Iranian thug in chief Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is following the “belligerent tyrant” script to the letter; he’s demanding an apology from Barack Obama, and accusing Obama of behaving like George W. Bush.
Meanwhile, the demonstrations are subsiding, due to overwhelming force and brutality from Iranian security forces and Basij militia.
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Mithrax Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:08:29am |
Obama will probably apologise that there were protests too.
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soxfan4life Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:09:02am |
When is America going to get an apology from 0bama?
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Pianobuff Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:09:11am |
Obama: Ok, DinnerJacket I'm sorry you are an a**wipe.
or maybe not....
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reloadingisnotahobby Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:09:46am |
I don't care who ya are...That ther's FUNNY!
Sort of.............
Cause he'll prolly get it!
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MrSilverDragon Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:09:56am |
It never ceases to amaze me how much insanity springs forth from this hideous little man.
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John Neverbend Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:10:33am |
Damned if you do, and damned if you don't (he didn't).
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reloadingisnotahobby Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:10:53am |
re: #5 MrSilverDragon
It never ceases to amaze me how much insanity springs forth from this hideous little man.
Curious how he covers his little horns and cloven feet!
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soxfan4life Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:10:53am |
re: #3 Pianobuff
Obama: Ok, DinnerJacket I'm sorry you are an a**wipe.
or maybe not....
More like
Dinnerjacket:0bama you are an infidel asswipe
0bama: I'm sorry can I kiss your ass or give you some money for your nuke program?
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livefreeor die Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:11:39am |
They're loading the apology on TOTUS as we type.
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KenJen Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:12:08am |
He can't say he is sorry. It would be considered meddling.
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:12:26am |
Ahmadinejad's just pulling Obama's string.
Obama is, after all, an "apology doll". Pull the string, and he apologizes.
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Pianobuff Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:12:29am |
re: #9 soxfan4life
More like
Dinnerjacket:0bama you are an infidel asswipe
0bama: I'm sorry can I kiss your ass or give you some money for your nuke program?
Or....
Love means never having to say you're sorry (to the swell of violins).
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Spider Mensch Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:12:36am |
way way OT..sorry about so early in the thread..but, Farah Fawcett has died...[Link: www.cnn.com...]
RIP..she was a beautiful woman.
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soxfan4life Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:13:27am |
re: #10 livefreeor die
They're loading the apology on TOTUS as we type.
I don't think 0 needs the teleprompter to apologize for America's greatness. Hatred for America is his inner being.
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Nevergiveup Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:13:28am |
"behaving like George Bush"? I guess that's an insult. I'd take it as a badge of courage but then that's just me?
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lawhawk Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:13:47am |
But curiously, a strong majority of the Parliament were no shows to Ahmadinejad's inaugural party. That's a pretty ballsy move considering that Ahmadinejad considers himself the law unto himself and Khamenei doesn't mind that the election was stolen.
More here.
Of course Ahmadinejad is playing the totalitarian dictator role to a tee. It was a match made in Hell, and he's been practicing ever since he rose to power.
Just because these protests appear to have subsided doesn't mean that this is over. It isn't over, not when the Parliament has stood up in that fashion.
Watch for Ahmadinejad to deal with that shortly - perhaps in the same fashion that Saddam did when Saddam first rose to power - taking the opposition outside and having them shot.
All pretense of Iranians having a voice are dropping away. This is a dictatorship, and it's time the rest of the world acknowledge as much.
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Sharmuta Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:13:49am |
It's a bit ironic that the excuse for 0bama not making a stronger statement in favor of the Iranian people was so that America wouldn't be used as propaganda that the protests were the work of outside forces, yet the regime used the US to promote that propaganda anyways.
There is nothing to apologize for, and 0bama best tell these thugs he's not doing it.
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reloadingisnotahobby Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:14:02am |
Buzzz.................
Parody song please!
Beatles "We're so sorry Uncle Albert"
Sure you know the rest!...
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unrealizedviewpoint Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:14:49am |
Is this demand by ShortShitDinJack for apology, a demand for an "open apology"? Or will a "private phone apology" suffice?
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calcajun Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:15:12am |
accusing Obama of behaving like George W. Bush...
Them's fightin' words.
Gotta say, though, that I can understand the Persian paranoia. After all, the CIA toppled one government in 1952 and re-installed the Shah and the Brits have meddling in their politics for years before that. It still makes them look silly to us when they play that card, though.
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SFGoth Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:15:25am |
Obama's been played for a fool on this, but then again, it was going to be obvious. "Mr. Gorbachev, I - am - con-cerned!"
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lawhawk Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:16:15am |
re: #21 calcajun
But it plays well in Iran, where the idea isn't so farfetched and they think that the CIA and Mossad and MI6 are all-knowing and powerful to the point of omnipotence (if only that were true!)
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subsailor68 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:16:26am |
What I'd like to hear:
President Obama: I'm terribly sorry if I haven't made myself clear. I confess there are times when I'm not as direct as I might be. So here goes:
I'm sorry if you ever, even for a moment, misunderstood my position. I think you're a murdering bastard, a brutal dictatorial little piece of crap, and couldn't be happier if the brave people of Iran overthrow your ass.
I'm also sorry if I haven't made clear my position on your nuclear program. In a nutshell: trust me you Sonny Bono lookin' little clown, it ain't gonna happen. Push me once more on this, okay?
Hope this clears up any misunderstanding.
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MrSilverDragon Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:16:29am |
re: #13 Pianobuff
Or....
Love means never having to say you're sorry (to the swell of violins).
I don't care what Ali McGraw said, that's a load of horse manure. I personally like sleeping in my bed, not on my couch.
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John Neverbend Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:16:52am |
I always wonder when people speak palpable nonsense whether they actually believe it. I suspect that in many cases, they do believe it, whether it's holocaust denial, the traditional upside down view of the Middle East or that there's no evidence for neo-Darwinism. On this occasion, however, I can't believe that Haman really thinks Obama has behaved badly.
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soxfan4life Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:16:57am |
re: #24 SFGoth
Odds he does it in Farsi?
And the media response would be to tell us how wonderful he is because he has such an education.
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NukeAtomrod Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:16:59am |
It really isn't funny. But, I'm laughing anyway.
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Carl in Jerusalem Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:17:18am |
Why shouldn't he get an apology from Obama? Everyone else has (except for Israel).
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reloadingisnotahobby Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:17:29am |
re: #26 subsailor68
And then..........you woke up!
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iLikeCandy Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:17:39am |
Obama's been mugged by reality. Does he know it yet?
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Red Pencil Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:17:41am |
On the optimistic side: Maybe this will be educational. Obama could learn that cringing apologies for your country's perceived past actions are the beginning, not of true dialogue, but of an endless stream of cringing apologies for your country's continued existence.
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:17:41am |
re: #26 subsailor68
What I'd like to hear:
President Obama: I'm terribly sorry if I haven't made myself clear. I confess there are times when I'm not as direct as I might be. So here goes:
I'm sorry if you ever, even for a moment, misunderstood my position. I think you're a murdering bastard, a brutal dictatorial little piece of crap, and couldn't be happier if the brave people of Iran overthrow your ass.
I'm also sorry if I haven't made clear my position on your nuclear program. In a nutshell: trust me you Sonny Bono lookin' little clown, it ain't gonna happen. Push me once more on this, okay?
Hope this clears up any misunderstanding.
We need a President who would say something like this.
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Pianobuff Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:17:47am |
re: #16 Nevergiveup
"behaving like George Bush"? I guess that's an insult. I'd take it as a badge of courage but then that's just me?
Could it be that the Jacket is looking to take on O in the 2012 dem. primary?
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soxfan4life Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:17:52am |
re: #31 Carl in Jerusalem
Why shouldn't he get an apology from Obama? Everyone else has (except for Israel).
or America
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Walter L. Newton Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:18:44am |
re: #21 calcajun
Them's fightin' words.
Gotta say, though, that I can understand the Persian paranoia. After all, the CIA toppled one government in 1952 and re-installed the Shah and the Brits have meddling in their politics for years before that. It still makes them look silly to us when they play that card, though.
This is far from paranoid. This is plain and simple calculated politics on the part of a dictator. He's not motivated by what happened before, except to use it as a possible talking point if needed.
Paranoid indicates fear, this man and his country are not making these statement out of fear, it's from the position of power.
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soxfan4life Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:18:48am |
re: #36 Pianobuff
Dinnerjacket/Clinton 2012
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Enkidu90046 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:19:01am |
I guess there will be no unclenching of fists in Iran any time soon.
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unrealizedviewpoint Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:19:35am |
Didn't he already get his apology (along with everyone else)?
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CyanSnowHawk Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:19:40am |
I demand an apology from Achmadinejad for screwing up every single attempt by the castaways to get off the uncharted desert isle.
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pat Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:19:48am |
In a huff, Obama withdrew the invitation for hot dogs and beer.
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John Neverbend Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:19:55am |
re: #37 soxfan4life
or America
or Great Britain. We got some DVDs and an iPod. The Queen got a pat on the back. For all of that, we deserve an apology.
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jones Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:20:11am |
Axis of Evil doesn't seems so crazy now, does it Obama. What is that laughing from Crawford?
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Pianobuff Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:20:19am |
re: #31 Carl in Jerusalem
Why shouldn't he get an apology from Obama? Everyone else has (except for Israel).
Guess O hasn't gifted Jacket with a DVD of the Cairo speech yet....
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MJ Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:20:22am |
Obama has a message for the Pro-Democratic forces in Iran and the rest of the world: screw you.
Even the Washington Post noticed today in strong editorial regarding Obama's dissing of pro-Democratic dissidents in Cuba:
...It's not that the president is too busy to concern himself with Latin American politics. The White House arranged for a Spanish journalist to ask a question at Tuesday's news conference; reporter Macarena Vidal pressed Mr. Obama on whether U.S. allies such as Chile and Colombia were doing enough to help with "less democratic countries." The president replied by heaping praise on visiting Chilean President Michele Bachelet, a socialist who has been promoting Cuba's readmission into the Organization of American States and who has gone out of her way to avoid offending Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chávez. "Chile is leading by example," Mr. Obama said, adding that its good relationship with Washington despite political differences "points the way for other countries . . . where the democratic tradition is not as deeply embedded as we'd like it to be."
Message to Mr. Chávez and the Castro brothers: We can work with you. Message to Cuba's democratic opposition: We don't have time for you. "What I'd like is to have an opportunity to express to the president the situation of the island," Ms. Atúnez told us. "For the Cuban people it's enormously significant that Obama can become president" -- particularly, she said, because of his race and relative youth. "The Cuban people are hoping that he won't disappoint them."
Mr. Obama's hastily drafted statement -- issued after The Post inquired about his silence -- said he wished "to acknowledge and commend" the five dissidents "and all the brave men and women who are standing up for the right of the Cuban people to freely determine their country's future." He called for the release of the three now in prison. Will that satisfy Ms. Atúnez and the other opposition leaders? We suspect not. They, like the beleaguered pro-democracy movements of Venezuela and Nicaragua, are hoping that the American president will focus his policy on supporting them. Yet for now, Mr. Obama's diplomacy is clearly centered on their oppressors. ...
[Link: www.washingtonpost.com...]
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John Neverbend Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:20:40am |
re: #40 Enkidu90046
I guess there will be no unclenching of fists in Iran any time soon.
I'm sure it's linked to chronic constipation.
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Noam Sayin' Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:20:46am |
Anyone besides me think Ann Curry is babe-alicious - even at 52?
Yum...
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reloadingisnotahobby Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:21:06am |
re: #45 Charpete67
The Embassy is chuk full of 'em at the moment!
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soxfan4life Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:21:19am |
re: #44 John Neverbend
or Great Britain. We got some DVDs and an iPod. The Queen got a pat on the back. For all of that, we deserve an apology.
What's with the Queen and her fondness for Michelle? As for reasons for an apology leaving the Queen out of the D-Day event was a bigger reason.
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HelloDare Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:21:26am |
Didn't Obama give a blanket apology to the entire Muslim world in Cairo?
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MrSilverDragon Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:21:37am |
re: #49 Charpete67
I want an apology from Obama
I would much rather have him start doing the right thing instead of continually making bad decisions and royally screwing up the country. But hey, that's just me.
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Kenneth Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:21:42am |
Half of Revolutionary Guard Commanders are on People’s Side
One week after the current protests had begun in Iran the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRG) issued its first statement on June 22. This delay reinforces the rumors of a wide rift among the high ranking commanders of the IRG. Mohsen Sazegar, one of the founders of the IRG acknowledges this rift. He left Iran a few years ago and now is the director of center of studies of Modern Iran in Washington, DC. He believes that there are three groups within the IRG. He says that about 50 percent of high ranking commanders and more than 70 percent of mid-level personnel are not supporting the use of force against people. He adds that very soon this rift will become visible and people will see the IRG joining them.
I pray he's right.
