Urgent: Update Below the Fold!
CNN, as is their typical style, has ignored facts and reality when reporting an incident involving an encounter with a Gaza relief boat, and an Israeli patrol boat.
Karl Penhaul, a CNN correspondent aboard the pleasure yacht known as Dignity, and frequently on the wrong side of an issue, was pretty much allowed carte blanche in recalling the incident -- an incident which was as much publicity stunt for the so-called Free Gaza Group and former Congressnut Cynthia McKinney, as it was peacekeeping mission -- while the report simultaneously shrugged off the Israeli point of view.
The presentation clearly wants you to believe that the Israeli boat was hostile and went well out of their way to attack the ‘peaceful' minded vessel. In reality though, it was nothing more than a typical group of protestors who use the word ‘peaceful' as a security blanket in their malicious efforts to defy authority, whether it be the authority of the United States government, or in this case, the Israeli navy.
A report via the Atlanta Journal Constitution (H/T Michelle Malkin) indicates the pre-determined goal of the mission (emphasis mine throughout):
Former Georgia congresswoman Cynthia McKinney is a high-profile member of a boatload of activists that set sail Monday from Cyprus to deliver medicine to war-torn Gaza...
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...The activists, organized by the Free Gaza Group, said their 66-foot yacht called "SS Dignity" would defy an Israeli blockade of Gaza and ferry 16 activists and three tons of Cypriot-donated supplies. The supplies are intended to help treat the wounded from Israeli bombings against targets in Gaza, in retaliation for rocket fire aimed at civilians in southern Israeli towns.
Defying an Israeli blockade and calling it peaceful seems counterintuitive. So does aiding and abetting the terrorist regime known as Hamas.
Better yet, the captain of the Dignity flat out lies when saying he had no prior warning of their illegal activities, a deceitful statement that CNN fails to point out for its obviousness:
The captain of the Dignity told Penhaul he received no prior warning. Only after the collision did the Israelis come on the radio to say they struck the boat because they believed it was involved in terrorist activities.
Ignore for a moment that the Israeli Foreign Ministry Spokesman claims this is absolutely false. One problem remains in that the captain of the Dignity did receive prior warning. As the aforementioned AJC excerpt indicates, the entire mission was well aware of the fact that what they were doing was illegal.
Penhaul also glosses over the fact that the Dignity was given ample warning to turn their luxury yacht around. Tucked away within their reporting, CNN offers a slight glimpse of what really happened:
But Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor denied that and said the radio message simply warned the vessel not to proceed to Gaza because it is a closed military area.
But hey, why would an American news station take the word of an American ally over the word of a ‘peaceful' protestor?
The Jerusalem Post also seems to indicate that the Dignity was actually the aggressor in this altercation:
Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said the boat ignored an Israeli radio order to turn back early Tuesday.
Palmor says the boat tried to outmaneuver an Israeli navy ship and crashed into it, which lightly damaged both vessels. The navy then escorted the boat out into the territorial waters of Cyprus.
Also take note of the discrepancies in the damage assessments. The Jerusalem Post (H/T Carl in Jerusalem) indicates that both vessels were lightly damaged. However, CNN's Penhaul proclaims that the incident was actually the second coming of the Titanic:
The collision was so severe, Penhaul said, that the passengers were ordered to put on their life vests and be ready to get in lifeboats. The Dignity began taking on water, but the crew managed to pump it out of the hull long enough for the boat to reach shore.
Embellish much? In fact Palmor seemed to verify that both sides were aware that the damage was minor by stating:
Palmor said the vessel refused assistance after the incident.
Clearly had the Dignity truly been in a race against time to get to shore before all of her passengers would need to bail out in lifeboats, then the crew would have accepted some sort of assistance.
Advice for peace protestors: Do not defy a military vessel. It rarely turns out in your favor.
Advice for journalists: Do not try to become the news, and then pretend you were an innocent bystander. It rarely turns out in your favor.
Advice for former Congresswomen turned crazed activist: Well, you're actually too far gone for advice.
Advice for the main stream media: Being fair and balanced means presenting both sides of a story, not simply taking the account of a lunatic fringe protest group who is trying to promote a cause. It rarely turns out in your favor.
Photo Credit: CNN
Update: NewsBusters reader, Hunter12, exercised a keen eye when he spotted this fairly recent article involving the SS Dignity, the kind of keen eye that is sorely lacking in the journalistic efforts of the main stream media.
