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June 15, 2010

Petraeus Taken Ill At Senate Hearing, Is OK Now
— DrewM

He became faint but left the hearing room under his own power.

Watching CSPAN he returned a few minutes later with a cup of water to a round of applause from those present. He said he got dehydrated and was ready to resume the hearing but Senate Armed Services Chair Carl Levin said he and his colleagues were overruling him and postponing the hearing for a day.

For a guy like Petreaus who prides himself on fitness and has litterally hundreds of thousands of young men and women in the field, engaged in combat, he can't be a happy guy. While the pressure of high command doesn't carry the same physical risk as combat, the daily grind of pressure, long hours and travel must be crushing. Hopefully, this was a passing thing and will remind the General and his staff of what I'm sure they've told their soldiers through the years...drink lots of fluids.

(Apparently the blog software also took ill but is now OK. I hope)

Posted by: DrewM at 07:14 AM | Comments (120)
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1 Memory Hole!!!!

Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at June 15, 2010 07:15 AM (5aa4z)

2 Suuuuuuure. Blame the "blog software".

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 15, 2010 07:15 AM (Aqzx6)

3 If it's brown, flush it down!

Posted by: Rickshaw Jack at June 15, 2010 07:16 AM (vkf1c)

4 Like Ham to Noah, Drew, we are here to expose your shame.

Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at June 15, 2010 07:17 AM (5aa4z)

5 Petreus cannot be felled by dehyrdration. He was shot in the chest once and still survived. There is nothing that can kill this man.

Posted by: EC at June 15, 2010 07:17 AM (mAhn3)

6 I certainly hope what he drank was a fifth of Val-U-Rite. That's the only thing I can think of that would get me through a hearing.

Posted by: alexthechick at June 15, 2010 07:17 AM (8WZWv)

7 But without the unfortunate allusions to butt-sex, of course.

Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at June 15, 2010 07:18 AM (5aa4z)

8 Wasn't he treated for prostate cancer not too long ago? Ugh... Hope it isn't related.

Posted by: People's Front of Judea at June 15, 2010 07:18 AM (JfNxm)

9 I hope Petraeus is ok. Beck isn't, he is definitely going off the deep end this morning.

Posted by: / at June 15, 2010 07:19 AM (p302b)

10 Always me, never your fat fingers. I see how it works.

Posted by: Blog Software at June 15, 2010 07:21 AM (IhQuA)

11 Oh, and the look on McCaine's face it priceless.

You would have thought a chest burster was coming out of Petraeus's chest.

Posted by: Rickshaw Jack at June 15, 2010 07:21 AM (vkf1c)

12 Go talk to the blog software, I didn't have nothin' to do with it.

And no, I haven't seen your homework either. _*urp*

Posted by: The Dog at June 15, 2010 07:22 AM (Aqzx6)

I thought the Post looked like a Raspberry and I freaked out.

Sorry.

Posted by: Blog 'Software' Etheridge at June 15, 2010 07:24 AM (amoGc)

14
Who hasn't passed out listening to John McCain drone on?

Posted by: IreneFingIrene at June 15, 2010 07:24 AM (JKe0g)

15 OT: Have you guys seen the news story: http://tiny.cc/fbih3
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Posted by: TheRedDianthus at June 15, 2010 07:26 AM (ErOeR)

16 That's pretty disturbing. Too much is riding on this guy. He needs somebody to ride herd on his health.

Posted by: joncelli at June 15, 2010 07:27 AM (RD7QR)

17 With all the hardware on his chest, I am not surprised.

Posted by: nevergiveup at June 15, 2010 07:27 AM (0GFWk)

18 That was a scare - we can ill afford to lose good men like Petraeus. Hope he's ok.

Remember the forced hydration protocol next time, General.

Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at June 15, 2010 07:27 AM (9hSKh)

19 Exactly, the man fell into sleep as deep as a well. I barely caught myself.

Posted by: Banjo at June 15, 2010 07:27 AM (Ej6gj)

Dear (Your Supreme Being here)

Please do not let this bemedalled serviceman with high name recognition die in front of the committee on which my tax fed carcass resides. After the living Hell that my comrades went through during the Oliver North testimony, my numbers couldn't begin to take that strain. Please let him live, to die on the Metro somewhere else.

