Guest roundup by Brad Jacobson of MediaBloodhound
War and Piece: Why is Israel “appeasing” Syria? And the real reason Bush is pissed at NBC.
Hullabaloo: dday digs beneath the surface of Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ comment that we’re “stuck” with Gitmo.
David Corn: Addressing upset Hillary supporters, Corn notes they can vote for Obama in November or “vote for a guy who will appoint Supreme Court justices likely to overturn Roe v. Wade.”
After Downing Street: David Lindorff on Bush’s war crimes against children. In addition, of course, to these other war crimes against them.
Booman Tribune: Interesting breakdown of November’s electoral college strategy.
Scholars and Rogues: Hilarious new footage of Bill O’Reilly’s Inside Edition blow-up. And here’s an excellent song to jumpstart your next workout. (Warning: turn down volume if at work.)
Well, that’s all for me, C&L’ers. It’s been fun filling in for Mike. And I’d like to thank him, John and Nicole for the keys. (Final programming note: Hope you can stop by MediaBloodhound this Friday for a fresh satirical dispatch from The Wounded-Courier; it’s about this guy.) Take care, everyone!
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Richard Engel’s Interview with Bush PISSED BUSH OFF
this is becoming my favorite c&l segment!!!
try for the kill links!!
Thanks Brad. You did good, dude!
Sorry to repost but again my email is down so i can not send you the story but please can we talk about Clintons comments yesterday?Hillary Clinton compared the plight of Zimbabweans in their recent fraudulent election to the uncounted votes of Michigan and Florida voters saying it is wrong when “people go through the motions of an election only to have them discarded and disregarded.”
“We’re seeing that right now in Zimbabwe,” Clinton explained. “Tragically, an election was held, the president lost, they refused to abide by the will of the people,” Clinton said
It is disgraceful comment undermining the amount of human suffering of a country under a dictator like Robert Mugabe. Here in America we have rights which we are able to fight for, Zimbabwean have no rights under the government.
This is a man who has been in power for 20 years
He can torture and kill to get what he wants, in the 1980s there was Matabeleland genocide.
And he still was knighted by the Queen of England in 1994!
I can not believe she is getting away this!
Sorry my email is down so i can not send you the story but please can we talk about Clintons comments yesterday?
Hillary Clinton compared the plight of Zimbabweans in their recent fraudulent election to the uncounted votes of Michigan and Florida voters saying it is wrong when “people go through the motions of an election only to have them discarded and disregarded.”
“We’re seeing that right now in Zimbabwe,” Clinton explained. “Tragically, an election was held, the president lost, they refused to abide by the will of the people,” Clinton said
It is disgraceful comment undermining the amount of human suffering of a country under a dictator like Robert Mugabe. Here in America we have rights which we are able to fight for, Zimbabwean have no rights under the government.
This is a man who has been in power for 20 years
He can torture and kill to get what he wants, in the 1980s there was Matabeleland genocide.
And he still was knighted by the Queen of England in 1994!
I can not believe she is getting away this!
Armed Forces nomination hearing at C-Span. Report from Petraeus
on Iraq.
Important hearing on Iraq
http://www.c-span.org/watch/cs.....p;Code=CS3
Love the O’Reilly remix!
At Information Clearing House. (could not get link to work)
Attack Iran
Trash the Constitution
By Ray McGovern
Dear Admiral Fallon,
20/05/08 “ICH” — - I have not been able to find out how to reach you directly, so I drafted this letter in the hope it will be brought to your attention.
First, thank you for honoring the oath we commissioned officers take to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States from all enemies, foreign and domestic. At the same time, you have let it be known that you do not intend to speak, on or off the record, about Iran.
Actually it’s not Hillary voters who are the problem. It’s people who think,
“If Obama gets the White House what will they want next?” Or, “if Obama wins, blacks will think they’re running things.”
The story at Hullabaloo will make you feel sick to your stomach. How the hell did China get into this?
Makes you not so fu*king proud to be an American. As if we needed another reason.
From Froomkin:
And Bush seemed positively furious by the end of the interview, when Engel had this to say: “The war on terrorism has been the centerpiece of your presidency. Many people say that it has not made the world safer, that it has created more radicals. That there are more people in this part of the world who want to attack the United States.”
So is it a stretch to suspect that Bush told his counselor to get a little revenge? …
Proposing a new name for Bunniepant’s: La Presidenti de Vendeti (Wish my Italian(?) was as good as Engel’s Arabic…)
For those of us who don’t have TV’s, is there any chance that clips of the NBC Bush interview could be posted on C&L?
I wonder why these ‘feminists’ are appearing so bigoted these days. Didn’t the feminist movement coincide with the civil rights movement in promoting open mindedness? Why all the hate for Obama and what makes McCain (who called his wife a ‘c**t’) seem like such a better feminist choice??? I’m confused, but perhaps I am just naive.
RNC Hiring Rove Protege, US Atty Purge Figure As Obama Oppo Researcher
http://tpmelectioncentral.talk.....mittee.php
Typical - The Bush Justice Department criminal cronys being used for, allowing and committing crimes…
Real Journalists and former officials are also tracking…
ALL the Espionage that is being allowed…
Just wait until those stories come out.
L.A. Confidential @ 8:
So, it is the Clinton supporters, then?
The Smiths @ 12:
What else is new?
