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And now, today's
April 11, 2008 - 09:10 ET by Roger the ShrubberAnd now, today's Action-Packed, Extra-Large Shrub Report®:
Unfounded rumor of the day (courtesy of Jim Quinn): Pelosi's people met with the PKK, the Kurdish Commie rebels who have been fighting the Turks in the past year, while in Syria last spring. It wasn't Pelosi, Waxman, or Ellison, but it was Elise Slaughter and Tom Lantos who met with these terrorists. A lot of Repubs will not speak about this because some RINOs were about to jump ship and join the anti-war Dems, but now things have changed and they just want the story to go away. So, let's sum this up: the Dems met with terrorists to encourage conflict to piss of the Turks and hopefully choke off the supply route into Iraq, thus eventually forcing America leaving Iraq. Let's see if this has any traction. If this is true (remember, there are no concrete sources yet), can someone find out if they still hang traitors in the USA?
Sixty-three years ago today, American force reached the Elbe River, and American troops also liberated the concentration camp at Buchenwald.
I thought the "politics of fear" was strictly a Republican weapon?
Poor Dan Rather. Boo hoo.
A Religion of Peace Update.
I thought most Leftist moonbats lost their mind because of the eveeeeel Chimpy McHitler's stealing of the 2000 election? Apparently not.
More on Obama's non-radical past.
Another platform of the Left is, as usual, out of touch with the average American.
Pennsylvania media is loving having a state primary actually mean something for once.
Leave it to the Left to create bigger and bigger fiascos of their policies. Unintended consequences, indeed. It doesn't stop the Leftards in Kalifornia, though.
Speaking of the failure, the Global Warming hoax gets another kick in the groin. And another. No wonder the Al Gores of the world are pushing the Global Warming agenda: their fraudulent claims are getting debunked on almost a daily basis, so they had better try to rip us off for all they can, while they can. Remember folks, the debate is over!
We should celebrate Hollywood legend John Milius' 64th birthday today. He wrote the screenplays for Apocalypse Now, Jeremiah Johnson, 1941, Magnum Force, and others, and wrote and directed Conan the Barbarian and Red Dawn, as well as help created the HBO series Rome. He is responsible for famous phrases like "Go ahead, make my day", & "Charlie Don't Surf!", too.
Uh-oh, the Marxists are losing in Nepal.
UN Troofers? Israel will not let the scumbag into their country. Good for them.
Wait a minute, why would ANYBODY want to flee this Marxist paradise?
It's time for Muslim Nutjob Bloopers!
And, finally, Obama panders in SW Pa.
Obama and Rather
April 11, 2008 - 10:21 ET by Hero SquadObama was in my town last week (about 5 blocks from my house), visiting our local chocolate factory. What was interesting was that Mr. Dan Rather was also in town as part of the entorage. I guess "covering" the event. Still, interesting.
*****
"People only insist that a debate stop when they are afraid of what might be learned if it continues." - George Will
HS, He's all over the
April 11, 2008 - 11:38 ET by LeonHS,
He's all over the southeastern PA these days. Philadelphia has Obama fever except for one area, which I still find to be surprising.
The gay community in Center City (aka the gayborhood) is rabidly, rabidly pro-Hillary. Not sure why, but that was surprising to me.
It's interesting that both
April 11, 2008 - 13:29 ET by Hero SquadIt's interesting that both Dem candidates have made stops in Lancaster County, which is a staunch Republican region. Guess that shows how tight this race is when you focus on an area that is probably about 25-30% Democrat.
I'm thinking that come general election time, the Democratic nominee will not be returning to this area.
I wonder what Obama thought when he drove past the houses that have the "Thank You, President Bush" signs displayed in the front yard.
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"People only insist that a debate stop when they are afraid of what might be learned if it continues." - George Will
HS, I would guess they
April 11, 2008 - 13:59 ET by LeonHS,
I would guess they come to Lancaster simply b/c it's really the only place to stop between Philadelphia and Harrisburg. Where else between those two cities would find as high a concentration of people as Lancaster? I can't think of anywhere off the top of my head. It's probably just a practical decision.
