Mike Luckovich

By Semper Fi

March 3, 2006 11:28 PM | Link to this

Can’t believe ML makes a living doing these toons.

By The Doktor

March 4, 2006 12:07 AM | Link to this

What’s even more unbelievable, pathetic really, is your own cognizant dissonance…

By RE

March 4, 2006 12:58 AM | Link to this

34% of the rats are determined to go down with the ship…

Really, for all those out there still supporting this man, what are you expecting. To wake up tommorow and have things start to turn around, to have the country rally around him after so much leeway and benefit of the doubt has been afforded…and he comes up finding new and interesting ways to be incompetent.

You can still be a republican, conservative or what ever you choose to call yourself, it does not mean blind loyalty to a failed man.

3 more years of this, the british and canadians have it right, there should be a vote of no confidence, or a recall, anything at this point.

By WashingtonState

March 4, 2006 02:34 AM | Link to this

RE, Instead of standing for any principles, most of the still loyal Republicans have chosen blind allegiance to a flawed leader. Thus we have the endless debates over trivialities on this blog. The bigger picture is evident to anyone who takes a step back and looks. The administration has managed to go from having the support of the whole world in our war with terrorism when we attacked Afghanistan to its present position in an incredibly short time. Instead of an international war on terrorism, we have a United States war on Iraq. Terrorism is flourishing around the world, Bin Laden is still at large, Iraq is heading into civil war, we have become more and more dependent on countries such as China and Saudi Arabia for our economy to survive. On the domestic front, fewer and fewer of us can afford decent health care, we have the largest deficits in history, government has grown at a faster pace that anytime in recent memory, wages in terms of real dollars have steadily declined, we no longer manufacture much of anything in this country, funding for basic scientific research has been cut, as has funding for most higher education. From the perspective of whether we are better protected against terrorism, our most vulnerable areas are inadequately protected against even the feeblest of attacks. Sure,it has become more difficult to hijack an airliner, but our ports, nuclear facilities, and population centers are as vulnerable as they were on September 11th. People can argue all they want about trivial semantics, but the bigger picture is clear to anyone with an ounce of common sense. Ignore the spin and look at the facts.

By RW-(the original)

March 4, 2006 02:42 AM | Link to this

WashingtonState,

Geez…with the litany of things that you ascribe to just one man I might get the idea that your opinion is a little jaded, on the other hand the Iditarod is starting today (tomorrow for you for a few more minutes).

By RE

March 4, 2006 02:44 AM | Link to this

Just for clarification, if someone tells you that your house is on fire and you should try to put the fire out, it does not mean that—-

they support fire

they set the fire

they are fire enablers

They are anti house by questioning the ability of the house to withstand fire

They are biased and jumping to conclusiond because instead of fire, maybe it is a new lighting project in your home

Please please…lets try to get the country back on track.

By RW-(the original)

March 4, 2006 02:59 AM | Link to this

RE,

That isn’t much of a clarification. Wouldn’t someone that wanted a fire put out be more likely to be anti-fire? They certainly wouldn’t be fire enablers, although they might be guilty pyromaniacs.

Now you do make a good point here:

They are biased and jumping to conclusiond (sic) because instead of fire, maybe it is a new lighting project in your home

Those of you that say the bold steps we are taking in the World are wrong may be describing a new light being shown upon the parts of the World that have been lingering in the dark ages and mistaking it for fire.

By Jhdies

March 4, 2006 05:30 AM | Link to this

For the sake of the country Bush should jump with all the rest of the rats. An imcompentent is an incompetent is an incompetent…he cannot change his basic, tragic flaw. How can we stand three more years of this?

By DavidU

March 4, 2006 06:26 AM | Link to this

HA HA HA HA…..I like it, ML. Now time to go to sleep.

By Pinko's Worst Nightmare

March 4, 2006 06:38 AM | Link to this

Hey finch, I think I’ve figured out what your problem is:

Memory Loss in Older Adults

This is just the first help I encountered after a rudimentary google search. I’m sure there are other providers out there that can be tailored to you precise needs, perhaps even your beloved government may have an agency.

He (Bush) didn’t attempt to do anything for days after the whole country knew we had a disaster.

If your mind wasn’t diseased, these things would quickly be recalled:

Superdome Evacuation Stopped When Shots Fired at Helicopter

Shots Fired, Halting Superdome Evacuation

And they say that Conservatives don’t care about the poor and afflicted…

We have 2 choices here, Mr. Government Junkie, shots were really fired at the rescuers and they wisely retreated or the pathological lying of the media exacerbated an already tense situation, sowing unnecessary confusion and panic.

Which one you gonna go with?

By DavidU

March 4, 2006 06:41 AM | Link to this

Three Israelis, one of them said by the police to be mentally disturbed, caused panic on Friday night when they set off loud fireworks during a service at the Roman Catholic Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, in Israel’s northern region of Galilee.

This is the last thing the world needs rigth now, to throw another religion into the mix.

By Pinko's Worst Nightmare

March 4, 2006 06:43 AM | Link to this

Bush makes tense entry into Pakistan! President’s arrival met with protests!! Ken Herman!!! - Cox Washington Bureau!!!! Saturday!!!!!, March 4, 2006!!!!!

Muslims protest? No! Say it isn’t so! Muslims have never protested anything before! This must be the beginning of a jihad or something!

By Pinko's Worst Nightmare

March 4, 2006 06:50 AM | Link to this

DavidU: You consider Religion to be a mental disorder?

Is this something like putting a f-ag movie on the front page of your “faith” and “values” “news” paper section?

By DavidU

March 4, 2006 07:03 AM | Link to this

PWN - No, I meant another two religions fighting againts each other. We have enough of that going on right now.

Not everything is about homosexuality.

By DavidU

March 4, 2006 07:11 AM | Link to this

PWN - I know the couple that were involved are said to have a mental disorder, but it doesn’t take much to push the religious fanatics, specially in Jerusalem. Where every religious group has claims to the general area.

By AntiRadical

March 4, 2006 07:22 AM | Link to this

Great job ML, you’re back in top form again. Republicans are learning the hard way that you have to get along with others in this world. The radical right within their ranks have alienated moderates both at home and abroad. No one really has to worry about radicals on either end of the political spectrum; eventually, they all self-destruct due to their fundamentally flawed character (or lack thereof).

By Pinko's Worst Nightmare

March 4, 2006 07:24 AM | Link to this

Why even involve Religion? That’s my point. If it is the act of the mentally deranged, why even mention Religion? The liberals are the ones involving it, making it into a “Religious” issue.

Same thing with the f-ag movie. Why even drag Religion into it? Especially with something that is an Abomination. I thought the Church was for stupid extremists, why can’t you pinkos leave it alone? Do you have doubts about yourselves?

By DavidU

March 4, 2006 07:35 AM | Link to this

PWN - I need sleep, so just go research the history of conflicts in Jerusalem in say…the last 20 years, and see if it does not envolve religion, and what it takes to set all three groups off. This wasn’t a little church in the middle of nowhere on just any day of the year.

Like I said, I need to get to sleep.

By AntiRadical

March 4, 2006 07:45 AM | Link to this

Scientists extract gasoline from cattle dung

Hold the presses, the energy problem is solved. All we have to do is stick a supply line into Washington, DC! There should be enough energy there to power the needs of mankind for hundreds of thousands of years!!!

By candide

March 4, 2006 07:55 AM | Link to this

Yes, religion is definitely a mental disorder. It destroys the mind and makes anything believable. You Jesus believers are believers in the Blue Fairy.

By finch

March 4, 2006 07:56 AM | Link to this

Hey, PWN!

“We have 2 choices here, Mr. Government Junkie, shots were really fired at the rescuers and they wisely retreated or the pathological lying of the media exacerbated an already tense situation, sowing unnecessary confusion and panic.”

So it’s just fine to abandon 10s of thousands of people because of unconfirmed reports of shots fired at helicopters? I guess there’s no such thing as Humvees, amphibious vehicles, feet, common sense, focus, discipline, leadership… oh, and a plan.

And if all else fails, blame it on the media. Coward.

No wonder we’re stuck in Iraq.

By finch

March 4, 2006 07:58 AM | Link to this

The cartoon would have been better with a drawing of a giant rodent, sporting the name “SS BushCheneyRove” sinking in the ocean, with countless Americans sailing away from it in a Mariel style flotilla.

“Ships deserting a sinking rat”

By Pinko's Worst Nightmare

March 4, 2006 07:58 AM | Link to this

DavidU: Why would I research anything? I know all about hysterical liberal false proclamations, like sectarian civil wars and all that. I also know behind each “religious” conflict there is a pinko ginning up the violence.

For some reason the liberals were unable to edit out the “mentally deranged” Israeli part of your post, like I’m sure they wish they could have, why are you dragging Religion into it?

By candide

March 4, 2006 08:00 AM | Link to this

Religion is at the foundation of fascism.

By Pinko's Worst Nightmare

March 4, 2006 08:11 AM | Link to this

Mr. Government Junkie, expecting to be waited on hand and foot, finch says:

So it’s just fine to abandon 10s of thousands of people because of unconfirmed reports of shots fired at helicopters? I guess there’s no such thing as Humvees, amphibious vehicles, feet, common sense, focus, discipline, leadership… oh, and a plan.

And if all else fails, blame it on the media. Coward.

The Super Dome was the only place that wasn’t 10 foot under water. This is why those people had to be evacuated. I’m I going to fast? Helicopters were the only way to get to them.

Moron. Why should I expect anything else though? These liberals are helpless, government addicts, whining and moaning about things they can’t even comprehend. Even FDR would be embarrassed.

By Pinko's Worst Nightmare

March 4, 2006 08:14 AM | Link to this

Candide: Why is your lib “news” paper asking God for the forgiveness of f-ags this morning, if Religion is the “blue fairy?”

By getalife

March 4, 2006 08:32 AM | Link to this

If you think about it, Pink er Andy wants Americans not to voice their opinions of the current failure and back Dungya, no matter how bad he destroyes our country.

Why do they hate the freedoms, so many have given their lives for?

I say, give them what they deserve and if you look at the vote on the current cartoon, you can see it is the same as the approval rate for Dungya.

By Pinko's Worst Nightmare

March 4, 2006 08:34 AM | Link to this

Oh by the way, 7:56: Henceforth we will regard anything reported by NPR, National Pinko Radio, to be “unsubstantiated.” Actually I already do, but this sort of makes it official. Thanks.

Shots Fired, Halting Superdome Evacuation

By N-GA

March 4, 2006 08:36 AM | Link to this

Unbelieveable…PWN is a homophobe? Whodda thunk?

I think he’s just upset about this cartoon because he’s a card-carrying member of the crew of this ship. HE’S COMPLICIT IN THE EVIL OF THIS ADMINISTRATION!!

The more I think about it, the more I suspect that he and Andy are roommates. They probably have the same nightmare about terrorists attacking them during a secret KKK meeting. Of course this results in both of them wetting their bed (note: singular).

Andy’s mom is real concerned about his relationship with PWN. She think’s there will be long-term damage to Andy’s brain.

By Jesus

March 4, 2006 08:39 AM | Link to this

IMPEACH BUSH NOW!!!

By Eric

March 4, 2006 08:47 AM | Link to this

Give ‘em hell, Jesus! Even you know that bush sux!

By Pinko's Worst Nightmare

March 4, 2006 09:01 AM | Link to this

The same people that have swarmed a government program, originally created as a safety net for underprivileged minorities, medicare, and are beating the president of the United States over the head with it because the drugs aren’t delivered to their front doors. It requires some, horrors!, effort on their part.

And they have the nerve to call Bush the failure.

More to follow..

By N-GA

March 4, 2006 09:08 AM | Link to this

PWN/Andy,

You better learn to swim! But then again, I’m sure you can easily float with all that hot air inside you.

By N-GA

March 4, 2006 09:14 AM | Link to this

This cartoon is fantastic…I bet it gets into the next issue of Newsweek!!

Great job, ML!!!!

By Dusty

March 4, 2006 09:23 AM | Link to this

Amazing, isn’t it? All those rats look like liberals. Since the first election of Pres. Bush, those same rats have been saying”The Bush ship is sinking”.

So, aloha, rats. Bush sails onward. Hope you liberals can find another ship. Right now you can’t even find a life raft.

By Mark

March 4, 2006 09:28 AM | Link to this

PWN/Andy/Zell all one person?

By N-GA

March 4, 2006 09:34 AM | Link to this

Yup, Dusty…..you must be “right”. After all, 34% can’t be wrong (left).

By Lord Help Us

March 4, 2006 09:37 AM | Link to this

Oh the irony…

Our national embarrassment of a President was in Pakistan yesterday praising the ‘commitment to democracy’ of a military dictator that overthrew a democratically elected government.

No wonder even the rats (Republican shills) are abandoning him…

By N-GA

March 4, 2006 09:39 AM | Link to this

All GWB has now is a coalition of the minority.

IMPEACH BUSH !!!

FOLLOW THE MONEY !!!

