These are Ann Coulter’s words on the murder of Abortion doctor, Geroge Tiller:
“I don’t really like to think of it as a murder. It was terminating Tiller in the 203rd trimester.”
“I am personally opposed to shooting abortionists, but I don’t want to impose my moral values on others.”
I have very mixed feelings about giving Ann any coverage. But I decided we need to see these people for what they really are.
Coulter made these statements on the O’Reilly show. Read more here.
Filed under abortion, Crimes, Radical Rightwing groups, Religion, Republicans, Wingnuts!
Filed under Elections, Psychological Disorders, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Wingnuts!
The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of a tight U.S. Senate race over Republican Norm Coleman, which should give Democrats the 60-seat majority they need to overcome procedural obstacles and push through their agenda.
Minnesota Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty has said he will certify the election winner based on what the state court decides.
fnord
Filed under Elections
Mohammed Jawad was taken into U.S. custody during our war in Afghanistan. He confessed to throwing a hand grenade that injured U.S. soldiers. It was later revealed that this confession was obtained with torture. He is from a poor Afghan family where exact dates of birth are not known. It is probable that he was born in 1991 based upon his mother’s recollection of significant events – this in turn means that in 2003 when Jawad was captured that he was 12 years old. The official U.S. documents contend that he was age 18 when he was transferred to the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay – this is unlikely.
The U.S. Army officer assigned to conduct Jawad’s military tribunal removed himself from the case due to his inability to “in good conscience” complete this assignment.
Read the accounts here and here of this shameful case. It is way past time to free Jawad.
The photo above was taken three months before Jawad was captured.
Filed under Crimes, Enhanced Interrogations, History, Republicans, torture, WAR, World Politics
Today is the day the Iraqi people take back their towns and cities. The American presence is now out of them. This is a day to be celebrated. Obama promised it, and it’s being done.
“The withdrawal of American troops is completed now from all cities after everything they sacrificed for the sake of security,” said Sadiq al-Rikabi, a senior adviser to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. “We are now celebrating the restoration of sovereignty.”
“All of us are happy — Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds on this day,” Waleed al-Bahadili said as he celebrated at the park. “The Americans harmed and insulted us too much.”
Whether this is the universal belief in Iraq makes no difference to me: we had no business there in the first place. I wish nothing but the best for the people of Iraq, and hope no more American lives are lost over there.
jammer5
Filed under WAR
Come on in, have a seat, join in the discussions.
Let us hear what you want to talk about.
fnord
Filed under The Public Square
Cheney has decided to go public with his opinion of U.S. forces withdrawing from Iraqi cities.
“There is still a continuing problem. One might speculate that insurgents are waiting as soon as they get an opportunity to launch more attacks. I hope the Iraqis can deal with it,” Mr. Cheney said. “At some point they have to stand on their own, but I would not want to see the U.S. waste all the tremendous sacrifice that has gotten us to this point.”
I wouldn’t mind one more “sacrifice,” if it could be Cheney!
fnord
I watched a special last night on the collapse of this countries infrastructure. They talked about the fact there was no collective database on the levees in this country until after Katrina. They talked about the fact states like Texas having only seven people to inspect over 1500 levees; about Mississippi having one inspector for over 1000 levees; about how it would take upwards of $1.6 trillion to bring all the levees up to 100 year flood standards. How California’s waterways are susceptible to flooding by the Pacific ocean if a 6.7 earthquake hits in the wrong area. And if that happens, Northern California all the way to Los Angeles will have six months fresh water max, with repairs to the fresh water system two years away minimum. It will happen.
We’ve seen what’s happening to our bridges, both in this state and the nation. Look at the energy grid: it’s a mess. One shorted line took out over fifty million homes and businesses. A smart grid is decades off, and it’s needed now. There is no excuse for this not to be happening. There is an atmosphere of neglect in this country, and it boils down to money . . . again. While we’re bailing out banks and financial institutions, our infrastructure is crumbling. Obama has promised to do something about it, but hypocrites like Sanford turn down the money for purely political reasons. There should be NO politics involved in repairing this countries infrastructure: this is our national security at risk. When you’ve got a system in place that requires little thought by an outside enemy of this country to shut down, then the problem becomes major. That system is the one we now have in place. It needs fixing, and it needs it now. Why not build on the nationalistic premise of making this country strong again, and using a volunteer work force to start it going?
jammer5
Filed under Community Organizing, Economics, New Technology
How quickly Monday rolled around again! That must mean the weekend will roll around again very quickly.