When he saw the signs, he probably just wondered if the people in the houses still wore velcro shoes :)
An Obama Threat
April 11, 2008 - 15:15 ET by Hero SquadHarrisburg. But I think they've paid visits there, too.
Velcro shoes? Good one.
I do know that my wife wondered why it took her 25 minutes to travel one half mile from my daughter's school to our home (with two unruly kids in the car), and thought with all the police and yellow tape that it was a bomb threat.
"Close," I told her. "It was actually an Obama threat."
I thought myself pretty clever as I explained what was going on. Unfortunately for Obama, he now has zero percent chance at getting my wife's vote. Granted, his chances before that hovered around 1/2 percent.
Which, I guess, contradicts the headline that our local newspaper used for the story: "Obama Charms Lititz." (TWIB note: Hero Squad was editor of this paper for 8 years.)
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"People only insist that a debate stop when they are afraid of what might be learned if it continues." - George Will
And now for today’s
April 11, 2008 - 11:34 ET by TruthMongerAnd now for today’s rog-the-bigot/Jesus-inspired Anti-defamation™ re-re-re-report…
http://www.dougbrittonbooks.com/onlinebiblestudies-irritationandangermanagement/loveyourenemy-lovingallyourenemies.asp
Partner with Islam…
http://progressivemuslims.org/
http://www.irw.org/
http://www.islamic-relief.com/
http://www.islamic-charity.com/
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/
http://www.mdda.org.uk/web/index.php
http://www.muslimheritage.com/Default.aspx
Since we are re-posting our
April 11, 2008 - 11:36 ET by Roger the ShrubberSince we are re-posting our favorite links todays...
Truthmonger unleashes his Muslim side.
Allah Akbar, Islamic Douche Boy!
yer the very definition of
April 11, 2008 - 12:53 ET by TruthMongeryer the very definition of lame retorts, bigot boy:)
better lighten up on your meds - hey, try reading the directions!
Don't blame me for your
April 11, 2008 - 13:10 ET by Roger the ShrubberDon't blame me for your profanity-filled, Un-Christian rant, Islamic Douche Boy.
You should be embarrassed at how impious you acted, and apologize to everybody at Newsbusters for being such a poor apologist for your cult, and for being such a fraud.
Until you do, the verbal beat-downs shall continue.
Rog next he'll be calling
April 11, 2008 - 13:15 ET by mastersofdeceitRog next he'll be calling everyone "f***ing retards" again.
We can only hope!
April 11, 2008 - 13:23 ET by Roger the ShrubberPerhaps Islamic Douche Boy needs to calm down, relax, and work on this cool new coloring book.
This page is my favorite.
Islam doesn't want to be
April 11, 2008 - 13:18 ET by Dan The Man 2Islam doesn't want to be saved TM, and that is the only reason we should talk to them. Shake the dust from your sandals as you leave.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
Addendum
April 11, 2008 - 13:57 ET by mattmMassive oil find in North Dakota that the enviros and the neutered politicians won't let us tap.
Trust me, as a North
April 11, 2008 - 16:08 ET by BDTrust me, as a North Dakotan, there is NOTHING environmentally sacred about the area between Minot and Williston.
If the enviros try staging a protest up there they will not be looked upon favoably and, they gonna FREEZE to death faster than up in ANWAR.
Newseum
April 11, 2008 - 09:21 ET by UphillIf this has already been covered then I apologize. But I read about it for the first time today in the USA Today.
Only $450,000,000. Wow.
Schumer blasted on CNBC this morning
April 11, 2008 - 09:29 ET by ThisnThatGenerally, I hate CNBC. Booorrrrrriiiinnngggggg. But they had Schumer on this morning (~9:00am) talking about the FAA's forced inspections of the MD-80. And here's the kicker...
Schumer tried to turn this into a "Blame-Bush" situation -- you know, 5 years of incompetance, appointing the wrong person, FEMA-association with Katrina in the background. Well, the CNBC crew wouldn't have any of that. They kept on going back to today's Wall Street Journal that put the blame on Congressional Democrats -- and then the CNBC crew extended this to show how, with increased regulation, Congress would screw up every major agency of the U.S. Government.
