Comments on: Feith: I reject ’snide and shallow self-justification’ in my memoir. http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:10:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: republicanSScareme http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/comment-page-1/#comment-4932412 republicanSScareme Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:19:40 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/#comment-4932412 I'm not sure what business Doug Feith is in, but if you or I had this man's record of incompetence in our professions, we would be run out of town. Instead, he is rewarded with book deals, positions on "think tanks", and a Harvard Professorship. Gee, I guess failure pays after all. I’m not sure what business Doug Feith is in, but if you or I had this man’s record of incompetence in our professions, we would be run out of town. Instead, he is rewarded with book deals, positions on “think tanks”, and a Harvard Professorship.

Gee, I guess failure pays after all.

]]> By: sacopenapa http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/comment-page-1/#comment-4931692 sacopenapa Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:50:35 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/#comment-4931692 I wouldn't use this war criminal's book not even as toilet paper! I wouldn’t use this war criminal’s book not even as toilet paper!

]]> By: Max-1 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/comment-page-1/#comment-4931274 Max-1 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:46:27 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/#comment-4931274 . The spoke in the wheel never complains about itself, instead it is ALWAYS the other spokes that caused the wheel to fail. . .

The spoke in the wheel never complains about itself, instead it is ALWAYS the other spokes that caused the wheel to fail.

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]]> By: sacopenapa http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/comment-page-1/#comment-4931142 sacopenapa Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:40:54 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/#comment-4931142 Their bubble is getting smaller by the minute! The news of WH secret meeting on the US's torture program, the news about Pentagon Propaganda in the Media, Domestic spying... D. Feith has reason in trying to re-write history. However, we have plenty of evidence to hang the bastard for WAR CRIMES, CRIMES OF AGRESSION AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY. HAGUE 2009. PS.I would use Feith's book not even as toilet paper! Their bubble is getting smaller by the minute! The news of WH secret meeting on the US’s torture program, the news about Pentagon Propaganda in the Media, Domestic spying… D. Feith has reason in trying to re-write history. However, we have plenty of evidence to hang the bastard for WAR CRIMES, CRIMES OF AGRESSION AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY. HAGUE 2009.
PS.I would use Feith’s book not even as toilet paper!

]]> By: stjack http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/comment-page-1/#comment-4930700 stjack Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:34:57 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/#comment-4930700 i hope nobody buys his book. i'm curious to see what kind of pandering goes on when he doesn't have a journalist around to keep him on topic. maybe i'll check it out from the library. i'd hate for any of my money to go to his '09 legal defense fund. i hope nobody buys his book. i’m curious to see what kind of pandering goes on when he doesn’t have a journalist around to keep him on topic. maybe i’ll check it out from the library. i’d hate for any of my money to go to his ‘09 legal defense fund.

]]> By: robbez_92107 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/comment-page-1/#comment-4930678 robbez_92107 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:27:14 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/#comment-4930678 It reminds me of a proverb: It is better to keep one's mouth closed and let people think you are the dumbest mother f'er on the planet than to open your mouth and prove it beyond all doubt. Heckuva job, Dougie. It reminds me of a proverb:
It is better to keep one’s mouth closed and let people think you are the dumbest mother f’er on the planet than to open your mouth and prove it beyond all doubt.
Heckuva job, Dougie.

]]> By: JerryJerr http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/comment-page-1/#comment-4930620 JerryJerr Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:08:25 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/#comment-4930620 Feith is one of the leading war criminals in the Administration. He is to Bush as Goebbels was to Hitler. He should be executed for what he did to the people of Iraq. Feith is one of the leading war criminals in the Administration. He is to Bush as Goebbels was to Hitler. He should be executed for what he did to the people of Iraq.

]]> By: tanglewood http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/comment-page-1/#comment-4930500 tanglewood Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:02:28 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/#comment-4930500 24). Moondancer: I think his book tour is winding down. This asshat has been everywhere. He did the Daily Show, Charlie Rose, last night he was on Bloomberg, I believe he also did CNN, and CBS and all the morning shows. Yeah, he is a criminal in OUR eyes and to most sane people, but the corporate media sees him as one of their own, regretably. 24). Moondancer: I think his book tour is winding down. This asshat has been everywhere. He did the Daily Show, Charlie Rose, last night he was on Bloomberg, I believe he also did CNN, and CBS and all the morning shows.

Yeah, he is a criminal in OUR eyes and to most sane people, but the corporate media sees him as one of their own, regretably.

]]> By: Zooey http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/comment-page-1/#comment-4930466 Zooey Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:45:24 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/#comment-4930466 Gen Franks was right, Feither really is the stupidest f_cking guy on the planet. Actually, with all this "everyone around me is an idiot" talk, he sounds just like my ex. So yeah, stupidest guy on the planet... Gen Franks was right, Feither really is the stupidest f_cking guy on the planet.

Actually, with all this “everyone around me is an idiot” talk, he sounds just like my ex.

So yeah, stupidest guy on the planet…

]]> By: moondancer http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/comment-page-1/#comment-4930464 moondancer Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:44:55 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/#comment-4930464 I wonder if getting fired by Georgetown University will help booksales. The stupidest man on the planet is also the biggest liar and quickest to blame anyone but himself. Quite the resume. Maybe he can pick lettuce? I wonder if getting fired by Georgetown University will help booksales. The stupidest man on the planet is also the biggest liar and quickest to blame anyone but himself. Quite the resume. Maybe he can pick lettuce?