As was stated above, the captain of the Dignity has no right to claim ignorance of the consequences involved in attempting to break the Israeli blockade. In fact, according to the aforementioned article, they tried it several times before with 'three ships,' under the pretense that, as activist Renee Bowyer says so eloquently:
"The trip here is to show that obviously no one can stop us."
This time -- Renee, Karl, and Cynthia -- Israel obviously did.
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is this the same piece of
December 30, 2008 - 13:28 ET by JIMMY1660is this the same piece of $hit public servant who attacked a DC policeman doing his job at a security check point.??she should have been blown out of the water without hesitation.
allow me to Love America
Isreal should have followed
December 30, 2008 - 13:43 ET by BDIsreal should have followed the accepted naval practices of wartime, and boarded the ship, seized the cargo of supposed medical supplies. THen dispatched them to the city of Ashkalon to treat the civilians wounded by the Hamas rocket attacks out of Gaza.
It is wartime after all.....
Anc can you imagine Cynthia McKinny interned for the duration? Oh, that would be "Special".
It is wartime after
December 30, 2008 - 13:50 ET by Dan The Man 2It is wartime after all.....
And siezed the vessel as it entered into Israeli controlled waters, taken to a freindly port and stripped down to make sure there were no contraband or that which could be used for Hamas activities.
Perhaps kept the crew and passengers over in detention to determine their identity, could take months to do so. I am in a sour mood today.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
Medical supplies my a$$.
December 30, 2008 - 15:07 ET by midnight cowboyMedical supplies my a$$. These are the same type of people who used ambulances to transport weapons. The boat should have been sunk. End of story.
I agree. Down to Davey Jones
December 30, 2008 - 16:59 ET by jistincaseI agree. Down to Davey Jones locker with the bunch of them.
Did she say she was attacked
December 30, 2008 - 20:15 ET by andophiroxiaDid she say she was attacked because she was a female, black Congresswoman?
“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” ~ Winston Churchill
McKinney & CNN's folly
December 30, 2008 - 13:30 ET by P. AaronLooking to Cynthia McKinney for relief is akin to looking to Syria for liberty.
If comunism is such a great idea, why didn't they put up a picture window instead of an Iron Curtain?
She is...
December 30, 2008 - 17:29 ET by unkeeafGarbage wrapped in skin.
MSM = PR firm for the Democrat Party
Hey, it is typical for our
December 30, 2008 - 13:34 ET by thebutlerdiditHey, it is typical for our AJConstipation to report that "Crazy Eyes" McKinney is a heroine. Unfortunately for those of us living in GA, we don't have a real newspaper, and we have to admit that CM is from our state. She is nuttier than a sh#t house mouse! I wish they had of sank the boat, threw them some lifejackets and let them swim for it. I didn't say let them drown, but I sure wouldn't mind her getting one of those famous liberal "teachable moments."
thebutlerdidit,
December 30, 2008 - 13:49 ET by R D HelmThat's why we refer to the AJC as the Al-Jazeera Urinal/Constipation.
I think they are down to about twelve readers now, and six of those are members of Cynthia Tucker's family. :-)
-Dave
thebutlerdidit... You and
December 30, 2008 - 20:41 ET by Jerthebutlerdidit...
You and Dave must be getting versions of the AJC different from mine, because, if they are the same, you'd be hard-pressed to argue it has been a fan of McKinney--at least not in recent years.
Jer
The AJC only decides that liberal and/or black politicians...
December 31, 2008 - 11:24 ET by JohnMcGrew...are worthy of scorn long after they're removed from office. They were big supporters of Cynthia, Bill Campbell, and other long-disgraced politicians right up until their ejection from public life.
Wrong, Mr. McGrew...
December 31, 2008 - 14:13 ET by JerWrong, Mr. McGrew...
There may have been some early support, but the editors became highly critical of both--especially Campbell--long before their "ejection from public life". Check the AJC archives.
Jer
You'll have to forgive me for my impression of AJC...
December 31, 2008 - 19:33 ET by JohnMcGrew...as a completely useless newspaper. When I moved to Atlanta during the middle of the Campbell years, there was rarely a harsh word said of the former mayor, while the overt and obvious corruption at City Hall was an open joke in the rest of the local media, both print and electronic. It was useless as a tool to learn about local politics beyond the hip-hop world. Op-eds by their regulars frequently made me wonder what planet they were reporting from. It took no time at all to come to the opinion that the AJC was nothing more than an organ for Atlanta liberals in a region that is actually quite conservative. The AJC makes the LA Times look legitimate.
