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Barack Obama made a call for nonviolence in the aftermath of the Sean Bell verdict - infuriating the Rev. Al Sharpton, who accused the presidential candidate of trying to "grandstand in front of white people," sources told The Post. During what a source described as a "heated" phone call yesterday, Sharpton told Obama he was disappointed with the Illinois senator's words on Friday, when Obama said "resorting to violence to express displeasure" was "completely unacceptable and counterproductive."

Is Obama's campaign beginning to dissemble? Are we witnessing one of the biggest political collapses in years? Or, will media save Obama from himself long enough to capture the nomination?

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I think Obama did the right

I think Obama did the right thing.  From what I remember this was a tense operation and one of teh wedding party rammed a car ibnto teh police.  I think it was a gang thing and it is unfortunate that Bell was caugght in the crossfire.  It is sorta suspect that the wedding party was at a strip club in teh first place.

Besides Sharpton has no cred, rememeber Brawly?

Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.

And now, today's Shrub

And now, today's Shrub Report®:

Happy 63rd wedding anniversary wishes to Adolph and Eva! Til death do you part!

Yesterday was "Children's Day" in Baghdad, better known as "Find a Wife Day".

Lady Pantsuit hearts earmarks

No, it's not what I like to call "Chili Night".

Today's Religion of Peace Update.

Here's a quick update on the funny wedding story from yesterday's report.

What, are there no goats in Norway to help vent frustration?

Happy 38th, Uma!

The Douchebag of the Day: I submit that defending the First Amendment is beyond measure and worth every penny. Apparently wiretapping is A-OK if it's against a Republican, but not if it's against a terrorist.

Speaking of douchebags, even Dick Durbin knows ethanol is a crock.

 

And, finally, the Mugshot of the Week. This guy faces some stiff competition.

 

Hey Rog, this day, 1945, is

Hey Rog, this day, 1945, is the anniversary of the marriage of Adolf and Eva, who celebrated their joyful union in a joint venture that would last for eternity.

Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!

(see opening comment above

(see opening comment above :P)

funny how they fit an eternity into one day, huh? haha

Rog, for all Nascar fans, it's DALE EARNHARDT DAY!

Rog, for all Nascar fans, it's DALE EARNHARDT DAY!  And Nascar comes to Richmond, Va this weekend!  

..and now for today’s

..and now for today’s rog-the-bigot addendum

"it's not just for Mooslims any-more"

sponsord by "Billy-bob's pickup truck towin' chain's - great fer "draggin stuff" around, heh-heh-heh..."

Jews are cheap:http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061129092512AAlAQeW

Catholics are peds:http://www.planetarymovement.org/2005/04/25/divine-intervention/ 

Mormon’s are just plain douche-freaks, man…http://www.exmormon.org/mormon/mormon178.htm

I think that fine

I think that fine representation of the RoP was pining for the bleedin' Arabian Fjiords

Vote 4 change. Vote 4 anything. See Jack & Mr Shy's first campaign ad for the ONLY viable 3rd party candidate.

An addendum to the Shrub Report

Who's been hanging around your neighborhood, hmmmm? 

Only in SoFla.

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

"...when Obama said

"...when Obama said "resorting to violence to express displeasure" was "completely unacceptable and counterproductive."

Is this supposed to be Obama's "Sister Souljah" moment?

Okay folks, it is day two

Okay folks, it is day two of the MOH watch for Spc Ross McGinnis, the quitnessential  "How much coverage and when" will the awarding of the Medal of Honor receive in the New York Times, the LATimes, and other MSM agencies.

  • The Army Times this morning (28 April ) is announcing that Spc. Ross McGinnis, who was killed Dec. 4, 2006, in Iraq when he smothered a grenade with his body, will receive the Medal of Honor.

According to the Army Times, McGinnis, 19, is the second soldier to receive the nation’s highest valor award for actions while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. 1st Class Paul Ray Smith, who was killed April 4, 2003, fighting off insurgents in a fierce firefight south of Baghdad, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor two years after he died. McGinnis, of 1st Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, is credited with saving the lives of four fellow soldiers.

