Open Thread Thursday

Still a ramblin' man.  Sunday should mark my return.

Comments

[clarice]

The Imp didn't let us down. Here's his hilarious Pink Sapphire article:

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2007/04/the_two_americas_of_john_edwar.html>Pink Sapphire

[Jane]

I see a pattern developing here. And who on this planet would say the economic conditions in this country are "poor"? Let me guess - a troll!

[Jeff Dobbs]

Thanks Clarice.

That one pretty much wrote itself, 95% John's own words. And yes I *did* have to go to a spa website for terms like exfoliating body wrap and paraffin facial.

Is it just me or is AT down right now?

[Jeff Dobbs]

oh wait, just got in after 18 tries.

[Jane]

H&R,

That made me laugh out loud. That's hysterical.

[Jeff Dobbs]

Thanks.

Yes, well, I would like to revise my tag line from yesterday....

It's Easy Out Here for an Imp

I mean, when you can "write a piece" by taking someone else's speech and replacing maybe a few dozen words....and the piece simultaneously mocks that person AND stays pretty true to what their behavior would indicate about them....

I am cynical!!!! But my hair looks good this morning!!!

[Sue]

Good morning Mr. Cynical. Great job. I think you have a calling...I would love for John Edwards to read your article. ::grin::

[Maybeex]

I would vote for h&r's John Edwards.

[Other Tom]

From today's Quad City (IA) Times:

"Quad-City barbers put down their shears and sputtered words like 'preposterous' and 'impossible' Wednesday when they heard of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards spending $400 for a haircut. In the Quad-Cities, $10 or $12 is about average.

“'If I charged $400 for a haircut, they’d come after me with white coats,' said Leo Fier, who has been cutting hair for 49 years at his shop in DeWitt, Iowa."

[Other Tom]

More:

“'My Santa Claus long hair is my trademark,' said Terry Lunardi, Davenport restaurateur. 'I just had my hair cut Monday for $10. And I have a lot of hair to cut.'

"Kurt Ullrich, a Scott County deputy auditor whose hair runs long, said, 'Edwards and I are of a similar age and I took note of his hair when I visited briefly with him in Davenport. His hair is thick, full and beautifully coiffed, whereas mine is counter-culture long. Sixteen dollars is the most I’ve ever paid for a haircut.'”

[Jeff Dobbs]

Good morning Mr. Cynical.

Well, when AT was giving me errors trying to get in this morning, I thought to myself, it must be the mad rush for everyone to read my article is overwhelming AT's servers!

See, I'm all cheery optimism.

I would love for John Edwards to read your article

And then my second thought was, Edwards read the article and had an operative launch a DNS attack to keep a lid on it!

See! It's morning in America!!!!!

Sorry, stir crazy. All day meeting...now on a break. How the bleep am I supposed to keep up with JOM get any work done when they lock us in a room all day?

[Jeff Dobbs]

His hair is thick, full and beautifully coiffed, whereas mine is counter-culture long. Sixteen dollars is the most I’ve ever paid for a haircut.'”

The last time I paid for a haircut was the day before I drove from Tyler TX to Houston TX to ask mrs hit and run's parents for her hand in marriage in 1993.

[Appalled Moderate]

Do any of you have the impression that, in the future, Edwards will pay his hair and day spa expenses out of his own pocket rather than entertaining us through his next FEC report?

[topsecretk9]

Jane Hamsher says:
April 18th, 2007 at 5:05 pm
Was anyone else creeped out? I’m creeped out.

"A Bit of Decency Amidst the Mayhem" [Byron York] Jane Hamsher, of the popular left-wing blog Firedoglake, is unhappy with NBC's coverage of Virginia Tech:

I've had the sound off all day on MSNBC because I'm having a hard time watching them take a bath in the Virginia Tech shootings, but the video they just aired of the shooter really sent me round the twist.

I remember during Columbine there were measures taken to assure that the gunmen's videos and writings didn't get released to the public, and that they did not become cult heros as a result of their actions. It seemed like a bit of decency amidst the mayhem. I really don't know what's to be gained journalistically by broadcasting the killer's videos other than a ratings bonanza, but it seems quite ghoulish.

Hamsher was a Hollywood producer before she began blogging. Her best-known credit was Natural Born Killers.

an utter blight on our society.

