Politics: J'accuse!

[Not Me]

Originally posted by Slave Once Again
Show us your hoo-hahas and maybe the level of intercourse will rise!

As far as I know, I only have one hoo-ha.

Click Here for an Artist's Rendition of My Hoo-Ha (and My Ta-Tas)

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Not Me
I am extremely disappointed with the lack of political discourse that occurred on the PB today.

Why don't you say something worth responding to, then? Fringey had it right earlier.

[Not Me]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Why don't you say something worth responding to, then? Fringey had it right earlier.

WTF? Am I like the heart and soul of the PB or something? Who died and left me Queen?

OK, Mr. Ty, what do you think about your boy Chalabi getting a pay cut?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...ixnewstop.html

Seems like bad timing to me, with the discovery of WMDs and all.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Not Me
Seems like bad timing to me, with the discovery of WMDs and all.

Your use of the plural is cute.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Not Me
OK, Mr. Ty, what do you think about your boy Chalabi getting a pay cut?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...ixnewstop.html

Seems like bad timing to me, with the discovery of WMDs and all.

Since it's pretty clear that he was behind much of the disinformation about the bogus WMD, the irony is rich. It certainly took them long enough to cut him off. So much for the Ahmed Chalabi Special Olympics. We'll need to come up with a cute name for the next phase of Iraq's history, like the Threeway Civil War.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
We'll need to come up with a cute name for the next phase of Iraq's history, like the Threeway Civil War.

Three?

Optimist.

[Berry Hunter]

Bush daughters to work for campaign after graduation

They can come campaign in this part of the country any old day.

[Berry Hunter]

Originally posted by Not Me
As far as I know, I only have one hoo-ha.

Click Here for an Artist's Rendition of My Hoo-Ha (and My Ta-Tas)

For anyone too lazy to click, here's the image:

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Since it's pretty clear that he was behind much of the disinformation about the bogus WMD, the irony is rich. It certainly took them long enough to cut him off. So much for the Ahmed Chalabi Special Olympics. We'll need to come up with a cute name for the next phase of Iraq's history, like the Threeway Civil War.

Won't be much of a war. The Sunnis apparently still have the sarin and mustard gas shells. they just need to build a delivery mechanism, and its back to Sadaam in charge, only without the benevolence that comes from wanting to turn your work over to your sons someday.

[sgtclub]

Originally posted by Not Me
Even the article about Bono saying the FCC taught him a lesson couldn't tear you away? I may have to delete the little hoochie.

I saw that but didn't think it was news, errr, PB-worthy

[bilmore]

Nice speech by Bill Bennett.

http://nationalreview.com/comment/be...0405190901.asp

[Not Me]

Originally posted by bilmore
Nice speech by Bill Bennett.

http://nationalreview.com/comment/be...0405190901.asp

Perspective.

I personally would like to see someone stick some panties on Saddam's head. I'd pay to view that picture. Then stick him in a shredder feet first.

[Not Me]

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...5E1702,00.html

KISS bassist offends Muslims

• "Extremism believes that it's okay to strap bombs on to your children and send them to paradise and whatever else and to behead people," he said yesterday.
  
  The Israeli-born US musician went on to say Islam was a "vile culture" that treated women worse than dogs.
  
  Muslim women had to walk behind their men and were not allowed to be educated or own houses, he said.
  
  "Your dog, however, can walk side by side, your dog is allowed to have its own dog house... you can send your dog to school to learn tricks, sit, beg, do all that stuff – none of the women have that advantage."
  
  He went on to say the west was under threat.
  
  "This is a vile culture and if you think for a second that it's going to just live in the sands of God's armpit you've got another thing coming," he said.
  
  "They want to come and live right where you live and they think that you're evil."
  
  Simmons said the United Nations approach did not work and the west had to "speak softly and carry a big stick".

[Secret_Agent_Man]

Originally posted by bilmore
Nice speech by Bill Bennett.

http://nationalreview.com/comment/be...0405190901.asp

Yes, that's a good, and very powerful speech indeed.

I hesitate to pick nits on three points from a long address, but I do think that:

(a) Bennett misses the point a bit on the supervision/training issue at Abu Ghraib. The mere fact that any person should/does know not to act in such an inhumane manner does not ipso facto place all and/or sole responsibility for those events on those individuals.

(b) "We encourage their wrath by our existence, not by our actions." He has a good point, but that statement is far too facile.

(c) His advice to show our strength by blowing the living hell out of a shrine/mosque in Najaf if Muqtada al Sadr is hiding in it should be our very last option.

S_A_M

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by bilmore
Nice speech by Bill Bennett.

http://nationalreview.com/comment/be...0405190901.asp

So many of what he says is misguided, but I'll stick to two points.

1. He suggests that what happened at Al Ghraib was the work of a few misguided soldiers, when it's become apparent that many more senior officers and officials are responsible. That Bennett should be taking the party line on this is hardly unexpected, but it is not exactly consistent with what he wrote in The Death Of Outrage a few short years ago when he was attacking Clinton:

• Civilized society must give public affirmation to principles and standards, categorical norms, notions of right and wrong. Even though public figures often fall short of these standards -- and we know and we expect some will -- it is nevertheless crucial that we pay tribute to them.

Evidently these principles only apply when Democrats are in office. His outrage didn't die, but he's shifted his target.

2. Bennett also suggests that the media is slow to show pictures that support war. But I saw pictures of people jumping from the World Trade Center, and of bodies hanging from the bridge in Fallujah, and I could see the beheading of Nick Berg if I wanted to. Moreover, the press coverage of the war was long on pictures of our equpment, and short on pictures of their effects.