 

On Dec. 4, 2006, McGinnis was manning the turret in the last Humvee of a six-vehicle patrol in Adhamiyah in northeast Baghdad when an insurgent threw a grenade from the roof of a nearby building. “Grenade!” yelled McGinnis, who was manning the vehicle's M2 .50-caliber machine gun.

 

McGinnis, facing backwards because he was in the rear vehicle, tried to deflect the grenade but it fell into the Humvee and lodged between the radios. As he stood up to get ready to jump out of the vehicle, as he had been trained to do, McGinnis realized the other four soldiers in the Humvee did not know where the grenade had landed and did not have enough time to escape.

 

McGinnis, a native of Knox, Pa., threw his back against the radio mount, where the grenade was lodged, and smothered the explosive with his body. The grenade exploded, hitting McGinnis on his sides and lower back, under his vest. He was killed instantly.

 

The other four men survived.

 

Wow........a true hero

Thanks BD, I hadn't seen this covered anywhere, and that is a disgrace.  This man is the true meaning of bravery, selflessness, and honor.  He now joins the ranks of Audi Murphy, and the rest of our honored brave soldiers. 

"If a man does his best, what else is there"?

General George S. Patton Jr.

But, somehow, USA Today

But, somehow, USA Today manages to find a negative angle on McGinnis' sacrifice.
At least the article mentioned McGinnis was nominated for the MoH.

Thanks for the posting Rog,

Thanks for the posting Rog, yep, I find it sad that the USA Today would approach the story from that angle.

I smell a rat. Obama has

I smell a rat. Obama has been on the mat recently over his association with malcontent blacks. Either Sharpton is in on the stunt, or Obama is throwing him under the bus in order to win over the whities.

Surprise! Rev. Bullfrog was asked to speak by an HRC supporter.

Gee, what a shock.

(h/t: Drudge)

What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008

Taco truck catches fire in Cal. Eugene is now unemployed.

At least we know our former "goodwill ambassador" was trying to make an honest buck.

What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008

New DNC Ad

I just saw a DNC-sponsored commercial, once again distorting what Sen. John McCain said about the economy. The took out bits and pieces of his speech, saying the economy was good while it super-imposed facts about how bad the economy is. They cherry picked his speech, forgetting to air the parts where he said how things are not as good as they could be and could be better (it's still better than the Clinton years).

This is a total displacement of the facts and the truth. Another DNC distortion for your viewing pleasure.

"Named must be your fear be before banish it you can." -- Yoda

I asked if NB could provide

I asked if NB could provide the documentation on that speech.  I think it would be interesting to know when the statements were made and what was the state of the economy at that time.  Don't forget that, although they haven't done much, the actions and inactions of the Democratic congress for the last two years have to be held accountable in the current state of things.  We are coming up on about their first 540 plus days.  The first 100 were so impressive.  

"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last."  - Sir Winston Churchill

Speaking of DNC ads...

..they have one that uses McCain's "100 year war" quote with a video showing a couple of GIs disappearing in an IED explosion.

 http://www.newsmax.com/headlines/mccain_ad_DNC_troops/2008/04/28/91751.html

Disgusting, but then what else is new?

Imus annual Radiothon for Children's charities coming up

This is something Al Sharpton didn't seem to care about last year when he insisted Imus be fired in the middle of his annual radiothon for Children's charities. I guess CBS and MSNBC didn't realize either his many fans were watching what appeared to be pretty callous and heartless, they couldn't let him have one more day to finish his radiothon and say good bye to his fans?

http://imustimes.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/imus-radiothon-auction/

Now Obama stated that Imus should have been fired last year he wouldn't work for me is what Obama stated, no they did not take into account the soundbyte that saturated the newscycle in context of failed satire, they are not all gems and Imus apologized...unlike Obama's Pastor who is complaing now that the Black Church not himself is under attack...because his rants were taken out of context. I listened to him yesterday putting them in context uh huh well Obama stated, I wouldn't or couldn't disown Rev Jeremiah Wright and compared him to his aging white Grandmother, you know a typical white person. Barbara Walters asked Obama about his apparently two different standards on the View one standard for Don Imus who apologized an on air personality and the other his Pastor of 20 some years, Trinity was selling the DVDs of his incindiary remarks. Obama dodged the question he still hasn't explained to this day.

