Top 10 Awards for Sunday, February 11th, 2007
I mistakenly posted the awards for Feb 11 on the Feb 4th thread. This is a repost to get them with the right thread for reference. I'm not going to reping everyone to avoid confusion. I did ping everyone on these posts with a link to where they were posted, even if it was the wrong thread.
As with the entire thread we have an embarrassment of riches here. I could see awarding first place to any of these 10, along with a good many of those in the honorable mention list. It was that kind of week. Were I in a position to do this by points we'd be talking differences of thousands of a point on all ten of these posters this week. Truly an excellent thread.
Congratulations and I'm sorry for the delay.
10th place Bahbah
- #63; "Hoyer says the dems are backing off their promise to allow the Pubbies to offer alternates to the resolution the dems will prepose. ... Boehner is giving the big picture of failure in Iraq. Says the terrorists will follow us here. Victory is our only option."
- #93; "Timmy lets Hoyer go on and on. ... Boehner jumps in. Why not allow pubbies bring a resolution to the floor. Steny says they will. When, when, when Steny asks Boehner. Does not let Hoyer off the hook. (Who put something in Boehner's coffee and where can we get some?)"
- #148; "Broder is now going on about what an arresting figure Obama is. Compares to Kennedy but says pretty soon Obama's going to have to put some policy meat on the bones. ... Timmy plays Obama saying he'll serve his term as senator. I don't like Obama (obviously), but changing your mind because things change does not make you a liar. ... Oh, Timmy is impressed by the fact that Obama was not being coy and excuses what would be called a flip flop in someone else. It was a pro-Obama piece."
- #180; "Howie Kurtz just spun what we are learning from the Libby trial as seeing that journalists are too cozy with the Bush administration and being used to get the admin position out to the public. ... Unbelievable."
- #190; "Gwenn Ifill says that they are all worried that their bad handwriting will get them called into court, poor things."
- #197; "No, it isn't, which is why they are so furiously reporting it incorrectly. You have to read Clarice Feldman and Andy McCarthy to understand it at all. I have to say that Firedoglake, which is way to the left, has been doing some accurate coverage as will, so kudos to her." (Note - reply to mainepatsfan's post #191 about the Libby trial)
- #246; "I'm listening to Feith. ... We have a really bad problem with the CIA."
- #277; "McConnell did very, very well. ... He refused to say whether we would go into Iran, as was appropriate. Wallace was dumb to press him on something like that."
- #281; "'But Senator I think you are confusing the facts with the political perception of this' ... Sorry to say that is exactly what you heard, and doesn't that just perfectly illustrate our problem! The MSM creates a perception that then becomes the reality. As Feith pointed out, words have meaning and you should be careful with them. Of course when you are trying to manipulate public perception, you are careful to mislead with your words." (Note - reply to A Citizen Reporter's post #271)
- #288; "Wallace uses Reed to recreate the picture that Feith and his people manipulated evidence to make the case for war in Iraq. Reed goes along willingly, of course. ... If Feith watched this part, I'll bet his fist went through his tv screen. He ought to find a way to call Wallace out on it."
- #299; "'He let Hoyer get away with outright lying about the DOD IG report....' ... That was disappointing. I get the feeling that Boehner does not like hard work. But clearly he has had conversations about things that need to be done and is getting the message. He needs to work harder though."
- #333; "... Could it be that some, even if they have no love lost for the Administration, are beginning to wake up to the fact of the bloodbath that will ensue if we are not successful in Iraq? There aren't going to be any impenetrable bubbles built around their family members if another big hit comes." (Note - reply to Txsleuth's post #330 regarding Trent Lott)
- #358; "Oh no, John and Teresa are writing a book about global warming and energy independence.'
- #408; "... (Senator Gregg) is a great spokesman, very intellectually agile, very smart. I would love to see more of him."
- #430; "Duncan Hunter doing a fine job on CNN. Very clear spoken, coherent, and oh so right on the border issue."
- #568; "The world is perfectly willing to pretend to like us when we are victims. If that's what it takes, I prefer not to be liked, I'd rather be feared if those are the choices."
