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‘Last comic standing’

By Mike Luckovich | Thursday, July 12, 2007, 09:28 PM

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By WTFBBQ

July 13, 2007 8:05 AM | Link to this

Frist. Bwahahahaha

By Mrs. Godzilla

July 13, 2007 8:06 AM | Link to this

Mike, I must respectfully disagree. W is not the last comic standing. The green room is jam packed with comedians.

Rudy Giuliani, who’s best joke is “What do you call the remains of 121 fallen firefighters in potholes in Manhattan?”

Fred Thompson, who starts his act with, “What’s the difference between an anti-abortion candidate and a lobbyist for a pro-choice PAC?”

Ever heard of the Genesis Brothers? Brownback, Huckabee and Tancredo? They do this great sketch about a priest, a rabbi and a tyrannosaurus rex who go into a bar.

Who can forget the comic stylings of John “Beetle Bailey” McCain?

Or Mitt Romney and his amazing dog tricks!

And then there are the Democrats! Some of them are pretty damn funny!

Why wait for 2008?

Impeachment

Indictment

Incarceration

By Anonymous

July 13, 2007 8:14 AM | Link to this

You’ve gotta admire a guy who sticks to his beliefs even in the face of obvious defeat and overwhelming evidence of failure.

I’m not sure WHY, exactly. But for some reason, we’re supposed to admire that. Stubborn blindness is apparently some sort of virtue. Perhaps next fall we should elect a mule to the Oval Office.

By Bosch

July 13, 2007 8:14 AM | Link to this

John McCain is down to, what, $200,000 in his campaign bank? I wonder if there is a correlation with that and the fact that he is a vehement Bush supporter - Hmmmmmmmm……….?

By w00t

July 13, 2007 8:19 AM | Link to this

Mrs. Godzilla, your post is great!

So, has anyone else noticed how they ratcheted up “THE TERRORIST ARE COMMING, THE TERRORIST ARE COMMING!” right before this progress report was released?

They make sure they scream, WOLF, WOLF, so everyone goes running to the hills. Problem is, no one is falling for it anymore.

This administration creates fear to sell their failed policies to congress and the people. It’s really quite sad. Didn’t someone say before that “the only thing we have to fear, is fear itself”? Why can’t bush live like that?

There is a line from the Movie “V for Vendetta” where the Chancellor of an authoritarian England is looking for way to keep people in check. He shouts to his henchmen “I WANT THIS COUNTRY TO KNOW WHY THEY NEED US!!”

I think the line very fitting for the Bush administration. They create the fear, and people flock to him.

By Red Forman

July 13, 2007 8:19 AM | Link to this

What an imbecile our pResidunce is.

By Bosch

July 13, 2007 8:25 AM | Link to this

w00t, How right you are. I loved seeing Chertoff (sp?) yesterday telling everyone how he had a gut feeling about a terrorist attack this summer.

The problem is, and I’ve said this before, that the terrorist are already here, I truly believe that because no one is paying attention to our borders (only Iraq borders and we see how that’s going), and I think he’s right. I hope not, but I think it is just a matter of time, but yes, the crying wolf game is getting old.

I just wonder who our “friends” will blame if it does happen. I wonder how they will tie this to Clinton?

By Anti-CON®

July 13, 2007 8:29 AM | Link to this

WOW! Lots of great posts already. Especially yours Mrs. Godzilla!

By Anti-CON®

July 13, 2007 8:31 AM | Link to this

Japanese company ( Toyota ) and an American company (General Motors) decided to have a canoe race on the Missouri River Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak performance before the race. On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile.

The Americans, very discouraged and depressed, decided to investigate the reason for the crushing defeat. A management team made up of senior management was formed to investigate and recommend appropriate action. Their conclusion was the Japanese had 8 people rowing and 1 person steering, while the American team had 8 people steering and 1 person rowing. Feeling a deeper study was in order, American management hired a consulting company and paid them a large amount of money for a second opinion. They advised, of course, that too many people were steering the boat, while not enough people were rowing.

Not sure of how to utilize that information, but wanting to prevent another loss to the Japanese, the rowing team’s management structure was totally reorganized to 4 steering supervisors, 3 area steering superintendents and 1 assistant superintendent steering manager. They also implemented a new performance system that would give the 1 person rowing the boat greater incentive to work harder. It was called the ‘Rowing Team Quality First Program,’ with meetings, dinners and free pens for the rower. There was discussion of getting new paddles, canoes and other equipment, extra vacation days for practices and bonuses.

The next year the Japanese won by two miles.

Humiliated, the American management laid off the rower for poor performance, halted development of a new canoe, sold the paddles, and canceled all capital investments for new equipment. The money saved was distributed to the Senior Executives as bonuses and the next year’s racing team was out-sourced to India

Sadly, the End. Sad, but oh so true! Here’s something else to think about: Ford has spent the last thirty years moving all its factories out of the US, claiming they can’t make money paying American wages. Toyota has spent the last thirty years building more than a dozen plants inside the US The last quarter’s results:

Toyota makes 4 billion in profits while Ford racked up 9 billion in losses. Ford folks are still scratching their heads.

IF THIS WASN’T SO SAD IT MIGHT BE FUNNY

By Anti-CON®

July 13, 2007 8:35 AM | Link to this

Unfortunately with our current leadership’s foreign policy (or lack thereof) we are prime targets for another terrorist attack. I would venture to say it’s inevitable. When it happens the Repugnants will crow “SEE! WE TOLD YOU SO!” All the while not admitting that it was their fault in the first place.