But you don't have to believe me. Check the archives.
You're mistaken, JohnMc...
December 31, 2008 - 20:27 ET by JerYou're mistaken, JohnMc...
I've been reading the AJC for thirty-five years. Not disputing it's liberal, but they were strongly critical of the Campbell administration. When I have time, I'll try to provide you an editorial sampling. [I did an archival check a couple of years ago on Campbell for a conservative friend of mine. Afterwards, he just sort of stammered a little and then slinked away.]
By the way, there has always been conservative input on the opinion pages. Were you ever a regular reader of the paper?
Jer
Like I said...
January 2, 2009 - 09:03 ET by JohnMcGrew...I only arrived during the middle of the Campbell & McKinney ages. It was my observation that the AJC only turned critical of them long after they were mortally wounded politically. Tell me this: Did the AJC endorsed both these candidates over their conservative rivals in every election before their dethronement? Was not their corruption and/or insanity well established before that?
John... I'm not sure
January 2, 2009 - 19:13 ET by JerJohn...
I'm not sure about the endorsements, but I will readily concede the liberal editorial tradition of the Atlanta Constitution [while the Journal was decidedly conservative]. After the papers were merged [evening editions such as the Journal had become unprofitable in many markets], the editorial page editor, currently Cynthia McKinney, has been liberal, and the associate editorial page editor, Jim Wooten, has been conservative.
The AJC generally endorses the more liberal candidate, and I suspect they endorsed Campbell, and probably McKinney in her earlier campaigns. I am fairly certain they did not endorse McKinney in her last race, however. And I know they became highly critical of Campbell long before he left office [and Campbell returned the criticism].
Hope that helps, but obviously these are just my general observations and we really would need to get into archive searches for more definitive answers.
Later, Jer
The only time the AJC didn't endorse McKinney...
January 4, 2009 - 15:02 ET by JohnMcGrew...was when she was up against other somewhat more sane Democrats. But given the choice between a corrupt, insane, and incompetent candidate of a particular race and a conservative, the AJC will almost always endorse the former.
I think you meant Cynthia Tucker as editorial page manager.
Also, in addition to the editorial content, their writing style is roughly at the 4th-grade level. Clerly, I am not their target audience. I feel as though I put my brain cells at risk every time I read it.
I think you meant Cynthia
January 4, 2009 - 18:49 ET by JerI think you meant Cynthia Tucker as editorial page manager.
Sorry for the slip; I had McKinney on the brain.
Also, in addition to the editorial content, their writing style is roughly at the 4th-grade level.
Even that of the conservative columnists?
Jer
Congress
December 30, 2008 - 13:34 ET by iveseenitallSad to say, our Congress is filled with the Cynthia McKinneys of the world. Dignity? What a joke.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
What would Hamas have done?
December 30, 2008 - 13:38 ET by 911isbusy"The navy then escorted the boat out into the territorial waters of Cyprus"
If it were the other way around, Hamas would have let them swim...
Those who have not swords can still die upon them.
I can't believe McSkinny
December 30, 2008 - 13:37 ET by misterbillI can't believe McSkinny has not filed a complaint that the Dignity was stopped because she is black.
It works here in America.
What a dipwad she is!!!!!
thebutlerdidit
December 30, 2008 - 13:43 ET by misterbillAre you anywhere near Cobb County?? The Marietta daily Journals is a good newspaper. It does not have the sports page that AJC has and it does focus on Cobb, but it is fair and basically conservative. They do give a lot of ink to Bill Shipp who leans so far left that his elbow is worn out, but I believe that is because they want to be a balanced NEWS paper. Remember those?/
BTW, don't you just love Cynthia Tucker?? I think she is McKinney's alter ego.
McKinney is ...
December 30, 2008 - 13:38 ET by SentryDanMcKinney is a bigot. Did our government give her permission to go to the middle east and give supplies (medical or otherwise) to the terrorist organization Hamas? I don't think so.
She is typical of liberals. She hates America and everything good that America stands for. She, like all liberals, is backing the wrong dog in this fight.
Remember folks, Freedom isn't Free. It was bought with the blood and sacrifice of the men and women who are serving and who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.