- #598; "The transcript of Feith's appearance has been posted." (Note - link to FR thread)
9th place eeevil conservative
- #559; "Bush's War... This War is America's War. The people were behind it. Congress voted overwhelmingly for it. In fact- they WANTED the opportunity to go on record for the War. ... The Oil For Food Scandal revealed why the UN was not quite so supportive. They had too many packets being lined at the expense of Iraqi lives. ... The "We can't Win" mantra is a smoke screen and a lie. If we had found the WMD, these same people would be proudly touting their support. So- with this reality- I want to know- WHAT DOES WMD being found or NOT being found have to do with winning a military operation? What does being "duped" have to do with the abilities of the American Military? ... It is a false argument- built on lies and sound bites serving political purposes at the expense of our security- all for power and money- and not a DAMN thing to do with patriotism, right and wrong, or "support" of our troops."
- #585; "oh-- and another million dollar question.. ... the next time I hear some pansy ars claim there were no WMD-- I have two words for them-- ... PROVE IT!"
8th place Alas Babylon!
- #87; "... As Forrest Gump said, 'Stupid is as stupid does.' ... Many of the more widely known (so-called) journalists today are not the sharpest knives in the drawer. They were hired for their looks and voices, and rose to prominence on the same."
- #94; "... Russert has become one of the most partisan of all the so-called journalists today. Dan Rather at least had a goofy, homespun charm about him. Russert's hunched-over, angry-at-Republicans; leaning-back, open-and-smiling-to-Democrats is so blatantly obvious... Here's hoping for him to meet some justice."
- #434; "I think a lot of it is due to other journalists who no doubt berate the liberal journalists at Fox News for working at a "Right Wing" new organization. They feel a need to show they're not Right Wing. ... It kind of reminds me of my USAF days when we'd get a female commander who would try to prove her creds by "outmanning" the male commanders by being extra-tough. That was always a pain in the butt because it was just so unnecessary. We always admired commanders who would simply be themselves and not worry about how others perceived them. ... If you remember when Wallace interviewed Clinton last year, one of Clinton's verbal jabs at Chris was.... 'So you did Fox’s bidding on this show. You did your nice little conservative hit job on me. What I want to know is…' ... That's the attitude the dems and DBM have about Fox News. Straight from the "Head" man himself!"
- #464; "You mean he now knows how it feels to be a Republican guest on Meet the Press? ... Tim Russert (hunched over, holding paper tightly in his pudgy hands, frowning, eyes glaring): 'Why do you Republicans want to kill old people and starve babies?' ... Republican Guest: (Startled look) 'What do you mean?' ... Russert: 'Just answer the question!!!!' ... Oh, and thinking of this, isn't that just the way Russert's MSNBC employee, Chris Matthews, operates? ... Yes, VERY ironic"
- #486; "To the Left Wing, Netroots, Moveon.org, Michael Moore side of the democra-Tick party, the enemy is not the terrorists nor Islamic fundementalists, it is the United States, George Bush, evil Republicans, and Christians (not necessarily in that order). I kid you not. ... They and their spokesmen (such as John F'n) really do believe it is the US that is evil, not the thugs and tyrants of the world. Kerry's been making these type of stupid statements since Vietnam. That he came as close as he did to being President says a lot about the thinking powers of some of our citizenry!"
7th place rodguy911
- #174; "... This just goes to show that Russert has an extremely selective memory. He seems to remember things the way it will help his rat buddies and hurt Scooter much differently than when he is chatting with an FBI supv. during a Sunday conversation. (a supervisor who reportedly met Russert during an NBC Washington, DC church tour--bizzarro?) ... The whole trial is becoming so convoluted how any prosecutor could expect to prove Scooter did anything on purpose much less revealing the name of a covert CIA spy who really wasn't a spy(try and figure that one out) when no one taking the stand can recall anything is beyond me. ... And to top it off seems like not allowing NBC's Andrea Mitchell's testimony that Armitage was the initial leaker to Novak's infamous piece is beyond bizarre as well, oh well. ..."
- #216; "IMHO rather than invading Iran, the smartest thing we can do is destroy the terrorists they send to Iraq and if they commit any overt misdeeds anywhere, strike them hard and then wait until they do something stupid again. ... I fear an all out war in Iran will only inspire more terrorists,the sanctions are working, we should just let them take their course."
- #243; "... nothing that happens is ever anything but an issue to the dem/rats. From the war to the border to the budget, none are important in reality, only as to their political value."
- #305; "Obama is a typical rat politico. light on substance and huge on bluster. ... For someone who has virtually no experience in govt. he is way out of his league. ... I stand by my original prediction that he will be come Hillary's VP(gopher)and he and Bubba will Rock star their way to fame in the final few months of the election war (with the DBM frantically in tow opening doors and feeding their stars shrimp and baloney) while Hillary takes a long deserved vacation back to Alaska in search of someone else who will wear a pants suit while running for President."