[topsecretk9]

Whoa...check this comment left out on "creeped out" Jane's thread

D-Hoggs says: April 19th, 2007 at 7:48 am “The most famous instance of a copycat killing came with the brief crime spree of a young Oklahoma couple, Benjamin Darras and Sarah Edmondson in March of 1995. After watching Natural Born Killers several times, they left on a trip to a concert but took a detour through rural Mississippi and Lousiana. Ben reportedly thought it would be cool to try to be like Mickey. They stopped at a farm in Hernando, Mississippi and murdered Bill Savage, robbing him of two hundred dollars as an afterthought. Ben then reportedly pressured Sarah into killing, too, and she went into a convenience store in Ponchatoula, Louisiana and shot the cashier Patsy Byers, left her for dead”

“Eight murders have been blamed on Oliver Stone’s ‘evil’ 1995 film.”

http://film.guardian.co.uk/int.....31,00.html

” A dozen deaths and other violent incidents on two continents were linked directly or indirectly to “Natural Born Killers,” yet the media and video game companies continue to depict violence in such a way as to almost glorify it.”

http://www.crimelibrary.com/no.....ers/1.html

You have blood on your hands Jane, hypocrite.

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[lurker9876]

Well, looks like Gonzales is testifying to a wall...

And looks like most of the members on the Senate Judiciary Committee had every intent in pushing him out. Looks like Orrin Hatch is the first one supporting him. Captain's Quarters see an underlying push for articles of impeachment to push him out as well.

Leahy had to tell the audience to shut up their cheerings and booings.

Gonzales keeps shaking his head. He knows it's beyond his control and that it's a witch hunt.

Am afraid my prediction holds true...that he would be out NET Easter. If he is out, then Bush will have a hard time replacing Gonzales.

[lurker9876]

HHHmmm...looks like the democrats are sort of caving in on the timeline in the defense pork bill. They are replacing the strong timeline with an advisory timeline. Geesch!!

No timeline is better than advisory.

Now the nutroots with BDS are unhappy and starting to issue an ALERT. Check Michelle Malkin's site.

[lurker9876]

Check Matt Stoller:

http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/4/18/22106/2563

Funny post at that!

[clarice]

Well, enough about the IMP, I have something up there, too.
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2007/04/media_madness_the_virginia_tec.html>VT

Actually, late last night someone sent me the transcript of an oral ruling in the AIPAC case and it involved such a preposterous Govt proposal I was laughing out loud and couldn't put it down. I sent it in and it will probably be up tomorrow.

[Jane]

No one is paying attention to Gonzales which might actually save him.

[cathyf]

I would vote for h&r's John Edwards

...says Maybee, while primping her impeccably-coiffed hair, carefully avoiding any strong expression of emotion that might somehow disturb her perfect makeup...

;-)

[clarice]

Imp, I've got an idea for your next piece: A fly on the wall of NBC recounts just what a difficult decision (per Brian Wms) it was for them to decide to run the Cho tapes.

I concede the internal debate was probably very short.

[Cecil Turner]

On a cheery "may you live in interesting times" note, Iran admits to operating several uranium centrifuge "cascades". And McCain finds his canastas. (H/T Drudge)

[Crust]

Tom, as a detail-oriented conservative intimately familiar with the ins and outs of the Swift Boat saga, you may be interested to respond to Boehlert's challenge. (His challenge is actually directed at John Hinderaker who had something to say on the topic, but I'm guessing you could do a better job.)

[Jeff Dobbs]

Clarice:
Imp, I've got an idea for your next piece: A fly on the wall of NBC recounts just what a difficult decision (per Brian Wms) it was for them to decide to run the Cho tapes.

Well, after "getting into the mind of Mr. Pink Sapphire", moving directly from Edwards to NBC might do lasting or even permanent damage. And after reading your latest at AT, I am a bit concerned about the possibility of future institutionalization.

[clarice]

I'll vouch for your sanity H & R. I am so certain that my word will count for a great deal in a sanity hearing.

[Rick Ballard]

"And McCain finds his canastas."

Sure. In the universe in which he awoke yesterday. What universe is he visiting today? The one where terrorists are accorded legal combatant status or the one where he bombs Iran (and anywhere else that he 'feels' like bombing?

Will he "protect the institution" by rounding up a gang of sycophants and cutting a bad deal with Dems or will he just do (and say) whatever he damn well pleases without regard to consequence?

President McCain would surely generate some "interesting times".

