Protesters Enter Bear Stearns Headquarters
By REUTERS
NEW YORK (Reuters) - About 60 protesters opposed to the U.S. Federal Reserve's help in bailing out Bear Stearnsentered the lobby of the investment bank's Manhattan headquarters on Wednesday, demanding assistance for struggling homeowners.
Demonstrators organized by the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America chanted "Help Main Street, not Wall Street" and entered the lobby without an invitation for around half an hour before being escorted out by police.
"There are no provisions for homeowners in this deal. There are people out there struggling who need help," said Detria Austin, an organizer at NACA, an advocacy group for home ownership.
Bear Stearns employees were alternatively amused and perplexed, taking pictures on their cell phones.
"Homeowners, that's more than $1 trillion (in mortgage debt), you're crazy," one man in a suit screamed at a protester on the street.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
BAILOUT HOMEOWNERS? NOW THAT'S JUST CRAZY
MALIKI UNIT - 3 DAYS
Maliki Gives Shiite Militias
72 Hours to Halt Fighting
The fighting threatens to destabilize a long-term truce
that had helped reduce the level of violence in the
five-year-old Iraq war.
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72 Hours to Halt Fighting
The fighting threatens to destabilize a long-term truce
that had helped reduce the level of violence in the
five-year-old Iraq war.
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DEPT. OF 'NO SHIT SHERLOCK'
Cigarette Company Paid
For Lung Cancer Study
The revelation that a researcher’s study was underwritten
by a tobacco company has caused an appearance of bias.
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For Lung Cancer Study
The revelation that a researcher’s study was underwritten
by a tobacco company has caused an appearance of bias.
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Monday, March 17, 2008
AP's Ron Fournier: Ungracious, Self-Important, Arrogrant, and Overbearing?
Privately, people say that Ron Fournier is ungracious, arrogant, oozes a sense of entitlement, is self-important, aloof, cocky and overbearing.
Why do people say such things about AP reporter Ron Fournier?
Will AP reporter Ron Fournier respond to these charges? Does he deny them?
Nobody expects Ron Fournier to be perfect. But he better never forget that he isn't.
Why do people say such things about AP reporter Ron Fournier?
Will AP reporter Ron Fournier respond to these charges? Does he deny them?
Nobody expects Ron Fournier to be perfect. But he better never forget that he isn't.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Bush Refuses to Take General's Calls
Phones rings at 3:00 am at the White House. And rings. And rings. And rings. And rings. And rings. And rings. And rings. And rings. And rings.
Voice over:
"According to Jim Miklaszewski of NBC: 'In the end, under pressure
from the White House, Defense Secretary Gates refused
to take General Fallon's calls, making it clear he had to go.'"
"It's Time for a Change"
Fade-in Graphic:
Obama 08
Voice over:
"According to Jim Miklaszewski of NBC: 'In the end, under pressure
from the White House, Defense Secretary Gates refused
to take General Fallon's calls, making it clear he had to go.'"
"It's Time for a Change"
Fade-in Graphic:
Obama 08
Dear Tim Russert
Dear Tim Russert,
Unless you have some evidence that liberal women over 50 who support Hillary Clinton and black voters who support Obama will vote for John McCain in November if their candidate is not the nominee, please stop saying it on television.
Yours,
Culture of Truth
Unless you have some evidence that liberal women over 50 who support Hillary Clinton and black voters who support Obama will vote for John McCain in November if their candidate is not the nominee, please stop saying it on television.
Yours,
Culture of Truth
TWO DEATHLY HALLOWS FILMS!!??
The seventh and final Harry Potter novel will be adapted for the big screen in two parts, reports suggest.
Producer David Heyman told the Los Angeles Times it had been impossible to cram Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows' 608 pages into a single movie. "Unlike every other book, you cannot remove elements of this book," he said.
Fans of the series have been left disappointed in the past when key scenes, including Quidditch matches, were excised for the film adaptations. Star Daniel Radcliffe told the Los Angeles Times that splitting the final book in two was the only sensible option for the film-makers.
"There have been compartmentalised subplots in the other books that have made them easier to cut - although those cuts were still to the horror of some fans," he told the paper. The seventh book doesn't really have any subplots. It's one driving, pounding story from the word go."
The first will reportedly be released in November 2010, with the second part hitting screens the following May.
The first five movies have made $4.5 billion (£2.2 billion) worldwide - making it the biggest film franchise in box office history, surpassing both James Bond and Star Wars.
Producer David Heyman told the Los Angeles Times it had been impossible to cram Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows' 608 pages into a single movie. "Unlike every other book, you cannot remove elements of this book," he said.
Fans of the series have been left disappointed in the past when key scenes, including Quidditch matches, were excised for the film adaptations. Star Daniel Radcliffe told the Los Angeles Times that splitting the final book in two was the only sensible option for the film-makers.
"There have been compartmentalised subplots in the other books that have made them easier to cut - although those cuts were still to the horror of some fans," he told the paper. The seventh book doesn't really have any subplots. It's one driving, pounding story from the word go."
The first will reportedly be released in November 2010, with the second part hitting screens the following May.
The first five movies have made $4.5 billion (£2.2 billion) worldwide - making it the biggest film franchise in box office history, surpassing both James Bond and Star Wars.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
BUT HAS HE MET ADMIRAL KIRK?
As the Democratic presidential campaign has intensified in recent weeks, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and her supporters have said that Senator Barack Obama has not crossed the “threshold” to serve as commander in chief.
So does Mr. Obama believe that Mrs. Clinton is qualified?
“Yes,” Mr. Obama said. “As I believe Senator McCain is and as I believe I am. Keep in mind though, I think it is fair to say Senator Clinton has deployed this as a political strategy.”
In a news conference with reporters here today, Mr. Obama was flanked by 10 former generals and admirals who are supporting his candidacy. It is the latest in a series of dueling flag-draped events between the Clinton and Obama campaigns as they seek to demonstrate their national security credentials.
So does Mr. Obama believe that Mrs. Clinton is qualified?
“Yes,” Mr. Obama said. “As I believe Senator McCain is and as I believe I am. Keep in mind though, I think it is fair to say Senator Clinton has deployed this as a political strategy.”
In a news conference with reporters here today, Mr. Obama was flanked by 10 former generals and admirals who are supporting his candidacy. It is the latest in a series of dueling flag-draped events between the Clinton and Obama campaigns as they seek to demonstrate their national security credentials.
Sunday, March 09, 2008
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
IT'S THREE A.M. - A PHONE RINGS IN THE WHITE HOUSE....
[White House Phone rings ]
"Hello! You have reached the White House. If you have an emergency and would like to speak to the President, press 5 now."
[presses 5 ]
"Si usted quisiera hablar al Presidente, ahora presione 5."
[presses 5 again ]
"Thank you."
"For nuclear war, press one."
"For a killer asteroid, press two."
"For deadly plague, press three."
"For zombie surf nazis, press four."
"For all other problems, please remain on the line and an operator will be with you shortly."
[Girl from Ipanema plays softly]
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"Hello! You have reached the White House. If you have an emergency and would like to speak to the President, press 5 now."
[presses 5 ]
"Si usted quisiera hablar al Presidente, ahora presione 5."
[presses 5 again ]
"Thank you."
"For nuclear war, press one."
"For a killer asteroid, press two."
"For deadly plague, press three."
"For zombie surf nazis, press four."
"For all other problems, please remain on the line and an operator will be with you shortly."
[Girl from Ipanema plays softly]
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Sunday, March 02, 2008
Meet The Press - March 2, 2008
Meet The Press
March 2, 2008
Russert: i asked Obama about al qaeda in Iraq and he said maybe they could be there
McCain: i have news for Barack it's called al qaeda in iraq
Bush: heh heh heh
Obama: hey they weren't there until McCain invaded
Shrum: we've got to get the hell out of there
Murphy: i've got news for McCain - people don't want to stay in Iraq
Murphy: he has to stop campaigning with evangelists McCain should run as a liberal
Russert: Bill Clinton loved NAFTA but now they have both said its bad
Matalin: Oh Noes!!!
Timmy: what's wrong?
Matalin: they have our oil in Canada!
Timy: oh no!
Matalin: but Obama is being sneaky with Canada
Shrum: go ahead and campaign in favor of NAFTA in Ohio Mary - i dare you
Russert: but cutting off trade!
Shrum: sure you can renegotiate
Murphy: Otto von Bismark!
Russert: people say the economy sucks
Matalin: but they say their own finances are good
Shrum: no they don't
Matalin: ok - but only because the media keep saying it
Carville: that's stupid people know they are in big trouble meanwhile Exxon has the Chief Justice weeping for them
Murphy: of course people are hurting
Shurm: Republicans lie all the time but it won't work this time
Russert: people think McCain is old but honest, Obama is young and charismatic and Clinton is experienced and strong but mean
Carville: that's sad because she is such a warm and nice person
Matalin: McCain is the best american who has ever lived
Tim: no one else better ever???
Matalin: ok there is fred thomspson
Murphy: Obama is like the hula hoop he's got the kids moving their hips
Shurm: Obama is touching people although i don't get it myself
Russert: is he too young?
Shrum: no he's not he's like JFK and people seem to like him
Carville: if you like Bush then you'll love McCain
Shrum: McCain is going to attack Iran!
Russert: he will probably die in office
Murphy: that's true so we should look forward to Presidents Crist or Ridge
Carville: nope Ridge is pro-choice
Matalin: McCain has to have a VP with no ambition
Russert: who will Obama or Clinton choose?
Murphy: an anti-war general or Bayh or Dodd
Shrum: Zinni or Wes Clark
Russert: i say Louis Farrakhan
March 2, 2008
Russert: i asked Obama about al qaeda in Iraq and he said maybe they could be there
McCain: i have news for Barack it's called al qaeda in iraq
Bush: heh heh heh
Obama: hey they weren't there until McCain invaded
Shrum: we've got to get the hell out of there
Murphy: i've got news for McCain - people don't want to stay in Iraq
Murphy: he has to stop campaigning with evangelists McCain should run as a liberal
Russert: Bill Clinton loved NAFTA but now they have both said its bad
Matalin: Oh Noes!!!
Timmy: what's wrong?
Matalin: they have our oil in Canada!
Timy: oh no!
Matalin: but Obama is being sneaky with Canada
Shrum: go ahead and campaign in favor of NAFTA in Ohio Mary - i dare you
Russert: but cutting off trade!
Shrum: sure you can renegotiate
Murphy: Otto von Bismark!
Russert: people say the economy sucks
Matalin: but they say their own finances are good
Shrum: no they don't
Matalin: ok - but only because the media keep saying it
Carville: that's stupid people know they are in big trouble meanwhile Exxon has the Chief Justice weeping for them
Murphy: of course people are hurting
Shurm: Republicans lie all the time but it won't work this time
Russert: people think McCain is old but honest, Obama is young and charismatic and Clinton is experienced and strong but mean
Carville: that's sad because she is such a warm and nice person
Matalin: McCain is the best american who has ever lived
Tim: no one else better ever???
Matalin: ok there is fred thomspson
Murphy: Obama is like the hula hoop he's got the kids moving their hips
Shurm: Obama is touching people although i don't get it myself
Russert: is he too young?
Shrum: no he's not he's like JFK and people seem to like him
Carville: if you like Bush then you'll love McCain
Shrum: McCain is going to attack Iran!
Russert: he will probably die in office
Murphy: that's true so we should look forward to Presidents Crist or Ridge
Carville: nope Ridge is pro-choice
Matalin: McCain has to have a VP with no ambition
Russert: who will Obama or Clinton choose?
Murphy: an anti-war general or Bayh or Dodd
Shrum: Zinni or Wes Clark
Russert: i say Louis Farrakhan
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Democratic Debate - MSNBC - February 26, 2008
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Democratic Debate
February 26, 2008
MSNBC
Sen. Hillary Clinton
Sen. Barack Obama
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Brian Williams: Welcome to Ohio!! Home of 8 presidents - how the hell did that happen???
[applause]
Williams: this debate is like a Republican bathhouse - the only rule is that there are no rules!
Here to make me look even more handsome is Tim Russert
Russert: that's not what you said on Sept. 23, 1986
Williams: shut up Timmy
Williams: Hillary you flew into a rage at Obama do you have emotional problems
Hillary: dammit he said i was in favor of NAFTA
Obama: no that was BAFTA - i mean fuck daniel day lewis
Clinton: he said i would make people pay for their health care plan and that's not true because i would cover everyone whereas he would not and hates sick people
Williams: now let me flash the Drudge photo again and cite the Drudge Report twice
Clinton: oh for fuck's sake
Obama: well that's fine she denies the whole Drudge thing although a doubt it - but let's talk about health care -- she never lets a day go by without reminding people that I would leave 15 million people to die in the street without health insurance
Clinton: oh yeah that's true
Obama: well she only covers people with a mandate that would include garnishing wages
Clinton: but those are free riders
Obama: oh quit whining look at your Robo-calls
Clinton: no my lies on other issues are ok - but this issue is too important to send out bad mailings - its like the health insurance companies wrote it - i take on the insurers by requiring people to go out and buy health insurance
Obama: bullshit i care about sick people as much as you do
Clinton: we all must be in the same boat so insurers can't cherrry pick the sick people
Obama: criminy that does not make sense of course insurers like a mandate and how does her plan bring down costs
Clinton: He's Barack Mandate Obama when he requires parents to go out and get it's so wrong to make parents take care of their children
Obama: wrong wrong demmit
Clinton: no my plan is affordable because i have loads of subsidies and tax credits and i would limit the cost of premiums
Obama: its a gift to insurers
Clinton: health insurance is health care - there is no difference so ergo under your plan everyone dies
Obama: duh my plan makes parents get health insurance for their kids because it's affordable
Clinton: those young fuckers must be forced to buy health insurance they think they are immortal
Williams: maybe they're Highlanders
Clinton: Barack Obama is a big baby who needs a pillow and blankie
Obama: gawd 4 years of this will be friggin painful
Clinton: yes I was in favor of NAFTA but we need a plan to fix the mistakes i made in 1996
Obama: i have one too - elect me instead
Clinton: you need a time out like the one we need for trade i know that the blue collars joe sixpacks care and i guess that's ok
Obama: mighty white of you
Clinton: NAFTA killed Ohio but Obama keeps criticizing me and that's mean
Obama: jeebus of course she was in favor of NAFTA - when I worked on the streets of Chicago a quarter of a century ago i saw devastation caused by poor trade agreements
Clinton: i can't believe your mommy let you out that late at night
Russert: gotcha hillary you said dozens of times that NAFTA was great and courageous - will you pull out of NAFTA
Clinton: i will renegotiate it - but to be fair NAFTA really was a good idea and courageous
Russert: so was it a good idea or not??
Clinton: Tim you don't have the entire record sometimes i say it's good and sometimes i don't - i've been entirely consistent
Russert: can you prove that
Clinton: the Cleveland Plain Dealer said teh negro was lying
Clinton: this is NO FAIR Obama and i never voted on NAFTA
Russert: but you were co-president
Clinton: was i?
Russert: Borat will you pull out?
Obama: i luv american workers but let's face it free trade fucks us over i want to be the Worker President
Russert: u scare me
Obama: american retirees should not me making hamburgers
Russert: i can haz cheeseburger?
Timmy: are you sure that NAFTA isn't great i mean look at my underwear it's only costs $1 a pack and comes in XXXXL
Obama: well that's very nice Timmy but i'd like to talk about windmills
Russert: tonight will you pledge to revive the city of Buffalo
Clinton: Tim i'm running for president not Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot
Russert: but you lied about the jobs
Clinton: hey fatty i thought al gore would be president all we need to do is elect a democrat
Russert: good point - Brian you try her she scares me
Williams: Hillary says you are just like George W Bush with no experience
Obama: that's because she is a creature of Washington and she is another John McCain who wants to stay in Iraq for 100 years
Brian: but she is against the war now
Obama: she freaked out when i said i would get tough on Pakistan but i was right
Clinton: i liberated ireland and gave a speech in china
Williams: but he was right about Iraq
Clinton: no i would question his foreign policy judgment
Williams: give me an example of where he has been wrong
Clinton: he agreed with me on Iraq
Williams: wow that is dumb
Williams: but if he agreed with you then what makes you better?