If a Dem is elected to the White House before it happens that will only add fuel to the fire that Repugnants could have saved us from it. Nothing is further from the truth.

By Duh stands for Democrats

July 13, 2007 8:35 AM | Link to this

American optimism is a joke to the liberals?

Huh.

{{{{{{Baghdad —- Iraq’s shaky government will be hard-pressed to meet the 18 benchmarks even by the end of the year, and many Iraqis believe focusing on U.S.-mandated yardsticks has, in effect, set them up for failure.}}}}}}

Dear Democrats: The liberals in Congress haven’t met any of their “benchmarks” either.

Think about that for a second.

{{First, the Dems’ hysteria feeds the resolve of our enemies. Iran and Syria (and their proxies, who we are fighting in Iraq) are many things but dumb isn’t one of them. They follow the Washington political meltdown and know that if they can continue to harass us — even though they cannot defeat us militarily — they can win simply by holding on.}}

So basically, the Democrats, in their blind, no holds barred struggle to regain total control of the government, or so they think, are fighting against not only the Republicans but also America.

Nice.

{{ Did you know that Planned Parenthood operates off millions of dollars in tax money? In 2004 and 2005, Planned Parenthood received $551 million in governmental funding. Title X of the Public Health Service Act covers overhead expenses that the country’s leading abortion provider would otherwise have to pay for itself, which means that devout Christian taxpayers in the U.S. help to fund the abortions they oppose.}}

Isn’t that great to know, you get to pay for the murder of unborn children?

{{Contrast this to the way Congressman Barney Frank reacted when it was revealed that he was living with a male prostitute, who was running a gay escort service out of Frank’s home. When caught, Frank ignored the whole w*******-mongering detail and focused instead on declaring his true sexual identity. Once safely homosexual, Frank was immune to all other criticism. In fact, I’m a huge fan of hypocrisy, since the alternative is apparently a world without standards for anyone, lest someone risk being called a hypocrite. Here is the difference between the average hypocrite and the average liberal: the hypocrite has the common courtesy to be embarrassed about what he does. The liberal thinks what he does should be taught to your children at school.}}

By Anonymous

July 13, 2007 8:42 AM | Link to this

Funny how, in the Democrats’ so-called “struggle against America,” Americans are on THEIR side and not Bush’s.

Oh wait—that’s not funny at all.

By w00t

July 13, 2007 8:51 AM | Link to this

Hey, duh, do you know that you pay taxes that goes to Defense that kills our brave young men and women in the field in an unjust war?

I’d like to opt out too.

By Anti-CON®

July 13, 2007 9:04 AM | Link to this

Andy - please resume the use of

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

It helps me identify your BS a little quicker so I can ignore it and move on.

By Goldie

July 13, 2007 9:05 AM | Link to this

Funny ‘toon, Lucko, in a very sad kinda way… I do like how you’ve drawn Bush’s arms way out from his body, just like he frequently holds them out so awkwardly. Kinda like a man who is rigid of heart and mind.

By IN THE NEWS

July 13, 2007 9:12 AM | Link to this

FROM IAVA

The following fatalities were identified by the DoD on 7/11:

Master Sgt. Randy J. Gillespie

Official DoD Count of Troops Killed in Iraq: 3604 Troops Killed in Afghanistan: 406 Wounded in Action: 28075

By Dusty

July 13, 2007 9:14 AM | Link to this

Well, I see the Sackcloth and Ashes crowd are all here this morning knocking the country, bashing Bush, wasting discussion time on “Impeach Someone” and other foolishness.

Ah, the Luckovich Love-anywhere-but-America Gang are hard at work. Keep at it, gang. You make liberals look so anti-American that the terrorists sit back and let you do the groundwork for them.

Can’t say there’s much appreciation for your subversion but you seem to enjoy it. America even gives fools the chance to say what they want. You liberals show us that every day.

By Goldie

July 13, 2007 9:17 AM | Link to this

Why does Bush keep insisting that Iraq is still the battleground for our troops, when they long ago accomplished their mission there? How many years ago did we realize there were no WMDs or nukes being reconstituted and therefore that mission was done? 4 years ago?

How many years ago did we remove the evil Iraqi dictator and subsequently witness his execution? That mission is done.

How many years ago did we ensure that the Iraqi citizens were able to vote and democratically elect their own parliament?

How can Bush keep insisting that it should be the American commanders on the ground who determine when our combat troops will be drawn down, when the Iraqi parliament has stated many times that all foreign occupiers need to leave their country? Does the Iraqi parliament really have no say in how their country should be governed now?

By @@

July 13, 2007 9:18 AM | Link to this

O.K. ml, so you find any progress that is being reported by our military amusing?

Eight of the nineteen benchmarks established have been met by the Iraqi government, and all because of the efforts of our military. Yup, that’s a real knee-slapper alright.

I thought “open-mike” night at the presidential forum hosted by the NAACP was hilarious. How about you?

By The Watcher

July 13, 2007 9:23 AM | Link to this

Does it occur to anyone else that if the dead enders here would spend as much time working on what THEY think as they do telling us they think WE think….the world would be e better place?

By Bosch

July 13, 2007 9:23 AM | Link to this

I have a question for anyone who knows - how are things going in Afghanistan? I know about the al-Qaeda cell/training camp/Sandals Resort on the border with Pakistan, but I never hear about anything in the news about Afghanistan like you do Iraq.

So, anyway, just wondering if anyone can help me out.

