ThinkFast: March 6, 2008
ThinkFast: March 6, 2008
Yesterday, the House passed the The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 which “would help end the stigma of mental illness and create greater access for people needing mental health and addiction treatment.”
A new Army mental health report finds that the percentage of troops “reporting depression in Afghanistan was higher than that in Iraq.” Mental health problems in general were higher than that in Iraq, and “mental health problems in general were higher than they had previously been in Afghanistan.”
At the weekly meeting of conservative leaders at the American for Tax Reform, former White House aide Tim Goeglein, who resigned after acknowledging repeated instances of plagiarism, “received three rounds of applause from the packed room, including one standing ovation, as he asked for their forgiveness.”
“The Veterans Affairs Department estimates that on any given night last year, 154,000 veterans were homeless, about a 20 percent decrease from 195,827 in the agency’s 2006 estimate.”
Big industries are waging “an intense lobbying effort to block new, tougher limits on air pollution that is blamed for hundreds of heart attacks, deaths and cases of asthma, bronchitis and other breathing problems.” The groups met with the White House in “a last-ditch effort to keep the health standard unchanged.”
Despite cooperating with the author of new biographical article in Esquire magazine, Centcom commander Adm. William Fallon is now disavowing the piece as “poison pen stuff.” The article — which said that the White House may relieve Fallon of his position as early as this summer — is being discussed at the Pentagon, reports the Washington Post.
“Black Americans still trail whites on such basics as income, education and health,” according to a new study by the National Urban League. The study found that three times as many African-Americans as whites live below the poverty line while African-Americans are twice as likely to be jobless.
Lawyers for Jamie Leigh Jones argued in federal court yesterday that her case should be “tried in court, not settled in private arbitration.” Jones is suing defense contractor KBR over an alleged gang rape she suffered in 2005, but the company insists her contract binds her to settle all claims through arbitration.
And finally: Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) is not known to be fashionable. Last Friday, however, when on a train to Philadelphia with one of his aides, Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Schumer joked that he has a French tailor. “His name is Jay-Cay Pennay!” shouted Schumer, giving a faux francophilic pronunciation of JC Penney. Schumer also confirmed that he does all his shopping at “Tarjay,” also known as Target.
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How the Spooks Took over the News
The Independent, U.K.
…The Pentagon has now designated “information operations” as its fifth “core competency” alongside land, sea, air and special forces. Since October 2006, every brigade, division and corps in the US military has had its own “psyop” element producing output for local media. This military activity is linked to the State Department’s campaign of “public diplomacy” which includes funding radio stations and news websites.
…This was exposed by the former UN arms inspector Scott Ritter, who describes in his book, Iraq Confidential, how, in London in June 1998, he was introduced to two “black propaganda specialists” from MI6 who wanted him to give them material which they could spread through “editors and writers who work with us from time to time.”
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/77281/?page=entire
March 6th, 2008 at 9:01 amBREAKING NEWS: A US Armed Forces recruiting station in Times Square was bombed early this morning. No one was injured, but bomber appears to be a bicyclist who authorities used a type of pipe bomb.
more at http://www.rawstory.
You don’t have to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
March 6th, 2008 at 9:05 amBaghdad drowning in sewage: Iraqi official
BAGHDAD (AFP) — Baghdad is drowning in sewage, thirsty for water and largely powerless, an Iraqi official said on Sunday in a grim assessment of services in the capital five years after the US-led invasion.
…Sewage is forming a foul lake so large it can be seen “as a big black spot on Google Earth,” said Tahseen Sheikhly, civilian spokesman for the Baghdad security plan…water pipes, where they exist, are so old that it is not possible to pump water at a sufficient rate to meet demands — leaving many neighbourhoods parched.
A sharp deficit of 3,000 megawatts of electricity adds to the woes of residents, who are forced to rely on neighbourhood generators to light up their lives and heat their homes…Insurgency, sectarian violence and vandalism since the US-led invasion in March 2003 had further ravaged services in the capital, he added.
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/31144
March 6th, 2008 at 9:07 amAnd things are getting worse for returning soldiers here.
http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,162682,00.html
BobHusseinwurst
March 6th, 2008 at 9:07 amHmmmm, Goeglein gets a standing ovation. Only in America.
March 6th, 2008 at 9:07 amHmmmm, Goeglein gets a standing ovation. Only in America.
Comment by Uncle Ho — March 6, 2008 @ 9:07 am
that’s not America. That’s GOP-land, the anti-America.
March 6th, 2008 at 9:09 am“Anti-war protesters periodically stage demonstrations there, and the building has also been hit by vandalism in the past.â€
http://www.swissinfo.ch/ eng/ news/ international/ Small_explosion_hits_New_York_s_Times_Square.html?siteSect=143&sid=8820832&cKey=1204811734000&ty=ti
Comment by good_golly — March 6, 2008 @ 9:09 am
Yes, gg, it’s vandalism. So what? It’s nothing compared to the death and destruction wrought by Bushco. thanks for 9/11.
March 6th, 2008 at 9:11 amHey 2MillionlightHusseinyearsToAndromeda:
I saw this story a while back and tried to find the image on googleEarth, but couldn’t locate it. Do you have a link? A picture is worth a 70000 bytes, they say. I’d like to be able to point my conservative friends and family to this when they talk about how things are improving and the surge is working blahblahblah.
If you see mcgigi, could you tell her to ask her husband to quit calling me?
March 6th, 2008 at 9:11 amOops, forgot to sign off:
BobHusseinwurst.
does anyone know how to change a screen name? This would be an area where certain trolls have a lot of experience…a little help, my friends?
March 6th, 2008 at 9:13 amAnybody remember how much safer we were under Bill Clinton? How much better off we were? How much more free we were? it’s time to remeber those facts, as we sink into the mire of fascism designed by traitors carrying two passports.
March 6th, 2008 at 9:14 amFrom: Oh Brother Where At Thou?
DELMAR
Preacher said my sins are warshed
away, including that Piggly Wiggly I
knocked over in Yazoo!
EVERETT
I thought you said you were innocent
a those charges.
DELMAR
Well I was lyin’ – and I’m proud to
say that that sin’s been warshed
away too! Neither God nor man’s got
nothin’ on me now! Come on in, boys,
the water’s fine!
LATER
PETE
The preacher said it absolved us.
EVERETT
For him, not for the law! I’m
surprised at you, Pete. Hell, I gave
you credit for more brains than
Delmar.
DELMAR
But there were witnesses, saw us
redeemed!
EVERETT
March 6th, 2008 at 9:14 amThat’s not the issue, Delmar. Even
if it did put you square with the
Lord, the State of Mississippi is
more hardnosed.
“Anybody remember how much safer we were under Bill Clinton? How much better off we were? How much more free we were? it’s time to remeber those facts, as we sink into the mire of fascism designed by traitors carrying two passports.
Comment by Lefty Patriot”
Yeah, but he liked to have consensual sex with consenting adult women, without having to pay them. You know how that just totally creeps out republicans and other “moral” people.
March 6th, 2008 at 9:16 amBobwurst; I can’t help on changing your screen name, but I do get high with a little help from my friends. (:-D)
March 6th, 2008 at 9:19 amMental health problems in general were higher than that in Iraq, and “mental health problems in general were higher than they had previously been in Afghanistan.â€
And from the link in the homeless veterans item:
“Obviously, war is not a good thing, so we clearly expect we will see some of these veterans,” Dougherty said. “The difference for us is we’re hoping we’re going to see them early, we’re going to be able to do good preventative health care with them and they’re going to get on with their lives and never face homelessness again.”
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It’s good news that the number of homeless veterans has dropped, and the VA is to be commended for their good work in this area. Of course, a great deal of work remains. It looks like we will be getting a flood of veterans from both Iraq and Afghanistan that may be ill-equipped to function adequately in our society and will be at high risk for homelessness.
