ThinkFast: May 13, 2008
A House Judiciary Committee deadline passed yesterday “with former White House adviser Karl Rove standing by his refusal to testify about allegations that he pushed the Justice Department to prosecute former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman.” Rove instead sent a letter offering to respond to questions in writing, rather than testify publicly under oath.
With the housing crisis and volatile markets slowing the economy, the Treasury Department reported yesterday that “corporate income-tax revenue over the first seven months of the fiscal year” was 14.7 percent “lower than during the same period a year earlier” while “the federal deficit ballooned to $152 billion, 88 [percent] higher than the same period last fiscal year.”
$0.109: the cost that the average gallon of gasoline increased in one week, up to $3.722, setting a fourth consecutive record.
The House and Senate are expected to defy the White House today and pass legislation that would require the administration to halt oil shipments to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. “The strong bipartisan support represents a major shift for Republicans, who until now have generally followed the lead of President Bush.”
In order to “counter the Democratic push for change,” House Republicans have adopted a new message: “The Change You Deserve.” But “the change you deserve” is also the advertising slogan of Effexor XR, a drug used to treat depression, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, and panic disorder in adults.
The current economic downturn “is imposing a particularly punishing toll on Hispanics.” According to the Labor Department, “the unemployment rate among Hispanics spiked 1.4 percentage points, to 6.9 percent,” since April 2007. “By comparison, the overall jobless rate rose half a percentage point, to 5 percent.”
A new survey by the National Retail Federation finds that Americans plan to use their stimulus checks “to pay for increasingly expensive gas and groceries, rather than spend it on electronics or clothes. … The latest survey found 17.2 million people plan to use some of their tax rebate to pay for gasoline, up from 12.1 million in the trade group’s February survey.”
Iraqi hospital officials said today that “a fragile cease-fire failed to stop fighting in Baghdad’s Sadr City where the latest clashes between Shiite extremists and U.S.-backed Iraqi forces killed 11 men and wounded 19.” U.S. forces responded to attacks by “militants” just “hours after Iraq’s main Shiite political bloc and supporters of firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr signed a cease-fire.”
According to Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO), the White House appears willing to compromise on the issue of retroactive immunity for companies that joined administration’s surveillance program. Bond “said the White House seems willing to let the FISA court help determine whether phone companies should be shielded from litigation.”
And finally: According to a new survey by The Hill, more than 20 U.S. senators would be interested in becoming vice president, if the spot were offered to them. While some senators answered the question seriously, others laughed it off. “Of course,” Sen. Bob Bennett (R-UT) said. “Big house, big car, not much to do. Why not?” “I’d bring a lot of fun to the job,” Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) added. “We would rock the Naval Observatory.”
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Federal Judge Rules Iraq KBR ‘Rape Victim’ Can Seek Trial In US
An American woman who claims that she was gang-raped by coworkers in Baghdad while employed by Halliburton/KBR, a defence contractor, can take her case to trial, a federal judge has ruled.
The decision has opened the door for other American women who have reported sexual assaults in similar circumstances to challenge clauses in their employment contracts restricting such claims to private arbitration and keeping them out of court.
It comes at a time when the US Congress is examining whether the Government is adequately protecting contractors who allege sexual assault.
Back in America, Ms Jones tried to file a lawsuit against her employer. However, KBR, which split from Halliburton last year, requires its Iraq-bound employees to agree to take personnel disputes to private arbitration rather than sue companies in the US’s public courts. Critics say the arrangement has discouraged some women from going public with allegations.
Ms Jones’s lawyer argued that the clause should not apply to a claim involving sexual assault because it was not a “work-related” matter. In his decision, US District Judge Keith Ellison found in her favour, writing: “This court does not believe that plaintiff’s bedroom should be considered the workplace, even though her housing was provided by her employer.”
KBR issued a statement saying: “KBR in no way condones or tolerates sexual harassment . . . Any reported allegation of sexual harassment is taken seriously and thoroughly investigated.”
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/05/12/8894/
It’s about time that Ms. Jones gets her day in court. My sincerest wish is that, the men that drugged, raped, and left her bleeding never see the light of day again. This is very promising news for the other women that have been raped by KBR employees, they may actually be able to get justice for what was done to them. I have no doubt KBR will appeal this ruling. In doing so, they send a loud message contrary to their stated policy that they condone rape and sexual harassment. I have yet to hear if any of these men have been fired from their jobs.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:00 amNow, bend over….
May 13th, 2008 at 9:03 amOh, if only the Republicans WOULD come up with a remedy for the generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, and panic disorder their policies have brought us.
The best remedy, of course, would be for them all to step down.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:04 amObama to America’s Veterans - A Must Read
From a speech that Barack Obama made in West Virginia. His commitment to American Veterans is unwavering. Here, in his own words:
And I want to thank the people of West Virginia – particularly those who have worn the uniform of our country. More of you are veterans here than in almost any other state in the nation. So many Guard members from this very armory have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan on tour after tour, year after year. And that means there are more West Virginians who’ve had to say goodbye to these heroes; who’ve borne the burdens of their absence in ways that are often immeasurable – an empty chair at the dinner table or another Mother’s Day where mom is some place far away. Your sacrifice and the sacrifice of your loved ones is immense, and it must never be forgotten.
For the rest of the speech, here is the link.http://baldwinparkdemocrat.blogspot.com/2008/05/obama-to-americans-veterans-must-read.html
Great speech. Very committed to American vets.
Bush Administration Sued for Allowing Continued Use of Four Pesticides
Environmental and farm worker groups have now sued the Bush administration for allowing the continued use of four pesticides. They claim that the government brushed aside its own evidence that the chemicals are toxic to workers, children, and animals.
The suit challenged the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2006 decision to reauthorize the four pesticides used on fruit and vegetable fields in California. California officials have officially classified one of the pesticides (ethoprop) as a carcinogen. The state requires manufacturers to disclose this risk on any product label but cannot outright ban the pesticide because it has the EPA’s approval.
