Egypt Updates: February 5, 2011

Mubarak resigns, but not really

Middle EastFebruary 2011 • Views: 32,053

CBS News reports that Hosni Mubarak has resigned from Egypt’s ruling party.

CAIRO - State TV reports that President Hosni Mubarak has resigned from Egypt’s ruling party.

His son, Gamal Mubarak, and the National Democratic Party’s secretary-general, Safwat el-Sharif, have also resigned, in a new gesture to protesters carrying out a 12-day-old wave of anti-government demonstrations.

And an empty “gesture” is exactly what this is, because Mubarak is not stepping down from the presidency.

UPDATE at 2/5/11 10:40:04 am

The latest reports now say that Mubarak has not resigned from the NDP, although others have.

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85 comments

rwmofo Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:40:49am

I heard yesterday that Mubarak has pocketed something like $75B. Might be a good time to say adios and hop on the private jet.

Jadespring Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:41:16am

I was just about to post this on the other thread. :D

Saved me from all the cutting and pasting.

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:42:07am

Does he have a death wish?

reloadingisnotahobby Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:43:25am

re: #2 Jadespring

Saved me from all the cutting and pasting.

…Scissors,glue and your keyboard?
What could go wrong….?/

jaunte Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:44:23am

Next up: Mubarak announces patriotic cost-cutting drive, cancels several magazine subscriptions.

Buck Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:44:34am

If he was able to steal $70 billion. And the USA gave about $50 billion, then he was not an ally, but was a extortionist.

Jadespring Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:47:21am

Twitter is talking about this and saying that this info may be premature. They’re saying that State tv is reporting resignation of others and not Mubarak himself.

Not saying it’s not correct only that people there are questioning whether it’s correct.

blueraven Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:48:26am

re: #1 rwmofo

I heard yesterday that Mubarak has pocketed something like $75B. Might be a good time to say adios and hop on the private jet.

Hop on the bus, Gus
Make a new plan, Stan…

reloadingisnotahobby Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:50:18am

Seems in the ME Politics and Extortion can be Synonymous……

Jadespring Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:50:43am

re: #7 Jadespring

Tweets like

***On State TV the anchor read the decree of NDP resignations and new appointments, signed Hosni Mubarak as head of the party. looks like he didn’t resign yet #jan25

Dark_Falcon Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:54:41am

re: #3 Sergey Romanov

Does he have a death wish?

I think he does. He was in the military his entire adult life before Sadat made him vice-president. I don’t think he’s willing to slink off into the night and live his last years sick and in exile. I think he’d rather either leave on his own terms or go down in a hail of gunfire.

Dark_Falcon Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:55:16am

re: #9 reloadingisnotahobby

Seems in the ME Politics and Extortion can be Synonymous…

You ain’t kidding, brother.

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:00:44am

Meanwhile RSM is spreading ~~santor~~ a rumor that “CJ forbade any LGF member from posting anywhere else”. Would be funny if it wasn’t so sad.

Dark_Falcon Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:02:57am

re: #13 Sergey Romanov

Meanwhile RSM is spreading ~~santor~~ a rumor that “CJ forbade any LGF member from posting anywhere else”. Would be funny if it wasn’t so sad.

OMG!!1 Those posts I made on that cat blog are going to get me banned!!!11

/It’s such a stupid meme it’s funny even while being sad.

blueraven Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:04:48am

re: #13 Sergey Romanov

Meanwhile RSM is spreading ~~santor~~ a rumor that “CJ forbade any LGF member from posting anywhere else”. Would be funny if it wasn’t so sad.

LOL

Charlz noz our every move!!

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:05:27am

Just a silly bit that made me LOL:

Image: mario21cu.jpg

BishopX Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:05:42am

The plan I’ve been hearing is that Mubarak accepts some sort of reduced capacity, but does not resign, until new elections are called within 60 days. The issue is that only an elected president can dismiss parliament.

Charles Johnson Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:07:07am

re: #13 Sergey Romanov

Meanwhile RSM is spreading ~~santor~~ a rumor that “CJ forbade any LGF member from posting anywhere else”. Would be funny if it wasn’t so sad.