Clinton: i went to 80 countries with the Bill Clinton presidency
Williams: were you qualified for that?
Clinton: shut up
Obama: look Hillary and George W. Bush drove the American bus into a ditch and i'm trying to get the bus out of the ditch but it's hard
Williams: you're a hot head
Obama: i never said i would bomb Pakistan i said we need to stop fucking around with the people who attacked on 9/11 it's about a speech it's a break with the Clinton-McCain Doctrine
Tim: if the iraqi government says we should leave but Bill Kristol says we should stay should we leave???
Obama: of course motherfucker
Clinton: duh sovereignty dood
Tim: what if Al Qeada resurges and Iraq GOES TO HELL?????
Clinton: why don't you go to hell fatty
Tim: will you re-invade if there is another civil war
Clinton: sure sounds delightful pumpkinhaid
Obama: we're fucked in Afghanistan now of course i will always reserve the right to invade anywhere monaco or Nantucket or wherever
Timmy: oh noes!!
Obama: fuck you timmy as commander in chief i won't be dicking around
Williams: Hillary mocked you dood
Hillary: celestial choirs!
Obama: sounds damm good
Hillary: ha ha ha ha
Williams: whut do u think Becky
Obama: look i get it she has this whole thing where she says I'm all about speeches well for 2 decades i've worked for people - sick people, wounded warriors, and unethical fucks in Congress - and i talked to working class white women and i said i'm not interested in talk or speeches and i'm interested in getting motherfucking shit done!
Clinton: hey giving bizarre speeches is my idea of fun - you know 15 years ago i failed at making universal health care plan happen so i know what i'm doing
Brian: naturally but what else
Clinton: take on credit cards companies, dick cheney, and special interest and i am a fighter
Obama Clip: you can't run away from some things in teh White House but not others
Williams: you have to take the good and take the bad
Obama: and there you have it those are the Facts of Life
Williams: was she co-presnit?
Obama: Look fighting is not enough she ended up fighting Pat Moynihan but look if you want a fighter high a black man from the mean streets of chicago and not a fucking goldwater girl
Williams: damm my negro gettin tough
Obama: she takes cash from special interests she's part of the problem
Tim: there is nothing more important than adhering to my arbitrary standards will you vote for John McCain
Obama: look stupid my funding comes from small donors McCain's comes from 527s
Tim: but your word!!! Your pledge!
Obama: McCain is going to game this system
Russert: I am now going to talk for a half an hour about bullshit - your tax returns hillary
Clinton: sorry i fell asleep while you were talking
Russert: will you release 10,000 pages from teh Archives
Clinton: i don't run the National Archives dumbass
Russert: do you accept the support of the Scary Black Louis Farrakhan
Obama: no i don't
Russert: but will reject his vote?
Obama: well I can't-
Russert: but he said judaism was a gutter religion-
Obama: shut the fuck up shithead
Russert: but you think Farrakhan epitomizes greatness what about the Jews!!???!!?
Obama: one more such question and i will reach across the table punch that grin off your fat face
Hillary: there's a difference between denouncing and rejecting -- Obama is clearly an anti-semite
Obama: well since Hillary is going to lose this debate and the election i will be nice and give her the word reject - i reject Farrakan
Hillary: yay i win
William: well thank god we settled the all important Farrakhan Question now the people of Youngstown will get those jobs back
Williams: how can you possibly run as a black man with a more liberal record than Ted Kennedy???
Obama: ooooh i must be a Scary Liberal because I wanted an Independent Ethics Office within the U.S. Senate
Williams: but you're scary
Obama: Republicans like me because I'm gonna fight for americans
Williams: you're a Magic Negro
Russert: who will be the next President of Russia?
Hillary: he's a hand picked scary dood who's name i can't remember
Russert: what's his name
Clinton: Medvedvy something
Obama: yeah whatever Timmy
Russert: what if he invades Kosovo???
Obama: i will send the National Guard to occupy the set of Meet the Press
Russert: oh noes!
Obama: i'm not kidding you dumb fat mick
Russert: any regrets
Clinton: my iraq vote - but i was against the war - really!
Russert: so to be clear you would like a time machine
Clinton: yes
Tim: will you pledge to expend funds on a flux capacitor
Clinton: what fucktard you are
Obama: look i like Hillary Clinton and we both have big egos but we have heard heart breaking stories and these people are just looking for a little help and i am sure that when I am the White Knight Standard Bearer i will be great
Brian Williams: please say something nasty about Hillary
Obama: oh fuck off i am not going to answer that vote for me or don't i've made my case
Clinton: seriously Brian I thought Tim Russert was bad but you are also a fucker look I am running to be the first woman and i do believe that i can make change happen better because i know where the bodies are buried and where the levers of power are and I will go to bat for the poor and middle class it's time dammit
Williams: I'm brian williams - big rush limbaugh fan - thanks and good night
Democratic Debate
February 26, 2008
MSNBC
Sen. Hillary Clinton
Sen. Barack Obama
*****************************************
Brian Williams: Welcome to Ohio!! Home of 8 presidents - how the hell did that happen???
[applause]
Williams: this debate is like a Republican bathhouse - the only rule is that there are no rules!
Here to make me look even more handsome is Tim Russert
Russert: that's not what you said on Sept. 23, 1986
Williams: shut up Timmy
Williams: Hillary you flew into a rage at Obama do you have emotional problems
Hillary: dammit he said i was in favor of NAFTA
Obama: no that was BAFTA - i mean fuck daniel day lewis
Clinton: he said i would make people pay for their health care plan and that's not true because i would cover everyone whereas he would not and hates sick people
Williams: now let me flash the Drudge photo again and cite the Drudge Report twice
Clinton: oh for fuck's sake
Obama: well that's fine she denies the whole Drudge thing although a doubt it - but let's talk about health care -- she never lets a day go by without reminding people that I would leave 15 million people to die in the street without health insurance
Clinton: oh yeah that's true
Obama: well she only covers people with a mandate that would include garnishing wages
Clinton: but those are free riders
Obama: oh quit whining look at your Robo-calls
Clinton: no my lies on other issues are ok - but this issue is too important to send out bad mailings - its like the health insurance companies wrote it - i take on the insurers by requiring people to go out and buy health insurance
Obama: bullshit i care about sick people as much as you do
Clinton: we all must be in the same boat so insurers can't cherrry pick the sick people
Obama: criminy that does not make sense of course insurers like a mandate and how does her plan bring down costs
Clinton: He's Barack Mandate Obama when he requires parents to go out and get it's so wrong to make parents take care of their children
Obama: wrong wrong demmit
Clinton: no my plan is affordable because i have loads of subsidies and tax credits and i would limit the cost of premiums
Obama: its a gift to insurers
Clinton: health insurance is health care - there is no difference so ergo under your plan everyone dies
Obama: duh my plan makes parents get health insurance for their kids because it's affordable
Clinton: those young fuckers must be forced to buy health insurance they think they are immortal
Williams: maybe they're Highlanders
Clinton: Barack Obama is a big baby who needs a pillow and blankie
Obama: gawd 4 years of this will be friggin painful
Clinton: yes I was in favor of NAFTA but we need a plan to fix the mistakes i made in 1996
Obama: i have one too - elect me instead
Clinton: you need a time out like the one we need for trade i know that the blue collars joe sixpacks care and i guess that's ok
Obama: mighty white of you
Clinton: NAFTA killed Ohio but Obama keeps criticizing me and that's mean
Obama: jeebus of course she was in favor of NAFTA - when I worked on the streets of Chicago a quarter of a century ago i saw devastation caused by poor trade agreements
Clinton: i can't believe your mommy let you out that late at night
Russert: gotcha hillary you said dozens of times that NAFTA was great and courageous - will you pull out of NAFTA
Clinton: i will renegotiate it - but to be fair NAFTA really was a good idea and courageous
Russert: so was it a good idea or not??
Clinton: Tim you don't have the entire record sometimes i say it's good and sometimes i don't - i've been entirely consistent
Russert: can you prove that
Clinton: the Cleveland Plain Dealer said teh negro was lying
Clinton: this is NO FAIR Obama and i never voted on NAFTA
Russert: but you were co-president
Clinton: was i?
Russert: Borat will you pull out?
Obama: i luv american workers but let's face it free trade fucks us over i want to be the Worker President
Russert: u scare me
Obama: american retirees should not me making hamburgers
Russert: i can haz cheeseburger?
Timmy: are you sure that NAFTA isn't great i mean look at my underwear it's only costs $1 a pack and comes in XXXXL
Obama: well that's very nice Timmy but i'd like to talk about windmills
Russert: tonight will you pledge to revive the city of Buffalo
Clinton: Tim i'm running for president not Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot
Russert: but you lied about the jobs
Clinton: hey fatty i thought al gore would be president all we need to do is elect a democrat
Russert: good point - Brian you try her she scares me
Williams: Hillary says you are just like George W Bush with no experience
Obama: that's because she is a creature of Washington and she is another John McCain who wants to stay in Iraq for 100 years
Brian: but she is against the war now
Obama: she freaked out when i said i would get tough on Pakistan but i was right
Clinton: i liberated ireland and gave a speech in china
Williams: but he was right about Iraq
Clinton: no i would question his foreign policy judgment
Williams: give me an example of where he has been wrong
Clinton: he agreed with me on Iraq
Williams: wow that is dumb
Williams: but if he agreed with you then what makes you better?
Clinton: i went to 80 countries with the Bill Clinton presidency
Williams: were you qualified for that?
Clinton: shut up
Obama: look Hillary and George W. Bush drove the American bus into a ditch and i'm trying to get the bus out of the ditch but it's hard
Williams: you're a hot head
Obama: i never said i would bomb Pakistan i said we need to stop fucking around with the people who attacked on 9/11 it's about a speech it's a break with the Clinton-McCain Doctrine
Tim: if the iraqi government says we should leave but Bill Kristol says we should stay should we leave???
Obama: of course motherfucker
Clinton: duh sovereignty dood
Tim: what if Al Qeada resurges and Iraq GOES TO HELL?????
Clinton: why don't you go to hell fatty
Tim: will you re-invade if there is another civil war
Clinton: sure sounds delightful pumpkinhaid
Obama: we're fucked in Afghanistan now of course i will always reserve the right to invade anywhere monaco or Nantucket or wherever
Timmy: oh noes!!
Obama: fuck you timmy as commander in chief i won't be dicking around
Williams: Hillary mocked you dood
Hillary: celestial choirs!
Obama: sounds damm good
Hillary: ha ha ha ha
Williams: whut do u think Becky
Obama: look i get it she has this whole thing where she says I'm all about speeches well for 2 decades i've worked for people - sick people, wounded warriors, and unethical fucks in Congress - and i talked to working class white women and i said i'm not interested in talk or speeches and i'm interested in getting motherfucking shit done!
Clinton: hey giving bizarre speeches is my idea of fun - you know 15 years ago i failed at making universal health care plan happen so i know what i'm doing
Brian: naturally but what else
Clinton: take on credit cards companies, dick cheney, and special interest and i am a fighter
Obama Clip: you can't run away from some things in teh White House but not others
Williams: you have to take the good and take the bad
Obama: and there you have it those are the Facts of Life
Williams: was she co-presnit?
Obama: Look fighting is not enough she ended up fighting Pat Moynihan but look if you want a fighter high a black man from the mean streets of chicago and not a fucking goldwater girl
Williams: damm my negro gettin tough
Obama: she takes cash from special interests she's part of the problem
Tim: there is nothing more important than adhering to my arbitrary standards will you vote for John McCain
Obama: look stupid my funding comes from small donors McCain's comes from 527s
Tim: but your word!!! Your pledge!
Obama: McCain is going to game this system
Russert: I am now going to talk for a half an hour about bullshit - your tax returns hillary
Clinton: sorry i fell asleep while you were talking
Russert: will you release 10,000 pages from teh Archives
Clinton: i don't run the National Archives dumbass
Russert: do you accept the support of the Scary Black Louis Farrakhan
Obama: no i don't
Russert: but will reject his vote?
Obama: well I can't-
Russert: but he said judaism was a gutter religion-
Obama: shut the fuck up shithead
Russert: but you think Farrakhan epitomizes greatness what about the Jews!!???!!?
Obama: one more such question and i will reach across the table punch that grin off your fat face
Hillary: there's a difference between denouncing and rejecting -- Obama is clearly an anti-semite
Obama: well since Hillary is going to lose this debate and the election i will be nice and give her the word reject - i reject Farrakan
Hillary: yay i win
William: well thank god we settled the all important Farrakhan Question now the people of Youngstown will get those jobs back
Williams: how can you possibly run as a black man with a more liberal record than Ted Kennedy???
Obama: ooooh i must be a Scary Liberal because I wanted an Independent Ethics Office within the U.S. Senate
Williams: but you're scary
Obama: Republicans like me because I'm gonna fight for americans
Williams: you're a Magic Negro
Russert: who will be the next President of Russia?
Hillary: he's a hand picked scary dood who's name i can't remember
Russert: what's his name
Clinton: Medvedvy something
Obama: yeah whatever Timmy
Russert: what if he invades Kosovo???
Obama: i will send the National Guard to occupy the set of Meet the Press
Russert: oh noes!
Obama: i'm not kidding you dumb fat mick
Russert: any regrets
Clinton: my iraq vote - but i was against the war - really!
Russert: so to be clear you would like a time machine
Clinton: yes
Tim: will you pledge to expend funds on a flux capacitor
Clinton: what fucktard you are
Obama: look i like Hillary Clinton and we both have big egos but we have heard heart breaking stories and these people are just looking for a little help and i am sure that when I am the White Knight Standard Bearer i will be great
Brian Williams: please say something nasty about Hillary
Obama: oh fuck off i am not going to answer that vote for me or don't i've made my case
Clinton: seriously Brian I thought Tim Russert was bad but you are also a fucker look I am running to be the first woman and i do believe that i can make change happen better because i know where the bodies are buried and where the levers of power are and I will go to bat for the poor and middle class it's time dammit
Williams: I'm brian williams - big rush limbaugh fan - thanks and good night
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Chris Dodd Endorses Barack Obama
Chris Dodd, hero of the FISA filibuster, scourge of the telecom companies, the man who stood up to the Bush climate of fear, will endorse Barack Obama.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Ferraro Explains How Wonderful Superdelegates Are
Geraldine Ferraro:
Democrats had to figure out a way to unify our party. What better way, we reasoned, than to get elected officials involved in writing the platform, sitting on the credentials committee and helping to write the rules that the party would play by?
So we created superdelegates and gave that designation to every Democratic member of Congress...
These superdelegates, we reasoned, are the party’s leaders. They are the ones who can bring together the most liberal members of our party with the most conservative and reach accommodation. They would help write the platform. They would determine if a delegate should be seated. They would help determine the rules. And having done so, they would have no excuse to walk away from the party or its presidential nominee.
It worked. In 1984 I headed the party’s platform committee. We produced the longest platform in Democratic history, a document that stated the party’s principles in broad terms that neither the most liberal nor the most conservative elected officials would denounce. It generated no fights at the convention. It was a document that no one would walk away from.
It worked so well that in 1984 the Democrats only lost 49 states! Awesome!
Democrats had to figure out a way to unify our party. What better way, we reasoned, than to get elected officials involved in writing the platform, sitting on the credentials committee and helping to write the rules that the party would play by?
So we created superdelegates and gave that designation to every Democratic member of Congress...
These superdelegates, we reasoned, are the party’s leaders. They are the ones who can bring together the most liberal members of our party with the most conservative and reach accommodation. They would help write the platform. They would determine if a delegate should be seated. They would help determine the rules. And having done so, they would have no excuse to walk away from the party or its presidential nominee.
It worked. In 1984 I headed the party’s platform committee. We produced the longest platform in Democratic history, a document that stated the party’s principles in broad terms that neither the most liberal nor the most conservative elected officials would denounce. It generated no fights at the convention. It was a document that no one would walk away from.
It worked so well that in 1984 the Democrats only lost 49 states! Awesome!
Thursday, February 21, 2008
JOHN McCAIN TRIES TO WRIGGLE OUT OF ELECTION PLEDGE; FEC SAYS NOT SO FAST
FEC chair: McCain can't drop out of public financing system
"The government's top campaign finance regulator says John McCain can't drop out of the primary election's public financing system until he answers questions about a loan he obtained to kickstart his once faltering presidential campaign.
