Thinking Right

By Van

March 19, 2007 9:22 AM | Link to this

John McCain has lost my vote with his recent ideas on improving Americas image.

In a news paper article - By Philip Sherwell in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Sunday Telegraph

“I would immediately close Guantanamo Bay, move all the prisoners to Fort Leavenworth (an army base in Kansas) and truly expedite the judicial proceedings in their cases,” he said. “I would reaffirm my commitment to address the issue of climate change and greenhouse gas emissions. I know how important this is in Europe in particular.”

Caving in to the wackos about Gitmo and kissing up to the EU on climate change is not the way to the conservative heart.

By DebbieDoRight

March 19, 2007 9:34 AM | Link to this

Nope the way to the Conservative heart is to ignore climatic changes; thumb your nose at the rest of the world, then come begging to them for help when your “we’ll do it ourselves and you’re either with us or against us” attitude has gotten you into a world political quagmire about an unprecedented, unpopular war.

Another way to “truly” prove that you are a true conservative, (fiscal conservative no less), is to spend, spend, spend, put government into everybody’s personal business, (Terri Schiavo); kiss up to the health industry; ignore anyone that can’t afford to pay for the $10K per plate fundraiser events; have modern day “thugs”, child molesters, perjurers, and arrogant cowboys as your spokes persons. Oh and let’s not forget, your very own mouthpieces for hate and discord, Loonbaugh, Hammity and HomeBoy, C**, and your token black house negro Barber to spread your message of hate. All the while thumping your bibles and passing the hand grenades.

By jbmlaw

March 19, 2007 9:35 AM | Link to this

Good morning all. Jim, I know HL Mencken is not particularly appreciated in these parts, but your essays this morning sound like Mencken at his best. Lambasting the idiots of our own party for their misplaced priorities, and then attacking the reparations-useful idiots. You reserved your best shots for the Democrats who hype the sacked political appointees, although I know you are not shocked either. I hope our friend “Jim’s a Cherry Picker” noticed how the democrats raised the President’s request for $100 billion for Iraq, by adding all sorts of pork barrel, (a truly funny article) at http://www.opinionjournal.com/weekend/hottopic/?id=110009799 and simultaneously forbad the Congressional Research Service from keeping tabs. http://www.opinionjournal.com/jer/?id=110009803

While you are on the subject of 2008 elections, though, I would love to see whether the Saturday WSJ profile of Fred Thompson may have an effect on the Republican preferences. I sense that Fred will take a lot of votes from both Rudy and John. We have not yet heard the wisdom of Wooten on the horse race.

By DebbieDoRight

March 19, 2007 9:36 AM | Link to this

Nope the way to the Conservative heart is to ignore climatic changes; thumb your nose at the rest of the world, then come begging to them for help when your “we’ll do it ourselves and you’re either with us or against us” attitude has gotten you into a world political quagmire about an unprecedented, unpopular war.

Another way to “truly” prove that you are a true conservative, (fiscal conservative no less), is to spend, spend, spend, put government into everybody’s personal business, (Terri Schiavo); kiss up to the health industry; ignore anyone that can’t afford to pay for the $10K per plate fundraiser events; have modern day “thugs”, child molesters, perjurers, and arrogant cowboys as your spokes persons. Oh and let’s not forget, your very own mouthpieces for hate and discord, Loonbaugh, Hammity and HomeBoy, C**, and your token black house negro Barber to spread your message of hate. All the while thumping your bibles and passing the hand grenades.

By Jim's a lobbyist

March 19, 2007 9:38 AM | Link to this

A couple of things. First, with his initial item today Jim begins a lobbying campaign for a job as media consultant to the state GOP after his forced retirement from the AJC.

Second, Sonny lied and Sonny cheated. That’s what Sonny did and any attempt by O’Neal, Wooten, spokespig McLagan or others to spin it will not cut it with the feds. Pray for them to take down this corrupt buffoon.

By jbmlaw

March 19, 2007 9:39 AM | Link to this

I note that in Animal Farm the sheep were trained to say the same things over and over.

By time for yo mama

March 19, 2007 9:42 AM | Link to this

Kind of … no exactly like you jbmfakelaw.

By abc

March 19, 2007 9:45 AM | Link to this

Apologies over slavery are stupid and pointless. Confederate History Month? Stupid and pointless. Although it might be nice for southerners to actually learn something about the Civil War, the battle flag-wavers most often don’t know diddly about it.

McCain, Giuliani and Gingrich aren’t electable. Romney, maybe, but not likely. Clinton and Obama are scary prospects. I’m still waiting for a viable candidate from either party. Will it be another least worst choice for President?

By Redneck Convert

March 19, 2007 10:00 AM | Link to this

Well, hold on to your hat. Me and Jim Earl and Joe Bill was in the rented trailer down at Hampton Sunday before the race started and talking about how none of us liked the crop of Republicans running for president, they were all too librul in diffrent ways. Joe Bill turned to me and said, “Red, why don’t you run for president?” The upshot of it all is I’m the newest candidate for president of the US and I’m asking for your support. Joe Bill is my manager and Jim Earl will be my cheif of staff.

Here’s my platform, which I hope will please all Southren people:

So there you have it. Some of you may nag about me not making it past the 5th grade and how I need more smarts and all to be president. Well, the president now is about the dumbest in histry and it ain’t hurt him none. And Sonny ain’t exackly the brightest star in the sky.

The best part is I think just like most GA people except they have got browbeat by the libruls and are too shamed to come right out and say what they think.

So first I plan to get the support of jbmlaw, who said the other day that Thompson is a lead-pipe cinch if he gets behind him. I figure that if I can talk jbmlaw into backing me I’m going to be golden. And I need to raise lots of money. So send all the money you can to Redneck Convert for President, c/o Simpsons Trailer Park, Dawsonville, GA. Thanking you for your support.

By DebbieDoRight

March 19, 2007 10:01 AM | Link to this

JBMLAW for president!!! Why not? he can be a psuedo lawyer just like Dumbya was a psuedo Airman.

He’d be great!! He can get all his state of the union addresses from Fox News, rule by the “he who has the gold” theory, take away the Bill Of Rights and change it to the Bill of I’ll Say What’s Right, AND get drunk off of Jim Beam and pass out while eating a pretzel!! He’d be following in the footsteps of another true conservative leader, dumbya!

By Barbara

March 19, 2007 10:11 AM | Link to this

I truly do not understand this battle over apologizing for slavery. Did not the civil rights movements, and the instigation of equal rights laws say enough about this topic? I am concerned that a government apology may indeed open the door for reparations. If that happens, where is my representation????? After all, my background is Cherokee Indian from south GA. If apologies and reparations are due, I think I should be put in line ahead of blacks…….

By Dennis

March 19, 2007 10:16 AM | Link to this

The “voucher” thing again?

Ah, Mr. Wooten. When are you critcs of public education going to learn that if you want good education, you have to pay for it? But, it’s not like you don’t know it. Is it?

You are just so reluctant to admit that what you really want is to get out on the cheap - like always.

Regarding “media savvy”, Mr. Wooten, one of the good things that has come out of the Bush administration follies it that the public is now onto the lies of the mainstream media. Although, I’ve got to give you and the media credit, you are still trying to bamboozle the public.

And many of us are aware that the mainstream media is in bed with William Casey, who stated, “We’ll know our disinformation program is working when everything the American people believe is false.” (William Casey at his first CIA meeting).

But, we, the American people, aren’t buying in any longer, like we’re supposed to, are we?

Mr. Wooten writes, “The dominant consideration for Republicans, and then for the country, is which potential President can best lead a nation at war.

Mr. Wooten, why not the consideration by Republicans for a president that can lead us out of war? I mean, wasn’t it a Republican administration that lied and has led us into the fiasco that we are now in (with support of the mainstream media)?

Mr. Wooten writes, “Then which is a small-goverment fiscal conservative. And which will appoint strict-constructionist judges.”

I think we’ve seen where that will lead us; for example, seems I recall a “strict constructionist” judge who just insisted that the “ten commandments” must be hung at the court house.

Problem with all of the potential presideential candidates you’ve mentioned, Mr. Wooten, is that none of them are trustworthy worth a damn.

But, the Democrats aren’t doing much better either.

Mr. Wooten writes, “Did I miss something? Don’t U.S. attorneys serve at the pleasure of the President? They do. Democrats and their media allies are determined to find great scandal in the removal of 8 U.S. attorneys by the administration.”

Seems quite a few Republicans agree with the Democrats. Wonder why that is? Maybe the media is doing a poor job of masking the truth. (William casey would be very disappointed).

But then, there was this little item Arlen Specter’s office (if not himself) tried to sneak into the so-called “Patriot Act(s)” to create a method to get around the customary confirmations of AGs by Congress.

This was not an “open” act, but a sneaky act. Why sneaky?

Mr. Wooten writes, “But settle in for a two-year performance on the use the subpoena power of Congress for political theater.”

Tell you the truth, Mr. Wooten, I always enjoy the exposure of wrong doing by corrupt politicians. And this movie should run a long time.

(But, if he keeps his mouth shut, watch for a pardon for Scooter Libby - who was convicted by a jury of his peers - people like you and me).

You don’t have to be a blind conservative not to see it, just an ignorant one to deny it.

It’s not about governing; it’s about winning the White House.

By time for the truth

March 19, 2007 10:17 AM | Link to this

I see the sluttish maggot brained crackpipe is back to mindlessly and robotically endlessly puking up its own deranged witless bollocks!!

Still at least the horrid and very vile sluttish crackpipe will likely have an opportunity to gloriously celebrate Confederate History Month soon. A perfect, fitting long overdue natural balance to the nauseating, race pandering black history month. Which mercifully was only a week once upon a time and despite being pitifully extended for three more tedious worthless extra pandering weeks is still a complete and utter waste of time, as evinced by the same tired old, overwhelmingly pathetically inadequate “achievements” which are annually dutifully puked up on WSB by Monikkka ‘which ragged wig is it today folks? Cowfmann drool!!

If whites apologise for slavery then blacks MUST INSTANTLY apologise for hippety hop, the bloods and the crips, maxine thick as pig sh!t waters, the NBA, whacko jacko, calypso louis farracrap, the venal grasping King family - post MLK, incessant racebaiting by scum like the McKinneys, Sharptongue and racist NYC councilman Charles Barron and the rest, the Zebra Killings and on and on!!