[cathyf]

Does anybody have any data on the prevelance of mental illness in the college student population? My husband has been teaching for 24 years now, and he maintains that a much larger fraction of students arrive on campus with significant problems. The dean of students at his college says that approximately 1/3 of their students are on some kind of psychotropic medication, and that doesn't count the students who are not diagnosed!

Now it's possible that what he sees is skewed. He teaches at a small liberal arts college, where people pay attention, and students in trouble can't just hide behind the anonymity of being a number among 20, 30, 40, 50 thousand students. So it's possible that they draw a disproportionate share of students in trouble (most of whom thrive with that little bit of extra care provided by the environment.) Or it could be that a higher proportion of students are going to college, and the "extra" students compared to previous generations are the ones who would have been hiding out in their parents' house with untreated mental problems as opposed to in college functioning reasonably well with one of the modern anti-depressants or anti-anxiety medicines not available before.

Anybody have any data beyond the vague feeling that things are getting worse?

[DEMO]

Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran

"Another man — wondering if an attack on Iran is in the works — wanted to know when America is going to “send an air mail message to Tehran.” McCain began his answer by changing the words to a popular Beach Boys song. Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran,” he sang to the tune of Barbara Ann. “Iran is dedicated to the destruction of Israel. That alone should concern us but now they are trying for nuclear capabilities. I totally support the President when he says we will not allow Iran to destroy Israel.”
He stopped short of answering the actual question and did not say if he supports an invasion of Iran."

[PatrickR]

'Does anybody have any data on the prevelance of mental illness in the college student population?'

Probably lower than among the faculty. At least until they've been students for a few years. Some of the wackiness of the VT faculty seems to have rubbed off on the Korean shooter. He was railing against the religious and the rich in his videos.

[Rick Ballard]

"Anybody have any data beyond the vague feeling that things are getting worse?"

The expansion of definitions of symptoms which may constitute mental disease guarantees an increase in the number of persons diagnosed as being ill.

I would recommend a visit to a qualified clinician (don't forget your insurance card) in order to deal with your "vague feeling". I don't have my DSM-IV(R) handy but it may well be an indication of an underlying disorder that a qualified clinician (don't forget your insurance card) would recognize.

Remember - thirty years ago the hazards of ADHT and ADD went unrecognized and kids natural exuberance could only be checked by discipline. Now schools have advanced to the point where as soon as Johnny tugs Sally's ponytail he can be referred (don't forget your insurance card) and medicated (don't forget your insurance card) into apparent docility within days.

You do agree that apparent docility is a civic virtue, don't you? (If you do not, I would recommend a visit to a qualified clinician (don't forget your insurance card) in order to deal with your antisocial tendencies.

[Appalled Moderate]

Rick:

There are so many uninsured Americans. I was wondering why they were all so cranky.

[Other Tom]

Crust, I went to Boehlert's place and posted three comments (one of which appears twice). My comments are around the 220's. I haven't read much of the other stuff on the thread, although it appears that I'm not the only Kerry critic who is weighing in. My moniker shows up as TMM89934 over there.

I just can't help myself where Kerry and his war record are concerned.

[Cecil Turner]

. . . you may be interested to respond to Boehlert's challenge.

Well, what he calls "facts" are a lot like nitpicking individual witnesses.

The factual disputes look more like:
• John Kerry wasn't in Cambodia on Christmas, 1968 . . . in fact he was never in Cambodia at all. Disputed? Not that I'm aware of. Not a single one of his shipmates back him up on that one, and he didn't go it alone. Fred Kaplan says it coulda been a "'black mission" . . . but in the absence of any other supporting witness statements, it looks a lot more like a fantasy.
• None of the witnesses to John Kerry's first purple heart incident report seeing any enemy fire. John Kerry's later diary entry says: "we hadn't been shot at yet." Disputed? No, not really.
• The Silver Star and Bay Hap incident are a lot more subjective. There appears to be little doubt Kerry's last shrapnel wound was the result of his (and Rassmann's) grenades . . . (he admits: "I got a piece of small grenade in my ass from one of the rice-bin explosions "), but the PH cites a contusion (bruise) from the mine incident. And the provenance of the three .30 cal bullet holes in PCF 51 (that Boehlert finds so significant) is unknown.

