We have arrived at a moment of extraordinary hope, a moment of great change but also great hope, a challenging moment in which we can all finally come together in a land of hope and change. And unicorns.
OK, I’ll stop.
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Dianna Tue, Jan 20, 2009 11:58:04am |
No, Charles, don't stop.
Hopeychanginess needs mocking. Unmerciful, unending mockery.
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lawhawk Tue, Jan 20, 2009 11:58:07am |
You forgot the rainbows. None of this would be complete without the rainbows.
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Charles Johnson Tue, Jan 20, 2009 11:58:30am |
Open threads will henceforth be known as "hopen threads."
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Honorary Yooper Tue, Jan 20, 2009 11:58:35am |
It's a great moment, a great moment to break out the shovels and start sifting through the bullshit that this morning's storm left all over Washington, DC.
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gregg Tue, Jan 20, 2009 11:59:20am |
I just checked and there was no unicorn on my doorstep. I'm going out to the garage to see if they left it there. BBIW
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Kragar Tue, Jan 20, 2009 11:59:25am |
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moonflower Tue, Jan 20, 2009 11:59:33am |
Sen. Kennedy being taken away after having a seizure at the luncheon. What a surrealistic day.
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twincitiesgirl Tue, Jan 20, 2009 11:59:48am |
Well, I was kind of hoping he could do something about the cold winters in Minnesota. I really miss the Twin Cities. How about it Mr President?
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Jetpilot1101 Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:00:18pm |
I went home for lunch and there was a check from the government for the first mortgage payment of a house I don't even own but am planning to buy. At preciselly the time when Obama said "so help me God", my gas tank magically filled with gas.
Obama is the Messiah and I am his devoted mind numbed follower.
/
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DaddyG Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:00:21pm |
A new day dawns with Hope and Change.
(For you rich white guys that's pronounced Soak and Blame).
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albusteve Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:01:13pm |
re: #3 Charles
Open threads will henceforth be known as "hopen threads."
good one...heh...wished I would have thought of that one
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happy_mama Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:01:30pm |
When the unicorns crap on my lawn - who's responsible? Just wondering...
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Kosh's Shadow Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:01:58pm |
On another note, Chrysler is teaming with Fiat.
Great fit.
The company known for poor quality, poor customer service, and ignoring lemon laws, teaming with the company known as "Fix It Again, Tony".
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Killgore Trout Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:02:07pm |
Dr Jihad is skeptical that Obama will bring peace....
Arabs feel hope, suspicion about Obama
A Palestinian physician who practices in Amman advised fellow Arabs to cooperate with Mr. Obama and his administration.
"I believe he seeks political solutions, not war, to solve the problems dominating the global agenda and our own region: Iran, Afghanistan and the Palestinian issue," Dr. Jihad Barghouti said.
"Arabs, both ordinary people and their leaders, should stop their defiance and insults of the U.S. administration and the American people," the physician said. "'Yes, we can,' must be the way forward for us all."
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Nevergiveup Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:02:24pm |
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iChef Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:02:49pm |
Did the presidential poem include something about a "chicken crossing the road"?
/Im all confusses
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gmsc Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:02:53pm |
re: #15 happy_mama
When the unicorns crap on my lawn - who's responsible? Just wondering...
Under the new administration, anything good that happens is caused by the hopenchange messiah. Anything bad that happens is your responsibility and will require sacrifice on your part.
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tfc3rid Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:02:57pm |
Sounds like Kennedy's situation is pretty bad... Convulsions/seizures. On his way to a hospital...
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eschew_obfuscation Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:03:08pm |
re: #3 Charles
Open threads will henceforth be known as "hopen threads."
Does that make me a Hopen Honco?
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JammieWearingFool Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:03:11pm |
Can I change my nickname to JW Hussein F for the day?
BTW, Sheets Byrd passed out at the luncheon and Ted Kennedy is on his way to the hospital.
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Dianna Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:03:23pm |
re: #19 iChef
Did the presidential poem include something about a "chicken crossing the road"?
/Im all confusses
It might as well have.
That was a perfectly dreadful poem.
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tfc3rid Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:03:30pm |
You know what sounds very surreal? Former Vice President Cheney.
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Jetpilot1101 Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:03:30pm |
re: #21 tfc3rid
Sounds like Kennedy's situation is pretty bad... Convulsions/seizures. On his way to a hospital...
That is uncool. My thoughts and prayers are with him.
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eschew_obfuscation Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:03:37pm |
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Land Shark Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:03:39pm |
President Barrack Hussein Obama (holding back strong urge to barf uncontrollably), sigh. God help us all.
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SixDegrees Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:03:40pm |
Ted Kennedy just collapsed at an inauguration event.
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turn Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:03:47pm |
Ha, the first hopen thread. Printed O's speech out, will decipher on the way home. Need to go find my hopen change decoder ring ... BBL
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Ward Cleaver Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:03:47pm |
Well, has The One already rescinded all the pro-life Executive Orders?
/seriously bummed
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capitalist piglet Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:04:02pm |
re: #15 happy_mama
When the unicorns crap on my lawn - who's responsible? Just wondering...
The Jooooos, of course. You had to ask?
/
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Dianna Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:04:12pm |
re: #23 JammieWearingFool
Can I change my nickname to JW Hussein F for the day?
BTW, Sheets Byrd passed out at the luncheon and Ted Kennedy is on his way to the hospital.
Wait - both Byrd and Kennedy are ill?
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slotgun Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:04:14pm |
Gosh, it's been at least two hours now, and it seems to me that NOTHING has changed. Does this guy at least have a dead jihadi to his credit, like the president before him could claim?
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tfc3rid Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:04:15pm |
re: #33 Ward Cleaver
Well, has The One already rescinded all the pro-life Executive Orders?
/seriously bummed
Not officially. But they are coming.
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2by2 Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:04:15pm |
re: #3 Charles
Open threads will henceforth be known as "hopen threads."
wouldn't 'changin hopen threads' be more appropriate?
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J.S. Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:04:27pm |
The HopenHoppin Thread brought to you by lgf...(Charles could be Obama's next speech writer..)
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Kosh's Shadow Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:04:29pm |
re: #15 happy_mama
When the unicorns crap on my lawn - who's responsible? Just wondering...
Unicorn poop has magical powers. It can fuel your car, tastes good, and can clean, shine, and deodorize. You will want to keep it.
