January 28, 2011
— Ace Calling for restraint by the government, and for the government to stop blocking the internet. But also calling for restraint by the protesters.
Really it's a lot of nothing. Now he's talking about how prescient he was in saying Egypt needs reform, something that everyone says.
He Can't Help Himself: Grabs credit again by noting that when he gave his gassy speech in Cairo, he said that governments can only maintain legitimacy if they secure the consent of the governed. Duh.
But the thing is, he's kind of saying "I told you so," as if it was particularly astute or brave to note this idea.
And on top of that, it's a big F*** You to Mubarak -- haha, you should have listened to me -- which is pretty troubling given that Mubarak is still in office.
That said, as I think Obama is a coward, I imagine he wouldn't try to link himself to that unless his spy analysts told him that it's 90% likely Mubarak will be deposed.
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Posted by: lasue at January 28, 2011 02:38 PM (S25IC)
Posted by: ahem at January 28, 2011 02:38 PM (4Lbvs)
Posted by: maverick muse at January 28, 2011 02:38 PM (H+LJc)
Posted by: tom_06060 at January 28, 2011 02:39 PM (y5tGs)
Posted by: lions at January 28, 2011 02:39 PM (lW97b)
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at January 28, 2011 02:40 PM (xdHzq)
Posted by: tom selleck at January 28, 2011 02:41 PM (ya07C)
USA is Socialist, industries taken over
Egypt turned over to MB
Can't wait for the next 2 years.
Posted by: Cherry π at January 28, 2011 02:41 PM (+sBB4)
Posted by: robtr at January 28, 2011 02:43 PM (hVDig)
Posted by: nevergiveup at January 28, 2011 02:43 PM (/Ibu8)
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at January 28, 2011 02:43 PM (xdHzq)
Posted by: nevergiveup at January 28, 2011 02:44 PM (/Ibu8)
Posted by: Baghdad Barry O! at January 28, 2011 02:44 PM (c3oPV)
Posted by: nevergiveup at January 28, 2011 02:44 PM (/Ibu8)
Posted by: Baghdad Barry O! at January 28, 2011 02:45 PM (G5WHn)
Posted by: Cherry π at January 28, 2011 02:45 PM (+sBB4)
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at January 28, 2011 02:46 PM (xdHzq)
Posted by: Baghdad Barry O! at January 28, 2011 02:46 PM (HKVGZ)
Posted by: B. Hussein in da house at January 28, 2011 02:47 PM (pRKLf)
Posted by: nevergiveup at January 28, 2011 02:48 PM (/Ibu8)
Posted by: USA at January 28, 2011 02:48 PM (YZISw)
That said, as I think Obama is a coward, I imagine he wouldn't try to link himself to that unless his spy analysts told him that it's 90% likely Mubarak will be deposed.
Posted by: Ace at 06:36 PM
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So Jimmah is supporting the Islamists this time again?
Posted by: Flapjackmaka at January 28, 2011 02:48 PM (c5RQr)
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at January 28, 2011 02:48 PM (sZ+lP)
Posted by: President Barack Ogabe at January 28, 2011 02:48 PM (AnTyA)
Posted by: Cherry π at January 28, 2011 02:49 PM (+sBB4)
Posted by: B. Hussein in da house
Quickest way to transport the masses over the cliff to extinction.
Posted by: maverick muse at January 28, 2011 02:49 PM (H+LJc)
Posted by: robtr at January 28, 2011 06:41 PM (hVDig)
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Well he did work for Jimmy Carter. Hmmmmm
Posted by: Flapjackmaka at January 28, 2011 02:50 PM (c5RQr)
Have to secure the consent of the governed, hey?
A majority of the US population did not want the "healthcare reform" that he and his cronies rammed through. A majority do not want the TSA pornoscanner/junk groping combo. Nor "cap and trade." And so on, and so on.
The hypocrisy, it is outrageous.
Posted by: Wm T Sherman at January 28, 2011 02:50 PM (w41GQ)
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at January 28, 2011 02:50 PM (sZ+lP)
Double-dip delicious!
Posted by: nickless at January 28, 2011 02:51 PM (lnUW/)
Posted by: nevergiveup at January 28, 2011 06:48 PM
Well, considering their own recent experiences trying to bat down themes that emerge from a certain facebook account, maybe they overestimate its true power.
Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at January 28, 2011 02:51 PM (/joDP)
I think it's weird he would even make a statement, especially this early. Like Ace said, he clearly should have on Iran. But this time calls for caution. And what does he do? Run to the cameras.
Should've had aids make his noncommittal statements.
Posted by: Hudson, not Hicks at January 28, 2011 02:51 PM (goVpI)
He meant in America today.
Posted by: nickless at January 28, 2011 02:52 PM (lnUW/)
OK, at the beginning of this month, Barry sends an ambassador to the Assad dictatorship in Syria (after a 5-year absence in protest), and at the end of this month he talks about consent of the governed vis-a-vis Egypt?
I'd better stop here: anything I write beyond this point might trigger (can I say that?) a visit from the Secret Service...
Posted by: RamonAllones at January 28, 2011 02:52 PM (WvSaf)
Posted by: Rocks at January 28, 2011 02:52 PM (aFrfB)
OK, at the beginning of this month, Barry sends an ambassador to the Assad dictatorship in Syria (after a 5-year absence in protest), and at the end of this month he talks about consent of the governed vis-a-vis Egypt?
I'd better stop here: anything I write beyond this point might trigger (can I say that?) a visit from the Secret Service...
Posted by: RamonAllones at January 28, 2011 06:52 PM (WvSaf)
And in tonight's speech Obama still speaks of working with Mubarak... sad.
Posted by: stuiec at January 28, 2011 02:54 PM (EjyHt)
A claim that internet shutdown means economic doom. No banking transactions, no nothing:
One comment notes that "the weekend" in Egypt is Friday and Saturday - business resumes on Sunday.
