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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Canadian Howard Galganov re. Obama: I Told You So
This is from 7/23/09, but better late than never.
When Obama won the Presidency with the help of the LEFTIST Media, Hollywood and Entertainment Liberals, Ethnic Socialists (ACORN), Stupid Non-Business Professionals and Bush Haters, I wrote:

It won't take 6 months until the people figure this guy out and realize how horrible a mistake they've made. And when they come to that realization, the damage to the United States of America will be so great, that it will take a generation or more to repair - IF EVER.

The IDIOTS who not only voted for the Messiah, but also worked their sorry asses-off to promote his Lordship, are now left holding the bag.

Here are two things they will NEVER do:
And he details them
In just 6 (SIX) months, the Messiah's polls are showing the following:
And he details them, too!
Posted by: gorb || 08/05/2010 03:02 || Comments || Link || [4 views] Top|| File under:

#1  OUCH!

I gotta check with this guy and see if he's any good at picking horses too.
Posted by: Mike Hunt || 08/05/2010 3:24 Comments || Top||

#2  From the article:

"The IDIOTS who not only voted for the Messiah, but also worked their sorry asses-off to promote his Lordship, are now left holding the bag.

Here are two things they will NEVER do:

1 – They will NEVER admit to making a blunder out of all proportion by electing a snake-oil salesman with no positive social history or management experience of any kind.

2 – They will NEVER take responsibility for the curse they’ve imposed upon the immediate and long-term future of their country.

In essence, the people responsible for putting this horror-show in power are in themselves responsible for every cataclysmic decision he makes and the consequences thereof."


This guy nails it. One of the most distinguishing characteristics of the left, particularly the NPR-listening ruling elite wannabes, is that they never, ever admit when they make a mistake, no matter how obvious it might be that that is precisely what they have done. Obama could set fire to a building full of second graders, the event could be captured on film and broadcast to the world, and most Obama voters would either deny that it had happened or spend the rest of their lives developing the most twisted and circular "logic" to explain how it was a really great thing he did, and they were NEVER wrong to vote for him.

To that type of insecure person, the allure of calling yourself a leftist is that those in charge on that side give permission to anyone to go through life thinking that they are perfect beings who never make mistakes simply if they ascribe to the agenda. The best example of this is the "it would work, if only the right people were in charge" socialists. They never question themselves or their failures of their agenda, because they lack the courage or mental tools or intellectual stamina to do so, and their "movement" gives them permission to be that way.
Posted by: no mo uro || 08/05/2010 6:13 Comments || Top||

#3  Being a lefty (in love with yourself) means never having to say sorry.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 08/05/2010 8:39 Comments || Top||

#4  Maybe, if America’s first Emperor would stay home more and travel less, and work a little bit instead of being on television just about everyday, or forget about his Wednesday Date Nights with his Amazon Wife, or stop running to “papered” Town Hall Meetings, perhaps he would have a little bit of time to do the work of the nation.

how amazingly spot on...

not gonna happen, take himself out of the spotlight where he can adore himself and work? never! that would be so droll. besides work is for the little people.
Posted by: abu do you love || 08/05/2010 17:36 Comments || Top||

#5  It won't take 6 months until the people figure this guy out and realize how horrible a mistake they've made.

Not all of the people. Not nearly all.
Posted by: Besoeker || 08/05/2010 18:59 Comments || Top||


Conservative American Ideology Explained
Watch this for a minute or two and see if you can pull away. :-)

For me, it started with a very simple explanation of leftist politics is. Now I feel like a doofus for not figuring this out this simple test by myself before.

And while you are at it, see if you can spot which part of the curve we are on as we spiral into some form of leftist government. Can anyone say Rome The Sequel? The striking similarities are detailed near the end of the video.

We need to stop this process now before it is too late.

Man your pitchforks!


Oh - and please feel free to post other good videos in the comments that may fill in my/our understanding of this topic better.



Now after that, check out this video of why direct democratic election of our president is probably a bad idea. The first video explains why leftists seem to like it so much. They just seem to gravitate towards any form of government to the left of where we are now. So the Founding Fathers chose to go with the indirect form of a democracy called the Electoral College. Now if we can just eliminate voter fraud, we may be able to get back to where we were years ago.

Posted by: gorb || 08/05/2010 02:38 || Comments || Link || [4 views] Top|| File under:


Afghanistan
CYA is the name of the game
The questions go back and forth between the U.S. ambassador in Kabul, Karl W. Eikenberry, who once was the military commander in Afghanistan, and "special envoy" for "AfPak" Richard C. Holbrooke, usually airborne; Deputy Secretaries of State James B. Steinberg and Jacob J. Lew; Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, also frequently airborne; and Mr. Eikenberry's four deputies, who also hold the rank of ambassador. A lot of cooks have produced a thin diplomatic and economic gruel. CYA (cover you're a**) appears to be the operative phrase that holds it all together.
Posted by: tipper || 08/05/2010 02:23 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under:


Britain
The Talibanisation of British childhood by hardline parents
Posted by: tipper || 08/05/2010 07:25 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under:

#1  A glimpse into our future here in the US; the islamo-fascists attack through direct action and cultural subversion, we appease, they win.
Posted by: Keenster || 08/05/2010 9:26 Comments || Top||

#2  Free-thinking Muslims have lacked courage to oppose what is going on...

And that is the biggest problem we face. The problems the author itemizes are of their own making. They never speak out, defy the imams, fight for their own freedom from the horrors of islamist fundamentalists. In this article the author insists the failure to eliminate creeping fundamentalism is everyone elses fault: government, law, teachers - everybody but the muslims.

Grow some balls and take action against those who demand your submission to their vision. Change must come from within. learn to say "no" to these bustards. Understand that islam is not compatible with life. Begin to understand that leaving the "faith" may be your only salvation from the brutality of islamists and the lifestyle they wish to impose.