By Midori

July 13, 2007 9:24 AM | Link to this

hey Dusty — suck it, baby, suck it

bwahahahahahahaha

By @@

July 13, 2007 9:24 AM | Link to this

OMG, this is funny…

(((Minnesota Democrat Keith Ellison — the first Muslim member of Congress — says Bush administration actions following 9/11 remind him of the way Adolf Hitler’s government expanded its power after the burning of Berlin’s Reichstag parliament building in 1933.)))

(((Ellison told a gathering of atheists recently — “It’s almost like the Reichstag fire, kind of reminds me of that. After the Reichstag was burned, they blamed the communists for it and it put the leader of that country [Hitler] in a position where he could basically have authority to do whatever he wanted. The fact is that I’m not saying [September 11] was a [U.S.] plan, or anything like that because, you know, that’s how they put you in the nut-ball box — dismiss you.”)))

Damn, I think Keith Ellison just put you liberals in the “nut-ball box”.

You’re dismissed.

NOW THAT’S FUNNY!!!!!!!

By Bosch

July 13, 2007 9:26 AM | Link to this

I have another question -

What does Bush define as “success” in Iraq?

Again, just wondering, if anyone knows the answer.

By Goldie

July 13, 2007 9:31 AM | Link to this

{{Ah, the Luckovich Love-anywhere-but-America Gang are hard at work. Keep at it, gang. You make liberals look so anti-American that the terrorists sit back and let you do the groundwork for them.}}

If there’s anyone who hates Americans, it’s you Dust-Brain! You are still equating 70% of America as being “terrorist appeasers” simply for wanting to end our occupation of Iraq — you ignorant America-hater!

By IN THE NEWS

July 13, 2007 9:36 AM | Link to this

NUT BALL BOX FILLING UP QUICKLY

Savage: “[O]f all of the dictators in the past,” Al Gore is “closest” to Mussolini

By getalife

July 13, 2007 9:36 AM | Link to this

More wasted lives and billions and they can’t even get the oil.

The Iraqi government does not even bother to show up. They are taking August off, so there will be nothing done in September for the report w is waiting on.

There is hope for Iraq from Brown. He said it is time to stop destroying and start rebuilding.

With the trillion wasted in Iraq, we could have universal health care and helped social security.

By w00t

July 13, 2007 9:42 AM | Link to this

Dusty, “liberals” care more about our troops and this country than you EVER could.

We actually want to take care of OUR country and OUR people. We do not want to spend TRILLIONS of our dollars on an unjust war. We want to see that money spent here on better Schools, education, healthcare, roads, and infrastructure. You know, things that make for the betterment of our people.

But, like they say, republicans only care about babies until AFTER they are born.

By @@

July 13, 2007 9:44 AM | Link to this

TruthOut…Arafat’s sexual indiscretions resulting in his death have brought about the present-day chaos in Palestine.

Arafat Died of AIDS, Fellow Terrorist Says

Damn, that makes the liberals and their sexual revolution, co-conspirators in the destruction of Palestine.

By Paul

July 13, 2007 9:52 AM | Link to this

w00t 8:19

Why do you give so much credit to Bush for this entire “fear” thing? It’s totally in the American political tradition.

Look at a big factor in JFK’s election - he charged the Republicans with letting a “missile gap” occur with the USSR even when his officials knew it was a bogus charge (I don’t recall Nixon touring the country touring the country afterwards saying “Kennedy lied, he lied, he lied to the American people”). Johnson with his entire fear campaign against Goldwater (he can’t wait to get the nuclear codes and push the button). Then the entire “domino theory to get us into Vietnam (yes, we were there long before - I mean the huge escalation). Nixon painting McGovern as a wimp who would abdicate America’s position to the Russians. And on it goes.

As was pointed out last night - the paraphrase of Gorbachev’s remark to America “We are going to do something terrible to you . We are going to deprive you of an enemy.”

Most of the candidates on both sides use some variation of the “fear” theme. It’s not solely a Bush Administration tactic.

By The Watcher

July 13, 2007 9:52 AM | Link to this

Since Ronald Reagan ignored AIDS for so long maybe killing Arafat should be added to his legacy?

By Midori

July 13, 2007 9:56 AM | Link to this

@@,

What’s this guy “conspiring” to do?

What’s he trying to destroy?

other than what shred of credibility the GOP has left?

By Anonymous

July 13, 2007 9:57 AM | Link to this

@@: Was something about Ellison’s remark inaccurate? Bush DID take advantage of 9/11 to seize additional power, divert blame to an unrelated target, and launch insane military adventures.

Sounds like Ellison’s pretty well grounded in reality, unlike the Bushies (and the America-hating Dusty, of course).

By Paul

July 13, 2007 10:00 AM | Link to this

Bosch 8:25

Then you may want to read year-old position paper I cite regularly: The Democrat’s “Real Security: The Democratic Plan to Protect America and Restore Our Leadership in the World.”

Check out the sections on dealing with jihadists and Homeland Security. Then ask: okay Congress, what’s your excuse for zero action? You said you’d do it if you got elected, America elected you, and you haven’t even held one darned hearing, let alone done anything else.

The Bush Administration is not stonewalling Congress on anything they put forward in their report. Seems like it’s another case of “say anything to get elected and hope America has a short memory.”

By The Watcher

July 13, 2007 10:03 AM | Link to this

Liberals may have started the sexual revolution, but lately Republicans have been behaving in a sexually REVOLTING manner.

Did you see that Almond character In true Republican fashion Almond was the vice chairman of the House committee on children, youth and families.?