Posted by: Wm T Sherman at January 28, 2011 02:55 PM (w41GQ)
Posted by: B. Hussein
Once upon a time there was an engineer
Choo Choo Barry was his name, we hear.
He had an engine and he sure had fun
He used Good & Plenty candy to make his train run.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 28, 2011 02:57 PM (NmKUg)
Posted by: tom_06060 at January 28, 2011 02:57 PM (y5tGs)
Posted by: robtr at January 28, 2011 02:58 PM (hVDig)
Have to secure the consent of the governed, hey?
A majority of the US population did not want the "healthcare reform" that he and his cronies rammed through. A majority do not want the TSA pornoscanner/junk groping combo. Nor "cap and trade." And so on, and so on.
The hypocrisy, it is outrageous.
Posted by: Wm T Sherman at January 28, 2011 06:50 PM (w41GQ)
/Ding Ding Ding..
The Man Wins a Kewpie Doll!!!
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 28, 2011 03:00 PM (AdK6a)
Calling for restraint by the government, and for the government to stop blocking the internet. But also calling for restraint by the protesters.
Isn't their a quote about liberals being people that are too smart to even take their own side in an argument, or something like that. That seems to fit here. Obama refusing to support either side of the issue.
7 Problem is nobody really believes him anymore, internationally that is. He is a laughing stock. Though usable stooge. Though I suppose this is for the nations digestion not the rest of the worlds who care less what he says.Posted by: lions at January 28, 2011 06:39 PM (lW97b)
Someone referred to him as being a "Celebrity" politician. He's like a hollywood star. You bring him to the party so you can say you had him their, but you don't actually talk politics with him.
Posted by: buzzion at January 28, 2011 03:00 PM (oVQFe)
Problem is nobody really believes him anymore, internationally that is. He is a laughing stock. Though usable stooge. Though I suppose this is for the nations digestion not the rest of the worlds who care less what he says
Posted by: beedubya at January 28, 2011 03:00 PM (AnTyA)
Posted by: dagny at January 28, 2011 03:01 PM (0Hp4r)
Because Obama wants his own internet kill switch, and he's afraid people will oppose it more if they see that such a thing is primarily of interest to a dictator trying to keep order.
Incidentally, Lieberman's new 2011 version of the kill switch bill adds a provision that says the Justice Department can't stop the Preznit from using the switch or investigate why he did, in case you didn't distrust it enough.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 28, 2011 03:01 PM (cd11S)
Posted by: tom_06060 at January 28, 2011 03:02 PM (y5tGs)
Posted by: USA at January 28, 2011 03:02 PM (YZISw)
By their works ye shall know them. Obama's passive aggressive "Present" vote suffocated the Western-friendly people's democratic revolt against their Iranian Islamic theocracy and it's use of the Muslim Brotherhood in Islam. He cracked as if an Ivy League joke that "We have different forms of government" when questioned why he's supporting Hu's China that tortures its people in prison slave labor camps where the prisoners' biological organs are removed for the authoritarians to market to the highest bidder. Obama demands that Mubarak give meaning to words of Egyptian reform to accommodate the radical Muslim Brotherhood.
Posted by: maverick muse at January 28, 2011 03:02 PM (H+LJc)
Posted by: Cherry π at January 28, 2011 03:03 PM (+sBB4)
Pistol beats rock in every game of Egyptian rock paper scissors. It's gonna be a rough couple nights in Egypt.
Posted by: sifty at January 28, 2011 03:05 PM (96ttX)
Calling for restraint by the government, and for the government to stop blocking the internet.
No mention of a 14trillion dollar hole or net neutrality in his speech...I'm sure.
Pot. Kettle..bla, blah, blah.
Posted by: dananjcon at January 28, 2011 03:05 PM (62W/G)
Because Obama wants his own internet kill switch, and he's afraid people will oppose it more if they see that such a thing is primarily of interest to a dictator trying to keep order.
Exactly. Can't let them connect the dots, now can we.
Posted by: Derak at January 28, 2011 03:05 PM (CjpKH)
And "Present!"
Now, when's Tee time?
Posted by: I Am Barack's Sense of Accomplishment at January 28, 2011 03:06 PM (swuwV)
Egypt closed its trade a few hours after the first protests days ago, reported on the news. Disconnecting from the global network was official today, meaning no banking or anything else. THAT is what motivated this Marxist administration's public rebuke, having created a real inconvenience to the CIA operatives.
Posted by: maverick muse at January 28, 2011 03:07 PM (H+LJc)
Could?
Ya think?
Posted by: USA at January 28, 2011 07:02 PM (YZISw)
The Hammer == Peggy Noonan
Posted by: Captain Hate at January 28, 2011 03:07 PM (olKiY)
A majority do not want the TSA pornoscanner/junk groping combo.
You have a touchingly optimistic view of the American character. From the polls I saw the majority of us do support "security".
Posted by: Zimriel at January 28, 2011 03:07 PM (94eYr)
Posted by: FlaviusJulius at January 28, 2011 03:07 PM (SJ6/3)
Posted by: buzzion at January 28, 2011 07:00 PM (oVQFe0
He hasn't changed a damned bit. Remember when he voted present on the sitch in Georgia just before he was sworn in?
Posted by: beedubya at January 28, 2011 03:08 PM (AnTyA)
Posted by: takin' my name off this post at January 28, 2011 03:08 PM (2y90e)
Posted by: takin' my name off this post at January 28, 2011 03:08 PM (2y90e)
Egypt closed its trade a few hours after the first protests days ago, reported on the news. Disconnecting from the global network was official today, meaning no banking or anything else
So I guess Camel bellies would be a bad investment next week.
