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By Mike Luckovich | Monday, July 16, 2007, 09:47 PM

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By Mrs. Godzilla

July 17, 2007 8:07 AM | Link to this

Sad but true ‘toon Mike.

This one will bring the wing-nuts out in squadrons. You know, the old “using our troops and our flag for your own evil liberal purposes”, line of reasoning.

The kind of faulty reasoning that allows us to send the same young men women to Iraq over and over and over.

The kind of faulty reasoning that sees admitting error as defeat.

The kind of faulty reasoning that says if you use an image of our troops or our flag to aid in ending this Occupation for Oil you are a traitor. BUT, if you use those same images for fear-mongering, war profiteering or in blind support of a failed President and his failed policies you are some perverse kind of hero.

Thank heavens for the majority of Americans who see through this tired old garbage.

Impeach Cheney first and fast!

By George

July 17, 2007 8:11 AM | Link to this

This toon is a sad commentary on life under President Bush. His relishes the thought of being a wartime president without thinking whatsoever of any of the consequences to the commoners that actually have to fight his war. Sad, truly sad.

By Anti-CON®

July 17, 2007 8:14 AM | Link to this

I couldn’t believe Tony Snowjob’s comment defending the August vacation. He tried to justify it by saying (and I paraphrase) “Why not let them take a vacation? It’s 130 degrees in August in Iraq”.

Why not send our troops to a cooler climate during August then? After all “It’s 130 degrees in August in Iraq”.

By Peter

July 17, 2007 8:16 AM | Link to this

It’s not like Duh-bya and the U.S. Legislature won’t be on vacation this summer.

By @@

July 17, 2007 8:20 AM | Link to this

You should have expressed your disdain for the Iraqi Parliament some other way ml. With this cartoon you surpass them in their bad judgment.

Your liberals will see “YOU” as deserving of great respect.

Disgusting!

By gttim

July 17, 2007 8:27 AM | Link to this

I think that the Iraqi government and the US government shows an incredible amount of disrespect to our troops by taking vacations while our troops are deployed in a war zone. Now not only are the GOP sending our troops to war without the needed equipment and letting them return home to over staffed hospitals where they are unable to get care, but they are defending vacations for politicians while soldiers are stuck in a war zone in the middle of the desert. That is terrible.

By Peter

July 17, 2007 8:30 AM | Link to this

(This reminds me of Jane Fonda being blamed for the torture of soldiers in Vietnam.) The United States is responsible for quagmire without end in Iraq (and exposing our soldiers to hostilities in Vietnam and Iraq).

By Peter

July 17, 2007 8:36 AM | Link to this

support the troops - BRING THEM HOME NOW

By IN THE NEWS

July 17, 2007 8:50 AM | Link to this

Now We Know How the Colonists Felt

“As we have just celebrated the 231st year of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of this nation, we know how the colonists felt. On July 4, 1776 many of the colonists signed on to a document that stated “The history of the present King of Great Britain (King George III) was a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.” As our president has illegally wiretapped American citizens, used lies and deceit to place our military and citizenry in harm’s way, and detained individuals without their constitutional guarantees while allowing his criminal friends to walk free, are we not living a similar history?”

By Duh stands for Democrats

July 17, 2007 8:57 AM | Link to this

{{{{{{{{When al Qaida ran Baquba, it would amputate the two fingers used to hold a cigarette of any Iraqi caught smoking. Men who refused to grow beards were beaten, as were women for the “sexually suggestive” behavior of carrying tomatoes and cucumbers in the same bag, Mr. Yon said. He recounted finding the bodies of beheaded children. Al Qaida’s brutality has alienated the overwhelming majority of Sunnis as well as the Shias who were the primary targets of its attacks. When the U.S. can provide them with protection, ordinary people are turning on al Qaida with a vengeance.}}}}}}}

{{{{{{{{{Bush says that one of his most important audiences is not just the American public, but the enemy, who “thinks we’re weak.” He says “these are sophisticated people and they listen to the debate.” They doubt “that we’re going to be tough enough. I really believe that the additional forces into Iraq surprised them — a lot.”}}}}}}}}

By Lord Help Us

July 17, 2007 9:03 AM | Link to this

The Iraqi gov’t that is taking August off apparently includes the Sadr Bloc that has just ended its boycott…

The {{Sadr}} movement has 30 seats in parliament, which accounts for a quarter of the total held by the ruling Shi’ite Alliance of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

‘VICTORY’ and ‘SUCCESS’ in Iraq are defined by Bush and his supporters as our ability to solidify an Iraqi gov’t that is comprised of terrorists.

In other words…the primary purpose of the so-called ‘Central Front in the War on Terror’ is the establishment of a gov’t comprised of terrorists.

Sad…

By F451

July 17, 2007 9:04 AM | Link to this

Nice use of talking points, Mike.

‘The Iraqi parliament vacations while American soldiers die!’ message dovetails so neatly with the upcoming ‘Democratic Senators work round the clock to end the Iraq War!’ publicity stunt.

Do you get these as a fax or an e-mail?

By silver

July 17, 2007 9:06 AM | Link to this

I have a great idea: lets move the entire population of metro Washington DC to Baghdad for one year, and move the entire population of Baghdad to Washington DC for that same year. I would luv to see the chicken sh*t Pentagoons with their power point presentations ducking incoming for a whole year! Oh yeah, take all the private equity folks to baghdad too.

By Bosch

July 17, 2007 9:08 AM | Link to this

Yes, the Iraqi parliament is taking a month off AFTER, not bothering to show up for work most of the year. Aren’t the Sunnis boycotting the meetings?

{It must be contagious. The Iraqi parliament has an attendance problem. The “New York Times” reports nearly every session since November has been adjourned because as few as 65 of the 275 members show up.

And when they don’t show up, well, guess what?

They still get paid. They collect their salaries and their benefits, totaling about $120,000 a year. It sounds like they’ve been taking lessons from the U.S. Congress.

Security, of course, one reason they’re not going to work. But officials also say that members could be losing confidence in the Iraqi government. With violence on the rise, it looks increasingly to the lawmakers like their jobs are becoming more irrelevant.

And then perhaps the job just isn’t what they thought it would be. One Shiite member told the “New York Times,” quoting here: “Most of them were here for the game, for prestige, for the money.”](http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0701/24/sitroom.01.html)

Incredible, yet they expect our troops to be stuck in this war zone while they bitter about like little children.

By Bosch

July 17, 2007 9:12 AM | Link to this

@@, For one minute doesn’t it seem possible to you, that our troops being slaughtered while the Iraqi government does absolutely nothing except bicker like little children is more despicable than some cartoon? This is a cartoon, what’s happening in Iraq is real.

That’s a lot more disgusting to me.

BTW, thanks for your comment last night. I feel better this morning.

By W stands for WHY are you still defending him?

July 17, 2007 9:21 AM | Link to this

You Dubya suckers ought to think about getting up off your knees, taking the presidential parts off your chin, and supporting the troops for a change. An editorial cartoonist is not the problem. YOU are. Look in the mirror for a portrait in disgusting.

By Bosch

July 17, 2007 9:23 AM | Link to this

Also, I posed this question for anyone who will be brave enough to answer it the other day, and no one did:

What is the definition of “success” in Iraq?

Anyone?

By Bosch

July 17, 2007 9:25 AM | Link to this

Okay, well, I see that LHU, answered the question before I posted it.

Sorry, LHU, but I would like some others opinion on the subject.

By mm

July 17, 2007 9:27 AM | Link to this

The caption on the coffin should read:

The Republican Congressmen continue to support Bush’s war for oil, and all I got was this lousy coffin with my child’s body inside.