Not sure how much to make of this (or Kerry's "band of brothers" vs "war criminals" themes). But claiming the SwiftVets have been discredited and Kerry's proven righteous seems more than a bit of a stretch. Moreover, if we apply Boehlert's methodology to Kerry's versions, he comes off rather poorly. So are we to conclude Boehlert's no more able to "tell the truth" than the conservative bloggers he derides? Or perhaps that a man who writes a book called Lapdogs: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush is just a bit confused?

Sure. In the universe in which he awoke yesterday.

Well, obviously he couldn't have found them, if he hadn't first lost 'em. And I didn't claim he managed to keep track of 'em.

[Rick Ballard]

"I was wondering why they were all so cranky."

I'm sure that every progressively minded individual harbors the knowledge that as soon as Soma is universally available - without cost - and made mandatory, the true Age of Aquarius will have commenced. We can all then strive together for that harmony which only reason (and strong drugs) can achieve.

Until then those unwilling to purchase insurance of their own volition will continue in their crankyness, disrupting the peaceful thoughts of the true progressives who are dedicating their lives to helping Morlochs others find happiness.

[Specter]

Well....All I can say is that it is interesting that TM travels so often to places with no internet services. Like Lower Slobovia.

[gmax]

Until then those unwilling to purchase insurance

Well perhaps you have hit on the real reason that progressives are so gung ho on socializing medical care in this country. The disruptions in the Karma are so upsetting, and with a wave of the magic wand ( supported by the national checkbook ) we can fix that.

[Enlightened]

Well, this is kind of interesting/strange - Cho may have modeled his revenge based on a Korean movie?

http://www.tmz.com/2007/04/19/netflix-cashing-in-on-killer-or-bloody-coincidence/

[Enlightened]

Well, this is kind of interesting/strange - Cho may have modeled his revenge based on a Korean movie?

http://www.tmz.com/2007/04/19/netflix-cashing-in-on-killer-or-bloody-coincidence/

[SunnyDay]

Oh, Rick, I so agree. Kids cannot run, they might get hurt. They can't tease or take teasing. They can't win or lose, it damages their self esteem. If they are too inquisitive, they're troublemakers. They can't defend themselves - too much violence. But they can play grand theft auto and watch comedies where bodily functions and sexual innuendo are the basis for the "jokes."

Cynicism is considered mature, believing your own government plots against you is in vogue, parents take kids to mass demonstrations where someone is burned in effigy - or the kids just watch it on TV. News coverage of a hurricane shows dead bodies with no warning.

Pedophile's rights are protected, and you can't stop kids from having sex in public. Children have rights that override their parents.

You can't spank them, punish them and they're likely to turn you in to CPS.

These kids can't deal with reality. Nobody taught them how. They have no emotional resources. They do not know how to handle trouble or take criticism constructively.

I wonder what these subscribers to contemporary thinking expect? They're not going to get emotionally healthy children.

[Enlightened]

OT - Is it me, or is this pathetic USA 8 hearing with AG just a simpering mess?

I have not heard one IOTA of proof that anything illegal or sinister occurred. Mishandled - perhaps. But this fiasco does not warrant this pathetic circus.

This is the second "SCANDAL" these jackasses have pushed on the public, and both of them have produced absolutely nothing. Nothing. A waste of time and money. Diversionary tactics used to mask the absolute ineptness of these leftwing dipwads.

Unbelievable. And gas is at over $4.00 per gal here in the SF Bay Area, and where are all the squawking nutjobs that screamed about windfall products and hauled the Oil CEO's before committee last year?

ARGH! Just &*$(&%$)*^%$(*DJJKBC()$Y&(*&*.

And who was it that rolled over on Iraq - again?

How are all the voters feeling about these liars now? They have not remotely produced what their campaign promises suggested.

I'm just flabbergasted. It's not even noon here and I think I need a martini.

[Elliott]

H & R:

Nice job over at AT the last couple days.

[JJ]

Aye.

Captain has an interesting live blog on hearings.

Seems a total embarrassing mess and the blame right now is squarely on the incredible silliness of the committee for not being able to explain anything that they wish to do that will either help or improve the business of USAs.

But, this is small taters compared with the mess NBC is getting themselves into for airing the shooter. Hugh Hewitt mentions a tort possibility. ABC has a psychiatrist calling it social catastrophe.