By JohnD

March 19, 2007 10:19 AM | Link to this

Debbiedoeswrong,

The way to prove you are a “true liberal” is to spend, spend, spend (the lib legacy while the Dems controlled Congress and sadly, continued by the Republicans), put government into everyone’s business(universal healthcare and the IRS), destroy the finest healthcare industry in the world, ignore everyone who can not afford to spend $10,000 to sleep in the Lincoln bedroom, have modern day thugs (Lanny Davis, et. al.) mount a TV crusade demonizing Monica as a “star struck liar” until - oops the blue dress, have a child-molester and rapist President Bill, perjurers such as Bill and Hil, and arrogant liberals as your spokespersons.

Let us not forget your own mouthpieces for hate and discord such as Al Franken, Janeane Garofalo and the others on Air America – oops Air America had no listeners, and of course Bill and Hil had no token Negro since they had no Blacks in significant roles in their (plural intended) administration, and Bill and Hil only attended church with the appropriate photo ops when convenient to distract from their problems, while bombing drug stores during the Lewinsky debacle.

Ah yes, noble leaders these liberal Democrats.

By CJ

March 19, 2007 10:24 AM | Link to this

A George W. Bush federal justice appointee just voted to overturn Washington D.C. handgun control laws and wrote an opinion that pretends that the first clause of the Second Amendment doesn’t exist, ignores the will of the people, and ignores established Supreme Court precedent. This hero of the right is, using Jim’s definition, is considered to be a “strict-constructionist”. I have to call bull$hit on that one.

As far as “small-government fiscal conservatives” are concerned, the enormous growth of our national debt over the last six years (in part, due to the enormous growth of non-defense, discretionary spending) has demonstrated that when you put the word Republican in front of the phrase, you have an oxymoron.

By HAROLD

March 19, 2007 10:27 AM | Link to this

WHY DO SO-CALLED “VALUES VOTERS” NOT VALUE VOTING?

YOU CANNOT BE A VALUES VOTER IF YOU WANT TO SUPPRESS VOTING

ONLY WACKO RIGHT WINGERS SUPPRESS VOTING

NOW THEY DO IT OVERTLY AT THE CAPITOL

By Mark Kirkland

March 19, 2007 10:29 AM | Link to this

Which sluttish maggot brained crackpipe are you referring to? You’ll have to be more specific and you cannot exclude yourself.

Any way, what I wanted to point out is that the bill to allow local votes on Sunday package sales should pass.

Also, Waycross rules, Blackshear drools.

By time for the truth

March 19, 2007 10:36 AM | Link to this

@ wanker markkk

Which sluttish maggot brained crackpipe are you referring to?

why our very own sullen crackpipe debbietheturd!!

clearly I also cannot exclude snivelling wankpigs like yourself either … profuse right wing secular conservative apologies for such an egregious oversight!!

By harold

March 19, 2007 10:36 AM | Link to this

we finally got rid of the rebel flag

now it is time to get rid of the rebel history parks

all “civil war” sites must be destroyed and turned into recreational parks

what a waste of valuable greenspace!

“well, sir, a bunch of hicks got killed here fighting to keep the black man down, so you cannot enjoy the beautiful scenery. go watch a film celebrating these hicks or GTFO of my civil war park whose only visitors with an interest in the civil war are japanese tourists”

By Jack

March 19, 2007 10:40 AM | Link to this

TFTT, I’m surprised Ms.DooWrong hasn’t complained that it is racist that Black History Month is the shortest month of the year.

By abc

March 19, 2007 10:41 AM | Link to this

1st Confederate flag

Georgia State Flag

Do you all get it? Sheesh.

By Van

March 19, 2007 10:44 AM | Link to this

DebbieDoRight,

I can not get over the lefties insistent claim that man is responsible for the global warming. Ignoring the normal trends of the planet to warm and cool. Ignoring the same warming on the red planet, for those in mid-town Mars.

Without the inclusion of China and India , the cleaning up of the environment will be for naught.

By Howard

March 19, 2007 10:46 AM | Link to this

Jim…concerning the slavery apology issue…it’s the next logical step for these civil rights hucksters like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton and theit ilk…so they can then scream for reparations. Simple as that… As for those fired US attorneys and the Dems making political hay from them? That’s not surprising. If those evil, hypocrites can make hay out of a hurricane to make Bush look bad…then this is an easy one. I’m furious at the gutless and spineless Republicans for allowing these Mafia-types to push them around so much. If Rush Limbaugh and Matt Drudge and others can dig up, day after day, statements and actions by liberal Democrats that the GOP could use in a nano-second to refute these silly witch-hunts…then why can’t Bush and his cronies?? Why do they just stand by and watch the Dems and their allies in the drive-by media do this to them??? Do they really think the American public is smart enough to discern Joseph Goebbels -Nazi type propaganda and ignore it?? They would be stupid to put their faith there…about 50% of this country is stupid, gullible, and uneducated enough to fall for the lies and tripe the Democrats and the media is pulling on them!! The GOP is a bunch of linguine-spined jellyfish…while the Democrats behave like a bunch of organized crime families! The country has some real “wonderful” choices doesn’t it??

By Howard

March 19, 2007 10:46 AM | Link to this

Jim…concerning the slavery apology issue…it’s the next logical step for these civil rights hucksters like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton and theit ilk…so they can then scream for reparations. Simple as that… As for those fired US attorneys and the Dems making political hay from them? That’s not surprising. If those evil, hypocrites can make hay out of a hurricane to make Bush look bad…then this is an easy one. I’m furious at the gutless and spineless Republicans for allowing these Mafia-types to push them around so much. If Rush Limbaugh and Matt Drudge and others can dig up, day after day, statements and actions by liberal Democrats that the GOP could use in a nano-second to refute these silly witch-hunts…then why can’t Bush and his cronies?? Why do they just stand by and watch the Dems and their allies in the drive-by media do this to them??? Do they really think the American public is smart enough to discern Joseph Goebbels -Nazi type propaganda and ignore it?? They would be stupid to put their faith there…about 50% of this country is stupid, gullible, and uneducated enough to fall for the lies and tripe the Democrats and the media is pulling on them!! The GOP is a bunch of linguine-spined jellyfish…while the Democrats behave like a bunch of organized crime families! The country has some real “wonderful” choices doesn’t it??

By Howard

March 19, 2007 10:46 AM | Link to this

Jim…concerning the slavery apology issue…it’s the next logical step for these civil rights hucksters like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton and theit ilk…so they can then scream for reparations. Simple as that… As for those fired US attorneys and the Dems making political hay from them? That’s not surprising. If those evil, hypocrites can make hay out of a hurricane to make Bush look bad…then this is an easy one. I’m furious at the gutless and spineless Republicans for allowing these Mafia-types to push them around so much. If Rush Limbaugh and Matt Drudge and others can dig up, day after day, statements and actions by liberal Democrats that the GOP could use in a nano-second to refute these silly witch-hunts…then why can’t Bush and his cronies?? Why do they just stand by and watch the Dems and their allies in the drive-by media do this to them??? Do they really think the American public is smart enough to discern Joseph Goebbels -Nazi type propaganda and ignore it?? They would be stupid to put their faith there…about 50% of this country is stupid, gullible, and uneducated enough to fall for the lies and tripe the Democrats and the media is pulling on them!! The GOP is a bunch of linguine-spined jellyfish…while the Democrats behave like a bunch of organized crime families! The country has some real “wonderful” choices doesn’t it??

By DebbieDoRight

March 19, 2007 10:47 AM | Link to this

After all, my background is Cherokee Indian from south GA. If apologies and reparations are due, I think I should be put in line ahead of blacks……

So would 1/4 of the American people!! Most americans, blacks included, have indian ancestry.

By Barbara

March 19, 2007 10:48 AM | Link to this

Jack, I think that was offset by the fact that we continued to see commercials, spots and celebrations that went on into the first and second week of March……

I don’t have a problem with anyone celebrating history, as long as it’s all equal. I have yet to see a White History month. Or a National Association of White people…… Equal should be equal.

By harold

March 19, 2007 10:48 AM | Link to this

the sad thing is christians dont even have any problem with drinking

this vote thing has turned into a “us vs them” vote for the christians.

they dont give a damn about if wine at the store can be sold on sunday.

christians just want to win a battle because they are warmongers look at Iraq

need more lions!

By time for the truth

March 19, 2007 10:54 AM | Link to this

time for the truth sure is sorry to see harold’s deranged hateful lies.

Civil War sites have massive historic importance. The Confederacy was not even principally about “keeping the black man down”.

Only about 2% of Southerners owned slaves.

Your pathetic drunken lies harold show how despicably dishonest you are!!

The first black afriKan slave in the USA was owned by a black indentured worker who got his freedom around 400 years ago. Whilst many indentured white workers were still … errr - indentured.

Honouring the rich, noble Confederate heritage, whilst never forgetting the vileness and evil of Jim Crow racism and the indefensible bestiality of slavery is perfectly possible.

Sadly leftist Bush hating alcoholic scum like yourself harold are utterly intolerant of the views and heritage of others!!

By harold

March 19, 2007 10:57 AM | Link to this

the sad thing is christians dont even have any problem with drinking

this vote thing has turned into a “us vs them” vote for the christians.

they dont give a damn about if wine at the store can be sold on sunday.

christians just want to win a battle because they are warmongers look at Iraq

need more lions!

By Mattjhew

March 19, 2007 11:00 AM | Link to this

Where else does a conquered,defeated group of people get to continue to fly the flag that was beaten.

Why, The South of course.

Gotta love the Good Ole U.S.A.

By JohnD

March 19, 2007 11:00 AM | Link to this

Debbie@9:34

I am sorry; I totally ignored the inane prattle with which you began your post. I succumbed to the horrible heat wave we have as a result of global warming. Yeah right! Only you liberal hacks could believe such bunk as CO2 being the cause of a global warming disaster. Cycles, you must be in one yourself, are the history of the earth with regard to climate and man has little or no effect on the heat, cold, rain, or storm conditions.