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lobo91 Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:04:35pm |
re: #12 DaddyG
A new day dawns with Hope and Change.
(For you rich white guys that's pronounced Soak and Blame).
And the definition of "rich" will be "anyone who's gainfully employed."
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hydrocarbon hank Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:04:38pm |
I'm walking across the street to welcome George W. Bush back to Texas!
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Ward Cleaver Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:04:38pm |
re: #16 Kosh's Shadow
On another note, Chrysler is teaming with Fiat.
Great fit.
The company known for poor quality, poor customer service, and ignoring lemon laws, teaming with the company known as "Fix It Again, Tony".
Now we'll have Chrysler Sebrings that rust away. Actually, that could be a good thing.
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Yashmak Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:04:39pm |
I'm really looking forward to the reappearance of the unicorns. I wonder if they'll be allowed to race in the Kentucky Derby.
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Son of the Black Dog Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:04:41pm |
re: #4 Honorary Yooper
It's a great moment, a great moment to break out the shovels and start sifting through the bullshit that this morning's storm left all over Washington, DC.
No pony in that pile.
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tfc3rid Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:04:45pm |
re: #35 Dianna
Wait - both Byrd and Kennedy are ill?
Thinking that Byrd might have been upset by the Kennedy situation. Apparently it took a while to get him out of there.
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Jetpilot1101 Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:04:58pm |
re: #25 Dianna
It might as well have.
That was a perfectly dreadful poem.
Rush's poem was much better.
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jake341 Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:05:11pm |
happy_mama 1/20/09 12:01:30 pm reply quote
When the unicorns crap on my lawn - who's responsible? Just wondering...
Blame Bush. Got the blame for everything else....
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Ward Cleaver Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:05:14pm |
re: #38 tfc3rid
Not officially. But they are coming.
I'll bet it happens by the end of the day. Clinton did that.
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tfc3rid Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:05:17pm |
re: #37 slotgun
Gosh, it's been at least two hours now, and it seems to me that NOTHING has changed. Does this guy at least have a dead jihadi to his credit, like the president before him could claim?
Didn't you hear about the cease fire?
/
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outsidephilly Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:05:35pm |
re: #43 hydrocarbon hank
I'm walking across the street to welcome George W. Bush back to Texas!
Please tell him 'outsidephilly' says, "THANK YOU for keeping us safe"!
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Tumulus11 Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:05:54pm |
Senator Byrd was being treated for an urgent medical problem when Senator Kennedy had a violent seizure that continued for some time as he was taken out in a wheelchair.
// CNN
. Prayers for both Senators.
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redstateredneck Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:06:05pm |
re: #41 Kosh's Shadow
Unicorn poop has magical powers. It can fuel your car, tastes good, and can clean, shine, and deodorize. You will want to keep it.
Manna from Obama.
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chicagodudewhotrades Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:06:07pm |
re: #23 JammieWearingFool
They BOTH had medical issues at the lunch? Jeez, that is kinda weird
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Kosh's Shadow Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:06:11pm |
re: #44 Ward Cleaver
Now we'll have Chrysler Sebrings that rust away. Actually, that could be a good thing.
Yes, they are "green cars" in that they recycle themselves.
/
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Ward Cleaver Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:06:11pm |
re: #43 hydrocarbon hank
I'm walking across the street to welcome George W. Bush back to Texas!
Is he landing at TSTC in Waco?
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capitalist piglet Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:06:18pm |
re: #52 outsidephilly
Please tell him 'outsidephilly' says, "THANK YOU for keeping us safe"!
Ditto that!
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gmsc Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:06:20pm |
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Nevergiveup Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:06:25pm |
re: #56 chicagodudewhotrades
They BOTH had medical issues at the lunch? Jeez, that is kinda weird
I wonder what was served?
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jester6 Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:06:30pm |
re: #9 moonflower
Sen. Kennedy being taken away after having a seizure at the luncheon. What a surrealistic day.
That seems kind of sad to me.
Now Fiat acquiring 35% of Chrysler and not paying any cash for it... that's surreal.
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snowcrash Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:06:32pm |
Who said Obama = Death of Comedy? They were wrong!
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Kosh's Shadow Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:06:40pm |
re: #45 Yashmak
I'm really looking forward to the reappearance of the unicorns. I wonder if they'll be allowed to race in the Kentucky Derby.
The jockeys hope not, just in case one stops short.
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hydrocarbon hank Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:06:44pm |
re: #52 outsidephilly
Please tell him 'outsidephilly' says, "THANK YOU for keeping us safe"!
I will do it....I'm looking outside of my office and it looks like all of Midland, TX has come out to welcome Bush back to God's Country.
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Dianna Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:06:49pm |
re: #47 tfc3rid
Thinking that Byrd might have been upset by the Kennedy situation. Apparently it took a while to get him out of there.
Thanks - I'm working and checking back in here.
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Jetpilot1101 Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:06:56pm |
re: #56 chicagodudewhotrades
They BOTH had medical issues at the lunch? Jeez, that is kinda weird
Maybe it was the potato salad. Is Reid retching int he bathroom?
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faraway Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:07:07pm |
re: #53 Tumulus11
Senator Byrd was being treated for an urgent medical problem when Senator Kennedy had a violent seizure that continued for some time as he was taken out in a wheelchair.
// CNN. Prayers for both Senators.
I wonder if Tom Brokaw will make some idiot remark about Teddy in a wheelchair
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albusteve Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:07:10pm |
personally I feel nothing for Kennedy...I don't project like that so maybe I'm unfeeling and cold hearted...so be it
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Dianna Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:07:10pm |
re: #48 Jetpilot1101
I didn't hear it. Was it a laundry list?
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tfc3rid Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:07:13pm |
re: #62 faraway
Former President George Bush :(
The lefties here in my office could not be more proud. They think that the new Obama people should have taken Bush and Cheney into custody...
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Cato the Elder Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:07:27pm |
Well, are we all geared up to piss on the parade?
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MandyManners Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:07:32pm |
re: #15 happy_mama
When the unicorns crap on my lawn - who's responsible? Just wondering...
Just make sure you have plenty of ice-cream cones on hand.
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hydrocarbon hank Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:07:39pm |
He'll be landing at Midland International and giving a speech outside the courthouse at 5:30.
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redc1c4 Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:07:48pm |
re: #15 happy_mama
When the unicorns crap on my lawn - who's responsible? Just wondering...
i'm planning on barbecuing mine.....
what whine should i serve with it?