Another pesticide (methidathion) has been listed as an air contaminant by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation due to the potential health hazards associated with it. The other two pesticides are methamidophos and oxydemeton-methyl. The suit stated that both have been associated with bird deaths.
Oxydemeton-methyl is now linked to birth defects.
http://www.naturalnews.com/023211.html
What’s funny and tragic is the basis for the lawsuit is the EPA’s own findings. All four pose a tremendous risk to children, farm workers and to wildlife that far out way the benefits of using them. Studies now show a link to Parkinson’s disease and long-term exposure with these pesticides.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:04 amSen. Kit Bond (R-MO) “said the White House seems willing to let the FISA court help determine whether phone companies should be shielded from litigation.”
Considering how the judiciary has been trending pro-Republican and anti-average-jew-American, this will be another step away from the US Constitution and towards the fascist Republi-can’t agenda.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:06 amOp-ed: USA Today ‘overlooks’ 25,000 deaths in Myanmar for Jenna ‘I dos’
The editors of USA Today, as they do every day, had to decide what to make its “Cover Story.”
The death toll from the cyclone in Myanmar was approaching 25,000, with about almost a million homeless, and the ruling military junta was still refusing to accept foreign assistance.
A Pentagon report revealed that about 43,000 medically unfit troops were sent into combat.
In Philadelphia, six police officers were under investigation for beating suspects. And, in Russia a new president was inaugurated.
What the editors chose to dominate the front page was a three-column head photo of presidential daughter Jenna Bush and a story about her forthcoming non-public private wedding. The only reason USA Today didn’t run the story on its front pages Saturday and Sunday is because it doesn’t publish on weekends. But, just about every other news medium gave the wedding heavy play.
http://rawstory.com/ news/ 2008/ Oped_USA_Today_overlooks_25000_deaths_0512.html
The newspapers wonder why subscriptions are down.. This is a prime example. If USA thought that 25,000 dead didn’t deserve the front page on Monday, I’m sure there are many other newspapers that followed suit and buried the story. (Personally, I could care less about seeing Jenna Bush’s wedding pictures)
May 13th, 2008 at 9:08 amReminds me of CheneyCo’s original name for the invasion - Operation Iraq Liberation - OIL. The tendency to step on one’s dick is inversely proportional to IQ.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:11 amBriseadh na Faire says;
House Republicans have adopted a new message; “The change you deserve.”
Now, bend over.
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How true. :-o
May 13th, 2008 at 9:17 amIn order to “counter the Democratic push for change,” House Republicans have adopted a new message: “The Change You Deserve.”
I don’t find that message particularly comforting. It sounds like “well, you voted for us so you deserve what you get from us”.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:18 amHouse Republicans have adopted a new message: “The Change You Deserve.” But “the change you deserve” is also the advertising slogan of Effexor XR, a drug used to treat depression, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, and panic disorder in adults.
Druggist:
May 13th, 2008 at 9:18 am“Don’t you want your change?”
Customer:
“Naw, just keep it…”
Bond “said the White House seems willing to let the FISA court help determine whether phone companies should be shielded from litigation.”
BS…I hope the Democrats don’t fall for that one. The FISA court is packed with Bush appointees. What do you think they will say about immunity for the phone companies?
May 13th, 2008 at 9:20 amThis will, oddly enough, push up the price of gas and food (increased money chasing static number of goods). Fortunately for establishment media, food and gas are not included in headline inflation data so they can continue to prattle about lapel pins and pantsuits instead of troubling their tiny minds with numbers or insane fiscal and monetary policies.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:20 amHouse Republicans have adopted a new message: “The Change You Deserve.”
And what, exactly, do they think we “deserve”? … Oh, I see! We deserve the “change” while the corporations deserve the “dollars”.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:22 amA House Judiciary Committee deadline passed yesterday “with former White House adviser Karl Rove standing by his refusal to testify about allegations that he pushed the Justice Department to prosecute former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman.”
I guess John Conyers is going to have to subpeona Rove. He keeps threatening to do it, but we have yet to see that happen. I will be shocked speechless if one is actually issued.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:22 am‘The Change You Deserve’
The only change McCain is certain of is someone will have to change his Depends.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:22 am>Rove instead sent a letter offering to respond to questions >in writing, rather than testify publicly under oath.
Sounds like he’s waiving EP to me… I mean obviously the guy wouldnt take the opportunity afforded by questions in writing in order to have his lawyers make up some lies to cover his rear…
May 13th, 2008 at 9:24 am“The latest survey found 17.2 million people plan to use some of their tax rebate to pay for gasoline, up from 12.1 million in the trade group’s February survey.”
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Ladies and gentlemen, we now have the real reason for this “economic stimulus”. Apparently Bush didn’t think the big oil companies were making enough money. This stimulus package will be shoveling more money out of government coffers into big oil pockets through America’s gas tanks.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:29 amEven if Karl Rove was hog-tied, dragged to Capitol Hill, and forcibly put under oath, would he tell the truth? Why does he make such a big deal out of not being under oath when he would lie no matter what?
Oh. Right. If he’s caught lying under oath, he could go to jail. He much prefers staying in situations where he can weasel.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:31 amEarth to Conyers…wake up, please. You’re being played by the ‘Architect’. America is watching you. Put the hammer down.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:34 amInherent Contempt isn’t just a concept. Enforce the law. Now.
Frog march KKKarl to the basement of the House until he talks or after the ‘08 election, whichever comes first.
If you don’t, and KKKarl influences or corrupts another election, we will hold YOU accountable.
Here’s a tip folks, no matter how badly you may be suffering financially, please stay away from online payday loans. They will only hurt you in the end, not help you.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:36 amDidn’t he say that he would testify if he was subpeonaed? Like, yeah right he will.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:39 amthe Treasury Department reported yesterday that “corporate income-tax revenue over the first seven months of the fiscal year” was 14.7 percent “lower than during the same period a year earlier”
But it’s not down to ZERO yet…………..
May 13th, 2008 at 9:44 amAn American woman who claims that she was gang-raped by coworkers in Baghdad while employed by Halliburton/KBR, a defence contractor, can take her case to trial, a federal judge has ruled.