I know, 2100 UN scientists agree - but have you researched the credentials of the scientists? Have you done any research to discover whether those named by the UN actually subscribe to those presentations? I thought not.

There have been several reports done on the individuals and the conclusions drawn by the UN and the results indicate the “Inconvenient Truth” is actually just a “Convenient Lie”.

Your first clue should have been the spokesperson. Al Gore. Are you serious? The “founder” of the internet, the author of the plan to build our strategic oil reserves, the erstwhile black preacher himself! Gore has been debunked so many times as to be wholly laughable.

I failed to mention his honorable practice of buying “carbon credits”. Does he transfer the money for the “credits” from Tipper’s account to his, or vice versa? From his increase in size I would suggest Al is a prime source of CO2 emissions.

And one of the liberals here refers to “blind conservatives”. Gore was, is and always will be a FRAUD, but none of you liberals can see.

By harold

March 19, 2007 11:00 AM | Link to this

TFTT,

“Only about 2% of” Americans own oil company stocks but look at this war.

those in power send the children of those not in power to die to preserve the power status

in the south those in power maintained it on the backs of the blacks

they fought to retain that power and history of the event is important but having the film and artifacts located at a grassy field with beautiful trees is a waste of a grassy field with beautiful trees

for history accuracy they should have civil war sites be covered in dirt, mud, feces, dead bodies, scorched earth, no trees, nothing beautiful, in short all civil war history sites should be in dekalb county

By harold

March 19, 2007 11:01 AM | Link to this

TFTT,

“Only about 2% of” Americans own oil company stocks but look at this war.

those in power send the children of those not in power to die to preserve the power status

in the south those in power maintained it on the backs of the blacks

they fought to retain that power and history of the event is important but having the film and artifacts located at a grassy field with beautiful trees is a waste of a grassy field with beautiful trees

for history accuracy they should have civil war sites be covered in dirt, mud, feces, dead bodies, scorched earth, no trees, nothing beautiful, in short all civil war history sites should be in dekalb county

By Barbara

March 19, 2007 11:06 AM | Link to this

Debbie, what’s your point? Are you agreeing with me, that before we apologize for slavery we should apologize to the American Indians for taking their land? I move we give it back to them. How much of what you have worked for and saved is coming to me? And how long will you have to keep apologizing to me, even though you weren’t even born when the Indians were rounded up, raped, pillaged, and forced into prison camps, called reservations? After all, my great, great, great Grandmother’s suffering during that time has taken such a toll on me that I shouldn’t have to behave like everyone else. I should be able to sit back and rake in the benefits of simply being related to someone who suffered hundreds of years ago, just because I can link my heritage to someone I never even knew…..

See, it sounds so stupid coming from a white person…..

By time for the truth

March 19, 2007 11:09 AM | Link to this

Jack

I always used to - on Access Atlanta in the good old days - gratefully point out that mercifully it was at least for three our of four years only rammed down one’s throat for 28 days.

To me its extremely racist and bigoted that there’s no Disabled Lesbian/Transexual Eskimo Single Parent Month. After all who knows what great contributions that disabled lesbian Eskimos have made to America. Because of black (racist) selfishness we’re ALL mising out on this rich history.

I think blacks should IMMEDIATELY allow February to be the month to honour the equally rich and vital contributions of their Eskimo bruthas and sistahs for at least a couple of decades. TO NOT DO SO WOULD BE RACIST!!

By JohnD

March 19, 2007 11:11 AM | Link to this

Mattjhew,

You do not have to love the Good Ole USA!

There are several countries I could suggest for you to move and try to fly any flag. Of course then there would be no more Mattjhew.

Liberals should be on the endangered list if they think, or do not think, like Mattjhew.

By abc

March 19, 2007 11:13 AM | Link to this

Al Gore never claimed to invent the Internet. He coined the term ‘Information Superhighway’ and was a very early proponent of its becoming what it has so far. Reiterating false facts such as that one gets old.

I wish Al Gore would run. He’d be the most viable candidate.

By DebbieDoRight

March 19, 2007 11:18 AM | Link to this

The way to prove you are a “true liberal” is to spend, spend, spend

That would be a REPUBLICAN vice; Remember our trillion dollar plus surplus at the end of Bill’s presidency? I wonder what happened to that…….?

put government into everyone’s business(universal healthcare and the IRS)

Honestly, how can blame DEMOCRATS for that when every state had a voice in the creation of the IRS?!! Brief history of the IRS: In 1913, Wyoming ratified the 16th Amendment, providing the three-quarter majority of states necessary to amend the Constitution. The 16th Amendment gave Congress the authority to enact an income tax.

destroy the finest healthcare industry in the world

How / when did that happen? Please give details.

have a child-molester and rapist President Bill, perjurers such as Bill and Hil

Brief history lesson, MONICA was an adult. Ask Mark Foley how young was that boy he was trying to “teach” about congessional paging. Perjury?! Here are the KINGS of perjury: Dubya, Cheney, Libby, Rice, DeLay. Try again.

Let us not forget your own mouthpieces for hate and discord such as Al Franken, Janeane Garofalo — and of course Bill and Hil had no token Negro since they had no Blacks in significant roles in their (plural intended) administration

Sigh. Al Franken, Jeaneen Garoflo, do not speak in behalf of the Democratic Party. They are private citizens who speak their own minds – it’s written in the constitution that they can you know. Heavy Sigh, Bill had no blacks of significance in his party? Another history lesson for you: Remember Ron Brown? Look him up when you get a chance. Also google how many Blacks were in positions of power in the Clinton Administration, after you do this, it will dispel the myth of your post.

By JohnD

March 19, 2007 11:20 AM | Link to this

Barbara,

Looks like Debbie has this Al Sharpton, Jessie Jackson thing down to a science. Now she claims to be not only Black but American Indian so she can eventually reap all of the reparations.

Hey Debbie, surely you have some Eskimo blood and can move to Alaska to claim some of their free money. Are you also part of the Incas? Do some traveling, file a few claims and perhaps this “entitlement mentality” of yours will pay off.

By harold

March 19, 2007 11:21 AM | Link to this

why research the credentials of waht the UN says regarding global warmbing? nobody researched anybody’s info before invading iraq, well except for plame’s husband’s info. that was researched pretty good by the good squad wasnt it

By Social Moops

March 19, 2007 11:23 AM | Link to this

Half a trillion for Iraq war? Exceeds conservative predictions by a factor of 10. Four years of War? Exceeds conservative predictions by a factor of ten. Over 3K final measures given? Exceeds conservative predictions by a factor of twenty. No civil war had existed, exists, or could exist? Exceeds conservative predictions.

Al Queda on the run? Taliban destroyed? Surge successful? Exceeds conservative predictions.

Voter disastifactions with bush? Exceeds conservative predictions.

By Mattjhew

March 19, 2007 11:25 AM | Link to this

here are several countries I could suggest for you to move and try to fly any flag. Of course then there would be no more Mattjhew.

I’d rather stay here and vote out the ones flying the SWN flag.

By DebbieDoRight

March 19, 2007 11:26 AM | Link to this

I’m surprised Ms.DooWrong hasn’t complained that it is racist that Black History Month is the shortest month of the year

Jack — you don’t know me NOR have you ever read me post any such drivel; so for you to say something like that is the height of stupidity!! You must be a republican!!!

By time for the truth

March 19, 2007 11:27 AM | Link to this

your supremely doltish bollocks about oil companies and your silly lies about the war are once again merely the simpering rantings of an obsessed, deeply envious of Dick Cheney, alcoholic mind more concerned with the right to get p!ssed up in a Kroger car park on a Sunday morning.

I always thought that dekalb county was already just as you described … so why change things.

The black/white cut and run lefties and the illegal immigrant third world leeches that are already festering in dekalb would get even more bewildered and resentful if your Leibensraum plan was enacted.

I understand that the new dekalb county song is Bob Marley’s I Shot The Sheriff.

By HAROLD

March 19, 2007 11:30 AM | Link to this

YOU KNOW WHO ELSE SERVES AT THE PLEASURE OF THE PRESIDENT?

INTERNS. THAT’S WHO.

AND WHEN THE PRESIDENT STARTS LYING HIS A* OFF ABOUT AN EMPLOYEE AT HIS PLEASURE WHAT HAPPENS?

LIKE CLINTON

IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH!

THE PRESIDENT CAN EMPLOY PEOPLE AT OR FOR HIS PLEASURE BUT WHEN HE STARTS LYING HIS A* OFF ABOUT IT THEN IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINS ARE APPORPRIATE

IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH!

By DebbieDoRight

March 19, 2007 11:47 AM | Link to this

Debbie@9:34—I am sorry; I totally ignored the inane prattle with which you began your post. I succumbed to the horrible heat wave we have as a result of global warming. Yeah right! Only you liberal hacks could believe such bunk as CO2 being the cause of a global warming disaster. Cycles, you must be in one yourself, are the history of the earth with regard to climate and man has little or no effect on the heat, cold, rain, or storm conditions

No one is asking that you believe — believe or don’t that’s your perogative. The truth, however, is still going to remain the same whether you belive it or not.

By JP

March 19, 2007 11:48 AM | Link to this

WOOT:

No, It’s not that they “serve at the pleasure of the President.” (hilariously mocked on the Daily Show, but I’m sure you missed out on the laughs because it’s a Liberal-leaning show)

No, the problem is that the Justice department isn’t supposed to be reserved for just “loyal Bushies,” and hasn’t been used so politically in any administration prior to the current corrupt one. If Judges shouldn’t be “activist,” and shouldn’t read things into the law that aren’t there, whether or not they’re loyal Bushies is not a valid reason for dismissal, is it?

They all got GREAT performance reviews, so your presumption that it was performance related is toast. This was partisan Republican politics of the Karl Rove and Tom DeLay model, sinking to yet another low.

Bush supporters deserve to be mocked mercilessly. And our great country deserves better.

By JohnD

March 19, 2007 11:51 AM | Link to this

Debbie,

You are a lost soul!

The Democrats have, until this last Republican Congress, been the biggest spenders. You follow their line because, as you noted in other posts, you have the “entitlement mentality”.

The surplus resulted from an expanding economy, the same thing that balances all federal budgets and creates federal surpluses. The boom began under GHW Bush. History indeed!

