HULK SMASH
Impeach!
Goddamn war.
Second!
I wish I had something to blogwhore...
Ah, space.
I've got nothin'
Damn it...
Good news: The WP put the winter soldier story on the front page.
Bad news: The front page of the metro section!
Hey, kids - it's 1974 on 10@10!
Server not available for me. :sniff:
War is the new black.
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Do you think Atrios travels by hang glider?
The University of Cambridge is proposing to drop the requirement for a foreign language GCSE as part of its admissions criteria to attract more children from state schools.
Cambridge said it is the only university that still insists on a core of subjects students must have studied if they want to apply for a place at one of its colleges, which includes a GCSE level A to C in a foreign language.
But from next September Cambridge wants to scrap the system and leave it up to individual departments to specify the subjects and qualifications required.
One reason behind the change was the government's decision to drop a compulsory foreign language from the national curriculum after 14.
The change in the curriculum has been significant, the university said. In 2000 80% of all school students - from both the private and state schools - took a foreign language at GCSE, but that has now fallen to below 50%. The number of state schools where students are required to study a foreign language after 14 is now around 17%, the university said.
http://education.guardian.co.uk/
...2265585,00.html
Minty fresh!
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Also today:
1985 - The first Internet domain name is registered (symbolics.com).
If you haven't been watching, you're missing some of the most damning testimony about the war available.
More whining from dirty fucking hippies.
What would they know about "war"?
War is the new black.
It's become normal, hasn't it?
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History repeats. Only in a worse form.
Sorry that took so long--I'm in and out, dealing with kids and grading papers.
spork,
There's a minor chance Senator McGovern may be making a visit to Philly soon. I have to call the guy back today--I spoke to him Monday or Tuesday.
BTW, if the wingers spot even one 1/2 truth or exaggeration they will call it all bullshit just like they did in '71.
re-freakin'-HICA!
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THE PRESIDENT: I think we're in an unusual period. We went through 52 consecutive months of uninterrupted job growth, and like any free market there's also downturns, and we're in one. And the question is how best to react during the downturn. Fortunately, we anticipated the downturn and have proposed a temporary, robust stimulus package — which hasn't yet to happen.
You know, people believe — the experts believe, and they tell me — and I'm certainly no economic expert, but they tell me that this package will have a very positive effect on the economy throughout the year.
You're not an economic expert?
NOW you tell us.
Molly -
If there's any chance of me shaking George McGovern's hand...
Sorry about the papers. And kids.
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Clearly Bush is getting nervous...
Avoid overcorrecting economy, Bush warns
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080...n_go_pr_wh/
bush
I would imagine that he's afraid of the return of the regulations that in the past would have prevented the insanity that is currently destroying the economy.
He's doing a pretty good Hoover impression.
You're not an economic expert?
NOW you tell us.
Lime Rickey | 03.15.08 - 12:55 pm | #
Neither is mcbush:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R...h?
v=RqsH7dkFGTo
War is the new black.
Black Gold & Texas T ... and all that ancillary killing shit thereto
We went through 52 consecutive months of uninterrupted job growth
Bullshit, Bush. Tell that to my ex-husband, who attempted suicide after losing his business 3 years ago.
This argument so pisses me off. I live in Michigan - I see, first hand, the destruction that Bushenomics has wrought on our people.
Hey, kids - it's 1974 on 10@10!
dave™© | Homepage | 03.15.08 - 12:50 pm | #
Got Me Hypnotized
So what happened in the super secret Congressional session? Did Colin Powell hold up a vial of anthrax and say "vote for telcom immunity or die, bitches!"
Its 1968 vs. 1974 !
So what happened in the super secret Congressional session? Did Colin Powell hold up a vial of anthrax and say "vote for telcom immunity or die, bitches!"
George Johnston | Homepage | 03.15.08 - 12:58 pm | #
No, but he blew up a balloon.
Hmmm. iTunes is selling a live concert by the New Pornographers from the Apple store in Soho.
But they do a cover of "Don't Get Me Down". Might be worth the purchase.
Do you think Atrios travels by hang glider?
Thong! I've invented the wheel!