This drove Schumer bananas. He tried to pooh-pooh and totally dismiss the WSJ; so then the CNBC crew started to mock him, saying things like "Yeah, right, if we want the truth then let's just open up the NYTimes here". Finally, Schumer was reduced to providing this analogy: "Ok, no regulatory control, so when someone takes medicine and dies, it's just too bad, according to the WSJ [and implied, Republicans and Bush]".
What a treat. Wish we could finally see more of this. Schumer deserves to be shown as the true idiot he is.
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And this morning MSNBC....
April 11, 2008 - 09:35 ET by Prester John...went after William Jefferson Clinton's "defense" of his wife's "misstatement" on dodging bullets in Bosnia saying that his defense itself was full of "misstatements".
Rather refreshing.
But if you assume MSNBC is
April 11, 2008 - 10:29 ET by Indiana JoeBut if you assume MSNBC is in the tank for Obama, it may not be as refreshing as it could be. I'm assuming that Schumer is backing his fellow NY Senator, so making him out to be an idiot (not hard to do) could be part of the same meme.
FAA Inspections
April 11, 2008 - 11:08 ET by BeanManThe airlines, read American Airlines at the moment, have a bigger vested interest in the maintenance of their aircraft than the FAA does. Anyone who thinks that because the government (FAA) mandates inspections on aircraft that they're safe is foolish. The aircraft are safe because the airline companies make darn sure that things are working not the FAA. Does anyone think that American Airlines would fly an aircraft with two hundred people on board that they knew was unsafe?!?! They would be rightly sued out of existance and the management would be sent to jail.
What has most likely happened is that the airlines got lax about performing "government mandated" inspections on their airlines. Their own inspections and maintenance efforts are not counted as FAA inspections and maintenance. This is a big brouhaha over nothing.
I have a good friend who flys for Southwest. They went through this about two months ago. I asked him about it and he said that the inspections and maintenance performed by the airlines on their own aircraft far exceed the requirements of the FAA and so if their own is up to date, why would you need the FAA.
Better yet, lets get rid of the FAA and let the airlines choose who flies on their aircraft. In the history of airline travel there has never been a hijacking of a chartered aircraft world-wide. Why? Because the airline charter company gets to decide who flies on their aircraft. Insurance companys could take over the inspection of aircraft. The Insurance company can simply cancel a policy if the airline is not in compliance.
Since government is coercion, politics is largely the exercise of deception regarding the intended use of coercion - George Orwell
I might've sent ya'll
April 11, 2008 - 09:33 ET by SchnikeysI might've sent ya'll something before, I vaguely recall it being about global warming, but I could be wrong...it was a while back.
I saw the word "tips," which I actually first interpreted as "advice," so I'll provide some of that as well.
I hate to say it but I gotta be straight here- that NewsBusted thing needs to be either totally improved or totally gotten rid of. While some of the jokes are good (there was one on there about a man in a wheelchair on a freeway, which was good), most of them are pretty lame. Additionally, the woman lays into the lame jokes way too hard- as does the audience in their responsive laughter. I recommend checking out a conservative satire site called The Nose On Your Face and examining some of the humor techniques used there...or who knows, maybe you could hit up the two guys who run it and strike up some sort of a deal LOL.
Aside from that, this site is enjoyable. :)
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Cheney's Sunglasses
April 11, 2008 - 09:38 ET by V the KDid you guys hear that McClatchy newspapers actually hired a photographic expert to examine that supposed "naked chick" reflected in Dick Cheney's sunglasses? So, a picture of Cheney's sunglasses warrants inspection by a photographic expert, but obvious fauxtography by Palestinian stringers and forged TANG documents just slide right by. Today's MSM, folks.
MSM's Mountain out of a Molehill approach
April 11, 2008 - 09:51 ET by ThisnThat35 straight days of Macaca headlines, followed by months of follow-up. Yet, a clear dismissal of Obama's "like-an-uncle" pastor; 15-years coverup of the Clinton's.