By @@

July 13, 2007 10:13 AM | Link to this

Midori:

I’m have no plans of getting into a discussion regarding sex with you.

You enjoy the opportunity to discuss “that topic” waaaayyyyy too much. It kinda makes me wonder about you…

Anonymous:

You need to talk to your liberal friends who keep linking this “U.S. Conspiracy” back to oil.

According to them, everything was in the planning stages even before the invasion of Iraq.

But wait…there were a whole bunch of Democrats calling for aggressive action against Saddam because, they too, saw him and his pursuit of WMDs as a threat to our national security.

Who was misleading the Democrats then? Bush wasn’t even in office.

By Goldie

July 13, 2007 10:13 AM | Link to this

{{Then ask: okay Congress, what’s your excuse for zero action?}}

It’s called Republican Obstructionism, Paul… we need more Dems in Congress before we’ll see most anything accomplished. Your guys in Congress are still kissing Bush’s @ss and won’t vote as the American people wish!

Can’t Wait For ‘08!

By Paul

July 13, 2007 10:14 AM | Link to this

@@ 9:24

I understand when Congressman Ellison was asked for facts to back up his assertion that like Hitler, Bush was trying to get in a position to do whatever he wants, he cited the (drumroll, this is something 1930s Germans can identify with:) the commutation of Scooter Libby’s jail sentence!

And all this time I thought it was the Constitution, not Bush’s nefarious, fascist actions that granted the Chief Executive the power to pardon. Nuts. Now I gotta take History 101 over again.

Oh, and your open-mike comment at 9:18 – after all the hand-wringing about the Bush Administration attempting (or accomplishing) a fascist state, why isn’t there any hand-wringing over the Democratic Power Players (Hillary and Edwards) attempt to muzzle free speech, dissent, and challenging viewpoints (eliminating other candidates from future joint appearances - that Gravel guy can be sooo embarrassing when he points out their shortcomings) so they can have a better chance at gaining more power?

By Midori

July 13, 2007 10:14 AM | Link to this

Watcher,

maybe that’s why they hate Clinton so much — he didn’t have to beg or harass for b.j.’s.

unlike them.

a tad jealous, you think?

By Midori

July 13, 2007 10:17 AM | Link to this

@@,

suck it baby, suck it

bwahahahahahahahaha

By Buy D@@sty

July 13, 2007 10:20 AM | Link to this

It’s me, really!

By Paul

July 13, 2007 10:21 AM | Link to this

Goldie 10:13

Oh, please - have you ever read he Democrat’s “Real Security: The Democratic Plan to Protect America and Restore Our Leadership in the World?” It’s easy to find - I downloaded a copy and refer to it regularly. It has some really good ideas - many of which should have been done years ago.

“Republican obstructionism” is a mantra that just doesn’t fit. Read the document - then ask “okay, what has the Democratic Congress done to initiate any action at all (even their favorite - hold a hearing) on any of these issues?

Opposing party stonewalling, obstructing, fillibustering is part of the American legislative process. Pointing out that it happens to justify one’s own inaction (not “low” action, that’s “no” action) is a poor excuse.

By getalife

July 13, 2007 10:29 AM | Link to this

Here is what Mike is talking about:

“In rebuffing calls to bring troops home from Iraq, President Bush on Thursday employed a stark and ominous defense. “The same folks that are bombing innocent people in Iraq,” he said, “were the ones who attacked us in America on September the 11th, and that’s why what happens in Iraq matters to the security here at home.””

Now that is funny.

Geez.

By @@

July 13, 2007 10:32 AM | Link to this

Paul:

Not only are Hillary and Edwards attempting to muzzle free speech, they’re attempting to rob the American voters of the opportunity to hear THEIR chosen candidates.

Gravel is a nut/hoot. In the last debate, he was given the last few seconds to respond. I noticed that with his response, Hillary and Edwards looked at each other and rolled their eyes.

Chris Dodd reached over, gave Gravel a smile and patted him on the back.

By Buy D@@sty

July 13, 2007 10:33 AM | Link to this

Up or Down votes! No filibustering! No rest for our troops! Let the same 150M rotate again and again! No time frames! No wage increase for our troops! No obstruction! Much blindness!

By Paul

July 13, 2007 10:36 AM | Link to this

getalife

From a purely political standpoint, beginning an immediate withdrawal and phasing it carefully to last until the election could cause Democrats (Hillary) all kinds of problems. It’d result in a situation, at Republican initiation and action, that would result in pretty much the situation she’s called for. And if managed correctly (that’s a big “IF” given this administration’s record) they could spin it as justified, their idea, support of the troops because of minimizing risk due to Iraqi government incompetence, etc.

By Midori

July 13, 2007 10:36 AM | Link to this

funny, I must have missed all those arrests that occurred during Clinton and/or Edward’s speeches.

the screened, pro Hillary, pro Edwards audiences too.

oh yeah — and the jailing/arrest of all those people wearing anti Clinton and/or Edwards tee shirts.

oh wait!!!

now I remember where I saw/heard about that!!

By @@

July 13, 2007 10:40 AM | Link to this

Midori:

I’ve called you crude.

I’ve called you insensitive.

I’ve never had to call you “stupid” until today.

Four posts from you and they’re all of a “sexual” nature.

You really don’t get “it” do you?

By Paul

July 13, 2007 10:41 AM | Link to this

@@

Great. Now we’re gonna get treated to Lukovich cartoons of Hillary and Edwards sporting funny little moustaches. And they’ll both have to change haircuts to get a bit more shaved around the sides.