By Dusty

March 4, 2006 09:42 AM | Link to this

N-GA,

You can’t tell a slanted poll from a piece of cheese. Keep chewing on that old piece of propaganda. You got to have something to feed the starving. Watch out for traps!!

By WashingtonState

March 4, 2006 09:47 AM | Link to this

Pinko’s Worst Nightmare, At first I thought you were a parody of what Republicans have become under Bush, but now I see you truly are a fool. Disabled people (like in wheelchairs or bedbound or mentally retarded) were randomly assigned to drug programs, many of which did not have the drugs they needed. They were charged for the drugs they had to have to stay alive, even tho they have no income. They were not allowed to switch to another program. That’s our compassionate president’s “good idea.” I truly wish this blog had an ignore function. You would be the first on it.

By WashingtonState

March 4, 2006 09:50 AM | Link to this

RW, Thanks for not taking me too seriously when I froth at the mouth. My point, though, is valid. All those things have happened under this administration. Is Bush responsible? Depends on how much you expect out of a president and commander in chief. I think it is more the people he has surrounded himself with. Wish he had hung on to the ones who disagreed with the mob occasionally.

By Euphoria

March 4, 2006 10:00 AM | Link to this

PWN is a nightmare for sure, I think I saw him on an A & E special about skinheads.

By Euphoria

March 4, 2006 10:00 AM | Link to this

PWN is a nightmare for sure, I think I saw him on an A & E special about skinheads.

By finch

March 4, 2006 10:01 AM | Link to this

Wrong again, PWN, on two counts.

“The Super Dome was the only place that wasn’t 10 foot under water. This is why those people had to be evacuated. I’m I going to fast? Helicopters were the only way to get to them.”

The French Quarter wasn’t underwater. Neither was the Garden District. Neither was the Convention Center. And neither was I-10 from the Superdome across the Mississippi to Gretna, La., and the rest of the world.

Am I going to (sic) fast?

By finch

March 4, 2006 10:01 AM | Link to this

Wrong again, PWN, on two counts.

“The Super Dome was the only place that wasn’t 10 foot under water. This is why those people had to be evacuated. I’m I going to fast? Helicopters were the only way to get to them.”

The French Quarter wasn’t underwater. Neither was the Garden District. Neither was the Convention Center. And neither was I-10 from the Superdome across the Mississippi to Gretna, La., and the rest of the world.

Am I going to (sic) fast?

By getalife

March 4, 2006 10:01 AM | Link to this

I saw a video of Rice looking around to the Indians when Dungya was praising them for taking our jobs.

I wonder what she was thinking when their average salary per year is $772 and ours is $42, 000.

I guess she was wondering why Dungya’s words were not getting more applause.

By getalife

March 4, 2006 10:01 AM | Link to this

I saw a video of Rice looking around to the Indians when Dungya was praising them for taking our jobs.

I wonder what she was thinking when their average salary per year is $772 and ours is $42, 000.

I guess she was wondering why Dungya’s words were not getting more applause.

By N-GA

March 4, 2006 10:09 AM | Link to this

WS,

I, too believe that the primary fault lies with administration officials. However, one cannot blame them for the arrogance that GWB exudes. He could have benefited from reading “The Ugly American”.

Wolfowitz, Cheney, Rove, and Rumsfeld are the source of all evil. Since they were not “electable”, they chose the son of a former president to implement their fascist vision. Unfortunately, the consequences will not be completely corrected in our lifetimes. And those who have died cannot be brought back, they can only be remembered.

By N-GA

March 4, 2006 10:09 AM | Link to this

WS,

I, too believe that the primary fault lies with administration officials. However, one cannot blame them for the arrogance that GWB exudes. He could have benefited from reading “The Ugly American”.

Wolfowitz, Cheney, Rove, and Rumsfeld are the source of all evil. Since they were not “electable”, they chose the son of a former president to implement their fascist vision. Unfortunately, the consequences will not be completely corrected in our lifetimes. And those who have died cannot be brought back, they can only be remembered.

By N-GA

March 4, 2006 10:16 AM | Link to this

Getalife,

I have a hard time watching GWB on TV lecturing us on Business 101 principles (international trade, outsourcing, etc.).

Don’t you think that students in our business schools should be hanging on his every word?

I expect that the next thing he will do is address the cadets at the West Point Academy as well as the Naval Academy and Air Force Academy….subject: “How to conduct a successful military campaign.”

By N-GA

March 4, 2006 10:16 AM | Link to this

Getalife,

I have a hard time watching GWB on TV lecturing us on Business 101 principles (international trade, outsourcing, etc.).

Don’t you think that students in our business schools should be hanging on his every word?

I expect that the next thing he will do is address the cadets at the West Point Academy as well as the Naval Academy and Air Force Academy….subject: “How to conduct a successful military campaign.”

By getalife

March 4, 2006 10:17 AM | Link to this

So, what did we give Pakistan?

Is there anything left to give them?

Has Dungya ran out of political capital?

By getalife

March 4, 2006 10:17 AM | Link to this

So, what did we give Pakistan?

Is there anything left to give them?

Has Dungya ran out of political capital?

By N-GA

March 4, 2006 10:19 AM | Link to this

Has anyone ever speculated about Paul Wolfowitz and who he REALLY works for?

Is it possible that he is really an agent of the Israeli government. After all, if Israel could get the U.S. to crush Iraq and threaten Iran and Syria, then Israel could continue to oppress the Palestinians. Given enough time, the world will completely forget the illegal occupation of Palestinian land.

By N-GA

March 4, 2006 10:19 AM | Link to this

Has anyone ever speculated about Paul Wolfowitz and who he REALLY works for?

Is it possible that he is really an agent of the Israeli government. After all, if Israel could get the U.S. to crush Iraq and threaten Iran and Syria, then Israel could continue to oppress the Palestinians. Given enough time, the world will completely forget the illegal occupation of Palestinian land.

By getalife

March 4, 2006 10:24 AM | Link to this

N-GA,

Yesterday, I was thinking how much money Clinton was making on speeches as an ex President.

I guess Dungya has enough money and will not make much on speeches when he is gone.

He will be another ” your doing a heck of a job Brownie.”

By SarahConnah

March 4, 2006 10:24 AM | Link to this

Problem is…ALL the rats should go down with them. Who want’s these right-wing infested fascist rodent’s around sensible reason? They built the ship! They sailed on the ship! They ran the ship! Let ‘um all drown! Curtsie!

By Dusty

March 4, 2006 10:27 AM | Link to this

Washington State,

You are full of misinformation. I hope it is ignorance and not willful misdirection.

I helped several people needing prescription drug cards. The governmental Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services sent out a 100 page handbook to EVERY citizen using these services. There were phone numbers to call for immediate aid in filling requests for prescription drug cards.

Medicaid recipients will pay nothing for meds. There were other exceptions. On the application forms, you were asked what meds you were taking and where you would like to buy them. The government agents on the phone will help with every step of applying and even apply for you when you decide on a plan. After deciding, you can choose to switch your current plan from Nov. 15 though Dec. 31. It is complicated but there is plenty of help.

Please do not continue extending false information. This program helps a lot of people. If you want to “knock” the government, at least be honest about it.

By Pinko's Worst Nightmare

March 4, 2006 10:29 AM | Link to this

Hey finch: Since you are in genuis mode this morning, would you mind telling me what the French Quarter not being under water has to do with the rescue at the Super Dome?

And while you are broaching all kinds of subjects this morning let me expand on one of them: I guess there’s no such thing as Humvees, amphibious vehicles, feet, common sense, focus, discipline, leadership… oh, and a plan.

You know for once, you, pinko pied piper (get it? rats?) have come closer to the truth than you could ever imagine. Maybe if the rescue at the Super Dome wasn’t swamped by a bunch of twenty and thirty year old perfectly healthy democrat males, if those entitlement addicts would have used discipline, common sense and their feet, the National Guard would have been able to rescue the truly needy. Instead they had to focus on getting all of the Government Junkies out of there.

And you pinkos have the nerve to call Bush a failure.

By WashingtonState

March 4, 2006 10:33 AM | Link to this

N-GA,

Don’t go picking on Wolfowitz. He is the only person in this administration who tells it like it is. I especially like his comments to reporters who asked him why we were attacking Iraq and not North Korea. He replied that North Korea was not sitting on a sea of oil. I hardly ever agree with the man, but he is the one honest person in this administration.

By Objective Observer

March 4, 2006 10:35 AM | Link to this

Excluding the administration, which is ironically depicted on the left side of the ship; what can we conclude the propeller (which resembles the biggest of the rats) to represent? And keep in mind that it is still attached to the sinking ship. Hmmmmmm!

I think ml may be dyslexic!

By N-GA

March 4, 2006 10:35 AM | Link to this

PWN….It’s time for your swimming lesson. Or maybe you would prefer pink water wings. They would match your pink Speedo.

Pink must be your favorite color (I’m sure YELLOW runs a close second).

By N-GA

March 4, 2006 10:40 AM | Link to this

Sorry WS,

If Adolph Eichmann was the only honest Nazi in the Third Reich, would you be upset if people picked on him.

Paul Wolfowitz is integral to what this administration has done (or failed to do). He just prefers to play behind the scene to avoid scrutiny.

By WashingtonState

March 4, 2006 10:40 AM | Link to this

Dusty, I think you are living in a dream world. You are describing how things were supposed to work, but the first month of this program has been a nightmare. For every person who managed to wend his way through the bureaucratic maze, there are 10 who didn’t. A 100 page booklet to a mentally retarded medicaid recipient? Give me a break. As for medicaid recipients not having to pay for drugs, that is what was supposed to have happened, but the switch over was so poorly planned that many patients and pharmacies got caught in the middle with copays, uncovered drugs, etc. Out here, many plans refused to provide needed drugs during the first month as their contracts specified.

By N-GA

March 4, 2006 10:47 AM | Link to this

BTW WS,

What ever happened to the Mayor of Spokane?

By Redneck

March 4, 2006 10:52 AM | Link to this

Yep, thats the guy that kicked the dems booty twice in eight years. Real dumb, but no where near as dumb as the dems/socialist.

By Joe Roman

March 4, 2006 10:54 AM | Link to this

I think Mike went with the tried and true by using the image of rats deserting a sinking ship. It would have been more accurate to depict suckers jumping ship, but the visual image wouldn’t have been so hot. I was going to add that suckers dissolve in the water, but the suckers who toil away on this site haven’t dissolved. They’re beginning to sound like the Hitler accolytes in the fifties and sixties who steadfastly maintained, “He eees steeel alive.”.
Memo to “Pinkos worst nightmare”: To retain a shread of self-respect, I suggest you change your catch phrase. It is both laughable and pathetic.

By log cabin republican

March 4, 2006 03:31 PM | Link to this

Memo to “Pinkos worst nightmare�?: To retain a shread of self-respect, I suggest you change your catch phrase. It is both laughable and pathetic. Pixies Wearing Negligees I vote to keep the name

By Objective Observer

March 4, 2006 03:52 PM | Link to this

This could be a “War of the Worlds” moment, but I’m not quite that callous. Make it a test, only a test.

By Jasper Meer

March 4, 2006 04:16 PM | Link to this

Hilarious ML, as usual. Thanks!

By Pinko's Worst Nightmare

March 4, 2006 05:13 PM | Link to this

Posted on Sat, Mar. 04, 2006- AP clarifies story about Katrina, Bush

WASHINGTON — In a Wednesday story, The Associated Press reported that federal disaster officials warned President Bush and his Homeland Security chief before Hurricane Katrina struck that the storm could breach levees in New Orleans, citing confidential video footage of an Aug. 28 briefing.

The Army Corps of Engineers considers a breach a hole developing in a levee rather than an overrun. The story should have made clear that Bush was warned about floodwaters overrunning the levees, rather than the levees breaking.

They got their two days of hysteria in and then correct their fake story while no one’s paying attention.

By Midori

March 4, 2006 05:23 PM | Link to this

Yep, thats the guy that kicked the dems booty twice in eight years.

that’s also the guy who ruined America in less than 8 years.

your point?

By Redneck

March 4, 2006 05:25 PM | Link to this

Demoncrats are the only rats, them blacks and jews is destroying our goverment. White power and Bush will prevail!

By Redneck

March 4, 2006 05:27 PM | Link to this

Joe Roman must be sum kind of EYEtalian, not ever Amurican. Yew dont know how good you got it heer. W is the bestest prezident we ever hayad.

By RW-(the original)

March 4, 2006 05:30 PM | Link to this

Easy, Redneck, we don’t need to reveal too much until we’ve taken complete control, extorting cheap labor from third world nations and selling them their own water, then hope AIDS kills off all the Africans and f* here in the Reich.

By Redneck

March 4, 2006 05:32 PM | Link to this

i wish Bill Oreyely were on 24/7, cus i caint remember all my talking poynts fur too long.

By Midori

March 4, 2006 05:54 PM | Link to this

amen, Joe Roman.

Amen.

They are quite pathetic, aren’t they?