Federal Election Commission Chairman David Mason, in a letter to McCain this week, said the all-but-certain Republican nominee needs to assure the commission that he did not use the promise of public money to help secure a $4 million line of credit he obtained in November.
McCain's lawyer, Trevor Potter, said Wednesday evening that McCain has withdrawn from the system and that the FEC can't stop him. Potter, who was FEC chairman in 1994, said the campaign did not encumber the public funds in any way."
MAYBE HE'LL WRITE TO THE FCC FOR YOU, TOO
"In late 1999, McCain twice wrote letters to the Federal Communications Commission on behalf of Florida-based Paxson Communications — which had paid Iseman as its lobbyist — urging quick consideration of a proposal to buy a television station license in Pittsburgh. At the time, Paxson's chief executive, Lowell W. "Bud" Paxson, also was a major contributor to McCain's 2000 presidential campaign.
In an unusual response, then-FCC Chairman William Kennard complained that McCain's request "comes at a sensitive time in the deliberative process" and "could have procedural and substantive impacts on the commission's deliberations and, thus, on the due process rights of the parties."
McCain wrote the letters after he received more than $20,000 in contributions from Paxson executives and lobbyists. Paxson also lent McCain his company's jet at least four times during 1999 for campaign travel."
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"I've never done any favors for anybody — lobbyist or special-interest group. That's a clear, 24-year record," McCain told reporters.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Bush on Castro
Bush has just come out against two brothers manipulating elections to put one of them in power.
Uh-huh.
Uh-huh.
MEDAL OF FREEDOM, BABY!
Former CIA Director George Tenet has taken a job at a New York investment bank with a reputation for secrecy.
In keeping with the tradition of what Fortune Magazine once called a "very private family firm," Allen and Co. did not issue a news release last October when Tenet became a managing director there.
The appointment was first reported by the French publication Intelligence Online.
A former U.S. intelligence official close to Tenet confirmed to United Press International that he had started work at the bank in October last year, and said he stepped down from at least one other board as a result.
According to Fortune Magazine, the bank organizes a retreat in Sun Valley, Idaho, every July that "may be the biggest annual event on the corporate calendar" but otherwise maintains a low profile.
Hoover's company information service says the company is "viewed as something of a secret society" and "serves variously as investor, underwriter, and broker to some of the biggest names in entertainment, technology, and information."
In keeping with the tradition of what Fortune Magazine once called a "very private family firm," Allen and Co. did not issue a news release last October when Tenet became a managing director there.
The appointment was first reported by the French publication Intelligence Online.
A former U.S. intelligence official close to Tenet confirmed to United Press International that he had started work at the bank in October last year, and said he stepped down from at least one other board as a result.
According to Fortune Magazine, the bank organizes a retreat in Sun Valley, Idaho, every July that "may be the biggest annual event on the corporate calendar" but otherwise maintains a low profile.
Hoover's company information service says the company is "viewed as something of a secret society" and "serves variously as investor, underwriter, and broker to some of the biggest names in entertainment, technology, and information."
Sunday, February 17, 2008
MARK PENN QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Winning Democratic primaries is not a qualification or a sign of who can win the general election. If it were, every nominee would win because every nominee wins Democratic primaries.”
- Mark Penn
Just what would it take for this man to be fired?
- Mark Penn
Just what would it take for this man to be fired?
Friday, February 15, 2008
YET ANOTHER REASON NOT TO HIRE MARK PENN
Even as Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign was blasting Sen. Barack Obama for his ties to the Exelon Corporation, the firm of Mark Penn, Clinton's chief strategist, was earning hundreds of thousands of dollars from the very same nuclear energy giant.
This past week, Burson Marsteller, Penn's powerhouse consulting agency, was paid more than $230,000 by Exelon to help renew a nuclear energy license in New Jersey, the Huffington Post has learned. The payment was for work that took place over several months, and Burson is still employed by the company.
It's pretty clear now that if Hillary Clinton does lose the nomination to Barack Obama, no one will be more heavily criticized than Mark Penn.
Full Story at Huffington Post
This past week, Burson Marsteller, Penn's powerhouse consulting agency, was paid more than $230,000 by Exelon to help renew a nuclear energy license in New Jersey, the Huffington Post has learned. The payment was for work that took place over several months, and Burson is still employed by the company.
It's pretty clear now that if Hillary Clinton does lose the nomination to Barack Obama, no one will be more heavily criticized than Mark Penn.
Full Story at Huffington Post
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
THIS IS A JOKE, RIGHT?
On a conference call with reporters, Hillary Clinton pollster Mark Penn unveiled the campaign's new message: Hillary, he said, is in the "21st Century solutions business," while Obama is in the "problems business."
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
GOV. ED RENDELL DARES WHITE VOTERS TO VOTE FOR BARACK OBAMA
Via TPM:
"According to a columnist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA) made the following argument in a meeting with the paper's editorial board as to why Obama could have some difficulty in his state's April 22 primary:
"You've got conservative whites here, and I think there are some whites who are probably not ready to vote for an African-American candidate."
Rendell, in the Hillary camp, is, aside from angering black voters, practically begging for white voters to vote for Obama to prove they aren't racists.
"According to a columnist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA) made the following argument in a meeting with the paper's editorial board as to why Obama could have some difficulty in his state's April 22 primary:
"You've got conservative whites here, and I think there are some whites who are probably not ready to vote for an African-American candidate."
Rendell, in the Hillary camp, is, aside from angering black voters, practically begging for white voters to vote for Obama to prove they aren't racists.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“She has consistently shown an electoral resiliency in difficult situations that have made her a winner,” Mr. Penn said. “Senator Obama has in fact never had a serious Republican challenger.”
In her Senate races in 2000 and 2006, Hillary Clinton defeated Rep. Rick Lazio and John Spencer, the former Mayor of Yonkers.
In her Senate races in 2000 and 2006, Hillary Clinton defeated Rep. Rick Lazio and John Spencer, the former Mayor of Yonkers.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Friday, February 08, 2008
GENIUSES BEHIND THE HOUSING CRISIS LIVING IT UP IN VEGAS
Creators of Credit Crisis Revel in Las Vegas
By Vikas Bajaj
In a gilded ballroom at the Venetian, the revelers sipped cabernet, dined on surf and turf and crowed as the Blue Man Group put on a private show. The partygoers had traveled to Sin City this week for an event that before the current credit squeeze might have been called the Predators’ Ball of this era.
This time, with mortgage securities replacing the junk bonds of the 1980s, the gathering felt more like group therapy. The occasion was, officially, the 5th annual conference of the American Securitization Forum, a celebration of the financial wizardry that supposedly turns risky mortgages and other loans into gilt-edged securities...
The four-day event at the Venetian drew more than 6,500 financial professionals from across the country. Many came in search of ways to ride out — or better yet, to profit from — the mortgage mess their industry helped to create.
LINK TO FULL STORY
By Vikas Bajaj
In a gilded ballroom at the Venetian, the revelers sipped cabernet, dined on surf and turf and crowed as the Blue Man Group put on a private show. The partygoers had traveled to Sin City this week for an event that before the current credit squeeze might have been called the Predators’ Ball of this era.
This time, with mortgage securities replacing the junk bonds of the 1980s, the gathering felt more like group therapy. The occasion was, officially, the 5th annual conference of the American Securitization Forum, a celebration of the financial wizardry that supposedly turns risky mortgages and other loans into gilt-edged securities...
The four-day event at the Venetian drew more than 6,500 financial professionals from across the country. Many came in search of ways to ride out — or better yet, to profit from — the mortgage mess their industry helped to create.
LINK TO FULL STORY
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
SECRET PRISON CAMP FOR HIGH LEVEL DETAINEES DISCOVERED INSIDE GITMO
AP confirms secret camp inside Gitmo
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - Somewhere amid the cactus-studded hills on this sprawling Navy base, separate from the cells where hundreds of men suspected of links to al-Qaida and the Taliban have been locked up for years, is a place even more closely guarded — a jailhouse so protected that its very location is top secret..
Guantanamo commanders said Camp 7 is for key alleged al-Qaida members, who must be kept apart from other prisoners to prevent them from retaliating against long-term detainees who have talked to interrogators. They also want the location kept secret for fear of terrorist attack.
Detainees have been held in Camp Echo and Camps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Journalists cleared by the military have been allowed to tour some of these lockups, where 260 men are held, but aren't allowed to speak to detainees. Some lawmakers and other VIPs have passed through, and the International Red Cross has access, but doesn't divulge details of visits with prisoners.
Camp 7, where 15 "high-value detainees" are held, is so secret that its very existence was not publicly known until it was mentioned in December by attorneys for Majid Khan, a former Baltimore resident who allegedly plotted to bomb gas stations in the United States. Previously, many observers believed the 15 were being held in Camps 5 or 6, which are maximum-security facilities.
Full Story Here
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - Somewhere amid the cactus-studded hills on this sprawling Navy base, separate from the cells where hundreds of men suspected of links to al-Qaida and the Taliban have been locked up for years, is a place even more closely guarded — a jailhouse so protected that its very location is top secret..
Guantanamo commanders said Camp 7 is for key alleged al-Qaida members, who must be kept apart from other prisoners to prevent them from retaliating against long-term detainees who have talked to interrogators. They also want the location kept secret for fear of terrorist attack.
Detainees have been held in Camp Echo and Camps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Journalists cleared by the military have been allowed to tour some of these lockups, where 260 men are held, but aren't allowed to speak to detainees. Some lawmakers and other VIPs have passed through, and the International Red Cross has access, but doesn't divulge details of visits with prisoners.
Camp 7, where 15 "high-value detainees" are held, is so secret that its very existence was not publicly known until it was mentioned in December by attorneys for Majid Khan, a former Baltimore resident who allegedly plotted to bomb gas stations in the United States. Previously, many observers believed the 15 were being held in Camps 5 or 6, which are maximum-security facilities.
Full Story Here
Chris Matthews, Tuesday night:
This must have something to do with Chris Matthews's new book:
Life's a Slumber Party: What Sleepovers Have
Taught Me About Friendship, Rivalry, Reputation, and Success
.
"Everybody's going to be here all night. We'll be staying alive on pizza and cookies all night tonight. Eugene Robinson, thanks for that nice line about the injection by Bill Clinton."
This must have something to do with Chris Matthews's new book:
Life's a Slumber Party: What Sleepovers Have
Taught Me About Friendship, Rivalry, Reputation, and Success
.
Saturday, February 02, 2008
IT'S OFFICIAL: WE'RE DUMB
Panel: Spy agencies
in dark about threats
In a scathing report on the intelligence community, a presidential commission Thursday said the United States still knows "disturbingly little" about the weapons programs and intentions of many of its "most dangerous adversaries."
The panel also determined the intelligence community was "dead wrong" in its assessments of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction capabilities before the U.S. invasion.
in dark about threats
In a scathing report on the intelligence community, a presidential commission Thursday said the United States still knows "disturbingly little" about the weapons programs and intentions of many of its "most dangerous adversaries."
The panel also determined the intelligence community was "dead wrong" in its assessments of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction capabilities before the U.S. invasion.
Friday, February 01, 2008
WHY DID GOODELL DESTROY PATRIOTS' TAPES?
Answer: We still don't know
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Defends Destroying
Evidence in Spygate Scandal
AP News
In the face of congressional pressure over destroying evidence from the Spygate scandal, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell defended his actions Friday.
Goodell also said he'd be willing to meet with Sen. Arlen Specter, who sent a letter to the commissioner the previous day asking why tapes shot by the New England Patriots in the cheating scandal were destroyed.
"The reason I destroyed the tapes is they were totally consistent with what the team told me," Goodell said during his State of the NFL speech. "It was the appropriate thing to do and I think it sent a message.
"The actual effectiveness of taping and taking of signals from opponents — it is something done widely in many sports. I think it probably had limited, if any effect, on the outcome of games.
"We wanted to take and destroy that information," he said. "They may have collected it within the rules, but we couldn't determine that. So we felt that it should be destroyed."
If this makes sense to you, let me know.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Defends Destroying
Evidence in Spygate Scandal
AP News
In the face of congressional pressure over destroying evidence from the Spygate scandal, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell defended his actions Friday.
Goodell also said he'd be willing to meet with Sen. Arlen Specter, who sent a letter to the commissioner the previous day asking why tapes shot by the New England Patriots in the cheating scandal were destroyed.
"The reason I destroyed the tapes is they were totally consistent with what the team told me," Goodell said during his State of the NFL speech. "It was the appropriate thing to do and I think it sent a message.
"The actual effectiveness of taping and taking of signals from opponents — it is something done widely in many sports. I think it probably had limited, if any effect, on the outcome of games.
"We wanted to take and destroy that information," he said. "They may have collected it within the rules, but we couldn't determine that. So we felt that it should be destroyed."
If this makes sense to you, let me know.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
57 Delegates At Stake Today in Florida
Delegate Count:
Romney: 67
McCain: 38
Huckabee: 26
Paul: 6
Giuliani: 1
Delegates at stake today, in Florida's
Winner-Take-All-Primary: 57
.
Romney: 67
McCain: 38
Huckabee: 26
Paul: 6
Giuliani: 1
Delegates at stake today, in Florida's
Winner-Take-All-Primary: 57
.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Homes Sales Drop Sharply
Home Sales Drop Sharply in December
(Reuters) — Sales of new single-family homes fell 4.7 percent in December to the lowest rate in nearly 13 years while the median sales price dropped sharply, according to a government report Monday that delivered more grim news for the housing sector.
Full Story
(Reuters) — Sales of new single-family homes fell 4.7 percent in December to the lowest rate in nearly 13 years while the median sales price dropped sharply, according to a government report Monday that delivered more grim news for the housing sector.
Full Story
Dana Perino Quotes Top Gun on Economy
Dana Perino, today:
"The President listens to his
Commanders on the economy."
"We have a need for speed."
"The President listens to his
Commanders on the economy."
"We have a need for speed."
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
Great Moments in Transcription
From Time's Swampland, quoting Obama:
before there was King the icon and his magnificent dream,
there was King the young preacher and a people who found
themselves suffering under the yolk of oppression.
Cholesterol levels were through the roof.
before there was King the icon and his magnificent dream,
there was King the young preacher and a people who found
themselves suffering under the yolk of oppression.
Cholesterol levels were through the roof.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Meet The Press with Sen. Hillary Clinton - January 13, 2008
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Meet The Press
January 13, 2008
Host: Tim Russert
Guest: Senator Hillary Clinton
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Tim Russert: you attacked Martin Luther King - would like to attack Abraham Lincoln or JFK on my show this morning?
Hillary Clinton: no thanks
Russert: you claim Obama is an Islamic drug dealer
Clinton: i haven't heard that
Russert: you hate civil rights activists?
Clinton: no i love MLK - i marched with Dr. King and Mitt Romney and he was he was gassed and jailed and campaigned
Russert: so what does that have to do with you and Obama
Clinton: Obama is a big liar he’s trying to reverse-Swift-boat me
Russert: very clever
Clinton: look i'm female and he's black so let's all be happy and not get bogged down
Russert: bill attacked him as a fairy tale but i love fairy tales
Clinton: ok Obama was against the war in 2002 but by 2004 he was voting for the funding the war
Russert: so did you!
Clinton: yeah but he didn't introduce legislation against the war when he could have
Russert: what do you want him to do?
Clinton: he said i killed Bhutto and Tim you can't prove that!!!
Russert: Rep Clyburn says Bill was offensive
Clinton: no no no you mislead pumpkinhaid
Russert: even Donna Brazille hates you
Clinton: oh 'cooking with grease' give me a break
Russert: some random black woman says you are minimizing King and it takes a white man to make change happen
Clinton: you fat liar Obama compared himself to Kennedy and he was a war hero and King was a real leader and Obama is just a kid
Russert: so he's not a legendary politician big deal
Clinton: King would endorse me today because i am a legislator and Obama is just a pretty speechmaker
Russert: so you don't hate black people?
Clinton: no i admire politically active blacks not eloquent Johnny-come-latelies like Obama
Russert: you compare Obama to demagogues like Huey Long!!