For those who fought for it, Freedom has a flavor that the protected will never know.
Treasonous
December 30, 2008 - 13:51 ET by Rusty WeissIt's nearly as treasonous as Pelosi's efforts to undermine our foreign policy by paying a visit to the President of Syria, is it not?
Rusty
Oh my!
December 30, 2008 - 13:41 ET by BlondeSo the distressed vessel was damaged severely enough that the occupants were advised to put on life jackets, hmmm? Which they did while they limped to shore....which, according to the link was 90 miles away?
Call the paramedics, I'm dying of laughter.
Clowns.
Thank God Cynthia McKookey moved out of Georgia!
December 30, 2008 - 13:44 ET by R D HelmI heard her on a radio news segment this morning. She sounded nigh onto hysterical over the ramming.
I was laughing so hard, I spilled my coffee.
This former congress-critter, whose donor list looked suspiciously like Osama's personal phone book, once went to Cuba to help Fidel pick sugarcane.
The woman is batsh*t nuts.
Rusty, that is a great pic you found. :-)
-Dave
Good evening RD
December 30, 2008 - 13:53 ET by cocodriedon't be too critical. Her look of intelligence and alertness says it all.
Comedy
December 30, 2008 - 14:53 ET by Rusty WeissPic and comedy brought to you by CNN and your liberal media...
:)
All you liberals
December 30, 2008 - 13:47 ET by cocodrieAll you liberals take a good look at this picture before you criticise Sarah Palin's looks and clothes again.
MisterBill, I lived over in
December 30, 2008 - 13:54 ET by thebutlerdiditMisterBill, I lived over in Cobb county for 7 yrs, in the late 80's-early 90's. I really liked it then. I was married to my first husband, the psychotic wife beater, and after we divorced I moved back to my native Alabama. I have been living in Hall county, right on the Gwinett line for the last 7 1/2 yrs with my wonderful 2nd husband. I did like they Cobb paper, the only ones I read now are the local freebies around here.
If you want to see a great pic of McKinney, LGF has a great one up with an article on this. As for Sheila Jackson Lee, why? why do we have to have so many of the nutz?
...
December 30, 2008 - 13:59 ET by Jack Bauer...
Good morning Jack
December 30, 2008 - 14:09 ET by cocodrieIs this your list of The Chosen One's good qualities?
well now you mention
December 30, 2008 - 14:34 ET by Jack Bauerwell now you mention it!
Careful though -- such subversive talk can get one reported to CAMO: Committee Against Mocking Obama.
Yeah you're right Jack
December 30, 2008 - 14:44 ET by cocodrieYou're safe in merry old England and I'm here in Camel Lot.
I watched a little Tv at my son's yesterday and the worship channel showed some scenes of the English countryside. There were stone fences stretching into the distance in green rolling hills. Where abouts is that and what is the story of the stone fences?
coco -- stone fences/walls
December 30, 2008 - 14:55 ET by Jack Bauercoco -- stone fences/walls (not to be confused with Stoned Fences, drug-taking receivers of stolen property) are traditional methods of marking off fields and land.
They go back hundreds of years -- sometimes thousands.
But didn't they have a similar stone wall/fence in The Shawshank Redemption?
Anyone really surprised
December 30, 2008 - 13:58 ET by Jack BauerAnyone really surprised that the JEW HATING fruitcake McKinney rams an Israeli ship whilst on a vessel bearing the intitials SS.
And oh look... she's helpfully wearing her BROWN SHIRT.
Jack,
December 30, 2008 - 14:10 ET by R D HelmThat is ROFL funny!
I am sooooo glad she fled Georgia for California, as she was becoming a huge embarrassment around here.
She fits in much better out there, anyway, as most of our kook population is limited to a very small area of Atlanta.
She was causing a severe over-crowding problem there. :-)
-Dave
RD -- if they'd gotten
December 30, 2008 - 14:29 ET by Jack BauerRD -- if they'd gotten themselves lost at sea... you think she'd be the first one they'd cook and eat?
I'm positive she's poisonous
December 30, 2008 - 14:37 ET by choselife3xTough as old boot leather too.
In order to be pro-choice, one must first be born. Ah, the irony.
Jack,
December 30, 2008 - 14:37 ET by R D HelmLOL-If for no other reason than to shut her up.
