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What can I say? I just can't believe it.
What can I say? I just can't believe it.
She won't have a chance. Cheney and the neocons will run the show.
The US Department of State, a Joint Venture of Halliburton and the Carlyle Group.
She won't have a chance. Cheney and the neocons will run the show.
The US Department of State, a Joint Venture of Halliburton and the Carlyle Group.
Either State is going to be rechristened the Department of Siberia, or Porter Goss has a hatchetmate at Foggy Bottom.
Either State is going to be rechristened the Department of Siberia, or Porter Goss has a hatchetmate at Foggy Bottom.
Rice's career of failures prepares her to be Secy. State?
The Economist didn't seem to have much good to say about Condi in 2000:
But if [Rice] deserves credit for [confronting the USSR on East Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall], she deserves blame for a comparable failure: America’s early underestimation of Boris Yeltsin. During Mr Yeltsin’s first trip to the United States in 1989, she overruled the advice of the American embassy in Moscow on how to treat him. Instead of being ushered in to see the president through the front door of the White House, the Russian leader merely saw Mr Bush senior during a stop-by visit at the National Security Council.
This slight culminated in a more fundamental failure: while America was still hoping that Mr Gorbachev could reform the Soviet system, Russia and the rest were declaring independence. Any fool could see the Soviet Union was collapsing. It took the real brainboxes of the Bush White House to get on the wrong side of history.
more here, with analysis
Rice's career of failures prepares her to be Secy. State?
The Economist didn't seem to have much good to say about Condi in 2000:
But if [Rice] deserves credit for [confronting the USSR on East Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall], she deserves blame for a comparable failure: America’s early underestimation of Boris Yeltsin. During Mr Yeltsin’s first trip to the United States in 1989, she overruled the advice of the American embassy in Moscow on how to treat him. Instead of being ushered in to see the president through the front door of the White House, the Russian leader merely saw Mr Bush senior during a stop-by visit at the National Security Council.
This slight culminated in a more fundamental failure: while America was still hoping that Mr Gorbachev could reform the Soviet system, Russia and the rest were declaring independence. Any fool could see the Soviet Union was collapsing. It took the real brainboxes of the Bush White House to get on the wrong side of history.
more here, with analysis
Great. The most incompetent NSA ever now goes on to cheney up State.
This is beyond cheneying belief. There are no grownups in the Executive branch.
She must have given Massa George some pretty good pleasurin' to get that job.
Great. The most incompetent NSA ever now goes on to cheney up State.
This is beyond cheneying belief. There are no grownups in the Executive branch.
She must have given Massa George some pretty good pleasurin' to get that job.
How do you solve a problem like Condoleeza?
How do you solve a problem like Condoleeza?
i remember watching all her commision testimony and barely able to keep up with the proceedings when the one guy-kerry?-kept hammering her w/ "what was the name of the memo!" and she finally answered'bin laden determined to attack america'. i was so shocked!
condi has always been the good little wife and nothing will change now...
i remember watching all her commision testimony and barely able to keep up with the proceedings when the one guy-kerry?-kept hammering her w/ "what was the name of the memo!" and she finally answered'bin laden determined to attack america'. i was so shocked!
condi has always been the good little wife and nothing will change now...
You must mean the first Shrub administration.
Picky, I know.
You must mean the first Shrub administration.
Picky, I know.
Just perfect. Chimpy has perfected the process of failing upwards.
Fail to notice al-queda getting ready to attack because you're too fucking incompetent? congratulations! you've just been promoted to the state department!!
What a bunch of fucking morons.
Just perfect. Chimpy has perfected the process of failing upwards.
Fail to notice al-queda getting ready to attack because you're too fucking incompetent? congratulations! you've just been promoted to the state department!!
What a bunch of fucking morons.
How do you solve a problem like Condoleeza?
When she's drowning, throw her an anchor.
How do you solve a problem like Condoleeza?
When she's drowning, throw her an anchor.
At Rice's confirmation hearing can someone please ask her what she was doing from Jan 20, 2001 to Sept 10,2001, because I'd really like an answer. How many votes does it take to confirm her? 60? I say not one Dem vote.
At Rice's confirmation hearing can someone please ask her what she was doing from Jan 20, 2001 to Sept 10,2001, because I'd really like an answer. How many votes does it take to confirm her? 60? I say not one Dem vote.
Whew. New thread.
As as I said in the last one,
Condi is an expert in a country that no longer exists.
Whew. New thread.
As as I said in the last one,
Condi is an expert in a country that no longer exists.
They are so dumb, they don't know how dumb they are.
You know, they don't know that there are unknown unknowns or even known unknowns to quote Rumsfeld.
And, the sad part is, they think they are brilliant and are the sole possessors of the truth.
They are so dumb, they don't know how dumb they are.
You know, they don't know that there are unknown unknowns or even known unknowns to quote Rumsfeld.
And, the sad part is, they think they are brilliant and are the sole possessors of the truth.
Less damage than 3000 lives and millions of dollars lost?
Well, if anyone can do it, she can.
Less damage than 3000 lives and millions of dollars lost?
Well, if anyone can do it, she can.
Condi would be at home in any Bush-oriented office...
Condi would be at home in any Bush-oriented office...
Can I just say, *FUCK*?
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.
Can I just say, *FUCK*?
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.
Condi gets the job because she is a good lacky. Not one to rock the boat. She'll take orders from Rummy/Cheney without batting an eyelash.
Condi gets the job because she is a good lacky. Not one to rock the boat. She'll take orders from Rummy/Cheney without batting an eyelash.
From ABC news:
The nomination comes as a sort of birthday present for Rice, who turned 50 on Sunday.
Well. Isn't that special? Chimpy gives his girlfriend the State Department for her birthday.
So much more original than flowers, don't you think? And not a peep in the media about how fucking ludicrous it is.
From ABC news:
The nomination comes as a sort of birthday present for Rice, who turned 50 on Sunday.
Well. Isn't that special? Chimpy gives his girlfriend the State Department for her birthday.
So much more original than flowers, don't you think? And not a peep in the media about how fucking ludicrous it is.
Will heading State give her more time to spend with her husband?
Will heading State give her more time to spend with her husband?
Just think... this is only the beginning of the insanity.
We haven't begun to see how far they can sink.
Just think... this is only the beginning of the insanity.
We haven't begun to see how far they can sink.
And Hecate, you ask, “What protests?”
I have thought this over for nearly two weeks now and I have decided to place blame where it is due. The Democratic Candidates did a good job (except for being too timid) and the party raised a lot of money. So, where does the blame lie for the apparent victory of an inferior man?
My answer is easy: the news media. All of the damned news media. I have not watched a news show. I have not read a newspaper beyond the headlines and will not. They are all fabrications and prevarications. They refused to tell us the truth when they had the chance: now, I remove that chance from them.
All of the rednecks and anti-intellectuals who people these desperate denizens of denial have little interest for me. Instead, I will withdraw into receiving my news from people whom I believe and respect. I have no interest in Righteous Joey Scarborough or Apologetic Aaron , Or Cringing Chris, or even the sublimely humorous – Jon Stewart. In truth, I can find NOTHING funny about the current situation facing my country.
So, turn off the tube. Throw out the papers. Live your lives the way that they should be led with care and concern and a feeling of community. But leave the corporate media to choke on their lack of readers and viewers. Withhold even cursory support for their lies: In truth, they made the mess we are in, let them try to find the stomach for telling the truth. If not, then to hell with it.
And Hecate, you ask, “What protests?”
I have thought this over for nearly two weeks now and I have decided to place blame where it is due. The Democratic Candidates did a good job (except for being too timid) and the party raised a lot of money. So, where does the blame lie for the apparent victory of an inferior man?
My answer is easy: the news media. All of the damned news media. I have not watched a news show. I have not read a newspaper beyond the headlines and will not. They are all fabrications and prevarications. They refused to tell us the truth when they had the chance: now, I remove that chance from them.
All of the rednecks and anti-intellectuals who people these desperate denizens of denial have little interest for me. Instead, I will withdraw into receiving my news from people whom I believe and respect. I have no interest in Righteous Joey Scarborough or Apologetic Aaron , Or Cringing Chris, or even the sublimely humorous – Jon Stewart. In truth, I can find NOTHING funny about the current situation facing my country.
So, turn off the tube. Throw out the papers. Live your lives the way that they should be led with care and concern and a feeling of community. But leave the corporate media to choke on their lack of readers and viewers. Withhold even cursory support for their lies: In truth, they made the mess we are in, let them try to find the stomach for telling the truth. If not, then to hell with it.
She must have given Massa George some pretty good pleasurin' to get that job.
Please cut it out with the racist, sexist bullshit. Ms. Rice deserves to be judged solely for (shitty) job she's done.
She must have given Massa George some pretty good pleasurin' to get that job.
Please cut it out with the racist, sexist bullshit. Ms. Rice deserves to be judged solely for (shitty) job she's done.
Not Condi as Secretary of State! Oh for the love of sweet weeping jebus say its not so!
Not Condi as Secretary of State! Oh for the love of sweet weeping jebus say its not so!
Whew. New thread.
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As as I said in the last one,
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Condi is an expert in a country that no longer exists.
Bears repeating.
The part I can't figure out is how she's been on a one-year leave of absence from Stanford since July 1999.
Whew. New thread.
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As as I said in the last one,
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Condi is an expert in a country that no longer exists.
Bears repeating.
The part I can't figure out is how she's been on a one-year leave of absence from Stanford since July 1999.
Condi gets the job because she is a good lacky. Not one to rock the boat.
The boat is probably the oil tanker named after her.
Condi gets the job because she is a good lacky. Not one to rock the boat.
The boat is probably the oil tanker named after her.
With Condi we'll finally have a real man at State!
With Condi we'll finally have a real man at State!
Hear, hear, Ken. You go, girrrl!
Hear, hear, Ken. You go, girrrl!
The worthless bint betrays both her ethnicity and her gender by working for the piece of shit fratboy coward.
Now she's going to complete the job of destroying what's left of this country's reputation in the world.
The worthless bint betrays both her ethnicity and her gender by working for the piece of shit fratboy coward.
Now she's going to complete the job of destroying what's left of this country's reputation in the world.
If you really want to have fun, read some of her journal articles from the 80's.
I just know that George is doing her from behind.
Cheers,
Alan Tomlinson
P.S. Probably did Ashcroft too, lest anyone accuse me of sexism
If you really want to have fun, read some of her journal articles from the 80's.
I just know that George is doing her from behind.
Cheers,
Alan Tomlinson
P.S. Probably did Ashcroft too, lest anyone accuse me of sexism
theodoric,
Stanford doesn't want her back.
theodoric,
Stanford doesn't want her back.
oh, and me2i81, thanks.
oh, and me2i81, thanks.
We are soooooo fucked.
We are soooooo fucked.
I thought this would happen.
Gee, wouldn't it be sweet if they were caught in flagrante delicto?
Far fetched, but cheerful nonetheless.
I thought this would happen.
Gee, wouldn't it be sweet if they were caught in flagrante delicto?
Far fetched, but cheerful nonetheless.
Maybe to protest Rice's appointment you could all burn yourselves in front of the White House.
Maybe to protest Rice's appointment you could all burn yourselves in front of the White House.
My answer is easy: the news media. All of the damned news media. I have not watched a news show. I have not read a newspaper beyond the headlines and will not. They are all fabrications and prevarications.
worse: they're under the impression that they're doing something meaningful.
and they are; they're making money for their employers.
to accuse the press of willfully lying is to succumb to yet another untruth: that the press is politically biased.
they are not, except to the extent that they are biased in favor of having comfortable, prestigious jobs that pay them well, give them a sense of importance, and provide lavish travel expense accounts.
My answer is easy: the news media. All of the damned news media. I have not watched a news show. I have not read a newspaper beyond the headlines and will not. They are all fabrications and prevarications.
worse: they're under the impression that they're doing something meaningful.
and they are; they're making money for their employers.
to accuse the press of willfully lying is to succumb to yet another untruth: that the press is politically biased.
they are not, except to the extent that they are biased in favor of having comfortable, prestigious jobs that pay them well, give them a sense of importance, and provide lavish travel expense accounts.
Richard Perle on NewsHour.
Asshole.
Richard Perle on NewsHour.
Asshole.
i know colin powell was going to leave and it's a sure bet ashcroft was asked to think about vacation but what's the scoop on the rest-especially abraham?
i know colin powell was going to leave and it's a sure bet ashcroft was asked to think about vacation but what's the scoop on the rest-especially abraham?
I'd like to hear a reaction from the Jersey Girls to this promotion...
I'll never forget their expressions when the she read the title of the "historical document" in front of the 911 commission...
I'd like to hear a reaction from the Jersey Girls to this promotion...
I'll never forget their expressions when the she read the title of the "historical document" in front of the 911 commission...
She'll be the best Secretary of State in a generation.
Maybe you preferred Warren Christopher? What came of all those trips to Damascus anyway?
She'll be the best Secretary of State in a generation.
Maybe you preferred Warren Christopher? What came of all those trips to Damascus anyway?
Nelson Report implies that Powell was *FORCED* out early.
Will this be the final indignity that allows him to tell BushCo to go fuck themselves?
Nelson Report implies that Powell was *FORCED* out early.
Will this be the final indignity that allows him to tell BushCo to go fuck themselves?
"Can I just say, *FUCK*?
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck."
Didn't I tell you to stop posting here, Pie?
I hate you.
"Can I just say, *FUCK*?
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck."
Didn't I tell you to stop posting here, Pie?
I hate you.
Maybe to protest Rice's appointment you could all burn yourselves in front of the White House.
Maybe, to protest your "uncontainable contempt", you could blow me.
Or, you could go live in that paradise that Bush is making of Iraq. Boy, would you show me then.
Maybe to protest Rice's appointment you could all burn yourselves in front of the White House.
Maybe, to protest your "uncontainable contempt", you could blow me.
Or, you could go live in that paradise that Bush is making of Iraq. Boy, would you show me then.
Gary,
I understand your point, but her race is Republican-American. I hear there's a lot of them, though I find that hard to stomach. But I wouldn't offend African-Americans by the association.
And I suspect her gender is best expressed as "toady".
Gary,
I understand your point, but her race is Republican-American. I hear there's a lot of them, though I find that hard to stomach. But I wouldn't offend African-Americans by the association.
And I suspect her gender is best expressed as "toady".
Let it never be said that the Bush Administration did not live up to it's standard of the mediocre.
Let it never be said that the Bush Administration did not live up to it's standard of the mediocre.
I'll never forget their expressions when the she read the title of the "historical document" in front of the 911 commission...
Richard Ben-Veniste: What was the name of that PDB?
Rice: Um. Bin Laden Determined to Strike in the U.S.
FUCK.
I'll never forget their expressions when the she read the title of the "historical document" in front of the 911 commission...
Richard Ben-Veniste: What was the name of that PDB?
Rice: Um. Bin Laden Determined to Strike in the U.S.
FUCK.