By Truthman

July 17, 2007 9:30 AM | Link to this

Brilliant.

It seems all the Repubs can do is screw w******* and proposition cops over bathroom stalls!

Family Values my A$$!!

By mm

July 17, 2007 9:49 AM | Link to this

And for the wingnuts who challenged me to produce examples of Rush L. being a bigot:

“One of the things I want to do before I die is conduct the Homeless Olympics… [Events would include] the 10-meter Shopping Cart Relay, the Dumpster Dig, and the Hop, Skip and Trip.” (L.A. Times, 1/20/91)

On NAFTA: “If we are going to start rewarding no skills and stupid people—I’m serious, let the unskilled jobs, let the kinds of jobs that take absolutely no knowledge whatsoever to do—let stupid and unskilled Mexicans do that work.” (Radio show quoted in FRQ, Fall/93)

Speculating on why a Mexican national won the New York marathon: “An immigration agent chased him for the last 10 miles.” (USA Weekend, 1/26/92)

This is asinine! A Caesar Chavez Day in California? Wasn’t he convicted of a crime?” (Quotedin FRQ, Winter/94)

“When a gay person turns his back on you, it is anything but an insult ; it’s an invitation.” (Quoted in FRQ, Summer/94)

“Feminism was established to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream.” (Quoted in FRQ, Summer/93)

By Midori

July 17, 2007 9:56 AM | Link to this

Romney spent $300 on makeup ‘consulting’

Let’s see if the wingnuts can spot the irony……….

By IN THE NEWS

July 17, 2007 9:59 AM | Link to this

DoJ Prevents Voting Section Chief from Testifying

By reebok

July 17, 2007 10:00 AM | Link to this

This cartoon is simple and brilliant - our soldiers are dying while the Iraqis show no willingness or ability to govern themselves. The loss of Amrican lives is tragic. And still, the wingnuts who support the Alcoholic-in-Chief will instantly blame the cartoonist. And the media. And anyone who wants to bring the troops home. And anyone who thinks the world is a bit more complex than ‘we are good and they are bad.’ Amazing.

Jail to the Chief!

By Dusty

July 17, 2007 10:07 AM | Link to this

So, Luckovich finds another way to insult the troops, the flag and the Iraqis. And all you “patriots” fall in right behind him with your rah-rah for retreat.

You do know American troops are putting their lives on the line for us. This cartoon and comment is the kind of thanks given to our military.

If you think terrorists are going to confine themselves to the Middle East if we don’t fight them there, then you are as naive as a child. Terrorists would like to expend all their efforts on the mainland USA but right now they have gathered in Iraq to fight there. Our troops are doing their job. The Iraqis have a mammoth job of getting a new government going. As ‘tis said “Rome wasn’t built in a day.”

I can think of a great vacation for Luckovich but I won’t suggest it. Some people don’t understand tar and feathers and a ticket out of town.

By SSDD

July 17, 2007 10:23 AM | Link to this

THEY’RE GONNA FOLLOW US HOME!

Dusty… lil’ girl… did you take your meds today? hmmm?

Shuddup. only the likes of YOU should be run out of town on a rail. Puh-lease. Get thine arse to the frontlines if YOU think this war can be won…

OH. Wait a sec. NM. You won’t respond to me. Pa-thet-ick. all you know how to do is attempt to put down ML and then rally behind the most embarrassing presidency since Nixon. What a legacy!!!

My disdain for the LIKES OF YOU knows no bounds.

By Goldie

July 17, 2007 10:30 AM | Link to this

OMG— and these Neo-Con trolls, who claim to “support our troops” and want to send them back to Iraq over and over again, won’t face the facts as to who is responsible when they are dying of exhaustion:

Craig, whose nickname was Dre, called his family by cell phone Saturday to tell them he was on 24-hour security duty, said Erik Brown, his godfather and family spokesman. After that, Craig went out on a mission and was killed, he said. “He was very tired, he was exhausted,” Brown said Thursday. “Due to that exhaustion, we believe that’s why we lost Andre. The soldiers are not getting rest, they’re tired.”

Support Our Troops— GIVE IRAQ BACK TO THE IRAQIS!

By Duh is for Dusty

July 17, 2007 10:30 AM | Link to this

You’ve got to be kidding. How are the troops insulted by Luckovich? The troops have been insulted by the Iraqi’s, the President and his minions including you. You are the one who is indifferent to our guys dying while these people go on vacation. That is an insult. Dare I say, it is treason.

If you want to go die for Iraq then f-ing go. I’m sure they’d love to send you out for slaughter while they are on vacation, but don’t ask our troops to do what you are unwilling to do yourself.

GFY—-hard.

By Bosch

July 17, 2007 10:32 AM | Link to this

SSDD, Pardon me, the most embarrassing President since Nixon? Nixon looks like a puff ball compared to our guy now. You give Dubya too much credit. I think Dubya’s won and THE most embarassing spot, hands down. :-)

By w00t

July 17, 2007 10:34 AM | Link to this

DUSTY, WTF!!?!

You are out of your mind. You have no concept of reality. Unlike you, we actually support our troops. We want to get them out of harms way if they do not need to be. Basically you are supporting a false and failed policy that has killed over 3600 of our troops and wounded over 25,000. The Iraqi government has recently said that we could leave when ever we wanted to and that they could take over security of their country at any time. Well why don’t they put their money where their mouth is and WORK through August like our TROOPS have too. Do our troops get a month off because of 130 degree weather? NO! Then why should the Iraqi government who claim to be capable of protecting their country be ANY different?

It’s amazing how you can continue to cheerlead for Bush and his cronies and their policies that continue to defy logic.

You have to ask yourself, “Would I be willing to fight in the IRAQ war?” If you say “no”, then you do not fully, 100% support the cause because you see something fundamentally WRONG with it.

You wouldn’t know how to “support the troops” if it hit you in the face like a sack of yellow ribbon magnets.

By Duh stands for Democrats

July 17, 2007 10:38 AM | Link to this

{{{{{{{ELIZABETH EDWARDS: HILLARY ‘BEHAVES LIKE A MAN’}}}}}}}}

How would Elizabeth Edwards know what a man is?

By Goldie

July 17, 2007 10:39 AM | Link to this

{{So, Luckovich finds another way to insult the troops, the flag and the Iraqis.}}

If there’s anyone here who’s “insulting” the troops, Dust-For-Brains, it’s YOU! With your blind partisan obedience to your political party instead of to your country!

You continue to support the carnage that our troops are facing everyday in that Iraqi civil war, and yet you refuse to acknowledge the American coffins that are the result of your undying love for your party’s arrogance. Our troops have done their job in Iraq and they should be brought home ASAP! Get your head outta your @ss, why dontcha???

By SSDD

July 17, 2007 10:40 AM | Link to this

Bosch -

I see now the error of my words. I was too quick to type. I now apologize to the Nixon presidency and retract my statement.

Worst. Presidency. Evar. = GWB

but please. Do not refer to him as “our guy”. I did not vote for him, I did not want him to represent ME.

By Midori

July 17, 2007 10:42 AM | Link to this

I don’t know why you guys even respond to that psycho b*tch.

all of her posts are the same: garbage in, garbage out — with “I support the troops, really I do and you don’t” sprinkled in.

How can one become even LESS relevant?

By The Peoples for a Nuked Amerika' Century~!

July 17, 2007 10:43 AM | Link to this

-=-

Yes Bush has been very succesful — (in harmimg and endagering our country)

Bush has successfully brought back the cold war with the Soviet Union.