- #322; "They don't get it, they have become laughing stocks." (Note - reply to SW6906 post #203 on the MSM)
- #391; "... The DBM do cover one another when it's in their interest. (Howard Kurtz, WaPost/CNN doesn't get more DBM/rat inclined than him) Sins of omission are often much more relevant than lies on the stand."
- #402; "IMHO, Terrorism only exists as just another issue for the Demonrats. They could care less about the actuality of terrorism, only it's value as a political issue."
- #438; "He's a brave guy (Duncan Hunter) to be interviewed by Woof Woof of CNN. He should know what to expect. He's defending the surge but Woof already has an agenda. (pull out! pull out!) ... What needs to be said is just how brilliant a plan the surge really is.! ... It's a lot more than just putting in more troops. From what I have seen and heard over the past few weeks, it even entails our guys going to live with some of their Iraqi counterparts. Really getting to know the neighborhoods and who is who. ... This is truly the only way to spot bad guys in the asymmetric war we are now waging in Iraq. When they do rear their ugly head and it will make the terror types think twice about pulling any shi.... Who ever thought up the surge is a military genius IMHO! That's probably why the rats are trying to kill it off so hard, they realize it has a good chance of working. ... The dems don't consider Iraq or the WOT their war. ... Once again neither war exists in reality only as issues for the Dems. And since it's not their issue they are not for it. ... If GW had been Bubba instead they would have been all for the surge and the war,but he' not. ... That is simply how they play the game,and to them it's all political all the time, forget reality."
- #587; "From my standpoint every time the WMD argument comes up I point to all the US interviews Gen. Georges Sada(Sadaam's former Air Force Gen.) did shortly after he wrote his book. ... He documented time and again how two gutted planes, a 707 and 747, flew over 50 missions into Damascus from Iraq loaded with WMD's. They are today supposedly buried in Syria and Lebanon. ... Anyway to infer there were no WMD's is a true insult to what we know.Good to see you stop by EC!"
6th place samantha
- #31; "Good Morning all. The diaper clad DBM misreports not just out of a partisan/bias mindset,but because they only went to Journalism School and then were hired by DBM organizations that do not hold them accountable. This is Rocket Science to their feeble minds, and they are not catching on like the Bloggers have. It is also about doing their homework, and not rushing to the nearest Cocktail Lounge or Bar to high five one another. They do a half arsed job and do not care as long as nobody calls them on it. Buffalo Butt Timmah was very sensitive to complaints about his reporting, and The Bloggers brought that out. Sounds like the New Media is going to have to use the sledge hammer to get them to pay attention, obviously their lowered ratings, or no ratings, lower Circulation, Lower Bond Status, Profits, etc do not concern them one iota."
- #182; "When you look at the stories that are being reported on the most, you realize that the DBM has finally become what it criticized the most, Tabloid Journalism. They spent years knocking the National Enquirer, and all the real tabloids, but most of us began trusting the Honesty of the Tabloids at least 70 percent more than the DBM. They were lousy at Honest Journalism, and they are just as lousy at Tabloid Journalism." (Note - reply to mainepatsfan's post #191 about the Libby trial)
- #304; "Hoyer is sitting back and watching Pelosi implode. He will sound moderate, and look like he has both feet on the ground, especially compared to her crazy "Queen Bee" of the world behavior. The rats are already uncomfortable with how their anointed is getting them unfavorable publicity because of her elitist "let them eat cake" attitude, and 2008 looms like "Godzilla" to their Tokyo hopes to keep their tiny Majority and win the Presidency. She looks and acts like a mean control freak with a shrewish manner second only to Hillary, even though she tries to portray herself as a sweet little old Granny. America likes tough women, but we do not want them to be the cup wearing kind. Ugh, did I say that? It is not just conservatives that are turned off by her, and her Buddies like Murtha, even Liberals frown upon that unholy alliance."
- #377; "... Cronkite looked old and grandfatherly even when he was young, but most of the Media guys are all hat and no Cattle. Tom Brokaw was good looking , but always sounded like he needed to blow his nose. Rather was fairly good looking, Petah Jennings, Brian Williams. Most of the older Media Guys were seasoned reporters that just flat out got lazy and partisan. Today's reporters/Journalists have no real reporting background. It is voice and attractive appeal o mostly women viewers. Timmah is the exception very unattractive, and is not a Journalist, he is a ^&$%%^&^& Lawyer, who worked for Liberal Rats. We know where Stepphie came from. Schieffer is like another Cronkite, old Grandfatherly type that is trusted because you can just hear his bones creak. LOL!"