Clinton: he's just a speaker and he has done nothing goddamitt i've taken shit for the party and bill clinton and upstate new york and i'm owed dammit
Russert: why should people vote for you
Clinton: i'm really boring
Russert: you say you’re workhorse and he's a showhorse
Clinton: look i've paid my dues and did hard work
Russert: Obama talks pretty but is lazy?
Clinton: oh don't tempt me fatty
Russert: you cried why -- your time of the month?
Clinton: no i'm human stupid and i was touched by voters telling me about all their problems it's fucking moving Timmy
Russert: but that woman voted later for Barack because you're stiff and dull
Clinton: fuck you timmy i mean that
Russert: is obama unready?
Clinton: totally only i can deal with the economy, health care, iraq, iran and afghanistan
Russert: was that a yes?
Clinton: yes - he only passed an anti-lunch bill whereas i can answer hundreds of questions
Russert: you won in 2000 cause Lazio went after you and after Obama and Edwards ganged up you played the gender card
Clinton: bullshit obama is the one playing the race card
Russert: oh?
Clinton: i'm a daughter and wife and sister and a lover
Russert: you're tied with Barack
Clinton: but i've walked through the fires of hell for 35 years
Russert: what's the best reason to vote for you
Clinton: it will makes Chris Matthews absolutely crazy
Russert: If Saint Petreaus says we should stay will you let our troops will stay??
Clinton: no because on Day One we will begin troops withdraw in the first 60 days and pressure the Iraqis to get their shit together
Russert: But the Generals!
Clinton: in January of 2009 our troops will come home so the Iraqis best get used to it
Russert: The surge has worked and you know it!!!!
Clinton: Timmy i use small words now -- the surge has failed to achieve political unity - of course our troops are good at killing but it's still killing
Russert: but awesome killing
Russert: you voted for the war and attacking Saddam and the same day Obama gave a speech where he was proven fucking right
Clinton: oh just words Timmeh look i didn't support the war just a vote disarm Saddam by force
Russert: oh ok
Clinton: Obama wanted to surrender to Saddam and just let him keep his biological weapons
Russert: the ones he didn't have
Clinton: Obama should have held himself to a higher standard because of his speech and not support John Kerry otherwise what is the point of even having a Magic Negro???
Russert: you voted for war and if you disagree that's bunk
Clinton: i'm not going to give the UN Security Council a veto over American policy
Russert: don't we sit on the Security Council?
Clinton: the point is i was very strongly in favor of only give a Bush a year to attack Iraq
Russert: oh good
Clinton: it wasn't a vote for force
Russert: the title of the bill was a vote for use of force
Clinton: we can sit here and argue about who voted for what but the point is Obama was supporting Bush in 2004
Russert: but so did you??
Clinton: yeah but I don't pretend to be perfect like he does!!
Russert: did he have better judgment in 2002
Clinton: one little decision
Russert: it was a decision to go war!
Clinton: Ask him about his positions since then!
Russert: i did
Clinton: his answer was very political
Russert: oh noes!
Clinton: yeah he pretends he's all non-political but everyone knows i'm triangulating so it doesn’t count
Russert: so no fair
Clinton: right - we need someone careful now not someone who’s going to go off half cocked and inspire people
Russert: doris kearns goodwin says you haven't learned
Clinton: oh fuck her
Russert: do you wish you had read the NIE?
Clinton: hey i thought i was voting for sending inspectors in
Russert: punk'd!
Clinton: bush himself said the vote i cast was to avoid war
Russert: you fucked up - you trusted him
Clinton: President Otter yes
Russert: back in 1992 Bill Clinton gave a speech endorsing Obama!
Clinton: no he was the senior governor back then and times are different we need change now and i have 35 years of experience rooted in real lives of real people
Russert: that’s your message?
Clinton: yes I'm tanned rested and ready
Russert: but 20 years ago--
Clinton: no let's talk about the future like the economy and this recession and my proposals
Russert: but you don't pay for them
Clinton: i'm more responsible that Edwards and the black guy
Russert: you don't pay for stimulus
Clinton: well that's different
Russert: but aren't poor subprime buyers bad people?
Clinton: they’re victims of fraud and liars
Russert: sounds like welfare
Clinton: alan greenspan agrees with me
Russert: screw let them - live in their second home
Clinton: oh sure
Russert: you pardoned marc rich and your brother's criminal friends will you pledge to depoliticize the government
Clinton: ha ha that's rich after living through the Bush years
Russert: is there a Vast Right Ring Conspiracy???
Clinton: ha ha ha no comment
Russert: you are a polarizer!
Clinton: no i worked with Republicans in the Senate i'm like a good combination of Edwards and Obama - experience + fighting
Russert: but you work with GOP??
Clinton: trust me timmster they hate my guts
Russert: independents hate you
Clinton: oooh a poll - what a shithead you are
Russert: you hurt mah feelings
Clinton: hey bill only got 3% in Iowa in 1992 and look what happened
Russert: surprise!
Clinton: Obama is not ready you can't vote 'present' when you're presnit
Russert: do you support a lawsuit to prevent people from voting in Nevada
Clinton: a caucus is for neighbors to get together and talk about their choices
Russert: and vote for president
Clinton: oh that
Russert: what's your biggest adversity in life?
Clinton: Bill will sleep with anything that moves
Russert: like who
Clinton: I can't even leave him alone with Barack
Russert: thanks alot Senator and good luck
Meet The Press
January 13, 2008
Host: Tim Russert
Guest: Senator Hillary Clinton
*************************************
Tim Russert: you attacked Martin Luther King - would like to attack Abraham Lincoln or JFK on my show this morning?
Hillary Clinton: no thanks
Russert: you claim Obama is an Islamic drug dealer
Clinton: i haven't heard that
Russert: you hate civil rights activists?
Clinton: no i love MLK - i marched with Dr. King and Mitt Romney and he was he was gassed and jailed and campaigned
Russert: so what does that have to do with you and Obama
Clinton: Obama is a big liar he’s trying to reverse-Swift-boat me
Russert: very clever
Clinton: look i'm female and he's black so let's all be happy and not get bogged down
Russert: bill attacked him as a fairy tale but i love fairy tales
Clinton: ok Obama was against the war in 2002 but by 2004 he was voting for the funding the war
Russert: so did you!
Clinton: yeah but he didn't introduce legislation against the war when he could have
Russert: what do you want him to do?
Clinton: he said i killed Bhutto and Tim you can't prove that!!!
Russert: Rep Clyburn says Bill was offensive
Clinton: no no no you mislead pumpkinhaid
Russert: even Donna Brazille hates you
Clinton: oh 'cooking with grease' give me a break
Russert: some random black woman says you are minimizing King and it takes a white man to make change happen
Clinton: you fat liar Obama compared himself to Kennedy and he was a war hero and King was a real leader and Obama is just a kid
Russert: so he's not a legendary politician big deal
Clinton: King would endorse me today because i am a legislator and Obama is just a pretty speechmaker
Russert: so you don't hate black people?
Clinton: no i admire politically active blacks not eloquent Johnny-come-latelies like Obama
Russert: you compare Obama to demagogues like Huey Long!!
Clinton: he's just a speaker and he has done nothing goddamitt i've taken shit for the party and bill clinton and upstate new york and i'm owed dammit
Russert: why should people vote for you
Clinton: i'm really boring
Russert: you say you’re workhorse and he's a showhorse
Clinton: look i've paid my dues and did hard work
Russert: Obama talks pretty but is lazy?
Clinton: oh don't tempt me fatty
Russert: you cried why -- your time of the month?
Clinton: no i'm human stupid and i was touched by voters telling me about all their problems it's fucking moving Timmy
Russert: but that woman voted later for Barack because you're stiff and dull
Clinton: fuck you timmy i mean that
Russert: is obama unready?
Clinton: totally only i can deal with the economy, health care, iraq, iran and afghanistan
Russert: was that a yes?
Clinton: yes - he only passed an anti-lunch bill whereas i can answer hundreds of questions
Russert: you won in 2000 cause Lazio went after you and after Obama and Edwards ganged up you played the gender card
Clinton: bullshit obama is the one playing the race card
Russert: oh?
Clinton: i'm a daughter and wife and sister and a lover
Russert: you're tied with Barack
Clinton: but i've walked through the fires of hell for 35 years
Russert: what's the best reason to vote for you
Clinton: it will makes Chris Matthews absolutely crazy
Russert: If Saint Petreaus says we should stay will you let our troops will stay??
Clinton: no because on Day One we will begin troops withdraw in the first 60 days and pressure the Iraqis to get their shit together
Russert: But the Generals!
Clinton: in January of 2009 our troops will come home so the Iraqis best get used to it
Russert: The surge has worked and you know it!!!!
Clinton: Timmy i use small words now -- the surge has failed to achieve political unity - of course our troops are good at killing but it's still killing
Russert: but awesome killing
Russert: you voted for the war and attacking Saddam and the same day Obama gave a speech where he was proven fucking right
Clinton: oh just words Timmeh look i didn't support the war just a vote disarm Saddam by force
Russert: oh ok
Clinton: Obama wanted to surrender to Saddam and just let him keep his biological weapons
Russert: the ones he didn't have
Clinton: Obama should have held himself to a higher standard because of his speech and not support John Kerry otherwise what is the point of even having a Magic Negro???
Russert: you voted for war and if you disagree that's bunk
Clinton: i'm not going to give the UN Security Council a veto over American policy
Russert: don't we sit on the Security Council?
Clinton: the point is i was very strongly in favor of only give a Bush a year to attack Iraq
Russert: oh good
Clinton: it wasn't a vote for force
Russert: the title of the bill was a vote for use of force
Clinton: we can sit here and argue about who voted for what but the point is Obama was supporting Bush in 2004
Russert: but so did you??
Clinton: yeah but I don't pretend to be perfect like he does!!
Russert: did he have better judgment in 2002
Clinton: one little decision
Russert: it was a decision to go war!
Clinton: Ask him about his positions since then!
Russert: i did
Clinton: his answer was very political
Russert: oh noes!
Clinton: yeah he pretends he's all non-political but everyone knows i'm triangulating so it doesn’t count
Russert: so no fair
Clinton: right - we need someone careful now not someone who’s going to go off half cocked and inspire people
Russert: doris kearns goodwin says you haven't learned
Clinton: oh fuck her
Russert: do you wish you had read the NIE?
Clinton: hey i thought i was voting for sending inspectors in
Russert: punk'd!
Clinton: bush himself said the vote i cast was to avoid war
Russert: you fucked up - you trusted him
Clinton: President Otter yes
Russert: back in 1992 Bill Clinton gave a speech endorsing Obama!
Clinton: no he was the senior governor back then and times are different we need change now and i have 35 years of experience rooted in real lives of real people
Russert: that’s your message?
Clinton: yes I'm tanned rested and ready
Russert: but 20 years ago--
Clinton: no let's talk about the future like the economy and this recession and my proposals
Russert: but you don't pay for them
Clinton: i'm more responsible that Edwards and the black guy
Russert: you don't pay for stimulus
Clinton: well that's different
Russert: but aren't poor subprime buyers bad people?
Clinton: they’re victims of fraud and liars
Russert: sounds like welfare
Clinton: alan greenspan agrees with me
Russert: screw let them - live in their second home
Clinton: oh sure
Russert: you pardoned marc rich and your brother's criminal friends will you pledge to depoliticize the government
Clinton: ha ha that's rich after living through the Bush years
Russert: is there a Vast Right Ring Conspiracy???
Clinton: ha ha ha no comment
Russert: you are a polarizer!
Clinton: no i worked with Republicans in the Senate i'm like a good combination of Edwards and Obama - experience + fighting
Russert: but you work with GOP??
Clinton: trust me timmster they hate my guts
Russert: independents hate you
Clinton: oooh a poll - what a shithead you are
Russert: you hurt mah feelings
Clinton: hey bill only got 3% in Iowa in 1992 and look what happened
Russert: surprise!
Clinton: Obama is not ready you can't vote 'present' when you're presnit
Russert: do you support a lawsuit to prevent people from voting in Nevada
Clinton: a caucus is for neighbors to get together and talk about their choices
Russert: and vote for president
Clinton: oh that
Russert: what's your biggest adversity in life?
Clinton: Bill will sleep with anything that moves
Russert: like who
Clinton: I can't even leave him alone with Barack
Russert: thanks alot Senator and good luck
The Chris Matthews Show - January 13, 2008
Matthews: how can Hillary get people to stop hating her
Woodward: the story is Hillary and her emotions
Tweety: Emo!
Woodward: she's just like you Tweety -- she has to dial her personality down - in other words she's nuts
Borger: whaaaa?
Norris: women loved it when she cried and breaking glass ceilings
Matthews: she should run as a woman
Borger: her whole body is about change and she bent over backwards to look tough and now she has to look human
Matthews: ooh she's phony but the bad guys are after us!!
Brooks: she's Elizabeth Taylor she's walled off
Matthews: she's an 8-time married friend of michael and the chimp?
Borger: I felt it was wrong for Edwards and Obama to gang up and hit her
Norris: blacks worry if they gang on him it will hurt blacks image
Woodward: he's very handsome
Matthews: that is so true
Brooks: people are idiots
Matttews: hey!
Brooks: well not us we're licensed professionals
Norris: dood teh polls were wrong
Matthews: Women voted!
Borger: Obama has to outline an agenda that appeals to waitresses - he's an uppity elitist
Matthews: Rove says Hillary appeals to beer drinkers
Brooks: not Starbucks and wine - that’s Obama
Matthews: who gets Dunkin Donuts vote?
Brooks: that would be Hillary but who will Juan Valdez vote for ???
Matthews: that crazy Edwards won't drop out he's like Ben Stein in Honeymoon in Vegas he's an irritating asshole
Brooks: he's helping Obama because he appeals to the Krizpy Kreme vote
Borger: he's going to be the Burger King-maker!
Woodward: I like McDonalds fries dipped in mayonnaise
Matthews: i love it!
Matthews: the Establishment luvs john McCain!!!
Woodward: well they wanna win and he's got a certain aura - its either moral authority or the stink of impending death
Matthews: i can't tell
Woodward: he's a problem fixer anyone can see that
Borger: i love John McCain because he's not polarizing everyone hates him
Matthews: no doubt he's a patriot and a hero
Brooks: he's our SOB
Matthews: we need him to stop the women and blacks!!!
Norris: Oprah is coming back and Obama will use her in South Carolina!
Woodward: people care about this pesky Iraq war
Matthews: might you have a new book about this??
Woodward: you read my mind you coy bastard
Borger: it's all over on Feb 5 - or maybe not it's all an imperative
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The Chris Matthews Show
January 13, 2008
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Matthews: March 4th!
Brooks: Obama tires easily i suspect sickle cell
Matthews: maybe his big penis wears him down
Matthews: will candidates dump Bush??
Norris: everyone hates him
Woodward: they will do anything do win they are almost as bad as Dems
Borger: r u kidding? Bush is a horror
Brooks: depends on Iraq
Matthews: ha!
Woodward: the story is Hillary and her emotions
Tweety: Emo!
Woodward: she's just like you Tweety -- she has to dial her personality down - in other words she's nuts
Borger: whaaaa?
Norris: women loved it when she cried and breaking glass ceilings
Matthews: she should run as a woman
Borger: her whole body is about change and she bent over backwards to look tough and now she has to look human
Matthews: ooh she's phony but the bad guys are after us!!
Brooks: she's Elizabeth Taylor she's walled off
Matthews: she's an 8-time married friend of michael and the chimp?
Borger: I felt it was wrong for Edwards and Obama to gang up and hit her
Norris: blacks worry if they gang on him it will hurt blacks image
Woodward: he's very handsome
Matthews: that is so true
Brooks: people are idiots
Matttews: hey!
Brooks: well not us we're licensed professionals
Norris: dood teh polls were wrong
Matthews: Women voted!
Borger: Obama has to outline an agenda that appeals to waitresses - he's an uppity elitist
Matthews: Rove says Hillary appeals to beer drinkers
Brooks: not Starbucks and wine - that’s Obama
Matthews: who gets Dunkin Donuts vote?
Brooks: that would be Hillary but who will Juan Valdez vote for ???
