Thinking Right

By chris broe

June 8, 2006 08:06 AM | Link to this

And did you hear what Ann Coulter said about Al-Zarqawi’s widow? Man, that woman suffers no fools!!!

By Big Brother

June 8, 2006 08:10 AM | Link to this

Now let’s kill Bin Laden, deport the illegals and start to drill our own oil and we will be on our way. Oh yeah, and keep the whiny liberals out of office.

By G.W.

June 8, 2006 08:12 AM | Link to this

How long do you think it will be before the liberals who hate Bush more than they hate terrorism will be on here, saying that “ignorant” Christian conservatives are the REAL threat to world peace?

By legaleagle

June 8, 2006 08:12 AM | Link to this

Just as we were told one step at a time. I would imagine that one of the American Captives Family wishes that the father keopt his mouth shut. Blaming GW for his son’s death. His son was a volunteer. Nancy Shennan has not as yet even put a grave marker out for her son, they are free from the DoD. Remember Big Bill had the chance to stop it all execpt he was too busy trying to get a Hooter Franchise in the Whitehouse.

By Lance

June 8, 2006 08:15 AM | Link to this

Al-Zarqawi is on a fast track to Hell. Hopefull he is tortured til eternity there.

By Ignatius

June 8, 2006 08:15 AM | Link to this

The way the “War On Terrorism” is won is in contrast to the war we see covered in the media. We didn’t learn the lesson in Viet Nam and now we have become so sensitized and politically correct that we do not allow our troops to battle the enemy as the enemy battles us. Guerilla warfare is not embraced because it is ugly, like any warfare. It is also a necessary evil. Al-Zarqawi’s death is met with cheers in the States and amongst our allies, but it is also met with cries of joy amongst the insurgents because he has now achived martyrdom. Bush’s war on terrorism was not baseless and it is a battle that must be fought with both a well placed force and with vigilence. His unprovoked attack on an isolated nation tossed much of the sympathy and support of needed allies out the window. I support our troops, I love our country, and I support the efforts against terrorism, but I cannot support the big oil owned puppet administration that has twice ridden in on stolen elections nor can I exhibit any blind faith in this or any administration. This is our country, made up of many people, and we have to ensure our officials protect our rights and our governmental cornerstones. We can’t allow a hunt for ghosts to scare us into living in silence.

By JDrup

June 8, 2006 08:19 AM | Link to this

“Ding-dong the witch is dead!” Surely Bin Laden MUST be next.

By Littleguy

June 8, 2006 08:26 AM | Link to this

New definition of terror: Al-Zarqawi hearing the U.S. jets coming.

By WHAT?

June 8, 2006 08:29 AM | Link to this

so killing one terrorist is enough to “prove” you right about this war of aggression? Terrorism has no easy answers, no quick solutions — I’m not convinced that attacking Iraq (who had highly dubious links to terrorist) and acting like imperialist in the occupied nation is really winning a war on terror.

Next random thought… so people who kill innocents in the name of their cause go to Hell, Does that mean that Al-Zarqawi and GW Bush will have to share a room down there? surely that would be Hell for both of them.

By Bel

June 8, 2006 08:30 AM | Link to this

Terrorism is a lot like the mythological Hydra, a mythological multi-headed creature. You cut off one head and two grow in its place. Killing Al-Zarqawi, unfortunately, just inspires wannabes to take his place.

By Jorge

June 8, 2006 08:33 AM | Link to this

Ignatius, I’m surprised you’re up so early. I’m sure you stayed up late again, watched all the late night TV shows, listened to Air America til 3 or 4 am and now must write an article on your own whiny, liberal, GOP-bashing blog somewhere in the recesses of the web. This administration is trying to do everything it can to protect the lives of all of us in this diverse nation - whether you can comprehend it or not. If the events in Toronto this week don’t wake you up what will? It is war and we can’t control the feelings of martyrdom so I’m not sure I see your point. Try, today for one day, to see the truth…the Bush Administration isn’t unwinding the Constitution, it’s exercising its influence in the midst of unprecendented threats on Western civilization and this news from Iraq is good news. Embrace it, for one day anyway…

By Big Brother

June 8, 2006 08:41 AM | Link to this

What?, please go back to bed, we don’t need that mindless drivel before 9 AM.

By chris broe

June 8, 2006 08:46 AM | Link to this

“Seems a shame that Al-Zarqawi’s not around to celebrate the defeat of the gay marriage ban in the senate, eh”? Quote from Ann Coulter this morning at a Breakfast Booksigning in Peoria, after a fan asked her to write something funny about liberals before she autographed it.

By Ignatius

June 8, 2006 08:47 AM | Link to this

Jorge, I am not a liberal, I cam not a conservative, I am not a Democrat, I am not a Republican, I am an American just like you. We live in a country where we think our own thoughts, draw our own conclusions, and are allowed to freely share them. I probably agree with more of your beliefs than you realize and I share your opinion concerning Toronto and the protection of our country. The point I was trying to get across is we have to have a say in our contrie’s protection also, we have to watch our government. I realize that life in wartime demands we give up civil liberties that we enjoy in peacetime, but my point is we have to enusre we do not lose sight or forget these liberties. There are just as many people out there who would rejoice at the death of Bush as they do at any terrorist, but Bush isn’t on the front lines doing the fighting, our troops are. I am afraid it is going to take more than someone flying in on a jet waving a sign “Mission Accomplished” to convince me that going unprovoked into a country without any plan to shore stability into place. I didn’t expect democracy to take hold in a country where capitalism is confined to a few, I just hate seeing the results of our actions that cause the suffering of so many. Have a good day my friend.

By David

June 8, 2006 08:54 AM | Link to this

So, what happens in a few weeks when he runs out of virgins? Good riddance trash.

By patel

June 8, 2006 08:54 AM | Link to this

Does his death mean we can finally get 99 cents per gallon for gasoline again?

By Jorge

June 8, 2006 08:54 AM | Link to this

Iggy, You almost had me, then you quoted the Al Franken party line and lost me. The lack of provocation lasted for decades (that’s an old story) and the ability to predict the movement of the zealotry in that part of the world was available to no one, particulary the UN and the prior Administration who chose to ignore all of it. I think you still miss the point, sadly. I detect a great deal of intelligence and some degree of patriotism and I think one day you’ll realize what was happening during these awful times.

By Jorge

June 8, 2006 08:55 AM | Link to this

Iggy, You almost had me, then you quoted the Al Franken party line and lost me. The lack of provocation lasted for decades (that’s an old story) and the ability to predict the movement of the zealotry in that part of the world was available to no one, particulary the UN and the prior Administration who chose to ignore all of it. I think you still miss the point, sadly. I detect a great deal of intelligence and some degree of patriotism and I think one day you’ll realize what was happening during these awful times.

By Let’s Reason

June 8, 2006 08:55 AM | Link to this

It is VERY convenient that once the GOP lost ground with using the gay marriage issue as a political ‘divide and conquer’ ploy that TODAY they can assure us that al-Qaida’s bad guy Zarqawi and seven of his aides are now dead. GOOD GOP PR!

Yes, I want America to win the war on terrorism; but we are naïve if we think that Al-Zarqawi’s death is some great victory. You can cut off the head of the Hydra and two more heads will grow from where his neck is severed.

If we want to win the culture war in the Middle East, then we have got to learn to understand those people and Islam.

This is not a war that can be won with conventional weapons; but by changing mindsets, learning Arab cultures, learning the languages of the people—and treating them with respect.

There may be a need for physical force; but physical force and death alone cannot win the long-term war; which is a culture war of 15th century Islam against 21st century Western ideals.

By Second coming of Anna

June 8, 2006 08:57 AM | Link to this

Killing Zarqawi is but a link in a chain - it is good news, but please no aircraft carrier tailhook landings with Mission Accomplished banners flying. Seeing the announcement by the President, I think the “cowboy” has learned that lesson well. Jim Wooten (who I seldom agree with) makes a very valid point. This is a battle that will last a generation or more, we must remain vigilant and patient - and I would add engaging to portions of the middle east populations who are open to engaging in economic and social reforms. Good job boys, keep up the good fight. This war is being waged in the media on both sides, now we have a little initiative going.

By judge

June 8, 2006 08:58 AM | Link to this

Some people just don’t get it. Sad, Sad it is. Liberal posters like ‘WHAT’ believe that if you just sit back & stay quiet then everybody will just get along. Kind of like we were when Japan hit Pearl Harbor. Or like France was when Germany decided to take over the world. Truth is any logical 5th grader knows that this isn’t the way the Real World works. Their blinded ideology & hatred for George W. Bush & the Republican party has consumed them. Their uncontrollable denial has taken over. And it’s sad that it’s stronger than they themselves are.

By judge

June 8, 2006 09:00 AM | Link to this

Some people just don’t get it. Sad, Sad it is. Liberal posters like ‘WHAT’ believe that if you just sit back & stay quiet then everybody will just get along. Kind of like we were when Japan hit Pearl Harbor. Or like France was when Germany decided to take over the world. Truth is any logical 5th grader knows that this isn’t the way the Real World works. Their blinded ideology & hatred for George Bush & the Republican party has consumed them. Their uncontrollable denial has taken over. And it’s sad that it’s stronger than they themselves are.

By Hotrod

June 8, 2006 09:01 AM | Link to this

It has been reported that Nick Berg and others are having their way with him, before Satans introduction.

By Cliff

June 8, 2006 09:03 AM | Link to this

Physical force and death alone can’t win a war?

Maybe you need to look at history. We dropped two nukes on Japan and look what happened. I don’t care what you say, if there is enough violence and death on THEIR side, it will stop. That is the same approach they are trying to use on us. We just need to kill them first.

By Kent Nelson

June 8, 2006 09:07 AM | Link to this

Zarqawi - Keep us updated on the Virgins ! You might wanna get one wholy shave first ! Yes it is a Great kill ! Next ?

By One of the Majority's Voices of Dissent

June 8, 2006 09:10 AM | Link to this

Jim Wooten is a typical right wing loon. We make a significant gain in the fight in Iraq (which have been few and far between), and the first thing Wooten brings up is God, Satan, and Hell, almost the exact same thing an Islamic extremist would say had one of our soldiers been killed. Can’t we leave the ridiculous religous rhetoric out of it? The difference between us and them is supposed to be that we are reasonable, that we are thinking, that what we are doing is for the good of mankind, instead of being irrational, nonsensical, religous zealots. But no, over and over the right wing shows us they’re pretty much the same thing, just with bigger bombs and better weapons. Absolutely pathetic, Jim. Do us all a favor and go to Iraq so you can begin your own private jihad, twisted loon.

By Ignatius

June 8, 2006 09:11 AM | Link to this

Jorge, I think they had the cameras pointed at the wrong country. If the administration felt the need for pre-emption, they should have looked one country over. Iraq had the “want to”, Iran and, to a lesser extent North Korea have the “can do”.

By Eric

June 8, 2006 09:13 AM | Link to this

Lets be clear here. Zarqawi knew exactly where he would be when this day happened, and is probably thinking that Satan will place him in high exteem for his work. Followers of the false religion know all too well the results of their actions. We must continue the fight against all who would enslave us.

By jorge

June 8, 2006 09:16 AM | Link to this

Ig, We’ll get to them too…it’s not an either or situation. Thanks for the dialogue and I know you’re on the right team.

By Jim Light Years Ahead

June 8, 2006 09:20 AM | Link to this

Ignatious, you just don’t get it. You spout the good of America out of one side of your face and denounce it out of the other. You are simply a confused individual that is obviously a seeker. God Bless.

By Regularjoe

June 8, 2006 09:24 AM | Link to this

He is dead, I’m glad (for the record)

By chris broe

June 8, 2006 09:28 AM | Link to this

Flash!! This just in: Ann Coulter and the Statue of Liberty have agreed to extend the restraining order between them…stop…the other 911 widows have formed a defensive circle around the statue…stop….Ann Coulter’s publishers are retraining pigeons to think big…..stop…..STOP!!!

By tiff

June 8, 2006 09:28 AM | Link to this

the comment from big brother about things we need to do next—immigrants,oil,liberals etc. it surprises me that these right-wingers think that killing that idiot means the war is over if these bush followers had any sense they would know there are thousands more of these terrorists and suicide bombers waiting to blow us all to pieces don’t believe the hype this psychopath is one among many just listen to the evening news “put your trust in god and not bush” he will bring and end to all this evil “god bless”

By Chris B

June 8, 2006 09:29 AM | Link to this

Although I was opposed to the Iraq War, this is pretty significant. Many would say Zarqawi is just another weed: someone will replace Zarqawi but would not be of the same quality and stature of Zarqawi. The more top guys we kill the less qualified the next group of leaders will be. This man was a great strategist and he had a great following, now with that taking away this will weaken the insurgency.

By Fave

June 8, 2006 09:33 AM | Link to this

I can see all the cons swaggering and strutting around today with their codpieces in, looking for Mission Accomplished banners for their photo ops.

I’ll bet the Army recruiting offices will be thronged today with proud Bush supporters chomping at the bit to join our victorious campaign in Iraq! Not!!

At least yellow ribbon sales for their pickup trucks and SUVs will be up.

You are a bunch of deluded idiots. The Chickenhawk Chimp-in-Charge is all you deserve.

Too bad you drag the rest of the world down to your level.

By Joe Don

June 8, 2006 09:34 AM | Link to this

I say they grind up his carcass, mix him up into a big pot of chili and feed him to the Iraqis.

Then, when you pull out once and for all, reveal the contents of the recipe. Man, that’d be funny, eh?

By Jim Light Years Ahead

June 8, 2006 09:37 AM | Link to this

Tiff, your excellent use of grammer obviously represents that you excelled in your government schooling.