[Enlightened]

Wow. I personally refuse to look at any of the pictures of the man, or read any transcripts. I just won't give him a moment of my time. He was a POS and he does not deserve anything more than an unceremonious dump of ashes into a cesspool. I hope NBC gets what they deserve, and even worse. Airing this was for the shock purpose only, vying for ratings. Deplorable. Thankfully I don't watch any shows on NBC anyway, so I feel good about not contributing to such sleaze.

Jeezuz, even the National Enquirer is looking better than those maroons.

[DEMO]

Mr. Rove, since when are we taking orders from bin Laden?

[Enlightened]

Mr. Rove, since when are we taking orders from bin Laden?

Ever since Nancy Pelosi did his bidding by meeting with Syria, and her new marchign orders to meet with Iran.

[PeterUK.]

Al Qaeda expediting the will of the Democrat Congress.Giving the "timetable" a little push?

[clarice]

My isp has been out and is still iffy..

Apparently AT is getting lots of hate mail on H & R's Obama piece. LOL

Cathy, my understanding is that about 7-9% of all populations are mentally ill. While the percentage is apparently stable the numbers rise as the populations does.

I have known three young men who--as is usual--first exhibited obvious signs of psychosis in their 20's while in college. To be honest, while I am generally besotted with kids, I never liked them. I observed them engaging in sneaky anti-social behavior when they were very young with their parents oblivious to what was in plain sight.

[Enlightened]

Harry Reid has declared the war lost. What a spineless asshole.

What a sack of s--t. A hairless sack at that.

Really, there is not enough invective to relay what I feel for this person. He is so far from being a man, I'd check his shorts for confirmation. Sadly, I doubt there's much there to confirm anyway.

He is despicable. Must be lots of proud voters out there today.

[PeterUK.]

"What a sack of s--t. A hairless sack at that."

That hair is bought and paid for!

[Looking_For_a_Way_out]

"What a sack of s--t. A hairless sack at that."

E,

The Army is looking for volunteers. You should sign up and show everybody how a "real man" does it. We all know the war is still winnable.

[Other Tom]

Here's my latest post on the Media Matters "debate" about the fraud Kerry. Attentive readers here will recognize that I am plagiarizing myself, but I enjoy it so much I just can't help it where this butthole is concerned.

"Paying Off the Bet

"The question presented and debated in this thread is simply, 'Is John Kerry telling the truth about his experience in Vietnam, or is he a liar?'

"It puts me in mind of the story about the two young boys who approached an elderly vet and asked him to settle a bet: Who was the better general, Lee or Grant? The old gent reflected, then answered, 'I understand they done paid off on Grant.'

"In this case, the matter was publicly debated, and ultimately settled, in the election of 2004. I understand they done paid off on 'Liar.'"

[boris]

should sign up

Been there done that GFY dipsh!t.

Support for those who fight in our defense are no more obligated to volunteer than the opposition is obligated to volunteer to be victims of terrorism. Those of us who serve or have served welcome that support and resent the opposition's derision of that support. The chickenhawk argument attempts to create a double standard, that opposition is noble and support is not.
Opposition is fine, but making the chickenhawk argument is craven and despicable.

[Other Tom]

Hey Looking: How come FDR didn't sign up after Pearl Harbor to show that WWII was winnable? How about Woodrow Wilson in WWI? Do you maintain that you are making a serious point, or do you concede that you are a hopeless fool? (Careful readers will note that there is no middle ground.)

[PeterUK.]

Boris,
"The opposition is obligated to volunteer to be victims of terrorism".

But of course they are obligated to prove that a retreat from the Middle East,for such would be the result of surrender in Iraq,will have no adverse consequences.

[Looking_For_a_Way_out]

"Been there done that GFY dipsh!t."

Gee, didn't know that. Wow that musta hita nerve. I guess I've seen too mucha Jonah Goldberg's "other priorities" to actually give the war hawks the credit they deserve in this area. I just assumed that most of them were spending other's children's lives to fulfill some sort of Ramboesque macho fantasy they dove into following 9/11.

I actually stopped by to see if you guys were talkin about Gonzo's testimony today, but aside from a couple of comments I don't see much. I'll stop by again later.

[lurker9876]

It's very clear that the only purpose that today's hearing is to get Gonzales to resign in spite of absolutely NO evidence of illegal actions and corruption other than Gonzales' macro-management style by delegating to Sampson.