MSM Motto: "When you have an agenda, you have to push it".
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Is there any additional
April 11, 2008 - 09:39 ET by Hunter12Is there any additional overhead to making one extra selection when you're putting links into your posts? Can we use the "Open in new window" option? That way, once you've read the info in the link, close the window and you are back onsite. Sometimes, when Newsbusters is busy, it takes a couple of minutes to switch back and forth when you use the default, "Open in the same window". Maybe the programming guru at Newsbusters could switch the default to "Open in New Window." I love Roger's posts, but I don't like the back and forth of NB-Link-NB-Link, etc. It could be NB-link-link-link-link-etc.
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill
Right-click on the link and
April 11, 2008 - 09:48 ET by ThisnThatRight-click on the link and select "Open in new Window".
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I agree. I often wish a
April 11, 2008 - 09:50 ET by HelenSI agree. I often wish a link would open elsewhere so I don't lose my place in the thread. If I'm trying to catch all the new posts and accidently click on a link, I miss the rest of the new posts because they aren't new any more.
"Open in New Window" as the default, or the default practice, would make it much better.
...P.S. I missed the info about right click+open in new window.
Thanks for the tip.
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" - Shakespeare
Hunter12
April 11, 2008 - 09:52 ET by CGattonI also would like to see it as a default, but the option certainly is there, and is the one I use, for essentially the reasons you mention. Not sure how to read your question, "Can we use..." If you literally mean, "are we able to," then the answer is yes. If you mean, "would you please," then I apologize for misunderstanding your question, and concur with your intent.
V/R
Clyde
"...the aspirants to tyranny are either the...men of the state, who in democracies are demagogues,... or those who hold great offices, and have a long tenure.." - Aristotle, Politics, c350BC
Would everyone please
April 11, 2008 - 09:54 ET by Hunter12Would everyone please use.... : )
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill
This takes the cake
April 11, 2008 - 10:25 ET by ricklailHere is an op-ed piece from the LAT on the number of ribbons worn by Gen Petraus. These people need to get a life. I don't think the writer took the time to look what up all the ribbons stand for. What a nimrod.
If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.-Lewis Grizzard
Technically, a nimrod is
April 11, 2008 - 10:44 ET by Indiana JoeTechnically, a nimrod is merely a gun-enthusiast, or marksman. Something like that.
This guy is a complete a**hole.
Nimrod
April 11, 2008 - 11:07 ET by ricklailWhen the "n" is not capitalized it means idiot or stupid. Capital N means a hunter. That is from the Bible.
If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.-Lewis Grizzard
Actually, Rick
April 11, 2008 - 11:18 ET by CGattonNimrod is capitalized in the bible because it was a person's name, as in "Nimrod, son of Cush." Because he was one, the word, minus the capital, now means hunter. It only means idiot or stupid if you consider hunters to be idiots or stupid, lol.
V/R
Clyde
"...the aspirants to tyranny are either the...men of the state, who in democracies are demagogues,... or those who hold great offices, and have a long tenure.." - Aristotle, Politics, c350BC
According to
April 11, 2008 - 11:53 ET by ricklailAccording to Merriman-Webster's Online it can mean idiot or jerk. My grandmother, who I never heard use a swear word, used it to refer to stupid people.
If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.-Lewis Grizzard
I still say "a**hole" is a
April 11, 2008 - 15:41 ET by Indiana JoeI still say "a**hole" is a better term for this guy.
;^)
Close, Joe
April 11, 2008 - 11:11 ET by CGattonA nimrod is a 'hunter,' or very long ago, 'tyrant.' Very long ago as in obsolete, lol, my favorite kind of usage.
V/R
Clyde
"...the aspirants to tyranny are either the...men of the state, who in democracies are demagogues,... or those who hold great offices, and have a long tenure.." - Aristotle, Politics, c350BC
RECESSION: NORMAL NORMAL NORMAL
April 11, 2008 - 13:56 ET by reelman46RECESSION: NORMAL NORMAL NORMAL
NEW
YORK (Reuters) - Disappointing first-quarter earnings from General
Electric Co. and a drop in U.S. consumer confidence to its lowest in
more than a quarter century in early April provided the latest signs
the U.S. economy may be in a recession.