However, This time it is our national resources and budget that has been seriously weakend from extended war.

In the meantime - Russia’s economy has grown strong. Did we not learn the lessons taught by Russia’s aggressions (and failures) in Afghanistan?? Over-extending themselves around the world?

No we didn’t!

Now the damage is done and we can all thank this aggressive warmongering administration for what lies in our future… Yeah Bush is very successful!

-=-

“Putin’s illusions about America were shattered,” —-

“No matter how much Russia supported the U.S., [Washington] still retained the same, essentially hostile, attitude.”

Putin’s response to these threats has been radical: he wants no less than “to change the rules of the world,” says Sergei Karaganov, a foreign-policy adviser to the Kremlin. “The world should be ready to deal with a strong Russia.” In practice, Putin means not only to restore Russia’s lost might, but also to make Russia the principal counterbalance to U.S. power on the world stage. In a 2005 speech, Putin called the collapse of the Soviet Union “the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century,” and fondly recalled the old “bipolar” world where two superpowers checked each other’s ambitions.

Welcome to the 21’st “Century Cold War” - And children! =- Do remember to “Duck and Cover”!

Thomas/PNAC

By rushncap

July 17, 2007 10:44 AM | Link to this

“Caw! I thupport the troops! Cawww! Liberals hate troops! Cawwwwww! Bush is great and almighty! Caaawwwwwww! I’m a patriot and no one else is!”

There Dusty. I saved you a week’s worth of posts. Maybe now you can go outside, enjoy life a little, etc.

By who_really_cares_who_I_am_anyway?

July 17, 2007 10:59 AM | Link to this

This morning, on the news, Michael Yon, a driver stationed in Iraq, showed video clips-ACTUAL clips of soldiers under attack, and also soldiers speaking candidly.

They ALL said, “We are getting NO rest!” One soldier actually said he’d been in Iraq fighting for 15 months…and extended an invite for the Moron in Chief (my words, not his), to join him and ride side by side with him for 15 months-and then determine whether or not this is working, and whether or not they need to COME HOME AND REST!

Why can’t the idiots running this thing understand that they need to recuperate? In every other war (or police action, etc) a year on meant a year off…except for this crew.

Anyone who thinks those calling for their return home are unpatriotic and are not supporting the troops, get a CAT scan-something’s wrong with your brain. (Giant assumption, thinking you have one to use). Truly supporting our troops means bringing them home.

The greatest disrespect is thinking OUR troops should continue to be in harm’s way, while the Iraqi Parliment “takes a break and rests.”

OUR troops deserve nothing LESS.

Impeach the lying ba5&%$rds!

By rushncap

July 17, 2007 11:23 AM | Link to this

I can’t, in good conscience, bring myself to blame a puppet government for our failures in their country. This is the White House line: “Turns out the problem with Iraq is Iraqis.” Brilliant, Sherlock. What was he expecting in 2003, exactly? Members of ethnic and religions factions who have hated each other (or, at least, perceive to have hated each other) for centuries to sit around a table, hold hands and sing Cumbaya (however you spell that)? The problem is not the Iraqi Parliament. It’s the dimwits in the White House who thought that maybe, just maybe if we take an Islamic country and bomb the sh!t out of it we’ll get the Continental Congress. It’s ludicrous. These people are not ready for a democracy, and this country is not America Jr. It’s a different culture, different place, different circumstances. And you have to be a complete and utter moron (read: Bush admin.) to think that you can force a nation to behave the way you want it to. Well, let me rephrase it. You can get a nation to behave the way you want it to after an invasion. You just gotta be willing to have a brutal dictatorship in place, a regime at least as barbaric as Saddam’s. And the only way you unite a country then is in opposition to that regime. But we are not willing to do that, because we’re at least trying to be a civilized nation.

And why the hell should the Iraqi Parliament care about American troops anyways? For their money these troops invaded their country and thrust it into a civil war which has resulted in over 100,000 deaths and several million refugees. If you’re in their shoes, why would you feel that you owe America to stay in session? Let’s face it — blaming Iraqis for not being Americans is like blaming Dusty for not being intelligent. They can’t help it, and it’s your damn fault if you don’t take that into account when you’re dealing with them.

By Eric

July 17, 2007 11:24 AM | Link to this

omg shrill.

By AmVet

July 17, 2007 11:26 AM | Link to this

mm, that the populist gasbag is, without a doubt, and always has been, a hateful bigot is not even remotely surprising to most.

Nor is it that someone/anyone would ask to see proof.

Distressing but not surprising.

Dusty, I’m going to challenge you to review your long-held belief that the media, like Luckovich, is harming the troops.

There are numerous examples where they are saving American lives. For example:

Yesterday there was a VERY disturbing article in the USA Today about how the Pentagon has essentially allowed up to 700 of our troops to die needlessly over the past three years because they failed to provide them with mine-resistant vehicles called MRAPs. Instead they sat on reports as early as Feb. 2003 showing that “upgrading” Humvees was pretty much useless.

Yes, the insurgents will find new ways to kill our guys even in MRAPs, but the fact that they are sometimes much more resourceful than the US military, does not excuse the Pentagon’s short-sighted indifference and bureaucratic incompetence.

Another year went by before they even addressed the issue again! Maybe they just bought into the VP’s callous assertion that you go to war with the army you have. Of course he also said that the insurgency was in it’s last throes back in March 2005, so he has very little credibility with most Americans today.

My point? Without journalists doing their primary jobs - exposing such disastrous decisions by our government - and whether GOP or Democratic is irrelevant, is the primary if not only way Americans can learn the TRUTH.

And no matter how much you’d desperately like to sugarcoat it, the truth is sometimes very ugly.

Again, 700 US lives lost.

By Bosch

July 17, 2007 11:35 AM | Link to this

SSDD, Oh, my bad. I guess I typed a little too fast too! Sorry, he’s not my guy either. :-)

By AmVet

July 17, 2007 11:37 AM | Link to this

Dusty, one other thing.

And this may surprise you. But I find this cartoon disrespectful. IMHO, it minimizes the catastrophic losses of these American families.

BUT, I will go to my grave believing that erring on the side of free speech and civil liberties is infinitely preferable to politically correct censorship and attempts at the elimination of ANY voices. No matter that some are disturbing and even shocking.

It is one of the few things that truly separates us from our enemies.

By getalife

July 17, 2007 11:39 AM | Link to this

Rent a Trolls!!! They’ve Got F&^%ing Rent a Trolls?

Yesterday, the Chatholic church bought their way out of child rape charges.

Libby walks on felony charges.

Immigration laws not enforced.

Justice Dept is corrupt.

Senator Feingold posted at kos that impeachment would be a waste of time.

Send a trend here?

We are no longer a nation of laws.

Money trumps justice.

Geez.

By Buy Danish

July 17, 2007 11:47 AM | Link to this

More from Michael Yon (who is a lot more than “a driver”, and is in fact a former Green Beret and journalist):

{{{Al Qaeda had excellent publicity and media teams and a sales pitch that worked effectively for a long time. But the reason for Zawahiri’s recent desperate recruiting drive is the fact that AQ values in action have turned local people against them. We are not always fighting AQ on the battlefield because they can be so difficult to find, but month by month, year by year, we can destroy them on the moral battlefield; they are savages and most people can see it.}}}

Over here, the fact of al Qaeda murdering children is just that: it’s a fact. How they chose to commit the murders is a variable that changes from incident to incident. I’ve written often about how Iraqis, as a rule, love and greatly value their children. This makes the children especially vulnerable as targets for terrorists. That is a brutal fact.

rushncap would have us believe that the Iraqis are all like Al Qaeda and incapable of being civilized by Democracy.