By Jim Wooten

June 8, 2006 09:37 AM | Link to this

Thinking Right’s editorial philosophy is premised on a belief in heaven and hell. I hope that’s not an admission that frightens.

Chris Broe’s too funny. A little humor is always welcomed. But try it out at home, first. Humor can be a bomb. I should know.

By ChrisD

June 8, 2006 09:40 AM | Link to this

Hey tiff: periods, apostrophes, capitalization, and commas are good things to use.

By Chip H

June 8, 2006 09:41 AM | Link to this

What Jim and the others are forgetting in their glee is that we create Zarqawi. Our ill-planned and misguided invasion of Iraq created the recruiting ground and power vacuum he and other terrorists needed. So we have only killed the monster of W’s making and still wasted billions of dollars and countless lives which could have been used to capture the man who attacked us or address the middle eastern nation that is actually a threat to the US, Iran.

So pat yourself on the back then ask yourself has the invasion of Iraq which has led to the recruiting and training of thousands of US hating terrorist worldwide, emboldened Iran to comtinue building towards nuclear weapons and weakene our moral standing worldwide, made us more or less safer than before. Saddam posed no threat to the US, was hated by Iraq and Bin Laden so wouldn’t addressing those who actually threaten us be a wiser course?

By jbmlaw

June 8, 2006 09:42 AM | Link to this

Thank you, Chris B. I had lost faith that there was even one patriotic leftist out there. You restored my faith, that we can all celebrate a victory together. I fear you may be the only leftist to applaud the action, but I am grateful for your existence.

By Big Brother

June 8, 2006 09:43 AM | Link to this

Sounds like Chris Broe has got a hankering for Coulter. How that relates to killing a worthless piece of trash like Zarwaqi is beyond. Hey Chris, explain why the media will not acknowledge that the 17 terrorists arrested in Canada were Muslim. How about that instead of harping on the Right’s version of Michael Moore.

By Atlanta Lawyer

June 8, 2006 09:43 AM | Link to this

Well said. I hope you will take your second and third paragraphs, expand on them and make it the AJC’s lead editorial tomorrow morning.

By kph

June 8, 2006 09:45 AM | Link to this

Allah answered his door yesterday and said AL what were you thinking? GO BURN IN HELL!! AS HE SLAMMED THE DOOR IN HIS FACE!!

By Ignatius

June 8, 2006 09:49 AM | Link to this

JLYA, I am not denouncing America, I am denouncing rhetoric and percieved issue and policy fumbling of the current administration. I’ve heard it said before that politicians, preachers, and whores have an awful lot in common.

By Chris

June 8, 2006 09:58 AM | Link to this

I notice there are a lot of Christians on here quick to send another human being to Hell. You all have a very strange understanding of some simple text. Eternal decisions and judgments are for the Almighty. For any human to think he has the insight into another’s eternal fate borders on blasphemy. God commands us to be humble - thinking you know the eternal fate of another is certainly not humble or Christian behavior.

By Larry

June 8, 2006 09:58 AM | Link to this

Ingatius,

What specific civil liberty have you personally have had to surrender since 9/11. I promise the question is not specious; I really want to know. Other of my friends who froth and wroth over loss of civil liberties can’t specify one that has in fact hit them. How about you?

By tiff

June 8, 2006 09:58 AM | Link to this

HEY CHRIS D I’D RATHER USE COMMON SENSE, WHY DON’T YOU

By DS

June 8, 2006 09:59 AM | Link to this

For those who don’t have XM, BBC Worldservice interviewed the brother of one of the Brits who was beheaded almost 18 months ago, and his assessment was that Al Zaqarwi is exactly where he should be — hell, and he hopes his punishment is a very long duration.

This was no right wing loon either stating this, but someone who paid the ultimate price at the hand of Al Zaqarwi and his thugs. Also, the guy’s newest campaign is to see that the remains of his brother and other Brits are returned as the Blairite government supposively done very little to get them returned.

By Wm

June 8, 2006 10:01 AM | Link to this

It is true the al Qaeda associated movement will continue to destabilize the new Iraqi government and will continue to plan spectacular events against the West in order to ‘orient’ the Muslim nation to their cause. However, the death of Zarqawi has some significant impacts. He pioneered the movement’s use of internet propaganda and he also engineered some of the most brazen plots in recent memory i.e. Ricin in UK, Millenium Plot in Amman, the Jordanian mass-casualty plot, and never mind his connections in Chechnya. I contend that his death is more significant for the violent, radical movement in Europe than it is for our efforts in IZ.

By G.W.

June 8, 2006 10:01 AM | Link to this

Leave it to good old Fave to put a negative spin on what is great news for the people who actually love this country.

The only surprise is that it took him so long to respond. He must have slept in this morning.

So, Fave, come clean. Were you out late last night? It must have been Ladies Night at Hoedowns.

By Jim Light Years Ahead

June 8, 2006 10:06 AM | Link to this

Fave,

“Love it or leave it!”

By Harold

June 8, 2006 10:06 AM | Link to this

Ignorant Christian conservatives are the REAL threat to world peace!

Bush and his criminal cohorts must be stopped!

By DS

June 8, 2006 10:06 AM | Link to this

Chris, there are some individuals of whom the place of their eternal state upon their death is almost certain — Joseph Stalin whose daughter stated that on his deathbed he shook his fist at God with his final breath is among those who are most certainly in hell.

However, you do allude to a valid point that we should not revel in whether or not this man is in hell. More so we should praise God that justice has been served in ridding the world of his evil impact, and more importantly, we should be concerned about our eternal state.

However, I think we may part ways on this one based upon the wording of your comments, Scripture is very clear that if one does not profess a genuine faith and belief in the redemption from sin offered by Jesus Christ, then there is only one place for him or her. It further warns that those who profess faith in Christ should guard their hearts, and make sure that their professed faith is genuine and not a false, cross the t’s and dot the i’s said faith either.

By getalife

June 8, 2006 10:07 AM | Link to this

and if, by God, they never grant that there’s an ounce of legitimacy to this war or his presidency, that’s just simply the price we have to pay for not listening to them.

Jim, we listened to them when they said there were WMD’s in Iraq. We listened to them when they said they did not know where the leak came from, we listened to them when they said wanted dead or alive and then not concerned about OBL. We listened about the Dubai port deal and the selling out of America.

We watched scandal after scandal develop. We watched special interest get everything they wanted. We listened to smear after smear and the division of this country. We listened to Ann and Rush spew hatred to the point of insanity.

Keep God out of it wingnut Jim because that is very hipocritical. You and your ilk maybe on that bus with Satan along with Zarqawi.

By Captain Freedom

June 8, 2006 10:08 AM | Link to this

Praise God. Our Glorious Leader’s War on Terror is going exactly as planned. After deluding the terrorists into believing they were gaining ground in Iraq, we drew the devils into the open where we could extinguish them. Like the bugs they are. Sure we had to sacrifice for this, but a few noble American soldier deaths are a fair trade to kill this man and his minions of terror.

Watch out, Bin Laden. Glorious Leader Bush has you in his sights next. You think the fact that we LET you live for 5 years after 9/11 means we are not serious about killing you. Why even now you are fooled into believing we have forgotten, by Glorious Leader’s clever ploy of moving most of our troops to Iraq, thousands of miles away from your devil’s lair.

And after that, we start getting tough on the lawless devils who cross our borders illegally every day. Especially the Muslims, and anyone who looks like they might be Muslims.

A glorious day for our Glorious Leader!!!

By judge

June 8, 2006 10:08 AM | Link to this

‘Chip H’ is one of the ‘old hippies’ that Jim Wooten is talking about… lol

By Harold

June 8, 2006 10:09 AM | Link to this

Al Zarqawi was a shoe salesman until Bush the Decider decided to invade Iraq and destroy that nation for absolutey no reason.

If I give birth and then eat my own child, am I a hero?

By WHAT?

June 8, 2006 10:10 AM | Link to this

The death of a terrorist, is in fact, a good thing… met with glee by those that terrorist acted against… which would be my point. Our war in Iraq is not a war against terror as much a war to create the terror in the middle east. We have created far too many enemies in Iraq to get too worked over killing one.

And I’m sure that if GW Bush were killed tomorrow, large parts of the world would celebrate the death of the American Terrorist in Chief.

By AL

June 8, 2006 10:12 AM | Link to this

What’s the last thing that goes through a “piece of shi_ _” like Zarqawi’s mind right before he meets the virgins? ……….SHRAPNEL!!!!!!

By pitbull

June 8, 2006 10:12 AM | Link to this

The next stop for Al-Zarqawi is an eternity in Hell with his fellow demonic terroists.

By judge

June 8, 2006 10:15 AM | Link to this

I’m drinking coffee & eating a breakfast bar while Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi is burning in HELL. What a wonderful world this is sometimes. Thanks for all of the Brave Men & Women that are allowing me to do so. Got to love this FREE society…

By Woodie

June 8, 2006 10:16 AM | Link to this

Rather bizarre you would attack Democrats upon the announcement of the death of this terrorist. I can’t ever pretend to draw the parallel between how the conservative movement has had any success with this war. It appears the conservative agenda was the cause of this terrorism by ignorant foreign policy and bumbling diplomacy. Yes friends and neighbors, your beloved conservative president has done more to promote terrorism than the terrorists themselves. Imagine what a mess Bush would have made of Iran if he had been in Jimmy Carter’s shoes. You guys have no idea what “peace” means, much less much less how to achieve it. You reap what you sow. Ask God what that means.

By judge

June 8, 2006 10:17 AM | Link to this

As I said before, ‘it’s stronger that YOU are…

“Some people just don’t get it. Sad, Sad it is. Liberal posters like ‘WHAT’ believe that if you just sit back & stay quiet then everybody will just get along. Kind of like we were when Japan hit Pearl Harbor. Or like France was when Germany decided to take over the world. Truth is any logical 5th grader knows that this isn’t the way the Real World works. Their blinded ideology & hatred for George Bush & the Republican party has consumed them. Their uncontrollable denial has taken over. And it’s sad that it’s stronger than they themselves are.”

By msteven

June 8, 2006 10:23 AM | Link to this

Dont these people embrace death? I fail to see the accomplishment since they think Allah will reward them after life. too bad he Wont be able to let us know how wonderful it is on the other side with SATAN. Hes going to see Allah All Right, heh heh.(except Allah will be The Devil) I can hear him exclaiming now ” my Allah, what great Horns you have! Allah(the Devil answers.”better to gorge you with my child!” ” what great teeth you have”. Better to Eat you with my child! What Great eyes you have! better to SEE THAT YOU NEVER LEAVE, my child.

By Brian Curtis

June 8, 2006 10:25 AM | Link to this

Wow, Zarqawi’s been killed! We’ve definitely turned the corner now.

The insurgency’s in its last throes! We’re winning the war on terror! My tax cuts will create 3 million new jobs! We do NOT spy without warrants! Mission Accomplished!

Just looking back through my scrapbook of Bush proclamations. You gotta love that level of blind optimism.

By judge

June 8, 2006 10:26 AM | Link to this

‘Woodie’, Iran was the one who captured hostages. When has GWB captured hostages?? And since you seem to like the Iranians so much, why don’t you go live there? That means I won’t have to read you silly post anymore, since they don’t allow that sort of ‘freedom’ over there. And just so you Dem’s will take note: When was the last time gas prices were high?? Jimmy Carter was in office. And based on inflation adjustment, they were 3 times higher then compared to now.

By WHAT?

June 8, 2006 10:29 AM | Link to this

Judge — that’s an interesting idea… WWII was also a war of agression on the parts of Japan and Germany… The US only became involved (over the objections of many conservative xenophobes) following the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese and the declaration of war by Japan’s ally, Germany.

We did not choose war in WWII… this time we did. We are the agressors attacking a nation that had not been linked to the organization we believed responsible for 9/11, a nation that did not possess the weapons to attack us (no WMDs and no evidence of them) and a soverign nation with a stable government. We might not have liked that government at the time we attacked, but we liked them well enough when we gave them aid in their war against their neighbor Iran.

This war is an example of a President gone bad, choosing war against an innocent nation rather than actually doing something to stop terrorist. Our borders and ports are not secure, our national treasury is under attack by the administration, our debt is booming, our own government chooses to spy on/ arrest/ hold without charges citizens of our nation and other soverign nations without benefit of trial or even access to legal counsel.

Then, as elections approach, the president attempts to codify descrimination one day and makes a big glorious annoucement about the death of our enemy (whom we created). I question the patriotism of anyone who blindly follows this president into this most unAmerican of wars.

By Atheiset

June 8, 2006 10:30 AM | Link to this

belief in heaven and hell.

Exactly, Jim it is a belief.

Basing foreign policy on a belief or saying God spoke to you about invading a country and killing thousands is insane.

Maybe your belief is not true and there is no heaven or hell. Zak is believed to just be dead. dead.

By Chip H

June 8, 2006 10:32 AM | Link to this

Judge, sorry to disappoint you. I was educated under 2 professors who went on to become advisers to Reagan and the first Bush and teach at the War College. Not exactly an old hippie. I was taught to examine the situation critically and intelligently, something sorely missing here. Had you heard of Al-Zarqawi before we invaded Iraq? Was he a threat to the US? Eliminating him was a good thing and the right thing to do, but if we had concentrated on Bin Laden and Iran instead of invading Iraq then Zarqawi would have been nothing more than a 2 bit Jordanian thug that you never heard of.

The bottom line is and always should be is the US and the American way of life better and more secure before we do something or after. Americans have fought and died for years for our freedoms and liberties which Jim, yourself and other so-called conservatives give away so easily. The terrorist no they can not destroy this country their goal is to destroy our way of life. Every violation of the constitution every infringement of our liberties gets them one step closer to their goal.