- #395; "... (Murtha) is trying to save his own butt by threatening the Pentagon unless they give Nanzee the equivalent of AF2. Nanzee and he have these crooked deals that have been done for many years, and they both stand to lose if they tell on each other. I think that Murtha is tone deaf, and he really has delusions of Grandeur. I think the rats are really regretting some of the Whack Jobs like Murtha and Pelosi that they elevated in 2006 just to get their Power again. I think they are seeing it all go away, especially in light of the infighting for power, and the bad publicity they are getting with Jefferson, etal already so soon after they have assumed Power. I would love to be a fly on the wall in those Rat meetings."
- #564; "I believe they would bite, kick, scratch each other's eyes out like the Girlie men they are for any Position in the White House except intern. They want to be rewarded, and even in a lousy Rat Administration it would be good enough to take on the road in the Pay for Speeches Circuit (like slick willie), or a Book, or pad their resume for future high paying jobs as consultants."
- #614; "Dodd is running to be the "Fop" in Chief, he certainly could be nothing else. He always reminded me of the late Jack Cassidy, especially when Jack Cassidy would be cast as the Murderer on The Peter Falk Detective Drama Columbo. Nobody could do a girlie man sneer, and Guilty as sin look better than him. Of course Cassidy was not fat like Dodd, but Dodd does a pretty good self righteous, but guilty as Hell sneer himself. He never comes across as credible, maybe he should take acting lessons? Nah! Stack of Bibles, hand. Nah!"
- #620; "Maybe it is like they are circling the wagons because if Timmah goes down, he might spill his guts about all the bad stuff they have done. There is no honor among thieves and DC DBM, same difference. It could also be a slippery slope for the DC DBM, once someone big is nailed their house of cards will come crashing down around them. They will really need to be the Diaper Clad DBM then, super sized for Helen Thomas and David Gregory of course."
5th place anita
- #6; "Week & again, he proves that Russert is NOT an honest host. Now after clear proof of NBC's (especially Russert's) Connection in truth twisting, I think Republicans should Boycott MTP until it's democrat hack anchor is replaced."
- #10; "When democrats are in Minority, MSM labelled them as senate democrat leader & house democrat leader. Now they gladly label republicans with minority labels."
- #25; "On Mathews' show, Time's Joel Klein was predicting a little quake in the senate - with Lieberman switching party."
- #58; "Here 's this sunday's Media Nuggets ..." (great stories, as usual - complete post at link - especially encouraging indicators of some backlash inside the DBM against the grotesque excesses this week)
- #189; "... Even Imus won't buy his coming to the court with crutches. Imus said that he fell down in November and there is no way he need crutches now, other thn to buy sympathy of jurors. He said this on his show."
- #416; "... DNC talking points or Terrorist talking points?."
4th place txradioguy
- #424; "The problem with the Libtards is that no sooner than the election results were in back on Nov 7th...they totally forgot all of their "drain the swamp...new tone" rhetoric and reverted right back to type. ... To me they are acting like every person you see posting on DU. Spoiled eleteist and under the strange belief that control of the Government in the U.S. is their DIVINE RIGHT. ... In their minds they are the only ones who can take care of us cause in their superior minds only THEY know what's good for the country...blech! ... IMHO the Rats aren't regretting Stretch and ABSCAM John...they are reveling in their actions."
- #427; "The only good thing about the Libtards that go off the reservations...is that it gives us an honest and truthful glance into how they view the U.S. and those of us that live in it."
- #449; "Lieutenant General Karl Eikenberry is the commander of Combined Forces Command - Afghanistan. ... Prior to his current assignment, he was the director for Strategic Planning and Policy for U.S. Pacific Command at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii. ... His operational assignments include... " (Note - lot's more info, good basic biography for General Eikenberry)
- #580; "Is it just me...or when you hear a Libtard talk about how it's not "their war"...is the first thought you have 'what country are you from?' ... The Rats saying this isn't "their war" is as stupid as the Republicans in WWII referring to that war as 'Mr. Roosevelts War' ... Last time I checked...below the superficialness of what political party you belong to...you're an American...this is a war that involves America and it's citizens...so therefore Libs...it IS your war because it's AMERICA'S WAR!!!!"
Third Place Txsleuth
Very good reporting for those who couldn't see some of the shows or for those who saw but didn't catch the important items she found for us. Add to that insight and analysis that explains what was being said as well as what was not, and you have a great showing this week.