Wow, it’s about time. I had pretty much given up on our judicial system. It’s nice to see that there is at least one judge out there that has not been corrupted by the neoCONs.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:44 amMaybe KKKarl can just do an Op Ed piece on one of his Faux NoNooz appearances that can clear all this little misunderstanding up. I am sure we all will believe him and let this just go away. Right??
May 13th, 2008 at 9:45 amRove instead sent a letter offering to respond to questions in writing, rather than testify publicly under oath.
Has there even been a greater coward? Rove’s doughy, pasty ass should be crow-barred into an infantry uniform and sent into the heart of Baghdad. It’s the only proper reward for his many contributions to the current administration and the state of national political discourse.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:47 amCaption:
“Election fraud melts Democracy, not on my hands!”
May 13th, 2008 at 9:48 amAmericans plan to use their stimulus checks “to pay for increasingly expensive gas and groceries, rather than spend it on electronics or clothes.
Don’t be fooled, people. This is bread in the Colosseum–nothing more. Appease the peasantry while the ship of state runs aground.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:49 amSadly, he might even pass the current physical for military service, as the standards have been set so low now. But what a disgrace to all the brave men and women that would have to serve beside him!
May 13th, 2008 at 9:51 amWhere did this little tiny news story go? I understand the Bush Wedding is important, but how about the release of a man who was supposed to be involved in the worst act of terrorism in American history?
Proof positive that torture is antithetical to justice -
May 13th, 2008 at 9:51 amCaption:
May 13th, 2008 at 9:53 am‘Before I met Jeff Gannon, I was a hand model.
Now, I’m just a hand job’.
Finally, they realize that everything BushCo does is for the purpose of driving up the price of oil!
http://www.soultv.net
May 13th, 2008 at 9:54 amNick Turse Probes the ‘Military-Industrial Complex’ of the 21st Century — It’s Not Just Boeing Anymore
BuzzFlash: We’re talking with Nick Turse, author of The Complex: How the Military Invades Our Everyday Lives, which is part of The American Empire Project series. When most people think of the military-industrial complex they recall Eisenhower’s quotation about being wary of the military-industrial complex. You’ve gone a step further to say that the military is invading our everyday lives. How is the military invading my life?
Nick Turse: I describe the complex as something that’s moved far beyond Eisenhower’s idea. His, I think, is now completely outdated, and it has been replaced by something that I call the military-corporate complex, or complex for short. It is almost akin to “The Matrix” of the movies — a vast system of systems that clandestinely invades our everyday lives. Eisenhower’s military-industrial complex didn’t extend far beyond the Lockheed factory floor. In his formulation, it consisted of large arms makers like Lockheed and Boeing, and mega-corporations like General Motors. Today, Lockheed, Boeing and GM still form the core of the complex, but they’re dwarfed by tens of thousands of other contractors that you wouldn’t necessarily guess were hooked up with the military. I’m talking about civilian organizations like Apple computers, Starbucks, Oakley sunglasses, Pepsi, and thousands and thousands of small-town businesses, or even Christian bookstores in Mississippi. Today, the complex is everywhere, but it goes relatively unnoticed.
Read the rest of the interview at:
http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/interviews/108
HT:Calibleu
**This is a huge part of the neocon plan for globalization. It is taking over every part of our daily lives. I think many of us are more discriminating when we hear things, but it is still taking us over.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:57 amMay i also urge all progressives here to dismiss completely McCain’s forward-thinking rhetoric on climate change. McCain’s leading advisor on the issue is a fellow (Kevin Hassett) at the American Enterprise Institute who prefers cheap oil over the environment -
http://www.bloomberg.com/ apps/ news?pid=20601039&sid=aIF14Y3PWiTE&refer=columnist_hassett
Once again proving that you can never trust a word spoken by a Republican.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:00 am“The Change You Deserve”
So we only deserve what they think we deserve?
How about we all give them what they deserve… *rolling up sleeves*
May 13th, 2008 at 10:00 amHillary’s Grotesque Insult to African-Americans
It’s one thing to lack class, but it’s quite another to deliberately try and wreck the presidential prospects of your party’s likely nominee.
So there was Hillary Clinton cold-bloodedly asserting to USA Today that she was the candidate favored by “hard-working Americans, white Americans,” and that her opponent, Barack Obama, the black candidate, just can’t cut it with that crowd.
Now the Clintons, in their desperation to find some way — any way — back to the White House, have leapt aboard that sorry train. He can’t win! Don’t you understand? He’s black! He’s black!
http://www.alternet.org/election08/85095/
I personally find this very upsetting. I’m white middle class working family, I find this offensive. I don’t care what color the man/woman running for office is. What truly matters is what he/she is going to do for our Country and how they are going to help the American People.
Both Hillary and Bill should no better than to lower their standards to Republican politics. Shame on them both, for lacking all dignity and respect for all middle class working families, for trying to damage racial progress, and trying to sabotage Obama’s presidental chances.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:00 amThe White House appears willing to compromise on the issue of retroactive immunity for telephone firms that joined the Bush administration’s wiretapping program, a senior GOP senator says.
Translated into HumanSpeak
The Off-White House appears willing to appear to compromise on the issue of retroactive immunity for telephone firms that joined the Bush administration’s wiretapping program, as long as the compromise includes giving in to every demand the administration wants, and ordering dessert. And picking up the tab.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:01 amGiven that some trolls on this forum wanted to deny an expansion of S-Chip because the Frost family had more kids than they could afford to cover, and therefore didn’t “deserve” the help of the government, your point is very well taken, Bilbo.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:02 amA House Judiciary Committee deadline passed yesterday “with former White House adviser Karl Rove standing by his refusal to testify about allegations that he pushed the Justice Department to prosecute former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman.” Rove instead sent a letter offering to respond to questions in writing, rather than testify publicly under oath.
The last time I looked, Rove is a private citizen now, and as such, has no right to refuse to appear before Congress. Not only should they subpoena him, but if he still refuses, arrest him and bring him in. If Bush declares Executive Privilege for him, he can then plead the Fifth or whatever…but he should be forced to appear.
