He should have a new seal to hang on his podium for foreign policy pronouncements.

What's the Latin for "Fuck Me Harder, Mohammed!"?

Tell Moammar it was only business, I always liked him.

And that article is dated today?

"Dereliction of duty" comes to mind.

He's scared out of his ever-lovin' mind that he'll end up like Jimmy Carter with a year-and-a-half-long hostage crisis that he's got no idea how to navigate.

It probably wouldn't do him any good to say, "I remind Col. Qaddafi that he has obligations under international law to permit American citizens to leave Libya safely, and the United States will hold him personally accountable for their safe passage out of his country."  Given Obama's track record, Qaddafi would take that as a green light to take hostages and call Obama's bluff.

But it's pretty repulsive to see an American President incapable of calling a vicious, murdering dictator a vicious, murdering dictator.

Where are the links to the Qaddafi "Downfall" videos?

It pains him too much to go after Terrorists and Socialists. 

He WILL NOT go after a Socialist Muslim.

Cloward-Piven by 2015!!!  Go, BHO!

Posted by: catmman at February 23, 2011 06:10 PM (DTzwU)

I heard that.  And he saved his sternest condemnation for the group that first used atomic weapons on other groups.

But it's pretty repulsive to see an American President incapable of calling a vicious, murdering dictator a vicious, murdering dictator.

Posted by: stuiec at February 23, 2011 06:06 PM (Di3Im)

Obama might be holding back on the rhetoric because he has a State Dinner lined up to honor Qaddafi as a humanitarian.

Makes as much sense as anything else he does.

Sign behind Eric Holder's desk:

WHITES ONLY!

Never say never.

Caute ut usu porta non ut ferias them exeatis.

Posted by: Soona at February 23, 2011 06:18 PM (hypVB)

But she has such a lovely singing voice!

Given the huge amount of trouble in this part of the world, and their inability to run functional modern-style governments, shouldn't we be in favor of smaller states?

The international community just went to a lot of effort to assist the southern Sudanese in holding a referendum on splitting off the southern provinces of Sudan into a new independent country.  It passed overwhelmingly.

Recall also that NATO used a lot of military force to midwife the creation of an independent Kosovo -- which had been a province of Serbia proper, not a separate former Yugoslav republic like Slovenia, Bosnia or Croatia.

And of course the granddaddy of all international efforts to create a new statelet is the Palestinian independence program.

Splitting off smaller states from bigger ones isn't always the right answer -- it's what the Aztlan activists want to do with the US Southwest -- but it can be a good thing, if the old national boundaries don't reflect any real shared national identity.

Posted by: Soona at February 23, 2011 06:18 PM (hypVB)

But she has such a lovely singing voice!

Posted by: ErikW at February 23, 2011 06:19 PM (H+suL)

First, she had a lot of plastic surgery done.  So she looks a lot better these days.

And second, who else would you want singing the key role in Aristophanes's The Frogs?

Q, What's the Latin for "Fuck Me Harder, Mohammed!"?

A. I prefer Arabic, if you please.

American involvement gives them what they most need -- a scapegoat, someone to blame their failures on.

I could be wrong.

You're not wrong.

Posted by: Fritz at February 23, 2011 06:16 PM (/8mBu)

I like how he's telling the violence to stop.  "Stop, Violence!  Stop, I say!"

The violence doesn't have ears.  First rule of statement-making: address your statements to things that have ears, preferably creatures, especially humans, and ideally those humans who can actually do something about what your statement is about..

Traditionally, we have supported nation-states in this region (even in areas where nation-states didn't make sense) because we want to deal with larger governmental and legal entities for stable, longer-lasting, and easier economic transactions. For example, we don't want to cut an oil deal with eight ethnic groups in Libya. We want to cut a deal with the strong-arm dictator that allows our companies to explore relatively large regions, build and maintain capital, and count on consistent profits without continuous concerns about instability.

And second, who else would you want singing the key role in Aristophanes's The Frogs?

Posted by: stuiec at February 23, 2011 06:22 PM (Di3Im)

I don't know, ask Monty.

The fuck is this, Greek Play Wednesdays?

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at February 23, 2011 06:27 PM (c0A3e)

Splitting up Libya and giving each region incentives to profit from oil development in its own territory will likely cause Libyan oil exports to boom.  There currently isn't much incentive for Libyans as a people to care about oil exports because Qaddafi rips off all the profits.

Plus the new regional oil development corporations might prefer to do business with US exploration and production companies because BP was so deeply in bed with Moammar.