- #294; "LOL...On Face The Nation...Bob Schieffer decided to introduce Dodd by showing a 'commercial' for Obama."
- #297; "Uh oh...Dodd said Obama is "attractive" and can "articulate" his position...hehe"
- #302; "Dodd just said that Iraq "couldn't be any worse than it is today"...when asked what would happen if the USA were to withdraw from Iraq right now. ... Dodd said the will have to cut off spending in later bills and some of the Republicans will go along."
- #309; "Being asked about the report coming out today about Iran's involvement. ... Dodd says we need to talk to Iran...and he doesn't believe the intel..because they just found out Feith 'was cooking the books'... Dodd is skeptical that Iran is involved with Iraq...and thinks that Bush is just trying to get us in Iran...especially the way that Bush uses "doctored" intelligence."
- #314; "Boehner really disappointed me....never even tried to stop Hoyer's lies...and he looked mighty guilty when Timmy read that Times article about the 'new' way around the ethics and lobbying bill. ... He had pretty good answer, but he sat there looking guilty for too long, IMHO>"
- #324; "Lott is denying that Bush is trying to make a case for invading Iran... Lott explaining to Bob that talking to Iran is a little more subtle than just what the dems say they should do. ... Being asked about the debate about debating Iraq... Lott "That is inside baseball....we want a debate, not a mandate". ... Saying he wants a debate...but Bob is saying all newspapers said that Rep. cuts off debate..and Lott has to explain to Bob that the newspapers were WRONG..LOL ... Saying how little has gotten accomplished in Senate ..hehe ... He is saying Americans want them to say that the will support the troops with funds, regardless if they like the way the war is going. ... Saying Dodd is honest...because he DOES want to say he wants to debate cutting off funding."
- #330; "Oh..dear, Trent being asked why he is trying to 'save the White Houses bacon...when they didn't save your bacon in keeping you as Majority leader' ... Trent took the high road. ... Bob asking him about Warner saying he will add his resolution to any/all legislation. ... Lott says that Warner can do whatever he wants..as long as they also get a chance to give a resolution also. ... Lott read from the Baker-Hamilton report the part that said that THEY suggested a surge of troops to get Baghdad under control. ... Good appearance by Trent."
- #351; "Oh...jeez, CNN's Iraq war reporter describing what Iran is doing in participating in the Iraq war...to exactly what the USA did in Afghanistan against Russia. ... He is making the report that came out today in Iraq about Iran's weapons...is OLD news, no big deal. ... America captured a leader of Al Qud's force...and that the unit in Iraq is being lead by Khameni and that Iran said the weapons that were found from Iran were for 'protection' ...hehe"
- #357; "Wolf Blitzer just told Feith that the IG report substantiated that there was no 'operable' close relationship between Iraq and al-queda in the run up to 9/11. ... Feith said that HE never said there was...and that Wolf SHOULD have known better."
- #362; "Wolf showed clip of Levin's remarks at the hearing. ... Feith said that what Levin said was about as WRONG as anything could be.. ... Wolf is trying SO hard to make Feith out to be a liar and STILL wants him to say that there never was any connection between al-queda and Iraq. ... Feith says that he hasn't seen anything thats says there WASN'T any connection..but that the CIA and Tenet spelled out many times they were in contact in the 10 years prior to the war."
- #370; "Feith said that Rockefeller, Levin and others have been very critical of the CIA intelligence... Which is exactly what Feith did...but his criticism was called "inappropriate"....but it is okay for those Senators to be critical. ... He said that doesn't make sense.....and poor Wolf didn't like that very simple answer."
- #399; "... There are TWO themes I have seen....the first is that the MSM and the DEMS are determined now to discount that there was EVER any relationship between al-queda and Iraq. (even though Zarqawi was al-queda, and did most of the damage a couple years ago)... The Second is that Bush has once again predetermined that he wants to go to war with Iran...but, he has no reason (according to the dems and MSM).... I think Dodd's remark today about what would happen if we pulled out of Iraq right now is INDICATIVE...of the wrongheaded approach that the DEMS/LIBS/MSM is taking towards this war... and one that is destined to fulfull their fantasy of Iraq being another Vietnam."
- #405;"Wolf quoting an editorial written by a Gen. Wm. Odem.. saying that 'a win in Iraq is not an option'. ... Cornyn says that someone like Odem may need to present an alternative if he wants to write something like that while we are a war. ... BTW...this new phrase "we don't need a military surge, we need a diplomatic surge"...has been said by every DEM I have heard today....Blech"
- #417; "... The Dems cannot think outside of the boundries set by Soros and gang... When they do wander off the reservation they get in trouble...see jon carry, Joe Biden, and today, Chris Dodd."
