***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 20 - LIVE THREAD***

Multiple ^ | April 8, 2003 | Various

[Carolina]

Turning Sky on MUTE. Sky Guy at Kutter saying Gen. Brooks has become quite an accomplished, er, presenter.

Didn't like the accusatory tone he took at all. Apparently, there were no witnesses to firing originating from the hotel. And Gen. Brooks MISSPOKE!

What did these people expect in a WAR ZONE? A walk through a garden???? Geez.

[Timesink]

Who's Combover?

[retrokitten]

It's white, it's bubbly, sparkly and loaded with alchohol. Whatever it's called, I'm drinking it out of a long stem flute until it's gone. :-)

[Timeout]

Greg Kelly just reported from Baghdad. He slept in one of the palace bedrooms last night! Said, once you get used to the idea it's one of Saddy's palaces, it was really just a crummy litte room. Ha ha ha!

[Inspectorette]

Howlin, thanks for the ping!

[Cate]

Comb-over is pretty upset as he was promised by Saddam that if he went to the UN and spewed his horrible lies, he would be rewarded by a better job in the regime. Now the regime is gone and everyone hates him at the UN. He's lonely. His prostate is enlarged. He has bleeding hemmorroids (my standard curse for evil people), viagra has not helped, he has halitosis, his toenails are ingrown, the rash is getting worse, his GERD is acting up, coughing up blood, the tremor is becoming more noticable, ringing in his ears is getting worse, and his nagging urinary dripping just won't stop. So we should probably worry about him. Not :)

[Timesink]

What did these people expect in a WAR ZONE? A walk through a garden???? Geez.

For themselves? Absolutely. Their actions and words today ("today" Iraq time, the Making of Journalists Into Sausage Day) prove it.

[Conan the Librarian]

Police cruser just went round the circle on the BagCam. Wonder if it will show up on Scariest Police Chases?

[BagCamAddict]

I am curious as to why we are doing most of our ground engagements only during the day.

To mimic Gen. Franks, et. al.,

"Because we can."

Plus, this way all the imbeds can get good footage for all the documentaries to come. :-))

[mhking]

Wonder if it will show up on Scariest Police Chases?

Probably "Most Scared Police Chases"

[Solson]

Why bother with a glass?? Just go directly to the bottle!

[Nam Vet]

It would be great if someone could grab a screen cap for comparison.

Nam Vet

[arkady_renko]

That fat tubby fellow? I saw him and I was immediately reminded of his oaf-ness walking with his nose firmly up Saddams butt trying to impress him. I saw him running towards the rubble crying and finding a fellow Ba'athist to hug. I felt we got him when I saw that.

You got it. I am sure someone at Fox can pull the tapes and compare the people involved. Their reaction gave me the feeling that they knew. I thought one of the guys looked like the goon that jumped on the table with Saddam in the walk-about.

A_R

[hispanarepublicana]

bubbly, sparkly and loaded with alchohol.

Sounds like me on Friday night!!!

[TN4Liberty]

That fat tubby fellow? I saw him and I was immediately reminded of his oaf-ness walking with his nose firmly up Saddams butt trying to impress him. I saw him running towards the rubble crying and finding a fellow Ba'athist to hug. I felt we got him when I saw that.

From your description, I couldn't help but think of Jesse Jackson when MLK was shot. Not comparing King and Saddam, mind you.

[smith288]

I fired an email to Brit Hume... Maybe he can come up with something.

[Solson]

Not only that but they're in a war zone and implicitly protecting Iraqi thugs so safety be damned...

IF they want to complain, perhaps they should talk to hotel management about getting the snipers OUT OF THE FREAKIN' HOTEL!

[retrokitten]

Only if I have brown paper bag to put the bottle in. Y'know, just in case I end up on "Cops".

[dsmtoday]

just saw the tubby dudes on CNN again -- you guys are frickin' right!

[lugsoul]

As far as Saddam's DNA goes, I've seen a number of reports that the new, massive "Mother of All Battles" mosque features a Koran written entirely in ink made with Saddam's blood. That should do it.