The process of creating all of the fractured pieces into individual countries and trying to deal with oil wealth and other natural resources is the recipe for another Sudan.

we would be better off in the middle east if we adopted a policy of never supporting dictators, that doesn't mean we have to support hostile islamic theocracies.

that leaves one middle-eastern country to support... you know which one.

we drill our own oil and let the ragheads rot in the sand, they will be begging us for food in no time.

There won't be incentives to invest if there is not political stability. There are a large number of ethnic groups and tribal loyalties, but there are not clearly demarcated areas where these separate groups live. Nearly half of the country's population is concentrated in or within 20 miles of the three largest cities.

Ace ,

The number 1 reason to keep it as one state, resources.

The oil is only in certain regions. countless wars will be fought over those resources. It is easier if they are sharing them in one state.

Anyone else get the feeling that maybe we're not looking at another Carter, that we need a Reagan to fix the problems.  And in actuality we're looking at another John Adams, and we need a Jefferson to stop the muslim pirates.

American involvement gives them what they most need -- a scapegoat, someone to blame their failures on.

I could be wrong.

You're not wrong.

I think the main problem is that we couldn't even if we wanted to.  Our military is almost at it's end with the deployments we're involved in now.  The blame for that can be shared by both sides of the aisle.

Splitting up Libya and giving each region incentives to profit from oil development in its own territory will likely cause Libyan oil exports to boom.  There currently isn't much incentive for Libyans as a people to care about oil exports because Qaddafi rips off all the profits.

Plus the new regional oil development corporations might prefer to do business with US exploration and production companies because BP was so deeply in bed with Moammar.

I think this is possible, but you're thinking like Westerners. We're dealing with tribal Arabs who will no longer have Quadaffi's hard boot up their ass to dissuade them from settling centuries worth of grievances with the other tribes....plus, they will all probably start fighting over the oil, too. They just don't act like we do.

He should have a new seal to hang on his podium for foreign policy pronouncements.

What's the Latin for "Fuck Me Harder, Mohammed!"?

Ace ,

The number 1 reason to keep it as one state, resources.

The oil is only in certain regions. countless wars will be fought over those resources. It is easier if they are sharing them in one state.

Posted by: Ben at February 23, 2011 06:36 PM (DKV43)

and they will still fight over it endlessly, let them fight it out then the fighting will be done.

individuals can share if they so choose, nations, countries, tribes, clans don't do sharing so well, they fight until there is a clear winner and a clear loser, then the fight is settled, if they aren't allowed to fight the hatred and anomosity just goes on, and on, and on.

#107

you go Honey Badger!

Posted by: ace at February 23, 2011 06:42 PM (nj1bB)

yep, we drop one bomb, we pay for everything!

we can't afford it.

Posted by: sifty at February 23, 2011 06:43 PM (cK4d/)

Yeah, the raging about the plight in Darfur seems to be completely gone right now.

The asswipe can spout off every damn day on Egypt, but it takes him this long to say absofuckinglutely nothing, primarily because he's a feckless coward.  The SOB doesn't give a shit about anything here or abroad unless it benefits him politically, so when he does say something his words are calculated on that alone. 

WTF, indeed.

The fragmented state idea might work, but there are many challenges.

Take the Sudan. Most of the oil is in Southern Sudan, but the port is in Northern Sudan. This means that both parts have to work together in order to bring oil to market. This is probably a good thing long-term for Northern and Southern Sudan.

Will Libya be the same way? I don't know, but I don't think so. How would the country break up? Most of the population lives in or near the three largest cities on the Mediterrean coast anyways, so the breakup of most of the rest of the region only matters for resource reasons anyways.

The process of creating all of the fractured pieces into individual countries and trying to deal with oil wealth and other natural resources is the recipe for another Sudan.

Posted by: Paper at February 23, 2011 06:31 PM (VoSja)

But the current process in Sudan is the decomposition of the country into smaller independent countries, because the larger conglomeration couldn't hold together in a stable fashion.

Iraq is a better example of a country that would be excessively difficult to split up.  For starters, giving the Kurdish north independence would inflame Turkey and Iran by making it appear that their own Kurdish provinces deserved independence.

RE oil companies: "Libya is one of the worldÂ’s biggest oil producers and has the largest proven oil reserves in the whole of Africa. Eni, ItalyÂ’s largest natural gas and oil company, is the biggest oil company operating in Libya, where it has at least six contracts alongside the Libyan state oil company."

Shell and Exxon-Mobil are among the other companies that have and are drilling in Libya.

Do we have some sentimentalism about our old maps? Do we fear having to draw new ones?

Yes and Yes. See Oil.

Posted by: nickless at February 23, 2011 06:44 PM (MMC8r)

Sometimes I think that the old colonial system wasn't all that bad.