You would scream and holler when the government threatens your guns and your right to bear arms but you have no problem when they suspend habeas corpus or break the 4th ammendment with impunity. Sounds like those old hippies you talk about may just love this country and what it stands for more than you.

By Jim Light Years Ahead

June 8, 2006 10:32 AM | Link to this

George Bush is the bravest of men. He stands steadfast and righteous in the face of vicious attacks and lies from so many idiots.

By Andrew

June 8, 2006 10:33 AM | Link to this

Let’s see how long it takes someone to attempt to tear me down with labels and insults. We entered Afghanistan for the right reasons. The terrorists were training there. The Iraq War was wrong. But now that we are there we must finish stabilizing it. The only evidence they had of a terrorist connection (look it up) was a man that had some medical treatment in Baghdad. Saddam Hussein was a secularist. As for the Christian talk, do you know who our President’s best friends are? The House of Saud, muslims if I remember correctly, and oppressive dictators. If there was a second country we shold have invaded after 9/11 it should have been Saudi Arabia. The majority of the terrorists were from this country. The majority of funds for the terrorist schools came from this country. Iraqi was a small potato. So for all of you who would call me unpatriotic or whatever else your insult, fine. We are in the wrong war in the wrong place in Iraq. The war should have been started in Saudi Arabia if we were serious about getting the terrorists and spreading democracy to the muslim world. Don’t be blinded by allegiance to Bush. He was and is wrong.

By Dewaine

June 8, 2006 10:37 AM | Link to this

Wonder how much to bid for Al-Zarqawi’s head on E-bay?

By just an American

June 8, 2006 10:40 AM | Link to this

Andrew —

thank you for your comments and, rest assured, someone will shoot you down. You are not following the great Dividers’ party line. Good show and thanks for thinking for yourself.

By Fave

June 8, 2006 10:40 AM | Link to this

I did “sleep in”, GW. Your wife kept me up all nite - don’t worry - but in the words of the greatest Southern President ever - “I did not have sexual relations with that woman” - but she is darn good at what she is good at.

You know, the Muslim idea of heaven being 72 virgins sounds like fun, but sometimes a late night with a nasty old whore can be a helluva good time.

I’m not going into a country bar until you guys are over your Brokeback Mountain phase - heck, you never really got over Deliverance did you?

Most country music is just rednecks screaming into a microphone, anyways.

By time for the truth

June 8, 2006 10:43 AM | Link to this

I see the usual retarded lemming like Bush haters are predictably ventilating their irrational liberal venom on a truly glorious day.

Whatever your personal eschatology or politics the world is finally rid of the most evil beheading machine arab terrorism has yet spewed out.

Happily countless dead arabian homicide bombers who are still waiting for their work permits, travel documents and green card permanent residency interviews for paradise are waiting to lynch Zirqawi for cynically lying to them about 72 virgins and the rest. The virgins turned out to be ex-Syrian Army talking, self inflating, vulcanised Madeline Albright and Cynthia McKinney look alikes.

As for the weather in paradise - its as frigid as the atmosphere at a Dead Air America staff meeting discussing the long overdue, hilariously defeatist pull out from Atlanta.

This terrorist’s death will hopefully - at least for a while - weaken the command and control function of his murderous .org. A sensible replacement would be an even more obese Vito Spatafore of the Sopranos type, then at least Al-Quaida can play the diversity card.

I wonder if Zarqawi’s widow had a Progressive Insurance life policy. Surely execution by F-16’s might invalidate it -lets hope so!!

A respectful, grateful apolitical salute to the British/American/Iraqi/Afghani et al troops doing such sterling work is appropriate today - and everyday!!

By Cynthia Mckinney's love slave

June 8, 2006 10:44 AM | Link to this

Don’t you know the democratic hate this? Unemployment continues to go down. The Stock Market has been at record highs. Al-Zarqawi is dead. All they have now is to cheer for is Osama, and try to convince those with a brain smaller than a pea, that Ann Coulter is evil…get ready to lose some more seats this November.

By Captain Freedom

June 8, 2006 10:45 AM | Link to this

Jim Light Years Ahead, you are so correct. Our Glorious Leader has the moral steadfastness and righteous certitude that allows him to resist all slanders, attacks, and facts that might convince a lesser man to think he has made mistakes. Our Glorious Leader, against all “liberal” evidence, has never wavered in his commitment to sacrifice for FREEDOM in Iraq.

That is why Zarqawi is dead today. Because George W Bush, a righteous and God-fearing man, has the certitude to march boldly forward where so many liberals and other anti-Americans claim him to be wrong, or worse yet, an uncurious idiot.

God Bless our Glorious Leader as he defeats terror and helps us to establish a True Christian Nation, where abortion and gays and illegal immigrants are treated as the sinful abominiations the Bible describes.

By AJCAgainstAmerica

June 8, 2006 10:49 AM | Link to this

You know that the Interior and Defense ministry posts were filled in Iraq today.

Of course the you cant find any mention of that on the AJC site. That’s beacuse the AJC is terribly frightened of American victory.

By Chris B

June 8, 2006 10:50 AM | Link to this

To By jbmlaw

Thank You for the compliment. I would not exactly call myself a leftist but I do not care about labels. I disagreed with the war because it was not smart to fight a global war in one country (placing all your eggs in one basket).

You are right about some on the left negativity. The DNC webite do not even mention this event.

By KC

June 8, 2006 10:50 AM | Link to this

Andrew…very well stated. Sorry I can’t tear you apart with a label.

Also…let’s not forget that Al-Zarqawi WAS NOT a terrorist leader before we invaded Iraq. He wasn’t anything but a mouthy zealot, and not even a member of Al-Quida. So we killed a really bad guy…yay. I would gladly put a man like Zarqawi to the blade myself.

But before we step out and praise our actions lets remember that the only terrorist who’s death should truly matter is reading this blog from a cave in Pakistan.

Never start a second war before you finish with the fist, folks. Our war was with Bin Laden and Al-Quida, not Iraq. At this point we haven’t exactly won the first, and I don’t think most Americans believe we’re winning the second. So what, exactly, has been accomplished in the “War on Terror”? Oh…and remember kids, “terror” is a concept, not a tangible thing that can be warred upon. It’s like “the war on doubt” or “the war on snorting while you laugh”.

And one final thought…Congress hasn’t passed a resolution declaring war on anyone, so we ARE NOT at war. We’re engaged in military operations across the globe, but a war that isn’t. Just like Korea…just like Vietnam. Call it a war…but legally (and that law is our own Constitution) it isn’t.

Now can we finally get Bin Laden? Maybe? Please? Whaddaya say, gang…let’s actually go after ONE Saudi before we hand control of our country back to them.

Have a great day everybody.

By Van

June 8, 2006 10:51 AM | Link to this

Contrary to leftist belief we are not at war with al-Qaida, we are at war with terrorist.

And a big one bite the dust today.

I read where some posters support the war in Afganistan, but do not find the link to Iraq. I guess that is why we are 50 out of 51 in education.

Congress gave Bush an authorization to pursue the War on Terror, and that same Congress voted funds to wage that war. Have you whined and complained to your congressmen about their support for the war?

Personally, I would put the head of Al-Zarqawi and all other terrorists on stakes at the entrance to the Green Zone as a reminder of what awaits other terrorists. Not leaving the body whole would send a powerful message.

Remember, just give war a chance.

By sct

June 8, 2006 10:53 AM | Link to this

“where abortion and gays and illegal immigrants are treated as the sinful abominiations the Bible describes.”

I know it was just an oversight on your part, but you left out divorce. Jesus called it an abomination.

By Fave

June 8, 2006 10:54 AM | Link to this

Our Leader, The Prophet George W. Bush, praise be unto him, celebrates today this Glorious Victory Over The Forces of Satan by Ayatollah Ashcroft slathering his almost naked body (clad only in a USN flight suit codpiece)with Crisco (vegetable shortening, no pig fat will touch the flesh of The Prophet George W. Bush, praise be unto him) and kissing and handholding with Saudi princes - and of course, Jeff Gannon.

Dumbya Akbar!

By Jim Light Years Ahead

June 8, 2006 10:54 AM | Link to this

Captain Freedom,

I couldn’t have said it better myself, only I wouldn’t have that liberal smug sarcasm in my voice.

By getalife

June 8, 2006 10:55 AM | Link to this

I see Andrew understands this so called war on terror. Let us not forget the first reason W gave for this invasion that turned out not to be true.

They found Saddam in a spider hole. A real threat? Please, use your brain and quit listening to the extremists. Read some books, like the one with the CIA operative in Tora Bora about the decision to leave OBL alone and invade Iraq. How about Woodruff’s book on W’s intention of invading Iraq in his first days of office. The truth will come out when W is out of office and people like Jim will be a joke.

By KC

June 8, 2006 10:56 AM | Link to this

Captain Freedom… I’m a Liberal. And a Veteran, like dozens of other Liberal in my family. You think that makes me “Un-American”? You realize, of course, that during the American Revolution the Liberals were the Rebels and the Conservatives were the Torries. You do know this? That FDR, a true Liberal, brought this country out of a depression and followed that up by fighting and winning the largest conflict in human history. That JFK, a Liberal, suffered lifelong pain from back injuries he suffered swimming with injured crewman on his back in the Pacific after his PT boat was lost in action against the Japanese. That there are Liberals fighting and dying in Iraq today. And, probably, tomorrow. I may not agree with Conservative thinking on most issues but I don’t believe a difference of opinion makes one “Un-American”. Everyone who posts comments like that should be ashamed.

By Richy

June 8, 2006 10:57 AM | Link to this

It is incomprehensible to me that there are STILL whiny liberals out there who just don’t get it…the Hydra analogy that has been used several times in this blog is especially ludicrous. So, don’t cut off the head for fear of others replacing it, huh? I guess it would make more sense to appease the Hydra, to turn the other cheek, to remain oblivious to the fact that these “people” hate us and want to wipe us from the face of the earth. If that is your idea of dealing with this plague that jeopordizes the freedom that is slowly being stripped away from us all, then I truly hope you are ready to meet YOUR maker.

By sct

June 8, 2006 11:01 AM | Link to this

Ok everyone, its now time to get those checkbooks out. The bill so far for each American taxpayer for the Iraq war now stands at $20,000.00. Make your checks out to Jesus.

By KC

June 8, 2006 11:02 AM | Link to this

Richy… The purpose of the Hydra metaphor is to indicate that you can’t win this war cutting off the heads, but only by killing the body. In Terrorism the body is the zealotry and belief system that allows leaders to recruit young men and women into sacrificing their lives. I think “whiny Liberals” understand that you can only win the war, in the end, by cultivating common sense beliefs in the Muslim world that short circuit this never ending pipeline of recruits. Now, I don’t really have a sure fire answer as to how to do this…but I can tell you that there are over a Billion Muslims in the world and if you think we can just “kill’em all” you are probably a bit off target.

Have a great day everybody

By Captain Freedom

June 8, 2006 11:08 AM | Link to this

Jim Light Years Ahead —

You wound me, sir. I detest liberals. They are anti-American and anti-God. Ann Coulter is correct in all of these points. If there were no liberals, we would have only the Muslim terrorists and other illegal brown people to worry about. Instead, we have this domestic Sixth Column of smug latte-sippers that derides and undermines the stalwart leadership of our God-Blessed Government.

And SCT, divorce is no longer a sin. Too many of our fine and exalted leaders have been forced to divorce due to the treachery and unattractive aging of their first, second and third wives to allow this to be called an abomination. It is only natural for the virile and strong to prefer youthful and attractive partners to carry their seed. It’s not like they’re practicing buggery, you know, which is against nature.

By Josh

June 8, 2006 11:08 AM | Link to this

Let’s Reason: I will personally finance your ticket to Baghdad to “reason” with the person that takes the place of Zarqawi.

By Littleguy

June 8, 2006 11:10 AM | Link to this

Kudos to the Special Forces on the ground and the USAF jet jockeys in the sky. Good shooting, guys!

By KC

June 8, 2006 11:11 AM | Link to this

Captain Freedom… You got me! I’m officially zinged for not recognizing your post as…you know, the “S” word…what it is.

By Chris

June 8, 2006 11:13 AM | Link to this

Again, I just think back to the type of man Jesus was and wonder if he would make snide jokes about “buying a dead man’s head on e-bay?” Maybe he would, but I would be surprised.

I also wonder about how Jesus, “The Prince of Peace,” would feel about a war started on falsities that continues to result in the death of thousands of innocent women and children.

Jesus doesn’t love only Americans, and he certainly was no warlord. I think it is a precarious position to be exhaulting GWB as doing the Lord’s work when that work involves the deaths of many innocent people - all of whom, despite their faith, are loved by Jesus.

By Captain Freedom

June 8, 2006 11:15 AM | Link to this

KC -

When my son says the “S” word, we place a bar of soap in his mouth.

We run a Godly house, you see.

By Scott

June 8, 2006 11:16 AM | Link to this

I feel bad for Murtha, Pelosi, Dean, Kerry, Kennedy and Gore. With A-Z gone (good riddance) then who will fax them their daily talking points?

By Atif

June 8, 2006 11:18 AM | Link to this

My condolences to Cynthia McKinney on the loss of her husband.

By Fave

June 8, 2006 11:20 AM | Link to this

Way to Go - We’ve Got Lots of School Spirit!

You know, I’m sure the troops in Iraq appreciate all you great cheerleaders whooping it up for them - you all look so cute and proud today.

But while we have lots and lots of great cheerleaders, the team could definitely use your great team spirit on the field.

Your President, George W. Bush knows what hard work cheerleading is, but seriously folks, our men and women in Iraq could use on the field with them.

It’s important that we win this thing - because, well, we’re winners!

That whole Lost Cause thing notwithstanding.