McGovern? Shit, you get him and I will show up!
This argument so pisses me off. I live in Michigan - I see, first hand, the destruction that Bushenomics has wrought on our people.
Vicki, Who ♥ Al Gore | 03.15.08 - 12:58 pm | #
That's just the price of progress. In the free market, some industries and areas do badly and people just have to adapt, and other sectors get hundreds of billions in bailouts from the Government.
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[eyebrows raised]
Simels travels by chariot. It's dependable.
The House FISA vote was terrific. Watching the debate on C-Span, all House Repubs voted against the Democratic bill. Now, many here have been going after the Democrats who supported telecom immunity but this seems a golden opportunity to go after so called moderate Repubs who voted for immunity. I'm specifically thinking of Shayes of Connecticut, who just won by a hair last time, & is always talking about how moderate & bipartisan he is. Contact Shayes office & tell him you don't appreciate his vote or any other so call moderate.
Borshch is gross gross gross.
1972.
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ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) - Swiss police say they fired tear gas at pro-Tibet demonstrators who tried to storm the Chinese consulate in Zurich.
Hundreds of people took part in the protest Saturday against a Chinese crackdown on riots protesting its rule of Tibet.
Swiss Police say tear gas was used when several protesters attempted to break into the consulate.
Tibetan groups want the Swiss government to press China on its human rights record.
Switzerland has condemned the violence in Tibet and urged China to safeguard people's right to free expression.
Chinese media are reporting that 10 people were killed on Friday when demonstrators clashed with security forces in Tibet's capital Lhasa. Exile group say the toll could be as high as 100.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/...article/
7387781
He may be there. He's been working with Democrats.org and AfterDowningStreet to hold the admin responsible.
But this is a late panel, and it's still a little fuzzy.
Bad news: The front page of the metro section!
Bjorn, needs a president
Given the crap they put on A1, the front page of the Metro section might be more visible. Pretty soon the only prime real estate will be next to the crossword puzzle.
But this is a late panel, and it's still a little fuzzy.
Molly Ivors | Homepage | 03.15.08 - 1:02 pm | #
McGovern is a great human being.
Molly,
I'm going to need prelim numbers for the hotel events. She wrote me about that yesterday.
Remember in Roger and Me when Ronald Reagan told the woman who had lost her job to move to Florida?
Ah, those were the days.
Vicki dislikes beets.
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This argument so pisses me off. I live in Michigan - I see, first hand, the destruction that Bushenomics has wrought on our people.
It's a joke. The "job growth" the beady-eyed insect refers to was anemic with the growth being less than what was necessary given the size of the US work force. Atrios posts the government job report every month - we've all seen the lower numbers.
The type/quality of the jobs are another problem.
Bush is a joke, also.
Given the crap they put on A1, the front page of the Metro section might be more visible. Pretty soon the only prime real estate will be next to the crossword puzzle.
Dr. Wu | 03.15.08 - 1:03 pm | #
Thats for the wimmin.
Remember in Roger and Me when Ronald Reagan told the woman who had lost her job to move to Florida?
Yeah, but when people can't up and move, some try to kill themselves.
Remember in Roger and Me when Ronald Reagan told the woman who had lost her job to move to Florida?
That woman had a sex change and is now sinfonian.
So what happened to the dish after the collapse of the Union?
It ran away with the spoon?
hi guys.
in case you are wondering, the tornado watch path is running about 10 miles north of here right now. the new tracking technology they have is awesome - assuming power and cable stays on. so i'm not in any immediate danger.
otoh, i have to go out in a little while, i've got an important audition and they haven't cancelled it (unless the director is downtown and can't contact anyone) - but i'll be travelling away from the storm track.
hope i get the part. it is something very close to me personally.
see ya in oz.
Eat the yellow beets, not the red ones. Trust me.
The Federation of Poles in Great Britain has "reluctantly" contacted the Press Complaints Commission, accusing the Daily Mail of defaming Polish residents in the UK.
In its letter of complaint to the PCC, the federation accused the Daily Mail of printing articles that gave rise to "negative emotions and tensions between the new EU immigrants and local communities".