By Midori

March 4, 2006 05:56 PM | Link to this

what kills me is this dumb as* logic they use: If Bush is so stupid/such a failure, why did he whup the Democrats twice?

Bush didn’t beat anyone: his lying cheating machine did.

By DavidU

March 4, 2006 06:05 PM | Link to this

Memo to webmaster: “YOU GUYS NEED A NEW/BIGGER SERVER”.

I don’t mind waiting for the comments for a couple of minutes but it’s into the 10 min range now.

By RW-(the original)

March 4, 2006 06:05 PM | Link to this

test

By Ricky

March 4, 2006 06:39 PM | Link to this

I wonder why the video of Kathleen Blanco saying there was no evidence the levy’s had been breached after they already had isn’t getting the same attention as the Bush video. I mean it is her state after all. I have no problem with Bush taking most of the blame for this, he is the president, but Blanco and Nagin should be held responsible too. As the media continues to attempt to rewrite this as a solely Bush failure, we should keep in mind the failings at all levels of government.

By DavidU

March 4, 2006 07:46 PM | Link to this

At least it’s all the blogs on the AJC and not just this one.

By WashingtonState

March 4, 2006 07:49 PM | Link to this

N-GA, Spokane is in eastern Washington, which is a Republican stronghold. The mayor of Spokane was a Republican who used his office to solicit sex from other homosexuals. The feds found him not guilty of any federal crime, but a recall vote was succesful and he is no longer mayor. Too bad we can’t have a recall vote at the national level.

By Dusty

March 4, 2006 07:54 PM | Link to this

Test

By RW-(the original)

March 4, 2006 07:55 PM | Link to this

test again

By Dusty

March 4, 2006 08:35 PM | Link to this

Ready?

By Dusty

March 4, 2006 08:35 PM | Link to this

ready?

By Dusty

March 4, 2006 08:37 PM | Link to this

ready?

By Eric Kerr

March 4, 2006 08:39 PM | Link to this

Crappy blog

By Flibberdigibbit

March 4, 2006 10:12 PM | Link to this

I gave this President the benefit of the doubt for as long as I worked for this Administration in both Atlanta and Washington, DC.

He and his cronies lost that benefit when, last summer, I turned in my resignation after having my whistleblower complaint dismissed against a large government contractor.

It turns out that government contractor, the Cendant Mobility, gives too handsomely to the Republican Governors’ Association, and several other campaigns to be investigated for defrauding the taxpayers. Not to mention having federal contracts stacked in their favor.

President Bush and his Administration are the politcal equivalent of a brothel, and have and will sell-out America’s integrity to the highest bidder by pandering to the lowest form of political capitol; fear.

By jenn

March 4, 2006 10:23 PM | Link to this

ok, well, I can see that no one has commented since 11 this morning, but this cartoon sux! Just not funny or anything. I think ML is scraping the bottom of the barrel….

By Spike

March 4, 2006 11:25 PM | Link to this

Good one Mike. In all of history the 2 species that have always survived are the rat and the cockroach. Both are nicely portrayed right here.

By .........

March 4, 2006 11:41 PM | Link to this

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9…….

By testing

March 5, 2006 12:55 AM | Link to this

testing, 1, 2…testing!

By Bill

March 5, 2006 03:13 AM | Link to this

BREAKING NEWS! For you early risers, know ye that the imbecile Bush has returned. After embarrassing us as usual wherever he trod. A special deserved cold reception in Pakistan. What lies of his will be exposed this coming week?? Each new week is more exciting than the last as his gross incompetence and dishonesty shine thru. Praise the Lord!

By Oscar

March 5, 2006 04:10 AM | Link to this

Its Broken

By Testing

March 5, 2006 05:51 AM | Link to this

Test

By Test

March 5, 2006 07:05 AM | Link to this

Testing

By impartial

March 5, 2006 08:28 AM | Link to this

It doesn’t go unnoticed the the right wing bloggers resort to name calling (a la O’Really) instead of facts, and reasoned argument to advance their arguments and defend their positions. Like the school-yard bully force is their answer to everything. But this reflex reaction to all of life’s little problems has gotten US into quite a pickle hasn’t it? Tell it like it is ML.

By Pinko Liberal

March 5, 2006 08:37 AM | Link to this

“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag, carrying a cross.” — Sinclair Lewis, “It Can’t Happen Here” 1935

By Pinko Liberal

March 5, 2006 08:49 AM | Link to this

“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag, carrying a cross.” — Sinclair Lewis, “It Can’t Happen Here” 1935

By ???

March 5, 2006 08:55 AM | Link to this

I think the Pinko/Nazi/communist/wingnut debates have clogged up the server.

By Mike Parker

March 5, 2006 10:34 AM | Link to this

The real rats would go down with the ship?

I don’t think Bush’s ship is sinking as much as it is currently adrift and waterlogged.

Bush is a lame duck president with no agenda for the second term. Makes one wonder if a two-term legal limit produces more harm than good.

The real service George W. Bush has done for the country is take a few rats down with him as he goes.

Abramoff, Reed, ‘Duke’ Cunningham, ‘The Hammer’ Delay, Kenneth Lay, Enron, compassionate conservatism, tax cuts for the rich, … to name a few.

While we must name the opposite side of the coin. He’s created an unstable Iraq, enpowered Iran’s new geopolitical power, gutted public service employment as an honorable profession, watched Hamas take control in the Middle East, increased total government debt to $8.2 trillion dollars, doomed the next two presidents to failure by financially robbing them, created a stronger communist China, empowered a nuclear criminal - India-,…

Pretty much a job well done.

Like the ancients said, no good can come from evil.

By Buy Danish

March 5, 2006 11:26 AM | Link to this

testing one two three

By lol

March 5, 2006 12:21 PM | Link to this

Andy alias “Pinkos worst nightmare” has been reloading his browser non-stop since the blog went down, his tramatic withdrawals are devastating the poor lonely guy.

By daniel

March 5, 2006 12:30 PM | Link to this

Wouldn’t we rather have seen this: “The ship deserts the sinking rat”! This government is real simple: “Big dogs eat first”. Note to Redneck: What have you done for America? We know you won the office. Why can’t you lead? Name one diplomatic success of this administration? (Mangoes for nuclear secrets doesn’t count as a success).

By getalife

March 5, 2006 12:35 PM | Link to this

Test.

By Dusty

March 5, 2006 02:02 PM | Link to this

ready?

By RW-(the original)

March 5, 2006 02:04 PM | Link to this

test

By jd

March 5, 2006 04:31 PM | Link to this

test

By DavidU

March 5, 2006 05:02 PM | Link to this

We are still not back in business

By RW-(the original)

March 5, 2006 05:35 PM | Link to this

test

By Bushwacker

March 5, 2006 07:09 PM | Link to this

Mother of God, 20 hours without a post. The rats must have drowned!

By N-GA

March 5, 2006 07:18 PM | Link to this

testing, testing

By Driveby

March 5, 2006 08:31 PM | Link to this

By Semper Fi

March 3, 2006 11:28 PM | Link to this

Can’t believe ML makes a living doing these toons.

I can’t believe that you can’t see the truth in this toon. And speaking of rats. It seems as if the same old likely suspects that inhabit this blog have disappeared today. Maybe they went down with the ship and their beloved Capt, GW.

By MikeT

March 5, 2006 08:38 PM | Link to this

Hey Pinko’s Worst Nightmare (aka Andy) you are forgetting that you are a f-ag. By the way are we camming tonight. You promised me some new pictures.

By Where are Thou?

March 6, 2006 12:10 AM | Link to this

BLOG!

By Scooter

March 6, 2006 07:55 AM | Link to this

“During Saddam’s rule, Internet access was limited and censored. Today, Iraqis are flocking to an uncensored Internet in Iraq, with over 2,000 Internet cafes serving them.”

By Pinko Liberal

March 6, 2006 08:25 AM | Link to this

“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross.” -Sinclair Lewis, “It Can’t Happen Here” 1935

By Dusty

March 6, 2006 09:01 AM | Link to this

hi

By Dusty

March 6, 2006 09:03 AM | Link to this

hi

By candide

March 6, 2006 09:53 AM | Link to this

Fascism is alive and well in the GOP.

By Jesus

March 6, 2006 09:53 AM | Link to this

IMPEACH BUSH NOW!!!

By getalife

March 6, 2006 10:01 AM | Link to this

If buff is reading, please go here

By Redneck

March 6, 2006 10:03 AM | Link to this

Joe Roman must be sum kind of EYEtalian, not even Amurican. Yew dont know how good you got it heer. W is the bestest prezident we ever hayad.

By tim

March 6, 2006 10:03 AM | Link to this

I admit Mike should give the administration a rest BUT THEY JUST KEEP GIVING HIM NEW MATERIAL!! And this stuff is too good to pass up.

By Pinko's Worst Nightmare

March 6, 2006 10:03 AM | Link to this

It looks like cartoon boy really is a pinko, judging from what time he gets out of bed on Monday morning.

March 6, 2006- Why Do Democrats Fear the Al-Qaida/Saddam Relationship?

Because it makes them look like idiots?

Going back to the days before our military action in Iraq, it would have been irresponsible for any president to have assumed that there was no relationship between al-Qaida and Iraq, given previous contacts between them and their proven hostility to the United States. President Clinton, responsibly, did not assume that, and neither did President Bush. Nor was there any information that intelligence could have been acquired that could have assured us, with 100 percent certainty, that there was no such relationship.

By getalife

March 6, 2006 10:04 AM | Link to this

To the AJC blogmaster:

How about configuring your server for no delay and no crashes.

Like it was!

By Semper Fi

March 6, 2006 10:05 AM | Link to this

Demoncrats are the only rats, them blacks and jews is destroying our goverment. White power and Bush will prevail!

By RW-(the original)

March 6, 2006 10:08 AM | Link to this

Easy, Redneck, we don’t need to reveal too much until we’ve taken complete control, extorting cheap labor from third world nations and selling them their own water, then hope AIDS kills off all the Africans and f* here in the Reich. Oh, and white power and Jesus will prevail!

By Pinko's Worst Nightmare

March 6, 2006 10:10 AM | Link to this

Yew liburals need to BACK OFF cus weer gonna kick some but ovurseas, next itll be EYEran and all the uther nonwhite countries. Amurica RULES!! White Power!

By getalife

March 6, 2006 10:15 AM | Link to this

Well, I am watching Dungya talk about line item veto.

I would agree with him IF HE VETOED ONE BILL!

Shees!

Now he is talking about fiscal responsibility. A little late donchathink?

By Pinko's Worst Nightmare

March 6, 2006 10:16 AM | Link to this

This blog will never be “fixed” until these putrid disgusting liberals can’t post things in other people’s names like they did at 10:05 and 10:08. This is the lowest that somebody can get, which is how liberals operate. You democrats are disgusting, sick little people, doomed to failure.

By Liberals Suck

March 6, 2006 10:17 AM | Link to this

Got a new nickname! You pinkos can post anything you want using this one. Have fun!

By FU GOP

March 6, 2006 10:22 AM | Link to this

Hay-alp! Call the Blog Police! They’re making fun of Republitards!

By FU GOP

March 6, 2006 10:24 AM | Link to this

Sick is thinking that pinkos are America’s worst enemies.

By Final count

March 6, 2006 10:24 AM | Link to this

For those of you keeping score.

Andy, PWN or what ever it is now reloaded this page 53,212 times during the down time. Poor guy.

Source: AJC webmaster

By Midori

March 6, 2006 10:25 AM | Link to this

This blog will never be “fixed” until these putrid disgusting liberals can’t post things in other people’s names like they did at 10:05 and 10:08. This is the lowest that somebody can get, which is how liberals operate. You democrats are disgusting, sick little people, doomed to failure.

you do it all the time.

pot: meet kettle.

By FU GOP

March 6, 2006 10:31 AM | Link to this

That’s not fair! They can’t use our own propaganda tactics against us!!

Boo-hoo

By BigDaddy

March 6, 2006 10:49 AM | Link to this

BigDaddy testing…

By I'm Very Lonely

March 6, 2006 10:52 AM | Link to this

I like this nick-name better. Lets see you pinko’s trash this one.

By Buy Danish

March 6, 2006 10:57 AM | Link to this

Junk science alert: Just heard on Fword network that some group is claiming that by 2010, that’s right, in 4 years, half of the children in North and South America will be overweight.

What a bunch of nonsense. When I look around at my son’s schoolmates (middle school) I see a fit, healthy bunch of kids, with a very small number qualifying as overweight. Further, if they aren’t “fit” then maybe its because they keep the kids cooped up in classrooms all day.

This in no doubt some grab for Federal crisis funds for some new mega-government program.

By FU GOP

March 6, 2006 10:59 AM | Link to this

(Sigh)….Yawn. Communication with Republitards is like trying to train chinchillas.

By Liberal Elite

March 6, 2006 11:03 AM | Link to this

PWN or idiot - whichever gets you through the dog door, Nickname is one word, and you only use an apostrophe on nouns to indicate possession.