By judge

June 8, 2006 11:24 AM | Link to this

‘WHAT’, also let me remind you that Iraq wasn’t an ‘innocent nation’ as you stated. Iraq had not long ago invaded Kuwait. And you call this an ‘innocent nation’?? Unbelievable. The only mistake we made is not taking out Saddom in ‘91, but to keep peace w/ the UN we decided to stop short. After 9/11, Bush went forward w/ removing him from power to eliminate that treat. If you’re to blind to see this, then you’re just proving my point of my previous post. What GWB said after the 9/11 attacks is ‘either you are w/ us or against us (harboring terrorists or supporting them). And we didn’t ‘create’ out enemy. Muslims have for hundreds of years hated ‘Christian’ Nations or non-Muslim nations. Maybe you need to do a little History on Muslim extremism. Terrorism has been going on for hundreds of years.

By hewhoasks

June 8, 2006 11:25 AM | Link to this

Good work, Jim, but “The Onion” did a better piece on terrorists arriving in Hell after 9/11:

[Onion}(http://www.theonion.com/content/node/38673)

You say: “This has always been the way that the war on terrorism would be won. One bad guy or one small group of them at a time, just as President Bush explained to the nation after Sept. 11th.”

Maybe Bush did say that but his actions indicate that he put far more effort into major military efforts (decidedly not of the “one small group at a time” variety), including the invasion of Iraq, which had no link to the terorists nor WMD. Over and over it has happened that relatively small actions aimed precisely at the terrorists have been productive - actions independent of and possibly without invading Iraq. Of course with al-Zarqawi the issue is a bit clouded: would he have been the major monster he was had the US not invaded Iraq?

It’s good he’s gone.

By Cato

June 8, 2006 11:28 AM | Link to this

Let’s hope that the 72 virgins are as ugly as bowling shoes.

This event reinforces that the war on terror is making slow but sure progress. Iraq is a separate entitity, the goal there is now to establish a friendly republican government. (rule of law, not party of Bush.

Speaking of which, these days you can’t tell the difference between Dems and GOP’s; one is tax and spend, the other is tax and spend more. Thank God I’m a Libertarian. Don’t blame me.

Let’s defend our borders, let the free market prevail, bring the troops home expediently, and either respect personal individual liberties, or, as Lincoln did, suspend the writ of habeus corpus. (Try getting that through Congress!!)

By lexdawg

June 8, 2006 11:32 AM | Link to this

He will be waiting there for you Wooten, you Bush and most of the closed minded idiots on this blog.

By Big Brother

June 8, 2006 11:33 AM | Link to this

That’s great, Atif. I agree, Cynthia McKinney just lost a big contributor to her campaign in Al-Zarqawi. Too funny. I hope the Grand jury indicts her behind.

By just an American

June 8, 2006 11:35 AM | Link to this

Judge… in 1991 it was a legitimate war. If Bush Sr. didn’t have the courage then to end it the way you wanted it to end, I guess it’s good that he got voted out. Iraq is not a legitmate war. BUSH JR lied to get the US in and those lies continue to infect your brain.

By dg

June 8, 2006 11:39 AM | Link to this

Captain Freedom, you are a scream! You really know how to stir the soup.

By getalife

June 8, 2006 11:42 AM | Link to this

Private unAmerican,

That thing you call ann is the biggest joke on conservatism and you bought into her book pimping hate speech. LOL.

If she represents your values, you are surely going to hell.

By Jim Light Years Ahead

June 8, 2006 11:42 AM | Link to this

Captain Freedom,

I am truly soory if I misinterpreted your writing. Some of these blogs are a little confusing because folks try to be so cute as to lose their point; sarcasm and seriousness can be fuzzy. I too truly detest liberals. They are blinded by their hate and so often uninformed. The big lies by the mainstream media and liberals (I know, they are synonimous) is that there were no WMD’s. Yes we have found plenty….. enough to kill hundreds of thousands. But the libs will say it wasn’t the stock-piles as promised. What potential death count supports what constitutes the finding of WMD’s? Also, if we did not find enough WMD’s to support this war, shouldn’t we be asking “where are they?” They did exist at one point, so what happened to them? Maybe buried in Syria……..but don’t go swimming in the Tigres or Euphrates. Also, there is imperical evidence that Saddam was tied to Al-Quida, but the libs will deny this to the end. Finally, to all you libs out there, SHUT-UP! This is a great day and you can’t take it away from me, so just go smoke another one.

By time for the truth

June 8, 2006 11:43 AM | Link to this

@ Cynthia McKinney’s love slave …

Damn!! - has the race baiting trollope been cheatin’ on me again??!!

Liberal intolerance is enormously amusing, in their little I “really” hate Bush world no one else is actually entitled to a legitimate, dissenting opinion. They can’t simply agree to disagree - they just spew unremitting, usually irrational venom.

Bush and Blair’s vision has ensured that 50 million folks have a chance at long term freedom and two vile, unelected autocratic killing machines have been removed from power. And desite everything there’s still the real possibility in Iraq that the arab middle east can have democracy in some tangible form.

I actually like liberals very much, every one should have one. Although housetraining can be problematical I understand they make excellent gator bait/detectors down in FL.

By Kevin

June 8, 2006 11:55 AM | Link to this

I wonder if Saddam, his 2 sons, Hitler and Mussolini are going to be greeting Zarqawi? Maybe Satan will have them bathe Zarqawi in pigs blood before sentencing him to an afterlife of unimaginable pain and suffering. As the soup nazi would say, “you want virgins…..no virgins for you, NEXT!” Getting nervous Bin Laden?

By Big Brother

June 8, 2006 11:57 AM | Link to this

lexdawg, please go find a tall building and jump.

By Idiot Finder

June 8, 2006 11:59 AM | Link to this

Jim Light Year’s Ahead @ 9:37 said:

“Tiff, your excellent use of grammer obviously represents that you excelled in your government schooling.”

Before denouncing others for their inability to use “GRAMMER” correctly you ought to examine how your own schooling failed with teaching you GRAMMAR!!

Idiot!

By time for the truth

June 8, 2006 12:01 PM | Link to this

Ann Coulter was essentially absolutely correct - those Jersey Girls as they smugly self styled themselves have become shrill millionaire leftist mouthpieces who are NOT beyond legitimate criticism just because they lost loved ones.

Ms Coulter’s acerbic wit and sardonic patter has certainly managed to hoist an oudated taboo on its shameless pinko petard and allowed sensible, legitimate debate of another intellectually dishonest lefty tactic!!

Funny how the hatepig Stuart Smalley aka Franken - whose ratings are as impressive as the figures for the AlBore’s new unhinged propaganda film no one’s watching - gets to say ANYTHING he wants and is NEVER criticsed by the lefties for “going too far” … its just more pinko hypocrisy folks!!

If Smalley is so correct politically how come no one is listening to his smirk “visionary political genius”?? Whereas Rush gets 20 million folks a day!!

By Captain Freedom

June 8, 2006 12:07 PM | Link to this

Of course the delightful Ms. Coulter is correct about those sharp-tongued harpies. It just goes to show that women without a man’s firm hand might just say any fool thing, regardless of the impact on our body politic.

And Al “Pinko” Franken must be a loser, if he can’t get better ratings than someone with a tragic accidental addiction to Oxycontin.

Finally, Jim Light Years Ahead, your apology is accepted. You are correct that the libs and other Godless creatures are filled with blind hate and venom. That is why I wish they would all die and suffer the same tortures of Hell as Zarqawi.

By Lefthookjab

June 8, 2006 12:07 PM | Link to this

Isn’t this considered another ‘Number 2’killing/capture?

In case you rightwingnut morons haven’t got it yet, the obvious pattern that has developed here is that we are the reason the insurgency continues!

Zarqawi has already been replaced as will Bin Laden. Cut of Limbaugh, Fox News and put down Ann Harpee Coultre’s book and get a clue, you idiots!

By Proud Liberal

June 8, 2006 12:09 PM | Link to this

I am pleased that we have removed this evil man from the world, but distressed that this has been turned into a partisan issue immediately by the very people whining and predicting that “crazy” liberals are going to turn this into a partisan issue.

By sct

June 8, 2006 12:10 PM | Link to this

Truth, all the liberals are here, we don’t need the radio. We have AJC.com, remember home of the liberal media. AJC.com now is in 4th place in website page hits in the newspaper category.

How’s the conservative newspaper in town doing? Where do I find it? Are they producing as many page hits on their website?

By Left in the South

June 8, 2006 12:14 PM | Link to this

All you right wing idiots ignore one fact. There was no Zarqawi in Iraq until we showed up.

By judge

June 8, 2006 12:15 PM | Link to this

‘Just An American’, I was calling out ‘What’ poster about his comments claiming that Iraq was ‘an innocent nation’. Iraq was far from being innocent, and if you can’t see that then maybe you’re the one who’s infected. Saddam wasn’t a changed man (not until they found him hiding in a hole). And if you’re convinced that GWB has been telling a pack of lies from day one, then vote for someone else (as I’m sure you did). I just hope it wasn’t John Kerry, because he was also quoted as saying “if you don’t believe Saddam Hussein is a real & grave danger then don’t vote for me”. But I’m sure you believed his ‘other’ speeches closer to election time. Bash Bush for lying but believe Kerry’s lies?? They’re all chooses. Stop blaming Bush & look in the mirror.

By time for the truth

June 8, 2006 12:23 PM | Link to this

@ lefthookjab …

You tell ‘em mate!! That post was simply intellectually devastating, your rhetoric is indeed as cerebral and trenchant as any post structuralist Shakespearean critique I’ve had the misfortune to read whilst performing my very demanding duties as a trainee Wal-Mart people greeter!

Please, for pity’s sake have mercy!!

HINT: Its always best when attempting to imbecilically hector your conservative betters to type without also contemporaneously chomping down on several Happy Meals - and next time please make sure your new juvenile psychiatric social worker is monitoring the spell check!!

By ebonymonk

June 8, 2006 12:26 PM | Link to this

QUOTE:

y G.W. June 8, 2006 08:12 AM | Link to this How long do you think it will be before the liberals who hate Bush more than they hate terrorism will be on here, saying that “ignorant” Christian conservatives are the REAL threat to world peace?

LOL! I guess one of those liberals is Nick Bergs father who CNN and other news companies were interviewing on his feelings on Zarqawis death about 40 minutes ago. When he was asked about it, he said that it did nothing (because it doesn’t bring his son back or stop the insurgency) and started saying that the best thing the American people can do is impeach Bush and bring back the troops, and they immediately cut the feed. It’s typical though, Zarqawi was MADE into the face of the Iraq insurgency and now that he is gone (who is left to validate the presence?), There will be another guy that will be blown up way above what they really are to validate being there.

By Jesus

June 8, 2006 12:26 PM | Link to this

I hope to go to hell to if it’s anywhere away from you freak “so-called” christians

By dg

June 8, 2006 12:28 PM | Link to this

Glad Zarqawi’s gone, glad Saddam’s gone, but what do we do now about the religious war between the Sunnis and Shiites that is taking place in Iraq? Anyone know why the Protestants and the Catholics seemed to have stopped killing each other in N. Ireland? I sure don’t know but would be interested in hearing an explanation. Maybe it would have some relevance to what’s taking place in Iraq.

By Captain Freedom

June 8, 2006 12:29 PM | Link to this

You tell him, ‘time for the truth’.

One correction to your otherwise superb dissection of weenie liberal: “conservative betters” is a redundant superflous reptition. Best to hone your rhetoric and avoid these linguistic fauz pas.

Just as weenie libe should avoid the oxymoron “rightwing idiots”. The terms are simply incompatible. Like Cynthia McKinney and the Capitol Police.

Oh, snap!

By time for the truth

June 8, 2006 12:32 PM | Link to this

@ proud liberal…

You easily win MoRoN of the day …

the “crazy” lefties turned this into a partisan issue??? HAHAHA - just read their (incessant) Pavlov’s dog like Bush hate!!

@ sct

the ajc is a far left paper in most of its coverage, it simply preaches to the already politically retarded/converted - hence its CONTINUOUSLY PLUMMETING CIRCULATION FIGURES!!! … now this is very funny and undeniable!!

By

June 8, 2006 12:33 PM | Link to this

Heh.. watching today’s media reporters scowl was second only to the scowl after the liberals learned of Saddam’s capture. I can’t WAIT to see bigtime neomarxist lib Katie Couric scowl over it. Good news in Iraq (or the US) is bad news for them, and vice versa. It was really SU

By Captain Freedom

June 8, 2006 12:36 PM | Link to this

Thank God someone else recognizes that shrill Katie Couric for what she really is…another sharp-tongued liberal harpie who hates America and God.

She was once a fine picture of American womanhood, but like those annoying pinko 9/11 widows, after her husband died she began to ‘think for herself’, which has led to all sorts of imbecilic behavior.

She just needs to find a nice man and settle down, unless she has passed the practical age for breeding. In that case, she should just shut up and quit hating America.

By sct

June 8, 2006 12:39 PM | Link to this

I stopped my paper because I read it online…

Thats beside the point, where is the conservative metro wide paper?

You are supporting Cynthia Tucker everytime you click on a page here.

What is the web adress to the conservative paper?

By time for the truth

June 8, 2006 12:41 PM | Link to this

@ Cptn Freedom …

The slightly surreptitous usage and point of deploying “conservative betters” is that this actually is quite harrowing for, and invariably bewilders your average plebian pinko. And as what passes for it’s tiny critical factor cannot process such obvious logical tautologies there is a decent chance that one might perpetrate a GIANT HISSY FIT!!!

By Captain Freedom

June 8, 2006 12:43 PM | Link to this

sct

there really is no such thing as a conservative newspaper. this is because the liberals have dominated and controlled our public discourse for so long. Even the liberals on Fox News talk about this all the time, how there is a liberal lock on the media. If they can admit their own biases and dominance, why can’t you.

