Comments on: The Gift Of Links… http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-links/ Firedoglake weblog Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:21:31 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Hedley Lamarr http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-links/#comment-421626 Hedley Lamarr Sat, 16 Dec 2006 23:31:08 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-links/#comment-421626 <p>“Never in the field of human conflict was so little achieved by so great a country at such vast expense.”</p> <p>And never has the death of 3,000 innocents caused such grief, expense, and suffering.</p> “Never in the field of human conflict was so little achieved by so great a country at such vast expense.”

And never has the death of 3,000 innocents caused such grief, expense, and suffering.

]]> By: punaise http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-links/#comment-421410 punaise Sat, 16 Dec 2006 20:13:30 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-links/#comment-421410 <p>any off the cuff links…?</p> any off the cuff links…?

]]> By: egregious http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-links/#comment-421398 egregious Sat, 16 Dec 2006 19:42:52 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-links/#comment-421398 <p>((((Jo Fish))))</p> <p>You know we’re being EPU’d.</p> <p>Come on up.</p> ((((Jo Fish))))

You know we’re being EPU’d.

Come on up.

]]> By: Jo Fish http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-links/#comment-421397 Jo Fish Sat, 16 Dec 2006 19:41:25 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-links/#comment-421397 <p>I need some linky-love. My ISP shut me down for comment spammers, my readership is waaaay down, and I’m just feeling sorry for myself. HR says I don’t get paid for two more weeks, “because you’re a new hire”, my CCs are all maxed out. </p> <p>On the bright side, the kids, wife and dogs still love me. So Happy Holidays, everyone. </p> <p>Let the War on Christmas commence! :)</p> <p>JF</p> I need some linky-love. My ISP shut me down for comment spammers, my readership is waaaay down, and I’m just feeling sorry for myself. HR says I don’t get paid for two more weeks, “because you’re a new hire”, my CCs are all maxed out.

On the bright side, the kids, wife and dogs still love me. So Happy Holidays, everyone.

Let the War on Christmas commence! :)

JF

]]> By: egregious http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-links/#comment-421385 egregious Sat, 16 Dec 2006 19:30:08 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-links/#comment-421385 <p><a href="#comment-421347"><em>Siun @ 44 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p>SeanPaul Kelly over at Agonist is reporting that the Iranian election has high turnout and it looks - for now - as if the reformers are winning. That’s a story that’s getting no coverage … then again, we’re not big on democracy in countries we want to bomb.</p> <p><a href="http://agonist.org/sean_paul_kelley/20061216/ahmedinejad_getting_thumped_in_the_polls">http://agonist.org/sean_paul_k....._the_polls</a></p></blockquote> <p>Interesting such a hugh turnout. I wonder if other countries are doing what we did, trying to send a message to the government and the world as a whole that we are seriously trying to change things. My friends in Russia say there will soon be such an opportunity for referendum there.</p> Siun @ 44

SeanPaul Kelly over at Agonist is reporting that the Iranian election has high turnout and it looks – for now – as if the reformers are winning. That’s a story that’s getting no coverage … then again, we’re not big on democracy in countries we want to bomb.

http://agonist.org/sean_paul_k….._the_polls

Interesting such a hugh turnout. I wonder if other countries are doing what we did, trying to send a message to the government and the world as a whole that we are seriously trying to change things. My friends in Russia say there will soon be such an opportunity for referendum there.

]]> By: egregious http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-links/#comment-421377 egregious Sat, 16 Dec 2006 19:23:14 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-links/#comment-421377 <p>I entered the O’Reilly contest.</p> <p>I said that Bill has a very nice first name.</p> I entered the O’Reilly contest.

I said that Bill has a very nice first name.

]]> By: Mary McCurnin http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-links/#comment-421375 Mary McCurnin Sat, 16 Dec 2006 19:22:23 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-links/#comment-421375 <p><a href="#comment-421354"><em>Oklahoma kiddo @ 50</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>We have no business occupying other people’s countries. Just what gives us the ‘right’ to do this?</p></blockquote> <p>Because we can.</p> Oklahoma kiddo @ 50

We have no business occupying other people’s countries. Just what gives us the ‘right’ to do this?

Because we can.

]]> By: Moon http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-links/#comment-421367 Moon Sat, 16 Dec 2006 19:13:50 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-links/#comment-421367 <p>Maybe the fence company could have the Latinos hammer the nails from the Mexico side of the fence….that should make everybody happy. I used to work with an illegal immigrant. He was a blue eyed blond Canadian. I bet he would have been pulled out of line given a blue bracelet and let go.</p> Maybe the fence company could have the Latinos hammer the nails from the Mexico side of the fence….that should make everybody happy. I used to work with an illegal immigrant. He was a blue eyed blond Canadian. I bet he would have been pulled out of line given a blue bracelet and let go.

]]> By: Peterr http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-links/#comment-421365 Peterr Sat, 16 Dec 2006 19:11:05 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-links/#comment-421365 <p>Arrgh . . . we’ve been EPU’d, Patrick! Quick, to the <a href="http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/onward-to-iraq/">next thread</a>!</p> Arrgh . . . we’ve been EPU’d, Patrick! Quick, to the next thread!

]]> By: Patrick 4/4 http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-links/#comment-421362 Patrick 4/4 Sat, 16 Dec 2006 19:08:55 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-links/#comment-421362 <p><em>Hommage to Wallonia</em>?</p> <p>Hello? Is this thing on?</p> Hommage to Wallonia?

Hello? Is this thing on?

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