Posted by: El Presidenté at February 23, 2011 06:46 PM (H+LJc)

In Iraq's case, the splitting would have been a disaster.  The tripartition people talked about would result in a Shia region that would have been a proxy for Iran and Turkey would have done some nasty stuff to the Kurds.

For Libya, I don't think that this holds. None of its neighbors will use it as a proxy and we might be able to get a look inside and see some WMD-related stuff still there.

Iraq is a better example of a country that would be excessively difficult to split up.  For starters, giving the Kurdish north independence would inflame Turkey and Iran by making it appear that their own Kurdish provinces deserved independence.

Posted by: stuiec at February 23, 2011 06:45 PM (Di3Im)

You say this like it's a bad thing. That is a fine idea. It will keep the Turks occupied, it will put tremendous pressure on the Iranians, who probably couldn't handle it, and it would make the Kurds a bit more pro-American.

Is there a single good reason to champion these arbitrary lines and larger-than-needed-or-wanted states which unite tribes that don't want to be under a single authority?

...

Given the huge amount of trouble in this part of the world, and their inability to run functional modern-style governments, shouldn't we be in favor of smaller states?

There is a danger of one or more of these tribes degenerating into tribalism, nd potentially extremely Islamic tribalism; see Somalia, Afghanistan, maybe Yemen, Sudan.  Islamic tribes would likely receive all sorts of political support from the MoBro and the Saudis, and maybe money, advisors on how to handle their oil wealth, ...... fighters, like we see in the remains of Yugoslavia.

This is right in the backyard of Europe.  Whether this will serve the current European governments and leftists (it should put a real knobbed plug in Greece, due to proximity), it will cause instability in the region.

Italy (proximity & length of coastline) is in real danger.  Spain, southern Fwance and Greece (and Greece has a larger islamic alien internal problem and a much larger quasi-islamic neighbor with whom they've had a multi-century blood feud) are about a step behind.

There is something to be said for stepping in, and keeping the car keys out of the hands of the locals.

But helping to whack Moammar & friends, then waiting and seeing how things turn out might be better.  Libya is much more accessable than Afghanistan, and the Euros are much more likely to be willing to go back in.

Posted by: Zombie Walter Cronkite at February 23, 2011 06:16 PM (mwn2O)

That's what this place is for. Toonces is a busy guy ya know.

Posted by: Comrade Arthur at February 23, 2011 06:47 PM (rQ2EG)

there is a solution to that problem... they mess with us we kill them, we don't arrest them, we don't try them, we don't pay for any damage done, we don't apologize, we don't ask for permission, they fuck with us, we kill them, we go home. end of problem.

For Libya, I don't think that this holds. None of its neighbors will use it as a proxy and we might be able to get a look inside and see some WMD-related stuff still there.

Posted by: AmishDude at February 23, 2011 06:50 PM (T0NGe)

Maybe not eye it as a proxy, but to take it back to the Iraq analogy, could they see the splintered portions of Libya with its oil and decide that they will play the Saddam to its Kuwait?

Sometimes I think that the old colonial system wasn't all that bad.

Posted by: Soona at February 23, 2011 06:48 PM (hypVB)

India wouldn't be where it is today without the British.  And China learned one helluva lot from the Brits in Hong Kong.

And we were a colony, too, so there's probably a limit to how long that good influence can last before you start electing self-loathing commie imbeciles.

Posted by: sifty at February 23, 2011 06:50 PM (cK4d/)

Are you talking about Libya or the Gulf of Mexico?

You say this like it's a bad thing. That is a fine idea. It will keep the Turks occupied, it will put tremendous pressure on the Iranians, who probably couldn't handle it, and it would make the Kurds a bit more pro-American Dead.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at February 23, 2011 06:50 PM (LH6ir)

FTFY

Do we have some sentimentalism about our old maps?

I don't know about the maps, but they were waving the Libyan flag an awful lot at the Daytona 500 this weekend.

They invented the "Red Phone" so the USSR and USA could communicate in a crisis.

Why can't we invent a "Present Button" Barak Huisain Obama can push to effectively communicate to the American people in a crisis?

MFM can lede with story "BHO pushed the Present Button 2 times today.........

>>>The number 1 reason to keep it as one state, resources.

The oil is only in certain regions. countless wars will be fought over those resources. It is easier if they are sharing them in one state.

Wouldn't you guess that more war = higher costs = more oil needing to be pumped?

I just don't see the reason for a rooting interest in a fucked-up state that doesn't exist except on paper.

I would think more war in that region would result in less oil being produced. I'm not sure how you would think war would result in more oil being produced.