I asked once why folks like Gravel are given a platform. Now I’m glad they are. They stir things up. Ron Paul, too.

By Duh stands for Democrats

July 13, 2007 10:43 AM | Link to this

{{“The same people that attacked us on September the 11th is the crowd that is now bombing people, killing innocent men, women and children, many of whom are Muslims, trying to stop the advance of a system based upon liberty.” That is not true. The group doing the most spectacular bombings in Iraq was named al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia by its founder, Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi, now deceased, in an attempt to aggrandize his reputation in jihadi-world. It is a sliver group, representing no more than 5% of the Sunni insurgency. It shares a philosophy, but not much else, with the real al-Qaeda, which operates out of Pakistan. In fact, al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia has been criticized in the past by the operational director of the real al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, for its wanton carnage directed at Muslims. Blah, blah, blah.- Joe Klein}}

How much more childish can you get than that?

What is al-Qaeda? Al-Qaeda is an !!!!!international!!!!! terrorist network led by Osama bin Laden. It seeks to rid Muslim countries of what it sees as the profane influence of the West and replace their governments with fundamentalist Islamic regimes, duh.

By Buy D@@sty

July 13, 2007 10:44 AM | Link to this

I told you it was me!

By Paul

July 13, 2007 10:47 AM | Link to this

Midori

So maybe one of the first actions of a Hillary Presidency will be to issue orders to Justice and the Secret Service to do away with free speech zones?

I wouldn’t hold my breath for Hillary. She has some real Pelosi/Nixonian tendencies, IMHO. Obama - I could see him doing that on day one.

By Midori

July 13, 2007 10:51 AM | Link to this

@@,

suck it baby, suck it

how crude, stupid and insensitive do you think Mr. Almond is?

I’m just pointing out the facts.

Maybe you need to “redirect” your “outrage”.

Or are you upset that you can’t think of the obligatory “Clinton did it too” comeback?

again, suck it twit. suck it.

By getalife

July 13, 2007 10:53 AM | Link to this

“[T]here’s a senator from Louisiana, David Vitter, admitted he’s been dating prostitutes. And he was very generous with one girl—-he paid her with a new highway project in her home state. … One thing I’ll say for this guy from Louisiana, this David Vitter, at least he went to a professional and left the congressional pages alone.” —-David Letterman

Then there is this:

“Suck it baby. suck it”

And this :

“GOP Florida State Rep. Allen Charged in Gay Oral Sex Solicitation”

Family values.

Geez.

By Midori

July 13, 2007 10:54 AM | Link to this

Paul,

hopefully the first action of a hillary or edwards presidency is to fumigate the white house, and rid it of all stenches bush and cheney.

By Midori

July 13, 2007 10:58 AM | Link to this

watch out, Getalife — @@ is gonna call you crude, stupid and insensitive.

how dare you comment on and report what those GOP scumbag perverts have been doing?

HOW DARE YOU????

By Cindy

July 13, 2007 11:06 AM | Link to this

Mike: I just laughed out loud at this toon. Keep up the good work!

By @@

July 13, 2007 11:08 AM | Link to this

Midori and Getalife:

Almond resigned.

The Republicans “forced” him to resign.

The female should press charges of sexual misconduct…sexual harrassment…sexual…?????

There you go Midori. I said the word “sexual” three times.

Ooooooooooooos for Midori.

I’m stepping up to the curb now. I’ll leave you where you choose to reside.

By getalife

July 13, 2007 11:10 AM | Link to this

Midori,

Its a gop freak show.

They have no morals or principals to run on.

Family values is a joke.

Spending is out of control.

al Qaeda is stronger.

They got nothing but people like @@ that support them no matter what because of her hatred for liberals.

They do have hate, stealing freedoms, tax dollars and torture.

Geez.

By Midori

July 13, 2007 11:10 AM | Link to this

hey @@,

I understand that David Vitter liked to wear soiled diapers when he visited hookers.

I’ll post a link if you want.

In the meantime, am “I” stupid, crude and insensitive, or is Vitter?

I report; you decide.

By Anti-CON®

July 13, 2007 11:13 AM | Link to this

Could Republicans be any more vile?

By getalife

July 13, 2007 11:18 AM | Link to this

My wingnut cajun friends are not happy with our Senator Vitter.

Bwa.

By IN THE NEWS

July 13, 2007 11:22 AM | Link to this

10 REASONS REPUBLICANS KNOW NO JOY

By Dusty

July 13, 2007 11:25 AM | Link to this

Midori & getalife aka Mr. & Mrs. Clean,

I am sure you have lots of scumbag dirt you delight in spreading.

DON’T BOTHER. We know it exists.(We also know that HTML monitors on this blog are blind.)

@@ is correct. “Mr. & Mrs. Clean” are crude, stupid and insensitive.

By Stephen Colbert

July 13, 2007 11:34 AM | Link to this

Sixty eight percent of Republicans don’t believe in evolution. On the other hand, only five percent of monkeys believe in Republicans.

By getalife

July 13, 2007 11:36 AM | Link to this

If you can’t take the truth, cut and run.

By Midori

July 13, 2007 11:36 AM | Link to this

have you guys seen the latest threat level chart?

STFU Crusty, you ignorant cow.

Moo!!

By Dubya

July 13, 2007 11:39 AM | Link to this

The neocons got beat up here yesterday so beautifully and badly that they’re out en masse today.

It gets better every day. How many different sides of his mouth do you think the FrankenBush Monster can speak out of?? God bless Murcuh!