Fortunately, the VA seems to be aware of this problem, and hopefully will be able to rescue many.
~ Miss Hussein Molly
March 6th, 2008 at 9:20 amYo Uncle Hussein Ho,
damn, I was trying to channell mccain, not johnJusseinlennon. You’re on a roll with the 60’s revoloution allusions this morning. If I don’t see you on this side I’ll meet you on the other, so don’t be late.
bobHusseinwurst
March 6th, 2008 at 9:21 amBobwurst: I think you need to log out and then log back in under a new name/password.
March 6th, 2008 at 9:22 amYeah, but he liked to have consensual sex with consenting adult women, without having to pay them. You know how that just totally creeps out republicans and other “moral†people.
Comment by Bobwurst — March 6, 2008 @ 9:16 am
Waitaminnit — if he had PAID Monica for her “services”, we wouldn’t have had to go through all the effort of impeachment?
~ Miss Hussein Molly
March 6th, 2008 at 9:22 amBill Clinton stole a blow-job?
March 6th, 2008 at 9:23 amre 16:
MissHussein Molly, yes, that’s good news, assuming that there isn’t some number juggling going on, but take a look at the link in post 4. There are mounting problems with processing discharge papers for soldiers which gets in the way of them getting access to the VA in the first place.
March 6th, 2008 at 9:23 amAppearently so Miss HUssein Molly, or if he’s just hung out with Linda Tripp.
(ok, that was uncalled for, but I’m going to post it anyway)
Bobhusseinwurst
March 6th, 2008 at 9:25 amI saw this story a while back and tried to find the image on googleEarth, but couldn’t locate it. Do you have a link?
Comment by Bobwurst — March 6, 2008 @ 9:11 am
I wish! I can’t get Google earth to work on my Mac! Try searching “google earth sewage iraq”. Shouldn’t take long to find it.
March 6th, 2008 at 9:25 amBobwurst; Break on through to the other side. :-)
March 6th, 2008 at 9:27 amHomeless Vets
March 6th, 2008 at 9:29 amCan someone forward this statistic to Bill O’Reilly? I’ll try but let’s inundate him with the facts.
By the way…did you know that ‘homeless’ was not a term that referred to class or category of people until Reagan spent his time in the Whitehouse. Before that, there were so few of them, that we just referred to them as ‘hobos’ or ‘bums’. (I’m not saying that those names we kind or deserved, but as least in our country we didn’t have such an abundance that we had to find a new ‘class’ for them: rich, middle-class, poor…and homeless.
We can do better than this.
good morning!
~ joe hussein cantwell
March 6th, 2008 at 9:30 amThere are mounting problems with processing discharge papers for soldiers which gets in the way of them getting access to the VA in the first place.
Comment by Bobwurst — March 6, 2008 @ 9:23 am
Ah — I figured there had to STILL be a way for the government to screw over the troops. Apparently, the VA will still take good care of veterans, but only the ones who make it through the net. Their job gets easier when they are dealing with fewer people, I guess.
~ Miss Hussein Molly
March 6th, 2008 at 9:30 amBREAKING NEWS: A US Armed Forces recruiting station in Times Square was bombed early this morning. No one was injured, but bomber appears to be a bicyclist who authorities used a type of pipe bomb.
Comment by Uncle Ho — March 6, 2008 @ 9:05 am
I guess we’ll have to give up the remaining of our civil liberties (if we have any left?) until the Islamofascist who committed this act is found! Long live the Homeland!!
March 6th, 2008 at 9:31 amunclehusseinho,
sometimes the light is shining on me, other times, I can barely see.
Bobhusseinwurst.
ps-of all the screen names, yours works best with the hussein added, from a thematic point of view.
America’s enemy from the Vietnam war teaming up with America’s big ememy from the war on terror to create a superevil enemy! Bin Laden doesn’t count cuz mcbush doesn’t think about him all that much…
March 6th, 2008 at 9:31 amBobwurst; Break on through to the other side. :-)
Comment by Uncle Ho — March 6, 2008 @ 9:27 am
You’ve gone from JohnHusseinLennon to JimHusseinMorrison?
~ Miss Hussein Molly
March 6th, 2008 at 9:32 amI guess we’ll have to give up the remaining of our civil liberties (if we have any left?) until the Islamofascist who committed this act is found! Long live the Homeland!!
Comment by 2MillionLightYearsToAndromeda — March 6, 2008 @ 9:31 am
bicyclist = terrorist
March 6th, 2008 at 9:33 amBy the way…did you know that ‘homeless’ was not a term that referred to class or category of people until Reagan spent his time in the Whitehouse.
Comment by rjpape — March 6, 2008 @ 9:29 am
Wasn’t it also during the Reagan administration that the homeless population increased exponentially?
Hussein Toasterhead
March 6th, 2008 at 9:35 amAt the weekly meeting of conservative leaders at the American for Tax Reform, former White House aide Tim Goeglein, who resigned after acknowledging repeated instances of plagiarism, “received three rounds of applause from the packed room, including one standing ovation, as he asked for their forgiveness.â€
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Of course, the $250,000 question is…why were the neoconservatives really applauding Goeglein? For make no mistake — Americans for Tax Reform is a neoconservative group (Grover Norquist is the founder and president — need I say more?) Were they applauding him because he acknowledged that what he did was wrong and asked for forgiveness? Based on the conduct of most neoconservatives (since talk is cheap and actions speak louder than words), I’d say “hardly”. More likely, they applauded him because he showed himself willing to use unethical tactics to further their cause. I’m inclined to suspect that Goeglein’s apology was for getting caught — not for having done something wrong.
March 6th, 2008 at 9:37 amhmmm, this can’t make the mcsame campaign very happy this morning:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/05/AR2008030502646.html
~ joe hussein cantwell
March 6th, 2008 at 9:37 amBREAKING NEWS: A US Armed Forces recruiting station in Times Square was bombed early this morning. No one was injured, but bomber appears to be a bicyclist who authorities used a type of pipe bomb.
Comment by Uncle Ho — March 6, 2008 @ 9:05 am
We’re going to have to torture everyone who has ridden a bicycle in New York in the past year. And we’ll have to torture anyone who may have a pipe. But we’ll solve this crime if it’s the last thing we do!
March 6th, 2008 at 9:42 amMcCain is now trailing both Clinton and Obama in a match-up, according to new Washington Post poll, by significant numbers. It appears that most Americans are not keen on a third Bush term for some reason.
March 6th, 2008 at 9:42 am
Bush FY 2009 budget calls for slashing veterans’ programs from 2009-2013 by $20 billion below the levels needed to maintain what the VA is doing today.
March 6th, 2008 at 9:43 amOops, forgot to sign out properly.
And I see that fellow terrorist joe hussein cantwell has also posted a link to the poll.
–gumhusseinmitch
March 6th, 2008 at 9:43 amYesterday, the House passed the The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 which “would help end the stigma of mental illness and create greater access for people needing mental health and addiction treatment.â€
I miss Senator Wellstone. First met him in the late ’70’s while he was still a wrestling coach & college professor. This was his vision, and I’m gratified that his memory lives on.
Insurance companies love your monthly premium, but will spend more to deny a claim than just pay it…after all, it’s the ‘principle’!
Mental health services need the same coverage as other types of illness, perhaps more. As increasing numbers of our returning soldiers find a need for mental health services, perhaps the Wellstone bill will benefit even more than anticipated.
ZimHusseinZone
March 6th, 2008 at 9:45 amComment by gummitch — March 6, 2008 @ 9:43 am
it bears repeating ;)
~ joe hussein cantwell
March 6th, 2008 at 9:46 amRezko Connections: More Reasons Obama Should Worry
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=25361
Comment by good_golly — March 6, 2008 @ 9:28 am
Good morning, GG. I guess the day wouldn’t be complete until you posted a link to something on a wingnut blog site. The connection between Rezko and Obama is old news, but that’s not going to stop the righties from matching up those names at every opportunity to mislead the public into thinking that Obama is a crook.
