Comments on: ThinkFast: October 10, 2008 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:57:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Chocolate Jesus http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-5278162 Chocolate Jesus Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:55:42 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/#comment-5278162 what sucks is only PART of the Troopergate report gets publicly released, what part of that report is kept secret is decided by a "comittee", which im going to speculate is run by a majority of republicans.,. can someone do a Freedom of Information request on this stuff? what sucks is only PART of the Troopergate report gets publicly released, what part of that report is kept secret is decided by a “comittee”, which im going to speculate is run by a majority of republicans.,.

can someone do a Freedom of Information request on this stuff?

]]> By: wiley http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-5277600 wiley Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:46:25 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/#comment-5277600 Did AK Palin's report say, "I am not a crook."? Did AK Palin’s report say, “I am not a crook.”?

]]> By: Uncle Ho http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-5277210 Uncle Ho Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:28:08 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/#comment-5277210 clusterphuckTim; FLAGGED! clusterphuckTim; FLAGGED!

]]> By: MCMetal http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-5277164 MCMetal Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:07:51 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/#comment-5277164 <i>Yesterday, President Bush created a special council “to guide the transition to a new administration, another step toward the end of Bush’s eight tumultuous years in office.” Under an executive order Bush signed, “a newly created Presidential Transition Coordinating Council will meet Wednesday to begin mapping out an orderly handoff” to Barack Obama or John McCain. </i> Classic Chinese Fire Drill , if ever there was one ........... Yesterday, President Bush created a special council “to guide the transition to a new administration, another step toward the end of Bush’s eight tumultuous years in office.” Under an executive order Bush signed, “a newly created Presidential Transition Coordinating Council will meet Wednesday to begin mapping out an orderly handoff” to Barack Obama or John McCain.

Classic Chinese Fire Drill , if ever there was one ………..

]]> By: stateofthedivision http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-5277154 stateofthedivision Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:06:22 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/#comment-5277154 Fran Townsend did tell the folks at the New America Foundation that al Qaeda would like to influence our upcoming elections. <em>Townsend reminds that Al Qaeda has linked attacks to political changes in Spain and Britain, though she stops short of saying that there may be an attack in the next few weeks. “Couple their understanding with geopolitics and their obvious intent to try to influence it with the current economic crisis.”</em> Fran Townsend did tell the folks at the New America Foundation that al Qaeda would like to influence our upcoming elections.

Townsend reminds that Al Qaeda has linked attacks to political changes in Spain and Britain, though she stops short of saying that there may be an attack in the next few weeks. “Couple their understanding with geopolitics and their obvious intent to try to influence it with the current economic crisis.”

]]> By: stateofthedivision http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-5277146 stateofthedivision Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:03:52 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/#comment-5277146 Bush <a href="http://stateofthedivision.blogspot.com/2008/10/bush-speech-on-economy-left-out.html" rel="nofollow">didn't say </a>how much worse things are than the week of September 15, when they rang the panic button. Bush didn’t say how much worse things are than the week of September 15, when they rang the panic button.

]]> By: Leftside Annie http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-5276966 Leftside Annie Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:44:19 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/#comment-5276966 Heh. I can't help thinking that if things play out according to the worst case scenario...well, we libs may very well have the chance to show that we're willing to die for our freedom and our country after all... God, if you're up there, <strong>please </strong>help us... Heh. I can’t help thinking that if things play out according to the worst case scenario…well, we libs may very well have the chance to show that we’re willing to die for our freedom and our country after all…

God, if you’re up there, please help us…

]]> By: Marie http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-5276962 Marie Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:43:15 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/#comment-5276962 After reading <em>The Shock Doctrine </em>this summer, my jaw has dropped in realizing what we are witnessing today, and most people don't see it yet. After reading The Shock Doctrine this summer, my jaw has dropped in realizing what we are witnessing today, and most people don’t see it yet.

]]> By: shoeless http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-5276938 shoeless Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:37:30 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/#comment-5276938 <em>Marie Says: ------------------------------------------------------------- So, the taxpayer is now financing the RNCC?</em> The taxpayers have been funding the RNCC for years. While they had control of Congress, they set up several phoney fronts as defense contractors (Wilkes, MZM, ect.) which funneled unknown millions of dolloars of taxpayer money to people like the "Dukestir" Cunningham, Jerry Lewis (R-CA), and the RNCC itself. Because of Gonzo's firing of U.S. Attorney Carol Lam, this has never been fully investigated. Marie Says:
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So, the taxpayer is now financing the RNCC?

The taxpayers have been funding the RNCC for years. While they had control of Congress, they set up several phoney fronts as defense contractors (Wilkes, MZM, ect.) which funneled unknown millions of dolloars of taxpayer money to people like the “Dukestir” Cunningham, Jerry Lewis (R-CA), and the RNCC itself. Because of Gonzo’s firing of U.S. Attorney Carol Lam, this has never been fully investigated.

]]> By: fletc3her http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-5276926 fletc3her Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:35:00 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/#comment-5276926 After reading the report from the McCain commission I think that Palin has gotten a bad rap in "troopergate". I had thought she fired Monegan because he refused to fire her former brother-in-law, State Trooper Wooten after a messy divorce with her sister. Now, I know that she fired Monegan because of his complaints about her driving her nine month old child around in a car without a proper car seat. I think Governor Palin should be able to drive her kids around however she wants. Car seat, no car seat, seat belt, no seat belt, in the back of a pick-up truck, whatever. She is the Governor for Christ's sake! The safety of her children should be no concern of ours, hers, or the Public Safety Commissioner. After reading the report from the McCain commission I think that Palin has gotten a bad rap in “troopergate”. I had thought she fired Monegan because he refused to fire her former brother-in-law, State Trooper Wooten after a messy divorce with her sister. Now, I know that she fired Monegan because of his complaints about her driving her nine month old child around in a car without a proper car seat. I think Governor Palin should be able to drive her kids around however she wants. Car seat, no car seat, seat belt, no seat belt, in the back of a pick-up truck, whatever. She is the Governor for Christ’s sake! The safety of her children should be no concern of ours, hers, or the Public Safety Commissioner.