- #463; "Wolf is displaying the increases in the number of attacks in Afghanistan... Lovely how these MSM like to point out the "wins" by the enemy...but never put up charts showing the "wins" by our forces. ... I did see on Gateway Pundit last night...a little tidbit that said that in the 8 years of Clinton's presidency there was an average of 939 military deaths per year. ... Under Pres. Bush's presidency there has been an average of 800 military deaths per year. ... I bet you won't see those statistics being waved around during the POTUS campaign by Hillary and gang."
- #536; "I was going post what Terry McAuliffe is saying on CNN..but he is a ridiculous man...not worth my time. ... He will not answer ANY question about Hillary...and even admits that no one should even worry about whether Hillary voted for the war...because it was BUSH'S MISTAKE...no one else's."
- #606; "It is amazing how fast the dems and MSM can re-write history, isn't it??? ... Yesterday I saw an example how even ONE PARTY can disagree about 'history' ... Osama Obama was in Springfield, Illinois, to give his announcement speech...and did so in Lincoln's hometown...so he could 'use' Lincoln and history to compare himself and today's world to. ... However, at the exact same time, Tavis Smiley was having a day long conference called 'Life in Black America' or something. ... When the audience and panel were told that Obama had called Tavis the night before, to send his regrets about not being able to attend, 'even though we had this date planned for a year' (Tavis Smiley)... Well....a lot of the audience jeered...Cornel West was very outspoken in his dislike of what Obama did...but did say he isn't going to NOT vote for Obama. ... On the same stage, was a man that supposedly has written about black history...and HE gave what he called the 'true account' of Abraham Lincoln...and it was not at all flattering or even close to what Obama said. ... In fact, he said that Lincoln not only did not want to free the slaves, he wanted them all shipped out of the country. ... SOOOOOOO.. on the subject of 'war history'....I think it has become a 'subjective' topic, rather than a 'factual' one in these United States."
- #623; "... What is even more incredible is that NOW they want to tell the POTUS/CIC how to run the war...but, in the same speech they will tell him that it is still HIS war, no matter what. ... They can't have it both ways...if they want to take his power away as Commander in Chief, and run the war...they have to take ownership from then on. ... They aren't willing to do that. ... Notice Hillary said she would "stop the war" in Jan. 2009...NOT before then."
Second Place Morgan in Denver
Very strong and some important analysis of the topics being discussed this week. And it's not a brag if it's true.
- #276; "Personal opinion, we have problems with the CIA, Energy Department, State and all the others where liberals have run amok for years. Getting rid of them is difficult too because of the government unions."
- #332; "In their hatred for Republicans and President Bush, the MSM and Democrats simply do not see the forest for the trees. They have convinced themselves there is not a terrorist problem, and if there was, it's not their fault."
- #421; "Democrats and the media have convinced themselves there is more to fear from Republicans than Al Qaeda or other terrorist organizations such as Hamas or Hezbolla. They would rather conspire with any of than any terrorist group than debate Republicans."
- #425; "It's all part of their strategy: talk loudly but carry a small stick. ... The Democrats idea of a successful war is bombing aspirin factories and abandoned huts."
- #452; "'The dems don't consider Iraq or the WOT their war. ... Once again neither war exists in reality only as issues for the Dems. And since it's not their issue they are not for it.' ... On every occasion this point should be made. Make the left buy the issue and stake it out as their position, for now and into the future. ... I would bet between now and November 2008 they will change their minds and claim they always supported defending America and were against terrorists. Democrats have a vested interest seeing us defeated in Afghanistan and Iraq. They want us to lose and they want the USA to fail so they can claim political power."
- #479; "Dems opposed our efforts and predicted failure in Afghanistan even though they reserve 99% of their ire for Iraq. The Russian experience and predictions of body bags was repeated over and over until we did what they could not believe or understand was possible. Now that Afghanistan is a NATO operation for the most part, they are silent in their opposition, IMHO. ... The only difference I have heard in talking to Democrats is they do not want to appear to be opposed to all war, just Iraq, but the whole issue is really about politics and not about what is in our best interests."