Are you refreshed? Ready for another new week? What will this week bring?
fnord
Filed under The Public Square
“I want to go skinny dipping!“, his wife was shocked as her husband stood and stripped off his boxer styled swim trunks. He look down at her seeming to be waiting for her in turn, his middle aged body naked in the sun on the white sand beach. Finally he conceded she was not so willing and turn to run into the crystal clear waters. It was cool and comfortable as the waters wrapped around his body, he dove into the bright waters. The beach was secluded not much chance of others to stumbling upon them. So why not? He had always wondered what the attraction was in swimming in the nude and now he would know!
Ed awoke to the sweltering heat, the couch he was laying on for a mid-day nap was wet.
His eyes were stinging from the salty liquids that leaked in as it flowed from his forehead.
It had been such a beautiful dream to be intruded into by the realities of life.
He sat up and cursed the fan that set on the coffee table at the end of the couch for its failure to drive the heat away. No air conditioning as that was a luxury he could ill afford no matter how hot it was.
The outside temperature had reach one hundred and three degrees and he did not care to know just how hot it was in the house. It was Saturday and one of two days off from his job on the loading dock of Mitchell Oil. His only want at this point was to escape the heat he had to work in five days a week. But that too was not to be.
It than occurred to Ed there was one escape to the heat, the pool his wife had gotten at the department store.
For twenty dollars it was just big enough for the two of them yet seldom did they both get in it.
He worked one shift and she another, life did not often give them a common time frame to share.
He tee shirt and blue jean cut-offs were so soaked with sweat that they clung to him like a baby Opossum in fear for its life clings to its mother. The wet material seemed more a part of his own skin then clothing.
It made him even more irritable and wanting relief so he knew what must happen the pool was calling.
****
The back screen door was sticking once again, he had not figured out whether the house was settling or the door was just warped? At this point it did not matter to him just the need to get out, caused him to lay a foot to the wood frame. The door flight open and damn near came back on him but he caught it with a hand.
The back yard was turning brown as the grass was not being watered. Ed looked to the fence, it had upset him the day he came home from work to notice the weather worn privacy fence that enclosed the back yard!
“How could that woman have brought a damn fence?” he had thought to himself. Money was so tight and this was a luxury to him.
He confronted her as soon as he walked in the door, she explained that the drunk neighbor had noticed her in the pool. He mocked and ridiculed her in her dress like swim suit with the little skirt that hid her bulging thighs. And butt that had changed shape from the High school days when she was proud of how she looked in her tight fitting Jeans. In a fit of embarrassment and anger she called a local fencing company to see how much a Privacy fence would cost? The cheapest one was a fence they had intended to haul to the dump as it was an old fence they had just replaced. Set up and material had emptied out the little saving but she felt it was worth it. He was feeling like hitting something and the thought was the drunken neighbor.
But this was one of those neighborhoods that the toss of a coin would tell if the guy walking down the street might be armed. She seemed to read his mind and told him to let it go and set down.
But now he stood in the back yard looking to see if anyone was around the fence. Though old and worn the fence did give a good level of privacy. He was assured he was alone and the thought of the water feeling good took over.
The tee shirt damn near ripped at his attempt to strip it off, if someone was watching they would have sworn that he was in a wrestling match with a Mexican wrestler. Twisting and turning in convulsions as the material slipped here and clung there. Finally all gave and it slipped over his head and he threw it at the back steps. Next was his cut-offs they gave with little effort and they too took a flight toward the steps.
He stepped into the pool and sat down, the water only came to his belly button. But was cooler then the air around him. He laid back and let the water flow over his body only his face and round belly was exposed.
He closed his eyes after resting his head on the edge of the pool.
Soon he was back in the clear water off the white sandy beach, where the beach was did not matter.