Another day, another smear.

I’d like to know when I “forbade” anyone from posting anywhere else.

What I have said, and I make no apology for it, is that if someone with an LGF account starts posting nasty comments at one of the blogs that stalks me, I will block their account, immediately.

Robert Stacy McCain, by the way, deletes a lot of comments at his website, and blocks people who disagree with him. For some reason, that’s supposed to be A-OK, but if I block someone who advocates wiping out entire races of people or napalming peaceful protesters, I’m a Stalinesque monster.

What, me worry? Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:07:29am

re: #13 Sergey Romanov

Meanwhile RSM is spreading ~~santor~~ a rumor that “CJ forbade any LGF member from posting anywhere else”. Would be funny if it wasn’t so sad.

I really hate this distortion. People posting here and then going behind Charles’ back and bad mouthing him (and us) on other sites were banned here. Years have gone by and they still can’t get over it. Yeesh, get a life.

Dark_Falcon Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:07:41am

re: #16 Sergey Romanov

Just a silly bit that made me LOL:

Image: mario21cu.jpg

NINTENDO IS A COMMUNIST FRONT!!1

/Glenn Beck

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:08:21am

re: #18 Charles

Interesting how they would turn basic self-respect into this.

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:09:49am

re: #18 Charles

And yeah, RSM deleted my comment (nothing obscene) back in 2009.

rwmofo Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:09:51am

re: #17 BishopX

The plan I’ve been hearing is that Mubarak accepts some sort of reduced capacity, but does not resign, until new elections are called within 60 days. The issue is that only an elected president can dismiss parliament.

Sorta like the way the Iraqis made sure that Saddam ended up with a “reduced capacity.” Like I said earlier, he may want to ‘get while the gettin’s good.’

Jadespring Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:09:54am

re: #6 Buck

If he was able to steal $70 billion. And the USA gave about $50 billion, then he was not an ally, but was a extortionist.

I haven’t been able to find any concrete and detailed ‘how did he get all the money’ info or at least when I was looking yesterday. May be more out now.
What I did find out that it appears to be through ownership stakes in companies that get contracts (many of which use aid money) and companies that have taken over where things have been privitizedand ownership in supposedly state owned companies. There’s some sort of law that any money coming into the country whether aid or investment has to be connected with an Egyptian counterpart and Mubarak and those close to him own 51% shares in those companies.

So if this is correct it’s definitely a scam of sorts but not necessarily an illegal one. So technically he didn’t ‘steal’ the money he and his family set up system where they were profiting from all sorts of money coming into and made by the country. Odious of course and quite disgusting.

laZardo Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:10:16am

re: #20 Dark_Falcon

NINTENDO IS A COMMUNIST FRONT!!1

/Glenn Beck

They chose coins as basic items in the Super Mario series because it invoked images of money! It’s a Judeo-bolshevik front!

/hurr durr vidya gaems

Dark_Falcon Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:10:34am

re: #21 Sergey Romanov

Interesting how they would turn basic self-respect into this.

They don’t see Charles as having self-respect. They see him as a fat, bitter, lonely person full of hatred. It’s called “projection”.

Charles Johnson Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:11:07am

Also, note that at most blogs, people never notice the comments that are deleted, because they just vanish completely.

I decided to make LGF transparent when a comment is deleted, and leave a marker to show it. And for trying to be relatively open about it, I’m being viciously attacked by people who do delete comments and block users simply for disagreeing - but are NOT open about it.

_RememberTonyC Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:11:45am

Egyptian FM to Iran: “STFU”

[Link: www.jpost.com…]

lostlakehiker Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:12:34am

75 billion is a nice piece of change. Even at today’s price of gold, that’s enough to buy 50 million troy ounces of gold, which comes to about one and a half million kilos of the stuff.

If Mubarak peed gold, he’d have to live another 40 years to piss away that much gold.

It’s not like he needs the money so he can do a Bill Gates and use it to cure malaria.

