Comments on: ThinkFast: March 13, 2008 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:13:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: alternative http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/comment-page-3/#comment-4365168 alternative Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:35:59 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/#comment-4365168 Dady, please help me: "Is it truth that the dollar is disappearing?" Dear son, "our new private currency is called $euro, our new private central bank is called independency and our public debt has become world fraternity." By Duric Aljosa, <a href="http://cromalternativemoney.org/news.html" rel="nofollow">Crom Alternative News</a> Dady, please help me: “Is it truth that the dollar is disappearing?”
Dear son, “our new private currency is called $euro, our new private central bank is called independency and our public debt has become world fraternity.”
By Duric Aljosa, Crom Alternative News

]]> By: tombaker http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/comment-page-3/#comment-4301132 tombaker Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:17:51 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/#comment-4301132 If Obama wins the presidency stick a fork in America! Once socialism gets one tentacle locked in our Govt there is no turning back. One world Govt.!! Lets all assume the tit sucking positon and bring on the nanny state! Comment by Thecairngman — March 13, 2008 @ 9:26 am This stack of rocks is even dumber than the one out in my garden. If Obama wins the presidency stick a fork in America! Once socialism gets one tentacle locked in our Govt there is no turning back. One world Govt.!! Lets all assume the tit sucking positon and bring on the nanny state!

Comment by Thecairngman — March 13, 2008 @ 9:26 am

This stack of rocks is even dumber than the one out in my garden.

]]> By: J http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/comment-page-3/#comment-4301117 J Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:09:13 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/#comment-4301117 So, the right gets up in arms because Obama would "bomb Pakistan", but what about when Bush does it: "Pakistan's military has criticised US-led forces in Afghanistan for firing artillery shells across the border, killing two women and two children." http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7293680.stm So, the right gets up in arms because Obama would “bomb Pakistan”, but what about when Bush does it:

“Pakistan’s military has criticised US-led forces in Afghanistan for firing artillery shells across the border, killing two women and two children.”

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7293680.stm

]]> By: Evil Spaniard http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/comment-page-3/#comment-4300989 Evil Spaniard Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:19:26 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/#comment-4300989 <em>If Obama wins the presidency stick a fork in America! Once socialism gets one tentacle locked in our Govt there is no turning back. One world Govt.!! Lets all assume the tit sucking positon and bring on the nanny state! Comment by Thecairngman — March 13, 2008 @ 9:26 am</em> You wouldn't recognize Socialism if it bited your arse. And, what is bad with one world government? It can't be worse than the one of GW for the USA. Meanwhile, assume your bend over position and be prepared to receive more Bush "great presidency action". If Obama wins the presidency stick a fork in America! Once socialism gets one tentacle locked in our Govt there is no turning back. One world Govt.!! Lets all assume the tit sucking positon and bring on the nanny state!

Comment by Thecairngman — March 13, 2008 @ 9:26 am

You wouldn’t recognize Socialism if it bited your arse.

And, what is bad with one world government? It can’t be worse than the one of GW for the USA.

Meanwhile, assume your bend over position and be prepared to receive more Bush “great presidency action”.

]]> By: DaTruth http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/comment-page-3/#comment-4300959 DaTruth Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:06:21 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/#comment-4300959 A never ending criminal war costing billions of dollars a month is a great way to flush the american economy down the toilet. Let the rich have it their way! Screw the middle class! Depression is just around the corner. A never ending criminal war costing billions of dollars a month is a great way to flush the american economy down the toilet. Let the rich have it their way! Screw the middle class! Depression is just around the corner.

]]> By: Evil Spaniard http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/comment-page-3/#comment-4300843 Evil Spaniard Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:36:36 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/#comment-4300843 <em>Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), traveling to Europe next week, said he wouldn’t discuss differences with President Bush while abroad. “There are obvious differences,” he said. “I certainly won’t articulate them overseas.”</em> Uhm, Johnnie Boy, we have internet out there too. We know you already. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), traveling to Europe next week, said he wouldn’t discuss differences with President Bush while abroad. “There are obvious differences,” he said. “I certainly won’t articulate them overseas.”

Uhm, Johnnie Boy, we have internet out there too. We know you already.

