven-odd years, is there even one person whose reputation they haven’t tried to destroy?

]]> By: ralph the wonder llama http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/comment-page-2/#comment-4283607 ralph the wonder llama Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:13:04 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/#comment-4283607 <em>Comment by Southern Man — February 28, 2008 @ 5:01 pm the truth is radical? what color in the sky in you world? Comment by joe cantwell — February 28, 2008 @ 5:57 pm</em> No, Joe, i can see that. From where Southern Mammal squats, the Truth is probably Far Left. Makes sense to me. Comment by Southern Man — February 28, 2008 @ 5:01 pm

the truth is radical? what color in the sky in you world?

Comment by joe cantwell — February 28, 2008 @ 5:57 pm

No, Joe, i can see that. From where Southern Mammal squats, the Truth is probably Far Left. Makes sense to me.

]]> By: WaltTheMan http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/comment-page-2/#comment-4283593 WaltTheMan Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:05:22 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/#comment-4283593 Comment by Southern Man — February 28, 2008 @ 5:01 pm “The White House has insulted (America's intellect)”. Comment by Southern Man — February 28, 2008 @ 5:01 pm

“The White House has insulted (America’s intellect)”.

]]> By: joe cantwell http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/comment-page-2/#comment-4283574 joe cantwell Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:57:36 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/#comment-4283574 Comment by Southern Man — February 28, 2008 @ 5:01 pm the truth is radical? what color in the sky in you world? Comment by Southern Man — February 28, 2008 @ 5:01 pm

the truth is radical? what color in the sky in you world?

]]> By: Cal Malenky http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/comment-page-2/#comment-4283565 Cal Malenky Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:56:12 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/#comment-4283565 What does Tony Frottage know about courage? What does Tony Frottage know about courage?

]]> By: toasterhead http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/comment-page-2/#comment-4283481 toasterhead Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:21:03 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/#comment-4283481 <i>We can not afford to win? So every life that has been lost because of this war means nothing? Comment by Southern Man — February 28, 2008 @ 4:49 pm</i> Yes. Every life lost in this war was lost for nothing. Every life lost in this was was absolutely pointless. Tragic, eh? We can not afford to win? So every life that has been lost because of this war means nothing?

Comment by Southern Man — February 28, 2008 @ 4:49 pm

Yes.

Every life lost in this war was lost for nothing. Every life lost in this was was absolutely pointless.

Tragic, eh?

]]> By: ralph the wonder llama http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/comment-page-2/#comment-4283415 ralph the wonder llama Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:58:37 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/#comment-4283415 <em>$3 TRILLION dollars spent and no end in sight, we can NOT afford to “win”. Comment by Uncle Ho — February 28, 2008 @ 3:32 pm We can not afford to win? So every life that has been lost because of this war means nothing? You should run for president. You sound like a front runner. Comment by Southern Man — February 28, 2008 @ 4:49 pm</em> Nice job of ignoring Uncle's quotation marks, signifying the undefined, amorphous "goal" that is "winning" to Bushbots. But really, Southern Mammal, we don't expect anything better from you. $3 TRILLION dollars spent and no end in sight, we can NOT afford to “win”.

Comment by Uncle Ho — February 28, 2008 @ 3:32 pm

We can not afford to win? So every life that has been lost because of this war means nothing? You should run for president. You sound like a front runner.

Comment by Southern Man — February 28, 2008 @ 4:49 pm

Nice job of ignoring Uncle’s quotation marks, signifying the undefined, amorphous “goal” that is “winning” to Bushbots.

But really, Southern Mammal, we don’t expect anything better from you.

]]> By: bilbobaggins http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/comment-page-2/#comment-4283278 bilbobaggins Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:01:52 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/#comment-4283278 <em>I like regular Daryll’s silly talk much better. What happened? Comment by dbadass </em> I do believe that Daryll finally got himself banned and that's why it is back with this new moniker. I like regular Daryll’s silly talk much better. What happened?
Comment by dbadass

I do believe that Daryll finally got himself banned and that’s why it is back with this new moniker.

]]> By: bilbobaggins http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/comment-page-2/#comment-4283275 bilbobaggins Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:58:10 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/#comment-4283275 <em>Folks, you can’t expect gg to do anything but hit-and-run lying and spinning; that’s what’s in the RNC’s budget after they’ve blown millions losing the ‘06 elections. Comment by Lefty Patriot</em> I wonder if the idiot trolls get paid for each post they make or for each post they make and each post thereafter that refer to them? Then, do they get a bonus for, say, 20+ posts per thread? On the assumption that they get paid per post they make and any post that refers to them, I suggest that we no longer include any reference to the trolls in our replies. Just cut their inane statements and respond to them without the troll dung going along with it. And refer to them as "it" instead of "he or she, him or her". Maybe if we hit them in their pockets, they will go away and leave us alone! Folks, you can’t expect gg to do anything but hit-and-run lying and spinning; that’s what’s in the RNC’s budget after they’ve blown millions losing the ‘06 elections.
Comment by Lefty Patriot

I wonder if the idiot trolls get paid for each post they make or for each post they make and each post thereafter that refer to them? Then, do they get a bonus for, say, 20+ posts per thread?

On the assumption that they get paid per post they make and any post that refers to them, I suggest that we no longer include any reference to the trolls in our replies. Just cut their inane statements and respond to them without the troll dung going along with it. And refer to them as “it” instead of “he or she, him or her”. Maybe if we hit them in their pockets, they will go away and leave us alone!

]]> By: Uncle Ho http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/comment-page-2/#comment-4283225 Uncle Ho Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:32:01 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/stiglitz-fratto/#comment-4283225 $3 TRILLION dollars spent and no end in sight, we can NOT afford to "win". $3 TRILLION dollars spent and no end in sight, we can NOT afford to “win”.

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