Comments on: Morning Cuppa: Emperors’ New Clothes http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/12/morning-cuppa-naked-emperors/ Firedoglake weblog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:41:05 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/12/morning-cuppa-naked-emperors/#comment-962169 MarkH Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:09:12 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/12/morning-cuppa-naked-emperors/#comment-962169 <p><a href="#comment-960868"><em>GeorgeSimian @ 63</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>Here’s some Democratic talking points …<br /> Feel free to add your own.</p></blockquote> <p>Leave Iraq.<br /> Evict Bush & Cheney.<br /> Get on with solving America’s problems.</p> GeorgeSimian @ 63

Here’s some Democratic talking points …
Feel free to add your own.

Leave Iraq.
Evict Bush & Cheney.
Get on with solving America’s problems.

]]> By: nolo http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/12/morning-cuppa-naked-emperors/#comment-961775 nolo Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:34:35 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/12/morning-cuppa-naked-emperors/#comment-961775 <p><a href="#comment-960865"><em>selise @ 60</em></a></p> <blockquote><p><a href="#comment-960812"><em>nolo @ 15</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>selise — if you liked those, then i’d be<br /> honored to get your reaction to<br /> my <a href="http://indictdickcheney.blogspot.com/2007/09/rep-wexler-makes-vietnam-stick-to-admin.html">latest “<b><em>nightly nolo</em></b>” — on the<br /> eerie similarity between yesterday’s<br /> testimony, and that of gen. william<br /> westmoreland in april 1967 — on vietnam</a>.</p> <p>do take a look — it is only<br /> about two-and-a-half minutes long.</p> <p>no clothes indeed.</p> <p>p e a c e</p></blockquote> <p>very moving. hope it gets lots of views.</p></blockquote> <p>thanks — me too — things are<br /> going to get interesting on the<br /> new AG front as well. . . see<br /> leahy’s guest blog entry.</p> <p>p e a c e</p> selise @ 60

nolo @ 15

selise — if you liked those, then i’d be
honored to get your reaction to
my latest “nightly nolo” — on the
eerie similarity between yesterday’s
testimony, and that of gen. william
westmoreland in april 1967 — on vietnam.

do take a look — it is only
about two-and-a-half minutes long.

no clothes indeed.

p e a c e

very moving. hope it gets lots of views.

thanks — me too — things are
going to get interesting on the
new AG front as well. . . see
leahy’s guest blog entry.

p e a c e

]]> By: Kathleen http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/12/morning-cuppa-naked-emperors/#comment-961089 Kathleen Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:30:23 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/12/morning-cuppa-naked-emperors/#comment-961089 <p>Just got off the phone with Senator Sherrod Browns office. He only supports diplomatic means in regard to Iran. </p> <p> Let’s hope this stands.</p> Just got off the phone with Senator Sherrod Browns office. He only supports diplomatic means in regard to Iran.

Let’s hope this stands.

]]> By: Kathleen http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/12/morning-cuppa-naked-emperors/#comment-961085 Kathleen Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:28:24 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/12/morning-cuppa-naked-emperors/#comment-961085 <p><a href="#comment-960998"><em>David Ehrenstein @ 103</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>Knowing BushCo as we do it’s not at all unreasonable to assume that the deaths of these soldiers were caused by “Friendly Fire.”</p></blockquote> <p>Not out of line to consider that they have been subjected to the same treatment as Pat Tillman</p> David Ehrenstein @ 103

Knowing BushCo as we do it’s not at all unreasonable to assume that the deaths of these soldiers were caused by “Friendly Fire.”

Not out of line to consider that they have been subjected to the same treatment as Pat Tillman

]]> By: james http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/12/morning-cuppa-naked-emperors/#comment-961054 james Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:11:08 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/12/morning-cuppa-naked-emperors/#comment-961054 <p><a href="#comment-960858"><em>egregious @ 54</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>For the record, I find nothing out of the ordinary in the Russian political maneuvering. This is how they announce the anointed successor, same as the handoff from Yeltsin to Putin. </p> <p>There may be reasons to worry about war with Iran, but I don’t include this one.</p></blockquote> <p>Seeing that coming from you I feel better.<br /> Thanks.</p> egregious @ 54

For the record, I find nothing out of the ordinary in the Russian political maneuvering. This is how they announce the anointed successor, same as the handoff from Yeltsin to Putin.