 

 

Who's grandstanding?

Rather typical of Al Sharpton of accusing Obama of grandstanding - he knows a lot about grandstanding. He's also being typically racist.

But, but...

I do not recall seeing or hearing of any riots or unrest when OJ was "acquitted". Now the outrage that a jury has failed to convict those police officers? I would like to see just a little consistency from the right Reverend Sharpton. OK, maybe I am seeing just that. As I recall now, proofreading, that OJ did not kill any Black People, whereas, the police officers did.

Say it ain't so Michelle!!!

Say it ain't so Michelle!!!

Michelle Pfeiffer is 50 today. But she'll always be 28 to me. Call me dollface, meeoww. (classy huh?)

Vote 4 change. Vote 4 anything. See Jack & Mr Shy's first campaign ad for the ONLY viable 3rd party candidate.

The Fabulous Baker Boys,

The Fabulous Baker Boys, slinking around the piano. Hubba-hubba.

Wright's Bible quote

I've done some more research on Mr. Wright's famous line about Jesus having sheep in unknown flocks. I have found a passage he apparently drew that from, albeit he completely distorted and spun the quote out of context. Observe:

-When asked how Wright could honor the Islamic religion when Jesus claimed to be the only path to salvation, Wright responded "Jesus also said that he had hidden sheep in unknown flocks."

This would lead us to believe that Jesus had a different, unknown relationship with other religions.

However, this is the full context of Jesus' words found in John 10:

I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.

 

Ah, so Jesus is talking about collecting all of his sheep unto one flock so that they will follow one master.

Is that the same message you gleaned from Wright's answer?

it's an interesting take on

it's an interesting take on the passage...

but what is meant by "honoring" Islam?

I respect the Muslim faith - they revere Jesus...

And I think Jesus certainly affords Islam and other faiths a form of mild honor...

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/honor

some of these words fit the Gospel message well - honor your parents, love thy neighbor, even love your enemy

TM, surely yo jest "I

TM, surely yo jest "I respect the Muslim faith - they revere Jesus... And I think Jesus certainly affords Islam and other faiths a form of mild honor" because while the Muslims see Jesus as a prophet of Allah they do not recognize Him as God, teh one true God.  God does not honor any other religion for all other religions and gods are false.

Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.

Dan

Notice how Truthie ignores my point that Wright twisted the passage and immediately sets to negating my "take" on the quote?

No one wants to talk about forgiveness coming ONLY from the cross and how Islam teaches that whole crucifiction thing was either fake or irrelevant.

Islam is no closer to Christ than Buddhism.

you guys really do fear

you guys really do fear discussion don't you - you are Christians right? why do you fear so much? these little old typed words aren't going to kill you, I promise... 

...so what is the difference then between loving everyone as we love ourselves (as God commands us) and just honoring someone - in other words - can you love everyone without honoring them? Is that possible?

irritationandangermanagement/loveyourenemy-lovingallyourenemies.asp

and do you believe that God does not honor all of His creation - these people who don't submit to Christ - these lowly Muslims? Remember the Samaritans were despised by the Jews when Jesus wandered the middle east (similar to how many Westerners despise Muslims today) - and yet Jesus "honored" them with heroic stature in the Bible - the Good Samaritan parable - how might you explain that?

The Samaritain was in fact

The Samaritain was in fact following Jewish beliefs and traditions.  The Samaritains were belivers in teh one true God.  The Muslims believe in false gods.  Love and honor are two different concepts.

Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.

yeah Dan

Defending Muslims as servants of Christ = using an unworthy Jew to make a moral point to Jews.

Truthie pulls this stuff directly from Muslim websites.

And he has expertly avoided my original point about Wright misquoting the Bible.

Final score...

Candace and Dan - 7

Truthie - 0

(that was just for you, Shawn!!!!)

you know Rog

Yesterday when I was quite vocally questioning Wright's source on here, Truthie didn't have any werewithal to find the quote and defend it himself. He left it up to me to do the research and then immediately began to cast himself as knowledgeable.

 

yeah, i just follow you

yeah, i just follow you around all day on NB there, candance

these are quotes from the Bible I post - so whattya got next - keep swinging - maybe you'll hit something eventually 

I didn't see that thread you mention either - got other things to do besides NB - and don't always chime in anyway

I'm not defending Wright here

I just said it's an interesting take

you did all the research for me, eh? yeah, before you I never heard that verse you found, that's absolutely right - so good for you:)! way to go, awesome, whoo hoo

the Samaritan used in that parable is about Jesus making a despised people the hero of the story - it's not just about helping people - it's Jesus saying to the pious Jews "you ain't the only ones around here doing God's work"

sorry if you're in denial - but that's Christianity 101

now if you claim to be Chrsitans - then is this how you feel about Muslims?

Here are some key Scriptures (Bible verses) on loving your enemies:

A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another (John 13:34).

But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you (Luke 6:27-28).

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse (Romans 12:14).

We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it (1 Corinthians 4:12).

Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord. On the contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head." Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good (Romans 12:17-21).

Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing (1 Peter 3:9).

you may now continue celebrating your massive brains - oh, and don't forget to score yourselves again:)

you have obviously won the next post on this!

gee, someday I hope to be as brainy as you guys, woweee:)

TM the point is the

TM the point is the Samaritans were Jews, just a different sect.  The Muslims on the other hand are hated by God because they worship false gods.  God has always hated people who worship false gods.  He destroyed the earth and almost all of its people once and at least 2 cities due to the fact they were evil.  Evil in the fact they worshipped false gods.

As far as Bible verses, they are fine and Satan also knows the words of God and used them and twisted them to great effect in the garden.  So just posting verses and stating what they mean is not good.

Muslims are evil in the Biblical sense; there is no way around that.  God loves everyone but he does not honor everyone, He does not save everyone, only those who believe will be saved.  A true Christian knows this, even Satan knows this.

You can love your enemy, but sometimes love means making tough decisions.

For Luke 6:34 says “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.” And in His mercy he destroyed the earth?  So we should do a God commands.

A lot of your verses are to counteract the idea that one should take revenge on another.  That one should as Exodus 21:24 says “take an eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot” but God is saying taking revenge or getting even is bad.  He never said getting rid of evil is bad though.  In fact He cursed a tree for being evil.

And lest we forget Mathew 5:17 "Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.  18. "For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.

So we must believe the OT with all the times God told men to kill and destroy and the NT where God says to love one another.  When the two are reconciled what do we do as God says both laws are valid?

Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.

IMO, Dan - the point is

IMO, Dan - the point is that honoring Muslims is akin to honoring Samaritans - it is not an identical analogy - but similar enough - Muslims also claim to adhere to the original Abrahamic faith - just like the Samaritans claimed - I believe Jesus is effectively saying to us "don't be a pious anti-Samaritan or anti-Muslim or anti-whatever bigot"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaritan#Samaritans_in_the_Christian_Gospels

but feel free to disagree

"Muslims also claim to

"Muslims also claim to adhere to the original Abrahamic faith - just like the Samaritans claimed" and you may be right; however they do not recognize Jesus as God.  If the Nuslims claimed diety of Jesus then you are right they would be as Samaritians, but they don't and therefore are evil.  The Jews dont claim the diety of Jesus either but we are brothers in that we as Christians are grafted onto the Jewish tree.