By Buy French

March 6, 2006 11:06 AM | Link to this

Buy Danish,

It has more to do with parents who feed their kids trash and let them sit around watching tv and playing video games. There are no more hours of school now than there were twenty years ago. Lifestyles, however, have changed.

But I do agree with you, in that legislation is not the answer.

By Semper Fi

March 6, 2006 11:20 AM | Link to this

Posters using other people’s name to post are eager to call Bush “ChickenHawk”. We get to call the “ChickenSh-it” posters what they are, “ChickenSh-its”. Worth repeating!!!

Obvious committment-phobes or “Phoebe’s”, take your pick. Pink panties abound. Apparently the AJC allows this for some unforeseen reason!!!!

By Liberals Suck

March 6, 2006 11:33 AM | Link to this

Midori: Go to he-ll.

Liberal elite: Stick an apostrophe up this.

MikeT: Considering that Atlanta is full of f-ags, sort of like a homo utopia, it says a lot about you having to stalk me, over the internet no less. What’s up, are you some kind of ugly little mofo? You can’t even get a guy to stick his reproductive organ up your digestive tract? Freak.

By Semper Fi

March 6, 2006 11:33 AM | Link to this

‘always faithful’ to the liars and politicians that send my countrymen to fight wars in the name of greed. Maybe you should question the motives of Bush & Co. before you jump on their bandwagon.

FYI, I’ve been to Iraq, the first time ‘round. I have earned my stripes and learned more about our history of meddling in the region. What’s your excuse?

By Liberal Elite

March 6, 2006 11:37 AM | Link to this

PNW, thank you for so eloquently proving my point, idiot.

By Pinko's Worst Nightmare

March 6, 2006 11:38 AM | Link to this

i knoe h-ow too tipe the bestest. yew demoncrats can goe strate to h-ell…ha ha ha

By Buy Danish

March 6, 2006 11:43 AM | Link to this

Semper Fi,

Here’s the fat kids link

If you have kids, look around. Are 1/3 of them overweight, with many more doomed to tip the scales by the year 2010? Not in my neck of the woods, er, I mean burbs…

I would like to see this study with South America taken out of the equation.

finch,

There’s a levee break in California. What should Bush do?

By Liberals Suck

March 6, 2006 11:43 AM | Link to this

What’s the matter, little fake poster boy? The “civil war” in Iraq let you down? Looks like Bush is going to win, don’t it?

P** off about “Brokedick” only getting 3 “awards?” Maybe hollywood will make a child molesting movie and it will sweep the oscars next year, look at the bright side.

You run out of hurricane relief money, you have to find a job now?

By Pinko's Worst Nightmare

March 6, 2006 11:46 AM | Link to this

i’m voting for W agin come the next elekshun, cus he’s so kewl he’el win. i’m not g-ay but i’d roll ovur fur him.

By Buy Danish

March 6, 2006 11:47 AM | Link to this

Semper Fi,

Sorry, for some reason I thought that it was you who chirped in about the fat kids, but it was “Buy French”. How original.

By Pinko's Worst Nightmare

March 6, 2006 11:49 AM | Link to this

its the pore peeple that suck all the muney out of govermeant, not corporayshuns like Hallyburton that charge $20 per meal.

By Pinko's Worst Nightmare

March 6, 2006 11:51 AM | Link to this

i wus thinkin bout wut i said bout rollin ovur for bush, and that aint right cus he’s mar-ried and i dont support gay mar-rage, but if Clint Black evur divorced, now that’d be kewl

By Midori

March 6, 2006 11:52 AM | Link to this

Midori: Go to he-ll.

you first.

By Liberals Suck

March 6, 2006 11:52 AM | Link to this

Hillary Clinton ‘unaware’ of Bill’s Dubai ties

That isn’t the only thing Bill’s “wife” is “unaware” of.

By Midori

March 6, 2006 11:54 AM | Link to this

There’s a levee break in California. What should Bush do?

why ruin his track record?

absolutely nothing.

By Andy Sucks

March 6, 2006 11:56 AM | Link to this

What’s the matter, little fake poster boy? The “civil war” in Iraq let you down? Looks like Bush is going to win, don’t it?

you’re so stupid and delusion to the point of being hilarious.

By getalife

March 6, 2006 11:58 AM | Link to this

He should go on vacation, then give more money to the Iraqis so there will be none to fix the levees.

By Liberals Suck

March 6, 2006 11:59 AM | Link to this

ive got a wife but she dont do me right by not wearing a strap-on so sometimes i go fishing in cobb county with my “good buddies”.

By Buy Danish

March 6, 2006 11:59 AM | Link to this

Parents, teachers, countrymen, lend me your ears. There is a crisis at hand, even more threatening than global warming

Here are a few highlights:

(Professor Philip James) is expected to say children are increasingly exposed to not just ads, but also sophisticated marketing techniques such as text messaging. AND Tory leader David Cameron recently attacked WH Smith for promoting half-price Chocolate Oranges at its check-outs instead of real oranges

What evil lurks in the hearts of grocers and celluar phone companies? Will they stop at nothing?

By Liberals Suck

March 6, 2006 12:01 PM | Link to this

but if i cant find no “good buddies” to go fishin with then i just get Jessie my golden retreever, but shes a girl dog cus i aint no f-ag

By Buy Danish

March 6, 2006 12:03 PM | Link to this

Midori,

Surely you have a suggestion as to what he should do to keep you libs happy?

By Candide

March 6, 2006 12:04 PM | Link to this

Conservatives Beware! We do not want to hear your opinion! You can shut up for all we care. We are weak stupid liberals and we can’t fight you with ideas! We have none. All we can do is post stupid immature childish things using your name. We will shout you down, you are better than us. It’s all we can do.

By Liberal Elite

March 6, 2006 12:05 PM | Link to this

of corse i do like women becus they have babies for makin more republiccans but i dont think they shood vote or nothin.

By FU GOP

March 6, 2006 12:07 PM | Link to this

I have a suggestion- he should go hunting with Cheney.

By Candide's Evil Twin

March 6, 2006 12:09 PM | Link to this

You’re just jealous because we can play your own game, but when a better sense of humor.

By Redneck

March 6, 2006 12:17 PM | Link to this

The libs on here are just like the actors in the movie “Brokeback Mountain”. They have been broke down like a single barrel shotgun too many times.

By Redneck

March 6, 2006 12:19 PM | Link to this

Why are liberals like seagulls?

They are only good for garbage disposal and are protected by game laws!!!!!!

By Buy Danish

March 6, 2006 12:19 PM | Link to this

Is today some sort of elementary school holiday, because judging from the pathetic attempts at humor, a bunch of brats have taken over this blog.

By Redneck

March 6, 2006 12:21 PM | Link to this

Did you hear the one about the liberal accosting the army dude on the street? The lib said I would rather have a sister in the whore house than a brother in the military. The Army dude said, your sister is in the whore house and your brother could not get in the Army because he’s a queer.

By Andy Sucks

March 6, 2006 12:22 PM | Link to this

Surely you have a suggestion as to what he should do to keep you libs happy?

Yup.

Him carrying his incompetent a* back to Crawford would make me very happy.

Very happy indeed.

That and keeping his dumb looking face off my television.

By Midori

March 6, 2006 12:23 PM | Link to this

Surely you have a suggestion as to what he should do to keep you libs happy?

Yup.

Him carrying his incompetent a* back to Crawford would make me very happy.

Very happy indeed.

That and keeping his dumb looking face off my television.

By Midori

March 6, 2006 12:24 PM | Link to this

Redneck — keep your day job.

your jokes suck.

By Redneck

March 6, 2006 12:24 PM | Link to this

Buy Danish, nope, I just thought it would be nice to get down in the gutter with the libs again. Hallelujah, amen.

By Midori

March 6, 2006 12:25 PM | Link to this

Looks like Candide is quite a threat to someone.

Now let me guess who………..

By Candide's Evil Twin

March 6, 2006 12:25 PM | Link to this

We have lots of ideas, but the GOP is all about power, big money, and corporate control- only minutely more than the Democrats, so our ideas don’t get heard. Usually they are shot down in smear campaigns before they get off the ground.

You assume that I’m a Democrat, that I’ve always been liberal, but that isn’t the case. I started to question how the Republican party was changing, for the worse, and then I did the same with the Democrats. Unfortunately, in our sad republic, those are the only choices I have, so for now, until something better comes along, may the best man/idea win. Should McCain run, I may even vote for him.

By Redneck

March 6, 2006 12:27 PM | Link to this

i cant post my funny jokes cus they all have the n-word.

By Midori

March 6, 2006 12:28 PM | Link to this

Redneck — you need to face facts.

You fail miserably at humor.

Much as you have in life.

By Redneck

March 6, 2006 12:30 PM | Link to this

Midori, At least I have a job. You are so dumb and stupid that you are screwing up your posts here. Did the doctor dispose of the baby and keep the afterbirth when your mother gave birth or are both of your parents idiot savantes?

By FU GOP

March 6, 2006 12:32 PM | Link to this

I truly hope Iraq succeeds, so we can pull out of there forever. How sad that Bush & Co. realized their folly too late, that they can’t afford war for oil forever, hence his 360 degress turnaround and push for alternative fuels.

By Redneck

March 6, 2006 12:35 PM | Link to this

Midori, Buy Danish, others. I made a couple of serious posts on here but then someone started using my name and posting a bunch of stuff. Well, if that is the game you idiots want to play, so be it. I can play the game also. However, I will never post something using your name.

By Redneck

March 6, 2006 12:36 PM | Link to this

i aint gay but i love me some man as-s.

By Andy's Worst Nightmare

March 6, 2006 12:38 PM | Link to this

“I will make a bargain with the Republicans. If they will stop telling lies about Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them.” Adlai Stevenson

By Candide's Evil Twin

March 6, 2006 12:40 PM | Link to this

Good night, sweethearts, I have to go leave my hurricane-relief trailor, get food stamps, go to Grady for a free facelift, then go to the Commie Party in Little Five Points, like all Democrats do - wink, wink, nudge, nudge.

Thanks so much for the entertainment this morning! Remember, buy French and buy often!

By Andy

March 6, 2006 12:42 PM | Link to this

Gosh, I wonder how this happened?:

By Andy Sucks March 6, 2006 12:22 PM

Surely you have a suggestion as to what he should do to keep you libs happy?

Yup.

Him carrying his incompetent a back to Crawford would make me very happy.*

Very happy indeed.

That and keeping his dumb looking face off my television.

By Midori March 6, 2006 12:23 PM

Surely you have a suggestion as to what he should do to keep you libs happy?

Yup.

Him carrying his incompetent a back to Crawford would make me very happy.*

Very happy indeed.

That and keeping his dumb looking face off my television.

Looks like someone putting together a fake post made a mistake. I wonder who that someone could be?

By Andy's Worst Nightmare

March 6, 2006 12:44 PM | Link to this

A Republican found a magic genie’s lamp and rubbed it. The genie said : “I will grant you one wish.” He said : “I wish I were smarter”. So the genie made him smarter. The next day he became a Democrat.

“Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.” John Stuart Mill

By Andy

March 6, 2006 12:44 PM | Link to this

A show of hands. All in favor of converting this blog into one where you have to sign in and use your own name to post, so that we can send these children in here back to Romper Room where they belong.

My hand is up.

By Andy

March 6, 2006 12:47 PM | Link to this

Of course, we will have to vote democratically, but only this once until we gain power and completely control the internet.
Thought Police, Theorem #2483

By Midori

March 6, 2006 12:47 PM | Link to this

Redneck,

I too have a job.

I’m not as stupid as you would have me.

I saw someone playing games, responding to question for me and I cut and paste.

Guess those are mighty big words for you: cut and paste.

And no, paste is not something that you eat.

By Midori

March 6, 2006 12:48 PM | Link to this

Redneck,

I just saw your 12:35. Someone is playing games.

And Andy, I strongly suspect that you made that 12:22 post. I saw it and cut and paste, using my own name.

By Midori

March 6, 2006 12:50 PM | Link to this

y Andy

March 6, 2006 12:44 PM | Link to this

A show of hands. All in favor of converting this blog into one where you have to sign in and use your own name to post, so that we can send these children in here back to Romper Room where they belong.

My hand is up.

so, you’ve had your fun and done your damage, now all of a sudden you want to play nice?

Hah!!!

By Andy

March 6, 2006 12:51 PM | Link to this

Groupthink sheeple, We must stamp out critical thinking everywhere. It threatens our illusion.

By Andy

March 6, 2006 12:52 PM | Link to this

Midori: That would be kind of hard for you to do, considering that the posts don’t show up for like 5 minutes.

When you gonna grow up?

By Semper Fi

March 6, 2006 12:53 PM | Link to this

Count me in Andy!

By RW-(the original)

March 6, 2006 12:53 PM | Link to this

My head hurts. I’m very confused, moreso than usual.

By Redneck

March 6, 2006 12:55 PM | Link to this

Why are they picking on me? I just want peace, justice, and the American way, as long as I’m not the one on the front lines.