Yet even John Batchelor, the author of the linked article, said this:
“There is no evidence of wrongdoing by Senator Obama, nor none alleged”
But don’t let a lack of evidence get in the way, right? One doesn’t need to back up one’s accusations these days. Conflation is the name of the game. This is the same reason why so much is made of Obama’s middle name.
Of course, we’re trying to remove the toxicity of THAT right here:
~ Miss Hussein Molly
March 6th, 2008 at 9:47 amMcCain is now trailing both Clinton and Obama in a match-up, according to new Washington Post poll, by significant numbers.
Comment by gummitch — March 6, 2008 @ 9:42 am
Gee — do ya think the mutual butt-kissing festival at the White House yesterday has anything to do with that?
~ Miss Hussein Molly
March 6th, 2008 at 9:49 amIt’s all part of the vast liberal conspiracy. We get 99.9% of the world’s top climate scientists to make up all the data about global warming so that everyone begins to ride bicycles and then the terrorist can do their nefarious work in anonymity…
Deucedly clever….
~raynhusseinman~
March 6th, 2008 at 9:50 amMental health services need the same coverage as other types of illness, perhaps more. As increasing numbers of our returning soldiers find a need for mental health services, perhaps the Wellstone bill will benefit even more than anticipated.
ZimHusseinZone
Comment by Zimzone
You got that right. These men and women are going to need help for years to come. And, if the past is a predictor of the future, our country is going to turn our backs on them, again. In ten years the jay lenos and dave lettermans of our world will be making crazy iraqvets jokes.
March 6th, 2008 at 9:50 ammore good news!
SurveyUSA: Dem Candidate Ahead In Special Election For Hastert’s Seat
By Eric Kleefeld – March 6, 2008, 9:20AM
read all about it:
http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/03/surveyusa_dem_candidate_ahead.php
~ joe hussein cantwell
March 6th, 2008 at 9:51 amTP is still not covering events in South America and Gaza. So what if Dim Gurgling gets a standing ovation at grubber nockwurst’s group? What would you expect? How is that news? We have so much more important stuff to think about. All of these things are happening and no hint here.
March 6th, 2008 at 9:51 amThe education benefits the President alluded to in his State of the Union message appear nowhere in his FY 2009 budget.
The President told the country: “Our military families also sacrifice for America. They endure sleepless nights and the daily struggle of providing for children while a loved one is serving far from home. We have a responsibility to provide for them. So I ask you to join me in expanding their access to child care, creating new hiring preferences for military spouses across the federal government, and allowing our troops to transfer their unused education benefits to their spouses or children.
All hat and no cattle. Go back to your fake ranch as soon as possible.
March 6th, 2008 at 9:51 amignore mcgigi she can’t even control that pervert of a husband she has. What is like, living the life of a beard mcgigi?
March 6th, 2008 at 9:52 amGee — do ya think the mutual butt-kissing festival at the White House yesterday has anything to do with that?
Comment by missmolly — March 6, 2008 @ 9:49 am
Ooops — my bad. I see now that the poll was conducted before March 2. It remains to be seen how the butt-kissing festival will affect McCain’s numbers.
~ Miss Hussein Molly
March 6th, 2008 at 9:52 amBut don’t let a lack of evidence get in the way, right? One doesn’t need to back up one’s accusations these days. Conflation is the name of the game.
Comment by missmolly — March 6, 2008 @ 9:47 am
I like to think of it as the death throes of the neocon movement. They’re so completely out of legitimate arguments or policy proposals that they have to resort to this pathetic display of wink-and-nudge accusations. It’s sad, really.
Or maybe it’s the birth pangs of a new, post-neocon era in American democracy. Hmm…
Hussein Toasterhead
March 6th, 2008 at 9:52 amre 47
This is an open thread bearhusseincountry, link away!
March 6th, 2008 at 9:53 amTP is still not covering events in South America and Gaza. So what if Dim Gurgling gets a standing ovation at grubber nockwurst’s group? What would you expect? How is that news? We have so much more important stuff to think about. All of these things are happening and no hint here.
Comment by BearCountry — March 6, 2008 @ 9:51 am
International news really isn’t their thing. I go to Democracy Now for that.
March 6th, 2008 at 9:53 amYesterday, the House passed the The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 which “would help end the stigma of mental illness and create greater access for people needing mental health and addiction treatment.â€
Typically my posts are full of snark, but today, something a little different.
Kudos, to those Republicans that co-sponsored this bill, as well as to the 47 of them that voted to get this passed.
-blue hussein fish
March 6th, 2008 at 9:54 amAmong those on the list were two people who appear to have Obama links and a third who’s now an Obama presidential campaign staffer.
Comment by good_golly — March 6, 2008 @ 9:54 am
Wow! What a scoop! People working in Illinois Democratic party circles knew other people working in Illinois Democratic party circles!
STOP THE PRESSES!!!
March 6th, 2008 at 9:58 amRegarding the NAFTA smear on Obama:
According to CBC, all the details were wrong. Canada contacted the campaigns… And, most damning, they are now admitting that the memo at the heart of the controversy “may not accurately reflect what they were told”.
…According to CBC, this scandal was manufactured out of whole cloth. Goolsbee said something consistent with Obama’s official position – that he wanted protections added, but it wasn’t going to be a fundamental change or revocation of NAFTA, and that Obama was not a protectionist. This was morphed somewhat going into the memo, and now the embassy admits they “may have misrepresented the Obama advisor”.
Even after the memo misrepresented Obama, the Harper government took it a step further and then leaked a completely fantastic version of the story to the press.
This whole thing is clever maneuvering on the part of the Harper government to bolster McCain by sowing dissent among Democrats.
A lot has been written about this scandal. The sensational misrepresentation of the original CTV story was shocking. But now CBC has cleared the air, with the final note from the embassy that they “may have misrepresented the Obama advisor”. In the end, there’s nothing to the story but air. It all boiled down to a memo, which was far less dramatic in content than the first story that ran, and now they are even disclaiming the accuracy of the memo.
In short, people have been duped. With the memo disclaimed, there is nothing left to support this story.
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So where is the news coverage on this admission?
March 6th, 2008 at 9:58 amAt the weekly meeting of conservative leaders at the American for Tax Reform, former White House aide Tim Goeglein, who resigned after acknowledging repeated instances of plagiarism, “received three rounds of applause from the packed room, including one standing ovation, as he asked for their forgiveness.â€
Leave it to conservatives to give unethical behavior a standing ovation.
March 6th, 2008 at 9:58 amGoon_golly dishonestly posts someone else’s words . . . and then leaves off the ending. Dirty pool, goon.
–gumhusseinmitch
March 6th, 2008 at 9:58 amComment by good_golly — March 6, 2008 @ 9:57 am
Are you too stupid to get your own blog? Obviously, YES.
Getting a good workout on the “page down” key skipping your utter tripe.
March 6th, 2008 at 9:59 amComment by good_golly — March 6, 2008 @ 9:54 am
did your son’s baseball team use hgh in order to win games?
~ joe hussein cantwell
March 6th, 2008 at 9:59 amTP is still not covering events in South America and Gaza. So what if Dim Gurgling gets a standing ovation at grubber nockwurst’s group? What would you expect? How is that news? We have so much more important stuff to think about. All of these things are happening and no hint here.
Comment by BearCountry — March 6, 2008 @ 9:51 am
As hussein toasterhead has noted, TP doesn’t do a lot of international coverage, but feel free to post on this thread with information you think should be shared about the conflict with Colombia and neighbors.