Travis @ 13:
Well you should be at least a little bit aware of what Black Progressives think.
http://tinyurl.com/5yre36
The Saudi’s refuse to pump more oil
Opec says it is powerless to pump more.
Sounds like the Arabs got us right where they want us.
I wonder if anyone will ask Bush that question.
L.A. Confidential @ 14:
What else is new?
Since Bush gutted the Espionage Oversight board in March..
Dozens of former intelligence officials are tracking all of the suspicious deaths of whilstleblowers, in the military and public officials..
The Smiths @ 17:
Thats a big 10-4
Meanwhile, David Cook wins ‘American Idol’ by 12 million votes is dominating the front pages today.
http://tinyurl.com/2natgf
L.A. Confidential @ 15:
I applaud your efforts at cherry picking, but that article is only vaguely germane.
Let’s call a spade a spade (see what I did there?). There’s clearly a segment of the Clinton dead-enders who are “concerned” about a black man becoming president.
Paul @ 11:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/.....01263.html
Just heard on Fox why McCain and the pentagon are against the bill that would give the troops more money for advanced education. Seems the military thinks if this passes people will join the military, serve three years and then leave.
They want them to be dependent on the military for a career and income instead of getting out and advancing their education. In other words they appear to want to trap anyone who joins the military and keep them there.
Travis @ 19:
Sure Clinton is connecting with the working classes who as you put it are “concerned” about a black man becoming president. A vast majority of her supporters though are people who aren’t racist they have black friends, they are bi racial couples what have you. 60’s Generational’s who stood side by side with blacks for civil rights. Now though they are pretty much thinking WALLETS. How am I going to put my kid through college, how are we going to keep up with mad max inflation, are we going to have a pension, how are we going to keep it together?
Thats the real issue.
L.A. Confidential @ 22:
So how do her planned giveaways to insurance companies and mortgage lenders benefit “working classes”? Not to mention her track record on bills regarding lending (i.e. the bankruptcy bill). Oh and also I’d imagine killing everyone in Iran would be a costly endeavour.
DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. is cutting North American production of pickups and SUVs as car buyers eyeing record gas prices turn toward more fuel-efficient models.
Bout freaking time they ditch these guzzlers.
Travis @ 23:
There’s no such thing as a free lunch. You can’t just put your complete faith in politicians, Obama, Clinton, etc you have to help yourself and be resourceful, smart, aware, set goals, and achieve them.
We’re in a mess. I don’t deny that.
L.A. Confidential @ 24:
And yet a guy in a black Hummer cut me off today in traffic with a bumper sticker that had a picture of a peace symbol that said “footprint of the American Chicken.” After all, the best place to spend your Bush tax refund check is to buy a new SUV.
L.A. Confidential @ 25:
So you’re voting for Coolidge?
$135 oil this morning in the futures? Robert Hirsch, he’s been called the Dean of Oil Analysts and he’s warning of $12-$15-dollar a gallon gasoline.
We can count on all of us paying $4 a Gal in June.
Welcome to the Oil Bubble
Travis @ 27:
LOL no I’m not voting for Coolidge. We’ll get by dude. Somehow.
Hullabaloo’s diary about Gates and Gitmo drives home for this commenter that if the next president does not immediately (a) close Gitmo, and (b) prosecute Bush and others for crimes involving torture, this country — all of us — will have signed on to the use of torture as a legitimate tool by the U.S. government.
Pretty soon, no more Bush. Who or what will the OCD revolve around next?
L.A. Confidential @ 22:
“Generational’s who stood side by side with blacks for civil rights” Sure, like from West Virgina and Kentucky. Sometimes the simple answer is the answer. If this were honestly about their “WALLETS” those people would be running like Carl Lewis from the Republicans and their failed economic policies. Stop rationalizing racism. No matter what Obama says or does, many of these frightened, ignorant bigots will never support him.
Left&Left @ 32:
Someone has to be rational. It certainly isn’t you. Is Obama freaking about because of this?
No
L.A. Confidential @ 34:
I’m not “freaking out” at all. I’m just being honest. And please explain what I said that is irrational.
Left&Left @ 35:
this might explain HILLARY’S OUTREACH PROGRAM a bit better
Based on the estimated civilian death toll in Iraq, 4% of the pre-OCCUPATION population has been killed. Extrapolating that to the US population would mean 12,000,000 dead murkins.
Busholini, what have you wrought??????????? Fucking WAR CRIMINAL!
Mary Tillman, Mother of Slain Afghan Vet Pat Tillman, on Her
Four-Year Quest to Cut Through Military Cover-Up of Son’s Death
On April 22, 2004, Tillman was killed while serving in Afghanistan.
Four years and several probes later, Pat Tillman’s family, led by his mother Mary, are still searching for answers about what really happened. Mary Tillman has just published a book based on her review of uncensored government documents and her four-year effort to cut through misleading official accounts of how her son died. It’s called Boots on the Ground by Dusk:
My Tribute to Pat Tillman
http://www.democracynow.org/20....._slain_nfl
I don’t usually do this but…HEY C&L where’s the story about Rove claiming executive privilege.
What is the Congress’ response? Are they gonna call out the Sargeant of Arms and haul that fat bastard in?
Deal for Lebanese Factions Leaves Hezbollah Stronger
By ROBERT F. WORTH and NADA BAKRI
The sweeping deal to form a new government promised an end to 18 months of political deadlock, and underscored the rising power of Iran and Syria.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05.....amp;emc=th