We are here, not supporting Cynthia Tucker McKinney, but rather storming the castle of conventional liberal wisdom.

Someday, we True Christian Conservatives will rise to power. Then you better watch out!

By just an American

June 8, 2006 12:48 PM | Link to this

you might not assume I voted for Kerry… I just feel betrayed by Bush (whom I did vote for, but have been abandoned by as I watch his lack of leadership on all domestic fronts — after all, he is a war time president, perhaps the home front is immaterial)

By sct

June 8, 2006 12:50 PM | Link to this

With all this demand there still is no conservative paper here????

Why hasn’t somebody started one? Why the constant crying about the AJC being the big bad liberal paper.

Put your money where your mouth is. Supply and demand!

By time for the truth

June 8, 2006 12:50 PM | Link to this

@ sct

this is an entirely obtuse question mate …

There is NO conservative paper in Atlanta as no doubt you are bloody well aware - or are you even more of a simpleton than one might have assumed? :)

AS you are well aware the pinko/liberal penetration of drive by media hacks in the USA is at around 90% - similar numerically in fact to the socialist like infestation on leftist campuses amongst so called lecturers who merely peddle unrepresentative PC drivel and uncritically promote racist quotas, anti-capitalist dogma and inane trendy lefty theories etc.

I am clearly not supporting the feminazi Ms Tucker - but excercising my free speech rights - which many liberals would gleefully deny me - given the chance!!

By Ignatius

June 8, 2006 12:52 PM | Link to this

Chris, I don’t know if you have ever been in a downsizing or takeover (or just “good for the bottom line” ) situation or not. The company you work for starts taking away a benefit here or there..flex time, coffee, such as that. Then they start ekeing the premiums on your insurance up a little bit at a time, not really enough to hurt, but it is a slow and relentless chipping away. I talk to some folks I worked with 6 years ago and their pay and benefits are 40% - 48% less than they were five years ago.

Now, let’s parallel that with what’s going on here. In the name of patriotism, we’re going to allow some wiretapping, just a little and we promise just terrorists! Then we’re going to allow search and seizure without a warrent, just like in the patriot act..but just the terrorists! Then we’ll take those scoundrels, or the ones we think are scoundrels, lock them up with no evidence and give them no access to due process for indefinite periods of time, but just the terrorists! See where I’m going with this? It reminds me of Martin Niemöller’s poem:

When the Nazis came for the communists, I remained silent; I was not a communist.

When they locked up the social democrats, I remained silent; I was not a social democrat.

When they came for the trade unionists, I did not speak out; I was not a trade unionist.

When they came for the Jews, I did not speak out; I was not a Jew.

When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out.

All I am trying to convey is to not have blind trust in much of anything and certainly not a corrupt beureacracy. We are important to most politicians once every two to four years. We are a nation and a diverse people with pretty much a common vision. We all have to watch out for each other, and in doing so we must ensure our rights are protected. Thomas Jefferson even saw the need for this when he planted the seeds for the ACLU. There is good and bad in our government just like there is any government, but at present the checks and balances in our government is skewed and it deserves our vigilence more than ever. The foxes are guarding the henhouse.

By Ignatius

June 8, 2006 12:54 PM | Link to this

And Captain Freedom, you truly are the bastard offspring of Hunter S. Thompson! You are one funny guy!

By Idiot Finder

June 8, 2006 12:54 PM | Link to this

Captain Freedom: Kudos to you. You do a great job! Keep up the good work!

By whynot

June 8, 2006 12:57 PM | Link to this

What an idiotic comment. Grow up Wooten. Go hide under your bed and save us from your tripe.

Your better off keeping your mouth shut about Iraq, then continuing to confirm your ignorance. Have you been right in 3 years?

By Harold

June 8, 2006 12:58 PM | Link to this

If there is “NO conservative paper in Atlanta” Harold wonders where Time For The Troll came up with the redundant catchphrase “homicide bomber.”

Such brilliance.

Are all bombers not homicidal? Of course they are.

Some commit suicide at the same time, but you know, that reveals that the bomber is fighting for a cause and maybe is not just some wacko hell bent on blowing people up for fun like Eric Rudolph.

By THE LONE RANGER

June 8, 2006 12:59 PM | Link to this

DEATH FROM ABOVE…

By Van

June 8, 2006 01:01 PM | Link to this

Ignatius,

Better the foxes guarding it, than weak spined, lilly livered, pinko liberals.

The terrorist radical muslims have come for us and we spoke up - this time.

By chris broe

June 8, 2006 01:01 PM | Link to this

Their making a movie out of Ann Coulter’s latest book!!! Title: “THE 911 WIDOWS vs THE BLACK WIDOW”.
Synopsis: Former clydesdale-turned-sacred-cow swallows some unpasteurized WMD spin and metamorphoses into an arachniphobic’s nightmare. It then filly-busters the national debate about the war on terror.

Watch for the sequel, “Jingoistic Godzilla”, adapted from the Thomas Paine pamphlet, “Unsunscreened Patriots”. (1776)

By steve

June 8, 2006 01:04 PM | Link to this

To: Lets Reason…So now we have to learn their culture, language and what made them hate us. I would suggest you go no further than the ideologic rantings of these killers who feel that all infidels who won’t convert must be beheaded and Jews must cease to exist. They can murder innocents in the name of allah (notice the small caps) and then run into their mnosques for protection, but God forbid we should follow them in. In the future when you make a call, do you want the answering machine to instruct you to press 1 in you want english, 2 if you want spanish, 3 if you want Arabic, etc. One more thing…I don’t recall having any problems with Japan or Germany after what happened to them in WW2. Seems as if they got such an a** kicking that neither want to rebuild their military. Stop thinking that just because someone doesn’t like us it must be something we did to them.I’m tired of those sand rats trying to dictate to us..

By Harold

June 8, 2006 01:04 PM | Link to this

So anyway Harold guesses that Trans-Jordan is safe now since Al Zarqawi was focused on the destruction of Trans-Jordan before the idiot Decider came along and Decided to destroy Iraq and let the guy run willy nilly beheading people and then creating a media facade illusion of association with El Qeeda. Keep them Mexicans outta here!

By Ignatius

June 8, 2006 01:08 PM | Link to this

Van, you need a mix to make it work, checks and balances. You really don’t want a monopoly on power totally in either’s hands.

By Librul Media MyBUTT

June 8, 2006 01:13 PM | Link to this

From a headline link on their front web page, 11 Alive News gives us the important “NEWS” that Congressman Tom Price thinks Zarqawi’s death is a positive thing.

Strangely, Congressman Price (R-Suckup) had nothting whatsoever to do with bringing this about. He is, however, running for re-election against both a democratic and a republican opponent for the usually-uncontested sixth district seat.

And coincidentally, he embarrassed himself by failing to show up for a scheduled debate last week. Looks like he can rely on his buddies in the (liberal) “news” media for a little image stroking. He is, afterall, one of the ten wealthiest congressmen in the nation, which is enough to buy “news” coverage whenever he opens his mouth to parrot GOP talking points.

I’m so old, I remember when reporters actually did news.

By time for the truth

June 8, 2006 01:15 PM | Link to this

harold the simpering barrel, the homosexual activist who hates Helen GA humiliates himself again.

the ‘homicide’ bomber designation is a clear ‘political parody’ of the so called ‘suicide’ bomber tag that the pinko media always uses. The ‘suicide’ tag gives a sick kind of credence to killers as if they are “making a great sacrifice” when they are simply cowards who have been brainwashed?

Bet you dont know who “invented” the ‘suicide’ bomber tactic. No google searches please!!

Fox News as an example of one balanced news source uses ‘homicide’ bomber which is much more “accurate”. As to a ‘cause’ - butchering say innocent civilians outside mosques and so on isn’t much of a ‘cause’. Funny how you lefties so often use apologist terminology for terrorists!!

Rudolph, in your chosen terminology had a ‘cause’ too - just one that you clearly dont support!! NEITHER DO I - but that’s about all we might agree on here!!

By Captain Freedom

June 8, 2006 01:19 PM | Link to this

Steve, I’m with you, my friend.

I too resent the spreading stain of foreign languages in our great land. This is America, gosh-dang it, and people should speak American, not that unholy mish-mash of sounds that don’t even sync up with the moving lips that spew them.

Who among us has not suffered the shame and humiliation of sniggering foreigners pointing at us and talking gibberish, and then laughing. You should see the way my wife blushes and smiles nervously when our plumber comes to work. Certainly, these cowards would never have the courage to insult me directly, but rather they hide behind their mongrel native tongue.

High time we put them to work building that Pacific-to-the Gulf Wall and then drop them on the other side after it is finished. Ingrates. And they can take their foul so-called “food” with them.

By Harold

June 8, 2006 01:24 PM | Link to this

Thanks for tossing out the “simpering,” Time for the Troll! That make Harold laugh and laugh!

By concerned citizen

June 8, 2006 01:28 PM | Link to this

Glad to hear this guy is dead. But before all you GOP goons start patting yourselves and Bush on the back for a job well done in the war on terrorism let me remind you of two facts: Al-Zarqawi wasn’t involved in September 11th and he wasn’t blowing people up in Iraq before the U.S. invaded. I know the spin will try to say that now they’re making progress in Iraq. Well, when the original objectives were to find WMD and a nuclear program, how can killing one terrorist who didn’t set up shop until we burst in the door be quantified as progress? Only in the warped minds of the right wing masses. In reality, had the Iraq war not started in the first place, Al-Zarqawi would likely never have reached the face recognition status that he did by his actions in Iraq. We made this guy who he was. I’m glad he’s gone, perhaps his death will save the lives of U.S. soldiers and Iraqi civilians, and maybe it’ll help speed the process of getting our soldiers the hell out of there.

By Bill McKinney

June 8, 2006 01:28 PM | Link to this

Al Zaquari looks just like a hawg (or Ned Beatty) to Satan right now. The only virgin where he’s going is HIM! Now squeal boy!! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, LOUDA BOY!! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Youcan Squeal BETTA’n THAT!!! WHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

By dg

June 8, 2006 01:30 PM | Link to this

Anyone that thinks that Fox News is balanced must also believe that pro wrestling is real. What is with those three looney tunes that mug for the camera every morning? They are as silly as Soledad O’Brien.

By Jethro

June 8, 2006 01:31 PM | Link to this

yeehaw…we got that A-rab. We can probably get Bin Ladin if we nuke the whole middle east…who’s with me..

By h

June 8, 2006 01:31 PM | Link to this

*By sct June 8, 2006 12:39 PM I stopped my paper because I read it online… Thats beside the point, where is the conservative metro wide paper? *

It folded. More precisely, it was folded into the current joint Atlanta Journal-Constitution. It had too few readers. Isn’t it interesting that the editor was Jim Wooten?

By Ugotta B. Kidding

June 8, 2006 01:32 PM | Link to this

This is to all the liberal scum out there, aka traitors. You give absolutely nothing to this country. You are takers and whiners. Whatever happened to your boy’s words, “Ask not what your country can do for you…ask what you can do for your country”. Why don’t you stand up for this country for once and quit your pi$$ing and moaning.

By Captain Freedom

June 8, 2006 01:37 PM | Link to this

@Ugotta B. Kidding

Amen, brother. Thank God for clear thinking stalwarts like yourself. You sound to me like a man who proudly wears the Uniform. (I know I would if it weren’t for my infirmities.) God bless you as you serve your tour in Iraq.

By Joe Wilson

June 8, 2006 01:37 PM | Link to this

But for today, for 24 hours, be happy. Al-Zarqawi’s dead. Satan has a new playmate.

Jim, you say this after saying this:* I sense sometimes in the Left’s arguments that the old hippies who sat out Vietnam oppose Iraq for the same reason that they and their ideological offspring have never cut George Bush any slack. And that is to convince themselves and the rest of us that they were right on Vietnam and that they were right on Al Gore — and if, by God, they never grant that there’s an ounce of legitimacy to this war or his presidency, that’s just simply the price we have to pay for not listening to them*

That does not sound too happy to me. That sounds like hate, hate of liberals. Read the wingnut blogs and it is the same hate you spew. You feed this hatred just like Rush and Ann.

Yes, try to be happy for a change and see what happens. Hate breeds hate, happy breeds happy. Have a happy day Jim :)

By Fave

June 8, 2006 01:40 PM | Link to this

Stirring words, Ugotta. But you’re standing up for your country here - shouldn’t you be standing a little closer to the action - like, say, Fallujah?

Move us with an example of your patriotism, girlfriend.

We have enough cheerleaders, we need your school spirit on the field, not in the bleachers.

Go Ugotta Go!

By Fave

June 8, 2006 01:46 PM | Link to this

My bad Captain, I didn’t realize that Ugotta was one of America’s Finest and that s/he was posting from the frontlines. Boy do I feel stupid!

Here I thought s/he was on the pep squad and s/he’s really on the first team!

My many apologies, Ugotta. You are a true hero! I’ll put a yellow ribbon on my SUV just for you!

Ugotta - should I get a boy ribbon or a girl ribbon?

By Captain Freedom

June 8, 2006 01:47 PM | Link to this

@ Fave

Sir, you make the mistake of thinking that one must serve on the front lines in Iraq to be a full participant in the War on Terror and Fight for Freedom. Some of us, due to unfortunate physical infirmities, are not allowed to serve.

However, rather than letting our shame consume us, we boldly man the bastions at home and fight against you liberal bedwetters who would destroy our Christian Nation from within. My work at Captain Freedom’s Keyboard is every bit as essential as the infantry grunt who rides around in air-conditioned Humvees. I could be enjoying my life, but instead have to scan the Internets for apostates like yourself stirring up HATE against our Glorious Leader and the cause of Freedom.