By Anti-CON®

July 13, 2007 11:39 AM | Link to this

Everybody’s favorite techno-babble spouter, Sen. Ted “a series of tubes” Stevens, confounded just about everyone at the Senate Commerce Committee Hearing On Number Portability.

“Let me be just the Devil’s Advocate here. Could I just decide I want to keep my wireline and I want to add wireless to it? Can I have two providers on the same number?”

Awkward pause: “Um, I don’t think that technology exists right now.”

Stevens: “If I had an IP phone, by definition, I’d have to leave the wire… wireline phone to use it?”

Answer: “I think that is the case with the technology today.”

Stevens: “Is it coming? Why shouldn’t I be able to say, just by a little switch on my phone at home that’s wired, I’m going off on the wireless now, I want to use this as I ride my motorcycle.”

I suppose he’s never heard of Call Forwarding. I can’t believe people actually vote for these morons.

Oh well, takes one to vote for one I guess.

By Jay Leno

July 13, 2007 11:39 AM | Link to this

“Republican Senator and family values conservative — that’s what he calls himself — Senator David Vitter of Louisiana admitted he was a client of the so called DC Madam in Washington. See, this is so wrong. At least use a hooker from your own state. I mean they’re gonna pump money into the economy, make it your own

Well now more problems with this Vitter guy. You gotta go on his website, he’s like Mr. Religious, Mr. Family Values. Well now a second madam has come forward and told the Associated Press that he was also a customer at her brothel. This guy was cheating on his hooker with another hooker.”

And this madam says that Vitter was not only having sex with the prostitutes — this is unbelievable — he would also pay them to dress him up in a diaper. See, that’s what you call a pampered politician. And she also said today in an interview that he sometimes paid $300 an hour just to have the hookers talk to him because his wife didn’t listen to him. Well, I bet she’s all ears now.”

By Paul

July 13, 2007 11:41 AM | Link to this

Dusty

Did you see the STRATFOR report on al Zawahiri’s July 4 video? Seems al Qaeda in Iraq has been severely hurt and affiliated groups are distancing themselves as they don’t want to be next. Their caliphate dreams are crumbling, the Middle East regimes are taking harsh action, and in what is to me the most hopeful (long-term) item is the success being realized in the anti-jihadist war of ideology. I still think America, the West and Islamic countries could cooperate far, far more in this regard (Lord Help Us: are you reading this?). The results then could well be exponential.

By The Watcher

July 13, 2007 11:42 AM | Link to this

I heard the new threat level color for Chertoff gut was brown.

By Midori

July 13, 2007 11:44 AM | Link to this

Hey Crusty:

Now I understand the you and your fellow knuckle draggers anger over Bill Clinton ….

Your perfect “leaders” all have to pay for it or get their mistresses or whatever jobs and what not for sex.

Think of it ….

Gannon paid escort for the White House

Vitter diapers and hookers

Bob Allen “I’ll pay you $20.00 to give you a blow job.”

Mark Foley and his “extra attention” to the pages

Newt Gingrich ….. he just hires ‘em.

Rush …. Dominican Republic and “paid for sex” w/ ????

Bill O’Rielly ….. Phone sex with a scared subordinate who he told her that he was interested in her career

Rev. Ted Haggard …. gay hookers and crystal meth

And Bill Clinton was getting “it” for free … think of the anger and jealousy.

Suck on it, Crusty!!!

By getalife

July 13, 2007 11:49 AM | Link to this

Paul,

Have you read the latest intell report on al Qaeda being stronger than before 9/11?

Are they discussing that at Stratfor?

By Paul

July 13, 2007 11:57 AM | Link to this

Midori!

You’re not taking a defining characteristic of Republicans and Democrats and applying it to extracurricular sexual escapades, are you?

Republicans follow principles by paying from their own pocket for what they wabt. Democrats follow their principles and have a sense of entitlement and expect others to pay for what they get?!!?

Well, I’ll give’em both credit - their Party Principles follow them into the bedroom. Nader? Unity08 dot org - there’s hope!

Seriously, though, Clinton said he underwent sexual addiction therapy. I do not know, nor do I care to know, if he is continuing with it (not the Britney rehab route or that FL Congressman example) as it can take 2-4 years to restructure one’s self to function appropriately. But I do give Clinton a lot of credit for doing it quietly, not in conjunction with some “apology” for show, and for hopefully getting that part of his life (and Hillary’s) on track.

By Anonymous

July 13, 2007 11:58 AM | Link to this

Anti-CON: I think the people of Alaska keep re-electing Stevens just so he’ll stay in D.C. and leave them alone.

By Paul

July 13, 2007 12:07 PM | Link to this

getalife

I believe that assessment referred to the last couple of years, not pre-911. They’ve lost the open support of operating within the government of a nation (Afghanistan), their financial operations have been severely degraded, surveillance is more effective than pre- 9-11. But their ideology continues to spread. So it’s a mixed bag.

Short answer: yes, STRATFOR does discuss such things. Personally, I think some “analysts” lift ideas from STRATFOR. Those folks have a lot of respect within the intel community.

Just heard Iran’s giving unlimited access to IAEA for their nuke facilities. Good news -

By Anti-CON®

July 13, 2007 12:11 PM | Link to this

Anonymous - you make a good point. My sister lives in Texas and she maintains that many Texans voted for Chimpy to get rid of him.

By getalife

July 13, 2007 12:13 PM | Link to this

Paul,

They are stronger because w cut and ran to invade Iraq.

Nice spin.

Geez.

