How much freakin’ clearer does it have to be stated???
The right wing in America wants lots of Americans to get killed
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Hey, if America can do it…
Zimbabwe. Not the number one place you think of for political freedom. Now their new warrantless wiretapping law has as its justification…wait for it…the U.S. warrantless wiretapping law!!!
How proud we should be.
Fuck.
I crown thee King of the Understatement
Rudy G., who may very well be able to fellate himself soon (at least politically speaking), had this to say about himself:
“I was at ground zero as often, if not more, than most of the workers. … I was there working with them. I was exposed to exactly the same things they were exposed to. So in that sense, I’m one of them.”
Michael Palladino, head of the Detectives Endowment Association, the union of NYPD detectives, had this to say in response:
“As a result of their hard work, many are sick and injured. The mayor, although he did a fine job with 9/11, I don’t think he rises to the level of being an equal with those men and women who were involved in the rescue, recovery and cleanup.”
Shorter version: no you are not. Delightfully understated, I say.
Generation Chickenhawk in action!!!
Mitt Romney, on the courageous service of his progeny:
“One of the ways my sons are showing support for our nation is helping me get elected because they think I’d be a great president.”
Yes, this is true American valor. I can’t wait for the Michael Bay film that’s sure to follow–let’s call it the “Flying Romneys” and cast Matt Damon as Tagg. There’s bound to be a part for Clint Eastwood, too.
P.S. – No disrespect is intended to Clint Eastwood or Matt Damon. Your movies rock. I’d like to see Clint play Bourne, Sr.
SFW?
The latest conventional wisdom is apprently in: John Edwards is the “angry” candidate. My question is: why aren’t more people angry?
Rah-rah-sis-kum-bah!
Yet another actual Iraq veteran smacks down yet another rightwing bully on live TV, yet I doubt much will change about the “debate.”
During a debate on MSNBC’s Hardball this evening, retired Air Force Lt. Colonel Robert “Buzz” Patterson, a right-wing radio host, gratuitously attacked Iraq war veteran Jon Soltz, the chairman of VoteVets.org, exclaiming “I am so happy you’re not serving in Iraq right now, stabbing your fellow men and women in uniform like you do back in the states.”
Patterson claimed that Soltz didn’t know what he was talking about because he “didn’t get the memo” that “we’re fighting al Qaeda in Iraq.” “You know what, I don’t need the memo because I was in Iraq,” responded Soltz. “You read the newspaper, I was in Iraq. That’s the difference between you and I.”
Patterson muttered back that he had “been to Iraq too,” but Soltz laughed at his claim. “Are you talking about your rah-rah-sis-kum-bah cheerleader tours that the White House took you on or are you talking about as a soldier who took the country?”(Emphasis added)
It doesn’t take much of a stretch of Godwin’s Law to point out that the last time there were widespread “stab in the back” accusations, bad shit happened.
Stick that magnetic ribbon
A new low in creepiness
A Republican Florida state legislator apparently offered oral sex to a large black man in a public park bathroom because he was scared of him and figured that would make him go away. Also, he was only in the bathroom to get out of some bad weather (why he was on foot in a park is not directly explained.) Jill at Brilliant at Breakfast has the money quote:
Scared of black men. Scared of the weather. Scared of their own shadows. That’s your tough-guy Republican party for you.
Dear Iraq insurgents…
…when can America expect a thank-you note for our largesse?
The US military cannot account for 190,000 AK-47 assault rifles and pistols given to the Iraqi security forces, an official US report says.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) says the Pentagon cannot track about 30% of the weapons distributed in Iraq over the past three years.
The Pentagon did not dispute the figures, but said it was reviewing arms deliveries procedures.
About $19.2bn has been spent by the US since 2003 on Iraqi security forces.
GAO, the investigative arm of the US Congress, said at least $2.8bn of this money was used to buy and deliver weapons and other equipment.
Correspondents say it is now feared many of the weapons are being used against US forces on the ground in Iraq.
I’m sure these 190,000 weapons were not intended as a gift, but you should still at least say thank you or send us some cookies.
Oh, and also, please stop killing people. I know, I know, we’re doing it too, but two wrongs hardly make a right, do they?
Bridge blues
I was horrified and saddened to learn about the bridge collapse in Minnesota. This is actually the same highway I drive on several times a week, except it’s about 1,500 miles south of where the collapse occurred. While the collapse of one bridge does not automatically mean other bridges are in danger, this is as good a time as any to look at bridge safety overall. The picture is not pretty–according to Burnt Orange Report (using Federal Highway Authority reports), 193 bridges were rated as “structurally deficient” by the Department of Transportation in 2006. I’ve had a hard time making it through the 33-page report, so I don’t know if any of the six bridges I frequent made the list. I will eventually find out, but that’s not really the issue–all bridges should be routinely maintained and checked for safety standards. Tell your representatives.