It is a sacrifice I am humbled to offer. You pinko pantywaist.

By sct

June 8, 2006 01:50 PM | Link to this

Capt. Freedom, I’m sorry to here about your illness. Is it asthma? Since 2003 there has been an epidemic of asthma. 62,386,412 new cases!

It seems to be prevalent in the 18-35 year old, Bush supporter category.

I hope you feel better soon.

By Ugotta B. Kidding

June 8, 2006 01:51 PM | Link to this

Hello Fave. I assume from your words that you’ve already been to Iraq since apparently you’ve already “played on that field”. But of course this is the liberal way. Since you can’t dazzle us with brilliance you baffle us with bull$s**.

By hewhoasks

June 8, 2006 01:53 PM | Link to this

By Joe Wilson June 8, 2006 01:37 PM (Jim Wooten said): And that is to convince themselves and the rest of us that they were right on Vietnam and that they were right on Al Gore — and if, by God, they never grant that there’s an ounce of legitimacy to this war or his presidency, that’s just simply the price we have to pay for not listening to them.

Joe Wilson responded)That does not sound too happy to me. That sounds like hate, hate of liberals.

Take a look. The US left Vietnam, the “domino theory” didn’t hold. We now trade with Vietnam. There’s no threat, no belligerency, no conflict. It rather looks like the folks who said we didn’t need to be (or shouldn’t be) in Vietnam have had their opinion verified by what has happened.

I can sense there’s someone else from that era trying to convince himself and the rest of us that he was right about Vietnam. (I was pro-Vietnam war at the time, by the way. Apparently I was wrong.)

As to the “ounce of legitimacy,” let’s table that for a moment and ask what happened to $9 billion in Iraq? Somebody got it and the administration seems beyond reluctant to try to find out who that was. Does that have any overlap with “legitimacy”?

By sct

June 8, 2006 01:53 PM | Link to this

My bad Capt.! After reading your last post (1:47) its obvious you lost both of your testicles. Was it an accident? Sex change??

By Ugotta B. Kidding

June 8, 2006 01:56 PM | Link to this

TO Sct. At least the good Captain HAS some balls. Where’s yours?

By Captain Freedom

June 8, 2006 01:57 PM | Link to this

@ sct

No, Mister Smarty Pants liberal. I happen to have a condtion called a pilonidal cyst, which is very painful and carries a shameful social stigma. (I suspect this is the object of those brown people’s taunting.)

I still have my testicles thank you very much, though I prefer to not spend much time thinking about “down there”. So, let’s not mention it again, please. Some things are beyond the bounds of decency, even for liberal bedwetters like yourself.

By Liberace's Ghost

June 8, 2006 01:59 PM | Link to this

I have it from a VERY good source that FAVE looks FAB in pink chiffon!

If I weren’t dead, I would GLADLY run off to Vermont with that little hunk and open an ADORABLE little B&B.

We could even hire Harold to sing “It’s Raining Men!” at our wedding.

Hallelujah!

By Ugotta B. Kidding

June 8, 2006 02:01 PM | Link to this

I’m havin’ more fun that Ann Coulter at a liberal weenie roast.

By sct

June 8, 2006 02:02 PM | Link to this

My work at Captain Freedom’s Keyboard is every bit as essential as the infantry grunt who rides around in air-conditioned Humvees.

So Capt. I guess you honor our brave soldiers by what??? Turning your air condition off for an hour each day?

By Captain Freedom

June 8, 2006 02:06 PM | Link to this

Ugottta

Ms. Coulter is a never-married Christian woman. I am sure she has never seen any kind of weenie, liberal or conserative. Careful in what you write, you have accidentally impugned the chastity and purity of that fine American woman.

By Captain Freedom

June 8, 2006 02:08 PM | Link to this

Oh, sct, you poor misguided liberal. As if me seating unnecessarily would help our brave boys in any way at all. Next thing you’ll suggest is that I no longer drive my Chevy Tahoe because it uses precious “oil”. You and your silly gestures.

By Captain Freedom

June 8, 2006 02:09 PM | Link to this

As if me seating unnecessarily would help our brave boys in any way at all.

My apologies, that should read sweating. Obviously with my cyst, seating is impossible without severe discomfort. And I know our brave boys in uniform would not want my Freedom to be marred by discomfort.

By Fave

June 8, 2006 02:11 PM | Link to this

Captain, I am completely cowed and chagrined.

Being a damn Yankee, decent southern men barely tolerate my miserable existence, so I am socially isolated, unable to participate in their extensive (and I understand quite erotic) male bonding rituals.

Since the usual social intercourse of southern males is not available to me, I am forced to seek the comforts and charms of their women, and yes, I live the life of a blasphemous unseemly sick perverted heterosexual sodomite, which I know southern men consider to be absolutely the worst kind of sodomite! Thankfully, posting here is anonymous, I can barely hide my shame…

I have lashed out at the southerner here, falsely accusing him of a lack of intellectual curiousity, of being unlettered and ill-educated, of a prurient interest in blood relatives, etc. etc.

As the many Bible school and Woodrow Wilson law school graduates attest to, nothing could be further from the truth. Southerners merely have “close” families, while many consider them unnaturally close, certainly the considerable charms of step-children are appreciated by many a southern step-daddy, and what’s wrong with that? Southern men have quite “catholic” tastes, indeed priestly tastes…

Captain, thanks to you and the many other fine upstanding moral southern men in this community - those unfortunates unable through physical infirmity to contribute to our Holy Cause in Iraq, helping a duskier race achieve the kind of democracy we enjoy here in Georgia - I will look seriously into changing my evil ways.

Seriously.

Thank you again, so very very much.

By Ugotta B. Kidding

June 8, 2006 02:11 PM | Link to this

Oh, I forgot. These bad talking liberals could never go to Iraq. THEY MIGHT RUN INTO A BULLY!!!

By time for the truth

June 8, 2006 02:13 PM | Link to this

@ harold the simpering barrel

in all seriousness it is becoming more and more apparent that you are a conservative troll masquerading as a limp wristed homsexual activist. the evidence for this is incontrovertible - just look at the cretinously stupid, utterly facile posts you always write, and the way you make it so unbelievably easy to verbally/logically hammer you every single time.

Are you a Reagan Republican like me, or just a loyal Bush supporter?

By TD

June 8, 2006 02:16 PM | Link to this

I am an independent voter and have voted Democrat or Republican multiple times, but I have noticed that the right on this board is mighty hypocritical about the left when they complain that the left hates them and that the left doesn’t cut any slack to GW. Is that meant to imply that the right is any more accepting of the left? It’s all mindless drivel being fed to both sides by “leaders” and “writers” who are only trying to further their agenda while getting everyone to drink the Kool-Aid. Man, it gets old. When will everyone realize that the truth is always in the grey area? No, I don’t want to live in Cuba, but neither do I want to be subjected to a world run by a self aggrandizing dolt like Ann Coulter. Your leaders are just trying to categorize you so that they can fund their jet or push more money to the chipmunks in Alaska, depending the side they are on. Rush Limbaugh is truly a big fat idiot and Al Franken is nothing more than Stuart Smalley. Please don’t take it too seriously. Just take the facts seriously. People are trying to kill us and the only way of true protection is cooperation amongst ourselves. God bless (that’s for the righties).

By K Mark Clark

June 8, 2006 02:16 PM | Link to this

Violence begets violence!

By Captain Freedom

June 8, 2006 02:18 PM | Link to this

Mr Fave,

I am heartened and encouraged by your ongoing transformation from sinful sodomite into upstanding Christian Citizen. I knew from your fine suggestion yesterday on how to deal with the homosexual unpleasantness (by, as you wrote, beating the queer out of them) that we were not far from a meeting of the minds.

If you are interested, I would be happy to counsel you as to your further spiritual awakening. The Rev. Dobson has several fine techniques for curing homosodomites, I am sure that, applied judiciously, they might cure your own unnatural urges as well. And if not, I know someone who, for a reasonable fee, will beat the sodomite out of you with the Loving Fists of God.

Respectfully yours, Captain Freedom

By concerned for Capt.

June 8, 2006 02:18 PM | Link to this

Capt — you have really bad boils? Will they be operating soon? Gosh I hope so, wouldn’t want that abcess to spread.

By Idiot Finder

June 8, 2006 02:20 PM | Link to this

Fave, how dare you question the patriotism of Captain Freedom! Hello, just look at his moniker! And at least Captain Freedom is being a vigilant defender of our morals and great country, instead of a turncoat who is trying to bring the rest of us down with hi and his sick, twisted views.

Bravo, Captain Freedom. Thank you for serving - while in severe physical discomfort - God and all us God-fearing, W-supporting REAL Americans.

By Captain Freedom

June 8, 2006 02:21 PM | Link to this

@ concerned for Capt.

Thank you for your concern, it is clear you are a compassionate Christian Man.

No, no surgery is scheduled, yet. My doctor believes that abcess makes the heart grow fonder.

By Easy

June 8, 2006 02:22 PM | Link to this

TD -

You miss the point. There are hypocrites and idiots on both sides. It isn’t a right or left problem.

By time for the truth

June 8, 2006 02:22 PM | Link to this

Its now becoming more and more obvious to every clear thinking American that Ann Coulter is clearly Supreme Court Justice material and Bush must nominate her at the next vacancy - hopefully when the feminazi Ginsberg finally retires or goes completely ga ga!

Ms Coulter undoubtedly would serve America and the court well. Although she doesn’t (yet) have judicial experience her judicious, incisive critiques of a wide range of issues and her legal background make her a superb choice for SCOTUS.

Certainly an astute temporary presidential appointment to a federal court for a year or so this summer would make her an unstoppable candidate.

By Ugotta B. Kidding

June 8, 2006 02:22 PM | Link to this

Damn, you go Captain Freedom! You de man!!!

By Dwight Schrute

June 8, 2006 02:22 PM | Link to this

At Dunder Mifflin, if we find out that you are a liberal, we will terminate you with extreme prejudice.

By Jethro

June 8, 2006 02:25 PM | Link to this

Captain America

I love you man…you stir my manhood somethin’ powerful.

I reckon you’d be more fun in the barn than them sheep…

By Fave

June 8, 2006 02:26 PM | Link to this

Ugotta,

I’ve already apologized to you, if I had known that you were actually in Iraq I would never have responded to you as I did - I salute the fine job you are doing over there. You humble us all by being one of those too few great Americans willing to put the power of their convictions into action.

Were you involved in the death of this evil Al Qaeda leader? Regardless, good for you for sacrificing so much to be there, so close to the action, standing up for America, for us. Even poor pathetic liberal heterosexual sodomites like me.

I wish I had half your courage. God bless you, soldier!

By Jethro

June 8, 2006 02:29 PM | Link to this

Ann Coulter shore is purty…Ah’d take her out to the barn too..hyuk hyuk hyuk..

By Woodie

June 8, 2006 02:31 PM | Link to this

Ok. Bush killed another Arab. All hail the chief. All hail the conservatives. All hail Ann Coulter. Geez.

We have reverted to a medival political climate where success is defined by blood.

These conservatives need to all go to Iraq and see what they have done and are doing.

By SOBAD

June 8, 2006 02:32 PM | Link to this

CAPTAIN FREEDOM, MAYBE YOUR WIFE SMILES, BLUSHES AND TEASES YOUR PLUMBER BECAUSE OF YOU. YOU KNOW, ON ACCOUNT OF YOUR LITTLE CONDITION. GIRLFRIENDS JUST TRYING TO GET HOOKED UP.

By Captain Freedom

June 8, 2006 02:33 PM | Link to this

Bravo, Woodie. You have reminded us all why we are gathered here today in celebration. My apologies for diverting the conversation from the joyous celebration of death.

As Jesus said, “When your enemy falls, dance on his grave with bounteous joy. For by his death shall ye be redeemed.”

By time for the truth

June 8, 2006 02:34 PM | Link to this

a jethro …

but didn’t you recently get busted for animal husbandry? :)

@ fave

“Even poor pathetic liberal heterosexual sodomites like me” …

you really are NOT being hard enough on yourself!!

and that reference to ‘mites’ will only get harold going!

By Fave

June 8, 2006 02:35 PM | Link to this

Ugotta, you forgot to tell me whether I should get a boy ribbon or a girl ribbon for my SUV.

I’m sure the other posters would love to support our troops - post your APO here and I’ll send you some cookies.

As a further gesture of my good will towards you - if you are a male soldier, I’d be glad to look in on your wife or girlfriend until you get back. It’s the least I could do for my country and our Glorious Leader George W. Bush.

I know I seem like an a*******hole to you, but generally southern women find me quite charming, since I am a frequent bather. I understand southern cultural mores, so I promise “I will not have sexual intercourse with that woman”.

By Captain Freedom

June 8, 2006 02:37 PM | Link to this

@ SOBAD

I do not quite understand, sir, perhaps because of your SHOUTING with all caps. A bit of decorum, if you please.

But as for my wife, well yes, she is trying to get hooked up, that is why we have a plumber. I’m just baffled why this job has taken so many months. And why I am asked to leave for an hour each day while Pedro “lays some pipe.” But then again, I’ve never been very good with my hands. My specialty is more intellectual.

Well, everyone has their special talents, I guess.

By Cynthia Mckinney's love slave

June 8, 2006 02:38 PM | Link to this

RIGHT ON WOODIE, not to mention the timing with my Master McKinney’s investigation coming to a conclusion it’s to divert attention for the vicious DC Police assaults. All this time spent on Al-Zarqawi and we STILL don’t have the first clue, who killed TUPAC!!! The GOP’s is going under. Isn’t that right Pat Kennedy?