Condi Rice is a cold war "expert". Hey, we got those missles in Alaska to shoot down N. Korean nukes (I think). She has not a clue how to handle international relations. Colin Powell, saw the light and got the hell out, maybe he can live with himself. With the AG, CIA and now this it is becoming a total cluster fuck in the GWB administration.
We just need to keep our heads and let them have it when they are most vulnerable, which is now.
Condi Rice is a cold war "expert". Hey, we got those missles in Alaska to shoot down N. Korean nukes (I think). She has not a clue how to handle international relations. Colin Powell, saw the light and got the hell out, maybe he can live with himself. With the AG, CIA and now this it is becoming a total cluster fuck in the GWB administration.
We just need to keep our heads and let them have it when they are most vulnerable, which is now.
I'll never forget their expressions when the she read the title of the "historical document" in front of the 911 commission...
Richard Ben-Veniste: What was the name of that PDB?
Rice: Um. Bin Laden Determined to Strike in the U.S.
FUCK.
I'll never forget their expressions when the she read the title of the "historical document" in front of the 911 commission...
Richard Ben-Veniste: What was the name of that PDB?
Rice: Um. Bin Laden Determined to Strike in the U.S.
FUCK.
Here's an oddity about this administration. There are all kinds of positions at a senior level which have been vacant for years. The most obvious and significant is Secretary of Army....
When there is no executive level chief, all kinds of things never get done, or get done very badly. One of them, within the government, is that various other kinds of personnel work is let go, which ends up causing decisions to not be taken and certainly not executed. Haphazard, half-ass. It's a very strange administration altogether.
Just musing.
Here's an oddity about this administration. There are all kinds of positions at a senior level which have been vacant for years. The most obvious and significant is Secretary of Army....
When there is no executive level chief, all kinds of things never get done, or get done very badly. One of them, within the government, is that various other kinds of personnel work is let go, which ends up causing decisions to not be taken and certainly not executed. Haphazard, half-ass. It's a very strange administration altogether.
Just musing.
OT--
Can someone else go on finance.yahoo and confirm to me that they have the dollar/euro exchange inverted for the "3 month" and "2 year" charts (which are the worst looking)?
while you're doing that I'm gonna go into the kitchen and make a little something with aluminum foil...
OT--
Can someone else go on finance.yahoo and confirm to me that they have the dollar/euro exchange inverted for the "3 month" and "2 year" charts (which are the worst looking)?
while you're doing that I'm gonna go into the kitchen and make a little something with aluminum foil...
I wonder if her dinner plan Gwen Ifill will play this during her confirmation hearing.
Huh?
I wonder if her dinner plan Gwen Ifill will play this during her confirmation hearing.
Huh?
Time and again Bush put absolute loyalty above all else.
Thank the lord that we have such loyal people in our government. Who needs debate!
Time and again Bush put absolute loyalty above all else.
Thank the lord that we have such loyal people in our government. Who needs debate!
This is just a test. I'm trying to post after having received several "forbidden access" messages.
This is just a test. I'm trying to post after having received several "forbidden access" messages.
She'll be the best Secretary of State in a generation.
hahhahahahhhahhaahhhaaahhaaaa
She was lousy Russian Studies scholar who was given a job in the Reagan Administration because she was a black Republican.
She completely miscalled Gorbachev and peristoika. She completey miscalculated the Berlin Wall. She completely blew the call on Bush Daddy's Kuwait strategy.
She was not even familiar with the phrase Al Qeada until Jan. 01.
Best SoS.... my ass.
She'll be the best Secretary of State in a generation.
hahhahahahhhahhaahhhaaahhaaaa
She was lousy Russian Studies scholar who was given a job in the Reagan Administration because she was a black Republican.
She completely miscalled Gorbachev and peristoika. She completey miscalculated the Berlin Wall. She completely blew the call on Bush Daddy's Kuwait strategy.
She was not even familiar with the phrase Al Qeada until Jan. 01.
Best SoS.... my ass.
And the incompetence spreads.
Get ready for more gross malfeasance from the first administration headed by a CEO who never ran a company he couldn't bankrupt sooner or later.
Condi should have remained shilling for the oil industry. We'd all be better off.
And the incompetence spreads.
Get ready for more gross malfeasance from the first administration headed by a CEO who never ran a company he couldn't bankrupt sooner or later.
Condi should have remained shilling for the oil industry. We'd all be better off.
GWPDA,
Don't take this the wrong way, but I love historians. Truly.
GWPDA,
Don't take this the wrong way, but I love historians. Truly.
Hate to sound like a broken record, but WHEN HAS CONDI RICE EVER DONE HER JOB?
The Peter Principle in action.
Hate to sound like a broken record, but WHEN HAS CONDI RICE EVER DONE HER JOB?
The Peter Principle in action.
Condi gets the job because she is a good lacky. Not one to rock the boat. She'll take orders from Rummy/Cheney without batting an eyelash.
yeah but she'll be battin 'em a mile a minute when she goes on the sunday shows to say "we had NO IDEA, we could have NEVER IMAGINED...."
Condi gets the job because she is a good lacky. Not one to rock the boat. She'll take orders from Rummy/Cheney without batting an eyelash.
yeah but she'll be battin 'em a mile a minute when she goes on the sunday shows to say "we had NO IDEA, we could have NEVER IMAGINED...."
def: No. His show and tell act at the UN before Iraq War II demonstrated once and for all that the man has no dignity to speak of.
def: No. His show and tell act at the UN before Iraq War II demonstrated once and for all that the man has no dignity to speak of.
The old saying was that a diplomat was someone who went abroad to lie for their country.
The rest of the world respected Powell enough to listen to him despite disagreeing.
The rest of the world isn't going to give Rice the time of day. Which is perfectly OK in a weird way, because her boss has no message he wishes to give the rest of the world.
Rice's job will be to go on Sunday talk shows and tell preposterous lies the hosts will be too chickenshit to call her on. She's already proved she can do it, too.
The old saying was that a diplomat was someone who went abroad to lie for their country.
The rest of the world respected Powell enough to listen to him despite disagreeing.
The rest of the world isn't going to give Rice the time of day. Which is perfectly OK in a weird way, because her boss has no message he wishes to give the rest of the world.
Rice's job will be to go on Sunday talk shows and tell preposterous lies the hosts will be too chickenshit to call her on. She's already proved she can do it, too.
She's being groomed for president.
She's being groomed for president.
"Nelson Report implies that Powell was *FORCED* out early.
Will this be the final indignity that allows him to tell BushCo to go fuck themselves?"
Well, def, that was what it took for George Tenet. I'll just bet that Powell had a two book deal anyway.
"Nelson Report implies that Powell was *FORCED* out early.
Will this be the final indignity that allows him to tell BushCo to go fuck themselves?"
Well, def, that was what it took for George Tenet. I'll just bet that Powell had a two book deal anyway.
That was weird. Does anybody know why I got those "Forbidden Access" messages about six times when I tried to post? I thought there for a minute that I'd been banned. Is it just a bizarre Haloscan peculiarity that I've just not encountered before?
That was weird. Does anybody know why I got those "Forbidden Access" messages about six times when I tried to post? I thought there for a minute that I'd been banned. Is it just a bizarre Haloscan peculiarity that I've just not encountered before?
mj,
(shudder)
mj,
(shudder)
well,
when we she was in charge of national security, we had the biggest failure in the history of the word "security".
by definition, she can't do any worse than she already has.
not only that but she can also look americans in the eye and flat out lie with the best of them.
no blood on my hands, i voted for kerry.
well,
when we she was in charge of national security, we had the biggest failure in the history of the word "security".
by definition, she can't do any worse than she already has.
not only that but she can also look americans in the eye and flat out lie with the best of them.
no blood on my hands, i voted for kerry.
2008: No where to go from here but up, assuming we're still here in four years.
2008: No where to go from here but up, assuming we're still here in four years.
McCain on News Hour.
He is not a moderate, he's a shill for GWB. Porter Goss is doing the right thing. The CIA needs to be cleaned up.
What the fuck. Porter Goss is the problem. Read the 911 report, Congress (Porter was chair of House Intel committee) is just as much to blame for the problems as the "bureacracy".
yuck.
McCain on News Hour.
He is not a moderate, he's a shill for GWB. Porter Goss is doing the right thing. The CIA needs to be cleaned up.
What the fuck. Porter Goss is the problem. Read the 911 report, Congress (Porter was chair of House Intel committee) is just as much to blame for the problems as the "bureacracy".
yuck.
NYMary: I believe Harry Belafonte would agree with me.
NYMary: I believe Harry Belafonte would agree with me.
It will be amusing to watch Condi squirm when trying to explain how State has become a total incompetent mess.
It would if I didn't live in America, anyway.
It will be amusing to watch Condi squirm when trying to explain how State has become a total incompetent mess.
It would if I didn't live in America, anyway.
Up like a mushroom cloud
Up like a mushroom cloud
Maybe to protest Rice's appointment you could all burn yourselves in front of the White House.
The Republicans control the entire federal government. Why are people still whining about what Democrats and leftsists are doing? Why do people care what Democrats and leftists are doing? What is the government doing? Why hasn't it gotten off its fat, Republican, government-subsidized ass and got something done for its supporters?
Why are some people talking to US about what we should be doing instead of lobbying their regime about what IT should be doing?
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various other kinds of personnel work is let go, which ends up causing decisions to not be taken and certainly not executed. Haphazard, half-ass.
That's intentional. Leave all decisions to the person of the executive.
Maybe to protest Rice's appointment you could all burn yourselves in front of the White House.
The Republicans control the entire federal government. Why are people still whining about what Democrats and leftsists are doing? Why do people care what Democrats and leftists are doing? What is the government doing? Why hasn't it gotten off its fat, Republican, government-subsidized ass and got something done for its supporters?
Why are some people talking to US about what we should be doing instead of lobbying their regime about what IT should be doing?
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various other kinds of personnel work is let go, which ends up causing decisions to not be taken and certainly not executed. Haphazard, half-ass.
That's intentional. Leave all decisions to the person of the executive.
Hey, Eddy!
Whaddya going to monge at happy hour? Wings or tenders? Can't wait to c ya!
Hey, Eddy!
Whaddya going to monge at happy hour? Wings or tenders? Can't wait to c ya!
Essentially what Rice admitted was that they knew all along that bin Laden was determined to strike, but they really weren't worked up about it.
Essentially what Rice admitted was that they knew all along that bin Laden was determined to strike, but they really weren't worked up about it.
Ellie,the 'Forbidden' messages are happening to others, too, Not your fault. 
Ellie,the 'Forbidden' messages are happening to others, too, Not your fault.
xegar, I think a nuke or bio weapon would be a worse failure. she's still gotta chance, you go girl...
sigh....
xegar, I think a nuke or bio weapon would be a worse failure. she's still gotta chance, you go girl...
sigh....
Hate to sound like a broken record, but WHEN HAS CONDI RICE EVER DONE HER JOB?
oh, I bet Gerhard Casper would write her a pretty good recommendation.
Hate to sound like a broken record, but WHEN HAS CONDI RICE EVER DONE HER JOB?
oh, I bet Gerhard Casper would write her a pretty good recommendation.
She was lousy Russian Studies scholar who was given a job in the Reagan Administration because she was a black Republican.
let me add that Stanford shuffled off to an administrative post because her students thought she was an idiot.
In the politically correct days of the '80s, firing her was impossible. Thanks Stanford. Your past unspoken policies have made us much more likely to be attacked by terrorists and despised by our allies.
She was lousy Russian Studies scholar who was given a job in the Reagan Administration because she was a black Republican.
let me add that Stanford shuffled off to an administrative post because her students thought she was an idiot.
In the politically correct days of the '80s, firing her was impossible. Thanks Stanford. Your past unspoken policies have made us much more likely to be attacked by terrorists and despised by our allies.
Ellie,
A lot of us have been getting them. I don't mind; I like feeling naughty when I get here. "Oooh! Atrios! It's forbidden!"
But then I was raised Catholic.
Ellie,
A lot of us have been getting them. I don't mind; I like feeling naughty when I get here. "Oooh! Atrios! It's forbidden!"
But then I was raised Catholic.
Gary, I don't doubt it for a second....
Gary, I don't doubt it for a second....
Ellie,the 'Forbidden' messages are happening to others, too, Not your fault.
Ellie,the 'Forbidden' messages are happening to others, too, Not your fault.
McCain on News Hour. He is not a moderate, he's a shill for GWB.
Of course. Did anyone believe otherwise?
McCain on News Hour. He is not a moderate, he's a shill for GWB.
Of course. Did anyone believe otherwise?
Thanks, "just me". I appreciate the reassurance! I was starting to panic there - wondering how I was going to get my Eschaton fix!
Thanks, "just me". I appreciate the reassurance! I was starting to panic there - wondering how I was going to get my Eschaton fix!
Bush: "Karl, I've got to do summpin about Condi, she is pushing me on Laura, wants more time with me, starting to scare me man. You know I like a little dark meat, but I ain't buying the whole bird."
Karl: "Easy, make her Secretary of State, we'll send her off all over the Globe on a goodwill tour."
Bush: "Geez, I don't know, you think she can handle it?"
Karl: "Handle what? Hell, nobody in the world listens to us anymore anyway, will any luck she'll get kidnapped and your problems solved."
Bush: "That's why I keep you around Rovey, always thinkin..."
Bush: "Karl, I've got to do summpin about Condi, she is pushing me on Laura, wants more time with me, starting to scare me man. You know I like a little dark meat, but I ain't buying the whole bird."
Karl: "Easy, make her Secretary of State, we'll send her off all over the Globe on a goodwill tour."
Bush: "Geez, I don't know, you think she can handle it?"
Karl: "Handle what? Hell, nobody in the world listens to us anymore anyway, will any luck she'll get kidnapped and your problems solved."
Bush: "That's why I keep you around Rovey, always thinkin..."
Unless I miss my guess, this will lead to Skip Gnehm resigning as ambassador to Jordan. He's one of the last of the old guard, speaks Arabic, was ambassador to Kuwait during the first gulf war and called back to Jordan only because Powell asked for him.
That open an important post for some GOP Pioneer.
Oh, wait, you'd have to have some courage to be ambassador to Jordan. That leaves out 90% of the current GOP.
Unless I miss my guess, this will lead to Skip Gnehm resigning as ambassador to Jordan. He's one of the last of the old guard, speaks Arabic, was ambassador to Kuwait during the first gulf war and called back to Jordan only because Powell asked for him.
That open an important post for some GOP Pioneer.
Oh, wait, you'd have to have some courage to be ambassador to Jordan. That leaves out 90% of the current GOP.
Essentially what Rice admitted was that they knew all along that bin Laden was determined to strike, but they really weren't worked up about it.
as it turns out, bin laden himself says he wasn't prepared for that level of nonchalance.
Essentially what Rice admitted was that they knew all along that bin Laden was determined to strike, but they really weren't worked up about it.
as it turns out, bin laden himself says he wasn't prepared for that level of nonchalance.