]]> By: katy HUSSEIN katy http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/comment-page-3/#comment-4300718 katy HUSSEIN katy Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:52:21 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/#comment-4300718 RU - listening to edschultz... he has a great, logical idea... nancy, steny, harry, howard - get the principals of both camps, 2 or 3 of them, and each candidate, hillary and barack, get together NOW and fix this thing NOW... NOW. RU – listening to edschultz… he has a great, logical idea…

nancy, steny, harry, howard – get the principals of both camps,
2 or 3 of them, and each candidate, hillary and barack,
get together NOW and fix this thing NOW…

NOW.

]]> By: RUCerious http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/comment-page-3/#comment-4300609 RUCerious Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:12:42 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/#comment-4300609 <em> McCain is staying on the sidelines.” He has refused to sign a letter by fellow Senate Armed Service Committee members “demanding a full audit of how the Iraqi government was spending its oil revenue.”</em> And instead of crucifying his ass, Obama and Clinton snipe at each other. I'm calling on both campaigns to re-direct their attacks on this jackass, instead of each other. McCain is staying on the sidelines.” He has refused to sign a letter by fellow Senate Armed Service Committee members “demanding a full audit of how the Iraqi government was spending its oil revenue.”

And instead of crucifying his ass, Obama and Clinton snipe at each other.

I’m calling on both campaigns to re-direct their attacks on this jackass, instead of each other.

]]> By: RUCerious http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/comment-page-3/#comment-4300604 RUCerious Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:10:41 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/#comment-4300604 <em> A Pew poll found that 53 percent of Americans think the U.S. will ultimately achieve its goals in Iraq.</em> Well, that doesn't make a damn bit of sense, based on the other survey results, now does it? A Pew poll found that 53 percent of Americans think the U.S. will ultimately achieve its goals in Iraq.

Well, that doesn’t make a damn bit of sense, based on the other survey results, now does it?

]]> By: onoclea http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/comment-page-3/#comment-4300554 onoclea Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:48:55 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/#comment-4300554 Comment by 2MillionLightYearsToAndromeda — March 13, 2008 @ 10:47 am I've supported Dennis because he was against the war before there was a war and because he is one of the few who would even mention the "I" word. And he isn't always voting with the repubs, although some of his votes have surprised me. ie schip My original post was to speculate why he among only 3 dems would take this position and not even make an explanation as to why. Comment by 2MillionLightYearsToAndromeda — March 13, 2008 @ 10:47 am

I’ve supported Dennis because he was against the war before there was a war and because he is one of the few who would even mention the “I” word. And he isn’t always voting with the repubs, although some of his votes have surprised me. ie schip My original post was to speculate why he among only 3 dems would take this position and not even make an explanation as to why.

]]> By: judyinnm http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/comment-page-3/#comment-4300551 judyinnm Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:48:09 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/#comment-4300551 If 53% of Americans believe the US will "ultimately achieve its goals" in Iraq, maybe they could tell the rest of us exactly what the "goals" are, now. Over the past five years our purported goals have changed so often, I can't keep up. If 53% of Americans believe the US will “ultimately achieve its goals” in Iraq, maybe they could tell the rest of us exactly what the “goals” are, now. Over the past five years our purported goals have changed so often, I can’t keep up.

]]> By: Juan C. http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/comment-page-3/#comment-4300550 Juan C. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:47:16 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/#comment-4300550 <em>the Iraq war was no mistake. It was a deliberate, malevolent, conspiracy by the highest officials to wage an illegal war of raw, naked, aggression. Comment by Uncle Ho </em> You got it, sir. Dim wit: I'm with you. the Iraq war was no mistake. It was a deliberate, malevolent, conspiracy by the highest officials to wage an illegal war of raw, naked, aggression.
Comment by Uncle Ho

You got it, sir.

Dim wit: I’m with you.

]]> By: mary http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/comment-page-3/#comment-4300512 mary Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:27:30 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/#comment-4300512 Outside our national political scene for the moment but very ominious: "A senior government official confirmed Tuesday the beginning of the first step in a process that could land Venezuela in joining North Korea, Cuba, Sudan, Syria and Iran as countries accused by the US State Department as supporters of terrorism." snip "The legal review came after Colombia claimed it has captured documents suggesting that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was in the process of providing $300 million to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC." In my opinion, it would be a very big mistake to take such a provocative move. Do we want to pick a fight with most of South America? Besides, according to Greg Palast, the "300" number found in an email in the seized computer probably referred to the 300 hostages that Chavez was in the process of negotiating release for - NOT $300 Million! Yet the MSM gobbled up the official U.S. inference. http://www.gregpalast.com/300-million-from-chavez-to-farc-a-fake/ I smell misinformation and it stinks! Outside our national political scene for the moment but very ominious:

“A senior government official confirmed Tuesday the beginning of the first step in a process that could land Venezuela in joining North Korea, Cuba, Sudan, Syria and Iran as countries accused by the US State Department as supporters of terrorism.”
snip
“The legal review came after Colombia claimed it has captured documents suggesting that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was in the process of providing $300 million to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.”