By time for the truth

June 8, 2006 02:46 PM | Link to this

** TYPICAL OF THE PINKO AJC!!!

current front page caption reads “A U.S. soldier at a Baghdad press conference removes an older image, to display a photo ))purportedly(( showing the body of al-Zarqawi. More photos”

THESE LEFTIES CANNOT EVEN BRING THEMSELVES TO ADMIT THE USA GOT HIM!!!

Yet even the British Bush Bashing Corp, the Clinton News Network and the rarely watched Village Idiot cable co MSNBC are all conceding he’s dead and discussing his death!!

No wonder this leftist paper is chronically losing circulation !!**

By hewhoasks

June 8, 2006 02:47 PM | Link to this

Here’s a question for Jim Wooten:

Jim, you can see what your blog has already degenerated into. I don’t think this is what you had in mind. What can I do (and refrain from doing) that would make your blog be more like what you hoped it would be?

By Mark

June 8, 2006 02:49 PM | Link to this

To Joe Wilson:

Your right, liberals are easy to hate. You all suck!!

By Cynthia Mckinney's love slave

June 8, 2006 02:49 PM | Link to this

FAVE, at least I know you got Master McKinneys back!

By Pat Robertson

June 8, 2006 02:50 PM | Link to this

Did all of you know that I can leg press 2000 lbs? I’m buffed man…that’s why God talks to me. He knows I can totally blast my guns…yeah dude…gonna isolate my pecs later and then have my patented super protein Jesus shake..

What does all of this have to do with that dead Arab?

But Jim Wooten is one of the most insightful people in his office..

Oh.give to the 700 club.

By Dirty Dawg

June 8, 2006 02:51 PM | Link to this

Kill’em all and let God sort them out. Arabs are a scourge on the rest of humanity and Islam is straight from the pits of Hell. Burn in Hell Al-Zarqawi ,its your just reward for a lifetime of evil.

By reality check

June 8, 2006 02:53 PM | Link to this

ummmm…. not to burst the bubbles of all those conservatives celebrating the decline in subscriptions to the AJC… but aren’t all print newspapers experiencing a decline in subscriptions? That’s kind of the trend as more folks start getting news online.

By jamesd

June 8, 2006 02:53 PM | Link to this

The war was unjustified?
Saddam Hussein is accused of Genocide, Murder, Torture, and just plan bad manners.
Iraq might not have been the greatest threat to the US but it was a good place to start. It was weak and will prove to be a good example.
So we didn’t find WMD, you do have us there our bad. Is that your only example of why we should not have gone into Iraq. Did you not hear about the rapes, murder and torture camps Saddam allowed and encouraged.
I guess we should of just said “I sucks to be you” and continued on with our life.

For the people who think we should reason with the extremist Muslims and learn to respect their culture here is a little scenario.

Liberal: Hello terrorist how are you today. Terrorist: FU Liberal: I want to study your culture so we can get along. Terrorist: FU Liberal: Can’t we find a middle ground. Terrorist: NO You are not Muslim, My lord says anyone who is not Muslim has to die period. Infidel you must die. Bang Liberal: Ouch

Terrorists are called extremists by the majority of the Muslims. Hitler was an extremist. Hitler never gave up, allowed his county to be crushed and in the end killed himself. There is no reasoning with extremists. Can anyone on this blog give me a good dialog of how you would have convinced Al-Zarqawi to discuss peace. I would love to hear that conversation, but I’m afraid you cannot show me a positive scenario. Kill them all and as fast as you can. They will never stop trying to kill us. It’s not that they are mad at us, but I think they might be. It is their teachings, religion and beliefs that we are inferior and should be wiped out of existence. Convincing the extremist to stop killing us is like convincing Tom Cruise that Lord Xenu is not real.

By Homer Simpson

June 8, 2006 02:54 PM | Link to this

What the hell are you talking about?!

By BA

June 8, 2006 02:56 PM | Link to this

Killing Zarqawi is only one battle! Keep killing those freaks until every terroist is D…E…A…D!!!!!!! Kill’em all and let God sort’em out.

What’s so funny to me is that George Bush has the balls to make tough decisions and go after the terroist and nations that are actual legitimate threats to our country and our freedom. All the panty waist liberals have to hang their hat on is Bill Clinton, Ted Kennedy, Nancy Pelosi, Hilary Clinton, and Al Gore! If you lefties think George Bush is doing such a terrible job just think if that group was left to make the critical decisions regarding terrorist and rouge nations that we face today. Thank God for men like George Bush!

By Rockery Hudpeck

June 8, 2006 02:58 PM | Link to this

Fave is an arrogant, condescending, egomaniacal, self-rightous wingbag.

But, I must admit, he does look FAB in PINK chiffon. And he can belt out “It’s Raining Men!” like NOBODY’S business.

Hallelujah!

By Hewhoknows

June 8, 2006 02:58 PM | Link to this

What does Wooten expect? SATAN?!!

Come on…his little opening comment about the prince of evil wasn’t likely to generate charged intellectual debate.

By Pitbull

June 8, 2006 03:00 PM | Link to this

Just think, Al-Zarqawi must be on at least the 40th of his 75 virgins by now (literally) so why should we be anything but happy that the sob’s corpse is rotting in Iraq now?

By Jim Wooten

June 8, 2006 03:04 PM | Link to this

Thanks for the question, hewhoasks. I do think blogs are places where serious issues can be dealt with intelligently. But this is an emotional issue and most bloggers are reacting the way I did when I first heard the good news about al-Zarqawi’s demise this morning — more from the gut. Or at least that’s my impression. That’s fine. A couple of issues this week — marriage and what the Dems can do to win in the South — took some turns, but also had some incredibly substantive posts. My intent at the moment is to write in print over the weekend about some of the suggestions folks made. Politicos pay big money to get that kind of insight from potential voters. I’ve also updated the Wednesday post on marriage to present a slightly different question, looking past the court, the special session of the legislature and the certain result of voting in November, if it comes to that. I do appreciate the question, hewhoasks, but my impression after almost the first week is that the blog has a sense of when it’s wandering off course and re-centers on the issue. Thanks for contributing.

By Hadden Knough

June 8, 2006 03:06 PM | Link to this

The AJC website headline speaks of “… a photo purportedly showing the body of al-Zarqawi”. Is there some doubt, or is this just the usual AJC bull **?

By Captain Freedom

June 8, 2006 03:06 PM | Link to this

@ BA

Right you are, BA, the pansy liberals would just be cowering under the desk in the West Wing. Thank God we have a striding titan at the helm of our Great Christian Nation, a real man who is not afraid to make mistakes.

Really, hey, the liberals caused 9/11 with their permissiveness and appeasements of the terrorists during the Clinton years. More concerned with fat young interns than with protecting our Freedom. So, yes, they are objectively pro-terror and arguably traitors as well.

But sadly, the Captain must sign off for the day and get to work. If you think those pimply immigrant kids are going to peel those potatoes unless I’m standing over them, you clearly are not an experienced food service professional. Assistant managing these all you can eat buffet bars is no walk in the park.

God Bless Mr Wooten for his generous hospitality here, and God Bless George Bush and the U S of A.

By Harold

June 8, 2006 03:14 PM | Link to this

Al-Zarqawi’s death is no ‘severe blow to al-Qaida,’ but if Clinton were still in charge he could send Lieutenant Lewinski to handle the job.

Al-Zarqawi the illegal immigrant from Trans-Jordan only aligned his public persona with Al Qeeda after the face in order to make a bigger name for himself than George Bush was giving him.

By one terrrorist down

June 8, 2006 03:22 PM | Link to this

how many do you think are left?

By Fave

June 8, 2006 03:28 PM | Link to this

Jim,

I have to agree, this blogpost today has been a goldmine of original well-thought ideas for modern conservatives - you’ll be weeks and weeks (several minutes at least, don’t forget your spellcheck) sorting out the many sophisticated strands of thinking and nuanced prose of the many fine patriots that posted here today to cheer cheer cheer over the death of an Al Qaeda leader. It’s great that not even 5 years after 9/11/2001, the greatest army in the world, under the expert guidance of that man of Gawd and Vietnam Era war hero George W. Bush, praise be unto him, has caught and killed someone actually somewhat involved in the murders that fateful day.

In the immortal words - written in the hearts of all great Christyun Americans - of the Prophet Dumbya praise be unto him - Mission Accomplished.

Let us proclaim loudly, proudly to the Muslim infidels in their own language - Dumbya Akbar! Indeed, let us make them wear women’s underwear on their heads and join in naked butt pyramids until they change their evil ways!

Yours both in Christ and the spilt blood of Al Zarqawi,

Fave

By sct

June 8, 2006 03:37 PM | Link to this

Here is the headline from Atlanta’s conservative newspaper:

JESUS KILLS SATAN

Whoops, I forgot, Atlanta doesn’t have a conservative paper.

By Mr. Hane's

June 8, 2006 03:37 PM | Link to this

Fave prefers to wear MEN’S underwear on his head.

Fruit of the Loom, if you’re interested.

By hellinahandbasket

June 8, 2006 03:38 PM | Link to this

good riddance to bad rubbish….

By Boxers or Briefs?

June 8, 2006 03:41 PM | Link to this

And, when Fave wears MEN’S underwear on his head, he prefers that the MEN still be in them!

By Joe Wilson

June 8, 2006 03:44 PM | Link to this

Are we happy yet? :)

By Kevin

June 8, 2006 03:54 PM | Link to this

I am for getting rid of all the terrorists. I am afraid we are paying a great price. As Clint says in the making of UNFORGIVEN…

Violence asks for a price that we can never quite pay.

By Cynthia Mckinney's love slave

June 8, 2006 03:57 PM | Link to this

Fave’s idea of being happy is being miserable. He’s been that way ever since those evil hate mongers on the right took away his welfare and made him get a job. All he has to do now is blog all day, until he gets fired. Then he can get his unemployment checks (hand outs), and he’ll be happy again.

By fireplug

June 8, 2006 04:22 PM | Link to this

You know with the growing potential of trouble from Iran…ain’t it good that the US has a toe hold next door in Iraq?

By The Stopper

June 8, 2006 04:23 PM | Link to this

Whoops, I forgot, Atlanta doesn’t have a conservative paper.

Why the hell should it? Atlanta isn’t a conservative town.

If you want a conservative paper, the Gwinnett Daily Rag is your thing. In their little world, Chimpy Bush is still at 91% approval and most of America thinks it can win the Warren Terra by fightin’ ‘em over there in Eye-Rack instead of over here.

Never is heard a discouraging word from anyone to the left of Bill Shipp or David Broder.

If fantasy-land right-wing nonsense is what you want, that’s the paper you should be reading, not the AJC which, sad for you, actually goes out of its way to seek a diverse group of opinions on its editorial pages, and attempts (and occasionally succeeds) in having journalistic integrity in its hard-news reporting.

By Van

June 8, 2006 04:24 PM | Link to this

Kevin,

And how would you try and get rid of terrorists? Speak nice and send them to a time out?

By hh

June 8, 2006 04:26 PM | Link to this

Bush and his lies have killed and maimed more innocent people than Al-Zarqawi could have ever dreamed. Maybe Satan will put them both together.

By An Inquiring Mind

June 8, 2006 04:27 PM | Link to this

I think The Stopper is Fave’s boyfriend.

I wonder if he (The Stopper) likes to wear MEN’S underwear on his head, too.

By john

June 8, 2006 04:31 PM | Link to this

Satan has a new whipping boy in hell. His death was too quick to compensate for the lives he took. But i guess we can be assured that his words and actions will no longer be felt among innocent people again. His followers say he’s a martyr. They are just insecure people who wanted to feel important. There is no heaven for these people. No virgins to wait on them. No burial facing Mecca. Muhammed Atta wanted his body buried with “good Muslims” He got what he deserved also. His body was burned up. Delusions of what they want to happen isn’t reality. Good ridence to bad trash.

By Van

June 8, 2006 04:34 PM | Link to this

hh,

Please do not forget the entire Congress in this “lie”(they said go ahead to the President and then gave the Pentagon a ton of money for this “lie”).

I am interested in your definition of “innocent” people.

Try having an original thought and not just some trash of a far left blog.

By Chris

June 8, 2006 04:42 PM | Link to this

Van,

Are children unfortunate enough to be born in Iraq not innocent? What was their crime? Did you choose who you were born to? Why should more of them die and suffer so a few terrorist leaders die?

Are their lives less important because they were born Arab?

By Fave

June 8, 2006 04:46 PM | Link to this

Chris, what a silly question to ask about the children of dusky-skinned infidels.

The answer is obvious to any decent Christyun Southron American:

The answer is of course, of course.

By Bobbi

June 8, 2006 04:46 PM | Link to this

OMG, you liberals really just will not give this administration any credit. I know I am happy today, It was a good day when I woke up this morning and turned on my TV and saw the breaking news. My son in in the military, along with hundreds of thousands of other young and not so young people putting it on the line for us/U.S. everyday..Do you get that. The enormity of the possible sacrifice. God Bless our troops, Our Country and our President.

By Ugotta B. Kidding

June 8, 2006 04:57 PM | Link to this

I’m proof that it doesn’t take a genius to tell why liberals are stupid. Just read some of these liberal blogs. THEY JUST DON’T GET IT. You can explain til you’re blue in the face and they’ll never understand why this war on terrorism is so important. They’ll never realize that you can’t have a time out and discuss things with these people and “everything will be okay”. Liberals DO NOT understand that their throats will be the FIRST to be slashed if these DEMONS FROM HELL ever gained the power that they want. They live in a fairy tale world. Unfortunately it’s our brave young men and women that must die so that these traiterous morons can have their freedom of speech to say all their immature, idiotic, cruel words. Just think how much better country this would be if we didn’t have to drag their sorry asses along.

