Speaking of Gitmo, I am shocked attorneys did not use the "his father beat him and his uncle molested him" defense. They pretty much used every other claim available in the anti-US arsenal.
Congress tackles another big issue that got them back in power. Poor Tumbler will have to find something new to do on Saturday night.
Yeah, I saw that article. I am a little divided on that issue. The Capitalist in me likes it, but the cynic in me thinks Romney is pimping out support. I think if you are going to pay people to campaign for you, do it the right way: small bills in brown paper bags exchanged in dark, deserted parking garages in the middle of the night.
That's how Howard Hughes is said to have done it with both McGovern & Nixon! :) Anyway, I'm just happy the story's out, so Republicans know about the motivation of the college student asking for money. I also am forced to wonder what the reaction would be if other, "minor" candidates were to try the same move...I suspect the coverage -- here and in the media -- might be different. (And see how you do on that quiz!!) JMR
This proves Romney is the most fiscal conservative canidate we have.
Tony Strickland, former California Assemblyman and President of the
California Club for Growth, a taxpayer advocacy group wrote this :
Throughout a highly successful career spent running large, complex
entities, Romney has shown a focus and dedication to the bottom line.
----- Romney stands alone as the only presidential candidate with specific proposals to bring fiscal sanity back to Washington:
— He knows that tax increases only make it easier to spend.
— As governor of one of the nation's most liberal states, he tirelessly fought to cut Massachusetts' income tax.
— As governor, Romney was not afraid to use his line-item veto authority often to eliminate millions in wasteful spending.
— As president, Romney would cap growth in nondefense discretionary spending at the rate of inflation minus 1 percent.
He has also always been personally the most socially conservative canidate, and is moving his public policy more in line with that.
We should vote reward Republicans those that move right like Romney if we really want to keep Republican Party away from the being the liberal lites
That's amazing Romney the most fiscally conservative.
We have a half trillion overspend every year, and Romney is only going to allow the spending to go up. Yeah, well inflation is 3% or so - 1% = 2 percent increase, half of Bush' 4% increase, and that worked out great.
Now I've seen it all. The most fiscally conservative candidate and it's still an increase with a 475+ billion dollar overspend the first year.
Sarc even praised it, obtusely.
That's where we are libertarians and conservatives. It's no wonder,we have praise for a republican that promises to increase spending.
Wow.
All that government waste - and by golly we're going to eek up that spending, but - it will be the liberal decrease of the increase - inflation adjusted,which is really a decrease, not in dollars but in actuality -
roflamo
Oh man. That's why I'm still (un)officially an independent.
I'm not sure how my reminding everyone of all those slaps (hmm...Flip-flops all-over and a dude walking around in a giant "Flipper" costume... Remind anyone else of another Taxachusetts politician?) we all saw at CPAC when I wasn't seeing one damn thing about the invisible candidate qualifies as "praise," of any sort, rather than just my usual, "making fun of yet-another clueless NB post." JMR
Dioxide, dioxide, not peroxide! We'd have a bout of Lysistrata fer shure, if the Big Hairs didn't go blonde (in a bottle - no offense to our resident flaxen hair, who is most likly a natural)
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dadV
The posting was based on a science project, about banning water (hydrogen dioxide - 1 h, 2o's) and how many people would sign a petition based on the "harmful" effects of this bad "chemical", which can crush you in its solid state, drown you in its liquid state and burn you in its gaseous state.
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dadV
Sorry, but water's got two hydrogens to one oxygen (H2O), so if you want to get technical, it'd be dihydrogen monoxide.
"Dihydrogen monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted thousands of people every year. Most of these deaths are caused by accidental inhalation of DHMO, but the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide do not end there. Prolonged exposure to its solid form causes severe tissue damage. Symptoms of DHMO ingestion can include excessive sweating and urination, and possibly a bloated feeling, nausea, vomiting and body electrolyte imbalance. For those who have become dependent, DHMO withdrawal means certain death."
Without recognizing the ordinances of Heaven, it is impossible to be a superior man. - Confucious
dihydrogen monoxide is water. Throw that term around and impress your friends, right? haha.
I kept thinking we are talking about the same thing: you say hydrogen dioxide, me hydrogen peroxide. If you search for "hydrogen dioxide" at Wikipedia, the entry for hydrogen peroxide comes up. Are we speaking of the same thing? Anyone?
The perpetrators of this spoof screwed up big time. They should be attempting a ban on dihydrogen oxide: H20, water. This particular spoof has been around for a long time, and is even listed on Snopes. It always amazes me, though, that each time it is tried there are a lot of cretins who should know better that buy into it.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
roger thank you, once again, enjoyable and informative. I, per usual, am succumbing to my low humor. I am wondering what effect watching the panda film might have on Tumbler.
I hope that if Hillary really starts looking like the candidate, some people come out and tell the story of what BroomHillary really thinks about the military. Paging Buzz Patterson.
There is one in today's NYP. That one is focused on the war the more revealing story is in the Hill which truly decimates her.
I have always been curious how she would poll if 3 choice questions (strong, fair, weak) such as:
Rate sen Clinton's marriage How firm is sen Clinton on decisions How well has sen Clinton served America during her time in the senate Describe your trust in sen Clinton Sen Clinton faces a fraud suit, how does that affect you
I took the test and, suprisingly, Ron Paul finished 13th, one behind Joe Biden!
My top 3: Brownback, Tancredo, Hunter.
On a lighter note, Kooky Kucinich didn't finish last: he finished next-to-last, ahead of Osama Obama. So that tells you how diametrically-opposite I am from those guys.
Mine were Paul, Brownback & (this one was a shocker!) Biden. :) Joe Biden gives me the creeps more than most Democrats, but I do think he's right that "Iraq" is really 3 countries that have been masquerading as one since the Brits made that decision for them, so even though the quiz didn't directly address the point, maybe it's reflecting that attitude somehow? Anyway, it's fun. JMR
It's weird that for all our divergent views and first-choices, Brownback seems to be a consistent second-place finisher. As for Thompson, I'm surprised he's not there, but it's proof these things aren't perfect. As to Gingrich, my first thought was that he might need to make more of an obvious announcement than pre-emptively telling a preacher: "Yeah, I banged her, so what?" to qualify for the quiz, but oddly, even though I don't see him on the quiz-results page, Newt appears on their "Top Results" page at number 7, so perhaps there's a computer-glitch? JMR
Sam Brownback is one of the five or six Republican candidates the news media don't want you or others to know anything whatsoever about, obviously! :) After all, Anna Nicole's death-pharmacy (notice the total lack of consequences for the Dr. Feelgoods prescribing that stuff to a pregnant nutcase, drug-war worshippers? I didn't think so!) is much more important!! To be serious for a moment, I also like Sam, and agree that his/your ideas should be in the upcoming "debate." JMR
My top three were Hunter, Brownback & Tancredo. We just need to figure out a way to get them into the limelight. I know the MSM wants McCain for the RINO nomination, but we need a SOLID Conservative in the White House.
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for. - Will Rogers
MikeB, the Newt thing appears to be a bug (see other conversation) but no-Thompson's indeed a mystery. And the weirdnesses we already noticed -- like Brownback & Biden both having strangely-good performances -- make me suspect, as I've said, that this quiz has the potential to be a lot more-accurate, which would naturally make it a lot cooler IMO. JMR
Well, your survey says my idea candidate is Brownback @ 100% match. I'm not sure he's on the same page as I am on illegal immigration, so I don't know how that happened.
Next is Duncan Hunter @89% - I can believe that, though he's more of a trade protectionist than I'm comfortable with.
Oh, it's not mine at all (I'd include Thompson & word things differently) but I found it interesting, because at least on the first couple of choices it managed to be accurate for me, which is a rarity for political quizzes not explicitly from my fellow libertarians. I think Brownback's pretty much with the "tall fence but a wide gate" crowd along with Tancredo, Dr. Paul, and maybe one or 2 others, but I'm not sure. JMR
sarcy, oh, I know it's not your survey, per se. Just a survey you pointed us to. I too had some misgivings about some of the wording - but it was interesting.
I can overlook Newt's dalliances - that is a minor matter in the whole scheme of things. What concerns me about Newt is whether he can make a decision as President. He's smart, he has great ideas, but he's too wonkish. Too much of what I've read and heard of the time he served as House Leader concerns me; and not just what DeLay recently said about him.
We had a recent past President who was wonkish. He had problems coming to a decision on issues. I'm afraid Newt would be constantly changing his mind before he even allowed his previous decision to play out. I've just known too many people in my life who had great ideas, but just couldn't leave them alone once they implemented them.
I think Newt would be a great policy advisor, or even a Cabinet member - but not President.