Don't miss "Diddling Condi", a hilarious sex romp coming to a theater near you this December 25th. Starring Phylicia Rashad as Ms. Rice, and Paul Reubens as, "The Prez"
Don't miss "Diddling Condi", a hilarious sex romp coming to a theater near you this December 25th. Starring Phylicia Rashad as Ms. Rice, and Paul Reubens as, "The Prez"
McCain on News Hour. He is not a moderate, he's a shill for GWB.
Of course. Did anyone believe otherwise?
McCain on News Hour. He is not a moderate, he's a shill for GWB.
Of course. Did anyone believe otherwise?
by definition, she can't do any worse than she already has.
She can do worse. Just because no one in the history of the US government ever has done worse doesn't mean she can't find a way.
by definition, she can't do any worse than she already has.
She can do worse. Just because no one in the history of the US government ever has done worse doesn't mean she can't find a way.
Remember when you were a kid and you'd be out playing and you'd accidentaly step in some dog poop? And you'd have to get a twig or a popsicle stick or something to get it all out of the treads on your sneakers?
This is sorta like we stepped in dog poop and we're trying to get it off by stepping in more dog poop.
Or maybe it's like we stepped in dog poop, and we're stepping in more dog poop with our other foot so our shoes will match.
Neither one is terribly smart...
Remember when you were a kid and you'd be out playing and you'd accidentaly step in some dog poop? And you'd have to get a twig or a popsicle stick or something to get it all out of the treads on your sneakers?
This is sorta like we stepped in dog poop and we're trying to get it off by stepping in more dog poop.
Or maybe it's like we stepped in dog poop, and we're stepping in more dog poop with our other foot so our shoes will match.
Neither one is terribly smart...
Let it never be said that the Bush Administration did not live up to it's standard of the mediocre. - krsaz
Hell, I'd say they've undershot it spectacularly and reached a new sub-basement of the banal.
Let it never be said that the Bush Administration did not live up to it's standard of the mediocre. - krsaz
Hell, I'd say they've undershot it spectacularly and reached a new sub-basement of the banal.
McCain on News Hour. He is not a moderate, he's a shill for GWB.
Of course. Did anyone believe otherwise?
McCain on News Hour. He is not a moderate, he's a shill for GWB.
Of course. Did anyone believe otherwise?
McCain on News Hour.
No, dimbulb. Chambliss.
McCain on News Hour.
No, dimbulb. Chambliss.
I agree wholeheartedly with 'turn off the media'.
As a news/politics junkie I was entirely captured by cable news in 2000.
I turned it all off in 2001. My TV is a lonely thing, now.
The 2004 election was an entirely different animal without listening or watching all of the pundits, the spinmeisters, and the 'experts' do their thing. Now I feel like watching that stuff, even reading it, is a form of self-abuse.
They get paid big bucks to do the nation's thinking for it. I nearly regret I don't have a cable service I can cancel.
I agree wholeheartedly with 'turn off the media'.
As a news/politics junkie I was entirely captured by cable news in 2000.
I turned it all off in 2001. My TV is a lonely thing, now.
The 2004 election was an entirely different animal without listening or watching all of the pundits, the spinmeisters, and the 'experts' do their thing. Now I feel like watching that stuff, even reading it, is a form of self-abuse.
They get paid big bucks to do the nation's thinking for it. I nearly regret I don't have a cable service I can cancel.
Fuck. Can't refresh; can't refresh with blank fields.
Apologies.
Fuck. Can't refresh; can't refresh with blank fields.
Apologies.
Every time I get one of those "FORBIDDEN" messages, I just assume the Kings and Queens of Eschaton are on my ass!
HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW!
(I gain my strength from lame trolls.)
Every time I get one of those "FORBIDDEN" messages, I just assume the Kings and Queens of Eschaton are on my ass!
HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW!
(I gain my strength from lame trolls.)
oh great if she missed all the stuff she was an expert in than what the hell is she gonna do w/ palestinian situation - you know he plans on leaving office w/ that 'realised goal' just like his hero reagan killed the soviet union all by himself.
oh great if she missed all the stuff she was an expert in than what the hell is she gonna do w/ palestinian situation - you know he plans on leaving office w/ that 'realised goal' just like his hero reagan killed the soviet union all by himself.
"She's being groomed for president."
Doubtless we'll hear a great deal about her religious proclivities. Which would lead me to refer to her as a Rice Christian.
That's just me being silly tho.
"She's being groomed for president."
Doubtless we'll hear a great deal about her religious proclivities. Which would lead me to refer to her as a Rice Christian.
That's just me being silly tho.
If you think we're fucked, just imagine how people in the Middle East feel. The US actually needs a real SoS right about now. It was a mistake for me to try to give up drinking.
If you think we're fucked, just imagine how people in the Middle East feel. The US actually needs a real SoS right about now. It was a mistake for me to try to give up drinking.
Lisa Myers on NBC news just said the President recently intervened in the CIA controversy to 'smooth the waters' so it doesn't distract on the war on terror.? NOT A FUCKING WORD ABOUT ELIMINATING THOSE DISLOYAL TO THE PRESIDENT.
Lisa Myers on NBC news just said the President recently intervened in the CIA controversy to 'smooth the waters' so it doesn't distract on the war on terror.? NOT A FUCKING WORD ABOUT ELIMINATING THOSE DISLOYAL TO THE PRESIDENT.
"She's being groomed for president."
That will die as soon as her affair with Ann Coulter comes out.
"She's being groomed for president."
That will die as soon as her affair with Ann Coulter comes out.
Ellie - I was getting those messages too. Considering what a magnet for problems I've been this afternoon, I thought I'd been banned.
Ellie - I was getting those messages too. Considering what a magnet for problems I've been this afternoon, I thought I'd been banned.
ok, this is a serious question:
given that our foreign relations are already just about as fucked as it's possible to make them, is it really any worse to have child prodigy Condi Rice in that job than it would be to have four more years of General Powell?
I mean, maybe we should quit even pretending that our foreign policy is capable of nuance. At least nobody's ever seen Condi in a uniform (except maybe a Girl Scout uniform).
ok, this is a serious question:
given that our foreign relations are already just about as fucked as it's possible to make them, is it really any worse to have child prodigy Condi Rice in that job than it would be to have four more years of General Powell?
I mean, maybe we should quit even pretending that our foreign policy is capable of nuance. At least nobody's ever seen Condi in a uniform (except maybe a Girl Scout uniform).
Pre-emptively staking intellectual property rights claim to curried Rice, fried Rice, Rice pilaf, & Rice-a-Ronnie.
Pre-emptively staking intellectual property rights claim to curried Rice, fried Rice, Rice pilaf, & Rice-a-Ronnie.
"It will be amusing to watch Condi squirm when trying to explain how State has become a total incompetent mess."
and exactly who do you think will be asking her to explain it?
.
"It will be amusing to watch Condi squirm when trying to explain how State has become a total incompetent mess."
and exactly who do you think will be asking her to explain it?
.
Tena,
Don't let the cranky trolls get you down. We like you.
Tena,
Don't let the cranky trolls get you down. We like you.
Twenty more dead on NewsHour.
Added to the rising number after the election.
FUCK!
Twenty more dead on NewsHour.
Added to the rising number after the election.
FUCK!
f you think we're fucked, just imagine how people in the Middle East feel. The US actually needs a real SoS right about now. It was a mistake for me to try to give up drinking.
I certainly have empathy for folks outside the US. But let me put it this way:
I am very glad that I, my wife and my *5 year old son* now live in a small town, 3 hours from a major city. Until last year I was 5 minutes from one of the biggest ports in the country.
Not to be a fear monger, but the liklihood that Condi will only antagonize the world will potentially make my old neighbors much less safe.
f you think we're fucked, just imagine how people in the Middle East feel. The US actually needs a real SoS right about now. It was a mistake for me to try to give up drinking.
I certainly have empathy for folks outside the US. But let me put it this way:
I am very glad that I, my wife and my *5 year old son* now live in a small town, 3 hours from a major city. Until last year I was 5 minutes from one of the biggest ports in the country.
Not to be a fear monger, but the liklihood that Condi will only antagonize the world will potentially make my old neighbors much less safe.
The good news is that the Foreign Service is run by underlings; ambassadors are almost always political appointees and temporary. The underlings are career people and usually stay in one place for a long time.
The bad news is that Condi might be required to purge the underlings of 'liberals' and 'disloyalist' and replace them with loyal Republican incompetents.
The good news is that the Foreign Service is run by underlings; ambassadors are almost always political appointees and temporary. The underlings are career people and usually stay in one place for a long time.
The bad news is that Condi might be required to purge the underlings of 'liberals' and 'disloyalist' and replace them with loyal Republican incompetents.
"Richard Perle on NewsHour."
Pie, he didn't happen to mention that little lawsuit, did he? (west coast-no see for 3 more hours) The one from Hollinger, suing Conrad Black for skimming lots o'money from the company? Seems he shared his proceeds with his friends, like Perle, who was also on the board of directors.
Bloomberg article
Hmm, the Bloomberg article says Perle isn't named. I'd read earlier today he was.
Tow
"Richard Perle on NewsHour."
Pie, he didn't happen to mention that little lawsuit, did he? (west coast-no see for 3 more hours) The one from Hollinger, suing Conrad Black for skimming lots o'money from the company? Seems he shared his proceeds with his friends, like Perle, who was also on the board of directors.
Bloomberg article
Hmm, the Bloomberg article says Perle isn't named. I'd read earlier today he was.
Tow
At least nobody's ever seen Condi in a uniform (except maybe a Girl Scout uniform).
Gwen, you bitch! You swore you wouldn't tell ANYONE!
At least nobody's ever seen Condi in a uniform (except maybe a Girl Scout uniform).
Gwen, you bitch! You swore you wouldn't tell ANYONE!
Wonder what Mullah Dobson thinks about those, um, "weird issues" in her personal life?
Wonder what Mullah Dobson thinks about those, um, "weird issues" in her personal life?
Hi, Tena. Well, I haven't checked out any of the threads below so I don't know what kind of problems have come your way. Trolls out this afternoon? I wouldn't be surprised if they're in the neighborhood to see what our reaction is to the news.
What a dreadful woman! How can we tolerate her as SoS??? I'm more and more embarrassed for this country.
Hi, Tena. Well, I haven't checked out any of the threads below so I don't know what kind of problems have come your way. Trolls out this afternoon? I wouldn't be surprised if they're in the neighborhood to see what our reaction is to the news.
What a dreadful woman! How can we tolerate her as SoS??? I'm more and more embarrassed for this country.
Rice: Um. Bin Laden Determined to Strike in the U.S.
Actually, it was much worse.
BEN-VENISTE. Isn't it a fact, Dr. Rice, that the Aug. 6 P.D.B. warned against possible attacks in this country? And I ask you whether you recall the title of that P.D.B.
RICE. I believe the title was Bin Laden Determined To Attack Inside the United States. Now, the P.D.B. -
BEN-VENISTE. Thank you.
RICE. No, Mr. Ben-Veniste -
BEN-VENISTE. I will get into the -
RICE. I would like to finish my point here.
BEN-VENISTE. I didn't know there was a point.
If I worked for State, and Condi became my boss, I'd resign on the spot. Actually, if I were a career diplomat, I'd resign now, rather than face ridicule in the country I served.
Oh, and she was a shitty 'expert' on the USSR. Fucked it all up. Her doctoral thesis is considered a joke by Eastern European scholars.
Rice: Um. Bin Laden Determined to Strike in the U.S.
Actually, it was much worse.
BEN-VENISTE. Isn't it a fact, Dr. Rice, that the Aug. 6 P.D.B. warned against possible attacks in this country? And I ask you whether you recall the title of that P.D.B.
RICE. I believe the title was Bin Laden Determined To Attack Inside the United States. Now, the P.D.B. -
BEN-VENISTE. Thank you.
RICE. No, Mr. Ben-Veniste -
BEN-VENISTE. I will get into the -
RICE. I would like to finish my point here.
BEN-VENISTE. I didn't know there was a point.
If I worked for State, and Condi became my boss, I'd resign on the spot. Actually, if I were a career diplomat, I'd resign now, rather than face ridicule in the country I served.
Oh, and she was a shitty 'expert' on the USSR. Fucked it all up. Her doctoral thesis is considered a joke by Eastern European scholars.
I despise that incompetent danger to us all, Condi Rice. Having said that, I think our nation will actually be safer with her out of the National Security Advisor position.
She is a literal ticking time bomb waiting to go off on our country.
I despise that incompetent danger to us all, Condi Rice. Having said that, I think our nation will actually be safer with her out of the National Security Advisor position.
She is a literal ticking time bomb waiting to go off on our country.
theodoric,
At least nobody's ever seen Condi in a uniform (except maybe a Girl Scout uniform).
Or a cheerleader, or a naughty nurse....
(with apologies to Gary F for what I realize is a complete lack of consistency)
theodoric,
At least nobody's ever seen Condi in a uniform (except maybe a Girl Scout uniform).
Or a cheerleader, or a naughty nurse....
(with apologies to Gary F for what I realize is a complete lack of consistency)
Did anyone see a Kevin Sites piece on NBC about a marine who murdered an unarmed, injured insurgent in a Fallujah mosque?
here is part of the story...
"...A Marine can be heard saying on the pool footage provided to Reuters Television: "He's fucking faking he's dead. He faking he's fucking dead."
"The Marine then raises his rifle and fires into the man's head. The pictures are too graphic for us to broadcast," Sites said. No images of the shooting were shown in the footage provided to Reuters"
Did anyone see a Kevin Sites piece on NBC about a marine who murdered an unarmed, injured insurgent in a Fallujah mosque?
here is part of the story...
"...A Marine can be heard saying on the pool footage provided to Reuters Television: "He's fucking faking he's dead. He faking he's fucking dead."
"The Marine then raises his rifle and fires into the man's head. The pictures are too graphic for us to broadcast," Sites said. No images of the shooting were shown in the footage provided to Reuters"
The good news is that the Foreign Service is run by underlings; ambassadors are almost always political appointees and temporary. The underlings are career people and usually stay in one place for a long time.
Not always. Though the nice missions go to political cronies, 'shitty little countries' get career diplomats. Joe Wilson was ambassador to Gabon. And it's actually the career guys (and gals) in the shitty little countries who tend to be the most important, because those countries are the ones most likely to turn into next year's big fucking mess.
The good news is that the Foreign Service is run by underlings; ambassadors are almost always political appointees and temporary. The underlings are career people and usually stay in one place for a long time.
Not always. Though the nice missions go to political cronies, 'shitty little countries' get career diplomats. Joe Wilson was ambassador to Gabon. And it's actually the career guys (and gals) in the shitty little countries who tend to be the most important, because those countries are the ones most likely to turn into next year's big fucking mess.
Robert Bork is on Dobbs. He's attacking Specter and the last liberal bastion the cons have to take over: Supreme Court
oi
Robert Bork is on Dobbs. He's attacking Specter and the last liberal bastion the cons have to take over: Supreme Court
oi
pseudonymous in nc- yeah, I spent a couple of semesters in a highly regarded Soviet Studies dept around the time of Condi NSA work for Reagan. The Dept also had a recent Reagan alum who basically called Condi the dumbest person to ever be employed by the White House. He meant it.
