BAGHDAD (AP) -- A roadside bomb killed an American soldier in Baghdad on Saturday, capping the bloodiest week for U.S. troops in Iraq this year. Clashes persisted in Shiite areas, even as the biggest Shiite militia sought to rein in its fighters....The death raised to at least 19 the number of American troopers killed in Iraq since last Sunday.
A persistent bastard
Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr maintained his defiant stance against the U.S. as intense fighting in Sadr City and Najaf claimed more lives this weekend, including that of a Sadr relative and supporter, Riyad al-Nuri. Sadr roundly rejected American Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ call for him to “work within the political process in Iraq,” instead vowing that the U.S. would be his enemy until “the last drop of blood.”[Tough guy, Moqtada, hides in Iran]
Memories of Herbert Hoover
Dollar Softens To Euro And Yen Ahead Of G7 MeetingFriday, April 11, 2008 - The dollar was on the defensive versus the euro and yen Friday morning in New York ahead of a pair of economic reports and the Group of Seven meeting in Washington. G7 officials will gather in Washington on Friday in a bid to stave off what the International Monetary Fund warned earlier this week was the worst financial crisis since the 1930s Great Depression.
Barack Obama strikes back!
"I am not an elitist!"
It's only moneyAmericans are paying $5,000 per second for the [Iraq] war ...
Undeniable shame from the top down
"It's shameful that the United States has become, under the Bush administration, a country that tortures prisoners. This is a dark stain on our country's honor and ideals. And it was disturbing, although not surprising, to learn this week that top White House officials, from Vice President Dick Cheney on down, were deeply involved in shaping and approving a torture policy -- including giving assent to specific harsh techniques such as waterboarding, according to Associated Press. George Bush reportedly was kept out of meetings to give him plausible deniability ...[The guy there wrapped in ice, Manadel al-Jamadi , was one of the early test cases in the administration's new torture policy]
"And, yes, I'm aware our national security team met on this issue. And I approved."
Somebody has to do it
Job Title: Sports/Swimsuit PhotographerCompanies that hire them: Sports Illustrated is the grand daddy of them all, but a number of magazines now have their own swimsuit editions, among them, Harper’s Baazar and Glamour. Number of jobs in the U.S.: Only about 40 photographers
Buy your own protection dickhead
$4 million: The cost of extending Vice President Cheney’s Secret Service protection for six months after the Bush administration ends. Because federal law grants protection only to the president and his family, “[e]xtending Cheney’s detail would require a directive from the president or a joint resolution of Congress.”[That's bullshit! Let that asshole buy his own goddamn protection when he leaves. He's such a fucking bad ass -- We'll see how long he lasts]
Who gives a fuck what he thinks?
Retired Gen. Colin Powell insists he hasn't yet decided who he'll back in the 2008 presidential election. "I'm looking at all three candidates," Powell said in an exclusive interview with Diane Sawyer ...
Another worthless little jerk
Alberto R. Gonzales, like many others recently unemployed, has discovered how difficult it can be to find a new job. Mr. Gonzales, the former attorney general, who was forced to resign last year, has been unable to interest law firms in adding his name to their roster, Washington lawyers and his associates said in recent interviews.[Opportunities a little thin huh, Fredo?]
One-legged or not ...
BEIJING (Reuters) - A wheelchair-bound Chinese torch bearer has rocketed to national fame after fending off protesters in Paris, becoming a symbol of China's defiance of global demonstrations backing Tibet. Jin Jing, a 27 year-old amputee and Paralympic fencer has been called the "angel in a wheelchair" and is being celebrated by television chat shows, newspapers and online musical videos after fiercely defending the Olympic torch during the Paris leg of the troubled international relay.[I don't know about you but I found all the protests and attempts to block the torch hilarious!]
The Real McCainThe Limbaugh Award
After the week Dick Cheney had there could be no other choice for this week's Limbaugh Award.It is common knowledge to anyone who has paid attention that Dick Cheney was the chief architect of the lies and misinformation that led us to needlessly invade, and stupidly occupy Iraq for the last 5+ years. The evidence of his lying about an Iraq/al-Qaeda connection is indisputable.
And Dick Cheney is like the Energizer Bunny when it comes to lying about Iraq; he just keeps on going.
On the Sean Hannity (a documented Neo-Nazi Supporter) radio show this week Hannity asked Dickhead what would happen if we pulled out of Iraq and Cheney replied, "if al Qaeda were to take over big parts of Iraq, among other things, they would acquire control of a significant oil resource."
That's an asinine, but premeditated, reply from Dick Cheney and he knows damn well al-Qaeda could not take control of a corner gas station in Iraq much less 'a significant oil resource'.
Cheney has always known that he can scare more sheople by using 'al-Qaeda'. He has five years of first hand experience at doing it!
But having never fallen for it the first time, it sure as the fuck didn't work this time either, Dickhead!
Congratulations, you are #58.
Past winners of the prestigious, but infamous,
The Limbaugh Award
McCain's Chief Lobbyist - Charlie Black - 4/6/08
Neo-Nazi Supporter - Sean Hannity - 3/30/08
Shiite for a Brain - John McCain - 3/23/08
Client #9 - Governor Eliot Spitzer - 3/15/08*
Turdblossom - Karl Rove - 3/9/08
Lying Redneck Rep - Jack Kingston R-GA - 3/2/08
Lying Little Twirp - Tucker Carlson - 2/24/08
Mr Straight Talk - John McCain - 2/17/08
Bye Week - 2/10/08
Mr Straight Talk - John McCain - 2/3/08
935 of them - Bush & the Gang of 7 - 1/27/08
Fox News Co-Liars - Hannity & O'Reilly - 1/20/08
Sheep's Favorite Liar - Rush Limbaugh - 1/13/08
Longtime Lobbyist - Trent Lott - 1/6/08
2007 Co-Champions - Dick Bush - 12/30/07
Lying Piece of - Mitt Romney - 12/23/07
Psycho Pervert - Michael Savage - 12/16/07
Sheepherder-in-Chief - George W. Bush - 12/9/07
Turd Blossom - Karl Rove - 12/2/07
Cowardly Welsher - T. Boone Pickens - 11/25/07
Republican Tool - Matt Drudge - 11/18/07
Their Favored Liar - Rudy Giuliani - 11/11/07
Fox News Liar - Chris Wallace - 11/4/07
Uncultured Wussy - Bill O'Reilly - 10/28/07
Phony Patriot Liar - Rush Limbaugh - 10/21/07
Old Kentucky Homo - Mitch McConnell - 10/14/07
Liar-In-Chief - George W. Bush - 10/7/07
Phony Patriot Pig - Rush Limbaugh - 9/30/07
Big Stretch 'the truth' - Bill Sammon - 9/23/07
Mr. Straight Talk - John McCain - 9/16/07
Sycophant - Gen. David Petraeus - 9/9/07
His own Idaho - Sen. Craig R-Idaho - 9/2/07
Turd Blossom - Karl Rove - 8/26/07
The Exterminator - Tom Delay - 8/19/07
Big 'Rooster' - Mitt Romney - 8/12/07
Total Suck Up - Glenn Beck - 8/5/07
General Gonzo - Alberto Gonzales - 7/29/07
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