Will who comes next be any better? There’s been worse. Mubarak’s day is over, and there are grounds for hope. The people making this revolution need to be very much on guard that it isn’t stolen from them the way the Kerensky revolution was stolen by the Bolsheviks. Don’t put a Lenin into the cabinet, especially not in any of the key positions. Don’t imagine that it’s good enough that you good guys have most of the slots. Defense, police, finances…the rest are just window dressing.

Dark_Falcon Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:13:52am

re: #25 laZardo

They chose coins as basic items in the Super Mario series because it invoked images of money! It’s a Judeo-bolshevik front!

/hurr durr vidya gaems

Glenn Beck actually favors the evil Wario, because Wario is smart enough to hoard the gold he finds. So when Obama collapses the economy to serve the designs of George Soros, Wario will be in good shape with his stockpile of gold and survival rations.

/It’s parody, but not by much.

Decatur Deb Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:15:25am

re: #29 lostlakehiker

75 billion is a nice piece of change. Even at today’s price of gold, that’s enough to buy 50 million troy ounces of gold, which comes to about one and a half million kilos of the stuff.

If Mubarak peed gold, he’d have to live another 40 years to piss away that much gold.

It’s not like he needs the money so he can do a Bill Gates and use it to cure malaria.

Will who comes next be any better? There’s been worse. Mubarak’s day is over, and there are grounds for hope. The people making this revolution need to be very much on guard that it isn’t stolen from them the way the Kerensky revolution was stolen by the Bolsheviks. Don’t put a Lenin into the cabinet, especially not in any of the key positions. Don’t imagine that it’s good enough that you good guys have most of the slots. Defense, police, finances…the rest are just window dressing.

Too late. By the time kids go out into a square to become sniperfood, they probably don’t care much about historical precedent.

What, me worry? Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:16:20am

re: #24 Jadespring

I haven’t been able to find any concrete and detailed ‘how did he get all the money’ info or at least when I was looking yesterday. May be more out now.
What I did find out that it appears to be through ownership stakes in companies that get contracts (many of which use aid money) and companies that have taken over where things have been privitizedand ownership in supposedly state owned companies. There’s some sort of law that any money coming into the country whether aid or investment has to be connected with an Egyptian counterpart and Mubarak and those close to him own 51% shares in those companies.

So if this is correct it’s definitely a scam of sorts but not necessarily an illegal one. So technically he didn’t ‘steal’ the money he and his family set up system where they were profiting from all sorts of money coming into and made by the country. Odious of course and quite disgusting.

I posted a link last night about Arafat’s billions. This is what dictators do.

So far, Prince’s team has determined that part of the Palestinian leader’s wealth was in a secret portfolio worth close to $1 billion — with investments in companies like a Coca-Cola bottling plant in Ramallah, a Tunisian cell phone company and venture capital funds in the U.S. and the Cayman Islands.

Although the money for the portfolio came from public funds like Palestinian taxes, virtually none of it was used for the Palestinian people; it was all controlled by Arafat. And, Prince says, none of these dealings were made public.

Arafat was Egyptian for what it’s worth, but it doesn’t matter. The ruling class in these regimes live high off the hog while their people suffer.

And to clarify a bit what I said about McCain’s “virus” comment. It’s not that the people are terrorists. They aren’t. They’re suffering. But with these violent coups, they often end up with phony/corrupt elections and the terrorist factions move into power. That’s the fear around the world now.

Jadespring Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:16:56am

From BBC World

***BBCWorld BBC Global News
Egyptian state TV reports monitored by the BBC suggest that President Mubarak did not quit as party leader after all. #jan25 #egypt

rwmofo Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:16:59am

Kinda hard to think about baseball since we’ve had shitty weather in Plano this week, but the Orioles’ picked up a better than average DH by signing Vladimir Guerrero.

lostlakehiker Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:17:19am

re: #11 Dark_Falcon

I think he does. He was in the military his entire adult life before Sadat made him vice-president. I don’t think he’s willing to slink off into the night and live his last years sick and in exile. I think he’d rather either leave on his own terms or go down in a hail of gunfire.