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Wishing Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:07:55pm |
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BenZacharia Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:07:58pm |
Change this.
Is
funky, is
leaky, is
a soggy, bloody crotch, is
sharp jets of breast milk shot straight across the room,
is gaudy, mustard-colored poop...
Barry Mihouse Obamas poet. Classy
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Nevergiveup Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:08:01pm |
re: #73 tfc3rid
The lefties here in my office could not be more proud. They think that the new Obama people should have taken Bush and Cheney into custody...
Over my dead body
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Jetpilot1101 Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:08:04pm |
re: #72 Dianna
I didn't hear it. Was it a laundry list?
It was uttermumbo jumbo, much like the poem at the inauguration. He capped it off by saying "if I can do it, it isn't art".
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A Kiwi Infidel Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:08:16pm |
Probably a different sort of "passing out" in the arab world. The passing out of candy seems to be the norm when they think they have seen a significant shift in their favour. I wonder if the candy is being passed out as we speak.
Over at John Cox's, Tom put it like this.......
I uh will 'change' the economy by raisin' taxes beginning with uh a 40% tax on aspirin because it is white and it works.
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PSGInfinity Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:08:25pm |
(recrossposted)
During his speech...
I heard former President Bush ruefully ponder misunderestimated eloquence. I felt the plinking of popcorn bouncing off Michael Savage's TV. And I saw Jack Kennedy looking down from Heaven, beaming with pride.
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Ward Cleaver Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:08:35pm |
Ah, okay, Bush is going to Midland first, then Waco.
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outsidephilly Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:08:38pm |
re: #66 hydrocarbon hank
I will do it....I'm looking outside of my office and it looks like all of Midland, TX has come out to welcome Bush back to God's Country.
That is wonderful to read . . . . , President Bush and Mrs. Bush are welcomed home ahhhhhh
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father_of_10 Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:08:39pm |
re: #53 Tumulus11
Senator Byrd was being treated for an urgent medical problem when Senator Kennedy had a violent seizure that continued for some time as he was taken out in a wheelchair.
// CNN. Prayers for both Senators.
I don't wish them ill, but I don't want them back in the Senate. I just wish their constituents had the brains to dump them long ago. I find it terrible that West Virginia and Massachusetts needs a physical calamity for them to get rid of lousy and morally corrupt politicians.
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tfc3rid Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:09:05pm |
re: #87 outsidephilly
That is wonderful to read . . . . , President Bush and Mrs. Bush are welcomed home ahhhhhh
I am sure it will be a hero's welcome!
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iChef Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:09:20pm |
Dubya and Laura are heading to their hometown of Midland, Texas ... We are throwing a party for them.
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faraway Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:09:27pm |
re: #74 Cato the Elder
Well, are we all geared up to piss on the parade?
This from the tolerant left re Bush leaving for Texas:
DING DONG, BUSH IS GONE, BUSH IS GONE! DING DONG, BUSH IS GONE, BUSH IS GONE! DING DONG, BUSH IS GONE, BUSH IS GONE! DING DONG, BUSH IS GONE, BUSH IS GONE!Don't let the door hit you on the way out Bush. You won't be missed. Especially by history
BDS has only just begun
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brookly red Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:09:31pm |
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Cathypop Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:09:46pm |
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redstateredneck Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:10:04pm |
re: #86 Ward Cleaver
Ah, okay, Bush is going to Midland first, then Waco.
Party in Midland on the way, right?
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J.S. Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:10:08pm |
I did like the Williams' piece (reminiscent of Copeland's Appalachian Spring)...that was well done.
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outsidephilly Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:10:11pm |
re: #90 iChef
Dubya and Laura are heading to their hometown of Midland, Texas ... We are throwing a party for them.
A well deserved party, for sure!
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jester6 Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:10:11pm |
re: #53 Tumulus11
Senator Byrd was being treated for an urgent medical problem when Senator Kennedy had a violent seizure that continued for some time as he was taken out in a wheelchair.
// CNN. Prayers for both Senators.
Considering the age of most Senators and the long days they put in it is a suprise they don't have more medical emergencies at the Senate. Kind of like a nursing home with suits and ties.
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father_of_10 Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:10:11pm |
re: #69 Jetpilot1101
Maybe it was the potato salad. Is Reid retching int he bathroom?
I looked in the bathroom and thought of Reid and I wanted to retch. Does that count?
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Ojoe Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:10:35pm |
Now the pressures of the office will shape Obama.
We may see good things.
There is a vast difference between campaigning and incumbency.
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Nevergiveup Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:10:36pm |
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splat Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:10:55pm |
WHERE is my unicorn ? I was promised a unicorn... and a rainbow...
Cynical never, I'm just having Tony Blair flashbacks (!)
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father_of_10 Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:11:31pm |
re: #98 jester6
Considering the age of most Senators and the long days they put in it is a suprise they don't have more medical emergencies at the Senate. Kind of like a nursing home with suits and ties.
Maybe my new job should be the administrator of the Senate (nursing home)?
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wiffersnapper Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:11:41pm |
Looking forward to being hopeless the next 4 years!
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DaddyG Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:11:57pm |
re: #56 chicagodudewhotrades
They BOTH had medical issues at the lunch? Jeez, that is kinda weird
Pssst. Pass it down, Nancy says don't eat the oysters.
/seriously I hope they are o.k.
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lawhawk Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:12:05pm |
Breaking: health crises for Byrd and Kennedy.
Reports are coming in that Ted Kennedy had convulsions/seizures while attending a luncheon this afternoon. Reports are also saying that Robert Byrd also had some kind of medical emergency, but they vary - one report says that it occurred after seeing his friend Kennedy being removed by emergency personnel, while others report it was before.
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brookly red Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:12:07pm |
re: #100 Ojoe
Now the pressures of the office will shape Obama.
We may see good things.
There is a vast difference between campaigning and incumbency.
sure hope you are right...
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Dainn Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:12:10pm |
A toast to the upcoming Obama Administration:
May the honeymoon be short. Lets get real ASAP.
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lobo91 Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:12:12pm |
Reality Alert:
Europe opposes more troops for Afghanistan: poll
LONDON (Reuters) – Most voters in leading European countries believe their governments should resist any request by incoming U.S. President Barack Obama to send more troops to Afghanistan, according to an opinion poll published on Tuesday.
The Harris poll for the Financial Times showed "clear majorities" in Britain, France, Italy and Germany believed their governments must not send more forces to Afghanistan if Obama asked them to do so, the newspaper said.