Matthews: that crazy Edwards won't drop out he's like Ben Stein in Honeymoon in Vegas he's an irritating asshole
Brooks: he's helping Obama because he appeals to the Krizpy Kreme vote
Borger: he's going to be the Burger King-maker!
Woodward: I like McDonalds fries dipped in mayonnaise
Matthews: i love it!
Matthews: the Establishment luvs john McCain!!!
Woodward: well they wanna win and he's got a certain aura - its either moral authority or the stink of impending death
Matthews: i can't tell
Woodward: he's a problem fixer anyone can see that
Borger: i love John McCain because he's not polarizing everyone hates him
Matthews: no doubt he's a patriot and a hero
Brooks: he's our SOB
Matthews: we need him to stop the women and blacks!!!
Norris: Oprah is coming back and Obama will use her in South Carolina!
Woodward: people care about this pesky Iraq war
Matthews: might you have a new book about this??
Woodward: you read my mind you coy bastard
Borger: it's all over on Feb 5 - or maybe not it's all an imperative
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The Chris Matthews Show
January 13, 2008
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Matthews: March 4th!
Brooks: Obama tires easily i suspect sickle cell
Matthews: maybe his big penis wears him down
Matthews: will candidates dump Bush??
Norris: everyone hates him
Woodward: they will do anything do win they are almost as bad as Dems
Borger: r u kidding? Bush is a horror
Brooks: depends on Iraq
Matthews: ha!
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
ELIOT SPITZER THREATENS LAWMAKERS
(AP) ALBANY, NY - Gov. Eliot Spitzer, known for his contentious relationship with state legislators, displayed a decaptitated human head in his State of the State address - a clear message to the Assembly and State Senate, as one aide put it, "not to fuck with him, or suffer the consequences."
MORE PERSPECTIVE ON NEW HAMPSHIRE
Washington Post-ABC News Poll
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
New Hampshire Voters
Preferences:
Hillary Clinton - 35
Barack Obama - 29
John Edwards - 17
Actual results, from January 8:
Hillary Clinton - 39
Barack Obama - 37
John Edwards - 17
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
New Hampshire Voters
Preferences:
Hillary Clinton - 35
Barack Obama - 29
John Edwards - 17
Actual results, from January 8:
Hillary Clinton - 39
Barack Obama - 37
John Edwards - 17
A LITTLE PERSPECTIVE ON NEW HAMPSHIRE
Number of delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination:
2,025
Number of delegates won by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, each, on Tuesday night:
9
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2,025
Number of delegates won by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, each, on Tuesday night:
9
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Sunday, January 06, 2008
JOHN EDWARDS FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
A while ago, I created a post titled a post "Chris Dodd for Senate Majority Leader".
Dodd has dropped out and more people jumping on the bandwagon for Chris Dodd to replace Harry Reid .
Today, a new post based on John Edwards passion for fighting and his experience litigating against corporations.
If he doens't get the Democratic nomination, and he doesn't want to be Vice President, what better job than U.S. Attorney General in an Obama administration?
*** John Edwards for Attorney General ***
Dodd has dropped out and more people jumping on the bandwagon for Chris Dodd to replace Harry Reid .
Today, a new post based on John Edwards passion for fighting and his experience litigating against corporations.
If he doens't get the Democratic nomination, and he doesn't want to be Vice President, what better job than U.S. Attorney General in an Obama administration?
*** John Edwards for Attorney General ***
Saturday, January 05, 2008
Countdown with Keith Olbermann - Friday, January 4, 2008
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Countdown with Keith Olbermanm
Friday, January 4, 2008
Guests:
Sen. John Edwards
Richard Wolffe
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* John Edwards *
Olbermann: hey a lot of voters turned out last night
Edwards: iowa rejected status quo and kicked hillary to the curb
Olbermann: ouch harsh dood
Edwards: there a 2 candidates who are for change and 2 with a 100 million bucks and there is me
Olbermann: which one r u
Edwards: i'm teh change guy but i'm a fighter and he's a philosopher
Olbermann: Obacrates?
Edwards: right
Olbermann: what about hillary
Edwards: she's yesterday even Obama is better than her
Olbermann: well he won
Edwards: yeah but you get it by fighting
Olbermann: rocky edwards?
Edwards: put up yur dukes
Olbermann: how come teh media sez you lost
Edwards: they're assholes
Olbermann: but not me dood
Edwards: no we need to speak for millions and win in NH
Olbermann: why did you beat blondie
Edwards: i'm real and hillary is just hungry to have a library bigger than bill's and everyone knows it
Olbermann: she can have a whole wing detailing Bill's affairs
Edwards: in the interest of academics
Olbermann: oh of course
* Richard Wolffe *
Olbermann: Obama did all right for himself last night for a state with a bunch of inbred farmers
Wolffe: how the fuck should i know i'm an inbred brit from Drury lane
Olbermann: take a guess dandy
Wolffe: hillary killed vince foster don't underestimate her
Olbermann: they may get vicious
Wolffe: it's tough to attack the young pretty black man
Olbermann: he is handsome
Wolffe: he makes me ooogly
Olbermann: Romney do or die?
Wolffe: he's like female Hillary Clinton
Olbermann: Rudy Guiliani?!
Wolffe: he doesn't like to go out in the daytime -- and that can be a real problem in Iowa and New Hampshire which don't have NYC's nightlife
Olbermann: night shift vote not enough
Wolffe: well there is the undead vote
Olbermann: it put Kennedy over the top
Wolffe: teh classics never die Keith
Countdown with Keith Olbermanm
Friday, January 4, 2008
Guests:
Sen. John Edwards
Richard Wolffe
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* John Edwards *
Olbermann: hey a lot of voters turned out last night
Edwards: iowa rejected status quo and kicked hillary to the curb
Olbermann: ouch harsh dood
Edwards: there a 2 candidates who are for change and 2 with a 100 million bucks and there is me
Olbermann: which one r u
Edwards: i'm teh change guy but i'm a fighter and he's a philosopher
Olbermann: Obacrates?
Edwards: right
Olbermann: what about hillary
Edwards: she's yesterday even Obama is better than her
Olbermann: well he won
Edwards: yeah but you get it by fighting
Olbermann: rocky edwards?
Edwards: put up yur dukes
Olbermann: how come teh media sez you lost
Edwards: they're assholes
Olbermann: but not me dood
Edwards: no we need to speak for millions and win in NH
Olbermann: why did you beat blondie
Edwards: i'm real and hillary is just hungry to have a library bigger than bill's and everyone knows it
Olbermann: she can have a whole wing detailing Bill's affairs
Edwards: in the interest of academics
Olbermann: oh of course
* Richard Wolffe *
Olbermann: Obama did all right for himself last night for a state with a bunch of inbred farmers
Wolffe: how the fuck should i know i'm an inbred brit from Drury lane
Olbermann: take a guess dandy
Wolffe: hillary killed vince foster don't underestimate her
Olbermann: they may get vicious
Wolffe: it's tough to attack the young pretty black man
Olbermann: he is handsome
Wolffe: he makes me ooogly
Olbermann: Romney do or die?
Wolffe: he's like female Hillary Clinton
Olbermann: Rudy Guiliani?!
Wolffe: he doesn't like to go out in the daytime -- and that can be a real problem in Iowa and New Hampshire which don't have NYC's nightlife
Olbermann: night shift vote not enough
Wolffe: well there is the undead vote
Olbermann: it put Kennedy over the top
Wolffe: teh classics never die Keith
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
DEAR JAY LENO: THANKS FOR THE DOUGHNUTS, BUT FUCK YOU
Letter from the Writes Guild to its members:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel Live in Los Angeles, and Late Night with Conan O’Brien here in New York – also are returning Wednesday night, but without their striking writers. Leno, O’Brien and Kimmel are all members of the Guild and have been and continue to be extremely supportive of our strike and their writing staffs. For that we truly are grateful.
Nonetheless, they are coming back without writers and without a new Guild contract, forced back on the air by companies that refuse to sit at the table and bargain with us. We cannot let that pass.
It’s a difficult and painful decision, but the Guilds East and West have determined that we will picket outside the studios of these programs, beginning January 2.
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel Live in Los Angeles, and Late Night with Conan O’Brien here in New York – also are returning Wednesday night, but without their striking writers. Leno, O’Brien and Kimmel are all members of the Guild and have been and continue to be extremely supportive of our strike and their writing staffs. For that we truly are grateful.
Nonetheless, they are coming back without writers and without a new Guild contract, forced back on the air by companies that refuse to sit at the table and bargain with us. We cannot let that pass.
It’s a difficult and painful decision, but the Guilds East and West have determined that we will picket outside the studios of these programs, beginning January 2.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Friday, December 28, 2007
BHUTTO'S PREMONITION IN TEXT SPK
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 6:52 AM
To: Siegel, Mark
Subject: MOST URGENT ATTENTION.
Mark,
Nothing will, God willing happen. Just wanted u to know if
it does in addition to the names in my letter to Musharaf of
Oct 16nth, I wld hold Musharaf responsible. I have been
made to feel insecure by his minions and there is no way
what is happening in terms of stopping me from taking
private cars or using tinted windows or giving jammers
or four police mobiles to cover all sides cld happen without him.
B
Are we sure it was Al Qaeda?
To: Siegel, Mark
Subject: MOST URGENT ATTENTION.
Mark,
Nothing will, God willing happen. Just wanted u to know if
it does in addition to the names in my letter to Musharaf of
Oct 16nth, I wld hold Musharaf responsible. I have been
made to feel insecure by his minions and there is no way
what is happening in terms of stopping me from taking
private cars or using tinted windows or giving jammers
or four police mobiles to cover all sides cld happen without him.
B
Are we sure it was Al Qaeda?
HUCKABEE REALLY IS CRAZY
Jim Tankersley, at the Chicago Tribune's blog The Swamp, writes a post titled "Huckabee's muzzle control problem," and scores a minor scoop on a bizarre incident at "pheasant-hunting expedition" by Huckabee in Iowa on Wednesday. A reporter asked why he hadn’t invited Cheney along, and Huckabee said, "Because I want to survive all the way through this."
Tankersley writes, "Huckabee’s party turned toward a cluster of reporters and cameramen and, when they kicked up a pheasant, fired shotgun blasts over the group’s heads." He added: "This, friends, is dangerously bad hunting form.”
"Your Swamp correspondent, the son of a longtime hunter education instructor, grew up plying the corn rows and stream banks of rural Oregon with a Labrador retriever and a Mossberg 20-gauge pump shotgun. On our hunts for pheasant, grouse and quail, merely swinging a gun barrel in the general direction of another person was grounds for day-long banishment to the truck (which smelled like wet dog)."
"Suffice to say, if any of our hunting mates had pulled a stunt like Huckabee’s yesterday, we never would have invited them back. It’s the sort of behavior that drives safety-conscious hunters up the wall, because it reinforces a reckless, gun-totin’ stereotype."
"My colleague James Oliphant reports that Huckabee’s party was about 75 yards away from the press corps Wednesday when a pheasant jumped up and flew toward the reporters, drawing several shots. 'That was too close,' he reports a cameraman saying."
Perhaps Huckabee missed hunter’s safety classes – Arkansas only requires them for hunters born after 1968 – but the etiquette on this point is clear.
“Never point a firearm at yourself or others,” the International Hunter Education Association declares in its Basic Safety Rules. Later, it adds, “Never point your firearm at something you do not intend to shoot. Make sure you positively identify what you are shooting at and know what lies in front of and beyond it.”
Huckabee emerged happily from his hunt, three dead pheasants in tow, Oliphant reports. Asked for a metaphor to describe the hunt, he replied, "Don't get in my way. This is what happens."
Tankersley writes, "Huckabee’s party turned toward a cluster of reporters and cameramen and, when they kicked up a pheasant, fired shotgun blasts over the group’s heads." He added: "This, friends, is dangerously bad hunting form.”
"Your Swamp correspondent, the son of a longtime hunter education instructor, grew up plying the corn rows and stream banks of rural Oregon with a Labrador retriever and a Mossberg 20-gauge pump shotgun. On our hunts for pheasant, grouse and quail, merely swinging a gun barrel in the general direction of another person was grounds for day-long banishment to the truck (which smelled like wet dog)."
"Suffice to say, if any of our hunting mates had pulled a stunt like Huckabee’s yesterday, we never would have invited them back. It’s the sort of behavior that drives safety-conscious hunters up the wall, because it reinforces a reckless, gun-totin’ stereotype."
"My colleague James Oliphant reports that Huckabee’s party was about 75 yards away from the press corps Wednesday when a pheasant jumped up and flew toward the reporters, drawing several shots. 'That was too close,' he reports a cameraman saying."
Perhaps Huckabee missed hunter’s safety classes – Arkansas only requires them for hunters born after 1968 – but the etiquette on this point is clear.
“Never point a firearm at yourself or others,” the International Hunter Education Association declares in its Basic Safety Rules. Later, it adds, “Never point your firearm at something you do not intend to shoot. Make sure you positively identify what you are shooting at and know what lies in front of and beyond it.”
Huckabee emerged happily from his hunt, three dead pheasants in tow, Oliphant reports. Asked for a metaphor to describe the hunt, he replied, "Don't get in my way. This is what happens."
Sunday, December 23, 2007
The Chris Matthews Show - December 23, 2007
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The Chris Matthews Show
December 23, 2007
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Matthews: Best Move of 2007!
Katty: Obama peaks just before iowa caucus
Rather: Rudy 9/11
Matthews: i agree!
Norah: women hate Hillary
Sully: Ron Paul rulez he's teh real conservative!!!!
Tweety: Worst move!!!?
Rather: Edwards - he's too angry!!!
Norah: Fred Thompson forgetting to have any ideas
Matthews: so sad
Sully: Democrats could have been a real 5th column and ended the war
Katty: GOP lost all hispanics for years
Tweety: Most Ballsy Move!!!
Katty: Rudy takes phone call in speech so dumb
Rather: Romney saying "varmints" that frog won't fly
Norah: Obama is stinky i love empty gossip like that
Tweety: she's martha mitchell!!!
Sully: Mitt is stupid and Michelle is a force of black female nature
Matthews: Foot in Mouth award!!
Kay: Hillary had the worst moment talking about drivers' licenses
Sully: agreeed it has killed her campaign
Norah: Craig is still in teh senate - it shows how tolerant the GOP is now
Rather: Gonzalez is evil
Tweety: strange bedfellows
Kay: what the fuck is with teh GOP nominating a gay friendly abortionist
O'Donell: the Dick Cheney and Barack Obama are cousins story
Tweety: i'm replacing you with a ficus
Tweety: Jarring Moment!
Rather: ann coulter's admits she is an anti semite althohgh she wishes she could take it back
Sully: no i disagree it's when she attacked gays
Katty: dan she doesn't want to take it back
Sully: that's right and she didn't you're naïve
Norah: hah ha funniest moment Kucinich said he was beamed aboard a spaceship and had sex with a six foot red headed alien!!
Tweety: there's a difference betwen saying you saw something in teh sky you couldn't identify and you saw a UFO -- that implies you believe in intelligent life in teh universe
Kay: looking at you tweety i doubt it myself
Matthews: Zinger of teh Year!
O'Donnell: Hillary attacking evil men was so spontaneous and reminding us of Bill Clinton having sex with monica ha ha ha ha
Sully: she has a devilish cackle!!
Matthews: HA HA HA HA HA HAHA HA
Sully: when Obama zapped her by saying he was looking forward to having her advise him it was as brilliant as the time Reagan quoted a line from one of his movies
Matthews: i loved that plagiarising senile bastard
Matthews: Best Year of 2007?
Sully: bob gates has won teh war for us
Rather: al gore and petreaus he had great PR whether is lasts or not
O'Donnell: yes the general even if he fails it's a sweet story - USA!! USA!!
Kay: al gore you dumbass
Matthews: Worst Year in 07!!
Katty, Rather: Baseball
Tweety: roger clemens is still hawt
O'Donnell: Nifong poor white boyz!
Sully: briteny spears
Tweety: hey she's the responsible one!!
Biggest Event in 2007 ?!?!?!
Kay: decline in the dollar yur killing me
Rather: sub prime crisis remember this is the tip of iceberg which is rapidly melting by the way
Sully: America lost it's soul in 2007 but we did gain the suburbs of Iraq
Tweety: aren't the "The Left are all Traitors" guy?