Don't get me wrong. I'm in no way sentimental about a state that came into in existence in 1911 after Italy picked off three large regions from a dying Ottoman Empire and turned them into a colonial state.

It's a small country, i think 5 or 6 million people. I don't think its ridiculous to try to keep it as one quasi-unified state, or to hope that it remains so. 

Splitting it up not only increases the likelihood of wars between the freshly split up nations over resources, but also weakens them and make them targets for neighbors. What's to stop Egypt from annexing the oil rich east region

I have no attachement to Libya as a state, but I just don't see the overwhelming advantages of multiple independent states

 there is a solution to that problem... they mess with us we kill them, we don't arrest them, we don't try them, we don't pay for any damage done, we don't apologize, we don't ask for permission, they fuck with us, we kill them, we go home. end of problem.

Posted by: Sgt. Batguano at February 23, 2011 06:52 PM (ehKDD)

...To the shores of Tripoli....

See, its not shaping up to be a Carter Reagan situation.  We're looking at Adams Jefferson.

So Libya may split into less artifical areas, SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA TO ME.

When can we split and get rid of the Socialist States?

was Lybia part of the Barbary Coast?

Maybe the USMC can add another verse to thier song

Posted by: ace at February 23, 2011 06:35 PM (nj1bB)

Ace, I'm thinking more in terms of us, or the people we buy from, selling to them rather than the other way around. business around the world is mostly a matter of greasing palms. The more dinky countries you have the more palms to grease. In many cases the sole purpose of home rule is get get on the grease list. Never mind we need an entire embassy and staff for each and each gets their own support from us. Combining things lower costs. And there will be a lot of business to be done in Libya if it opens up. Nothing major has been done as far as infrastructure in 40 years and America is a leading player in that field.

The 90% thing isn't true either. An awful lot of American engineers, etc are involved in their building even if they are working for multi-nationals. The same with computer systems, etc.

I'm with Honey Badger on this, I don't give a shit what they do as long as we aren't involved.

If oil does stay high and Libyia decides to drink their oil rather than sell it then maybe Americans will wake up and put pressure on the dems to develop our own resources.

"I was annoyed before. Now I'm Tripoli annoyed."

---Barack Obama

Oh, that Barak!  Such a wonderful sense of humor in such trying times.

Posted by: Leonard Pinth-Garnell at February 23, 2011 07:00 PM (8grkz)

this is true, but it ain't happening

see story: 4 Americans, Pirates from a few days ago

 Combining things lower costs. And there will be a lot of business to be done in Libya if it opens up. Nothing major has been done as far as infrastructure in 40 years and America is a leading player in that field.

But how would this affect Moochelle's children?

So Col Daffy is pals with LouisFarrakanRevwrightchicagomafia?

Sure looks like it?

Tell me again how Barky isn't just a plant by the islamomarxists?

Chris Matthew panned Obama's response here:

“This statement could have been put out by the first President Bush. It has the aspect of an Arabist statement. I shouldn’t be too strong here, but it doesn’t have any dignity. I mean — Ronald Reagan — to his credit, said ‘evil empire’ before the fall of the wall.”

Posted by: sifty at February 23, 2011 07:08 PM (cK4d/)

Mr. Chicken.  No jokes, please.

Chris Matthew panned Obama's response here:

“This statement could have been put out by the first President Bush. It has the aspect of an Arabist statement. I shouldn’t be too strong here, but it doesn’t have any dignity. I mean — Ronald Reagan — to his credit, said ‘evil empire’ before the fall of the wall.”

Heh!  That's ironic in light of the fact Chris Matthews recently had a meltdown over Ronaldus Maximus being named the greatest president.  heh!

Posted by: MīcÞeMūs at February 23, 2011 07:02 PM (0q2P7)

How about Us and the French Kicked Hezbollah Out of Lebanon Joe (that's the one that showed up to the debate with Sarah Palin)?

Icky sock!

Oh, and old tingles never die, they just don't make it as far up the leg...

Jeremiah Wright, Farrkhan and Momo are all big buddies. One degree of separation, too close to home. Wouldn't be prudent. 

That's why.

Ahmadinejad: Everyone should allow their people to talk

Someone's worried about their job. Never mind that he would do the same thing in this situation....

Posted by: nickless at February 23, 2011 07:16 PM (MMC8r)

Doesn't his address on the Lesbian issue belong in the other thread?

Little Mitchy Daniels is trying to walk back his statements from yesterday.

..whadda fuckin' weasel (all apologies to cousin Honey Badger)

The maintenance dept. at the capitol building will be working all night tonight to replace all the melted phone lines

She posted it 21hrs ago, though I don't think he necessarily reacted because of her. SecState Clinton can't exactly be happy with him right now and I'm sure the EU is seething because they're about to be hit by high prices. So he's been/being pushed by just about everyone right now.