–gumhusseinmitch
March 6th, 2008 at 10:00 amComment by good_golly — March 6, 2008 @ 9:57 am
Wow gigi – it’s news when a candidate doesn’t respond to a newspaper
BUT when repukes don’t answer Congress requests & subpoenas it’s nothing.
Yeah, hypocritical and it shows what your agenda is.
Tstat Hussein guy
March 6th, 2008 at 10:00 amWell, it looks like Gigi has identified Obama’s Whitewater: the faux “scandal” that tighty-righties will pursue for years once he assumes the presidency, in a sad attempt to bring him down. Perhaps they can lure Ken Starr out of his cushy Malibu office to reprise his role as “Special Persecutor”.
Ralph Hussein Wonder Llama
March 6th, 2008 at 10:00 amInsurance companies love your monthly premium, but will spend more to deny a claim than just pay it…after all, it’s the ‘principle’!
Mental health services need the same coverage as other types of illness, perhaps more. As increasing numbers of our returning soldiers find a need for mental health services, perhaps the Wellstone bill will benefit even more than anticipated.
ZimHusseinZone
Comment by Zimzone — March 6, 2008 @ 9:45 am
Sorry, Insurance companies don’t deny claims just for the principal. If a policy does not cover something, the company can’t just pay for it as if a company is to do this, it would essentially be required to do this for every single policy holder.
If policies provide more coverage then premiums must go up. If premiums go up, then people start complaining.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:02 amGG
March 6th, 2008 at 10:02 amYou should know that the major Illinois papers have ENDORSED Obama; this Reczko flap is a tempest in a teapot – a mountain from a molehill – but that won’t stop the smear campaigners – who apparently have readers like you grasping at straws.
mcgigi certainly is well read. Yesterday it was linking to the ny daily news and the wapo. Today it’s the sun times in chicago. it lives in fla, yet reads all the papers from different cities all across the country. Amazing! Where does it find the time to do all that reading, while raising those fine christian boys, and converting refuse to clean renewable energy? no wonder her husband has all that time to spend on phonesex calls.
Is it possible that mcgigi gets a message from her boss with links to post?
March 6th, 2008 at 10:04 aminquiring minds want to know.
Sorry, Insurance companies don’t deny claims just for the principal. If a policy does not cover something, the company can’t just pay for it as if a company is to do this, it would essentially be required to do this for every single policy holder.
If policies provide more coverage then premiums must go up. If premiums go up, then people start complaining.
Comment by dim wit — March 6, 2008 @ 10:02 am
Are you saying insurance companies never deny coverage that their policies oblige them to cover?
March 6th, 2008 at 10:05 amIs it possible that mcgigi gets a message from her boss with links to post?
inquiring minds want to know.
There’s no other explanation. She’s utterly fcuking idiotic, and not likely able to use the internet for anything other than “working from home” for the RNC.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:08 amIndustrial air pollution is blamed for hundreds of heart attacks, deaths.
Message – We will kill hundred to keep our profits high, your lives are not worth 1% of our profits.
Conservative Values at work.
Bush/Cheney
March 6th, 2008 at 10:09 amHague Trials ‘09
One must ask the question of our friendly troll Gigi: does she raise these scurrilous allegations of Sen. Obama because she seeks to rid all politics of nefarious influences, no matter how insignificant?
If so, bravo for her, I say.
However, if that’s the case, she seems to have a bit of a lazy eye when it comes to her own party. I don’t recall many times — no, I take that back — I don’t recall EVER when she raised such allegations as these against a Republican, like, say… John McCain… despite a much greater accumulation of evidence.
I find this curious. Could it be that Gigi is not REALLY concerned with principle (as she amply demonstrated on yesterday’s ThinkFast) and is in fact just a partisan hack troll?
Is it irresponsible to raise this question? It is irresponsible not to.
Ralph Hussein Wonder Llama
March 6th, 2008 at 10:10 amAre you saying insurance companies never deny coverage that their policies oblige them to cover?
Comment by ralph the wonder llama — March 6, 2008 @ 10:05 am
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no, I am not saying that, though to say that all companies do that would be quite a generalization. However any company which willingly denies coverage for something which is covered by the policy can be sued for “bad faith” and subject to punitive damages.
Why are people surprised that when they buy insurance from a sub-standard company, they end up with sub-standard insurance?
March 6th, 2008 at 10:13 am#73 – Comment by good_golly — March 6, 2008 @ 10:10 am
Now, why on earth would anyone want to persue Drudge, unless one was searching for right-whiner spin and lies?
Good Hussein Golly, I expect better of you than that.
Democrat Hussein Soldier
March 6th, 2008 at 10:14 amI help to provide balance
In the echo chamber of your tiny mind ONLY.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:16 am#76 – “I help to provide balance and bring to light things that TP would otherwise sweep under the rug.” Comment by good_golly — March 6, 2008 @ 10:14 am
And we expect you to highlight every possible scurrilous allegation against Democratic condidates as well, Good Hussein Golly!
Democrat Hussein Soldier
March 6th, 2008 at 10:17 amHas the goon gone to enlist her son in her “war on terrrrr?”
Of course not, she’s a big, fat, hypocrite.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:18 amWhat did we miss?
———————————
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20080306/ts_csm/abattleshop
U.S. troops buy own gear for safety, style in battle
“The traditional Army credo is that it’s guts that win the glory – not fancy long-johns or Oakley sunglasses. But that old-school thinking is wicking away like perspiration through Gore-Tex as US soldiers today go beyond military-issue battle dress uniforms in favor of top-of-the-line gear to help them get home in one piece – and look sharp, too.
One reason, critics say, is that military procurement, especially of life-saving equipment, is still too slow. Quietly, however, the Pentagon – with the Army leading the charge – has begun bypassing rigid procurement rules, loosening uniformity requirements, and even spearheading technical innovations in gear, ranging from flame-retardant shirts to low-infrared signature zippers.”
“To some critics, the sight of soldiers buying their own battle gear symbolizes a divide between frontline grunts and rear echelon procurement officers who may never have seen battle. Rep. Gene Taylor (D) of Mississippi told the House Armed Services Committee last week that supplies such as body armor and uparmored Humvees “[have] taken entirely too long” to get to frontline troops.
In some cases, charity groups have stepped in to help. Operation Helmet, founded by Bob Meaders of Montgomery, Texas, shipped special helmet liners to soldiers to replace what many soldiers said were poorly designed helmet pads issued by the Army and the Marines. Just as Operation Helmet thought its work was done late last year, more requests came in from troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“The Army is planning a $20 billion future combat system, and they can’t provide boots that don’t wear out,” says Roger Charles, editor of DefenseWatch, an investigative website that advocates on behalf of frontline soldiers. “There’s no priority for taking care of relatively mundane items where most people would think, ‘Gosh, that’s so simple. Why don’t they have the best boots, the best uniforms, the best helmets, and the best flak jackets?’ “”
March 6th, 2008 at 10:22 amI went and read the link that gg posted and I don’t see where Obama would be any more concerned.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:22 amI help to provide balance and bring to light things that TP would otherwise sweep under the rug.
Comment by good_golly — March 6, 2008 @ 10:14 am
Interesting.
Gigi is “providing balance” when she unearths and magnifies discredited allegations against Democrats. She’s obviously just as concerned with wrongdoing among Republicans, but we’ll have to take her word for that, since we’ve never seen any statement of dismay from her in any thread about such a topic.
In fact, not even in this one, which had a mention of another Bush White House staffer who resigned because of ethical lapse — plagiarizing in articles he wrote for his hometown paper; no words of outrage from Gigi thus far. No disappointment that fellow Republicans gave him a standing ovation.
Odd.
I could have sworn that it was just more evidence of Gigi’s partisan hackery and lack of principles. But apparently not. She’s providing “balance”.
Oh. Okay.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:23 amComment by Bluestocking — March 6, 2008 @ 9:37 am
Good observation and well stated. Thanks.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:23 amOops. Sorry.