Actually every state did not have a vote. There is credible evidence the 16th Amendment was not ratified and the Democrats have led the effort to keep the current Internal Revenue Code as their primary source of power. You do understand wealth redistribution?

Given the choice of healthcare here or in their own country the Canadians, Brits and everyone with the ability comes to this country. Do you ever read anything other than your own drivel?

Monica was an intern, under the management of the President and in any other industry Bill would have been jailed but his minions circled the wagons and sent dozens of Democrats on the TV and radio trail to defend this jerk. Then the minions found he lied to them as well.

Bill and Hilary lied under oath - a proven fact, not just inflammatory supposition such as you produce.

Franken and Garafolo were interviewed at the Democrat convention by all the major news sources. They were on a failed liberal radio network. You cited the conservative radio personalities but since the liberals have no personalities you want to call foul when these two clowns are cited You do not even read your own posts do you?

As for your last history lesson you should not forget Ron Brown’s famous last words to Bill - “If I go down, I will take you with me”. This reportedly said after the President threatened to remove him as the only Black in his Cabinet. He then left on a trip from which he never returned. What an amazing coincidence. I guess he committed suicide like so many other Clinton insiders.

Face the facts Debbie. You post these comments and then when challenged go to Google to try and find support. Are you the person who claimed to graduate from “Spellman” but did not know the proper spelling of the school?

By JP

March 19, 2007 11:52 AM | Link to this

Chris Rock said it best.

Why not an African American president? We’ve had a retarded one for 6+ years!

By DebbieDoRight

March 19, 2007 11:53 AM | Link to this

Debbie, what’s your point? Are you agreeing with me, that before we apologize for slavery we should apologize to the American Indians for taking their land?

Barbara I was makinga COMMENT — honestly, can’t you comprehend a simple comment from a direct attack?

I move we give it back to them. How much of what you have worked for and saved is coming to me?

Me too!! Since I have Cherokee and Seminole Blood in my veins, (which can be proven by the way), I guess I would be giving myself money and land. What’s your point?

By DebbieDoRight

March 19, 2007 12:02 PM | Link to this

JohnD: Believe what you want to believe — repeat everything that Loonbaugh, et al.; have ever written or spoken about. It still doesnt’ change the facts. Nothing ever does.

By JoeD

March 19, 2007 12:08 PM | Link to this

John, you give those of using D in our ID a bad name. You can’t seriously believe that Clinton killed Ron Brown. Your willingess to believe such inanity is pathetic. And people can be interviewed and still not speak for the Democratic party. Franken is a different story now since he is a candidate for the Senate. No one here thinks Rush and Sean and Bill O and Annie slut speak for the Republican party, unless and until the GOPer’s start parroting their hate speech.

By Barbara

March 19, 2007 12:08 PM | Link to this

Debbie, my point? You mean, you didn’t get it? My point is that we can all look back in our past and find some evidence of some injustice done to some distant relative. Why many of us can even look back in our own past and find some injustice done to us. Some choose to focus on the past and keep dragging it up, dividing people and preventing us from moving forward. My point, simply, is GET OVER IT. Move on. Stop complaining. Live your life. Why should I, a white/American Indian southerner with a past history as poor farmers who never (proven by journals kept in my family for generations) either owned slaves or believed it was right, have to pay anyone else in this country? Or apologize for anything? Not so far back, my mother even participated, during her college years, in sit-ins to show support for equal rights for blacks. I don’t owe anybody anything. No apology, no reparations, no special treatment - nothing! Get over it.

By JohnD Dropped His Popsicle

March 19, 2007 12:11 PM | Link to this

JohnD is back in full force today to parrot every talk-show lie he can remember from the last 15 years – represented, of course, as facts. JohnD works overtime to repeat his favorite right-wing internet rumors, and to his credit, it’s difficult to keep up with his limitless collection of falsehoods and misrepresentations.

Dear JohnD,

No, Al Gore never claimed to invent the internet.

No, we don’t have the finest health care system in the world (approximately 46,000,000 currently uninsured –- many families have been thrown into bankruptcy because of medical expenses).

No, Bill Clinton isn’t a child-molester or a rapist.

No, “Bill and Hil” didn’t bomb any drug stores.

Yes, Clinton had several blacks (and women) in significant roles in his administration.

No, the climatologists, meteorologists and other scientists whose research was presented and summarized in a report about global warming to the United Nations are not “UN scientists”. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/02/20070202.html

Yes, since the Democrats ran Congress for the last 40 years, they were the biggest spenders until Republican took over and made them look frugal.

No, there’s no evidence that Hillary lied under oath, and yes, Bill was held in contempt for doing so by a judge – but, that’s not proof. (Contempt citations don’t require the standard of proof – beyond a reasonable doubt by a jury – that a conviction requires).

No, Ron Brown never said, “If I go down, I will take you with me.”

No, it is not a crime to have a sexual relationship with a subordinate and nobody goes to jail for doing so.

Yes JohnD, you’re a dumbazz for choosing to believe everything you read and hear that’s in compliance with your twisted view of those who disagree with your extreme right politics.

Seek help!

By harold

March 19, 2007 12:11 PM | Link to this

AND THEN THAT SNAKE CLINTON SENT MISSILES AFTER NOBODY BIN LADEN IN A HUGE DISTRACTION ATTEMPT WHICH THE REPUCLICANS SHUT DOWN IN A MOST IMMEDIATE MANNER BECASEU IT WAS SMOKEY MIRRORS TO DRISTRACTS FROM THE SNEAKY B***** AND THE SUBSEQUENT LYING. HONESTLY IF THE WACKO RIGHT MORAL BRIGADE DIDNT FREAKOUT OVER CONSENTING ADULTS HAVING A BLOW BOJ THEN BIN LADEN MIGHTVE BEEN KILLED AND 9/11 AVERTED BUT NO THEY HAD TO FREAK OUT LIKE SOMBODY WANTED TO BUY A WINE ON SUNDAY AND THEN TERRORSITS TOOK ADVANTAGE AND ATTACKED AMERICAN SOIL

By Lord Doom

March 19, 2007 12:14 PM | Link to this

If not selling beer on Sundays makes us think that we’re better Christians than other states, then we should start selling beer on Sundays. Sunday prohibition does not make us better christians because, being from Mississippi, Doom can attest that it does not have any effect on church attendance or activities. Not to mention the fact that we buy it on Saturdays and save it anyway. It is what’s in our heart that counts.

Doom.

By harodl

March 19, 2007 12:15 PM | Link to this

So, China’s got an extra $1,000,000,000,000

wonder where they got it, mmmmm?

oh yeah, from us. it was our money until BUSH, INC invaded our govnerment and ruined our nation

By Jack

March 19, 2007 12:29 PM | Link to this

I’ve told you before Ms. DooWrong. I’m not a republican, I’m a conservative. Big difference nowadays.

By Lord Doom

March 19, 2007 12:32 PM | Link to this

Jack,

You sound a lot like Doom. I claim no allegiance to any particular party. I rely on clearcut reality in making political observations.

By Jack

March 19, 2007 12:36 PM | Link to this

One difference between Catholics and Baptists is the Catholic will say hello to you in the liquor store.

By time for the turth

March 19, 2007 12:39 PM | Link to this

and that snake klinton

excellent harold … although corrupt whoralicious perjuring rapist snake would have been that bit more factually correct … but credit where credit’s due - y’all are getting more honest about the most despicable scumbag since the now senile leftist narcissist Karter.

Preach on Barbara

your post to the odious racist crackpipe debbie was excellent.

NO APOLOGIES … NO liberal guilt MONEY … (billions on welfare has been more than enough) NO SPECIAL TREATMENT … just get on with life and stop whining like selfish spoiled racist pu$$ies!!

Every nation/race or whatever has been seriously oppressed at some point and the incessant black whining is as vile and disgusting as it gets. You dont hear the Bosnian Mohammedans whining endlessly about “reparations” or the East Timor Christians bleating about racist quotas and reparations about murderous events from JUST a decade or so ago.

By time for the truth

March 19, 2007 12:40 PM | Link to this

and that snake klinton

excellent harold … although corrupt whoralicious perjuring rapist snake would have been that bit more factually correct … but credit where credit’s due - y’all are getting more honest about the most despicable scumbag since the now senile leftist narcissist Karter.

Preach on Barbara

your post to the odious racist crackpipe debbie was excellent.

NO APOLOGIES … NO liberal guilt MONEY … (billions on welfare has been more than enough) NO SPECIAL TREATMENT … just get on with life and stop whining like selfish spoiled racist pu$$ies!!

Every nation/race or whatever has been seriously oppressed at some point and the incessant black whining is as vile and disgusting as it gets. You dont hear the Bosnian Mohammedans whining endlessly about “reparations” or the East Timor Christians bleating about racist quotas and reparations about murderous events from JUST a decade or so ago.

By Lord Doom

March 19, 2007 12:42 PM | Link to this

If the people who are whining about slavery were placed in charge today, they would unleash a culture that would be far more cruel and inhumane than anything we’ve seen throughout history. That’s why they’re not in charge, for the good of humanity.

By DebbieDoRight

March 19, 2007 12:46 PM | Link to this

Debbie, my point? You mean, you didn’t get it? My point is that we can all look back in our past and find some evidence of some injustice done to some distant relative. Why many of us can even look back in our own past and find some injustice done to us. Some choose to focus on the past and keep dragging it up, dividing people and preventing us from moving forward. My point, simply, is GET OVER IT. Move on. Stop complaining

Barbara: Yes I AM confused!! Where was I complaining about reparations? Can you find that post for me? Where was I focusing on the past and dragging it up? Can you find that one also? How am I dividing people, (I’m not a republican), can you find any posts where you see that coming from me?

Perhaps Barbara, you and any of yoru confederate friends should take your own advice: GEt OVER IT. MOVE ON. STOP COMPLAINING!

By Lord Doom

March 19, 2007 12:52 PM | Link to this

DebbieDoRight,

Your use of the word confederate is divisive.

Doom believes that you are telling the wrong people to stop complaining. Your homocrat leaders are the ones whining about an apology. Its hard to MOVE ON, GET OVER IT, when they keep throwing the past in our faces! Get it?