By Semper Fi

March 6, 2006 12:57 PM | Link to this

Andy, Redneck, Let’s meet again at my pleasure condo this next weekend to devise a new strategy. Redneck, that lube you brought last time was too damn cheap. I’m chapped. Let’s step up from Crisco. :) HUGS!

By Andy

March 6, 2006 12:59 PM | Link to this

Semper Fi, How do I know you won’t skip the reach-around AGAIN? I’m tired of being the bottom. Just because I’m the only literate one in our group doesn’t mean I don’t want to dominate a little!

By Objective Observer

March 6, 2006 01:00 PM | Link to this

Andy: It would appear that some people are suffering from chronic constipation as a result of the “shutdown”. Convert!!!

This is not a religious directive for those who plan to attack.

By Andy

March 6, 2006 01:00 PM | Link to this

A show of hands. All in favor of converting this blog into one where you have to sign in and use your own name to post, so that we can send these children in here back to Romper Room where they belong.

My hand is up.

By Objective Observer

March 6, 2006 01:04 PM | Link to this

R.W.:

Me too! Typing backwards will not even clarify for me. It’s gonna take a Roto-Rooter to get this “shi-t” out of the system. Vote to convert!

By Andy

March 6, 2006 01:07 PM | Link to this

Besides, no one can use a fake email address, like yahoo, or gmail, or hotmail, or..oh wait, I guess they can. I guess I am an idiot.

By Objective Observer

March 6, 2006 01:08 PM | Link to this

Actually, my as-s is sore from thinking, too.

By Voice of Reason

March 6, 2006 01:09 PM | Link to this

My hand is up, and I’m glad my Romper Room bit stuck after so many weeks.

By Semper Fi

March 6, 2006 01:09 PM | Link to this

Andy, That’s fine. I need a good roto-rooter every now and then, like Objective Observer says. You’re kind of small though.

By Andy

March 6, 2006 01:11 PM | Link to this

Let’s shame Luckovich!

Post it on your blogs that his blog has been hijacked by immature childish foul mouthed liberals who use other people’s names to post nasty disgusting things.

And he allows it to happen!

It is too easy to make people sign in before they post.

Shame him y’all!

By Objective Observer

March 6, 2006 01:11 PM | Link to this

Funny this cartoon should fall under the title “Damage Control”, looks like AJC should be responsible for applying some to their credibility.

By Andy

March 6, 2006 01:11 PM | Link to this

And what if he’s a network administrator? Then I guess you are all SOL.

By Andy

March 6, 2006 01:14 PM | Link to this

Must control, dominate world around me, only way to keep people in line. There ought to be limits to freedom, as mein Fuhrer says.

By Andy

March 6, 2006 01:16 PM | Link to this

Of course, to shame someone, we’d have to actually comprehend what shame is all about. Do you guys know anyone who isn’t self-righteous?

By Objective Observer

March 6, 2006 01:19 PM | Link to this

It’s hard to believe that this is allowed in our proud Republic. To think that we can’t dominate discussions everywhere, as on Fox, WSB-AM, or any other Clear Channel affiliate, is just unconscionable.

By Andy

March 6, 2006 01:22 PM | Link to this

Makes you wonder:

By Andy March 6, 2006 01:11 PM

And what if he’s a network administrator? Then I guess you are all SOL

By Andy

March 6, 2006 01:30 PM | Link to this

Yes, some things are just allowed on Comment blogs, like allowing small groups of like-minded idiots to dominate discussions, launch smear campaigns against those who don’t fall in line with their little ideology. Amazing. I’m speechless, for once.

By RW-(the original, original)

March 6, 2006 01:32 PM | Link to this

Anyone that wants a sane discussion feel free to use this open thread.

By Legion

March 6, 2006 01:34 PM | Link to this

What’s it like to be powerless? I don’t know. Because try as you might, you will never silence me.

“People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but it doesn’t stop you having your own opinions. Even if people are still very young, they shouldn’t be prevented from saying what they think.”

By Legion

March 6, 2006 01:39 PM | Link to this

Yes, please flee to RW’s blog and have your discussions where they belong- on a blog. Use the comment section what it was intended for and post A comment pertinent to the cartoon of the day.

By RW-(the original, original)

March 6, 2006 01:44 PM | Link to this

Legion,

You might notice that ml doesn’t call this a place to make one comment on his daily scribbling. He calls it a blog.

Midori,

Nice job getting yourself caught red handed!

By Legion

March 6, 2006 01:56 PM | Link to this

RW, The web site is designed as such because they use the same blog engine for comments or blogs throughout ajc.com and accessatlanta.com, thought I wouldn’t expect you to know this. The section, as I know you are aware, is titled Comments, for each cartoon, while still begin accessible from the AJC Blogs menu.

Justify your bizarre behaviors as you may, it is painfully obvious to any onlookers what your self-appointed roles are here.

By RW-(the original, original)

March 6, 2006 02:03 PM | Link to this

Legion,

Maybe you should go back and read the way ml described this forum when it was first launched before you anoint yourself as today’s blog genius.

By Andy

March 6, 2006 02:05 PM | Link to this

Legion: In other words we should shut up, right. You want to censor our ability to speak freely in here?

It’s funny how the ones who post with their own names, talk intelligently with an open mind and welcome responses are the people getting accused of “silencing” the debate.

I guess comprehension is not a liberals strong point.

By Andy

March 6, 2006 02:10 PM | Link to this

Legion= Blogger= Pinko Liberal= Pinko= fake poster= little child.

Look for a name change the next time the little punk seeks credibility.

By Objective Observer

March 6, 2006 02:12 PM | Link to this

R.W.:

That open thread is not available due to some type of server problem. What the he-ll is going on everywhere? Is this the “War of the Worlds” moment I was afraid to post?

By Legion

March 6, 2006 02:18 PM | Link to this

I don’t want to censor you at all. I want to see you act like the adults you claim to be and play nicely. If you want to vote for new rules on the Comment board, vote for one comment per person. If you want to blog with people who agree with you, go to dittoland on RW’s blogger site. That’s what they’re for.

By RW-(the original, original)

March 6, 2006 02:20 PM | Link to this

Objective Observer,

It’s working for me, but blogspot is a little squirrelly sometimes. You might want to close the page, re-open it, and then refresh it.

Or maybe you have launched your “War of the Worlds” moment and the entire blogosphere is doomed.

By gadem

March 6, 2006 02:36 PM | Link to this

Andy sometimes you are full of it. I have been meaning to ask you, were you able to meet Bush when he was here last month at the funeral? I kinda felt bad for him…

By Andy

March 6, 2006 02:38 PM | Link to this

mike responds to friday’s comments By Mike Luckovich | Friday, October 14, 2005, 11:25 AM

hi everybody, thank you all for taking time to post your comments. i want to address a couple of the comments and then tell you about a fun idea i have.

first off, because i’m such a lousy typist, everything’s going to be lowercase, because it’s a little quicker for me.

next, there are numerous comments about me not being fair and balanced. well, it’s not a cartoonist’s job to be fair or balanced.

i do agree that i hit president bush often. there are two reasons for that. first,whoever’s in charge, whether it’s bush , clinton, etc., becomes my main character, kind of like my own garfield the cat. when clinton was president, i hit him all the time, especially for monica. that said, i look back on the clinton years nostalgically as the time when a president lied to us about sex, not war.

the second reason i hit bush is because i think he’s the worst president in american history and judging from the latest polls, more and more americans agree with me. among african-americans his approval rating is 2%!

another thing i want to mention is my political orientation, which would be best described as a conservative democrat. in 2008, i will probably vote for whom i consider to be the best democrat, because under bush, the economic focus has been on helping the rich. i’d like to have a president who cares about the poor and middle class. but what will be more important than democrat or republican, will be competence. that’s what we’ve lacked the last five years and after iraq, giant deficits that leave us economically vulnerable, katrina, michael brown, harriet miers etc., etc. i want competence. and if the most competent presidential candidate is a republican, that’s whom i’m voting for.

ok, here’s an idea i think might be fun. for those of you who think i’ve been unfair to bush, here’s your chance to right a wrong. post a cartoon idea that highlights something you feel bush has done right. if you think his handling of katrina was great, come up with a cartoon idea on that and post it. i’ll choose the three best ideas, post them and then you all can vote on which is best. i will draw up the winning entry exactly as described and post it on ths site for a week and send the original drawing to the winner.

By getalife

March 6, 2006 02:39 PM | Link to this

Legion,

RW, The web site is designed as such because they use the same blog engine for comments or blogs throughout ajc.com and accessatlanta.com, thought I wouldn’t expect you to know this. The section, as I know you are aware, is titled Comments, for each cartoon, while still begin accessible from the AJC Blogs menu.

Do you work on this “blog engine?

By Andy

March 6, 2006 02:43 PM | Link to this

gadem: Full of what?

getalife: I’m leaning on the theory that Legion= Blogger= Pinko Liberal= fake poster= little child= Cynthia Tucker?

She flipped her lid in Sunday’s column, maybe the insanity on here today is carryover?

By Legion

March 6, 2006 02:44 PM | Link to this

FYI, no approval sought or needed from you or your ilk. Just remember, when I see you all gang up on commenters who come here taking the time out to speak their minds, you make yourself prey to your own game.

By Andy

March 6, 2006 02:58 PM | Link to this

I CAN BEAT HILLARY

Mon Mar 06 2006 12:08:26 ET

“Nine months ago, my daughter Fiona, a student at the United States Naval Academy, reminded me that service to one’s country is both an honor and an obligation. She challenged me to return to public service, to re-apply the skills and expertise I acquired while serving three U.S. Presidents on behalf of our state and nation.

“Today, I accept my daughter’s challenge by announcing that I am running to be my party’s nominee for the United States Senate from the State of New York. Toward that end, I have formed an exploratory committee, which I expect to upgrade to a full Senate campaign committee in the coming days.

Donate Here!

By Objective Observer

March 6, 2006 03:10 PM | Link to this

R.W.:

I’m in, but I see that the hostage taker has left, so freedoms for all can now resume. Whew!!!

By RE

March 6, 2006 03:18 PM | Link to this

Wow Andy, come on now, you have to admit, this poor woman has no chance against Hillary, she has NY locked up. If you are going to contribute, at least have a possibility for some return on investment.

Why do you think it took so long to get a candidate, and there have already been a few going for the nomination who have dropped out, none with any sort of stature.

By Objective Observer

March 6, 2006 03:20 PM | Link to this

Thanks, Andy. I love you.

By getalife

March 6, 2006 03:21 PM | Link to this

At least they did not post pages from books like last time.

Blog terrorists try to scare people away from voicing their opinions but we will “stay the course” and blog away.

As long it does not crash again.

By RW-(the original)

March 6, 2006 03:24 PM | Link to this

Objective Observer,

So do you think it’s safe to drop back to one “original”? Be careful, though “Legion” may be watching and if a discussion breaks out she will start crying about gang fights again.

By Andy's Mom

March 6, 2006 03:24 PM | Link to this

I want to thank Mike L for shutting the blog down over the weekend like I asked.

It wasn’t easy but we were able to get Andy outside for some fresh air. It took about 15 minutes for his eyes to get used to the brightness but he finally adjusted. The birds were a real treat for my Andy he couldn’t believe they could fly. After about 30 minutes we took him back inside. We had to use a wheel chair however because his poor fragile body couldn’t handle any more strain, those 7 steps to get to the patio really took its toll.

When we got back inside we wheeled him up to his computer where he hit the reload button for hours, hoping this blog would be up.

Again I know it doesn’t sound like much but thanks Mike, those 30 minutes were precious I we’ll always have the memories. The doctor said not to expect to much more from him. Andy I’m so happy for you I’m cooking your favorite dinner tonight to celebrate your accomplishment, Spaghetti-o’s!

By Larry Roth

March 6, 2006 03:24 PM | Link to this

Rats, indeed! Great job, Mr. Luckovich!

By Andy

March 6, 2006 03:25 PM | Link to this

Instead of collapsing into sectarian strife, the brigade’s area of operations had become quieter since the Samarra bombing. The people do not want any part of more violence.

The zone’s big event had been a thousand-man demonstration by *Sunnis and Shias together at the al-Rahman Mosque - to protest the media’s overreaction to the flurry of attacks that followed the bombing of the Golden Mosque.*

By getalife

March 6, 2006 03:27 PM | Link to this

After all, you see where “staying the course” has gotten our Gott and Fuhrer, Herr Bush.

By RW-(the original)

March 6, 2006 03:28 PM | Link to this

He thrusts his fists againsts the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.

By Dusty

March 6, 2006 03:29 PM | Link to this

Andy,

I have not heard of K T McFarland before . She sounds good and so does her daughter. It would be nice to let Hillary go home, bake cookies and write children’s books.

By Dreamland

March 6, 2006 03:33 PM | Link to this

A REPUBLICAN BEAT HILLARY IN NY? HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

By RW-(the original, original)

March 6, 2006 03:34 PM | Link to this

Well one original didn’t work see-3:28, I’m out for now. (although, speaking of ghost posts, the latest imposter is kind of interesting)

By Objective Observer

March 6, 2006 03:35 PM | Link to this

R.W.:

Like I said in my obscured post >. One comment per cartoon wouldn’t draw the kind of traffic that ml is so proud of over here.