In my opinion, it would be a very big mistake to take such a provocative move. Do we want to pick a fight with most of South America?

Besides, according to Greg Palast, the “300″ number found in an email in the seized computer probably referred to the 300 hostages that Chavez was in the process of negotiating release for – NOT $300 Million! Yet the MSM gobbled up the official U.S. inference.

http://www.gregpalast.com/300-million-from-chavez-to-farc-a-fake/

I smell misinformation and it stinks!

]]> By: Uncle Ho http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/comment-page-3/#comment-4300504 Uncle Ho Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:21:44 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/#comment-4300504 the Iraq war was no mistake. It was a deliberate, malevolent, conspiracy by the highest officials to wage an illegal war of raw, naked, aggression. the Iraq war was no mistake. It was a deliberate, malevolent, conspiracy by the highest officials to wage an illegal war of raw, naked, aggression.

]]> By: katy HUSSEIN katy http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/comment-page-3/#comment-4300501 katy HUSSEIN katy Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:20:23 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/#comment-4300501 busy busy busy... <em><strong>Multiple mea culpas for Clinton</strong> Boston Globe - 52 minutes ago An unusually contrite Hillary Clinton apologized Wednesday night to leaders of 200 black community newspapers for any offense caused by her husband's comments comparing Barack Obama's victory in the South Carolina primary to Jesse Jackson's in 1984 and ... ...</em> when in rome... busy busy busy…

Multiple mea culpas for Clinton
Boston Globe – 52 minutes ago
An unusually contrite Hillary Clinton apologized Wednesday night to leaders of 200 black community newspapers for any offense caused by her husband’s comments comparing Barack Obama’s victory in the South Carolina primary to Jesse Jackson’s in 1984 and …
…

when in rome…

]]> By: katy HUSSEIN katy http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/comment-page-3/#comment-4300499 katy HUSSEIN katy Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:18:45 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/#comment-4300499 <em><strong>Organization of Islamic Conference Summit Opens in Senegal</strong> Voice of America - 1 hour ago By VOA News The Organization of the Islamic Conference opened its 11th summit Thursday in Senegal's capital, Dakar, bringing together dozens of heads of state and the UN secretary general. <strong>Muslim leaders open summit amid new tensions</strong> AFP <strong>Senegal: OIC to Reduce Inequality Amongst Islamic States</strong> AllAfrica.com</em> Organization of Islamic Conference Summit Opens in Senegal
Voice of America – 1 hour ago
By VOA News The Organization of the Islamic Conference opened its 11th summit Thursday in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, bringing together dozens of heads of state and the UN secretary general.
Muslim leaders open summit amid new tensions AFP
Senegal: OIC to Reduce Inequality Amongst Islamic States AllAfrica.com

]]> By: katy HUSSEIN katy http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/comment-page-3/#comment-4300475 katy HUSSEIN katy Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:07:45 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/#comment-4300475 interesting... <em><strong>YouTube and TiVo Shake Hands In Promising Partnership</strong> eFluxMedia - 5 hours ago By Dee Chisamera YouTube is expanding on a global scale and plans to go from just being an internet site to becoming a TV destination, as TiVo Inc. made an announcement on Wednesday on a new partnership that plans to bring YouTube videos directly on ... <strong>TiVo and YouTube to Deliver Web Video to TV</strong> New York Times <strong>YouTube getting TV shot from TiVo</strong> Los Angeles Times</em> i just may have to get that tivo thingy... heh... interesting…

