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John Edwards backing out of N

John Edwards backing out of Nevada debate to be broadcast on Fox News.  Obviously he wants to pander to his nutty lefties.  Why would he and his staff miss an opportunity to appeal to a different audience?  What arrogance!!

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/08/politics/main2546570.shtml

Gothampic,The last thing a li

Gothampic,

The last thing a liberal democrat wants to do is put him/her/itself in a position where they may be asked a tough question or have to explain there "ideas" in front of a large and intelligent audience.

I mean, that could lead to the dumbMasses finding out what they are really about, and that just cannot be allowed to happen.

Yeah, I would LOVE to see the

Yeah, I would LOVE to see the questions that Brit Hume would ask them....

Channelling John Edwards, John Edwards please. . .

Why would he and his staff miss an opportunity to appeal to a different audience?

Ummm, because he might get asked some tough questions?

D

O'Reilly and Berger

Did O'Reilly ever do a segment on Sandy Berger's treasonous crime and his light sentence? I think O'Reilly avoided it, although I don't know why he would.

NEVER,NEVER trust a liberal

On HotAir, there is a video c

On HotAir, there is a video clip of Bill and Dennis Miller (mostly Dennis :-) ) touching on the Libby verdict.  Bill compared it to the Berger conviction and opined that Libby should get a fine and community service.  That's about all I've heard about it from Bill.  Of course, I don't get to see his program very often, so I don't know if he did a whole segment devoted to the Berger conviction.

"A communist is someone who reads Marx.  An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx."  Ronald Reagan

I seem to remember a small se

I seem to remember a small segment devoted to the appalling injustice in the Burglar situation.  But, it was not much.  He really hasnt devoted a lot to the Anna Nicole thing, his pet cause is the child rape laws now.

Now if you wanted all Anna all the time the show to watch is Gretta Liberal Sustern or perhaps Geraldo "Capone Vaut" Rivera.

Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark. -- save my gun, shoot a liberal.

Let me flip through the list

Let me flip through the list of topics Bill's covered recently and check.  Let's see... Anna Nichole Smith's death, Anna Nichole Smith's son's death, Anna Nichole Smith's relationship with Howard Stern, Anna Nichole Smith's burial lawsuit, Anna Nichole Smith's burial lawsuit II,  Anna Nichole Smith's burial lawsuit III, Anna Nichole Smith's paternity lawsuit, Anna Nichole Smith's paternity lawsuit II, Anna Nichole Smith's paternity lawsuit III, Anna Nichole Smith's burial lawsuit judge stories,  Jessica's Law stories... and that's it.  Nope... nothing about Sandy Burglar unless he was trying to hide Anna Nichole Smith's body in his socks.

After pondering on the Libb

After pondering on the Libby verdict, and the Sandy Burglar verdict, and the various and sundry travesties and failures of justice in our government, I got to thinking, "why is our system failing so miserably?" It's actually quite simple. Here's John Adams, our second President:
“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”

We don't have moral and religious leaders in our government; at least they are few and far between. If anything, our leaders are downright hostile to the idea of religion and morality. That's why we're seeing what we're seeing. Our system does not have the ability to compensate for the amount of trash in it. We're doomed. BTW- have a nice day!

Tim, if I may ask, where did

Tim, if I may ask, where did you get this quote from Adams. 

rimsky... I Googled "j

rimsky... I Googled "john adams quote moral" and clicked on this link.

Grazi

Grazi

This Could Be Explosive For Iran

Hello Everyone....

Here's a new media tidbit for you to chew over. It's been reported that an Iranian deputy minister/general, along with his family, have defected to the US. Right now his status is "missing."

I wonder what juicy little secrets he could impart to us. I think we should present an ultimatum to this guy: "give up Iranian secrets and you get to stay in the US. Don't and you can explain to your compadres why you thought it necessary to "defect" in the first place."

This could be potentially explosive for Iran and I for one would love to see the explosion catch Ahmadinnastupid.

The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer.  Air Force Motto

emjem says: When your brain's stuck on liberalism it self-destructs.

If he is missing, it is possi

If he is missing, it is possible that he was imparting information to us all along.  That would explain the intel the USA had on Iranian activities. 

Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark. -- save my gun, shoot a liberal.

emjem, this is twice in one t

emjem, this is twice in one thread I'm gonna plug HotAir.  They have a thread on this very subject (two threads, actually).  The general was not involved in their nuclear program, but he has been most forthcoming about Hezbollah in Lebanon.  The Iranians are claiming that Israel kidnapped him.  Hey, they have to save face somehow, don't they?