Islam on the other hand hold to Abraham a small bit due to the fact Ismael is their antecendent.  But, like the Pharacees they drifted into apostasy and worse have adopted false gods and prophets.  At least their prophets do not adhere to what God deems to be a prophet of His will.

Jesus merely used the Samaritains as an example because they were so despised and hated.  Jesus knew if He used the extreme He would have more impact.  It was nothing more or less.

Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.

"And other sheep I have

"And other sheep I have which are not of this fold;"

I believe that Wright has a wrong interpretation on this passage.

My take is that Jesus is talking to followers of Judaism.  I believe the "other sheep" he refers to is Christianity.

My opinion is that this verse goes along with what Paul said in Ephesians 2:11-13:

Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;  

That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

 

But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

 

correct Goth

Most Bible scholars agree that Jesus was talking about uniting Jews and Gentiles together under the new covenant. A far cry from Wright's insinuation about Islam.

Colorado Universitys' Casualties

Dr William Gray (Hurricane forecaster) may be losing his job at Colorado State soon. His crime? Doubting the GW alarmists. Gray hasn't told any lies; plagerized any research; or performed poorly at CSU. But, CSU is going to cut him anyway, for being "controversial".

Compare this with CU's treatment of Ward Churchill in 2005. Although CU found that sufficient evidence exists of “plagiarism, misuse of others’ work, falsification and fabrication of authority” to refer such allegations to the University of Colorado at Boulder Standing Committee on Research Misconduct, they decided to keep him around until 2007.

So, if you challange dogma, you're dismissed, but if you falsify, plagiarise, and call people little eichmans, you "treated fairly"?

Sounds like Colorado could use a little housecleaning in their university structure.

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If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it is in English, thank a Soldier. - My barber

Ward Churchill had tenure

Ward Churchill had tenure and Gray does not and in teh world of Academia that is the golden parachute.  If you have tenure then you are protected.

Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.

Or, if you have radical

Or, if you have radical leftists views, then you also have university protectors; if you question fact-less positions, you endure criticism and people who want your head.

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If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it is in English, thank a Soldier. - My barber

Seems Bush hasn't been

Seems Bush hasn't been neutered completely, at least not yet.


http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=12e1fde7-8a48-4c0a-8094-a19e3042fe84

Really clever or really stupid?

From the BBC comment page.

Added: Tuesday, 29 April, 2008, 14:50 GMT 15:50 UK

WE OWE IT TO OUR CHILDREN TO CONTROL GLOBAL POPULATION.

Face it -SOON

Right On the rise

You know what's worse than

You know what's worse than gay Quakers?

 

Gay Pagan Quakers.

 

 

Illinois Nazis? I hate Illinois Nazis...

I'm... not even sure what

I'm... not even sure what to say to this...

Okay, now I am. First, after a little reading, it doesn't actually surprise me much. To all appearances, the Quakers have been shifting away from Christianity and into some sort of amorphous conglomeration of universalists, agnostics, atheists, realists, humanists, postchristians, nontheists, everything-under-the-sun-ists (curtosy of Wikipidia). A quote from that article actually illustrates the point quite well: "'I think there's a myth that it's only Christians who feel like it makes people uncomfortable when they talk about Jesus,' [Morgan-Appel] said. 'There are definitely times when I see that there are still knee-jerk reactions from people within the Society of Friends who don't know what paganism is.'" Note that she is making the distinction that Quakers are not Christians.

This is the devolution of a Christian sect into just another relativistic "new-age spirituality" thing. "Yeah, we kinda believe in God or something, but everyone's welcome. You can believe whatever you want. It's all good." My response? Grow a backbone. If you're so ashamed of your beliefs that you let them get subsumed into this kind of pluralistic mass, they must not have meant much to begin with.

Dang, that turned out a lot longer than it sounded in my head...

www.rhjunior.com Great comics with a hefty dose of Christian and anti-nutjob goodness.