We ask you becasue we need something, oh yeah.

Posted by: A reading from the Congressional prayer book at June 15, 2010 07:28 AM (R2fpr)

21 I seem to recall that we have a "one man, one vote" system. How come the judge doesn't remember that?

Posted by: curious at June 15, 2010 07:28 AM (p302b)

22 I LIKE HOW THE BALD SOLDIER RUNS TO THE FRONT OF THE TABLE AND DOES HIS BEST TO MOVE AROUND AND BLOCK CAMERA SHOTS OF THE GENERAL PASSED OUT

Posted by: Ben at June 15, 2010 07:30 AM (wuv1c)

23 Now that was a double post!!!

Posted by: taylork at June 15, 2010 07:30 AM (0Hn5w)

oops, cap lock on, sorry

Posted by: Ben at June 15, 2010 07:30 AM (wuv1c)

25 Take a knee. Drink a canteen of water!!

Posted by: Senior Drill Instructor SSgt Myers USMC Platoon 2068 at June 15, 2010 07:31 AM (R2fpr)

26 So, ok, people thought it was a contest between Lou rawls and al greene, per people interviewed and played on Beck.....

too funny, too funny but really really sad actaully

Posted by: curious at June 15, 2010 07:31 AM (p302b)

27 I seem to recall that we have a "one man, one vote" system. How come the judge doesn't remember that?

Does the judge have any ties to Lani Guinier?

Posted by: John P. Squibob at June 15, 2010 07:32 AM (/U/Mr)

So, ok, people thought it was a contest between Lou rawls and al greene, per people interviewed and played on Beck.....

too funny, too funny but really really sad actaully

I would have voted for the Reverand Al Green.

baby let's stay together, loving you whether, whether times are good or bad, happy or sad.

Posted by: Ben at June 15, 2010 07:33 AM (wuv1c)

29 I LIKE HOW THE BALD SOLDIER RUNS TO THE FRONT OF THE TABLE AND DOES HIS BEST TO MOVE AROUND AND BLOCK CAMERA SHOTS OF THE GENERAL PASSED OUT Posted by: Ben at June 15, 2010 11:30 AM (wuv1c) That's gonna look great in his next FITREP

Posted by: nevergiveup at June 15, 2010 07:34 AM (0GFWk)

30 That's pretty disturbing. Too much is riding on this guy. He needs somebody to ride herd on his health.

That in itself is an indictment of our present situation. That we would allow ourselves to be put into a position where one man becomes so essential. As much as I admire Petraeus, no one man should be indispensable.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 15, 2010 07:34 AM (Aqzx6)

31 That pic looks like the wild 'n crazy Senator from Arizona, Mr. Magoo, to me.

Posted by: Atrollpassinthru at June 15, 2010 07:35 AM (sYrWB)

32
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!

Posted by: MoveOn.org at June 15, 2010 07:35 AM (JKe0g)

33 OT: The Won is on TV doing his cheerleader act. Me. Me. Me. Blech.

Posted by: Retread at June 15, 2010 07:37 AM (qOSkY)

34 What he needs is some R&R.

Hey general if you're reading this and want some down time send me a note via Ace.

We'll do some quality bourbon and beer on the porch with the rockers for a few days. I'll provide the stuff and even cook.

Note I am not as good as "Nam Vet though but better'n most.

Posted by: Vic at June 15, 2010 07:37 AM (6taRI)

The Won is on TV doing his cheerleader act

How's his pom-pom work ?

Posted by: Blue Hen at June 15, 2010 07:37 AM (R2fpr)

36
he approved a remedy suggested by village officials: a system called cumulative voting, in which residents get six votes each to apportion as they wish

Chicago Way 2.0
Faster loading, no need for the dead voting

Posted by: Da Machine at June 15, 2010 07:39 AM (Oxen1)

37 Responsible for two wars, coming off some kind of procedure (prostate?), probably hasn't taken time off since the previous administration...somebody needs to order Petraeus to take a vacation, on pain of reduction in rank. He's not doing anybody any good by collapsing at senate hearings.