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Tricky Dick Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:21:50am |
The truly sad thing about it is Obama will probably give it to him.
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Noam Sayin' Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:22:01am |
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KenJen Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:22:01am |
re: #26 subsailor68
What I'd like to hear:
President Obama: I'm terribly sorry if I haven't made myself clear. I confess there are times when I'm not as direct as I might be. So here goes:
I'm sorry if you ever, even for a moment, misunderstood my position. I think you're a murdering bastard, a brutal dictatorial little piece of crap, and couldn't be happier if the brave people of Iran overthrow your ass.
I'm also sorry if I haven't made clear my position on your nuclear program. In a nutshell: trust me you Sonny Bono lookin' little clown, it ain't gonna happen. Push me once more on this, okay?
Hope this clears up any misunderstanding.
Sounds like something Sarah Palin might say.
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HelloDare Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:22:13am |
Mahmoud will have to get in line behind Rev. Wright.
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Sharmuta Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:22:16am |
I think it's a bit silly to think 0bama will actually apologize. What this does show is the current iranian regimes unwillingness to relax relations with the West. 0bama's iran agenda is dead. If he pursues it in the face of this bloodshed, he will be killing his re-election chances. The American people will not approve of an apology to these thugs after this crackdown.
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Charpete67 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:22:27am |
I think the violence will stop...I hear muslims really like hot dogs...
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Silvergirl Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:22:28am |
re: #26 subsailor68
What I'd like to hear:
President Obama: I'm terribly sorry if I haven't made myself clear. I confess there are times when I'm not as direct as I might be. So here goes:
I'm sorry if you ever, even for a moment, misunderstood my position. I think you're a murdering bastard, a brutal dictatorial little piece of crap, and couldn't be happier if the brave people of Iran overthrow your ass.
I'm also sorry if I haven't made clear my position on your nuclear program. In a nutshell: trust me you Sonny Bono lookin' little clown, it ain't gonna happen. Push me once more on this, okay?
Hope this clears up any misunderstanding.
If Obama channeled Rahm he could pull that off, otherwise it's time to trot out TOTUS for some heartfelt sincerity.
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DaddyG Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:22:36am |
Ahmadinejad's demand of an apology would be funny if the consequences weren't so dire. Obama has projected weakness and indecisiveness in his handling of foreign affairs and our enemies are emboldened.
Comparing Obama to Bush is a misreading of our media and leftist politicians public disdain for Bush as the general feeling among Americans. Almost as bad as our misreading of the lengths that the average Iranian would go to in expressing their desire for a voice in their destiny.
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capitalist piglet Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:23:23am |
re: #34 Red Pencil
On the optimistic side: Maybe this will be educational. Obama could learn that cringing apologies for your country's perceived past actions are the beginning, not of true dialogue, but of an endless stream of cringing apologies for your country's continued existence.
You may be right. I don't think he ever imagined that the worldwide tendency to blame America would continue under his watch. In his mind, every rotten thing we ever did was either before he was born, or before he began to "rule" (to use a word one of his staff used right after the election), so he was not responsible for it. He is America now, so now America is good.
He probably thought this stuff would stop cold. Oops.
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Son of the Black Dog Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:23:33am |
re: #53 reloadingisnotahobby
The Embassy is chuk full of 'em at the moment!
It's a requirement for any Foreign Service position.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:23:49am |
I haven't seen any news about how well the strikes/boycotts went. I'm guessing they haven't had much impact.
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Mithrax Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:23:50am |
I'm surprised nobody's posted this yet:
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Sharmuta Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:23:51am |
re: #46 jones
Axis of Evil doesn't seems so crazy now, does it Obama. What is that laughing from Crawford?
Indeed- think any democrats will admit Bush was right about that? I doubt it. But hey- at least we're sending ambassadors to one of iran's puppet regimes.
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John Neverbend Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:23:58am |
re: #48 MJ
Obama has a message for the Pro-Democratic forces in Iran and the rest of the world: screw you.
Perhaps Obama has been studying de Gaulle. "France has no friends, only interests."
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Charpete67 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:24:33am |
Obama's thinking...
I'm sorry for condemning Iran...I'll just do a 180, apologize and everyone will eat it up.
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John Neverbend Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:24:45am |
re: #54 soxfan4life
What's with the Queen and her fondness for Michelle? As for reasons for an apology leaving the Queen out of the D-Day event was a bigger reason.
I forgot about the D-Day incident. Re. Michelle, I wonder if the Queen was just being polite.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:25:25am |
re: #67 Son of the Black Dog
Not really. They are people serving their country.
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MJ Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:25:50am |
re: #71 John Neverbend
Perhaps Obama has been studying de Gaulle. "France has no friends, only interests."
My guess is that Obama was influenced more by Frantz Fanon than de Gaulle.
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Charpete67 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:26:12am |
re: #69 Mithrax
nice, except he would yell alu akbhar and drop him anyway...
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reloadingisnotahobby Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:26:19am |
re: #73 John Neverbend
I forgot about the D-Day incident. Re. Michelle, I wonder if the Queen was just being polite.
That was stupid thing to do !
See SERVED in world war II...............
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reloadingisnotahobby Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:26:50am |
re: #77 reloadingisnotahobby
That was stupid thing to do !
See SERVED in world war II...............
SHE!
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zombie Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:26:54am |
Ay caramba. Now I've opened a can of worms. I did a seemingly light-hearted story on zomblog about a tile mosaic outside a Berkeley private school -- and now Fox News is picking up the story and publicizing the mosaic nationwide!
Not sure how the private school will react to having the public spotlight focused directly on them and their communist tiles, but I suspect they'll be none too happy about it! And they're sure to be furious at me, as the source of the scoop.
Should I be happy or miserable about this development? My article about the tiles tried to be respectful of the students, and have some pensive insights. I suspect, however, that the Fox News version will be a little bit more intentionally inflammatory.
Fox now looks to [certain] blogs for their stories, and I'm not sure if I should be glad about that fact or not!
(And yes, in case you're curious, they're paying me to license the photos -- which is how I know about their story ahead of time.)
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calcajun Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:27:31am |
A list of potential apologies:
Dear President Ahmadinejad;
It is with heavy heart and deepest contrition that I write to express my sincerest apologies that:
1. You're hung like a cocktail frank
2 Your fashion taste is stuck in the 1980's (Member's Only is so passe)
3. Our gift of grooming and shaving products was obviously not received
4 The Internet is proving to be so pesky to your ability to cement your tyrannical control over your people; I will help you tame your media
5. That I cannot help you annihilate Israel--not politically prudent at this juncture.
6. That I cannot get you that signed Farrah Fawcett (RIP) poster anymore (sigh) had she been under my healthcare system ... well you get the point.
7. That I cannot convince Joe Pesci to play you in the movie version of your autobiography.
I could go on.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:28:09am |
re: #79 zombie
It'll be interesting to see how they cover the story.
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reloadingisnotahobby Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:28:23am |
re: #79 zombie
Well,It is Berkeley..............
/
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midwestgak Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:28:25am |
Here's another apology demand
From The Times
June 8, 2009
Zahra Rahnavard demands apology from Iran’s President Ahmadinejad
Zahra Rahnavard
Martin Fletcher in Tehran
A diminutive 64-year-old grandmother who refuses to be bound by the rigid constraints imposed on women in Iran proved more than a match for the President of the Islamic Republic yesterday.
Zahra Rahnavard had already broken all precedent by actively campaigning for her husband, Mir Hossein Mousavi, a relative moderate who is President Ahmadinejad’s strongest challenger in Friday’s presidential election. Yesterday she went a step further by summoning the domestic and international media to a press conference at which she tore into the President for lying, humiliating women, debasing his office and betraying the principles of the revolution.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:28:40am |
Hey Dinnerjacket, Neda's friends and family demand an apology. Oh, yea, almost forgot FUCK YOU PUNK!
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Dianna Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:28:46am |
re: #62 Sharmuta
My problem is that I'm afraid Obama will apologize, thinking that it costs nothing to mouth the words.
I worry about that.
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wrenchwench Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:29:17am |
re: #79 zombie
Should I be happy or miserable about this development?
...
And yes, in case you're curious, they're paying me to license the photos
Happy!
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Ayeless in Ghazi Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:29:36am |
[Link: www.hurryupharry.org...]
Obama on Iran, again
Gene, June 24th 2009, 10:34 pm
Tori Egherman, an American, and her husband Kamran Ashtary, an Iranian, lived and blogged in Tehran from 2003 to 2007. She writes:
"I wrote about my own wish for an “Ich ben ein Berliner” moment in a previous post that has sparked a lot of discussion. Since then, I have spoken to many people who are demonstrating each day and putting their own lives on the line. They asked me what Obama has been saying about them. I told them that he finds you inspiring and has condemned the violence. “Do you think he should say more?” I asked. Every single one of them told me, “No. He is doing the right thing.” I asked, “If you could send one message to Obama what would it be?” and they all answered, “He should never ever recognize the government of Ahmadinejad.”
I defer to their wishes."
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calcajun Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:29:41am |
re: #85 Dianna
Contrition without shame is meaningless anyway.
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subsailor68 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:29:47am |
re: #77 reloadingisnotahobby
That was stupid thing to do !
See SERVED in world war II...............
Absolutely! While the Royals today may have their problems, King George, Queen Elizabeth (mum), Elizabeth, and Anne all stayed, all served, all risked everything - as did everyone - and deserve great recognition for their bravery and sacrifice.
I sometimes think (sure, I'm probably a romantic) that Hitler was done as soon as two things happened in Britain: Churchill was brought back, and the Royal family said "we're not going anywhere."
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Eowyn2 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:29:50am |
re: #79 zombie
Ay caramba. Now I've opened a can of worms. I did a seemingly light-hearted story on zomblog about a tile mosaic outside a Berkeley private school -- and now Fox News is picking up the story and publicizing the mosaic nationwide!
Not sure how the private school will react to having the public spotlight focused directly on them and their communist tiles, but I suspect they'll be none too happy about it! And they're sure to be furious at me, as the source of the scoop.
Should I be happy or miserable about this development? My article about the tiles tried to be respectful of the students, and have some pensive insights. I suspect, however, that the Fox News version will be a little bit more intentionally inflammatory.
Fox now looks to [certain] blogs for their stories, and I'm not sure if I should be glad about that fact or not!
(And yes, in case you're curious, they're paying me to license the photos -- which is how I know about their story ahead of time.)
I have a run down gazebo in my backyard if you need a place to lie low.
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Kenneth Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:30:29am |
Snipers targeting and shoting who they think is a key protester, they shot dead Neda too (Fadaeian) #iranelectionabout 3 hours ago from web
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DistantThunder Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:30:47am |
If we marched in the streets here, to show solidarity with the people of Iran, would we be put on terror watch lists, or included on the list of Right-wing extremists?
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razorbacker Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:31:35am |
I'll confess that I obviously don't know the definition of 'apology'.
If an apology is the result of some demand, is it a real apology?
I always thought that an apology that wasn't freely offered was simply more mush from the gristmill.
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sngnsgt Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:31:46am |
Ahmadinejad Demands Apology from Obama
Get in line shorty, we all do.
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DaddyG Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:32:27am |
re: #79 zombie Bill O'Reilly using the word outrage in 3... 2... 1...
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Sharmuta Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:32:36am |
re: #85 Dianna
My problem is that I'm afraid Obama will apologize, thinking that it costs nothing to mouth the words.
I worry about that.
I don't think 0bama is that politically stupid. It won't go over well with the American public (or many in the European public for that matter).
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Clubsec Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:32:46am |
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is demanding an apology from Barack Obama.
What ANOTHER ONE?
Good grief, persistent little shit ain't he.
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Pianobuff Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:32:55am |
re: #95 DistantThunder
If we marched in the streets here, to show solidarity with the people of Iran, would we be put on terror watch lists, or included on the list of Right-wing extremists?
If Ron Paul is there, yes... otherwise maybe not.
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Charpete67 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:33:02am |
I still don't know what the apology is for...did he really say anything or is he against the ABC healthcare propoganda thing?
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reloadingisnotahobby Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:33:33am |
re: #97 sngnsgt
Exactly!
The end of the line is a..............ah......No thats the second line around the earth.........
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DistantThunder Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:34:18am |
re: #89 Jimmah
[Link: www.hurryupharry.org...]
Obama on Iran, again
Gene, June 24th 2009, 10:34 pm
Tori Egherman, an American, and her husband Kamran Ashtary, an Iranian, lived and blogged in Tehran from 2003 to 2007. She writes:
"I wrote about my own wish for an “Ich ben ein Berliner” moment in a previous post that has sparked a lot of discussion. Since then, I have spoken to many people who are demonstrating each day and putting their own lives on the line. They asked me what Obama has been saying about them. I told them that he finds you inspiring and has condemned the violence. “Do you think he should say more?” I asked. Every single one of them told me, “No. He is doing the right thing.” I asked, “If you could send one message to Obama what would it be?” and they all answered, “He should never ever recognize the government of Ahmadinejad.”