That memory still sticks with me.
pseudonymous in nc- yeah, I spent a couple of semesters in a highly regarded Soviet Studies dept around the time of Condi NSA work for Reagan. The Dept also had a recent Reagan alum who basically called Condi the dumbest person to ever be employed by the White House. He meant it.
That memory still sticks with me.
"She's being groomed for president."
Actually, its by the President, but let's leave her personal life out of it and focus on her professional problems.
"She's being groomed for president."
Actually, its by the President, but let's leave her personal life out of it and focus on her professional problems.
squirrel:
Don't worry about it, accordingly to rob on the last thread, middle eastern peace is in the bag and they will be putting Bush's mug up on Mt. Rushmore before the end of the decade.
Bawahahahahahahahahahaha
squirrel:
Don't worry about it, accordingly to rob on the last thread, middle eastern peace is in the bag and they will be putting Bush's mug up on Mt. Rushmore before the end of the decade.
Bawahahahahahahahahahaha
mj,
I don't see Condi being groomed for the president. Republican or not, "the base" ain't gonna vote for a non-married African-American woman. Remember, these are people who think the CIA is a "hotbed of liberalism", so grasping reality isn't their strong point. And that's not even considering her complete lack of qualifications or even a career to justify such a stunt.
The GOPranos may be mendacious and venal and maybe even a bit evil, but they ain't that crazy or stupid.
How do you solve a problem like Condoleeza?
JeffCO
A flibbertijibbet! A will-o'-the wisp! A clown!
mj,
I don't see Condi being groomed for the president. Republican or not, "the base" ain't gonna vote for a non-married African-American woman. Remember, these are people who think the CIA is a "hotbed of liberalism", so grasping reality isn't their strong point. And that's not even considering her complete lack of qualifications or even a career to justify such a stunt.
The GOPranos may be mendacious and venal and maybe even a bit evil, but they ain't that crazy or stupid.
How do you solve a problem like Condoleeza?
JeffCO
A flibbertijibbet! A will-o'-the wisp! A clown!
At least I wont have to listen to all the dumbass Colon Powell apologists anymore.
At least I wont have to listen to all the dumbass Colon Powell apologists anymore.
"A little piece of you
The little peace in me
Will die [This is not a miracle]
For this is not America"
- David Bowie, 1985
"A little piece of you
The little peace in me
Will die [This is not a miracle]
For this is not America"
- David Bowie, 1985
You know, this is grim, but there is a silver lining in all this (Condi at state, CIA purges). Eventually, different factions of the country will be in a purity war, and they'll all fracture and/or be so vile that the public will demand action.
Granted, life might suck a lot more until this happens, but they are going to come to an end in a big, sloppy, embarrassing way.
You know, this is grim, but there is a silver lining in all this (Condi at state, CIA purges). Eventually, different factions of the country will be in a purity war, and they'll all fracture and/or be so vile that the public will demand action.
Granted, life might suck a lot more until this happens, but they are going to come to an end in a big, sloppy, embarrassing way.
Did anyone see a Kevin Sites piece on NBC about a marine who murdered an unarmed, injured insurgent in a Fallujah mosque?
CNN carried it a few hours back, when the Reuters footage appeared. They blacked out the shooting, but it was of one of a bunch of people bleeding to death against a wall. One old guy with a beard.
Of course, after Abu Ghraib, the Iraqi insurgents were already loathe to surrender. Now that they know they can be shot on site by kids pumped up on war fever.... And I don't blame the individual so much as I do the people who put him and
For fuck's sake, troops are blowing their own brains out in Iraq. They're going to be placed in situations where they're on hair-triggers, and pull the trigger. Fucking atrocious. Fucking atrocious.
Did anyone see a Kevin Sites piece on NBC about a marine who murdered an unarmed, injured insurgent in a Fallujah mosque?
CNN carried it a few hours back, when the Reuters footage appeared. They blacked out the shooting, but it was of one of a bunch of people bleeding to death against a wall. One old guy with a beard.
Of course, after Abu Ghraib, the Iraqi insurgents were already loathe to surrender. Now that they know they can be shot on site by kids pumped up on war fever.... And I don't blame the individual so much as I do the people who put him and
For fuck's sake, troops are blowing their own brains out in Iraq. They're going to be placed in situations where they're on hair-triggers, and pull the trigger. Fucking atrocious. Fucking atrocious.
Are the dems going to attack anybody that Bush nominates? Or just roll over. Oh I forgot, this is Reid's party now.
Are the dems going to attack anybody that Bush nominates? Or just roll over. Oh I forgot, this is Reid's party now.
condi and wolfowitz tried to bring down our nation through sheer incompetence... they almost succeeded.
i think my problem with condi is that she is not comfortable with her egregious lies... you can always tell when she is lying to her nation by her facial expressions... i like my war whores to be comfortble with their lies... it makes me work harder in getting to the truth.
condi and wolfowitz tried to bring down our nation through sheer incompetence... they almost succeeded.
i think my problem with condi is that she is not comfortable with her egregious lies... you can always tell when she is lying to her nation by her facial expressions... i like my war whores to be comfortble with their lies... it makes me work harder in getting to the truth.
Wonder what Mullah Dobson thinks about those, um, "weird issues" in her personal life?
I think Dobson's probably prepared to overlook the personal sexual proclivities of anyone who can publicly contribute to his ego trip. Christians know you can always write that kind of thing off to ignorance or extremely poor gaydar, because it's not your fault you didn't stone the fag or the fornicator if you didn't know.
On the other hand, there's the story of what he did to Gil Moegerle's first marriage.
Jeez, enough about Dobson already. He's probably got some lackey googling this up and printing it out for him to spooge over tomorrow morning.
Wonder what Mullah Dobson thinks about those, um, "weird issues" in her personal life?
I think Dobson's probably prepared to overlook the personal sexual proclivities of anyone who can publicly contribute to his ego trip. Christians know you can always write that kind of thing off to ignorance or extremely poor gaydar, because it's not your fault you didn't stone the fag or the fornicator if you didn't know.
On the other hand, there's the story of what he did to Gil Moegerle's first marriage.
Jeez, enough about Dobson already. He's probably got some lackey googling this up and printing it out for him to spooge over tomorrow morning.
smarty jones,
I just saw it - watching Hardball now. fucking disgusting. how many of these incidents weren't caught on camera?
I have to admit, I feel sorry for the JAGs in these cases. their jobs must totally suck.
smarty jones,
I just saw it - watching Hardball now. fucking disgusting. how many of these incidents weren't caught on camera?
I have to admit, I feel sorry for the JAGs in these cases. their jobs must totally suck.
Anyone else find it extraordinarily odd that the Bush administration is waging a war on both the Cia's clandestine service and Arlen Specter (the guy who devised the "Magic Bullet" JFK assasination theory) simultaneously?
Is he afraid of another CIA coup? Is Specter a CIA op himself?
Anyone else find it extraordinarily odd that the Bush administration is waging a war on both the Cia's clandestine service and Arlen Specter (the guy who devised the "Magic Bullet" JFK assasination theory) simultaneously?
Is he afraid of another CIA coup? Is Specter a CIA op himself?
Condi is very intelligent. She always agrees with w.
Condi is very intelligent. She always agrees with w.
i think my problem with wolfowitz stems from the fact that he is satan's progeny...
and he is a dumb shit...
motherfucker dismissed "blinking red intelligence" in the weeks before 9/11 as al qaeda merely testing our intel capabilities and reactions.
then he says that there are no holy sites in Iraq and that it would be a cakewalk.
mother fucker!
i think my problem with wolfowitz stems from the fact that he is satan's progeny...
and he is a dumb shit...
motherfucker dismissed "blinking red intelligence" in the weeks before 9/11 as al qaeda merely testing our intel capabilities and reactions.
then he says that there are no holy sites in Iraq and that it would be a cakewalk.
mother fucker!
With Condi off galavanting around the world, and appearing on the Sunday punditfests, spouting lies, who will read the one-page memos to Georgy Boy? I thought he needed her to help him read anything more complex than My Pet Goat.
With Condi off galavanting around the world, and appearing on the Sunday punditfests, spouting lies, who will read the one-page memos to Georgy Boy? I thought he needed her to help him read anything more complex than My Pet Goat.
Holy shit, terrorists were in the USA and wanted to attack us?
'Bin Laden determined to attack in the United States.'
One might think Osama bin laden had not revealed this intention in newspapers and in videos again and again for over 3 years prior to this report!
http://www.ict.org.il/articles/f...cles/
fatwah.htm
Holy shit, terrorists were in the USA and wanted to attack us?
'Bin Laden determined to attack in the United States.'
One might think Osama bin laden had not revealed this intention in newspapers and in videos again and again for over 3 years prior to this report!
http://www.ict.org.il/articles/f...cles/
fatwah.htm
CNN now talking about soldier killing Iraqi point blank right now
CNN now talking about soldier killing Iraqi point blank right now
The nomination comes as a sort of birthday present for Rice, who turned 50 on Sunday..............The nations oldest virgin now gets to screw things up on a planetary scale.
The nomination comes as a sort of birthday present for Rice, who turned 50 on Sunday..............The nations oldest virgin now gets to screw things up on a planetary scale.
My theory is that Bush assumes the Dems will go hard-core after ONE of his nominees, and he's sending all of his hack nominees up at the same time to distract and confuse everyone.
Whoever is running the show for the Dems in the Senate better have his or her shit together on this one.
My theory is that Bush assumes the Dems will go hard-core after ONE of his nominees, and he's sending all of his hack nominees up at the same time to distract and confuse everyone.
Whoever is running the show for the Dems in the Senate better have his or her shit together on this one.
Oh, and according to Josh M, one of the rumours is John Bolton as Rice's deputy. John Bolton is one of the biggest fucks in recent history to work at the top of State. He's never seen an international treaty he's not wanted to wreck. He's a fucking fuck, and ought to be thrown into jail and have his diplomatic passport taken away on his first foreign visit.
Oh, and according to Josh M, one of the rumours is John Bolton as Rice's deputy. John Bolton is one of the biggest fucks in recent history to work at the top of State. He's never seen an international treaty he's not wanted to wreck. He's a fucking fuck, and ought to be thrown into jail and have his diplomatic passport taken away on his first foreign visit.
"Jeez, enough about Dobson already. "
My own personal opinion is that he's such a staunch advocate of spanking because the gives him an excuse to pull down the pants of young children.
But that's just me...
"Jeez, enough about Dobson already. "
My own personal opinion is that he's such a staunch advocate of spanking because the gives him an excuse to pull down the pants of young children.
But that's just me...
dirtgirl, pseudo,
thanks, I am glad that this is getting some notice...
of course, this is all the media's fault, and we can rest assured that this is the only time that anything like this has ever happened.
and rodney king was the only african-american male to be beaten by the LAPD.
dirtgirl, pseudo,
thanks, I am glad that this is getting some notice...
of course, this is all the media's fault, and we can rest assured that this is the only time that anything like this has ever happened.
and rodney king was the only african-american male to be beaten by the LAPD.
CNN now talking about soldier killing Iraqi point blank right now
GOPers are rushing to their computers as we speak to see if this guy enlisted under Clinton.
Tomorrow's meme: "The White House today said that the actions of the soldier, who sources indicate enlisted in the armed forces while Bill Clinton was President, are not representative of the US military, and that a thorough investigation is planned."
CNN now talking about soldier killing Iraqi point blank right now
GOPers are rushing to their computers as we speak to see if this guy enlisted under Clinton.
Tomorrow's meme: "The White House today said that the actions of the soldier, who sources indicate enlisted in the armed forces while Bill Clinton was President, are not representative of the US military, and that a thorough investigation is planned."
If nothing else this Administration has totally blown the concept of the Peter Principal...they reach the level of their incompetence and then go even higher.
If nothing else this Administration has totally blown the concept of the Peter Principal...they reach the level of their incompetence and then go even higher.
The bad news is that Condi might be required to purge the underlings of 'liberals' and 'disloyalist' and replace them with loyal Republican incompetents.
Just me,
For 3 years now, recently retired underlings from numerous departments in our government have been telling the news networks, in the off the record editorial meetings that go on all the time, that this administration is working to politicize all the career guys and gals, in all departments. Not just state, but dod and the Pentagon and education, etc.
The Pendleton Act is history.
Nearest I can figure it, the Repubs feel that if they replace everyone with loyalists, then, even if a Dem does become president, it would be impossible to clean house, and instead, the Dem would be paralyzed.
It is either that, or the Repubs never expect to lose, or, they are just plain interested in destroying any government that they can't control.
Although this story is finally getting some slight play via Goss and the CIA housecleaning, this has been going on throughout this administration.
I know I sound like a broken record, but, IMHO, this is the great, untold story of the last four years.
The bad news is that Condi might be required to purge the underlings of 'liberals' and 'disloyalist' and replace them with loyal Republican incompetents.
Just me,
For 3 years now, recently retired underlings from numerous departments in our government have been telling the news networks, in the off the record editorial meetings that go on all the time, that this administration is working to politicize all the career guys and gals, in all departments. Not just state, but dod and the Pentagon and education, etc.
The Pendleton Act is history.
Nearest I can figure it, the Repubs feel that if they replace everyone with loyalists, then, even if a Dem does become president, it would be impossible to clean house, and instead, the Dem would be paralyzed.
It is either that, or the Repubs never expect to lose, or, they are just plain interested in destroying any government that they can't control.
Although this story is finally getting some slight play via Goss and the CIA housecleaning, this has been going on throughout this administration.
I know I sound like a broken record, but, IMHO, this is the great, untold story of the last four years.
So what diesel,
So what if the a soldier killed someone. That what they do-besides no democrat leader will ever wimper about it. They are too busy trying to get along with the republicans. How these blogs can support any elected dem is beyond me.
So what diesel,
So what if the a soldier killed someone. That what they do-besides no democrat leader will ever wimper about it. They are too busy trying to get along with the republicans. How these blogs can support any elected dem is beyond me.
We go from the first tier second-raters to the second tier second-raters.
And the Puppet Administration continues on its merry ways. Lame ducks long before being sworn into office a second time, these putzes.
We go from the first tier second-raters to the second tier second-raters.
And the Puppet Administration continues on its merry ways. Lame ducks long before being sworn into office a second time, these putzes.
OT: For social epidemiologists
...
Morris is one of three men who killed their families in Oregon in just over a year. Criminologists say there are about 50 familicides in the entire nation each year.
The bodies of Christian Longo's wife and three small children were found in two coastal bays around Christmas 2001. He pleaded guilty to two of the killings and a jury convicted him of the others and sentenced him to death.
In February 2002, Robert Bryant killed his wife and four children and himself with a shotgun at their home outside McMinneville.
All three men had been under financial pressure. All three were deeply involved in religion.
....
Wonder how this will track over the next four years, as more of the moral values voters run up against the spluttering economy and the soon-to-be-overhauled personal bankruptcy laws.
OT: For social epidemiologists
...