- #529; "Democrats and media arbitrarily changed a relationship between AQ and Iraq into operational support for 9/11. That was never said but this is one of the current items the left continues to claim. I am under no illusion the media and Democrats won't do anything they believe they can get away with for political gain. ... I agree with you on their not being able to oppose the war on terror, but it defies logic to me how then can then separate Iraq from the WOT. Yet they do. It is not inconceivable to me that the left will change on a dime to include Afghanistan. ... Notice too, there is virtually no mention over Kosovo coming from Democrats. Selective war is political for them and they are not adamant about protecting the USA."
- #547; "Is this not a difference without a distinction? I agree with you in saying the Democrats are using Afghanistan as an example of how they are tough on terrorism. The problem is Democrats cannot be trusted to tell the truth on this, or other efforts in the WOT. ... Hillary & crew vote one way when it suits them and then vote opposite later on when that helps them. If Democrats can support and oppose the Iraqi war now, is there any indication they won't change their opinions on Afghanistan overnight? ... Remembering Democrat behavior causing the fall in Vietnam, there was no support for other countries in that region either. Once the pull out started it covered the entire region, if I remember correctly."
- #551; "... The Democrats vocally favored more troops for Iraq too, until they decided to bow to their special interests and started demanding withdrawal. ... My point is, this is political for Democrats. They have shown no support for the military or US interests that I have seen. Carter and Clinton cut military spending as fast as they got into office, while Reagan and Bush then had to increase spending because the military was too underfunded."
- #561; "I should not have brought Kosovo up. This is a real can of worms that needs its own thread. ... The only reason the Dems voted overwhelmingly in favor of the Iraq resolution, and then later on funding, was because they thought they had to appear in support. Once their special interests began the pressure and the polls started swaying, they jumped over to the other side faster than a NY minute. ... Considering all the contradictions, and I believe outright lies, coming from Hillary or Edwards along with so many other Democrats, there is no way I believe they would remain in support of our efforts in Afghanistan."
- #577; "I hate hearing this even though it validates the opinion that Democrats tend to give aid and comfort to our enemies. ... I don't believe it's on purpose, but an unexpected consequence of their pacifism, anti-military positions and belief that the US is always the bad guy and to blame for bad things that happen."
- #586; "I believe this is true for leftists in all democracies. The left truly opposes patriotism, capitalism, free markets and freedom. But, they cannot acknowledge that to voters because they would lose elections if voters knew they wanted to rule to obsession. ... By definition, capitalism and free markets oppose government control of citizens and business. The left can't have that happen because they lose the power they want."
- #691; "Not to brag, but actually Newt is aligned with me/us. We conservatives have complained about this since Jimmy Carter. Little did we realize how bad it was. Political holdovers have undermined US interests for years. ... Now the method seems to be leaving the White House and going to Energy and State (and others) as a means of staying on a payroll as they undermine the administration. ... I would be willing to bet many leaks would almost disappear if these people were not transferring to these departments."
- #704; "Personal opinion would be to ban them for a period of time and/or to exclude them from the safeguards of the civil service system for a probationary period. ... Civil servants who have been these departments for years know who is gaming the system for political reasons. Anonymous whistle blowers within these agencies should also be encouraged to learn who is or is not doing the jobs they are supposed to be doing. Another idea would be to have better congressional and executive oversight of these departments, with real powers of forcing resignations where necessary."
First Place Laverne
Excellent observations of fact from the show and even better analysis. Oh, and a bit of very attractive wishful thinking as well.
- #11; "And here is another good take on NBC and Russert from the mainewebreport, who was liveblogging the trial last week, entitled: ... NBC's Big Black Kettle: Becoming Scooter Libby"
- #15; "Well, hopefully they will be singing a different tune soon. Russert filed a false affidavit with the court, and should be in legal jeopardy as a result. Russert should be taken to task, and hopefully will be. But of course, he is a liberal icon in the MSM, so we will have to wait and see. If Russert is made to answer for his false affidavit, through sanctions by the court or whatever, I can't imagine the other media continuing to spike the story."
- #42; "Between the mainstream media's ignorance and arrogance, and spiking the real LIbby trial keynotes (Russert filed false Affidavit), let us also recall the WAPO's front page article this week regarding the IG's intel report. The authors (Pincus for one, who is also involved in Plamegate) confirmed to all the collusion between the democrats and the WAPO by publishing Levin's talking points, attributing them to the IG, and then having to issue a correct afterwards. It was sad and funny at the same time...showing us the "investigative journalism" is a thing of the past, and that in its place they take, publish without review or edit, talking points received directly from democrats. We have long suspected that, but this fiasco by the WAPO, provided us proof certain of that collusion."