I defer to their wishes."
News sources are reporting that he sent a conciliatory letter to Khameni last month. I'm sure it said something to the point of - regardless of the outcome of the election (wink,wink) you - me - like this (picture of him with his fingers crossed.) Love and kisses, your humble servant, president, "but you don't have to call me that" obama. You can all me Barry...if you want...or nothing at all...just call...please....
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unrealizedviewpoint Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:35:15am |
re: #99 DaddyG
Bill O'Reilly using the word outrage in 3... 2... 1...
Sure does sound like an O'Reilly segment doesn't it?
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Charpete67 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:35:37am |
Maybe Ahmadinejad doesn't really understand what a manchurian candidate is...
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capitalist piglet Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:35:46am |
re: #100 Sharmuta
I don't think 0bama is that politically stupid. It won't go over well with the American public (or many in the European public for that matter).
I don't think he'll apologize, because he didn't really do anything, and because he really only apologizes for the actions of others, not his own.
My concern is that he'll move forward with the negotiations he promised, as though nothing ever happened.
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Mad Al-Jaffee Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:36:06am |
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wahabicorridor Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:37:02am |
re: #79 zombie
Hey, chill. It's never too early to get your ass kicked for being a moron.
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Silvergirl Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:37:13am |
re: #79 zombie
Ay caramba. Now I've opened a can of worms. I did a seemingly light-hearted story on zomblog about a tile mosaic outside a Berkeley private school -- and now Fox News is picking up the story and publicizing the mosaic nationwide!
Not sure how the private school will react to having the public spotlight focused directly on them and their communist tiles, but I suspect they'll be none too happy about it! And they're sure to be furious at me, as the source of the scoop.
Should I be happy or miserable about this development? My article about the tiles tried to be respectful of the students, and have some pensive insights. I suspect, however, that the Fox News version will be a little bit more intentionally inflammatory.
Fox now looks to [certain] blogs for their stories, and I'm not sure if I should be glad about that fact or not!
(And yes, in case you're curious, they're paying me to license the photos -- which is how I know about their story ahead of time.)
Forget misery and be happy about your work getting a spotlight.
I wonder if the tile with the butterfly started as just a butterfly and then since it lacked that edginess, the anarchy symbol was painted over it. Or maybe the plan from the start was to put the two symbols together.
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Charpete67 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:37:30am |
he has to apologize...he was born in Iran and Ahmadinejad has his original long form birth certificate from Tehran hospital...
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Nevergiveup Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:37:43am |
re: #31 Carl in Jerusalem
Why shouldn't he get an apology from Obama? Everyone else has (except for Israel).
Israel is getting the stick. And that's both ends of the stick.
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Tumulus11 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:37:53am |
. The Iranian dictatorship that has now unleashed its mad dog militia to use axes and chains against unarmed civilians and women in particular.
The President's Plan A was to sit down and negotiate with the Iranian regime without preconditions. Is there a Plan B?
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baier Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:38:36am |
re: #115 Tumulus11
. The Iranian dictatorship that has now unleashed its mad dog militia to use axes and chains against unarmed civilians and women in particular.
The President's Plan A was to sit down and negotiate with the Iranian regime without preconditions. Is there a Plan B?
Plan B - UNDERPANTS!
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Sharmuta Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:39:10am |
re: #109 capitalist piglet
I don't think he'll apologize, because he didn't really do anything, and because he really only apologizes for the actions of others, not his own.
My concern is that he'll move forward with the negotiations he promised, as though nothing ever happened.
Same here. I think his plans for Iran are dead, but that doesn't mean he thinks that. I'm not sure if it's the right thing to hope he does push forward with talks, because I'm convinced it will hurt him in 2012. Could you imagine a picture of him having a press conference with the butchers of Tehran? I don't think the American public will approve. He's welcome to try, but I think it's political suicide.
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Mad Al-Jaffee Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:39:25am |
re: #79 zombie
You should be happy. I read that post on your blog a few days ago.
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MrSilverDragon Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:39:38am |
re: #113 Charpete67
he has to apologize...he was born in Iran and Ahmadinejad has his original long form birth certificate from Tehran hospital...
/sigh
I assume you're missing your sarc tag, but really, let the birth cert thing die, please.
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Ward Cleaver Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:39:49am |
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Charpete67 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:40:15am |
re: #119 MrSilverDragon
/sigh
I assume you're missing your sarc tag, but really, let the birth cert thing die, please.
yes...i'm not a nirther...I mock
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Ward Cleaver Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:40:25am |
re: #119 MrSilverDragon
/sigh
I assume you're missing your sarc tag, but really, let the birth cert thing die, please.
I thought it was funny.
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Dianna Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:40:25am |
re: #79 zombie
I thought I knew which school it was. I'm so glad we haven't given them any money!
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Kragar Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:40:29am |
re: #115 Tumulus11
. The Iranian dictatorship that has now unleashed its mad dog militia to use axes and chains against unarmed civilians and women in particular.
The President's Plan A was to sit down and negotiate with the Iranian regime without preconditions. Is there a Plan B?
Surrender.
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ointmentfly Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:40:32am |
I wish Obama would now capitalize on his overt "non meddling" by telling dinnerjacket that he is now going to meddle by blocking gasoline shipments with the US navy.... just so this asswipe knows what meddling is.
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reloadingisnotahobby Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:40:45am |
re: #116 baier
I'm sure...an oversight on your part!
THAT'S TORTURE!
/
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DaddyG Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:41:51am |
Obama is bringing a teleprompter to a nuke fight.
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doppelganglander Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:42:02am |
re: #79 zombie
It's a private school, so they can do what they want, but I'll be interested to see if a little attention embarrasses them. Leftists tend to get very angry and blame everyone else when they get called out. I say congratulations, and I'm glad you're getting paid!
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MrSilverDragon Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:42:24am |
re: #122 Ward Cleaver
I thought it was funny.
Just burnt out about the whole thing, I work with a nirther and it gets my hackles up.
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subsailor68 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:42:41am |
re: #115 Tumulus11
. The Iranian dictatorship that has now unleashed its mad dog militia to use axes and chains against unarmed civilians and women in particular.
The President's Plan A was to sit down and negotiate with the Iranian regime without preconditions. Is there a Plan B?
Perhaps someone could tell me why ANYONE would talk to, negotiate, or send "feelers" to a regime that finds this kind of thing acceptable.
I'm generally a pretty even-tempered fellow, but this makes my blood boil.
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:42:58am |
re: #116 baier
re: #115 Tumulus11
. The Iranian dictatorship that has now unleashed its mad dog militia to use axes and chains against unarmed civilians and women in particular.
The President's Plan A was to sit down and negotiate with the Iranian regime without preconditions. Is there a Plan B?Plan B - UNDERPANTS!
Depends!
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baier Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:43:24am |
re: #126 reloadingisnotahobby
I'm sure...an oversight on your part!
THAT'S TORTURE!
/
Underpants is a funny commentary on Obama's policy I heard based off of a South Park episode. It basically means, Obama always lays out steps A and C, but has not idea what step B is.
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reloadingisnotahobby Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:43:35am |
re: #129 MrSilverDragon
He don't need no B.C.!
He was begotten not born!
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Kragar Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:43:50am |
re: #130 subsailor68
Perhaps someone could tell me why ANYONE would talk to, negotiate, or send "feelers" to a regime that finds this kind of thing acceptable.
I'm generally a pretty even-tempered fellow, but this makes my blood boil.
"Peace at all costs" is a dangerous idea which has killed millions, but thats what we're dealing with.
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JohnnyReb Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:44:01am |
re: #130 subsailor68
Perhaps someone could tell me why ANYONE would talk to, negotiate, or send "feelers" to a regime that finds this kind of thing acceptable.
I'm generally a pretty even-tempered fellow, but this makes my blood boil.
Release the Unicorns!
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Bloodnok Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:44:17am |
If he responds I'll guess he'll imply (perhaps not in so many words) that the previous administration had something to be sorry for, but his administration doesn't. He has a chance to score a few more points off Bush here (at home and abroad) so he just may take it. It has been his M.O. since he has taken office.
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DaddyG Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:44:30am |
Thanks for unearthing this terrible injustice Zombie...
The public schools can't afford fancy kiln baked tiles. Those kids have to settle for drawing their anarchy and communism signs on paper and taping them to the cinderblock hallways. /
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Ward Cleaver Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:44:45am |
re: #79 zombie
Ay caramba. Now I've opened a can of worms. I did a seemingly light-hearted story on zomblog about a tile mosaic outside a Berkeley private school -- and now Fox News is picking up the story and publicizing the mosaic nationwide!
Not sure how the private school will react to having the public spotlight focused directly on them and their communist tiles, but I suspect they'll be none too happy about it! And they're sure to be furious at me, as the source of the scoop.
Should I be happy or miserable about this development? My article about the tiles tried to be respectful of the students, and have some pensive insights. I suspect, however, that the Fox News version will be a little bit more intentionally inflammatory.
Fox now looks to [certain] blogs for their stories, and I'm not sure if I should be glad about that fact or not!
(And yes, in case you're curious, they're paying me to license the photos -- which is how I know about their story ahead of time.)
Nice marijuana tile there, too. They probably smoke with their hippie parents.
/like justin timberlake
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Son of the Black Dog Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:44:59am |
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Killgore Trout Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:45:01am |
re: #136 Bloodnok
I seriously doubt he's going to respond at all.
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reloadingisnotahobby Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:45:12am |
re: #132 baier
With his sucsees rate I hope he has a plan F G H I J K ...etc..
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Ward Cleaver Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:45:30am |
re: #129 MrSilverDragon
Just burnt out about the whole thing, I work with a nirther and it gets my hackles up.
I understand. Then again, 0bama is Moronian, not Iranian.
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Bloodnok Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:45:34am |
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DaddyG Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:45:47am |
re: #129 MrSilverDragon
Just burnt out about the whole thing, I work with a nirther and it gets my hackles up.
Ask them to provide you their original birth certificate so you know they are legal to work in this country. ;-)
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baier Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:45:59am |
re: #141 reloadingisnotahobby
With his sucsees rate I hope he has a plan F G H I J K ...etc..
Maybe instead of direct negotiations, he'll send a "poke" on facebook.
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Silvergirl Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:46:11am |
re: #116 baier
Plan B - UNDERPANTS!
As in Captain? Send in Capt. Underpants to negotiate with Ahmadinejad?
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Charpete67 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:46:14am |
If you're 40 and not conservative you don't have a brain...if you're 20 and not a liberal communist you don't have a heart.
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SFGoth Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:46:18am |
What would Reagan have said:
"The dictatorship of Iran tells us not to meddle in its politics when it brutally beats and even kills those who yearn for the flower of freedom. However, it is Iran that has meddled in other countries' politics around the world through bombings, assassinations, and now the threat of nuclear annihilation. The United States of America, founded on the concepts of liberty, freedom, and the pursuit of individual happiness, stood with Solidarity against communist Poland, and we demanded that the Soviet Union tear down the Berlin Wall. If our symbolic stand with Iran's youth, struggling to shake off the chains of tyranny is meddling, then we make no apologies for it, and indeed, I say to the people of Iran, when you join the free and peace-loving peoples of the world, we will welcome you back as friends."
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Sharmuta Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:46:29am |
re: #138 Ward Cleaver
Nice marijuana tile there, too. They probably smoke with their hippie parents.
/like justin timberlake
Better at home with their parents than God only knows where.
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Eowyn2 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:46:43am |
re: #100 Sharmuta
I don't think 0bama is that politically stupid. It won't go over well with the American public (or many in the European public for that matter).
He won't say "I'm Sorry I interferred"
There will be no outright apology. He will spend 15 minutes of the TOTUS' time mouthing platitudes about a middle east peace, a two country solution, and greening the world. He will NOT talk about dead protestors, freedom, or Iranian nukes. he will not take open questions.
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Kenneth Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:46:55am |
Pressure had been mounting as accusations swirled that Khamenei and the top brass of the Revolutionary Guards--working in concert with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad--had perpetrated a vast election fraud aimed at defeating reformist candidate Mir-Hossein Moussavi and simultaneously purging the government of recalcitrant elements, beginning with the faction led by longtime Khamenei nemesis Hashemi Rafsanjani. Apparently confident of success, the alleged conspirators did not foresee the huge popular movement that took up Moussavi's cause. On June 15 close to 800,000 people marched peacefully through the streets of downtown Tehran. The numbers kept swelling for two days, until Khamenei ended the brief Tehran Spring with his ultimatum and a massive show of force.Khamenei's anguished sermon on June 19 was not provoked simply by the popular uprising in the streets. According to a well-placed source in the holy city of Qom, Rafsanjani is working furiously behind the scenes to call for an emergency meeting of the Khobregan, or Assembly of Experts--the elite all-cleric body that can unseat the Supreme Leader or dilute his prerogatives. The juridical case against Khamenei would involve several counts. First, he would be charged with countenancing a coup d'état--albeit a bloodless one--without consulting with the Khobregan. Second, he would stand accused of deceitfully plotting to oust Rafsanjani--who is the Khobregan chairman and nominally the country's third-most-important authority--from his positions of power. Third, he would be said to have threatened the very stability of the republic with his ambition and recklessness.