-Dave
Mad Cow comes to mind.
December 30, 2008 - 15:47 ET by Dan DiegoMad Cow comes to mind.
A maritime point-of-view...
December 31, 2008 - 16:56 ET by Tom1969caAs an amateur maritime historian, I'd like to point out the embellishment of the "ship"'s name: The prefix "S.S." is used to indicate "steam ship" - ie: S.S. United States, S.S. Andrea Doria, etc... A small yacht could be prefixed "M.V." for "motor vessel", but even that would be a stretch; small watercraft are generally not prefixed at all. So right out-of-the-gate the McKinney group is trying to make this sound like it's a more impressive undertaking than it really is: "Hey, we've got a ship full of supplies going to the helpless people of Gaza!" Yeah, three tons - the equivalent weight of two Honda Accords.
Further, the reporter mentions the possible need to get into "lifeboats". I've been on cruise ships with lifeboats bigger than the Dignity! They may have had a few inflatable liferafts, or a couple Zodiacs, but a boat that small doesn't carry "lifeboats". Like the article said, though, CNN wants to conjure up images of husbands bidding tearful farewells to their beloveds on the sloping Boat Deck as the great ship settles slowly beneath the icy waters of the North Atlantic ... er ... Eastern Mediterranean.
Puh-leeze...
=====
Daily Sarah Palin fact:
Sarah Palin and Chuck Norris walk into a bar. The bar instantly explodes because no man-made structure can contain that much awesomeness.
Tom
December 31, 2008 - 20:12 ET by Rusty WeissExcellent points. Thanks for shining a light on the maritime aspect of our overly dramatic friends aboard the MV No Dignity.
Rusty
I'm lookin at her
December 30, 2008 - 14:03 ET by Radar_OneI'm lookin at her pic...whats with the bandana and the brown shirt??? Is she gonna go "help" Hamas?? Maybe she'll strap on one of those cool Hamas made bomb belts... I could only be so lucky
Barack Obama= Half Honkey...ALL Donkey
I €#*!in LOVE your tagline!
December 30, 2008 - 14:47 ET by choselife3xI have quoted you many times since I first saw it 2.5 months ago. (gave you credit)
Glad to see you around again.
In order to be pro-choice, one must first be born. Ah, the irony.
No metion that she is a
December 30, 2008 - 14:06 ET by dmaley1714No metion that she is a former democratic comgresswomen....
Meanwhile in Gaza itself....
December 30, 2008 - 14:24 ET by Prester John.....the Israelis continue to target innocent civilians. Or so the front page of the Wash Post would have you believe.
Family Mourns 5 Daughters as Civilian Death Toll Mounts
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/29/AR2008122902490.html?hpid%3Dtopnews&sub=AR
Notice the name of the co-author of the propaganda piece, er, news article, one Islam Abdel Kareem.
Sounds like an objective reporter to me. What do you think?
Hamas seeks these
December 30, 2008 - 14:48 ET by Hunter12Hamas seeks these collateral deaths as propaganda. I think with all the weapons floating around, as a father, I'd be moving these missile men away from my home, if I had children around. However, in a society where a father will kill his own daughter for bring "shame" to the family name by being raped, maybe all these children were good for in his eyes was the cause. Too harsh? Maybe my western beliefs in the sanctity of my family and the love I have for them are clouding my judgement.
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill
You gotta love the logic of
December 30, 2008 - 20:19 ET by andophiroxiaYou gotta love the logic of Hamas.
Fire rockets into Israel. They kill a few people.
Israel fires back in retalitation to an act of war. They kill a lot more of the aggressors.
Fire rockets into Israel again!
Rinse, wash, repeat.
Israel has to take back the Gaza strip, this is getting so stupid.
“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” ~ Winston Churchill
Send her racist a$$ to the bottom of the Med
December 30, 2008 - 14:27 ET by Tom in NCDo us all a favor Israel and if she tries to run the blockade again send her and that boatload of moonbats to the bottom of the Mediterranean. We won't lose any sleep over it
Same ship got through the
December 30, 2008 - 14:38 ET by Hunter12Same ship got through the blockade back in October, so how can they claim they didn't know they weren't supposed to be doing this. Looks like the Israeli Navy said, "Not this time!".
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill
nice catch...
December 30, 2008 - 15:37 ET by SickofLibs... I guess they all just "left that out" from the coverage.