I would disagree and I sense that Michael Yon would also.

In any case they, and the Iranians, must not be allowed free reign in Iraq. There may come a time when our support is not necessary, but clearly we are not there yet.

Off to the beach…

By Buy Danish

July 17, 2007 11:49 AM | Link to this

OOPS, make that “free rein”.

By Duh is for Dusty

July 17, 2007 11:53 AM | Link to this

Buy Danish,

Why isn’t “Off to Iraq?” If you believe in the crap you spill here, go fight for it. Or shut the hell up.

By getalife

July 17, 2007 11:59 AM | Link to this

The only way to stop the wasted lives and billions in Iraq is to vote for a Dem President.

Ignore the trolls to make their job harder.

By rushncap

July 17, 2007 12:02 PM | Link to this

Muffin, you can “disagree” all you want. I can point you to Iraq to show that I’m right. You can point to your head. I’ll let reasonable people decide who has more evidence to support their position.

Here’s a puzzle for you Muff: if Iran invaded America and tried to install a caliphate, do you think it would work out? Why or why not?

By getalife

July 17, 2007 12:06 PM | Link to this

If Iran invaded, the wingnuts would hide under their beds.

More justice in Washington

Geez.

By raisedanidiot

July 17, 2007 12:06 PM | Link to this

Rushncap at 11:23 - great post this morning! Hello to all! I am in a super duper mood that even george bush himself couldn’t deter! I just got back from vacation and visiting with my kids! I didn’t want to say anything before I left to jinx it. I don’t want to say anything too personal, but just know that we had a wonderful time, and thanks to bosch and other blog friends for well-wishes. I didn’t catch too much news or anything else while I was gone, but my son did a great george senior and junior impersonation for me…just wish I could post it.

ML…and all of us locusts should be ashamed, wanting to harm the troops in such a shameful manner. We should be encouraging their deaths and exhaustion instead of wasting our time trying to bring them home and get them better equipment….grow a heart, dust ball!!

getalife - rent a troll sounds very nazi like…propaganda machine has gone techno….geeez.

By Duh stands for Democrat

July 17, 2007 12:15 PM | Link to this

{{{{{{{By AmVet July 17, 2007 11:26 AM Yesterday there was a VERY disturbing article in the USA Today about how the Pentagon has essentially allowed up to 700 of our troops to die needlessly over the past three years because they failed to provide them with mine-resistant vehicles called MRAPs. Instead they sat on reports as early as Feb. 2003 showing that “upgrading” Humvees was pretty much useless.}}}}}}}

Yep, useless:

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said 43,443 people were killed on the highways last year, up 1.4 percent from 42,836 in 2004. It was the highest number of fatalities in a single year since 1990, when 44,599 people were killed.

{{{{{{16,692 Murders in United States for 2005.}}}}}}}

By Midori

July 17, 2007 12:22 PM | Link to this

OMG!!

THIS IS HILARIOUS!!

By Duh doesn't stand, he kneels before Bush

July 17, 2007 12:23 PM | Link to this

That Duh is one very sick puppy

Duh, did you offer W a fast twenty?

By rushncap

July 17, 2007 12:26 PM | Link to this

Duh — thank you for your post at 12:15. I never thought that 700 dead soldiers is not really a big deal since it’s just a drop in the bucket. But I see that you’re right. Who cares about 700 dead in the grand scheme of things? I mean, really!

By IN THE NEWS

July 17, 2007 12:33 PM | Link to this

FUNNY

By Goldie

July 17, 2007 12:34 PM | Link to this

Midori @ 12:22— that certainly IS hilarious! Condi is Lucifer!

By Right-wing nut job in full glory

July 17, 2007 12:34 PM | Link to this

I just would like to say kudos to Bush for invoking executive priviledge rather than releasing any White House or Pentagon documents on Pat Tillman to Congress. Whatever is there is probably a pretty embarrasing politicalization of a soldier’s death and it would just aid and comfort the enemy i.e., liberals, terrorists, etc… I’m glad they are hiding this stuff. We just don’t need to know. Neither do Tillman’s family.

RWNJIFG

By Dusty

July 17, 2007 12:40 PM | Link to this

Well, what do you know. All the “patriots” are out proclaiming their patriotism by insulting the troops. Let’s see. First you insult the president, then you call conservative bloggers vile names, then you put a flag over a coffin and tell the troops “Here’s your support.”

Way to go,libs. Surely al Queda sends regards and thanks you for your community support. Osama must love cut’n’run and this weeping over our troops who are not weeping but FIGHTING.

Some of you should remember that as you slink away to post new articles of surrender for Americans. Yeah, you care, as you disgrace the country and the troops.

When you surrender, you surrender to terrorism. That may be your choice. It is not mine.

By The Peoples for a Nuked Amerika' Century~!

July 17, 2007 12:50 PM | Link to this

-=-

There goes Dusty Dawg — and like a good little puppy - she’s licking the troops blood off Dubya’s Jack boots!`

Yes Dusty - Bow down to your gods of war!

It’s the same old song!~ Just new dancers —-

Cheers =-

By Midori

July 17, 2007 12:51 PM | Link to this

here you go Dusty. signed, a patriot

By getalife

July 17, 2007 12:51 PM | Link to this

Will someone please reboot the dusty server?

It is caught in a loop of fake patriotism.

We will see this robot bash a Dem President when they go after the enemy in Pakistan and call it wag the dog.

Geez.

By Musty

July 17, 2007 12:55 PM | Link to this

Well, what do you know. All the “patriots” are out proclaiming their patriotism by letting our troops stay in Iraq and get killed or brain damaged. Let’s see. First you support the idiot child president, then you call liberal bloggers vile names, then you hide the flags and coffin’s and tell the american people “What war?”

Way to go,cons. Surely al Queda sends regards and thanks you for your letting this war go on. Osama must love Bush and Cheney, after all didn’t his family get a free flight out of the USA after 9/11? Hasn’t the chimperor let him escape time and again? I’m sure Haliburton, KPMG, CACI thank you too. So much money!!!Not enough pockets to stuff with cash.

Some of you should remember that as you slink away to post new articles of surrender for American liberties. Yeah, you care, as you disgrace the country and the troops and God.

When you surrender to the facism that is the Bush administration you surrender to fear. That may be your choice. It is not mine.

By getalife

July 17, 2007 1:04 PM | Link to this

So, diaper man Vitter has no honor to resign.

This hypocrite bashed Clinton calling for his resignation and voted for his impeachment.

Like crusty the clown, they have no morals or honor among thieves.

The right wing cajuns are demanding his resignation for consistency.

Like the gop cares about honor, morals and decency.

Geez.

By N-GA

July 17, 2007 1:11 PM | Link to this

Getalife,

You posted “Yesterday the Catholic Church bought its way out of child rape charges”.

Ordinarily you & I tend to post from the same viewpoint. However, your post about the Catholic Church sounds like something that would come out of the mouth (keyboard) of a wingnut.

Point-of-fact. The Catholic Church cannot be guilty of child rape. They can be guilty of covering up offenses committed by Catholic priests.

More to the point is that they are paying big bucks to settle Civil” lawsuits, not criminal charges.

I do understand the point you were trying to make. It would carry more impact when it can’t be picked apart.

By w00t

July 17, 2007 1:18 PM | Link to this

Hey Dusty, I guess you enjoy being the recruitment tool for Al-Queada.