Rafsanjani's purported plan is to replace Khamenei's one-person dictatorship with a Leadership Council composed of three or more high-ranking clerics; this formula was proposed and then abandoned in 1989 by several prominent clerics. Rafsanjani will likely recommend giving a seat to Khamenei on the council to prevent a violent backlash by his fanatic loyalists. It is not clear if Rafsanjani will have the backing of the two-thirds of the chamber members needed for such a change, though the balance of forces within the Khobregan could be tipped by the events unfolding in the streets. As a symbolic gesture, Rafsanjani is said to favor holding the meeting in Qom--the nation's religious center, which Khamenei has diminished--rather than in Tehran, where it has been held before.
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MrSilverDragon Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:47:00am |
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SFGoth Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:47:04am |
re: #148 Charpete67
If you're 40 and not conservative you don't have a brain...if you're 20 and not a
liberalcommunist you don't have a heart.
I didn't have a heart at 20 but I sure do have a bad back at 41.
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baier Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:47:11am |
re: #147 Silvergirl
As in Captain? Send in Capt. Underpants to negotiate with Ahmadinejad?
Phase 1: Collect Underpants
Phase 2: ?
Phase 3: Profit!
| 156 |
capitalist piglet Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:47:24am |
OT, but this says a lot about Obama (via HotAir):
Dr. Orrin Devinsky, a neurologist and researcher at the New York University Langone Medical Center, said that elites often propose health care solutions that limit options for the general public, secure in the knowledge that if they or their loves ones get sick, they will be able to afford the best care available, even if it’s not provided by insurance.
Devinsky asked the president pointedly if he would be willing to promise that he wouldn’t seek such extraordinary help for his wife or daughters if they became sick and the public plan he’s proposing limited the tests or treatment they can get.
The president refused to make such a pledge, though he allowed that if “it’s my family member, if it’s my wife, if it’s my children, if it’s my grandmother, I always want them to get the very best care.
He's a limousine liberal.
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Charpete67 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:48:16am |
this is when BHO will trot out the whole ROP deal...
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Ward Cleaver Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:48:43am |
re: #134 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
"Peace at all costs" is a dangerous idea which has killed millions, but thats what we're dealing with.
Reminds me of the Three Stooges line spoken by Moe, that goes something like this (while looking at one of the other Stooges):
"I'll fight to the last drop of - your blood!"
| 161 |
Kenneth Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:49:44am |
However diffuse the Green Wave, it has a critical component that is the linchpin of the entire movement: a class of young revolutionaries who have sustained it through difficult times. Many of these young men and women are between 18 and 24; they sport green armbands and masks, and they are fearless. Before the Revolutionary Guards stepped into the fray on June 20, the young militants of the Green Wave withstood days of unrelenting attacks by the fanatic Basij militia and the regular riot police.
What powers this new militancy? The Islamic Republic is not a dictatorship in the normal sense of the word. Its practitioners believe they are doing God's work on earth. Guiding the wayward by persuasion and coercion is among their chief tasks. Nearly every young person in Iran, particularly young women, can recount dozens of stories of humiliation and discrimination at the hands of government agents and supporters. For them, each rock thrown at the police, each hand-to-hand combat with the militiamen and vigilantes, each confrontation with the heavily armed Revolutionary Guards is not just an act of political defiance but a cathartic experience of personal liberation.
Unlike their wide-eyed parents with their utopias and romanticization of revolutionary violence, the new young revolutionaries are sophisticated and canny. They have few illusions about the magnitude of the problems facing their country or the complexities of living in a highly traditional and religious society. For example, despite the fact that they are overwhelmingly secular, their slogans mingle political and religious themes to avoid alienating the faithful. Their response to Obama's initially measured rhetoric is another sign of a new political sophistication at work: everyone understands that US meddling would be the proverbial kiss of death to the opposition's cause.
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Son of the Black Dog Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:49:56am |
re: #148 Charpete67
If you're 40 and not conservative you don't have a brain...if you're 20 and not a
liberalcommunist you don't have a heart.
Well, Teh One appears to have a case of arrested development.
/not sarc
| 163 |
Ward Cleaver Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:49:58am |
re: #147 Silvergirl
As in Captain? Send in Capt. Underpants to negotiate with Ahmadinejad?
Only us folks with kids in elementary school got that one.
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jcm Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:50:30am |
re: #155 baier
Phase 1: Collect Underpants
Phase 2: ?
Phase 3: Profit!
Phase 1: Collect Underpants
Phase 2: Give Dinnerjacket atomic wedgie!
Phase 3: Profit!
| 165 |
reine.de.tout Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:50:32am |
At TehranBureau:
A couple of interesting commentaries.
Who Will Lead?
and
Iran's New Revolutionaries
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reine.de.tout Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:51:10am |
re: #165 reine.de.tout
At TehranBureau:
A couple of interesting commentaries.Who Will Lead?
and
Iran's New Revolutionaries
In #161, Kenneth quoted part of the "new revolutionaries" commentary.
| 167 |
MrSilverDragon Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:51:23am |
re: #163 Ward Cleaver
Only us folks with kids in elementary school got that one.
I got it and have no kids... but I do have nephews. :)
| 168 |
Ward Cleaver Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:52:01am |
re: #156 capitalist piglet
OT, but this says a lot about Obama (via HotAir):
He's a limousine liberal.
The best care for the patricians, and the worst for us plebeians.
| 169 |
BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:52:11am |
re: #28 John Neverbend
I always wonder when people speak palpable nonsense whether they actually believe it. I suspect that in many cases, they do believe it, whether it's holocaust denial, the traditional upside down view of the Middle East or that there's no evidence for neo-Darwinism. On this occasion, however, I can't believe that Haman really thinks Obama has behaved badly.
There you go again, being rational and all. /
| 170 |
IslandLibertarian Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:52:20am |
..........444 days..............
/never happened either Mr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?
FUCK YOU, TYRANT!
| 171 |
MandyManners Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:52:33am |
re: #138 Ward Cleaver
Nice marijuana tile there, too. They probably smoke with their hippie parents.
/like justin timberlake
I don't believe Randy Timberlake smoked dope with his son. I grew up with the Timberlakes.
| 172 |
Macker Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:52:53am |
re: #26 subsailor68
What I'd like to hear:
President Obama: I'm terribly sorry if I haven't made myself clear. I confess there are times when I'm not as direct as I might be. So here goes:
I'm sorry if you ever, even for a moment, misunderstood my position. I think you're a murdering bastard, a brutal dictatorial little piece of crap, and couldn't be happier if the brave people of Iran overthrow your ass.
I'm also sorry if I haven't made clear my position on your nuclear program. In a nutshell: trust me you Sonny Bono lookin' little clown, it ain't gonna happen. Push me once more on this, okay?
Hope this clears up any misunderstanding.
Wishful thinking, indeed. I wonder how Mr. Dinner Jacket would feel having Chaz for a child....
| 173 |
DaddyG Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:52:54am |
re: #168 Ward Cleaver
The best care for the patricians, and the worst for us plebeians.
Take your bread, sit down, shut up and enjoy the circus! /
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SecondComing Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:53:03am |
North Korea is also threatening to wipe the U.S. off the map. How is that hope and change/talking to our enemies unconditionally working out for you?
| 175 |
MandyManners Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:53:22am |
re: #147 Silvergirl
As in Captain? Send in Capt. Underpants to negotiate with Ahmadinejad?
The Kid loves Capt. Underpants!
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DaddyG Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:54:07am |
re: #171 MandyManners
I don't believe Randy Timberlake smoked dope with his son. I grew up with the Timberlakes.
So you are saying he was a selfish Dad? /
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Silvergirl Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:54:23am |
re: #163 Ward Cleaver
Only us folks with kids in elementary school got that one.
I don't know if Ahmadinejad is Professor Pippy Pee-Pee Poopypants or Dr. Diaper.
| 179 |
Eowyn2 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:54:26am |
re: #129 MrSilverDragon
Just burnt out about the whole thing, I work with a nirther and it gets my hackles up.
I have found that once I explain that most of the nirthers are also truthers, the nirthers claims are completely disregarded. I thank Mr Charles and the rest of the lizard army for the knowledge I have gained.
| 180 |
MrSilverDragon Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:54:33am |
So, BakiShamil...
...you actually think that Achmadinejad is a bastion of sanity? I'm curious as to how you came to that conclusion.
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:54:34am |
re: #148 Charpete67
If you're 40 and not conservative you don't have a brain...if you're 20 and not a
liberalcommunist you don't have a heart.
But who is communist anymore at 20? Seriously.
There will be a few, just as all 20 year olds like to shock by taking extreme positions, but come on. The only actual "communists" i know are all pretty damn old.
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NonNativeTexan Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:54:42am |
Just send him the standard apology form letter from the
President---
Dear (insert name here) or
Dear (insert country here)
The United States is very sorry for any real or perceived
hurt you have suffered because of the United States.
Your bff,
Obama
| 183 |
nyc redneck Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:54:50am |
what a joke.
this is what o has set up for himself.
they are mocking him.
he is crippled by his arrogance and his inability to understand human nature.
and the enemy loves this fool.
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Ward Cleaver Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:55:33am |
re: #171 MandyManners
I don't believe Randy Timberlake smoked dope with his son. I grew up with the Timberlakes.
I read or heard somewhere that he smoked it with his mom.
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Charpete67 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:55:41am |
re: #181 iceweasel
But who is communist anymore at 20? Seriously.
There will be a few, just as all 20 year olds like to shock by taking extreme positions, but come on. The only actual "communists" i know are all pretty damn old.
...circle of life...
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Charpete67 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:56:14am |
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formercorpsman Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:56:16am |
He apologized already. Moreover, he granted them legitimacy with such descriptors as "vigorus debate" and "legitimate government" while they are slicing through their future generation in the street.
The writing is on the wall. He is putting Israel in a position they will no choice in.
This is going to be a disaster. A major disaster.
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Ward Cleaver Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:56:19am |
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DaddyG Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:56:42am |
re: #184 Ward Cleaver
I read or heard somewhere that he smoked it with his mom.
Ma! The next time you are at the store can you pick up another case of Oreos and two dozen frozen pizzas? /
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SecondComing Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:56:45am |
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Eowyn2 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:56:55am |
re: #129 MrSilverDragon
Just burnt out about the whole thing, I work with a nirther and it gets my hackles up.
If the truther angle doesn't work. the Hillary angle works amazingly well.
Hillary would have exposed him. If she couldnt find anything over the 2 years of his campaign (his whole senate term) then nobody else is going to find anything either.
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albusteve Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:57:16am |
re: #188 formercorpsman
He apologized already. Moreover, he granted them legitimacy with such descriptors as "vigorus debate" and "legitimate government" while they are slicing through their future generation in the street.
The writing is on the wall. He is putting Israel in a position they will no choice in.
This is going to be a disaster. A major disaster.
it ALL has to do with selling out Israel
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Kenneth Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:57:19am |
Clueless lefty moonbat watch:
1:17 PM ET -- Chavez 'makes common cause with repression.' Norman Soloman, one of the most frequent Western defenders of Hugo Chavez against U.S. criticism, calls the Venezuelan leader's position on Iran "idiocy."
How about your position on Chavez, Mr. Soloman?
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JohnnyReb Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:57:25am |
I mean what is one more apology in the grand scheme of things? Obama has pretty much apologized to every other country already on his blame America tour.
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yma o hyd Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:57:36am |
Meanwhile - still no tweet from persiankiwi ...
But here is an extraordinary piece of ... dunno what to call it:
'Javan paper (pro-IRG) has announced Neda was killed by the expelled BBC reporter [John Layne]. #iranelection
Javan paper says: The BBC reporter hired a member of the rabble to kill some for his documentary! #iranelection'
Insanity ...
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Walter L. Newton Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:57:47am |
re: #181 iceweasel
But who is communist anymore at 20? Seriously.
There will be a few, just as all 20 year olds like to shock by taking extreme positions, but come on. The only actual "communists" i know are all pretty damn old.
Young Communist League of America
[Link: www.yclusa.org...]
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DaddyG Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:58:04am |
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nyc redneck Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:58:10am |
re: #33 iLikeCandy
Obama's been mugged by reality. Does he know it yet?
most likely no.
and that should chill ever american to the bone.
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capitalist piglet Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:58:19am |
re: #189 Ward Cleaver
Whole Wheat!