Posted by: dananjcon at January 28, 2011 03:09 PM (62W/G)
Posted by: FlaviusJulius at January 28, 2011 03:09 PM (SJ6/3)
Posted by: Barak Hussein Obama at January 28, 2011 03:10 PM (H+LJc)
Posted by: taxed without representation at January 28, 2011 03:10 PM (H+LJc)
Posted by: FlaviusJulius at January 28, 2011 03:11 PM (SJ6/3)
Posted by: Bobbe at January 28, 2011 03:11 PM (4owEK)
don't feel bad, this was sort of "in the background" and then all of a sudden it was "in the world's face" and everyone had to play catch up and no one is really sure what is actually going on.
Except savage, he is really letting it fly...
Posted by: curious at January 28, 2011 03:11 PM (p302b)
I don't think Toonces could even be considered a vertabrate taxonomically.
Posted by: beedubya at January 28, 2011 03:11 PM (AnTyA)
Posted by: Barack Obama, Junk Inspector at January 28, 2011 03:12 PM (cd11S)
So I guess Camel bellies would be a bad investment next week.
Posted by: dananjcon at January 28, 2011 07:09 PM (62W/G)
Sucker! I got my order in right under the wire. I expect them to ship any time...nevermind.
Posted by: Rocks at January 28, 2011 03:12 PM (aFrfB)
Posted by: Capt. Hillary, Serbian Airborne at January 28, 2011 03:12 PM (96ttX)
What was that? Thought I heard something. Could've been someone's pants swooshing. Did you hear anything?
Posted by: The International Community at January 28, 2011 03:12 PM (swuwV)
Every day that passes, Barack O'Dingo morphs more into Jimmah Cartah. Is his brothers name Billy?
Posted by: Fish the Impaler at January 28, 2011 03:13 PM (ZHsNw)
Posted by: MFM Top Story at January 28, 2011 03:14 PM (y5tGs)
Posted by: BO, the sun god at January 28, 2011 03:14 PM (P18+/)
Posted by: SurferDoc at January 28, 2011 03:15 PM (o3bYL)
Yeah they are turning FB into the most important thing. That baffles me. And shows just how shallow Obama and his peeps are
That clinches it. The Social Network is DEFINITELY winning best picture this year, the Hollywood leftists won't allow any thing else.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 28, 2011 03:15 PM (TAjuH)
Savage was stunned
Posted by: curious at January 28, 2011 03:15 PM (p302b)
Posted by: Bobbe at January 28, 2011 03:16 PM (4owEK)
Summary: Cliff notes version
Mubarak: TURN OFF ALL INTERNETS
Egypt: Mubarak GTFO
Mubarak: lolwut
Egypt: GTFO
Police: Egypt STFU!
Egypt: FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUU
Police: Egypt STFU!
Army: No U!
Egypt: Whoa. Thx!
Mubarak: BRB
Egypt: FU GTFO!
Mubarak: Miss me yet?
Obama: Hey guys! I'm here too!
Posted by: ArandomPerson at January 28, 2011 03:17 PM (pRq37)
Posted by: Sheriff Joe at January 28, 2011 03:17 PM (3nrx7)
Where did you see this?
It's fairly easy to tell apart natural and nuclear explosion-driven earthquakes.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 28, 2011 03:17 PM (c0A3e)
I never met a person yet who was unstable or even rude after being beheaded or stoned to death.
Posted by: sifty at January 28, 2011 03:18 PM (96ttX)
Posted by: MFM Top Story at January 28, 2011 07:14 PM (y5tGs)
... with a hernia. The man so doesn't know how to pace himself.
Posted by: stuiec at January 28, 2011 03:18 PM (EjyHt)
Posted by: Marie at January 28, 2011 03:18 PM (GuTKr)
Obama's operatives are secretly discussing with Mubarak the escape from Cairo and trip to Paris aboard a CIA financed airplane, with oodles of US taxpayer money of course.
Posted by: Fish the Impaler at January 28, 2011 03:18 PM (ZHsNw)
Really--I don't know.
Posted by: takin' my name off this post at January 28, 2011 07:08 PM (2y90e
Don't be embarrased...what it comes down to is that you have 2/3 of Egypts population maiking $1.00 per day and rampant illiteracy. Couple that with no porn or booze and you get a good ol' fashined leftist uprising being led by a group called the Muslim Brotherhood, which is a poor man version of Al'qauida. So the people's choice is to join a terrorist faction other than being suppressed under the thumb of the currrent dictatorial regime of Mubarak who has been in power for over thirty years.
Posted by: dananjcon at January 28, 2011 03:20 PM (62W/G)
Posted by: tom_06060 at January 28, 2011 03:20 PM (y5tGs)
I watch the US Geological site every day. Three in a row in same spot.
Just watching how the earth shakes out.
Ace won't let me post site address without some code and I can't figure that out.
Posted by: Bobbe at January 28, 2011 03:21 PM (4owEK)
Posted by: some dope at January 28, 2011 03:21 PM (BZEkR)
Posted by: sifty at January 28, 2011 03:21 PM (96ttX)
Is it just me or does this administration always side with the most leftist or most muzzie side in these events?
We believe it's all about Winning The Future. Our Egyptian brothers must win their own future.
Posted by: Claire Shipman's husband at January 28, 2011 03:21 PM (kDTRQ)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 28, 2011 07:17 PM (c0A3e)
Settle down, there was an exhibition Seahawks game there and a bunch of Seattle fans went. We rock the fuckin world even if our team sucks.
Posted by: robtr at January 28, 2011 03:21 PM (hVDig)
Posted by: MFM Top Story at January 28, 2011 07:14 PM (y5tGs)
... with a hernia. The man so doesn't know how to pace himself.
Posted by: stuiec at January 28, 2011 07:18 PM (EjyHt
Eh...if not for his politics, he'd make a good fellow moron.
