Mike Luckovich

By Luckoduh

January 16, 2008 8:03 AM | Link to this

Gee, who’s this Un Committed fellow the democrats ran in Michigan that Ku Klux Klintoon could barely beat?

Bwahahahaha, Ku Klux ran against a blank space and Mike Gravel and barely got 50% of the vote, hahaha.

Nominate this Pig, please?

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Listen to the human Pig spew:

{{{{Mrs. Ku Klux of New York shot back that setting vision and bringing people together is important, but “you have to be able to manage and run the bureaucracy.”}}}}

Not less than five minutes later in the very same debate:

{{{{“We both have exuberant and sometimes uncontrollable supporters,” Klintoon said in the opening moments of a two-hour debate televised on MSNBC.}}}}

So in other words, Ku Klux freely admits “she” can’t control the bureaucracy.

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O.K. so now who is the sicko?:

{{{{The American Civil Liberties Union is arguing that people who have sex in public bathrooms have an expectation of privacy.}}}}

In addition to the rights of Al Qaeda to operate freely in America, now we can add the rights of perverts to lurk in public restrooms.

The only “battles” the libs seem willing to “fight.”

Sick, sick, sick.

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Uh, mikey, the democrats are in charge of Congress now, duh.

Basic government understanding here: Congress controls spending.

2006, Republican chairman of the House Ways and Means committee, roaring economy.

2007, pinko chairman, stagflation, falling housing prices, failing mortgages, Bushie kangaroo courts receive more attention the business of We The People.

Are you stupid or what?

By IN THE NEWS

January 16, 2008 8:07 AM | Link to this

White bread is up 10 cents to $1.24; cheddar cheese is up 48 cents to $4.47 a pound; and eggs are up 51 cents a dozen, reports CBS News correspondent Cynthia Bowers. But it is the price of milk that is really getting hard to swallow - up 90 cents over this time last year to almost $4 a gallon.

By IN THE NEWS

January 16, 2008 8:07 AM | Link to this

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — John Norris’ family is drinking a lot less milk these days. He said he considers the higher prices and has cut back on his kids’ milk consumption. But between work and family obligations, he still drives almost as much as he used to.”That’s the reason I cut down on milk consumption - so I can drive my car,” said Norris.And Norris should know. He’s the director of wealth management for Oakworth Capital Bank and a food price expert.

By IN THE NEWS

January 16, 2008 8:08 AM | Link to this

Wholesale Prices Rise in 2007 by 6.3 Percent, Largest Amount in 26 Years

By IN THE NEWS

January 16, 2008 8:13 AM | Link to this

Economist John Williams says real unemployment and inflation numbers — figured the old-fashioned way — may be two or three times what the government admits

By Goldie

January 16, 2008 8:14 AM | Link to this

And 75% of Americans still see the occupation of Iraq as a BIG PROBLEM — and that’s why no Repug candidate for prez will win in November! And as long as they keep kissing Dubya’s patooty, they will ALL be considered as fellow “war-mongers” with their guy:

“I’m sure people view me as a warmonger and I view myself as peacemaker,” the president said.

I guess to the Repugs this means you gotta make war in order to make peace… for 5 years America has occupied Iraq, and there’s still no peace and we’re still hated in the Middle East!

By IN THE NEWS

January 16, 2008 8:23 AM | Link to this

Bush tax cut mythology As the debate turns to economic stimulus, we’re starting to hear this: “Bush realized that the economy needed help, so he asked Congress to enact tax cuts to provide stimulus. And this turned the economy around.” None of this is true.

By w00t

January 16, 2008 8:39 AM | Link to this

From Huckabee:

“I have opponents in this race who do not want to change the Constitution. But I believe it’s a lot easier to change the Constitution than it would be to change the word of the living God. And that’s what we need to do is amend the Constitution so it’s in God’s standards rather than trying to change God’s standards so it lines up with some contemporary view of how we treat each other and how we treat the family.”

Does anyone see anything wrong with this? This guy is insane. He wants to change the constitution to who’s god? The penacostal God, or the King James God? Obviously he’s never red the Constitution which states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” And he wants to change THE document that makes this country.

A vote for this guy is a vote for destroying our democracy, because, this is where it all begins. It starts slow, creeping on you, until it turns in to a full blown theocracy like you see in many Muslim countries. The middle East was known for science, math, logic, and reason. Look where they ended up.

God is not the answer in politics as he has no preference. We shouldn’t turn our brains off expecting him to tell us what to do. He gave us brains so we could have a better understanding of the world around us in hopes that we could make it a better place and find ways to get along. Religion and politics have done nothing but start wars and killed tens of thousands of people. It takes away your freedoms.

WAKE UP PEOPLE!

By Bosch

January 16, 2008 8:44 AM | Link to this

This cartoon is like that commercial on the radio where they are making positives out of bad situations:

Getting chased by a grizzly bear? Well I needed the exercise!

Yes, there are no positives for Bush anymore.

I thought it was funny last night when Romney credited Reagan and Bush 1 as peopoe who’d inspired him - NO mention of Bush 2. I even saw a bumper sticker this morning with something about Reagan. Don’t see too many of those “W STILL the president” stickers anymore.

By Mike

January 16, 2008 8:45 AM | Link to this

Me liberal. Me call names. Me read bumper sticker. Neocon!! Me smart! HALIBUTON!@!!

By Paul

January 16, 2008 8:45 AM | Link to this

ITN

Regarding inflation: go to the core index, which eliminates energy and food, and the rate is 2 percent. Energy - how much control does an administration really have over those prices (I still think we should go after Hillary’s hedge fund and commodities buddies)? Food - notice how a lot of politicians - even the Dem candidates - are pretty quiet on this, as much of the increase has been driven by their energy program which is based on ethanol - which has greatly driven up the price for corn and has led to less availability of other crops.

So a feel-good energy “solution” whacks all consumers, who still get stuck with higher gas prices.

On the bright side, you can now buy organic milk for about the same price as regular.

Goldie

I see in the debate last night when Edwards said he’s the only candidate who will get all troops out of Iraq within a year that Obama said “oh really? So you’re not going to provide any guards for our embassy?” (That’s a function provided by Marines). Some here may look at that as a quibbling point. I prefer to look at it as Edwards absolutist hyperbole and Obama’s specific thinking through implications of a proposal. And choosing his words more carefully than his opponent.

By Mrs. Godzilla

January 16, 2008 8:52 AM | Link to this

Mornin’ All!

It’s another great day to be an American.

w00t, Huckabee ended any possibility of being President with those remarks. I suspect today, as those words sink in with the population and the pundits - he’ll be forced to explain what he really meant!

Hey, Bosch

Asked my mom in law about the diet coke and the ham, she says she used to use Dr. Pepper.

By Bosch

January 16, 2008 8:55 AM | Link to this

Yes, w00t,

I see a big problem with that.

I also hate to see “Christian businesses.”

A few months ago, the ultra religious right was talking about how they had no candidate to vote for, that was when Giuliani was the front runner. I thought, well, you have Huckabee, but he wasn’t all that well known yet.

Yeah, the guy might have Chuck Norris on his side, and tell a good joke, but any candidate who wears their religion on their sleeve is, in my opinion, not a viable candidate.

By John in Tampa, FLA

January 16, 2008 8:58 AM | Link to this

Recession? I understand there will be ALOT of job openings in Washington, D.C. come January, 2009 if anyone is interested. Unfortuneately, this time I think experience will be required.

On an unrelated topic, Sen. Larry Craig and the ACLU? What a pair!!!

By Luckoduh

January 16, 2008 9:02 AM | Link to this

{{{{By IN THE NEWS January 16, 2008 8:08 AM Wholesale Prices Rise in 2007 by 6.3 Percent, Largest Amount in 26 Years}}}}

Hey Spammie:

However, core inflation, which excludes energy and food, was considerably more moderate, rising by 2 percent last year, the same as in 2006. The Fed is closely watching core prices for any signs that the price pressures being seen in energy and food are starting to spread to other parts of the economy.

I know this is way over your head but the greatest increase in wholesale prices was for energy and food.

Energy and food, now, gee, for some reason, that rings a bell.

Oh, I remember, the United States Congress, you know, the bureaucracy that you DEMOCRATS ARE NOW IN CHARGE OF, just passed an ENERGY bill that raised the amount of CORN (food) based ethanol that shall be used in fuel production.

Nice work, dumbas-s.

Thanks for pointing out that the only piece of major legislation passed by this do nothing, vacation happy Congress was a TOTAL FAILURE.

Moron.

By LuckLib

January 16, 2008 9:02 AM | Link to this

Such hypocrisy. The truht is that Democrats like Mike have been “seeing the positive” in bad news for America for seven years. That’s why partisan outlets like the AJC do all they can to play up bad news when Republicans are in office and downplay bad news when Democrats are in office.

Of course, the liberals who live to hate Bush are all too willing to be the “useful idiots” who make such propoganda so effective.

By ITN

January 16, 2008 9:03 AM | Link to this

Paul,

Interesting post.

BUT, American voters, still have to buy gas to drive to buy food. They cannot take those factors out of the mix. We can argue why, but it is the GOP (justified in my opinion) who will take the hit at the polling place.

By ITN

January 16, 2008 9:03 AM | Link to this

Paul,

Interesting post.

BUT, American voters, still have to buy gas to drive to buy food. They cannot take those factors out of the mix. We can argue why, but it is the GOP (justified in my opinion) who will take the hit at the polling place.

By ITN

January 16, 2008 9:03 AM | Link to this

Paul,

Interesting post.

BUT, American voters, still have to buy gas to drive to buy food. They cannot take those factors out of the mix. We can argue why, but it is the GOP (justified in my opinion) who will take the hit at the polling place.

By ITN

January 16, 2008 9:03 AM | Link to this

Paul,

Interesting post.

BUT, American voters, still have to buy gas to drive to buy food. They cannot take those factors out of the mix. We can argue why, but it is the GOP (justified in my opinion) who will take the hit at the polling place.

By ITN

January 16, 2008 9:03 AM | Link to this

Paul,

Interesting post.

BUT, American voters, still have to buy gas to drive to buy food. They cannot take those factors out of the mix. We can argue why, but it is the GOP (justified in my opinion) who will take the hit at the polling place.

By ITN

January 16, 2008 9:03 AM | Link to this

Paul,

Interesting post.

BUT, American voters, still have to buy gas to drive to buy food. They cannot take those factors out of the mix. We can argue why, but it is the GOP (justified in my opinion) who will take the hit at the polling place.

By ITN

January 16, 2008 9:03 AM | Link to this

Paul,

Interesting post.

BUT, American voters, still have to buy gas to drive to buy food. They cannot take those factors out of the mix. We can argue why, but it is the GOP (justified in my opinion) who will take the hit at the polling place.

By John in Tampa, FLA

January 16, 2008 9:06 AM | Link to this

Two Dekalb County police officers murdered up there. My condolences to their familes, both personally and on the force.

By Paul

January 16, 2008 9:07 AM | Link to this

Bosch

Given that much of the reporting on Iraq was an explosion/casuality count, and those have greatly decreased, well, so has the media reporting. So has public outrage. It seems to have settled into that zone of “as long as we don’t have a lot of casualties I’m not terribly interested.”

So we will (have) seen a shift in Dem strategy - right back to the economy. More’s the pity. Is fishing a sport? I try not to do sports analogies. The fishing analogy is, if this lure doesn’t work, maybe this one will (okay, Obama’s an exception with a theme campaign as opposed to an issue-specific campaign).

By Paul

January 16, 2008 9:12 AM | Link to this

ITN

Yours were interesting pointS, too! All seven or eight of ‘em!

Reps very well may. But a bright Rep candidate, one who’s a bit of a maverick (anyone come to mind?) might just turn it to his advantage by some condensed straight talk (latest buzzword phrase - or is that buzzphrase?) in illustrating failure of both parties’ energy policies and the unintended consequences of politically expedient action.

By IN THE NEWS

January 16, 2008 9:12 AM | Link to this

Bad Karma this morning.

Sorry to have blasted all that. I was about to engage in some snarkasm as Lackaballs, when Pauls post caught me eye.

I need to cut the caffiene.