Nice little quote from the their previous October trip: "The trip here is to show that obviously no one can stop us," said Australian activist Renee Bowyer.
May not so obvious now.
This is the pic they
December 30, 2008 - 14:45 ET by thebutlerdiditThis is the pic they use to scare the small Israeli children.
crap, can't get it to link.
December 30, 2008 - 14:45 ET by thebutlerdiditcrap, can't get it to link. Nevermind.
Placing Cynthia on a yacht
December 30, 2008 - 14:50 ET by bigtimerPlacing Cynthia on a yacht with the name Dignity spells trouble right off the bat.
This reminds me of the nit-wit do-gooder who stood in front of the bulldozer and died ...
Wow, these causes with the left-wing nuts are just amazing with what they accomplish, they always side with the bad guys....but hey, according to the msm they are hero's of some sort in their screwed up minds....and the rest of us out here that have brains cells that work face reality while watching their freak show.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Pic
December 30, 2008 - 14:58 ET by KarinLest you think that's just a bad photo of Cynthia, they have one also over at Moonbattery. Same wild psychotic expression.
lifejacket ???
December 30, 2008 - 15:25 ET by Miss CheviousWhy in the world would Jihad Cynthia need a life jacket ?? It's common knowledge that "excrement" floats !!!
The Good Vessel Dingbat
December 30, 2008 - 15:30 ET by GoodieThere are many Countries in Africa that can use help, why did McDevil pick Hamas?
O's last day 1-20-2013
Goodie,
December 30, 2008 - 15:42 ET by Indiana JoeThe short answer to your question is "PR."
No press coverage in Africa. CM cares no more for Hamas than she does for the folks in Darfur. She just needs face(ugh)-time. And this is where it can be found.
"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss..." - The Who
Rusty.. Wonder if CNN reported McKinney's Clinton attacks
December 30, 2008 - 15:34 ET by Gary HallRusty.. I wonder (well, not really wondering here) if CNN reported what McKinney had to say about President Bill Clinton back in the 90's. According to allafrica.com:
According to McKinney and the far left movement, this mining issue, "Blood Diamonds," if you will, goes much deeper but of course when it's about Bill Clinton, or Hillary, or the Democrats - it's just not news. Bill Clinton's buddy and contributor who traveled to Africa with Pres. Clinton, Maurice Tempelsman, chairman of Lazare Kaplan International Inc., was elected Chairman of the Corporate Council On Africa in 1999. Check out this story, and reflect on how biased CNN, and the rest of the MSM actually is. When the movie, "Blood Diamond," was released, the media had volumns of information to run with but they couldn't because too much pointed towards the Democrats. Think Larry King will invite these folks on for a better look at the Clinton legacy? (;~> gary
Gary...I would still like
December 30, 2008 - 15:40 ET by bigtimerGary...I would still like to know how much $$$ Clinton and others made...the silence from the msm when this was all going on was way past infuriating...
Wished we would of had NBs then...let alone me having a PC.
Btw...I tried to get hold of ANSWER early this morning in Seattle, no luck so far...it went to voice mail for me, not counting all the busy signals...I may try later.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
well, bt
December 30, 2008 - 15:53 ET by Gary HallI don't know how much $$$'s they made; rather, I believe the larger issue here is the power that Clinton and friends have gathered, and now control, with complete immunity from the press.
The media bias issue here is phenomenal. The MSM attacks, with a vengence, any conservative media outlet critque of Democrats, and at the same time look for, and showcase radical left (progressive, whatever) attacks on Republicans. In truth, the radical left, was all over Clinton's rear the entire time he was in power, be it on econmic issues, geopolitical, civil rights issues, terrorism, rendition, or the ole US imperialism for our own good charge that paints the shirts of the left's thinking. One of the media's function is to critque US policy - I grant them that generoulsy - and they will find much that is wrong with our policies, but if they are going to use the left wing press as a hammer on one side of the isle, censoring what that same group has to say about the other side of the isle from the general public view is simply pathetic. (:~> gary
Gary... Great points
December 30, 2008 - 16:10 ET by bigtimerGary...
Great points all...I agree completely, for me that goes without saying and it has been past infuriating for years and years now.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Gary... Btw...excellent,
December 30, 2008 - 15:45 ET by bigtimerGary...
Btw...excellent, excellent link....I am going to have to refresh my memory with some of this...what I read sure brought back plenty and my anger with the msm and their non-reporting of this all.