CRAWFISH NOTE: Hey, its called the “free market” for a reason. Its called private enterprise for a reason.
Don’t we all know that “business cycles” are real?
Don’t we all know that we had a mild recession in early 2000 and before that?
Don’t we all know that whenever the federal gov-ment gets involved things always get worse in the long run?
(like the royal congress borrowing $150 billion on our credit card
instead of cutting their spending to give us a couple weeks pay
“stimulus” is going to make a difference after a month, ha, ha,
ha…suckers)
Don’t we all know businesses and voters have been very fat and very happy for about 6 years?
Don’t we know we have plenty of oil in North America but are not allowed to drill for it?
Don’t we all know recessions do not last? (if the gov-ment butts out)
Don’t we all know media “recession rage” is always the last year of a Republican president?
Don’t we all know that lowering taxes and gov-ment overspending would sure help?
Don’t we all known that any democrat winner in November will “tax us
into prosperity” while blaming others for that sure-to-fail (again)
approach? I guess “we all don’t”.
Doug Schexnayder, Ph.D. (theconservativecrawfish)
Ken created a thread on
April 11, 2008 - 10:58 ET by ThisnThatKen created a thread on that (LAT Op-ed Writer Compares Petraeus' Ribbons to Chotchkie's Flair). As of right now, 97 comments if you're interested.
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Thanks
April 11, 2008 - 11:08 ET by ricklailI don't know how I missed it.
If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.-Lewis Grizzard
Check out bambi - the Jedi
April 11, 2008 - 10:32 ET by jdhawkCheck out bambi - the Jedi Master here: http://videos.newsobserver.com/index.php?a=player&id=1816319
h/t Hot Air
Amanda Carpenter at
April 11, 2008 - 14:27 ET by motherbeltAmanda Carpenter at townhall.com does a feature called "The Five." It's a half-top-ten list that she puts together on various political topics. Her latest is Barack Obama's Top Five Campaign Exaggerations
Check out some of her others while you're there. She puts it in a nutshell.
Update: An even better one is Obama's Top Five Tax Hikes
Scary stuff....all of it.
Obama not going for the CEO Vote
April 11, 2008 - 11:30 ET by ThisnThat"The Illinois senator used a campaign stop in Indianapolis on Friday to call for giving shareholders a say on what corporate chief executives make, saying the current system rewards bad behavior".
Ok, what about sitting Senators and ex-Presidents and vice presidents (like Al Gore)? Should we allow all of you people to try to tell us what we can and can not make in the private sector, and allow you to rake it in based upon the contacts you established due to your position not your accomplishments?
Obama is a power-hungry control freak and socialist, and he tries to prove it each and every day.
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Barack Oblarney sure has paper stones
April 11, 2008 - 12:04 ET by Jack BauerSure, just ask Tony Resko.., his corrupt Real Estate pal who did him a shady deal on his house.
But seriously, I was wondering if Barack Oblarney has any "platitudes" about brain surgery, Piloting a 777, or even re-plumbing a house?
I only ask because he certainly has zero experience about starting a business with his own capital via borrowing on his house? Employing people who depend on him for a living wage? Or even working in any successsful corporate environment that involved enterprise, innovation, vision, and risk taking.
He has a resume thinner than an aneroxic super-model, full of not very much not even good looking
And his WIFE publicly screeches at fellow African-Americans to AVOID anything so grubby as working for "whitey" corporations with their awful profit motive.
But then, have you read her Princeton thesis?
Obama takes job on Billionaires Row
April 11, 2008 - 12:23 ET by acumenAnd his WIFE publicly screeches at fellow African-Americans to AVOID anything so grubby as working for "whitey" corporations with their awful profit motive.
Maybe Michelle should be preaching to hubby. Barack (redacted) Obamma was working mightily for whitey corporate bosses this past weekend and was rewarded handsomely.