The Daily Mail has strongly rejected the complaint. A spokesman insisted the paper was "not in any way anti-Polish" and said that it ran plenty of positive stories about people from Poland.
The FPGB letter, sent last month, also complained about 50 Daily Mail headlines it said displayed anti-Polish sentiment.
The organisation claimed that the paper has a deliberate policy aimed at encouraging discrimination against immigrants, in particular Poles and their families.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/
...ssandpublishing
Vicki dislikes beets.
With the white hot passion of 10,000 blazing suns.
And liver.
My nightmare dinner: Liver, beets, and asparagus.
Thanks, Molly. Replied to your mail.
Remember in Roger and Me when Ronald Reagan told the woman who had lost her job to move to Florida?
Or the manager at Taco Bell who said that auto workers couldn't handle fast food work?
We can definitely get someone from Wexler's office, maybe even Wexler himself.
He's a nice man, and funny. Our kind of people.
My nightmare dinner: Liver, beets, and asparagus.
Vicki, Who ♥ Al Gore
well, duh. you left out the onions!
liver and bacon
my parents love it but i just cannot bring myself to eat liver
My nightmare dinner: Liver, beets, and asparagus.
Vicki
*takes notes*
My nightmare dinner: Liver, beets, and asparagus.
With mimi and Draco.
Break a leg, dirk!
Stay safe, dirk. No audition is worth your life.
This argument so pisses me off. I live in Michigan - I see, first hand, the destruction that Bushenomics has wrought on our people.
Vicki, Who ♥ Al Gore | 03.15.08 - 12:58 pm |
Sucks here in Ohio, and we had a rethug gov to compound the problem.
dirk all the best 
hey, dirk. Those tornadoes aren't headed over to Decatur are they?
Got the teevee on in the background and some of the programs they advertise: The Rich Housewives of Orange County and New York, Keeping up With the Kardashians, etc.
WTF? Who would want to watch a show about the social lives of the super rich? Is that what we've come to?
McGovern is a great human being.
And yet "McGovern" is still shorthand for radicalism.
Midwestern populist, war hero, civil rights pioneer...yeah, radical.
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With mimi and Draco.
Draco, rest his soul, I think would be interesting.
mimi can eat off the floor with my dog, afaic.
Does mccainus the Christian soldier even have a preacher?
Vicki,
There's been another flurry of registrations, but I'll send her some preliminary numbers when I get the check out Monday.
My nightmare dinner: Liver, beets, and asparagus.
Would you like some decaf instant coffee with non-dairy creamer and Sweet 'n' Low to go with that?
He's doing a pretty good Hoover impression.
Richard
Chimpstervilles and all.
Beets and aparagus iz teh yummy.
OTOH, the only creature in this house that eats liver is the cat...
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The Rich Housewives of Orange County
Heh. How did they get so rich?
There's been another flurry of registrations, but I'll send her some preliminary numbers when I get the check out Monday.
Sounds great!
Let me know on u-no-drwho, too, if you would.
Vicki has mail.
Would you like some decaf instant coffee with non-dairy creamer and Sweet 'n' Low to go with that?
::hurls on George::
War! Good God y'all! But who knows about this besides some political junkies?
I'm so tired of whiny sociopathic right-wingers who are too chickenshit to fight the wars they believe in - they like their mercs to do the work - even if the merc isn't a merc but a 21 year old volunteer who trusted his country's leaders and believed that he'd never have to kill and die unless it was the last uption available and for a righteous cause
"Suckers!" /right-wingnit
For what it's worth this is what they think of the US efforts on the other side of the world.
Fed Efforts Failing
Ben S. Bernanke can't revive the US housing market and the banks aren't helping him.
The US Federal Reserve has cut interest rates five times, pumped $US200 billion ($213 billion) into the financial system this week, and on Friday its New York branch provided funds to help rescue Bear Stearns Cos.
None of that has brought down mortgage rates for residential borrowers, whose success in refinancing or buying would help bolster the US economy.
http://business.theage.com.au/fe...80315-
1zln.html
These australians obviously don't know the same american bankers that David Brooks knows.