Posted by: dananjcon at January 28, 2011 03:22 PM (62W/G)
Posted by: Spike at January 28, 2011 03:22 PM (WLxeI)
... with a hernia. The man so doesn't know how to pace himself.
Posted by: stuiec at January 28, 2011 07:18 PM (EjyHt
I just read that he went into rehab.
Weird..I didn't know there were facilities like that for hernias
Posted by: beedubya at January 28, 2011 03:24 PM (AnTyA)
The reason the lid remains on Egypt is directly attributed to the Herculean effort of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in containing the militant forces with her forceful denunciation of violence.
Posted by: Lanny Davis, Liberal Buttboy at January 28, 2011 03:25 PM (ZHsNw)
Posted by: sifty at January 28, 2011 07:21 PM (96ttX)
The Caliphate acted stupidly.
Posted by: dananjcon at January 28, 2011 03:26 PM (62W/G)
Posted by: melvin at January 28, 2011 03:26 PM (3OCZw)
Also a hard pivot on jobs!
Posted by: President Deep Thoughts at January 28, 2011 03:27 PM (STZ9e)
The reason the lid remains on Egypt is directly attributed to the Herculean effort of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in containing the militant forces with her forceful denunciation of violence.
Posted by: Lanny Davis, Liberal Buttboy at January 28, 2011 07:25 PM (ZHsNw)
And her smart pants suit ensemble.
Posted by: dananjcon at January 28, 2011 03:27 PM (62W/G)
I think we just got a clue..
Posted by: curious at January 28, 2011 03:27 PM (p302b)
After filling the gas tank I'm filling the car with Chocolate
Saw that story that the world chocolate supply will dry up in 2014. But remember teh mayans - the world's gonna end in 2012 so no biggie.
Posted by: Tom Brady's hair at January 28, 2011 03:28 PM (kDTRQ)
Weird..I didn't know there were facilities like that for hernias
Posted by: beedubya at January 28, 2011 07:24 PM (AnTyA)
Turn it over to a higher membrane?
Posted by: stuiec at January 28, 2011 03:29 PM (EjyHt)
Cairo has a small amount of insignificant protesting, and the military force will contain the more boisterous protesters without resorting to extreme violence.
Posted by: Robbie Fibbs, Baghdad Bob on the Potomac at January 28, 2011 03:30 PM (ZHsNw)
The world's chocolate supply will dry up in 2012. I think I now understand what the Mayans meant.
Posted by: arhooley, conflicted Californian at January 28, 2011 03:30 PM (OguJW)
Posted by: toby928™ at January 28, 2011 03:30 PM (GTbGH)
I think we just got a clue..
Posted by: curious at January 28, 2011 07:27 PM (p302b)
And since 75% of Jordanians are ethnic Palestinians, maybe the ol' two-state solution will work out after all. The Palestinians get Jordan, Jordan annexes the West Bank, and everyone tells Hamas in Gaza they're on their own.
Posted by: stuiec at January 28, 2011 03:30 PM (EjyHt)
Copycats.
Posted by: Bobbe at January 28, 2011 03:31 PM (4owEK)
Posted by: Nicholas Cage at January 28, 2011 03:31 PM (F18w3)
*The Muslim Brotherhood made an offer that ignorant Egyptians couldn't refuse. Riot and plunder.
I'd like the arrest records produced, to see how evenly handed Mubarak's thumb persecuted Egyptians, or whether he likely targeted Islamic radicals fomenting this unrest.
btw, as a student of history, Post-civil-rights-passage and LBJ's Great Society new federal Welfare State, the black supremacist rioted in American cities. As if "Burn Baby, Burn!" wasn't domestic terrorism.
Posted by: taxed without representation at January 28, 2011 03:31 PM (H+LJc)
Weird..I didn't know there were facilities like that for hernias
Posted by: beedubya at January 28, 2011 07:24 PM (AnTyA)
Payment for the surgery - a designer briefcase loaded with a brick of cocaine. That's all we got left Yo
Posted by: melvin at January 28, 2011 03:32 PM (3OCZw)
btw, as a student of history, Post-civil-rights-passage and LBJ's Great Society new federal Welfare State, the black supremacist rioted in American cities. As if "Burn Baby, Burn!" wasn't domestic terrorism.
Posted by: taxed without representation at January 28, 2011 07:31 PM (H+LJc)
It was peaceful protest.
Posted by: dananjcon at January 28, 2011 03:35 PM (62W/G)
You meanies leave President Obama alone as he negotiates a most difficult path to success in Egypt. Without him, this would be a waste land of camels, sand, and pyramids. And belly dancers would flat back on the side for a few bucks.
Posted by: Liberal Intelligencia at January 28, 2011 03:35 PM (ZHsNw)
The world's chocolate supply will dry up in 2012. I think I now understand what the Mayans meant.
Posted by: arhooley, conflicted Californian at January 28, 2011 07:30 PM (OguJW)
I predict the opposite. As pesticides and fertilizers become more commonly used in cacao plantations, yields should improve dramatically.
You gotta Hershey Bar, Yank?
Posted by: stuiec at January 28, 2011 03:36 PM (EjyHt)
As fail approaches the speed of light time is compressed.
That is all.
Posted by: Mr Wizard at January 28, 2011 03:36 PM (H+LJc)
97 [...]
Except savage, he is really letting it fly...
Posted by: curious at January 28, 2011 07:11 PM (p302b)
Speaking of Micheal Savage, is he happy with the re-election of Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown? I mean, given that he's donated to the prick in the recent past and all...
Posted by: Herr Blücher at January 28, 2011 03:36 PM (5DwhA)
Posted by: joh at January 28, 2011 07:35 PM (JEvSn)
I predict a worldwide cream cheese crisis, and spikes in the cost of the bagel substrate.