But he was still made to use the servant entrance....sigh.
That would be the wife that
April 11, 2008 - 13:14 ET by motherbeltThat would be the wife that encouraged college grads not to go into a profession for financial gain, but instead into the "helping" professions?
I guess she meant it was OK as long as the financial gain was shunted to her husband, or was a "helping Obama" profession....
Hey, Barack, how about
April 11, 2008 - 13:12 ET by motherbeltHey, Barack, how about giving "the American people" a say in what our Congressmen and Senators and Presidents get paid????
Now THERE's a system that rewards bad behavior!!!
Biomass Morass
April 11, 2008 - 11:46 ET by bradbenj5952Here is a simple and interesting point that seems to be lost on just about every global warming "enthusiast". All of the oil that we are pulling out of the Earth was made out of some historic biomass...plants and animals. In some bygone era of Earth's history, all that biomass that is now under the ground was on top of the ground. That era was evidently far more lush and organic than what we see today as suggested by the fossil record and the sheer volume of carbon material that is yet under the ground. Might I suggest that we could be causing more harm to our futures than good by not pulling it up and freeing it once more? Might we actually be helping present and future generations by putting more raw carbon materials on top of the ground to grow more food and raw materials for living, make more dirt and wood products, produce more livestock and fish, etc. etc.?
see: http://www.co2scienc...
Was the Earth in a more dire circumstance when all the buried biomass as on top?
Incidentally, atmospheric water vapor represents 95% of the greenhouse effect! Perhaps we should outlaw the boiling of water!
see: http://www.geocraft...., et al.
Skybus was a liberal business tool
April 11, 2008 - 12:04 ET by kdizzydazeSomebody please look into the Skybus fiasco. They were in business for LESS THAN A YEAR. And when they go under, what is their excuse? Rising fuel costs and a lagging economy? WTH?!?!?!
Look, $10 ticket prices and perhaps a shoddy business plan could've sunk this place, but from what I gathered (they started flight operations May 25, 2007), it should've taken a bit longer than 10 months to do it.
something stinks here and I cannot place my finger on it. I could certainly be wrong, but too many things stick out here (length of time company was in business, reasoning for going out of business, etc.)
Thoughts?
What no bias looks like
April 11, 2008 - 12:17 ET by acumenLet's surge again, like we did last summer...
From Yon's Op Ed --
Equally misguided were some senators' attempts to use Gen. Petraeus's statement, that there could be no purely military solution in Iraq, to dismiss our soldiers' achievements as "merely" military. In a successful counterinsurgency it is impossible to separate military and political success. The Sunni "awakening" was not primarily a military event any more than it was "bribery." It was a political event with enormous military benefits.
We know now that we can pull off a successful counterinsurgency in Iraq. We know that we are working with an increasingly willing citizenry. But counterinsurgency, like community policing, requires lots of boots on the ground. You can't do it from inside a jet or a tank.
Over the past 15 months, we have proved that we can win this war. We stand now at the moment of truth. Victory – and a democracy in the Arab world – is within our grasp. But it could yet slip away if our leaders remain transfixed by the war we almost lost, rather than focusing on the war we are winning today.
Just read Ralph Peters most
April 11, 2008 - 18:56 ET by BDJust read Ralph Peters most recent column. One line jumped out at me....
"In World War II, we knew the names of our military heroes. Now we know the names of the journalists who, at most, report an act of heroism as "Sergeant X lost his life defending his fellow soldiers in a botched military operation." (In the media world, all military operations are botched.)"
Soooooo Accurate.
BD
April 11, 2008 - 21:13 ET by acumenWas that particular Peters column from the NY Post BD?
That is correct.
April 14, 2008 - 19:30 ET by BDThat is correct.
TCM tribute to Heston tonight.
April 11, 2008 - 12:35 ET by mastersofdeceitTurner Classic's tribute to Charlton Heston tonight.
http://www.tcm.com/s...
