Max Blumenthal talks to College Republicans, and asks them why they aren’t enlisting. The responses are what you would expect: “a nagging football injury”, “my ex-hippy parents don’t want me to”, etc. Then there is Cory Bray, a senior at at U.Penn’s Wharton School of Business. From the bar at a college Republican party, Bray brayed: "The people opposed to … Read More
Terrorists Heart Bush
Remember that ridiculous meme during the past election that the terrorists were rooting for John Kerry to win? Apparently, just the opposite: Two French journalists who were held hostage in Iraq told a British documentary program that their captors believed George W. Bush’s re-election as US president would help radicalize Iraqis. Christian Chesnot and Georges Malbrunot, who were seized in … Read More
Bush’s Speech
From the speech: And the larger purpose of our involvement has always been to help the nations of The Middle East become independent and stand alone, self-sustaining, as members of a great world community – at peace with themselves, and at peace with all others. With such an Iraq, our country-and the world will be far more secure than it … Read More
Better There Than Here?
One of the most annoying and disingenuous memes coming from the White House these days—and Bush repeated it in his speech last night—is the idea that it is better to fight the terrorists in Iraq than it is to fight them here. When I first heard that message, I dismissed it as silly rhetoric . . . but then, I … Read More
Bush Then And Now
THEN: "Victory means exit strategy, and it’s important for the president to explain to us what the exit strategy is . . . I think it’s also important for the president to lay out a timetable as to how long they will be involved and when they will be withdrawn." — Bush criticizing President Clinton on not setting a timetable … Read More
Congressman Questions War And White House Secrecy
"The administration should clarify its intent in [this war]… People lack confidence in the credibility of our government… It’s a difficult thing today to be informed about our government even without all the secrecy. With the secrecy, it’s impossible. The American people will do what’s right when they have the information they need… Who said it? Representative Donald Rumsfeld (R-IL), … Read More
Supreme Court Rules On Valerie Plame Journalists
The Supreme Court ruled today that journalists cannot avoid grand jury subpeonae asking them to reveal their sources (or, put another way, that journalists can face jail time for failing to reveal their sources in response to a grand jury subpoena). This puts the plaintiffs, Time magazine’s Matthew Cooper and The New York Times’ Judith Miller, in a precarious position. … Read More
Yellow Elephant Watch
I recently wrote a post (and received a little flak) about Yellow Elephants—specifically, the refusal of College Republicans to run a advertisement advocating military recruitment in the program of their annual convention in Las Vegas. The ad was refused because it was too much of a downer. Family Research Council leader (and KKK Grand Wizard contributor) Tony Perkins addressed the … Read More
Vets Respond To Rove
From Takeittokarl.com: Throughout my adult life I’ve been a registered Democrat and yes, a liberal. As a peacetime veteran and as a wartime civilian who served her country willingly and with heartfelt patriotism, I am deeply insulted by Karl Rove’s outrageous condemnation of those who don’t march in lockstep with the religious right, conservative GOP. How dare this man, who … Read More
Cheney Does Clinton
When CNN’s Wolf Blitzer pointed out to Dick Cheney that military commanders in Iraq do not characterize the insurgency as being in its “last throes” (see my post here), Cheney backpeddled and pulled out his Webster’s: No, I would disagree. If you look at what the dictionary says about throes, it can still be a, you know, a violent period, … Read More
More Responses To Rove
Along with my earlier post from 9/11 families, here are some more of my faves: "Well, I think a lot more needs to be said about Karl Rove’s motives, because they’re not the people’s motives, and if the President really believed his own words of unity, then he should fire Karl Rove. If the President of the United States knows … Read More
“Last Throes” Revisited
"Be assured: Baghdad is safe, protected.” “We are in control, they are not in control of anything, they don’t even control themselves!” “They are becoming hysterical. This is the result of frustration.” “They are achieving nothing; they are suffering from casualties. Those casualties are increasing, not decreasing." Quotes from Dick Cheney? Nope, but I can understand why you might think … Read More
Invocation of the 9/11 Dead – The Families React To Rove
As families whose relatives were victims of the 9/11 terror attacks, we believe it is an outrage that any Democrat, any Republican, any conservative, or any liberal stakes a “high ground” position based upon the September 11th death and destruction. Doing so assumes that all those who died and their loved ones would agree. In truth, some would and some … Read More
Responses to Rove, the Douchebag
Speaking in a Manhattan ballroom just a few miles north of ground zero, Karl Rove said on Wednesday night that the Democratic party did not understand the consequences of the Sept. 11 attacks. “Liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers,” Rove said. “Conservatives saw the savagery … Read More
Callous Invocation Of The Dead
Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham, who really should do more to stay out of the spotlight (he’s under investigation for lots of stuff), is channeling the 9/11 victims. The subject was the passage by the House of a flag-burning amendment to the Constitution, and he said: "Ask the men and women who stood on top of the (World) Trade Center,” said … Read More