'Center for American Progress military expert Lawrence Korb testified before the House Armed Services Committee and one right-wing Ohio Congressman, Michael Turner, desperately tried to smear Korb ... Not a very bright move Chickenhawk ... Just like a damn Buckeye!They painted the schools
WASHINGTON -- As the Bush administration struggles to convince lawmakers that its Iraq war strategy is working, it has stopped reporting to Congress a key quality-of-life indicator in Baghdad: how long the power stays on. Ryan Crocker, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week that Baghdad residents could count on only "an hour or two a day" of electricity. That's down from an average of five to six hours a day earlier this year. [I'm sure the Iraqis are enjoying their new democracy]
"I'm not a terrorist..."
'Grandma' here, Sara Weiss from Long Island NY [detained in San Diego] is who set off the big TSA warning about 'al-Qaeda doing dry runs' earlier this week. All the wingnuts wet their pants and screamed, 'We told you so!', but it turned out to be ...Well, she looks like a terrorist ... Hey sheople, grow a pair!No Dick, Homer's daughter
Dick Cheney once confused Jessica Simpson with Jessica Lynch. Hayes details how, when the vice president threw out the first pitch before a 2003 game between the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs, Cheney was first informed that “Nick Lachey — a native of Cincinnati — would sing the national anthem before the game and would be accompanied by his girlfriend, Jessica Simpson. Cheney thought Simpson’s name sounded familiar. He asked his staff: ‘Is that the soldier who was captured in Iraq?’ ” (That would be Jessica Lynch). What's the failure rate on batteries?
What's the hurry?
Iraqi lawmakers take their time
BAGHDAD — Missing from Thursday's session of the Iraqi parliament were about half of the members, including the speaker, the former speaker and two former prime ministers. Also missing: a sense of urgency. [want to borrow some knee pads?]
Get that damn cat away from me!
Cat Predicts Patients' DeathsPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up next to them during their final hours. His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means they have less than four hours to live.
They didn't complain a bit
Dead farmers got $1.1 billion
The U.S. Department of Agriculture distributed $1.1 billion over seven years to the estates or companies of deceased farmers and routinely failed to conduct reviews required to ensure that the payments were properly made, according to a government report.
Can we not and say we did?
- Let the Cleavage Conversation Begin -Hillary Clinton's campaign has sent out a fundraising letter calling a Washington Post fashion writer's column on Clinton's cleavage "grossly inappropriate" and asking donors "to take a stand against this kind of coarseness and pettiness in American culture." Blah, Blah, blah [We're insulted! Send money]
Business is great!
Shell earns $3 million an hour
Shell has produced a stunning financial performance over the second quarter of the year with profits soaring by 20% to $7.6bn (£3.7bn) on the back of very high refining margins and despite a fall in production. The record results – amounting to some £1.5m an hour –
Their fingers got stuck ...
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No, no - that's not what we meant!
We just wanted to 'free' them from 'tyranny', not actually live with them!
Mis-Fucking-Wired!
Three men who dug up a young woman's corpse to have sex with it after seeing her obituary photo cannot be charged with attempted sexual assault because Wisconsin has no law against necrophilia, an appeals court ruled Thursday.
These three guys need immediate long-term confinement. Period.
Get in line, Sam!
Iraq Envoy Says U.S. Lags in Arms Delivery
The United States government has been very slow to provide Iraqi security forces with basic needs, including armored vehicles and weapons, says Iraq's ambassador to the United States. "We have been waiting and waiting," Samir Sumaidaie told a small group of reporters. "It has been a constant theme since 2003. I don't know why it's taking so long." [Yeah, well Sammie, I hate to be the one that breaks it to you but, we've been having the same problem getting that for our guys too, so shut up and get back in line!]
You decide
(He's an 'R')
He's dressed for the part
The war of words over Tom Cruise’s next film is heating up, with a leading church in Germany comparing the Top Gun star to a notorious Nazi. The German Protestant Church has compared Cruise to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels and that he is using his fame to publicize his faith, the sometimes controversial Church of Scientology.Bibletown, USA
'Where church and state are one'
Built from scratch to fulfill the lifelong dream of Domino's Pizza founder Thomas S. Monaghan, the town of Ave Maria, Florida is being called a "refuge for Christian values in the secular age." Ave Maria is centered around a 1,100-seat Roman Catholic church, and businesses are told not to sell contraceptives. "I put basically everything I had into it, not only my money, but the rest of my life," Monaghan said of the town, according to ABC News.
He said it, I didn't
Dismissing the GOP presidential field as a "pathetic" bunch of "pygmies," Newt Gingrich hinted Monday he might step in to beat Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama.
[Go for it, Newt. I think you're ready and you certainly typify what Republicans truly are.]
Speaking of Republicans, let's get to this week's;
The Limbaugh Award
This week's winner of the 'prestigious, but infamous' award for lying is, U.S. Attorney General, Alberto 'Gonzo' Gonzales!
I know ... how hard was that pick? Gonzo is so busted for lying even Rush Limbaugh won't pretend he's not lying anymore!
You made it way too easy, Gonzo.
Congratulations, you're #22.
Past winners of the prestigious, but infamous,
Limbaugh Award
Pro Liar - Tony 'Snowjob' Snow - 7/22/07
Bush bin Lyin - George W. Bush - 7/15/07
Freed Felon - Scooter Libby - 7/8/07
Mr. Overrated - Rudy Giuliani - 7/1/07
Crazy Lying Okie - James Inhofe - 6/24/07
Pro Liar - Tony 'Snowjob' Snow - 6/17/07
Mormon Moron - Mitt Romney - 6/10/07
Bye Week - 6/3/07
Commander Guy - George W. Bush - 5/27/07
Pat's Brother - Bay Buchanan - 5/20/07
Used Car Salesman - John Boehner - 5/13/07
Uncultured Wussy - Bill O'Reilly - 5/6/07
Mr. Overrated - Rudy Giuliani - 4/29/07
Turd Blossom - Karl Rove - 4/22/07
The Decider - George W. Bush - 4/15/07
Lying Chickenhawk VP - Dick Cheney - 4/8/07
Mr. Straight Talk - John McCain - 4/1/07
Attorney General - Alberto Gonzales - 3/25/07
Fox mouthpieces Sean Hannity and
Victoria Toensing - 3/18/07
Fox News guy - Brit Hume - 3/11/07
VA Secretary - Jim Nicholson - 3/4/07
Rep. Michele Bachmann - (R-MN) - 2/25/07