By Social Moops

March 19, 2007 12:56 PM | Link to this

Did they allow selling slaves on sunday?

By Realist

March 19, 2007 1:01 PM | Link to this

Debbie, Perhaps Barbara, you and any of yoru confederate friends should take your own advice: GEt OVER IT. MOVE ON. STOP COMPLAINING!

Funny! I guess we confederates are the same as some blacks in that sense.

By Lord Doom

March 19, 2007 1:04 PM | Link to this

Social Moops,

Doom doesn’t know who you are, but that was a good one!

By DebbieDoRight

March 19, 2007 1:05 PM | Link to this

Doom: Sort of like how the Confederates are doing now? “It’s not bigotry it’s heritage!!” KKK Member.

Its hard to MOVE ON, GET OVER IT, when they keep throwing the past in our faces! You mean like the emblem/flag that was flown with pride by the KKK?! Yep I think you’re right!! I guess it WOULD BE hard to move on when people keep throwing the past in your face!

Get it? Sure did, did you?

By Lord Doom

March 19, 2007 1:10 PM | Link to this

DebbieDoWrong,

So if someone wants to preserve their heritage then their bigots? Doom will remember that the next time I run into a Leroy Muhammad Jones,or a Lakeisha Kumani Williams.

By Keyboard Warrior

March 19, 2007 1:13 PM | Link to this

Wooten wrote, “Did I miss something? Don’t U.S. attorneys serve at the pleasure of the President?”

Yes Jim, you did miss something. Although U.S. attorneys do serve at the pleasure of the President, they do so with reservations. The federal obstruction of justice statute (18 U.S.C. §§ 1512) says U.S. attorneys can be fired at the pleasure of the President, but not “to corruptly obstruct, influence, or impede an official proceeding.” So, the reasons for Bush’s recent firings of eight United States attorneys are absolutely relevant.

Also, as you know, calling U.S. attorneys on the telephone to influence investigations and/or prosecutions is illegal and so is lying to Congress about those firings (or anything else).

It looks as though Mr. Bush is likely to have some more pardons to consider.

By Mullah Reece

March 19, 2007 1:24 PM | Link to this

No applogies with out homes and money lost during slavery being comphensated to desendents. Words can not be enough.

By Keyboard Warrior

March 19, 2007 1:26 PM | Link to this

Wooten should read this article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/18/AR2007031801263.html

ILLEGAL!!!

By DebbieDoRight

March 19, 2007 1:26 PM | Link to this

So if someone wants to preserve their heritage then their bigots?

So, if someone is displaying the swatzstika they’re not bigoted or biased,in your views they’re just “preserving their heritage” correct? HA!

If they’re heritage is about oppression, hatred, subjugation, and tyranny then let me see……ummmm……YEP they’re bigots!!

By Lord Doom

March 19, 2007 1:29 PM | Link to this

Mullah Reece,

What homes and money? Slaves didn’t own property dumba$$!

Any excuse for a handout huh?

By Lord Doom

March 19, 2007 1:32 PM | Link to this

DebbieDoRight and Mullah Reece,

You two(assuming that you’re two people)are the biggest “I don’t want to work,blame the white man for failure of my man” pieces of crap on these blogs. Stop looking for welfare, get a job, and you will find that there are a lot more things you could be accomplishing than sitting there sucking on a bottle!!

By DebbieDoRight

March 19, 2007 1:32 PM | Link to this

Here’s my two of my FAVORITE confederate flag cartoon. Doom, Enjoy.

http://cagle.msnbc.com/news/flag/flag1.asp

By SpaceyG

March 19, 2007 1:38 PM | Link to this

Mr. Jim: What part of this attorney generals’ dismisal scandal are you not getting? As Digby says:

“One of the silliest conventions of modern journalism is that the press can’t tell a story if “the other side” isn’t screaming about it. Republicans are always screaming (and often are the ones feeding the scandal to the press in the first place) so it’s very easy to find that hook. Democrats don’t have the institutional infrastructure to successfully manufacture scandals and are often slow off the mark in seeing real ones, so the press doesn’t feel they have any reason to pursue them. (And I guess stories about crass political patronage, even in the justice department, just aren’t considered news anymore. That’s a sad comment all by itself.)”

By Lord Doom

March 19, 2007 1:41 PM | Link to this

Debbie,

Now that you’ve displayed the opinions of other deranged homocrats such as yourself, what is your point? The only thing Doom got from that link was that you are not the only one in need of psychiatric care.

By DebbieDoRight

March 19, 2007 1:43 PM | Link to this

Doom: You are the most ignorant person, besides Twisted Sister, that’s on this blog. I already have a job, Why don’t YOU get a job and get your fat, lazy, beer drinking, potmarked, yellow teeth, chigger infected, trailer living butt off of government assistance and do something productive with your life. Try learning not to generalize and THEN learn not to generalize me with anyone else on this blog. Pigs have more sense than you. Probably smell better too.

By Dusty

March 19, 2007 1:43 PM | Link to this

Sooooo…

If you really are ONLY worried about slavery and not money, why not read Kevin Bales book “Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy”?

He has written about people in bondage NOW and he is writing about TWENTY SEVEN MILLION live people in this world.

Work to free those who are slaves NOW, not a couple of centuries ago. That will show that you are truly interested in human rights and not pointless apologies and monetary handouts.

By time for the truth

March 19, 2007 1:44 PM | Link to this

I usually buy my new puppies on Sundays … any chance of getting a Sunday discount on a slave if I use my Kroger/Ingles rewards card?

crackpipe … the “real” swastika is actually an ancient Tibetan and Hindu (as well as other “old” religious symbols) - its likely that the smug self absorbed nutter - the p1ss poor excuse for an aktor DICK Gere has a few swastikas.

the thuggish racist black panthers have a history of racism, vicious criminality, hate, - rape/murder/bank robbery etc…

BTW Doom whilst out driving my rusty old Yugo I recently ran into a Leroy LaToyah Kwanza Moonpie Jones - there was blood everywhere :)

By Carl Johnson

March 19, 2007 1:49 PM | Link to this

From Atrios:

“For the trolls, what’s not okay is to fire US Attorneys because they are investigating members of your own party, or because they aren’t investigating enough people of the other party. That is, to fire them to obstruct or distort justice, especially with regard to public corruption cases. It’s a rather simple concept.”

But not, apparently, simple enough for Wooten’s limited intelligence.

By time for the truth

March 19, 2007 1:49 PM | Link to this

the ONLY words I can think of that appositely convey ALL there is to be said on the subject of selfish racist blacks demanding yet more reparations are ‘embedded’ in the oft used cyber acronym STFU

By RC

March 19, 2007 1:55 PM | Link to this

Study Confederate history for sure because it is part of American history. You can’t understand the present without understanding the past.

But Confederate heritage? Like what? Owning slaves? Dueling? A landed gentry? Economic dependence on a single crop? Thinking bravery, tough words, and devotion to a “cause” is going to beat a heavily industrialized nation? Not knowing when to quit?

I have lived in the South since birth, but I’ll take American heritage any day over the blinkered heritage of the Confederates.

By jm

March 19, 2007 1:59 PM | Link to this

I bet Mr. Wooten considers President Reagan (deficit, what deficit?) a fiscal conservative. Look at the numbers, the two “darlings” of the conservative movement, Presidents Reagan and Bush (43, not 41) have done more to grow the nations debt than any other presidents. I wonder which is more dangerous to our long term security, Al Queda or the fact that so much of our debt is held by countries that are less than friendly to the US. I want to laugh every time I see a member of this administration talk about “getting tough” with China, when they hold such a large portion of our debt.

Mr. Wooten is right about one thing, attorneys do server at the pleasure of the president. It would be interesting to see if President Bush would be willing to have the new attorneys go through the senate confirmation process rather than use the new provision in the Patriot Act that allows the Attorney General to appoint their replacements.

By Mullah Reece

March 19, 2007 2:07 PM | Link to this

Whites call out racisist names like dumbass thrugh hate and supity. White’s who take it all know must give it back more then emptiy worlds.

By harold

March 19, 2007 2:11 PM | Link to this

SWIMMING POOLS HAVE KILLED MORE AMERICANS THIS MILLENIUM THAN HAVE BEEN KILLED BY TERRORISTS. WHERE IS THE WACKO RIGHT’S WAR ON SWIMMING POOLS? SWIMMING POOLS ARE KILLING AMERICANS QUITE SWIMMINGLY WHILE THIS ADMINISTRATION SITS ON ITS HANDS!

CARS KILL MORE AMERICANS EVERY MONTH THAN TERRORISTS EVER HAVE, EVER. WHERE IS THE WACKO RIGHT’S WAR ON CARS? WHY DO THEY LEAVE THE WAR ON CARS TO THE WACKO LEFT? CARS ARE DESTROYING AMERICA!

By jbmlaw

March 19, 2007 2:14 PM | Link to this

Silly Debbie @ 10:01, I don’t eat pretzels!

Dear JoeD @ 12:08, I partially disagree – since you used the term “Republican” you would be literally correct. I think Ann Coulter does speak for most conservative voters; when she speaks, we are the ones laughing at the democrat-jokes. And Rush and Bill O’Reilly and Sean similarly speak for conservatives, although not necessarily for Republicans. There is a difference between the parties (Peggy Noonan wrote an observant essay, without the harsh tone in my too-clever notes here, in the Saturday WSJ – “The Trouble with Loyalty”). http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=110009790
Republican voters tend to be ideas-oriented people, and Democrat voters tend to follow individuals, without regard to ideology or even character. Neither is 100% true, but it is a well-drafted argument.