0.109: the cost that the average gallon of gasoline increased in one week, up to $3.722, setting a fourth consecutive record.
Gas went up to $3.81 yesterday in SW Florida, nearly a dime in one day.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:02 am“The change you deserve” for not voting your enlightened self-interest, Turkeys!
May 13th, 2008 at 10:04 amIllegal Alien Raid Part Of FEMA Camp Drill
As predicted last week, ICE has begun factory raids of illegal aliens in Iowa. This was not very difficult to predict. The federal government last week leased out the National Cattle Congress fairgrounds in Waterloo, Iowa until May 25th and began moving trailers and generators on location. Reports from the Des Moines Register and the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier indicated that FEMA and ICE, two agencies within the Department of Homeland Security were involved in this secretive operation. Considering the large groups of illegal alien factory workers in the area of the fairgrounds, it wasn’t hard to figure out what was going to happen next. The Department of Homeland Security has now decided to go live with their test FEMA camp operation and are using illegal aliens as live subjects for processing purposes. This is a drill designed to setup a FEMA camp that will be used to process American citizens. Make no mistake about it, this has nothing to do with stopping illegal immigration. Rounding up a few hundred illegal aliens and asking them questions is going to do nothing to resolve the policies that have encouraged and facilitated the illegal alien problem. It does however serve as a fine test run for processing large groups of people through a FEMA camp.
http://blacklistednews.com/view.asp?ID=6535
**This wasn’t had to see coming. I am sure many more raids (or investigations) will follow.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:04 am**This wasn’t had to see coming. I am sure many more raids (or investigations) will follow.
I was just thinking about that last night.
If an administration wanted to prevent an election, the timing of the ‘disaster’ that triggered the imposition of martial law would have to be very well timed.
Say, a military strike on Iran, followed by a declaration of war.
My guess would be three days before the Democratic convention, or four days before the election, say on Halloween, Oct 31…
May 13th, 2008 at 10:07 amFreedom Rebel Says
May 13th, 2008 at 10:00 am
I personally find this very upsetting. I’m white middle class working family, I find this offensive. I don’t care what color the man/woman running for office is. What truly matters is what he/she is going to do for our Country and how they are going to help the American People.
Both Hillary and Bill should no better than to lower their standards to Republican politics. Shame on them both, for lacking all dignity and respect for all middle class working families, for trying to damage racial progress, and trying to sabotage Obama’s presidental chances.
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Obviously, the most overtly insulting thing about Hillary’s comments was the implication that only whites are “hard working Americans”. What’s a bit more subtle (and therefore more insidious) is that because she’s getting a pass on this (while Obama’s “bitter” comments got soundly bashed by the media), it appears all too many Americans accept what she is saying. This is not a good thing.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:12 amLooking through the ThinkFast topics today, I don’t think Bush has to worry about his “relevance” or his legacy. He seems to be achieving the number one spot in so many areas!
– Highest gas prices
– Highest food prices
– Highest federal deficit
– Worst unemployment rate for Hispanics
– Worst military quagmire
– First pre-emptive strike against another nation
– Highest disapproval ratings
– Worst president ever
He hasn’t gotten “worst economy” yet, but he’s still got a little time…
May 13th, 2008 at 10:16 amI agree. All that is left is the timing. We are standing on the brink of losing everything, Bush and Cheney are fiddling in the White House and America is imploding from within.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:18 amAnd today’s poll watcher report
ABC News/Washington Post Poll. May 8-11, 2008. N=1,122 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. Fieldwork by TNS. RV = registered voters
McCain (R) 44
Obama (D) 51
Other/Neither (vol.) 3
Won’t Vote(vol.) 1
Unsure 1
versus
McCain (R) 46
Clinton (D) 49
Other/Neither (vol.) 2
Won’t Vote (vol.) 1
Unsure 1
Not electable? C’mon now.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:18 amGeorge Bush yesterday offered to help China deal with the aftermath of its earthquake, including sharing detailed images of the devastation taken by American spy satellites…
Sometimes.. i think this is all a big joke and at the end of the Bush Presidency, Ashton Kutcher will come out and yell “PUNKED!” and thereafter become President of the world.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:20 amToday, West Virginia is holding their presidential primary. Hillary Clinton is heavily favored to win among Democrats.
I’m just waiting for her to declare West Virginia to be a “big state” and how her victory there proves that she is the most electable nation-wide.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:25 am…including sharing detailed images of the devastation taken by American spy satellites…
Yeah, with all the military secret sites rubbed out with an eraser…
May 13th, 2008 at 10:26 amU.S. justices’ conflicts halt apartheid appeal
WASHINGTON: Financial and personal conflicts of interest affecting four Supreme Court justices left the court without a quorum last week and unable to decide whether to hear an appeal brought by more than 50 companies that did business in apartheid-era South Africa.
As a result, the Supreme Court announced on Monday that a lower court’s judgment allowing the high-profile lawsuit against the companies to move forward was automatically affirmed.
http://www.iht.com/ articles/ 2008/ 05/ 13/ america/ 13scotus.php
**This is stunning. I don’t think I have ever heard of this happening before.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:27 amMissHMolly ~ Those 28 delegates are likely to get split 17-11 with a 60% win, or maybe even 18 - 10 with a 64% win. The largest pickup Senator Clinton can hope for is eight delegates. And she’s still behind by about 150… Ky and Or will split the difference on their 52/51 with another net gain of maybe four for Clinton. And it’s over.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:29 amBeat goes on ~ WTF? I’ve heard of activist courts, and strict constructionist courts, but too effing busy to bother to meet courts? Only in a reich wing world.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:30 amActually, that would be too conflicted to meet, my bad…
May 13th, 2008 at 10:31 amMy new favourite website!
May 13th, 2008 at 10:38 amRUCerious Says
May 13th, 2008 at 10:29 am
MissHMolly ~ Those 28 delegates are likely to get split 17-11 with a 60% win, or maybe even 18 - 10 with a 64% win. The largest pickup Senator Clinton can hope for is eight delegates. And she’s still behind by about 150… Ky and Or will split the difference on their 52/51 with another net gain of maybe four for Clinton. And it’s over.