It is going to be up to Bush to stand up for Gonzales and Gonzales to stay for one and a half more year. Why would anyone want to work as an US AG for the remainder of Bush's term? And where would Bush find a highly-qualified and competent person to replace Gonzales? No one. Would Ashcroft agree to coming back? I doubt it.

[lurker9876]

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=070419184534.ileoeb47&show_article=1

Gee...Reid is simply playing the PR game. Little does he understand the ramifications of troop pullouts. Sounds like last gasp of efforts to get his own little bill passed.

Regardless, good thing he's saying it so that more Americans will realize that we can no longer have a democratic majority in '08.

BTW, Victory Caucus has some serious plans coming up to help us gain back the majority of the House and Senate, and a very siginificant majority at that!

[fschmieg]

Hopefully we won't have a big discussion about the foolish "chickenhawk" insults. But I wonder how many war critics who despised Rumsfeld knew that he was a navy flier? Not many apparently. They always used the "chickenhawk" insult against him.

[Enlightened]

"The Army is looking for volunteers. You should sign up and show everybody how a "real man" does it. We all know the war is still winnable."

First, I'm a woman. I am more woman and/or man than you will ever be.

I don't have to enlist to support this war. My grandmother did not have to enlist to support WWII. My greatgrandmother did not have to enlist to support WWI. The fact that you don't get war, or what supporting it means is patently obvious.

Supporting a war effort from the sidelines is vastly more noble than validating pathetic little shits like you that spew your Glenn Greenwald Chickenhawk Talking P--sy Memos in sock puppet splendor.

You and your leftwing idiot brigades can use this talking point till the cows come home. It lends context to your absolute moral turpitude, yet validates your total lack of intelligence.

[Enlightened]

And just like the pathetic slug he is, Reid now tries to take back his "war is lost" remark on the floor.

Priceless.

[DEMO]

Tom Coburn (R-OK) Calls for Gonzales' Resignation

"The communication was atrocious. It was inconsistent. It's generous to say that there were misstatements. That's a generous statement. And I believe you ought to suffer the consequences that these others have suffered. And I believe that the best way to put this behind us is your resignation."

[Jeff Dobbs]

Clarice:
Apparently AT is getting lots of hate mail on H & R's Obama piece.

That would only increase my cynicism.

[PeterUK.]

Actually,I'm still puzzling how Looking got from this,

"

"What a sack of s--t. A hairless sack at that."

to this,

"The Army is looking for volunteers. You should sign up and show everybody how a "real man" does it. We all know the war is still winnable".

What has the shitsackiness and hairlessness of Mr Greid got to do with Enlightened's military prowess?

[Enlightened]

H&R - Which one is the Obama piece? I couldn't find it at AT?

[Jeff Dobbs]

Clarice:
Apparently AT is getting lots of hate mail on H & R's Obama piece.

That would only increase my cynicism.

Hate mail only coarsens the culture with verbal violence.

I demand a press conference.

[Jeff Dobbs]

Clarice:
Apparently AT is getting lots of hate mail on H & R's Obama piece.

That would only increase my cynicism.

Hate mail only coarsens the culture with verbal violence.

Oh and you're all complicit. You owe me an apology. And Tom owes me an apology.

"I hope this prompts some self-reflection on the part of all of us"

[Enlightened]

Atrocious communication - Something like "The war is lost"?

Inconsistent? - Like taking back "The war is lost" on the floor by backpedaling and saying there is still a chance in Iraq?

Mistatements? Too many to list for Hairless Nutsack Reid.

Let's push him to resign. Since his words put over 50,000 soldiers, and numerous Iraqi's lives in danger, and Gonzales words and deeds embarrassed eight USA's.

That folks is left-think at it's finest.

I'm damn ready for martini-ville. Our government has become the laughing stock of the world in less than 6 months of the 110th Congress.

[Jeff Dobbs]

Hi Enlightened...Obama and cynicism

[PeterUK.]

Is Mr O'Bama of Irish descent?

[SunnyDay]

Let's push him to resign. Since his words put over 50,000 soldiers, and numerous Iraqi's lives in danger, and Gonzales words and deeds embarrassed eight USA's.
******************

I agree. Let's try to get hannity, Rush, and O'Reilly in on it. How 'bout some verbal violence from their listeners. I don't really like O'Reilly, but he can tear up some hiney and has a huge audience.

Or is that hugh audience, haha.

