Comments on: Why Don’t The Troops Support The Troops? http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/14/why-dont-the-troops-support-the-troops-2/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:35:54 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: ratfood http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/14/why-dont-the-troops-support-the-troops-2/#comment-1580732 ratfood Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:14:02 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/14/why-dont-the-troops-support-the-troops-2/#comment-1580732 <p>I hear it’s just like chicken but pointier.</p> I hear it’s just like chicken but pointier.

]]> By: Eli http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/14/why-dont-the-troops-support-the-troops-2/#comment-1580709 Eli Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:06:18 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/14/why-dont-the-troops-support-the-troops-2/#comment-1580709 <p>Maybe Mary Carillo could try to get Obama to eat fried-scorpion-on-a-stick.</p> Maybe Mary Carillo could try to get Obama to eat fried-scorpion-on-a-stick.

]]> By: newtonusr http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/14/why-dont-the-troops-support-the-troops-2/#comment-1580707 newtonusr Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:05:22 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/14/why-dont-the-troops-support-the-troops-2/#comment-1580707 <p>Rachel…<br /> Great again tonight filling in for KO.</p> Rachel…
Great again tonight filling in for KO.

]]> By: jayt http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/14/why-dont-the-troops-support-the-troops-2/#comment-1580704 jayt Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:03:56 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/14/why-dont-the-troops-support-the-troops-2/#comment-1580704 <p><i>Tom Brokaw is the one I couldn’t remember…</i></p> <p>Rut-roh. I watched Brokaw interview Obama on MTP a few weeks ago, and Obama kept breaking out in laughter at Brokaw’s utterly inane questions.</p> <p>I enjoyed that at the time - might not be such a good thing in a presidential debate, though.</p> <p>They should let Rachel do it.</p> Tom Brokaw is the one I couldn’t remember…

Rut-roh. I watched Brokaw interview Obama on MTP a few weeks ago, and Obama kept breaking out in laughter at Brokaw’s utterly inane questions.

I enjoyed that at the time – might not be such a good thing in a presidential debate, though.

They should let Rachel do it.

]]> By: Teddy Partridge http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/14/why-dont-the-troops-support-the-troops-2/#comment-1580701 Teddy Partridge Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:01:49 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/14/why-dont-the-troops-support-the-troops-2/#comment-1580701 <p>Brokaw is the third, I believe, with Gwen Ifill as the Veep debate moderator. She had an intriguing response to a <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2008/08/10/DI2008081001788.html" rel="nofollow">chatz question today</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Chicago</strong>: The vice presidential debate will be very interesting because it will the first and last time a sizable portion of the elector sees these candidates for a decent length of time. Given that most people will have little clue who they are, will you in any way explore their personal /political history, or simply go right to the issues?</p> <p><strong>Gwen Ifill</strong>: I won’t be able to even begin to think about how to do these debates <strong><em>until I know who the candidates are</em></strong>. </p> <p>This question didn’t originate at Obama HQ, did it?</p></blockquote> <p>My emphasis: I wonder if Gwen will recuse herself should McCain choose Condi?</p> Brokaw is the third, I believe, with Gwen Ifill as the Veep debate moderator. She had an intriguing response to a chatz question today:

Chicago: The vice presidential debate will be very interesting because it will the first and last time a sizable portion of the elector sees these candidates for a decent length of time. Given that most people will have little clue who they are, will you in any way explore their personal /political history, or simply go right to the issues?

Gwen Ifill: I won’t be able to even begin to think about how to do these debates until I know who the candidates are.

This question didn’t originate at Obama HQ, did it?

My emphasis: I wonder if Gwen will recuse herself should McCain choose Condi?

]]> By: TheLurkingMod http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/14/why-dont-the-troops-support-the-troops-2/#comment-1580700 TheLurkingMod Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:01:47 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/14/why-dont-the-troops-support-the-troops-2/#comment-1580700 <p>Jane has LateNite upstairs!<br /><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/14/late-nite-fdl-get-those-volley-ball-chicks-off-my-tv/" rel="nofollow">Late Nite FDL: Get Those Volley Ball Chicks Off My TV</a></p> Jane has LateNite upstairs!
Late Nite FDL: Get Those Volley Ball Chicks Off My TV

]]> By: CTuttle http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/14/why-dont-the-troops-support-the-troops-2/#comment-1580699 CTuttle Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:01:41 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/14/why-dont-the-troops-support-the-troops-2/#comment-1580699 <p>Heh, being a former NCO, I could think of a whole heck of a lot of better things to spend $200 on…! Considering that was a significant chunk of my monthly pay, too…! ;-)</p> Heh, being a former NCO, I could think of a whole heck of a lot of better things to spend $200 on…! Considering that was a significant chunk of my monthly pay, too…! ;-)

]]> By: neurophius http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/14/why-dont-the-troops-support-the-troops-2/#comment-1580698 neurophius Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:00:42 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/14/why-dont-the-troops-support-the-troops-2/#comment-1580698 <p><a href="http://digg.com/political_opinion/Why_Don_t_The_Troops_Support_The_Troops_2" rel="nofollow">Dugg</a></p> <p>now back to the Olympics</p> Dugg

now back to the Olympics

]]> By: Eli http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/14/why-dont-the-troops-support-the-troops-2/#comment-1580697 Eli Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:59:38 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/14/why-dont-the-troops-support-the-troops-2/#comment-1580697 <p>26 donors.</p> <p>He has a lot fewer donors than Obama across the whole military too, 558 to 859, which is way out of proportion to the money disadvantage.</p> 26 donors.

He has a lot fewer donors than Obama across the whole military too, 558 to 859, which is way out of proportion to the money disadvantage.

]]> By: Teddy Partridge http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/14/why-dont-the-troops-support-the-troops-2/#comment-1580696 Teddy Partridge Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:55:56 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/14/why-dont-the-troops-support-the-troops-2/#comment-1580696 <p>It’s important to note that only contributors of $200 or more are required to provide their employment information, and therefore there are lots of contributors not accounted for in these numbers.</p> <p>Nevertheless, if McCain shows $10,665 from military-employed contributors who gave $200 or more, the maximum number of these would be….53. Is it possible than only 53 — or fewer! — donors of $200 or more who are military-employed gave to McCain?</p> <p>Why do the officers hate our troops?</p> It’s important to note that only contributors of $200 or more are required to provide their employment information, and therefore there are lots of contributors not accounted for in these numbers.

Nevertheless, if McCain shows $10,665 from military-employed contributors who gave $200 or more, the maximum number of these would be….53. Is it possible than only 53 — or fewer! — donors of $200 or more who are military-employed gave to McCain?

Why do the officers hate our troops?

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