By Bosch

January 16, 2008 9:14 AM | Link to this

Dang ITN - what’s up with your posts? Your pulling a multiple RB here!

Buy local food! Join a CSA! You’ll be saving the planet AND getting good veggies! There are lots of CSAs around. Here’s a website to find one:

Local Harvest

and my third plug for this book:

Read it!

“Animal, Vegetable, Miracle” by Barbars Kingsolver

Good morning Mrs. G!

Dr. Pepper, eh? :-)

By Joe Tech

January 16, 2008 9:15 AM | Link to this

Yes Lucko, but it was the repubs that would not support a veto override that would have benefited research and development of other non-polluting methods of energy development and a tax on the obscene profits the oil companies are pilfering. I don’t care what the base inflation rate is; I only see the prices rise as I attempt to support and feed my family. Besides they have removed most items from the list which were once apart of calculating inflation. How has the average pay raises for the middle class compared to either inflation rate?

By IN THE NEWS

January 16, 2008 9:18 AM | Link to this

Carlson: “many black churches are basically political organizations”

Good thing Jerry Falwell wasn’t alive to read this!

Churches pushing politics!

EEEK!

By Luckoduh

January 16, 2008 9:42 AM | Link to this

Nuemayr:

THE DEMOCRATIC presidential campaign has become a farcical pile-up of left-wing contradictions. The Clintons, having bred their own PC destroyers, now scramble to use the bluntest weapons possible against them.

{{{{The most formative period in the Clintons’ lives were the 1960s — years of fairy tales, drug use, and empty eloquence. But at the end of their march they find before the final door an incarnation of the dream which they must destroy in order to enter it. The essential egotism of their project from the beginning is exposed for all to see: raw power, not idealistic principle, fueled it, and it is altogether fitting that these icons of a destructive generation choose as their last victim one who embodies its best hopes.}}}}

By RW-(the original)

January 16, 2008 9:52 AM | Link to this

You remember when the Silky Pony claimed he spoke to Musharraf right after Bhutto’s assassination in December and everybody wondered why the Pakistani President would even bother with the ambulance chaser?

From last night’s debate:

{{{{EDWARDS: It was absolutely appropriate. In fact, I didn’t actually speak…place a call to President Musharraf. I placed a call to the Pakistani ambassador in the United States and told him that I knew Musharraf. We had met in Islamabad years ago and talked about some of the problems in Pakistan at that time.}}}}}

By Luckoduh

January 16, 2008 9:54 AM | Link to this

{{{{Ku Klux Klintoon went into Michigan as the sure winner, because no other major Democratic candidate was on the ballot. Even though she won, as of this writing, she only beat out “uncommitted” by a 55 percent to 40 percent margin, with over 236, 000 voters trekking to the polls just to vote generically against her.}}}}

When you add the Republican vote on to the 40% that trudged through the snow in Michigan just to vote against it, we are going to stomp this Thing into the damn ground come November.

Please nominate this Pig.

By mm

January 16, 2008 9:58 AM | Link to this

Duh,

It warms my heart to see your hate filled rants pointed at the Clintons.

Personally, I don’t Hillary, although I did like Bill.

But I’ll vote for Hillary if it will help push you over the edge of sanity/insanity.

By Mrs. Godzilla

January 16, 2008 10:03 AM | Link to this

I heard the audio of this early this morning, but have not been able to get a link to it.

This has got to rank in the top ten most embarassing moments of President George W. Bush.

The president sat down with “Nightline” co-anchor Terry Moran at one of the vast royal palaces, and it became clear who holds the cards right now in the oil markets, with the price up near $100 a barrel. The president, who once said he’d “jawbone” Saudi leaders into lowering prices, told Moran what he intended to say to King Abdullah on the topic in their meeting. “I will say to him that, ‘If it’s possible, your majesty, consider what high prices is doing to one of your largest customers,’” Bush said. “In other words, the worst thing that can happen to an oil-producing nation is that the price of oil causes the economy to slow down, because that will inevitably lead to fewer purchases [of oil].”

By Bosch

January 16, 2008 10:15 AM | Link to this

Mrs. G.,

And King Abdullah will say, “so what? Go f* yourself.”

Bush isn’t as bad as he thinks, huh?

Paul,

Dammit! I wrote a response, and it was dropped, I don’t think I can reproduce that.

Basically, I agree with you. Most in this country can’t or won’t see the connection between the war and the economy dropping. Our idiot president just doesn’t think things through — go in shooting and think later. It doesn’t work that way.

Things aren’t as rosy in Iraq as people think. Do they have a functioning government yet? And where’s our money they were supposed to be giving us?

God, this country is so ADD. I wonder how many people watched that stupid show last night?

By Bosch

January 16, 2008 10:17 AM | Link to this

Luckoduh,

“Pig?” Really?

By Poll Results

January 16, 2008 10:18 AM | Link to this

It’s no joking matter if our growth slows or stops. Now I think it’s just the natural ebb and flow of corporate globalization, and we should pull out of this stronger than ever. Think of 6 billion people all working, and spending. It really cant miss.

The economy seems very forgiving of policy blunders and should do fine, unless we get a Bush clone in the white house, and so far, the entire GOP field are bush clones. If anyone from the GOP gets elected by some unnatural fluke, or by some outrageous turn of historical events, or by some impossible-to-calculate random accident of quantum numbers theory, or if lightning should strike a diebold machine, well, then that the economy doesn’t forgive, and there will be trade wars, R words, soup lines, and socio-political upheaval.

And it will be all the GOP’s fault.

By Paul

January 16, 2008 10:25 AM | Link to this

Bosch

I’ve experienced a dropped post and s-l-o-w server this morning. I didn’t so much mean a link, but “this doesn’t hold their interest so I’ll try this.”

As I’ve said, the Pres has an entire bureaucracy serving him, headed by political appointees. In this case, the intel services, State, Department of Defense. While there were some mild rumblings lower-midlevel (in a bureaucracy that size someone’s predictions are going to be on target) - none floated up past the upper-tier professionals and the political appointees.

So we were not well served, even by the nonpolitical professionals in many departments.

And that’s the real tragedy.

Off for some meetings - ttyl

BTW - do WE have a functioning government, yet?

:-)

By Paul

January 16, 2008 10:28 AM | Link to this

Poll Results

All the Rep candidates are Bush clones?

Just where do you get your information?!!?

Now I’m gone -

By Mrs. Godzilla

January 16, 2008 10:31 AM | Link to this

So what do y’all think about the NBC vs. Kucinich dust up?

The Nevada Supreme Court let NBC toss him off the stage.

My problem is that the air waves that NBC uses belong to us. They are supposed to use them for the public good.

Was the Public Good served by shutting Kucinich out?

By Georgia 74

January 16, 2008 10:35 AM | Link to this

Leaving food and energy out of an inflation statistic is like leaving times at bat out of a batting average. What the f—- are you rating, how much did the Republicans pay in bathroom fines?

By Just Curious

January 16, 2008 10:41 AM | Link to this

Bosch, do you really hate Christian run business?

Well that sounds sort of intolerant.

Do you hate Chick-Fil-a because they are closed on Sunday?

What are your views on businesses run by Muslims?

By Bosch

January 16, 2008 10:43 AM | Link to this

Mrs. G.,

It’s a prime example of how corporations decide what goes and what doesn’t in this country.

By Paul

January 16, 2008 10:44 AM | Link to this

Georgia 74

One appt dropped, another coming, but real quick -

The point was to show that two thirds of the inflation rate was from food and energy, and that part of that is not entirely under the direct control of the administration (but measures to mitigate their effects are) and the other - food - well, the runup is due largely to the brilliant ethanol program touted by Dems, as well as Reps.

Pogo - “We have met the enemy and they are us.”

By Bosch

January 16, 2008 10:49 AM | Link to this

I hate Chick-Fil-A because of those stupid cows, not because they are closed on Sundays. Truett Cathy is a good man, don’t agree with his religious beliefs so much, but he’s a good man who runs a good business.

I hate any business who uses any religion to promote themself. To me, it’s taking advantage of ones religious beliefs just to make money, which is abhorrent to me.

By Goldie

January 16, 2008 10:53 AM | Link to this

I liked what Sen. Obama said last night in response to Hillary’s claim that she’s a great paper-pusher and time-manager, and therefore more qualified to be the next Prez— Obama stated that he felt Dubya was “probably” a great paper-pusher and was always on-time for his meetings, but that does not make Dubya even a mediocre prez.

ZIIINNNNGGG!

By W stands for worst

January 16, 2008 10:55 AM | Link to this

Did anyone catch the Frontline special on PBS about Cheney last night? Before i had no respect for John Ashcroft, but for him to rise up off is hospital bed and read the riot act to Gonzalez and Card, his stock went way up in my book….

By Jill Benson

January 16, 2008 10:56 AM | Link to this

Point of parliamentary procedure, Paul. Bush had everything to do with the price of energy. Yes, the laws of supply and demand would have doubled the price of oil since 911.

Fear, caused by Bush’s supreme folly in Iraq, has doubled it again. We went from 25 to 50 because of Pacific Rim and China’s growth. Fine. We went from 50 to 100 because of war. Bush’s war. I wonder if Bush has ever read Shakespeare.

A radio prank almost caused armeggedon in the Straits off Iran last week. How close are we to a Bush prophesy fulfillment? Do you know there are christians who live to fulfill the end game predictions in Revelations? Bush is one of them. So is Cheney. So is Rove. So is most of the supreme court. I’m telling you, we’re close. We’re this close.

Obama is the only cooler head available to prevail.

Vote obama. Yeah. He’s why they killed Lincoln. Dont let Lincoln die in vain.

Obama 08. (paid 4 by the people of america)

By George W. Bush

January 16, 2008 10:57 AM | Link to this

Wanted: SPIN DOCTORS

Must be experienced. Must be able to make me look good. Must be able to lie with straight face. Honesty and ethics NOT required. Good imagination helpful. Position available immediately. Please send resume to: bestpresever@yahoo.com for immediate consideration. EOE.

By John in Tampa, FLA

January 16, 2008 11:02 AM | Link to this

When you have sex in a PUBLIC bathroom stall there should be an expectation of privacy?

I remember when the ACLU meant something. Am I the only one who thinks this is absurd, or is my defination of public different than everyone elses?

By IN THE NEWS

January 16, 2008 11:04 AM | Link to this

It’s only natural that consumers want to know why prices are increasing at their neighborhood grocery. The big oil lobby and a host of special interest groups have begun promulgating the myth that increased ethanol production, and its demand for corn crops, is responsible for increased food costs. It’s a gross oversimplification, and in fact, it’s plain wrong.

You see the discussion of why food costs are up is not open and shut .

Ethanol Facts:Food vs. Fuel

By Just Furious

January 16, 2008 11:05 AM | Link to this

Wow, you are full of hate Bosch.

Truett speaks of his religion often…Don’t blame the cows.

By Bosch

January 16, 2008 11:11 AM | Link to this

John in Tampa,

Yes. It’s absurd and weird. Can you imagine how horrible it would be to go into a public bathroom and find someone having sex? Oh my God, that is so absolutely disgusting to even think about.

The ACLU still means something, don’t worry. They have to be the bad guy sometimes.

By Mrs. Godzilla

January 16, 2008 11:16 AM | Link to this

Just Furious,

You new here? Must be.

Claiming Bosch is full of hate is like claiming Iraq had WMD.

Ridiculous.

By Bosch

January 16, 2008 11:20 AM | Link to this

Just Furious (Apocalypse?) -

No, not hate. I do hate those cows though. They’re retarded.

Anyhoo - Truett doesn’t promote his religion through his business though. He talks about his religion, sure, that’s great, but it’s not promoted in his restaurants. That’s what I have a problem with. I don’t care if the business owner is Christian, Muslim, Hindu, pagan, or worships the God Zool from the planet Mumtapa.

Someone who promotes themselves as a “Christian Accountant” and promotes themselves that way in their business advertising is only taking advantage of someone’s religious beliefs to make money - and again, that is completely abhorrent to me.

By RW-(the original)

January 16, 2008 11:20 AM | Link to this

John,

The ACLU is citing a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling from about 40 years ago in the Craig case.

