- How does this end?
- Can you imagine W. dining with Krugman and Rich?
- More outrages in the Bush Justice dept.
- Uh, Dan? Bush blamed it on the Navy.
- And lied about torture.
- Conflating "popularity" with performance.
- LA GOP lawmaker punks W.
- David Vitter, still an asshole.
- Plunging even deeper into stupid.
- Heh indeedy!
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Joe the Plumber plunges deeper:
Did someone call for a PLUNGER?
Hey Joe: You’ve got a lot of reading to do about Israel and its kook faction, whom you have been co-opted by. Does the phrase “from the Nile to the Euphrates” mean anything to you? Ever heard of “Eretz Israel?”
David Vitter, still an asshole.
didn’t we pretty much already know that?
like my momma used to always say sometimes – “find something you’re good at and stick with it”.
So with Vitter, ya gotta admit…..
What a line up there? Updates on Sarah, Bartlett, our DOJ Attorney who really does not believe in civil rights, plus Vitter. You are a hoot. Sarah, always, speaks for herself. But I cannot imagine someone, like CBS, hiring the kid Bartlett who grins and really has nothing to say; I guess he can keep dishing on his ol’ boss, but who is interested. Please, let him and Sarah just fade away, but fast.
Flashback to torture revelations:
Listening to Stephen Hadley attempt to define the law defined by Common Article 3, it now becomes crystal clear why Rumsfeld disbanded Iraq’s Standing UNIFORMED Military at the time of our invasion.
They are attempting to redefine the Geneva Conventions to apply only to those captured “on the battlefield IN UNIFORM.”
Since the “battlefield” is undefined, it is literally EVERYWHERE, and since the enemy is conveniently undefined, it pertains to EVERYONE…including you and me.
The US and Israel are on a mission to overthrow the middle east – and in so doing, create a CIVILIAN UPRISING of non-uniformed “insurgent” fighters, whom this administration finds it convenient to brand as “Al Qaeda”
There is no “Al Qaeda Organization.”
“Al Qaeda In Iraq” is a Rovian Brand Strategy – just like “911″
People who find themselves occupied by a foreign invading force tend to fight back.
In other wars, our own government has branded them as “Freedom Fighters” when it serves the US Agenda.
The administration is attempting to create its own reality, based strictly on whether or not those who oppose our invading troops are wearing a uniform.
Sound anything like the Israeli occupation of Palestine, complete with check points and road blocks? Who taught the US Troops torture techniques that would work specifically well on Arab detainees?
Coincidence?
Can US citizens traveling abroad on holiday become the victims of rendition? If Bush declares you an enemy, what are the limits? Can he declare that you are “Al Qaeda” and thereby subject you to the same interrogation practices and secret trials? Can he execute you?
Where does it stop?
And Glen Beck on CBS…really time to go to work.
The rethug party is searching for something to define them – stupid works for me.
147 hrs & 54 min
Speaking of the Navy…
PRESIDENT JOHNSON COVERS UP FOR ISRAEL:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Liberty_incident
http://www.commondreams.org/he…..023-01.htm
Cover-Up Alleged in Probe of USS Liberty
“Why would our government put Israel’s interests ahead of our own?” Moorer asked from his wheelchair at the news conference. He was chief of naval operations at the time of the attack.
Israel attacked the USS Liberty using UNMARKED AIRCRAFT. This is the single fact which proves Israel knew exactly who they were attacking.
Moorer, who as top legal council to the official investigation is in a position to know, agrees that Israel intended to sink the USS Liberty and blame Egypt for it, thus dragging the United States into a war on Israel’s behalf. This seems to be a common trick of Israel. Starting with the Lavon affair, through the USS Liberty, to the fake radio transmitter that tricked Reagan into attacking Libya, to potentially 9-11 itself, Israel’s game is to frame Arabs and set them up as targets for the United States.
The official US investigation is discredited. And with it, every claim of innocence for Israel that relied on the official investigation as a source.
The real question facing the American people is why the US Government seems more concerned with protecting Israel after they are caught playing these dirty tricks, rather than doing something to convince Israel not to kill any more Americans.
Wow, that’s really news.
Obama’s going to Will’s for dinner is a nice play. Good to get to know your enemies up front and personal, and let them know you are not afraid of them. The guy has ice in his veins.
That news is unknown to the vast majority of Americans, regardless of its dateline, to be sure.
It’s up to us to teach recent history to those who can make no sense of present world events – and might be inclined to except the narrative of Joe The CIA Agent.
Most Americans have no clue of the meaning of the words “false flag attack,” or Israel’s perfection of the tactic.
Unfortunately ice is not very good for the brain cells. *g*
147 hrs & 42 min
Joe is behind the times. The MIC has controlled information for many years. Just what America needs; a male Palin spewing forth wisdom. He is a shill for Israel. One of his two sponsors co-wrote his book. His sponsor has written one book…a tale of how Israel conquered Canaan. America has got to get that separation of church and state back in vogue.