]]> By: GeeDubs http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/comment-page-1/#comment-4930446 GeeDubs Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:35:01 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/#comment-4930446 RUC - You wrap yourself in the American Flag and surround yourself with platitudes and empty rhetoric and top it all off with a nice cheese sauce. RUC – You wrap yourself in the American Flag and surround yourself with platitudes and empty rhetoric and top it all off with a nice cheese sauce.

]]> By: RUCerious http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/comment-page-1/#comment-4930412 RUCerious Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:25:49 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/#comment-4930412 Let me get this straight. Dug Faith is decrying authors who suggest they were surrounded by idiots? How does one surround oneself with oneself. A paradox, to be sure. Let me get this straight.

Dug Faith is decrying authors who suggest they were surrounded by idiots?

How does one surround oneself with oneself.

A paradox, to be sure.

]]> By: Freedom Rebel http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/comment-page-1/#comment-4930408 Freedom Rebel Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:25:19 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/#comment-4930408 I have a suggestion. Since the DOJ can be bought off with Luxury Seats at the Redskins Game and some fine dining. I suggest we take up a collection to get justice Republican Style. It's not like we would be hindering prosecution, we are just speeding up the process. It must be all the meds I'm taking for this flu... I just couldn't help myself... it was just a thought.. I have a suggestion. Since the DOJ can be bought off with Luxury Seats at the Redskins Game and some fine dining. I suggest we take up a collection to get justice Republican Style.

It’s not like we would be hindering prosecution, we are just speeding up the process.

It must be all the meds I’m taking for this flu… I just couldn’t help myself… it was just a thought..

]]> By: GeeDubs http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/comment-page-1/#comment-4930390 GeeDubs Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:19:52 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/#comment-4930390 The 'dumbest guy on the planet' cannot be trusted to say anything of value because, well...he's DUMB. The biggest problem is the enabling of any of these war criminals. Don't buy his book. Stop pretending that he has anything of importance to say. The only time it would have been WORTH something if he had said something about all these misgivings BEFORE the war was launched. The best thing Think Progress can do is to MARGINALIZE the bastard by completing ignoring anything and everything he says. The ‘dumbest guy on the planet’ cannot be trusted to say anything of value because, well…he’s DUMB.

The biggest problem is the enabling of any of these war criminals. Don’t buy his book. Stop pretending that he has anything of importance to say. The only time it would have been WORTH something if he had said something about all these misgivings BEFORE the war was launched.

The best thing Think Progress can do is to MARGINALIZE the bastard by completing ignoring anything and everything he says.

]]> By: The Republic of Stupidity http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/comment-page-1/#comment-4930302 The Republic of Stupidity Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:56:12 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/#comment-4930302 Perhaps he can call his own book as a witness, when he's on trial at the Hague... Perhaps he can call his own book as a witness, when he’s on trial at the Hague…

]]> By: vat694848 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/comment-page-1/#comment-4930278 vat694848 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:41:15 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/#comment-4930278 This poor soul HAS gone off the deep-end. This poor soul HAS gone off the deep-end.

]]> By: 5th Estate http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/comment-page-1/#comment-4930264 5th Estate Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:38:57 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/#comment-4930264 theswan..."lie-brary of justice?" mmm...something a bit closer to the Orwellian... the "Suppository of Truth" perhaps? theswan…”lie-brary of justice?”

mmm…something a bit closer to the Orwellian…

the “Suppository of Truth” perhaps?

]]> By: 5th Estate http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/comment-page-1/#comment-4930254 5th Estate Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:34:32 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/#comment-4930254 The moebian logic of Feith's argument: My ideas and advice weren't stupid, just the people who agreed with me and acted upon them in every detail, which made me and my ideas look stupid, which they weren;t becasue I'm brilliant and they're too stupid to recognize that. AND YOU! You're all stupid too, you stupid-heads. But I'll show you , I'll show them ALL! Bwahhahahahahaaaa!!! The moebian logic of Feith’s argument:

My ideas and advice weren’t stupid, just the people who agreed with me and acted upon them in every detail, which made me and my ideas look stupid, which they weren;t becasue I’m brilliant and they’re too stupid to recognize that.

AND YOU! You’re all stupid too, you stupid-heads. But I’ll show you , I’ll show them ALL! Bwahhahahahahaaaa!!!

]]> By: theswan http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/comment-page-1/#comment-4930248 theswan Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:32:25 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/#comment-4930248 Would that be his lie-brary of justice? Would that be his lie-brary of justice?

]]> By: 5th Estate http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/comment-page-1/#comment-4930230 5th Estate Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:19:42 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/25/feith-i-reject-snide-and-shallow-self-justification-in-my-memoir/#comment-4930230 tom..."trial balloon" Entirely possible. And if not intentional, Bush would surely use it anyway--or rather the "scholars" at his lie-brary would and then Bush would use that. tom…”trial balloon”

Entirely possible.

And if not intentional, Bush would surely use it anyway–or rather the “scholars” at his lie-brary would and then Bush would use that.

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