Posted by: joncelli at June 15, 2010 07:40 AM (RD7QR)

38 A lot of top predators will feign illness right before killing and raping you.

Posted by: Dr. Spank at June 15, 2010 07:41 AM (xO+6C)

some kind of procedure (prostate?),

prostate cancer if i am not mistaken.

Posted by: Ben at June 15, 2010 07:41 AM (wuv1c)

40 OT: The Won is on TV doing his cheerleader act. Me. Me. Me. Blech.

Posted by: Retread at June 15, 2010 11:37 AM (qOSkY)

10 minutes of idiotic "shout-outs" and then on to a bunch of lying and stupidity.

America had better rid itself of this retard, soon.

And I don't like those on the base playing shills for the retard. This is all going to come crashing down very soon.

Posted by: progressoverpeace at June 15, 2010 07:42 AM (Qp4DT)

How's his pom-pom work ?

Posted by: Blue Hen

With TOTUS in use, it's more like ping-pong work.

CNBC is doing a split screen. Waxman on one side, The Won on the other. There isn't enough bleach to clean that image off my eyeballs.

Posted by: Retread at June 15, 2010 07:42 AM (qOSkY)

Love the look on McCain's face. Thought bubble would say: "You fucking PUSSY! I was tortured for five and a half years by the North Vietnamese and never shit the bed like you just did!!!"

Posted by: Sharkman at June 15, 2010 07:42 AM (Zj8fM)

The General is known for eating only one meal a day (and it ain't breakfast). I've heard that he often has to be reminded to eat and drink.

S'ok, though, he can carry enough food and water in his balls to last several weeks.

Posted by: open_channel_d at June 15, 2010 07:42 AM (oru2R)

44 Me, too. I gained twelve pounds this past winter and skipping lunches and dinners (I never eat breakfast) is not the smartest way to try to lose them.

Posted by: nk at June 15, 2010 07:44 AM (0qQFS)

45 OMG.

I actually agree with something my Senator (and by my, I mean the Senator that the idiots in my state of Michigan keep electing) Carl Levin did.

That's a sure sign of the End of Times.

Posted by: shibumi at June 15, 2010 07:44 AM (OKZrE)

46 I don't even know what the Indonesian Imbecile thinks he's supposed to be talking about. He's babbling up a storm about all of nothing - though I hate hearing try to put himself into the group of "Americans". He's the third world's guy, and nothing else. The fckin prick.

Posted by: progressoverpeace at June 15, 2010 07:47 AM (Qp4DT)

47 The General is known for eating only one meal a day (and it ain't breakfast). I've heard that he often has to be reminded to eat and drink. Meh. Needs a minder. Get a colonel, give him a backpack full of food and water, and tell him to insist.

Posted by: joncelli at June 15, 2010 07:48 AM (RD7QR)

48 Those Alpha uniforms are basically furnace vestments; kleig (sp?) lights ain't helpin' eitha'. How bout those fucks snapping pics of him whilst he fell out? They should be run through a wood chipper.

Posted by: sladenyv at June 15, 2010 07:49 AM (saiGq)

49 I'll take Patreaus de-hydrated to Obama hydrated every moment of every day of the week

If P runs for Prez, a large majority of voters will second my opinion

Posted by: SantaRosaStan at June 15, 2010 07:49 AM (JrRME)

OT, but 'Ettes, like Aaron Schock?

Be prepared to sob. Profusely.

Posted by: laceyunderalls at June 15, 2010 07:52 AM (pLTLS)

51 I can't believe there hasn't been a blog post on AoSHQ concerning the American who went to Pakistan with a piston, dagger and 40 inch sword in a singlehanded effort to behead Osama. Something tells me he probably used to post her at some point

Posted by: Ben at June 15, 2010 07:55 AM (wuv1c)

52 Rush is less then 10min from hitting the mic...

Looking forward to see what he opens with.

Posted by: Mjim at June 15, 2010 07:56 AM (mMdWG)

53 Yea, the General passes out from lack of food/water and our President can play golf on the weekend, eat snow cones, shrimp, and have mixed drinks at the Gulf.

Wonder which one is working harder?