Andy:

That wasn’t me who said “I love you”, although I have no problem with liking you.

By test

March 6, 2006 03:36 PM | Link to this

test

By getalife

March 6, 2006 03:36 PM | Link to this

After all, you see where “staying the course” has gotten our Gott and Fuhrer, Herr Bush.

Mmmm, who writes like this?

Looks familiar.

By Andy

March 6, 2006 03:36 PM | Link to this

Dusty: There are downsides to Hillary losing, there will be another blog hostage taker free to post nasty things about Conservatives, but provide no substance or ideas of their own. Another shallow, thoughtless, mind numblingly stupid time and bandwith waster we have to deal with.

It ain’t like Bill will be taking her in.

By RW-(the original, original)

March 6, 2006 03:41 PM | Link to this

One more thing before I hit the road. I know Andy will hate me for this but that last post by “Andy’s mom” is exactly how I picture Andy, lol.

By Andy

March 6, 2006 03:44 PM | Link to this

Yessss, Hillary looooosing..(wipes spittle from chin), that would be delicious. Ah ha, ah ha, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

By Andy

March 6, 2006 04:01 PM | Link to this

“She was also very much aware of President Clinton’s financial arrangements with the UAE,” says a former Bill Clinton staffer. “We’re talking about more than a million dollars, some of paid out soon out after they left the White House. That income helped the Clintons buy the properties that allow them to live both in New York and Washington, D.C. This was not an insignificant financial arrangement.”

A million dollars from a foreign country and this raises no eyebrows amongst the children (democratic party, age and maturity on full display in this blog today.) These liberals are the corruption experts.

By N-GA

March 6, 2006 04:07 PM | Link to this

Hey bed wetter….I just can’t resist:

“Investigators also intend to examine the role of David Sanborn, who was appointed administrator of the Maritime Administration of the Transportation Department. Mr. Sanborn, termed a leading campaigner for President Bush, was a former senior DP World executive appointed to his government position on Jan. 17, the same day the CFIUS approved the takeover of U.S. ports by the Dubai firm.”

“Sanborn does leg work for [White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl] Rove,” a congressional source said. “We believe he was the key to the unqualified White House backing for the takeover deal.”

FOLLOW THE MONEY…IMPEACH BUSH!!!

By N-GA

March 6, 2006 04:10 PM | Link to this

DeLay, Cunningham, Ney, Abramoff, Reed, Mrs. DeLay, Halliburton……..GOP is the personification of corruption!!

By Buy Danish

March 6, 2006 04:14 PM | Link to this

NG-A,

Sorry, but Andy’s story wins hands down.

Your story is far too convoluted and it involves someone no one has heard of - a total bust in the scandal department, so try again.

By Midori

March 6, 2006 04:16 PM | Link to this

I just don’t know who is who anymore………

By Buy Danish

March 6, 2006 04:21 PM | Link to this

Andy,

I’m glad that someone is running against Hillary in New York.

Make her spend some of her war chest and force her to actually debate and answer some questions for a change. Let’s see how long it takes for her to get into the shrill mode.

I can’t wait!

By Dusty

March 6, 2006 04:23 PM | Link to this

More!

There once was a chap from Calcutta

Who thought he was Andy’s mother.

When the orderlies came,

Oh, what a shame!

Just another “nut” all aflutter.

(No applause please.)

By N-GA

March 6, 2006 04:25 PM | Link to this

We cannot help your complete ignorance of readily available news.

You probably haven’t heard of Rep. Cunningham, the Cal. Republican just sentenced to prison for the most egregious example of corruption in the history of Congress.

And you’ve never heard of Tom DeLay, going down in flames for corruption.

Or Mrs. DeLay who was paid $115,000 by the Alexander Strategy Group, a Lobbyist whose president is DeLay’s former chief of staff.

Then there’s Mr. Abramoff (NUFF SAID !!!)

And Mr. Bob Ney, the Republican congressman from Ohio who sold his vote to Abramoff’s clients.

I forgot to mention Susan Harris, former Florida Secretary of State who is now running for State Senator. She is being investigated for influence peddling, too.

Every time you look for corruption, you find a Republican under the rock.

By Andy

March 6, 2006 04:26 PM | Link to this

because my prezident is too ignernt to be liable for what he duz now, i’m going to dig up stuff on Clinton, cus dats what my marching orders are.

By Midori

March 6, 2006 04:27 PM | Link to this

Sorry, but Andy’s story wins hands down.

of course you would think so.

By N-GA

March 6, 2006 04:28 PM | Link to this

There once was a poet named Dusty

Who seemed excessively Busty

When Andy strolled by

Dusty said, with a sigh

“Oh Andy, you make me so Lusty”

By Midori

March 6, 2006 04:29 PM | Link to this

force her to actually debate and answer some questions for a change

I’m quite sure when the time comes she will handle answer with ease — unlike the moronic “got wood?” Bush.

I’m quite sure she won’t have to strap a listening device to her back, either.

As long as one has a grasp for the language, it’s all downhill from there.

By Limerick

March 6, 2006 04:32 PM | Link to this

There once was a herd of dumba-s whose behavior was really quite crass, Andy, RW, and Dusty could write while Redneck couldn’t fight, but all four exemplify white trash.

By Buy Danish

March 6, 2006 04:33 PM | Link to this

Yew can just call me re-peat.

By Andy

March 6, 2006 04:34 PM | Link to this

I’d like to help sort things out for those of you who are confused or just looking in from the outside. Certain youngsters in here have taken to using other people’s names to post as-sinine childish things that only they can see the humor in. It is rather obvious to see, the true Conservative posts will be intelligent and thought provoking, the children’s comments will be, well, childish.

If you are wondering why this has come to pass, why my name is so often a target, it is because I am better than they are. Think about it, if this is not true than why am I the focus of so much attention? I accept this honor gladly, I am a proud Conservative, the childish liberals prove my superiority for me.

I know most of you are also intelligent and this should make your voting decisions that much easier. Would you give the future of this country over to the educated and well informed or would you leave it to those who answer reason with childish outbursts? I know you will make the right choice.

Seeing how these liberals react to a challenge and to adversity sure calls into question all of the accusations that they have leveled at President Bush over the last several years. What makes anyone think they wouldn’t be underhanded and immature with Bush if they can’t even calmly address a blog debate?

By Midori

March 6, 2006 04:36 PM | Link to this

N-GA,

That’s “Katherine” Harris, aka the Tammy Faye of the Right Wing.

By Andy

March 6, 2006 04:37 PM | Link to this

After all, only Republitards of my caliber would have the nerve to blame six years of Bush debacles on Democrats.

By Napo D

March 6, 2006 04:37 PM | Link to this

Andy, I caught you a delicious bass.

By N-GA

March 6, 2006 04:40 PM | Link to this

Bed Wetter (Andy),

You wrote that post in self defense, thinking that everyone else that posts here doesn’t already know you for the pathetic cretin that you are.

Real Americans and genuine conservatives ostracize you and your cross-burning friends. This blog is your only method of social discourse, and you are simply not very good at it. You are to be pitied.

By N-GA

March 6, 2006 04:42 PM | Link to this

Midori…..thank you for your editing, and my profound apologies to anyone named Susan Harris.

By Andy's Mom

March 6, 2006 04:43 PM | Link to this

Andy, sweetie-darling, Get off the computer and wheel yourself to the dinner table. I’ve got your favorite Barney bib!
You can’t flame all day and night without eating your din-din.

By Buy Danish

March 6, 2006 04:45 PM | Link to this

That 4:33 post is not the real Buy Danish. It was so lame and meaningless, I question why anyone would bother to post in the first place.

NG-A and Midori,

I wish I could place a real wager with you about how much legs you Sanborn “scandal” has.

Since we can’t, let’s just pretend, okay? Name the virtual amount. I’ll collect my virtual winnings after election Day in November.

By Andy

March 6, 2006 04:49 PM | Link to this

I’d like to help sort things out for those of you who are confused or just looking in from the outside. Certain youngsters in here have taken to using other people’s names to post as-sinine childish things that only they can see the humor in. It is rather obvious to see, the true Conservative posts will be intelligent and thought provoking, the children’s comments will be, well, childish.

If you are wondering why this has come to pass, why my name is so often a target, it is because I am better than they are. Think about it, if this is not true than why am I the focus of so much attention? I accept this honor gladly, I am a proud Conservative, the childish liberals prove my superiority for me.

I know most of you are also intelligent and this should make your voting decisions that much easier. Would you give the future of this country over to the educated and well informed or would you leave it to those who answer reason with childish outbursts? I know you will make the right choice.

Seeing how these liberals react to a challenge and to adversity sure calls into question all of the accusations that they have leveled at President Bush over the last several years. What makes anyone think they wouldn’t be underhanded and immature with Bush if they can’t even calmly address a blog debate?

By Andy

March 6, 2006 04:49 PM | Link to this

Andy, Buy Danish, Redneck, & the rest,

Thank you SO MUCH for the entertainment that you’ve provided our class today.

We used to think Republicans were kind of stereotyped, but you’ve all proven us wrong. It’s funny, but kind of sad.

By RE

March 6, 2006 04:50 PM | Link to this

“It is rather obvious to see, the true Conservative posts will be intelligent and thought provoking, the children’s comments will be, well, childish”

“Would you give the future of this country over to the educated and well informed or would you leave it to those who answer reason with childish outbursts?”

Andy, I know you have no sense of irony, but for those of us who do, this is very funny.

By the way, all the intelligent conservatives; Noonan, Will, Buckley, Buchannan, have all made clear thier feelings that this president is a failure. Even on talk radio, the focus has shifted as far away from Bush and his decisions as possible so as to not outright admit failure.

Please take the lame duck out of the room, it is starting to stink

By Napo D

March 6, 2006 04:51 PM | Link to this

My lips hurt real bad.

By Buy Danish

March 6, 2006 04:53 PM | Link to this

That 4:45 post is not the real Buy Danish. It was so lame and meaningless, I question why anyone would bother to post in the first place.

I know this because I was busy putting the white hoods on my kids to get them ready for the National Alliance/KKK Monday night potluck in Cumming.

By Buy Danish

March 6, 2006 04:54 PM | Link to this

Limerick,

There once was a terrible poet, so smug that he strutted and gloated, He scribbled away with nothing to say, and had nary a brain cell to know it.

By wow

March 6, 2006 04:55 PM | Link to this

You people have it all wrong. The Republicans are the party of “family values,” remember. They would never be as corrupt as some would have you believe. They go to church and everything.

Jesus would start unprovoked wars.

Jesus would approve of this comment by the head of the Georgia Christian coalition Nancy Schaefer… “50 million abortions have been performed in this country, causing a shortage of cheap American labor. ‘We could have used those people,’ she said.

And Jesus would most certainly take a few bribes and worship money, like Ralph Reed, Cunningham and others.

Right ? Republicans the party of “Family Values. Right?

By Buy French

March 6, 2006 04:56 PM | Link to this

Support France! Buy croissants often! Without us, you would never know how bad you really have it in America!

By RE

March 6, 2006 04:58 PM | Link to this

Yes, give me a president with a C average anyday over someone who didn’t pull strings to go to Yale and actually fought in Vietnam. Boy, am I stupid.

By Andy

March 6, 2006 04:58 PM | Link to this

RE: Congratulations! You are the first liberal today to say anything, and I’m talking about anything even remotely intelligent. You are like a breath of fresh air.

The dissent in the Republican Party will be answered by Bush. It is a sign of healthy debate, where we discuss ideas and e3achothers opinions. It is nothing like this blog and the democratic party where childish restroom insults are passed off as political discussion.

By Buy Danish

March 6, 2006 05:00 PM | Link to this

Fake Danish,

You’ll need to talk to Senator Robert Byrd about that KKK meeting.

By N-GA

March 6, 2006 05:02 PM | Link to this

Hey everyone, somebody has hijacked the Bed Wetters sobriquet. Whoever is posting as “Andy” is trying to act as though he is morally and intellectually superior to the rest of us. How amusing. Andy has spent so much time and effort call everbody “dirty pinko commie liberals”, I cannot understand why someone would want to try to clean him up.

Well let me say, for the record. It’s going to take a lot more than that to clean up the bed wetter. As a matter of fact, I suspect that the amount of lye needed to clean up Andy would draw the attention of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms as well as the FBI, Homeland Security, and even Al Qaeda.

By Andy

March 6, 2006 05:10 PM | Link to this

In a Wednesday story, The Associated Press reported that federal disaster officials warned President Bush and his Homeland Security chief before Hurricane Katrina struck that the storm could breach levees in New Orleans, citing confidential video footage of an Aug. 28 briefing.

The Army Corps of Engineers considers a breach a hole developing in a levee rather than an overrun. The story should have made clear that Bush was warned about floodwaters overrunning the levees, rather than the levees breaking.

The day before Katrina, Bush was told there were grave concerns the levees could be overrun.