Dear JDDHP @ 12:11, we can surely agree that Mr. Gore engaged in a bit of resume padding on the internet issue. [“Here is Blitzer’s entire query to Gore: ] BLITZER: I want to get to some of the substance of domestic and international issues in a minute, but let’s just wrap up a little bit of the politics right now. Why should Democrats, looking at the Democratic nomination process, support you instead of Bill Bradley, a friend of yours, a former colleague in the Senate? What do you have to bring to this that he doesn’t necessarily bring to this process? [Clearly, Blitzer is asking Gore to offer an explanation of how he differs as a politician from other politicians in general, and his rival at the time, Bill Bradley, in particular. Here is Gore’s entire response to Blitzer’s question: ] GORE: Well, I will be offering - I’ll be offering my vision when my campaign begins. And it will be comprehensive and sweeping. And I hope that it will be compelling enough to draw people toward it. I feel that it will be. But it will emerge from my dialogue with the American people. I’ve traveled to every part of this country during the last six years. During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet. I took the initiative in moving forward a whole range of initiatives that have proven to be important to our country’s economic growth and environmental protection, improvements in our educational system. http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue5_10/wiggins/

By Realist

March 19, 2007 2:14 PM | Link to this

Mullah,

What you just typed can’t even be considered ebonincs! WTF?

By time for the truth

March 19, 2007 2:21 PM | Link to this

Whites call out racisist names like dumbass thrugh hate and supity. White’s who take it all know must give it back more then emptiy worlds.

I almost turned a whiter shade of pale (gedditt??) when I read that little gem. Sadly this snivelling quotidian moronic imbecility reflects the appalling deleterious ‘legacy’ of what the increasing reliance on hippety hop type ebonics for the semi-literate lower orders and unwashed boorish peasants has shamefully been allowed by pandering multi-culti leftist vermin in high skools to perpetrate in polite logocentric GOP dominated society!!

By Dusty

March 19, 2007 2:22 PM | Link to this

harold,

Still using all capital letters, I see. IN THE NEWS also uses all capital letters over at Luckovich’s blog. Down the street at a kindergarten, they are also using all capital letters. May I assume that you are still in kindergarten?

By TW

March 19, 2007 2:24 PM | Link to this

Harold, please…how’s a war on swimming pools supposed to make anyone rich?

By Realist

March 19, 2007 2:27 PM | Link to this

Harold watched the movie Stranger than Fiction and decided he would use third person narrative for his blog life.

By abc

March 19, 2007 2:28 PM | Link to this

Even Snopes calls the ‘Gore/Internet’ claim a hoax.

By harold

March 19, 2007 2:32 PM | Link to this

THERE ARE NO ANSWERS SO ATTACK HAROLD INSTEAD.

GOT IT.

HOW ROVE-IAN.

By JK

March 19, 2007 2:32 PM | Link to this

Republican voters tend to be ideas-oriented people, and Democrat voters tend to follow individuals, without regard to ideology or even character. Neither is 100% true, but it is a well-drafted argument.

What a big wet steaming pile of horse-sh-t. What do you hope to state or accomplish with such a sweeping over-generalization? “Oh GEE WHIZ Mr. brilliant lawyer man! When ya put it THAT way, I guess I wanna follow yer ideas! hyuk hyuk hyuk! Color me converted!” Spread some of that in my yard, will ya? I’m gonna plant peppers & ‘maters in a couple of weeks.

By Barbara

March 19, 2007 2:49 PM | Link to this

Debbie, I must admit, getting you stirred up was not my primary goal. However, your off the wall rants are pretty funny. Take a breath once in a while. I don’t recall taking any “Confederate” stance of which you accuse me, but we all have a past and I accept mine. Yes, mine is mostly southern, although we have found old family journals that show relatives fighting on both sides of the Civil war. Families whose roots go back as far as mine on American soil often had kin on both sides. Their writings even indicate that our family knew of the kin on both sides at the same time. Interestingly, the writings never included anything about slavery on either side….

By JohnD(the actual)

March 19, 2007 2:54 PM | Link to this

JoeD,

Your Comrade friend, Debbie, not only believes those you cited speak for the Republican Party she posted just that earlier today. So, do you speak for “everyone” or not? NOT!

Popsickle, at least the sick part of your name is correct. Not only did Gore make the claim to being the “Father” of the internet, he also claimed to have been instrumental in the development of the Strategic Oil Reserves even though the plan was in place before he entered the Senate.

You are correct on the drug store; it was actually a factory for making legitimate pharmaceuticals. The plant was a terrible threat to our nation during the Lewinsky mess.

Clinton has been accused of rape and Paula Jones also leveled a credible charge. You recall he committed perjury in the Paula Jones case?

Sicko, were you in the presence of Ron Brown during his conversations with the President? No, I thought not. You and Debbie write about all the Blacks and women in “significant roles” in his administration but you never name one, not even Madeline Albright who makes every Bush appointee appear brilliant in comparison.

How do you explain all of the suicides and strange deaths that have surrounded the Clintons since he became a politician? Amazingly most were his supporters at one time who later became opponents. I guess they knew too much.

Lack of insurance does not demean the quality of the health care system. We are the envy of the world in health care, but unrecognized by you and your liberal zealot friends is the fact that people must pay for health care. You think care should be free, as one of the inalienable rights. How dim can you be? No wait, you want businesses to pay for your health insurance! Then the increased cost is passed on to all consumers but you still live in your dream world that the insurance is “free”.

Sickle, do you have a job? Well I think whatever service or good you produce should be free and you have no right to deny the rest of America the opportunity to have your service or product simply because they are unable to pay. How will that affect the Sicko family budget? Or, are you a government employee?

Hilary lied about the White Water billing records. She claimed she had not seen them or knew where they were when questioned but then the records appeared with her fingerprints in the White House.

Only a Liberal would want to hide behind the strict definition of abuse of a subordinate, whether a page or an intern, to protect a politician. You note the Republicans accused of such behavior are gone but we still have the Democrats making leaders of their trash.

You, popsicko, are a joke and should go back to dialykoz with the other profane whack jobs.

By Realist

March 19, 2007 2:54 PM | Link to this

Barbara,

Not to take up for derangedDebbie, but I don’t think the majority of black americans have the luxury of tracing their history. Unless they are Chris Tucker, or Oprah who can afford the only means, genetic. I can trace my ancestors all the way back to the first on American soil..and even further back to native Austria and Germany. Blacks are pretty much limited to post slavery..whats that..1865 or more recent.

By jbmlaw

March 19, 2007 2:58 PM | Link to this

Dear JK @ 2:32, does your post not prove my argument? Not an idea in there anywhere! And I did provide you the link to Peggy Noonan’s article, and on the front end I acknowledged my over-simplification (for benefit of the leftists on the blog – don’t want to introduce too much thought for them in one day.)

Dear abc @ 2:28, your post reminds me of the Groucho line, as if Snopes tells you “who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes!” The salient portion of the quote is in my post; maybe Snopes is trying to protect the guilty!

By Louise

March 19, 2007 3:02 PM | Link to this

Barbara wrote, “Interestingly, the writings [of my civil war era kin] never included anything about slavery on either side….”

What Barbara is trying to say is that the War Between The States wasn’t about slavery at all; it was about lobster vs. crawfish.

Those history books got it wrong. Didn’t they Barbara?

By Mullah Reece

March 19, 2007 3:08 PM | Link to this

Debbie is the one who’se making since here.

By JK

March 19, 2007 3:08 PM | Link to this

Dear jbmlaw, um… No. But if I didn’t have work to do, I could make the exact same argument switching the parties around, using tangible human examples of those who blindly follow individuals, regardless of character. The result? Zip. Notta. Pointless to the fifth power. But thanks for typing all this instead of speaking it, though! There’s enough methane already coming from the cows, which I still eat with my home-grown peppers and ‘maters. Your efforts to keep the levels down are greatly appreciated!

By Barbara

March 19, 2007 3:13 PM | Link to this

That’s pretty cool Realist (your heritage, that is…) Mine is German too, and Scotch-Irish (don’t hate me TFTT……)

I appreciate your point about blacks not being able to trace their history back so far, and I agree that’s a bummer. However, like TFTT said, we all hit that marker somewhere. Almost every “race” or “breed”, “creed”, (or whatever word someone might choose to describe their ancestors) has been enslaved, oppressed, conquered, etc. Beyond that point, you probably can’t trace your roots. Still, not my fault….. I didn’t participate or support any oppression. I just get so tired of hearing about it. And I think that to allow it to continue, or to actually respond with an apology, doesn’t do anyone good, but instead perpetuates the injustice. Heal, live and move on. And as far as not being able to trace all your relatives, I know I have a few that make me wish at times that I couldn’t trace my roots either :-)

By Realist

March 19, 2007 3:14 PM | Link to this

Mullah? Since? Are you for real..or is this Chris Rock?!

By DebbieDoRight

March 19, 2007 3:17 PM | Link to this

Mullah: The term Mullah has been used as a derogatory term for Islamic fundamentalists that come from the regular masses, usually imposing a certain lifestyle upon others.

Hmmm seems like Doom aka Twisted Sister AKA Marked Anus AKA Lucko Dull AKA SYBIL is up to playing their/its little games again. I guess that’s one way to get people to talk to you; keep changing your moniker. Mullah Reece indeed……

By DebbieDoRight

March 19, 2007 3:25 PM | Link to this

I don’t recall taking any “Confederate” stance of which you accuse me, but we all have a past and I accept mine.

And I don’t recall accusing you of anything. I made a comparison. Try to keep up. Perhaps “Black people”, as you say (since you speak for the WHOLE race), will “get over” slavery, when Confederates get over forcing people in their respective states to salute their confederate inspired flag. Just a thought.

By Jim's a Cherry Picker

March 19, 2007 3:26 PM | Link to this

Hi Jim,

Read your counterpart Bookman’s bit from today on the US Attorneys’ being fired.

He actually explains the situation instead of glossing it over with tired talking points out of Herr Rove’s brief on the subject.

You should probably read him every day, actually. He seems to really understand this stuff, whereas you seem to be pandering to am radio populists.

“Liberals are bad. They play politics. They’re corrupt. They tax and spend. They kill babies and old people. They run the media…they’re bad, bad people. Godless those liberals. Godless”

Blah, blah, blah.

By Barbara

March 19, 2007 3:31 PM | Link to this

Louise, although I know you are not being sincere, you are right. Many history books got it wrong. I am surprised at the errors we find in my childrens’ text books even now.

As stated before, my relatives were all poor farmers. We had no rich ancesters that I can find. Their civil war era writings were all centered around family, life back home, who got killed, etc. Similarly during the depressions, my relatives’ writings were not about how much money they lost, or politics, but about keeping closer tabs on the cost of goods, and things they learned for stretching their dollars. It really amazes me that southerners continue to be attacked as haters when, in reality many civil war era southerners were just trying to scratch out a living, spend time with family and leave more for their children than the generation before. Pretty simple, and nothing about hating others.

