Comments on: Lions and Tigers and Bears! Oh My! http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/26/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-my/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:22:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Bonnie http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/26/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-my/#comment-524483 Bonnie Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:27:11 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/26/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-my/#comment-524483 <p>“The media and Congress need to shine a lot more light, a lot faster, under all those rocks, and let the American people know the danger we’re in.”</p> <p>It will never happen. The media is in the pockets of the Republicans and Congress has no leaders who are willing to take a strong stand for the people.</p> “The media and Congress need to shine a lot more light, a lot faster, under all those rocks, and let the American people know the danger we’re in.”

It will never happen. The media is in the pockets of the Republicans and Congress has no leaders who are willing to take a strong stand for the people.

]]> By: Madison Guy http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/26/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-my/#comment-524454 Madison Guy Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:14:25 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/26/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-my/#comment-524454 <p>I want to scream — or is it that I’m hearing a scream echoing back from the future? “A screaming comes across the sky,” the famous opening line of Gravity’s Rainbow, might just as well be the title of Hersh’s story in the New Yorker. <a href="http://letterfromhere.blogspot.com/2007/02/screaming-comes-across-sky.html">“A screaming comes across the sky.”</a> We’re rapidly approaching an apocalyptic future that has a screaming written all across the sky — unless we really scream right here, at home, on the ground — loud enough to start impeachment proceedings.</p> I want to scream — or is it that I’m hearing a scream echoing back from the future? “A screaming comes across the sky,” the famous opening line of Gravity’s Rainbow, might just as well be the title of Hersh’s story in the New Yorker. “A screaming comes across the sky.” We’re rapidly approaching an apocalyptic future that has a screaming written all across the sky — unless we really scream right here, at home, on the ground — loud enough to start impeachment proceedings.

]]> By: GabrielOak http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/26/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-my/#comment-524355 GabrielOak Mon, 26 Feb 2007 20:34:08 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/26/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-my/#comment-524355 <p><a href="#comment-523165"><em>Jim Clausen @ 11 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p>Scarecrow,<br /> Thanks for highlighting Sy Hersh’s Work. We do have to do eveything constitutionally possible to stop this impending train wreck. Its like the worst of Watergate and Contra while most Americans remain distracted.</p></blockquote> <p>The Washington State Senate will be holding hearings on March 1st on a resolution calling for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney by the U.S. House of Representatives. Let’s hope the resolution is approved just after a guilty verdict in the Libby trial is rendered!</p> Jim Clausen @ 11

Scarecrow,
Thanks for highlighting Sy Hersh’s Work. We do have to do eveything constitutionally possible to stop this impending train wreck. Its like the worst of Watergate and Contra while most Americans remain distracted.

The Washington State Senate will be holding hearings on March 1st on a resolution calling for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney by the U.S. House of Representatives. Let’s hope the resolution is approved just after a guilty verdict in the Libby trial is rendered!

]]> By: sporkovat http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/26/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-my/#comment-523891 sporkovat Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:29:28 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/26/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-my/#comment-523891 <p>oklahoma kiddo<br /> </p><blockquote>WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice finds Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama appealing and says it won’t be much longer before race isn’t a barrier to becoming president.</blockquote> <p>“appealing”. See if I get this? Obama is very anti-Iraq war. The Iraq war is Condi’s signature issue. But the the Sec. of State finds this man “appealing”. Okaaaay.</p> <p>maybe Joe-Bama is against the war the same way his mentor, Joe Lieberman, was ‘against the war’ when running against Lamont?</p> <p>He went and pledged fealty to AIPAC just like Hillary.</p> oklahoma kiddo

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice finds Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama appealing and says it won’t be much longer before race isn’t a barrier to becoming president.

“appealing”. See if I get this? Obama is very anti-Iraq war. The Iraq war is Condi’s signature issue. But the the Sec. of State finds this man “appealing”. Okaaaay.

maybe Joe-Bama is against the war the same way his mentor, Joe Lieberman, was ‘against the war’ when running against Lamont?

He went and pledged fealty to AIPAC just like Hillary.

]]> By: HotFlash http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/26/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-my/#comment-523481 HotFlash Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:44:12 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/26/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-my/#comment-523481 <p>Note to techies — I just got lib4’s info slotting itself into my name & mail boxes in the Leave a Reply form. I erased it immed, but — PLEASE, can you guys fix this? Some folks around here shouldn’t have their e-mail addy’s just popping up on other people’s screens! Thanks.</p> <p><em>[Mod Note; that’s a server glitch that should not happen. The techies are on it and we apologize.]</em></p> Note to techies — I just got lib4’s info slotting itself into my name & mail boxes in the Leave a Reply form. I erased it immed, but — PLEASE, can you guys fix this? Some folks around here shouldn’t have their e-mail addy’s just popping up on other people’s screens! Thanks.

[Mod Note; that’s a server glitch that should not happen. The techies are on it and we apologize.]