What makes you think you get a choice? You'll get hardtack, and you'll like it.
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Sharmuta Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:58:29am |
re: #181 iceweasel
But who is communist anymore at 20? Seriously.
There will be a few, just as all 20 year olds like to shock by taking extreme positions, but come on. The only actual "communists" i know are all pretty damn old.
I think the problem is many confuse socialism with communism, when they're not the same thing. The opposite of capitalism isn't communism, it's socialism.
(I think you'll see some comments about that in the book spinoffs we discussed before.)
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Ward Cleaver Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:58:35am |
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:58:52am |
I would like to apologize to the world:
World, we are very sorry. We are the most powerful nation, and the character, abilities, and leadership of our top elected official does have consequences for the whole world, whether we or you like it or not. We* really goofed on this one. Sorry.
*We not technically including me, but I'll apologize anyway.
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MandyManners Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:58:57am |
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MandyManners Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:59:16am |
re: #184 Ward Cleaver
I read or heard somewhere that he smoked it with his mom.
I never met that one.
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wahabicorridor Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:59:31am |
re: #192 Eowyn2
If the truther angle doesn't work. the Hillary angle works amazingly well.
Hillary would have exposed him. If she couldnt find anything over the 2 years of his campaign (his whole senate term) then nobody else is going to find anything either.
I think you give Hillary's campaign too much credit. They didn't take Obama seriously until too late and their state strategy sucked.
I don't know that Mark Penn will every get to run another campaign.
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SFGoth Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:59:33am |
The name Abol Hassan bani Sadr ring a bell? (Course, he's room temp. now.) Ahhh, the days of standing at the corner of Annandale Road and Gallows Road with "Honk for the American Hostages" signs.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:59:43am |
Obama brainwashes his daughter.....
Yahoo pic
Vulcan mind meld!
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:00:11am |
re: #140 Killgore Trout
I seriously doubt he's going to respond at all.
Of course Obama won't respond. If anything, this is a sign of Ahmadinejad's increasing desperation to paint the protesters as US infiltrators or puppets in some UK/US/Israel scheme to undermine Iran
Ahmadinejad is hoping and praying for every chance he can to paint Mousavi and his supporters as tools of the West (or whatever). Provoking Obama into a harsh statement is what he wants right now.
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Kenneth Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:00:34am |
"Dear Mahmoud,
You had me at Death to Amerika! No hard feelings, kay?
Yours apologetically,
Barrack (- did I mention my middle name is Hussein?) Obama
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yma o hyd Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:00:52am |
As to the rumours of a compromise solution (run-off elections between ahmadinejad and Mousavi), described on tehranbureau's site here, see this latest tweet from Jim Sciutto:
'Hearing lots of skepticism about runoff compromise, esp if cheat once, why not cheat again? Have to say I agree. #iranelection'
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Charpete67 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:00:57am |
re: #192 Eowyn2
If the truther angle doesn't work. the Hillary angle works amazingly well.
Hillary would have exposed him. If she couldnt find anything over the 2 years of his campaign (his whole senate term) then nobody else is going to find anything either.
...so he wasn't born in Iran?
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:01:40am |
re: #181 iceweasel
But who is communist anymore at 20? Seriously.
Well... perhaps the "International ANSWER Coalition" twerps who show up at rallies here in DC carrying signs that say things like "Mao more than ever"?
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:01:45am |
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nyc redneck Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:01:45am |
i'm sick of o apologizing for me, for my country.
next time this suck up apologizes, he needs to say, the groveling is strictly his own idea springing from his need to cozy up to thugs and has nothing to do w/ america.
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MandyManners Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:01:57am |
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yma o hyd Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:02:06am |
Gah - have to go: thunderstorm!
(Big holiday visitor (four-legged) is already hiding under the table!)
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razorbacker Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:02:06am |
re: #171 MandyManners
I don't believe Randy Timberlake smoked dope with his son. I grew up with the Timberlakes.
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Land Shark Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:02:08am |
Since apologizing is the only thing 0bama does well (besides fooling the gullible here in the US with his "soaring" rhetoric), that's an easy request to fulfill. I'm sure he's practicing his bow to Ahmadinnerjacket as we speak.
/
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midwestgak Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:02:13am |
Obama on TV again! D.C. is the new "windy city."
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Sharmuta Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:02:35am |
re: #57 Kenneth
Half of Revolutionary Guard Commanders are on People’s Side
I pray he's right.
This is when I love the spy- I missed this earlier, but caught it getting dinged.
I hope this is correct too, and perhaps it is since there are so many reports of hizbullah thugs being brought in to serve as thugs. Perhaps it's because the regular forces will not engage.
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MrSilverDragon Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:02:35am |
re: #192 Eowyn2
If the truther angle doesn't work. the Hillary angle works amazingly well.
Hillary would have exposed him. If she couldnt find anything over the 2 years of his campaign (his whole senate term) then nobody else is going to find anything either.
The problem is trying to have a rational argument with someone who is completely irrational. I can put fact after fact out there and I still get the "you're wrong!" response.
Ah well, it's life.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:02:54am |
re: #213 yma o hyd
If there is a political compromise I think it will only be temporary. The people have lost confidence in the system.
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Charpete67 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:02:56am |
re: #216 iceweasel
You know it's true. Obama is actually a Vulcan sent from the 23rd century to enslave us all. That's why there's no nirth certifikat-- HE'S FROM THE FUTURE!
...so, not from Iran?
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baier Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:03:19am |
re: #221 Land Shark
Since apologizing is the only thing 0bama does well (besides fooling the gullible here in the US with his "soaring" rhetoric),
He sends tinkles down my leg
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:03:31am |
re: #216 iceweasel
You know it's true. Obama is actually a Vulcan sent from the 23rd century to enslave us all. That's why there's no nirth certifikat-- HE'S FROM THE FUTURE!
That's one aspect I liked in Star Trek: Enterprise. They re-imagined the "mentor"-stage Vulcans as being kind of... well... assholes.
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midwestgak Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:03:54am |
"Cost of energy will be that of a postage stamp." Is he saying mailing a letter will be $2.87?
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nyc redneck Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:04:11am |
re: #210 wahabicorridor
God help me, he's on TV AGAIN!
he is getting over exposed. his face, his voice, his arrogance.
it is adding up.
his buffoonery is becoming obvious.
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MJ Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:04:18am |
Jihadist Forum Thread Discusses If and When One May Eat the Flesh of U.S. Soldiers
[Link: www.memrijttm.org...]
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wahabicorridor Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:04:23am |
re: #218 MandyManners
Fucking up the economy by killing coal?
fucking up the economy by killing coal
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JohnnyReb Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:04:48am |
re: #224 MrSilverDragon
The problem is trying to have a rational argument with someone who is completely irrational. I can put fact after fact out there and I still get the "you're wrong!" response.
Ah well, it's life.
You are obviously paying for something you did wrong in a previous life. Karma, whatever kills you just makes you stronger in the next life.
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:04:56am |
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MandyManners Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:05:37am |
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baier Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:05:39am |
re: #232 wahabicorridor
fucking up the economy by killing coal
fucking up the economy by killing coal!
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Charpete67 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:05:45am |
re: #234 iceweasel
Yes. Iran! -- IN THE FUTURE!/
thanks...I was confused...now I'm gonna go argue with my co-workers...
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Land Shark Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:06:10am |
re: #227 baier
He sends tinkles down my leg
I hoping Bo Bama the Portuguese Water Dog sends a major tinkle down his leg. C'mon, Bo, how 'bout a little lift n' squirt...
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:06:18am |
re: #211 buzzsawmonkey
Obama was elected as the Messiah, but he's only the Apologeezus.
Apollo Jesus? How... eclectic.
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:06:23am |
OT
At least Hamas is honest:
Mashaal: Hamas Ready for Peace, but not with Jewish State
Hamas will never recognize Israel as a Jewish state, because it hopes to see millions of descendents of Arab residents of pre-state Israel “return” to the area, potentially turning Israel into a majority-Arab state, Mashaal explained.
And how does he view Obama?
Mashaal praised United States President Barack Obama for “using new language” with Israel, but called on the U.S. leader to do more. “We're hoping for real pressure on the Israelis,” he said.
I'm afraid he might get it.
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NJDhockeyfan Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:07:06am |
I receive $200 (equivalent) a day
An interview with one of the vigilantes
Saturday morning June 13th, while Tehran had a day with plenty of tension ahead, the faces of plain clothed individuals with a stick in one hand beating the people became more visible. These people are often hired on daily basis and as one of them states, “the Iranian men receive $200 a day while non-Iranians are paid multiple of that amount.” The plain clothed vigilante that the Rooz reporter interviewed also stated; “we stay in dormitories but non-Iranians stay in hotels.”
The following is an exclusive interview.
Plain clothed but with helmets of anti-riot police began to appear in the streets four days prior to the announcement of election results, and their accents are unfamiliar. Some eyewitnesses state, “these vigilantes say things that we do not understand.” Some also give specific reports that they encountered Arabic speaking vigilantes. Yesterday I found the opportunity to speak to one of these plain clothed individuals at a sandwich shop.
I was inside the shop when he entered. He ordered a cold drink, all while he was still holding his stick. I started a conversation with him...
Read the whole thing.
Original text in Farsi can be found here: روزی 200 هزار تومان می گیریم
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baier Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:07:08am |
re: #239 Land Shark
I hoping Bo Bama the Portuguese Water Dog sends a major tinkle down his leg. C'mon, Bo, how 'bout a little lift n' squirt...
Make him even more wet behind the ears
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MandyManners Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:07:10am |
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KenJen Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:07:18am |
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MJ Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:07:47am |
re: #241 Kosh's Shadow
OT
At least Hamas is honest:
Mashaal: Hamas Ready for Peace, but not with Jewish State
I'm afraid he might get it.
Mashaal is already getting want he wants.
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zombie Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:07:50am |
OK, is this a worthwhile funny idea? ...:
Take some of the photos from the old "SorryEverybody.com" site (in which moonbats apologized to the world for Bush), Photoshop out the words on each sign, and invite readers to "write" in (using Photoshop or whatever) a new "sorry" message in each one, apoligizing to Iranians for electing a President who refuses to do anything to facilitate regime change in Iran?
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Kenneth Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:08:00am |
Interesting new website: Citizentube
they have a collection of the latest videos from Iran
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NukeAtomrod Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:08:24am |
re: #79 zombie
Congratulations. You should be happy. You should also know they'll get the story wrong one way or another. Don't let it upset you too much. That's just how the news works. Enjoy the paycheck!
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Killian Bundy Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:08:27am |
re: #222 midwestgak
Obama on TV again! D.C. is the new "windy city."
And the market promptly turned down.
/no taxes on anyone making less than $250k, do you use electricity?
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littleoldlady Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:08:29am |
re: #232 wahabicorridor
wahabi! :-)
OT, sorry, but this is important...from the spinoff links:
Call your Congresscritter and tell them NO to cap and trade.
/they ARE keeping score!
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:08:35am |
re: #232 wahabicorridor
fucking up the economy by killing coal
Again, the Obama energy plan.
1) Deliberately drive up energy costs;
2) Magic new energy technology somehow invents itself;
3) Everyone is really happy.
As I quoted the other day, from a skeptic who was (suprisingly) quoted on NPR: The government did not bring about the invention of the personal computer by imposing punitive taxes on typewriters.
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:08:54am |
re: #247 MJ
Mashaal is already getting want he wants.
Wasn't Dhimmi Carter just talking to him after talking to people in the State Department?
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baier Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:09:07am |
re: #248 zombie
OK, is this a worthwhile funny idea? ...:
Take some of the photos from the old "SorryEverybody.com" site (in which moonbats apologized to the world for Bush), Photoshop out the words on each sign, and invite readers to "write" in (using Photoshop or whatever) a new "sorry" message in each one, apoligizing to Iranians for electing a President who refuses to do anything to facilitate regime change in Iran?
Or, have Iranians with broken, bruised, and batter bodies holding up signs apologizing to Obama for ruining his 4th of July BBQ.
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Land Shark Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:09:07am |
re: #248 zombie
I like that idea a lot. I bet they'd be some real zingers.
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Charpete67 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:09:51am |
re: #243 NJDhockeyfan
I receive $200 (equivalent) a day
An interview with one of the vigilantes
Read the whole thing.
Original text in Farsi can be found here: روزی 200 هزار تومان می گیریم
Iranian stimulus plan...unemployment just dropped to 15% there
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:10:37am |
re: #253 midwestgak
Farrah Fawcett dies at age 62. RIP
Damn.
That iconic poster in the red bathing suit... I can still remember the hushed awe on my school bus when one of the boys in the back proudly unfurled it. We were only, what, 8 or 9, but we knew at that moment that we were hetero.