Posted by: ken at June 15, 2010 07:58 AM (Q64qU)

54 O/T: Hunting Bin Laden, Kill Bill Style

somebody's been watching too much Tarantino

Posted by: chemjeff at June 15, 2010 07:58 AM (Gk/wA)

55 A lot of top predators will feign illness right before killing and raping you.

In that order too.

Posted by: alexthechick at June 15, 2010 07:59 AM (8WZWv)

56 Ben that's kinda what I was thinking too - you're supposed to drink the Val-U-Rite after you get Bin Laden, not before

Posted by: chemjeff at June 15, 2010 08:00 AM (Gk/wA)

57 Kill Bin Laden... That guy was a MORON!

Posted by: Mjim at June 15, 2010 08:01 AM (mMdWG)

Kill Bin Laden... That guy was a MORON

You have to give him credit. He really took the initiative and he is doing more to get Osama than Obama is .

Posted by: Ben at June 15, 2010 08:04 AM (wuv1c)

59 I still believe osama has been dead for years, just as odumbass has been dead from the neck up for years.

Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at June 15, 2010 08:05 AM (vO1tg)

Check out Instapundit's link to a book called "Whiny Little Bitch..." about the Prez.

Posted by: Mama AJ at June 15, 2010 08:06 AM (XdlcF)

still believe osama has been dead for years, just as odumbass has been dead from the neck up for years.

i do too. He looked old and frail in 2001. Also, if I were him I would be releasing videos on a weekly basis to rub it in america's face.

I too think he is dead. But that doesn't mean we can't find the body and posthumously execute it.

Posted by: Ben at June 15, 2010 08:08 AM (wuv1c)

I'll take Patreaus de-hydrated to Obama hydrated every moment of every day of the week

I don't know, I liked him until now, but this makes me want to vote for Democrats forever and ever.

Posted by: Well Hydrated and Concerned Conservative at June 15, 2010 08:09 AM (XdlcF)

63 Uh oh...umm..sorry moronettes...but Aaron Schock may be batting for Gabe's team

Posted by: beedubya at June 15, 2010 08:14 AM (AnTyA)

I don't know, I liked him until now, but this makes me want to vote for Democrats forever and ever.

Posted by: Well Hydrated and Concerned Conservative at June 15, 2010 12:09 PM (XdlcF)

friends don't let friends vote Democrat................

Posted by: SantaRosaStan at June 15, 2010 08:15 AM (JrRME)

65 Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at June 15, 2010 12:05 PM (vO1tg)

then who is sending all the cards and letters to the American people?

Posted by: curious at June 15, 2010 08:19 AM (p302b)

66 He does pretty well for a guy who was shot in the heart.

Posted by: damian at June 15, 2010 08:19 AM (4WbTI)

67 43

Love the look on McCain's face. Thought bubble would say: "You fucking PUSSY! I was tortured for five and a half years by the North Vietnamese and never shit the bed like you just did!!!"

Actually, the North Vietnamese broke McCain. He admits it.

Posted by: maddogg at June 15, 2010 08:20 AM (OlN4e)

68 68,

First of all do you actually believe those are coming from osama? They are coming from some fucked in the head muslim terrorist that wants to keep the game going that's all.

Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at June 15, 2010 08:21 AM (vO1tg)

I too think he is dead. But that doesn't mean we can't find the body and posthumously execute it.

Posted by: Ben at June 15, 2010 12:08 PM (wuv1c)

The English dug up Cromwell and beheaded him posthumously. Sounds like a good idea for Osama as well.

Posted by: Nighthawk at June 15, 2010 08:22 AM (OtQXp)

70 Last time I fainted, a strange man gave me a Diet Coke and banana. That's not code, it was an actual banana.

Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at June 15, 2010 08:23 AM (HaYO4)

71 The muslim terrorists have been editing photos and videos since all the shit started with them, even before 9/11. They are much better at it than our MFM.

Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at June 15, 2010 08:25 AM (vO1tg)

72 it happened on Sept. 21, 1991, when Gen. Petraeus was commanding the Third Battalion of the 101st Airborne in Fort Campbell, Ky. He was at a live-fire training exercise. A soldier tripped on his M-16, and it discharged. The bullet hit Gen. Petraeus in the chest.

