Go Obama. That was classy.
ION, I suck at home-computer repair. So tempted to just buy a new laptop and be done with it.
Plus bonus points for use of the word 'mosey'.
Oz ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Consuela - Sep 01, 2008 11:04:14 am PDT #6497 of 10003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
flea - Sep 01, 2008 11:13:27 am PDT #6498 of 10003
information libertarian
John McCain's younger son was in Iraq for a long stretch last year and this; the NYT deliberately didn't publish a photo or details, but he was there in Feb. when McCain clinched the nomination.
Sparky1 - Sep 01, 2008 11:17:54 am PDT #6499 of 10003
Librarian Warlord
Also, Beau Biden is scheduled to go to Iraq on Oct 3rd.
Allyson - Sep 01, 2008 11:22:23 am PDT #6500 of 10003
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
It all worries me. It just takes a jackass with a scoop and no brains to do some serious damage to a bunch of kids.
Theodosia - Sep 01, 2008 11:23:27 am PDT #6501 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I think it's actually so very good that both VP candidates have kids in active duty/serving in war zone status, because it can't be said that they don't have a palpably physical connection to the conflict, which is what a great deal of the Bush Admin, particularly the ones most eagerly pushing this conflict lacked and still lack.
Vortex - Sep 01, 2008 11:30:00 am PDT #6502 of 10003
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I'm sure that, as with Prince Harry, there is an evacuation plan. I think that he was removed just hours after the report hit.
Trudy Booth - Sep 01, 2008 11:46:13 am PDT #6503 of 10003
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
The NYT article had this classy quote:
"The despicable rumors that have been spread by liberal blogs, some even with Barack Obama's name in them, is a real anchor around the Democratic ticket, pulling them down in the mud in a way that certainly juxtaposes themselves against their 'campaign of change,'" a senior aide said.
WITH OBAMA'S NAME IN THEM!!!!
I could hurl.
Love Obama's response. Class act all the way.
Theodosia - Sep 01, 2008 12:04:06 pm PDT #6504 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I wish just once when "a senior aide" says something like that, a senior reporter would next ask "How can you say that with a straight face?"
sumi - Sep 01, 2008 12:18:48 pm PDT #6505 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!
"a senior aide" for whom?
I think it was Drudge who broke the news about Prince Harry.
brenda m - Sep 01, 2008 12:22:00 pm PDT #6506 of 10003
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Palin just hired a lawyer for the Troopergate thing. Obviously that's probably a smart thing to do regardless, but doing it now sounds to me like they're a little worried.
Also - here's the flip side to that NYT article:
Post headline: “Democrats Say Palin Initially Backed Bridge.”
The story opens:
Democrats accused Gov. Sarah Palin (R) on Sunday of misrepresenting her role in scuttling a controversial bridge project to a remote island in southeast Alaska.
But wait. Just a few paragraphs later we read:
While campaigning in Ketchikan in September 2006, Palin indicated support for the bridge project, assuming there was no better alternative. “This link is a commitment to help Ketchikan expand its access, to help this community prosper,” she told the local chamber of commerce, according to an account in the Ketchikan Daily News.
In other words, Democrats say Palin initially backed the bridge because Palin initially backed the bridge. Why isn’t that the substance of the headline? What kind of reporting is this?
There's that liberal media bias again. t bangs head on desk