Comments on: ThinkFast: February 28, 2008

By: andy phx

andy phx — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:26:10 +0000

McCain’s a dick but this is a stupid story. First off, he was born on a military base. Second, both of his parents are American citizens. I could care less if he was born on Mars. He’s a natural born citizen any way you look at it. Now let’s get on with the real issues. Like the fact that he’s abandoning his support for the environment and climate change in exchange for support from republican governors from states with energy interests. I hope Obama goes after him on this.

By: katy

katy — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:07:29 +0000

Britain says Prince Harry deployed in Afghanistan
Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:45pm EST

By Luke Baker

LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Harry, third in line to the British throne, has been secretly serving as a combat soldier on the front lines in Afghanistan for 2-1/2 months, the Ministry of Defence said on Thursday.

Following leaks in the international media about his deployment, officials said they were reviewing whether he should remain there, fearing that he could become a target for Taliban militants or other fighters.

Harry, 23, was deployed to Helmand, a dangerous region of southern Afghanistan, in December, seven months after plans to send him to Iraq were scrapped following threats from Iraqi militants to kidnap or kill him.

The army posted him to Afghanistan only after the British and selected members of the international media agreed not to report his presence until he had returned from a scheduled 4-6 month deployment.

That embargo was broken on Thursday after German, Australian and U.S. Web sites reported that he was there.
[...]
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsMaps/idUSL2892100420080228

get him the hell outta there… no one needs any more excuses to
escalate this disaster…

get him out of there.

By: katy

katy — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:42:41 +0000

Study: Spanking may lead to sexual problems later
USA Today – 14 hours ago
By Sharon Jayson, USA TODAY Children whose parents spank them or otherwise inflict physical punishment may be more likely to have sexual problems later, according to research to be presented today to the American Psychological Association.
Study: Spanking causes sexual problems United Press International
Adult Sexual Problems Linked To Childhood Spanking AHN

imagine that…

By: katy

katy — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:42:29 +0000

US border “virtual fence” to be delayed: report
Reuters – 8 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Technical problems have forced the Bush administration to retool a high-tech “virtual fence” along the US-Mexico border and will delay the first phase for at least three years, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
US unable to judge ‘fence’ Washington Times
‘Virtual Fence’ Along Border To Be Delayed Washington Post

gee… i wonder what prompted that…

By: katy

katy — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:41:22 +0000

a two-fer here:

Turkey Rules Out Timetable
Wall Street Journal – 2 hours ago
AP ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s incursion against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq should be short and focused, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday.
US seeks quick end to Turkey attack Aljazeera.net
Gates to Turkey: Halt Incursion in Iraq The Associated Press
AFP – Monsters and Critics.com – TIME – Washington Post

Israel Continues Airstrikes in Gaza
New York Times – 1 hour ago
By ISABEL KERSHNER JERUSALEM – Israel kept up its airstrikes Thursday against militants in the Gaza Strip, and Hamas continued to fire heavy barrages of rockets at Israel, one day after an Israeli civilian was killed in a rocket attack.
Violence Escalates Along Gaza Border Voice of America
Four youths killed in Gaza strike BBC News

got any more messes to fix, george?

By: katy

katy — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:38:37 +0000

fingers crossed…

Annan: Kenyan Leaders Strike Coalition Deal
Voice of America – 2 hours ago
By VOA News Former United Nations chief Kofi Annan says Kenya’s political rivals have agreed to form a coalition government in an effort to end the country’s political crisis.
Kenya’s warring political rivals ‘have reached a deal’ Times Online
Kenya’s rival politicians reach agreement CNN International

if this holds, my daughter will want to carry on her plans for a
2 week study abroad program, in kenya…
i don’t feel any better about THAT though…

By: katy

katy — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:29:56 +0000

Did I miss any wingnut chliches?
Comment by Bobwurst â€” February 28, 2008 @ 10:11 am

the Berkenstocks…

By: Juan C.

Juan C. — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:28:57 +0000

Make mine a double mocha, skip the whipped creamâ€¦â€¦
Comment by Wayne

What are we? Aristocrats?

I want a good old espresso…

By: Juan C.

Juan C. — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:25:25 +0000

duh, I need coffee.

By: Juan C.

Juan C. — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:24:52 +0000

these poor soldiers have spent the better part of 5 years in Iraq, away from their families. And all for what?
Comment by bilbobaggins

Bring Democracy to Iraq. There is no better way to stabilize and pacify a country by invading it. Yep…

By: katy

katy — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:15:34 +0000

â€œWho can disagree about the importance of cowboys?â€

no one… as long as we all agree that duby AIN’T one…

By: Saint Augustine

Saint Augustine — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:50:19 +0000

He just said he’s focused on things like gasoline prices (as opposed to financing his library) while two minutes before he said he didn’t know people were predicting gas would be 4 dollars a gallon.

By: 2MillionLightYearsToAndromeda

2MillionLightYearsToAndromeda — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:48:47 +0000

â€œThe baseball players and detainees both get hearings on their guilt or innocence. The baseball playerâ€™s hearings are in public before elected officials. The detaineesâ€™ trials are in secret before military tribunals.â€

And the cows?

Look down, at your breakfast burritoâ€¦

Actually the cows had a public hearing. Westland Meat President testified before congress yesterday. This is more than the human detainees in Guantanamo will ever get.

By: Marie

Marie — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:44:16 +0000

The boy-king is having another presser — it is increasingly painful to watch this moron speak and attempt to sound rational, much less knowledgeable.

By: Saint Augustine

Saint Augustine — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:42:18 +0000

Aaagh, watching Bush speak is very difficult the way he stammers and can’t put his thoughts into words that make sense.

By: This Machine Kills Fascists

This Machine Kills Fascists — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:41:02 +0000

Just another end-around to fawn all over Ronald Reagan because he rode a horse as if he were a real cowboy. Sort of like someone else we know, isnâ€™t it.

Comment by Mr. Evil

Yup, except Lil’ Boots doesn’t actually ride horses… according to Vicente Fox, Dubya’s skeered of ‘em!

By: barfly

barfly — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:40:25 +0000

Good morning, Annie.

By: barfly

barfly — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:39:23 +0000

“The baseball players and detainees both get hearings on their guilt or innocence. The baseball playerâ€™s hearings are in public before elected officials. The detaineesâ€™ trials are in secret before military tribunals.”

And the cows?

Look down, at your breakfast burrito…

By: Leftside Annie

Leftside Annie — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:37:02 +0000

Still feeling extra-cranky. Still hating on Republicans. All of ‘em.

They should all be neutered immediately.

Oh, and good morning!

By: barfly

barfly — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:36:42 +0000

Comment by 2MillionLightYearsToAndromeda

Is this a math quiz?

Nobody said anything about taking a test…