"With your mind as high as Mt. Fuji you can see all things clearly. And you can see all the forces that shape events; not just the things near to you." -Miyamoto Musashi

Mindboggling AP. I mean

Mindboggling AP. I mean this is just so rancid it makes me want to slap the little puke who wrote it.

http://www.iht.com/a...

Residents of Rome have elected the Italian capital's first right-wing mayor since World War II and given Silvio Berlusconi's conservatives another major victory, final returns from local elections showed Monday.

The conservative candidate entered the race as the underdog...

Okay let get some facts here. During the 1930s and WW2, it was the National Socialists through the Fascist party headed by il Duce who ran Italy.

Conservatives are not, and have never been, part of the fascist movement. The AP article is a deliberate attempt to tar conservatives as Nazis, Fascists and National Socialists.

Unless the AP is claiming that the British conservative party leader, Sir Winston Churchill, was merely part of the "Nazi" ideology which he helped defeat after Britain stood alone until the United States entered the war and ensured victory against real live Nazis and fascists.

My dad, a working-class conservative all his life, actually fought against real fascists. God this makes me so mad.

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Jack

Notice how they called him a right-wing mayor. It would be interesting to look through the AP's coverage of Rome's elections years ago to see if liberal mayors were ever called left-wing.

Jack great find...I share

Jack great find...I share your outrage and anger...these leftist enemies in the press never quit...ever, there is no accountability, they write whatever they feel like, no matter the consequences....which of course they are intentionally intended for their own leftist anger and agenda...makes me sick.

"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill

thanks bt. Actually it's in

thanks bt. Actually it's in the NB links as a story headed...

Conservative wins Rome mayoral race, first since WW2

which I thought, hang on. The only party allowed in Italy during WW2 was the fascist party, there was no "conservative" party, so how the hell could there have been a conservative mayor.

But the little puke is slightly cunning, he starts with "right-wing,"

(which is based on the seating in the French assembly after the revolution in 1789,  which has influenced our rigid mindset of political "wings.")

and morphs that into "conservative,"  thus trying to make a seamless transition from fascist to conservative. Creep.

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Obama press conference

Is anybody following the Obama press conference....I just caught some of this, still listening...man I can't believe it, what he is saying...bet we will get some blog posts here about it....interesting...very interesting...sounds like he is denouncing him so far...he is severing his relationship, he is outraged and appalled...like I posted somewhere yesterday if he didn't come out and denounce him immediately he may as well kiss his arse good-bye... The heat is on now....so is the fight between the two of them now....heheheeee...

"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill

bt, I think Barry-O just threw "Rev." Bullfrog under the bus.

Interesting.

What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008

RD... Under the bus

RD...

Under the bus hell...like Rush just said...he threw him off the planet...

I knew he had to do this, he only has a week left before Indy and NC primaries...this has been obviously needed by his campaign, he and Michelle will do anything to get into that WH.

He had 20 years to leave the church...he is hoping that the leftist lemmings will forget all about Wright and his hatepreach...

Oh this is going to be fun....I'm saving some stuff to write later because I know there will be blog spots here about this...

Matthews of course said this is historic....

Earth to Matthews...this is politics...it is a blood sport. He has to do this you twit....nothing historic about it.

"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill

bt, lol, yeah, I heard Rush say that, too.

It's like Jack says below. This whole thing is starting to look really contrived.

It's all a just little too convenient, IYAM.

You know, Wright did once say that at some point Obama was going to have to distance himself from him.

It appears we have hit that point.

What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008

The Rev. Wright's insanity

The Rev. Wright's insanity from yesterday is now making sense.

TOTAL SET UP.

The Rev. went of on a total bender, even attacking Obama by name... to enable Obama to take today's Press Conference where he can claim this is it. I'm throwing him under the bus with grandma.

Have no idea if it's going to work. 