The difference between me and you is, I don’t blindly follow the president, nor do I turn away when he does wrong, or spin then truth in some whacked out fashion.

You have been led to believe that it us unpatriotic to ask your government question in a time of so called “war”. This is far from the truth. It is your duty as a citizen of the USA to ask the toughest questions to your government. Because if we don’t hold them to account, and ask them why they died, or why the money was spent in such a way, then who will? This country is based on WE THE PEOPLE, not “we the Government/Big Business”.

It’s people like you that have allowed for this abuse of power in all of American History. Because you chose not to stand up and say “No, I do not support this, and I want change.” This is why the republicans were voted out last election and why they will be voted out again in 2008.

By silver

July 17, 2007 1:33 PM | Link to this

Dusty and Bi Danish are on a real tear today, just full of energy - perchance IT recently changed the batteries in its favorite toy? Don’t use it too much hag, it is against Republikan values, not that you would know.

By getalife

July 17, 2007 1:34 PM | Link to this

N-GA,

My comment was based on the victim’s comments at the press conference yesterday.

They said this settlement is not justice and they will continue to fight.

It was very tough to watch.

Some of these priests are still out there, some have resigned and some have died.

My point is about the lack of justice in this country.

By Can't use my real name

July 17, 2007 1:40 PM | Link to this

And some of those priests are being protected at the seminary complex in Mundelien, IL.

By Dubya

July 17, 2007 2:01 PM | Link to this

Breaking news! (For those who missed it.) In August Wal-Mart will intoduce an exciting new line of toys with Christian Biblical themes. There will be talking Jesuses, Daniel with the lions, David and Goliath, and so forth. Backed heavily by “Focus On The Family.” These new wonder toys should be just the answer for Dusty and all the other super-Christie make-believe Christian family values freaks out there. They can even point to it as another winning success for Super Christ Bush and gang. Ain’t life grand?? God bless Bushie. God please Murcuh. Praise thee lord!

By Right-wing nut job in full glory

July 17, 2007 2:02 PM | Link to this

NEW YORK The Pittsburgh newspaper owned by conservative billionaire Richard Mellon Scaife yesterday called the Bush administration’s plans to stay the course in Iraq a “prescription for American suicide.”

The editorial in the Tribune-Review added, “And quite frankly, during last Thursday’s news conference, when George Bush started blathering about ‘sometimes the decisions you make and the consequences don’t enable you to be loved,’ we had to question his mental stability.”

It continued: “President Bush warns that U.S. withdrawal would risk ‘mass killings on a horrific scale.’ What do we have today, sir?

“If the president won’t do the right thing and end this war, the people must. The House has voted to withdraw combat troops from Iraq by April. The Senate must follow suit.

“Our brave troops should take great pride that they rid Iraq of Saddam Hussein. And they should have no shame in leaving Iraq. For it will not be, in any way, an exercise in tail-tucking and running.

“America has done its job.

“It’s time for the Iraqis to do theirs.”

The editorial said it agrees with its local congressman on this: Democratic U.S. Rep. John Murtha.

Scaife has been a loyal backer of Republican politicians and many conservative causes, and funded a network of investigations into President Clinton during the 1990s.

What a bunch of treasonous, liberal, comforters and aiders of the enemy.

RWNJIFG

By silver

July 17, 2007 2:08 PM | Link to this

I want my talking jesus doll to say - impeach Bush and the hump backed freak now!

By N-GA

July 17, 2007 2:12 PM | Link to this

I hope those new Walmart biblical toys come with a child warning label.

By Dusty

July 17, 2007 2:13 PM | Link to this

Hold tight, dear libs. I have ordered a whole truckload of Kleenex for you. You can cry a river. And I believe Rich’s is having a sale on white sheets. You can make some big ol’ surrender flags.

I don’t have time to answer each little nerd note posted here. They are so sweet. And that person who does parodies of my posts is charmingly clever. In fact, something original may come from this copycat poster one of these days when he’s finished grammar school.

Now you libs better get busy with the shopping. It is safe to go outside. Don’t be afraid. Our troops are fighting for us and they are not afraid. Just thought I’d remind you libs since you seem to forget, what with all your crying, running and excessive excuses.

By Midori

July 17, 2007 2:16 PM | Link to this

Just thought I’d remind you guys what a complete and utter failure Bush is since Dusty seems to forget, what with her lying, crying, running and excessive excuses.

By hugo first

July 17, 2007 2:18 PM | Link to this

will the editor of this feature please do us a favor and learn how to properly scan the artwork? it looks like a copy of a copy of a copy…

By Dusty

July 17, 2007 2:21 PM | Link to this

So Midori is the copycat poster. I doubt that anyone is surprised at that.

By AmVet

July 17, 2007 2:21 PM | Link to this

{The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said 43,443…}

We have already been down this road way too many times. (Man, I crack myself up!)

What does the number of auto deaths in this country have to do with our soldiers and Marines being KIA in Iraq?

Zero. Nada. Nothing. Nilch. And any semi-intelligent 9th grader could tell you why.

Andy, if I thought you could understand, I would for the umpteenth time explain the concept of a red herring. Which BTW isn’t terribly hard to figure out. Just read the definition and try, man!

Either you give a flying fu-ck about our guys riding around in essentially unprotected vehicles in Iraq or you don’t and try to dismiss it with unrelated nonsense.

I think it is fairly obvious where you stand on the matter though.

By Musty

July 17, 2007 2:25 PM | Link to this

I don’t really have anything original to add to the discussion here. But I really like to make posts that are broad brush statements of dried up old neo-conservatives talking points so I can see my name on the computer screen. I read my posts over and over. Aren’t they special. Just like me.

It’s always about me. What’s best for me. What makes me feel good. What makes me look good. What ever helps to create a fantasy that I am a patriot.

I rant and I ramble, all the while ignoring that except for my other blog personalities, everybody else on the forum finds me to be increasingly boring, and hysterically funny.

I don’t care that I am irrelevant.

You see, when I spew venom like a water hose nobody feels better than me!

When I talk like the President is the be all and end all it’s to satisfy my OCD-like needs.

When I slam the libs, it’s out of some sick frustrated repression that I can’t be what they are. That I can’t think for myself. That I was undereducated and I am trying to appear bright.

Mostly, it is because like all the neo-cons, I have a itty bitty heart.

It’s me. It’s Me. It’s me.

Don’t I look smart and pretty today daddy?

Daddy? Daddy? Daddy?

Please tell me I look smart and pretty today, Daddy.

Please daddy.

By w00t

July 17, 2007 2:27 PM | Link to this

Dusty, your last post was even more pointless than your typical rhetoric.

You’ve run out of ideas just like your beloved party has. 130 DEGREES! ONE HUNDRED-THIRTY DEGREES!!!1 OHONES!

By getalife

July 17, 2007 2:32 PM | Link to this

I hope everyone does not agree with all my comments, then we would be clone robots like Dusty.

Geez.

By Midori

July 17, 2007 2:32 PM | Link to this

So Crusty is the insane/delusional/idiot/nonsensical/moronic/Bush worshipping/mindless/hypocritical/stupid-as-h*ll lapdog poster. I doubt that anyone is surprised at that.

By Midori

July 17, 2007 2:34 PM | Link to this

p.s. you dumb crone: I post under my name and ONLY my name.

By steve-o

July 17, 2007 2:37 PM | Link to this

{{{The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said 43,443 people were killed on the highways last year, up 1.4 percent from 42,836 in 2004. It was the highest number of fatalities in a single year since 1990, when 44,599 people were killed.}}}

Andy,

I cannot believe the lack of respect that you have for the troops. You compare their selfless sacrifices to auto-deaths!!!???? You coward! Why don’t you jump off a fu cking building—I mean 200,000 people die every year from cancer, who’s gonna miss a useless chump that sits behind a keyboard and asks others to sacrifice themselves for nothing.