He could retire to Sharm el Sheikh and live in oriental splendor. Arrangements could be made for his security. The Foreign Legion might take the job. Surely he can afford their services. Just so he steps aside from trying to rule.

laZardo Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:17:51am

re: #30 Dark_Falcon

All Bowser wanted to do was find a new mommy for his kids after their biological mother died. Between running an evil empire and raising (eight!) kids in a recession, no less, it’s tough for a single parent.

/ :B

lostlakehiker Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:19:11am

re: #31 Decatur Deb

Too late. By the time kids go out into a square to become sniperfood, they probably don’t care much about historical precedent.

No cabinet has been chosen yet for the new government. There isn’t a new government. Lenin hasn’t even left the station. Who’s Lenin?

It’s NOT too late. It’s time to be thinking about these things, so that if the revolution wins, it doesn’t let liberty slip through its grasp and fall into a worse despotism.

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:20:12am

re: #16 Sergey Romanov

Just a silly bit that made me LOL:

Image: mario21cu.jpg

Speaking of this, this is more hilarious:

Moustaches Make a Difference

Decatur Deb Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:20:49am

re: #37 lostlakehiker

No cabinet has been chosen yet for the new government. There isn’t a new government. Lenin hasn’t even left the station. Who’s Lenin?

It’s NOT too late. It’s time to be thinking about these things, so that if the revolution wins, it doesn’t let liberty slip through its grasp and fall into a worse despotism.

Lenin’s travel arrangements were made by the Kaiser’s government. Who should drive this train?

Jadespring Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:21:46am

Ha ha. Total confusion. Some Egyptian media is claiming he resigned and some that he hasn’t. That’s interesting in and of itself. Communication breakdown?

What is for sure is that his son Gamal has officially been removed as well as a few others that sit on some board.

rwmofo Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:23:20am

re: #39 Decatur Deb

Lenin’s travel arrangements were made by the Kaiser’s government. Who should drive this train?

I bet Bibi would do a good job. Heh.

Decatur Deb Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:24:44am

re: #41 rwmofo

I bet Bibi would do a good job. Heh.

Interesting point. Who would Netanyahu like to see take over?

Jadespring Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:25:15am

re: #37 lostlakehiker

No cabinet has been chosen yet for the new government. There isn’t a new government. Lenin hasn’t even left the station. Who’s Lenin?

It’s NOT too late. It’s time to be thinking about these things, so that if the revolution wins, it doesn’t let liberty slip through its grasp and fall into a worse despotism.

Part of what appears to be going on now. Is the message from the gov’t is that they want communication from the protesters. Want them to be involved somehow. Yet a number are being arrested or just disappearing right now. Lots of people saying the safest place right now is in the square because when some people leave they’re going ‘off the grid’ so to speak.

Meitantei Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:25:30am

re: #29 lostlakehiker

I’m currently taking a course on Soviet history, so right now we’re discussing the October Revolution.

What’s really interesting to note about the Provisional government was that while they were really freaking stupid, the war made everything about 20 times worse and was what really pushed the Commies in charge. In looking at the various discussions over what elections are to be held and so on as regards to Egypt, I am not quite sure to what degree the ordinary Egyptians are in crisis. If they are in serious crisis, there’s a significant risk of them going to a quick fix, aka. a guy who can instantly come in and put matters to right. Which is of course a dictator.

Charleston Chew Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:26:44am

This just in, Mubarak concedes to protesters by tearing up his Subway sub card, and he was just 10 points away from a free sub! Will nothing satisfy the protesters?

Charleston Chew Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:28:30am

re: #27 Charles

Also, note that at most blogs, people never notice the comments that are deleted, because they just vanish completely.

I decided to make LGF transparent when a comment is deleted, and leave a marker to show it. And for trying to be relatively open about it, I’m being viciously attacked by people who do delete comments and block users simply for disagreeing - but are NOT open about it.