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ya know

I had the very same thought this morning. That Wright would go out and self-destruct so bad that people would start to feel sorry for Obama, and then they'll stop equating Obama with any of the old sermons.

I'm with Sherlock Holmes on this...

I'm with Sherlock Holmes on this...

"...when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth..."

Vote 4 change. Vote 4 anything. See Jack & Mr Shy's first campaign ad for the ONLY viable 3rd party candidate.

Jack...I don't know that I

Jack...I don't know that I agree that this was a total set-up between the two....hearing all of these different venues, especially since Sunday in full...I feel this is a real fight and real anger between these men...

Nevertheless...I love it!

Btw...did you hear about Barbara Reynolds setting up yesterdays NPC with Wright and the Press Club....she is supposedly supporting Hillary...so who knows who all is involved...

I feel he knows he is losing badly and has to do this...I do not think he ever wanted any of this stuff with Wright in the msm lately... 

"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill

Jack, I agree.

I suspect we have been had.

What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008

Wow, if you guys were right and he was deliberately over the top

Then the Hillary-supporter lady mentioned on Drudge today was an excellent touch.
JMR

The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.

Hey sarc...lol...I

Hey sarc...lol...I mentioned her above, haven't had time today to get links...may later.

"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill

Could be. One thing for

Could be. One thing for sure is Obama looked like a beaten man during that presser.

ckc...my thoughts and

ckc...my thoughts and impression of him exactly...

"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill

My thoughts and impression:

My thoughts and impression: He missed his calling as an actor. The guy strikes me as about as genuine as a wooden nickel and just as useless. Of course, I feel that way about a lot of politicians. It's a funny thing, I always assume they're lying until proven otherwise these days... Maybe growing up with "I did not have sex with that woman" Clinton in office had something to do with it.

www.rhjunior.com Great comics with a hefty dose of Christian and anti-nutjob goodness.

"With your mind as high as Mt. Fuji you can see all things clearly. And you can see all the forces that shape events; not just the things near to you." -Miyamoto Musashi

ckc, it's too late for Obama.

Even if this whole thing wasn't contrived, the only reason Obama is doing this at this late date is because Barry-O's relationship with Wright is adversely affecting his poll numbers.

What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008

Anyone going to the Brewers

Anyone going to the Brewers game tonight?

Mark & Noel:

In todays Washington Post on Page C2 in a review entitled

Esquire's Version Of Shock & Awe

By Peter Carlson, Washington Post Staff Writer, Carlson reviews the Esquire article which catalogued the various steps along the path taken by the remains of a US soldier killed in action in Iraq.  It is a good read, but the last paragraph is what is interesting and most telling.  Up to that point the author of the article does an admirable job of keeping any personal political position in check and out of view from the reader, but apparently they just CAN'T HELP THEMSELVES and put out their Liberal views in the last sentence.

The ending of the story as written: 

"Written in a somber, understated style, Jones's story is quietly heartbreaking. Moving at a slow, stately pace, he shows how members of the U.S. Army -- from fellow grunts right up to Pinckney -- treated Sgt. Joe Montgomery with love, honor and dignity after he died in Iraq. Whether the men who conceived, planned and executed the war acted with as much honor, wisdom and compassion is, of course, another question entirely."

I am awaiting anyone to tell me why that that last sentance was truly necessary. 

BD... Sad really... I

BD...

Sad really...

I just shake my head.

Some days I am angered, some-days like today I just want to cry.

Why indeed...like you say...they just can't help themselves.

"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill

Yeah, they make it 99% of

Yeah, they make it 99% of the way through the article, and then ruin in with such an Off-handed BDS inspired comment in a story that should in no way reflect politics.

You are right, they can obvoiusly NOT help themselves.

BOR snags Hill

Well finally BOR has got one of his wishes, it may already be posted here somewhere on OT, I haven't read them all...

Ought to be interesting nevertheless...

I just hate two part interviews though on different days...it's ratings ratings ratings...