"A communist is someone who reads Marx.  An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx."  Ronald Reagan

Ann Coulter

Say what you will about Ann Coulter, I am a fan, her column today is an absolute must read.  Its dead on as usual, and sadly is sickening as well.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ucac/20070307/cm_ucac/shootingelephantsinabarrel

I'd like to discuss Ann' co

I'd like to discuss Ann' column, but I don't want to have to go to rehab for using the word "Nosferatu."

That was funny even when flip

That was funny even when flipped around, good one!

-PJ

"I'm not a theologist. I'm not an archaeologist. I'm a documentary filmmaker." -James Cameron

I'd like to discuss your post, but

I'd like to discuss your posts, bal, but I'd have to check into rehab for using the meanie words Terminally Insipid.  ;^>

LAFFO! I think we've discover

LAFFO! I think we've discovered the 100% multipurpose running gag.

I nominate this one for official NB meme.

-PJ

"I'm not a theologist. I'm not an archaeologist. I'm a documentary filmmaker." -James Cameron

Just finished reading it.1. I

Just finished reading it.

1. It's both highly accurate and straight to the point. She compared and contrasted specific incidents, names, and their political affiliations very well.

2. I wonder how "fascinating" j.frankwilson would find this article if he had the guts to read it. I wonder if he would still be able to draw his own (presupposed) conclusions.

-PJ

"I'm not a theologist. I'm not an archaeologist. I'm a documentary filmmaker." -James Cameron

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Now just think about how every single one of those Democrat crimes had been done by a Republican.  Imagine the uproar of the Vast Left Wing Conspiracy.  The hypocrisy is sickening.

One of the attributes I admire most about Ann is how she defends herself.  Anytime she creates controversy, she doesn't back down or run away and hide.  I wish all of us on the right would have her balls.

And now, today's Shrub Report

And now, today's Shrub Report®:

It's been two weeks since your favorite Shrubber brought this story to everybody's attention. Two weeks, and still nothing from the ACLU. Why is that?

How far away is Congo from Niger?

Come to Phoenix, the Mooslim nutjob hotspot of the wild west! Remember this story? As I write this Glenn Beck announces that his TV show tonight will feature Pheonix's terror ties. Once again, your favorite Shrubber is ahead of the curve (or, at least, on the curve, haha)

Happy 49th birthday, Gary.

Good news! Philly may have lost an insane, er, "enigmatic" mayoral candidate, but may have gained an insane, er, "enigmatic" city council candidate! Good news for the Shrubber!

So, let me see if I have this straight: Fox News, the Boogeyman of Liberals across the fruited plain, is attempting to be impartial by promoting a Democrat debate, and the response of the same Liberals who accuse Fox of being biased is that they do not WANT Fox to be impartial. I honestly think if Fox is shown to be impartial (ie: unbiansed), Liberals will have no news sources to be their boogeyman. For instance, here is how the Hufftards reacted. Proof is in the tofu.

CBS follows the Liberal doctrine of rewarding failure by firing nightly news exec producer and replacing with former MSNBC president.

Remember, it's just George Bush, who is such a hatermongering lone-wolf cowboy, who wants to sanction Iran.

Pot, meet kettle.

In Allentown, democracy is king!

Today in Liberalism History: Happy 90th anniversary of the February Revolution!

A thread of his own

Hey NB, could the Shrub Report become its own thread?  I think it's a shame to hide it in the open thread, especially with so much to respond to.

A thread of his own

Double post.  Sorry. 

No media bias here, but thi

No media bias here, but this is just plain cool. Even if it did come from the mind of a Duke alumnus.

RALEIGH, N.C. — When John Cornwell graduated from Duke University last
year, he landed a job as software engineer in Atlanta but soon found
himself longing for his college lifestyle. So the engineering graduate
built himself a reminder of life on campus: a refrigerator that can
toss a can of beer to his couch with the click of a remote control.

[...]

It took the
22-year-old Cornwell about 150 hours and $400 in parts to modify a
mini-fridge common to many college dorm rooms into the beer-tossing
contraption, which can launch 10 cans of beer from its magazine before
needing a reload.

Beer chucker.

Ken,

I believe you have discovered the answer to the prayers of all the lazy beer drinkers out there. Just think of all the wives/girlfriends/dogs that will no-longer need to be trained to fetch beers.  I mean, this could save a lot of marriages-as I think failing to retreive beer is considered grounds for divorce in some places.