Posted by: stuiec at January 28, 2011 03:37 PM (EjyHt)
Posted by: Sheriff Dipshit at January 28, 2011 03:37 PM (kDTRQ)
Weird..I didn't know there were facilities like that for hernias
Posted by: beedubya at January 28, 2011 07:24 PM (AnTyA)
I call them "massage parlors"
Posted by: dananjcon at January 28, 2011 03:37 PM (62W/G)
After they turned on the Hadron Collider, Stockholm had a 4.0 on the Richter scale. The seismographs couldn't tell the difference.
Posted by: Bobbe at January 28, 2011 03:38 PM (4owEK)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 28, 2011 07:15 PM (TAjuH)
Speaking of the Oscars, Waitng for Superman garnered universal acclaim (or so it seems to me), but no acknowledgement from the Academy.
weird, huh?
Posted by: beedubya at January 28, 2011 03:38 PM (AnTyA)
Fox News reporting Obama sent Mubarak the middle finger, plus an ipod with his favorite Lady GagGag tunes.
Posted by: Fish the Impaler at January 28, 2011 03:38 PM (ZHsNw)
Posted by: Any Television Commentator at January 28, 2011 03:40 PM (H+LJc)
I plan on traveling to Egypt in support of the poor people demonstrating against that repressive Bush supported government.
Posted by: Meggy "Sweet Cheeks" McCain at January 28, 2011 03:45 PM (ZHsNw)
you beat me too it.
was gona say
How long before the Left compares the Muslim Brotherhood with the Tea Party?
The hard core sharias will put a damper on the whole peaceful democratic uprising thing. This runs parallel with those Nazi tea Party antagonists. Better shut down their Internet
Posted by: melvin at January 28, 2011 03:45 PM (3OCZw)
Posted by: Ombudsman at January 28, 2011 03:46 PM (c1oyg)
Posted by: Smilin' Joe Biden at January 28, 2011 03:47 PM (AXHCj)
Total astroturf.
Posted by: Nancy Pelosi at January 28, 2011 03:48 PM (kDTRQ)
And since 75% of Jordanians are ethnic Palestinians, maybe the ol' two-state solution will work out after all. The Palestinians get Jordan, Jordan annexes the West Bank, and everyone tells Hamas in Gaza they're on their own.
Posted by: stuiec at January 28, 2011 07:30 PM (EjyHt)
There's no such thing as an ethnic Palestinian.
Posted by: buzzion at January 28, 2011 03:48 PM (oVQFe)
Al Gore still has the keys so it takes a while till he can get to it.
Posted by: melvin at January 28, 2011 03:50 PM (3OCZw)
People were asking way back about #30 (Guy
Fawkes I think) why Obama is so worried about the internet being turned off.
The internet and cell phones are how the protests are being organized.
Does it make sense now?
Posted by: Meremortal at January 28, 2011 03:55 PM (QFQ6n)
Obama's intelligence is not competent enough to predict the sun will come up with 90 percent accuracy. He's saying it because in every situation he just thinks the problem is people don't listen enough to his omniscient, infallible wisdom.
Posted by: Nicholas Kronos at January 28, 2011 04:01 PM (KktlX)
Posted by: Miss Marple at January 28, 2011 04:03 PM (Fo83G)
Cutting off Internet, Cell Phone, etc. access is Just Wrong!
Think Economy.
To a Provider of such services , Customers pay for that service, and The Government Decides to cut off Private Enterprize?
Who is to Blame? The Goverment? Hell No!!!
Posted by: SomeWhereSouthWest at January 28, 2011 04:03 PM (CyPWX)
Obama's intelligence is not competent enough to predict the sun will come up with 90 percent accuracy. He's saying it because in every situation he just thinks the problem is people don't listen enough to his omniscient, infallible
Exactly - the hearers of my words are acting stupidly. Take the Austrians for example. Why the hell don't they speak friggin Austrian?
Posted by: the prez at January 28, 2011 04:04 PM (kDTRQ)
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 28, 2011 04:08 PM (XBM1t)
Posted by: Brian at January 28, 2011 04:10 PM (sYrWB)
Posted by: JackStraw at January 28, 2011 04:16 PM (TMB3S)
Uh, whut? a) The LHC is near Geneva, and b) it doesn't cause seismic activity.
Posted by: Waterhouse at January 28, 2011 04:21 PM (STZ9e)
183 >>Um, I might be a Luddite, but how do you "turn off" the Internet?
Ah HA!...Finally some relevancy for me...
Posted by: A Gore at January 28, 2011 04:22 PM (62W/G)
Posted by: Waterhouse at January 28, 2011 08:21 PM (STZ9e)
That's what 'they' want you to think!
Posted by: Obscure Conspiracy Oldcat at January 28, 2011 04:23 PM (z1N6a)
Posted by: Miss Marple at January 28, 2011 08:03 PM (Fo83G)
I predict a dirth of fine silk and exotic spices...and trippy area rugs.
Posted by: dananjcon at January 28, 2011 04:25 PM (62W/G)
curious at 127 - Thanks for the link. Don't think there is anything in that area but miles and miles of miles and miles. Now as a possible test site on the other hand.
It is also right in the middle of a mountain range which appears to be an upthrust sone.
Posted by: Have Blue at January 28, 2011 04:26 PM (mV+es)
Posted by: Flapjackmaka at January 28, 2011 04:27 PM (c5RQr)
Posted by: the prez at January 28, 2011 08:04 PM (kDTRQ)
Austria! Well then, G'day mate! Let's put another shrimp on the barbie!
Posted by: Lloyd at January 28, 2011 04:28 PM (lQVKk)
But also calling for restraint by the protesters
i'm calling for the protesters to burn that dump to the ground. wild out guys. bring on the chaos baby.
Posted by: evil libertarian at January 28, 2011 04:31 PM (HfvA9)
Can Egypt capsize with too many muzzies on one side of the city?
Oh no - we can't have another situation like the possible capsizing of Guam!!