"Sec. State Clinton urges Americans to leave Libya immediately - NBC News less than 20 seconds ago via breakingnews.com"

Anyone that's still over there either hasn't been paying much attention to what's going on in Egypt, Tunisia, etc., or they are just "too important" to have left.  I kind of think they are on their own. 

He'll regain any lost love when O brings out the pillars and columns and promises to cure the world of its ills. But it's always good to hear him feeling disappointed because Dear Leader did a lousy job.

..whadda fuckin' weasel (all apologies to cousin Honey Badger)

The maintenance dept. at the capitol building will be working all night tonight to replace all the melted phone lines

Still? He did 5 walkbacks yesterday and he didn't mention anything about emergency issues until #3. No dice, Mitch.

Poker games in the oval office with cigars, expensive Arabian liquor and belly dancers. Momo, Barry, Larry, Jerry.

M-B-L-G, be sittin' in a tree

T-e-r-r-or-i-s-t 

It's clear that Libya needs high speed rail and salad bars

and collective bargaining

"Evil Empire"

"Axis of Evil"

"Volatile Situation"

Sigh...

There is going to be a huge leadership vacuum and chaos in the middle east for the foreseeable future. Anybody who thinks China is not going to take this opportunity to increase their influence in this vital region is kidding themselves.

And the response? Go ahead and take it. "Catch, motherfuckers." Right now the Chinese, Russians, and everyone else on the planet is laughing at the dumb Americans who exhaust themselves to get their oil to the market.

A while back, Southpark had a great episode with "Captain Hindsight".  Hillary could be his Girl Wonder.  She'll need to pass on the lycra outfit, however.

Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at February 23, 2011 07:30 PM (yfJ6g)

I am so so glad that OK is already a right-to-work state.  It has precluded so many of the problems that these states are experiencing now.

OT: Reid tells Boehner to shove both a short-term extension and the full CR up where the sun doesn't shine

Boehner's last statement before the update: "We will move a short-term [resolution] that cuts spending, and that it's up to Senator Reid to tell Americans what -- if anything -- he's willing to cut," Boehner spokesperson Michael Steel said. "At this point, the House has done its work by passing a [spending resolution], and the Senate has done nothing."

Well, Boehner? What are you going to do now?

Posted by: Jean at February 23, 2011 07:42 PM (CPefM)

Oh my!  I'd like to hit her too. 

Well, Boehner? What are you going to do now?

They haven't thought that far ahead.

or..

"Gee, we hadn't figured on the Democrats flatly rejecting our budget cuts. Shucks, now what do we do?"

279 Boehner spokesperson Michael Steel said.

That's Steel without the "e," right?  I thought we showed Steele the door . . . or the sewer.

Yes, completely different man.

OT:

Oklahoma House committee approves repeal of collective bargaining rights for city government workers - Oklahoman http://bit.ly/e9J4xb

^2/23/11

Caesar,

    Watch your back around Brutus.

         -Hillary

there is a solution to that problem... they mess with us we kill them, ...
Posted by: Sgt. Batguano

Not saying your proposed solution wouldn't work BUT do you think the present adminstration would enact it? And if you don't think they would, then you have to allow that the Tribal Regions Formerly Know As Libya would be very dangerous. [excerpted]

Posted by: Comrade Arthur at February 23, 2011 07:48 PM (rQ2EG)

Obama will be long gone before the jihadis get anything put together. I'll take the chance. Let 'em split. It will take them a long time to put anything together, and we'll be watching. Time is our friend.

or..

"Gee, we hadn't figured on the Democrats flatly rejecting our budget cuts. Shucks, now what do we do?"

Boehner said he wasn't going to accept anything with funding a current levels. This is not an issue involving baselines, savings, who gets to cut what, or any of that; he gave Reid two chances. Reid has not only said no, he's also said he'll introduce legislation to fund the govt for 30days and add new spending. It's time for he and Cantor to stop taunting and either shut it down or float CRs involving cuts.  

India wouldn't be where it is today without the British.  And China learned one helluva lot from the Brits in Hong Kong.

And we were a colony, too, so there's probably a limit to how long that good influence can last before you start electing self-loathing commie imbeciles.

CoughNelsonMandelacough

Oklahoma House committee approves repeal of collective bargaining rights for city government workers - Oklahoman http://bit.ly/e9J4xb

It's really nice to have a repub governor and repub majorities in both houses too.