Btw...so much for the dems boycotting Fox...too funny now that they need them.

"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill

Reason's wasted vote guide.

Is here. For the record, I'm leaning toward Ruwart/Barr in either order as their ideal ticket. This convention, even though it's likely only C-Span will cover it, promises to be very interesting.
JMR

The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.

Senator Clinton will be on the factor

Bill O' Reilly has been waiting for years for this interview. I'm not surprised about Obama and Chris Wallace, but I did not think the Senator would agree to this one.

→ Great timing Shawn

Did you see how withered Obama looked today when he finally repudiated the man and not just his words?

Hillary shows up on Oreilly tomorrow looking and sounding upbeat, and Obama is still wallowing in his inner turmoil.

"When I disowned Jeremiah Wright (which I said I could no more do than disown the black community) did I also disown my blackness?

There's a one man play worth watching.

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This has got to be one of the most interesting political years I can remember. Never before have I ever seen a more nasty battle to be nominee of either party. Bush and McCain was like an episode of Sesame Street compared to this.

I have never seen such disdain and politics involved for the country that is hosting the Olympics and it is not even the end of April.

Do you think Bill O' Reilly will pull any Whitewaters or Monica's ?

→ No Shawn

This one definitely takes the cake.

But this isn't the "sistah soljah" moment, it's the Dean scream in slow motion.

Obama brought all this on himself.  Hillary had nothing to do with Obama choosing racism as an avenue to his ends.

But now, with Bambi standing flaccidly as a spent "balloon" lipserving what he needs to say to keep his position . . .

I know it's technically a tragedy, as theatre goes, but I can't help but laugh.

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Cool, "with Bambi standing flaccidly as a spent 'balloon' "

Rather apt description, I'd say.

Deflated, he was. 

What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008

→ Springtime for Obama

I can't help but think of how Rachael Maddow linked Obama to Hitler without thinking of "The Producers"

In the final act will Howard Dean be sitting at the bar waiting for the terrible reviews?

Will the epilog show the cleanup after a bloody confrontation in Denver?

Too much pandering for much too long has brought us to this.  A sense of entitlement with no sense of destiny.

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LOL-shawn, I have plenty of popcorn...

...and plenty of adult beverage material on hand, as well.

Broom Hilda vs. BOR. 

That will be the most fun you can have with your clothes on.

I'm ready. :-)

What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008

Me too RDH

I might be left of center, but I will be p*ssed if this is another softball interview.

shawn, yeah, ol' BOR has a habit of wimping out at times

I hope, for once, Bill grows a pair for this one, else I shall be seriously miffed, too. I rarely even watch the guy anymore, except for the opening memo segment and his email segment at the end of the show.

To bad Neal Boortz isn't doing the interview.

Now that would be big fun to watch. :-)

What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008

She must have seen the Jesse Jackson...

...interview. Jackson treated BOR like a slave and BOR treated Jackson like a master. It was sickening. BOR is a lightweight who can only win an argument by cutting off a response in mid sentence. But I still watch the guy. That either says something about me or the state of cable TV. dunno...

"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...

MM... You are so

MM...

You are so right...that interview was gut-wrenching...I was so angry and disappointed...after all the months he went after Jackson, as he should have...and that was all we got. 

I posted about six or so above here now, and put a link and opinion into what I thought about this...right before shawn did here.

I feel it will be like you say though too.

"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill

SPURS WIN!!!

So much for Shaq getting Phoenix over the top. I knew that was a stupid trade. The Kidd trade to Dallas was just as insane. Oh well, on to N.O.

This is far beyond infuriating. Our soldiers deserve better.

Much better.

What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008

Yet-another study shows drugwar-racism.

And the excuses/denials have already started. Won't change those inconvenient numbers, though...
JMR

The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.

Dave Barry emerges from retirement

For another hilarious IRS column, along with a bonus-explanation of the "Economic Stimulus Payment."
JMR

The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.