The U.S. dollar is now worth less than a Swiss franc.
When I first moved to Switzerland, a Swiss franc was worth 80¢
Also, Google moved its European headquarters to Zurich from the UK, Kraft foods did the same, and now Yahoo is moving to Geneva.
That flushing sound you hear is the sound of the U.S. and UK economies
Sorry English-speaking peoples (not)
So, why wasn't there outrage that led to Wright's removal from Trinity after 9/11?
It says a lot about the nature of Obama's church that they approved of him saying that America deserved 9/11.
Obama knew that Wright was a radical leftist. He just chose to overlook Wright's insanity.
http://cosmicvariance.com/2008/0...e-war-by-proxy/
anti-science - anti intellectualism - it's the left's fault for taking the time to study and understand - knee-jerk stupidity is aaaaaalllll right 'cause the left is so elitist???
Molly!
Obit: The Duchess of Medina Sidonia
A Spanish grandee who stood up to Franco and blew the whistle on a nuclear incident
Moonbootica, Employed | Homepage | 03.15.08 - 1:09 pm | #
I thought she blew franco and stood up to a nuclear incident.
Ummmm...does anyone know what a liver *does*?
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The McGovern thing depends a lot on his health, I think, He's not sick, as far as I know, but he's pretty old.
We went through 52 consecutive months of uninterrupted job growth
There was a job "growth" but at a rate lower than the increase in population, President asshole.
One click, killfiled, no muss, no fuss.
Molly, is registration & events at the same hotel as the last eschaton? Thanks.
One types her name and she appears!
Spinoza!
I'm specifically thinking of Shayes of Connecticut, who just won by a hair last time, & is always talking about how moderate & bipartisan he is. Contact Shayes office & tell him you don't appreciate his vote or any other so call moderate.
Carter
Deep Thought
Why is it that representatives refuse to hear from anyone outside their district but don't put any such restrictions on campaign contributions?
hey, dirk. Those tornadoes aren't headed over to Decatur are they?
qlª |
no, but i am. the tornado watch is from cartersville to roswell and north.
decatur got hit by bad wind and rain last night, but the tornadoes missed it. rught now i hear it is pouring there.
roads are going to be fun to traverse.
Fuck, guys. You know it lurks with malice. Don't summon it!
Ummmm...does anyone know what a liver *does*?
Processes the mass amount of alcohol we consume?
Ummmm...does anyone know what a liver *does*?
fries up real nice and compliments a nice chiante
Carter,
Yes. I'll get an email out with a complete program probably the Monday before.
These australians obviously don't know the same american bankers that David Brooks knows.
Neponset
At least America didn't import a bunch of unruly rabbits.
Ummmm...does anyone know what a liver *does*?
Fails on us after eight years of Bush?
Conason's post at Salon about Geraldine Ferraro is absolutely withering and nearly merciless, but spot on.
A good history refresher for those too young to remember or those who, like most of us, have gotten fuzzy about the particulars.
Well, I hope to shake George McGovern's hand.
If not, then there.
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'kay folks, i'm going to grab a shower while the sirens are quiet, then head over to the theatre.
back later.
By the way, nice going, guys. You killed Winter Soldier's server.
Clearly wright should have stuck to god smiting gays and hurricanes being god's punishment. Oh, and jews and muslims going to hell after the rapture.
I fixed the link in the post--I think their servers are a little overwhelmed.
I didn't see that comment by Yucki
still desperate to get some lovin' Yucki?
Why is it that representatives refuse to hear from anyone outside their district but don't put any such restrictions on campaign contributions?
Gimlet
Oh, wise one, you've got it exactly right. The couple times I've contacted reps from other districts, I tell him I live in their district.
Hard-line allies of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are ahead in Iran's parliamentary election, partial results suggest.
But conservative critics of Mr Ahmadinejad also appear to be making a strong showing that could undermine his domination of the parliament.
Reformists are said to be struggling after large numbers of their candidates were barred from the race.
The United States says this means the results were "cooked".
The Associated Press (AP) news agency reports that 144 out of 290 parliamentary seats have been decided so far.