]]> By: bonzo 1958 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-5276904 bonzo 1958 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:29:27 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/#comment-5276904 Don't believe in term limits? Expect rockefeller to do his job? Wonder why he just now heard about this, it's been around for a couple of years. Was he just ignoring it until he no longer could? Don’t believe in term limits?
Expect rockefeller to do his job?
Wonder why he just now heard about this, it’s been around for a couple of years.
Was he just ignoring it until he no longer could?

]]> By: Kay http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-5276900 Kay Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:28:14 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/#comment-5276900 caffeine free. caffeine free.

]]> By: Kay http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-5276896 Kay Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:28:09 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/#comment-5276896 It was 4 hrs. total but broken up. It was 4 hrs. total but broken up.

]]> By: Zooey http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-5276888 Zooey Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:26:06 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/#comment-5276888 <em>Kay Says: no wonder I only got 4 hrs sleep. October 10th, 2008 at 10:18 am </em> That much...? Kay Says:

no wonder I only got 4 hrs sleep.
October 10th, 2008 at 10:18 am

That much…?

]]> By: livelongandprosper http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-5276884 livelongandprosper Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:26:01 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/#comment-5276884 LOL Kay, are you still drunk from last night!??! Just kidding. I like the Naomi Wolf quotes, she is trying to be loud about things and hopefully it will not play out as she sees it. LOL Kay, are you still drunk from last night!??! Just kidding. I like the Naomi Wolf quotes, she is trying to be loud about things and hopefully it will not play out as she sees it.

]]> By: Kay http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-5276890 Kay Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:25:56 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/#comment-5276890 Yes. Drunk from Diet pepsi. Yes. Drunk from Diet pepsi.

]]> By: 5th Estate http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-5276872 5th Estate Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:18:49 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/#comment-5276872 tom: "It must really suck to be GDumbya these days" But he's still got his government pension, government health care. a (1-3 million dollar?) ranch house. a check at the end of the year for $600,000 and presumably still has a few million socked away ($10 million?). So no it doesn't suck to be him and besides anyone who doesn;t like him he hates and he <em>likes </em>hating people who don't like him. tom: “It must really suck to be GDumbya these days”

But he’s still got his government pension, government health care. a (1-3 million dollar?) ranch house. a check at the end of the year for $600,000 and presumably still has a few million socked away ($10 million?). So no it doesn’t suck to be him and besides anyone who doesn;t like him he hates and he likes hating people who don’t like him.

]]> By: Kay http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-5276874 Kay Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:18:26 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/#comment-5276874 Last night I had a hard time going to sleep. I usually go right off to sleep. I was thinking about the past 8 years. 9/11. Iraq. Stolen Elections. Dumbing down of society. Financial crisis. Is this all part of a Master Plan? Is Martial Law really in the works? Will there really be an election? Maybe this financial crisis <em><strong>isn't</strong></em> the 'October surprise'? no wonder I only got 4 hrs sleep. Last night I had a hard time going to sleep. I usually go right off to sleep. I was thinking about the past 8 years. 9/11. Iraq. Stolen Elections. Dumbing down of society. Financial crisis. Is this all part of a Master Plan? Is Martial Law really in the works? Will there really be an election? Maybe this financial crisis isn’t the ‘October surprise’?

no wonder I only got 4 hrs sleep.

]]> By: Marie http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-5276868 Marie Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:16:44 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/#comment-5276868 The <strong>National Republican Congressional <em>Committee</em></strong>, trailing its Democratic counterpart considerably in cash on hand, has secured an <strong>$8 million loan </strong>to spend on House races during the last few weeks of the campaign, according to sources. The NRCC reported $14.4 million in cash on hand as of Aug. 31, compared to $54 million in the bank for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. As it did last cycle, the NRCC is procuring its loan from <strong>Wachovia Bank</strong>, sources confirmed. So, the taxpayer is now financing the RNCC? The National Republican Congressional Committee, trailing its Democratic counterpart considerably in cash on hand, has secured an $8 million loan to spend on House races during the last few weeks of the campaign, according to sources.

The NRCC reported $14.4 million in cash on hand as of Aug. 31, compared to $54 million in the bank for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. As it did last cycle, the NRCC is procuring its loan from Wachovia Bank, sources confirmed.

So, the taxpayer is now financing the RNCC?

]]> By: tom http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-5276854 tom Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:02:16 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/10/thinkfast-october-10-2008/#comment-5276854 <em>I swear to God he was slurring his words.</em> It must really suck to be GDumbya these days. His complete and utter failure is exposed for all to see. Poppy can't save him; Poppy's cronies can't bail him out. He has done their bidding in bankrupting the country and setting us all up for the fleecing of our lives but they have abandoned him to take the fall in a very public and humiliating way. He is and always has been an active alcoholic. Why would anyone think that he <em>wasn't </em>drinking now during this most stressful period? I swear to God he was slurring his words.

It must really suck to be GDumbya these days. His complete and utter failure is exposed for all to see. Poppy can’t save him; Poppy’s cronies can’t bail him out. He has done their bidding in bankrupting the country and setting us all up for the fleecing of our lives but they have abandoned him to take the fall in a very public and humiliating way.

He is and always has been an active alcoholic. Why would anyone think that he wasn’t drinking now during this most stressful period?

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