Comments on: America’s Concern Troll http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/27/americas-concern-troll/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:13:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Knut http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/27/americas-concern-troll/#comment-1464476 Knut Tue, 27 May 2008 16:02:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/27/americas-concern-troll/#comment-1464476 <p>She’s an ex-model. I suppose it goes with the territory. The story is actually interesting, though we were in Italy when most of it happened. Seems that word of her ‘mauvaises frequentations’ got out and points were raised in question period. The PM and his acolytes defended to the teeth the ‘private life’ of his Minister and the minister’s assigns. But the heat got too hot. Minister dumps babe; the babe, who is definitely not one in the woods, has a copy of a confidential memo concerning the government’s (favorable) stance towards getting the Ukraine into NATO. She informs the press, tries to sell her story. The rest is history. </p> <p>Moral of story: always clear really important things with your mistress first.</p> She’s an ex-model. I suppose it goes with the territory. The story is actually interesting, though we were in Italy when most of it happened. Seems that word of her ‘mauvaises frequentations’ got out and points were raised in question period. The PM and his acolytes defended to the teeth the ‘private life’ of his Minister and the minister’s assigns. But the heat got too hot. Minister dumps babe; the babe, who is definitely not one in the woods, has a copy of a confidential memo concerning the government’s (favorable) stance towards getting the Ukraine into NATO. She informs the press, tries to sell her story. The rest is history.

Moral of story: always clear really important things with your mistress first.

]]> By: reboot923 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/27/americas-concern-troll/#comment-1464462 reboot923 Tue, 27 May 2008 15:43:50 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/27/americas-concern-troll/#comment-1464462 <p>The good news is that most of the American electorate don’t read these folks regularly. The bad news is that many watch those 30-second market tested ads designed to tell you absolutely nothing.</p> The good news is that most of the American electorate don’t read these folks regularly. The bad news is that many watch those 30-second market tested ads designed to tell you absolutely nothing.

]]> By: puravida http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/27/americas-concern-troll/#comment-1464428 puravida Tue, 27 May 2008 14:44:04 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/27/americas-concern-troll/#comment-1464428 <p>Why oh why didn’t Cohen take the WaPo buyout? The world could have been a much better place. His asshattery never ceases to amaze.</p> Why oh why didn’t Cohen take the WaPo buyout? The world could have been a much better place. His asshattery never ceases to amaze.

]]> By: Bluetoe2 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/27/americas-concern-troll/#comment-1464421 Bluetoe2 Tue, 27 May 2008 14:31:57 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/27/americas-concern-troll/#comment-1464421 <p>When will the hacks and shills of the corporate media be held accountable? When will they lose their 7 figure salaries? When will they be cancelled from the rubber chicken lecture circuit? When will some be charged with conspiracy? Enough of these bloviating rich whinny bastions of the status quo. Knock them off their gilded pedestals.</p> When will the hacks and shills of the corporate media be held accountable? When will they lose their 7 figure salaries? When will they be cancelled from the rubber chicken lecture circuit? When will some be charged with conspiracy? Enough of these bloviating rich whinny bastions of the status quo. Knock them off their gilded pedestals.

]]> By: KevinHayden http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/27/americas-concern-troll/#comment-1464416 KevinHayden Tue, 27 May 2008 14:28:55 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/27/americas-concern-troll/#comment-1464416 <p>Prior to my first whiff of Cohen, I could only obtain such a level of profundity and class by kicking my Bean-O addiction and letting one rip.</p> Prior to my first whiff of Cohen, I could only obtain such a level of profundity and class by kicking my Bean-O addiction and letting one rip.

]]> By: Malacandra http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/27/americas-concern-troll/#comment-1464405 Malacandra Tue, 27 May 2008 14:10:29 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/27/americas-concern-troll/#comment-1464405 <p>Did someone just slip a <a href="http://driftglass.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Driftglass</a> article in under Attaturk’s byline? (That’s a very high compliment, BTW)</p> <p>Well said.</p> Did someone just slip a Driftglass article in under Attaturk’s byline? (That’s a very high compliment, BTW)

Well said.

]]> By: Ann in AZ http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/27/americas-concern-troll/#comment-1464403 Ann in AZ Tue, 27 May 2008 14:05:16 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/27/americas-concern-troll/#comment-1464403 <p>Christy has a <a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/27/the-other-ptsd/#more-24736" rel="nofollow">new post up</a> and ready for anyone who’s interested on “The Other PTSD”!</p> Christy has a new post up and ready for anyone who’s interested on “The Other PTSD”!

]]> By: labradog http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/27/americas-concern-troll/#comment-1464401 labradog Tue, 27 May 2008 14:00:38 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/27/americas-concern-troll/#comment-1464401 <p>Why do we even read Cohen?<br /> He peaked when he got to screw with Peter Jennings’ wife, it’s all been downhill since.</p> Why do we even read Cohen?
He peaked when he got to screw with Peter Jennings’ wife, it’s all been downhill since.

]]> By: perris http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/27/americas-concern-troll/#comment-1464400 perris Tue, 27 May 2008 13:56:05 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/27/americas-concern-troll/#comment-1464400 <p>it is simply amazing, these fools have been nothing but wrong, nothing but inept, yet they make believe they’ve gotten everything right</p> <p>ah, the american press</p> it is simply amazing, these fools have been nothing but wrong, nothing but inept, yet they make believe they’ve gotten everything right

ah, the american press

]]> By: twolf1 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/27/americas-concern-troll/#comment-1464399 twolf1 Tue, 27 May 2008 13:55:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/27/americas-concern-troll/#comment-1464399 <p>What’s the difference?</p> What’s the difference?

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