Dusty,

You have clearly lost all reason and sanity. There is absolutely no way that you can possible that a rational human being can support this war and this president. Do you know exactly which terroist organizations we are fighting in Iraq other than Al Qaeda?

By Anti-CON®

July 17, 2007 2:38 PM | Link to this

WAKE UP AMERICA!

By Patriot

July 17, 2007 2:44 PM | Link to this

Unfortunately, on target.

By @@

July 17, 2007 2:45 PM | Link to this

Getalife:

About the Catholic Church and the child rape cases. Freedom comes with complications.

There is a statute of limitations that applies to child rape cases. I’m assuming that it’s because of the evidence lost after 10+ years.

There are victims who choose to maintain anonimity that they would be forced to surrender if the case of cover-up were pursued through the courts. The victims may have chosen the money over the justice which is impeded by the statute of limitations.

Also, there have been many court cases that sought to ban child porn on the internet. The ACLU has always defended internet porn as a right of freedom of expression. They advocate “animated” child porn. I don’t really know that there’s any difference, animated…real life; it’s all the same sick pursuit protected by the ACLU.

At some point common sense must prevail, and the ACLU in an effort to protect “your” right to free expression feels compelled to put children at risk to do so.

The priests SHOULD be dead in my opinion and not from natural causes. They should be booted from the church, but it wouldn’t stop them from being pedophiles out in society.

So how do you deal with the perverts Getalife? Do you offer them therapy? Do you show compassion by administering light sentences?

Those ^^^ are all liberal approaches to solve the problem. It’s one of the many reasons I can’t support liberal policies any longer.

We are a society who has come to devalue our children. In my opinion, abortion on demand is at the root of our problem.

By Anti-CON®

July 17, 2007 2:50 PM | Link to this

First, there were the Edwards haircut stories. Now, get ready for the makeup stories.

Presidential candidate Mitt Romney recorded $300 in payments to a California company that describes itself as “a mobile beauty team for hair, makeup and men’s grooming and spa services.”

Romney spokesman Kevin Madden confirmed that the payments — actually two separate $150 charges — were for makeup, though he said the former Massachusetts governor had only one session with Hidden Beauty of West Hills, Calif.

Seriously. Can we just stop this stuff? Does anyone really think that the problem with presidential campaign coverage is that it isn’t vapid and half-witted enough already?

By Lord Help Us

July 17, 2007 2:52 PM | Link to this

@@ - thanks for your rant on the ‘liberal’ approach to dealing with pedophiles.

Now, tell me, what do YOU think should happen to Mark Foley?

BTW: child porn IS illegal (on the internet and elsewhere) and I would appreciate you showing me where the ACLU ‘adovated’ child porn? Seriously, I would like to know if this is a valid point or not.

By SSDD

July 17, 2007 2:56 PM | Link to this

Midori - do you like how Dusty takes the time to say “I don’t have time to read every post”? Because her life is so HECTIC and BUSY.

Stuffing her nose up an elephant’s azz must be VERY hard work, indeed!

::talking point, talking point, talking point::

::LOOK! I’ve ousted a lib clone poster! HAZZAH!::

::hides shameful rants by using rhetoric and drivel::

That about cover your posts, Dusty?

By getalife

July 17, 2007 2:56 PM | Link to this

@@,

Now you are using perverts to bash liberals and promote abortion.

Have you no shame?

Geez.

By IN THE NEWS

July 17, 2007 2:56 PM | Link to this

Romney just “smells great!”

By Duh stands for Democrats

July 17, 2007 2:59 PM | Link to this

17,000 people are murdered every year in the United States and the liberals whine and moan about the killers being locked up.

They hold vigils for cop killers, they protest executions, they prolong the suffering of the victims families in court, they present “twinkie defenses” to get killers acquitted.

Ask yourself, why are the lives of innocent murder victims not worth caring a whit about but somehow the death of a volunteer soldier, who sacrifices his life for the freedom of the oppressed, is of such great concern to the liberals now, the same liberals that spit on soldiers returning from Vietnam.

Could it be a cheap tawdry political ploy, maybe?

By SSDD

July 17, 2007 3:01 PM | Link to this

Midori - do you like how Dusty takes the time to say “I don’t have time to read every post”? Because her life is so HECTIC and BUSY.

Stuffing her nose up an elephant’s azz must be VERY hard work, indeed!

::talking point, talking point, talking point::

::LOOK! I’ve ousted a lib clone poster! HAZZAH!::

::hides shameful rants by using rhetoric and drivel::

That about cover your posts, Dusty?

By Midori

July 17, 2007 3:06 PM | Link to this

SSDD,

She’s full of herself AND full of crap.

Just like her idol, the idiot, orally challenged drunk squatting in the white house.

By The Peoples for a Nuked Amerika' Century~!

July 17, 2007 3:06 PM | Link to this

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@@ —

I must highly disagree with that opinion/definition of internet child porn. The ACLU is the opposing side of the argument. If such draconian laws were to be passed, then that would deter artist, artisians, and creators of artistic content from true freedom of their craft. It would limit by law what a person could express in artistic medium. It is basically the beginnings of the “Thought Police” syndrome.

For instance - If I show you this picture of Brussels famous “Manneken Pis”, am I showing you an art statue, or have I just committed internet child porn?

What about the Angelic Cherubs in various art and decor’? Cupids? — Mermaids? - Does your church have child porn in it’s structure and decor?

The same applys to film and TV as well. If it is so limited then “The Blue Laggoon” woudl have gotten the cast, crew, producers and even the movie studios arrested for distributing child porn. So many other movies would would have never come to light. “Lord of the Flys” ring a bell? —

No censorship should always be opposed, and declaration of what is child porn should be carefully debated in each and every case that it comes up, or art will no longer be art!

So before you open the Pandora’s box of censorship be very clear that you will lose a lot of your freedoms and rights to express yourself as a human being.

Thomas/PNAC

By The Watcher

July 17, 2007 3:11 PM | Link to this

No Duh….the cheap political ploy is letting these kids die in Iraq so fat cats can get fatter.

The cheap political ploy is to make the dim-witted 26% think this war is about anything other than oil and money!

By Dusty

July 17, 2007 3:12 PM | Link to this

Oh dear runaway libs,

You do hate for anyone to mention the fact that you prefer to surrender rather than fight. I never heard it called so many different things. You are really really good at that and name calling.

I suggest you go to a wrestling match and get it out of your system and use all the bad words that are more suitable in that setting than here. Call it preventive medicine.

And speaking of medicine, one of your Super libs Michael Moore has already run into trouble with CNN over a bit of adjustment of the facts in his movie “Sicko”. Just thought you would be interested.

By Liberal Texas Democrat

July 17, 2007 3:13 PM | Link to this

the same liberals that spit on soldiers returning from Vietnam.—- In fact, the antiwar movement and many veterans were closely aligned, and the only documented incidents show members of the VFW and American Legion spitting on their less successful Vietnam peers.

By The Peoples for a Nuked Amerika' Century~!

July 17, 2007 3:18 PM | Link to this

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That link failed to the brussels statue so here is another of Manneken pis or you can just google it.

-=-

By Duh stands for wrong

July 17, 2007 3:20 PM | Link to this

Duh, you are probably unaware but spitting on vietnam vets is one of the great urban legends of all time.