There may be reasons to worry about war with Iran, but I don’t include this one.

Seeing that coming from you I feel better.
Thanks.

]]> By: David Ehrenstein http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/12/morning-cuppa-naked-emperors/#comment-960998 David Ehrenstein Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:31:30 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/12/morning-cuppa-naked-emperors/#comment-960998 <p>Knowing BushCo as we do it’s not at all unreasonable to assume that the deaths of these soldiers were caused by “Friendly Fire.”</p> Knowing BushCo as we do it’s not at all unreasonable to assume that the deaths of these soldiers were caused by “Friendly Fire.”

]]> By: Beerfart Liberal http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/12/morning-cuppa-naked-emperors/#comment-960959 Beerfart Liberal Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:05:48 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/12/morning-cuppa-naked-emperors/#comment-960959 <p>Link:</p> <p><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article2284289.ece">http://www.timesonline.co.uk/t.....284289.ece</a></p> Link:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/t…..284289.ece

]]> By: Beerfart Liberal http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/12/morning-cuppa-naked-emperors/#comment-960957 Beerfart Liberal Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:04:05 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/12/morning-cuppa-naked-emperors/#comment-960957 <p>I thought the “Betrayus” bit originated with an article in the Times of London, Ausust 19, 2007:</p> <p><b>Americans doubt ‘General Betraeus’ over troop surge</b><br /> . . .</p> <p><em>Critics, <b>including one recently retired general</b>, are privately calling him “General Betraeus” on the grounds that he is too ambitious to deliver a balanced report on the war. </em></p> <p>Lawrence Korb, a defence official under Ronald Reagan who is now at the Center for American Progress, a Democratic think tank, said Petraeus was regarded as “the most political general since General [Douglas] Mac-Arthur”, a reference to the second world war hero who was touted as a possible president<br /> <a href="http:// ">www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news.....284289.ece</a>" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://">http://</a> <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article2284289.ece">www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news.....284289.ece</a></p> I thought the “Betrayus” bit originated with an article in the Times of London, Ausust 19, 2007:

Americans doubt ‘General Betraeus’ over troop surge
. . .

Critics, including one recently retired general, are privately calling him “General Betraeus” on the grounds that he is too ambitious to deliver a balanced report on the war.

Lawrence Korb, a defence official under Ronald Reagan who is now at the Center for American Progress, a Democratic think tank, said Petraeus was regarded as “the most political general since General [Douglas] Mac-Arthur”, a reference to the second world war hero who was touted as a possible president
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news…..284289.ece" rel="nofollow">http:// http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news…..284289.ece

]]> By: Adie http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/12/morning-cuppa-naked-emperors/#comment-960944 Adie Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:59:04 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/12/morning-cuppa-naked-emperors/#comment-960944 <p>Could someone please tell me, is the Betr. ad up at the moveon website? or where would there be a copy. I haven’t read the whole thing, only seen it waved at the cameras. Thanks.</p> Could someone please tell me, is the Betr. ad up at the moveon website? or where would there be a copy. I haven’t read the whole thing, only seen it waved at the cameras. Thanks.

]]> By: Kathleen http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/12/morning-cuppa-naked-emperors/#comment-960938 Kathleen Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:56:28 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/12/morning-cuppa-naked-emperors/#comment-960938 <p>It is all about Iran this morning on the Washington Journal. </p> <p>Are we kidding ourselves that anything can be done to stop the “train that left the tracks” for Iran, Syria and Iraq when we illegally and pre-emptively invaded Iraq?</p> It is all about Iran this morning on the Washington Journal.

Are we kidding ourselves that anything can be done to stop the “train that left the tracks” for Iran, Syria and Iraq when we illegally and pre-emptively invaded Iraq?

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