There is more good news.

North Korea wants direct talks.

Brown is no poodle and wants to stop destroying the ME and start rebuilding.

By AmVet

July 13, 2007 12:16 PM | Link to this

Wow! There certainly has been a LOT of blogging here lately about the S word.

Let’s face it, people like to screw! (Funny but John Lennon’s voice just popped into my head singing, Why don’t we do it in the road?”)

The point is, ladies and gentleman, that S-E-X — for lack of a better word — is good.

Sex is right.

Sex works.

Sex clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.

(Thanks Gordon Gekko!)

But ever since the 1960’s there has been this great divide in our country. Those who will admit they like to and those who won’t.

So is it any real wonder that so many of these Republican quasi-christian puritans are now getting caught with their fingers in the cookie jar? To me, it is not even remotely surprising.

When I was stationed in Europe in the mid-70s I found it most refreshing that unlike in this country, nudity and sex were not considered such taboo and nasty things.

Isn’t it ironic that our enlightened friends across the pond are in some ways the exact opposite of us - they promote sexual openness in the media and oppose showing gratuitous violence and murder.

So instead of trying to be some hung-up puritanical prude go home right now and bang your old ladies or girlfriends/boyfriends, hubbies or whatever. (Just, please, no teenagers!)

By Paul

July 13, 2007 12:18 PM | Link to this

Anti-Con

I also have relatives in Texas. Rather than voting for him to get rid of him, most seem bewildered and disappointed - they say as governor he dealt very effectively with the Democratic legislature, he kept spending within comfortable limits, worked some pretty difficult issues (education was a hot button) - then he goes to Washington, all that goes out the window and people ask “What happened?”

Seems to be an attitude shared outside Texas, as well.

By Anti-CON®

July 13, 2007 12:25 PM | Link to this

AmVet - I believe it was Paul who sang those lyrics. John is still my favorite Beatle though.

McCartney’s new CD is the best he’s done in a few years by the way. Good stuff.

By Anti-CON®

July 13, 2007 12:27 PM | Link to this

Paul - you may be correct as it pertains to most of Texas but in the Austin area where they tend to be a bit more sane they just wanted him gone.

By TC

July 13, 2007 12:30 PM | Link to this

Bosch if another attack occurs, you can bet that the perps will be here on LEGAL visas. You border bigots are getting tiresome right along with all the other crap that this administration has laid on this country. I can’t wait for 08.

By Tonito

July 13, 2007 12:33 PM | Link to this

Yeah, the cons really did get worked over by the pros here yesterday. Refreshing. And there isn’t an honest word you can say in your defense.I’d only add one point. In addition to the inbred hate and bitterness you Repugs seethe with, one of the commonest reasons you lowlifes become what you are is that twisted need that somehow, in some way you are “identifying” with the extremely wealthy of our population. In recent years this has taken on even a comical hue. We have you hillbillies and others of the most basic fabric hungrily, obsessively seeking that identification. (see them/you on this blog).

Always been that way but just increases. As you vote and support those who are against your own financial and self-interests, the very wealthy utilize and in every way use you pathetic wannabes for election purposes, do nothing for you, ignore you, privately mock you, cast you away, while your ignorance prevents you from realizing any of it. Speak of “duh.” Truly you “little people” never learn to look out for your own interests instead of pretending that you are what you absolutely are not: inferiors. Can you dig it??

By mm

July 13, 2007 12:34 PM | Link to this

Bill and Hillary are at the Yankee season opener sitting in the first row, with the Secret Service agents directly behind them. One of the Secret Service guys leans forward and whispers something to Bill. At first, Clinton stares at the guy, looks at Hillary, looks back at the agent, and shakes his head “no”. The agent then says, “Mr. President, it was at the unanimous request of the entire team, from the owner on down to the bat boy.”Bill hesitates . . but begins to change his mind when the agent tells him the fans would love it!

Bill shrugs his shoulders and says, “Okay, if that’s what the people want.” With that, Bill gets up, grabs Hillary by her collar and the seat of her pants, lifts her up, and tosses her right over the wall onto the field. She gets up kicking, swearing, screaming, “I’ll kill you! You @#$!&&&&&&&&%$%*!!!” The crowd goes absolutely wild. Fans are jumping up & down cheering, hooting & hollering, and high-fiving. Bill is bowing, smiling and waving to the crowd. He leans over to the agent and says, “How about that! I would have never believed how much everyone would enjoy that! Noticing his agent has gone totally pale, he asks what is wrong. The agent replies, “Mr. President, Sir, I said they wanted you to throw out the first “Pitch”

By Paul

July 13, 2007 12:36 PM | Link to this

Anti-CON

Good point about Austin (don’t know about the “sane” though). That town seems to be Texas’ version of San Francisco - and party central. I went to a college championship game there - home of Univ of Texas - what a party town. Plus the local reps are Dem - not just old-style conservative - but liberal. Must’ve been fun there when he was governor.

TC

Border bigot? So the Democratic call to strengthen our (southern) border to keep illegals out is what, exactly?

By jnh

July 13, 2007 12:40 PM | Link to this

By @@ July 13, 2007 11:08 AM | Link to this Almond resigned. The Republicans “forced” him to resign.

Did I miss something? I read that Republican leaders asked him to resign “If the allegations were true.”

By Anti-CON®

July 13, 2007 12:41 PM | Link to this

Tonito - you are correct. Remember when Chimpy uttered these words?

“This is an impressive crowd - the haves and the have-mores. Some people call you the elites; I call you my base.”