Oh, and Slow Joe Biden was also the first demo on my matches also - which is creepy. Joe's never seen someone elses idea that he liked that he didn't have first and is willing to lay claim to.
I think you're absolutely right about the proper role of a guy like Newt, but I doubt Newt agrees. :) And spending's #8 on his list of 10 priorities, but #1 on mine. And Biden was unusually high, like Brownback, for both Roger & me, but Joe gives us both the creeps, so there are some weird things for sure about this particular quiz, and other quizzes are probably better-identified with me....But a slightly more detailed version, with even-more candidates and much better & more-precise wording, would be very nice. If before official publication such a quiz were run by a group with diverse political views (like, say this one) for comments/corrections, it might become very interesting. Not that I think I could cause the Media Research Center (or any other Washington DC group/thinktank) to do anything political that I'd consider remotely-useful...But such a quiz would definitely-qualify, if the only agenda is that it be accurate and unbiased! By the way, look at their popular results on this one, and be worried if you dislike Mr. Obama... JMR
None of you have Hillary number one on your list. Haven't you all been watching and reading the left wing MSM? Now take that quiz again, and make sure you have Hillary put first on your list, or you all probably will need to be sent to re-education camps and "re-educated" once Hillary takes power.
I really hope Katie Couric, especially, does some coverage on him. This horrible cancer and it's prevention can't get enough coverage. Elizabeth is potentially going to be the first lady... maybe that's why she's getting a lot of media time right now. A press secretary vs. potential first lady. I can see why one would get more coverage.
And actually, when you consider they want to make masectomies an out patient surgery, to cut costs, but insurance will pay for viagra... maybe the breast cancer thing deserves a little in the lime light again. Regardless of who has it that is famous.
I feel really bad for Tony Snow. May God bless him.
Having said that, let's watch and record the left wing blogs as they celebrate the return of his cancer. When it was first reported he was going to have surgery, many on those blogs were hoping the cancer returned.
Also, can we assume the MSM will give Tony the same sympathetic and widespread coverage they gave Elizabeth Edwards? Katie Couric's pet project is colon cancer, so can we expect an indepth CBS segment on Tony?
Keith O has been ripping Rush for talking about the politics of Elizabeth Edwards' cancer and asking if Rush has no shame. Will he ask the left wing bloggers if they have no shame in rejoicing?
Will he and Rosie float a conspiracy theory that the Bush team is playing the "cancer card" to divert attention away from other issues?
It's hard for the left not to be malicious and childish, but I will reserve judgment of the MSM on this issue until they act. So the big question is: Will the MSM continue to validate our low opinion of them or will they surprise us by behaving in a civil manner and actually show some class/decorum/comity? Well Matt Lauer and Keith Olbermann? What say you?
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
I used to wonder why famous musicians and actors gravitate to the Left. I thought it was something in their genes, but I don't believe that anymore. I believe it's because of a deep seated guilt over being successful for something that is based on vanity.
They feel guilty (even though they shouldn't - unless they achieved their success through nepotism or other non-meritorious ways) so they placate themselves by supporting "causes"...and since Leftists causes take less thought to understand and to articulate, they easily fall prey to them - and victimize their gullible fans.
It's easier to sell the idea that we need to ban whaling to save the whales, than the idea of assigning territories to whalers from which they can harvest a limited number of whales per year, thus creating a market incentive for preserving whale populations - that's too hard to think about for your average guilt-ridden "star."
This is why one plank in my "Politics for Dummies" manifesto (which has yet to be released) is: "Whatever the general opinion of celebrities seems to be, believe the opposite."
Back many years in Hollywood; even the mighty Godfather became taboo in Hollywood;
Marlon Brando, bless his departed soul, made an unguarded remark which damn near cost him his film career. He flatly stated that "Jews run Hollywood." He said it in a mean-spirited way, since Brando was usually the hardest nose in movies. Can you believe a mega star of his prestige was forced to come crawling to the Hollywood moguls, "I didn't know what I was saying, etc.," when the word got out, That SOB is finished in movies for daring to say that !" -- ? ? ?
Sean Penn is in bed with the Hollywood liberals out of pure self-interest. Most of the big shots are commie-lib and Jewish. They all hate Bush, and all do the usual Leftist crab-crawl, walking always to the left. Penn has to suck up to them; and since he's an actor of little or no finesse, it takes the form of crab-crawling ultra-leftwise and loud.
He's a slob, pure and simple. They've bought him CHEAP, and he doesn't even have to KNOW what politics or war are all about. --He merely dons his acting cap.
I have no reason to believe that Sean Penn is a Leftist because he must curry favor with Hollywood moguls. To the contrary, he elects to be one because it makes him feel good. It's like his Hemmingway-esque trips to Iraq and New Orleans --- he wants the populist image.
He's a product of a Hollywood upbringing, which exposed him to some wild socialist gurus reinforced by lemming-like fellow travellers. Penn means every word he says, and apparently --- like many outspoken and uber-wealthy Hollywood stars --- fancies himself as somewhat of a champion of the working man and underdog. One can't help but suspect that this behavior is linked to some deep-rooted guilt about being insanely wealthy while so many live in poverty. It's therapy for him.
Being from Pittsburgh, I would like to offer the Lesson of Andrew Carnegie. When Carnegie felt guilt for being successful, he gave back to the community by helping to build 2,500 public libraries and museums. Of course... that doesn't compare to Penn's efforts of giving anti-American speeches or doing "honor you with my presence" visits, but Carnegie at least tried to make things better for people.
Right. But my point was as to why these people (entertainers) seem to gravitate to the Left...it's easier. It definitely would be better if they devoted their fortunes to the needy, but they merely use causes to promote themselves.
Additionally, I am baffled as to why Jewish people are so Left-wing when it's the Leftists who support the people who want to exterminate them. Maybe is because of the common misconception that the GOP has much in common with the Nazi Party, even though this is completely false. The Nastys were socialists who pushed public education, government health care, government oversight over business and conformity to the good of the state...just like the Dems.
"Ignorance has a well-known Liberal bias" - Publius
Wasn't there a Newsbusters post yesterday about the New York Times' magazine cover story where a false rape in Iraq charge was published as fact? What happened to this post? Was it deleted?
Hi Tony S. It apparently disappeared from the front-page/directory, but the NYT-rape/fake-rape story can be found here. I have no idea what happened to it or why it sorta-disappeared (hopefully it wasn't my tasteless implied-joke!). :^) JMR
Todays Iraq Report - Not For Distribution By the MSM
Al Qaeda in Iraq and their network of suicide and car bomb cells have been the greatest threat to security in Baghdad, particularly since the implementation of the Baghdad Security Plan. Suicide attacks are aimed at Shia neighborhoods and markets in an attempt to reignite the sectarian murders, as well as at security forces in an attempt to break the will of the Iraqi police and soldiers. Over the past five days, Iraqi and U.S. forces have put a big dent in the leadership of a suicide and car bomb cell in Adhamiyah, as well as an al Qaeda leader in Abu Ghraib.
The Adhamiyah cell was particularly active and deadly in Baghdad. "It is estimated that since Nov. the car bombs from this cell have killed approximately 900 innocent Iraqi citizens; another 1,950 have been wounded," according Multinational Forces Iraq. The Adhamiyah cell is believed to be behind ""the majority of car bombs which have killed hundreds of Iraqi citizens in Sadr City."
Brigadier General Qassem Atta, an Iraqi Army spokesman, "played a videotape showing Farhan confessing to his ties with a wanted man called Abu Omar al-Baghdadi." Abu Omar al-Baghdadi is the leader of al Qaeda's political front, the Islamic State in Iraq. "I receive support from Syria and Jordan and have got four groups with an emir and 25 members for each," said Farhan. He is believed have murdered over 300 Iraqis and kidnapped another 200.
Did the Iraqi's do the questioning? Were they the point people on getting him to confess? You know what's coming from the left (replay of poo-pooing of KSM's confession)
This reminds me of a joke: A guy was cheating on his wife and she knew he lied to her. He would also would go golfing in the afternoons instead of coming home which bothered her to no end. One day while finishing a trist, he told his lover to wipe his shoes and pant cuffs in the grass. That evening when he came home his wife confronted him and demanded to know truthfully where he was and what he was doing. He confessed, I was whooping it up with a woman all afternoon. She looked down at his feet and said you liar, you were golfing with the boys again!
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
FINALLY Someone is telling the latest Kangaroo Court to Shuv it....
Gonzales Aid Takes the Fifth...on the supposed ...uh...the uhh....What he heck are they investigating ? ? ?
"The potential for legal jeopardy for Ms. Goodling from even her most truthful and accurate testimony under these circumstances is very real," said the lawyer, John Dowd.
"One need look no further than the recent circumstances and proceedings involving Lewis Libby,"
At Times like these, it becomes more than just a Moral Obligation to express ones opinion, it becomes a Pleasure.
Just wanted to add a couple links about Snow here real quick....I must get some work caught up on because I stayed up all night on this dang site!
LOL!
One has info about HuffnPuff post having to close comment section again regarding Snow and the other is just some info on Tony and his illness...this may be posted somewhere else already, I haven't had much of a chance to read much here today...gotta run...later all!http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=24929_Tony_Snows_Illness_Returns&only
Roger - don't you mean "how will the MSM spin..."?
I offer for your consideration at least two ways (choose either one - or maybe both for more fun!):
...the high winds, which are presumed to have played a part in navigation errors, are another example of the effects of global climate change, exacerbated in large degree by the policies of the current administration in Washington, which refused to sign the Kyoto Accord...
...and the Ukrainian Coast Guard was on heightened alert, said an unnamed senior defense official on condition of anonymity, because of increased tensions on its border with Russia. These tensions are a result of the cooling relationship between Moscow and Washington, said a prominent professor of geopolitics at Columbia University...
Probably more and better ways, but those popped into my head....
Before I forget - thanks for the ongoing series of Shrub Reports - love 'em!
Give 'em time Roger...they will find a way...heck I have been waiting for them to find a way to connect Bush to Anna Nicoles drug over-dose anyday now!
Ukraine adopts Bush's "pre-emptive war doctrine" and in cowboy like fashion without any consultation with allies kidnaps rowing team from peaceful Belarus: film at 11.
BT..its ok girl...calm down now. Take a deep breath, hold it....now let it out....let W veto it. The dems in congress and the senate need to understand just how powerless they are on this count. They have been pitching a fit for a long time now, like a 3 year old in a wal mart toy department. Nancy will try to spin it that the people have spoken, but it still boils down to who the parent it. That would be W. And they know that the veto will stand. Let the dems take one in the teeth.
As long as the President gets every last one of their teeth!
Hagel makes me ill...so does Smith.
I hope to goodness they get a real conservative in Nebraska somewhere to run against the SOB Hagel.....Smith and Oregon are another matter...I can only hope!
Law n Order has a doozie on - far left propaganda:
The down n out girl has a drug problem, so she joins up and goes to Iraq. She gets shrapnel in her knee, and comes back, but Mom say they wouldn't let her back in,so she turned to drugs - and being a hooker. That military ruined her. ( Only mommie said she was into drugs before she got in.. LOL - get 'em coming and going )
A doctor helps to try to locate her. She came in begging for drugs, he couldn't talk her into rehab. He gave her a script to cut the terrible shrapnel pain, but she was already addicted.
A young kosher Jew who works as a butcher at a kosher jew butchery is suspected of dissecting her after she is found dead,due to his religious zealoutry. She had the semen of another man in her throat - and that defiling of her purity would have driven the Jew to slicing her up - because she was a sinner -of course, and dissecting her privates after he murdered her, and that would not be a sin, of course. The Jews apartment is in perfect order with everything labelled down to dishes with a sticker on them. He's obssessive compulsive, being a Jew and all.
The detectives find the Jew in the sinagogue - and he meekly with guilt goes with them almost crying like he did the crime, and was repenting. He just spilled the beans at the station - something about her falling down some stairs - and committing suicide - or some crap - he swears he didn't do it.
"Riot police firing tear gas and brandishing batons clashed Tuesday with bands of youths who shattered windows and looted shops at a major Paris train station, and officials said seven people were arrested.
Officers and police dogs charged at groups of marauding youths, some of them wearing hoods, who mingled with commuters and travelers at the Gare du Nord — one of Paris' most important transport hubs.
Some of the youths threw trash cans and other objects at the officers, who responded by firing tear gas.
One woman was evacuated by paramedics for inhalation of tear gas.
The clashes began in midafternoon, and forced the closure of the station's subway and commuter lines for several hours. The station's long-distance rail hub and Eurostar terminal, which is attached to the subway station, remained open throughout.
They started after a man without a Metro ticket punched two inspectors during a routine ticket check, said officials from Paris' RATP public transport authority. Youths also attacked the inspectors and later turned on police patrolling the station, officials said.
"The inspectors were hit with projectiles, as were the officers who came to assist them," said Luc Poignant, an official for the Force Ouvriere police union.
A standoff ensued between officers and some 100 youths."
Interesting . . . . for all the problems the French are having with young Muslim thugs, there is no mention one way or the other as to the ethnic classification of these rioters. Having passed through Gare du Nord a few times and . . . as the AP often does in its stories from Iraq, I'm going to hazzard a wild guess and say the bulk of these hooligans were young Muslim men.
Ok FS, since you responded first I shall respond to you. I enjoyed a good mirth out of BTM's post but refused to post a comment knowing we all are infallibile.
All I am saying is, do not be too hard on BTM, it may come back and bite you later.
Evening beautiful, I thought so as well until I reread the responses to my posts. It would appear as though I should have instituted the /sarc switch more frequently.
Hummm, something else to think about in the near future on my part.
JiCA, Touche', you had me back tracking for a minute there, LOL, thanks for another smirth this lovely evening. NOTE TO SELF...I must remember to whom I am conversing with on this site!
Free, don't you know that all of our politicians who spoke about Saddam's WMD's were misled and lied to by Bush? Yeah, even those who spoke out before he was President. It's all Bush's fault.
Roger, I am mucho surprised you did not add this global warming update to your Shrub Report.
Apparently, the Greenland Ice caps are self-regulating, and it is the shape and mass of those ice caps that determine the direction and strength of the North Atlantic Oscillation.
There are a couple of glaring errors in the article, though. One of them is the description of an airfoil.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
Man, your favorite Shrubber is off his game today. You guys have found all these cool stories I missed. My mental prowess is no match for the collective wit of NB!
Any thoughts on the story about Fred Thompson's wife (Jeri) wanting him to run for President? Do you think he is the real deal, a true Reagan conservative?
msh, I saw that story also. Having his wife encouraging him is an important step. I was wondering what her thoughts might be on his running, especially since they have a couple of young kids. His wife would make a fine looking First Lady, too...
Orrin Hatch remarked, while Fred was in the Senate (before he remarried) that "pretty women just seem to like Fred".
When the Fred Thompson boomlet started a couple of weeks ago, Bill Bennett said that although he liked Fred, and even campaigned for him, hadn't thought he was that effective of a Senator.
Since then I've done some research on Thompson. Just looking to see what has been written, especially looking for something on his first marriage/divorce. I found nothing scandalous about it - apparently the were married for 26 years and the divorce was amicable. Couldn't find anything scurrilous, and he was single for a long time between marriages.
Before he was a Senator, he spent many years in DC as a lobbyist - someone's going to try to make hay out of that.
As far as his Senate record, all I can find that concerns me is that he voted in favor of McCain-Feingold. Though it seems he's backed away from that saying in essence it was a bad vote and a bad bill. He got to that point because he had done some work on campaign finance reform while he was in the Senate. I think everyone agrees (well, most everyone) there needs to be something done to reform campaign finance, it's just hard to say what to do without trampling all over our rights as voters and candidates.
In summary, he seems okay at this point, to me. Developing...
I really liked Thompson in the Senate most of the time that is for sure.
My heart broke when his daughter died...then he retired from the Senate not long after if memory serves me correctly.
My only problem with one of the answers he gave Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday a couple of weeks ago was with illegal immigration/border...he seemed to favor the McCain/Kennedy type of bill.
Time will tell.
I know when I heard he was runnng I posted it here immediately....I also like Romney...but Hunter and Tancredo are really more me...I just hope at least Hunter can get some kind of traction, I just do not know if Tancredo can.
I'm really surprised no one has brought up the Sen Jim Webb asst who tried to carry loaded gun in Congress. Was it Webb's gun or not? 1st he said no, then yes, now not sure. If it is licensed, then who is it licensed to? Again we hear nothing of this but on page 99 & 1 paragraph. This is serious offense and what do we know? Not much!
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And now, today's Shrub Report
March 27, 2007 - 10:21 ET by Roger the ShrubberAnd now, today's Shrub Report®:
A Gitmo update.
Speaking of Gitmo, I am shocked attorneys did not use the "his father beat him and his uncle molested him" defense. They pretty much used every other claim available in the anti-US arsenal.
Congress tackles another big issue that got them back in power. Poor Tumbler will have to find something new to do on Saturday night.
Speaking of Democrat(ic)s, how in the world are we supposed to lose in Iraq if Al-Qaeda does not cooperate?
Happy 44th, Quentin…
More proof we are raising a generation of Marxist zombies.
No media Bias? Ms. Perky actually asks a Democrat(ic) honest and tough questions, and the Left goes into a tizzy. What? No softballs?
Rosie and Star vacation in Africa.
Good news out of Pakistan
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The UK allows nutjob Mooslim clerics who call for jihads upon the British in their country, but not Snoop Dogg?
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Roger, how'd you miss this?
March 27, 2007 - 10:32 ET by sarcasmoRoger, how'd you miss this? "Mitt strives to make college Republicans more-annoying!"
JMR
Yeah, I saw that article. I a
March 27, 2007 - 10:47 ET by Roger the ShrubberYeah, I saw that article. I am a little divided on that issue. The Capitalist in me likes it, but the cynic in me thinks Romney is pimping out support. I think if you are going to pay people to campaign for you, do it the right way: small bills in brown paper bags exchanged in dark, deserted parking garages in the middle of the night.
That's how Howard Hughes is
March 27, 2007 - 10:52 ET by sarcasmoThat's how Howard Hughes is said to have done it with both McGovern & Nixon! :) Anyway, I'm just happy the story's out, so Republicans know about the motivation of the college student asking for money. I also am forced to wonder what the reaction would be if other, "minor" candidates were to try the same move...I suspect the coverage -- here and in the media -- might be different. (And see how you do on that quiz!!)
JMR
This proves Romney is the m
March 27, 2007 - 13:39 ET by Daniel BakerThis proves Romney is the most fiscal conservative canidate we have.
Tony Strickland, former California Assemblyman and President of the
California Club for Growth, a taxpayer advocacy group wrote this :
Throughout a highly successful career spent running large, complex
entities, Romney has shown a focus and dedication to the bottom line.
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Romney stands alone as the only presidential candidate with specific proposals to bring fiscal sanity back to Washington:
— He knows that tax increases only make it easier to spend.
— As governor of one of the nation's most liberal states, he tirelessly fought to cut Massachusetts' income tax.
— As governor, Romney was not afraid to use his line-item veto authority often to eliminate millions in wasteful spending.
— As president, Romney would cap growth in nondefense discretionary spending at the rate of inflation minus 1 percent.
He has also always been personally the most socially conservative canidate, and is moving his public policy more in line with that.
We should vote reward Republicans those that move right like Romney if we really want to keep Republican Party away from the being the liberal lites
So that's why I saw all those flip-flops at CPAC!!
March 27, 2007 - 13:53 ET by sarcasmoSo that's why I saw all those flip-flops at CPAC!!
JMR
That's amazing Romney the most fiscally conservative.
March 27, 2007 - 21:10 ET by SportPoliticsThat's amazing Romney the most fiscally conservative.
We have a half trillion overspend every year, and Romney is only going to allow the spending to go up. Yeah, well inflation is 3% or so - 1% = 2 percent increase, half of Bush' 4% increase, and that worked out great.
Now I've seen it all. The most fiscally conservative candidate and it's still an increase with a 475+ billion dollar overspend the first year.
Sarc even praised it, obtusely.
That's where we are libertarians and conservatives. It's no wonder,we have praise for a republican that promises to increase spending.
Wow.
All that government waste - and by golly we're going to eek up that spending, but - it will be the liberal decrease of the increase - inflation adjusted,which is really a decrease, not in dollars but in actuality -
roflamo
Oh man. That's why I'm still (un)officially an independent.
I'm not sure how my remindi
March 27, 2007 - 23:43 ET by sarcasmoI'm not sure how my reminding everyone of all those slaps (hmm...Flip-flops all-over and a dude walking around in a giant "Flipper" costume... Remind anyone else of another Taxachusetts politician?) we all saw at CPAC when I wasn't seeing one damn thing about the invisible candidate qualifies as "praise," of any sort, rather than just my usual, "making fun of yet-another clueless NB post."
JMR
Roger, here is one to make al
March 27, 2007 - 10:41 ET by JABRoger, here is one to make all our liberals feel good all over. Buckle up your savings account, recession is headed your way, peoples.
h/t Drudge
"To bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
Well, it IS for our own good,
March 27, 2007 - 10:55 ET by Roger the ShrubberWell, it IS for our own good, right? I mean, they have our best interests in mind, don't they?
Roger? Have you been sniffin
March 27, 2007 - 11:57 ET by bassndudeRoger? Have you been sniffin Rosies undies again? That is the only way one could think it is for our own good :-)
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
Reply
March 27, 2007 - 10:43 ET by PeterDRoger, love the "Rosie and Star vacation in Africa" story. LOL.
But, were would they get the
March 27, 2007 - 10:43 ET by FastEdBut, were would they get the taxes? It's another, "If we save just one . . " argument, in a VERY, VERY, blue state.
AND, he was actually called "true blue", as a demolib.
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
Great story on the smoking ba
March 27, 2007 - 10:58 ET by Roger the ShrubberGreat story on the smoking ban, Ed!
Hey - I'm waiting for them to
March 27, 2007 - 11:07 ET by FastEdHey - I'm waiting for them to ban Hydrogen Dioxide! (just wait - it'll happen again)
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
Wouldn't the women in Joisey
March 27, 2007 - 11:39 ET by Roger the ShrubberWouldn't the women in Joisey march on the Governor's Mansion? Don't all Joisey goils use peroxide?
Dioxide, dioxide, not peroxid
March 27, 2007 - 11:45 ET by FastEdDioxide, dioxide, not peroxide! We'd have a bout of Lysistrata fer shure, if the Big Hairs didn't go blonde (in a bottle - no offense to our resident flaxen hair, who is most likly a natural)
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
H2O2, bro. I think they are t
March 27, 2007 - 11:52 ET by Roger the ShrubberH2O2, bro. I think they are the same thing?
I am no scientist, so I could be wrong.
The posting was based on a sc
March 27, 2007 - 12:09 ET by FastEdThe posting was based on a science project, about banning water (hydrogen dioxide - 1 h, 2o's) and how many people would sign a petition based on the "harmful" effects of this bad "chemical", which can crush you in its solid state, drown you in its liquid state and burn you in its gaseous state.
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
FastEd,Sorry, but water's got
March 27, 2007 - 15:55 ET by JoeBobFastEd,
Sorry, but water's got two hydrogens to one oxygen (H2O), so if you want to get technical, it'd be dihydrogen monoxide.
"Dihydrogen monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted thousands of people every year. Most of these deaths are caused by accidental inhalation of DHMO, but the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide do not end there. Prolonged exposure to its solid form causes severe tissue damage. Symptoms of DHMO ingestion can include excessive sweating and urination, and possibly a bloated feeling, nausea, vomiting and body electrolyte imbalance. For those who have become dependent, DHMO withdrawal means certain death."
Without recognizing the ordinances of Heaven, it is impossible to be a superior man. - Confucious
dihydrogen monoxide is water.
March 27, 2007 - 16:28 ET by Roger the Shrubberdihydrogen monoxide is water. Throw that term around and impress your friends, right? haha.
I kept thinking we are talking about the same thing: you say hydrogen dioxide, me hydrogen peroxide. If you search for "hydrogen dioxide" at Wikipedia, the entry for hydrogen peroxide comes up. Are we speaking of the same thing? Anyone?
The perpetrators of this spoo
March 27, 2007 - 19:48 ET by MikeBThe perpetrators of this spoof screwed up big time. They should be attempting a ban on dihydrogen oxide: H20, water. This particular spoof has been around for a long time, and is even listed on Snopes. It always amazes me, though, that each time it is tried there are a lot of cretins who should know better that buy into it.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
roger thank you
March 27, 2007 - 11:11 ET by misterbillroger thank you, once again, enjoyable and informative. I, per usual, am succumbing to my low humor. I am wondering what effect watching the panda film might have on Tumbler.
pathetic
March 27, 2007 - 11:20 ET by tumbler_2007It's so funny to see an old geezer out to kiss Roger's shorts. Hahaha!
From the other reply, I'm sus
March 27, 2007 - 11:34 ET by FastEdFrom the other reply, I'm suspecting a lost presciption or a very high co-pay, or lost medicade card.
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
I think El Guapo is strictly
March 27, 2007 - 11:46 ET by Roger the ShrubberI think El Guapo is strictly a Gringo-on-Gringo kinda guy. Or, was it Chihuahua-on-Chihuahua?
Does tumbler = heraldo????
March 27, 2007 - 11:52 ET by misterbillDoes tumbler = heraldo???? Their spiel is the same. (inane and repetitious to the point of (yawn)).
Are you suggesting a Brokebac
March 27, 2007 - 12:02 ET by FastEdAre you suggesting a Brokeback Tumble situation?
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
"Tell us we will die lik
March 27, 2007 - 12:44 ET by Airforce_5_O"Tell us we will die like dogs."
"You we die like dogs."
"Tell us we will die lik
March 27, 2007 - 12:44 ET by Airforce_5_O"Tell us we will die like dogs."
"You we die like dogs."
I think they got rid of the Weebles too
March 27, 2007 - 11:35 ET by Carl KolchakMore proof we are raising a generation of Marxist zombies.
"Weebles wobble, but they don't fall down"
Roger, I think I heard this school may have gotten rid of the Weebles too, because some kids couldn't figure why they don't fall down.
I'm kinda surprised they have
March 27, 2007 - 11:48 ET by FastEdI'm kinda surprised they haven't started teaching them to write with their LEFT hand!
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
How's about Hamas being flush
March 27, 2007 - 12:38 ET by FastEdHow's about Hamas being flush with power?
And Her Thighness is big on the military?
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
A sew-nami, for sure...JMR
March 27, 2007 - 12:47 ET by sarcasmoA sew-nami, for sure...
JMR
Drowning in raw sewage: what
March 27, 2007 - 19:54 ET by MikeBDrowning in raw sewage: what a crappy way to die!
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
Mike,There ought to be a mode
March 27, 2007 - 20:01 ET by BlondeMike,
There ought to be a moderate selection for "baaaaaaaaad".
That was pretty funny.
Cox & Forkum: Gaza sewa
March 28, 2007 - 00:29 ET by John in CACox & Forkum: Gaza sewage tsunami
Give a Democrat Party free America a chance!
hahaI couldn't think of a cle
March 27, 2007 - 12:48 ET by Roger the Shrubberhaha
I couldn't think of a clever way or presenting the sewage story. Good work, Edward!!!
I hope that if Hillary real
March 27, 2007 - 12:51 ET by John in CAI hope that if Hillary really starts looking like the candidate, some people come out and tell the story of what BroomHillary really thinks about the military. Paging Buzz Patterson.
Give a Democrat Party free America a chance!
Scary thought - but I had thi
March 27, 2007 - 13:24 ET by FastEdScary thought - but I had this brain picture of the Hilldavillage, wearing a Fritz hat, riding on a M1A1.
Helmet: $400, M1A1: $4.3 million, look of shock and awe: priceless!
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
There is one in today's NYP.
March 27, 2007 - 14:41 ET by JDWThere is one in today's NYP. That one is focused on the war the more revealing story is in the Hill which truly decimates her.
I have always been curious how she would poll if 3 choice questions (strong, fair, weak) such as:
Rate sen Clinton's marriage
How firm is sen Clinton on decisions
How well has sen Clinton served America during her time in the senate
Describe your trust in sen Clinton
Sen Clinton faces a fraud suit, how does that affect you
JDW
Wounded skier, beware of mistakes.
News media: Scoreboard for terrorists
This photo on Michelle Malk
March 27, 2007 - 15:02 ET by John in CAThis photo on Michelle Malkin. Shows how much one military member likes broomHillary.
Give a Democrat Party free America a chance!
Take the Presidential Quiz!
March 27, 2007 - 10:22 ET by sarcasmoTake the Presidential Quiz! (Guess who came out on-top for me? Yep, in my case, it's accurate!)
JMR
I took the test and, suprisin
March 27, 2007 - 10:51 ET by Roger the ShrubberI took the test and, suprisingly, Ron Paul finished 13th, one behind Joe Biden!
My top 3: Brownback, Tancredo, Hunter.
On a lighter note, Kooky Kucinich didn't finish last: he finished next-to-last, ahead of Osama Obama. So that tells you how diametrically-opposite I am from those guys.
Mine were Paul, Brownback &
March 27, 2007 - 10:59 ET by sarcasmoMine were Paul, Brownback & (this one was a shocker!) Biden. :) Joe Biden gives me the creeps more than most Democrats, but I do think he's right that "Iraq" is really 3 countries that have been masquerading as one since the Brits made that decision for them, so even though the quiz didn't directly address the point, maybe it's reflecting that attitude somehow? Anyway, it's fun.
JMR
Biden was the highest Dem on
March 27, 2007 - 11:33 ET by Roger the ShrubberBiden was the highest Dem on my list, too. I am with you on his high creep factor.
Duncan Hunter was high on my
March 27, 2007 - 14:52 ET by bassndudeDuncan Hunter was high on my list, Biden was the top dem, but he came in at #13...talk about a creep factor.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
my three
March 27, 2007 - 11:48 ET by misterbillmy three tanredo, brownback, hunter. BUT neither Thompson or Gingrich are there and I would vote for either.
Gingrich finished 5th on mine
March 27, 2007 - 12:00 ET by Roger the ShrubberGingrich finished 5th on mine.
It's weird that for all our
March 27, 2007 - 12:08 ET by sarcasmoIt's weird that for all our divergent views and first-choices, Brownback seems to be a consistent second-place finisher. As for Thompson, I'm surprised he's not there, but it's proof these things aren't perfect. As to Gingrich, my first thought was that he might need to make more of an obvious announcement than pre-emptively telling a preacher: "Yeah, I banged her, so what?" to qualify for the quiz, but oddly, even though I don't see him on the quiz-results page, Newt appears on their "Top Results" page at number 7, so perhaps there's a computer-glitch?
JMR
I took it. So who is this B
March 27, 2007 - 11:00 ET by Dave in TexasI took it. So who is this Brownback guy and why do I apparently like him so much?
Sam Brownback is one of the
March 27, 2007 - 11:12 ET by sarcasmoSam Brownback is one of the five or six Republican candidates the news media don't want you or others to know anything whatsoever about, obviously! :) After all, Anna Nicole's death-pharmacy (notice the total lack of consequences for the Dr. Feelgoods prescribing that stuff to a pregnant nutcase, drug-war worshippers? I didn't think so!) is much more important!! To be serious for a moment, I also like Sam, and agree that his/your ideas should be in the upcoming "debate."
JMR
Great link and test! My to
March 27, 2007 - 11:34 ET by SouthJersey1953Great link and test!
My top three were Hunter, Brownback & Tancredo. We just need to figure out a way to get them into the limelight. I know the MSM wants McCain for the RINO nomination, but we need a SOLID Conservative in the White House.
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for. - Will Rogers
My top 3 were Brownback, Hunt
March 27, 2007 - 20:05 ET by MikeBMy top 3 were Brownback, Hunter, and Tancredo. I have to wonder why Newt and Thompson weren't listed at all.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
MikeB, the Newt thing appea
March 27, 2007 - 23:50 ET by sarcasmoMikeB, the Newt thing appears to be a bug (see other conversation) but no-Thompson's indeed a mystery. And the weirdnesses we already noticed -- like Brownback & Biden both having strangely-good performances -- make me suspect, as I've said, that this quiz has the potential to be a lot more-accurate, which would naturally make it a lot cooler IMO.
JMR
Well, your survey says my i
March 27, 2007 - 12:08 ET by John in CAWell, your survey says my idea candidate is Brownback @ 100% match. I'm not sure he's on the same page as I am on illegal immigration, so I don't know how that happened.
Next is Duncan Hunter @89% - I can believe that, though he's more of a trade protectionist than I'm comfortable with.
Give a Democrat Party free America a chance!
Oh, it's not mine at all (I
March 27, 2007 - 12:20 ET by sarcasmoOh, it's not mine at all (I'd include Thompson & word things differently) but I found it interesting, because at least on the first couple of choices it managed to be accurate for me, which is a rarity for political quizzes not explicitly from my fellow libertarians. I think Brownback's pretty much with the "tall fence but a wide gate" crowd along with Tancredo, Dr. Paul, and maybe one or 2 others, but I'm not sure.
JMR
sarcy, oh, I know it's not
March 27, 2007 - 12:47 ET by John in CAsarcy, oh, I know it's not your survey, per se. Just a survey you pointed us to. I too had some misgivings about some of the wording - but it was interesting.
I can overlook Newt's dalliances - that is a minor matter in the whole scheme of things. What concerns me about Newt is whether he can make a decision as President. He's smart, he has great ideas, but he's too wonkish. Too much of what I've read and heard of the time he served as House Leader concerns me; and not just what DeLay recently said about him.
We had a recent past President who was wonkish. He had problems coming to a decision on issues. I'm afraid Newt would be constantly changing his mind before he even allowed his previous decision to play out. I've just known too many people in my life who had great ideas, but just couldn't leave them alone once they implemented them.
I think Newt would be a great policy advisor, or even a Cabinet member - but not President.
Oh, and Slow Joe Biden was also the first demo on my matches also - which is creepy. Joe's never seen someone elses idea that he liked that he didn't have first and is willing to lay claim to.
Give a Democrat Party free America a chance!
I think you're absolutely r
March 27, 2007 - 13:01 ET by sarcasmoI think you're absolutely right about the proper role of a guy like Newt, but I doubt Newt agrees. :) And spending's #8 on his list of 10 priorities, but #1 on mine. And Biden was unusually high, like Brownback, for both Roger & me, but Joe gives us both the creeps, so there are some weird things for sure about this particular quiz, and other quizzes are probably better-identified with me....But a slightly more detailed version, with even-more candidates and much better & more-precise wording, would be very nice. If before official publication such a quiz were run by a group with diverse political views (like, say this one) for comments/corrections, it might become very interesting. Not that I think I could cause the Media Research Center (or any other Washington DC group/thinktank) to do anything political that I'd consider remotely-useful...But such a quiz would definitely-qualify, if the only agenda is that it be accurate and unbiased! By the way, look at their popular results on this one, and be worried if you dislike Mr. Obama...
JMR
Shame on all of you
March 28, 2007 - 01:21 ET by Carl KolchakNone of you have Hillary number one on your list. Haven't you all been watching and reading the left wing MSM? Now take that quiz again, and make sure you have Hillary put first on your list, or you all probably will need to be sent to re-education camps and "re-educated" once Hillary takes power.
Sincerely
The Hillary Fan Club
Let's see how MSM covers the
March 27, 2007 - 10:30 ET by CaringwhiteguyLet's see how MSM covers the return of Tony Snow's cancer vs. the way they're covering the return of Elizabeth Edwards' cancer.
I really hope Katie Couric,
March 27, 2007 - 10:55 ET by BlameTheMediaI really hope Katie Couric, especially, does some coverage on him. This horrible cancer and it's prevention can't get enough coverage. Elizabeth is potentially going to be the first lady... maybe that's why she's getting a lot of media time right now. A press secretary vs. potential first lady. I can see why one would get more coverage.
And actually, when you consider they want to make masectomies an out patient surgery, to cut costs, but insurance will pay for viagra... maybe the breast cancer thing deserves a little in the lime light again. Regardless of who has it that is famous.
I salute your humanity, thoug
March 27, 2007 - 11:18 ET by dscottI salute your humanity, though naming Tony specifically would have shown a little more empathy. We take what we can get.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
Outpatient mastectomies is a
March 27, 2007 - 12:44 ET by Roger the ShrubberOutpatient mastectomies is a story that died out around 2000. If you have more recent information on this topic, by all means, please share!
Tony Snow
March 27, 2007 - 10:36 ET by PeterDI feel really bad for Tony Snow. May God bless him.
Having said that, let's watch and record the left wing blogs as they celebrate the return of his cancer. When it was first reported he was going to have surgery, many on those blogs were hoping the cancer returned.
Also, can we assume the MSM will give Tony the same sympathetic and widespread coverage they gave Elizabeth Edwards? Katie Couric's pet project is colon cancer, so can we expect an indepth CBS segment on Tony?
Keith O has been ripping Rush for talking about the politics of Elizabeth Edwards' cancer and asking if Rush has no shame. Will he ask the left wing bloggers if they have no shame in rejoicing?
Will he and Rosie float a conspiracy theory that the Bush team is playing the "cancer card" to divert attention away from other issues?
It's hard for the left not to
March 27, 2007 - 10:47 ET by dscottIt's hard for the left not to be malicious and childish, but I will reserve judgment of the MSM on this issue until they act. So the big question is: Will the MSM continue to validate our low opinion of them or will they surprise us by behaving in a civil manner and actually show some class/decorum/comity? Well Matt Lauer and Keith Olbermann? What say you?
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
I agree with your "wait and s
March 27, 2007 - 11:38 ET by SouthJersey1953I agree with your "wait and see" approach, but....I am NOT holding my breath!
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for. - Will Rogers
The lesson of Sean Penn:I use
March 27, 2007 - 10:39 ET by mattmThe lesson of Sean Penn:
I used to wonder why famous musicians and actors gravitate to the Left. I thought it was something in their genes, but I don't believe that anymore. I believe it's because of a deep seated guilt over being successful for something that is based on vanity.
They feel guilty (even though they shouldn't - unless they achieved their success through nepotism or other non-meritorious ways) so they placate themselves by supporting "causes"...and since Leftists causes take less thought to understand and to articulate, they easily fall prey to them - and victimize their gullible fans.
It's easier to sell the idea that we need to ban whaling to save the whales, than the idea of assigning territories to whalers from which they can harvest a limited number of whales per year, thus creating a market incentive for preserving whale populations - that's too hard to think about for your average guilt-ridden "star."
This is why one plank in my "Politics for Dummies" manifesto (which has yet to be released) is: "Whatever the general opinion of celebrities seems to be, believe the opposite."
you're too young to recall
March 27, 2007 - 11:34 ET by tumbler_2007matt,
Back many years in Hollywood; even the mighty Godfather became taboo in Hollywood;
Marlon Brando, bless his departed soul, made an unguarded remark which damn near cost him his film career. He flatly stated that "Jews run Hollywood." He said it in a mean-spirited way, since Brando was usually the hardest nose in movies. Can you believe a mega star of his prestige was forced to come crawling to the Hollywood moguls, "I didn't know what I was saying, etc.," when the word got out, That SOB is finished in movies for daring to say that !" -- ? ? ?
Sean Penn is in bed with the Hollywood liberals out of pure self-interest. Most of the big shots are commie-lib and Jewish. They all hate Bush, and all do the usual Leftist crab-crawl, walking always to the left. Penn has to suck up to them; and since he's an actor of little or no finesse, it takes the form of crab-crawling ultra-leftwise and loud.
He's a slob, pure and simple. They've bought him CHEAP, and he doesn't even have to KNOW what politics or war are all about. --He merely dons his acting cap.
I have no reason to believe t
March 27, 2007 - 12:08 ET by GalvanicI have no reason to believe that Sean Penn is a Leftist because he must curry favor with Hollywood moguls. To the contrary, he elects to be one because it makes him feel good. It's like his Hemmingway-esque trips to Iraq and New Orleans --- he wants the populist image.
He's a product of a Hollywood upbringing, which exposed him to some wild socialist gurus reinforced by lemming-like fellow travellers. Penn means every word he says, and apparently --- like many outspoken and uber-wealthy Hollywood stars --- fancies himself as somewhat of a champion of the working man and underdog. One can't help but suspect that this behavior is linked to some deep-rooted guilt about being insanely wealthy while so many live in poverty. It's therapy for him.
Being from Pittsburgh, I woul
March 27, 2007 - 11:48 ET by BruzillaBeing from Pittsburgh, I would like to offer the Lesson of Andrew Carnegie. When Carnegie felt guilt for being successful, he gave back to the community by helping to build 2,500 public libraries and museums. Of course... that doesn't compare to Penn's efforts of giving anti-American speeches or doing "honor you with my presence" visits, but Carnegie at least tried to make things better for people.
Right. But my point was as
March 27, 2007 - 13:07 ET by mattmRight. But my point was as to why these people (entertainers) seem to gravitate to the Left...it's easier. It definitely would be better if they devoted their fortunes to the needy, but they merely use causes to promote themselves.
Additionally, I am baffled as to why Jewish people are so Left-wing when it's the Leftists who support the people who want to exterminate them. Maybe is because of the common misconception that the GOP has much in common with the Nazi Party, even though this is completely false. The Nastys were socialists who pushed public education, government health care, government oversight over business and conformity to the good of the state...just like the Dems.
"Ignorance has a well-known Liberal bias" - Publius
Wasn't there a Newsbusters po
March 27, 2007 - 10:55 ET by Tony SWasn't there a Newsbusters post yesterday about the New York Times' magazine cover story where a false rape in Iraq charge was published as fact? What happened to this post? Was it deleted?
Hi Tony S. It apparently di
March 27, 2007 - 13:13 ET by sarcasmoHi Tony S. It apparently disappeared from the front-page/directory, but the NYT-rape/fake-rape story can be found here. I have no idea what happened to it or why it sorta-disappeared (hopefully it wasn't my tasteless implied-joke!). :^)
JMR
Hi Tony S...I had a link on t
March 27, 2007 - 13:19 ET by bigtimerHi Tony S...
I had a link on the open thread of yesterdays NB's...last I saw it was on page two...don't know about others.
Warner Todd Houston has a story today or better yet he put on late last night about the whole ordeal too.
Hope that helps.
my thoughts and prayers go ou
March 27, 2007 - 11:30 ET by pmohbuckmy thoughts and prayers go out to tony snow and his family ... elizabeth edwards and her family as well ... cancer is the worst terrorist
"At some point, the 'public' has to contribute more to society than just exercising its rights" - [PMOH]Buck
Todays Iraq Report
March 27, 2007 - 12:05 ET by acumenTodays Iraq Report - Not For Distribution By the MSM
Al Qaeda in Iraq and their network of suicide and car bomb cells have been the greatest threat to security in Baghdad, particularly since the implementation of the Baghdad Security Plan. Suicide attacks are aimed at Shia neighborhoods and markets in an attempt to reignite the sectarian murders, as well as at security forces in an attempt to break the will of the Iraqi police and soldiers. Over the past five days, Iraqi and U.S. forces have put a big dent in the leadership of a suicide and car bomb cell in Adhamiyah, as well as an al Qaeda leader in Abu Ghraib.
The Adhamiyah cell was particularly active and deadly in Baghdad. "It is estimated that since Nov. the car bombs from this cell have killed approximately 900 innocent Iraqi citizens; another 1,950 have been wounded," according Multinational Forces Iraq. The Adhamiyah cell is believed to be behind ""the majority of car bombs which have killed hundreds of Iraqi citizens in Sadr City."
Brigadier General Qassem Atta, an Iraqi Army spokesman, "played a videotape showing Farhan confessing to his ties with a wanted man called Abu Omar al-Baghdadi." Abu Omar al-Baghdadi is the leader of al Qaeda's political front, the Islamic State in Iraq. "I receive support from Syria and Jordan and have got four groups with an emir and 25 members for each," said Farhan. He is believed have murdered over 300 Iraqis and kidnapped another 200.
more
Did the Iraqi's do the questi
March 27, 2007 - 12:34 ET by dscottDid the Iraqi's do the questioning? Were they the point people on getting him to confess? You know what's coming from the left (replay of poo-pooing of KSM's confession)
This reminds me of a joke: A guy was cheating on his wife and she knew he lied to her. He would also would go golfing in the afternoons instead of coming home which bothered her to no end. One day while finishing a trist, he told his lover to wipe his shoes and pant cuffs in the grass. That evening when he came home his wife confronted him and demanded to know truthfully where he was and what he was doing. He confessed, I was whooping it up with a woman all afternoon. She looked down at his feet and said you liar, you were golfing with the boys again!
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
FINALLY Someone is telling
March 27, 2007 - 12:06 ET by JayTeeFINALLY Someone is telling the latest Kangaroo Court to Shuv it....
Gonzales Aid Takes the Fifth...on the supposed ...uh...the uhh....What he heck are they investigating ? ? ?
"The potential for legal jeopardy for Ms. Goodling from even her most truthful and accurate testimony under these circumstances is very real," said the lawyer, John Dowd.
"One need look no further than the recent circumstances and proceedings involving Lewis Libby,"
At Times like these, it becomes more than just a Moral Obligation to express ones opinion, it becomes a Pleasure.
I just want to offer a prayer
March 27, 2007 - 13:12 ET by bigtimerI just want to offer a prayer for Tony Snow and his family and friends.
My heart goes out to him...my best hopes and wishes are sent this way.
What a very, very, fine man...rare to find in todays politics.
I pray for total recovery.
Mine too. Good luck Tony an
March 27, 2007 - 13:42 ET by Airforce_5_OMine too. Good luck Tony and God speed.
Dittos BT
March 27, 2007 - 13:46 ET by acumenDittos BT
links regarding Snow
March 27, 2007 - 14:25 ET by bigtimerAfternoon acumen....
Hope all is going well with you friend.
Just wanted to add a couple links about Snow here real quick....I must get some work caught up on because I stayed up all night on this dang site!
LOL!
One has info about HuffnPuff post having to close comment section again regarding Snow and the other is just some info on Tony and his illness...this may be posted somewhere else already, I haven't had much of a chance to read much here today...gotta run...later all!http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=24929_Tony_Snows_Illness_Returns&only
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8O4KDV80&show_article=1
Thanks BT
March 27, 2007 - 18:35 ET by acumenThanks BT. No change in her condition......yet. Tony's situation sure hit home.
Get some rest girl. LOL Thanks for the links.
From TheHill - "Webb say
March 27, 2007 - 14:59 ET by FastEdFrom TheHill - "Webb says he did not give aide his gun" - so added to his problems he's a thief?
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
Okay. Here's a challenge: how
March 27, 2007 - 15:31 ET by Roger the ShrubberOkay. Here's a challenge: how could the MSM spin this story into being George Bush's fault?
Roger - don't you mean &quo
March 27, 2007 - 17:45 ET by PunditDotComRoger - don't you mean "how will the MSM spin..."?
I offer for your consideration at least two ways (choose either one - or maybe both for more fun!):
Probably more and better ways, but those popped into my head....
Before I forget - thanks for the ongoing series of Shrub Reports - love 'em!
Give 'em time Roger...they wi
March 27, 2007 - 17:59 ET by bigtimerGive 'em time Roger...they will find a way...heck I have been waiting for them to find a way to connect Bush to Anna Nicoles drug over-dose anyday now!
Ukraine adopts Bush's "pre-em
March 27, 2007 - 18:29 ET by DemonhunterUkraine adopts Bush's "pre-emptive war doctrine" and in cowboy like fashion without any consultation with allies kidnaps rowing team from peaceful Belarus: film at 11.
If it's not the Crusades, it's the cartoons
Good work, guys. great stuff!
March 27, 2007 - 20:09 ET by Roger the ShrubberGood work, guys. great stuff!
Senate vote failed...48/50
March 27, 2007 - 16:31 ET by bigtimerThe Cochran amendment to strip out the House troop withdrawal time-table....failed!
48 Ayes....50 No's on the amendment!
Thank Gordon Smith and Chuck Hagel!
Bush will have to veto now!
I am fuming!
Lieberman and Pryor voted with the Republicans....I think Pryor did.
BT..its ok girl...calm down n
March 27, 2007 - 16:46 ET by bassndudeBT..its ok girl...calm down now. Take a deep breath, hold it....now let it out....let W veto it. The dems in congress and the senate need to understand just how powerless they are on this count. They have been pitching a fit for a long time now, like a 3 year old in a wal mart toy department. Nancy will try to spin it that the people have spoken, but it still boils down to who the parent it. That would be W. And they know that the veto will stand. Let the dems take one in the teeth.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
Okay okay bass...As long as t
March 27, 2007 - 16:52 ET by bigtimerOkay okay bass...
As long as the President gets every last one of their teeth!
Hagel makes me ill...so does Smith.
I hope to goodness they get a real conservative in Nebraska somewhere to run against the SOB Hagel.....Smith and Oregon are another matter...I can only hope!
LOL! (See...I'm laughing!)
Law n Order has a doozie on - far left propaganda
March 27, 2007 - 17:22 ET by SportPoliticsLaw n Order has a doozie on - far left propaganda:
The down n out girl has a drug problem, so she joins up and goes to Iraq. She gets shrapnel in her knee, and comes back, but Mom say they wouldn't let her back in,so she turned to drugs - and being a hooker. That military ruined her. ( Only mommie said she was into drugs before she got in.. LOL - get 'em coming and going )
A doctor helps to try to locate her. She came in begging for drugs, he couldn't talk her into rehab. He gave her a script to cut the terrible shrapnel pain, but she was already addicted.
A young kosher Jew who works as a butcher at a kosher jew butchery is suspected of dissecting her after she is found dead,due to his religious zealoutry. She had the semen of another man in her throat - and that defiling of her purity would have driven the Jew to slicing her up - because she was a sinner -of course, and dissecting her privates after he murdered her, and that would not be a sin, of course. The Jews apartment is in perfect order with everything labelled down to dishes with a sticker on them. He's obssessive compulsive, being a Jew and all.
The detectives find the Jew in the sinagogue - and he meekly with guilt goes with them almost crying like he did the crime, and was repenting. He just spilled the beans at the station - something about her falling down some stairs - and committing suicide - or some crap - he swears he didn't do it.
They just hit the commerical. It's a doozie.
Thought NBers might enjoy thi
March 27, 2007 - 17:46 ET by balboaThought NBers might enjoy this intro to The Simpsons. Love the octopus.
http://sepinwall.blo...
Enjoyed it, bal
March 27, 2007 - 18:39 ET by RJEnjoyed it, bal. Thanks. Sent it along to my son, a big Simpson fan.
From the APClashes erupt at P
March 27, 2007 - 18:37 ET by CaringwhiteguyFrom the AP
Clashes erupt at Paris' Gare du Nord
Tue Mar 27, 3:39 PM ET
"Riot police firing tear gas and brandishing batons clashed Tuesday with bands of youths who shattered windows and looted shops at a major Paris train station, and officials said seven people were arrested.
Officers and police dogs charged at groups of marauding youths, some of them wearing hoods, who mingled with commuters and travelers at the Gare du Nord — one of Paris' most important transport hubs.
Some of the youths threw trash cans and other objects at the officers, who responded by firing tear gas.
One woman was evacuated by paramedics for inhalation of tear gas.
The clashes began in midafternoon, and forced the closure of the station's subway and commuter lines for several hours. The station's long-distance rail hub and Eurostar terminal, which is attached to the subway station, remained open throughout.
They started after a man without a Metro ticket punched two inspectors during a routine ticket check, said officials from Paris' RATP public transport authority. Youths also attacked the inspectors and later turned on police patrolling the station, officials said.
"The inspectors were hit with projectiles, as were the officers who came to assist them," said Luc Poignant, an official for the Force Ouvriere police union.
A standoff ensued between officers and some 100 youths."
Interesting . . . . for all the problems the French are having with young Muslim thugs, there is no mention one way or the other as to the ethnic classification of these rioters. Having passed through Gare du Nord a few times and . . . as the AP often does in its stories from Iraq, I'm going to hazzard a wild guess and say the bulk of these hooligans were young Muslim men.
Cwg...I would agree with your
March 27, 2007 - 18:57 ET by bigtimerCwg...
I would agree with your guess and your summation.
While reading your post I too was waiting to see the ethnic group named....
No such thing...as usual with the media.
They must really think we are all dumb, blind and stupid.
They really need to look in the mirror at themselves...the leftists fools.
IN the end...the only people they are really hurting are themselves in the long run of this religious war that is going on world-wide.
Thanks for the info. by the way!
fair and balanced
March 27, 2007 - 19:39 ET by BlameTheMediaBTM - Bringing The Moonbats
March 27, 2007 - 19:50 ET by Free StinkerBlame - Congrats on your most logical posting to date.
And I mean the way it looks now.
Free...I second that!LMAO!
March 27, 2007 - 19:54 ET by bigtimerFree...
I second that!
LMAO!
Ok FS, since you responded fi
March 27, 2007 - 19:59 ET by JABOk FS, since you responded first I shall respond to you. I enjoyed a good mirth out of BTM's post but refused to post a comment knowing we all are infallibile.
All I am saying is, do not be too hard on BTM, it may come back and bite you later.
"To bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
Here we go again...
March 27, 2007 - 20:05 ET by Free StinkerAll I am saying is, do not be too hard on BTM, it may come back and bite you later.
Point (or threat) taken.
Threat? ...wrong read FS. Unl
March 27, 2007 - 20:23 ET by JABThreat? ...wrong read FS. Unless I missed your /sarc switch.
"To bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
Then I must have misunderstood your comment.
March 27, 2007 - 20:32 ET by Free StinkerThen I must have misunderstood your comment.
But I guess I had better watch my grammerer.
"But I guess I had bette
March 27, 2007 - 20:52 ET by JAB"But I guess I had better watch my grammerer.",
I shall henceforth include myself in the "grammerer watcherer" category.
What a roll the individuals are on tonight, glad to see everyone having a good time tonight (at my expense or not). The party has just begun.
"To bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
Evening JAB...Fun! Fun! Fun!T
March 27, 2007 - 21:03 ET by bigtimerEvening JAB...
Fun! Fun! Fun!
The evenings just begun...and a pretty Global Warming evening it is in these parts!
LOL!
Evening beautiful, I thought
March 27, 2007 - 21:21 ET by JABEvening beautiful, I thought so as well until I reread the responses to my posts. It would appear as though I should have instituted the /sarc switch more frequently.
Hummm, something else to think about in the near future on my part.
"To bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
I am infallable...errr, inf
March 27, 2007 - 20:13 ET by John in CAI am infallable...errr, infallible. Well, almost.
Give a Democrat Party free America a chance!
JiCA, Touche', you had me bac
March 27, 2007 - 20:41 ET by JABJiCA, Touche', you had me back tracking for a minute there, LOL, thanks for another smirth this lovely evening. NOTE TO SELF...I must remember to whom I am conversing with on this site!
"To bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
Free,A self-editing troll.Or
March 27, 2007 - 20:00 ET by BlondeFree,
A self-editing troll.
Or a vanishing one.
Either way...works for me on multiple levels.
You are hereby granted the evening off from rating the trolls vs. the regulars.
You are hereby granted the
March 27, 2007 - 20:04 ET by Free StinkerYou are hereby granted the evening off from rating the trolls vs. the regulars.
Thanks! I need the time to update the WMD list. :-)
WMD/Cassus Belli List - Part I of 5
March 27, 2007 - 23:12 ET by Free StinkerAnyone have a fast & easy way of doing Hyperlinks? ;-)
I. Saddam was known to have WMD and used it in at least 3
separate situations.
Free, don't you know that a
March 27, 2007 - 23:26 ET by John in CAFree, don't you know that all of our politicians who spoke about Saddam's WMD's were misled and lied to by Bush? Yeah, even those who spoke out before he was President. It's all Bush's fault.
Give a Democrat Party free America a chance!
He's an Evil Genius!
March 27, 2007 - 23:30 ET by Free StinkerI wish the Liberals would make us their minds, you know what I mean? Bush is supposed to be a simpleton, yet he outsmarted/tricked the Demoncrats?
Roger, I am mucho surprised y
March 27, 2007 - 20:23 ET by MikeBRoger, I am mucho surprised you did not add this global warming update to your Shrub Report.
Apparently, the Greenland Ice caps are self-regulating, and it is the shape and mass of those ice caps that determine the direction and strength of the North Atlantic Oscillation.
There are a couple of glaring errors in the article, though. One of them is the description of an airfoil.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
Man, your favorite Shrubber i
March 27, 2007 - 20:32 ET by Roger the ShrubberMan, your favorite Shrubber is off his game today. You guys have found all these cool stories I missed. My mental prowess is no match for the collective wit of NB!
I will try harder tomorrow!
Any thoughts on the story abo
March 27, 2007 - 20:30 ET by msh1973Any thoughts on the story about Fred Thompson's wife (Jeri) wanting him to run for President? Do you think he is the real deal, a true Reagan conservative?
msh,Yep.Hoping he will run.I
March 27, 2007 - 20:32 ET by Blondemsh,
Yep.
Hoping he will run.
I think he could garner Reaganesque numbers in the general, too.
msh, I saw that story also.
March 27, 2007 - 21:17 ET by John in CAmsh, I saw that story also. Having his wife encouraging him is an important step. I was wondering what her thoughts might be on his running, especially since they have a couple of young kids. His wife would make a fine looking First Lady, too...
Orrin Hatch remarked, while Fred was in the Senate (before he remarried) that "pretty women just seem to like Fred".
When the Fred Thompson boomlet started a couple of weeks ago, Bill Bennett said that although he liked Fred, and even campaigned for him, hadn't thought he was that effective of a Senator.
Since then I've done some research on Thompson. Just looking to see what has been written, especially looking for something on his first marriage/divorce. I found nothing scandalous about it - apparently the were married for 26 years and the divorce was amicable. Couldn't find anything scurrilous, and he was single for a long time between marriages.
Before he was a Senator, he spent many years in DC as a lobbyist - someone's going to try to make hay out of that.
As far as his Senate record, all I can find that concerns me is that he voted in favor of McCain-Feingold. Though it seems he's backed away from that saying in essence it was a bad vote and a bad bill. He got to that point because he had done some work on campaign finance reform while he was in the Senate. I think everyone agrees (well, most everyone) there needs to be something done to reform campaign finance, it's just hard to say what to do without trampling all over our rights as voters and candidates.
In summary, he seems okay at this point, to me. Developing...
Give a Democrat Party free America a chance!
I really liked Thompson in th
March 27, 2007 - 21:31 ET by bigtimerI really liked Thompson in the Senate most of the time that is for sure.
My heart broke when his daughter died...then he retired from the Senate not long after if memory serves me correctly.
My only problem with one of the answers he gave Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday a couple of weeks ago was with illegal immigration/border...he seemed to favor the McCain/Kennedy type of bill.
Time will tell.
I know when I heard he was runnng I posted it here immediately....I also like Romney...but Hunter and Tancredo are really more me...I just hope at least Hunter can get some kind of traction, I just do not know if Tancredo can.
Going to be interesting!
SEN WEBB & GUN
March 28, 2007 - 08:54 ET by PawpawNI'm really surprised no one has brought up the Sen Jim Webb asst who tried to carry loaded gun in Congress. Was it Webb's gun or not? 1st he said no, then yes, now not sure. If it is licensed, then who is it licensed to? Again we hear nothing of this but on page 99 & 1 paragraph. This is serious offense and what do we know? Not much!
Fred Thompson Gets Some Air Time
March 29, 2007 - 02:39 ET by WinghunterBIG STORY with John Gibson FOX News ( video)
http://www.foxnews.com/bigstory/index.html#
Also! AOL News; The Daily Pulse has a HUGE Political Poll Happening now at;
http://news.aol.com/dailypulse/032807/_a/how-do-the-republicans-rank-now/20070328112309990001
There are over 200,000 votes so far and several votes to perform on one page.