Sully: hey my soul was lost years ago peckerhaid
The Chris Matthews Show
December 23, 2007
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Matthews: Best Move of 2007!
Katty: Obama peaks just before iowa caucus
Rather: Rudy 9/11
Matthews: i agree!
Norah: women hate Hillary
Sully: Ron Paul rulez he's teh real conservative!!!!
Tweety: Worst move!!!?
Rather: Edwards - he's too angry!!!
Norah: Fred Thompson forgetting to have any ideas
Matthews: so sad
Sully: Democrats could have been a real 5th column and ended the war
Katty: GOP lost all hispanics for years
Tweety: Most Ballsy Move!!!
Katty: Rudy takes phone call in speech so dumb
Rather: Romney saying "varmints" that frog won't fly
Norah: Obama is stinky i love empty gossip like that
Tweety: she's martha mitchell!!!
Sully: Mitt is stupid and Michelle is a force of black female nature
Matthews: Foot in Mouth award!!
Kay: Hillary had the worst moment talking about drivers' licenses
Sully: agreeed it has killed her campaign
Norah: Craig is still in teh senate - it shows how tolerant the GOP is now
Rather: Gonzalez is evil
Tweety: strange bedfellows
Kay: what the fuck is with teh GOP nominating a gay friendly abortionist
O'Donell: the Dick Cheney and Barack Obama are cousins story
Tweety: i'm replacing you with a ficus
Tweety: Jarring Moment!
Rather: ann coulter's admits she is an anti semite althohgh she wishes she could take it back
Sully: no i disagree it's when she attacked gays
Katty: dan she doesn't want to take it back
Sully: that's right and she didn't you're naïve
Norah: hah ha funniest moment Kucinich said he was beamed aboard a spaceship and had sex with a six foot red headed alien!!
Tweety: there's a difference betwen saying you saw something in teh sky you couldn't identify and you saw a UFO -- that implies you believe in intelligent life in teh universe
Kay: looking at you tweety i doubt it myself
Matthews: Zinger of teh Year!
O'Donnell: Hillary attacking evil men was so spontaneous and reminding us of Bill Clinton having sex with monica ha ha ha ha
Sully: she has a devilish cackle!!
Matthews: HA HA HA HA HA HAHA HA
Sully: when Obama zapped her by saying he was looking forward to having her advise him it was as brilliant as the time Reagan quoted a line from one of his movies
Matthews: i loved that plagiarising senile bastard
Matthews: Best Year of 2007?
Sully: bob gates has won teh war for us
Rather: al gore and petreaus he had great PR whether is lasts or not
O'Donnell: yes the general even if he fails it's a sweet story - USA!! USA!!
Kay: al gore you dumbass
Matthews: Worst Year in 07!!
Katty, Rather: Baseball
Tweety: roger clemens is still hawt
O'Donnell: Nifong poor white boyz!
Sully: briteny spears
Tweety: hey she's the responsible one!!
Biggest Event in 2007 ?!?!?!
Kay: decline in the dollar yur killing me
Rather: sub prime crisis remember this is the tip of iceberg which is rapidly melting by the way
Sully: America lost it's soul in 2007 but we did gain the suburbs of Iraq
Tweety: aren't the "The Left are all Traitors" guy?
Sully: hey my soul was lost years ago peckerhaid
Friday, December 21, 2007
GOT MLK?
Boston Globe:
Mitt Romney went a step further in a 1978 interview with the Boston Herald. Talking about the Mormon Church and racial discrimination, he said: "My father and I marched with Martin Luther King Jr. through the streets of Detroit."
NBC First Read:
Admitting that he didn't see the march with his own eyes, he said, "I 'saw' him in the figurative sense."
"The reference of seeing my father lead in civil rights," he said, "and seeing my father march with Martin Luther King is in the sense of this figurative awareness of and recognition of his leadership."
"I've tried to be as accurate as I can be," he continued, smiling firmly. "If you look at the literature or look at the dictionary, the term 'saw' includes being aware of -- in the sense I've described."
The questioning did not relent. "I'm an English literature major," he insisted at one point. "When we say I saw the Patriots win the World Series, it doesn't necessarily mean you were there." (He meant the Super Bowl, of course.)
Mitt Romney went a step further in a 1978 interview with the Boston Herald. Talking about the Mormon Church and racial discrimination, he said: "My father and I marched with Martin Luther King Jr. through the streets of Detroit."
NBC First Read:
Admitting that he didn't see the march with his own eyes, he said, "I 'saw' him in the figurative sense."
"The reference of seeing my father lead in civil rights," he said, "and seeing my father march with Martin Luther King is in the sense of this figurative awareness of and recognition of his leadership."
"I've tried to be as accurate as I can be," he continued, smiling firmly. "If you look at the literature or look at the dictionary, the term 'saw' includes being aware of -- in the sense I've described."
The questioning did not relent. "I'm an English literature major," he insisted at one point. "When we say I saw the Patriots win the World Series, it doesn't necessarily mean you were there." (He meant the Super Bowl, of course.)
Thursday, December 20, 2007
JON STEWART AND STEPHEN COLBERT WILL RETURN IN JANUARY
Stewart and Colbert to Return Without Writers
Comedy Central’s pair of popular news satirists, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, will return to their television shows on Jan. 7, two months after production was suspended because of a writers’ strike.
Mr. Stewart, host of “The Daily Show,” and Mr. Colbert, host of “The Colbert Report,” will have to improvise their monologues and interviews without the help of their writing staffs.
Comedy Central’s pair of popular news satirists, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, will return to their television shows on Jan. 7, two months after production was suspended because of a writers’ strike.
Mr. Stewart, host of “The Daily Show,” and Mr. Colbert, host of “The Colbert Report,” will have to improvise their monologues and interviews without the help of their writing staffs.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Vladimir Putin - Time's Person of the Year
And the runners-up are:
#5 Gen. Petreaus
#4 Hu Jintao
#3 JK Rowling
#2 Al Gore
Time Magazine's Person of the Year
**** Vladimir Putin ****
Interesting because despite Time's insistence to the contrary, it has come to be seen as an honor. They don't give to "bad, but influential guys" (i.e., Hitler, Stalin) anymore.
Until now.
Putin isn't just anti-democratic, he is very likely a ruthless murderer.
As far as Gore being snubbed," it really wasn't expected from Time. Joe Klein's employer is on something of anti-truth tear lately, and their track record clearly favors Republican politicians.
#5 Gen. Petreaus
#4 Hu Jintao
#3 JK Rowling
#2 Al Gore
Time Magazine's Person of the Year
**** Vladimir Putin ****
Interesting because despite Time's insistence to the contrary, it has come to be seen as an honor. They don't give to "bad, but influential guys" (i.e., Hitler, Stalin) anymore.
Until now.
Putin isn't just anti-democratic, he is very likely a ruthless murderer.
As far as Gore being snubbed," it really wasn't expected from Time. Joe Klein's employer is on something of anti-truth tear lately, and their track record clearly favors Republican politicians.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Krugman - Who's Naive?
Paul Krugman calls Barack Obama naive with regard to his health care plan, in contrast to John Edwards. ("Big Table Fantasies." Krugman argues that Edwards wants to fight entrenched businesses, while Obama wants to work with them. One could argue one approach is as naive as another, but the crux of Krugman's argument seems to be not that Obama does not understand that the businesses need to be fought, because Krugman quotes Obama saying they do, but that Obama does not have a plan to do so:
He writes:
As a result, drug and insurance companies — backed by the conservative movement as a whole — will be implacably opposed to any significant reforms. And what would Mr. Obama do then? "I’ll get on television and say Harry and Louise are lying," he says. I’m sure the lobbyists are terrified.
Well, yes, presumably drug and insurance companies will be also be implacably opposed to any significant reforms proposed by John Edwards as well.
What will Edwards do? Krugman does not say.
So who is really naive?
He writes:
As a result, drug and insurance companies — backed by the conservative movement as a whole — will be implacably opposed to any significant reforms. And what would Mr. Obama do then? "I’ll get on television and say Harry and Louise are lying," he says. I’m sure the lobbyists are terrified.
Well, yes, presumably drug and insurance companies will be also be implacably opposed to any significant reforms proposed by John Edwards as well.
What will Edwards do? Krugman does not say.
So who is really naive?
Steve Adubato Delivers A Cheap Shot
Steve Adubato, billed by MSNBC as a "Media Analyst" has written a whining screed titled Former President Unfairly Targets Media, defending that increasingly discredited institution, the American political media.
He writes:
This is incredibly misleading and pathetically poor journalism. (In the same column, amazingly enough, he accuses Clinton of "cheap shot" attacks on Barack Obama). What is his case, that the silly incident faked up by the right press as "Travelgate" wasn't investigated enough? That not enough has been written about the non-existent scandal called Whitewater? That Hillary is hiding something about the most public policy proposal to come of the Clinton White House? That Hillary Clinton had Vince Foster murdered because he knew too much the missing billing records?
Seriously, it's as if Abudato rolled out of bed pulled out a story from 1993.
This is not to defend Hillary Clinton - her campaign can answer these charges and put forward her case to be the next president. But Adubato caught our eye because the truth matters - at least to us, if not to him.
We've seen enough of Adubato to know he is not a complete jackass, but he evidently lazy, and damm cavalier about throwing around dark accusations about Vince Foster's death. Which, by the way, Steve, were dropped even by Rush Limbaugh and Rupert Murdoch, so you're late to the party, as well a discredit to your profession, whatever it is.
He writes:
"Bill and Hillary want the media to focus on are only the positive aspects of her experience but won’t say a word about such topics as “Travelgate;” “Whitewater;” exactly how Vince Foster died; missing billing records; or Hillary’s role as architect of the failed effort for universal healthcare."
This is incredibly misleading and pathetically poor journalism. (In the same column, amazingly enough, he accuses Clinton of "cheap shot" attacks on Barack Obama). What is his case, that the silly incident faked up by the right press as "Travelgate" wasn't investigated enough? That not enough has been written about the non-existent scandal called Whitewater? That Hillary is hiding something about the most public policy proposal to come of the Clinton White House? That Hillary Clinton had Vince Foster murdered because he knew too much the missing billing records?
Seriously, it's as if Abudato rolled out of bed pulled out a story from 1993.
This is not to defend Hillary Clinton - her campaign can answer these charges and put forward her case to be the next president. But Adubato caught our eye because the truth matters - at least to us, if not to him.
We've seen enough of Adubato to know he is not a complete jackass, but he evidently lazy, and damm cavalier about throwing around dark accusations about Vince Foster's death. Which, by the way, Steve, were dropped even by Rush Limbaugh and Rupert Murdoch, so you're late to the party, as well a discredit to your profession, whatever it is.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
The Chris Matthew Show - December 15, 2007
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The Chris Matthew Show
December 15, 2007
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Matthews: Obama will win Iowa!
Rather: no Edwards will
Kay: dem voters are very excited about Edwards he’s populist
Matthews: iowans don't like nasty like hillary
Kay: but they really want to win so they like it when hillary is tough
Tweety: she's ticklish, tight and desperate
O'Donnell: she's stopped smiling and she's annoyed at the uppity black man
Matthews: she sicced mark penn on Barack
O'Donnell: she's in meltdown
Sullivan: she's incompetent and if she has to fight she's loses it
Tweety: maybe it's her time of the month
Rather: we tend to fixate on teh inbred crackers in iowa what about the alligators in florida??
Penn: who, me bring up cocaine? i would never talk about cocaine hillary hates to talk about cocaine!
Kay: that fat disgusting man is repulsive
Sullivan: Clinton was a liar about drug use and Hillary is a racist
O'Donnell: my name is Norah O'Donnell and i am the dumbest person on teevee
Rather: damm Obama classy when he testifies
Sullivan: those fucking 5th columnists are dividing this nation!
Tweety: why do white women hate hillary?
Sullivan: she is so nasty - like i want my candidates to be
Tweety: so you were wrong?
Sullivan: so i am consistent and at least i don't hate america
Kay: it's simple you dumbasses male = tough; female = shrill
O'Donnell: hillary cannot possibly win if she loses iowa on the hand i think she can win it all because she has volunteers in other states but then again Obama has a lot of money
Tweety: i have houseplants smarter than you
Tweety: this reminds me of a movie where i get to smear hillary with a cheap sexist gender and generation stereotype - Ha!!!
Tweety: ha ha ha -- this is just like the movie "Election" ha ha Barack Obama is the big black man on campus ha!
Kay: congrats tweety - you're sexist, racist, ageist, and shallow
Matthews: ha! I love it!
Tweety: omg!! Huckabee is a religious hate-filled ignorant whack-job!!!!
Sully: you mean provenance not providence
Tweety: whatever
Sullly: he went to bible college and speaks their own....umm…
Tweety: idiom?
Sully: right
Kay: he sold the tires on his house to buy a dishwasher
Kay: this election is going to about the economy
Rather: hillary will fire that fat asshole mark penn
O'Donnell: oooh jenna may get married in the white house or maybe not
Matthews: you're a true idiot aren't you?
Sullivan: the GOP party will panic and turn to john mccain
Matthews: so he wins new hampshire
Sully: no
Matthews: smarter guests pleeze!
Matthews: who do the others want to run against?
Rather: huckabee
Sullivan: romney
Kay: edwards
O'Donnell, Sulllivan and Rather: clinton
Tweety: why
Panel: she's so hated she will united the GOP party
Tweety: who will you vote for Little Roy?
Roy: i hate america so I said fuck citizenship in yur evil empire
The Chris Matthew Show
December 15, 2007
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Matthews: Obama will win Iowa!
Rather: no Edwards will
Kay: dem voters are very excited about Edwards he’s populist
Matthews: iowans don't like nasty like hillary
Kay: but they really want to win so they like it when hillary is tough
Tweety: she's ticklish, tight and desperate
O'Donnell: she's stopped smiling and she's annoyed at the uppity black man
Matthews: she sicced mark penn on Barack
O'Donnell: she's in meltdown
Sullivan: she's incompetent and if she has to fight she's loses it
Tweety: maybe it's her time of the month
Rather: we tend to fixate on teh inbred crackers in iowa what about the alligators in florida??
Penn: who, me bring up cocaine? i would never talk about cocaine hillary hates to talk about cocaine!
Kay: that fat disgusting man is repulsive
Sullivan: Clinton was a liar about drug use and Hillary is a racist
O'Donnell: my name is Norah O'Donnell and i am the dumbest person on teevee
Rather: damm Obama classy when he testifies
Sullivan: those fucking 5th columnists are dividing this nation!
Tweety: why do white women hate hillary?
Sullivan: she is so nasty - like i want my candidates to be
Tweety: so you were wrong?
Sullivan: so i am consistent and at least i don't hate america
Kay: it's simple you dumbasses male = tough; female = shrill
O'Donnell: hillary cannot possibly win if she loses iowa on the hand i think she can win it all because she has volunteers in other states but then again Obama has a lot of money
Tweety: i have houseplants smarter than you
Tweety: this reminds me of a movie where i get to smear hillary with a cheap sexist gender and generation stereotype - Ha!!!
Tweety: ha ha ha -- this is just like the movie "Election" ha ha Barack Obama is the big black man on campus ha!
Kay: congrats tweety - you're sexist, racist, ageist, and shallow
Matthews: ha! I love it!
Tweety: omg!! Huckabee is a religious hate-filled ignorant whack-job!!!!
Sully: you mean provenance not providence
Tweety: whatever
Sullly: he went to bible college and speaks their own....umm…
Tweety: idiom?
Sully: right
Kay: he sold the tires on his house to buy a dishwasher
Kay: this election is going to about the economy
Rather: hillary will fire that fat asshole mark penn
O'Donnell: oooh jenna may get married in the white house or maybe not
Matthews: you're a true idiot aren't you?
Sullivan: the GOP party will panic and turn to john mccain
Matthews: so he wins new hampshire
Sully: no
Matthews: smarter guests pleeze!
Matthews: who do the others want to run against?
Rather: huckabee
Sullivan: romney
Kay: edwards
O'Donnell, Sulllivan and Rather: clinton
Tweety: why
Panel: she's so hated she will united the GOP party
Tweety: who will you vote for Little Roy?