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But…but…but…Terry McAuliffe claims that Hillary is going to win the popular vote! That Democrats are going to turn out in such high numbers for her in West Virginia and Kentucky that the 800,000+ lead Obama currently has in the popular vote will be erased! And once she leads in the popular vote, the superdelegates will come flocking back! Because only white hard-working Americans count!
/snark off
May 13th, 2008 at 10:41 amrobertoroberto Says
May 13th, 2008 at 10:38 am
My new favourite website!
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OMG — that website makes ME feel old. And I’m 52.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:44 amAnd the beat goes on Says:
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RUCerious Says:
I was just thinking about that last night.
If an administration wanted to prevent an election, the timing of the ‘disaster’ that triggered the imposition of martial law would have to be very well timed.
Say, a military strike on Iran, followed by a declaration of war.
My guess would be three days before the Democratic convention, or four days before the election, say on Halloween, Oct 31…
I agree. All that is left is the timing. We are standing on the brink of losing everything, Bush and Cheney are fiddling in the White House and America is imploding from within.
Call me crazy, but I think this is alarmism. The elections will go forward just fine.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:50 amSorry MissHusseinMolly!
As a young’n perhaps i’m being a bit ageist. But i couldn’t help but laugh when at http://www.thinksyoungerthanmccain.com the number one and two are oil and Dick Cheney.
Still, i believe this website will be extremely popular with the liberal bloggers.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:52 amhttp://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com - apologies.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:53 amJust fine, as long as you don’t pay attention to the green glow in the sky and the crater where your house used to be while you’re voting for your third Bush term.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:54 amWell Keltoi, I agree that my thoughts are alarming. Notice the key word IF in my statement. After all the crap this administration has pulled with signing statements, wiretapping prior to 9/11, internment camps being built under the guise of immigration detention facilities, it should be understandable if I’m just a tad paranoid.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:56 amBut thanks for your concern.
Hmmm…any Persian speakers out there who can debunk these comments by Achmadinjad like the last ones? Surely he doesn’t want to destroy Israel…
http://www.earthtimes.org/ articles/ show/ 205101,ahmadinejad-israel-to-be-swept-away-soon.html
May 13th, 2008 at 10:59 am“The House and Senate are expected to defy the White House today and pass legislation that would require the administration to halt oil shipments to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve”
If we (the government) are shipping oil to the SPR, doesn’t that imply that they are purchasing said oil in a tight market or withholding same from a tight market?
May 13th, 2008 at 11:04 amNo wonder the price is so damn high!!!!
So where are all the trolls today? Is today a troll holiday? (And no — Keltoi doesn’t count. He’s not a troll.)
I thought the air in here seemed cleaner than usual!
May 13th, 2008 at 11:04 amrobertoroberto Says:
Call me crazy, but I think this is alarmism. The elections will go forward just fine.
Just fine, as long as you don’t pay attention to the green glow in the sky and the crater where your house used to be while you’re voting for your third Bush term.
Uh…Whaaat?
May 13th, 2008 at 11:06 am“This terrorist and criminal state is backed by foreign powers, but this regime would soon be swept away by the Palestinians,”
Sounds more like he’s wishing someone else would take care of his “Israel problem”.
In other words, HE’S NOT A THREAT.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:06 amKeltoi,
The point maintained by liberals is not that Ahmadinejad is a nice guy who we should all admire. The point is that it would be foolish to invade/attack his country based on his ridiculous beliefs when he holds little to no power and Iranians are actually for the most part pro-American.
Further, if were to go after anyone who ever threatned another country, we’d have to go after both Presidential candidates (Hilary - Iran, Barack - Pakistan.) And pretty much all the Republican members of Congress for their insane rants on Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and any non-white person who is not a legal citizen of the US.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:06 amceltic cynic Says
May 13th, 2008 at 11:04 am
If we (the government) are shipping oil to the SPR, doesn’t that imply that they are purchasing said oil in a tight market or withholding same from a tight market?
No wonder the price is so damn high!!!!
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Yes, exactly. That’s how it works.
Fortunately, we have Republicans who care more about ordinary Americans than about the profits of oil companies. And the fact they will join the Democrats on some common-sense legislation means that Bushco’s hold on them is weakening.
Of course, it IS an election year.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:08 amRUCerious Says:
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Well Keltoi, I agree that my thoughts are alarming. Notice the key word IF in my statement. After all the crap this administration has pulled with signing statements, wiretapping prior to 9/11, internment camps being built under the guise of immigration detention facilities, it should be understandable if I’m just a tad paranoid.
But thanks for your concern.
Well really, um, Ceriously, who in the US government would go for this? None of the candidates, obviously. Gates wouldn’t back it, Fallon certainly wouldn’t back it…but as the old saying goes, just because you are paranoid doesn’t mean they are not out to get you.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:09 amFortunately for Bushco, Fallon retired/quit about two months ago now. Gates might not go for it. But he could probably be pursauded given the fact that he’s clearly okay with working for criminals.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:13 amKetltoi ~ in a single acronym…
PNAC.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:14 amWell really, um, Ceriously, who in the US government would go for this?
The only two who “matter”, Dick and Shrub.
They’ve proven they can act with immunity from any checks and balances or oversight.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:14 amrobertoroberto Says:
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Keltoi,
The point maintained by liberals is not that Ahmadinejad is a nice guy who we should all admire. The point is that it would be foolish to invade/attack his country based on his ridiculous beliefs when he holds little to no power and Iranians are actually for the most part pro-American.
Fair enough. I’d just as soon skip the debate on meaning of a Nuclear Iran this morning…the guy doesn’t make it any easier to avoid conflict with statements like this. He could be angling for the Orwellian prospect of goading Israel into attacking to make himself popular at home, which would have obvious ramifications for us as well.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:15 amDieNowForPeace Says:
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Well really, um, Ceriously, who in the US government would go for this?
The only two who “matter”, Dick and Shrub.