Quoting state television, official news agency IRNA and reports from local officials, AP says pro-Ahmadinejad politicians have won 53 seats, reformists 18, and conservative critics of Mr Ahmadinejad 38.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middl...ast/
7297923.stm
fries up real nice and compliments a nice chiante
And fava beans.
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WTF? Who would want to watch a show about the social lives of the super rich? Is that what we've come to?
Florida
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This is an old story-- that gushing cockney Robin somebody parlayed "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous" into a career, for a while at least.
Never watched it. The idea of sitting around inhaling fistfuls of pork rinds while oohing and aahing over the elephant-tusk handles of Ashlee Simpson's Third Master Bedroom Suite bidet is intrinsically repugnant to me.
I wonder why Pat Roberts wasn't dismissed from his pulpit after saying America deserved 9/11, which he actually did, unlike Obama's pastor, who merely pointed out that America isn't America unless you're white and male.
mimi,
My problem is that I am "too" loved. Sucks to be you.
We went through 52 consecutive months of uninterrupted job growth, and like any free market there's also downturns...
is 52 months accurate? I recall by sometime in '03 that his admin had not created a single job and that his record rivalled Hoover's. Which leads to my conspiracy theory about whatever jobs this admin did manage to create on the back of a housing boom funded by the sub-prime crap -
did the Banks collude? Is that why they are getting bailed out? I mean that's anti free-market isn't it? Did they receive a promise of protection if they helped the bushies create jobs?
http://thedemocraticdaily.com/20...-2001-and-2008/
Chart of polling data which says it all about the Maladministration.
From the same crowd there was this article:
Bear Stearns bailout sends greenback sliding.
http://business.theage.com.au/be...80315-
1zm9.html
Paragraph after paragraph, the article details the wreckage of the dollar against most world currencies. It ends with this line:
President George W. Bush said on Friday the US believes in a ''strong dollar.''
I really like the quotes around the words strong dollar. I don't think the world is impressed.
I'm having trouble wrapping my head around "the U.S. brought 9/11 on itself" being an offensive statement.
How else can it even be parsed? Some folks attacked us for the hell of it? Sociopathy on a grand scale? "They hate us for our freedoms"?
I understand that the moronic element of the public would have trouble with it, and that even people with sense might have a problem with someone expressing it in public, but sheesh.
If that's so damn bad and evil, why does McCain get a pass with Hagee?
Hypocrisy on an immense scale.
well, my sweetie is taking me to a nice restaurant to celebrate my very successful exam this afternoon.
Good-bye desperate Yucki!
still desperate to get some lovin' Yucki?
mimi ß and ? | 03.15.08 - 1:15 pm | #
Oh, jeez, the three-year-old egomaniac has been stood up by another potential beau, and has come here to whine.
I think around 125,000 jobs a month need to be created in order to keep up with population growth. The shit midas hasn't even come close.
This is an old story-- that gushing cockney Robin somebody parlayed "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous" into a career, for a while at least.
Never watched it. The idea of sitting around inhaling fistfuls of pork rinds while oohing and aahing over the elephant-tusk handles of Ashlee Simpson's Third Master Bedroom Suite bidet is intrinsically repugnant to me.
Visitor
OTOH, as the economy gows down the sewer, sales of "Eat the Rich" T-shirts should skyrocket.
President George W. Bush said on Friday the US believes in a ''strong dollar.''
That's a really deep belief system he's got there.
I mean....
The United States says this means the results were "cooked".
Kinda like 2000?
WTF? Who would want to watch a show about the social lives of the super rich? Is that what we've come to?
Florida
A lot of the movies during the Great Depression were about the same thing...
the three-year-old egomaniac has been stood up by another potential beau
sprained wrist?
He's doing a pretty good Hoover impression.
Richard | Homepage | 03.15.08 - 12:57 pm ~~~~
Exactly my thought when I heard what BushBoy said.
President George W. Bush said on Friday the US believes in a ''strong dollar.''
He also believes the surge is working and the economy is sound.
I'll bet he believes in the Easter Bunny, too.
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Maybe this will help.