Boehner said he wasn't going to accept anything with funding a current levels. This is not an issue involving baselines, savings, who gets to cut what, or any of that; he gave Reid two chances. Reid has not only said no, he's also said he'll introduce legislation to fund the govt for 30days and add new spending. It's time for he and Cantor to stop taunting and either shut it down or float CRs involving cuts.

Right now a government shutdown would be a blessing. 

1963:  You might want reconsider the convertable top Jack.

Election Day 2012 can't come soon enough.

Why, logprof? What do you think will happen then?

Right now a government shutdown would be a blessing. 

Posted by: Soona at February 23, 2011 07:59 PM (hypVB) 

Remember when the government was shut down in 95 and the MFM said the republicans lost that argument?

Let's review what we lost, after the government was shut down Clinton immediately changed his tune and started helping to balance the budget. That continued until he left office. He did win re election but we ran Bob V. Dole  and Perot was still siphoning votes. Clinton didn't break 50% in the election.

If that's losing I am all for it.

Posted by: logprof at February 23, 2011 08:01 PM (lAeU1)

The only thing that's going to hold this nation together until 2012 is a handfull of conservative governors.  If they fail, I'm afraid 2012 will be too late.  The bus is at the edge of the cliff now. 

Posted by: Fish the Impaler at February 23, 2011 08:07 PM (ZHsNw)

RON PAUL!

... but you'll be lucky to go more than 1 mile without a collision following THAT cyclist ...

^{_{Bunk ... Bunk ... Bunk ... Bunk ...}}

Posted by: curious at February 23, 2011 08:11 PM (p302b)

I prefer she continue her blocking move so I will not break the law.

Posted by: Leftover Soothsayers at February 23, 2011 08:14 PM (UQjUb)

Juno Beach, Florida with Allen West representing in Congress.  Oh yea!

Posted by: FlaviusJulius at February 23, 2011 07:55 PM (SJ6/3)

Whoa, sorry about that. I didn't go there, just pulled it off the Breaking Tweets.

You are driving along a narrow two lane road with a NO PASSING sign posted, with double lines, and come upon a bicycle rider. Do you follow this slow-moving bicycle rider for the next 21 miles, or do you break the law and pass? Which is the correct choice?

Is this a trick question?

My my, a republican circle jerk.

First you whine that the president is silent, then you whine that he spoke up.  Amazing!!

I guess listening to Glen Beck did destroy all of your brain cells.

Is this a trick question?

Posted by: dagny at February 23, 2011 08:20 PM (In1re)

Actually, I was concerned about her safety, and would be forced to ride the 21 miles behind her protecting her ASS-ETS.

Oh my, oil's going up, oil's going up, buy gold, buy gold!!!!

You rethugs suck.  Do you realize big oil is run by your party?

Posted by: Ihaterethugs at February 23, 2011 08:22 PM (pYurd)

Ha Ha your crowd's time is coming, piece of shit.

Oh my, oil's going up, oil's going up, buy gold, buy gold!!!!

You rethugs suck.  Do you realize big oil is run by your party?

*yawn*  /Ahem, do you know who BP has invested in?  His first name starts with a B and end with "arack".

So why did we not evacuate the US Embassy when the shit hit the fan? Obama may be facing dead US citizens or hostages. So, will he blame Bush, Cheney, Boehnor, Reagan for his Fuck up? What about Hilderbeast WTF is she doing? We would be better off with the Three Stoogies running the US Government !!!

My my, a republican circle jerk.

First you whine that the president is silent, then you whine that he spoke up.  Amazing!!

I guess listening to Glen Beck did destroy all of your brain cells.

Posted by: Ihaterethugs at February 23, 2011 08:22 PM (pYurd) 

Paging Ihaterethugs on the white courtesy phone......Need you to get a message to your friend Jon Stewart.  My attorney, Allah Fuckbar will be in touch, regarding my injuries in Madison.

BP is an English company, they can't buy shit.  Try Shell and the other big companies, you shitbags are all owned like slaves.

I pity you!!

In the end, there will be only....

Is this the end?

Let me ID a few clues that might have set you straight...

"Supposedly"...see, that shows doubt, a lack of faith in the information and/or the person who originally said it.

Here's the big clue I didn't believe it...

"NOT SURE HOW MUCH I BELIEVE THAT". (I made it bigger since you seemed to miss it the first time). See, that sentence there is almost, not totally but almost, the EXACT OPPOSITE of what you seem to think it means. 

Hope that helps.

Posted by: DrewM. at February 23, 2011 04:47 PM (HicGG)

Drew, try some Midol--and maybe being less hyper-defensive.   Mountain, molehill, etc

LOL

How does Obama know he's hit rock bottom?

http://yfrog.com/h52obqkj

Posted by: fluffy at February 23, 2011 08:39 PM (SwkdU)

Bless our hearts.