This guy could make a fortune! That is, until the trial lawyers get wind of it, anyway.

Bummer! - it was a lot more f

Bummer! - it was a lot more fun have parties at Blonde's house, being the perfect host - but this could get her to serve more wings and burgers, now that the beer service has been taken care of!

There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V

Open thread

I'm trying to find out if the site is having technical problems.
Or if I've been thrown off!

Here's a link to my 10 minute video starring David Haselhoff and some bikini model.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5Uy0wA7cB0

......(Upon preview, I can't get the link to turn orange. Any suggestions?)

Your Sharpie is out of ink.

Your Sharpie is out of ink.

G. Soros?Has anyone else noti

G. Soros?

Has anyone else noticed the advertisement here at NB for George Soros? Strange bedfellows!

The liberal MSM has become an enemy of the USA.

Dems want to get our troops o

Dems want to get our troops out.  O.K. fine, but why?  What are the criteria?  One of them said they want to "save our children (i.e. the soldiers) from the meat-grinder which is Iraq."  Really?  You want to save our children? 

Hey dippy-dems, it is the job of the troops to 'save our children' (to use your over-used rhetoric) - or rather, to defend our national interests.  What the hell do you Leftists morons think a military is for? 

If Leftists were honest and consistent, they'd introduce legislation for total disarmament and elimination of U.S. armed forces, not just a little pullout from Iraq - no wonder our country's enemies love the Dems so much....

I know it's not a well-liked

I know it's not a well-liked thing to discuss Scooter Pie's problems here on the NB site, but I do have a solution to the Republican PR problem having to do with his embarrassing crimes and convictions thereof.  Next week, Bush should hold a Pardon Ceremony in the White House Rose Garden and then present Scooter Pie with the Medal of Failure, er, Freedom Award.  Yeah, now that’s the ticket!

Heckuva’ Job, Scooter Pie! ~ George W. Bush, rewarding the noble combination of failure and loyalty

Regards, Dave High

Ps – What do you think might happen to a guy named Scooter Pie IN JAIL?

Dave

Dave, you are sooo funny.  Damn I wish I had your wit.  HIGHly unlikely Scooter is going to jail.  Heck, Sandy Berger only got a fine and community service for his crime which was much more serious  and heinous compared to Scooter's.  Don't think anyone named Sandy would fair too well in prison either.

As far as pardons go, its been reported today that President Bush has used the least number of pardons than any president in modern history.  See, he wasn't like your President Billy C. who pardoned anyone a$ long a$ the price was right.

PeterD:If you had my wit then

PeterD:

If you had my wit then by definition you couldn't be a conservative.  Conservatives and humor will always be two.  Witness the "success" of the Fox News comedy news program that "premiered" several Sunday's ago, if you doubt my word.  So, consider yourself lucky that you are witless, er, I mean lacking wit, assuming of course you like being a conservative.

Regards, Dave High

Typical

Typical liberal you are Dave.  You had no comeback for the facts I stated, so you went with the ol' politics of personal destruction.  Nice.  I love being conservative.  I am proud to be a conservative, unlike many of your liberal politicians who try not to use the word liberal.  You're sad Dave, sad.  Who cares about the comedy show on Fox News.  That's all you can come up with? LOL.

DUmmie Dave

DUmmie Dave:

Wow.  There's a display of insecurity that could only be pulled off by a liberal.  Only they would grovel that way, hoping for validation among their enemies. 

There, there, Davie.  You run off and play with your DU friends and we'll just forget all about this little butt-baring incident.

Peter, the High one is right:

Peter, the High one is right: if you had his wit, you wouldn't be a conservative, you'd be a less-than-half-witted, snarky, smarmy, Democrat talking point spewing, thread derailing, fool, just like Dave High.  Congratulations on not having the wit of Dave High...at least he thinks it is wit.

"A communist is someone who reads Marx.  An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx."  Ronald Reagan

Thanks Mike.  In looking bac

Thanks Mike.  In looking back over his reply, I'm thinking "wit" is a recurring typo.  I think he meant to say "mitt" because baseball season is approaching.  He must be proud of his glove.  "If you had my mitt..."

And I guess he wouldn't think Dennis Miller is funny either.

duh

HEY DAVE, how many liberals does it take to screw up a light bulb?

Dave H.:Are you implying that

Dave H.:

Are you implying that conservatives and humor go together like liberals and patriotism?

Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!

"Witness the "suc

"Witness the "success" of the Fox News comedy news program that "premiered" several Sunday's ago, if you doubt my word."

You mean the same show that opened on a weekend night to numbers slightly below what John Stewart draws M-F, the same show that was picked up for 13 more episodes, which allows for an increased budget as opposed to working on a shoestring? Naaah, no success there. Media organizations just love to waste money on failed projects that do horribly in testing, lol.

High Dave, apparently still high.


Reminder: Don't forget to pay your taxes. 12 million illegal immigrants are counting on you.

Pie in the Sky Dave

High Pie,

In a mood to gloat over an innocent man's loss of face? Temporary, we have to assure you, Davey. The appeal forthcoming will vindicate Scooter. And, BTW --why wasn't Carl Rove frog-marched out of 1700 Pennsylvania Ave? Dave's gloatings would have reached even Higher than his inflated ego, IF--??? Try not to curse your luck of a High Bottom-feeder. Maybe someday. Or maybe never. Haha !

tumbler:Gosh, I wonder if you

tumbler:

Gosh, I wonder if you would be so defensive if Scooter Pie was a liberal?  Assuming he was a liberal and was just convicted of four felonies, would you be backing him so bravely?  Or this just a little hipo ... hipo ... hypocrisy on your part?

Regards, Dave High

just informing Pie High

I wasn't defensive. I'm cool; and was merely informing you, (don't forget I toilet you,) that Mr. Libby is soon to be vindicated. On appeal.

Despite all the high-fives of Pie High and the MSM; that court's decision won't stand scrutiny for long. You might as well celebrate your Rove frog-march in hand-cuffs all the liberals were salivating about. Just as high a Pie in the Sky.

If a Lib is ever convicted in court I only hope it might be your Uncle Teddy. Then the joys will overflow from tumbler's big tumbler

Unless you know how Tumbler (

Unless you know how Tumbler (or any other conservative) would react if Mr. Libby was a Liberal, your charge of hypocrisy is bogus.

The fact is, we on (and in) the Right, stand up for justice, regardless of the partisanship of the person falsely accused. 

We already know what Libs do when one of theirs is busted for actual crimes...they get to be Senator, or President, or Nobel Prize recipient...

"High" is an apt title there Davey.

Dave Low: In the words of M

Dave Low: In the words of Michael Palin- wanker!

Nah, you are free to discuss

Nah, you are free to discuss anything you like on the Open Thread, Dave.

That being said, you are being very Hufftardish (read: trollish) with your last post. I had assumed you were a very intelligent person, someone who could perceive nuances and able to peel back the layers of crap and see the truth beneath. But, my opinion of you has been steadily dropping as you post more and more of this unoriginal drivel.

The Libby trial was a hit job, to embarrass the Bush administration. It was dirty DC politics, and if the Dems aren't sticking it to the Repubs, the Repubs are sticking it to the Dems. It's a nasty game of one-upmanship, and, quite frankly, the majority of Americans could care less.

I apologize for smacking the 3-day-old stiffie you've been sporting since the verdict has been read, but I hate to see an intelligent adversary fall into a "simpleton" trap like this.

reply

LOL!  That sounds funny Roger, but I'm having trouble comprehending the brilliance of it because I lack wit according to Dave. Can you explain it with pictures, please?

By the way, thank you for taking the time every day to write your report.

This should do it.http://en.w

Peter, Dave has a mental bloc

Peter, Dave has a mental block where he cannot get past this "Conservatives aren't funny" prejudice.

reply

ROFLMAO!  Thanks Roger.  Always leave 'em laughing.

Three day old stiffy?Rog,LOL

Three day old stiffy?

Rog,

LOL-Don't the commercials say you should seek medical attention if it lasts more than four hours?

Uh, Dave, I think you need to dial 9-1-1 and quick.  Seventy-two hours is really pushing it there, pal.  You may be in danger of suffering permanent damage.

"The Libby trial was a

"The Libby trial was a hit job, to embarrass the Bush administration."

RtS:  Pray tell, how is a Republican prosecutor in the Bush Administration Justice Department be the mastermind of a hit job?  I can’t wait for your answer.  It should be as good a read as The DaVinci Code, or as entertaining as Breach.  Try this for an opening paragraph:

     “And through the dark shadows crept Patrick Fitzgerald, a Stalinist sympathizer with ties to al Qaeda.  Stealthfully, he honed all of the right credentials for his mission by making he sure he was raised in a working class Irish-Catholic family, attending a prestigious Jesuit high school, then Amhurst College and finally Harvard Law School.  To complete his cover, he registered as a Republican so he could quickly move up the ladder and get closer to his target – the Bush administration!  Neither his parents, nor the Jesuits, nor his law professors knew that he was a HIT MAN with a mission for presidential embarrassment.”

RtS, you can pick up from here.  Whether you are a fiction writer, or a true conspiracy theorist, I can’t wait to read your ending!

Regards, Dave High

Hey

Dave! Welcome back.  I thought you were a typical liberal, you know, you cut and ran.  You sure didn't have much to say about all of our replies to you.  Must of taken a breather back with the other Hufftards.

Your reply here is outstanding.  A marvelous display of the famed liberal wit, witha nice dash of sarcasm. Superb.

I stand by my previous post

I stand by my previous post. Don't want to use the "W" word twice in one day.

1. Fitzgerald is a Republican

1. Fitzgerald is a Republican? All members of the federal government are the same as the party in the White House? News to me. If I recall correctly, he has been involved in cases hurting both sides of the aisle. I think his party affiliation is of no consequence here.

2. I never said Fitz was the "mastermind".

3. Speaking of partisan, Libby was Marc Rich's defense lawyer from 1995 through 2000. In your world, that would never happen, a Repub representing a Dem.

You have given no rebuttal to my original statements. You have not shown me ANYTHING to prove me wrong. Try again.

reply

Roger, you surely don't expect a direct reply from Davey do you?  He is a drive by liberal.  Makes a few false accusations, mangles a few facts, throws in a few lies and then hits the road.  He didn't make any direct responses to anything we said.  And he thought he was so clever with his first post today.

High, Dave

It wouldn't be nearly as bad as what would happen to a guy named Dave High.

:-O

A friend told me something ye

A friend told me something yesterday that I had never heard before and I just looked it up to see if it was true... and it was.  Scooter Libby was the defense attorney for criminal financeer Marc Rich, the guy who was convicted of all types of crimes, fled to Switzerland, and was later pardoned by Bill Clinton.  Guess who the prosecutor who handled Rich's case was: none other than Patrick J. Fitzgerald.  So Fitzgerald indicts Rich, who's defended by Libby, and gets his indictment and lots of press.  Then someone tips off Rich that he's about to get arrested and he flees, leaving Fitzgerald looking foolish.

Anyone care to take odds that maybe Fitzgerald has it in the back of his mind that Libby was the one who tipped off Rich, and that's what this is really all about?

Paybacks are hell.

Paybacks are hell.

does anyone else find it a bi

does anyone else find it a bit sketchy that the news is all over obama paying his way-past due parking tickets.

1.  why is this newsworthy at all ...

2.  how can 18 tickets that are over 20 years old amount to only $375?  i graduated from va. tech (in the small town of blacksburg) in 1989 ... if you didn't pay a parking ticket within a certain period of time, penalties were added, and they took the tickets to a collection agency (as a banker, i saw them)

3.  is this just another attempt to paint obama as a "decent man"?

on another note, i saw where john edwards is using the attention drawn by coulter to raise $100,000 for some special interest agenda ... my immediate thought went to his palatial estate and wondered why he couldn't just cut the check himself. 

it's not like these people are honorable or anything

"at some point people need to realize that there is more to being an american than just exercising his/her rights" - me 

Blacksburg.... I love SW Virg

Blacksburg.... I love SW Virginia...

That drive down I-81 through Radford, Wytheville, Bristol, etc, is always beautiful... Hungry Mother State Park...

pmho,I smell Shrillary all ov

pmho,

I smell Shrillary all over this story.

Also I cannot imagine that there hasn't been fines and interest not added to those tickets, but what the heck, it is fun watching Shrillary try to dismantle him, while she herself is being dismantled...

To think, she's the smartest woman in the world according to the msm...that's all we heard for years...

LMAO!

Dave High

Oh darn it!  Dave High disappeared.  He hasn't been on in quite awhile.  Not since we confounded him with logic and facts, and, dare I say, wit.  He probably scurried back to the other Hufftards crying.

Typical liberal - he cut and ran!

Scarborough has a banner on t

Scarborough has a banner on the bottom of his show saying...

Dick Cheney...The Enemy Within?

LMAO!

Yo!...msnbc...take a good hard look in the mirror...you simple leftist imbeciles.

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