Any beach would do, he was free of the work-a-day world again in this little pool in a browning back yard of a neighborhood that had lost its luster from its once was.
tosmarttobegop
Filed under Diversity, Kansas, Life Lessons
Wonder who is really in charge, pulling all the strings in Iran?
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), or Sepah, controls as much as half of the total imports, and governs almost one-third of the whole economy. From engineering and construction to oil, wherever huge sums of money are involved, openly or covertly, the IRGC’s presence is apparent.
The striking influence that the IRGC gained beyond Iran’s borders in the four years of President Mahmud Ahmadinejad’s presidency, especially in Iraq, is arguably one the main factors that established the position of Iran as a decisive player in the region, threatening the authority of the United States. The IRGC’s intelligence operations, as well as allegedly equipping, organizing and financing Islamic movements in the region, demand a considerable amount of money. In terms of ideology and personality, Ahmadinejad was an ideal character to assist the IRGC in materializing its ambitions. From his rise to power in 2005, up until the current election, Ahmadinejad had the persistent, overt and obvious support of the IRGC.
In February, 2009, a National Audit Office report revealed that US$1 billion of oil money was missing. Reformist opponents of Ahmadinejad have estimated the missing oil dollars could be as high as $46 billion.
Some observers have assumed that the Islamic Republic of Iran, through the IRGC, has spent a good portion of these missing billions in Iraq and Lebanon. Interestingly, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrollah was the first foreign political figure to congratulate Ahmadinejad on his re-election.
Thanks to the efforts of the IRGC during his first term, Ahmadinejad dramatically changed Iran’s position in the region.
It is widely believed that only an exclusive group of individuals, including the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, have been in the loop of dealings with the IRGC’s finances. This would make it very costly for the IRGC if an outsider came to power. It could not only jeopardize their alleged control over oil revenue, but also hundreds of projects – including oil and gas – that are granted to companies affiliated with the organization.
No one knows better than the exclusive group which deals with the secret projects of the IRGC, how costly and risky it would be to let a team of strangers take over the administration.
More here.
Filed under World Politics
Another sign I am getting old: I find it irritating when I say “thank you” to the fast food employee, they respond with “no problem.” I want to add, “I glad it is no problem for you to do your effing job!”
I haven’t yet taken to shaking my cane at the neighbor kids and yelling at them to stay out of my yard. I may get there any day, I’m afraid.
Wisegeek, here, thinks the “no problem” problem has something to do with age and informality.
Iggy Donnelly
Filed under You know you're getting old when . . .
A brief history on the Stonewall Inn uprising.
Frank Rich’s op-ed about the Stonewall Inn rebellion: 40 Years Later: Still Second Class Americans.
iggy donnelly
Filed under GLBT Rights, History, Marriage Equality, Political Reform
An Argentinian hacker exposes Mark Sanford’s emails to his Argentinian female friend. Sanford believes he will rise from this crisis like King David did in the Bible. Only problem on this latter front, such a rise never happened.
Read MoDo’s op-ed here.
Filed under Radical Rightwing groups, Religion, Republicans, Wingnuts!
Is it truly stupid intelligent for one to protest acknowledge minor absurdities personal affronts when one is a bitch politician running as the virgin Palin Governor of Alaska for the office of Queen President of her domain the United States of America?
How much bull shit intelligent discourse must one listen to from drug addicts womanizers talk show hosts, such as Rush “Flatulence Excellence in Broadcasting” Limbaugh, when he stupidly brilliantly says things like, “To hell with this. The Socialists Communists Democrats are destroying the country. We don’t want to can’t do anything to stop it. I stole gave everything I had to keep stop it here in Argentina South Carolina. My dog’s wife’s left me, the hell with it. I’m going to take everything I can from the taxpayers enjoy my little Argentinian slut life what little stolen funds time I’ve got left.”?
Enjoy this beautiful Sunday. And remember: Life is short; be progressive so future generations can still enjoy the planet. Start the day with a smile: honk if you hate love right wingers.
jammer5
Filed under Political Reform, Radical Rightwing groups, Sarah Palin, Uncategorized
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