April 1865:  Our American Cousin?  Really Abe? Isn't there any better play to go see?

Posted by: sifty at February 23, 2011 08:42 PM (cK4d/)

Is auntie into head?

Mike Huckabee, Fox News Channel program host and potential Republican presidential candidate, says fellow conservatives have “unfairly” criticized first lady Michelle Obama for her anti-obesity program, acting out of political reflex “rather than out of a thoughtful expression.”

At a Monitor-sponsored meeting with reporters in Washington on Wednesday, the former Arkansas governor said Mrs. Obama’s anti-obesity campaign, called Let’s Move, attracted conservatives’ scorn in part “because she is the one presenting it. And that is why I have been defensive of her.”

This gasbag really needs to STFU.

You might reconsider after she take out her teeth.

Dear Honey Badger, 

Did you leave any scraappps?

Huckabee continues to take brave positions on the important issues of the day like....ummmm.....Michelle Obama's public image and how much he knows about personal fitness.

Posted by: Joe Biden at February 23, 2011 08:48 PM (HF2C9) 

Where the hell has Slow Joe been lately?  Please don't tell me he's been air-dropped into Libya. 

Posted by: cvb at February 23, 2011 08:49 PM (Elo4W)

Forgot?  Hell, he is all balled up on the Presibed pissing himself.

I'm thinking about making a website that is a "Where Are They Now?" of all the people Huckabee pardoned as governor.

I'm sure the Nobel Prize Winners and Rhodes Scholars will balance out the police shootings and rapes.

Thoughts?

His, "highest priority" yet, Obama was in I believe Ohio yesterday "having fun" in break out sessions with business folks.  Brainstorming about our economy.  Meanwhile the banking system is in a state of collapse, we have U6 real unemployment of 22 percent, a 14T debt, a 2012 fiscal budget with a 1T deficit, 100 T in unfunded liabilities and a currency that is tanking with a fed who is engaged in QE 2 purchasing nearly 1T of T bills from banks with fake money, with an IMF and world stage poised to replace the dollar as the reserve currency.

With the middle east stoked for a complete meltdown in addition to Obama injecting inflammatory rhetoric with domestic unions who are acting now in violence.

Yeah, things are working out fine.

Union protesters have really showed their asses today.   First, a thug beats up on Tabitha Hale, then they catch another one screaming, "You're a bad Jew!   Bad Jew!"

I'm about to overdose on popcorn.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 23, 2011 09:00 PM (7utQ2)

Beetlejuice.... Beetlejuice.... Beetlejuice!

I am so sorry I am such a shitty precendent.  I love Marx, Che, and Mohammed and I think about how I can help my union masters while lying to you.  Please love me long time so I will not have the burden of loving myself, by myself.

Gotta run, got some poo flickin' to do as it's 9:02.

I'm too damn tired to give a shit about these crappy third worlds toliets.  Let them break up and kill each other instead of us.  For the most part they can't even wipe their own asses properly.

Solution:  Drill for oil and natural gas at home.  What a fucking novel concept!

Folks. laminate your copies of the constitution. It may eventually be deemed, 'subversive' by this administration.  After all, it speaks of a creator and inalienable rights conferred by a creator. You may also want to laminate the declaration of independence and your bibles too. 

Hyerbolic?  Perhaps but did you ever think we'd have a socialist in the WH who is OK with partial birth abortions and leaving out references to God when reciting our founding documents?   

#463

...did you ever think we'd have a socialist in the WH who is OK with partial birth abortions and leaving out references to God when reciting our founding documents? 

We've had plenty; he is just the first to be open about it.

And for those who want to nit pick, the constitution was forerunned by the declaration and was built upon inferred rights emanating from the Creator.

There.

The Clampetts owned OK Oil Company.  And yes, I just frightened myself.

You should be scared.

I'll take Jethro for 30 minutes, Alex.

Posted by: Journolist at February 23, 2011 09:10 PM (iHfo1)

Yo yo yo hey slick.  Could you pick me up a carton of Kools and a nice twist top wine please. 

You have to see this billboard

Posted by: Paper at February 23, 2011 09:08 PM (VoSja)

FIFY

BP is an English company, they can't buy shit.  Try Shell and the other big companies, you shitbags are all owned like slaves.

I pity you!!

Posted by: Ihaterethugs at February 23, 2011 08:31 PM (pYurd)

--Bwahaha!  Dumbass troll asserts (falsely) that BP has no influence as a British company, then cites a Dutch oil company!

Begone lame troll.

January 27, 1973, Paris Peace Accords signed, 8 years and 7 months later. 