Blogger Kevin Aylward reports that one of the bylines on the erroneous AP story belonged to Margaret Ebrahim, a former producer on “60 Minutes II,” the program that aired the phony September 2004 story on President Bush’s National Guard service.

By Bushwacker

March 6, 2006 05:10 PM | Link to this

“The National Government will regard it as its first and foremost duty to revive in the nation the spirit of unity and cooperation. It will preserve and defend those basic principles on which our nation has been built. It regards Christianity as the foundation of our national morality, and the family as the basis of national life.” Adolf Hitler, My New World Order, Proclamation to the German Nation at Berlin, February 1, 1933.

Bush: the “All American” family.

By Andy

March 6, 2006 05:14 PM | Link to this

Remember: Liberal= childish, foul mouthed and immature, even bitter and focused on me.

Conservative= intelligent and thought provoking.

See, it’s easy to keep things sorted out!

By RE

March 6, 2006 05:18 PM | Link to this

Andy, There is no debate with GWB, only dismissal and smearing. Remember when the right wing broke with Bush over Harriet Miers, they were dismissed as the Ivy League intellectual crowd. Now on the ports deal, which seems to have been objected to by homeland security, the coast guard, and the pentagon, these people are dismissed as racists.

GWB has no reason to debate, he has governed by fiat since 9-11, and is not going to start listening to anyone now. He has become the greatest liability for the GOP, and it will show in november.

A true conservative will put principal above loyalty, if you cannot see that W has done more harm than good to the country and corrupted the idea of conservatism, you are blinded by loyalty

By N-GA

March 6, 2006 05:20 PM | Link to this

Andy….it is very easy to keep things sorted out:

Bush support - 34% Americans for Good Government - 66%

Is that sorted out enough for you?

By Buy Danish

March 6, 2006 05:31 PM | Link to this

Nice try RE but wrong as wrong can be.

If Bush governed by fiat as you claim, Harriet Miers would have been the nominee, Social Security and immigration reform would have flown through Congress, and the Ports Deal would have been unopposed by any Republicans.

If you’re going to make sweeping statements, it helps to actually have some facts handy to back up your assertions.

By Bushwacker

March 6, 2006 05:33 PM | Link to this

REP. DUNCAN HUNTER (R):

*In 2003, Dubai allowed a shipment of 66 high-speed triggers that are ideally suited for nuclear weapon detonations. The United States tried to stop the sale — or the transshipment through the Dubai ports. We asked the UAE not to do it. They said, we are going to do it anyway.

They transferred those triggers to a Pakistani businessman with a close relationship with the Pakistan military. They similarly have allowed shipments of heavy water — that’s the material that you use to ultimately build a nuclear weapon — coming from Russia and China, through Dubai, into India.

The point is — and they have also allowed the precursors to nerve gas to be shipped through Iran. And, thankfully, we stopped that deal, because we found out about it. We made a string operation and stopped it.

The point is, Dubai cannot be trusted. They are the people who will sell or allow a transshipment of anything to anybody. And those people shouldn’t be in charge of our ports.*

By Andy

March 6, 2006 05:33 PM | Link to this

This is a perfect example of what I mean when I say that intelligent people can see the truth despite the vicious, stupid hateful things the pinkos say:

Mayor Ray Nagin of New Orleans is campaigning for re-election—in Houston, the Houston Chronicle reports:

In a meeting organized by local chapters of the NAACP, Nagin received enthusiastic support from local leaders, but also some sharp rebukes from some evacuees… .

At the NAACP-organized gathering, evacuee Eugene Jefferson, 39, accused Nagin of not having had a legitimate plan in place for transporting those who were poor and relying on public transit.

“You waited until it was too late. The mandatory evacuation was too late and there were people who drowned,” said an emotional and tearful Jefferson.

“Now you want us to vote for you?”

By Buy Danish

March 6, 2006 05:34 PM | Link to this

Andy,

NG-A can pull all the poll percentages he wants, but one number comes through that is indisputable:

NG-A is a 100% pure, unadulterated, a#*..

By Andy

March 6, 2006 05:44 PM | Link to this

Danish: Who’s this N-GA you speak of?

RE: So where is Harriet Myers at today? Soitting on the Supreme Court? Not. How about the ports deal, the expiration has come and gone, Bush delayed it so that all questions could be addressed. He could have rammed it down our throats.

By Bushwacker

March 6, 2006 05:45 PM | Link to this

Buy Danish sure uses a lot of curse words for someone open-minded, non-vicious, and non-hateful. He must have learned them in church.

By N-GA

March 6, 2006 05:56 PM | Link to this

Perhaps Buy Danish and Andy swapped identities. Or more likely, they are one and the same individual with different online personalities.

In either case, they represent the LCD (that means “lowest common denominator, for you “educated” wing-nuts) of American values and beliefs.

It is well known that there will be followers of the anti-Christ. So be it that Andy and Buy Danish follow GWB…straight to He!!. They are COMPLICIT!!

Follow the Money….Impeach Bush

By Dusty

March 6, 2006 05:59 PM | Link to this

Sorry, RE, conservatives do rule by principles, that is “a general truth on which other truths depend” such as the principles of government.

You mentioned principal. Did you mean a person running a school?

Or maybe you are depending on polls. That seems to be the backbone of liberal arguments. Too bad you can’t find sound substantiated facts on which to base some ideas. Accusations are not ideas.

By N-GA

March 6, 2006 06:02 PM | Link to this

Buy Danish,

You can curse me all day long….it doesn’t bother me, especially coming from you. I’m sure you will conveniently have selective amnesia, but you should recall when Andy was posting that he was going to come over and have sex with my daughter.

That is the kind of person who supports this administration. If you don’t remember, then ask RW.

By Buy Danish

March 6, 2006 06:05 PM | Link to this

Bushwacker,

I used the word that is part of the word Massachussets, and is the symbol of the Democratic Party. Big fwording deal.

It happens to fit N-GA pefectly.

By RW-(the original)

March 6, 2006 06:10 PM | Link to this

N-GA,

Leave me out of your spats, please. LCD oh “educated” one.

By Buy Danish

March 6, 2006 06:10 PM | Link to this

Fine. If you think being called an A*, the synonym for donkeys and the law, is too tough to handle then I will change the word to b-itch as in female dog. Okay p***-cat?

What a pathetic wanker you are.

By Legion

March 6, 2006 06:11 PM | Link to this

Wow! Someone has done themselves proud! Bed wetter, I love that! Watch the rats squeal, defending their poor pilot, even as they drown.

By Dusty

March 6, 2006 06:12 PM | Link to this

Yes, we conservatives have principles. We only sell out ourselves to the highest bidder. That is the only principle we need.

By N-GA

March 6, 2006 06:15 PM | Link to this

The “here-and-now” is this: GWB and his administration:

• got the USA into a stupid war

• ran up HUGE deficits while cutting the taxes of the wealthy

• failed to pass legislation to repair Social Security or Medicare, in spite of controlling both houses of Congress

• exist in a climate of abject corruption (Abramoff, DeLay, Cunningham, Ney, etc.)

• claim to know the energy industry, yet enable windfall profits at the expense of Americans

• appoint non-qualified individuals to key positions (Brownie?)

• demand much from our military, yet take promised benefits away from veterans

• do nothing to correct record trade deficits

• support pseudo-science (intelligent design, global warming) while gagging the free speech of government scientists

• leak classified info to the press while condemning leaks that disclose illegal government activities

• send troops for 2nd & 3rd tours in combat, but avoid a military draft because it would be political suicide

• spend pork like drunken sailors

Now then, let’s not talk about prior administrations or future administrations. Let’s talk about these egregious problems with THIS administration.

By Buy Danish

March 6, 2006 06:15 PM | Link to this

This has got to stop. I only want to keep my state blue, like the shade my husband turns when I roll over on him in the middle of the night.

By Andy

March 6, 2006 06:16 PM | Link to this

Much of our media, by contrast, view themselves as impartial observers, too sophisticated to take sides in something as provincial as patriotism and war. And the rest of the western media view themselves as the world’s moral aristocracy nobly fighting the proletariat’s real enemy — us.

In World War II, America’s media came together to help win the propaganda war. Today much of it has come together to help win it for the enemy. The greatest generation got Frank Capra. We get George Clooney.

By Bushwacker

March 6, 2006 06:19 PM | Link to this

Buy Danish-

“Shall we gather at the (Big fwording deal) river,

Where bright (a#*) angel feet have trod,

With its crystal (a#*) tide forever

Flowing by the (Big fwording deal) throne of God?

By N-GA

March 6, 2006 06:20 PM | Link to this

Andy/Bed Wetter & Buy Danish….the Yin and Yang of the far right. Which is the Yin and which is the Yang?

Bed Wetter….the terrorists are invading your dreams again tonight. Wear your Depends and you will have less cleaning up tomorrow morning. If you’re out of Depends, I’m sure Buy Danish will let you borrow some.

By Andy

March 6, 2006 06:21 PM | Link to this

Remember everybody: When it doesn’t make any sense: liberal. When it is bitter and angry: liberal. When I’m the focus of the entire discussion (my greatness, they crumble before me, I am their whole world): liberal.

When it’s educational and provocative: Conservative.

It easy to keep track of who’s who in the cartoon boy blog.

By Bushwacker

March 6, 2006 06:23 PM | Link to this

Buy Danish-

Yes, we’ll gather at the (b-itch ) river,

The beautiful, the beautiful (A*) river;

Gather with the (Big fwording deal) saints at the river

That flows by the throne of (p*-cat) God.

By N-GA

March 6, 2006 06:23 PM | Link to this

Bushwacker…you’ve added a whole new dimension to this blog…sarcasm rocks!!!

By GOP Moronica

March 6, 2006 06:25 PM | Link to this

Yeah, uh, I git all my “facts” from pundit “news” sites, becawse I cain’t think for myself.

This isn’t WWII, and we aren’t defending ourselves or Europe. This was a badly-planned war of choice and politics, hence the lack of support around the world and here by the real media.

By Objective Observer

March 6, 2006 06:25 PM | Link to this

Good grief! I return from my workout hoping that the hostage situation has been resolved only to find that time is being wasted here.

I have often been accused of being less than objective. I have clearly stated that I am not objective when it comes to the war. I have watched Islamofacism imbed itself in many countries throughout the world over many administrations. The threat was real then and it is real to this day. They are an irrational bunch. Doing nothing was the wrong approach in my opinion. Doing something was better than nothing. On social issues I am more objective and learn through the intelligent posters here.

I initially visited for the purpose of research on anonimity in relationship to Autistic children that I work with. I am working on a paper for school. It is no wonder that those children isolate themselves from the world around them if this is the best the world has to offer.

N-GA up until the time that you showed up on this blog, posting was relatively light-hearted and in good humor with an occasional drive-by that could be easily ignored. Most people didn’t take Andy’s “pinko” comments that personally from what I witnessed.

I often times create a visual image in my mind of who people are here just for fun. All work and no play makes OO a dull girl. The image I have come up with for you is “Jaba The Hut” from Star Wars, an immovable slug with no sense of humor, and even less self-confidence. The site has ceased to be fun with your presence.

I am convinced that the hostage taker this morning was someone who, very obviously, felt persecuted, and that is not possible without the hostage taker’s permission. That philosophy can be attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt and I believe that the hostage taker was you!!!!

No more fun here, I’m gone.

By Objective Observer

March 6, 2006 06:27 PM | Link to this

N-GA:

By the way, your posts lack creativity, they are very repetitious in content.

By GOP Moronica

March 6, 2006 06:28 PM | Link to this

Yeah, uh, I’m Andy, not Andrew, just Andy. If you challenge me with facts, I’ll just not answer you or take a piece of your facts out of context (cuz I’m wrong). And if I can’t play you for a shill cuz you’re acting like me, then uh, I’ll just cry in the bathroom.

By Andy

March 6, 2006 06:30 PM | Link to this

Of course, I like to buy my underwear at K-Mart.

By Objective LikeOReilly

March 6, 2006 06:32 PM | Link to this

Good riddance. Who’s next?

By RE

March 6, 2006 06:34 PM | Link to this

Where is this educational and provocative commentary?

All I have heard is that Bush is always correct.

I thought he was a protestan, infallibility is more or a roman catholic thing.

Thanks for the correction in spelling Dusty, at least you contributed something worthwhile today. All the intelligent conservatives have already realized that Bush is a failure, now we have what is left over defending him. As the republicans in congress turn from Bush, his fate in history as the worst president to ever serve will be sealed.

How about this, name 3 things you are proud of GWB for, please no esoteric “he restored my patriotism” or “he is a great leader and man of faith”. I mean actual policies enacted that have improved this country

By Melissa

March 6, 2006 06:34 PM | Link to this

What is going on? It’s like a hornet’s nest here.
Great cartoon, Mike! We love you in Calhoun.