Roy: i hate america so I said fuck citizenship in yur evil empire
Friday, December 14, 2007
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
MAYBE KUCINICH WAS RIGHT ABOUT THAT UFO
NASA Forced to Turn Over Files on '65 UFO
A federal ruling requires the space agency to turn over any records it might have related to a 1965 incident in a small Pennsylvania town
Link to Full Story
The U.S. government says nothing of note happened in this small town in the hills of southwestern Pennsylvania at 4:47 p.m. on Dec. 9, 1965. A meteor may have passed by, but no alien ship or Russian space probe fell to Earth, as many here believe.
Still, Bill Bulebush, 82, says he knows what he saw, heard and smelled, despite the doubts of the government and others in this community 40 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.
"I looked up and saw it flying overhead and it was sizzling," said Bulebush, a retired truck driver. "I found it in the woods down there [in a valley] and I got to it 15 to 20 minutes after it landed. I saw it 10 to 15 feet away from behind a big tree -- because I was worried it might blow up -- and it smelled like sulfur or rotten eggs and was shaped like a huge acorn, about the size of a VW."
Other people said that shortly afterward, dozens of Army soldiers and three members of the Air Force showed up; later that night a flatbed military truck took the object away.
Despite such accounts, the government has been "trying to make it out like we're a bunch of liars," Bulebush said. But now he and his fellow believers may have their best chance yet to prove their case.
A recent settlement in a 4-year-long Freedom of Information Act court battle requires NASA to meticulously comb its files for documents about the Kecksburg incident.
The lawsuit was filed in December 2003 in the District of Columbia by Leslie Kean, a freelance journalist, with financial support from the SciFi Channel, which ran a show that year titled "The New Roswell: Kecksburg Exposed."
A federal ruling requires the space agency to turn over any records it might have related to a 1965 incident in a small Pennsylvania town
Link to Full Story
The U.S. government says nothing of note happened in this small town in the hills of southwestern Pennsylvania at 4:47 p.m. on Dec. 9, 1965. A meteor may have passed by, but no alien ship or Russian space probe fell to Earth, as many here believe.
Still, Bill Bulebush, 82, says he knows what he saw, heard and smelled, despite the doubts of the government and others in this community 40 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.
"I looked up and saw it flying overhead and it was sizzling," said Bulebush, a retired truck driver. "I found it in the woods down there [in a valley] and I got to it 15 to 20 minutes after it landed. I saw it 10 to 15 feet away from behind a big tree -- because I was worried it might blow up -- and it smelled like sulfur or rotten eggs and was shaped like a huge acorn, about the size of a VW."
Other people said that shortly afterward, dozens of Army soldiers and three members of the Air Force showed up; later that night a flatbed military truck took the object away.
Despite such accounts, the government has been "trying to make it out like we're a bunch of liars," Bulebush said. But now he and his fellow believers may have their best chance yet to prove their case.
A recent settlement in a 4-year-long Freedom of Information Act court battle requires NASA to meticulously comb its files for documents about the Kecksburg incident.
The lawsuit was filed in December 2003 in the District of Columbia by Leslie Kean, a freelance journalist, with financial support from the SciFi Channel, which ran a show that year titled "The New Roswell: Kecksburg Exposed."
Sunday, December 09, 2007
The Chris Matthews Show - December 9, 2007
Matthews: Hillary Clinton used to be nice and now she's mean - oh my god!!!
Gregory: interesting
Matthews: she's unattractive and nasty!
Gregory: she can't compete with him on soaring rhetoric but she's more electable
Norris: Oprah isn't just a celebrity she's also a black corporation and a book club
Matthews: she empowered me to trash hillary
Matthews: Obama is a strapping young man how can ugly Hillary compete with his raw sexuality??
Matthews: wow he's so black and handsome and electable
Norris: he's a movie star they love him
Matthews: I'm in love
Parker: they are fleeing from hillary because she's not the most electable
Ignatius: raw competence is not exciting
Matthews: she's shrill and mean and nasty and this will backfire
Gregory: you gotta play hardball
Parker: but she's a horrible ball buster
Norris: she hit him with the brass knuckles that's bad
Matthews: ha ha mormons are eager goody-two shoes I love it!!!
Matthews: a lot of people though Romney gave a great speech
Gregory: you mean you did
Matthews: yes i and the other people in my head
Gregory: crazy cultish beliefs are a subject he's comfortable with
Matthews: he got weepy on the Continental Congress - alot of people were moved
Norris: you mean you were moved
Matthews: yes
Ignatius: he was cautious there was no inner man it was all positioning but Huckabee is more passionate
Matthews: i loved it - he's so sexy
Parker: it was all about self pity
Matthews: Huckabee - back off my man!!!!
Gregory: aren't you a big liar?
Bush: i only was told Iran was a country last week - i was told there was some information i was not told what it was
Matthews: he tells people who give him bad news dood you covered your ass
Matthews: alot of people think-
Gregory: you mean *you* think
Matthews: right
Gregory: he's a moron
Matthews: is he stupid or a liar
Parker: ever since the 16 words they haven't told Bush anything
Igantius: no this is a non-story after all the Iranains could have been lying about not having a bomb
Matthews: well then why talk about WWIIII
Ignatius: because you can't trust those wacked out turbaned persians
Matthews: good point David
Gregory: he was being very prudent by saying we have to attack to avoid WWIII until all the information was in
Parker: the Western DNC will endorse Obama
Gregory: New sanctions against Iran!!!
Norris: candidates will not give my donuts on NPR debate
Matthews: ha that sucks
Ignatius: Syria are our new BFFs
Matthews: cia tortures people and hides it
Parker: use your imagination
Gregory: don't give away our best stuff!
Ignatius: they destroyed the tapes because torture is like masturbation -- everyone does it and enjoys it but no likes to see it or talk about it
Gregory: interesting
Matthews: she's unattractive and nasty!
Gregory: she can't compete with him on soaring rhetoric but she's more electable
Norris: Oprah isn't just a celebrity she's also a black corporation and a book club
Matthews: she empowered me to trash hillary
Matthews: Obama is a strapping young man how can ugly Hillary compete with his raw sexuality??
Matthews: wow he's so black and handsome and electable
Norris: he's a movie star they love him
Matthews: I'm in love
Parker: they are fleeing from hillary because she's not the most electable
Ignatius: raw competence is not exciting
Matthews: she's shrill and mean and nasty and this will backfire
Gregory: you gotta play hardball
Parker: but she's a horrible ball buster
Norris: she hit him with the brass knuckles that's bad
Matthews: ha ha mormons are eager goody-two shoes I love it!!!
Matthews: a lot of people though Romney gave a great speech
Gregory: you mean you did
Matthews: yes i and the other people in my head
Gregory: crazy cultish beliefs are a subject he's comfortable with
Matthews: he got weepy on the Continental Congress - alot of people were moved
Norris: you mean you were moved
Matthews: yes
Ignatius: he was cautious there was no inner man it was all positioning but Huckabee is more passionate
Matthews: i loved it - he's so sexy
Parker: it was all about self pity
Matthews: Huckabee - back off my man!!!!
Gregory: aren't you a big liar?
Bush: i only was told Iran was a country last week - i was told there was some information i was not told what it was
Matthews: he tells people who give him bad news dood you covered your ass
Matthews: alot of people think-
Gregory: you mean *you* think
Matthews: right
Gregory: he's a moron
Matthews: is he stupid or a liar
Parker: ever since the 16 words they haven't told Bush anything
Igantius: no this is a non-story after all the Iranains could have been lying about not having a bomb
Matthews: well then why talk about WWIIII
Ignatius: because you can't trust those wacked out turbaned persians
Matthews: good point David
Gregory: he was being very prudent by saying we have to attack to avoid WWIII until all the information was in
Parker: the Western DNC will endorse Obama
Gregory: New sanctions against Iran!!!
Norris: candidates will not give my donuts on NPR debate
Matthews: ha that sucks
Ignatius: Syria are our new BFFs
Matthews: cia tortures people and hides it
Parker: use your imagination
Gregory: don't give away our best stuff!
Ignatius: they destroyed the tapes because torture is like masturbation -- everyone does it and enjoys it but no likes to see it or talk about it
Thursday, December 06, 2007
DOES SWEEPING OBSCENITY BILL GO TO FAR?
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill saying that anyone offering an open Wi-Fi connection to the public must report illegal images including "obscene" cartoons and drawings--or face fines of up to $300,000.
That broad definition would cover individuals, coffee shops, libraries, hotels, and even some government agencies that provide Wi-Fi. It also sweeps in social-networking sites, domain name registrars, Internet service providers, and e-mail service providers such as Hotmail and Gmail, and it may require that the complete contents of the user's account be retained for subsequent police inspection.
By insightful tech blogger Declan McCullagh.
Click here for the full article.
That broad definition would cover individuals, coffee shops, libraries, hotels, and even some government agencies that provide Wi-Fi. It also sweeps in social-networking sites, domain name registrars, Internet service providers, and e-mail service providers such as Hotmail and Gmail, and it may require that the complete contents of the user's account be retained for subsequent police inspection.
By insightful tech blogger Declan McCullagh.
Click here for the full article.
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
WEAK ECONOMY MEANS NO RECESSION, SAY EXPERTS
a UCLA Anderson forecast says the nation and state will be saved by some apparent weak spots in the economy.
Real estate crash or not, the U.S. economy and California will escape recession in 2008, a UCLA study released today predicts.
Despite rising oil prices, sinking housing prices and a turbulent stock market, the national economy will be saved by some of its apparent weak spots, the quarterly UCLA Anderson forecast stated.
What's the good news?
* The loss of 3 million manufacturing jobs early this decade means there is little room to cut more positions.
* Most of the damage to the economy from the housing slump will be over by the end of next year.
* The weak dollar will help U.S. exports, aiding manufacturers in Southern California.
* Consumer spending will drop, but much of the effect will be felt by other countries as U.S. imports of their products decline.
Real estate crash or not, the U.S. economy and California will escape recession in 2008, a UCLA study released today predicts.
Despite rising oil prices, sinking housing prices and a turbulent stock market, the national economy will be saved by some of its apparent weak spots, the quarterly UCLA Anderson forecast stated.
What's the good news?
* The loss of 3 million manufacturing jobs early this decade means there is little room to cut more positions.
* Most of the damage to the economy from the housing slump will be over by the end of next year.
* The weak dollar will help U.S. exports, aiding manufacturers in Southern California.
* Consumer spending will drop, but much of the effect will be felt by other countries as U.S. imports of their products decline.
HERE'S $250. NOW SHUT UP AND WRITE
On Tuesday, the Writers Guild of America responded to last week's studio proposal on streaming shows online with a tiered compensation system based on how often a show is viewed. Streaming is the free delivery of programming online.
Writers rejected the studios' proposal of a single fixed payment of less than $250 a year for reuse of an hourlong program. Instead, the guild proposed a sliding scale by which in the first year they would fetch $632 for the first 100,000 views, with pay rates increasing at each 100,000 views thereafter. After the first year, writers would get a residual based on 2.5% of the revenue collected by the show distributor.
By Richard Verrier and Claudia Eller, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
Writers rejected the studios' proposal of a single fixed payment of less than $250 a year for reuse of an hourlong program. Instead, the guild proposed a sliding scale by which in the first year they would fetch $632 for the first 100,000 views, with pay rates increasing at each 100,000 views thereafter. After the first year, writers would get a residual based on 2.5% of the revenue collected by the show distributor.
By Richard Verrier and Claudia Eller, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
British Jerry Springer Blasphemy Suit Fails
The High Court ruled on Wednesday that a Christian activist may not prosecute a BBC executive under blasphemy laws over the corporation's screening of "Jerry Springer - The Opera".
Based on U.S. television host Jerry Springer's brash talk show, the musical depicts Jesus being referred to as "a little bit gay" and features Eve attempting to fondle his genitals.
The British public broadcaster's decision to air the show in 2005 sparked demonstrations, a record number of complaints from viewers and a heated debate about whether freedom of expression was more important than religious sensitivities.
Based on U.S. television host Jerry Springer's brash talk show, the musical depicts Jesus being referred to as "a little bit gay" and features Eve attempting to fondle his genitals.
The British public broadcaster's decision to air the show in 2005 sparked demonstrations, a record number of complaints from viewers and a heated debate about whether freedom of expression was more important than religious sensitivities.
British To Consider Using Batons on Child Inmates
The British government will consider allowing staff at young offenders institutions in England and Wales to use batons to control children as young as 15.
Staff are currently allowed to use them only against those aged 18 and over, but that policy is to be reviewed.
The Prison Officers Association says its members need more protection from a rising number of assaults and to help bring situations quickly under control.
But critics fear the move could be counter-productive and fuel violence.
Staff are currently allowed to use them only against those aged 18 and over, but that policy is to be reviewed.
The Prison Officers Association says its members need more protection from a rising number of assaults and to help bring situations quickly under control.
But critics fear the move could be counter-productive and fuel violence.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Mike Huckabee Attacks Hillary Clinton
"Now, whether we need to send somebody to Mars, I don't know. But I'll tell you what: If we do, I've got a few suggestions, and maybe Hillary could be on the first rocket to Mars."
-- Mike Huckabee, November 28 2007, Republican Debate on CNN.
Such a funny guy, that Mike Huckabee.
-- Mike Huckabee, November 28 2007, Republican Debate on CNN.
Such a funny guy, that Mike Huckabee.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
White House Sold to Abu Dhabi For $2.5 Billion
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) The United States of America will sell the White House, and receive a $2.5 billion cash infusion from Abu Dhabi to replenish capital after record spending coupled with excessive tax cuts, officials announced today.
"Clearly, the U.S. has a problem with capital adequacy." said Giyas Gokkent, head of research at National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC, Abu Dhabi's biggest bank by market value. "Abu Dhabi has seen an opportunity to get purchase one of the most famous properties and addresses in the World."
The White House, located in Washington, D.C., and home to many U.S. Presidents, has seen such historic residents as Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, and Richard Nixon. George Bush was preparing to move across the street to the Blair House, but sources indicate that an agreement has been reached which will allow the U.S. President to remain in residence while leasing it from Abu Dhabi.
Abu Dhabi will convert the East Wing into a showcase for Abu Dhabi business and tourism, as well as Muslim and Arabic history.
"Clearly, the U.S. has a problem with capital adequacy." said Giyas Gokkent, head of research at National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC, Abu Dhabi's biggest bank by market value. "Abu Dhabi has seen an opportunity to get purchase one of the most famous properties and addresses in the World."
The White House, located in Washington, D.C., and home to many U.S. Presidents, has seen such historic residents as Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, and Richard Nixon. George Bush was preparing to move across the street to the Blair House, but sources indicate that an agreement has been reached which will allow the U.S. President to remain in residence while leasing it from Abu Dhabi.
Abu Dhabi will convert the East Wing into a showcase for Abu Dhabi business and tourism, as well as Muslim and Arabic history.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Why Does Joe Klein Hate the Truth?
Many people have to tried to figure out why Joe Klein lies so much, and so brazenly.
He thinks liberals hate America. That's true.
It's a generational, anti-Woodstock thing. True.
He loves conservatives, because he thinks of them as "grown up." True.
As a journalist he thinks it's his job to present both sides of the truth.
But it is a mystery as to why even the worst journalists, the most hyperpartisan, the most devoted slavist stenographer of right wing conservatives, like Joe Klein, would not even be a bit interested in the truth.
Does it mean nothing to him?
Why not try printing only the truth, no spin?
Just for a month -- see how it works out for you.
It's about estasblishing a Culture of Truth.
Either you do or you don't.
Joe Klein does not.
He thinks liberals hate America. That's true.
It's a generational, anti-Woodstock thing. True.
He loves conservatives, because he thinks of them as "grown up." True.
As a journalist he thinks it's his job to present both sides of the truth.
But it is a mystery as to why even the worst journalists, the most hyperpartisan, the most devoted slavist stenographer of right wing conservatives, like Joe Klein, would not even be a bit interested in the truth.
Does it mean nothing to him?
Why not try printing only the truth, no spin?
Just for a month -- see how it works out for you.
It's about estasblishing a Culture of Truth.
Either you do or you don't.