Morris is one of three men who killed their families in Oregon in just over a year. Criminologists say there are about 50 familicides in the entire nation each year.
The bodies of Christian Longo's wife and three small children were found in two coastal bays around Christmas 2001. He pleaded guilty to two of the killings and a jury convicted him of the others and sentenced him to death.
In February 2002, Robert Bryant killed his wife and four children and himself with a shotgun at their home outside McMinneville.
All three men had been under financial pressure. All three were deeply involved in religion.
....
Wonder how this will track over the next four years, as more of the moral values voters run up against the spluttering economy and the soon-to-be-overhauled personal bankruptcy laws.
"and exactly who do you think will be asking her to explain it? "
Well, here's the thing. Remember I mentioned all those empty, senior level and fairly critical jobs? Like Kindly Old Doc Rice, the occupants of them have to be confirmed. It is just starting to raise a question about Rove and the gang's willingness to undergo confirmation processes of any kind. And it's going to be extremely difficult to avoid it.
"and exactly who do you think will be asking her to explain it? "
Well, here's the thing. Remember I mentioned all those empty, senior level and fairly critical jobs? Like Kindly Old Doc Rice, the occupants of them have to be confirmed. It is just starting to raise a question about Rove and the gang's willingness to undergo confirmation processes of any kind. And it's going to be extremely difficult to avoid it.
I'm an indie progressive. The dem party lost me a long time ago.
I'm an indie progressive. The dem party lost me a long time ago.
I agree with smarty jones--and not just because I live in philly.
Rice was NSA, her job is to coordinate security policy among ALL of the agencies involved--DoS, CIA, FBI, DoD, NSA, etc.
What we have seen in the past four years is nothing but bureaucratic infighting and disarray.
Everytime Powell said one thing and the Pentagon another, every time the intel services disagreed, everytime the President looked bad because of a stupid decision on security, it was, by job description, HER FAULT.
--And I haven't even mentioned that she was in charge of national security and she was in power for 9/11, the worst attack on the US since PEarl Harbor.
Now, I am sure the DoS is not going to like her being in charge.
And I assume Armitage will also leave ASAP, unless he has already tendered his resignation.
This is an NSA that, according to the media, didn't even read the NIE on Iraqi WMD.
So the President doesn't read, and his top security advisor doesn't either?
like so:
http://www.theage.com.au/article...l?
oneclick=true
A senior Administration official who briefed journalists on Friday said neither Mr Bush nor National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice read the [NIE] in its entirety. "They did not read footnotes in a 90-page document," he said, referring to the annex.
The official said Mr Bush was briefed on the estimate's contents, but "I don't think he sat down over a long weekend and read every word of it."
Yeah, why bother, it's not like you were going to start a war based on the information in the report...
I agree with smarty jones--and not just because I live in philly.
Rice was NSA, her job is to coordinate security policy among ALL of the agencies involved--DoS, CIA, FBI, DoD, NSA, etc.
What we have seen in the past four years is nothing but bureaucratic infighting and disarray.
Everytime Powell said one thing and the Pentagon another, every time the intel services disagreed, everytime the President looked bad because of a stupid decision on security, it was, by job description, HER FAULT.
--And I haven't even mentioned that she was in charge of national security and she was in power for 9/11, the worst attack on the US since PEarl Harbor.
Now, I am sure the DoS is not going to like her being in charge.
And I assume Armitage will also leave ASAP, unless he has already tendered his resignation.
This is an NSA that, according to the media, didn't even read the NIE on Iraqi WMD.
So the President doesn't read, and his top security advisor doesn't either?
like so:
http://www.theage.com.au/article...l?
oneclick=true
A senior Administration official who briefed journalists on Friday said neither Mr Bush nor National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice read the [NIE] in its entirety. "They did not read footnotes in a 90-page document," he said, referring to the annex.
The official said Mr Bush was briefed on the estimate's contents, but "I don't think he sat down over a long weekend and read every word of it."
Yeah, why bother, it's not like you were going to start a war based on the information in the report...
Smarty - good god - I am heartsick. I feel sorry for those soldiers, they've been turned into what they are by their superiors and by this war. No good will ever come from this war. There is no good thing that can come from such a monumental and monstrous lie.
Those people who do make it home are going to have really hard adjustments and I wonder how many will make it? I'm thinking not as many as Vietnam and that was almost the ruin of a generation. And those people in the WH - they don't give a shit at all.
It is monstrous. It is evil.
Smarty - good god - I am heartsick. I feel sorry for those soldiers, they've been turned into what they are by their superiors and by this war. No good will ever come from this war. There is no good thing that can come from such a monumental and monstrous lie.
Those people who do make it home are going to have really hard adjustments and I wonder how many will make it? I'm thinking not as many as Vietnam and that was almost the ruin of a generation. And those people in the WH - they don't give a shit at all.
It is monstrous. It is evil.
My theory is that Bush assumes the Dems will go hard-core after ONE of his nominees, and he's sending all of his hack nominees up at the same time to distract and confuse everyone.
My theory is that Bush is trying to provoke multiple filibusters to get the Republicans in the Senate to "go nuclear" and reduce the cloture threshold to a simple majority.
My theory is that Bush assumes the Dems will go hard-core after ONE of his nominees, and he's sending all of his hack nominees up at the same time to distract and confuse everyone.
My theory is that Bush is trying to provoke multiple filibusters to get the Republicans in the Senate to "go nuclear" and reduce the cloture threshold to a simple majority.
"CNN now talking about soldier killing Iraqi point blank right now"
Are We Nearly There Yet?
"CNN now talking about soldier killing Iraqi point blank right now"
Are We Nearly There Yet?
I know it's probably not likely, but if Colin takes a nice head-clearing vacation and then decides to write his own tell-all book to give his side of the story, that would rock.
I know it's probably not likely, but if Colin takes a nice head-clearing vacation and then decides to write his own tell-all book to give his side of the story, that would rock.
Andrew Mitchell on MSNBC now repeating the John Bolton as Condi's deputy at State rumor.
in a bit of positive news, two people at my office today were peddling the "at least Alberto Gonzales is better than Ashcroft" line. Until I showed them his wikipedia entry. Now they are both shaking their heads, totally dismayed that these guys can be so fucking evil. just doing my part to spead the word...
Andrew Mitchell on MSNBC now repeating the John Bolton as Condi's deputy at State rumor.
in a bit of positive news, two people at my office today were peddling the "at least Alberto Gonzales is better than Ashcroft" line. Until I showed them his wikipedia entry. Now they are both shaking their heads, totally dismayed that these guys can be so fucking evil. just doing my part to spead the word...
Tena,
I am saddened. And enraged. Of course, we all knew this was going on, but still.
PS... have you seen the gut-wrenching blog that posts pics from Fallujah? I went there via Salon, and it makes me want to scream for justice. I can give a link if you want.
Tena,
I am saddened. And enraged. Of course, we all knew this was going on, but still.
PS... have you seen the gut-wrenching blog that posts pics from Fallujah? I went there via Salon, and it makes me want to scream for justice. I can give a link if you want.
now she can tell world leaders to go fuck themselves to their faces!
now she can tell world leaders to go fuck themselves to their faces!
You know, it's a good thing that the US doesn't care about the opinions of anyone else in the world anymore, because if we did, appointing someone with no international credibility whatsoever might be a bad thing.
You know, it's a good thing that the US doesn't care about the opinions of anyone else in the world anymore, because if we did, appointing someone with no international credibility whatsoever might be a bad thing.
I had a very frightening nightmare last night:
Sun Myung Moon had succeeded in deceiving the entire Republican party into believing that he was the "second coming" - bigger that Jesus. He had lured the Reps to his coronation in DC this past winter. The Dominionist had complied but Moon had set a trap decades ago - he had been working on destroying the USA since the 60's as a payback for the Korean war. He had secretly teamed up with the little megalomaniac up in North Korea, and had been funding his nuclear program.
The fundies were so wrapped up in the Rapture that they allowed Moon to push the button and blow half of America off the globe. Then he could claim his coming and continue his world domination as the son of God. And the Bible belt was happy because their Father had called them home - together with millions of innocent non-believers. They died happily ever-after.
I had a very frightening nightmare last night:
Sun Myung Moon had succeeded in deceiving the entire Republican party into believing that he was the "second coming" - bigger that Jesus. He had lured the Reps to his coronation in DC this past winter. The Dominionist had complied but Moon had set a trap decades ago - he had been working on destroying the USA since the 60's as a payback for the Korean war. He had secretly teamed up with the little megalomaniac up in North Korea, and had been funding his nuclear program.
The fundies were so wrapped up in the Rapture that they allowed Moon to push the button and blow half of America off the globe. Then he could claim his coming and continue his world domination as the son of God. And the Bible belt was happy because their Father had called them home - together with millions of innocent non-believers. They died happily ever-after.
Any further word on the 60 supposedly killed in a booby trap?
Any further word on the 60 supposedly killed in a booby trap?
just doing my part to spead the word...
We're all doing it.
just doing my part to spead the word...
We're all doing it.
I had a very frightening dream last night:
Sun Myung Moon had succeeded in deceiving the entire Republican party into believing that he was the "second coming" - bigger that Jesus. He had lured the Reps to his coronation in DC this past winter. The Dominionist had complied but Moon had set a trap decades ago - he had been working on destroying the USA since the 60's as a payback for the Korean war. He had secretly teamed up with the little megalomaniac up in North Korea, and had been funding his nuclear program.
The fundies were so wrapped up in the Rapture that they allowed Moon to push the button and blow half of America off the globe. Then he could claim his coming and continue his world domination as the son of God. And the Bible belt was happy because their Father had called them home - together with millions of innocent non-believers. They died happily ever-after.
I had a very frightening dream last night:
Sun Myung Moon had succeeded in deceiving the entire Republican party into believing that he was the "second coming" - bigger that Jesus. He had lured the Reps to his coronation in DC this past winter. The Dominionist had complied but Moon had set a trap decades ago - he had been working on destroying the USA since the 60's as a payback for the Korean war. He had secretly teamed up with the little megalomaniac up in North Korea, and had been funding his nuclear program.
The fundies were so wrapped up in the Rapture that they allowed Moon to push the button and blow half of America off the globe. Then he could claim his coming and continue his world domination as the son of God. And the Bible belt was happy because their Father had called them home - together with millions of innocent non-believers. They died happily ever-after.
steveeboy,
the incompetence of Condi is deep, wide and legendary. We will be reading about the failures of the NSA and the intel crowd for decades to come (if we are lucky to be around!)
another thing about that bozo rice... she (along with that other war whore, Rumsfeld) pushed that insulting and outrageous claim that the violent and endemic insurgency in Iraq was not a big deal, especially when you consider that Nazi werewolf brigades were fighting the allies in Germany.
These liars make shit up and people eat it!
steveeboy,
the incompetence of Condi is deep, wide and legendary. We will be reading about the failures of the NSA and the intel crowd for decades to come (if we are lucky to be around!)
another thing about that bozo rice... she (along with that other war whore, Rumsfeld) pushed that insulting and outrageous claim that the violent and endemic insurgency in Iraq was not a big deal, especially when you consider that Nazi werewolf brigades were fighting the allies in Germany.
These liars make shit up and people eat it!
So far this month, 72 coalition deaths. 58 of them in the last week. At the end of every show, This Week does a memoriam for whoever died that week, including all US troops, when their names are released.
Most decent thing Stephanopolous has ever done.
Tow
So far this month, 72 coalition deaths. 58 of them in the last week. At the end of every show, This Week does a memoriam for whoever died that week, including all US troops, when their names are released.
Most decent thing Stephanopolous has ever done.
Tow
Failing up! What will we tell the children?
Failing up! What will we tell the children?
Bosco B,
no, but searching on "booby" in google news does get a surprising number of hits.
Bosco B,
no, but searching on "booby" in google news does get a surprising number of hits.
course now that its sunk in a little what are we worrying for? a sos is there to speak for the country to other leaders. who at this point really cares what we say? besides blair n his pal down under?
course now that its sunk in a little what are we worrying for? a sos is there to speak for the country to other leaders. who at this point really cares what we say? besides blair n his pal down under?
Goodness, Lima. What a horrible nightmare. The scary thing is that with this crowd in charge, I can almost believe it entirely possible.
Goodness, Lima. What a horrible nightmare. The scary thing is that with this crowd in charge, I can almost believe it entirely possible.
Tomorrow's meme: "The White House today said that the actions of the soldier, who sources indicate enlisted in the armed forces while Bill Clinton was President...
It's only a matter of years before US troops are dying in Iraq who weren't even born when Bill Clinton was president. And even then, the freepertrash will blame him.
Tomorrow's meme: "The White House today said that the actions of the soldier, who sources indicate enlisted in the armed forces while Bill Clinton was President...
It's only a matter of years before US troops are dying in Iraq who weren't even born when Bill Clinton was president. And even then, the freepertrash will blame him.
Goodness, Lima. What a horrible nightmare. The scary thing is that with this crowd in charge, I can almost believe it entirely possible.
Ellie
It's within the realm of possibility, for sure...
Goodness, Lima. What a horrible nightmare. The scary thing is that with this crowd in charge, I can almost believe it entirely possible.
Ellie
It's within the realm of possibility, for sure...
eddiequillen -
This, combined with the administration's constant pressure to remove the last vestige of what we used to understand as 'Civil Service protection' from employees brings us back to 1876. Success!
eddiequillen -
This, combined with the administration's constant pressure to remove the last vestige of what we used to understand as 'Civil Service protection' from employees brings us back to 1876. Success!
Whores! Any questions?
What do you get when you combine a beautiful Sunday morning, a Downtown Cleveland venue, a world-famous photographer and over a thousand Clevelanders ... completely naked?
How about art?
It all happened recently, and 19 Action News anchor Sharon Reed was there.
But Sharon didn't just report the story, she became part of it -- posing nude with over a thousand others for a groundbreaking and controversial photo that all of Cleveland will be talking about.
Our cameras were rolling as the unbelievable scene took place.
So, YOU be the judge. Is it art? Or is it something else? See it to believe it.
Watch "Body Of Art" ... Tonight on 19 Action News at 11, right after CSI: MIAMI.
Whores! Any questions?
What do you get when you combine a beautiful Sunday morning, a Downtown Cleveland venue, a world-famous photographer and over a thousand Clevelanders ... completely naked?
How about art?
It all happened recently, and 19 Action News anchor Sharon Reed was there.
But Sharon didn't just report the story, she became part of it -- posing nude with over a thousand others for a groundbreaking and controversial photo that all of Cleveland will be talking about.
Our cameras were rolling as the unbelievable scene took place.
So, YOU be the judge. Is it art? Or is it something else? See it to believe it.
Watch "Body Of Art" ... Tonight on 19 Action News at 11, right after CSI: MIAMI.
Damn good advice upthread:
zipher | Email | Homepage | 11.15.04 - 6:50 pm
Increase the MTBF of your NTSC RECVR
I still pay cable though; for HBO, SUND, IFC and CSPAN
Pathetic? Yes. I suspect no ala carte in site from Charter, a wired world corp...