There’s another case from Idaho that ruled that if a cop sees someone masturbating through a hole in the public bathroom door, they can’t prosecute because of an expectation of privacy. Frankly I don’t see how you can expect privacy in public.

Oh the kicker is that the guy’s name in the Idaho case is Limberhand.

By Bosch

January 16, 2008 11:23 AM | Link to this

Mrs. G.,

Thanks! You’re the best!

By IN THE NEWS

January 16, 2008 11:24 AM | Link to this

An American journalist and historian who was the first to break the story of a secret Iranian peace overture to the Bush Administration in 2006 alleges that the latest Pentagon encounter between Iranian ships and a Navy vessel was a deliberate fabrication.

By Bosch

January 16, 2008 11:25 AM | Link to this

RW,

Surely you are making that up. Limberhand?

The ACLU does get a little wacky sometimes, but at least they stick to their guns. You have to give them credit for that.

By Luckoduh

January 16, 2008 11:28 AM | Link to this

{{{{By IN THE NEWS January 16, 2008 11:04 AM The big oil lobby and a host of special interest groups have begun promulgating the myth that increased ethanol production, and its demand for corn crops, is responsible for increased food costs. It’s a gross oversimplification, and in fact, it’s plain wrong.}}}}

From DIMWIT’S own article:

{{{{In fact, a recent study published by the Renewable Fuels Association found that energy costs, and not the price of corn, are the major culprit for moderately rising consumer food prices. According to the report, rising energy prices have twice the impact on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for food than the price of corn.}}}}

My point exactly, moron, food PLUS energy prices have caused a looming recession.

And the energy legislation authored by the democrats in Congress did nothing to help this but instead made it worse.

Just like everything that a lib does, it causes harm.

By getalife

January 16, 2008 11:28 AM | Link to this

The big surprise in last night was tweety praising Clinton for her amazing leadership.

She asked Obama to join her to fight w’s long term insanity on Iraq and get Congressional approval.

Obama agreed. That ladies and gentlemen is leadership.

They said she played the fear card on being attacked again but it will happen again probably right after she takes office like Brown.

The scariest part of that debate was the economy. w is begging the Saudis for oil (she called that pathetic and bashed w and cheney for this) and the banks are begging the Saudis to bail out their terrible mortgage gamble. China said no.

By John in Tampa, FLA

January 16, 2008 11:29 AM | Link to this

It got so bad in some states the DOT took the restroom stall doors off at the highway rest areas. Gee, that’s what I want, to use the crapper with NO privacy at all. Yikes, it only takes a few to ruin it for the rest of us.

BTW, if you take your wife to Europe expect to hear her nag about the pay toilets. I just told her to crawl under like my mother used to do here in the good ole U.S.A.

Limberhand…that’s funny.

By IN THE NEWS

January 16, 2008 11:35 AM | Link to this

Bush’s Middle East Visit Is a Con Game and We’re Supposed to Be the Suckers…Bush is promising the Saudis 20 billion dollars in sophisticated weapons—including 121 million dollars worth of precision guided bombs.

All those bombs and things and they won’t cut George a break on oil.

Bet there’s never gonna be another sleepover! No more hand holding! No more kisses!

By RW-(the original)

January 16, 2008 11:35 AM | Link to this

Bosch,

Some things you just can’t make up.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Gareth Porter, the source in ITFS’s 11:24, also said the killing fields of Pol Pot were a myth.

By RE

January 16, 2008 11:40 AM | Link to this

Paul you surprise me.

I thought you were basically a reasonable guy, but you seem to just make excuses for Bush policy and try to shift blame to the democrats just like andy does.

All of a sudden, with the dems in control of congress for about a year, now inflation which has been rising sinse 2005 is all because of an ethanol program which by the way is endorsed by GWB?

Come on, get some reality into this, the economic cycle we are in goes back to just after 9-11. As a reactionary measure to stem a justifiable economic slowdown after the dot com bubble and the 9-11 attacks, Bush and the fed pulled out all stops to pump up the economy. They overcorrected by keeping the funds rate at 1%, too low to begin with, and then keeping it there for far too long. what we have seen from this is an overinflated housing market that is continuing to tank, a falling dollar now less valueable than a canadian dollar, tax cuts that have run up the largest national debt at 9 trillion ever, and now the possibility that our national bond rating, which used to be the best possible safest investment, be cut to a more risky rating.

Blame goes out to both sides, the dems overpromised with a social security system that needs more funding than what is out there, Bush piled that on with a huge increase in medicade, also unfunded, along with conducting two wars and claiming those funds as emergency measures to keep them from being calculated into the budget deficit.

Politicians from both parties are to blame, republicans dumb down the debate by focusing solely on tax cuts as some type of panacea for all economic woes, the result of which is that the world is starting to realize that the US has no intention of paying off any of it’s debt. Listen Milton Friedman may have won a nobel prize, but that does not mean he was always right, there is a dogmatic adherence to supply side, globalization, trickle down theory with the republicans that no amount of failure seems to dissuade them from.

And the dems are talking about universal health care at a time when we cannot afford our current expenditures, irresponsible. Lets get real about what government can and cannot do, there are no free lunches, someone always has to pay. The only candidate who makes any sense on the economy is Ron Paul, and he does not have a shot, although he is out performing Thompson and Gulianni.