Ralph Hussein Wonder Llama
March 6th, 2008 at 10:24 amI went and read the link that gg posted
And you’ll never get that precious waste of time back, you know.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:24 amI could have sworn that it was just more evidence of Gigi’s partisan hackery and lack of principles. But apparently not. She’s providing “balanceâ€.
Oh. Okay.
Comment by ralph the wonder llama — March 6, 2008 @ 10:23 am
goon_golly has allowed FoxNews to define “balance,” Ralph. It doesn’t mean even-handed, but rather “tipped way off to the Right with a big fat pundit standing on that end of the teeter-totter.”
–gumhusseinmitch
March 6th, 2008 at 10:26 amI help to provide balance and bring to light things that TP would otherwise sweep under the rug.
Comment by good_golly — March 6, 2008 @ 10:14 am
aw, its our own little Lucifer.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:26 amRed pill; to summarize: In fascist Amerika-
unethical behavior by Repugs = standing ovation
unethical behavior by Dems = impeachment
see the difference?
March 6th, 2008 at 10:26 amdim wit,
Insurance companies have no principles; it was satire!
OTOH, premiums go up with double digit increases annually. And, yes, people are complaining.
My point was mental health coverage. Insurance companies work hard and spend a lot, lobbying to prevent fair legislation forthcoming…perhaps that plays into increased costs, as well?
March 6th, 2008 at 10:30 am‘Gosh, that’s so simple. Why don’t they have the best boots, the best uniforms, the best helmets, and the best flak jackets?’ (from article)
Comment by Democrat Soldier — March 6, 2008 @ 10:22 am
Why indeed? Considering the price tag of this war so far, I would think we were giving all our our soldiers gold-plated armor to wear. How is it we can spend so much and not give them the best?
In World War II, everybody on the homefront sacrificed so our military could have the best of everything to fight the war. Bush has not asked Americans to sacrifice anything (except our constitutional rights, of course) — instead, he’s telling us to go shopping.
I think I could give up my clothing allowance for a few months to ensure a U.S. soldier is properly outfitted. The problem is, the money would probably just go to Blackwater mercenaries instead.
~ Miss Hussein Molly
March 6th, 2008 at 10:31 amYesterday, the House passed the The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 which “would help end the stigma of mental illness and create greater access for people needing mental health and addiction treatment.â€
See it really is ok to come see me and talk about your problems. It’s only 90 bucks an hour.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:33 amOne of gg’s white trash Floridian neighbors:
Car Wash Abuse Allegation Investigated
LINK
March 6th, 2008 at 10:35 amI’m guessing Fallon will experience a feeling of relief, if relieved from his position.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:35 amcomment by missmolly @ 10:31 am
Right on as usual.
The only “sacrifice” our “great leader” has asked for is that Americans max out their credit cards.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:35 amComment by good_goeglin_golly — March 6, 2008 @ 10:16 am
where were you when “pastor” hagee and glenn needed you?
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/04/beck-is-obama-the-antichrist/
~ joe hussein cantwell
March 6th, 2008 at 10:35 amaw, its our own little Lucifer.
Comment by dim wit — March 6, 2008 @ 10:26 am
Nah, Lucifer rebelled because he didn’t want to serve, while GG…
Well isn’t that a big coincidence?
March 6th, 2008 at 10:35 amBoom Boom is so disappointed in his daughter.
hussein nanlichi
March 6th, 2008 at 10:38 amSee it really is ok to come see me and talk about your problems. It’s only 90 bucks an hour. -ForTruth
More like $250/hr, ForTruth. I’ve always found it interesting that psychiatrists’ mission is to heal the mind, but consult rates are as high as lawyers.
That aside, as we see our young soldiers returning to Iraq for a 5th mission,we can only expect higher mental health needs & costs to our infrastructure as some of them return.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:39 amgood golly spewing the rightard lies again? and get how she “knows” her kid isn’t taking performance-enhancing drugs. gg, fooled again.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:39 amComment by DieNowForPeace — March 6, 2008 @ 10:35 am
Cracker America enjoys Jackass.
~Hussein Zooey
March 6th, 2008 at 10:39 amWhat did we miss?
How about KBR showing its patriotism – by ducking out on US taxes:
Top Iraq contractor skirts US taxes offshore
Shell companies in Cayman Islands allow KBR to avoid Medicare, Social Security deductions
CAYMAN ISLANDS – Kellogg Brown & Root, the nation’s top Iraq war contractor and until last year a subsidiary of Halliburton Corp., has avoided paying hundreds of millions of dollars in federal Medicare and Social Security taxes by hiring workers through shell companies based in this tropical tax haven.
When Texas pipe-fitter Danny Langford applied for unemployment compensation after being let go by Service Employers International Inc., he was rejected, he was told, because he worked for a foreign company.
More than 21,000 people working for KBR in Iraq – including about 10,500 Americans – are listed as employees of two companies that exist in a computer file on the fourth floor of a building on a palm-studded boulevard here in the Caribbean. Neither company has an office or phone number in the Cayman Islands.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:41 amgood golly spewing the rightard lies again? and get how she “knows†her kid isn’t taking performance-enhancing drugs. gg, fooled again.
Comment by Lefty Patriot — March 6, 2008 @ 10:39 am
The only way she could know is because her kid sucks at the game.
~Hussein Zooey
March 6th, 2008 at 10:41 am2,000 troops leaving Iraq, and not coming back!!!
Wait, according to the right, this is always a sure fire sign of defeat? Dangit, I’m so confused.
Seriously, tho, c’mon home boys (and girls). You’ve done your duty! Now enjoy some family time! (oh, and let’s bring em all home!!!)
March 6th, 2008 at 10:44 amComment by Zimzone — March 6, 2008 @ 10:30 am
all the more reason to have universal healthcare which would be administered by the government.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:45 amgoon_golly has allowed FoxNews to define “balance,†Ralph. It doesn’t mean even-handed, but rather “tipped way off to the Right with a big fat pundit standing on that end of the teeter-totter.â€
–gumhusseinmitch
Comment by gummitch — March 6, 2008 @ 10:26 am
I see now. That makes sense. Thanks for explaining it, gumhusseinmitch.
Ralph Hussein Wonder Llama
March 6th, 2008 at 10:45 amhttp://www.boston.com/news/world/articles/2008/03/06/top_iraq_contractor_skirts_us_taxes_offshore/
Another, in a long line of reasons to stand up against this conflict.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:47 amI would just be interested to hear a conservative defend KBR’s actions. Why not hire a Japanese firm, or some other foreign company to supply our troops?
March 6th, 2008 at 10:48 amI do owe Gigi an apology.
I said Gigi shows her “partisan hackery and lack of principles”.
On further reflection, it occurred to me that “partisan hackery” IS a principle, of sorts.
Gigi, I apologize for implying you had no principles.
Ralph Hussein Wonder Llama
March 6th, 2008 at 10:48 amThree Rounds of Applause for Goeglein.
Perhaps two of those were just unauthorized copies?
March 6th, 2008 at 10:50 amall the more reason to have universal healthcare which would be administered by the government. -dim wit
That’s where we agree, dim wit. Nice to meet in middle, eh?
March 6th, 2008 at 10:50 amPerhaps two of those were just unauthorized copies?
Comment by Doc Rock — March 6, 2008 @ 10:50 am
I was trying to come up with a way to spin this into a plagiarism joke and failed utterly. Well done, good sir!
March 6th, 2008 at 10:55 amThat’s where we agree, dim wit. Nice to meet in middle, eh?