Posted by: damian at June 15, 2010 08:27 AM (4WbTI)

Glad he's ok; SRS -- you would be correct in that assumption; there are a lot of people who would gladly vote for him. However, I'm not so sure Gen. P is of the inclination to stoop down into the lowly role of president -- it wouldn't really fit his personality well, especially now that precedent has rather besmirched the office.

Posted by: unknown jane at June 15, 2010 08:27 AM (5/yRG)

Rush is f'n killing me...this is worse than a Glen Beck, "You know who used to be an Alchoholic?" rant.

Posted by: garrett at June 15, 2010 08:27 AM (amoGc)

75 "Mysterious illness plagues Gulf oil disaster workers"

Posted by: curious at June 15, 2010 08:28 AM (p302b)

76
drink lots of fluids

Beer, whiskey and vodka?

And after a night of drinking, I find a powerade before bed and another in the morning when I get up (plus as much water as I can stand between the two) help out an awful lot. Ace's Kidneys are looking at you!

Posted by: I R A Darth Aggie at June 15, 2010 08:28 AM (1hM1d)

77 78,

Yeah it's called laziness.

Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at June 15, 2010 08:28 AM (vO1tg)

78 #75 From the story:

The surgeon had to decide whether to open Gen. Petraeus up right away or stabilize him. The general was conscious, so the surgeon said, "Listen, I gotta make a decision about whether to take you straight to surgery or stabilize you first, give you blood."

Gen. Petraeus looked up at the surgeon and said, "Don't waste any time. Get it done. Let's get on with it."

"That's unusual", the surgeon told me. "Usually patients want to stabilize, wait." This one wanted to move.

At this point I'll note that the surgeon that day 16 years ago was Dr. Bill Frist, who later became Sen. Frist, and then Majority Leader Frist. He had never met Gen. Petraeus before.

Small world, eh?

Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at June 15, 2010 08:30 AM (9hSKh)

79 Posted by: garrett at June 15, 2010 12:27 PM (amoGc)

I remember hearing him years ago bemoan the fact that he was alone and couldn't find love. Guess she heard him too.

I really think he is giving too much information after he said he wanted to keep things very private. Unabashed love in a guy as old as him make you think "this won't end well". Hope he has a rock solid pre nup..

Posted by: curious at June 15, 2010 08:30 AM (p302b)

80 This so called "oil sickness" vexes me. I wallowed in that stuff 24-7 for 4 years in East and West Texas and never got anything but tired, stinky, and oily.

Posted by: maddogg at June 15, 2010 08:31 AM (OlN4e)

81 Posted by: maddogg at June 15, 2010 12:31 PM (OlN4e)

Maybe the dispersant is getting them sick, if you think it isn't the oil?

Posted by: curious at June 15, 2010 08:33 AM (p302b)

82 I say let Rush enjoy one day at a time, I hope it lasts forever for him he deserves it.

Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at June 15, 2010 08:33 AM (vO1tg)

_{OT, but 'Ettes, like Aaron Schock?}

_{Be prepared to sob. Profusely.}

Here's a hint. You know that a euphimism for Homosexual in the 70's was 'Theatrical'.

I can't tell you how many times I heard that the neighbor's son was very 'theatrical'. He was in the Drama department, "Don't 'cha know!?".

Actors tend towards Theatrical.

Just sayin'. (They'll give you their Diet Coke and an actual banana. Maybe some fashion advice. But that's it).

Posted by: garrett at June 15, 2010 08:33 AM (amoGc)

Maybe the dispersant is getting them sick, if you think it isn't the oil?

Could be. I don't think it is the oil.

Posted by: maddogg at June 15, 2010 08:35 AM (OlN4e)

85 73 Last time I fainted, a strange man gave me a Diet Coke and banana. That's not code, it was an actual banana.

They have electrolytes!

Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at June 15, 2010 08:35 AM (9hSKh)

86 Anyone, wealthy beyond belief can put together a spectacular unusual wedding. Throw enough money at it and it becomes over the top. Problem is most people have lost their homes and their jobs so they aren't thinking "that's nice Rush deserves to be happy" they are thinking "Wow, Rush is no better than the libs/dems he criticizes"...