Cheney has proven he is not a good enough shot to pull this off, methinks.
I am just saying, this isn’t a Star Wars movie, there isn’t a clone army with order 66 encoded in their brains. Bush has all that Brush to clear, too. I think he will quietly retire like every other President; I suspect he will be even more out of the spotlight than most.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:18 amHe could be angling for the Orwellian prospect of goading Israel into attacking
Israel can’t and won’t attack anybody except the Palestinians.
Imagine them starting a war on one front which would give the Palestinians a weakened front to attack Israel, more or less, from within.
Why else do you think we behave like a dog on a short leash with respect to Israel, cause they’re in a “no win” situation - always have been, always will.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:21 amI suspect he will be even more out of the spotlight than most.
Except when he is resurrected, Clinton-like, to use as a Strawman for whatever problems come up in President Obama’s term. People here are already doing that and the election is six months off! But it was done so much with Clinton I suppose you are within your rights.
There, Miss Molly, how is that for opening the proverbial can and gleefully flinging worms everywhere? ;)
May 13th, 2008 at 11:21 amI suspect he will be even more out of the spotlight than most.
Oh, by the lack of any semblance of LEADERSHIP from the Dumbya, he’s definitely looking forward to retirement.
The idiot never was even close to being an effective President, and didn’t even want the nomination to begin with!
May 13th, 2008 at 11:22 amSo, Keltoi, if we’re so very “alarmist,” how do you explain the absolute FLOOD of anti-Iran propaganda and saber-rattling coming out of Washington? All that crap about Iran arming the “terrorists” in Iraq, etc. etc. (which has been proven to be 100% FALSE, BTW), all the stupid reichwing pundits like Billy Kristol, Bolton, LIEberman and the rest of them screeching for war and demanding that we nuke Iran before Bush leaves office - how is it that *WE* are “being alarmist”…?
How is it that you are so blind? Why are you still willing to carry water for these people? Jebus, you sound like the proverbial Good German, “Aw, now, Hitler wasn’t so bad - he got the trains running on time, after all!”
May 13th, 2008 at 11:24 amTrue, but to a certain extent all leaders make decisions that will make them more popular at home. He’s playing to his base. If Israel or the US uses this as a pretext for an attack then they of course the guilty party, just like in Iraq. Pre-emptive action is agression. And will likely be seen that way when the war crimes tribunals start under President Obama.
My biggest concern is not actually from Iran but the impending removal of Olmert in Israel. If Netanyahu replaces him before the summer then you can say without a shadow of a doubt that there will be an attack on Iran.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:25 amDieNowForPeace Says:
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He could be angling for the Orwellian prospect of goading Israel into attacking
Israel can’t and won’t attack anybody except the Palestinians.
Airstrikes is all they could do to Iran, and that would require us opening Iraq’s airspace to them, agreed. But if they asked, what would we say? I am hoping no. As much as I think attacking Iran would be a bad idea - at least in the current millieu with no new info available - letting Israel do it would be much, much worse.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:26 amThe Republicans in congress are no longer Bush’s attack dogs nor his lap dogs. They are in the process of coming to terms with the reality that their political survival depends almost entirely on the good graces of a Democratic majority, which means they will soon be begging for scraps while trying to avoid getting run over by congressional investigation committees intent on restoring legal oversight and actionable accountability. Republicans will have to choose between retirement or becoming whimpering puppies or taking that long one-way ride in the dogcatcher’s truck to the pound.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:29 amKeltoi Says:
I suspect he will be even more out of the spotlight than most.
Except when he is resurrected, Clinton-like, to use as a Strawman for whatever problems come up in President Obama’s term. People here are already doing that and the election is six months off! But it was done so much with Clinton I suppose you are within your rights.
No strawman about it, Keltoi. This administration has been incredibly inept, except when it came to gutting regulations. I’m sure they’d love to walk away and blame any problems over the next years on the Democrats, in fact that’s probably their “strategy”, but it’s ridiculous to pretend that the actions of the last seven years haven’t had a long-term impact on the economy, foreign and domestic policy . . . well, everything.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:29 amJust to like clarify, you’re comparing the mess BushCo has created in America and the world, to the time that the worst the President could ever do was get oral sex?
May 13th, 2008 at 11:30 amMr Bond wants FISA secrecy to air the telecom’s laundry.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:34 amMr. Rove wants to hide behind something called executive privilege. This all sounds like more corrupting of our court system.
The people demand a public viewing of both issues in the peoples court.
“Aw, now, Hitler wasn’t so bad - he got the trains running on time, after all!”
And don’t forget those quirky cute VW Bugs!
May 13th, 2008 at 11:35 amceltic cynic Says:
“The House and Senate are expected to defy the White House today and pass legislation that would require the administration to halt oil shipments to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve”
If we (the government) are shipping oil to the SPR, doesn’t that imply that they are purchasing said oil in a tight market or withholding same from a tight market?
No wonder the price is so damn high!!!!
I’ve been thinking, for awhile, that the Bush administration has been adding oil to the SPR and refusing to release any of it, despite the increasingly high prices because they are expecting (planning) disruptions in supply. That is precisely what an attack on Iran could cause, particularly if the U.S. uses nukes to attack Iran’s nuclear sites.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:36 amLeftside Annie Says:
all the stupid reichwing pundits like Billy Kristol, Bolton, LIEberman and the rest of them screeching for war and demanding that we nuke Iran before Bush leaves office - how is it that *WE* are “being alarmist”…?
Nuke Iran? Who besides Hillary has called for that?
And a strike on Iran was not what I was calling alarmist. While I think it unlikely, it is a real possibility and a gravely concerning one. What IS alarmist is to think the plan is to strike Iran, declare martial law, cancel the elections and expect to see Cheney walking around in a black hood and robe. (Although I admit, that is a terrifying image even to contemplate.)
If I reject Naomi Wolfe’s case for a Fascist shift, that makes me either blind (dumb) or a “good German” (a traitor). I don’t feel I am either. I feel that she and you are making a tremdous stretch to say our Democracy is one step from being taken over.