Obama, who will be sworn into office later on Tuesday, has said he would make Afghanistan the central front in his fight against terrorism and has committed himself to sending more U.S. forces to tackle a worsening insurgency.
But many European allies have been reluctant to commit more troops to an increasingly dangerous operation.
So much for that honeymoon...
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A Kiwi Infidel Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:12:34pm |
re: #71 albusteve
personally I feel nothing for Kennedy...I don't project like that so maybe I'm unfeeling and cold hearted...so be it
I do not profess to a heck of lot about US politics, but I see Ted kennedy as a man who got into the US senate on the coat-tails of his brothers, a man who would never run for president for fear of his life, a man who put his reputation and position ahead of the life of passenger in his car and truth died that day, as did she.
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Ojoe Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:13:32pm |
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lobo91 Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:14:27pm |
re: #110 A Kiwi Infidel
I do not profess to a heck of lot about US politics, but I see Ted kennedy as a man who got into the US senate on the coat-tails of his brothers, a man who would never run for president for fear of his life, a man who put his reputation and position ahead of the life of passenger in his car and truth died that day, as did she.
Ted Kennedy did run for president once.
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albusteve Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:14:33pm |
re: #110 A Kiwi Infidel
I do not profess to a heck of lot about US politics, but I see Ted kennedy as a man who got into the US senate on the coat-tails of his brothers, a man who would never run for president for fear of his life, a man who put his reputation and position ahead of the life of passenger in his car and truth died that day, as did she.
that's about it...heartless and cold but his buddies dig him because they like to be close to power...
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Nevergiveup Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:14:34pm |
re: #110 A Kiwi Infidel
I do not profess to a heck of lot about US politics, but I see Ted kennedy as a man who got into the US senate on the coat-tails of his brothers, a man who would never run for president for fear of his life, a man who put his reputation and position ahead of the life of passenger in his car and truth died that day, as did she.
Well he did run for President when he challenged Carter after his first term in the Democratic primary. He lost to Carter that time, but he did run.
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jester6 Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:15:39pm |
re: #103 father_of_10
If you could keep them happily medicated and not let them pass any laws you would be a hero to me.
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A Kiwi Infidel Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:15:58pm |
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Ann Nonymous Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:16:00pm |
Little furry kittens are staring at me through my window with little bunnies hopping around them, and happy flowers waving in the wind...
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jcm Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:16:57pm |
Missed the start of this thread typing my rant up. Repost from the last thread.
Late to the inauguration party.
Missed the oath. Caught the speech.
Speech seemed flat in both delivery, and content.
One line did piss me off big time. IMHO opinion clarifies for me that BHO does not like this country, the things it has accomplished, the things it stands for.
We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things.
Yes, Mr. President we are a young nation in span of history. We however are not young it our government. Since our inception all other nations have changed their form of government, we are the longest standing form of government. Among governments we are the adults. We have set the mark and all other nations have in the last 200 years moved in our direction not the other way. In that time a competing way has arisen, socialism. And socialism has proven to be a bankrupt philosophy. The remainder of the Thugs left, paint their regimes with facade of what we established, holding faux elections.
Among deeds we have been the adults of the planet. Upholding liberty around the world time and again. Spending our blood, our treasure to secure the liberty of others. There is no more mature, adult, selfless deed than that.
What childish things would you have us put aside? Our rights? Life? Liberty? Property? Happiness? Those are far from childish. We should never, by any means put away those things. Those where bought with blood are the most precious things and in no way childish.
Should we put away the free capitalist economy? The very thing that propelled us to our economy place in the world. That individuals are free to presue their talents, dreams and abilities to the maximum extent. That these individuals take full responsibility and credit for there lives, failures, and success, that the product of their labor, toil and sweat is theirs and theirs alone. That is not childish.
Are you speaking of charity? No nation is more charitable than we, from blood spilled on foreign lands, to food and medicine sent to disaster areas no nation is more generous than we.
Calling our past childish is a deep insult to the founders, the generations that have upheld and fought for the ideals. It desecrates the blood of patriots who died to establish and protect his nation.
I find this line most telling on the inner thoughts of our President. I find the line deeply disturbing.
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gmsc Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:17:12pm |
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lobo91 Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:19:19pm |
re: #119 jcm
What childish things would you have us put aside? Our rights? Life? Liberty? Property? Happiness? Those are far from childish. We should never, by any means put away those things. Those where bought with blood are the most precious things and in no way childish.
I assume this was a rhetorical question, but yes, those are exactly the "childish things" he had in mind.
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jcm Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:19:51pm |
re: #121 lobo91
I assume this was a rhetorical question, but yes, those are exactly the "childish things" he had in mind.
Rhetorical, aimed at BHO.
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firedupengineer Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:23:47pm |
Has anyone pointed out that the Aztec calendar ends at the end of BHO's first term?
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kansas Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:25:26pm |
re: #26 tfc3rid
You know what sounds very surreal?
Former Vice President Cheney.
President Barack Obama?
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brookly red Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:26:32pm |
re: #123 firedupengineer
Has anyone pointed out that the Aztec calendar ends at the end of BHO's first term?
freakin optimists...
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AntiSocial Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:27:53pm |
Can we shorten "Hope and Change" to Hange or maybe Chope.
Today I'm feeling all Hangey. Or maybe "Today I'm feeling all Chopey."
Yeah, I think either one will work.
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Seax Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:29:06pm |
I saw a really ugly goat that had one
stunted horn comming out from between it's eyes.
Does that count as a unicorn ?
Is that a unicorn?
Do you get three wishes?
...Ok back to the corner for me
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TnTx13 Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:29:08pm |
re: #66 hydrocarbon hank
I will do it....I'm looking outside of my office and it looks like all of Midland, TX has come out to welcome Bush back to God's Country.
Cool! Have a wonderful time and yell "thank you" from me, too! I'm so sad to see him leave office.... This whole thing is just surreal.
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CAD Daddy Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:29:57pm |
Have you all seen the benediction by Rev. Joseph Lowery?
Was that really necessary?
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CommonCents Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:30:25pm |
re: #119 jcm
I updinged it on the previous thread but it's worth two so I gave you one here too.
Nice post.
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jcm Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:30:29pm |
re: #131 CAD Daddy
Have you all seen the benediction by Rev. Joseph Lowery?
Was that really necessary?
White should do right!