Posted by: curious at June 15, 2010 08:36 AM (p302b)

87 Wishing Petraeus well.

Can't help but note that McCain's interrogation tortured an exhausted General enough to cause him to collapse momentarily.

Posted by: maverick muse at June 15, 2010 08:36 AM (H+LJc)

88 Some lady that lives on Orange Beach said she smelled oil 24/7 and has to spray deoderizer on her deck in the evening was on Fox yesterday morning. My son has been there since Sat. on vacay with his family and when he called last night he said he didn't smell anything and the house he rented is facing the Gulf about 100ft away, I believe him.

Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at June 15, 2010 08:36 AM (vO1tg)

89 "Mysterious illness plagues Gulf oil disaster workers"
-----------------

Jackpot!!!!

Posted by: scumbag lawyers and their lying clients at June 15, 2010 08:37 AM (Xd9fe)

90 Class move by Levin.

Posted by: schizuki at June 15, 2010 08:39 AM (Xd9fe)

73 Last time I fainted, a strange man gave me a Diet Coke and banana. That's not code, it was an actual banana

If you said that he "slipped you the banana"..I would have thought that a bit suspiscious

Posted by: beedubya at June 15, 2010 08:39 AM (AnTyA)

Posted by: scumbag lawyers and their lying clients

jib, newsletter, knob slobber

Posted by: Truman North at June 15, 2010 08:40 AM (3h3kv)

93 Anyone, wealthy beyond belief can put together a spectacular unusual wedding. Throw enough money at it and it becomes over the top. Problem is most people have lost their homes and their jobs so they aren't thinking "that's nice Rush deserves to be happy" they are thinking "Wow, Rush is no better than the libs/dems he criticizes"...

Posted by: curious at June 15, 2010 12:36 PM (p302b)

It's his money, he can spend it however he wants. I wouldn't spend two cents to have EJ play at my wedding even if I were Rushrich, but it's a free country. (Check my watch.) Yeah, for at least a little while longer, it's a free country.

Posted by: WalrusRex at June 15, 2010 08:40 AM (xxgag)

94 #75
#81
Princeton Woodrow Wilson School alumni

Posted by: maverick muse at June 15, 2010 08:40 AM (H+LJc)

95 Oh that's not a "mysterious illness", that's the same thing that happens when idiot teenagers huff gasoline - basically they're getting a whiff of the volatile stuff that's still in the oil as well as the chemical dispersants & the like.

Posted by: chemjeff at June 15, 2010 08:41 AM (Gk/wA)

96 Last time I passed out, someone slipped me a banana too. And boy did I ever need it!

Posted by: Andi Sullyvan at June 15, 2010 08:43 AM (Gk/wA)

97 Posted by: WalrusRex at June 15, 2010 12:40 PM (xxgag)

Yes, people make their money and have the right to spend it however they want. Everyone would do well to remember that that applies to all, even WS....

Posted by: curious at June 15, 2010 08:45 AM (p302b)

98 The first time I passed out, it was caused by my slipping on a catwalk. That is, I had a steam cleaning wand in my hand and it went down my rubber boot, filling it with steam and boiling water at 1000 or so psi. It hurt....

Posted by: maddogg at June 15, 2010 08:46 AM (OlN4e)

_{Posted by: Andi Sullyvan at June 15, 2010 12:43 PM (Gk/wA)}

"Yes!thph We Have No Bananas!thph...".

You're Welcome!

Posted by: Barney Frank at June 15, 2010 08:46 AM (amoGc)

100

He should've had this: http://tinyurl.com/32gok2h

Posted by: RushBabe at June 15, 2010 08:47 AM (W8m8i)

101 That's ok, General, McCain makes us sick, too.

Posted by: Y-not at June 15, 2010 08:47 AM (Kn9r7)

102 Gonna head on over to Amazon for a pre-order on this

Posted by: beedubya at June 15, 2010 08:48 AM (AnTyA)

103 Actually, that pain didn't make me pass out. When the doctor started pealing the cooked meat off my foot and the air hit the parboiled flesh, well, that really hurt...