Posted by: the congressman from GA who thought Guam would capsize with too many military at January 28, 2011 04:34 PM (kDTRQ)
69 Looking forward to those gas lines too. Odd/Even days. You're cold? PUT ON A SWEATER! It's all coming back to me.
Oh boy, not to sound like a geezer but today's spoiled softies are in for a very rude awakening. Gas lines for $5/gallon gas. Locks on the car's gas cap to prevent crooks from siphoning out the gas.
And all the additional fun of high unemployment & stagflation. Good times! Obama isn't Reagan, he's Carter. I hope the next Reagan is getting ready for his closeup.
Posted by: Boots at January 28, 2011 04:37 PM (neKzn)
Posted by: Purpose Driven Pastor at January 28, 2011 04:38 PM (kDTRQ)
Can Egypt capsize with too many muzzies on one side of the city?
Oh no - we can't have another situation like the possible capsizing of Guam!!
Posted by: the congressman from GA who thought Guam would capsize with too many military at January 28, 2011 08:34 PM (kDTRQ)
Yeah. I forgot the dopes name too...Harold Johnson??
Posted by: dananjcon at January 28, 2011 04:41 PM (62W/G)
69 Looking forward to those gas lines too. Odd/Even days. You're cold? PUT ON A SWEATER! It's all coming back to me.
Yup 1970's gas lines..the reason I know all BeeGees lyrics. Thanks Carter you fuckin douch. Mom was a big Barry Gibb fan. The 8 track audio qualty was excellent!
//Sarc
Posted by: dananjcon at January 28, 2011 04:47 PM (62W/G)
Posted by: tom_06060 at January 28, 2011 04:52 PM (y5tGs)
Which then means that Obama supports the terrorists.
Am I correct?
Posted by: shibumi at January 28, 2011 04:53 PM (OKZrE)
Cairo will go to Islamofascists
An embassy will be stormed, and maybe taken hostage
Beef shortages and price increases
Gas lines and rationing
Offices turned down to 65 degrees in the winter and 80 degrees in the summer
No outdoor Christmas lights
18% mortgages
Unemployment continuing
Inflation on food
Disco
Polyester leisure suits
Bell bottoms
The reemergence of the Misery Index
Obama making a speech telling us we have bad attitudes and it's all our fault
Posted by: Miss Marple at January 28, 2011 04:53 PM (Fo83G)
Posted by: t-bird at January 28, 2011 04:54 PM (FcR7P)
Which then means that Obama supports the terrorists.
Well maybe but it's no biggie. Man caused disasters are what we need to worry about. Terrorists are just into terrorism. The war on terrorism is over (not sure if we won or not). Rememeber Big Sis said MAN CAUSED DISASTERS are what we need to worry about first and perhaps domestic terrorists second.
Posted by: sir at January 28, 2011 04:55 PM (kDTRQ)
Cairo will go to Islamofascists
An embassy will be stormed, and maybe taken hostage
Beef shortages and price increases
Gas lines and rationing
Offices turned down to 65 degrees in the winter and 80 degrees in the summer
No outdoor Christmas lights Winter Holiday lights
18% mortgages
Unemployment continuing
Inflation on food
Disco (lots of bombings at European discos by various fringe groups)
Polyester leisure suits
Bell bottoms
The reemergence of the Misery Index
Obama making a speech telling us we have bad attitudes and it's all our fault
Hapy Days are Here Again. Maybe this means another Olympic Gold Hockey win!!!!
Posted by: sir at January 28, 2011 04:57 PM (kDTRQ)
Posted by: MFM Top Story at January 28, 2011 07:14 PM (y5tGs)
... with a hernia. The man so doesn't know how to pace himself.
Mark Steyn had a little fun with that today. He talked about Sheen needing hernia surgery after spending the weekend with a "bevy of hookers and cocaine." He got a definition from someone in the studio as 24. He then said "Geez, with 24 hookers, it's a wonder he didn't get a triple hernia." Later he talked about that classic song "Drove my bevy in a Chevy", "Obamacare will take care of problems caused by the first 23 but not the 24th", etc. Too funny!
Posted by: runningrn at January 28, 2011 04:57 PM (ihSHD)
Posted by: tom_06060 at January 28, 2011 04:59 PM (y5tGs)
Obama making a speech telling us we have bad attitudes and it's all our fault
Uncivil discourse by right wing radio hosts and Fox News pundits have here in America have resulted in deaths and rioting in Egypt...
Posted by: T at January 28, 2011 04:59 PM (ihSHD)
Posted by: Miss Marple at January 28, 2011 05:01 PM (Fo83G)
My foreign policy is Teh Bomb!!1111!!
My speech in Cairo really brought hope and change to a region that was in dire need of both.
I WON!!!!111111!!
Shellacking? What shellacking? WIN THE FUTURE!!111!!
Posted by: TOASTUS at January 28, 2011 05:01 PM (ihSHD)
Set that thermostat to 65.
Posted by: tom_06060 at January 28, 2011 08:52 PM (y5tGs)
Thank you. You are a true patriot that understands our nation's energy needs during this difficult time.
Now if you'll excuse me, the Oval Office needs orchids and lillys so I can get comfy here.
And set the thermostat at 80.
Posted by: President Mulligan at January 28, 2011 05:03 PM (lQVKk)
Uncivil discourse by right wing radio hosts and Fox News pundits have here in America have resulted in deaths and rioting in Egypt...
And don't forget the Sarah Palin effect!!!
Posted by: sir at January 28, 2011 05:05 PM (kDTRQ)
Set that thermostat to 65.
Posted by: tom_06060 at January 28, 2011 08:52 PM (y5tGs)
Thank you. You are a true patriot that understands our nation's energy needs during this difficult time.
Now if you'll excuse me, the Oval Office needs orchids and lillys so I can get comfy here.
And set the thermostat at 80.