Damn good advice upthread:
zipher | Email | Homepage | 11.15.04 - 6:50 pm
Increase the MTBF of your NTSC RECVR
I still pay cable though; for HBO, SUND, IFC and CSPAN
Pathetic? Yes. I suspect no ala carte in site from Charter, a wired world corp...
I'll never enjoy Woot the same way again, dirtgirl.
I'll never enjoy Woot the same way again, dirtgirl.
Career advice for Colin Powell.
Career advice for Colin Powell.
Anderson Cooper is saying that Powell was a waverer from Bush's policies, but Condi is steadfast in her support of Bush.
Anderson Cooper is saying that Powell was a waverer from Bush's policies, but Condi is steadfast in her support of Bush.
Has anyone been over to the Free Republic or LGF? Are they using the word "purge"? Or is it all happy talk?
Has anyone been over to the Free Republic or LGF? Are they using the word "purge"? Or is it all happy talk?
LFOD, these blogs support elected dems because they're elected, not forced down our throats by thieves and liars whose hipocracy is the only consistency about them. So what if a soldier killed someone. that's what they do when they're lied to, scared, badly trained, unsupported by their government and given to believe that all the brown ones are their enemies. To blame the victims is the usual resort of the weak-minded and thoughtless.
LFOD, these blogs support elected dems because they're elected, not forced down our throats by thieves and liars whose hipocracy is the only consistency about them. So what if a soldier killed someone. that's what they do when they're lied to, scared, badly trained, unsupported by their government and given to believe that all the brown ones are their enemies. To blame the victims is the usual resort of the weak-minded and thoughtless.
Whores! Any questions?
Oh, I don't mind that: Spencer Tunick is cool. Better the newsmuppet strips off with the rest of the crowd than 'oohs' from a distance.
Whores! Any questions?
Oh, I don't mind that: Spencer Tunick is cool. Better the newsmuppet strips off with the rest of the crowd than 'oohs' from a distance.
Lima,
Except that not all Republicans are in Moon's pocket but some Democrats are, most of your "nightmare" is more likely true than not, including the connection with North Korea's nuclear program.
Lima,
Except that not all Republicans are in Moon's pocket but some Democrats are, most of your "nightmare" is more likely true than not, including the connection with North Korea's nuclear program.
Ronjazz,
care to elaborate a bit?
there seems to be shared blame in the incident in question. it appears to me to be similar to the Abu Ghraib crimes... put poorly trained people into shithole situations and bad things happens. however, you can't simply exonerate these acts.
Ronjazz,
care to elaborate a bit?
there seems to be shared blame in the incident in question. it appears to me to be similar to the Abu Ghraib crimes... put poorly trained people into shithole situations and bad things happens. however, you can't simply exonerate these acts.
It was a bad night, couldn't go back to sleep after that nightmare.
Now I wonder if this is what the innocent Iraquis are going through - the end of their world, fathers, nmothers children being blown apart, shot like dogs by American soldiers. God help us.
It was a bad night, couldn't go back to sleep after that nightmare.
Now I wonder if this is what the innocent Iraquis are going through - the end of their world, fathers, nmothers children being blown apart, shot like dogs by American soldiers. God help us.
CNN is fawning over Powell like is a God or something.
They are playing ABBA.
Waterloo, I guess that is kind of appropriate.
CNN is fawning over Powell like is a God or something.
They are playing ABBA.
Waterloo, I guess that is kind of appropriate.
smarty - I'm not sure I could take the pictures, frankly. I"m not trying to duck the truth, but there are some things that are just beyond my ability to handle. When they first struck at Falluja, right after those 4 mercenaries were killed, which precipitated this whole fucking thing, I saw pictures of dead children from the attack.
I can't do that anymore.
smarty - I'm not sure I could take the pictures, frankly. I"m not trying to duck the truth, but there are some things that are just beyond my ability to handle. When they first struck at Falluja, right after those 4 mercenaries were killed, which precipitated this whole fucking thing, I saw pictures of dead children from the attack.
I can't do that anymore.
BC-BUSH-CABINET-RICE 11-15 0531
BC-BUSH-CABINET-RICE (UPDATE 2)
UPDATE 2-Rice replacing Powell; Hadley to head NSC-officials
(Adds details, background)
By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush has
chosen national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, one of his
closest confidantes, to replace resigning Secretary of State
Colin Powell, senior administration officials said Monday.
The deputy national security adviser, Stephen Hadley, will
replace Rice, the officials said. Bush is expected to make both
announcements Tuesday.
BC-BUSH-CABINET-RICE 11-15 0531
BC-BUSH-CABINET-RICE (UPDATE 2)
UPDATE 2-Rice replacing Powell; Hadley to head NSC-officials
(Adds details, background)
By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush has
chosen national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, one of his
closest confidantes, to replace resigning Secretary of State
Colin Powell, senior administration officials said Monday.
The deputy national security adviser, Stephen Hadley, will
replace Rice, the officials said. Bush is expected to make both
announcements Tuesday.
The thing that scares me is that all the key decisions made by the administration involve a very small number of people. Disturbingly incestuous, and highly politicized.
Why is this barely mentioned or discussed in the mainstream media?
The thing that scares me is that all the key decisions made by the administration involve a very small number of people. Disturbingly incestuous, and highly politicized.
Why is this barely mentioned or discussed in the mainstream media?
Perfect choice for Bush. Of course he wouldn't want to have a more informed and deeper thinking person than he. Further verification that we're fucked.
Perfect choice for Bush. Of course he wouldn't want to have a more informed and deeper thinking person than he. Further verification that we're fucked.
Psuedonomous in NC: Of course! (Then again, seventy some families are devastated by an immoral and illegal war -- but hey, as long as the newslady bares all for the masses's gratification: it is okay.)
John Prine, "Blow up your TV, throw away your papers, go into the country, build you a home, plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches, try and find "Jesus(or whatever meaning in life you choose)" on your own."
Psuedonomous in NC: Of course! (Then again, seventy some families are devastated by an immoral and illegal war -- but hey, as long as the newslady bares all for the masses's gratification: it is okay.)
John Prine, "Blow up your TV, throw away your papers, go into the country, build you a home, plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches, try and find "Jesus(or whatever meaning in life you choose)" on your own."
I have never posted on one of these thingies before. But I feel compelled.
I thought that the talk of C. Rice becoming Secretary of State was just speculative cyncism, all in good fun.
I just found out that she is actually replacing Powell. This is astonishing from every angel (but one). Hasn't she been the most outstanding embarassment to these creatures? She has shown herself to be the most hollow and vacuous person that they found to join their junta.
They are just wiping their asses on our faces.
I have never posted on one of these thingies before. But I feel compelled.
I thought that the talk of C. Rice becoming Secretary of State was just speculative cyncism, all in good fun.
I just found out that she is actually replacing Powell. This is astonishing from every angel (but one). Hasn't she been the most outstanding embarassment to these creatures? She has shown herself to be the most hollow and vacuous person that they found to join their junta.
They are just wiping their asses on our faces.
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Tena,
I completely understand. I do think that our war whore citizens should be forced to see them though.
Tena,
I completely understand. I do think that our war whore citizens should be forced to see them though.
They are just wiping their asses on our faces.
Harry5757
indeed they are.
They are just wiping their asses on our faces.
Harry5757
indeed they are.
Oh, holy mother of God, NO!
Seems the Peter Principle is alive and well. Screw-up and you get advanced. No one gets fired. Yepper, our CEO President rules with an iron hand in a black glove.
Machiavelli must be smiling...
in Hell.
Oh, holy mother of God, NO!
Seems the Peter Principle is alive and well. Screw-up and you get advanced. No one gets fired. Yepper, our CEO President rules with an iron hand in a black glove.
Machiavelli must be smiling...
in Hell.
harry5757, nicely put.
harry5757, nicely put.
The amazing thing about her testimony on the August 6 PDB is how much it could be accurately applied to Iraqi's WMD programs. All of the intelligence on Iraq was "historical data". None of it depicted Saddam Hussein as an imminent threat. The inconsistency is Orwellian.
The amazing thing about her testimony on the August 6 PDB is how much it could be accurately applied to Iraqi's WMD programs. All of the intelligence on Iraq was "historical data". None of it depicted Saddam Hussein as an imminent threat. The inconsistency is Orwellian.
President Bush has
chosen national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, one of his
closest confidantes, to replace resigning Secretary of State
Colin Powell, senior administration officials said Monday.
The deputy national security adviser, Stephen Hadley, will
replace Rice, the officials said. Bush is expected to make both
announcements Tuesday.
Hadley is one of the goons who pressured to have the uranium references inserted into a couple of speeches.
And he's been Condi's assistant during her long, interminable service of mindnumbing incompetence.
Utter failures, both of them. They'll do very well for themselves in the House of Nero.
President Bush has
chosen national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, one of his
closest confidantes, to replace resigning Secretary of State
Colin Powell, senior administration officials said Monday.
The deputy national security adviser, Stephen Hadley, will
replace Rice, the officials said. Bush is expected to make both
announcements Tuesday.
Hadley is one of the goons who pressured to have the uranium references inserted into a couple of speeches.
And he's been Condi's assistant during her long, interminable service of mindnumbing incompetence.
Utter failures, both of them. They'll do very well for themselves in the House of Nero.
I have to agree with everyone harry. Condi is one of the most incompetent people in an amazingly incompetent administration.
Domestically and internationally, we are all well and truly fucked.
But I can't wait to hear the values crowd squeal like piggies when their taxes go up and their kids are drafted.
Here it comes, open wide.
I have to agree with everyone harry. Condi is one of the most incompetent people in an amazingly incompetent administration.
Domestically and internationally, we are all well and truly fucked.
But I can't wait to hear the values crowd squeal like piggies when their taxes go up and their kids are drafted.
Here it comes, open wide.
The thing that scares me is that all the key decisions made by the administration involve a very small number of people. Disturbingly incestuous, and highly politicized.
Ya think?
Well, when is everyone else going to catch on?
The thing that scares me is that all the key decisions made by the administration involve a very small number of people. Disturbingly incestuous, and highly politicized.
Ya think?
Well, when is everyone else going to catch on?
Everyone harry? Did I mean everyone hairy? Or was it everyone AND harry.
I think it was the latter.
Everyone harry? Did I mean everyone hairy? Or was it everyone AND harry.
I think it was the latter.
Why haven't we ever had a black woman in a position of power? Or a black man for that matter?
Why haven't we ever had a black woman in a position of power? Or a black man for that matter?
Yes, Harry 5757 - great comment.
someone upthread mentioned the Jersey Girls, too - talk about their wiping their asses on our faces - think of how huge an insult this is to them.
Yes, Harry 5757 - great comment.
someone upthread mentioned the Jersey Girls, too - talk about their wiping their asses on our faces - think of how huge an insult this is to them.
Condi Rice for Secretary of State?
You're joking, right?
Are they *TRYING* to get us all killed?
Condi Rice for Secretary of State?
You're joking, right?
Are they *TRYING* to get us all killed?
Are they *TRYING* to get us all killed?
Where've you been the last four years?
Are they *TRYING* to get us all killed?
Where've you been the last four years?
The deputy national security adviser, Stephen Hadley, will replace Rice, the officials said.
Once again, Bush rewards loyal incompetence over principled disagreement.
The deputy national security adviser, Stephen Hadley, will replace Rice, the officials said.
Once again, Bush rewards loyal incompetence over principled disagreement.
With the naming of Condo=selazy Rice as Secretary of State, we have the perfect example of the Peter Principle in action!
With the naming of Condo=selazy Rice as Secretary of State, we have the perfect example of the Peter Principle in action!
Lawrence Peter commented in a later commentary on the 'Peter Principle' ("people rise to the level at which they are incompetent and stay there") to the effect that, in practice, white males _do_ rise above that level, and minorities can't rise _to_ that level, so our economy builds on the foundation of competent work done by under-recognized, under-promoted, competent and over-qualified minority workers, whose work supports the incompetent white male bosses.
Clearly things have greatly improved in the 20 years since he drew that conclusion.
I note also the variety of papers pointing out that consanguinity -- cousin marriage -- is prevalent in Iraq, causing tight family clans to which loyalty outranks any idea of country or nation or democracy.
Interestingly, did you hear the Bush family may be grooming Jeb to run for President after George W. is done? Nothing like a little inbreeding to strengthen the loyalty to your small group over any notion of patriotism.
Lawrence Peter commented in a later commentary on the 'Peter Principle' ("people rise to the level at which they are incompetent and stay there") to the effect that, in practice, white males _do_ rise above that level, and minorities can't rise _to_ that level, so our economy builds on the foundation of competent work done by under-recognized, under-promoted, competent and over-qualified minority workers, whose work supports the incompetent white male bosses.
Clearly things have greatly improved in the 20 years since he drew that conclusion.
I note also the variety of papers pointing out that consanguinity -- cousin marriage -- is prevalent in Iraq, causing tight family clans to which loyalty outranks any idea of country or nation or democracy.
Interestingly, did you hear the Bush family may be grooming Jeb to run for President after George W. is done? Nothing like a little inbreeding to strengthen the loyalty to your small group over any notion of patriotism.
newser,
you are killing me! (about the Hadley news)
oh lord have mercy on us all.
newser,
you are killing me! (about the Hadley news)
oh lord have mercy on us all.
someone please correct me if i am wrong, but there are no confirmation hearings for the NSA as this is a preznitial advisor position, right?
'cause otherwise a great question to Hadley would be "hey, bitch, did you out Plame?"
"No. then fucking who did? 'Cause i can sit hear all god damn day until i get some fucking anwers!"
someone please correct me if i am wrong, but there are no confirmation hearings for the NSA as this is a preznitial advisor position, right?
'cause otherwise a great question to Hadley would be "hey, bitch, did you out Plame?"
"No. then fucking who did? 'Cause i can sit hear all god damn day until i get some fucking anwers!"
Looks like the CIA guy who was asked to reconsider his resignation over the weekend has made up his mind. And he's not the only one.
Reuters
The top two officials at the CIA's clandestine unit resigned on Monday after clashing with the new management of the agency at a time when it is fighting terrorism and supporting U.S. operations in Iraq.
Stephen Kappes, deputy director for operations, and his deputy Michael Sulick submitted their resignations and a senior covert officer will take charge of the Directorate of Operations, CIA Director Porter Goss said in a statement.
Looks like the CIA guy who was asked to reconsider his resignation over the weekend has made up his mind. And he's not the only one.
Reuters
The top two officials at the CIA's clandestine unit resigned on Monday after clashing with the new management of the agency at a time when it is fighting terrorism and supporting U.S. operations in Iraq.
Stephen Kappes, deputy director for operations, and his deputy Michael Sulick submitted their resignations and a senior covert officer will take charge of the Directorate of Operations, CIA Director Porter Goss said in a statement.
I am sure that this has been said in one form or another above but I'll say it again anyway. Atrios - why are we still pulling punches when it comes to Condi?
"Condi will be the closest thing to a "grownup" there is..."