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jcm Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:31:45pm |
re: #132 CommonCents
I updinged it on the previous thread but it's worth two so I gave you one here too.
Nice post.
Thanks, by the time I got done with it including interruptions, there was a new thread with over a hundred comments.
I'm too slow for this...... ;-)
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redstateredneck Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:31:54pm |
re: #131 CAD Daddy
Have you all seen the benediction by Rev. Joseph Lowery?
Was that really necessary?
When white will embrace what is right?
Bite me.
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a marine mom Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:32:41pm |
WOW Charles, that was hope-filled that has changed my day for sure.
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CommonCents Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:33:01pm |
re: #128 Iron Fist
Oh, the "honeymoon" is over. It is time to gear up and get nasty. I wonder if Obama has a mistress somewhere...
Did you see the reporter in Indonesia who looks like BHO's twin? It was on Fox News this past weekend. He would make for a well paid evil double. I hate to admit to this, but the first thing I thought of was "why couldn't we have found this guy last summer and got him to pose for some compromising photos?".
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avanti Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:35:12pm |
re: #119 jcm
Missed the start of this thread typing my rant up. Repost from the last thread.
Late to the inauguration party.
Missed the oath. Caught the speech.
Speech seemed flat in both delivery, and content.
One line did piss me off big time. IMHO opinion clarifies for me that BHO does not like this country, the things it has accomplished, the things it stands for.
Yes, Mr. President we are a young nation in span of history. We however are not young it our government.
You left off the preceding line in that paragraph which describes the reason for the childish quote and took the line out of that context. .
"On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics. "
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Mike in Boulder Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:35:31pm |
So nice of the Head of the UN to stop by Gaza and give his predictable and pathetic commentary while another genocide in Darfur takes place on their watch.
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jcm Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:35:33pm |
re: #135 redstateredneck
When white will embrace what is right?
Bite me.
On the right cheek I presume?
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txleadfoot00 Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:35:58pm |
re: #119 jcm
I look at it this way: Dr. Changelove and I do have one thing in common.
We both want to decide what I shall do with the rest of my life.
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jcm Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:36:30pm |
re: #138 avanti
You left off the preceding line in that paragraph which describes the reason for the childish quote and took the line out of that context. .
"On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics. "
On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.
We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.
Change of subject. Childish things is tied to our history, not petty politics.
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redstateredneck Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:37:19pm |
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jcm Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:37:20pm |
re: #141 txleadfoot00
I look at it this way: Dr. Changelove and I do have one thing in common.
We both want to decide what I shall do with the rest of my life.
LOL!
Excellent observation.
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OldLineTexan Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:38:43pm |
If I want a crappy sermon deriding the United States I will do what Obama did and go listen to Jeremiah Wright.
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lifeofthemind Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:39:03pm |
They call me Mellow Yellow, by Donovan
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Irish Rose Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:39:40pm |
CHANGE!re: #136 a marine mom
WOW Charles, that was hope-filled that has changed my day for sure.
Not sure what your Marine is thinking, but I received this text message post-inauguration from my Marine:
"Lets hope he doesn't fuck this up!"
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Noam Chumpski Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:41:30pm |
The market is reacting to Obama's Inauguration speech:
-289.20
Change.
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avanti Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:41:36pm |
re: #142 jcm
On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.
We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.Change of subject. Childish things is tied to our history, not petty politics.
Yes our history of petty political BS, it's how he starts out the paragraph. As usual, it will be read according to our political slant, but I thought it was time to change the sort of thing we are discussing right now.
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satan sidekick Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:42:42pm |
re: #142 jcm
The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.
This is ridiculous. We just swore in a black man as president. I'd say America has proven that all are equal, free and have a chance. Of course, they had all of these things BEFORE BHO. What kind of delusions does this guy have anyway?
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Richard Romano Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:42:49pm |
I don't get it. If it's supposed to be hope 'n change, why am I so depressed?
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Kenneth Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:43:10pm |
The new Israeli combat tactics in Gaza were a great success. Between January 3rd, when Israeli ground forces first entered Gaza, until Israel declared a unilateral ceasefire on January 18th, Hamas fighters were useless against Israeli ground troops. So far, 13 Israelis and 1300 Palestinians have died in the fighting. Hamas combat units tended to be quickly wiped out. The Israelis were much more aggressive than they were two years ago in southern Lebanon, and this was largely the result of a training course all Israeli troops had to go through before entering Gaza, and growing anger at the ceaseless Hamas rocket attacks on Israel.Two years ago, Israel opened a new urban warfare training center. The complex consists of 500 structures, including several multistory ones, duplicating what soldiers would encounter if they had to fight in, say, Gaza. The new center cost $40 million and was built with the help of the U.S. Army (which has a lot of recent experience fighting Arabs in urban areas).
As a result, most of the claimed 20,000 Hamas gunmen have deserted their units, leaving only some of the officers (5-10 percent of each unit) to carry on. By the second week of January, Israeli troops were mainly encountering Hamas officers in combat. Hamas had made elaborate plans to hit the Israelis with snipers, ambushes, remotely controlled bombs and booby traps in houses. But there were few Hamas fighters around to do all this, and the plans fell apart.
Even a special unit of about a hundred fighters, that had received combat training in Iran, was quickly wiped out when they fought the Israelis. This was very embarrassing for Iran, which had promised to turn the 20,000 Hamas gunmen into a crack fighting force. Back in Iran, this failure was blamed on the Arabs, who Iranians generally despise as lazy and stupid. Hamas doesn't know who to blame, although many Palestinians believe Hamas had deceived itself, and disappointed all Palestinians, and the Arab world as well.
Israel won. Hamas lost. Iran was humiliated.
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LGF Widower Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:44:24pm |
Don't know about the rest of you, but I'm definitely planning to drown my sorrows after work today. There's only so much adulatory BS that the human brain can take before it becomes necessary to kill off the stubborn little neurons that insist on remembering the offending events.
Hope? Change? Yeah, I hope I have enough change to hand out to the homeless people who will soon be crowding our streets!
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Irish Rose Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:46:02pm |
re: #154 LGF Widower
Don't know about the rest of you, but I'm definitely planning to drown my sorrows after work today. There's only so much adulatory BS that the human brain can take before it becomes necessary to kill off the stubborn little neurons that insist on remembering the offending events.
Cheap wine.
It's good for that.