And Moochelle likes to wear sleeveless tops and never wears panty hose so we want her to comfortable. Remember - If Mama Ain't Happy Ain't Nobody Happy!!!
Posted by: sir at January 28, 2011 05:06 PM (kDTRQ)
Total deliberate "in your face" lack of decorum.
Posted by: Miss Marple at January 28, 2011 05:07 PM (Fo83G)
Don't get me started on Michelle and her trashy dress.
Total deliberate "in your face" lack of decorum.
michellesmirror blogspot is teh awesome for you thenl.
Posted by: sir at January 28, 2011 05:09 PM (kDTRQ)
Yeah, American spy analysts. Oh so reliable.
Posted by: kefka at January 28, 2011 05:12 PM (ajq3J)
sir, I read it every day.
I only wish I had thought of it.
Me too!! But I guess I'm stupid because I'm totally not seeing the "Michelle Obama is a fashion icon" thing AT ALL.
Posted by: sir at January 28, 2011 05:14 PM (kDTRQ)
He's whining -- which is what he always does -- about how awful it is that "freedom and democracy" are being subverted by Eeeeevil Hose-Knee. His "State Department expert" (whatever-the-fuck her name is) is rattling down the same track.
Sometimes, I think Hannity doesn't know any more about "democracy" than the average fellah in Egypt. Unless Limbaugh whispers the answers in his ear.
And oh, God, the Interwebz! I guess it'll all be fine in Cairo when some Ali or other posts a victorious note on Facebook and all his pals can "like" it.
Think South America, people. Egypt is a 1950s-era banana republic without the bananas.
Posted by: MrScribbler© at January 28, 2011 05:14 PM (Ulu3i)
Holy crap! I don't know if this is true being as it comes from the Telegraph, but they actually link to a copy of the actual document.
The American government secretly backed leading figures behind the Egyptian uprising who have been planning “regime change” for the past three years, The Daily Telegraph has learned.
Posted by: Steph at January 28, 2011 05:15 PM (AkdC5)
Think South America, people. Egypt is a 1950s-era banana republic without the bananas.
Somebody get me a mojito, stat.
Posted by: maya angelou at January 28, 2011 05:15 PM (kDTRQ)
You're a racist!
But I'll give you a glass of Kool-Aid. It will help you understand.
Posted by: typical libtard at January 28, 2011 05:18 PM (OKZrE)
The Shah was supposedly a more enlightened dictator yet the progs still forced him off the cliff. Where's Iran's consent of the governed now?
Obama is a weather vane, he looks which way the wind blows and bends that way. Ahmadinejad and the ayatollahs were prepared to sacrifice anyone who dissented while in Egypt they aren't quite that far gone.
Posted by: Decaf at January 28, 2011 05:22 PM (oXMaW)
On this, the annivesary of the space shuttle disaster, we stand with teh people in Egypt. At least our primary mission, mulism outreach, has been a great success.
People - the planet has a FEVAH and the only prescription ... is MORE COW BELL.
Posted by: NASA at January 28, 2011 05:24 PM (kDTRQ)
Posted by: tom_06060 at January 28, 2011 05:25 PM (y5tGs)
Posted by: runningrn who lives in the land of Microsoft at January 28, 2011 05:25 PM (ihSHD)
This is part of her speech at a basic training ceremony. She actually praises them for eating healthy, brags about her own 'eat better' campaign, and then spews a boat load of progressive 'you wouldn't have succeeded without the guy beside you' shit.
You learned that “tough” isn’t something that you are. You learned that disciplined isn’t something that you are. Those are things that you become through persistence and hard work. Yes, you learned to follow. But you also learned to lead.
And you learned something that is also near and dear to my heart -- and I know maybe some of the moms here will probably agree with me on this one -- through the new “Fueling the Soldier” initiative here at Fort Jackson, you learned how to make better choices about what you eat during mess hall.
And this isnÂ’t just an issue thatÂ’s important to me as First Lady. In recent years, military leaders across the country have been speaking out about how proper nutrition is vital to the success of our armed forces. And so theyÂ’ve designed some wonderful programs like the ones here at Fort Jackson with the goal of ensuring that every one of you is fit to serve. And this is an important step, and one that I hope that each of you can keep with you for the rest of your lives. I hope that these are lessons that you can take back to your own families, your own children, as you move forward.
But you didnÂ’t just learn to take care of yourselves here at Fort Jackson. You also learned to take care of each other. You learned that as individuals there are limits to your strength, but when youÂ’re willing to work together, you can accomplish anything.
...
In these soldiers –- your sons and daughters, your spouses, siblings, and parents –- we see the very best America has to offer. We see it in those of you who were born far from our shores, but who love this country, and signed up to serve it before it was even your own. And we see it in those of you who are continuing a long line of service –- the third, fourth, or fifth generation in your families to wear our nation’s uniform.
...
And finally, we see it in how you embody that most American of ideals: E pluribus unum: out of many, one.
How you represent a force that brings together individuals from every corner of the country –- nearly every race, every faith, every culture –- in service of one overarching mission: to protect the values that we all share -- freedom, equality, and limitless opportunity.
Posted by: momma at January 28, 2011 05:25 PM (penCf)
So is BO trying to beat Carter and lose all 50 states?
He's going to top Carter and lose all 57.
Posted by: runningrn who lives in the land of Microsoft at January 28, 2011 05:26 PM (ihSHD)
Posted by: runningrn who lives in the land of Microsoft at January 28, 2011 05:26 PM (ihSHD)
Posted by: steevy at January 28, 2011 05:28 PM (T4ZvL)
How you represent a force that brings together individuals from every corner of the country –- nearly every race, every faith, every culture –- in service of one overarching mission: to protect the values that we all share -- freedom, equality, and limitless opportunity.