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OldLineTexan Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:10:38am |
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John Neverbend Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:10:40am |
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:10:44am |
re: #254 Occasional Reader
Again, the Obama energy plan.
1) Deliberately drive up energy costs;
2) Magic new energy technology somehow invents itself;
3) Everyone is really happy.
As I quoted the other day, from a skeptic who was (suprisingly) quoted on NPR: The government did not bring about the invention of the personal computer by imposing punitive taxes on typewriters.
And killing the economy in the process.
In Spain, "Green energy" jobs cost $700,000-1.4 million and 2.2 other jobs.
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SFGoth Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:10:52am |
re: #232 wahabicorridor
fucking up the economy by killing coal
I would trade coal for nukes any day. Coal is atrociously filthy and actually radioactive.
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OldLineTexan Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:10:59am |
re: #259 Occasional Reader
Damn.
That iconic poster in the red bathing suit... I can still remember the hushed awe on my school bus when one of the boys in the back proudly unfurled it. We were only, what, 8 or 9, but we knew at that moment that we were hetero.
Crap, I'm older than YOU?
Dang.
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wahabicorridor Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:11:06am |
re: #252 littleoldlady
wahabi! :-)
OT, sorry, but this is important...from the spinoff links:
Call your Congresscritter and tell them NO to cap and trade.
/they ARE keeping score!
Hi sweetie!
If anyone stops this can-trade bullshit it will be the members from the coal states. Otherwise, I'm afraid we're screwed. Peterson caved on the agriculture issues last night.
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jorline Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:11:18am |
PBO should have saved this for Dinnerjacket.
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opnion Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:11:31am |
re: #230 nyc redneck
he is getting over exposed. his face, his voice, his arrogance.
it is adding up.
his buffoonery is becoming obvious.
His voice is becoming like the soundtrack of our lives.
He is on constantly.
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DaddyG Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:11:36am |
re: #227 baier
He sends tinkles down my leg
I want to pee myself every time he announces a new plan too.
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:11:58am |
re: #215 Occasional Reader
Well... perhaps the "International ANSWER Coalition" twerps who show up at rallies here in DC carrying signs that say things like "Mao more than ever"?
meh, the average 20 year old isn't a communist, or a member of ANSWER.
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MrSilverDragon Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:11:59am |
re: #233 JohnnyReb
You are obviously paying for something you did wrong in a previous life. Karma, whatever kills you just makes you stronger in the next life.
Heck, probably something I did in this life caused it. I was a baaaaaaaad kid. Thankfully I grew up... some. :)
Oh, and BakiShamil? I'm still waiting to find out why you thought my comment about the Iranian dictator being insane was wrong. Care to show me your perspective, or do you not have a side to the debate? Can't seem to gauge a perspective as I don't see any posts from you...
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wahabicorridor Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:12:11am |
re: #254 Occasional Reader
The government did not bring about the invention of the personal computer by imposing punitive taxes on typewriters.
Thank you very much, I'm stealing that.
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:12:14am |
re: #262 buzzsawmonkey
Well, Obama has been described almost as a latter-day Apollo in the adulatory commentary to his pec shots.
Maybe it's time to turn the phaser banks on his temple, metaphorically speaking. (Yes, I perhaps watched a little Star Trek: TOS as a kid, can you tell?)
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MandyManners Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:12:18am |
re: #259 Occasional Reader
Damn.
That iconic poster in the red bathing suit... I can still remember the hushed awe on my school bus when one of the boys in the back proudly unfurled it. We were only, what, 8 or 9, but we knew at that moment that we were hetero.
I just had a vision of the Wayne's World "schwing" move.
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OldLineTexan Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:12:40am |
Dinnerjacket is just acting his age height.
/whiny brat
Everybody else got an apology!
/whiny brat
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baier Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:12:48am |
re: #269 DaddyG
I want to pee myself every time he announces a new plan too.
Every time he says "Israel" I need to change...
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MJ Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:13:03am |
re: #255 Kosh's Shadow
Wasn't Dhimmi Carter just talking to him after talking to people in the State Department?
Yes.
Want to read something truly revolting?
Here's Jimmy's "report" on his recent love-in with Mashall, Hamas, Hezbollah, etc. Notice how his hatred of Israel comes out in the report:
[Link: cartercenter.org...]
What's encouraging is that Carter really disliked Netanyahu's speech which means Bibi is on the right track:
NETANYAHU'S SPEECH: I watched his speech and was appalled by his introduction of numerous obstacles to peace, some of them insurmountable. He rejected sharing of Jerusalem and a settlement freeze and defined any future Palestinian state as demilitarized, no control over airspace, still including many Israeli settlements, and probably without the Jordan valley – provided they remove Hamas and all other Arabs will accept Israel as a Jewish state (with 20 percent Arab citizens). I've been involved with these issues for 30 years, and none of them are acceptable, except perhaps through give-and-take negotiations....
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NJDhockeyfan Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:13:08am |
re: #258 Charpete67
Iranian stimulus plan...unemployment just dropped to 15% there
What does this Iranian do with his new found wealth?
How much do they pay anyway?
200 a day. (A smile appears in his eyes) 200 thousand toman ($200).That’s a lot. What do you want to do with this money?
I’ll go get married. I can even get 2 wives with all the money that I have. Do you know how much it would be? Two million ($2000). I might not go back to Torbat anymore. I might just stay here. Haji said there will be more protests to come; they’ll give us a job.
$200 buys you two wives. What a bargain!
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:13:28am |
re: #268 opnion
His voice is becoming like the soundtrack of our lives.
He is on constantly.
Big Brother
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MandyManners Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:13:29am |
re: #262 buzzsawmonkey
Well, Obama has been described almost as a latter-day Apollo in the adulatory commentary to his pec shots.
Pecs? Those are pecs?
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dhg4 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:13:34am |
re: #48 MJ
Obama has a message for the Pro-Democratic forces in Iran and the rest of the world: screw you.
Even the Washington Post noticed today in strong editorial regarding Obama's dissing of pro-Democratic dissidents in Cuba:
[Link: www.washingtonpost.com...]
From one of President Obama's court stenographers, Helene Cooper of the NYT:
During a Democratic presidential debate at the Citadel, Mr. Obama and the other candidates were asked if, during their first year as president, they would be willing to meet without preconditions with the leaders of Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba and North Korea.
“I would,” Mr. Obama replied. “And the reason is this: that the notion that somehow not talking to countries is punishment to them, which has been the guiding principle of this administration, is ridiculous.”
His comments drew some barbs from his rivals, including Hillary Rodham Clinton, now his subordinate, who called the stance naïve. But Mr. Obama refused to back down, establishing the pragmatic tone he would set on Iran.
Mr. Obama still believes in engagement with Iran, senior administration officials said Wednesday. “It makes no sense to completely rule out engagement,” a senior White House official said. “Why is it considered being tough to not talk to somebody? It’s the opposite. When you don’t talk to somebody, you’re ruling out the use of something that could strengthen you.”
So that's the view of the sophisticated foreign policy class, engaging tyrants is "pragmatic." Does it change anything? Well not really. The moment President Obama ratcheted up his rhetoric about Iran, all of sudden, to Ahmadinejad anyway, he was "George Bush."
When the new administration started putting out feelers for more diplomatic engagement with Syria back in March, MEMRI recorded how the Syrian government viewed such outreach:
Syrian regime spokesmen stressed the changes that have occurred in the U.S. policy towards Syria, in contrast to Syria's firm insistence on its traditional views. The Syrian press presented this as an American capitulation to Syria and Iran, and as an acknowledgement of their status.
Syria viewed the outreach as "capitulation," as, no doubt, Ahmadinejad interpreted the President's early reticence in reaction to the protests. More importantly they view the President, not as an equal, but as someone against whom they have leverage. The open hand has been met with a clenched fist. Engaging with Syria, Venezuela, North Korea or Iran brings no benefit and perhaps even strengthens those regimes.
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littleoldlady Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:13:47am |
re: #266 wahabicorridor
Frankly, I think we'll have much more luck with the Senate, but perhaps we can slow them down a little in the House.
I'm truly afraid that cap-and-trade AND/OR government healthcare will finish us off for good... :-(
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:14:03am |
re: #259 Occasional Reader
Damn.
That iconic poster in the red bathing suit... I can still remember the hushed awe on my school bus when one of the boys in the back proudly unfurled it. We were only, what, 8 or 9, but we knew at that moment that we were hetero.
Whoa, you're a guy?
I mean this in an extremely complimentary way, btw. I thought you were female because I thought you had a sensitivity to issues involving women's rights that is uncommon among many males.
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SecondComing Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:14:05am |
re: #256 baier
Or, have Iranians with broken, bruised, and batter bodies holding up signs apologizing to Obama for ruining his 4th of July BBQ.
OMG HAHAHAHA
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wahabicorridor Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:14:24am |
re: #264 SFGoth
I would trade coal for nukes any day. Coal is atrociously filthy and actually radioactive.
I'm with you (and I was in Harrisburg during 3 Mile Island, too!) - but the fact remains that this cap and trade business is doom for the economy.
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DaddyG Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:14:27am |
re: #258 Charpete67
Iranian stimulus plan...unemployment just dropped to 15% there
Unfotunately for the domestic work force its mostly imported labor getting the jobs.
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:14:28am |
re: #265 OldLineTexan
Crap, I'm older than YOU?
Dang.
I'm younger than... many... thank you very much!
(And I do look a lot younger than I am. My secret? Stem cells. I sprinkle a handful on my cereal every morning.)
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Charpete67 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:14:32am |
re: #280 NJDhockeyfan
$200 buys you two wives. What a bargain!
I think I have about $500 and only one wife...so....
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OldLineTexan Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:14:40am |
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JohnnyReb Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:14:51am |
re: #254 Occasional Reader
Again, the Obama energy plan.
1) Deliberately drive up energy costs;
2) Magic new energy technology somehow invents itself;
3) Everyone is really happy.
As I quoted the other day, from a skeptic who was (suprisingly) quoted on NPR: The government did not bring about the invention of the personal computer by imposing punitive taxes on typewriters.
I canna change the laws of physics!
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:15:05am |
re: #280 NJDhockeyfan
$200 buys you two wives. What a bargain!
Camels cost more, probably. Shows you what respect they have for women.
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nikis-knight Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:15:23am |
re: #85 Dianna
My problem is that I'm afraid Obama will apologize, thinking that it costs nothing to mouth the words.
I worry about that.
I expect a sort of half apology, like "I'm sorry if the Iranian government took my mere words as interference, but their actions required comment."
Something not terribly bad, but easily chopped and then widely trumpeted around as proof of American weakness.
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OldLineTexan Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:15:34am |
re: #285 iceweasel
Whoa, you're a guy?
I mean this in an extremely complimentary way, btw. I thought you were female because I thought you had a sensitivity to issues involving women's rights that is uncommon among many males.
All that pining for Adrian Lima? You missed ALL the pining for Adrian Lima?
/
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albusteve Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:15:35am |
re: #259 Occasional Reader
Damn.
That iconic poster in the red bathing suit... I can still remember the hushed awe on my school bus when one of the boys in the back proudly unfurled it. We were only, what, 8 or 9, but we knew at that moment that we were hetero.
well said....she was a hot one
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Charpete67 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:15:45am |
re: #288 DaddyG
Unfotunately for the domestic work force its mostly imported labor getting the jobs.
They should form a union and demand "beat in Iran"...no foreign beaters"!
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DaddyG Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:15:46am |
re: #259 Occasional Reader
Damn.
That iconic poster in the red bathing suit... I can still remember the hushed awe on my school bus when one of the boys in the back proudly unfurled it. We were only, what, 8 or 9, but we knew at that moment that we were hetero.
My brother got sent home to change after wearing that picture on a T-shirt to Jr. High. Scandalous I tell you!
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Digital Display Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:15:48am |
re: #285 iceweasel
Whoa, you're a guy?
I mean this in an extremely complimentary way, btw. I thought you were female because I thought you had a sensitivity to issues involving women's rights that is uncommon among many males.
Not only that but OR can talk womans' fashion better than any straight man I know. Go ahead..ask him..
/
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MandyManners Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:15:49am |
re: #285 iceweasel
Whoa, you're a guy?
I mean this in an extremely complimentary way, btw. I thought you were female because I thought you had a sensitivity to issues involving women's rights that is uncommon among many males.
Truly virile men are like that.
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:15:53am |
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jorline Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:16:18am |
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:16:25am |
re: #285 iceweasel
Whoa, you're a guy?
I mean this in an extremely complimentary way, btw. I thought you were female because I thought you had a sensitivity to issues involving women's rights that is uncommon among many males.
[farts]
[belches]
[scratches belly]
Does that help?
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MandyManners Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:16:25am |
re: #291 OldLineTexan
Could be worse. Could be moobs.
I just stood up to go get a Dr Pepper and my right knee buckled when I read that.