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Kenneth Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:49:08pm |
Bush's Real Sin Was Winning in Iraq
As he leaves, he carries with him the near-universal opprobrium of the permanent class that inhabits our nation's capital. Yet perhaps the most important reason for this unpopularity is the one least commented on.
Here's a hint: It's not because of his failures. To the contrary, Mr. Bush's disfavor in Washington owes more to his greatest success. Simply put, there are those who will never forgive Mr. Bush for not losing a war they had all declared unwinnable.
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satan sidekick Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:49:33pm |
What comes to my mind whenever the idolatry factor becomes too much to deal with. I am reminded of the movie The Ten Commandments where the people are fashioning golden calves and cavorting on them while Moses is on the mount getting the Ten Commandments.
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BatGuano Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:51:09pm |
re: #155 Irish Rose
Might I suggest a fine California Napa wine, Smoking Loon. Under 10 dollars.
I feel the Hopenchange: My hope has changed to despair.
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jamsler Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:51:28pm |
The roller-coaster pulls away, the ride begins....
Better hang on tight, it's going to be a wild one.
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Ann Nonymous Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:54:36pm |
re: #152 Richard Romano
Hope = the absence of action. "I hope that girl likes me" = She probably doesn't. Get over it. "I hope I win the lotto" = you pissed $5 down a hole. Good job.
Change = not guaranteed to be good.
If all I had was hope and change, I think I'd be depressed, too.
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jcm Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:55:12pm |
re: #150 avanti
Change what he said or how we discuss it. Did I call him a village idiot? Did I call him Hitler? I criticized his choice of phrasing, I criticized the ideology behind that sentence based on everything I know of his upbringing, history, choices he's made and statements he has made.
If you choose this tact the childish party is that of Obama's. The name calling, corrupt politics, stolen elections, or do you think Chicago politics is "adult?" If we put away petty politics Obama should look in the mirror. He and his minions used petty politics to destroy opponents. His party defines corruption. Reid, Jefferson, Frank, Rangel, Pelosi, all would be out of office if they carried an (R).
As I said, there is no more "adult" nation than ours. If we put something away, we put something in it place. What is Obama proposing we put it its place? The failed policies of FDR, when the success of JFK and RWR are available. The policy of Europe to buy off our enemies in the hopes our throats are cut last. Put away the success of free market capitalism for the failures of socialist command economies? Put away the productivity of our land that lifts, inspires and feeds the world, for the phantasm of a green economy that will strangle the greatest economic engine on the planet.
If we put away petty politics Obama should look in the mirror. He and his minions used petty politics to destroy opponents. His party
No, friend. That line was not well chosen, in either context it is insulting.
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satan sidekick Tue, Jan 20, 2009 1:00:44pm |
re: #162 jcm
I agree - the childishness has come from the left. I'm insulted and also feel that it insults our ancestors and founding fathers.
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Boxy_brown Tue, Jan 20, 2009 1:03:15pm |
I can't understand why anyone would want to grasp hands and sing Kumbyah with someone who wanted the USA to lose a war against islamist pigs for political advantage. "Lets give him a chance"? Well, practically at least; at the moment I don't have much of a choice. He really would have to provide me with a goddamn unicorn to make up for helping to embolden our enemies in a time of war.
You know what? I don't even want a unicorn.
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Lincolntf Tue, Jan 20, 2009 1:03:19pm |
re: #153 Kenneth
Yeah, Hamas really got schooled. Therefore there will be no more attacks on Israel, Shalit will be released and weapons smuggling will cease.
By the way, I can get you a great deal on some land in Florida and all you have to do is send 10 grand to my numbered account.
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godzulu Tue, Jan 20, 2009 1:07:14pm |
News Flash!
The BCS has declared Tim Tebow the winner of the 2008 Presidential election and will assume command of the USA. The final results are due to late season wins against ranked opponents and the fact that President elect Tebow has actually accomplished something. He has won 2 National Championships and does not pal around with racist preachers with connections to Hamas. On hold are free gas, "jihadis for peace" bumpersticker camps and third world health care.
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BatGuano Tue, Jan 20, 2009 1:07:26pm |
Obama is now walking in the parade just as Jimmy Carter did. God Help us.
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Kenneth Tue, Jan 20, 2009 1:09:37pm |
re: #165 Lincolntf
Either what happened or it didn't. Facts on the ground matter. Hamas lost this battle, but they have not surrendered. There will be more battles. Hamas just lost most of their officer corp and their main backer, Iran, has been shown to be militarily & diplomatically useless.
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allah this Tue, Jan 20, 2009 1:10:11pm |
re: #56 chicagodudewhotrades
They BOTH had medical issues at the lunch? Jeez, that is kinda weird
It was the salmon mousse.
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satan sidekick Tue, Jan 20, 2009 1:13:51pm |
This pretty much sums things up
An editorial from the London Daily Mail on Obama's VictoryTue, 01/06/2009 - 2:13pm by Trixie6
A victory for the hysterical Oprah Winfrey, the mad racist preacher Jeremiah Wright, the mainstream media who abandoned any sense of objectivity long ago, Europeans who despise America largely because they depend on her, comics who claim to be dangerous and fearless but would not dare attack genuinely powerful special interest groups. A victory for Obama-worshippers everywhere. A victory for the cult of the cult. A man who has done little with his life but has written about his achievements as if he had found the cure for cancer in between winning a marathon and building a nuclear reactor with his teeth. Victory for style over substance, hyperbole over history, rabble-raising over reality.
A victory for Hollywood, the most dysfunctional community in the world. Victory for Streisand, Spielberg, Soros and Sarandon. Victory for those who prefer welfare to will and interference to independence. For those who settle for group think and herd mentality rather than those who fight for individual initiative and the right to be out of step with meager political fashion.
Victory for a man who is no friend of freedom. He and his people have already stated that media has to be controlled so as to be balanced, without realizing the extraordinary irony within that statement. Like most liberal zealots, the Obama worshippers constantly speak of Fox and Limbaugh, when the vast bulk of television stations and newspapers are drastically liberal and anti-conservative. Senior Democrat Chuck Schumer said that just as pornography should be censored, so should talk radio. In other words, one of the few free and open means of popular expression may well be cornered and beaten by bullies who even in triumph cannot tolerate any criticism and opposition.
A victory for those who believe the state is better qualified to raise children than the family, for those who prefer teachers' unions to teaching and for those who are naively convinced that if the West is sufficiently weak towards its enemies, war and terror will dissolve as quickly as the tears on the face of a leftist celebrity.