Joe Klein does not.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
TWO-HEADED CAT DOING JUST FINE
Vets believe the cat, which has two mouths, two noses and four eyes, may have two brains, as one face can go to sleep while the other remains awake and it can blink independently on each one.
"When he purrs it is like he is purring in stereo," the cat's owner said.
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"When he purrs it is like he is purring in stereo," the cat's owner said.
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GOOD FENCES
Man 'attempted sex with fence'
in London park
A drunken man broke into a central London park and attempted to have sex with a fence, a court heard.
Daniel French, 24, made "sexual motions" towards metal railings in Leicester Square Gardens after being challenged by police in the early hours of Sunday morning, Westminster Magistrates' Court was told.
"He said words to the effect of: 'I'm going to have sex with that fence'," said Philip Lemoine, prosecuting.
in London park
A drunken man broke into a central London park and attempted to have sex with a fence, a court heard.
Daniel French, 24, made "sexual motions" towards metal railings in Leicester Square Gardens after being challenged by police in the early hours of Sunday morning, Westminster Magistrates' Court was told.
"He said words to the effect of: 'I'm going to have sex with that fence'," said Philip Lemoine, prosecuting.
AND YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE HAVING A BAD DAY
Kenyan herdsman who fought off a lion attack dies
after being attacked by a pack of hyenas.
Moses Lekalau, 35, was walking home in the Maralal safari area north-east of Nairobi when the lion leapt out at him. Exhausted by his struggle, he lacked the strength to fight off a subsequent attack by hyenas.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Joe Klein = Hysterical
Joe Klein, one of a group of bloggers over at "Swampland," gets hysterical here.
He calls a recent statement by John Edwards "demagogic nonsense," and "dreadful."
What did Edwards say?
Apparently, this:
Garance Franke-Ruta of The American Prospect also flips out, writing:
Can put away the fainting couches and calm down for a second?
As far as I can tell, John Edwards promised in a campaign ad to "use [his] power as president" to try an effect a change in policy. Last time I checked, that was somewhere in the general job description. If someone can show how that is unconstitutional, or demagogic, I sure would like to see it.
To be fair, Franke-Rute is also very worried that Edwards is in effect proposing to give:
Oh my god! The power to push bills on Congress!
Why, that could lead to the President having a role in the legislative process! Or influencing Congress!
You can see what the next Democratic President is in for now.
If he, or she, so much as dares to propose a bill to Congress, Joe Klein will go on tv wearing a tricorn hat, carrying a fife and drum, with a bloody bandage around his head, and start sobbing about the Constitution until his beard is soaking wet.
He calls a recent statement by John Edwards "demagogic nonsense," and "dreadful."
What did Edwards say?
Apparently, this:
“When I’m president I’m going to say to members of Congress and members of my administration, including my cabinet: I’m glad that you have health care coverage and your family has health care coverage. But if you don’t pass universal health care by July of 2009 – in six months – I’m going to use my power as president to take your health care away from you. There’s no excuse for politicians in Washington having health care when you don’t have health care."
Garance Franke-Ruta of The American Prospect also flips out, writing:
"Edwards' above promise is very likely unconstitutional, and someone running against him ought to have the nerve to say so. It's ridiculous for a lawyer running for president to turn a promise to violate the law into a platform plank. I nominate former constitutional law professor Barack Obama, especially as the Hillary Clinton campaign hasn't been willing to elevate any of her competitors by going negative on them.
People in Iowa may like Edwards' rhetoric on this -- and they do, which is why his campaign has made this ad -- but Democratic voters there are also smart enough to understand that this is a promise to strengthen executive power at the expense of the Congress..."
Can put away the fainting couches and calm down for a second?
As far as I can tell, John Edwards promised in a campaign ad to "use [his] power as president" to try an effect a change in policy. Last time I checked, that was somewhere in the general job description. If someone can show how that is unconstitutional, or demagogic, I sure would like to see it.
To be fair, Franke-Rute is also very worried that Edwards is in effect proposing to give:
"George Bush and Dick Cheney and every future Republican president the power to push bills on Congress..."
Oh my god! The power to push bills on Congress!
Why, that could lead to the President having a role in the legislative process! Or influencing Congress!
You can see what the next Democratic President is in for now.
If he, or she, so much as dares to propose a bill to Congress, Joe Klein will go on tv wearing a tricorn hat, carrying a fife and drum, with a bloody bandage around his head, and start sobbing about the Constitution until his beard is soaking wet.
LAMEST TAKE-DOWN OF THE WEEK
Rep. Jim McGovern, who has endorsed Hillary Clinton, attempts a critique of Barack Obama over the Huffington Post. See here: McGovern at HuffPo
This piece, which is exclusively about Obama's appearance on Meet the Press, includes lots of quotes from Tim Russert.... and zero quotes from Barack Obama.
To be sure, he quotes Russert selectively quoting Obama, from over three years ago, and then proceeds to paraphrases Obama from Sunday, but never quotes what Obama actually said.
He also implies Obama has not always been against the war (which is a reason, apparently, to support Clinton) and then suggest Obama lack maturity.
As take-downs go, this is truly lame.
This piece, which is exclusively about Obama's appearance on Meet the Press, includes lots of quotes from Tim Russert.... and zero quotes from Barack Obama.
To be sure, he quotes Russert selectively quoting Obama, from over three years ago, and then proceeds to paraphrases Obama from Sunday, but never quotes what Obama actually said.
He also implies Obama has not always been against the war (which is a reason, apparently, to support Clinton) and then suggest Obama lack maturity.
As take-downs go, this is truly lame.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
TORTURE: I CAN NOT BUT HATE
This declared indifference, but as I must think, covert real zeal for the spread of torture, I can not but hate.
I hate it because of the monstrous injustice of torture itself.
I hate it because it deprives our republican example of its just influence in the world — enables the enemies of free institutions, with plausibility, to taunt us as hypocrites — causes the real friends of freedom to doubt our sincerity, and especially because it forces so many really good men amongst ourselves into an open war with the very fundamental principles of civil liberty—criticizing the Declaration of Independence, and insisting that there is no right principle of action but self-interest.
- Abraham Lincoln on slavery, Peoria, 1854; substituting the word "torture" for "slavery."
I hate it because of the monstrous injustice of torture itself.
I hate it because it deprives our republican example of its just influence in the world — enables the enemies of free institutions, with plausibility, to taunt us as hypocrites — causes the real friends of freedom to doubt our sincerity, and especially because it forces so many really good men amongst ourselves into an open war with the very fundamental principles of civil liberty—criticizing the Declaration of Independence, and insisting that there is no right principle of action but self-interest.
- Abraham Lincoln on slavery, Peoria, 1854; substituting the word "torture" for "slavery."
Monday, November 12, 2007
Dear George Herbert Walker Bush: You Can Go Away Now
Seriously. Get lost.
I read in the venerable USA Today that:
Former president George H.W. Bush forcefully defended his son's handling of the Iraq war Thursday, saying critics of the current president have forgotten the "extraordinary brutality" of deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
"Do they want to bring back Saddam Hussein, these critics?" the elder Bush told USA TODAY in a rare interview. "Do they want to go back to the status quo ante? I don't know what they are talking about here. Do they think life would be better in the Middle East if Saddam were still there?"
Ok, listen up. I rarely write original posts anymore (outside of Bobblespeak Translations) but I survived the Bush pere Presidency, and there is a reason America voted his whiny ass out of office once already. We don't want to hear from him anymore.
First, you have to understand the Bush never really wanted to be President in the first place. Oh, he deeply desired it, as the pinnacle of achievement in America, and he being such a blue-blooded patrician, felt he deserved it, and America was deserving of him. But unlike say, FDR, Johnson, Reagan, JFK, or Clinton, he lacked both a desire to actually do something with the office -that is a vision - ("the vision thing") and the light and common touch all those men brought the job.
After briefly and forgettably serving in various jobs like head of the CIA, ambassador to the UN and envoy to China, the media pronounced him qualified and he was off.
But his heart wasn't really in it, and certainly not in politics. So he turned to people like Lee Atwater, and told us that Dukakis wanted to bring down America, that his dog knew more than Bill Clinton, and mocked Al Gore as Ozone Man.
His flailing and jabbering were not an accident. He had no political skills because he had no politics, other than "you people should be governed by you betters - me." Ever see HW Bush in his debate against Geraldine Ferraro? He was so inept it was horrifying ("whine on, harvest moon!")
Like other amateurs, he assumed that this is what politicians do - lie and smear people. He was able to keep campaigning separate from governing, though it also revealed a cold hearted naked ambition for power divorced from ethics or ideology.
So Bush could be vicious, but he was not brainless, and left Saddam Hussein in power, a defensible position then and now.
According the article:
The elder Bush reacted testily when asked about criticism of his son. "I don't reminisce with … my friends like you about what my son does or doesn't do," Bush said. But "I think we forget even today the extraordinary brutality of Saddam Hussein."
What can one say?
Poppy, fuck you.
Bush is upset, of course, because his son is being criticized, and his Presidency is now largely regarded as a colossal failure.
But there is more to it than that. 8 years ago, George HW Bush's presidency was associated in lockstep with Ronald Reagan's. Now it will forever be linked with his son's.
In other words, George W has not only trashed his own legacy, but his father's as well.
I understand that's upsetting, and I certainly wish the nation (and the world) had been spared this raging Oedipal conflict these last 7 years.
But no, Poppy, we haven't forgotten that Saddam was brutal, just I assume you haven't forgotten that you left that brutal guy in power to continue his brutality.
So please go away now, and take your fellow ancient, weepy, self-pitying, best friend Don Imus, and your fixer/consigliere James Baker, and your Nazi sympathizing -ancestors, and your criminal sons, and their wastrel families, with you, to whatever fresh hell nature has designated for name of Bush to dwell in forever and for all time.
I read in the venerable USA Today that:
Former president George H.W. Bush forcefully defended his son's handling of the Iraq war Thursday, saying critics of the current president have forgotten the "extraordinary brutality" of deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
"Do they want to bring back Saddam Hussein, these critics?" the elder Bush told USA TODAY in a rare interview. "Do they want to go back to the status quo ante? I don't know what they are talking about here. Do they think life would be better in the Middle East if Saddam were still there?"
Ok, listen up. I rarely write original posts anymore (outside of Bobblespeak Translations) but I survived the Bush pere Presidency, and there is a reason America voted his whiny ass out of office once already. We don't want to hear from him anymore.
First, you have to understand the Bush never really wanted to be President in the first place. Oh, he deeply desired it, as the pinnacle of achievement in America, and he being such a blue-blooded patrician, felt he deserved it, and America was deserving of him. But unlike say, FDR, Johnson, Reagan, JFK, or Clinton, he lacked both a desire to actually do something with the office -that is a vision - ("the vision thing") and the light and common touch all those men brought the job.
After briefly and forgettably serving in various jobs like head of the CIA, ambassador to the UN and envoy to China, the media pronounced him qualified and he was off.
But his heart wasn't really in it, and certainly not in politics. So he turned to people like Lee Atwater, and told us that Dukakis wanted to bring down America, that his dog knew more than Bill Clinton, and mocked Al Gore as Ozone Man.
His flailing and jabbering were not an accident. He had no political skills because he had no politics, other than "you people should be governed by you betters - me." Ever see HW Bush in his debate against Geraldine Ferraro? He was so inept it was horrifying ("whine on, harvest moon!")
Like other amateurs, he assumed that this is what politicians do - lie and smear people. He was able to keep campaigning separate from governing, though it also revealed a cold hearted naked ambition for power divorced from ethics or ideology.
So Bush could be vicious, but he was not brainless, and left Saddam Hussein in power, a defensible position then and now.
According the article:
The elder Bush reacted testily when asked about criticism of his son. "I don't reminisce with … my friends like you about what my son does or doesn't do," Bush said. But "I think we forget even today the extraordinary brutality of Saddam Hussein."
What can one say?
Poppy, fuck you.
Bush is upset, of course, because his son is being criticized, and his Presidency is now largely regarded as a colossal failure.
But there is more to it than that. 8 years ago, George HW Bush's presidency was associated in lockstep with Ronald Reagan's. Now it will forever be linked with his son's.
In other words, George W has not only trashed his own legacy, but his father's as well.
I understand that's upsetting, and I certainly wish the nation (and the world) had been spared this raging Oedipal conflict these last 7 years.
But no, Poppy, we haven't forgotten that Saddam was brutal, just I assume you haven't forgotten that you left that brutal guy in power to continue his brutality.
So please go away now, and take your fellow ancient, weepy, self-pitying, best friend Don Imus, and your fixer/consigliere James Baker, and your Nazi sympathizing -ancestors, and your criminal sons, and their wastrel families, with you, to whatever fresh hell nature has designated for name of Bush to dwell in forever and for all time.
Kremlin to Invest in Hi Tech Companies
While the dollar, and U.S. bridges, are in free fall, the Russian Government is going to spend some of their vast oil and gas profits investing in hi tech startups - essentially venture capital to jump start Russia's businesses interests in the 21st century.
Or even more simply, they are spending some of their profits from one sector to expand into other sectors - diversifying, in other words - should the day ever come when oil and gas are not so profitable.
Seem pretty smart.
Full story here
Or even more simply, they are spending some of their profits from one sector to expand into other sectors - diversifying, in other words - should the day ever come when oil and gas are not so profitable.
Seem pretty smart.
Full story here
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
What Color is this Revolution?
New York Times:
Benazir Bhutto, who arrived in Islamabad today,
has pledged to lead a major protest on Friday. Pakistan’s
chief justice also urged defiance today.
Benazir Bhutto, who arrived in Islamabad today,
has pledged to lead a major protest on Friday. Pakistan’s
chief justice also urged defiance today.
Monday, November 05, 2007
Livingston Group Sues Candidate for Defamation for Revealing Ties to CACI
A Washington lobbying shop filed a $1 million defamation suit Friday against the Democratic Party of Virginia and a legislative candidate over an ad that links the firm to the abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
The ad in question said, “Tim Hugo’s lobbying firm represents the ones who were responsible for torture abuses at Abu Ghraib.”
The Livingston Group said it formally represented CACI International, which provided civilian interrogators to assist military personnel at the notorious Iraqi prison. The firm said CACI hired Livingston to lobby Congress on a different issue and has not been a client since 2004, a year before Hugo joined the lobbying shop.
“The Livingston Group was extremely upset that anyone would link them to companies involved in the Abu Ghraib incident,” said Ben DiMuro, a Livingston attorney.
Apparently they were hoping to keep it a secret.
The ad in question said, “Tim Hugo’s lobbying firm represents the ones who were responsible for torture abuses at Abu Ghraib.”
The Livingston Group said it formally represented CACI International, which provided civilian interrogators to assist military personnel at the notorious Iraqi prison. The firm said CACI hired Livingston to lobby Congress on a different issue and has not been a client since 2004, a year before Hugo joined the lobbying shop.
“The Livingston Group was extremely upset that anyone would link them to companies involved in the Abu Ghraib incident,” said Ben DiMuro, a Livingston attorney.
Apparently they were hoping to keep it a secret.
Friday, November 02, 2007
I CAN HAZ COLLECTORS ITEM?
J.K. Rowling has completed her first book not to feature teen wizard Harry Potter -- an illustrated collection of magical fairy stories titled "The Tales of Beedle the Bard."
Only seven copies of the book are being printed, Rowling said Thursday. One will be auctioned next month to raise money for a children's charity, while the others have been given away as gifts.
Rowling drew the illustrations herself and provided the handwriting for the five stories that make up the collection of fairytales.
Only seven copies of the book are being printed, Rowling said Thursday. One will be auctioned next month to raise money for a children's charity, while the others have been given away as gifts.
Rowling drew the illustrations herself and provided the handwriting for the five stories that make up the collection of fairytales.
It's Official: Hollywood Writers Will Strike
This afternoon leaders of the Writer's Guild will send out a press release announcing the strike and details of how the strike will work, which includes picketing for several hours per day by members.
The Screen Actors Guild supports the strike.
The Teamsters may support as well.
At issue: residuals over DVD sales, internet broadcasts, and other new sources of revenue.
The Screen Actors Guild supports the strike.
The Teamsters may support as well.
At issue: residuals over DVD sales, internet broadcasts, and other new sources of revenue.
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