By Luckoduh

January 16, 2008 11:42 AM | Link to this

{{{{As for the Democratic side - the big story is Ku Klux Klintoon losing the African American vote to “uncommitted.” The exit poll pegged African Americans going against Ku Klux, 68% to 30%. It appears that opposition by African Americans induced a split in Wayne County (where Detroit is), 50% to Klux, 45% to uncommitted. People in the media are going to connect these results to the racial kerfuffle of the last few days - and they are partially right to do so. But I think there is more to it than this. Since his Iowa victory, Obama’s numbers among African American voters have been trending upward. Tonight’s results are another indication that African Americans are breaking his way. The Ku Klux Kampaign should be worried about this. It appears as if Obama might be able to take an important part of the traditional Democratic coalition. He is thus moving beyond the relatively narrow appeal of previous “insurgent” Democratic candidates like Bill Bradley and Gary Hart. This is bad news for Klux.}}}}

~~~~~

{{{{Martin Luther King III, in Boston for an announcement that the city will build a statue to honor his parents, said yesterday that Senator Ku Klux Klintoon made a mistake by saying his father’s call for racial equality was realized only with a president’s action.}}}}

Bwa.

By Midori

January 16, 2008 11:43 AM | Link to this

now your’e catching on, RE.

By Luckodumb

January 16, 2008 11:46 AM | Link to this

I am what I am.

Bwa.

By getalife

January 16, 2008 11:46 AM | Link to this

Paul beat lazy fred and crazy rudy?

Wow.

I do think the Dems plans will need an end to Iraqi welfare.

By Apocalypse

January 16, 2008 11:47 AM | Link to this

Michelle Obama told the audience at an event celebrating black achievement that her husband is the person America needs in the White House right now, not in four or eight years.

Barack Obama’s other half spoke briefly at the opening of the Trumpet Awards tonight and was greeted with a standing ovation when she took the stage.

… Michelle Obama said that Barack Obama is the right candidate “not because of the color of his skin, but because of the quality and consistency of his character.” And while she said she was thankful for the concern of those who would want to protect her family from disappointment should Barack Obama not win, postponing his efforts was not an option.

Michelle Obama’s remarks were also peppered with references to Coretta Scott King and the Reverend Martin Luther King Junior, whose 79th birthday is Tuesday. She said that should Barack Obama win in November, “America will look at itself differently and the world will look at America differently

By Apocalypse

January 16, 2008 11:49 AM | Link to this

Feb 5th: Georgia Leadership Committee:

As another example of the strong organization Barack Obama already has up and running in the February 5th voting states, today the campaign is proud to announce the Georgia Leadership Committee which includes over 100 national and local elected officials, such as mayors and state legislators. The Committee also includes faith, community, civic and business leaders who have pledged their support for Barack Obama for President, and Congressmen Sanford Bishop and Hank Johnson will serve as Obama’s Georgia Campaign Co-Chairs.

From Jan.11’s release:

Barack Obama said, “I am honored to have the support of these leaders. Together, they’ll help us unite the American people and bring change we can believe in. Each of the members of our leadership committee has touched the lives of Georgia’s communities in their own unique ways and I’m proud to stand with them as we work to restore a politics of hope in our country.”

Rep. Bishop said, “Senator Obama represents a movement that is empowering all Americans – young and old; black and white; immigrant and native-born; male and female; urban and rural. He truly understands the needs of Georgians, as well as our values – God, country, family, and work. I am honored to serve as co-chair among a dynamic group of Georgia leaders who I believe will propel the campaign to victory on Feb. 5 and beyond.”

Rep. Johnson said, “More and more Georgians are choosing to embrace Senator Obama and his message of hope. I couldn’t be more optimistic about what will happen here on February 5th and I am proud that Georgia will have a significant hand in making Senator Obama the Democratic Party’s nominee.”

There has been incredible growing momentum in Georgia since the campaign opened it’s first office in Atlanta in November, and more recently another office in Savannah.

By Luckodumb

January 16, 2008 11:49 AM | Link to this

I can’t pry my finger out of nose.

But when I do, expect me to post more inane dribble.

Bwa.

By Paul

January 16, 2008 11:52 AM | Link to this

RE

You may see it as making excuses for Pres Bush. I believe I’ve pointed out his culpability in many of the issues discussed. What I have done is challenge those who view every negative consequence as entirely the responsibility of Pres Bush. I view many of the messes we’re in as created by this Administration, PLUS an ill-serving Federal bureaucracy, PLUS Congress (Dems and Reps together) PLUS cyclical factors PLUS factors out of this country’s control.

As I wrote the other day, given all that, a change in administrations, let alone parties, won’t be the “fix” many expect.

And that’s a tad scary.

By IN THE NEWS

January 16, 2008 11:56 AM | Link to this

Duh,

I sure can’t complain about you calling me moron, as I think of you as Lackaballs!

BIG BREAKING NEWS

DUH ADMITS ECONOMY IN TROUBLE

“My point exactly, moron, food PLUS energy prices have caused a looming recession. “

That seems to have a slightly different tone than this post of his from earlier this month.

{{{By Luckoduh

January 4, 2008 4:14 PM | Link to this

{{{{By RE January 4, 2008 3:11 PM The current bubble that is bursting was created when greenspan dropped interest rates to the floor. The fed needed some stimulus to defuse the dot com burst and the 9-11 attacks, but this was a full on sham by keeping rates low for so long. It kept job numbers looking good by creating housing and construction jobs, along with all the ancillary industries, but it was built in such a way that there was no sound foundation, just a trick with numbers.}}}}

Blah, blah, blah, yeah and Shrillary is inevitable, right?

RE: You been reading Krugman again, eh?

Isn’t it funny that after 7 years of your whining, everyone has a new home, a new car, real wages continue to rise, the stock market keeps going up, unemployment is still lower than it was under Clintoon, when do you ever think your cataclysmic forecast of doom will come true, how much longer do we have to wait?

Or is it that you just feel the need to burst into a hysterical wail every once in a while, sort of like a whiny little “release?”

Does it make you feel better?

Freaking weird, man.}}}

LET ME REPEAT THIS PART FOR EMPHASIS

{{{when do you ever think your cataclysmic forecast of doom will come true, how much longer do we have to wait?}}}

HOW ABOUT NOW DUH?

HOW ABOUT NOW?

By IN THE NEWS

January 16, 2008 11:59 AM | Link to this

DUH,

Look, I’m sorry ok. Please don’t kick my a$$. This is the best I can do when I’m not hiding behind news releases.

Can you let me off hook? For old time sake?

By John in Tampa, FLA

January 16, 2008 11:59 AM | Link to this

Let’s list all of the good things W has accomplished the last 7 years.

By RW-(the original)

January 16, 2008 12:03 PM | Link to this

Speaking of Obama’s message of hope, last night Bill Clinton said that you shouldn’t vote for Obama’s message of hope, but should vote for Hillary because she raises hopes.

Are his writers on strike too?

By IN THE NEWS

January 16, 2008 12:05 PM | Link to this

Duh,

I sure can’t complain about you calling me moron, as I think of you as Lackaballs!

BIG BREAKING NEWS

DUH ADMITS ECONOMY IN TROUBLE

“My point exactly, moron, food PLUS energy prices have caused a looming recession. “

That seems to have a slightly different tone than this post of his from earlier this month.

{{{By Luckoduh

January 4, 2008 4:14 PM | Link to this

{{{{By RE January 4, 2008 3:11 PM The current bubble that is bursting was created when greenspan dropped interest rates to the floor. The fed needed some stimulus to defuse the dot com burst and the 9-11 attacks, but this was a full on sham by keeping rates low for so long. It kept job numbers looking good by creating housing and construction jobs, along with all the ancillary industries, but it was built in such a way that there was no sound foundation, just a trick with numbers.}}}}

Blah, blah, blah, yeah and Shrillary is inevitable, right?

RE: You been reading Krugman again, eh?

Isn’t it funny that after 7 years of your whining, everyone has a new home, a new car, real wages continue to rise, the stock market keeps going up, unemployment is still lower than it was under Clintoon, when do you ever think your cataclysmic forecast of doom will come true, how much longer do we have to wait?

Or is it that you just feel the need to burst into a hysterical wail every once in a while, sort of like a whiny little “release?”

Does it make you feel better?

Freaking weird, man.}}}

LET ME REPEAT THIS PART FOR EMPHASIS

{{{when do you ever think your cataclysmic forecast of doom will come true, how much longer do we have to wait?}}}

HOW ABOUT NOW DUH?

HOW ABOUT NOW?

By IN THE NEWS

January 16, 2008 12:05 PM | Link to this

Duh,

I sure can’t complain about you calling me moron, as I think of you as Lackaballs!

BIG BREAKING NEWS

DUH ADMITS ECONOMY IN TROUBLE

“My point exactly, moron, food PLUS energy prices have caused a looming recession. “

That seems to have a slightly different tone than this post of his from earlier this month.

{{{By Luckoduh

January 4, 2008 4:14 PM | Link to this

{{{{By RE January 4, 2008 3:11 PM The current bubble that is bursting was created when greenspan dropped interest rates to the floor. The fed needed some stimulus to defuse the dot com burst and the 9-11 attacks, but this was a full on sham by keeping rates low for so long. It kept job numbers looking good by creating housing and construction jobs, along with all the ancillary industries, but it was built in such a way that there was no sound foundation, just a trick with numbers.}}}}

Blah, blah, blah, yeah and Shrillary is inevitable, right?

RE: You been reading Krugman again, eh?

Isn’t it funny that after 7 years of your whining, everyone has a new home, a new car, real wages continue to rise, the stock market keeps going up, unemployment is still lower than it was under Clintoon, when do you ever think your cataclysmic forecast of doom will come true, how much longer do we have to wait?

Or is it that you just feel the need to burst into a hysterical wail every once in a while, sort of like a whiny little “release?”

Does it make you feel better?

Freaking weird, man.}}}

LET ME REPEAT THIS PART FOR EMPHASIS

{{{when do you ever think your cataclysmic forecast of doom will come true, how much longer do we have to wait?}}}

HOW ABOUT NOW DUH?

HOW ABOUT NOW?

By getalife

January 16, 2008 12:09 PM | Link to this

Paul,

“WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has acknowledged recycling its backup computer tapes of e-mail before October 2003, raising the possibility that many electronic messages - including those pertaining to the CIA leak case - have been taped over and are gone forever.

The disclosure came minutes before midnight Tuesday under a court-ordered deadline that forced the White House to reveal information it has previously refused to provide.

By doing this at least 2 Federal Laws were broken and probably more, which in this day and age doesn’t mean much”

And w is spewing more drivel about peace in Egypt after selling the billions in arms to the Sunnis and occupying 2 countries.

Please make more excuses for this insanity.

Thanks in advance.

By Mrs. Petunia P. Luckoduh

January 16, 2008 12:12 PM | Link to this

IN THE NEWS

Quick picking on my Duh-dums!

Don’t rub his widdow nosey in his own excrement, it makes him lash out uncontrollably as a namejacker!

You can come back to mommie-kins now Duh-dums precious.

By Luckodumb

January 16, 2008 12:12 PM | Link to this

InTheNews is right. I do lack balls.

I try to compensate by posting inflammatorily stupid rants all day.

By IN THE NEWS

January 16, 2008 12:17 PM | Link to this

Thanks Duh, for reposting my latest post.

It was significant!

John in Tampa

Good things Bush has done in seven years?

As of August 2007 he had taken 418 days of vacation.

Does that qualify as 418 good things?

By IN THE NEWS'S GAY LOVER

January 16, 2008 12:17 PM | Link to this

Luckoduh,

You better leave my man ITN alone. He’s done nothing but bring sense to this here blog.

You brute, you brute, you vicious brute!

LEAVE HIM ALONE!!!!

By getalife

January 16, 2008 12:19 PM | Link to this

RW,

Obama should stop the unity crap. The Dems already vote with the gop and you will see this again on the Fisa bill. They call it caving but I call it unity and one party.

This does not help it hurts our country.

By Luckoduh

January 16, 2008 12:20 PM | Link to this

Geez, look who’s blowing a gasket over a silly blog, again, DHIMMI NEWS, drooling insanely into it’s keyboard.

I said “looming” recession, didn’t I?

Breathe into a bag, bottom dweller.

By W stands for worst

January 16, 2008 12:22 PM | Link to this

RE,

Glad to see your back, Where in lauderdale do you live? i lived there 8 years and sure miss that beach…

By Apocalypse

January 16, 2008 12:24 PM | Link to this

getalife,

“Unity crap”?

Never seen you so hostile against a fellow democrat.

I wonder why?

By getalife

January 16, 2008 12:24 PM | Link to this

I wish you would leave the gay wanking alone loser.

Although @@ agrees with it, I think most bloggers here are sick of it.

Take a hint and try something different moron.

Geez.

By getalife

January 16, 2008 12:28 PM | Link to this

I hated to put my nose in, because you didn’t wank me.

You wanked my lover and that’s worse.

Go home loser!

By RE

January 16, 2008 12:28 PM | Link to this

On the beach, A1A and commercial, closer to pompano really.

Nice, I went out fishing on the beach barefoot 2 nights ago. I only came home with an empty 6 pack, but it is still a good night.

By Paul

January 16, 2008 12:28 PM | Link to this

getalife

As I’ve said, there’s plenty he’s held responsible for that are a result of his (in)actions.

There’s plenty he’s held solely responsible for that Dems have contributed to.

There’s plenty he’s held solely responsible for that Reps have contributed to.