(those times are Eastern)
No Earmark Left Behind Act
April 11, 2008 - 12:40 ET by Jack BauerHave you noticed how so much in the news is now beyond parody because, well... it already reads as a parody? Sir Shrubber keeps up bang up to date daily on that...
In that vein, somewhere in a parallel looniverse, this story is actually happening.
CONGRESS TO PASS ‘NO EARMARK LEFT BEHIND’ ACT?
Deepak Vijay Throwt, Senior Editor, Politiscum
4/11/08
Democrat party leaders are moving fast to improve the Democrat controlled Congress’s favorability rating amongst special interests, lobbyists, and crooks.
Party insiders have told Politiscum of a recent secret meeting between Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi at the Robert K. Byrd Memorial Bridge, Museum, & Brothel ($378 million earmark provision to the Armed Services Medical Security Act, 2003).
Apparently they agreed a joint House/Senate approach to the NO EARMARK LEFT BEHIND ACT to ensure our most precious resource: pork barrel spending through government funded programs.
Senate Majority leader Harry Reid says: “Bush’s illegal pre-emptive war against earmarks is lost. He needs to admit defeat, bring his troops home, and let the porking begin.”
In a statement House Speaker Pelosi said: “When the Founding Pilgrim Parents wrote our constitution thing, sometime in the 1500s, if I remember correctly from that University class I attended for half a semester, they guaranteed everyone would be happy forever thanks to the government giving WE THE PEEPS lots of stuff after “taxing the crap” from the rich evil descendents of George Three and his robber Barons, which for the purposes of social justice includes all those earning more than $30,000 a year."
House and Senate officers hope to start the legislative process in the ten day window between the never-ending Easter recess and the start of the long summer vacations.
Since when is waterboarding
April 11, 2008 - 12:54 ET by WolfremSince when is waterboarding no longer considered torture? Did anyone else get the memo on this? I must have missed it...
"Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it." - George Santayana
→ Waterboarding
April 11, 2008 - 13:03 ET by Cool ArrowGuess we should have continued the Clinton administration practice of shipping prisoners to Egypt for "questioning".
I don't have a problem with you calling waterboarding torture.
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Sorry, CA. I forgot to end
April 11, 2008 - 13:17 ET by WolfremSorry, CA. I forgot to end with /sarc off.
The story is filed by the AP who is one of the instigators who harped for months that waterboarding is torture (in the media's opinion). Now in this story, it is downplayed to "harsh treatment, or interrogation", after they succeeded in undermining our attempts to gain intelligence once again.
"Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it." - George Santayana
→ Thanks, Wolf
April 11, 2008 - 13:21 ET by Cool ArrowClicking on links is slow for me today.
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Waterboarding is not
April 11, 2008 - 13:15 ET by bassndudeWaterboarding is not torture, never has been, never will be. Neither is sleep depravation, nor is climate control. Torture is defined as the infliction of intense pain (as from burning, crushing, or wounding) to punish, coerce, or afford sadistic pleasure.
So I would guess that you missed the memo, not to mention a few other things you seem to be missing.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
Phony Soldier Update
April 11, 2008 - 13:00 ET by mastersofdeceitJudge says Medal of Honor law constitutional.
http://www.whittierd...
MOD the link goes to a
April 11, 2008 - 13:21 ET by bassndudeMOD the link goes to a commit box..
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
bass, That's weird the story
April 11, 2008 - 13:25 ET by mastersofdeceitbass,
That's weird the story was just up. Maybe they are doing an edit. I will look around and try to find it somewhere else.
I found it MOD..had to
April 11, 2008 - 13:29 ET by bassndudeI found it MOD..had to go to the home page, but I found it. Seems this judge has a little common sense...
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
bass yeah I just found it
April 11, 2008 - 13:32 ET by mastersofdeceitbass yeah I just found it again. Looks like they re-wrote the headline. Now it's
Judge refuses to dismiss charges against Alvarez.
http://www.whittierd...