Seems like Jesse Jackson was also involved if memory serves me right...acting as a hero while on the take too...(I could be wrong, it was quite awhile ago.)
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
bt -- Jesse, Liberia and Blood Diamonds
December 30, 2008 - 16:12 ET by Gary Hallbt -- Jesse, Liberia and Blood Diamonds; check that out.
.. and then on the other side of the equation.. look at what the media does not report. From Oct. 2008:
In October, at the President's Conference on International Development, as is often the case, praise for President Bush and his administration was in the air - for doing what? Doing the walk - not just the talk.
I suggest you copy and paste the pieces, if you ever want to find them again. No MSM outlet would ever report such and the Bush White House links will be taken down all too soon. Will be difficult to find in the Bush Library archive site, I suspect. gary
Gary...Thank you so
December 30, 2008 - 16:21 ET by bigtimerGary...Thank you so much.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
She also wanted Congress to
December 30, 2008 - 22:24 ET by andophiroxiaShe also wanted Congress to investigate the death of Tupac Shakur (no, I am not kidding) and also investigate the deaths of 3-5000 young men killed with a bullet to the head in Katrina.
Unfortunately I can't look for it right now, but it's on Cracked.com, under the "Most Batsh!t Candidates to Ever Run for President." It's HILARIOUS. I'll try to find it once I get home or at least if I remember. ;)
EDIT: FOUND IT! It's 5000 males and secret records on Tupac Shakur!
“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” ~ Winston Churchill
I don't understand how this
December 30, 2008 - 15:39 ET by Indiana JoeI don't understand how this is always Israel's fault. Hamas, and all the other groups dedicated to Israel's destruction, are always the aggressors, and never observe any "cease-fire" for long. When Israel finally has enough, and moves to defend themselves, that's when the rest of the world seems to care, and decries Israel's "aggression."
Israel should simply re-occupy Gaza, because it's obvious that they can't continue to tolerate these random attacks. They get credit for trying to do "the right thing," but the other side simply refuses to get along. Every country has the right to do whatever is necessary to defend itself against outside aggression, even if that means invasion and occupation. Tough beans on what "the world" thinks about it.
Anyone should be able to see the truth of this, and ignore the media spin. Who do they think they're fooling, other than the terminally ignorant?
"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss..." - The Who
If Joshua had done what he
December 30, 2008 - 17:58 ET by jistincaseIf Joshua had done what he was told to do so long ago we wouldn't be even commenting on this at all.
AAhhhhh Cynthia
December 30, 2008 - 15:52 ET by AJBI her brains were dynamite, she would not have enough to blow her nose.
She took LOTS and LOTS of money from Arabs in her unsuccessful attempt to get back in Congre$$.
Hey, that photo, Is that
December 30, 2008 - 16:29 ET by TOEHey, that photo, Is that Idi Amin in drag?
Maybe, TOE
December 30, 2008 - 16:42 ET by Mica the MagnificentBut it could be Cynthia's E-Harmony.com photo.
Yikes!
Here's her profile: "I
December 30, 2008 - 18:16 ET by Hunter12Here's her profile:
"I like long walks on the beach, moonlit cruises, large fireworks displays, bitch-slappin' the Man, and jihad."
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill
Oh..too funny, coffee
December 31, 2008 - 08:27 ET by USA4freedomOh..too funny, coffee spilled..
as well as I likes.. to tro my shoes at da President.. wen he aint loken..cuz..I don..heard, dats.. a insult..
Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.
Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.
Why are you so mean to
December 30, 2008 - 17:12 ET by HockeyKidWhy are you so mean to Idi?
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
That Press TV outfit has a
December 30, 2008 - 17:20 ET by Hunter12That Press TV outfit has a new link for the Hamas' Propaganda Machine. Take a look and tell me that missile being fired by those "brave" freedom fighters isn't coming right out of the heart of some town in the Gaza strip. What's Israel supposed to do? I guess the same thing they did for a year or 3000 missiles prior to their attempt to stop this. Sit back and take it and let Israeli children die because Hamas cowers behind their children while firing these rockets? They're calling this a "retaliatory" attack. I think the proper term would be continued aggression. Note the number of dead Israeli citizens.