It’s not an either/or system.

ITN

Anytime there are billions of dollars at stake, beware the source. Some of these “studies” and “explanations” remind me of the study a few months back showing how a Prius is more polluting and uses more resources than a Hummer. No kidding. It was cited here.

“Demand by poor countries” is always a good point to raise for rising food prices. Dilutes our responsibility. But on a simple level, what’s really changed since the runup in food prices began? We pay farmers billions of dollars to support a handful of crops - resulting in land remaining unplanted. And we think the US can’t meet a lot more demand from overseas?

Just doesn’t make a lot of sense.

By getalife

January 16, 2008 12:29 PM | Link to this

duh,

I know you are blowing a gasket because your candidate got beat by Ron Paul but what would you call posting kos and changing the rules of this blog?

By Apocalypse

January 16, 2008 12:29 PM | Link to this

getalife,

You should be concerned about your racist feelings dude and not who’s gay wanking.

By Devastator

January 16, 2008 12:33 PM | Link to this

Can You Count on Voting Machines? By CLIVE THOMPSON, The New York Times Magazine, January 6, 2008

Jane Platten gestured, bleary-eyed, into the secure room filled with voting machines. It was 3 a.m. on Nov. 7, and she had been working for 22 hours straight. “I guess we’ve seen how technology can affect an election,” she said. The electronic voting machines in Cleveland were causing trouble again.

For a while, it had looked as if things would go smoothly for the Board of Elections office in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. About 200,000 voters had trooped out on the first Tuesday in November for the lightly attended local elections, tapping their choices onto the county’s 5,729 touch-screen voting machines. The elections staff had collected electronic copies of the votes on memory cards and taken them to the main office, where dozens of workers inside a secure, glass-encased room fed them into the “GEMS server,” a gleaming silver Dell desktop computer that tallies the votes.

Then at 10 p.m., the server suddenly froze up and stopped counting votes. Cuyahoga County technicians clustered around the computer, debating what to do. A young, business-suited employee from Diebold—the company that makes the voting machines used in Cuyahoga—peered into the screen and pecked at the keyboard. No one could figure out what was wrong. So, like anyone faced with a misbehaving computer, they simply turned it off and on again. Voilà: It started working—until an hour later, when it crashed a second time. Again, they rebooted. By the wee hours, the server mystery still hadn’t been solved.

Worse was yet to come. When the votes were finally tallied the next day, 10 races were so close that they needed to be recounted. But when Platten went to retrieve paper copies of each vote—generated by the Diebold machines as they worked—she discovered that so many printers had jammed that 20 percent of the machines involved in the recounted races lacked paper copies of some of the votes. They weren’t lost, technically speaking; Platten could hit “print” and a machine would generate a replacement copy. But she had no way of proving that these replacements were, indeed, what the voters had voted. She could only hope the machines had worked correctly.

By getalife

January 16, 2008 12:36 PM | Link to this

gay wanker,

The only problem I see with your candidate is his unity crap and lack of experience.

You can play the race card like the corporate media, at least it is better than your moronic, redundant, gay wanking.

By Luckoduh

January 16, 2008 12:36 PM | Link to this

{{{{By getalife January 16, 2008 12:29 PM duh, I know you are blowing a gasket because your candidate got beat by Ron Paul but what would you call posting kos and changing the rules of this blog?}}}}

al-Gitmo: My last post was at 11:42.

I’ve been sitting here watching the lib DHIMMI News, who obviously cannot handle a silly political blog, have a major meltdown.

Just like libs always do.

By Apocalypse

January 16, 2008 12:41 PM | Link to this

b!tch,

Deal with your own homo feelings and blame somebody else for the wanking.

You’ve never attacked a democrat the way you attack him. Admit it.

By getalife

January 16, 2008 12:42 PM | Link to this

duh,

ob·fus·cate· (äb′fəs kāt′, äb fus′kāt′)

transitive verb

to cloud over; obscure; make dark or unclear to muddle; confuse; bewilder

My definition is duh.

By Devastator

January 16, 2008 12:43 PM | Link to this

Apoc:

Looks like you’ve discovered the world’s first gay racist! getalife.

By getalife

January 16, 2008 12:48 PM | Link to this

I admit you are an idiot. I attack the Dems who vote with the gop to give w everything he wants.

Especilly, when it comes to the Constitution and the rule of law.

By Apocalypse

January 16, 2008 12:52 PM | Link to this

Devastator,

I don’t know what getalife’s sexual whatever is, but he needs to stop accusing the Apocalypse of wanking before things get ugly.

By Dubya

January 16, 2008 12:53 PM | Link to this

Home from the hills comes thee drunken Deecider. Remember him as someone who saw sickness and tried to perpetuate it. One who saw suffering and misery and used it to increase hate-speak about needed healthcare. Some rightwing sociopaths see healthcare as it is and say “DIE!” Other rightwing sociopaths see healthcare as it COULD be and say “DIE A LOT!” God bless Murcuh. Allah Akbar.

By Apocalypse

January 16, 2008 12:54 PM | Link to this

That’s all you had to say dude.

By RW-(the original)

January 16, 2008 1:01 PM | Link to this

Democrat Dennis Kucinich has paid $27,000 to Gardner’s office to start the re-count. Election officials tell WBZ-TV that the recount could take up to a month.

{{{{{Kucinich, who received less than 2 percent of the vote, says he is suspicious of the results, although he doesn’t expect a re-count to change his vote count much. Kucinich alluded to online reports alleging disparities around the state between hand-counted ballots, which tended to favor Sen. Barack Obama, and machine-counted ones that tended to favor Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. He also noted the difference between pre-election polls, which indicated Obama would win, and Clinton’s triumph by a 39 percent to 37 percent margin.}}}}}

Does that pass the smell test to anyone? It sure sounds more like it’s Obama challenging the results without getting his hands dirty and using Kucinich to do the dirty work.

By Devastator

January 16, 2008 1:03 PM | Link to this

Apoc:

I,too, am an Obama supporter.

Cool post @11:49.

By W stands for worst

January 16, 2008 1:04 PM | Link to this

RE:

Ah yes, near lauderale by the sea, i envy you my man. I used to live off Sunrise and 11th ave across from Holiday Park. Miss having a cold libation at the Parrott, sounds like you had a great day fishing…

By getalife

January 16, 2008 1:07 PM | Link to this

BO: “Ed, Ed. If you know where’s a veteran, sleeping under a bridge, you call me immediately, and we will make sure that man does not do it. Is not there.”

Hey Paul,

BO promised to take care of the homeless vets.

“In 2006, approximately 195,827 veterans were homeless on a given night—an increase of 0.8 percent from 194,254 in 2005. More veterans experience homeless over the course of the year. We estimate that 336,627 were homeless in 2006.”

Wow, what a guy. I hope he does not let them down.

Geez.

By Bosch

January 16, 2008 1:09 PM | Link to this

RE,

Great post earlier.

RW,

Oh, I believed you, that’s just crazy. And your right, some stuff just can’t be made up.

By Steve

January 16, 2008 1:09 PM | Link to this

“Romney vows to rebuild U.S. auto industry, return it to Michigan.” Now there’s a joke of several decades. Lost that fight decades ago, Mitt. Couldn’t/wouldn’t even attempt to increase lousy quality. That ceased in the 50’s, never to return. Crap on wheels. No imagination. No work ethic. No quality. No reliability. People round the world can’t wait to get their hands on an American car. Keep dreamin in your Nash, Mitt. The good ol days couldn’t continue without effort and imagination and lack of raw greed. Good boy. Good Repug. Brainy.

By Bosch

January 16, 2008 1:14 PM | Link to this

Shouldn’t we be asking ourselve important questions like:

Is it going to snow tonight or not?

I’m such a snow geek.

By Analchord

January 16, 2008 1:22 PM | Link to this

It will rain tonite. Y? Because the weatherman couldn’t predict a sunrise.

Rain is enough.

By RE

January 16, 2008 1:24 PM | Link to this

Clear sky, light wind, nice night. perfect for a little surf casting. I hooked a 18 pound snook the first night I went out fishing, and have been trying to find another one ever since, but you never come away from fishing dissapointed.

Paul,

I agree culpability is on both sides, however when you look at the executive branch with all it’s appointees in treasury, hud, and interior, along with a GOP house of reps since GWB took office, and a senate in GOP control since 2002, I hope you can see where the decision making was for the most part in one party’s control for a long period of time.

The gop has abondonded fiscal responsibility in favor of easy to sell to the public tax cut rhetoric. Dems are supposed to irresponsible and idealistic, GOP is supposed to be the grownups. Now there are no grownups in congress, and the responsible older GOPers are leaving.

Like I said, I want Obama to win the presidency in order to force the GOP to reevaluate it’s priorities and come back as a stronger more disciplined party instead of skating to office on anti clinton rhetoric.

By Mrs. Petunia P. Luckoduh

January 16, 2008 1:25 PM | Link to this

Blue-Collar Jobs Disappear, Taking Families’ Way of Life Along

By Goldie

January 16, 2008 1:25 PM | Link to this

It’s too bad that Hillary has not much more “experience” than Laura Bush — and would we ever consider Laura Bush a qualified candidate for prez, simply because she’s shared living quarters in the White House? Hillary should stay in the US Senate a few more years, to gain the experience she needs as an elected representative of the American people… that will serve her well if she runs for prez again about 8 years from now!

By Tonito

January 16, 2008 1:25 PM | Link to this

For God’s sake, LEAVE ALCOHOLIC BUSHIE ALONE! All you B———s, just LEAVE HIM ALONE! I cain’t take it no more! He’s a war hero, a Christian, a cheerleader, a Yaleie, a cowboy, a biker, a boozer, a liar …what more do you spineless LIBERALS want??!?? He’s everything we Repunks ever dreamed of. Now…LEAVE HIM ALONE. Ohh Goddd….Ohhh.

By Midori

January 16, 2008 1:30 PM | Link to this

Chimpy is over in Saudi Arabia, begging them for more oil.

What a loser.

Wasn’t he the guy, who in 1999, bragged about his “contacts” with the Sauds? Now they are telling him to go jump in a lake.

By Mrs. Petunia P. Luckoduh

January 16, 2008 1:31 PM | Link to this

Michigan GOP mistakenly sends release praising McCain for victory

By Luckoduh

January 16, 2008 1:32 PM | Link to this

Hahaha, look at DHIMMI NEWS, calmed down after the hysterical outburst over some silly blog, trying to ease back to the old routine in with one of it’s wormy little anti American posts and……..the wrong name.

Bwa.

By Mrs. Petunia P. Luckoduh

January 16, 2008 1:33 PM | Link to this

On the most tangible level, the vote on Tuesday was proof from the ballot box of what polls have shown: this is a party that is adrift, deeply divided and uninspired when it comes to its presidential candidates and unsure of how to counter an energized Democratic Party.

Do you think Duh-dums will name jack his own mother?

By AntiRadical

January 16, 2008 1:34 PM | Link to this

The far right will call for your lynching over this one, ML. They would rather wear Bill Clinton’s used BVDs on their noses than, once again, face another failure of elementary Republican fiscal policy.

Regardless of how good the notion sounds, supply side economics in todays global economy does not work. There will always remain an indentured society available that will underbid american labor unless we care to relegate american laborers to the lowest earnings on the planet.

When business and industry is rewarded with incentives, as is the usual method in “trickle-down” systems, they still will seek the highest earnings potential and they will invest those profits overseas. They do not “trickle-down” those profits to the american blue collar sector, thereby, and the entire “supply-side” premise of middle class prosperity through trickle-down earnings from upper class business entity prosperity is exposed for the blatant falsehood that it is.

On the other hand, the taxes that we so despise and abhor and that are such a bane to Republicans, are when looked at with a calm and measured intellect considerably less villainous. Imagine, if the government gives a contract to build an office buiding. It uses private industry and american workers to build that building. Those tax dollars purchase supplies and materials needed for the project from local vendors. Generally, all those tax dollars remain invested here in America, making our economy strong and independent.

Contrast this with the “Supply-Side” model where those same dollars after being collected as tax are given to big “trickle-down” interests in the form of tax incentives and rebates. Those interests then do not reinvest those profits in our economy, instead they invest in foreign economies which then give our own businesses and industries additional competition. Profits may trickle down, but they trickle down through the path of least resistance/highest profit potential. Sadly, that path does not run anywhere near the vicinity of the amercian middle class.

When GWB took office, I could exchange one USD in the Bangkok airport and get over 50 Thai baht in exchange. Two weeks ago I received less than 30 Thai baht for that same dollar. Wake up America! The Republican party has hitched it’s falling star to the supply-side band wagon and is headed for the last round up. Let&#

By Goldie

January 16, 2008 1:35 PM | Link to this

Has there ever been a week that goes by where Dubya or some other Repug does NOT embarass America in front of the entire world???

Earlier Tuesday, Bush made his case for having OPEC, and particularly American ally Saudi Arabia, increase oil production as the price of gas hovers around $3 a gallon.— The Saudi oil minister, however, waited only a short time before announcing that oil prices would remain tied to market forces — a direct slap at Bush.