]]> By: Lib4 http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/26/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-my/#comment-523448 Lib4 Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:36:12 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/26/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-my/#comment-523448 <p>Why was the LIBBY jury not sequestered ????<br /> WTF if this jackass wastes taxpayer time and money b/c they could resist watching the news there will be hell to pay…..</p> Why was the LIBBY jury not sequestered ????
WTF if this jackass wastes taxpayer time and money b/c they could resist watching the news there will be hell to pay…..

]]> By: Arnie http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/26/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-my/#comment-523416 Arnie Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:25:11 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/26/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-my/#comment-523416 <p>Thanks <a href="mailto:HotFlash@128">HotFlash@128</a>, Just a meer 50% plus 1 would do that trick, and it is veto proof. Hot diggity!</p> Thanks HotFlash@128, Just a meer 50% plus 1 would do that trick, and it is veto proof. Hot diggity!

]]> By: kinmo http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/26/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-my/#comment-523404 kinmo Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:21:43 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/26/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-my/#comment-523404 <p>juror being questioned about info rec’d about the case over the weekend, per CNN.</p> juror being questioned about info rec’d about the case over the weekend, per CNN.

]]> By: HotFlash http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/26/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-my/#comment-523376 HotFlash Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:15:52 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/26/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-my/#comment-523376 <p><a href="#comment-523327"><em>Arnie @ 126</em></a></p> <blockquote><p><a href="mailto:Slowpoke@61">Slowpoke@61</a><br /> <a href="mailto:JEP@66">JEP@66</a>,70<br /> <a href="mailto:LHP@72">LHP@72</a><br /> <a href="mailto:egregious@73">egregious@73</a></p> <p>Decades ago, the UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice) REQUIRED that illegal orders be “disregarded”. It would make things much clearer for those in the military to know that in the absence of a declared war on the US, an attack of any kind upon a non aggressive country is in violation of the Constitution of the US and its treaty obligations of the UN Charter, Geneva conventions, International Law, and may constitute a war crime to do so as well as a crime against humanity. Comming from Congress, a political guidance and support for refusal to violate the UCMJ would be of great assistance to military members of ALL ranks. This too would remove the military somewhat from irrational political acts devised by the neocons in their agenda.</p></blockquote> <p>Yes, I am talking about showing support for *anyone* who believes that the Constitution does in fact make treaties and articles that the US is signatory too ‘the law of the land’. This does not require any new legislation, just a signal that this is what will be regarded as the law by Congress. This can come as statements from the various House and Senate committees, legal experts, whatever.</p> Arnie @ 126

Slowpoke@61
JEP@66,70
LHP@72
egregious@73

Decades ago, the UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice) REQUIRED that illegal orders be “disregarded”. It would make things much clearer for those in the military to know that in the absence of a declared war on the US, an attack of any kind upon a non aggressive country is in violation of the Constitution of the US and its treaty obligations of the UN Charter, Geneva conventions, International Law, and may constitute a war crime to do so as well as a crime against humanity. Comming from Congress, a political guidance and support for refusal to violate the UCMJ would be of great assistance to military members of ALL ranks. This too would remove the military somewhat from irrational political acts devised by the neocons in their agenda.

Yes, I am talking about showing support for *anyone* who believes that the Constitution does in fact make treaties and articles that the US is signatory too ‘the law of the land’. This does not require any new legislation, just a signal that this is what will be regarded as the law by Congress. This can come as statements from the various House and Senate committees, legal experts, whatever.

]]> By: HotFlash http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/26/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-my/#comment-523356 HotFlash Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:11:49 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/26/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-my/#comment-523356 <p><a href="#comment-523297"><em>looseheadprop @ 125</em></a></p> <blockquote><p><a href="#comment-523289"><em>HotFlash @ 122 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p>lhp and slowpoke at 116 and such (don’t want to zig)</p> <p>Could a Congressional resolution, even a non-binding resolution like the non-surge one, sufficiently indicate the intent of Congress wrt Iran to serve as a justification to the brass to say no if ordered to invade/bomb Iran?</p></blockquote> <p>non binding=no force of law</p></blockquote> <p>This is not to legislate but to clarify. It could be considered a ’signing statement’. I mean, does Congress really need to pass binding resolutions to *not* attack every country on earth? The DeathInc is making grey areas and then using them to the hilt. I am suggesting de-greying an area.</p> looseheadprop @ 125

HotFlash @ 122

lhp and slowpoke at 116 and such (don’t want to zig)

Could a Congressional resolution, even a non-binding resolution like the non-surge one, sufficiently indicate the intent of Congress wrt Iran to serve as a justification to the brass to say no if ordered to invade/bomb Iran?

non binding=no force of law

This is not to legislate but to clarify. It could be considered a ’signing statement’. I mean, does Congress really need to pass binding resolutions to *not* attack every country on earth? The DeathInc is making grey areas and then using them to the hilt. I am suggesting de-greying an area.

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