Comment by Zimzone — March 6, 2008 @ 10:50 am
yes, quite nice.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:55 amDespite cooperating with the author of new biographical article in Esquire magazine, Centcom commander Adm. William Fallon is now disavowing the piece as “poison pen stuff.â€
So, the truth is now “poison pen stuff”. Nice. Well, it looks like Fallon would rather keep his job than to do the right thing.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:56 amTop Iraq contractor skirts US taxes offshore
Shell companies in Cayman Islands allow KBR to avoid Medicare, Social Security deductions
Comment by barfly — March 6, 2008 @ 10:41 am
I get absolutely nailed if I don’t provide a link to every story or quote I provide. Thanks.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:58 ambobhusseinwurst – i’m very late to this party, but if you’re still around,
and interested in the name change, and haven’t heard from another,
try the “user profile” link at top right…
all you husseins! i am so proud!
i had no idea it would be so much fun also! lots of giggles!
thanks!
Hussein Katy
March 6th, 2008 at 11:00 amLawyers for Jamie Leigh Jones argued in federal court yesterday that her case should be “tried in court, not settled in private arbitration.â€
Rape is a crime. It is a criminal matter. The fact that the only recourse this woman had was the civil suit system is a travesty. Many trolls have said “well, she’s suing them so that means she is only in it for the money”. They miss the point that suing them is the only recourse she has because our Justice Department (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bush Crime Family) refuses to get involved and press charges against the men who raped her.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:00 amWHEN IS GOON GONNA ENLIST HER SON TO FIGHT THE WAR ON “TERRR”?
HYPOCRITE B*TCH.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:02 amgg – in case you are truly concerned about the Rezko thing I suggest Glenn Greenwald’s article on the matter.
One quote:
“Having paid only casual attention to it in the past, I spent several hours yesterday morning reading every “Rezko” article I could find in an attempt to understand as much as possible about the allegations. The point isn’t that there is no credible evidence of any wrongdoing on the part of Obama, although that’s unquestionably true. It’s far beyond that. There aren’t even any theoretical allegations or suggestions as to what he might have done wrong at all. The person who is accused of wrongdoing is Tony Rezko, in matters inarguably having nothing to do with Obama. Nobody claims otherwise (although many try to imply otherwise).”
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/03/05/rezko/index.html
Balance is nice – truth is better.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:04 amHmmmm, Goeglein gets a standing ovation. Only in America.
Comment by Uncle Ho
No, only in Republican America.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:05 amWHEN, HYPOCRITE B*TCH, WHEN? You can sign him up now, but he can’t enlist yet. SO WHAT YA WAITIN FER?
Or don’t you believe enough in your “cause”.
FCUKING COWARD.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:05 amComment by bilbobaggins — March 6, 2008 @ 11:00 am
you’re right, rape is a crime and prosecution of the rape would be a criminal matter.
However, if Ms. Jones signed a contract and agreed to have this dispute settled in arbitration, why should she be allowed to proceed with litigation. After all, Ms. Jones entered into this contract with KBR willingly, but now she wants to have it rescinded?
March 6th, 2008 at 11:06 amGiGi; instead of throwing baseballs in florida, he should be throwing hand grenades in Iraq.
After all, your revered fuhrer Bush said that parents should encourage their children to enlist and fight in this “noble cause.”
March 6th, 2008 at 11:06 amNation
Key Figure in Wiretapping Suit Goes Public
by David Welna
Morning Edition, March 6, 2008 · The lead plaintiff in a warrantless wiretapping lawsuit against AT&T is talking publicly about the case. Congress may grant AT&T and other firms retroactive legal immunity. That could end a flurry of lawsuits opposing the Bush administration’s post-Sept. 11 eavesdropping program.
Hmmm…. if the govt wont do it, maybe the citizenry will
March 6th, 2008 at 11:07 amComment by good_golly — March 6, 2008 @ 11:04 am
Very doubtful. My grandparents on both sides were highly decorated WWII, Vietnam, and Korea. Currently, none of my family is STUPID ENOUGH to fight for a Chickenhawk complet fcuking idiot like Dumbya.
WHAT’S YOUR EXCUSE? COWARD.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:07 amIn fact; Bush declared it to be their patriotic duty.
so when are the Bush twins going? and your boy?
March 6th, 2008 at 11:07 am126. How about if we let me make his own decision when he turns 18? You o.k. with that?
HELL NO. BIG MOUTH FCUKING IDIOTS LIKE YOU NEED TO QUIT WRITING CHECKS YOUR BIG DUMB A$$ IS TO AFRAID TO CASH.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:09 amComment by good_golly — March 6, 2008 @ 11:06 am
Talk to me when you’ve read Glenn Greenwald’s article and may I suggest that you also keep your eyes AND mind open.
Hussein Mary
March 6th, 2008 at 11:09 amTalk to me when you’ve read Glenn Greenwald’s article and may I suggest that you also keep your eyes AND mind open.
Like my late, grandfather used to say:
“Wish in one hand and sh*t in the other and just see which one fills up first.”
March 6th, 2008 at 11:11 amComment by good_goeglin_golly — March 6, 2008 @ 10:16 am
gg’s refusal to defend his fellow conservatives. it’s called “the cowardice of conservatism”. and percentage wise, your family never served in the military. your family hates the american soldier.
http://thinkprogress.org/ 2008/ 03/ 04/ beck-is-obama-the-antichrist/
~ joe hussein cantwell
March 6th, 2008 at 11:11 amWasn’t it also during the Reagan administration that the homeless population increased exponentially?
Hussein Toasterhead
Comment by toasterhead
The number of mentally ill on our streets increased exponentially since Reagan shut down the mental hospitals. That increased the number of homeless veterans and the number of homeless mentally ill. Good job Reagan.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:12 amParents can sign waivers for their kids to join the service at 17 years of age. Good Golly, you have that talk yet?
March 6th, 2008 at 11:12 amHowever, if Ms. Jones signed a contract and agreed to have this dispute settled in arbitration, why should she be allowed to proceed with litigation. After all, Ms. Jones entered into this contract with KBR willingly, but now she wants to have it rescinded?
Comment by dim wit
There should be some kind of ethical recourse though dim wit……
poor people were conned into signing on the dotted line to own homes for the first time in the sub prime mortgage scheme. They were treated unethically…..even illegally.
Just because there is a contract and they signed it doesn’t mean that others didn’t do things that were in fact criminal to get it to that point. If that is found to be true then it should change everything, wouldn’t you agree?
March 6th, 2008 at 11:12 amParents can sign waivers for their kids to join the service at 17 years of age. Good Golly, you have that talk yet?
Comment by hellinabucket — March 6, 2008 @ 11:12 am
gg refusing to let her son serve?
no surprise there.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:14 amhmmm, this can’t make the mcsame campaign very happy this morning:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ wp-dyn/ content/ article/ 2008/ 03/ 05/ AR2008030502646.html
~ joe hussein cantwell
Comment by joe cantwell
That “edge” is going to become a landslide once the sheeple realize how truly scary McCain is. Right now they are still being fed the “maverick” image by the MSM. Once the Democrats start running ads showing the public what a two faced panderer he really is, his numbers are going to drop like a stone.
**Bilbo Hussein Baggins**
March 6th, 2008 at 11:15 amCan’t 16-yr olds become cadets? Civil air patrol, JROTC, that sort of thing?
March 6th, 2008 at 11:15 amGiGi; 16 year olds and younger are being killed EVERY day in Iraq. Your brat is too good to do what you demand that others do?
Bush said it’s the patriotic duty of parents to get their kids to enlist.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:16 amCan’t 16-yr olds become cadets? Civil air patrol, JROTC, that sort of thing?
Hell yes. But not if your a Chickenhawk, coward.
Like mother, like momma’s boy.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:17 amHypocrite cowards always change the subject…
Why is your son following in your p*ssy footsteps?
Where’s the pride of serving like all those in your family who served before?
“BWAK-BWAK-BWAK”
March 6th, 2008 at 11:18 amMother – Air Foce Base Civilian Jobs, retired
Comment by good_golly — March 6, 2008 @ 11:16 am
first of all there’s no such branch of the service as the “Air Foce”.
secondly what do you have against your son serving in the military?
coward!