By Nicole

March 19, 2007 3:32 PM | Link to this

As a regular reader and occasional contributor to this blog, I enjoy many of the reasoned and fact-based, albiet passionate, arguments from both sides of the political spectrum. However, there is one regular that I cannot stomach and have learned to skip right over. Of course, I’m speaking of “time for the truth”.

Unfortunately, JohnD, a relative newcomer, has quickly proven himself to be a source of clutter as well. His crazy posts show that he is clearly obsessed with silly internet rumors (examples: Clinton murdered Ron Brown, Clinton is a rapist, etcetera), and as a result, I can’t believe anything the highly gullible JohnD says.

Skipping JohnD’s and “tftt“‘s posts aren’t usually a problem, but I just wish they weren’t so damn long. They crowd the good ones out and discourage articulate and thoughtful discussion.

By Alabama Realist

March 19, 2007 3:33 PM | Link to this

I suppose since someone has taken to using my handle “realist”, I as the one and only, true Alabama born, southern gentleman Realist, will from this point on be Alabama Realist.

Now back to your squabbling….

By jbmlaw

March 19, 2007 3:48 PM | Link to this

Dear Nicole @ 3:32, you are not unique in your lack of patience with our friend TFTT. TFTT acknowledges that he writes as he does, mostly just to get on the nerves of those politically opposed to his views. TFTT and I have our disagreements on immigration and religion, but I appreciate that he brings an original idea to the blog periodically, and I admire his clever use of the language. (I am not talking about “bollocks” or the racial stuff – just often enough he brings in a truly clever spin of the language.) As one who has never had an original idea in his life, I appreciate the creative among us (including Harold and PoFo.) (And I acknowledge that I read your occasional posts.)

By JohnD(the actual)

March 19, 2007 3:52 PM | Link to this

Nicole,

I assume you are comfortable with the posting of Debbie earlier today (9:38) when she made all the unsupported comments that sparked the reponse.

Or the mind-numbing JoeD who also makes comments he is unable to support or perhaps that wonderfully irrational Popsickle who would follow the Clintons over a cliff in awe struck wonder.

As for your “internet rumors” allegation you must not avail yourself of newspapers and TV news where the Broderick and Jones charges have been aired.

I would be gullible if I believed any of the liberal pablum posted by your heroes here.

I just spoke with a client from Europe who supports my assertion of the US health care being the best in the world. His example was that of a 60 year old in need of knee surgery and where he is from the patient would be denied surgery due to his age.

Socialism at work for you Nicole!

I do not know whether Ron Brown’s death was an accident or an intentional silencing of a critic by Bill and Hil. The scary part is that the Clintons have created a legacy that makes the latter possible.

By Louise

March 19, 2007 3:52 PM | Link to this

Barbara,

I’m a Southerner, born and bred. So are my parents and grandparents and their grandparents. My ancestory is irrelevant to what I’m about to say, but it seems important to you and others when making your case.

The Civil War was about slavery. The Confederate States of America were formed to maintain slavery. I’m sure that any of your Southern kin (and mine) who fought in the Civil War were otherwise good people. However, they supported, tortured and killed to maintain an evil and vile institution. You can criticize the textbooks all day long, but facts are facts.

Our Confederate heritage is a source of shame, not pride. I worry about our future when after 140+ years, so many haven’t figured that out yet.

By Curious Observer

March 19, 2007 3:54 PM | Link to this

The virulence of the opponents of a state apology for slavery is remarkable. Well, I was too young to have anything to do with putting Japanese Nisei in concentration camps at the onset of WWII, but I have no problem with a national apology for that.

And Nicole is right. TFTT and JohnD are two sick puppies in need of some serious time on a psychiatrist’s couch. Their obsessive, hate-filled screeds on this blog impede serious discussion of the issues.

By Alabama Realist

March 19, 2007 3:57 PM | Link to this

Am I the only one sickened by how much time government officials are wasting discussing a Confederate Holiday, a slavery apology and the rally against a war that we are already engaged in? What a waste of time and money. Meanwhile, we are about to be paying $3 gallon and liking it…..

Priorities need serious adjustment in this country.

By Van

March 19, 2007 4:04 PM | Link to this

Jim’s a Cherry Picker,

Your post about Bookman’s article.

Your right, imagine a republican brining innocent people before a grand jury. I mean the prosecutor in Texas only empaneled 6 grand juries to get Tom Delay. And lets not forget Fitzgerald and “Scooter” Libby, having to settle for a conviction of forgetting who and what was said.

If the Washington case had been the democrats losing, there would have been any number of republicans in front of grand juries.

All federal prosecutors are fired for political reasons, there is never any other reason. If you do not believe me, ask Billy boy.

By JK

March 19, 2007 4:06 PM | Link to this

JohnD, just curious…. How many lawsuits representing “victims” of sexual harassment have been funded by the Rutherford Institute and billionnaire Richard Scaife? I mean, those guys are such great humanitarians and guardians of virtue, standing up for poor, helpless, yet pure of heart, exploited female workers. If not for them, why, Miss Jones would have to save for years to retain a polyester-wearing pigknuckle attorney to seek justice for the emotional trauma of being hit on by the boss. If I had only known I could collect such huge wads of cash from being hit on… Wow. Got their number? How many other victims have they rescued, God bless ‘em?

By DebbieDoRight

March 19, 2007 4:11 PM | Link to this

Am I the only one sickened by how much time government officials are wasting discussing a Confederate Holiday, a slavery apology and the rally against a war that we are already engaged in? What a waste of time and money

It’s called the “Slight Of Hand”. They get you riled up about nonsensical items, while all the time delaying or ignoring things that they need to be talking about. They need to be talking about education; PeachCare, saving community hospitals, Welfare reform, Elder Care, the state of state run mental hospitals and their glaring lack of credibility; georgia drop out rate, etc., etc., etc.

But as long as they keep us centered on whether we get beer on sunday or whether we’ll get an apology for slavery or a confederate month; we’re being played big time.

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

By Alabama Realist

March 19, 2007 4:12 PM | Link to this

Why stop there JK. Lets file against Victorias Secret. Why, with thier underhanded tricks of the bra trade, they manage to make even the smallish, normally unattractive women seem harrassable.

A man simply doesnt know what he is getting anymore and thats just a shame.

By Barbara

March 19, 2007 4:18 PM | Link to this

Louise, I respectfully disagree. There was much more to the Civil War than just slavery.

By time for the truth

March 19, 2007 4:23 PM | Link to this

being hectored and effetely “savaged” by cut and run Bush hating vermin like Curious Peeping Tom has all the bite and fury of being savaged by a dead sheep!!

It is precisely because of dimwitted pinko slags like nicole - or is it really paris? - that my time on here is worthwhile. Being snottily upbraided by such knuckle dragging extra chromosomed liberal wankers is indeed an awesome (using local parlance) honour and a privilege.

DriedupHagNicole — for yours truly it not only conjures a proud millisecond, indeed it also constitutes what they quaintly call in Sud AfriKa “a real pleasure” to be viscerally sneered at by a feminazishrew likeyou … note the almost Shakespearean rhyming!!

JohnD strikes me overall as essentially a pretty sound chap politically - although at times I can ‘feel the pain’ of his restraint!!

By JK

March 19, 2007 4:30 PM | Link to this

A man simply doesnt know what he is getting anymore and thats just a shame.

Awww… Try looking at it another way, Mr. R: (a) The lesser-endowed need love too. (b) When you focus on giving, and the getting seems to magically get better! {;->

By Alabama Realist

March 19, 2007 4:39 PM | Link to this

I decla-ah its gettin warm in here….

Indeed JK, Indeed!!

By Louise

March 19, 2007 4:42 PM | Link to this

Barbara,

The reasons given for succeeding from the Union, are well-known and the writings at the time are prevelant. They’re not a matter of opinion. You can refuse to accept facts (to your detriment), but you can’t disagree with them.

Here’s an excerpt from Alexander Stephens’ infamous “Cornerstone Speech” given between the time that Lincoln was elected and Fort Sumter was attacked.

“Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, its corner- stone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery—subordination to the superior race—is his natural and normal condition. This, our new government, is the first, in the history of the world, based upon this great physical, philosophical, and moral truth. This truth has been slow in the process of its development, like all other truths in the various departments of science. It has been so even amongst us. Many who hear me, perhaps, can recollect well, that this truth was not generally admitted, even within their day. The errors of the past generation still clung to many as late as twenty years ago. Those at the North, who still cling to these errors, with a zeal above knowledge, we justly denominate fanatics. All fanaticism springs from an aberration of the mind—from a defect in reasoning. It is a species of insanity. One of the most striking characteristics of insanity, in many instances, is forming correct conclusions from fancied or erroneous premises; so with the anti-slavery fanatics. Their conclusions are right if their premises were. They assume that the negro is equal, and hence conclude that he is entitled to equal privileges and rights with the white man. If their premises were correct, their conclusions would be logical and just—but their premise being wrong, their whole argument fails. I recollect once of having heard a gentleman from one of the northern States, of great power and ability, announce in the House of Representatives, with imposing effect, that we of the South would be compelled, ultimately, to yield upon this subject of slavery, that it was as impossible to war successfully against a principle in politics, as it was in physics or mechanics. That the principle would ultimately prevail. That we, in maintaining slavery as it exists with us, were warring against a principle, a principle founded in nature, the principle of the equality of men. The reply I made to him was, that upon his own grounds, we should, ultimately, succeed, and that he and his associates, in this crusade against our institutions, would ultimately fail. The truth announced, that it was as impossible to war successfully against a principle in politics as it was in physics and mechanics, I admitted; but told him that it was he, and those acting with him, who were warring against a principle. They were attempting to make things equal which the Creator had made unequal.”

Cornerstone Speech

Confederate Vice President Stephens March 21, 1861 Savannah, Georgia

Shameful

By time for the truth

March 19, 2007 4:44 PM | Link to this

Barbara

Of course I don’t “hate” you for being cursed genetically :) The word German in case you didn’t know comes from the phrase ” many germs”.

