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Comment on Robert Gibbs: Is the Tail Confidently Wagging the Dog ? by Richard

Richard — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:20:37 +0000

Eagle1: I live in the U. S. and damned sure didn't vote for Obama. But, I still have to "live with him." The Glibless Mr. Gibbs is an embarrassment almost as much as Obama's contrived "NEWS CONFERENCES" and absurd town hall meetings.

Comment on Robert Gibbs: Is the Tail Confidently Wagging the Dog ? by slowsmile

slowsmile — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:10:16 +0000

Eagle1….I love it too. I'm living in the Philippines and you appear to assume too much, get your facts right. I am from the UK bye the way. Also, read some of my other articles about Obama, they are mostly economic in content and I'm most defintiely not pro-Obama. I was willing to give his policies a chance, but he's all hot air and no action so far.

Nice one, Eagle1. You seem to have the refined perceptions of a flea.

Comment on Honduras: What the U. S. Main Stream Media is Not Reporting by Richard

Richard — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:08:48 +0000

Alex: Yhank you for the on-site report. I and other thinbking Americans are dismayed by Obama's kowtow to Cahvez and that SOB Zelaya. Be assured all Americans do not agree with Obama or CNN and support Honduras freedom and liberty.

Comment on Robert Gibbs: Is the Tail Confidently Wagging the Dog ? by eagle1

eagle1 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:41:31 +0000

I love it - before the election we were told all of the UK and Europe wanted Obama… what a great guy. You and all the rest of my stupid countrymen who voted for this guy are now crying… you got what you wanted now shut up.

Comment on Honduras: What the U. S. Main Stream Media is Not Reporting by Alex

Alex — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:02:16 +0000

I am writing from Tegucigalpa. And to say that people in the marchs supporting the new government are biased by local media or been paid is totally false. People say that all we see in Honduras are local news telling us a biased story of the situation, but the media is not saying how CNN is basing most of their news from reporters of TELESUR, a news channel loyal to Chavez. I have been watching CNN since sunday afternoon, which was when electricity and TV were restored. People in Honduras are outraged by the constant news by CNN tellin the international viewers that life and business are not being carried as usual and there has been misinformation inside the country. Totally false, why don't CNN reporters como to Honduras instead of depending on Telesur or other leftist reporters. Let them go into a restaurant and film how CNN news are being displayed all around We are tired of listening to CNN and CNN in Spanich portray lies about what's going on in Honduras. Things are peaceful. Zelaya's thirst for power is unstopable and he is trying to do whatever is possible to return to power. He has issued threats to the new government and has been telling lies to the international media. Thousand of Honduras have been marching and writing to international reporters to tell them the truth about the situation but their messages have been discarded. I truly believe you are right by callling CNN, Chavez's News Network.

Comment on In Moralistic Fit Russia Exiles Casino Industry - and Its Seedy Image - to Siberia by kilroy

kilroy — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:23:00 +0000

Going to create a void in the Russian economy, one that is already dealing with unemployment. Gambling is definitely a social vice, I am surprised a government cracked down on it so hard considering the loss of revenue. People keep giving different estimates about the loss of jobs…PR war going on? Of course, according to this video not everyone is going down so easily based on their claims of 'lottery machines': http://www.newsy.com/videos/russians_without_roulette

Comment on Towns and Residents Around Neverland Ranch Brace For Jackson Funeral by Richard

Richard — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:53:31 +0000

By midday confusion reigns supreme as AP is reporting the Jackson funeral and burying will be someplace in LA.

Comment on The injustice continues under Obama by Ivan Hentschel

Ivan Hentschel — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:43:04 +0000

Before this post becomes the source of vitriol that swirls around solely LGBT/homo-angstian rhetoric, and some of the readers here climb all over Deb for per position, I must say that I think she is both right and wrong. Her outrage and indignation over the handling of Dan Choi( and DADT in general) is apt and well placed. But she is wrong in overlooking its' symbolic value, as regards the actions (or inactions) of the Obama administration on the whole.

Injustice is probably not the best word we could use here, and I'll tell you why. The outcome of the Choi hearing, as well as the President's comment to a retired Air Force officer, that this was a "generational issue" smack of the same position of mediocrity, appeasement, glad handing and moral molly-coddling that is evidenced by his stance on every major issue confronting us today: the financial debacle, the economy in general, LGBT rights, foreign policy issues (Israel/Palestine, Honduras), government secrecy and the biggest elephant in the room, health care. And Deb's conclusion that this stance is political cowardice may not be the more appropriate word , either.

What we do have a a betrayal of promised leadership and a strange and curious sudden lack of courage.Five to six months in or no, we were promised change. But, alas the world is of full of promise keepers/breakers: Ensign, Sanford, Pelosi (who lead her legislative body), Reid (who would lead his party), Bush who promised to be a uniter and a decider and was neither.

Obama appears to lack the courage to do the extraordinary so that the ordinary and necessary and morally correct may occur. He is languishing in a sea of mediocrity and half-baked actions.

If you want something worthwhile to occur, the required action must have some spectacular and extraordinary transformations accompanying it so that there will be a valuable and lasting effect. If you want to burn down a building, you have to start a fire and be prepared for the heat.

If you want to bake leavened bread, you must scald then milk befor you add it to the mixture or else the the microbes in the milk will kill the bacteria in the yeast and the bread will not rise. You will still get bread, but if you don't scald the milk first, but the bread will be flat, hard and disappointing. If you use only tepid water to make tea, instead of boiling water, you will still get tea but it will be weak and unappealing.

Obama needs to stop walking down the middle of the road, stop trying to appease and accomodate everyone, stop not trying not ruffle feathers , incorporating every side on every issue, take a firm stand, piss off a few people on the outer edges, stop pretending to be Solomon and make some strong tea and some substatial, chewable bread.

Injustice and cowardice? I think not. But mediocre fence-straddling and a lack of conviction to cause the extraordinary may be more like it, and Dan Choi is only one example of convictional terpitude.

Comment on Myanmar says no news on tracked NKorean ship by grimm

grimm — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:45:04 +0000

It turned around. Gotta be running low on fuel now. I doubt it can make the run all the way home without refueling.

It'll have to dock or be towed to port.

Then we'll know what's up.

Comment on Old Time Religion by Teresa Rice

Teresa Rice — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:49:39 +0000

I believe that we all have made mistakes that we regret having done at one time or another in our lives. Governor Sanford is no different. Yes, some mistakes are bigger than others and Sanford committed a pretty big one, but mistakes can be forgiven. The great thing is that he and his wife are willing and trying to work it out. Republicans strive to live by morals, ethics, and try to follow Jesus' example, but sometimes we fall. When we fall, we repent and change our lives. We never claim to be perfect. But, Democrats would rather Republicans not live by any morals or standards. I think that is really pathetic. Democrats want Republicans to be perfect, which is utterly ridiculous. Democrats think that because Republicans fall or sin that we are hipocrates. I think it is outrageous that Democrats would rather a person live by no standards or morals, instead of them striving to live by some ethical and moral standards, and sometimes fall.