- #84; "The best take on it is here, fishtalk, at floppingaces..." (Note - reference to AP and Washington Post false reporting on DOD Inspector General's report)
- #89; "But Feith is taking Wallace to task and really knocking things right out of the park. He was terrific, should get out more, and hope he does. Puts Wallace right in his place, big time, talking about all the misreporting on the FACTS about what went down. Must see interview, imho." (Note - reply to maica's post #81)
- #110; "McConnel is doing very well also, and poor Chris can't get it right today, no matter what. McConnel is also taking charge. So glad to see some backbone showed by the republicans on the air."
- #158; "I figured that Russert would be on a leave of absence until any legal issues with his false affidavit have been resolved. Surprised he is on the air today; if I was his boss, I would send him to his room, and make him write on a blackboard: I will not lie to a Federal court" 100 times, and then tell him he is suspended until he makes the appropriate amends regarding the persecution of Libby, of which Russert is a key player."
- #173; "Well, I don't watch the Dim one, he makes me too mad. He will be on with Howie Kurtz, I will be interested to learn if Kurtz brings up the false affidavit point (don't count on it). Please let me know. ... Also, I need to amend my point above regarding what I would do with Russert; in actuality, if I was his boss, I would fire him. You don't submit a false affidavit to the court, and then get to talk about the case you are involved in."
- #207; "That was the point (Howie Kurtz) made last week on reliable source, I sent him a very nasty email about that, and asked him why he couldn't acknowledge that it is indeed Joe Wilson who had the close relationship with the media, and was using them to get his lies spewed!"
- #219; "Reliable Sources is going to talk about the Astronut, the LIbby Trial and Russert taking the stand, and about Osama Obama. I will report on the LIbby/Russert conversation and see if he brings up the false affidavit. I wonder why he isn't reporting on the WAPOs false story. HA!"
- #234; "Wouldn't it be a hoot if the judge dismisses the charges against Libby (as he should), and that Russert is indicted for perjury? I know it won't happen, but that would be the perfect close to this horrendous persecution of Scooter. FREE SCOOTER! :-)"
- #264; "Obamarama up on Reliable Sources....Katy someone (the brit lady) says he is the man of hope, is original, and he looks different so may he can break out of thepack. Tummulty responds to a qeustion about Obama's "blackness" (as in not enough), Karen simply doesn't understand the whole conversation among the black community not jumping onto the Obamarama mania, and that many are rejecting him and don't consider him one of their own. Then she jumps onto the CLinton is the first black president, and so Hillary will benefit from that. Matthew Felling (whoever he is) jumps into the "are you black enough enough" versus the "he is not black enough" debate in order to weaken him. I guess they don't understand that Clinton team is behind all of this in order to weaken Obama. Or maybe they do know it, and simply won't acknowledge it."
- #312; "Here is a recap of the Libby Discussion on Reliable Sources ... Guests: Glenn Reynolds (Instapundit) and Arienna Huffington (HuffPo) ... Focus was on Tim Russert on the stand and how Team Libby played the IMUS clip where Russert was exuberant about the Libby indictment (it was like Christmas is what Russert said). ... " (Note - much more at link - excellent summary - I need to find a transcript if this show)
- #338; "Another republican showing a backbone today? WOW, maybe they have been reading the emails to the RNC and others that tell them if they don't start standing up to the lieing liberal media, all funds will be cut off! ... Glad to hear about Lott."
- #385; "Weydon is on now (I had to switch, just can't stand him), but just prior to switching, Weydon said essentially that evreything Feith said was a lie, and he (Weydon) didn't really think that is what Feith's team was doing (criticizing intel) even though that is what Feith said. I simply couldn't take it any longer."
- #423; "That Weydon is talking about putting up a resolution DEMANDING the President gets the Senate approval BEFORE attacking Iran is beyond absurd. Who does he think the Senators are? 100 CINCs? What a stupid idiot he is. Egads, these people so hate Bush, they are willing to put at risk our national security and that of our allies. Weydon has lost any sense of perspective with this stupidity -- hmmm, sounds like a typical democrat to me."
- #439; "I especially liked the point that Duncan made regarding PM Howard's comments about Barack; Duncan made the point that the kinds of comments that Obama is making here has an impact on the Aussies in the field, who are fighting side by side with our troops and are an integral and importatant part of our coalition. Howard has been such a strong ally in the War on Terror, he has earned to right to criticize those who are proposing a cut and run strategy that turns Iraq over to the terrorists. Good job by Hunter."