~ joe hussein cantwell
March 6th, 2008 at 11:21 amFather – retired Air Force MSgt (30 years).
Father-in-law – Navy Veteran
Mother – Air Foce Base Civilian Jobs, retired
Brother – 6 year Viet Nam Air Force Veteran – deceased
Sister – Currently in Air Force, nearing retirement
plus at least 3 uncles (Army, Air Force and Navy).
Enough for you, or does every single member of my family have to serve to make you happy?
Comment by good_golly
And I’m the grandson of Sgt. York.
He and Clara Barton hooked up in a evac tent overlooking the Marne. That night, as shells burst overhead, my father was conceived…
I mean, if you’re going to post fantasies, why not at least make them interesting?
March 6th, 2008 at 11:22 amJoe lying out his ass. No surprise there. He can make his own decision when he turns 18, and I will support his decision.
Comment by good_golly — March 6, 2008 @ 11:18 am
yeah sure, like the way you support the troops who are serving right now.
won’t even let your own son serve?
that’s disgraceful.
~ joe hussein cantwell
March 6th, 2008 at 11:23 amHowever, if Ms. Jones signed a contract and agreed to have this dispute settled in arbitration, why should she be allowed to proceed with litigation. After all, Ms. Jones entered into this contract with KBR willingly, but now she wants to have it rescinded?
Comment by dim wit
You know, your posts truly live up to your moniker. Ms. Jones signed a contract saying that any “employment” issues be settled in arbitration. There was nothing in her contract that said that “criminal” issues had to be resolved during arbitration. There is a big difference.
So, you find it OK that this woman can be kidnapped, raped and held against her will and her only recourse is to sue her employer. You are a very sick individual.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:24 amgood golly, is the conflict that Bush entered into Iraq worthy of your son dying? Have you encouraged him to join the service? Will you make this stand?
I also saw your military service of family members. Don’t see you on that list.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:25 amGoody’s probably thinking of telling her kids to apply at KBR for a job, so why tell them to enlist, right GG?
March 6th, 2008 at 11:25 amI have nothing against my son serving in the military if that is the choice he makes when he turns 18.
Comment by good_golly — March 6, 2008 @ 11:24 am
rotfl!
March 6th, 2008 at 11:26 amGood Golly, do you take your view to the family gatherings and encourage all that are soon to be of age to join a military service and fight in the Great War currently raging?
March 6th, 2008 at 11:27 amKBR has there own special ways of screwing their employees and our country at the same time.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:28 ama short list of people gg won’t defend:
“pastor” hagee
glenn beck
her own son.
~ joe hussein cantwell
March 6th, 2008 at 11:29 amWe’re going to have to torture everyone who has ridden a bicycle in New York in the past year. And we’ll have to torture anyone who may have a pipe. But we’ll solve this crime if it’s the last thing we do!
Comment by 2MillionLightYearsToAndromeda — March 6, 2008 @ 9:42 am
**psst** I hear George W. Bush likes to ride his bike. Ya might want to check where he was at the time.
~PatrioticHusseinChristian
March 6th, 2008 at 11:30 amEnough for you, or does every single member of my family have to serve to make you happy?
Comment by good_golly
So one has to wonder with all those “military” people in her family, why she didn’t serve. She must be a disgrace to her family.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:32 am“The Veterans Affairs Department , after being cursed, browbeaten and threatened with 0 funding for the next decade, estimates that on any given night last year, 154,000 veterans were homeless, about a 20 percent decrease from 195,827 in the agency’s 2006 estimate.â€
There, fixed it up correctly.
RHUsseinCerious
March 6th, 2008 at 11:37 amWe’re going to have to torture everyone who has ridden a bicycle in New York in the past year.
Did my old college bicycle, the one with the “Car Bomb” (Negativland, the band) sticker on it fall into the wrong hands????
I certainly hope not.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:38 am32 – - Police investigate Times Square blast
By DEREK ROSE, Associated Press
NEW YORK – A small bomb caused minor damage to an empty military recruiting station in Times Square early Thursday, shaking guests in hotel rooms high above “the crossroads of the world.”
Police blocked off the area to investigate the explosion, which occurred at about 3:45 a.m. No one was injured. The blast left a gaping hole in the front window and shattered a glass door, twisting and blackening its metal frame.
In October 2005, a group of activists who call themselves the Granny Peace Brigade rallied there against the Iraq war. Eighteen activists, most of them grandmothers with several in their 80s and 90s, were later acquitted of disorderly conduct.
Nah! They’re blaming those troop-hating 90 year old grannies on bikes!!!
~ Hussein Annie
March 6th, 2008 at 11:40 am….
I have one absentee senator running for the white house (which she lied and said she WOULDNT do when she was carpetbagging to NY in 2000.)
and my other Senator is ‘french’… (jk, I
March 6th, 2008 at 11:43 amhere’s something that’s missing:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/06/washington/06gop.html?_r=1&ex=1362546000&en=7a88dcd2f2742a49&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin
ouch.
~ joe hussein cantwell
March 6th, 2008 at 11:44 amComment by bilbobaggins — March 6, 2008 @ 11:24 am
Wow frodo, to think you refrained from making a comment about my screen name for a whole day. I’m so proud of you.
And when did I say it was OK to be raped and kidnapped? Never said it nor will I. However, I did say if she entered into a contract she should be held to the terms of the contract. I do not believe the rapists entered into any contract, so I imagine she would be free to sue the actual people who raped her. I believe the rapists should be tried for their crime, though, lets face it, they likely never will be.
fred,
March 6th, 2008 at 11:48 amwe’re not talking about a poor uneducated homeowner who was swindled into a loan. We’re talking about a presumably highly educated Republican who was willing to risk her life working for, of all the companies, the absolute worst company in the world, in, of all places, a war zone. I seriously doubt she was duped into signing this contract and I am postive she was making a lot of money. However, before everyone jumps on me, I’m not justifying the rape by any means and I am not talking about the criminal aspect of this case. I’m simply saying she entered into a willing contract and should be bound to it.
my my my joe hussein cantwell. Certainly the substance of your link could cause many problems for Mr. Reynolds and others.
I hope to hear more on this.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:52 amGigi; YOU are the liar. As a vet, I KNOW 17 years olds can enlist WITH parental approval.
Sign him up NOW! Why wait for the Christmas rush? He could be in Iraq by next Ramadan.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:54 amdim wit, the contract itself can come into question if the presenters aren’t as forthright as they led themselves to be.
Please read this:
http://www.boston.com/ news/ world/ articles/ 2008/ 03/ 06/ top_iraq_contractor_skirts_us_taxes_offshore/
March 6th, 2008 at 11:56 amI see that good golly cut and ran instead of answering any of the hard questions about Iraq and the duty good golly jr. should fulfill.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:57 amgood on howard dean… i hope he sticks by the rules…
Countdown: Dean Will Not Bend Delegate Rules For Michigan & Florida
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/03/06/countdown-dean-will-not-bend-delegate-rules-for-michigan-florida/
March 6th, 2008 at 12:03 pmComment by hellinabucket — March 6, 2008 @ 11:57 am
gg, has a lot to google today, cut her some slack ;)
~ joe hussein cantwell
March 6th, 2008 at 12:03 pmComment by dim wit
I’m just confused. As Bilbo pointed out this should be criminal. How does her contract have anything to do with it at all? KBR is implying that it can’t be looked into at all because of her contract…..how can that be?
Is it possible to sign a contract with a company that excluded you from prosecuting a violent criminal act by employees of that company? Would it be legal for a company to propose such a thing?
Arbitration is a joke, right? I mean, how do you resolve this financially?