Winter Soldier testimony continues today and tomorrow:
http://ivaw.org/
http://www.freespeech.org/fscm2/...x.php?
name=home
http://www.democracynow.org/
http://www.livevideo.com/video/e...aq-
afghani.aspx
Also:
Dish Network: Channel 9415.
Obama, Clinton Court Iowa Activists
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Supporters of Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are once again ardently courting Iowa Democratic activists as they vie for the support of delegates pledged to departed rival John Edwards.
Edwards finished second in the state's leadoff precinct caucuses on Jan. 3, but those caucuses are only the first step in a complicated process of picking the state's 45 pledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Denver in August.
The next step in that process are the conventions held Saturday in each of the state's 99 counties, where 13,000 activists gathered to elect delegates to congressional district and state conventions.
Well, you heard it here folks. Laurent is taking her to Micky D's and letting her super-size her royal with cheese.
My "sweetie" is taking me to Walmart so that he can buy some rubbers to avoid catching the clap from me.
If that's so damn bad and evil, why does McCain get a pass with Hagee?
Hypocrisy on an immense scale.
LittlePig | 03.15.08 - 1:18 pm | #
The ugly truth is that white preachers spewing hate are "crazy old uncles" but black preachers are scary black preachers.
LittlePig:
You must not ask questions.
People are watching, don't'cha know.
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So Tim Russert shows up every few minutes on my teevee doing a promo for MSNBC's election coverage:
"It's about the war. It's about our sons and daughters. It's about jobs and the economy. It's about education. It's about health care. It's about everything that matters." With violins and French horns and flapping flags and pictures of wounded soldiers and children and puppies.
Then when you actually watch MSNBC, what do punkinhaid and his fellow gangbangers (Keith excluded) talk about?
"It's about the haircut. It's about the cackle. It's about the tax returns. It's about the lapel pin. It's about the minister who's too black. It's about whatever we wanna talk about, bitches."
God damn them all to hell anyway.
roads are going to be fun to traverse.
dirk
Be careful & break a leg.
Process ?:
How are some posters able to start new threads? I thought only Atrios could do that.
How are some posters able to start new threads? I thought only Atrios could do that.
Elias
Spare keys.
Anybody hear from Dirk? Last post I saw of his, he was heading for the basement after hearing tornado sirens.
Some posters have "keys" which allow them to start new threads, most of us do not.
my sweetie is taking me to a nice restaurant to celebrate my very successful exam this afternoon
The other testicle finally descended?
I'm going back to bed. Or not.
US diplomatic staff blown sky high in Italian restaurant in Pakistan
I just called my sister to wish her a happy birthday and was greeted with the happy news that she might not be able to pay the mortgage this month and my brother got a divorce.
I'm fucking depressed.
I'm going to do laundry and drown my sorrows in suds.
Hasta luego.
How are some posters able to start new threads? I thought only Atrios could do that.
Some animals are more human than us.
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Then when you actually watch MSNBC, what do punkinhaid and his fellow gangbangers (Keith excluded) talk about?
"It's about the haircut. It's about the cackle. It's about the tax returns. It's about the lapel pin. It's about the minister who's too black. It's about whatever we wanna talk about, bitches."
Chichimec
Sorry to say but Keith joined the MSNBC crowd in anti-Hillary all the time. Wonder if the memo went out from upstairs that this is the new program.
Here's Obama's video pushback:
http://cliffschecter.bravenewfil...-video-
pushback
Mobile phone operators in parts of Afghanistan are being forced to shut down their networks at night after attacks by the Taliban who say Nato troops are using the signals to track them down, phone company officials say.
Residents in parts of southern Afghanistan have also reported that their mobile telephones no longer work at night.
An official from one of the networks confirmed on Saturday that his company has shut down coverage from dusk till dawn in some areas of the country.
Last month the Taliban ordered mobile phone operators to switch off their networks from 5pm till 7am.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/
...5B31E6B2F32.htm
Anybody hear from Dirk? Last post I saw of his, he was heading for the basement after hearing tornado sirens
Are you fucking dense?
Read the fucking thread.
Observation pays off, grasshoppah.