She has demonstrated time and time again that she is incompetent, unimaginative, loyal to the administration above the interests of the country, and unwilling to accept responsibility for anything. ("We weren't told that we had something to do.")
How will these attributes help her win the friendship and cooperation from the nations of the world that we so desperately need right now? Our "allies" see that we have re-elected a moron and a fool and now we plan to send them a moron and a fool as our top diplomatic official.
The Democrats should stand by their recent candidates emphasis on the need for diplomacy by filibustering Rice's appointment. She should have been fired after 9-11 and she will be a disaster at the State Dept. I predict a mass exodus of talent from State if she becomes Sec. of State.
I am sure that this has been said in one form or another above but I'll say it again anyway. Atrios - why are we still pulling punches when it comes to Condi?
"Condi will be the closest thing to a "grownup" there is..."
She has demonstrated time and time again that she is incompetent, unimaginative, loyal to the administration above the interests of the country, and unwilling to accept responsibility for anything. ("We weren't told that we had something to do.")
How will these attributes help her win the friendship and cooperation from the nations of the world that we so desperately need right now? Our "allies" see that we have re-elected a moron and a fool and now we plan to send them a moron and a fool as our top diplomatic official.
The Democrats should stand by their recent candidates emphasis on the need for diplomacy by filibustering Rice's appointment. She should have been fired after 9-11 and she will be a disaster at the State Dept. I predict a mass exodus of talent from State if she becomes Sec. of State.
How's this work for a thesis? In term one Bush surrounded himself with "advisors." In term two he sees no more need for this, only for sycophants. The reason why I cannot know, but it's fairly obvious this is the emerging pattern. Not that the "advisors" first term were actually consulted--for example Paul O'Neil, Richard Clarke, or even Colin Powell.
How's this work for a thesis? In term one Bush surrounded himself with "advisors." In term two he sees no more need for this, only for sycophants. The reason why I cannot know, but it's fairly obvious this is the emerging pattern. Not that the "advisors" first term were actually consulted--for example Paul O'Neil, Richard Clarke, or even Colin Powell.
So let's get this straight, the chimp administration was not alarmed about the PDB titled Bin Laden determined to strike in the United States because it was based on old and stale information. Yet they delcare an orange level terror threat in NYC's financial district based on two and three year old information during a presidential campaign so the can spread their fear and smear to the fundies. Does anyone in this tic brained administration even have half a clue?
So let's get this straight, the chimp administration was not alarmed about the PDB titled Bin Laden determined to strike in the United States because it was based on old and stale information. Yet they delcare an orange level terror threat in NYC's financial district based on two and three year old information during a presidential campaign so the can spread their fear and smear to the fundies. Does anyone in this tic brained administration even have half a clue?
Okay, Monday evening, time to write to my Senators again, this time telling them to oppose Ms. Rice in the confirmation hearings.
My God, as New York Senators, they should be sharpening their knives, eager to take her on. Just use the information from the 9/11 report and question her on it -- grill her on it -- and doesn't she have to be under oath in the confirmation hearings? What a pleasure that will be, to finally get Condi Rice under oath and ask her some questions about her role in the downgrading of counterterrorism prior to 9/11.
Bring it on. Put that woman under oath and make her answer the questions. All of them.
Okay, Monday evening, time to write to my Senators again, this time telling them to oppose Ms. Rice in the confirmation hearings.
My God, as New York Senators, they should be sharpening their knives, eager to take her on. Just use the information from the 9/11 report and question her on it -- grill her on it -- and doesn't she have to be under oath in the confirmation hearings? What a pleasure that will be, to finally get Condi Rice under oath and ask her some questions about her role in the downgrading of counterterrorism prior to 9/11.
Bring it on. Put that woman under oath and make her answer the questions. All of them.
will be a disaster at the State Dept. I predict a mass exodus of talent from State if she becomes Sec. of State.
Tom
Tom, if it works for the CIA, why not try it at State!
will be a disaster at the State Dept. I predict a mass exodus of talent from State if she becomes Sec. of State.
Tom
Tom, if it works for the CIA, why not try it at State!
I just figured it out. That place on Bush's face when they said he fell while eating a pretzel was really the result of rubbing his face on a damn brillo pad.
That must be a really knarley wire bush he was eating.
I just figured it out. That place on Bush's face when they said he fell while eating a pretzel was really the result of rubbing his face on a damn brillo pad.
That must be a really knarley wire bush he was eating.
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"Clearly things have greatly improved in the 20 years since he drew that conclusion." Oh my. I read somewhere years ago a statement to the effect that "we'll know we've really overcome when people of color can be mediocre, too." I think the writer was envisioning mediocre waiters and architects, not dangerous national embarrassments like Rice, Clarence Thomas, and Alberto Gonzales.
"Clearly things have greatly improved in the 20 years since he drew that conclusion." Oh my. I read somewhere years ago a statement to the effect that "we'll know we've really overcome when people of color can be mediocre, too." I think the writer was envisioning mediocre waiters and architects, not dangerous national embarrassments like Rice, Clarence Thomas, and Alberto Gonzales.
Oh, and in the confirmation hearings, don't let her run out the clock the way she did at the 9/11 Commission. Make her answer the questions, without all that bullshit. No time limit for the questioning, either, because we've already seen what she does with that.
Oh, and in the confirmation hearings, don't let her run out the clock the way she did at the 9/11 Commission. Make her answer the questions, without all that bullshit. No time limit for the questioning, either, because we've already seen what she does with that.
But I can't wait to hear the values crowd squeal like piggies when their taxes go up and their kids are drafted.
Chimp won't raise taxes. He'll just continue on his reckless driving-fast-and-drunk-on-a-mountain-road fiscal policy of towering deficits until the international financial markets pull the plug and the dollar plummets like a brick.
Most of the sheep won't understand that their God-given currency has lost value, and we don't need to buy nothin' from furriners anyways. Until the economy tips into a nasty recession/depression.
As for sacrificing their kids, a depressing number seem ready and willing to do so rather than exit the fantasy-bubble the Chimp has created for them.
But I can't wait to hear the values crowd squeal like piggies when their taxes go up and their kids are drafted.
Chimp won't raise taxes. He'll just continue on his reckless driving-fast-and-drunk-on-a-mountain-road fiscal policy of towering deficits until the international financial markets pull the plug and the dollar plummets like a brick.
Most of the sheep won't understand that their God-given currency has lost value, and we don't need to buy nothin' from furriners anyways. Until the economy tips into a nasty recession/depression.
As for sacrificing their kids, a depressing number seem ready and willing to do so rather than exit the fantasy-bubble the Chimp has created for them.
You guys got it all wrong. Condi got promoted because 911 was GOOD for Bush. It gave them their war and Condi happily got on TV and defended them. She helped them get away with it.
She's VERY good at her job.
But bad for America.
You guys got it all wrong. Condi got promoted because 911 was GOOD for Bush. It gave them their war and Condi happily got on TV and defended them. She helped them get away with it.
She's VERY good at her job.
But bad for America.
Rats.
Who cares about rats?
I'm sure a lot of people are the Titanic thought they'd survive, too.
heh.
Rats.
Who cares about rats?
I'm sure a lot of people are the Titanic thought they'd survive, too.
heh.
Paula Zahn to Larry Eagleburger:
'So, is Condi Rice the right person for the job.'
'No.'
Went on to say that:
a. You shouldn't go to State after four years in the White House.
b. You shouldn't have State and the new NSC (Hadley, presumptive) speaking with the same voice.
c. You don't build foreign policy based upon lock-step political ideology.
Paula Zahn to Larry Eagleburger:
'So, is Condi Rice the right person for the job.'
'No.'
Went on to say that:
a. You shouldn't go to State after four years in the White House.
b. You shouldn't have State and the new NSC (Hadley, presumptive) speaking with the same voice.
c. You don't build foreign policy based upon lock-step political ideology.
Jesus, I want Nixon back.
Jesus, I want Nixon back.
pseudonymous in nc,
"You don't build foreign policy based upon lock-step political ideology."
LMAO. A little late for that advice, no?
pseudonymous in nc,
"You don't build foreign policy based upon lock-step political ideology."
LMAO. A little late for that advice, no?
c. You don't build foreign policy based upon lock-step political ideology.
This whole situation continues to amaze all but the retarded.
c. You don't build foreign policy based upon lock-step political ideology.
This whole situation continues to amaze all but the retarded.
tech98 - Man I hate that D word, but in 2000, when we all realized that that was the first time the Repugs had held the executive and legislature since Hoover, I started having visions of Grapes of Wrath. And they've only gotten sharper since.
Shit, for those of us who had parents or grandparents who went through the last Depression it is really a terrifying thought. I grew up listening to Depression stories. They were all funny stories, but there was horror around the edges.
tech98 - Man I hate that D word, but in 2000, when we all realized that that was the first time the Repugs had held the executive and legislature since Hoover, I started having visions of Grapes of Wrath. And they've only gotten sharper since.
Shit, for those of us who had parents or grandparents who went through the last Depression it is really a terrifying thought. I grew up listening to Depression stories. They were all funny stories, but there was horror around the edges.
bulletin:
sales of computer hardware, especially keyboards and monitors
skyrocketed the week of november 15.
seems millions of people worldwide
did spit takes after condi rice announced to replace colin powell.
bulletin:
sales of computer hardware, especially keyboards and monitors
skyrocketed the week of november 15.
seems millions of people worldwide
did spit takes after condi rice announced to replace colin powell.
Well, here in CA, it's time for nightly news. But why watch it? I already know what they're going to say. Nothing. It's just a shell, no wisdom of any kind. This blog has far more value. But no power... I thought the Sinclair boycott was good. Four more years of this...sigh.
Well, here in CA, it's time for nightly news. But why watch it? I already know what they're going to say. Nothing. It's just a shell, no wisdom of any kind. This blog has far more value. But no power... I thought the Sinclair boycott was good. Four more years of this...sigh.
I urge everybody who has a Senator who's likely to pay attention to write them and tell them in no uncertain terms to oppose Condi's elevation to SoS.
If the Bushies think that we're going to suffer outrage fatigue and be unable to keep up with the atrocities, I, for one, intend to prove them wrong. I've already written my senators about Gonzales, and tonight I wrote them about Rice. I'll keep up the pressure as much as I can, and as long as he keeps proposing these bozos, I'm going to do what I can to get my Senators to stand up and be counted.
I urge everybody who has a Senator who's likely to pay attention to write them and tell them in no uncertain terms to oppose Condi's elevation to SoS.
If the Bushies think that we're going to suffer outrage fatigue and be unable to keep up with the atrocities, I, for one, intend to prove them wrong. I've already written my senators about Gonzales, and tonight I wrote them about Rice. I'll keep up the pressure as much as I can, and as long as he keeps proposing these bozos, I'm going to do what I can to get my Senators to stand up and be counted.
Cuntasleezy's a political appointment. She wins 'props' for the Bushistas because she'll be the first African-American woman appointed to a top post. The Bushies can still send her out to deflate scandal, because the mainly white, male SCUM reporters won't want to look like bullies by asking her tough questions.
Cuntasleezy's a political appointment. She wins 'props' for the Bushistas because she'll be the first African-American woman appointed to a top post. The Bushies can still send her out to deflate scandal, because the mainly white, male SCUM reporters won't want to look like bullies by asking her tough questions.
But don't forget Poland...
Hungarian parliament voted down a government proposal to extend their troops presence in Iraq past the end of the year. So it seems Hungary is now part of old Europe instead of new Europe.
And whatever happened to Vaclav Havel that turned him in to a pro-kill'em nut?
But don't forget Poland...
Hungarian parliament voted down a government proposal to extend their troops presence in Iraq past the end of the year. So it seems Hungary is now part of old Europe instead of new Europe.
And whatever happened to Vaclav Havel that turned him in to a pro-kill'em nut?
This is a reward for loyalty, no competence required. No way is Condi qualified to lead such a large bureaucracy.
The worst neocons will consolidate their power in the White House with Condi safely off premises. She'll be as marginalized as Colin has been.
And, for Rove, it's good theater.
This is a reward for loyalty, no competence required. No way is Condi qualified to lead such a large bureaucracy.
The worst neocons will consolidate their power in the White House with Condi safely off premises. She'll be as marginalized as Colin has been.
And, for Rove, it's good theater.
LTST;
Given that Bush isn't listening to his advisors, what difference does it make? Powell did and said what he was told. Condi will, too. Anything she might have said or done as NSA would have been ignored, and as SoS, what, we're expecting something different?
Slightly OT; is Bush trying to set some sort of GOP record for appointing and promoting minorities to top positions? Not that any of 'em were any good, but by sheer numbers, this has to be good GOP campaihn fodder. Phony as hell, but when did that ever stop 'em?
LTST;
Given that Bush isn't listening to his advisors, what difference does it make? Powell did and said what he was told. Condi will, too. Anything she might have said or done as NSA would have been ignored, and as SoS, what, we're expecting something different?
Slightly OT; is Bush trying to set some sort of GOP record for appointing and promoting minorities to top positions? Not that any of 'em were any good, but by sheer numbers, this has to be good GOP campaihn fodder. Phony as hell, but when did that ever stop 'em?
Tom Dai - I've been asking myself that about Vaclav for a long time. Maybe I just misjudged him from the start. I thought, though, that he began with a much different attitude about things than he has now.
Tom Dai - I've been asking myself that about Vaclav for a long time. Maybe I just misjudged him from the start. I thought, though, that he began with a much different attitude about things than he has now.
Am I sensing a little jealousy?
Bush is the first president to appoint blacks to key positions, not just token positions. In 2008 a black woman will head the Republican presidential ticket.
Where, oh where, are the diverse and tolerant Democrats?
All talk, as usual.
Very disappointing.
Am I sensing a little jealousy?
Bush is the first president to appoint blacks to key positions, not just token positions. In 2008 a black woman will head the Republican presidential ticket.
Where, oh where, are the diverse and tolerant Democrats?
All talk, as usual.
Very disappointing.
The worst neocons will consolidate their power in the White House with Condi safely off premises. She'll be as marginalized as Colin has been.
Especially if the rumours of Bolton as Assistant are true. State is for limp-wristed librul negotiations and talk, which is why it's marginalised by the Busheviks.
Now if Bolton could find a way to schedule negotiations and then show up and shoot everybody across the table and film it... then the Busheviks and the Little Green Raelians will start respecting State.
The worst neocons will consolidate their power in the White House with Condi safely off premises. She'll be as marginalized as Colin has been.
Especially if the rumours of Bolton as Assistant are true. State is for limp-wristed librul negotiations and talk, which is why it's marginalised by the Busheviks.
Now if Bolton could find a way to schedule negotiations and then show up and shoot everybody across the table and film it... then the Busheviks and the Little Green Raelians will start respecting State.
You may be irritated or outraged but imagine what most of the rest of the world thinks. If you thought Bush was a pariah in term 1 you ain't see nothing yet. World leaders will go through the motions of dealing with the incompetent Condiliar ( who represents "her husband" in more ways than you may care to imagine ) but IMO REAL cooperation and actual accomplishments will be little and few.