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opnion Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:16:46am |
This is probably already been posted, but Farah Fawcet lost her battle with cancer today. She was 62.
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Son of the Black Dog Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:16:53am |
re: #221 Land Shark
Since apologizing is the only thing 0bama does well (besides fooling the gullible here in the US with his "soaring" rhetoric), that's an easy request to fulfill. I'm sure he's practicing his bow to Ahmadinnerjacket as we speak.
/
That'll need to be a pretty deep bow.
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:16:54am |
re: #300 MandyManners
Truly virile men are like that.
The truly confident men are like that. I know.
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:17:46am |
re: #299 HoosierHoops
Not only that but OR can talk womans' fashion better than any straight man I know. Go ahead..ask him..
/
For someone with a documented mancrush on Denzel Washington, you're sure gettin' pretty uppity.
/
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OldLineTexan Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:17:55am |
re: #298 DaddyG
My brother got sent home to change after wearing that picture on a T-shirt to Jr. High. Scandalous I tell you!
I knew your brother?
The one kid that attempted it in my Jr. High had to sit and wait in the office for his Dad to pick him up, and they even made him turn it inside-out.
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right_wing2 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:17:56am |
'Dear Dinnerjacket
I'm sorry you're a stark raving lunatic. I'm sorry the only way you can stay in power is through thuggish tactics. I'm sorry you're the puppet of a bunch of mad mullahs.'
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Walter L. Newton Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:18:06am |
re: #304 Occasional Reader
[farts]
[belches]
[scratches belly]
Does that help?
Add "pees on table leg" and I'll be convinced.
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Mad Al-Jaffee Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:18:16am |
re: #296 albusteve
There's a great story in The Onion book Our Dumb Century about that poster. If I had it with me I could quote the headline.
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DaddyG Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:18:22am |
re: #276 OldLineTexan
Dinnerjacket is just acting his
ageheight./whiny brat
Everybody else got an apology!
/whiny brat
He's acting like an indignant 15 year old as opposed to Kim Mentally Il who is still throwing a 2 year old tantrum and hoping someone notices him.
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:18:23am |
re: #304 Occasional Reader
[farts]
[belches]
[scratches belly]
Does that help?
Not entirely. If you can do that and drink beer I might think I'm hanging out with one of my own female friends. Or just myself.
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NukeAtomrod Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:18:39am |
I think this is appropriate viewing in this situation.
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Digital Display Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:18:40am |
re: #309 Occasional Reader
For someone with a documented mancrush on Denzel Washington, you're sure gettin' pretty uppity.
/
LOL
Hi OR..Hope today finds you well..
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:18:55am |
re: #300 MandyManners
Truly virile men are like that.
Damn right we are! grrrrrr!
[smashes beer bottle on forehead]
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:18:56am |
re: #312 Walter L. Newton
Add "pees on table leg" and I'll be convinced.
Yeah, I agree with that. That would be a boy thing.
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wahabicorridor Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:19:00am |
re: #284 littleoldlady
Frankly, I think we'll have much more luck with the Senate, but perhaps we can slow them down a little in the House.
I'm truly afraid that cap-and-trade AND/OR government healthcare will finish us off for good... :-(
It wouldn't be the first time I've been wrong - but I'm really not sure a health care bill is gonna go anywhere.
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right_wing2 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:19:18am |
re: #306 opnion
Very sad to see. Thoughts & prayers for her family & friends.
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opnion Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:19:30am |
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:20:15am |
re: #65 DaddyG
Ahmadinejad's demand of an apology would be funny if the consequences weren't so dire. Obama has projected weakness and indecisiveness in his handling of foreign affairs and our enemies are emboldened.
Comparing Obama to Bush is a misreading of our media and leftist politicians public disdain for Bush as the general feeling among Americans. Almost as bad as our misreading of the lengths that the average Iranian would go to in expressing their desire for a voice in their destiny.
This has nothing to do with Obama. Achmedinejad is shoring up his control. He should only walk in front of a bus...
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Kenneth Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:20:19am |
re: #285 iceweasel
Whoa, you're a guy?
I mean this in an extremely complimentary way, btw. I thought you were female because I thought you had a sensitivity to issues involving women's rights that is uncommon among many males.
Ummm... you must have missed OR's embarrassing obsession with a certain Brazilian supermodel.
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Brutus Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:20:20am |
I think Obama should also apologize for Farrah's death. He won't.
If Imadinnerjacket asked him to apologize for Farrah's death, he would.
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John Neverbend Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:20:28am |
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MandyManners Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:20:34am |
re: #304 Occasional Reader
[farts]
[belches]
[scratches belly]
Does that help?
Women can do those things.
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:20:34am |
Hell, I can remember going to see Logan's Run in the theater, principally in order to see a 5 minute cameo by Farrah.
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right_wing2 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:20:48am |
The Obamessiah's got a lot more in common with Carter than he does with Bush.
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razorbacker Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:21:20am |
re: #230 nyc redneck
he is getting over exposed. his face, his voice, his arrogance.
it is adding up.
his buffoonery is becoming obvious.
Give the coverage of our overlord's ideas be given even more expose.
Tax the rich? Yaaaaaa-Hoooooo! Wait an minute, I'm not rich, why you looking at me?
Bankrupt those evile corporations! Hold on there, why are they closing my plant?
Save the fragile planet? But, but, but, I buy electricity. You don't mean me do you?
You know, we can't just keep our thermostats at 72 and have the rest of the planet say okay. But it sure is warmish in here, let us wait until fall before doing anything rash.
Post the home addresses of those dastardly bankers. They got it coming. I wonder why I can't get a home loan? Buncha racist homophobes, I'll bet.
They more they talk, the more people see that it affects their way of life, too. And while everybody wants to change the country, an awful lot of us like it just fine as it was, thank you.
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DaddyG Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:21:23am |
re: #310 OldLineTexan
I knew your brother?
The one kid that attempted it in my Jr. High had to sit and wait in the office for his Dad to pick him up, and they even made him turn it inside-out.
Chicago suburbs... It was probably a nationwide pheonomenon back then.
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MandyManners Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:21:33am |
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Kenneth Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:21:44am |
re: #304 Occasional Reader
[farts]
[belches]
[scratches belly]
Does that help?
You're not fooling anybody, missie!
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Land Shark Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:21:49am |
Actually, if there's any apologizing to be done, it's all the people who voted for Obama who should be apologizing to the Iranian people for voting for him. Then they should apologize to the United States.
Yeah, like that's gonna happen...
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:21:56am |
re: #327 MandyManners
Women can do those things.
Actually...pregnancy.
The hormones do funky things to your system, and stretch marks itch.
So...guys, you're just acting pregnant.
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:22:23am |
re: #324 Kenneth
Ummm... you must have missed OR's embarrassing obsession with a certain Brazilian supermodel.
Oh my god, I did totally ignore that whole conversation-- guess what, I thought "adrian" referred to a guy!
That's what I get for not clicking.
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MandyManners Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:22:24am |
re: #318 Occasional Reader
Damn right we are! grrrrrr!
[smashes beer bottle on forehead]
I thought it was a beer can.
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:22:46am |
re: #333 Kenneth
You're not fooling anybody, missie!
You forget the cardinal rule: There are no women on the internet.
(You're not foolling anyone, "Mandy"!)
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MandyManners Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:22:55am |
re: #319 iceweasel
Yeah, I agree with that. That would be a boy thing.
I've known some girls who'd do that, too.
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NJDhockeyfan Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:22:56am |
"My son & I had grenades!"
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Mad Al-Jaffee Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:22:58am |
re: #328 Occasional Reader
Hell, I can remember going to see Logan's Run in the theater, principally in order to see a 5 minute cameo by Farrah.
I don't remember Farrah in that movie. I do very vividly remember Jenny Agutter.
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:23:18am |
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:23:36am |
re: #81 Killgore Trout
It'll be interesting to see how they cover the story.
I think we already know. How does Fox EVER cover anything in the Bay Area? Thousands will somehow come to the conclusion that this was a public school, and the kids were forced to sing the Internationale while they painted.
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littleoldlady Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:23:37am |
re: #320 wahabicorridor
It wouldn't be the first time I've been wrong - but I'm really not sure a health care bill is gonna go anywhere.
From your lips to G-d's ears! I guess of the two evils I'd have to pick just POOR over POOR & DEAD!
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MandyManners Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:24:15am |
re: #335 EmmmieG
Actually...pregnancy.
The hormones do funky things to your system, and stretch marks itch.
So...guys, you're just acting pregnant.
When will they start lactating?
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:24:15am |
re: #324 Kenneth
Ummm... you must have missed OR's embarrassing obsession with a certain Brazilian supermodel.
"Embarrassing"?! Hell, it shows I have good taste.
And of course, that particular test is "not dispositive", as legalese would put it. I'm sure there are quite a few women out there with a crush on Adriana.
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subsailor68 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:24:31am |
re: #337 MandyManners
I thought it was a beer can.
Ah that's for wussies. I go straight to smashing the keg on my forehead!
(Which is why I keep forgettin' stuff. I had to have my name sewn into my underwear, and I wasn't even going to summer camp.)
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WinterCat Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:24:33am |
re: #300 MandyManners
Truly virile men are like that.
I have to say, and I am a woman myself, I thought you were a woman too. Albeit, an outspoken tough gal in an Annie Oakley kind of way. :)
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BlueCanuck Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:24:34am |
re: #327 MandyManners
Women can do those things.
A woman that can fart, belch, and swear like a trucker scares me. :)
/usually the petite ones that do that.
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MandyManners Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:24:49am |
re: #338 Occasional Reader
You forget the cardinal rule: There are no women on the internet.
(You're not foolling anyone, "Mandy"!)
C'mere and say that, little fellow.
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razorbacker Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:24:54am |
re: #335 EmmmieG
Actually...pregnancy.
The hormones do funky things to your system, and stretch marks itch.
So...guys, you're just acting pregnant.
Yep. I think it's going to be an elephant.
The trunk is already showing.
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BlueCanuck Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:25:17am |
re: #332 MandyManners
[scratches balls]
Ah heck, everyone knows you got a pair MM.
/and your ex still misses them.
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MandyManners Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:25:24am |
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:25:40am |
re: #341 Mad Al-Jaffee
I don't remember Farrah in that movie. I do very vividly remember Jenny Agutter.
She was a member of the medical staff at the (IIRC) "New You" clinic. Some baddie uses the surgical lasers there to try to kill Logan; they zap Farrah by mistake.
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NJDhockeyfan Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:25:59am |
Ununiformed Milita's Talking Urdu Language While Beating in Home Invasions. They're Pakistani (Confirmed) #IranElection #Tehran Iran #Neda
4 minutes ago from web
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:26:03am |
re: #326 John Neverbend
Yes. Too much Latin, I suspect.
I thought I remembered you posting something about Latin at some point! Colour me unsurprised.
Ah well, you know what they say. America and England are two nations divided by a common language. Or something like that.
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eschew_obfuscation Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:26:35am |
re: #293 Kosh's Shadow
Camels cost more, probably. Shows you what respect they have for women.
If Obama keeps adding new taxes to tobacco, they certainly will ;-)
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:26:40am |
re: #349 WinterCat
I have to say, and I am a woman myself, I thought you were a woman too. Albeit, an outspoken tough gal in an Annie Oakley kind of way. :)
Referring to me?
Damn. I'm gonna have to change my avatar to a picture of my d**k, or something.
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justabill Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:26:48am |
I hear our Obama wants to deal with the immigration issue as soon as possible as well now. Cause, you know its a crisis(tm).
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MandyManners Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:26:49am |
re: #348 subsailor68
Ah that's for wussies. I go straight to smashing the keg on my forehead!
(Which is why I keep forgettin' stuff. I had to have my name sewn into my underwear, and I wasn't even going to summer camp.)
So, if you get lost, bystanders will have to give you a wedgie to find out who you are?
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:27:04am |
re: #357 iceweasel
I thought I remembered you posting something about Latin at some point! Colour me unsurprised.
Ah well, you know what they say. America and England are two nations divided by a common language. Or something like that.
And are you American, Canadian, British, or Other?
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Dianna Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:27:09am |
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MandyManners Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:27:23am |
re: #349 WinterCat
I have to say, and I am a woman myself, I thought you were a woman too. Albeit, an outspoken tough gal in an Annie Oakley kind of way. :)
Yes, I'm fully female.
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subsailor68 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:27:27am |
re: #357 iceweasel
I thought I remembered you posting something about Latin at some point! Colour me unsurprised.
Ah well, you know what they say. America and England are two nations divided by a common language. Or something like that.
Yep:
England and America are two countries separated by a common language. George Bernard Shaw
| 366 |
OldLineTexan Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:27:35am |
re: #318 Occasional Reader
Damn right we are! grrrrrr!
[smashes beer bottle on forehead]
She said "virile". Go impregnate something if you're in the mood to demonstrate.
