Comments on: Doing more than just cheering against America

By: freepatriot

freepatriot — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:43:14 +0000

I don’t know that it’s what Iranians are going to do

well, if you’re too stupid to know the answer to a simple question like that, why is anybody wasting their time listening to you prove how stupid you are ???

I mean, COME ON DUDE, the fookin Russians defended Stalin

so seriously, how stupid is he ???

no collective memory

never been to a school in his fucking life

did he grow up inside a small metal box ???

has any body checked to see if he can read …

By: Clavis

Clavis — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:36:11 +0000

Every Republican today should be asked, point-blank, before the fact, to get them on the record:

If America were attacked by terrorists tomorrow, would you undermine our Commander-in-Chief or would you stand with him?

These hypertribalist scum will use any opportunity to have it both ways, unless they are pinned down (like the dessicated insects they are).

By: Clavis

Clavis — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:34:47 +0000

Every time a corporate media outlet invites one of these shameless partisan mouthpieces on the air, they should be called on it. You can’t invite sociopathic right-wing authoritarians on the air and ask them credulous open-ended questions as if you’re going to get anything from them *other than* Luntz-y talking points and ruthless dissembling.

When Chris Matthews or David Gregory asks (e.g.) Elliot Abrams a question, what they’re really doing is saying to the audience, “Okay, I just talked for about 30 seconds, and now that I’m done talking, my guest is going to recite from memorized talking points for 2 minutes, as if reading from their press release, and I will listen attentively as they completely ignore my question and lie to my face.” Is anyone really tuning in for *that*?

By: GregB

GregB — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:15:39 +0000

They will greet us with flowers and Persian rugs! And they will name a plaza after Elliot Abrahms. Douchebag Square.

-G

By: Adams

Adams — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:22:39 +0000

Elliot Abrams was Reagan’s Asst. Sec’y of State for Humanitarian Affairs in the early 80’s. As such he first denied, then trivialized the torture, rape and assassination of 1000 Salvadoran men, women and children by US trained paramilitary around El Mozote in early December, 1981.

Their blood is on his hands. Their suffering is on his conscience, if he has one.

Elliot Abrams should be required to register as a slimebag and a war criminal if he wants to continue to speak publicly.

By: Rayne

Rayne — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:49:34 +0000

Nice of Abrams to ignore the fact that any negative sentiment against the current leadership in Iran has been amped up by millions and possibly billions of dollars in ops ranging from outright propaganda to funding nascent rebel factions. The true, un-burnished sentiment of Iranians isn’t available to us because of the last administration’s constant intervention in Iran over the last eight years.

What’s puzzling to me is how little we question this. It’s further puzzling that we never question the opposition, if it has been bought by us.

It’s also puzzling that we never question whether the reason the current leadership in Iran clung so tightly to power was that it perceived itself as a better bargainer against all-out war than its opposition, which might do something entirely different once in office than expected by the public.

Remember a certain compassionate conservative? Yeah. That same play book isn’t limited to favorite sons from Texas.

Don’t get me wrong on this; the current administration in Iran earned massive enmity and contempt with its brutalization of protesters and any other dissent, let alone its pervasively heavy-handed undemocratic treatment of the Iranian public. But we don’t have all the facts, there are many entities who want to ensure we don’t get them, and we’re doing a poor job of demanding them.

By: fuzed

fuzed — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:20:13 +0000

Perhaps if France had blockaded us during the revolution it would have turned out better for them, no?

By: Phillip

Phillip — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:11:11 +0000

What is notable to me, besides Elliot Abrams not being in prison for past crimes, is that he is able to make such statements to the MSM without immediate challenge. He is merely repeating the fantasy speech from the lead up to the last right wing disaster, the invasion of Iraq. They will greet us as liberators, huh? Sure Elliot. Take a few more Oxycontin and that nonsense will all be true. And what credible news source would go to a FAIL like Abrams for comment?

By: KayInMaine

KayInMaine — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:48:53 +0000

The next attack on America that results in tens of thousands of Americans dying will be applauded loudly by the republican party of our country. We know this, because look how they acted when America lost it’s bid for the 2016 Olympics? They were ecstatic! Pointed out this morning on Morning Joe…..no other country that lost their Olympic bid had their citizens applauding their loss!

Only American republicans applauded their country’s loss. Shameful!

THE FINAL CONCLUSION: republicans hate America, always have, they hope She fails, and they will applaud the demise of Her.

By: foothillsmike

foothillsmike — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:11:43 +0000

Morning all. Noticed that there were nearly three hundred Iraqis killed last month. Why is that not in the press along with a reiteration of how well the surge worked.