You may be irritated or outraged but imagine what most of the rest of the world thinks. If you thought Bush was a pariah in term 1 you ain't see nothing yet. World leaders will go through the motions of dealing with the incompetent Condiliar ( who represents "her husband" in more ways than you may care to imagine ) but IMO REAL cooperation and actual accomplishments will be little and few.
This is proof that Bin Laden is running America.
This is proof that Bin Laden is running America.
For as long as I live I will look back and actually feel, viscerally, my disgust for this administration. Like you can remember the smell of summer rain when you were a child, or exactly what you were feeling when your favorite song was playing as a teenager, I will always be flooded with an intense sensation of disgust -- this I will never cease to feel until the day I die.
Funny, my feelings about Nixon and Reagan have long since dissapated. Never with this one.
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For as long as I live I will look back and actually feel, viscerally, my disgust for this administration. Like you can remember the smell of summer rain when you were a child, or exactly what you were feeling when your favorite song was playing as a teenager, I will always be flooded with an intense sensation of disgust -- this I will never cease to feel until the day I die.
Funny, my feelings about Nixon and Reagan have long since dissapated. Never with this one.
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The hate in here is so thick I'm drowning in it.Is there any point for us to go on living?
We have nothing to offer.
Except hatred.
The hate in here is so thick I'm drowning in it.Is there any point for us to go on living?
We have nothing to offer.
Except hatred.
"dissipated"
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"dissipated"
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Dear fake 'pie': please eat shit.
Dear fake 'pie': please eat shit.
So, where does the blame lie for the apparent victory of an inferior man?
My answer is easy: the news media.
Yup.
So, where does the blame lie for the apparent victory of an inferior man?
My answer is easy: the news media.
Yup.
Contemplating Condi Rice as Secretary of State is like contemplating a fly trapped in amber. The fly itself is of no consequence. But you can't stop wondering how the hell it got there.
Contemplating Condi Rice as Secretary of State is like contemplating a fly trapped in amber. The fly itself is of no consequence. But you can't stop wondering how the hell it got there.
Well, I see Bush is continuing on his quest to make America isolated from all her former allies and friends. Given the degree of sheer incompetence she showed as NSA and the degree of ignorance of the world around her, the only possible qualification she brings to SoS is that of having President Bush's ear (and God only knows what else she may have had of his). However, I rather doubt that this is going to get her any credibility in the capitols of other nations. This is after all the same woman that tried to claim several months AFTER 9/11/01 that there was no way anyone could have foreseen this attack nor that airplanes could be used as missiles.
I'd say I was shocked and surprised, but I have watched the Bush Administration from the outset so I am quite unsurprised. Now, disgusted, disturbed, contemptuous, and a whole range of similar feelings, those I do have. This is an Administration that rewards personal loyalty at a higher premium than competence and qualifications for the job being filled.
Condi Rice was an absolute failure as NSA, and she will quite possibly be even less effective as SoS. I have to wonder at times if placing minorities into positions where they do not have the expertise to competently execute their jobs is a back door way of bolstering a rather racist argument regarding the actual abilities of minorities. I say this because aside from personal loyalty to Bush I cannot find any other explanation for why this woman is in her job, let alone being promoted to SoS. Not to mention Gonzales, the public emasculation of Colin Powell as well as the destruction of his credibility.
This is the most incompetent Administration I have ever heard of, as well as the most ideologically driven one in many decades. Not a good thing for America, particularly when all branches of government are under the same party's control. After all, the genius of American government structure from the Founding Fathers onwards was divided government, to prevent the very situation that currently exists in America. I rather think they (The FF) would be appalled by what America is becoming under the Bush Republicans. I know much of the world is.
Well, I see Bush is continuing on his quest to make America isolated from all her former allies and friends. Given the degree of sheer incompetence she showed as NSA and the degree of ignorance of the world around her, the only possible qualification she brings to SoS is that of having President Bush's ear (and God only knows what else she may have had of his). However, I rather doubt that this is going to get her any credibility in the capitols of other nations. This is after all the same woman that tried to claim several months AFTER 9/11/01 that there was no way anyone could have foreseen this attack nor that airplanes could be used as missiles.
I'd say I was shocked and surprised, but I have watched the Bush Administration from the outset so I am quite unsurprised. Now, disgusted, disturbed, contemptuous, and a whole range of similar feelings, those I do have. This is an Administration that rewards personal loyalty at a higher premium than competence and qualifications for the job being filled.
Condi Rice was an absolute failure as NSA, and she will quite possibly be even less effective as SoS. I have to wonder at times if placing minorities into positions where they do not have the expertise to competently execute their jobs is a back door way of bolstering a rather racist argument regarding the actual abilities of minorities. I say this because aside from personal loyalty to Bush I cannot find any other explanation for why this woman is in her job, let alone being promoted to SoS. Not to mention Gonzales, the public emasculation of Colin Powell as well as the destruction of his credibility.
This is the most incompetent Administration I have ever heard of, as well as the most ideologically driven one in many decades. Not a good thing for America, particularly when all branches of government are under the same party's control. After all, the genius of American government structure from the Founding Fathers onwards was divided government, to prevent the very situation that currently exists in America. I rather think they (The FF) would be appalled by what America is becoming under the Bush Republicans. I know much of the world is.
Ooh, Condi girl, ride me home, babe. Pimp me into yo stable of wet wrung-out bitches, you alpha dyke you.
Den, after yo pleasured mah black ass lets git ovah to the RNC an mess wit the fags, huh? Dat pockmarked bitch Mehlman been talkin' bout you, girrl. Teach that silly bitch how to take it from a real man!
Ooh, Condi girl, ride me home, babe. Pimp me into yo stable of wet wrung-out bitches, you alpha dyke you.
Den, after yo pleasured mah black ass lets git ovah to the RNC an mess wit the fags, huh? Dat pockmarked bitch Mehlman been talkin' bout you, girrl. Teach that silly bitch how to take it from a real man!
Scotian, I, too, have been thinking about the Founding Fathers lately, and, while they didn't like the idea of political parties, the very design of the government was engineered to keep "passions" in check. They would certainly not have been happy to see one group -- and a group with such an extreme ideology, one not shared by close to half of the country -- dominating all three branches of government.
Scotian, I, too, have been thinking about the Founding Fathers lately, and, while they didn't like the idea of political parties, the very design of the government was engineered to keep "passions" in check. They would certainly not have been happy to see one group -- and a group with such an extreme ideology, one not shared by close to half of the country -- dominating all three branches of government.
I have to wonder at times if placing minorities into positions where they do not have the expertise to competently execute their jobs is a back door way of bolstering a rather racist argument regarding the actual abilities of minorities.
That's not exactly the case. These people are bright enough. A few are out of their element. Condi is definitely one of them. They're going to get blamed for a whole lot of shit, I'm afraid.
The stupid, rich, white boy from Connecticut is, however, the worst.
I have to wonder at times if placing minorities into positions where they do not have the expertise to competently execute their jobs is a back door way of bolstering a rather racist argument regarding the actual abilities of minorities.
That's not exactly the case. These people are bright enough. A few are out of their element. Condi is definitely one of them. They're going to get blamed for a whole lot of shit, I'm afraid.
The stupid, rich, white boy from Connecticut is, however, the worst.
I've put together a little summary of Condi lies. It's very incomplete but includes cites and links where possible.
So will we -- Senate Ds -- attempt to block her. I doubt it but will we at least use this opportunity to call a liar a liar?
I've put together a little summary of Condi lies. It's very incomplete but includes cites and links where possible.
So will we -- Senate Ds -- attempt to block her. I doubt it but will we at least use this opportunity to call a liar a liar?
"Maybe to protest Rice's appointment you could all burn yourselves in front of the White House."
Uncontainable Contempt
-You first. 
"Maybe to protest Rice's appointment you could all burn yourselves in front of the White House."
Uncontainable Contempt
-You first.
I have to wonder at times if placing minorities into positions where they do not have the expertise to competently execute their jobs is a back door way of bolstering a rather racist argument regarding the actual abilities of minorities. (quoted from Scotian at 9:43pm)
That's not exactly the case. These people are bright enough. A few are out of their element. Condi is definitely one of them. They're going to get blamed for a whole lot of shit, I'm afraid.
The stupid, rich, white boy from Connecticut is, however, the worst.
pie | 11.15.04 - 10:35 pm |
I should add it is something I only occasionally wonder, particularly when I consider Condi Rice. It is not something I actually seriously believe. However, I do agree wholeheartedly with both of your assessments, the one regarding the blame they will be wearing, and most especially about the resident of the Oval office.
Incidentally, I enjoy your posts when I run across them, thought I'd mention that...
I have to wonder at times if placing minorities into positions where they do not have the expertise to competently execute their jobs is a back door way of bolstering a rather racist argument regarding the actual abilities of minorities. (quoted from Scotian at 9:43pm)
That's not exactly the case. These people are bright enough. A few are out of their element. Condi is definitely one of them. They're going to get blamed for a whole lot of shit, I'm afraid.
The stupid, rich, white boy from Connecticut is, however, the worst.
pie | 11.15.04 - 10:35 pm |
I should add it is something I only occasionally wonder, particularly when I consider Condi Rice. It is not something I actually seriously believe. However, I do agree wholeheartedly with both of your assessments, the one regarding the blame they will be wearing, and most especially about the resident of the Oval office.
Incidentally, I enjoy your posts when I run across them, thought I'd mention that...
the us secretary of state will not be taken seriously regardless of who has the job. so it pretty much doesn't matter.
the us secretary of state will not be taken seriously regardless of who has the job. so it pretty much doesn't matter.
From CNN's website:
Commanders fear tape will discourage surrendering
Y'think?????
It's all so fucking sick.
From CNN's website:
Commanders fear tape will discourage surrendering
Y'think?????
It's all so fucking sick.
why aren't the dems shouting from the rooftops about the bailing out of the administrative troops... is it a sinking ship? switch and bait? why is everyone jumping ship on w? i know the logic of the new term but that's no reason to be logical... if this were clinton the repugs would be laughing themselves silly about clinton not able to manage even his own people! let's hear every senator and congressman make some hay of this!
why aren't the dems shouting from the rooftops about the bailing out of the administrative troops... is it a sinking ship? switch and bait? why is everyone jumping ship on w? i know the logic of the new term but that's no reason to be logical... if this were clinton the repugs would be laughing themselves silly about clinton not able to manage even his own people! let's hear every senator and congressman make some hay of this!
The name-stealing troll should stop whining about being a victim and try to solve his many problems himself rather than wail about posters being mean to him.
The name-stealing troll should stop whining about being a victim and try to solve his many problems himself rather than wail about posters being mean to him.
Gives new meaning to the term honeymoon period, eh?
Gives new meaning to the term honeymoon period, eh?
With his resignation today, Secretary of State Colin Powell is being warmly remembered as a voice of moderation within an increasingly immoderate Bush administration, a calm and subtle diplomat seeking to build consensus and coalition. Compared to the arrogance of Rumsfeld, the incompetence of Rice and the hubris of the President, these tributes seem fitting.
On the merits, however, I believe history will be much less kind to Powell, a man who unquestionably dedicated his life to the service of the American people. His two contributions to posterity, authoring the Powell Doctrine and selling Bush's Iraq war to the global community, will blight his reputation. The first was understable for a cautious Chairman of the Joint Chiefs; the latter seems inexplicable to this day.
For more, see:
"Colin Powell's Lost Soul"
With his resignation today, Secretary of State Colin Powell is being warmly remembered as a voice of moderation within an increasingly immoderate Bush administration, a calm and subtle diplomat seeking to build consensus and coalition. Compared to the arrogance of Rumsfeld, the incompetence of Rice and the hubris of the President, these tributes seem fitting.
On the merits, however, I believe history will be much less kind to Powell, a man who unquestionably dedicated his life to the service of the American people. His two contributions to posterity, authoring the Powell Doctrine and selling Bush's Iraq war to the global community, will blight his reputation. The first was understable for a cautious Chairman of the Joint Chiefs; the latter seems inexplicable to this day.
For more, see:
"Colin Powell's Lost Soul"
Is there any recorded history of Dr. Rice telling a truth?
Is there any recorded history of Dr. Rice telling a truth?
Colin Powell is a traitor to the country, betrayer of the men in uniform, violator of the UCMJ, complicit in terrorism, and as big a turd as the R party ever laid on America (except for his bosses).
That 'who me' janitor face on him hides one of the world's greatest pig liars, and man of so much cowardice that he kissed every white ass ever presented to him.
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Colin Powell is a traitor to the country, betrayer of the men in uniform, violator of the UCMJ, complicit in terrorism, and as big a turd as the R party ever laid on America (except for his bosses).
That 'who me' janitor face on him hides one of the world's greatest pig liars, and man of so much cowardice that he kissed every white ass ever presented to him.
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Hmmm....A new lawn jockey at the white house?
Hmmm....A new lawn jockey at the white house?
Great video clip, Atrios, thanks for posting it.
Great video clip, Atrios, thanks for posting it.
This administration said it was going to run the government like a business, so it should be no surprise that Condoleeza "Not My Job" Rice would be promoted to Secretary of State. Loyalty is far mor important to this administration than competence, as they've shown time and time again. Why should the second term be anything other than more of the same.
This administration said it was going to run the government like a business, so it should be no surprise that Condoleeza "Not My Job" Rice would be promoted to Secretary of State. Loyalty is far mor important to this administration than competence, as they've shown time and time again. Why should the second term be anything other than more of the same.
The more important questions is, who will take over as NSA? I bet Wolfowitz.
That's the really scary part.
The more important questions is, who will take over as NSA? I bet Wolfowitz.
That's the really scary part.
Condoleezza's appointment shows Bush's determination to reward loyal incompetence.
Condoleezza's appointment shows Bush's determination to reward loyal incompetence.
Regarding the discussion of "Uncle Tom":
Is it ok for me as a Jew to refer to Jewish neo-cons as "Uncle Tom house-slaves working on the intellectual plantation to spin purty sounding stories justifying wars started by their masters for fun and profit"?
'Cause that's what they are to me ...
Regarding the discussion of "Uncle Tom":
Is it ok for me as a Jew to refer to Jewish neo-cons as "Uncle Tom house-slaves working on the intellectual plantation to spin purty sounding stories justifying wars started by their masters for fun and profit"?
'Cause that's what they are to me ...
DAS-
no, not if you wish to appear semi-intelligent. Most 'neo-cons' are Jewish to begin with ... and if as you lot say neocon Jews (Wolfowitz, Kristol, Perle etc etc) call the shots, how is it they aren't the masters?
I think the phrase you are looking for is :
"The Jew is using the black man for muscle!"
DAS-
no, not if you wish to appear semi-intelligent. Most 'neo-cons' are Jewish to begin with ... and if as you lot say neocon Jews (Wolfowitz, Kristol, Perle etc etc) call the shots, how is it they aren't the masters?
I think the phrase you are looking for is :
"The Jew is using the black man for muscle!"
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