See:Spitting-Image-Memory-Legacy-Vietnam

There might be one or two actual reported cases. (Too many certainly)

Maybe they were spitting out the W’s from the west wing keyboards.

By Anti-CON®

July 17, 2007 3:22 PM | Link to this

“She’s full of herself AND full of crap.” -Midori

Am I to assume, by your statement, that Dusty is crap?

By Musty

July 17, 2007 3:24 PM | Link to this

See Daddy?

I posted something mean about Mike More…it has already been debunked. CNN admitted their mistakes. But I don’t care.

All that matters is me.

Please Daddy, tell me I look smart and pretty today.

By getalife

July 17, 2007 3:25 PM | Link to this

That was last week crusty.

Try to keep up idiot.

Geez.

By Midori

July 17, 2007 3:39 PM | Link to this

Getalife,

CNN capitulated to Mike

Crusty really is behind the times, isn’t she?

By IN THE NEWS

July 17, 2007 3:42 PM | Link to this

Blogosphere Responds To O’Reilly’s Baseless Attacks On The Netroots

“”As BooMan points out, one of the “hateful” comments O’Reilly parrots — “the Pope is a primate” — isn’t actually an insult. The prime definition of “primate,” the seemingly offending word, is actually:

pri·mate -noun 1. Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.”“

ARE THEY ALL IGNORANT? WE DISCUSSED PRIMATE A FEW WEEKS BACK>

By p!!sed *ff

July 17, 2007 3:43 PM | Link to this

to Duh stands…. “Ask yourself, why are the lives of innocent murder victims not worth caring a whit about but somehow the death of a volunteer soldier, who sacrifices his life for the freedom of the oppressed, is of such great concern to the liberals now, the same liberals that spit on soldiers returning from Vietnam.”

F*&k you! I have friends who were shot in Vietnam, I never spit on anybody who served there.

By Anti-CON®

July 17, 2007 3:47 PM | Link to this

It’s terrible to think our troops can get this desperate.

<<

Aponte, 20, told the New York Daily News that he couldn’t get the images of death he’d seen in his 10 months in Iraq out of his mind: “I have nightmares all the time. I hear people screaming, gunshots, explosions, and I can smell burning flesh in my dreams.” He described watching a fellow soldier shoot herself in the head in the middle of the dining hall, and said, “I was not going back one way or another. Some people can handle it mentally, but some can’t. You have to know when to say enough is enough … I was desperate to stay home and at the end of my rope … I couldn’t deal with being in Iraq anymore.”>>>

Aponte said he knew he could face a prison sentence, but decided that would be better than “being blown up.”

By mm

July 17, 2007 3:47 PM | Link to this

Duh stands for dimwit,

You twit. It is the rightwing nutbags who are against capital punishment, not libs.

It is also the rightwing nutbags who don’t want to use frozen embryos for stem cell research which holds so much promise. But they think it is ok if we throw the embryos in the trash, because that is what is going to happen to the embryos if they don’t get used for invitro fertilization.

Research vs. trash. Smart people know that decision is a no-brainer.

By raisedanidiot

July 17, 2007 3:48 PM | Link to this

By Duh stands for Democrats

July 17, 2007 2:59 PM Dear Duh…the eye for an eye thingie hasn’t really flown even for christians for about a thousand years…if that philosophy pleases you, maybe you should find yourself a nice little ME country to call home…I’m sure you’d get along swimmingly with the religious fanatics there too. I’m sure someone like you doesn’t understand civilized human beings that don’t believe in revenge…and you likewise couldn’t understand that an already murdered victim isn’t exactly the same as an equally innocent life sent to fight a useless and illegal war for profit…duh, mainly because, duh, the murder victim is already dead…not much even your savior bush can do about that…I value life wherever I find it…hard to understand, but I even think your sorry life has value…if for nothing else but comic relief…duh…

By p!!sed *ff

July 17, 2007 3:48 PM | Link to this

to Duh stands…. “Ask yourself, why are the lives of innocent murder victims not worth caring a whit about but somehow the death of a volunteer soldier, who sacrifices his life for the freedom of the oppressed, is of such great concern to the liberals now, the same liberals that spit on soldiers returning from Vietnam.”

F&k you! I have friends who were shot in Vietnam, I have the utmost respect for the people, from my own generation, that served there. It is you and your ilk who dishonour them by insisting that Americans who you disagree with are traitors because they disagree. You are an a*******hl#.

By Anti-CON®

July 17, 2007 3:50 PM | Link to this

Thank you Mr. Bush

By Dusty

July 17, 2007 3:52 PM | Link to this

Well, another publicity stunt gone ker plunk and “Sicko” is sicker than ever. But with more publicity churned up.

By the way, did Al Gore’s great world quest of environmentalist imagination ever get anybody to come watch it? Tis said that even Kucinich declined to attend this great lib quest of “hot times” and he doesn’t get invited to many things.

Poor Al. Nobody wanted to vote for him and now nobody wants to attend his great functions. It is rumored that even the cheery Mrs. Gore declined with “I have a headache.”

By getalife

July 17, 2007 3:58 PM | Link to this

I think we need to cut dusty some slack.

It is obvious, she is very slow.

Unlike @@, we should not use the mentally disabled to prove a point.

Geez.

By Musty

July 17, 2007 3:58 PM | Link to this

Oh Daddy?

Am I prettier than Mommy? Or Your girlfriend?

See, I just did it again. I made some stuff up to try appear witty for you.

Daddy? See I am pretty and smart.

Daddy, I will be sweet to you if you tell me I’m pretty and smart.

By eed017

July 17, 2007 3:59 PM | Link to this

“It’s not like Duh-bya and the U.S. Legislature won’t be on vacation this summer.”

That’s faulty logic. Unlike Dumbya and the Iraqi Congress, our Congress has actually been working. Now if they would only work together…

By w00t

July 17, 2007 4:00 PM | Link to this

Well, you know what they say… A republican only cares about a baby till after their born.

Why is an abortion any different than the death of a solider? The solider had a family that he had to care for. The solider was already making his way through life. Maybe someday he would have made the world a better place in some way or another if he had not been killed in Iraq.

You would think as much as republicans hate helping people that they would get tired of their money being spent on the biggest taker of welfare in the history of the United States, or that they would care that lives were being lost.

Hypocrites

By Anti-CON®

July 17, 2007 4:00 PM | Link to this

Give poor Crusty the Clown a break. They must not have reported that CNN capitulated on FOX News. How was she supposed to find out? :-)

By Can't Resist

July 17, 2007 4:07 PM | Link to this

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!

By getalife

July 17, 2007 4:10 PM | Link to this

Watching the debate on C-Span 2, Lott said he was ready to vote on Reed/Levin.

Durbin said ok, lets vote.

Lott objects.

Too funny.

By ROTFL

July 17, 2007 4:14 PM | Link to this

OMG, Dusty you are cracking me up getting these lunatic libs all in a frenzy. You have them goo gooing and gah gahing all over themselves.

HAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHA!

Watch out, they’re going to swallow their pacifiers in a minute!!

By getalife

July 17, 2007 4:19 PM | Link to this

ROTFL,

OMG, it is Vitter.

Resign diaper boy.

Geez.

By The Watcher

July 17, 2007 4:19 PM | Link to this

OMG!

Somebody can’t tell the difference between “frenzy” and mass ridicule.

Surprised?

By Cant Resist

July 17, 2007 4:22 PM | Link to this

Those damn Republicans!

They should not PAMPER Vitter!