[Enlightened]

OT - OMG. Hee Hee. Leftwing Parenting (Of a 12 year-old)at it's best.

I give you - Arec Bardwin. (Of Team America movie fame)

"Switching his train of thought, Baldwin then exercised his incredible parenting skills and took a shot at his ex-wife, declaring, "I don't give a damn that you're 12-years-old or 11-years-old, or a child, or that your mother is a thoughtless pain in the ass who doesn't care about what you do." The irate Baldwin went on to say, "You've made me feel like s**t" and threatened to "straighten your ass out."

"This crap you pull on me with this goddamn phone situation that you would never dream of doing to your mother," screamed Baldwin, "and you do it to me constantly over and over again."

http://www.tmz.com/2007/04/19/alec-baldwins-threatening-message-to-daughter/

[Cecil Turner]

Hindrocket does a nice job disassembling Boehlert's silliness.

I focused on the medals dispute, but as he points out, that's a relatively minor part of the ad campaign. And the others are, well, indisputable.

[Jeff Dobbs]

SunnyDay:
Cynicism is considered mature

Me? Mature? I've been fighting becoming mature for a long time. Please don't tell me I'm losing the battle.

[clarice]

Don't point a finger at me , H & R. My isp hasn't let me access my email for hours. BTW both pieces were linked at Lucianne and your ears must be burning at all the good comments.

[bubarooni]

i just saw my brother back off to iraq on sunday.

four things amazed him:
1. how much his daughters had grown.
2. it was snowing in central indiana in april.
3. the dems were stabbing them all in the back to make political hay.
4. the media are so clueless that they must be intentionally lying.

in no particular order...

[Dan S]

H&R,

What's this rumor I hear that you managed to herd the threads from here to AT?
And why have I never gotten around to bookmarking that place?

Well, I have now.

So, is anyone here up for a campaign to ban English Majors in light of their terrible track record of suicides and now mass murders? I'm just not getting a movement going on this. The linkages are much stronger than to large-capacity "magazines!" (Looks around for the "clip" police...)

What's worse, some of them were PROFESSORS! Berryman, anyone? Lowell?

[clarice]

Dan, Maybe Jeff Goldstein(protein wisdom) will join you.

[DEMO]

Liar, Liar, Your Pants are on Fire

"Most of this is a stretch. I think it's clear to me that some of these people just had personality conflicts with people in your office or at the White House and, you know, we made up reasons to fire them. Some of it sounds good. Some of it doesn't"

- Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)

[PeterUK.]

"I think it's clear to me that some of these people just had personality conflicts with people in your office or at the White House"

Yes,piss off head office,that will do it every time.

[Dan S]

Heh, that's a thought Clarice. But I just had a better one. Maybe Iowahawk will take it on!

[clarice]

I'm afraid with Iowahawk you'd have to fashion a bribe--some 50's film noire film poster or beat up old car. Jeff would probably do it just for the public good.

[clarice]

This is like "No Exit"..My isp says this breakdown won't be fixed until 11 p.m. This is about the only site I can get on and I can't imagine why it works for here though it is damned slow. HELP!

[SunnyDay]

scrappleface. I was an English major. Is there redemption?

[SunnyDay]

http://dnc.org/a/2007/04/dnc_lawsuit_to.php

DNC lawsuit to get RNC emails about AG firings.

[Enlightened]

Predictable.

Now we have the "personality conflicts" (like no one in the working world ever had one with a boss) as the basis for the firing of the USA8.

Gonzales of course did not press his case in a forthright manner because he's such a weenie.

But this pathetic hearing is a far cry from the exhortations of impropriety, illegal or wrongdoing in these people getting fired.

Remmember War-is-Lost, Nutsack Reid said on March 23 that Gonzales would be "out within the month one way or another". Well that month ended. We are 20 days into the new month. Gonzales still here. Nothing today should make him resign, regardless of bloviating gasbags, and GWB will not/should not fire him.

Ok. Next scandal - What's waiting in the wings?

[PeterUK.]

Enlightened,
"Ok. Next scandal - What's waiting in the wings?"

This is all displacement activity,a means of looking busy and scoring political points without addressing the real issues.
Instead of cringing the Republicans should come out swinging,every time one of these theatrical performances rears its head hit it with a real issue.

[topsecretk9]

This is all displacement activity,a means of looking busy and scoring political points without addressing the real issues.