YouTube and TiVo Shake Hands In Promising Partnership
eFluxMedia – 5 hours ago
By Dee Chisamera YouTube is expanding on a global scale and plans to go from just being an internet site to becoming a TV destination, as TiVo Inc. made an announcement on Wednesday on a new partnership that plans to bring YouTube videos directly on …
TiVo and YouTube to Deliver Web Video to TV New York Times
YouTube getting TV shot from TiVo Los Angeles Times

i just may have to get that tivo thingy… heh…

]]> By: katy HUSSEIN katy http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/comment-page-3/#comment-4300465 katy HUSSEIN katy Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:02:38 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/#comment-4300465 <em><strong>Hillary Clinton apologizes to African Americans for husband's comments</strong> File this under "Better late than never." The AP reports that Hillary Clinton apologized Wednesday night for Bill Clinton's comments during the South Carolina Democratic primary showdown with Barack Obama. At a forum sponsored by an association of African American community newspapers, Clinton was asked about her husband's comments after Obama walked away with the South Carolina win in January. At the time, Bill Clinton pointed out that Rev. Jesse Jackson had won South Carolina in 1984 and 1988 -- campaigns that went nowhere. The comments were perceived as dismissing Obama's win, and many African Americans took umbrage. "I want to put that in context," Hillary Clinton said Wednesday night. "You know I am sorry if anyone was offended. It was certainly not meant in any way to be offensive." <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/03/hillary-clint-7.html" rel="nofollow">She went on to say...</a></em> Hillary Clinton apologizes to African Americans for husband’s comments

File this under “Better late than never.” The AP reports that Hillary Clinton apologized Wednesday night for Bill Clinton’s comments during the South Carolina Democratic primary showdown with Barack Obama.

At a forum sponsored by an association of African American community newspapers, Clinton was asked about her husband’s comments after Obama walked away with the South Carolina win in January. At the time, Bill Clinton pointed out that Rev. Jesse Jackson had won South Carolina in 1984 and 1988 — campaigns that went nowhere. The comments were perceived as dismissing Obama’s win, and many African Americans took umbrage.

“I want to put that in context,” Hillary Clinton said Wednesday night. “You know I am sorry if anyone was offended. It was certainly not meant in any way to be offensive.” She went on to say…

]]> By: katy HUSSEIN katy http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/comment-page-3/#comment-4300459 katy HUSSEIN katy Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:57:13 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/#comment-4300459 marie, i was reading some of that yesterday... some links: <em><strong>Read Your National Journal, ACLU</strong> Atlantic Online - 22 hours ago ... today to a stunning new report that the NSA has effectively revived the Orwellian “Total Information Awareness” domestic-spying...." Not so fast, ACLU. ... <strong>Daily Kos: ACLU</strong> Raw Story, MA - Mar 11, 2008 It is nothing less than the return of TIA: "Total Information Awareness." Yet there has been barely any followup coverage of the story in the mainstream ... <strong>Creeping totalitarianism: The NSA, personal data and you</strong> ZDNet - Mar 10, 2008 For example, during the year immediately after 9/11, NSA attempted to set up a Total Information Awareness network, which was meant to grab all data about ... <strong>FISA isn’t the worst of it</strong> Clarksville Online, TN - Feb 25, 2008 John Poindexter headed the creation of DARPA’s Total Information Awareness (TIA - which was quickly renamed the Terrorist Information Awareness) system, ...</em> http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=total+information+awareness%2C+ACLU&btnG=Search+News marie, i was reading some of that yesterday… some links:

Read Your National Journal, ACLU
Atlantic Online – 22 hours ago
… today to a stunning new report that the NSA has effectively revived the Orwellian “Total Information Awareness” domestic-spying….” Not so fast, ACLU. …

Daily Kos: ACLU
Raw Story, MA – Mar 11, 2008
It is nothing less than the return of TIA: “Total Information Awareness.” Yet there has been barely any followup coverage of the story in the mainstream …

Creeping totalitarianism: The NSA, personal data and you
ZDNet – Mar 10, 2008
For example, during the year immediately after 9/11, NSA attempted to set up a Total Information Awareness network, which was meant to grab all data about …

FISA isn’t the worst of it
Clarksville Online, TN – Feb 25, 2008
John Poindexter headed the creation of DARPA’s Total Information Awareness (TIA – which was quickly renamed the Terrorist Information Awareness) system, …

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=total+information+awareness%2C+ACLU&btnG=Search+News

]]> By: Fred http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/comment-page-3/#comment-4300457 Fred Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:57:07 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/13/thinkfast-march-13-2008/#comment-4300457 106, 102 how about it Thecairngman. What should we do about all of those tenacles of socialism? 106, 102

how about it Thecairngman. What should we do about all of those tenacles of socialism?

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