After all the money and energy both parties have put into the primaries, can you really see them - or more importantly, the country itself - going “Oh, Bush bombed Iran, I guess we’ll just not have the elections this year”? I really can’t see it. If you think that makes me blind, well we have to disagree. If you CAN see that scenario realistically playing out, then instead of me being blind I would say you are jumping at shadows. I would say it with love, of course.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:41 amJohn Kerry #83- Why are you shouting? Are you a friend of Mr. Rove’s? OR, is it you saying hahaha to us “libs” over the fact that Karl has not been indicted yet?
Don’t worry. Have some patience. Payback in this case will take a little time. However, my best guess is that the dookie will hit the fan in early 2009.
In the meantime, I do wish Congress would charge inherent contempt and throw this human scum in the captial basement jail.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:42 amPhoto Caption: “See, My Hands Are Clean - There’s No Blood On Them”
May 13th, 2008 at 11:46 amimpeachcheneythenbush Says:
I’ve been thinking, for awhile, that the Bush administration has been adding oil to the SPR and refusing to release any of it, despite the increasingly high prices because they are expecting (planning) disruptions in supply. That is precisely what an attack on Iran could cause, particularly if the U.S. uses nukes to attack Iran’s nuclear sites.
Hmmmmm….good call. Ditto the observation about Netanyahu in 78. May sanity prevail.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:46 amKeltoi,
There’s a new thread that’s lacking the Bush-boot-licking adoration from yourself.
Why do all the apologists lavish praise onto the Idiot-boy-king even after he’s been proven to be nothing but a complete tool?
Seems they like the idea of awarding failure.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:47 amLooks like I’ve ignited a small fire in the trash can this morning (stomping foot on trash can fire…OQW!).
I was just musing about what the timing would be like IF the PNAC cabal decided it was jut too dangerous (to their interests) to allow Obama to become president.
Not a likely scenario, as Keltoi points out, but not out of the realm of speculation…
May 13th, 2008 at 11:48 amKeltoi Says:
Nuke Iran? Who besides Hillary has called for that?
**I can’t believe that ANYONE living in the USA can even ask that. How about just after 9/11 when Iran was determined to be a target for invasion? How about:
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14771.htm
May 13th, 2008 at 11:49 am#42 misshusseinmolly Says:
Obviously, the most overtly insulting thing about Hillary’s comments was the implication that only whites are “hard working Americans”. What’s a bit more subtle (and therefore more insidious) is that because she’s getting a pass on this (while Obama’s “bitter” comments got soundly bashed by the media), it appears all too many Americans accept what she is saying. This is not a good thing.
I couldn’t agree with you more that is why I wrote “for lacking all dignity and respect for all middle class working families”. Middle class working families are not black and white. They are Asian, Latino, Mexican and so on… What about all of them.
I agree also that she is getting a pass on the remark compared to Obama’s bitter comment. Which I agree with him, I think many people have a reason to be bitter. Loss of homes, jobs and health insurance, that would upset and make most people bitter. Especially, after working their whole life and watching it get taken away from them.
Your are right it is not a good thing that too many Americans agree with her. That is one of my true joys working with Autistic children and teenagers they are truly color blind. (It is a concept they do not understand) Too bad more people don’t view the world through their eyes.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:55 amDieNowForPeace Says:
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Keltoi,
There’s a new thread that’s lacking the Bush-boot-licking adoration from yourself.
Why do all the apologists lavish praise onto the Idiot-boy-king even after he’s been proven to be nothing but a complete tool?
Seems they like the idea of awarding failure.
I hardly think saying he isn’t going to cancel the elections is praising Bush or licking his boots. Try reading what I actually write instead of what you think I think.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:56 amI am ready to turn the page myself. And turned it will be, nuff said.
Hmm.. for the first time ever, my comment is in moderation. I called Bush a murderer, is this enough to land me in moderation town?
May 13th, 2008 at 11:58 amYeah BobBob, that’ll do it alright. The blog has reichwingers constantly scouring it, looking for stuff to send to O’Biley, et al. Sometimes their definition of over the top includes truthy stuff like that.
May 13th, 2008 at 12:05 pmobertoroberto Says:
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Hmm.. for the first time ever, my comment is in moderation. I called Bush a murderer, is this enough to land me in moderation town?
Really? I see lots of stuff worse than that, Bush being called a murderer is just another day at the office at TP. Weird.
May 13th, 2008 at 12:09 pmI’m still trying to figure out how to post my comment. I’ve removed the Bush - Murderer comparison. Does TP still allow the word “neo-conservative”?
May 13th, 2008 at 12:12 pmBobBob, do you know igpay-atinlay?
May 13th, 2008 at 12:19 pmMayhaps now that TP is an award winning site, they have a reputation to be concerned about..? No more comments like
“Where’s all the white women”? will be tolerated..?
May 13th, 2008 at 12:21 pmRUCerious -
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May 13th, 2008 at 12:31 pmBobBob ~ cellentExay!!
May 13th, 2008 at 12:34 pm>No more comments like
>“Where’s all the white women”?
> will be tolerated..
right..the proper phrase is actually “where be all the white womenz”?
May 13th, 2008 at 12:59 pmAh, thanks for de corrextion CJ!
May 13th, 2008 at 1:06 pmKeltoi Says
May 13th, 2008 at 11:21 am
There, Miss Molly, how is that for opening the proverbial can and gleefully flinging worms everywhere? ;)
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Impressive! ;-)
I would hope during a Democratic administration that progressives don’t sink to the same level as the “Clinton did it too” crowd has for the past eight years.
There are a couple of things that I fervently hope for (yes, I know I’m an incurable idealist):
1) That during an Obama presidency, Bush and Cheney get blamed only for what problems genuinely occured on their watch or as a direct result of their policies. They are leaving such a huge mess to clean up that there will be plenty of that — one shouldn’t need to use them as straw men for anything else.
2) That during an Obama presidency, any wrongdoing is condemned and NOT excused with a “Bush (or Cheney) did it too.” Hopefully, we’ll be better than that — although I will probably even succumb to that temptation if I find myself responding to someone who wants to string up Obama on some triviality after defending Bush and Cheney for eight years.