That’s how they roll at the Ministry Of Love.

researchok Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:29:14am

re: #26 Dark_Falcon

They don’t see Charles as having self-respect. They see him as a fat, bitter, lonely person full of hatred. It’s called “projection”.

I don’t know if it’s projection so much as it is displacement.

They aren’t so much obsessed with CJ as they are with knocking him down. There is a difference.

No matter what they do, no matter how hard they try and no matter how concerted the effort, they can’t make CJ go away and they can’t make his voice less relevant to the conversation.

(The irony is exquisite. Same applies to Israel)

They see their efforts as a zero sum game- it’s either their voice or that of LGF. As long as LGF remains relevant, they see themselves as lessers.

It becomes personal because the stalkers are competing with CJ in the only arena they can compete-online. CJ has a public and accomplished life outside LGF, something they do not.

Lots of accomplished people don’t see eye to eye with CJ but you don’t see them obsessing. Why? Because they don’t have to. They have lives and families and live in a world where not every online breath and moment are necessary for their for the validation of their worth. As long as CJ was perceived to endorse some of their beliefs, they were fine. When CJ called them out on their excesses, they turned on him.

Unrepentant ideologues (or fill in blank).

Charles Johnson Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:29:28am

OK, I just read Robert Stacy McCain’s latest rant about me - that must be about the hundredth post he’s written about how insignificant and irrelevant I am. McCain quotes the stalkers to say I deleted the links in this post — gasp! How evil I must be! Why, I’m so evil I even added an update after removing the links to say why I did it.

And I notice that the morons at the stalker blog are getting even crazier — they apparently now believe that everything I do at LGF is a reaction to them, and refuse to believe that I don’t read every word they excrete.

Well, I don’t read their site. I made that vow last year, and I’ve kept it. There are people who occasionally email me about something the stalkers write, if they think I need to see it — like the occasional death threat or libelous comment.

I know, it’s hard to believe that not everybody in the world hates me with an overriding obsessed passion.

_RememberTonyC Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:29:43am

re: #42 Decatur Deb

Interesting point. Who would Netanyahu like to see take over?

Does Anwar Sadat have a son?

researchok Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:32:02am

re: #48 Charles

You are the focus of their obsession and their entire raison d’etre.

Looking to make sense in that is an exercise in futility.

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:32:29am

re: #13 Sergey Romanov

Meanwhile RSM is spreading ~~santor~~ a rumor that “CJ forbade any LGF member from posting anywhere else”. Would be funny if it wasn’t so sad.

So that there is no misunderstanding, the part in the quotes are RSM’s words, just not at his silly blog but from the comments section of the stalker blog.

Decatur Deb Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:32:45am

re: #49 _RememberTonyC

Does Anwar Sadat have a son?

Yes, and a nephew who was imprisoned by the current regime.

Walter L. Newton Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:34:49am

This is interesting… a government sponsored “hackers” agency…

It’s not the only step the U.S. government is taking to battle foreign censors. The global effort known as the Alliance of Youth Movements — started under former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and continued by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with the help of Google and others — has been coaching democratic groups in advance on how to use social media to organize and circumvent governmental interference. Shortly after the Egyptian turmoil began, Google established a call-in line on which Egyptians could leave a voicemail, which could then be turned into messages distributed on Twitter.

As for the FOE technology, one of the conditions is that it requires the user, say in a country like China or Iran, to have an e-mail account with a foreign provider like Google’s Gmail.

The government report on the testing said the technology can carry news feeds as well as vital software applications like Tor, which helps Internet users stay anonymous online, and Freegate, which can be used to access blocked Internet content.

[Link: www.foxnews.com…]

laZardo Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:36:16am

re: #53 Walter L. Newton

You mean it’s not just the Israelis?

/half, and definitely not implying it’s an entirely bad thing

Decatur Deb Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:36:56am

re: #53 Walter L. Newton

This is interesting… a government sponsored “hackers” agency…

[Link: www.foxnews.com…]

We’re not actually stupid more than half the time.

theheat Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:38:09am

re: #50 researchok

re: #51 Sergey Romanov

RSM sucks klukkers. As such, he can KMA. Anyone who has to bleat their own relevance is already beaten and broken. The least he could do is disappear into obscurity with a morsel of dignity. Alas, he has none.