GAWD— the Dems can’t wait til November!

By Mrs. Petunia P. Luckoduh

January 16, 2008 1:35 PM | Link to this

Iraqi Spending to Rebuild Has Slowed, Report Says

Yep, staying ahead of Duh-dums takes 4 out of ten toes!

By Mrs. Petunia P. Luckoduh

January 16, 2008 1:41 PM | Link to this

Global Advances Challenge U.S. Dominance in Science

Where’s my Duh-dee-kins?

Come to momma!

By Paul

January 16, 2008 1:43 PM | Link to this

getalife 1:07

Not one of his most thoughtful comments.

I also believe he offered to care for them by hiring a bus to transport them to the Edwards estate.

Maybe they can attend barber school?

RE

I’ve no problem with that. As I said, it was generated by the all or nothing, absolutist nature of some comments.

I think that’s where Obama’s resonating for so many. And as for working with the “enemy” to pass legislation - well, the one Rep candidate who comes to mind is McCain.

I don’t really see a connection between abandoning fiscal responsibility and the tax cuts, except in the sense it’s an illustration of the point. I think there was a wholesale abandonment of fiscal responsibility on many fronts by Reps - which is why their base deserted in ‘06.

Obama has some pretty pricey idealism. Put that together with a stronger Dem Congress and, well… given his solution to Social Security was to remove the earnings cap and nothing else - no realistic indexing - I still have some concerns.

Goldie

I doubt he’s one of your favorite editorial cartoonists (his drawings are fantastic), but I think you’ll appreciate this one:

Oh - the main one that pops up is good, but I mean the one from Dec 27.

Link: Experience

By getalife

January 16, 2008 1:44 PM | Link to this

Midori,

In 2000, he promised to “jawbone” the Saudis for cheaper oil.

Every single promise he spewed to get elected was just pure bs.

Funny, how he disowned the cons and they still make excuses for him.

He just left Egypt, on his way home but promised to be back.

Waste of time and money.

By RW-(the original)

January 16, 2008 1:47 PM | Link to this

Bill Clinton was president for 8 years and governor of Arkansas for, what, 12? Hillary Clinton has been a corporate lawyer, first lady of a state and the country, and a senator. You can’t get much more establishment than those two. But because “change” is the meaningless mantra of the year, and because the Clintons are dishonest down to their soulless cores, they’re trying to paint Barack Obama as the “establishment” candidate in Nevada.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Remember all the debates when Bill Richardson would always make sure that he told us how he used to go over and talk to the Saudis about upping production and lowering cost, then Hillary would laugh at him about his pitiful begging then the next morning all the dutiful little moonbat(ic)s® on this blog would pile on?

I don’t either. It must just be that they’re crawling with BDS and if you asked them what they would do they’d say they’d go talk to the Suadis to get them to up production and lower cost.

By Midori

January 16, 2008 1:48 PM | Link to this

I remember that Getalife.

Both Chimpy and Darth Cheney were going around bad mouthing Clinton because he released oil from the reserves in order to keep gas prices down.

Under Bush, gas has gone up at least 75%

By W stands for worst

January 16, 2008 1:51 PM | Link to this

RE:

I do miss what you are talking about, used to scuba dive off the Commercial pier. I will be down in March for a little R&R, see ya on the beach…

By Mrs. Petunia P. Luckoduh

January 16, 2008 1:51 PM | Link to this

O’Reilly volunteers Fox News to provide housing for 195,000 veterans

Oh where Oh where has my little DUh-dee-poo gone?

By N-GA

January 16, 2008 1:55 PM | Link to this

Paul,

I think it goes without saying that our CINC is the most polarizing CINC in our lifetimes. It should be no surprise that he gets as much criticism as he does.

Our (the USA) energy problems, including the high price of oil/gas, have “suddenly” become such an issue that Bush is asking the Saudi’s to pump more oil? The situation in Israel is “suddenly” such a problem that Bush is trying to forge a peace plan.

Where has he been for the past seven years? Meanwhile the oil companies have been earning windfall profits for these seven years. Meanwhile 2+ millions displaced Palestinians have lived seven more years in squalid refugee camps. Why couldn’t he have done something sooner?

One could surmise that he is in the pockets of the Petrochemical companies. One could infer that he is owned by the Israeli lobby (perhaps an extension of PNAC?).

Yes there are millions of us who hate that the USA has squandered all of its international goodwill. And we are appalled at how our children & grandchildren will be paying off “our” debts, if the American dollar is worth anything then.

And people on this blog complain that producing ethanol from corn uses more energy that it produces. Yet our government puts an import tax on each gallon of imported ethanol (produced from sugarcane) in order to “protect” the corn growers.

Perhaps the next administration will be worse, but somehow I doubt it.

By getalife

January 16, 2008 1:56 PM | Link to this

Well Paul,

Your just another gop hack like RW.

Who da thunk it?

I do agree with this comment.

Not one of “your” most thoughtful comments.

Geez.

By Paul

January 16, 2008 1:58 PM | Link to this

Midori

Please don’t imply the amount from the strat oil reserves had any meaningful impact (other than possibly psychological) on the price of gas. Let alone consider it a long-term action. This blog’ll really go nuts.

More irony. A Pres from a party seen as free market attempts to use nonmarket tactics (asking Saudis) to take steps to lower the price of a commodity (oil), while people from the party seen as using direct gov’t intervention to override market forces criticizes him for it.

Alice, I think we’re in Wonderland.

By RE

January 16, 2008 2:00 PM | Link to this

Paul,

The earnings cap on Social Security does make it into a regressive tax, hitting lower incomes at a higher percentage than higher incomes, I do not know if social security payouts are capped however, and if they are that income cap makes sense. I mean if a guy making 90k per year gets a SS payout of 2500 per month as a cap, then a guy making 300k per year should not have to pay more if he is still capped at 2500 per month. But as a quick fix, removing the cap to a regressive tax would work and would carry with the public.

Anti-radical;

Good points, the supply side dogma has to be challenged. It is a great theory on paper, but so was communism, it does not mean it works in real life.

By Mrs. Petunia P. Luckoduh

January 16, 2008 2:01 PM | Link to this

So when do we get to see Glenn Beck in a Speedo?

“Swim” said Duh’s momma fishy, “Swim if you can. And they swam and they swam all over the damn”

Poop poop diddum daddum waddum Chew!

By getalife

January 16, 2008 2:02 PM | Link to this

Midori,

Yes, that energy policy cheney wrote with big oil was a huge mistake. It was great hearing Clinton bash them last night.

Wexler is demanding hearings to impeach cheney.

Good for him.

By Paul

January 16, 2008 2:11 PM | Link to this

getalife 1:56

No sense of humor today?

Hello, N-GA

Maybe we should go to two-year terms? Maybe then we won’t have to wait so long for a Pres to work on a legacy?

I don’t care for ethanol as I see it as a political “solution.” Raising corn is horribly resource intensive and the pollution from the runoff is a problem (other crops may not have the issue). I have in the past pointed out the discrepancy in our tariff for Brazilian and other ethanol.

But above all, it does not provide a credible means to greatly reduce our reliance on petroleum.

I too question the “morality” of a “give me what I want and let someone else’s kids or grandkids pay for it” attitude. And I am not at all pleased with politicians who use variations of that to get votes.

RE

The SS cap I was referring to is that earnings in excess of about $97k are not subject to SS tax. Obama proposed lifting it. The idea has merit - but not doing anything else (he said other cost control measures are off the table) is a problem.

By Midori

January 16, 2008 2:14 PM | Link to this

and Paul needs to get fitted for his pink smock and big blue ribbon.

Isn’t that how Alice dresses?

Please dont imply that you know what the f*ck you’re talking about.

By Midori

January 16, 2008 2:18 PM | Link to this

Limbaugh calls Obama a “Spade” and Hillary a “Hoe”

Now watch Paul and Andy defend them to their last breaths.

By Mad Cow Midori

January 16, 2008 2:20 PM | Link to this

Whoa! Looks like Midori has the flank strap too tight.

Eat more Chikin Midori.

By Paul

January 16, 2008 2:24 PM | Link to this

Midori

I just mentioned that one was on thin ice by implying the amount of petroleum Pres Clinton released (given the size of the market, the time it took to get to market, the factors that led to the “crisis” and the status of those factors once the oil hit the maket - had a noticeable, let alone long-term, impact gas prices,

and you think I might not have just a bit of an idea of what I’m speaking of?

But you may be correct. After all, ad hominem attacks refute all facts and reasoned opinions, yes?

By Midori

January 16, 2008 2:28 PM | Link to this

………..so sayeth the king of ad hominem attacks and right wing posturing.

Heck of a job, Paulie!!!

By Mrs. Petunia P. Luckoduh

January 16, 2008 2:29 PM | Link to this

“Wexler: Cheney impeachment ‘far stronger than Watergate.’ Last night, Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL) took to the House floor to urge the House Judiciary Committee to begin impeachment hearings into Vice President Cheney for “high crimes and misdemeanors.” Wexler, who has already acquired nearly 190,000 supporters through his website, explained his next steps:

Tomorrow, I will deliver these names to my colleagues on the Judiciary Committee with a letter to my friend, Chairman Conyers, calling for hearings. I will ask my colleagues to sign this letter … Continuing every day for months, I will publish in the Congressional Record several thousand names of supporters who signed up.

History demands that we take action, because the case against Vice President Cheney is far stronger than the illegality surrounding Watergate.

Watch Wexler’s speech:

“In the history of our nation, we have never encountered a moment where the actions of a President or a Vice President have more strongly demanded the use of the power of impeachment,” Wexler said last night.”

By Paul

January 16, 2008 2:33 PM | Link to this

Midori 2:18

I don’t believe I’ve ever used an ad hominem attack as a debate tactic.

When have I defended Limbaugh?

But I have defended Obama.

Possibly you have them confused?

By W stands for worst

January 16, 2008 2:34 PM | Link to this

RW:

We agree on one thing Hillary would be as bad if not worse that Dubya. I dont see what the infatuation is with her. She reminds me of a female Dick Cheney.

By John in Tampa, FLA

January 16, 2008 2:38 PM | Link to this

Recession in Atlanta…then legalize gambling. The construction of the casinos and adjoining hotels and parking garages will provide alot of construction jobs. Once the casinos are complete they will create alot of permanent jobs, such as dealers, maintenance staff, food and service people, office and accounting staff, etc. The tax revenue generated will provide local government with much needed cash flow.

The casinos will also increase Georgia’s (and Atlanta’s) tourism and convention business. Tunica, Mississippi went from being one of the poorest, most undeveloped areas into one of the richest, most developed areas. Gulfport/Biloxi has flourished, look at Vegas. Atlanta and Georgia are continuing to lose jobs (Hapeville Ford plant, Doraville GM plant, Macon Brown and Williamson plant, etc.) We need to bring jobs back to Georgia.

The Seminole Hardrock Casino down here in Tampa had to build ANOTHER parking garage to meet the demand from their patrons. You cannot believe the amount of money going through that place.

Just a thought. I sure don’t see any other industries beating a path to Georgia’a door.

By getalife

January 16, 2008 2:56 PM | Link to this

Breaking News:

Prosecutors say a former GOP congressman and U.N. delegate was part of a fundraising for “terrists”.

Write something funny Paul. Your writing reeks of RW.

Yes, Rush pulled an Imus and should be fired.Period.

By Mrs. Petunia P. Luckoduh

January 16, 2008 2:59 PM | Link to this

The U.S. Department of Agriculture yesterday asked U.S. farmers to keep their cloned animals off the market indefinitely even as Food and Drug Administration officials announced that food from cloned livestock is safe to eat.

I JUST WANT IT LABELED IF THEY ARE GOING TO SELL IT.

By Bosch

January 16, 2008 3:00 PM | Link to this

John in Tampa,

We have a governor who has vowed to veto any attempts to change alcohol sales on Sunday. He thinks no alcohol sales on Sunday will make us better managers of our time.

So ya’ think he’d go for legalized gambling? [As I roll my eyes] — yeah right.

How this man got elected to governor is totally beyond me.

By Luckoduh

January 16, 2008 3:01 PM | Link to this

{{{{By Steve January 16, 2008 1:09 PM “Romney vows to rebuild U.S. auto industry, return it to Michigan.” Now there’s a joke of several decades. Lost that fight decades ago, Mitt. Couldn’t/wouldn’t even attempt to increase lousy quality. That ceased in the 50’s, never to return. Crap on wheels. No imagination. No work ethic. No quality. No reliability.}}}}

Yeah, POS, the American people suck, don’t they?

GFY.

By RW-(the original)

January 16, 2008 3:08 PM | Link to this

Bosch,

2002

Sonny Perdue 1,041,677

Roy Barnes (incumbent) 937,062

2006

Sonny Perdue (incumbent) 1,229,724

Mark Taylor 811,049

Perhaps you’re a little out of touch.

By Bosch

January 16, 2008 3:08 PM | Link to this

John in Tampa

Forgot these:

One of our most populous (?sp), wealthiest counties had stickers in their school science textbooks that said evolution was a only a theory.

We have other people in the Atlanta area who think Harry Potter books should be banned because they are evil and teach children witchcraft.

By John in Tampa, FLA

January 16, 2008 3:10 PM | Link to this

Bosch: funny you should mention alcohol. A co-worker and I were talking about that just this morning. We were wondering how much revenue was being lost from Sunday impulse buyers in GA. Today you need to get creative in revenue generation. You would think GA could generate millions on “sin taxes”, what with all the baptists up there.