By Chris

June 8, 2006 05:00 PM | Link to this

I wonder if Jesus celebrates when someone goes to hell? That seems to be at odds with his teachings of forgiveness.

An evil man met his fate - since when did Christians celebrate a soul going to hell? Its contrary to the entire premise of the faith.

By Uncle Pete

June 8, 2006 05:01 PM | Link to this

Give Fave a break. It’s difficult to produce an intelligent thought when you have MEN’S underwear … and a MAN … on your head.

By chris broe

June 8, 2006 05:02 PM | Link to this

The death of Zarqawi nearly completes the entire deck of playing cards that formed the 52 most wanted on the Bush hit list. W was never clear if the joker made it 53, and of course, there’s that card that you just throw away, it has some warnings about using cards to trick children or the elderly and also warnings about cocaine abuse, I dont know, but that would technically make it a 54 card deck.

The only 3 cards left are probably for the Dixie Chicks, who told Bush to “go fish”. The last media photo of the Dixie Chicks shows them playing strip poker. The Dixie Chicks like to hold their cards close to their chests.
Pick a card, any card.

By Cynthia Mckinney's love slave

June 8, 2006 05:03 PM | Link to this

Fave is now HH in disguise people. Isn’t it obvious?

By Chris

June 8, 2006 05:04 PM | Link to this

I have more respect for the men and women in uniform than any other people in the world. Nothing saddens me more than to see them misused and mistreated like they are by this administration.

By dg

June 8, 2006 05:05 PM | Link to this

@ Jim Wooten.

“My intent at the moment is to write in print over the weekend about some of the suggestions folks made. Politicos pay big money to get that kind of insight from potential voters.”

You mean you take this mudslinging seriously? Don’t these blogs sort of remind you of Roller Derby?

By Not a pus

June 8, 2006 05:12 PM | Link to this

Chris What a stupid comment. Where did you read “Bush vows to kill all who has or will be born in Iraq”? Blind people like you make me sick. We are fighting a war against terrorism. Terrorism is violent acts committed by terrorists. There for we go after terrorists. What the hell are you talking about, are us accusing Bush of genocide. Why don’t you just slant everything because you cannot come up with a valid argument? You see I can do it too. Yes innocent people have to die to provide a safe place to live. That has and always will be a part of war you p***. Grow up and welcome to reality. I guess we should still have slave because it cost a few lives to free them. I guess we should have just let Germany and Japan take over the world because millions would have not died in war. Maybe a world with no Jews and slaves is what you want you p***

By Ugotta B. Kidding

June 8, 2006 05:15 PM | Link to this

@Chris I’m sure that you mean well. Unfortunately you’re just misguided. The ONE THING that liberals miss when talking about our servicemen and women in Iraq IS: How do our TROOPS feel about what they’re doing in Iraq??? Two of my sons have served there, one a Marine and the other in the Army driving an Abrams tank and a gunner on a humvee in the “Sunni triangle of death”. He was shot at with small weapons, mortared, his tank hit with RPGs, and roadside IEDs. He spent a year at small forward operating bases, in the streets with both the good AND bad people in Iraq. He came home in May, with the 48th, proud of the job they were doing over there under extreme conditions. That’s the feelings of most of the servicemen and women over there, according to polls. So next time you’re “concerned” about our guys and girls over there…understand by far the majority are glad they’re making a difference and I salute and honor them for their sacrifices.

By liberalrat

June 8, 2006 05:16 PM | Link to this

so what if Al-Zarqawi’s gone. The world is still not safe because the most dangerous terrorist of them all will be in the oval office ‘til 2008!

By Bobbi

June 8, 2006 05:20 PM | Link to this

Chris and Faye,

Too bad I can’t see you BOTH so I could tell you too your face’s that your are idiots. But I guess this foramtt will have too do. So here goes… You both are idiots. Now I feel better.

By getalife

June 8, 2006 05:24 PM | Link to this

I propose a toast to the demise of an evil man.

Jim wants us to be happy for 24 hrs.

Jim, I am happy 24 hours a day 365 days a year just to be alive.

Cheers.

By Bobbi

June 8, 2006 05:24 PM | Link to this

A liberalRAT, shut up your an idiot too. What would have had our president do post 9/11? What action would you have taken if god forbid your were in charge of the most powerfull country in the FREE WORLD?

By Chris

June 8, 2006 05:25 PM | Link to this

Not a pus,

First of all, I was responding to Van’s question “Who are the innocent?” There are certainly innocent people in Iraq.

Secondly, you must have reading comprehension difficulty because I never said anything or claimed that anyone was trying to ,kill those innocent people.

Thirdly, I’ve not made an argument about the war. I’m not slanting anything because I have not taken any position except there are innocent people in Iraq.

Fourthly, I support fighting terrorism. I support going after terrorists. I find it strange we decided to do that in Iraq since that is not where most of the terrorists who attacked our country came from, but that does not diminish my desire to rid the world of terrorism. In fact, I don’t think we are going after them hard enough. I think there should be a concentrated national effort to eradicate them. You mentioned the Nazis and Japan, we joined together as a country to fight them. Lets do it now again.

Its a fact we are stretching our current soldiers thin. We also have a developing threat in Iran that has an even larger army and land mass than Iraq. I think the obvious solution is to re-instate the draft. This is a national fight and we should bring all of the resources of this country to the table.

By Mary

June 8, 2006 05:25 PM | Link to this

Love that image of hell, yes. Quite funny. But the left will not be happy, just as they were not about capturing Saddam. Remember the whining about televising part of his medical exam? The left cannot and will not do what our military has done and I think a lot of envy fuels their dissatisfaction. This was behind the protests of the Vietnam War as well. They don’t have what it takes in the arena of war, as well as on the personal front, and to divert attention they just complain like spoiled children. I’m waiting for the commentaries to come in. They will find something to complain about as long as this world is not perfect (or perfect according to their standards), and that of course will be forever. So let us raise a glass to our victories. They have no victories to celebrate because they do nothing positive; they only react by complaining.

By Ugotta B. Kidding

June 8, 2006 05:25 PM | Link to this

You go Bobbi!!!

By Bobbi

June 8, 2006 05:29 PM | Link to this

getalife I am toasting with you. And I am sorry if it seems un-christian to be happy that this terrorist is dead. That’s why we mere mortals are not divine. A eye for an eye…And tomorrow a few more eye’s if we are lucky and more than luck, if we are vilagant…

By Cynthia Mckinney's love slave

June 8, 2006 05:29 PM | Link to this

EASY Bobby, Remember they cast stones and live in glass houses. When it comes to a debate, all they can do is call you names and say W is a liar. They will lose more seats in the House and Senate, and another Presidential Election, and they’ll still say the same thing. Watch what they do with Ann Coulter, none and I mean NONE, will go head to head with her because she’ll make them look like an idiot, like she did Matt Lauer.

By foreigner

June 8, 2006 05:31 PM | Link to this

Wow, I use to think there was hope for 50% of americans…now I can see that 90% of you have your head stuck so far up your own a***** you can’t even see things for what they are. Sad really!

By Bobbi

June 8, 2006 05:34 PM | Link to this

foreigner I can’t tell by your blog, what is your position? Are your right or are you liberal?

By Cynthia Mckinney's love slave

June 8, 2006 05:37 PM | Link to this

FOREIGNER, You must be from France…still mad at us for breaking up your oil for food, huh?

By clyde

June 8, 2006 05:39 PM | Link to this

The part I like best about all this is when Zarqawi gets to paradise and finds out the 72 virgins are all male.

By Fave

June 8, 2006 05:43 PM | Link to this

Cynthia McKinney’s Love Slave, what a horrible fate that much be for a fine southron gentleman like yourself. Forced to have carnal knowledge with Ms. McKinney - what’s the worst thing about it for you, the fact that the congresswoman is black, or the fact that she is a woman?

Son, slavery is illegal - you really could leave if you wanted to. So make a break for it!

By Fave

June 8, 2006 05:56 PM | Link to this

Bobbi, it must be worrisome to have a child in the military at this juncture in history. Hopefully, your child is nowhere near the action, but if he is, it must be a huge comfort to you to know that a great Vietnam Era war hero and highly competent world leader like our sober and determined Commander-in-Chief George W. Bush is in charge, and that he has such strong and visionary leadership like Secretary Rumsfeld backing him up.

I am surprised that given such high quality men in charge, that Al Qaeda does not just give up and kiss their feet!

By Cynthia Mckinney's love slave

June 8, 2006 06:00 PM | Link to this

FAVE, you call me “son” cause I’m so brite?-lol, damn I’m funny…you know, it’s all the above, remember we’re still fighin the Civil War down here (haven’t you been reading the NYT, or watching CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN). I’m a racist bigot, remember. Oh by the way, I love Condi Rice. Oops, does that help your stupid point.

By Ugotta B. Kidding

June 8, 2006 06:01 PM | Link to this

Fave, my little homosexual buddy…If your mother had been a good liberal she would have aborted your a$$ and saved the world one giant a*******hole!!!

By Bobbi

June 8, 2006 06:03 PM | Link to this

Faye, I worry more about my children here in this country with people like you here that ar just inviting more terrorist attacks. My son is not now in Iraq, but has been there and I am proud of all our men and women, yes even the blacks and women (but don’t tell anybody) that’s just between us… Well I have to drive home now but look forward to reading more ignorant blogs from the left when I arrive home. Keep em coming.

By

June 8, 2006 06:05 PM | Link to this

Cynthia, I agree with you. How can anyone question the essential truthiness of our esteemed leader, Dumbya? So much of what he says sounds so good, doesn’t it? And he always says it in front of a flag, which makes it even truthier. Yes, George W. Bush has struggled and fought and clawed his way to the top, and it made him a better person and our country a better place for his struggles.

Ann Coulter is a fine upstanding woman. She is so brave she seems almost manly, outspoken, no pale retiring flower her, like our President, another embodiment of truthiness.

By Jim Wooten

June 9, 2006 10:26 AM | Link to this

OK, the 24 hours of joy we claimed upon hearing the news that the bad guy had been dispatched to the hereafter have now expired. It’s now OK for what conservative radio commentator Laura Ingraham calls the “but… monkeys” to come out. No good news on Iraq is allowed to stand without a dose of the naysayers’ glum-and- grim.

By Fave

June 9, 2006 12:25 PM | Link to this

Good point Jim - those “buts” need to be behind us - the 2400 dead American soldiers, the $100B or so spent so far, etc. Frankly, who really cares about a bunch of dead innocent foreign civilians half-way around the world? Those people, most of them weren’t even Christyun. Collateral damage, enough said. Of course I could go on, but to what end - I would just detracting and distracting from the incredible job our leaders are doing. So this great American won’t do that!

There’s a dead badman in Iraq - rejoice! A glorious day for America and our Man of Destiny - George W. Bush!

Rejoice!!!

By hewhoasks

June 9, 2006 01:51 PM | Link to this

(By Jim Wooten June 8, 2006 03:04 PM )

Thanks for the reply.

As to what the Democrats can do I’ll say that for me the important consideration is that the US is (as Lincoln said) “a government of the people, by the people, for the people.” What ought to happen more often would be for politicians to find out what the people require/need and to offer that. (Statesmen will determine what the people need even if they don’t recognize the need and educate them so that they support the correct action. Statesmen are rare.) The problem there has as much to do with how the people conduct themselves as it does with the politicians. About 99.5% of what you’ll see here will be slanted pro-Republican or slanted pro-Democrat (that includes the anti-Democrat and anti-Republican posts, appropriately credited.) With the debate hobbled by that slug-it-out focus and style little progress toward agreement can occur.

I believe the Republicans are skilled at manipulating voters, and part of that manipulation involves manipulation of the decent instincts of many voters. For example, after 9/11 it was intensely clear that action against the terrorists was needed. (Still is.) The manipulation was to use that need as a way to justify a war against Iraq that had entirely different motives (still does.) Try to discuss that and what you get in respose is tired old lies about “liberals.”

There’s a post above that misrepresents liberals as wanting to negotiate with the terrorists. That is a complete misrepresentation but probably way too typical of many loud voices on the right. Liberals aren’t calling for negotiation with terrorists, theyre calling for an intelligent foreign policy toward Muslim nations. For an intelligent foreign policy, period. There’s plenty of room and reason for a discussion of what an intelligent foreign policy is - but flooding the forums with lying misrepresentations of what others believe isn’t a positive contribution. It has to be that for some posters that is a deliberate intent and action: they oppose honest discussion, oppose letting anyone with a differing opinion engage in an intelligent discussion.

It’s very hard to sustain the incentive to participate in a forum when it is dominated by those who are not in favor of honest discussion.

It’s good that al-Zarqawi is no longer able to cause harm to Americans and Iraqis. He’d be just as disabled if hed been captured - and a trial of him in Iraq by an Iraqi court for his evil acts toward Iraqis and Americans would have a major impact on the reputation of al Qaeda. (A trial followed by appropriate punishment.)

By hewhoasks

June 9, 2006 01:59 PM | Link to this

As far as “but … monkeys” are concerned there’s nothing at all preventing you, Bush, the Pentagon, Fox News - in short, anyone - from reporting all the good news out of Iraq. (Rather than pay bloggers to salt their posts with “good” news couldn’t the Pentagon far mre easily issue press releases with the good news and post the good news on the appropriate web site?) I can’t help suspecting when I see the complaints about those who favor the “bad” news overwhelming the “good” news by something like a 20 to 1 ratio that the “good” news is scarce and that the complaints are a smokescreen. But please, all of you, go ahead and report that good news. I want to read it. Where is it?

By Van

June 9, 2006 03:44 PM | Link to this

For a list of al-Zarqawi’s accomplishments making him worthy of “a just reward”

The AP has it here