Politics As Usual

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
I didn't say it was misuse, I said it was authorized. But this seems like a lot of work to train a dog to bark at the end of a leash at a naked man. Hank gets that basically for free.

But I see your point. I'd sure feel funny if there were girls around too.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Make a prediction about this yourself, assclam. What do you make of Bush's answers? He doesn't usually sound like he's been prepped by a lawyer.

The fact that Bush gives lawerly responses to questions about torture and the fact that he conferred with a lawyer last week are entirely coinkydental.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Since it turns out that menacing the Abu Ghraib prisoners with unmuzzled dogs was expressly authorized by military intelligence, according to the dog handlers, I'm afraid the "abuse was policy, not frolic" story has more legs than you're willing to admit.

Coincidence! Just coincidence! Those intelligence officers were rogues. Plus, they probably thought they were still in Afghanistan, where such policies were authorized, not Iraq, where everyone knew (thru telepathy) that they weren't.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
nnnnhhh, sorry no. This was for interrogation. You have to distinguish being vicious for no reason to innocents from interrogating people who know shit.

How do you know they know shit before you torture... um, interrogate them?


I'm beginning to think you live in Salem.


Also, you may want to read the article from a week or so ago about how useless the interrogations at Abu Ghraib and other prisons were from an intelligence standpoint.

[SlaveNoMore]

He slept on the job for 8 years. Why stop now.

[Gattigap]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
He slept on the job for 8 years. Why stop now.

Certainly, you're counting on the fact that since the subject of the rather obvious rejoinder to this is -- you know, dead -- the impulse to respond will be restrained, right?

Surely you know that shit won't work with this crowd.

[SlaveNoMore]

Enter your best caption for this photo:



Kerry:

"....and she stepped on the ball. Hahahahaha"

Clinton:
[whispering]

"What a jackass. Can't I just run again? Hell, we all know I'd win in a landslide."

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Sidd Finch
I'm beginning to think you live in Salem.

You can't equate this to Salem. Salem was the real deal as to torture, and I resent your trivialization. My little niece had a friend who lost her mother in the trials.

On the other hand, since the trials wrapped there hasn't been much witch problem there, has there?

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore

how could they have fucked up so badly they'd nominate a guy thet can't put on TV?

[Say_hello_for_me]

Originally posted by The Larry Davis Experience
I didn't quote you, so I'm not sure where I misquoted you.

No no, it was attY last year. But you guys are both from California. What you said was:

"can you explain to me how you can criticize the UN for both not screening the recipients of their aid and for exercising discretion as to who gets what house?"

My concern is that I'm not sure how I can criticize "the UN for both not screening the recipients of their aid and for exercising discretion as to who gets that house" without actually stating criticism of the UN for both "not screening the recipients of their aid" (in the broad sense reflected in this quote). If I didn't say it, did I not do it? And if I didn't do it, is this like, like (as my lower lip begins to quiver) a straw man question?

Hello

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
Enter your best caption for this photo:

Kerry:
since '99 or so, I only hire interns who are interested in Foreign travel. hahahahhah

Clinton:
I heard you told that one "I don't smoke cigars, but I will damn sure chew tobacco" to break the ice.

[Gin Rummy]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
He slept on the job for 8 years. Why stop now.

And the thought bubbles for both read:

"Dear Lord, notwithstanding my fealty to the devil, please don't let [the other] get splashed with any Holy Water and spontaneously self-combust all over my new suit"

[sgtclub]

http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtri...reaking_1.html

I don't know much about this publication, but here is what they are reporting:

The United Nations has determined that Saddam Hussein shipped weapons of mass destruction components as well as medium-range ballistic missiles before, during and after the U.S.-led war against Iraq in 2003.

The UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission briefed the Security Council on new findings that could help trace the whereabouts of Saddam's missile and WMD program.

The briefing contained satellite photographs that demonstrated the speed with which Saddam dismantled his missile and WMD sites before and during the war. Council members were shown photographs of a ballistic missile site outside Baghdad in May 2003, and then saw a satellite image of the same location in February 2004, in which facilities had disappeared.

[Secret_Agent_Man]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Dana Milbank and Dana Priest write in The Washington Post: "President Bush said Thursday that he expects U.S. authorities to follow the law when interrogating prisoners abroad, but he declined to say whether he believes torture is permitted under the law. "Pressed repeatedly during a news conference here about a Justice Department memo saying torture could be justified in the war on terrorism, Bush said only that U.S. interrogators had to follow the law. Asked whether he agrees with the Justice Department view, Bush said he could not remember whether he had seen the memorandum."

Dude! Step off of my man W! After all, there is no controlling legal authority that says the Administration has done anything wrong.

Jeez, W is moving closer to the center -- he's turning into Al Gore.

S_A_M

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
He slept on the job for 8 years. Why stop now.

Looks like he's trying his damnedest not to bust out laughing while Bush tries to read all the beeg beeg words in the eulogy.