Politics: A new beginning

[sgtclub]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Do we have T-shirts? Ty, PM me. All is forgiven! Today, I am a man.

No, but you do have a branding ritual. Ask Ty, but from what I understand it's not that bad.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
I will go on record saying that what the American soldier said was neither bad nor wrong, but it was a missed opportunity

When you did your first deposition did the senior partner yell at you for not asking the witness if he had ever been convicted of a crime?
First motion call, did you get yelled at by SP for not starting with "If it may please the court", or bothching that privity argument?"
Something caused you to be realy judgemental of young people in a pressure situation.

[Not Me]

Originally posted by sgtclub
No, but you do have a branding ritual. Ask Ty, but from what I understand it's not that bad.

For some, I hear it can be down right pleasurable.

[sgtclub]

Originally posted by Not Me
For some, I hear it can be down right pleasurable.

It certainly is when you are doing the branding.

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
When you did your first deposition did the senior partner yell at you for not asking the witness if he had ever been convicted of a crime?
First motion call, did you get yelled at by SP for not starting with "If it may please the court", or bothching that privity argument?"
Something caused you to be realy judgemental of young people in a pressure situation.

Nah, I was always surrounded by supportive types, who just put their arm around my shoulders and said, "Well, son, I reckon you did your level best." They were often shaking their heads at the time, which I took as a subtle sign of encouragement.

[Not Me]

Originally posted by sgtclub
It certainly is when you are doing the branding.

You better stop this or next thing you know, NYD will show up.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by sgtclub
No, but you do have a branding ritual. Ask Ty, but from what I understand it's not that bad.

Originally posted by Not Me
For some, I hear it can be down right pleasurable.

Club
It certainly is when you are doing the branding.

What the.......??????, oh wait....... San Fransico Chapter!

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Nah, I was always surrounded by supportive types, who just put their arm around my shoulders and said, "Well, son, I reckon you did your level best." They were often shaking their heads at the time, which I took as a subtle sign of encouragement.

Oh good, so think about it, and know somewhere there's a grizzled Sarge telling a young private from Iowa, next time to remember to be inclusive, and mindful of the feelings of our UN Bretheran when taking in a deposed dictator from out of a hole in the ground.

[Hank Chinaski]

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[Not Me]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Oh good, so think about it, and know somewhere there's a grizzled Sarge telling a young private from Iowa, to always remember to be inclusive, and mindful of the feelings of our UN Bretheran when taking in a deposed dictator from out of a hole in the ground.

I am pretty sure that the standard line for grizzled sargents to tell young privates from Iowa is that there is nothing in Iowa but queers* and steers and I don't see any horns on you boy.** But I could be wrong.

*NTTAWWT

[Not Me]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
What the.......??????, oh wait....... San Fransico Chapter!

I don't live in that municipal freak show known as San Fransico. I live in Silicon Valley with more normal (albeit more geeky) people.

[Dave]

I guess Saddam, his calls for jihad notwithstanding, wasn't very strict in observing Islamic dietary laws.

Contents of Saddam hideout include canned ham and sausages

You can take the politician out of the office, but you can't take the hypocrisy out of the politician.

[sgtclub]

"WASHINGTON -- The Washington congressman who criticized President Bush while visiting Baghdad last year has questioned the timing of the capture of deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., told a Seattle radio station Monday the U.S. military could have found Saddam "a long time ago if they wanted." Asked if he thought the weekend capture was timed to help Bush, McDermott chuckled and said: "Yeah. Oh, yeah."

The Democratic congressman went on to say, "There's too much by happenstance for it to be just a coincidental thing."

When interviewer Dave Ross asked again if he meant to imply the Bush administration timed the capture for political reasons, McDermott said: "I don't know that it was definitely planned on this weekend, but I know they've been in contact with people all along who knew basically where he was. It was just a matter of time till they'd find him.

"It's funny," McDermott added, "when they're having all this trouble, suddenly they have to roll out something."

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics...tics-headlines

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Dave
Contents of Saddam hideout include canned ham and sausages

London Times has his last free meal a real sweet toother
Today's top stories from The Times: December 16, 2003

Saddam's last hiding place
How long Saddam had lived in the squalid mud hut is not known, but a half-finished dinner of Turkish delight and baklava suggest he was in the middle of eating when American troops swooped

can't link it, and can't get the entrie article w/o subsricption fee....

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by sgtclub
Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., told a Seattle radio station Monday the U.S. military could have found Saddam "a long time ago if they wanted." Asked if he thought the weekend capture was timed to help Bush, McDermott chuckled and said: "Yeah. Oh, yeah."

What is the timing issue?
the guy I quoted made reference to some upcoming Dem. debate.
Is it Xmas?
Just counterdicting the constant attack news?

It seems to me, if timed, the best time would be once the Dems had bought into Dean as a little more inevitably the candidate.

Does anyone get the timing being particularly significant theory?