March 6th, 2008 at 12:03 pmoops
March 6th, 2008 at 12:05 pm~Fred Hussein
GiGi split. Can’t stand inconvenient facts.
Uncle Hussein Ho
March 6th, 2008 at 12:05 pmFinally! Some sanity from the media frenzy for Hillary:
http://www.newsweek.com/id/119010
About friggin’ time!
March 6th, 2008 at 12:06 pmoh boy… more fuel for THIS fire…
which i had no problem believing was a problem caused by vaccines…
just recently i read that THAT was being discredited…
now this:
ALISON YOUNG, ” Ga. girl helps link autism to childhood vaccines”, Atlanta Journal – Constitution, March 6, 2008,
Link: http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/health/stories/2008/03/06/autism_0306.html
In a move autism family advocates call unprecedented, federal health officials have concluded that childhood vaccines contributed to symptoms of the disorder in a 9-year-old Georgia girl.
While government officials continue to maintain that vaccines don’t cause autism, advocates say the recent settlement of the girl’s injury case in a secretive federal vaccine court shows otherwise.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has concluded the family of Hannah Poling of Athens is entitled to compensation from a federal vaccine injury fund, according to the text of a court document in the case. The amount of the family’s award is still being determined.
The language in the document does not establish a clear-cut vaccine-autism link. But it does say the government concluded that vaccines aggravated a rare underlying metabolic condition that resulted in a brain disorder “with features of autism spectrum disorder.”
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http://www.healthsentinel.com/news.php?id=2186&title=+Ga.+girl+helps+link+autism+to+childhood+vaccines&event=news_print_list_item
K. Hussein Aty (still thinking about that…)
March 6th, 2008 at 12:10 pmThe evidence isn’t all out yet, Mary. Obama has questions to answer and there is a three month long trial underway. Keep your eyes open.
Comment by good_golly — March 6, 2008 @ 11:06 am
One must wonder what evidence at all does Gigi have that leads her to think Obama has something to answer for in this case?
Is there some specific allegation of wrongdoing on Obama’s part?
Because, if not, this campaign of Gigi’s looks an awful lot like a Partisan Fishing Expeditionâ„¢, right?
March 6th, 2008 at 12:15 pmI have one absentee senator running for the white house (which she lied and said she WOULDNT do when she was carpetbagging to NY in 2000.)
and my other Senator is ‘french’… (jk, I
Comment by deebaser — March 6, 2008 @ 11:43 am
ummm… the one Senator about whom you complain about “lying when she was carpetbagging to NY in 2000″ didn’t lie about not running for president. She served that complete six-year term without said run. She was re-elected in 2006. By an overwhelming margin.
March 6th, 2008 at 12:20 pmI don’t want to “persue†(sic) Drudge. I do, however, peruse his links.
Good Rebecca Gollyberg
Comment by good_golly — March 6, 2008 @ 10:16 am
Then, you’re a terrorist enabler. Drudge, in his thrist for a little fame has endangered the family of an ally head of state, Price Harry, by disclosing that he was serving in Afghanistan. Good work. Must be the liberal media guilt.
March 6th, 2008 at 12:28 pmComment by Fred — March 6, 2008 @ 12:03 pm
You know Fred, you bring up a good point. At this time, a lot of this is speculation. I don’t know what her contract said and I can only imagine a contract to complete work in a war zone would be rather specific – the incredible dangers encountered working in Iraq would be so far out of the ordinary that I can’t see how typical employment law/regulations (like OSHA) could feasibly be applied.
Also, typically, the rules of law which would apply are those where the damages were incurred (in this instance Baghdad), however, I would also assume her contract would dictate exactly which state’s law would apply in the case of a dispute.
Though if she is successful in rescinding her contract, then KBR would have an argument US law shouldn’t even apply, which if you read the link appears to be the case.
March 6th, 2008 at 12:40 pm181 dim wit
Pretty scary proposition for any American who might see this as the opportunity of a lifetime. Amazing that our Government would allow a situation like this to exist. Says a lot for(against) those who are managing this debacle…..
March 6th, 2008 at 12:54 pmRE: Sewage in Baghdad / Google Earth.
http://www.boingboing.net/2007/02/11-week/
See the note for Feb 14 shows such a picture and has the military explanation on whether it is sewage or blood.
Also note the date for this article is at least a year old and the news items above indictate the situation is worse now
March 6th, 2008 at 1:01 pmHomeowner equity is lowest since 1945:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080306/ap_on_bi_ge/home_equity
Home foreclosures soar, jobless remain unemployed:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080306/bs_nm/usa_economy_dc;_ylt=AgZcseWRTNl3RevxrBPDqjbv5rEF
U.S. home foreclosures hit record high:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080306/bs_nm/usa_economy_mortgage_dc;_ylt=AruP6dCjc9kV1akErvaqSDTv5rEF
Stocks fall amid credit concerns:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080306/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/wall_street;_ylt=Aq0TBqQK5gJHAbmEoXbdS7Hv5rEF
But don’t dare call it a crisis or recession.
March 6th, 2008 at 1:09 pmComment by Evil Spaniard
I’m really nervous Evil……these are very uncertain times. Thanks for the links. they will be useful when people call me an alarmist.
March 6th, 2008 at 1:20 pmummm… the one Senator about whom you complain about “lying when she was carpetbagging to NY in 2000″ didn’t lie about not running for president. She served that complete six-year term without said run. She was re-elected in 2006. By an overwhelming margin.
Comment by ralph the wonder llama — March 6, 2008 @ 12:20 pm
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Incorrect sir. She said in no uncertain terms in 2000 that she was not running for Senate to build street cred for a presidential run. She was challenged often by her own party that she was using us as a catapult for a presidential bid.
I don’t care that she put it off until 08. She was called on this often, and lied to us with a straight face.
I don’t care that she was reelected by a large margin either. She’s a democratic senator from NY. She isn’t going to lose. The republicans put up joke candidates in 00 and 06. (Lazio came through late in 00 after Guiliani bailed out)
Hillary sucks. She’s completely worthless to NYS. If she gets the nomination, I’m voting Nader (dont worry, it won’t help Mccain electorally)
Dee_Hussein_Baser
March 6th, 2008 at 1:41 pmComment by deebaser — March 6, 2008 @ 1:41 pm
Whatever.
I’m no Hillary lover, but you sound a little unhinged, to be honest.
– Ralph Hussein Wonder Llama
March 6th, 2008 at 1:56 pm#187… You’d probably have to be from NY to get it. She’s playing the game as a ‘national senator’ at the expense of her constituents.
I don’t think I’m unhinged. Angry, yes, but unhinged is a term for crazy people or angry people that you want to marginalize.
Dee_hussein_baser
March 6th, 2008 at 2:06 pmI don’t think I’m unhinged. Angry, yes, but unhinged is a term for crazy people or angry people that you want to marginalize.
Dee_hussein_baser
Comment by deebaser — March 6, 2008 @ 2:06 pm
I trust you’re not unhinged. I’ve appreciated many good comments from you in the past. But this rant sounds a little unhinged to me. For what it’s worth.
– Ralph Hussein Wonder Llama
March 6th, 2008 at 2:10 pm“I get absolutely nailed if I don’t provide a link to every story or quote I provide. Thanks.”
Comment by 2MillionLightYearsToAndromeda
Cry me a river.
I guess telling you that Steve Benen wrote it isn’t enough?
Haven’t you heard about the Google?
It’s just wonderful.
March 6th, 2008 at 5:10 pm16 inning pitched so far this young season, with 1 earned and 1 unearned run. Based on 7 innings, that’s an e.r.a. 0.44. Granted, it’s early in the season and he has a good defense behind him, but that clearly doesn’t “suck.â€
Comment by good_golly — March 6, 2008 @ 11:00 am
You’re operating under the assumption that I care.
~Hussein Zooey
March 6th, 2008 at 9:23 pm