Posted by: maddogg at June 15, 2010 08:48 AM (OlN4e)

104 Wait, what are you doing here McCain? It wasn't a horribly bad dream? Obama is really president? Crap, I may pass ou.....

Posted by: Gen D. Petraeus at June 15, 2010 08:49 AM (Glxw+)

105

"Actors tend towards Theatrical."

Apparently, that means dressing like Doris Day after she's been mugged by a gay dairy farmer

Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at June 15, 2010 08:49 AM (HaYO4)

106 I don't care if Schock is gay or straight or the world's most dedicated onanist. I want to know if the guy is willing to refuse to fund that monstrosity Obamacare.

Posted by: kathysaysso at June 15, 2010 08:49 AM (ZtwUX)

107 Psyche!

Posted by: Gen D. Petraeus at June 15, 2010 08:51 AM (Glxw+)

108 Hey Mister Taliban, tally me banana.

Posted by: Jihadi Belafonte at June 15, 2010 08:53 AM (xxgag)

109

Meanwhile on I-75 Ohio, 60' plastic Touchdown Jesus struck by lightning and burnt to ground. See, he does have a sense of humor.

Posted by: torabora at June 15, 2010 08:53 AM (JggDO)

110 108

"Actors tend towards Theatrical."

Apparently, that means dressing like Doris Day after she's been mugged by a gay dairy farmer

Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at June 15, 2010 12:49 PM (HaYO4)

Where is this farmer you speak of?

Posted by: Andrew Sullivan at June 15, 2010 08:55 AM (JggDO)

111 Scientific studies have proven that, had this Petraeus person taken up soccer as a child instead of right-wingnut sports, he would be as fit as me. Or maybe bicycling, the other sport that can be fun and challenging with one ball.
And, by the way, Vlaams Belang has destroyed Belgium, SHAPE influence surely had something to do with it: Petraeus once assistant-commanded NATO forces, NATO is headquartered at SHAPE, and their team didn't qualify for the World Cup.
See how it works?

Posted by: Cal-res Johansen, Official Bicycle Seat of the Obama Administration at June 15, 2010 09:11 AM (Gjh1/)

112

Garret, all those standing up for us , america, are exhausted with chaos 24/7 .

if he errored andhe did, we shouldn't shoot our own at this point, this is beyond normal angst.

but those that still fight shoulkd be forgiven a moment of brain fatigue

Posted by: willow is sick of it all. at June 15, 2010 09:26 AM (HyUIR)

113 how many in here feel fatigue from the non stop chaos in last two years?

Posted by: willow is sick of it all. at June 15, 2010 09:27 AM (HyUIR)

114
"Petreus cannot be felled by dehyrdration. He was shot in the chest once and still survived. There is nothing that can kill this man."

Petraeus has also survived prostate cancer. So yes, there is something that can kill him.

Posted by: Brown Line at June 15, 2010 09:45 AM (VrNoa)

115

116 More like a growing sense of frak it all.

Posted by: unknown jane at June 15, 2010 09:58 AM (5/yRG)

116 Someone should have warned the General that the congress-clowns tend to suck all the oxygen out of a room.

Posted by: Larsen E. Whipsnade at June 15, 2010 10:02 AM (6BgmB)

117 Petraeus knows that know one is going to believe "the surge worked" a second time. Not after Mookie al Sadr got to be the kingmaker in Iraq

Posted by: Michael Collins at June 15, 2010 12:11 PM (I+7Zv)

118

Not after Mookie al Sadr got to be the kingmaker in Iraq

I laughed out loud, john ryan.

Posted by: damian at June 15, 2010 01:33 PM (4WbTI)

119 General Petraeus might want to make sure he only drinks out of sealed containers while in DC. Some staffer or admin lackey might decide to "do the right thing" to him. 'ware the enemies domestic, General.

Posted by: GamerFromJump at June 15, 2010 08:38 PM (0GTcK)

120 #75, then-LTC Petraeus commanded the Third Battalion, 187th Infantry, which is a part of the 101st Airborne. That article didn't get the unit designation right.

He also survived a broken back and shattered pelvis after a parachute accident at Fort Bragg. The guy is just about un-killable.

Posted by: SGT Dan at June 15, 2010 11:18 PM (p6OcK)

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