America has got to get that separation of church and state back in vogue.
Yes.
Unless you’re talking about *my* church, of course.
yeah good move, get them off balance
They have been unbalanced for a very long time
147 hrs & 35 min
You left out the AP story today on the Clintons and their “foundation”.
fyi – more nomination hearings today (list at oxdown), including shinseki who’s hearing dosido said will be live blogged by the ivaw.
ivaw?
and thanks selise
Geez, I musta been asleep all these years. I didn’t know that. *g*
Stupid racists works better for me.
Iraq Veterans Against the War?
147 hrs & 29 min
Halperin coming up on Imus. So far today’s pretty much been a sop to the rightwing concern trollers…Ingraham and mashnotes to Hannity we turned off.
Chuck Todd’s pimpin’ his book. And I don’t care what Mrs. Brokaw and Mrs. Russert tell him. I like the face. All the Sunshines like the face.
Out to dump poopsicles…
Iraq Veterans Against the War
Having dinner with Brooks and Will would be an experience. Dining in the same proximity of Kristol would cause me to have severe indigestion.
ahh, Iraq Veterans Against the War
oh thanks.
Damn, ah owes ya a beverage.
sorry! my bad.
Iraq Veterans Against the War
Which is why they have no clue about 911. Did you hear Cynthia McKinney speak of the USS Liberty survivors on the video where she explained what the Israel’s did to the DIGNITY?
I’d imagine that 98% of the people who heard her would not have known what she was referring to, or why she was connecting it to the attack of the ship she was on.
I really appreciate your keeping track of the hours remaining in the Bush presidency.
Coffee wil be fine thanks
147 hrs & 27 min
i think i owe a round of beverages?
Even I have a hard time keeping the acronyms for the anti-war groups straight. I liked it better when it was just VVAW, but it sure was lonely out there.
second JPL9 – love the countdown clock
I kept waiting, in vain, unfortunately, for Hillary to ask: “Sen. Vitter, are you wearing diapers? Right now?”
Somebody needs to, just to keep life in perspective.
Fresh ground French roast from a French press comin’ right up.
Naw, yer cool. Doin’ 6 things at once ya can’t keep track of everything.
Say that 6 times real quick.
Hopefully Obama had a food taster with him last night. I just read Krauthammer was there also.
Wish I coulda been a fly on the wall last night. Primarily so I coulda taken a dump in Kristol’s drink.
Yup!
And how quickly did the Zionist media make that incident and those comments disappear?
It’s like it never happened.
not six yet! haven’t even had any coffee… but it’s on the way… *g*
Here, have some fresh brewed.
hmmm. hmmm. thank you!
Is Kristol still employed by NYT? When is his 1-year contract up? In Krugman’s Conscience of a Liberal he discusses the origins of movement conservatism and it’s think tanks and journals. Not once have I seen a reference to Kristol (his father, Irving, once) or The Weekly Neocon. PNAC is mentioned wrt influencing military and foreign policy but not Sardonicus.
edit –
it’sitsI wonder if they renewed his contract or are letting him drone on week by week.
I wonder what prompted this little sit down din din with the fascist propagandists.
I guess to throw them off guard, to make it harder for them to be hypercritical of him right off.
psych them out?
With a parting comment like, “I’m gonna make your miserable little lives even more miserable.”
Dana Perino coming up on WJ
David Rockefeller likely called for it, to ensure continuity of the “divide & conquer” script.
OT Blago is supposed to swear in the IL legislature today. Burris to be sworn in tomorrow. This is going to be a hoot.
146 hrs & 59 min
Unlike Brooks and Wills, who are merely hacks and shills, Kristol is a full-blown coward. Would have loved to be the fly on the wall when Obama puts his eye through him. Brooks and Wills want to be pampered. Kristol’s a masochist, and needs something else.
Christy’s up
Federal Judge Orders Last-Minute Housecleaning on US Attorney Firings
M O S S A D
P R O P A G A N D A
RIGHT ON SCHEDULE:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worl…..-gaza-tape
100% bullshit – guaranteed.
The man does not exist.
Oh, aren’t we all going to miss that friendly open door policy of the WH press secretary.
I’m not going to miss her.
roger that!
nope, not gonna miss her. Was hoping she’d be subjected to the regular callers this morning. bummer.
Of course then VVAW_AI came along.
She’ll be writing white papers for AEI, Heritage or one of the other fantasy mills. On the Daily Show she said she was gonna have 6 weeks with hubby so I guess we’ll have to wait for her first policy recommendations. *gag*
I like them.
Could do something with that last *gag* but I guess I’ll let it be.
Yea but in terms of simple nomenclature. . .
This is a fuckin’ family site. None of that dirty shit. *g*
Was hoping that HRC had asked David (The Trick) Vitter whether he was wearing diappers over or under his trousers.