Hey, at least you will be able to fish in Perry on Sunday soon, thanks to Sonny. Don’t forget, I live in Georgia, too.

By getalife

January 16, 2008 3:10 PM | Link to this

I can tell you the Casino business here has slowed down. When I went to bet on LSU to win the Championship, the casino was empty.

It could be the other one they just opened up but hear business is slow.

The best way to create jobs is to produce energy here in this country as stop begging other countries to increase production.

By Midori

January 16, 2008 3:10 PM | Link to this

sure you do, Paul — over and over. You “try” to dress them up as “reasoned debate”, however, even Ray Charles can see through them.

By John in Tampa, FLA

January 16, 2008 3:19 PM | Link to this

Hey, at least Sonny is bringing the KIA plant (hopefully) to Georgia. Of course alot of the jobs are going to Alabamans. And all those fishing tournaments ought to bring thousands of high-paying jobs, well at least in the bait industry.

Bosch: I have a house down in Monroe County down around Jackson, GA, so I am very in tune with Atlanta. I have lived in the area since 1994.

BTW, the bible thumpers put Sonny in office, and I am aware of Cobb and their stickers. Contrary to what Cobb thinks, the world IS round.

By Bosch

January 16, 2008 3:22 PM | Link to this

John in Tampa,

Sorry, I forgot you are a GA guy too.

RW,

Don’t remind me. I’m totally aware the he WON, WHY people vote for him is what I don’t get. Although, Mark Taylor wasn’t much of a challenge, huh?

By John in Tampa, FLA

January 16, 2008 3:25 PM | Link to this

Maybe Sonny prayed for votes!!!

By Bosch

January 16, 2008 3:27 PM | Link to this

John,

Aren’t all the fish dead since all the lakes are empty?

I thought the KIA plant deal fell through.

By RW-(the original)

January 16, 2008 3:27 PM | Link to this

Parrot,

Why are you squawking at Paul? Geez he’s on your side as often as not.

John,

I’ve got friends that own liquor stores in Massachusetts. Up there the stores can’t open on Sunday unless they’re in a county that borders a state that allows Sunday sales. In the stores that can open they say all it does is add an extra day of operating expense and spreads their sales over seven days. They don’t close the ones that are allowed to open because there is tremendous store loyalty in the liquor business, but the six day stores are more profitable and neither result in more revenue to the state.

By John in Tampa, FLA

January 16, 2008 3:31 PM | Link to this

I don’t know if KIA is off or on. It wouldn’t surprise me tho if it did fall through. Alabama gets Mercedes, So Carolina gets BMW, Tennessee gets Nissan, Kentucky gets Toyota, and GA gets squat. Maybe Sonny needs to learn Japanese and Korean so he pray for jobs here.

By IN THE NEWS

January 16, 2008 3:37 PM | Link to this

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former congressman and delegate to the United Nations was indicted Wednesday as part of a terrorist fundraising ring that allegedly sent more than $130,000 to an al Qaeda and Taliban supporter who has threatened U.S. and international troops in Afghanistan. The former Republican congressman from Michigan, Mark Deli Siljander, was charged with money laundering, conspiracy and obstructing justice for allegedly lying about lobbying senators on behalf of an Islamic charity that authorities said was secretly sending funds to terrorists.

By Bosch

January 16, 2008 3:40 PM | Link to this

Dang, I forgot about the praying for rain thing. How could I forget that?

RW,

I can understand the liquor stores being closed, but it would be nice to be able to buy a bottle of wine or beer at the grocery store on Sunday if I wanted. Sometimes I run out on Saturday night. I also didn’t appreciate Sonny’s attitude that he wouldn’t even allow individual counties or cities to vote whether or not they wanted the law to change or not. Seemed rather anti-democracy to me.

By Luckoduh

January 16, 2008 3:40 PM | Link to this

{{{{On Ku Klux Klinton, Rove said the senator talks about fiscal responsibility but has introduced “$800 billion in new spending and the campaign is less than half over.”}}}}

{{{{Specifically, Rove hit Klux for what could have been her worst campaign moment last year, when she had trouble answering a question about driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants at the Democratic debate in Philadelphia.}}}}

{{{{“You know, Sen. Ku Klux [has] got a problem with giving straight answers in this campaign,” Rove said. “I thought that was an incredible moment. In the course of 15 minutes, I counted her giving about four different answers.”}}}}

{{{{The Bush confidant also trotted out one of the lines of attack the RNC has already been working feverishly against Klux, questioning why she and former President Bill Klinton will not release records from their time in the White House. This, according to Rove, “raises legitimate questions about what she’s hiding.”}}}}

Please nominate this Pig.

By RW-(the original)

January 16, 2008 3:41 PM | Link to this

KIA is taking applications for 2500 jobs at the Georgia plant so it’s not likely that the deal fell through.

Maybe you’re thinking of the DaimlerChrysler plant that Roy Barnes lied about bringing to Savannah to try to save his butt in 2002.

By RW-(the original)

January 16, 2008 3:44 PM | Link to this

Bosch,

I think we’ve had this discussion before and my personal belief is that anything that’s legal anytime should be legal 24/7, but there’s also the school of thought that says that if you don’t like the law you can work to change it or move to somewhere that has laws you like.

By IN THE NEWS

January 16, 2008 3:50 PM | Link to this

Gulf allies turn their backs on Bush

By John in Tampa, FLA

January 16, 2008 3:53 PM | Link to this

“Move to somewhere that has laws you like”. Whoopee, Amsterdam here I come!!!

By Bosch

January 16, 2008 3:53 PM | Link to this

RW,

@3:44 - yeah, I agree. But, you didn’t have a problem with Sonny not even allowing a vote?

By @@

January 16, 2008 3:53 PM | Link to this

Corn’s gotta go vroooooommm and cows gotta eat. I’m gonna enjoy this ml. My husband drinks, on average, five gallons of milk a week. I get to tell him to SUCK IT UP or SNORT IT in powdered form.

O.K., I watered ^^^ that down just a tad.

Thanks to Al Gore and all the environmentalists humans are now at the bottom of the food chain, and…

IT’S SNOWING OUTSIDE.

By Midori

January 16, 2008 3:58 PM | Link to this

I hear you knocking, Stalker, but you can’t come in.

Pathetic how society’s garbage and cast offs have nothing better to do but troll blogs begging for someone to talk to.

By all hands on deck

January 16, 2008 4:07 PM | Link to this

Paul just hooked a guppy and she’s gasping for air.

By John in Tampa, FLA

January 16, 2008 4:12 PM | Link to this

My wife just called me. It is snowing near Moreland Ave. and 285.

By Bosch

January 16, 2008 4:13 PM | Link to this

John,

Somehow I knew you were going to say that. :-)

By RW-(the original)

January 16, 2008 4:14 PM | Link to this

SQUAWK!!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Bosch,

It’s a state law. Of course I don’t have a problem with him not letting various communities opt out of state law and there’s nothing to stop local councils from voting for resolutions saying they would like to see state law changed.

By Bosch

January 16, 2008 4:16 PM | Link to this

SNOWING? SNOWING? WHERE? WHERE? Oh my God, I have to go get bread, milk, and booze!

Just kidding. I still have vodka. Who cares about bread and milk when you have vodka.

By Just Saying

January 16, 2008 4:21 PM | Link to this

The nice thing about being at the bottom of the food chain is that there won’t be any of the tainted, poisoned, spoiled, unlabeled, cloned radiated food the Bush administration has allowed to get into our food chain left for us to eat.

Thanks Al Gore, for keeping us safe from the Bushies at FDA.

By Bosch

January 16, 2008 4:23 PM | Link to this

RW,

Point taken.

Gotta run! I seriously do have to go to the store, and now it’s going to be a complete madhouse. Oh my God why didn’t I go earlier.

By John in Tampa, FLA

January 16, 2008 4:23 PM | Link to this

Crap, you guys get snow and all I have is 73 degrees, sunny and a slight breeze. Dang, life just ain’t fair. Haha, enjoys it suckas!!

Snow at rush hour. That shouldn’t create any problems.

tee hee, you have Sonny and I have sunny. I win.

By RW-(the original)

January 16, 2008 4:27 PM | Link to this

Bosch,

I doubt you’ll need supplies for being snowed in, but flashlights and batteries aren’t a bad idea if we get freezing rain.

That way you’ll be able to find the vodka.

By @@

January 16, 2008 4:31 PM | Link to this

(((The Pakistani military is more willing to accept U.S. help in fighting Islamist militants, a top U.S. commander said Jan. 16. Navy Adm. William Fallon said Pakistan’s military has started to wage a counterinsurgency campaign against the internal militant threat — a switch from its previous focus on the external Indian threat. Fallon added that he thinks Pakistani leaders want a “more robust” U.S. effort to train and advise Pakistani forces in counterinsurgency efforts.)))

Thank you General Kiani!!!!!

3200 more U.S. troops going to Afghanistan—Germany is sending more as well.

Is al Qaeda cornered?

Is the Taliban still in negotiations with Karzai? They agreed even though he wouldn’t accept their preconditions.

Oh the possibilities.

By Luckoduh

January 16, 2008 4:47 PM | Link to this

Hahahahaha:

{{{{Mrs. Clinton carried voters without a college education by a wide margin (60% to 36%), and college graduates by a razor-thin one (47% to 46%). The less educated voters were, the more likely they were to go for Mrs. Clinton, who won all subgroups except those with postgraduate educations, which she lost 44% to 50%.}}}}

Hehehehehehe.

Dumbas-ses.

By John in Tampa, FLA

January 16, 2008 5:00 PM | Link to this

Tell me Duh…who would you vote for today out of all the candidates?

By Paul

January 16, 2008 5:03 PM | Link to this

getalife 2:56

Asking someone if they confused Limbaugh with Obama wasn’t funny?

Midori 3:10

Well, as long as one can define a term such as “ad hominem” any way one wants, one can charge someone with almost anything. Back to Wonderland!

Possibly the rancor is from not having a counterpoint? Or possibly I was taking your facts/opinions literally instead of figuratively?

RW-(the original)3:27

Don’t forget: lockstep. The diversity party requires lockstep.

@@ 3:53

Then you’d appreciate a bumper sticker I saw:

“I did not claw my way to the top of the food chain to eat plants.”

getalife - smiling?

John in Tampa 4:23

Thppbbbt.

By Midori

January 16, 2008 5:09 PM | Link to this

Paul,

say Hi to the Queen of Hearts for me.

I understand she brews a b*tchin cup of tea.

By RW-(the original)

January 16, 2008 5:12 PM | Link to this

Paul,

By diversity the Democrat Party means people that look different but think exactly the same. Kind of like al Qaeda.

By John in Tampa, FLA

January 16, 2008 5:12 PM | Link to this

Paul, if it is any consolation, the temperature has dropped to 72 since my last post. Brrrrrrrrrrrr.

You guys build a Dolly Parton snowwoman for me please. Be careful not to poke your eyes out.

By Paul

January 16, 2008 5:15 PM | Link to this

Midori

And scones. Musn’t forget the scones. But then we have to go for the clotted cream. And strawberry preserves. It never ends…

By Destry

January 16, 2008 5:15 PM | Link to this

It is snowing hard in Marietta near Pope High School. Calling all bus drivers. Calling all bus drivers. Be on the alert for a snow day. Dont try to drive your bus in snow tomorrow morning, or you’ll slide off the road and get stuck. Then you’ll need a tow truck. That is all.

By Paul

January 16, 2008 5:19 PM | Link to this

RW-(the original)5:12

“Zing of the Day” award to you.

John in Tampa

We already tried. It kept tipping over.

Plus, a local congregation kept picketing.

By John in Tampa, FLA

January 16, 2008 5:27 PM | Link to this

Dang Paul, when you said there was thumping going on around Dolly, I didn’t know you meant bibles. tee hee, my bad.

By @@

January 16, 2008 5:29 PM | Link to this

Paul:

That’s a bumper sticker that would appeal to my husband. He’s strictly a meat and potatoes guy.

I’m pretty darn close to being a vegetarian except for the occasional steak cooked to order.

Rrrrrrrraare please.

He likes his charred.

Opposites attract.

He was exhuberant with Mitt’s win last night—turned to me and said “I’ll let Rudy be his V.P. if I MUST!”

Arrrrgggghhhhh! I’m banning milk.

Funny how Hillary accused Bush of begging Saudi Arabia. Back during the 2004 election Kerry was criticizing him because he wouldn’t get the Saudis to up production to bring the price of oil down—as if he could do either.

Democrats! Complaining is a chronic illness with them.

By Luckoduh

January 16, 2008 5:31 PM | Link to this

{{{{By John in Tampa, FLA January 16, 2008 5:00 PM Tell me Duh…who would you vote for today out of all the candidates?}}}}

I’ve said this many, many times and have never wavered since day one.

Do you consider me to be a wormy liberal like getalife, switching my loyalties back and forth to who ever happens to be leading that day?

That insinuation, sir, I consider to be an insult that was totally uncalled for.

I am, after all, a highly educated man who, like all other intelligent people, would never consider voting for Ku Klux Klintoon.

Fred 08.

Bwa.

By getalife

January 16, 2008 5:36 PM | Link to this

Just vote Dem.

The gop can’t govern and screwed up our country.

It’s a no brainer.

By N-GA

January 16, 2008 5:38 PM | Link to this

Midori,

I don’t know that I’ve ever addressed you directly. Typically we tend to find ourselves on the same side, although we don’t agree on everything.

Over the past few weeks I’ve posted less often. It becomes tiresome to read the same drivel every day. No one is expanding their mind on this blog unless it is with controlled substances.

In any event, the one pleasure left on this blog is any discussion with Paul. His positions are well-reasoned and lack hysteria. He also “listens” very well, as well as one can on a blog. So you are free to attack him….but you do so and I see less and less relevance in the other things you have to say.

Kinda like Andy…….. Just saying what is on my mind.

By getalife

January 16, 2008 5:41 PM | Link to this

Big smile Paul because of the “plants”.

By The Peoples for a Nuked Amerika' Century~!

January 16, 2008 5:42 PM | Link to this