By rushncap

July 17, 2007 4:36 PM | Link to this

Getalife, you’re right. Abusing Dusters too much is just mean. I almost feel bad for our resident dimwit now.

By raisedanidiot

July 17, 2007 4:37 PM | Link to this

It never ceases to amaze me how these nazi-like conservatives get on here and ridicule liberals for caring…as if human life, the planet, and justice are trivial matters…and then have the audacity to call themselves pro-life with family values, christians with morals, and patriots. If it weren’t so freakin scairy, it’d be funny. I can laugh at dust ball, cause she’s a half-wit…some of these other hypocritical zealots just scare the snot out of me!

By Dusty

July 17, 2007 4:49 PM | Link to this

I tell you. These are hard times for liberals. I mean getalife has mentioned Vitter so many times I think they are related. Could be. Or is it that getalife is long gone on bong!!

Poor ol “Sicko” is sicker than ever and fading fast. And Michael Moore shows up in the news looking like he’s just been “released”. The new lib look?

Sen. Reid of Nevada looks like a grandpa who just lost his checkers game as he tries to be ferocious as a lion. meowwww….I’m gonna scare you and talk all night!!So there!!

And Pelosi…WHO?..Pelosi..you remember her. Ran off to Syria to play president and the Syrians are still laughing. Kinda sad. This may call for another face lift.

Poor ol Leahy, earnestly pleading for someone to believe his “cut’n’run” plan is good for everybody and the 2008 election. He didn’t say much about voting FOR the war and General Petraeus. My my..Some things are better not mentioned.

So I leave you Dems with your whims and your tears. Have a good one. Do you need any more Kleenex???

And the Democratic hopefuls can’t even keep their microphones shut. Hillary and JohnBoy just don’t like those little fellows hanging around and taking their time at debates. No sir mam.

So it goes..

By IN THE NEWS

July 17, 2007 4:51 PM | Link to this

CONTACT CHAMBLISS AND ISAKSON RIGHT NOW

NOW!!!!

By Musty

July 17, 2007 4:54 PM | Link to this

I am completely delusional… but you and Daddy already know that.

By getalife

July 17, 2007 4:58 PM | Link to this

rushncap,

She is too slow to understand Vitter is my Senator.

Lets not use the mentally disabled like @@ does.

We are better than that.

Geez.

By the stopper

July 17, 2007 5:00 PM | Link to this

Dusty gave us:

Poor ol “Sicko” is sicker than ever and fading fast.

Variety doesn’t think so.

But you go right on believing whatever Rush/Drudge/FoxNoise tell you.

By not ROTFL

July 17, 2007 5:09 PM | Link to this

One thing that is not funny is this cartoon and how luckovitch and the left continually love to use a soldier’s coffin as a prop for political points. Sad.

By Midori

July 17, 2007 5:12 PM | Link to this

Speaking of “hopeful”: Giuliani’s Poll Problem: The More You Know Him, The Less You Like Him

or is that “hopeless”?

be careful with that crack pipe, Crusty.

By getalife

July 17, 2007 5:12 PM | Link to this

Not funny but real.

They are taking August off and more Americans will die.

Sad you can’t deal with reality.

By @@

July 17, 2007 5:14 PM | Link to this

LHU:

You’re right child porn is illegal, but the ACLU, with the best of intentions (sometimes I wonder) is always advocating for the freedom of expression that entitles adults to view what they want. Therein lies the conflict.

Pedophiles and rapists will use pornography as a tool to stimulate, and rapists will often act out what they view on porn sites in the actual rape of women.

Pedophiles will use porn to entice a child and as an instructional tool that shows them the act that they, the pervert, want the child to perform.

What I’m saying in relationship to pornography is that we shouldn’t put our kids at risk in the interest of grown adults.

There are too many other options whereby adults can attain illicit material for their personal satisfaction or gratification…whatever.

My point was that the protection of “OUR” adult freedoms is presently filtering its’ way into the lives of our kids. Kids are well versed in the use of the internet and at a younger and younger age.

I don’t have a solution to the internet problem, but personally I would advocate the removal of porn from the internet because it is degrading to women and a threat to both women and children.

Some cases where the ACLU advocated against banning sexually explicit material on the internet. They have even argued against filters in public libraries, any restrictive measures to limit accessability by minors. Always in the interest of adults and internet entrepeneurs.

You may also want to google Mitchell Steven Tepper ACLU Member, Owner and Operator of Sexual Health Network, as well as Thomas P. Rielly of PlanetOut.

If my memory serves me correctly, I think it was awhile back, the ACLU won their case with the help of those guy’s testimony.

Thomas:

I understand the conflict when censorship threatens the arts. But who the hell gets to define artistic value. I’ve seen some beautiful photography depicting children in their innocence and little else.

Does that have artistic value to a pedophile or does it serve as a sexual outlet. Do they show it to their victims to tell them it’s O.K. to be naked in the presence of their “new friend” Mr P.?

I don’t know, you tell me.

It does become complicated.

Getalife:

By rushncap

July 17, 2007 5:28 PM | Link to this

You would “advocate the removal of porn from the internet”, @@? How noble. Once you’re done with that (does next Tuesday sound like a reasonable estimate?) you should probably turn your attention to removing the salt from the oceans and the blue from the sky. And then, of course, you should really work on getting that rock-and-or-roll music we keep hearing about removed from the world.

Do neocons really live on this planet??

By jjbings

July 17, 2007 5:37 PM | Link to this

For the Republicans that like to say Bush is protecting us from Al Qaida: it was under Republican rule that the U.S. trained, and gave money and weapons to Osama bin Laden to take on the Russians. Ergo, Republicans created Al Qaida.

By getalife

July 17, 2007 5:56 PM | Link to this

@@,

Please do not use my name in your pervert.

Geez.

By Bosch

July 17, 2007 6:19 PM | Link to this

I used to roll my eyes at the mention of the ACLU until I met a top administrator from the ACLU after a speech I heard. This very bright person was very informative about the mission of the ACLU — most Americans agree that internet porn should be banned or outlawed, this ACLU member included, but it is the job of the ACLU to protect our civil freedoms, those same freedoms that our soldiers are fighting and dying for.

By GodHatesTrash

July 17, 2007 6:22 PM | Link to this

Face it, Luckovich Losers - the biggest problem our soldiers face is not Al Qaeda, it is their chickenhawk Commander-in-Chief.

Has their ever been a more incompetent leader leading our nation in war?

Not even LBJ was this bad. Not even close to this bad.

George Walker Bush is trash. Pure unadulterated stumpbroke Texass trash.

By GodHatesTrash

July 17, 2007 6:26 PM | Link to this

Dumb*a* Dusty and double-ahole @@, two dimtwits.

Both dumb as dogdoo, with a nastier, fishier smell.

By @@

July 17, 2007 6:38 PM | Link to this

Getalife:

(((Please do not use my name in your pervert.)))

In your pervert????

Well, now that you mention it “Get a life”, that’s exactly what I would say to those people that view pornography online.

But you don’t do that so I wouldn’t be talking to you. Right? ;-)

I lot of my posts simply aren’t showing up or are getting cut. My 5:14 doesn’t appear to exceed the limit.

Anyhoo Getalife, there are things that I am ashamed of but pointing out the absurd efforts that allow them to continue their efforts ain’t one of them.

rushncap:

Don’t worry, I don’t think your porn will be snatched from you. You can continue doing whatever it is you do in the privacy of that little room behind your desk at school.

By rushncap

July 17, 2007 6:54 PM | Link to this

Good one, @@. The emotional maturity of a 5th grader in full display. Man, your parents messed up something wicked…

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