Yup...and Allahpundit asks

Exit question: If the war is lost, why did Reid invite Petraeus to brief the Senate next Wednesday?

[topsecretk9]

Via Insty

AUSTIN BAY SLAMS HARRY REID FOR WAFFLING DEFEATISM: "It would be refreshing if Reid even had the courage of his defeatist convictions. Thing is, his 'convictions' aren’t convictions. They are the political postures, and this statement is an example of his political game. He tosses a line to the Dems’ defeatist nuts then edges toward reality with an oily pirouette."

Ouch.

[Looking_For_a_Way_out]

"But this pathetic hearing is a far cry from the exhortations of impropriety, illegal or wrongdoing in these people getting fired."

Gonzo just lied to Congress one more time is all. He's not going anywhere though. He's got the nutsacks of many Republican Congressmen in his hands and ready to twist. He'll be a constant anchor around their necks, but they'd rather lose elections than go to prison.

Did you see how the Republican's questions changed after Doolittle resigned from the Appropriations Committee today? That was a warning shot to step back. Watch ole Arlen the wuss curl up in a ball. The one thing this generation of Republicans isn't is brave.

[Enlightened]

Ouch is right.

Agree on the displacement activity issue as well.

Don't these people have image consultants or some such? I mean to me they look like red-ass baboons if you get my drift. Nancy just touched it up a bit with the faux hajib.

[Jane]

So I've now heard Chuck Schumer declare, several times that he has switched "the burden of proof", apparently by declaration, and no one NO ONE says a thing.

We are now apparently operating under the Chuck Schumer justice system, one Michael steele is intimately familiar with.

[SunnyDay]

Ah yes, conspiracy and intrigue. Blackmail. Lies lies lies. I wonder why that what lefties always see everywhere they look.

[topsecretk9]

A court battle that could result in substantial fines for news organizations and jail time for reporters is looming, after lawyers for a former Army scientist investigated in connection with the deadly anthrax mailings in 2001 signaled plans to demand the names of confidential sources for news stories about the anthrax probe.

The scientist, Steven Hatfill, is suing the federal government for invading his privacy by publicly labeling him as a "person of interest" in the crimes and by giving journalists details of his involvement in the investigation.

On Monday, Dr. Hatfill's attorneys asked Judge Reggie Walton to allow them to issue new subpoenas to reporters who covered the story. In 2004, more than a dozen journalists were called to testify, though a smaller number actually gave depositions.

http://www.nysun.com/article/52682?page_no=2

[Looking_For_a_Way_out]

"Via Insty"

Ah, the deep thoughts of Glenn Reynolds. Another one of those armchair generals. I'm sure Glenn could singlehandedly rescue Iraq with his great military insight. "Can't you see? The insurgents are in their last throes."

You might not agree with Reid, but you have to admit making such public statement takes more balls than the all the armchair generals combined posess.

I find the wafflers even more despicable. The ones like Kristol, that say we're losing because we didn't fight the war the right way. It was a good idea, but poorly executed. C'mon it was a Sh*tty idea, executed by people whose definition of success is centered on who gets the petroleum profits.

[Enlightened]

"The one thing this generation of Republicans isn't is brave."

Gee, I wonder just how many Republican soldiers fighting, injured or dying in Iraq are considered "not brave."

Take your childish braying and keep it in your moral cesspool over there in leftyland.

[Maybeex]

If I were cynical:
I would say the Dems turned this USA thing into a Gonzales attack to divert attention away from corruption investigations against Dems (politically motivated and wrong!) and toward any corruption charges against Reps (there would be more!).

Did Rep. Jefferson's name come up at the hearing today?

[Enlightened]

All I saw in this Cirque de Gasbag is a bunch of obsolete, carbon sucking idiots trying to force a man to subjugate to them and he said "PROVE IT" and what happened?

They rolled over onto their fat, bloated slimy underbellies like the chickenhearts they are. Again. What a bravura performance.

[PeterUK.]

"You might not agree with Reid, but you have to admit making such public statement takes more balls than the all the armchair generals combined posess."

It would take more balls if Reid simply defunded the war,even more balls if he had kept to his story.

Like the bit about Reynolds,he's a Law Professor and you are what,a waffle batter mixer second grade?

[boris]

who gets the petroleum profits

Frak off zero. Your sick lame comments are about as welcome here as Imus "nappy ho" reruns in the women's locker room.