He was telling the truth for once in his miserable life.

By Dictionary

July 13, 2007 12:51 PM | Link to this

jnh

no, you have not missed anything

it’s a new language REPUBLISPEAK

amnesty = big fines and waits

cleared = recommended charges dropped

forced = asked

success in iraq = miserable failure

met benchmarks = 1. some progress or 2. outright lie

support the troops = screw the troops support the prez

compassionate conservative = greedy ba$tard

our intel is good = only on those issues that support Prez

competent = brownie and 155 recent Regent grads

freedom = not if you were an anti bush t shirt

family values = foley, vitter, gingrich,almond and friends

booming economy = screw the poor

clean air = little pollution control

etc

etc

By Duh stands for Democrats

July 13, 2007 1:02 PM | Link to this

{{{{By Tonito July 13, 2007 12:33 PM As you vote and support those who are against your own financial and self-interests, the very wealthy utilize and in every way use you pathetic wannabes for election purposes, do nothing for you, ignore you, privately mock you, cast you away, while your ignorance prevents you from realizing any of it.}}}}

Klinton, Kerry, Pelosi, Kennedy, Reid, Rockefeller, Corzine, Feinstein, all multi millionaires, all Democrats.

All for raising YOUR taxes, all for raising the price of YOUR energy for the junk science of “global warming,” all for telling YOU how to live your life while they live their’s like gluttons and make themselves even richer riding on YOUR back.

Republicans have cut taxes, have increased business earnings, have increased the value of real estate, have increased wages, have increased the GDP, increased the stock market, have the economy booming DESPITE having to spend 12 billion a month defending our Freedom.

Duh.

{{Yeah, the cons really did get worked over by the pros here yesterday.}}

Gosh, what an achievement that is, what with this being a thought controlled, kkkensored blog where only approved speech is allowed.

Pat yourself on the back, champion.

By Dumbarse

July 13, 2007 1:07 PM | Link to this

Bitter much, Andy?

By Duh Is For Duh

July 13, 2007 1:07 PM | Link to this

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

By Anti-CON®

July 13, 2007 1:24 PM | Link to this

Poor Andy - sinking ever so deep into the pit of despair. His party is imploding and will lose big in ‘08 and there isn’t a thing he can do about it.

By The Peoples for a Nuked Amerika' Century~!

July 13, 2007 1:24 PM | Link to this

-=-

Yeah where are those censors —

Duh’l Andy —-

Have you actually been censored? - Has anyone actually been censored here? Banned? etc. -

More lies from the neo-goons as usual —

Duh is for Duhbya’

-=-

By @@

July 13, 2007 1:25 PM | Link to this

Paul @ 11:41,

You’re not buying into the D@@sty/Danish conspiracy are you? I’m the one who has a subscription to Stratfor, I liked this analysis. I may have to deliver it in two posts.

(((Despite several attacks against Western and Pakistani government targets since Islamabad joined the U.S. war against jihadism, the government of Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf refrained from engaging in major action against the Islamist militancy. The Red Mosque crisis, however, forced the Pakistanis to change their attitude. Not only did the government decided to engage in an unprecedented assault against a mosque, but in a July 12 address to the nation Musharraf also announced plans to go after militant groups all over the NWFP and the adjacent tribal badlands.)))

(((Although al Qaeda would love to exploit the anti-government sentiments that have arisen among Pakistanis in the wake of the storming of the Red Mosque, the group probably is bracing for what Stratfor has identified as the beginning of a long-term struggle between the Pakistani state and the jihadist Frankenstein it created over an extended period.)))

So now Al-Zawahiri is telling Pakistan’s jihadists to focus on Afghanistan where Karzai is beginning to feel the heat from local governors who are saying he isn’t being aggressive enough against the extremists.

It’s rather funny. Musharraf points the finger at Karzai. Karzai points the finger at Musharraf, and the people from both countries are pointing the finger at their respective leaders for failing to reign in the terrorists.

Elections in both countries are on the horizon.

What’s a ME politician to do?

Also, I read a very interesting article early this morning regarding a riff between Iran and Russia on the Bushehr (sp?) nuclear plant. Seems Russia is withholding again. Iran accuses them of being in cahoots with the U.S. What’s the carrot? The U.S. missile defense system.

And then, of course, there’s the recent revelation from German prosecutors that some 50 companies are suspected of smuggling technology to Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant via Russia.

By Duh Is For Duh

July 13, 2007 1:29 PM | Link to this

Actually the conspiracy is Bandy D@@steRWs

By What color is a "gut feeling?"

July 13, 2007 1:31 PM | Link to this

Lawmaker asks Homeland Security chief to explain attack warningBy Chris Strohm CongressDaily July 11, 2007 House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., rapped Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff Wednesday for saying he has a “gut feeling” that the nation faces an increased risk of terrorist attack this summer. Chertoff made his comments to the Chicago Tribune’s editorial board Tuesday, even while saying no evidence points toward an imminent threat. “Words have power, Mr. Secretary,” Thompson wrote in a letter to Chertoff Wednesday. “You must choose them wisely — especially when they relate to the lives and security of the American public.” Thompson said “tens of billions of taxpayer dollars” have been spent on Homeland Security infrastructure, resources and communications systems to identify risks and convey them to state and local officials. “What color code in the Homeland Security Advisory System is associated with a ‘gut feeling?’” the letter asked. “What sectors should be on alert as a result of your ‘gut feeling?’ What cities should be asking their law enforcement to work double shifts because of your ‘gut feeling?’ “