October 7, 2001, Invasion of Afghanistan

February 23, 2011,  9 years, 4 months and no end in sight.  

Posted by: steevy at February 23, 2011 09:29 PM (HF2C9)

I missed it steevy.  Could you retype it?

You have to see this billboard

Posted by: dagny at February 23, 2011 09:19 PM (In1re)

--There was a whole thread about it some time last year.  It was certified to be legit, not a Photoshop.

You Obama haters are still here crying?

Go figure, none of you have jobs.  Might be why you hate the unions so much.

Posted by: curious at February 23, 2011 09:34 PM (p302b)

Ouch!

You Obama haters are still here crying?

Go figure, none of you have jobs.  Might be why you hate the unions so much.

Posted by: Ihaterethugs at February 23, 2011 09:35 PM (pYurd)

--Just because you have to man the chicken fryer on the evening shift doesn't mean we have to.

Posted by: logprof at February 23, 2011 09:37 PM (lAeU1)

Seems like the appropriate word to use.

sock puppet OFF

sorry, needed vengence for falling for one bad a few weeks ago

but i'm still a democrat so please, continue the beating

and before you clowns start....Da Bears were robbed!!!!!

You Obama haters are still here crying?

Go figure, none of you have jobs.  Might be why you hate the unions so much.

Oh, we have jobs, child; real jobs, with computers and internet access and  everything....not workin' the fry machine like you.

You Obama haters are still here crying?

Go figure, none of you have jobs.  Might be why you hate the unions so much.

Posted by: Ihaterethugs at February 23, 2011 09:35 PM (pYurd)

You still cleaning toilets with your tounge paying those sweet union dues to your masters?

and before you clowns start....Da Bears were robbed!!!!!

Posted by: navycopjoe at February 23, 2011 09:39 PM (pYurd)

Honey Badger don't give a shit

sock puppet OFF

sorry, needed vengence for falling for one bad a few weeks ago

but i'm still a democrat so please, continue the beating

and before you clowns start....Da Bears were robbed!!!!!

Posted by: navycopjoe at February 23, 2011 09:39 PM (pYurd)

--You ass!

Oh, and they were robbed when they traded for Jay Cutler, if that's what you mean.

553 Oh, and they were robbed when they traded for Jay Cutler, if that's what you mean.

yep, and when they got that idiot lovie

Posted by: momma at February 23, 2011 09:41 PM (penCf)

--Hey everyone;s gotta sacrifice!  Maybe Michelle originally wanted to go to Tahiti, so I guess she's doing her part, right?

557  all that or my choice of sport teams just sucks

denial, a river that flows through chicago....

Posted by: navycopjoe at February 23, 2011 09:39 PM (pTurd)

I'm glad when I picture you I see the long haired pollywog pic you posted.

Scheming Hippy!

Damn, where's an open thread when you need one!?

Go to PowerLine and read about the political protection racket the Center for American Progress is running.  Jesse J. done learnt them well!  Pisses me off that WalMart seems to be playing along in this case - just bought a mighty fine laptop from them, at a great price.

How can I quickly check on contributions from a legitimate business to a racketeering outfit like CFAP?  I hate to punish a good enterprise, but dammit, they are enabling corruption of the political system of my country, and if they haven't got the nads to fight it, they are no friends of mine!

Posted by: xrgt at February 23, 2011 09:52 PM (HafxF)

--Shhh, I missed it last night.  No spoilers!

We do not have a single MEU in the area, the KEARSARGE group being near Bahrain. Let alone an MEF. The nearest MEU is the 22nd which is working up for deployment near Camp Lejeune. I do not know where it is in the working up cycle, but they are 15 days steaming from the Gulf of Sidra if they leave today. The carrier TRUMAN CVN-75 is just back in Norfolk after squadron quals, but transferred her munitions to CVN-76 GEORGE H.W. BUSH which is just starting work up for her first deployment.

We do not have any options at all to project naval or marine power in the Med right now; be it rescue or dealing with the Iranian targets in the Med. None. The entire southern rim of the Med has been in an uproar for several weeks. It is not like a crisis here is a surprise. Our Navy is used to being on standby for such, and usually would have a force within a reasonable steaming distance leaning forward in case they were needed.

Someone had to order deployments to leave us in this situation. I do not think it was anyone in a Navy uniform. I am blaming the National Command Authority. Any bloodshed or hostages are on his head.

Impressive Ace.  You're one of a very few journalists or bloggers to get Qadhafi's name right.

I know.   I was once an Arabic linguist in the military.  I know exactly what those squiggles mean and how they should be rendered in English.  And Mu'amar's squiggles is most properly rendered as Qadhafi.