/
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MandyManners Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:28:02am |
re: #350 BlueCanuck
A woman that can fart, belch, and swear like a trucker scares me. :)
/usually the petite ones that do that.
Like little dogs are the noisiest?
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nyc redneck Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:28:09am |
re: #306 opnion
This is probably already been posted, but Farah Fawcet lost her battle with cancer today. She was 62.
she put up a valiant fight. what courage.
r.i.p
| 369 |
OldLineTexan Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:28:14am |
re: #359 Occasional Reader
Referring to me?
Damn. I'm gonna have to change my avatar to a picture of my d**k, or something.
You know I'll just claim it was Photoshopped.
/
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littleoldlady Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:28:22am |
re: #359 Occasional Reader
Referring to me?
Damn. I'm gonna have to change my avatar to a picture of my d**k, or something.
I was going to leave, but now I think I'll wait...
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:28:23am |
re: #354 MandyManners
ROFLMAO! GOT ME THERE.
heh. I was thinking of the old Ray Bradbury joke: "I have the heart of a small boy.......and I keep it in a jar on my desk." :)
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MandyManners Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:28:28am |
re: #353 BlueCanuck
Ah heck, everyone knows you got a pair MM.
/and your ex still misses them.
I got the left one mounted.
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:28:41am |
re: #351 MandyManners
C'mere and say that, little fellow.
If you're not actually a man, why were you just scratching your balls (#332)?
QED!
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MandyManners Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:29:04am |
re: #359 Occasional Reader
Referring to me?
Damn. I'm gonna have to change my avatar to a picture of my d**k, or something.
gonnarefrainrightnow
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:29:17am |
re: #372 MandyManners
I got the left one mounted.
I could, but I am just not going to make a filthy joke about that. No way!
| 376 |
Digital Display Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:29:21am |
re: #370 littleoldlady
I was going to leave, but now I think I'll wait...
Little old lady! How the heck are you?
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subsailor68 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:29:29am |
re: #361 MandyManners
So, if you get lost, bystanders will have to give you a wedgie to find out who you are?
Hmmm...that doesn't explain the locker room after gym class. HEY!
| 378 |
WinterCat Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:29:30am |
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turn Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:29:36am |
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MandyManners Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:29:37am |
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Mad Al-Jaffee Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:29:55am |
re: #359 Occasional Reader
Referring to me?
Damn. I'm gonna have to change my avatar to a picture of my d**k, or something.
Your duck?
| 382 |
BlueCanuck Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:30:07am |
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Silvergirl Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:30:22am |
re: #313 Mad Al-Jaffee
There's a great story in The Onion book Our Dumb Century about that poster. If I had it with me I could quote the headline.
"President Calls for Calm Following Nipple Sightings on Farrah Fawcett Poster"
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Eowyn2 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:30:25am |
re: #271 iceweasel
meh, the average 20 year old isn't a communist, or a member of ANSWER.
its a personality cult
the cute guy brings in 10 cute girls
the 10 cute girls bring in swarms of guys
the guys hang for a year or two then go on their way to greener pasture
leaving behind. ugly old guys and old hippie chicks.
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OldLineTexan Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:30:39am |
re: #343 SanFranciscoZionist
I think we already know. How does Fox EVER cover anything in the Bay Area? Thousands will somehow come to the conclusion that this was a public school, and the kids were forced to sing the Internationale while they painted.
HA. Try living in flyover country and see how much gets fucked up by all the "news".
| 387 |
littleoldlady Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:30:53am |
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:31:05am |
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Kulhwch Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:31:33am |
re: #345 Kulhwch
HEY MAHMOUD!
}:) [Toot the fluted tool!]
Of course, considering the cojones we've seen (er, extrapolated, er, guessed at, er, surmised) on Obama so far in this mess, he may well get an apology from Barry. In which case ...
}:) [... And kiss my American ass, too, Ahmadinejad!]
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BlueCanuck Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:31:34am |
re: #370 littleoldlady
Good afternoon bearer of fruitcup. Things are just getting interesting, eh?
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Digital Display Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:31:44am |
re: #387 littleoldlady
Hoosier! :-)
I'm the heck alright! ;-) And you?
Getting ready for the early saturday morning fruitcup!
always nice seeing you
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SummerSong Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:31:48am |
"...and accusing Obama of behaving like George W. Bush."
Oh, You have really crossed the line now, Dinnerjacket!
/
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IslandLibertarian Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:31:52am |
"0" has proven to be the spineless pushover I knew he would be.
America has not looked so weak since 1979.
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OldLineTexan Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:32:15am |
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Kenneth Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:32:26am |
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Silvergirl Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:32:36am |
re: #327 MandyManners
Women can do those things.
Yeah, but when he added in smashing the beer bottle against his forehead, I drew the line.
Truth: I'm not even a beer drinker myself, unless you count root beer.
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opnion Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:33:10am |
re: #321 right_wing2
Very sad to see. Thoughts & prayers for her family & friends.
She was such a beautiful woman. An American original.
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oldschool Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:33:45am |
Well our Supreme Leader Obama Caesar is just taking notes for when he has to put down the protests to his imperial rule. I'm not kidding either.
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:33:48am |
re: #362 Occasional Reader
And are you American, Canadian, British, or Other?
Other, I suppose. Technically.
Born in the USA.
Dual cit and spent some time living/educated elsewhere. But I'm an American, no mistake, no matter where I'm living.
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Silvergirl Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:33:49am |
re: #393 SummerSong
"...and accusing Obama of behaving like George W. Bush."
Oh, You have really crossed the line now, Dinnerjacket!
/
McCain must be having a little smile over Obama getting called Bush.
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John Neverbend Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:34:25am |
re: #373 Occasional Reader
If you're not actually a man, why were you just scratching your balls (#332)?
QED!
Tennis balls, my liege.
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littleoldlady Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:35:16am |
re: #391 BlueCanuck
You KNOW I need to get a life when I am enthralled by the prospect of a picture of OR's...um...duck. ;-)
/...I keep refreshing the page, OR!
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Silvergirl Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:35:18am |
re: #399 opnion
She was such a beautiful woman. An American original.
And the hair. She influenced a generation. At least until the 80s hit and they started doing that bangs straight up in the air thing.
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littleoldlady Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:36:13am |
re: #392 HoosierHoops
Getting ready for the early saturday morning fruitcup!
always nice seeing you
Well then, I shall expect you.
/maybe I'll bake a cake... ;-)
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subsailor68 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:36:29am |
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Silvergirl Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:37:15am |
re: #387 littleoldlady
Hoosier! :-)
I'm the heck alright! ;-) And you?
Hi littleoldlady! I had some really weird dreams last night/morning. What was in that fruitcup?
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:38:05am |
re: #401 iceweasel
But I'm an American, no mistake, no matter where I'm living.
Then what's up with the spelling in "colour"?
TRAITOR!
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Dianna Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:38:11am |
re: #380 MandyManners
We are no fun.
Ahem.
No beauty doth she lack
When all her clothes are on;
But beauty's own self is she,
When all her clothes are gone.
I'm lots of fun.
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Charpete67 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:38:53am |
re: #400 oldschool
Well our Supreme Leader Obama Caesar is just taking notes for when he has to put down the protests to his imperial rule. I'm not kidding either.
no hot dogs for anyone who opposes universal health care...
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littleoldlady Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:40:03am |
re: #408 Silvergirl
Hi littleoldlady! I had some really weird dreams last night/morning. What was in that fruitcup?
Bourbon.
/I hope you like bourbon! ;-)
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:40:50am |
re: #405 Silvergirl
And the hair. She influenced a generation. At least until the 80s hit and they started doing that bangs straight up in the air thing.
The hair of the 80's. We killed the 80's, cut off its head and buried it with a stake through its heart, at a crossroads at midnight, and yet sometimes, late at night in the hour of the wolf... we can still hear it breathing!
[Link: awkwardfamilyphotos.com...]
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SFGoth Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:40:58am |
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littleoldlady Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:41:49am |
I'm afraid I can't wait any longer, OR... :-[
See y'all at fruitcup! :-)
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BlueCanuck Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:42:43am |
re: #415 littleoldlady
Bye littleoldlady, maybe he will have the picture then. ;)
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:43:49am |
re: #409 Occasional Reader
Then what's up with the spelling in "colour"?
TRAITOR!
It's so true! *sob*
It's how I express my seditious intent. Also my education/work/where i was living.
I'm betwixt and between.
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:45:34am |
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Silvergirl Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:46:40am |
re: #349 WinterCat
I have to say, and I am a woman myself, I thought you were a woman too. Albeit, an outspoken tough gal in an Annie Oakley kind of way. :)
I don't remember any profanity in the Annie Get Your Gun lyrics. Anything you can do, I can do better, You can't get a man with a gun . . . nope, never once does she say I HOPE YOU'RE EFFING HAPPY.
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aboo-Hoo-Hoo Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:47:27am |
This is one Iranian protester who is definately not impressed with Ahmadi 'the still living terrorist' Nejad.
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:47:42am |
re: #417 iceweasel
It's so true! *sob*
It's how I express my seditious intent. Also my education/work/where i was living.
I'm betwixt and between.
We can forgive the superfluous "u". But be warned: There is no letter "f" in the word "lieutenant". I don't care what the Brits say.
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SFGoth Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:57:19am |
re: #421 Occasional Reader
We can forgive the superfluous "u". But be warned: There is no letter "f" in the word "lieutenant". I don't care what the Brits say.
I love telling Germans that the reason why we salute with our hands at an angle and the Brits salute with theirs open is that we won the war. They chuckle.
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lostlakehiker Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:58:56am |
Ahmadinejad wants an apology from Obama.
That's going to be funny. An ego pissing contest between "the One" and the guy who thinks he's going to usher in Harry Potter and The Imam from The Well.
Our president may not know much about history, much about geography. But he knows how to avoid issuing the kind of groveling apology in the first person that Ahmadinejad wants.
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Jun 25, 2009 11:59:41am |
re: #421 Occasional Reader
We can forgive the superfluous "u". But be warned: There is no letter "f" in the word "lieutenant". I don't care what the Brits say.
Hey, that's a pronunciation issue, not a spelling issue.
Be warned: I also say to-MAH-to.
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RalphShort Thu, Jun 25, 2009 12:17:38pm |
My take on this is he should apologize. After all, he has apologized to so many other countries he would only have North korea left. I hate to think he is a procrastinator.
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cartoonboy Thu, Jun 25, 2009 12:29:46pm |
Obama: "Kim Jong-il's has yet to rsvp me on my July 4th extravaganza. I am disappointed that he has chosen to extend a closed fist to my juicy cocktail wieners, enriched buns, and life-changing lemon coolaid."
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SFGoth Thu, Jun 25, 2009 12:30:27pm |
Where's Dick Cheney when you need a real "heart felt" apology?
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el2995 Thu, Jun 25, 2009 12:43:51pm |
I'm sure that an official "Obam-apology" to Ahmadinejad and the Supreme Leader will be delivered shortly, followed by a summary and in-depth analysis of the statement to be broadcast live from the White House by ABC News...
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annar Thu, Jun 25, 2009 1:58:19pm |
Perhaps as an indication of good faith in his quest for forgiveness Sheikh Obama could announce the conversion of his entire staff to Islam. Hillary in a Niqab would be a relief but I'm sure Bill would want his harem up front. The whole gang could do hadj this year with AhmadInJihad.
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Flavia Thu, Jun 25, 2009 2:03:32pm |
And I unfortunately believe that, no matter how he handles it, Obama still will not learn that appeasement does not work with evil. That only demands even more insane than this one will ever be forthcoming. And yet I get called a racist for pointing out that certain cultures only understand force, and total defeat.
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Sergeant Major Thu, Jun 25, 2009 2:10:12pm |
I'll apologize for Obama....I'm sorry you're an ass hat...That should work
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Mikey_Dallas Thu, Jun 25, 2009 2:37:08pm |
I'd like an apology from Obama too.
"If you make under $250,000, your taxes won't go up one dime"
Uh...Yeah, right.
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tradewind Thu, Jun 25, 2009 5:15:26pm |
Why not? TOTUS has made the mea culpa to every other thug on the planet,,,,
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Pupdawg Thu, Jun 25, 2009 7:59:55pm |
re: #31 Carl in Jerusalem
Why shouldn't he get an apology from Obama? Everyone else has (except for Israel).
...and except for the American taxpayers.
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Pupdawg Thu, Jun 25, 2009 8:23:24pm |
Why not? Stranger things have come from Prez O via his teleprompters. After all, it took President Obama less than 100 days in office to tell the the world, ad nausea, that not only is the USA the root of all evil globally but we have been the seeds, saplings and grown ass trees of evil since around 1776! I fully expect, the apologies from Mr. Obama will continue to flow just as his incessant whining about what gloom and doom he inherited on 1-20-09 will teleprompt through.
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