This idiot is defending
April 11, 2008 - 13:35 ET by Dan The Man 2This idiot is defending himself on teh public dime "Alvarez's public defender" Now that pisses me off.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
Dan Yeah it's an ongoing
April 11, 2008 - 13:39 ET by mastersofdeceitDan
Yeah it's an ongoing saga here in so cal. I post updates occasionally when there's anything new. I love this part
"In legal briefs, Alvarez's attorney argued that false speech (ie LIES) is not "outside the realm" of First Amendment protection if it is political in nature."
Stars do not want
April 11, 2008 - 13:17 ET by Roger the ShrubberStars do not want non-working actors to vote.
LEON'S QUESTION OF THE DAY
April 11, 2008 - 15:11 ET by LeonHappy Friday NBs!
Today's question is a tough one. Can someone please define what the Bush Administration means by 'significant progress'.
I've posted some examples for context:
1) “In the north and south [of Iraq], we have made significant progress.” Scott McClellan (10/27/2003) LINK
2) “Fighting together, our forces have made significant progress in the last several days.” Prez Bush (11/13/2004) LINK
3) “In the past year, we have made significant progress.” Prez Bush (6/28/2005) LINK
4) “[W]e’ve made significant progress.” VP Cheney (10/19/06) LINK
5) ” I think we have made significant progress in Iraq.” Prez Bush (2/23/07) LINK
Considering the White House has used these words to describe occurences in the Iraq War over 300 times in the past 5 years, I'd think it should be an easy one to answer, however, I think you'll find that you can't.
Wouldn't you think with this much 'significant progress' we'd be almsot done?
It means we've improved
April 11, 2008 - 15:19 ET by Hero SquadIt means we've improved the situation, but that the job is not complete.
Hero Squad uses it in a sentence: I've made "significant progress" on my home improvement projects. Yet my wife still manages to point out all of the things I have yet to do. When I make "significant progress" on those, she will no doubt find something else to add to the list.
*****
"People only insist that a debate stop when they are afraid of what might be learned if it continues." - George Will
Sounds like my wife. She
April 11, 2008 - 15:28 ET by Dan The Man 2Sounds like my wife. She does not believe in significant progress.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
Yes, she believes in, "What
April 11, 2008 - 15:36 ET by Hero SquadYes, she believes in, "What have you done for me lately."
*****
"People only insist that a debate stop when they are afraid of what might be learned if it continues." - George Will
HS, That's called
April 11, 2008 - 15:42 ET by LeonHS,
That's called progress then, not SIGNIFICANT progress.
I still say it's
April 11, 2008 - 15:51 ET by Hero SquadI still say it's significant.
The moral of the story is, "significant" is in the eye of the beholder. If you saw what the house looked like a year ago when we first bought it vs. now, you'd probably agree.
But whatever adjectives we are adding to progress, I'm glad we are all agreeing that progress is being made.
*****
"People only insist that a debate stop when they are afraid of what might be learned if it continues." - George Will
HS, It starts to sound a
April 11, 2008 - 15:57 ET by LeonHS,
It starts to sound a bit empty after 5 years wouldn't you say?
Leon... Oh I think we
April 11, 2008 - 15:51 ET by bigtimerLeon...
Oh I think we would of been way past significant progress and done by now, already achieved most of our goals and had complete Victory if it wasn't for the msm the papers like the NYT's and WaPo...and of course the leftists in congress who have done everything they can to ensure defeat...their yen for complete power and votes, plus their hatred for Pres. Bush and his administration at the expense of people's lives here and elsewhere, especially our military trumped all...nothing like having the enemy within... we would of been done now.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
Yes BT, Very astute.
April 11, 2008 - 15:56 ET by LeonYes BT,
Very astute. Our failure to acheive victory was definitely b/c of the MSM's biased coverage of the war.
It has nothing to do with the fact that Iraq is a country composed of three sects that have hated each other for thousands of years. Nothing at all.
Furthermore, i wasn't aware that the MSM had troops on the ground. Ha.
Most hilarious post of the day. congratulations, you win nothing.
→ Astute also Leon
April 11, 2008 - 16:02 ET by Cool ArrowBut my question is how can we combine these three into Unisects?
♣ a seal
Cool, Simple. Give them
April 11, 2008 - 16:04 ET by