RogueOne Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:39:38am

re: #53 Walter L. Newton

This is interesting… a government sponsored “hackers” agency…

[Link: www.foxnews.com…]

So Anon is Cheny’s fault?

Lidane Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:39:52am

OT, but these are big words for someone who has no idea who the man really was:

Palin: America Is Out Of Step With Reagan’s Values

Jadespring Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:43:50am

I’m seriously consider learning Arabic. At least learning enough to be able to read it. I doubt I could ever speak it that well.

jaunte Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:44:54am

re: #58 Lidane

Tea partiers rail against soaring public debt and sprawling government programs like Social Security and Medicare. But public debt roughly tripled on Reagan’s watch and he did not attempt to dismantle Social Security or Medicare during his term, says Reagan biographer Lou Cannon.

“He was no tea partier,” Cannon says.

She probably didn’t read his biography.

rwmofo Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:45:29am

Today is Jennifer Jason Leigh’s 49th birthday. So that must mean that Fast Times at Ridgemont High was filmed, like, almost 30 years ago? I feel just a little bit older today.

theheat Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:46:11am

re: #58 Lidane

Speaking of having enough self-realization to disappear with a morsel of dignity… She has the tenacity of a cockroach, and there are no depths she won’t plow to stay in the public eye. A soulless idiot, without the inherent generosity to spare others left in the wake of her desperation.

I’m surprised she can spell Reagan. Ray-gun. And no, he wasn’t all that.

Dark_Falcon Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:46:25am

re: #58 Lidane

OT, but these are big words for someone who has no idea who the man really was:

Palin: America Is Out Of Step With Reagan’s Values

That should read: Palin is out of step with Reagan’s Values. He didn’t think being aggressively ignorant was a good thing.

Jadespring Sat, Feb 5, 2011 9:58:23am

Coptic Christians are apparently going to be holding Sunday Mass in the square tomorrow.

Gus Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:01:27am

Any word on who or what caused the gas line explosion? I suppose I could look.

Skeetghazi Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:02:55am

alphaleah Leah McElrath
by AliDahmash
@AliDahmash Pls spread the word that tomorrow evening (-5 GMT) is potentially a dangerous time (media focus in US on Superbowl, not kidding)

Good morning LGF.

Dark_Falcon Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:03:29am

re: #64 Jadespring

Coptic Christians are apparently going to be holding Sunday Mass in the square tomorrow.

Hopefully, those who have protested will help keep watch to make sure they aren’t attacked. Islamists tend to attack public Christian celebrations and I hope they are blocked from doing so. I also think they will be so blocked.

Dark_Falcon Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:04:45am

re: #66 Stanley Sea

alphaleah Leah McElrath
by AliDahmash
@AliDahmash Pls spread the word that tomorrow evening (-5 GMT) is potentially a dangerous time (media focus in US on Superbowl, not kidding)

Good morning LGF.

It’s actually a good point. With most people watching the game, the Egyptian police could mow people down and it would be hours before America noticed.

BBL

ProBosniaLiberal Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:05:32am

Looking at some things, I am beginning to think that Mubarak is going to end up like Ceausescu. It may just be a matter of time now.

Also, hello everyone!

wrenchwench Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:08:01am

re: #59 Jadespring

I’m seriously consider learning Arabic. At least learning enough to be able to read it. I doubt I could ever speak it that well.

My sister, who signed up for Twitter to follow the events in Egypt, tweeted that she HAS signed up for Arabic classes. She’s already bilingual (English/German). I learned to read Greek (sounding out the letters kind of reading) so I might be able to learn to read Arabic.

Kragar Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:10:42am

Well, I’m sure that this will completely placate the protestors.

Kragar Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:12:53am

OT: My dreams of seeing Chris Cornell in concert were just crushed.