Sauve qui peut.
Posted by: Swanimote || 08/05/2010 11:21 Comments || Top||


Home Front: WoT
Charge Al Awlaki with treason
Two civil liberties organizations, the Center for Constitutional Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), have filed a lawsuit against the administration of President Barack Obama to prevent the US government from carrying out lethal operations against Anwar Al Awlaki.

In a briefing on Aug. 3, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs joined the battle. Ari Shapiro, a reporter for National Public Radio, asked: "Should Americans worry that if they go overseas, their own government could target them to be killed?"

"Let's be clear about Anwar Al Awlaki, okay?" snapped Gibbs in response. "The United States hasn't decided that Anwar Al Awlaki is aligned with a terrorist group. Anwar Al Awlaki has in videos cast his lot with Al Qaeda and its extremist allies. Anwar Al Awlaki is acting as a regional commander for Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. So let's not take a tourist that might visit Italy overseas and equate him to somebody who has on countless times in video pledged to uphold and support the violent and murderous theories of Al Qaeda."

Later, he repeated the White House position in response to another question: "I will repeat that Anwar Al Awlaki is someone who has sworn allegiance to Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, is a regional commander for that group in Yemen, has and continues to direct attacks there and, as we know, against innocent men, women and children in this country. And this President will take the steps necessary to keep our country safe from thugs like him."

The Awlaki lawsuit will proceed and is likely to be thrown out in a fairly low-level court. The ACLU, the Center for Constitutional Rights and Nasser Al Awlaki are all acting according to their convictions and mandates. The administration is proceeding according to its mandate. The debate will no doubt continue.

But while the case proceeds in the courts, there is certainly one legal measure the United States can definitely take: strip Al Awlaki of his citizenship. This would at least remove the complication of Al Awlaki's being a US citizen. This is do-able and it should certainly be done with dispatch. As Gibbs noted, Al Awlaki has sworn allegiance to Al Qaeda and jihad; he certainly should not have any further legal ties to the United States or any protections whatsoever as an American citizen.

Another measure that should be taken is to declare Al Awlaki a traitor. There is certainly a precedent for this. Adam Gadhan, another American citizen who swore allegiance to Al Qaeda and took on a prominent role as an Al Qaeda spokesman, has been charged with treason and is being sought on that charge. Al Awlaki has provided plenty of grounds for a charge of treason. He should be indicted for it and stripped of his citizenship. And then he should be hunted down and neutralized by whatever means necessary.
This article starring:
Anwar Al Awlaki
Posted by: ryuge || 08/05/2010 00:00 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under:

#1  For about the first time in his life, Gibbs is telling it like it is:

"Let's be clear about Anwar Al Awlaki, okay?" snapped Gibbs in response. "The United States hasn't decided that Anwar Al Awlaki is aligned with a terrorist group. Anwar Al Awlaki has in videos cast his lot with Al Qaeda and its extremist allies. Anwar Al Awlaki is acting as a regional commander for Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. So let's not take a tourist that might visit Italy overseas and equate him to somebody who has on countless times in video pledged to uphold and support the violent and murderous theories of Al Qaeda."
Posted by: Mike Hunt || 08/05/2010 3:26 Comments || Top||

#2  Jim,

The ACLU is completely off the tracks?

Karl,

When were they ever ON the tracks. My goodness these Harvard lawyers give me a nose bleed.

Jim,

Maybe we could talk AQ into blowing that place up.

Karl,

It would save us about $2.0 trillion in crazy crap legislation from the coo coo zoid left.
Posted by: James Carville/Karl Rove || 08/05/2010 11:15 Comments || Top||

#3  Wow, look at that. Doughboy showed some balls.
And thanks for the question, Ari Shapiro. Makes you sound like a total NPR dipshit.
Posted by: tu3031 || 08/05/2010 12:04 Comments || Top||

#4  This points to the fact that, in the Jihad against the US, we actually need new laws.

There should be a separate part of the USCode which defines the rules for illegal combatants and those who assist illegal combatants or who encourage illegal combatants. If it was written correctly, many of the board of directors of, say, CAIR, would also come under this.
Posted by: lord garth || 08/05/2010 15:03 Comments || Top||


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Obama convinces no one beyond the beltway
Obama's policies remain inconsistent with Middle Eastern realities

Posted by: || 08/05/2010 13:16 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under:

#1  But, but, but only little people reside outside the beltway.
Posted by: Besoeker || 08/05/2010 15:00 Comments || Top||

#2  ...and off campus.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 08/05/2010 15:15 Comments || Top||



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Thu 2010-08-05
  Chief of Frontier Constabulary rubbed out in suicide attack
Wed 2010-08-04
  Hezbollah accuses Israel of killing Rafik Hariri
Tue 2010-08-03
  Two Lebanese soldiers killed in clash with IDF on northern border
Mon 2010-08-02
  Five rockets slam into Israeli resort
Sun 2010-08-01
  Assad wants Hariri tribunal closed
Sat 2010-07-31
  Three Kenyans charged over Kampala bomb attacks
Fri 2010-07-30
  20 Bad Guys Die in Gun Battle in Sonora
Thu 2010-07-29
  Federal judge guts Arizona immigration law
Wed 2010-07-28
  Houthis capture 200 Yemeni soldiers: Official
Tue 2010-07-27
  Afghan Forces Re-capture Barg-e-Matal District
Mon 2010-07-26
  Taliban Capture Barg-e-Matal District in Nooristan
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  N Korea declares 'sacred war' on US, South
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  US missile strike kills 11 militants in Pakistan
Fri 2010-07-23
  Venezuela severs ties with Colombia
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  Car bomb explosion kills 28 in Iraq


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