-=-

John in Tampa — You are a cruel, cruel, man!…

Why can’t I be lounging in the nice hot tubs at the Siratta in St Pete drinking a Baily’s Irish Mint right now? It’s just not fair —- I hate cold!…

But the snow is only light drifts and will not stick — heavy (ice-cold) rain is coming as the jet stream brings a huge amount of water to us from the gulf. (yuck!)

Kia Plant Is definitly in full swing of construction, I have passed by it several times in the last few months and seen the mass land clearing and early construction. Just drive down 85 to the Bama’ Border and you will see it. Pity we lost Ford and GM though…

ACLU helping to defend Craig, the GOP pervert? Well now don’t get me wrong - If I am making out with some hot babe on a sandy beach somewhere I would expect privacy, but a public bathroom (note the word public) should be reserved only for (ahem) Your bathroom duty.

And I see another GOP has had his hand in the Al-Quieda’s Cookie (money) Jar…. Figures — That lure of profit and prophets is hard to overcome when your scum. So a GOP senator made big bucks on the deaths of his fellow Americans — what a surprise —— NOT!….. And next we will hear about how Saudi Arabian sold weapons are used against our troops — Much like Saddam’s american bought weapons were used against us. — Sheeesh!

By getalife

January 16, 2008 5:45 PM | Link to this

Midori,

Funny, how I got the same speech by N-GA praising Paul.

By getalife

January 16, 2008 5:49 PM | Link to this

BTW duh,

Clinton has the big mo and won two states in a row.

By N-GA

January 16, 2008 5:52 PM | Link to this

getalife,

I suppose you’re just saying…..what?

By getalife

January 16, 2008 6:01 PM | Link to this

Just saying you gave me the same speech about Paul.

By RW-(the original)

January 16, 2008 6:03 PM | Link to this

getalife,

Bragging about a narrow win over Un Committed is pretty embarrassing don’t you think?

By Luckoduh

January 16, 2008 6:03 PM | Link to this

{{{{By The Peoples for a Nuked Amerika’ Century~! January 16, 2008 5:42 PM But the snow is only light drifts and will not stick}}}}

Look’s like Sir Dullard of GasBaghdad will believe anything that the TV tells it about the weather, including “man made global warming.”

But as usual, one quick look at my back yard and the accumulation of snow that lies on it, and you can see that they were……wrong again.

Bwa.

By Bosch

January 16, 2008 6:04 PM | Link to this

I had to take out an old lady who was getting the last loaf of bread. Ha, she tried to give me the ol’ “but I’m an old lady” routine. I didn’t fall for it.

Just kidding. I didn’t take out the old lady, but damn, the grocery store is not the place to be right now.

Bailey’s Irish Creme? Sounds good, with vodka, of course. Yes, I love snow and it’s coming down pretty good in my back yard! Not sticking though.

My dad has his last (hopefully) cancer treatment today - going out to celebrate! Stay warm folks (except for you of course, John).

By getalife

January 16, 2008 6:07 PM | Link to this

RW,

Not really.

I think Dean will restore the delegates for Michagan at the convention in another brilliant Clinton move.

Bwa.

By N-GA

January 16, 2008 6:07 PM | Link to this

The view out my window is beautiful, in an Ansel Adams sort of way. Black and white with numerous shades of gray. The river is flanked by solid white banks.

It was enough to cajole me into opening a 97’ Silver Oak. Then I started thinking about what I was doing in 1997…and how the country was doing. It should be enough to really p** me off about where we are now…but I’m cool. Because change is coming…..

By The Peoples for a Nuked Amerika' Century~!

January 16, 2008 6:18 PM | Link to this

-=-

Hey Duh’kin’ Duh’nuts — (Homer style)…

Let’s see how yah do on that winter wonderland playland by morning — but really doesn’t matter anyway. Your a flat earther.. and the sun revolves around YOU!…. And the earth and environment is just doing swell!`

By the way idjit’ - I worked weather and hurricane tracking in the radio biz’ for only some 18+ years, and then there was that first early use of that new fangled Dopplar Radar I had access too. You know the one that my buddies developed in Enterprise Alabama. I just love their facility in Daleville. Nice digs’.. They certainly came a long way from their tiny electronic shop that I use to buy things from for my Disco Show in the 70’s.. Not bad for a couple of good ol’ Bama boy there at Ft. Rucker.

But hey whats it matter to you — You never let “Facts” get in the way of your GOP worship Fantasies….

Be sure to support the troops now— especially those troops that are homeless tonight sleeping in the gutter in this cold icy weather… I have! Have you? — yah Dang’ NeoCon hippocrit!….

By N-GA

January 16, 2008 6:25 PM | Link to this

Bosch,

Good luck to your dad. Mine is wrapping up his ordeal, too!

The snow is sticking up here in N-GA. We’re prepared!

By Paul

January 16, 2008 6:31 PM | Link to this

Peoples for a nuked

I realize your post was humorous, but several have addressed the Sen Craig/ACLU/privacy issue today. The brief I read stated “Craig was originally charged with interference with privacy, which it(ACLU) said was an admission by the state that people in the bathroom stall expect privacy.”

I’ve also asked - since when did we punish intent in this country, not actions? Even if Sen Craig had overtly propositioned the guy and said, hey, let’s go someplace, since when is that illegal? Think of the implications for bars and nightclubs.

Midori

No hard feelings? I realize some comments such as my observation on Pres Bush/free market/Saudis may have rankled, but I didn’t mean it in a personal way. It was more of an observation. Lots of irony today.

N-GA

Thanks. Even if some of the arguments are the same, I do enjoy trying to understand how some people think. And every so often a new viewpoint comes along - someone with different life experiences - and I think “wow, going to have to give that some thought.”

Sounds like a great scene. I’m off to the airport to collect a friend here on a short business trip. Just finished assembling a simple yet hopefully satisfying chicken pot pie. Fresh chicken, baby bella mushrooms, a few assorted veges, broth reduction and roux, topped with a buttermilk biscuit (from scratch, of course) crust. Funny, when I was putting it together I thought “wonder what N-GA would have with this.” Well, given what I know of my friend, he’ll probably ask for… Bud Light.

I’ll be a good host.

Pleasant evening, all.

By RW-(the original)

January 16, 2008 6:31 PM | Link to this

A disco weatherman that claims to be a Hollywood mogul but just for the heck of it works as a troll for the state government.

You’re a hoot Walt/Thomas/Pnac

By @@

January 16, 2008 6:36 PM | Link to this

There’s more than one way to skin a cow, and whomever it was up ^^^ there that denied the increase in food prices was due to the pursuit of ethanol used a biased site to make his point.

This guy buys groceries, and ain’t into greens.

But researchers for the Renewable Fuels Association dispute that math and contend that the link between corn prices and grocery prices is weak.

The article in its entirety makes sense to me and probably every consumer who hits the grocery store these days.

They’re already screaming in the U.K. about how the government is making loads of money off this global warming scam while the taxpayers are taking a huge hit with minimal benefits.

By Luckoduh

January 16, 2008 6:37 PM | Link to this

{{{{By The Peoples for a Nuked Amerika’ Century~! January 16, 2008 6:18 PM By the way idjit’ - I worked weather and hurricane tracking in the radio biz’ for only some 18+ years}}}}

SDoGB: Oh, so you were a idiot weatherman too?

IIIImmmmppppresive!

{{{{But hey whats it matter to you — You never let “Facts” get in the way of your GOP worship Fantasies….}}}}

You mean like the fact that there is an accumulation of snow on my grass?

Make notice of how the “weather” “forecasters” are changing their tune, as we speak, and ponder the fact that someday they will also announce that there is a coming “ice” “age.”

They have to keep you Ku Klux Dimwits ginned up against America somehow.

{{{{Be sure to support the troops now— especially those troops that are homeless tonight sleeping in the gutter in this cold icy weather… I have! Have you? — yah Dang’ NeoCon hippocrit!…}}}}

Those are the Vietnam era vets that you libs greeted at the airport with spit and accusations of them killing babies, remember?

Nice job on taking “care” of them.

By getalife

January 16, 2008 6:38 PM | Link to this

Great, now Obama wants to be just like Reagan. This guy sounds like the gop.

Well, he did not “just say no”.

/Ducks for cover.

By N-GA

January 16, 2008 6:43 PM | Link to this

Getalife, RE, Midori and everyone.

Come January, 2009 it is going to take a mighty effort to get our country back on track. Obviously Democratic control of Congress isn’t doing it. What it will take is great leadership…and people like us working with people like Paul. And, yes, RW and @@ and others.

There are some who will refuse the opportunity to rebuild what has been lost. But we need to begin now, seeking compromise and common goals.

Peace Prosperity Knowledge Well-being Co-existence & brotherhood

If you want to rub people’s nose in it, then expect no progress.

By RW-(the original)

January 16, 2008 6:52 PM | Link to this

{{{{{{Peace Prosperity Knowledge Well-being Co-existence & brotherhood}}}}}}

N-GA,

Assuming you’re saying that’s descriptive of something we’ve lost and need to get back would you mind telling us when that full set of conditions has ever existed?

You can find a good bit of it right before the Great Depression and the buildup of Hitler, but the co-existence and brotherhood was a little lacking back then.

By Luckoduh

January 16, 2008 6:54 PM | Link to this

Yes!

I’ve always thought that people who hold insane mumbling grudges against other people’s opinions would be perfect to lead this country.

Or was it people that love America and don’t hate everything about her that I was thinking of?

I forget.

Oh, never mind.

By N-GA

January 16, 2008 6:57 PM | Link to this

Rw….I was suggesting common goals. A bit altruistic, I admit.

By Buy Danish

January 16, 2008 6:58 PM | Link to this

{{{Peace Prosperity Knowledge Well-being Co-existence & brotherhood}}}

Anyone on board with this olive branch from N-GA?

Anyone understand what it means?

“Well-being?”

What the heck does that mean?

I’m just glad that N-GA wasn’t around at our founding with a quill pen in hand, or our Declaration of Independence would have been one uninspiring piece of paper.

By RW-(the original)

January 16, 2008 7:03 PM | Link to this

N-GA,

I’m glad you’re just using that as a goal. There seem to be far too many people that generally come from your side of the political debate that are naive enough to think that describes the Clinton years.

By N-GA

January 16, 2008 7:03 PM | Link to this

Bi-Danish

I suspect you would also feel that Mazlow’s hierarchy of needs needs an explanation….

By The Peoples for a Nuked Amerika' Century~!

January 16, 2008 7:09 PM | Link to this

-=-

RW - I spoke truth and fact about me - and I am just one person using just this one name—

I am not all those other people you think I am.. so deal with it.. Your the screwball on that (and liar).

And since you want to put a spotlight on my real life here and try and tarnish me with your spin garbage…

I never said I was a hollywood mogul, you came up with that nonsense, but yes in the industry of which I have businesses in (Talent Management being just one of them) I have many friends in Hollywood, from Candy Clark (American Grafitti), to Yvonne Craig (Batgirl, and several Elvis Presley Movies), to Darth Vader himself…

Yes I am involved in the “Entertainment Industry”, and also “Science and Technologies Industry”.. I even play piano and write music too…. Do I dance?, well no kinda got old and decrepit for that…

My college degrees:

Broadcast Journalism Major, Music Minor, Dramatic Arts Minor, MarineBiology/Oceanography study

(Returned for 2 Years of Computer Science after graduation so was in 4th year computer classes)

You mean to tell me you don’t do all these wonderful things yourself? — Ah well - there are those without talents I suppose…

I was working profesional broadcast radio and was an editor of a local newspaper in my high school years while you were probably saying “would you like fries with that sir?”

Oh and as a last note - Yes I have worked a wonderful government job for 11 years now and will be retiring from my position in the next few months to take on the role of Marketing Director for a new company I recently founded.

Have fun at Diebold — not so sure I’ll be buying (or recommending) their products though. They were pretty buggy last time I used them.

Now RW are your brave enough to tell us about yourself in such honest and intimate detail? — No I figure your just another CHICKEN(hawk) —

When I once visited your website that you posted, you gathered my Ip info and other details to throw up publicly here in spin fashion - about my work, and anything else private about me that you could spy through electronic means.. That’s the kinda sick scum you are — A liar, a hacker, and a info spinning GOP Neocon piece of trash. Yep Scum!

By Buy Danish

January 16, 2008 7:12 PM | Link to this

N-GA,

Have you gotten to the self-actualization part or are you stuck somewhere lower down on the ladder?

By RW-(the original)

January 16, 2008 7:15 PM | Link to this

{{{{{By N-GA January 16, 2008 7:03 PM | Link to this ——->Bi<———Danish}}}}}

And that tells you all you need to know about how serious N-GA was in his 6:43.

By Buy Danish

January 16, 2008 7:21 PM | Link to this

RW,

At least he didn’t call me “Die Danish” this time.

That’s progress, I guess.

By RW-(the original)

January 16, 2008 7:32 PM | Link to this

Buy Danish,

I guess, but I have a feeling the leftist version of unity is going to involve genocide for some of us on the right.

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Thomas/PNAC <——Since you’ve admitted to those two

If you payed attention in those computer classes you might have some idea how one computer connects to another and you wouldn’t think there was some big spy conspiracy going on. I guarantee you the AJC tracks your every visit and I freely publish that you blog from the State of Georgia Department of Administrative Services computer system because every time you do you’re stealing from me and every other Georgia taxpayer.

If you want to really push this we can. Your call.