A victory for social democracy even after most of Europe has come to the painful conclusion that social democracy leads to mediocrity, failure, unemployment, inflation, higher taxes and economic stagnation. A victory for intrusive lawyers, banal sentimentalists, social extremists and urban snobs.
Congratulations America!
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godzulu Tue, Jan 20, 2009 1:13:57pm |
Hope hope hope Change change change - I feel a monumental change.......wait,nope, excuse me, I must go to the mens room. I wonder if Jamie Gorelick will have a presence in the new regime? A lot or cronies are buzzing around the pile...
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SecondComing Tue, Jan 20, 2009 1:14:58pm |
I actually thought that was a real Obama quote until I got to the part about the unicorns. Then I still wasn't sure.
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Neoconundrum Tue, Jan 20, 2009 1:20:40pm |
Stock market is down 350 points.
Apparently, the hopeychangey thing was missed by the very business people who fuel the economy.
Pass the Rolaids please....
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Kenneth Tue, Jan 20, 2009 1:27:35pm |
US and Egyptian warships were scouring the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea
...an Iranian freighter carrying ...an estimated 60 tons of arms to replenish Hamas' depleted war stocks had set out from the Iranian Persian Gulf port of Bandar Abbas on Jan. 17.The cargo consists of 50 Fajr rockets whose range is 50-75 km, scores of heavy Grad rockets, new, improved launchers whose angle of fire can be precisely adjusted, tons of high-quality explosives, submachine guns, rifles and pistols and armor-piercing missiles and shells (of types used successfully by Hizballah against Israeli tanks in 2006).
The shipment, the largest Tehran has ever consigned to the Palestinian Hamas in Gaza, includes also a large number of anti-personnel and anti-vehicle mines, equipment for assembling roadside bombs and advanced communications and night vision gear.
The Iranian ship aroused suspicions when Western spy satellites and surveillance stations spotted its change of registration after entering the Sea of Oman. Closer observation identified the cargo as a huge arms shipment.
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satan sidekick Tue, Jan 20, 2009 1:27:54pm |
re: #174 kansas
Yeah - everything that's wrong is whiteys fault. Who knew?
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michaelhop Tue, Jan 20, 2009 1:33:13pm |
Damn, I was hoping that I'd get to see a million people speaking in tongues at the feet of the Messiah (or "Messy" as I call him). Now THAT would have been worth watching.
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Globular Cluster Tue, Jan 20, 2009 1:39:54pm |
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Basho Tue, Jan 20, 2009 1:43:22pm |
The ODS is soaring over at Ace of Spades, and it's only day one...
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Kenneth Tue, Jan 20, 2009 1:46:34pm |
Gaza war's outcome determined in first 4 minutes
The Israel air force demolished two key Hamas war systems in the first 4 minutes of its massive offensive on Gaza Saturday morning, Dec. 27, DEBKAfile's military sources report. The bombers destroyed six mosques in Gaza City which held the terrorists' biggest weapons arsenals and scores of "beehives" containing launchers primed for the simultaneous, automatic release of hundreds of powerful rockets against Israeli cities.
These launchers were rigged for precision-targeting in Israeli town centers. They were operated by a unit of 300 special Hamas operatives trained for their mission at a Syrian military bases under the instruction of Hizballah rocket specialists.
The aerial offensive knocked out 80 percent of the rockets Hamas had prepared to launch and saved Israel's southern cities. The Palestinian Islamists were left only with inferior projectiles. Therefore, 98 percent of the hundreds of missiles they managed to fire in the 22-day war missed their targets and exploded in open ground.
Answering questions about the extreme destruction wrought in Gaza and the high number of casualties – more than 1,300 - Israel commanders described combat conditions as the most complicated they had ever faced: Every second apartment building was booby-trapped and every third building concealed arms caches. Weapons were concealed under children's beds and in basements. Inside of fighting out in the open, Hamas gunmen by and large avoided engaging Israeli troops, relying on these death traps.
Monday, Jan. 19, the second day of the ceasefire, the second-echelon of the Hamas leadership emerged from their fortified bunkers after three weeks underground, claiming they had vanquished the Israeli enemy. The top leaders remained invisible. The homeless people picking their way through the rubble for their broken possessions were not exactly welcoming.
very interesting... and sometimes Debka is for real
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Guanxi88 Tue, Jan 20, 2009 1:48:55pm |
re: #181 Basho
The ODS is soaring over at Ace of Spades, and it's only day one...
Cripes! Does that mean I have to start throwing shoes, pie, and dirty diapers every time one of the Messiah's apostles shows up in public?
I know they'd do it for our guy, if he had been elected, but I just don't care that much and have too much else to do.
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fredo malmstein Tue, Jan 20, 2009 1:59:54pm |
Former Vice President Dick Cheney as...Dr. Strangelove 2009.
What was with that BIG, black hat?
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vagabond trader Tue, Jan 20, 2009 2:02:58pm |
Did anyone else note when he was droning about the pride he has in soldiers who fought for America, from the Revolution to Vietnam, that he did not mention the Gulf War or Iraq? Very telling imho.
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avanti Tue, Jan 20, 2009 2:17:41pm |
re: #162 jcm
Change what he said or how we discuss it. Did I call him a village idiot? Did I call him Hitler? I criticized his choice of phrasing, I criticized the ideology behind that sentence based on everything I know of his upbringing, history, choices he's made and statements he has made.
My apologies for inferring that you specifically were being childish. It's just that both sides pick at statements based on their slant. I saw a call to be bipartisan, you saw it differently, and only Obama knows his real intent. Again, nothing in your comments was disrespectful or out of line.
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avanti Tue, Jan 20, 2009 2:19:50pm |
re: #185 vagabond trader
Did anyone else note when he was droning about the pride he has in soldiers who fought for America, from the Revolution to Vietnam, that he did not mention the Gulf War or Iraq? Very telling imho.
He missed a lot of wars, but did mention Vietnam, not sure it was a purposeful omission.
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Achilles Tang Tue, Jan 20, 2009 2:26:27pm |
IMHO, the sniping time is over, for a while. WE have a new president. Let's not start like the creationists by "researching" the gaps instead of focusing on the realities. OUR president now needs time and support to show what he, and we, are made of.