Hamas's military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, said in a statement that it had fired a Grad rocket against the town of Be'er Sheva, 40 kilometers east to the strip
The Hamas rocket attacks have been intensified since the Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip began on Saturday.
Some 385 Palestinians have been killed and at least 1,600 others have been wounded as the Israeli airstrikes continue for a fourth day.
Israel's Channel Seven reported that the Hamas rockets have also hit an area between Rahat and the city of Be'er Sheva, Israel's seventh largest city.
The town of Kiryat Malachi, located 30 kilometers (18 miles) from Israel's border with Gaza, and Netivot have also been targeted by retaliatory rocket attacks.
On Tuesday, at least 16 rockets landed in the city of Sderot while a rocket hit an open area south of Ashkelon.
Six Israelis have been killed by rocket attacks since the raids on Gaza started. At least sixteen others have been reported wounded.
The retaliatory rocket attacks promoted Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Tuesday to declare a "special situation" in all areas located within 30 kilometers of Gaza. Cities outside the emergency zone ware also on alert for possible attacks while cities, as far as Rehovot some 43 kilometers form Gaza, have begun to prepare for Hamas attacks.
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill
Thanks.... I
December 30, 2008 - 18:47 ET by Radar_OneThanks.... I try, EVERY pic of CM I've seen has that bat S@#T crazy look. I still love how she whined about haveing to wear her congreeional ID...like ANYONE knows who she is.
Oh well...I guess if you try to run a blockade 3 friggin times at least once you'll get rammed for it. Also...I LOVE CNN's coverage of this "newsworthy" story...hamas would kill her for the fun of it since she's an "Infidel" and an American...why try to help those who want you dead????
Barack Obama= Half Honkey...ALL Donkey
Aiding the ememy is treason in any country
December 30, 2008 - 18:51 ET by SmorgasbordSince giving aid to the enemy is treason in any country, I don't care if her boat was accidentaly hit or on purpose. When you try to take ANYTHING into a combat zone, the other side is going to stop you.
I am surprised the Israelis only drove them away. They should have been arrested. I wander what the Israelis would have found if they had searched the boat!!
No Warning? My A$$!
December 30, 2008 - 21:34 ET by CobraMan"Penhaul said an Israeli patrol boat shined its spotlight on the
Dignity, and then it and another patrol boat shadowed the Dignity for
about a half hour before the collision."
I would call this a warning, wouldn't you?
Obama: My job is above my pay grade
Lesson learned
December 30, 2008 - 21:42 ET by CobraManLet this be a lesson to the IDF. Next time, put a shot across their bow! Nothing speak loader than a 22mm naval gun!
Obama: My job is above my pay grade
It would do no good to sink
December 30, 2008 - 22:04 ET by USA4freedomIt would do no good to sink her, Sh..t floats (sometimes)
Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.
Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.
But if she weighs the same
December 30, 2008 - 22:13 ET by Trix RabbitBut if she weighs the same as a duck then she's a witch.
Liberal: a power worshipper without power. George Orwell
Have to be a big a$$
December 31, 2008 - 08:21 ET by USA4freedomHave to be a big a$$ duck..
still a witch.. or B
Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.
Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.
thought
December 31, 2008 - 01:20 ET by owlpelletsI think someone mentioned she could have 72 virgins.?????
Don't blame me....I voted for Palin...
BEYOND THE RUBBLE, IS A SOLUTION, ... WAY BEYOND.
December 31, 2008 - 04:11 ET by PacificGatePostANOLD RITUAL REPEATING ITSELF
Whereis the outrage from the Arab community for the Hamas tactics?
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http://pacificgatepost.blogspot.com/2008/12/israel-hamas-lebanon-here-we-go-again.html
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Thatis where any hope for a real solution lies.
McKinney expression - Priceless
December 31, 2008 - 14:12 ET by SkipperMLMLet's all remember McKinney for who she really is. She bullies a cop in the capital when he asked for an ID, then claims racism and get's by with it. After being rejected by her dem friends, runs as an independent presidential candidate. What would our military look like if she were in charge?
This concerns me that the media has remained virtually silent for the last 3 years of how Hamas has sent on average over 5 missiles a day to Israel from Gaza. I think 6000 missiles is enough to provoke war. And they are being funded by those who want to annihilate Israel. But now that they are protecting themselves, the media is reporting every detail as if it were unprovoked!
Safe? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course He isn’t safe, but He’s good.
-C S Lewis (The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe)