Comments on: Turn Congress Blue to Crackdown on War Profiteers http://firedoglake.com/2006/09/23/turn-congress-blue-to-crackdown-on-war-profiteers/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:30:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: angie http://firedoglake.com/2006/09/23/turn-congress-blue-to-crackdown-on-war-profiteers/#comment-307468 angie Sun, 24 Sep 2006 06:02:10 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/09/23/turn-congress-blue-to-crackdown-on-war-profiteers/#comment-307468 <p><a href="#comment-307387"><em>robert greenwald @ 79</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>thanks again matt and the FDL folks for keeping up on this issue and helping make everyone aware of its import and impact… we fight on together. robert</p></blockquote> <p>thank <em>you</em>, Robert. together we will prevail.</p> robert greenwald @ 79

thanks again matt and the FDL folks for keeping up on this issue and helping make everyone aware of its import and impact… we fight on together. robert

thank you, Robert. together we will prevail.

]]> By: robert greenwald http://firedoglake.com/2006/09/23/turn-congress-blue-to-crackdown-on-war-profiteers/#comment-307387 robert greenwald Sun, 24 Sep 2006 04:38:26 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/09/23/turn-congress-blue-to-crackdown-on-war-profiteers/#comment-307387 <p>thanks again matt and the FDL folks for keeping up on this issue and helping make everyone aware of its import and impact… we fight on together. robert</p> thanks again matt and the FDL folks for keeping up on this issue and helping make everyone aware of its import and impact… we fight on together. robert

]]> By: Cozumel http://firedoglake.com/2006/09/23/turn-congress-blue-to-crackdown-on-war-profiteers/#comment-307228 Cozumel Sun, 24 Sep 2006 02:23:37 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/09/23/turn-congress-blue-to-crackdown-on-war-profiteers/#comment-307228 <p><a href="#comment-307083"><em>mrstrailerco @ 28 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p>Thanks for the post Matt. I live in Michigan, where the Repub nominee for gov is Dick DeVos, the Amway guy. But what he also is, is the brother-in-law of Erik Prince, the CEO of Blackwater USA. He’s making boatloads of money off this war. And they also got paid for security in NOLA post Katrina. These people make me sick.</p></blockquote> <p>Side issue, maybe related. Dick DeVos or his brother (?) is a major player in Ideasphere Inc. A venture capital group that within the last couple of years bought TwinLab and Metabolife via banruptsy on the cheap (vitamins and nutraceuticals). Any contracts to sell their <em>stuff</em> to “Iraq” via the U.S. government?</p> mrstrailerco @ 28

Thanks for the post Matt. I live in Michigan, where the Repub nominee for gov is Dick DeVos, the Amway guy. But what he also is, is the brother-in-law of Erik Prince, the CEO of Blackwater USA. He’s making boatloads of money off this war. And they also got paid for security in NOLA post Katrina. These people make me sick.

Side issue, maybe related. Dick DeVos or his brother (?) is a major player in Ideasphere Inc. A venture capital group that within the last couple of years bought TwinLab and Metabolife via banruptsy on the cheap (vitamins and nutraceuticals). Any contracts to sell their stuff to “Iraq” via the U.S. government?

]]> By: Matt O. http://firedoglake.com/2006/09/23/turn-congress-blue-to-crackdown-on-war-profiteers/#comment-307207 Matt O. Sun, 24 Sep 2006 02:08:49 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/09/23/turn-congress-blue-to-crackdown-on-war-profiteers/#comment-307207 <p><a href="#comment-307083"><em>mrstrailerco @<br /> 28 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p>Thanks for the post Matt. I live in Michigan, where the Repub nominee for gov is Dick DeVos, the Amway guy. But what he also is, is the brother-in-law of Erik Prince, the CEO of Blackwater USA. He’s making boatloads of money off this war. And they also got paid for security in NOLA post Katrina. These people make me sick.</p></blockquote> <p>Yeah, I wrote about his connections to Erik Prince (via Betsy, former chair of the Michigan Republican Party at IraqforSale.org).</p> <p>I do not live in Michigan. Is Granholm making his ties to war profiteers an issue? I would not believe it if she was not.</p> <p>Headline: GOP Gov Candidate Family Profits from Iraq War</p> mrstrailerco @
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Thanks for the post Matt. I live in Michigan, where the Repub nominee for gov is Dick DeVos, the Amway guy. But what he also is, is the brother-in-law of Erik Prince, the CEO of Blackwater USA. He’s making boatloads of money off this war. And they also got paid for security in NOLA post Katrina. These people make me sick.

Yeah, I wrote about his connections to Erik Prince (via Betsy, former chair of the Michigan Republican Party at IraqforSale.org).

I do not live in Michigan. Is Granholm making his ties to war profiteers an issue? I would not believe it if she was not.

Headline: GOP Gov Candidate Family Profits from Iraq War

]]> By: Renee in Ohio http://firedoglake.com/2006/09/23/turn-congress-blue-to-crackdown-on-war-profiteers/#comment-307175 Renee in Ohio Sun, 24 Sep 2006 01:44:19 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/09/23/turn-congress-blue-to-crackdown-on-war-profiteers/#comment-307175 <p>Glad you enjoyed it, Angie. I was just saying that after working on blog templates for a long time, and before that, doing transcription, I have been feeling a need for some “mental sorbet”. </p> <p>Some of that can be found here</p> <p><a href="http://www.cuteoverload.com">http://www.cuteoverload.com</a><br /> <a href="http://www.catsinsinks.com">http://www.catsinsinks.com</a></p> Glad you enjoyed it, Angie. I was just saying that after working on blog templates for a long time, and before that, doing transcription, I have been feeling a need for some “mental sorbet”.

Some of that can be found here

http://www.cuteoverload.com
http://www.catsinsinks.com

]]> By: Mad Dogs http://firedoglake.com/2006/09/23/turn-congress-blue-to-crackdown-on-war-profiteers/#comment-307168 Mad Dogs Sun, 24 Sep 2006 01:38:47 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/09/23/turn-congress-blue-to-crackdown-on-war-profiteers/#comment-307168 <p>Nate,</p> <blockquote><p>Not sure why… It’s working for me. It’s just a link to a hosted JPG file. A picture.</p></blockquote> <p>Btw, the problem with the original link was “Access Denied”.</p> <p>The reason you can get there, but we can’t, is simply that you have access as the creator.</p> Nate,

Not sure why… It’s working for me. It’s just a link to a hosted JPG file. A picture.

Btw, the problem with the original link was “Access Denied”.

The reason you can get there, but we can’t, is simply that you have access as the creator.

]]> By: dlake http://firedoglake.com/2006/09/23/turn-congress-blue-to-crackdown-on-war-profiteers/#comment-307166 dlake Sun, 24 Sep 2006 01:38:07 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/09/23/turn-congress-blue-to-crackdown-on-war-profiteers/#comment-307166 <p>On Cspan III I saw a great hearing with Sen. Dorgan, Durbin, ect. on Halliburton cooruption in Iraq. That is where the thing about the secret clause they inserted into the so-called release of medical records for an award…<br /> sleazy little rodents aren’t they????</p> On Cspan III I saw a great hearing with Sen. Dorgan, Durbin, ect. on Halliburton cooruption in Iraq. That is where the thing about the secret clause they inserted into the so-called release of medical records for an award…
sleazy little rodents aren’t they????

]]> By: Mad Dogs http://firedoglake.com/2006/09/23/turn-congress-blue-to-crackdown-on-war-profiteers/#comment-307161 Mad Dogs Sun, 24 Sep 2006 01:36:41 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/09/23/turn-congress-blue-to-crackdown-on-war-profiteers/#comment-307161 <p>Nate,</p> <blockquote><p>Try this: <a href="http://adhdtheater.blogspot.com/2006/09/fdl-card.html">http://adhdtheater.blogspot.co.....-card.html</a></p></blockquote> <p>That one works.</p> <p>Now for the critique *g*:</p> <p>The little FDL logo at the bottom left should be far bigger and replace that thingie at the top left.</p> <p>Also, though I always liked Jane’s mystical adage of “…bedlam is dreaming of rain…”, I got to admit I’ve never quite understood what it meant. *g*</p> <p>Might want to include it, but then some folks might think the card represents an ad for the local nuthouse. Guess I’d pass on including it. *g*</p> <p>Also I would not use the acronym FDL at all. It is fine for folks here inside, but the etheral beauty of “firedoglake” should be the only name used.</p> <p>Firedoglake <em>is</em> the marketing sizzle that will entice folks to come enjoy the steak!</p> Nate,

Try this: http://adhdtheater.blogspot.co…..-card.html

That one works.

Now for the critique *g*:

The little FDL logo at the bottom left should be far bigger and replace that thingie at the top left.

Also, though I always liked Jane’s mystical adage of “…bedlam is dreaming of rain…”, I got to admit I’ve never quite understood what it meant. *g*

Might want to include it, but then some folks might think the card represents an ad for the local nuthouse. Guess I’d pass on including it. *g*

Also I would not use the acronym FDL at all. It is fine for folks here inside, but the etheral beauty of “firedoglake” should be the only name used.

Firedoglake is the marketing sizzle that will entice folks to come enjoy the steak!

]]> By: angie http://firedoglake.com/2006/09/23/turn-congress-blue-to-crackdown-on-war-profiteers/#comment-307156 angie Sun, 24 Sep 2006 01:32:58 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/09/23/turn-congress-blue-to-crackdown-on-war-profiteers/#comment-307156 <p>hahahaha, beautiful, Ms. Renee, I needed a good and cleansing laugh today, and you and Dr. Hallowell provided it. :)</p> hahahaha, beautiful, Ms. Renee, I needed a good and cleansing laugh today, and you and Dr. Hallowell provided it. :)

]]> By: Renee in Ohio http://firedoglake.com/2006/09/23/turn-congress-blue-to-crackdown-on-war-profiteers/#comment-307155 Renee in Ohio Sun, 24 Sep 2006 01:30:28 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/09/23/turn-congress-blue-to-crackdown-on-war-profiteers/#comment-307155 <p>Nice card. But I had to comment on this:</p> <p><em>ADHD Theater<br /> For the ATTENTION-IMPAIRED</em></p> <p>I thought some people might appreciate what Edward Hallowell, M.D. wrote a while back about <a href="http://user.cybrzn.com/~kenyonck/add/hall_like.html">what it’s like to have A.D.D.</a></p> <blockquote><p>Attention Deficit Disorder. First of all I resent the term. As far as I’m concerned most people have Attention Surplus Disorder. I mean, life being what it is, who can pay attention to anything for very long? Is it really a sign of mental health to be able to balance your checkbook, sit still in your chair, and never speak out of turn? As far as I can see, many people who don’t have ADD are charter members of the Congenitally Boring.</p></blockquote> <p>Okay, some of my best friends are Neurotypical, so I hope you all take that as tongue in cheek. But I think it’s fun to turn things sideways once in a while…</p> Nice card. But I had to comment on this:

ADHD Theater
For the ATTENTION-IMPAIRED

I thought some people might appreciate what Edward Hallowell, M.D. wrote a while back about what it’s like to have A.D.D.

Attention Deficit Disorder. First of all I resent the term. As far as I’m concerned most people have Attention Surplus Disorder. I mean, life being what it is, who can pay attention to anything for very long? Is it really a sign of mental health to be able to balance your checkbook, sit still in your chair, and never speak out of turn? As far as I can see, many people who don’t have ADD are charter members of the Congenitally Boring.

Okay, some of my best friends are Neurotypical, so I hope you all take that as tongue in cheek. But I think it’s fun to turn things sideways once in a while…

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