That said, I imagine there will still be some who will mimic the behavior of the Bush apologists, and show they are no better.
May 13th, 2008 at 1:22 pmKeltoi Says:
If I reject Naomi Wolf’s case for a Fascist shift, that makes me either blind (dumb) or a “good German” (a traitor). I don’t feel I am either. I feel that she and you are making a tremdous stretch to say our Democracy is one step from being taken over.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:41 am
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Her thesis is not that elections will be cancelled and the Bush regime will remain in power forever. It is that the system of democracy and freedom we have will gradually be replaced with a system that looks free and looks democratic, but is not. To an extent, a lot of this has already happened.
May 13th, 2008 at 1:28 pmI understand the logic behind changing our policy to address climate change. But, the idea that changing our policy won’t have an impact on our economy, seems naive.
Since when do you get something for nothing? Or that focusing on environmental policy won’t have an economic cost?
If progressives want to highlight the impact we are having on the environment and promote policies that are more environmentally friendly, I get it.
But, I think there is a disconnect when I see progressives lament climate change on the one hand and our economy on the other.
If you think the way forward is for us to make sacrifices to help the environment, I respect that. But, to do that, it’s going to make operations at our corporations more expensive. If it’s more expensive for our corporations to produce their products, they’ll have to pass along the costs to us, to remain profitable.
So, what do you want? A better environment that will reduce harmful climate change? Or better economic conditions?
It is a choice - that many don’t seem to recognize.
May 13th, 2008 at 1:35 pmI’m asking this question, because I don’t know the answer.
Some of the climate change propositions (cap and trade, Kyoto, etc) are geared towards penalizing polluters and benefitting non-polluters (or less significant polluters).
If this is the case, would we be penalizing Western (or U.S.) polluters (that we can easily moniter and regulate) and benefitting, for example, Chinese companies that claim to be less polluting (which would be more difficult to moniter and regulate)?
What is to prevent us from taxing Western or American products at the expense of Chinese products based on only the claim that they are more environmentally friendly? How would determination be validated in a relatively closed society?
If we restrict Western or American economies in favor of Chinese economies - won’t we be giving them an economic advantage? With the economic advantage - won’t they have an advantage in promoting their ideologies? Won’t they have more of an advantage militarily? (Better GDP, better ability to fund a stronger military)? Wouldn’t that but the West at a disadvantage?
All I’m saying is this: Focus on environmentalism (and addressing climate change) may be the right path for us to follow. But, it will have a cost.
And, it very well could subjugate what is important to us (ie. freedoms, human rights) - to what is important to other governments that could be the beneficiaries of climate change policies that are currently under consideration.
May 13th, 2008 at 1:49 pmKeltoi Says:
Hmmm…any Persian speakers out there who can debunk these comments by Achmadinjad like the last ones? Surely he doesn’t want to destroy Israel…
A little light on the reading comprehension there Keltoi. Here’s what that article says:
“This terrorist and criminal state is backed by foreign powers, but this regime would soon be swept away by the Palestinians,” Ahmadinejad said in a press conference in Tehran.
As with the prior quote, Ahmadinejad is referring to the “regime”, meaning the government of Israel. Personally, I think a lot of people in Israel would be happy to see their government swept away. They don’t pay any more attention to the will of the people than does our government. Something like 64% of the people in Israel favor peace talks over aggressive violent action against the Palestinians.
May 13th, 2008 at 2:00 pmhussein toasterhead Says:
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Keltoi Says:
If I reject Naomi Wolf’s case for a Fascist shift, that makes me either blind (dumb) or a “good German” (a traitor). I don’t feel I am either. I feel that she and you are making a tremdous stretch to say our Democracy is one step from being taken over.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:41 am
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Her thesis is not that elections will be cancelled and the Bush regime will remain in power forever. It is that the system of democracy and freedom we have will gradually be replaced with a system that looks free and looks democratic, but is not. To an extent, a lot of this has already happened.
I don’t completely reject this point as far as it goes; since WWII the so-called Imperial Presidency has expanded Presidential authority in ways the founders would not have recognized. But when she continually draws parallels with Bush to Hitler, Stalin and Pinochet, it is hard not draw the conclusion that she believes a fascist state is right around the corner.
May 13th, 2008 at 2:02 pmRUCerious Says:
Mayhaps now that TP is an award winning site, they have a reputation to be concerned about..?
I find it hard to believe anyone gave TP an award considering the fact that this site has virtually ignored the present Democratic presidential race. It’s not that they think it is not news, it’s that they don’t want to set up a forum where “their girl” might be criticized. All that has done is to drive away intelligent posters who prefer to spend time at a site that covers all the news, not just the Republican side of the news.
May 13th, 2008 at 2:13 pmBilbo Hussein Baggins Says:
As with the prior quote, Ahmadinejad is referring to the “regime”, meaning the government of Israel.
He also said this: “Referring to worldwide celebrations for the 60th anniversary of Israel’s foundation, he said that “it would be futile to hold a birthday ceremony for something which is already dead.”
“As far as the regional countries are concerned, this regime does not exist,” Ahmadinejad added.
Parsing his words doesn’t mask the fact that hates Israel and wants Israel to cease to exist as a political entity. And these are his public statements! If you are saying this in public, what are you thinking in private?
Personally, I think a lot of people in Israel would be happy to see their government swept away. They don’t pay any more attention to the will of the people than does our government. Something like 64% of the people in Israel favor peace talks over aggressive violent action against the Palestinians.
Swept away to be replaced by what? Hamas? Fatah? I am really not sure that is what the people of Israel are looking for.
May 13th, 2008 at 2:15 pmCaption Contest:
“Uh huh huh. Smell my hands! huh huh!”
(overhead in the background is Jeff Gannon yelling…”Dude! Shut up!)
May 13th, 2008 at 2:32 pmDid you know that many in the Bush Administration have been charged with war crimes? Read it now!
May 13th, 2008 at 9:14 pm