Gus Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:14:30am

Incoming…

Egypt unrest: Hosni Mubarak must stay - US envoy

US special envoy Frank Wisner has said that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak should remain in power to oversee a transition.

Kragar Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:16:01am

re: #73 Gus 802

Incoming…

Egypt unrest: Hosni Mubarak must stay - US envoy

US special envoy Frank Wisner has said that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak should remain in power to oversee a transition.

It would be embarrasing if they couldn’t find him for his execution.

RadicalModerate Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:16:53am

re: #61 rwmofo

Today is Jennifer Jason Leigh’s 49th birthday. So that must mean that Fast Times at Ridgemont High was filmed, like, almost 30 years ago? I feel just a little bit older today.

I can console myself in the fact that Phoebe Cates is, indeed, still hot. (and Kevin Kline is one of the luckiest MFers on the planet.)

What, me worry? Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:19:22am

re: #48 Charles

They haven’t an honest bone in their bodies. From one of the comments at RSM, “The Diary of Daedelus is in the business of mockery, and not of personal assassination as Charles and some others would have you believe.” LOL Really? Really?? They’ve called you every nasty name in the book! They’re dedicated to removing LGF from the net and getting us to stop posting through lies, slander and humiliation. They’ve spent weeks conjuring up stories about Ludwig, scouring the net for his posts at other sites to claim he’s not really a Jew. And they have Jews there who think this is cool!

They have a 1000 pet names for their favorite LGF posters, all nasty and cruel. I’m marjoriemoonbat (how original). But hey we’re just playin wit ya!!

Hey GOTC, why don’t you tell your “Christian” friends over there that one of the #1 sins in the eyes of God is vicious gossip, that is spreading lies and slander about others. And before you accuse me of the same, nothing I said is untrue. Not a word of it. You of all people should know better.

Arrghhhh….

laZardo Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:19:59am

re: #76 marjoriemoon

They have a 1000 pet names for their favorite LGF posters, all nasty and cruel. I’m marjoriemoonbat (how original). But hey we’re just playin wit ya!!

Masochistic as it sounds, I’m still waiting for one for me. ;_;

Fer now, I’m headan to bed.

tradewind Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:23:38am

Re the resignation, maybe not:
@Sandmonkey NBC Contrary to reports, Mubarak has not quit head of Egypt’s ruling party; other resignations confirmed [Link: nyti.ms…]
3 minutes ago via web
Sorry if this is redundant, just a drive-by……

What, me worry? Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:27:15am

re: #77 laZardo

Masochistic as it sounds, I’m still waiting for one for me. ;_;

Fer now, I’m headan to bed.

Ugh. For the most part, they are of no consequence. Little ankle biters and the only time they’re linked to is when someone wants to make fun of LGF. It’s not like their making any cutting edge statements on current affairs.

Blogging is more of a community thing now. You find a blog you like, you post there and have a camaraderie with others. It eats at them that Charles was one of the pioneers in this field.

tradewind Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:27:53am

re: #67 Dark_Falcon
A wonderfully hopeful retweet on this subject:
GKharma
RT “@waelkhairy88: Christians will pray in Tahrir tomorrow and we shall circle them and protect them as they have protected us.”
about 3 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
That’s really good news.

_RememberTonyC Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:28:21am

re: #52 Decatur Deb

Yes, and a nephew who was imprisoned by the current regime.

Is he respected by the regular Egyptian folks?

Skeetghazi Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:34:07am

Elazul Elazul
by Sandmonkey
Considering footage of the protests: I fail to see how some people thought those guys belly dancing were from the Muslim brotherhood.

Skeetghazi Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:34:52am

re: #80 tradewind

A wonderfully hopeful retweet on this subject:
GKharma
RT “@waelkhairy88: Christians will pray in Tahrir tomorrow and we shall circle them and protect them as they have protected us.”
about 3 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
That’s really good news.

Welcome to your first upding from me! :)

Skeetghazi Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:40:07am

Ice!

Decatur Deb Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:55:49am

re: #81 _RememberTonyC

Is he respected by the regular Egyptian folks?

Dunno, just wiki’ed him.

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