Some of the sadder folks on here are either utterly humourless or just so tightly wound up with their poisonous leftist sh!te that they can’t larf at themselves like the rest of us do endlessly.

They sure can hurl personal and political invective and visceral abuse though, of course for lefties that’s perfectly OK … its only when someone who is equal (or even better at it) hands it back that these sad hypocritical tw ats get all uppity. As we have both opined earlier the world is way too complex and uncontrollable (for/by all of us) to get all huffy about folks wittily and trenchantly stepping on hyper politically correct toes.

I just selflessly do it for the fun of it - and to make some rarely ventilated awkward points.

HUGE I HATE LIBERALS SMIRK

By Dusty

March 19, 2007 4:49 PM | Link to this

Barbara,

You are quite correct in being proud of your family history. I am also proud of mine and they have been in the South since the seventeen hundreds. As far as I can find, they ranged from lawyers & teachers, dusk-to-dark farmers & store keepers, homemakers & doctors. Some were not successful but they never broke the law, just themselves. Almost all males had military experience.

I would say that all were independent. When the South was threatened, as they felt it was, young and old males went to war for the Confederacy. It wasn’t a “draft”, it was an understanding that no one will take over your life and property.

Southerners are still like that. They have fought in many wars since then. Many are fighting in Iraq now.

As to slavery, I was not there then and I cannot imagine anyone being a slave. Perhaps the economic demands of the day (cotton) brought about that status, just as illegal immigrants today are brought here or come here to work. I am not saying that illegals and slaves are the same, I am saying that both should not be part of a legal society.

Slavery has been around since biblical times. The most advanced covilizations of history had them and we remember the amazing history of Rome and Greece for example. I remember the amazing history of the South and my family. For me and many others, my family and my Southern heritage are integral parts of this great country of ours. I shall always appreciate them.

By DebbieDoRight

March 19, 2007 4:56 PM | Link to this

“Stupid is as stupid does”, Forrest Gump

By JohnD(the actual)

March 19, 2007 5:04 PM | Link to this

CO,

Quote a little hate from one of my posts rather than just writing a few connected words. But then, I always forget that hate to a liberal is simply disagreeing with them. Hate speech and all that.

Would hate be sniping at Debbie for her “$10,000 per plate” comment by reminding her of the sale of the Lincoln Bedroom to liberal donors?

Would hate be responding to her “conservatives put government into everybody’s business” comment with the fact Democrats are supporters of the IRS and universal health care? Would even the IRS be in more of our personal business than universal health care? I think not.

I have never posted any comment with hate like your friend Debbie’s at 9:38. But then she is a liberal so she is incapable of hate in your eyes.

Feckless and fact less liberals.

By DebbieDoRight

March 19, 2007 5:07 PM | Link to this

JohnD(the actual): That wasn’t hate slick, that was facts!! Truth Hurts.

By Louise

March 19, 2007 5:09 PM | Link to this

Dusty wrote “[Southerners] never broke the law, just themselves.”

What make believe world does Dusty live in? Our hard working, independent ancestors owned slaves, took their belongings, separated families, tortured, raped and murdered. If they weren’t slave owners, they were apologists for those who were.

Apparently Dusty doesn’t have a problem with the North taking over her ancestors property (i.e. slaves), but she has no problems with Southerners owning human beings.

For me and many others, Dusty’s family (and mine) and her Southern “heritage” is a shameful part of this country of ours, and we shall always curse them.

By deegee

March 19, 2007 5:09 PM | Link to this

I don’t know how or why it became the norm for US Attorneys to serve at the pleasure of the President. I presume that the practice was adopted at a time when people understood the distinction between the 3 branches of government. To hire and fire judges with the expectation that they will influence and/or subvert legislation is wrong. It was wrong when Clinton did it and it was wrong when W did it. Judges are there to interpret and uphold the law, not write the law. To say that what W did is no big deal serves to further blur the lines between the brances of government and lower the ethical bar.

By JohnD(the actual)

March 19, 2007 5:14 PM | Link to this

Debbie,

You wrote:

It’s called the “Slight Of Hand”. They get you riled up about nonsensical items, while all the time delaying or ignoring things that they need to be talking about. They need to be talking about education; PeachCare, saving community hospitals, Welfare reform, Elder Care, the state of state run mental hospitals and their glaring lack of credibility; georgia drop out rate, etc., etc., etc.

At least I agree with you on the above. I have said many times here I am sick of the elected Dems and Reps and their unrestrained abuse of the electorate as a means to achieve or keep power.

By JohnD(the actual)

March 19, 2007 5:23 PM | Link to this

CO,

Well, “Slick” - if you wish to deny it later you should not write (3:54):

TFTT and JohnD are two sick puppies in need of some serious time on a psychiatrist’s couch. Their obsessive, hate-filled screeds on this blog impede serious discussion of the issues.

You have no facts, no honesty, and no argument. You have been publicly neutered, if you were not already, by your own words. I refer you again to the posting by your friend Debbie at 9:36 for some real hate.

By JohnD(the actual)

March 19, 2007 5:27 PM | Link to this

CO,

My apologies, I confused yours and Debbie’s posts.

By Disgusted

March 19, 2007 5:29 PM | Link to this

The firing of the US attorneys is more than merely political. It is payback, pure and simple. One cannot dismiss it as the mere exercise of a presidential right. Read the NY Times today for a good article on how desperate New Mexico Republicans lobbied the Justice Department because they didn’t feel that prosecution of an incident of voter registration fraud was progressing fast enough, thus jeopardizing their reelection chances. Or how officials within the DoJ lobbied for the dismissal of Carol Lam for prosecuting the corrupt Duke Cunningham.

It was cheap payback, much of the kind that “outed” Valerie Plame, that led to the firings. All the attorneys fired had very good performance appraisals. The firings had nothing to do with the quality of the performance.

That’s why these firings need to be investigated thoroughly. They reek to high heaven as a perversion of justice.

By Dusty

March 19, 2007 5:31 PM | Link to this

Louise@ 5:09…

Judge your own family, not mine. Stay angry the rest of your life. That is your problem which will make you miserable and shorten your life. I am sorry you choose to be bitter, and probably lonely. Get out in the sunshine. That might help.

By JohnD(the actual)

March 19, 2007 5:33 PM | Link to this

Debbie,

I note you never answer questions or respond to facts that refute most all you write.

Did you forget the “Lincoln Bedroom” , and Lanny Davis and his band of “thugs”?

Memory can be a convenient thing to lose, right Deb?

By JK

March 19, 2007 5:34 PM | Link to this

Louise, I agree with you about the shameful aspect of our southern history. I’d like to point out that although many southerners owned slaves and supported the non-human-rights status of the captives, the majority were just poor common folks who owned no slaves, little or no land, and scratched out survivial as best they could. Sadly, THESE are the men and boys who fought and died for an ideal that benefitted the moneyed more than themselves, and the women who suffered starvation and ravages of war.

Throughout history, rich men have started wars to protect or further their own interests, and poor men have fought them. It’s not always the case, but often enough. How different would our history books be if these people had stood on the side of righteousness instead of following their “idealistic” leaders to destruction? For whatever it’s worth, I am sorry for what they did. I am.

By Van

March 19, 2007 5:43 PM | Link to this

Disgusted ,

Wrong-o, it is all politics. If a prosecutor does not please his boss, he may get fired. Pure politics.

And about Plame, that was the state department number 2 man under Powell, he leaked Plames name, not anyone in the VP’s office. I am sure you remember how the state department “liked” Bush and the war.

By Louise

March 19, 2007 5:43 PM | Link to this

JK,

Point taken.

Thanks for a great post!

By getalife

March 19, 2007 5:47 PM | Link to this

Anybody with an ounce of common sense can see this war is a mistake.

Just impeach the idiot decider who decided to start this disaster.

Its not rocket science people.

Geez.

By Social Moops

March 19, 2007 5:49 PM | Link to this

War is the correct, natural state of man. Had the native americans declared war immediately and slaughtered christopher columbus’s discovery voyage to a man, they would have been spared the diseases that wiped out 90 percent of the indians.

War is necessary for survival.

By Markus

March 19, 2007 5:53 PM | Link to this

“Throughout history, rich men have started wars to protect or further their own interests, and poor men have fought them. It’s not always the case, but often enough.”

JK (does that stand for Just Kidding?), I’ve seen some dumb@ss blog posts by liberal demoncats on this blog, but that just ABOUT throws them all under the bus.

So the Revolutionary War was about money (well to escape taxes, yes). The War Between The States was about money. World War I was about money. World War II was about money. Do you idiots on the left dream up this crap while hitting the bong, or is your delusionary liberal appeasement world of war history only start after Vietnam?

“How different would our history books be if these people had stood on the side of righteousness instead of following their “idealistic” leaders to destruction?”

How different would OUR NATION be if candyassed liberals like you ran things during the aforementioned times of war.

By JK

March 19, 2007 6:01 PM | Link to this

Oooo Markus, my feelings are sooooo hurt. Let’s see, I stipulated that was not the case with all wars. Our war for Independence was indeed over ideals worth fighting for, IMO, but the victory did not make ALL the people here free, now did it? D’OH! The world wars you mention were STARTED by greed. That we entered to help finish them for good reasons does not change the motives that started them. But please, continue the oh so meaningful name-calling, Sparky. When you shine your light on this board, the rest of us know it’s time to go home. Toodles!

By Pope rednecks - Amerikkka's Al Qaeda I

March 19, 2007 7:47 PM | Link to this

Your topic appeals to your Woo-tan Klanners today, oh silly Woo-tan. Chickenhawk racists and redneck cowards, epitomized by Alabama Realisp are ecstatic with you today - isn’t it wonderful how much filthy white trash adore you?

By Barbara

March 20, 2007 8:29 AM | Link to this

Ahh, TFTT, I thought it was the Irish you would take issue with. So I’m germy too???? Ha-ha. You are absolutely right. We must laugh at ourselves above all else. After all, I’m pretty funny sometimes…… if I do say so myself.

Thanks Dusty for your post. You are much more eloquent than I. Now that you mention it, we did have some lawyers in our family too. Down in South GA. You and I may be related….