By Support Socialism

March 6, 2006 06:36 PM | Link to this

Objective Subservient,

My guess is that you wanted to be a history teacher, but didn’t have very impressive credentials. So they offered you a job teaching special ed as long as you’d agree to coach the 8th grade girls volleyball team and clean the toilets after school. Write a complete sentence once in a while (periods go between them, not commas).

By Andy

March 6, 2006 06:52 PM | Link to this

Lies, it’s all they have:

a- A stupid war that freed 25 million people from tyranny.

b- Katrina and Rita damage adding to the deficits? Should we cut off funds to the rebuilding?

c- Democrat obstruction blocked Social Security and Medicare reform.

d- Corruption? Clinton, Clinton, Reid, Kennedy, Dean, Landrieu, etc.

e- Democrats blocked domestic energy production to save the caribou. Enjoy your 3.00 a gallon gas.

f- Unqualified by who’s standards? The same pinkos that think a millimeter rise in the world’s oceans is a sure sign of global warming?

g- Take benefits from soldiers. Cut spending or not? (I think it is really a lie, but I don’t have time to research. Pinkos will never link to anything, it gives them free rein to make everything up.)

h- Drilling in ANWR would cut the trade deficit by 25 million dollars a day. The caribou must be really, really important.

i- “Psuedo science.” You mean junk science like banning DDT because it “harmed bird egg shells?” When all it really harmed was the 500,000 children a year that die from malaria. When will the blood lust of you liberals be satisfied?

j- Classified leaks. When Valerie Plame goes undercover it will be like the first time in 7 years. Maybe then we can find a crime to convict. Until then, let’s focus on the pinkos that released the secret CIA locations.

k- It’s a volunteer army, in a democratic country. We are not pinkos like LBJ drafting those who don’t want to serve, we want people to choose to fight for the freedoms of others, like the Patriots that founded this great country.

l- You might want to look and see where all the pork is getting spent at. Would you like us to cut finch off?

And finally, remember that they want to put Hillary in the White House. Enough said.

By Andy

March 6, 2006 06:56 PM | Link to this

Remember everybody, have I been wrong yet? Nasty, bitter and stupid: liberals. Resentful, enslaved to my every move: liberals. Their only hope being to ridicule me personally: liberals. Have no ideas whatsoever: liberals.

Try it one time, see if I’m right.

By Midori

March 6, 2006 07:07 PM | Link to this

Andy,

you get more desperate and moronic by the day.

By Democratic Socialist

March 6, 2006 07:09 PM | Link to this

Mandy,

I know you didn’t just suggest that the Clintons were more corrupt than the Bush administration. Clinton did something that was a poor personal choice, which only harmed his relationship with his wife. Bush mislead the country and the world and got tens of thousands of people killed. Cheney committed a federal crime by outing a CIA operative. Just because it’s difficult to prove doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. She didn’t out herself. Democrats? Maybe not that competent when it comes to winning elections. Republicans? Selling votes left and right. During Clinton’s years- relative peace & the economy was strong, including surpluses. Bush’s years- war, unemployment, outsourcing, stagnant wages, abundant Republican corruption, censoring of scientific evidence, medical developments at a standstill, biggest deficits the country has ever known, and now we are on the verge of defaulting on the national debt for the first time ever. You’re right, great job. Friggin’ turnip.

By Democratic Socialist

March 6, 2006 07:11 PM | Link to this

Support Socialism

Impeach Bush

By Buy Danish

March 6, 2006 07:13 PM | Link to this

Bushwacker, NG-A and assorted whiners,

Your team started off the day hijacking names and posting all sorts of juvenile garbage, and now you want to whine about how I used a metaphor for “The Law” and the symbol of your party (which I very politely wrote with asterisks so as not to “offend” your delicate constitutions)

BTW, Bushwacker, like “Limerick”, your creepy poetry sucks eggs.

Long walk, short pier. Go for it.

By Midori

March 6, 2006 07:14 PM | Link to this

Democratic Socialist,

don’t waste your time. goes in one ear and out the other. watch him come back cutting and pasting a whole bunch of crap that has nothing to do with anything.

oh yeah, and a few names interspersed in between.

By N-GA

March 6, 2006 07:22 PM | Link to this

OO,

If you think that posting on this blog used to be relatively light hearted, then you are inexperienced at civilized debate. Andy can call anybody anything and get away with his rantings? His postings were the only ones that had saliva dripping from them.

You can speculate on my self confidence all you like. As a veteran who has lived through an unjust war, I feel my observations have more merit than most. And as far as your Islamofascist comment, it reeks of ignorance. I spent 2 years living in the Middle East as a guest of our government. Terrorism didn’t exist in Iraq until GWB invaded.

You can call yourself “Objective” much like GWB calls himself “compassionate”.

By N-GA

March 6, 2006 07:27 PM | Link to this

Warren Buffet, it was reported today, has been quietly investing $billions in companies that are not dependent on the US dollar. This is due to the fact that be feels that the US cannot sustain budget deficits and trade imbalance, and he anticipates problems for our currency.

Under whose watch has this happened?

By N-GA

March 6, 2006 07:42 PM | Link to this

Andy,

You keep asserting that the Democrats prevented progress on Social Security, Medicare, and oil drilling. I repeat, the last time I checked the Republicans had comfortable majorities in BOTH house of Congress…..so your excuse doesn’t hold water.

None of the Democrats you mentioned have been indicted. DeLay, Cunningham, & Abramoff have been with 2 convictions and DeLay to follow. Then Ney is next. Boo-Hoo.

Brown was unqualified for FEMA by anyone’s standards except yours because you think any wing-nut is qualified for any job. Brown headed up a company in the show horse business. What a background!

Our federal budget was underwater well before Katrina or Rita.

I am tired. Belatedly I realize (as many did before me) that nothing will educate you. In point of fact, it is people like you that help the most in convincing everyone that there are serious problems with this administration. What really does surprise me is how some serious and worthy conservatives jump to defend your neo-fascist butt.

By N-GA

March 6, 2006 07:56 PM | Link to this

OO,

Your comment about Jabba-the-Hut was amusing.

I picture you like Kathy Bates’ character entering the hot tub in the movie, “About Schmidt”.

By papi

March 7, 2006 02:36 PM | Link to this

Twilight Last Gleaming! by John Cory Truthout Perspective

Who are these people? These people who line their pockets with the lives of our loved ones? These gray men who lurk in shadows and kill the sunshine of democracy? These people who wear morality like a cheap suit pilfered from the collection plate of decency? Who are these people who have turned America into their own personal ATM machine? These are the people of the lie - Republicans.

Who are these people? These people who sit in spineless silence unable to speak in defense of America? These people who mime the words of our founders, afraid to act with independence? Who utter the words “We concede,” instead of “We the People?” These are the people who lie down - Democrats.

Newspapers no longer serve the public, only their corporate masters. They have wedged themselves firmly between the cheeks of power, a tissue to sanitize the bull**. The media has finally achieved the ultimate self-delusion; broadcasting sitcom politics, and talking points of the throne, it has become the court jester with tinkling bells and curly pointed shoes: useless, untrustworthy, and fused in falsehoods and facades.

This is twilight’s last gleaming. Attention must be paid. Democracy is dying.

Bush and Company wants us to be afraid. Republicans sell us fear as they sell out America.

Democrats wait in the wings, picking up their pieces of silver to keep mum. Both political parties capitalize on all the fear.

Democrats think we will become so fearful of Republicans that we will have no other choice but to elect them. That is their incentive. Low profile, quiet acquiescence, and they think their silence will be rewarded.

This is not the time for silence. According to recent polls from Zogby, Fox News, Gallup and CNN, 72% of our troops believe the war in Iraq is a failure and we should withdraw. 64% of the public disapproves of Bush’s handling of Iraq. 69% of Americans are against the Dubai Port deal. 52% do not find Bush “honest and trustworthy.”

And yet Democrats can find no voice, no fight, no issue to unify them to protect “we the people.” Major print and media outlets can find no reason to investigate Republican scandals, bribery and lies, no reason to question an administration that started a war with a lie and failed its own citizens when Katrina hit, by lying about what they did or did not know. Katrina, like 9/11, left the boy king wide-eyed and unprepared. Leader of the free world? Most Americans think not.

When it comes time for voting, here is what I will remember: the silence.

If there is a voice for America, let them speak now. Let them speak for the poor women who not only will find abortion illegal, but will not be allowed birth control and contraceptives. Let them speak for the old and infirm who will not be able to have healthcare and cost-effective drug prescriptions. Let them speak for true family values of providing for our veterans and protecting our troops with proper body armor and ending a false war so no more loved ones have to die for a lie.

But most of all, let them now speak up for the one precious gift that is America - Freedom. Freedom of speech - Freedom to dissent - Freedom from illegal domestic spying. Freedom, sweet freedom for which our fathers, brothers, and sisters have fought and died for over the past 230 years!

Hunter S. Thompson warned, “Big dark coming soon.” Big dark is here.

Our Constitution hangs by a thread. Make no mistake, this is twilight’s last gleaming. It’s time to defend America, not sell it down the river of corporate greed. It is time to stand up, not slink away to fight another day, because there are no more days. The monarchs of mendacity under George Bush are dismantling democracy at every opportunity.

Democrats, you want my vote? Earn it! Get up off your a* and take a stand! Take back America. Stop whimpering. Throw out your Republican-lite Bush lickspittles and suit up for battle. We the people will support you if you speak up for the America we live in and want to preserve. You cannot claim victory simply because you kept the GOP from burying the Constitution while you let them drive it underground.

This is twilight’s last gleaming. Who will speak up for America?

John Cory is a Vietnam veteran. He received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star with V device, 1969 - 1970.

By papi

March 7, 2006 02:53 PM | Link to this

Twilight Last Gleaming by John Cory Truthout Perspective

Who are these people? These people who line their pockets with the lives of our loved ones? These gray men who lurk in shadows and kill the sunshine of democracy? These people who wear morality like a cheap suit pilfered from the collection plate of decency? Who are these people who have turned America into their own personal ATM machine? These are the people of the lie - Republicans.

Who are these people? These people who sit in spineless silence unable to speak in defense of America? These people who mime the words of our founders, afraid to act with independence? Who utter the words “We concede,” instead of “We the People?” These are the people who lie down - Democrats.

Newspapers no longer serve the public, only their corporate masters. They have wedged themselves firmly between the cheeks of power, a tissue to sanitize the bull**. The media has finally achieved the ultimate self-delusion; broadcasting sitcom politics, and talking points of the throne, it has become the court jester with tinkling bells and curly pointed shoes: useless, untrustworthy, and fused in falsehoods and facades.

This is twilight’s last gleaming. Attention must be paid. Democracy is dying.

Bush and Company wants us to be afraid. Republicans sell us fear as they sell out America.

Democrats wait in the wings, picking up their pieces of silver to keep mum. Both political parties capitalize on all the fear.

Democrats think we will become so fearful of Republicans that we will have no other choice but to elect them. That is their incentive. Low profile, quiet acquiescence, and they think their silence will be rewarded.

This is not the time for silence. According to recent polls from Zogby, Fox News, Gallup and CNN, 72% of our troops believe the war in Iraq is a failure and we should withdraw. 64% of the public disapproves of Bush’s handling of Iraq. 69% of Americans are against the Dubai Port deal. 52% do not find Bush “honest and trustworthy.”

And yet Democrats can find no voice, no fight, no issue to unify them to protect “we the people.” Major print and media outlets can find no reason to investigate Republican scandals, bribery and lies, no reason to question an administration that started a war with a lie and failed its own citizens when Katrina hit, by lying about what they did or did not know. Katrina, like 9/11, left the boy king wide-eyed and unprepared. Leader of the free world? Most Americans think not.

When it comes time for voting, here is what I will remember: the silence.

If there is a voice for America, let them speak now. Let them speak for the poor women who not only will find abortion illegal, but will not be allowed birth control and contraceptives. Let them speak for the old and infirm who will not be able to have healthcare and cost-effective drug prescriptions. Let them speak for true family values of providing for our veterans and protecting our troops with proper body armor and ending a false war so no more loved ones have to die for a lie.

But most of all, let them now speak up for the one precious gift that is America - Freedom. Freedom of speech - Freedom to dissent - Freedom from illegal domestic spying. Freedom, sweet freedom for which our fathers, brothers, and sisters have fought and died for over the past 230 years!

Hunter S. Thompson warned, “Big dark coming soon.” Big dark is here.

Our Constitution hangs by a thread. Make no mistake, this is twilight’s last gleaming. It’s time to defend America, not sell it down the river of corporate greed. It is time to stand up, not slink away to fight another day, because there are no more days. The monarchs of mendacity under George Bush are dismantling democracy at every opportunity.

Democrats, you want my vote? Earn it! Get up off your a* and take a stand! Take back America. Stop whimpering. Throw out your Republican-lite Bush lickspittles and suit up for battle. We the people will support you if you speak up for the America we live in and want to preserve. You cannot claim victory simply because you kept the GOP from burying the Constitution while you let them drive it underground.

This is twilight’s last gleaming. Who will speak up for America?

John Cory is a Vietnam veteran. He received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star with V device, 1969 - 1970.