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winnd54 Tue, Jan 20, 2009 2:28:15pm |
I came into work this morning and several Obamans were watching the speech on streaming video. Maybe I'll wait for the re-runs.
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ritzfg2 Tue, Jan 20, 2009 2:32:48pm |
I was hoping Connecticut would be warm again. But, nope, no change here.
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foxsecret Tue, Jan 20, 2009 2:41:34pm |
I still can't believe this Guy(Obama) got elected.
From street agitator to POTUS.
His experience is like a vegetarian Sub, full veggies but where's the BEEF!
(Disclaimer: This is statement is not devaluing veggie sandwiches...I like em')
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Joan Not of Arc Tue, Jan 20, 2009 2:59:51pm |
Yes, when those unicorns start goring people, then what do we do?
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Achilles Tang Tue, Jan 20, 2009 3:05:26pm |
re: #192 Joan Not of Arc
Yes, when those unicorns start goring people, then what do we do?
After a question like that, who the hell knows?
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DisturbedEma Tue, Jan 20, 2009 3:06:54pm |
re: #192 Joan Not of Arc
Yes, when those unicorns start goring people, then what do we do?
Yes we can!. . . umm Hope. . . Change. . . .shit, um. . .
RUN FOR YOUR LIVES. . .yes we SHOULD
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DisturbedEma Tue, Jan 20, 2009 3:07:53pm |
re: #185 vagabond trader
Did anyone else note when he was droning about the pride he has in soldiers who fought for America, from the Revolution to Vietnam, that he did not mention the Gulf War or Iraq? Very telling imho.
My boys did. . .dear leader is a fatuous ass!
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Achilles Tang Tue, Jan 20, 2009 4:37:35pm |
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MJBrutus Tue, Jan 20, 2009 5:00:14pm |
re: #3 Charles
Open threads will henceforth be known as "hopen threads."
Now that's change I can believe in!
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MJBrutus Tue, Jan 20, 2009 5:08:25pm |
re: #138 avanti
You left off the preceding line in that paragraph which describes the reason for the childish quote and took the line out of that context. .
"On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics. "
Exactly right. And that line has to be my favorite. Let's see how many of President O's promises will be false. Let's see how soon the petty grievances last. Let's see the Capital Critters leave the outgoing administration alone and not hound them with bogus witch hunts.
My BS meter was saturated long before he even said this, and that line sent it in to conniptions.
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offendi Tue, Jan 20, 2009 7:20:41pm |
You are all great people but what do you expect? America has been dumbing-down for years, glorifying celebutards like Paris Hilton and being dominated by a vacuous and intellectually incontinent media.
Eventually we were bound to get a celebrity-cult of personality type President that looks young and athletic, has cute kids and a loyal wife.
Its the President Obama Sitcom people, with 4 years worth of shows. Style rules, substance is just good word-play.
Me, I am going to look for a safe cave and hope to ride out the Obama nakba.
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TheAntichrist Tue, Jan 20, 2009 9:47:20pm |
OK, call me whatever names you want but I'm hopen Obama does well. As a fellow Chicagoan and Sox fan I have to give him the benefit of the doubt. :)
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mathman Wed, Jan 21, 2009 5:50:07am |
"The Wall Street Journal" had the best line: The Opacity of Hope.
How will BHO govern? No one knows. He has never been the head of an organization (business, local, state, or national) before. He has never been at the desk where the buck stops. We have no evidence on which to base any conjectures about how he makes decisions.
Two extraordinary editorials in the Journal today (1/21/09):
1) Juan Williams: do not judge the guy based on the color of his skin, judge him on his actions.
2) Lincoln comparison: should BHO expect no dissent? What is the vision for the future that BHO will bring to us? Lincoln faced substantial opposition, especially from Seward. Bush II faced overwhelming opposition, even from within his own party. What will BHO fight for?
3) Socialism is not a good path to follow. I know of no prior socialist government which has led to prosperity for all. The same applies to John Maynard Keynes. Japan just finished a 10-year Keynesian experiment, which led nowhere.
4) Government controls have never led to prosperity for all, either. Glaring example: an Obama proposal will have all COBRA responsibility devolve on the Federal Government. Currently COBRA responsibility resides with the business which arranged the health plan for the former employee. Business has a vested interest in limiting COBRA. The Federal Government has a vested interest in prolonging COBRA, as it will constitute a new government agency.
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Nancy Wed, Jan 21, 2009 7:09:58am |
A little late to this thread. I listened as much as I could stand to various interviews prior to the swearing in.
Various celebrities who have experienced enlightenment and feelings of they never felt before --all inspired by Obama! And they are now going to be better persons!
Apparently, Obama has inspired and invented American pride and patriotism! Now that the "blues" are in control of not only Congress but the White House, we are no longer "red and blue" but all united.
Not ONE seemed to have picked up on the irony that it was THEY who promoted, encouraged and verbalized the hatred towards the president and nothing he did or did not do would ever be "right."
The fact that the "losers" this time are more tolerant and less hateful seems to escape them and of course, they are crediting our new President for the lack of hostility and graciousness he has been shown by those who opposed him.
The Pandemic Cost 7 Million Lives, but Talks to Prevent a Repeat Stall In late 2021, as the world reeled from the arrival of the highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus, representatives of almost 200 countries met - some online, some in-person in Geneva - hoping to forestall a future worldwide ...
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Once Praised, the Settlement to Help Sickened BP Oil Spill Workers Leaves Most With Nearly Nothing When a deadly explosion destroyed BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude erupted into the sea over the next three months — and tens of thousands of ordinary people were hired ... Cheechako
Alone in a Bathroom: The Fear and Uncertainty of a Post-Roe Medication Abortion Angel tucked two white pills into each side of her mouth, bracing herself as they began to dissolve. Her deepest fears and anxieties took over. Angel had wanted to talk to a doctor before she took the pills to ... Cheechako
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March FavoritesYou've seen these all already but looking back, just because. These are my favorite shots of this last month. That 1937 Zeiss Sonnar is such a gloriously wonderful bit of glass. Thanks for looking.
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Texas County at Center of Border Fight Is Overwhelmed by Migrant Deaths EAGLE PASS, Tex. - The undertaker lighted a cigarette and held it between his latex-gloved fingers as he stood over the bloated body bag lying in the bed of his battered pickup truck. The woman had been fished out ... Cheechako