She must have had to ingest 10 valiums before she could bring herself to say anything about the values of freedom, equality and opportunity. She and her husband have been living off the largesse of the American public while they try to not only limit but take away our freedom and opportunities. If they really believed in equality, they wouldn't be "picking the winners." Disgusting.
Posted by: runningrn who lives in the land of Microsoft at January 28, 2011 05:30 PM (ihSHD)
Me too!! But I guess I'm stupid because I'm totally not seeing the "Michelle Obama is a fashion icon" thing AT ALL.
Posted by: sir at January 28, 2011 09:14 PM (kDTRQ)
That's because she is NOT a fashion icon, but one of the 100 hottest women on Earth. Smoking hot! Moochelle would be a supermodel had she not decided to dedicate herself to public service, like that $200,000/year job of utmost importance that was allowed to lay fallow after her heartbreaking departure. Having a supermodel like Moochelle leave that hospital was such a traumatic event that they retired her position like the Yankees retired Babe Ruth's number.
Posted by: MAXIM Mag at January 28, 2011 05:30 PM (N49h9)
Posted by: tom_06060 at January 28, 2011 06:57 PM (y5tGs)
And start comparing him to Jimmy Carter. (Could somebody photoshop a Time magazine cover for that?)
Posted by: Minuteman at January 28, 2011 05:33 PM (/3GFM)
But the thing is, he's kind of saying "I told you so," as if it was particularly astute or brave to note this idea.
Conduct this thought experiment: What was the number of times during his two terms that President George W. Bush even hinted at saying "I told you so..." to another politican of any stripe, foreign or domestic?
Answer: Zero, which coincidently is also the answer to the question: "How much class and graciousness does Barack Obama bring to the office of President of the United States?"
Posted by: sherlock at January 28, 2011 05:42 PM (thr9V)
Posted by: compass and chain at January 28, 2011 05:44 PM (TmSng)
Hey y'all 20% unemployment!! Whoot, Whoot!!!
Really hope this won't affect your UNemployment rate.
Posted by: sir at January 28, 2011 05:44 PM (kDTRQ)
Posted by: steevy at January 28, 2011 05:46 PM (T4ZvL)
Posted by: tom_06060 at January 28, 2011 05:47 PM (y5tGs)
I found it ironic that Toonces was speaking of free speech for the Egyptian people, while his party seeks to implement the fairness doctrine on radio and internet neutrality in the USA. What he demands of Egypt is what he would deny us (the opposition). I denounce myself.
Ironic is too kind. I'd have to say freaking hypocritical.
Posted by: runningrn who lives in the land of Microsoft at January 28, 2011 05:48 PM (ihSHD)
Northeast having a brutal winter and here comes really expensive heating oil. Just thought about that as I've freezing my ass off at home.
Relax, just call JOE FOR OIL. (yes, that would be Joe Kennedy) His friend Ugo Chavez will hook you up no problem.
Posted by: sir at January 28, 2011 05:49 PM (kDTRQ)
Posted by: iknowtheleft at January 28, 2011 05:51 PM (N49h9)
So is it the case that Obama wants an internet kill switch for the internet in the US but doesn't want poor Hosni to have one?
Posted by: sir at January 28, 2011 05:51 PM (kDTRQ)
You know what's really funny? So many people are jumping around to talk about how Mubarak is a dictator and all that, but Mubarak is exactly the same as the person he replaced, Sadat. Sadat, darling of the left and the world, held Egypt with even more of an iron fist than Mubarak. But I haven't heard Sadat's name uttered even once in this whole situation.
I was trying to look into the situation in Egypt before Mubarak. A co-worker is a coptic immigrant who as a college student was arrested, tortured by Sadat's folks. I was only a kid but remember seeing Sadat assasination on tv.
Posted by: sir at January 28, 2011 05:53 PM (kDTRQ)
Posted by: SDN at January 28, 2011 05:54 PM (gy9kX)
Posted by: steevy at January 28, 2011 05:55 PM (T4ZvL)
Posted by: tom_06060 at January 28, 2011 05:56 PM (y5tGs)
And Sadat was assassinated not long after agreeing to a peace deal with Isreal brokered by...Jimmy Carter.
I Blame BUSH!!!
Posted by: qweef at January 28, 2011 05:57 PM (kDTRQ)
Uh, whut? a) The LHC is near Geneva, and b) it doesn't cause seismic activity.
Posted by: Waterhouse at January 28, 2011 08:21 PM (STZ9e)
Ixnay on the eismicsay ausingcay Adronhay Ollidercay in Ocholmstay !
Posted by: Guy Who Knows Super Secret Stuff That Should Not Be Discussed at January 28, 2011 06:00 PM (/3GFM)
I was trying to look into the situation in Egypt before Mubarak. A co-worker is a coptic immigrant who as a college student was arrested, tortured by Sadat's folks. I was only a kid but remember seeing Sadat assasination on tv.
Posted by: sir at January 28, 2011 09:53 PM (kDTRQ)
Egypt's ruling powers haven't changed much in character since Nasser. The difference is only that Egypt's role as the lead for pan-arab nationalism was killed with the Camp David Accords (which was the only real benefit of that "peace treaty") but that effect only lasted for about 15 years.
I will say that the Copts' experience in Egypt was and is no different than any other Christians anywhere else in the arab world. That is pretty much of a universal arab condition.
Posted by: iknowtheleft at January 28, 2011 06:02 PM (N49h9)
http://huff.to/i4jOe9
Posted by: Dodd at January 28, 2011 08:03 PM (8H0bg)
Obama came across as an arrogant, pompous ass in his Egypt speech. This guy who never held so much as a first-level management position before being elected leader of the free world has a ways to go to make me believe he knows jack. Axelod, the Spin Doctor (best ever), was out quickly to say BO warned Mubarak some time ago. Just looking at Obama gives me a negative feeling about the citizenry of the US. Of course, if the Repubs keep nominating people like McCain (the idiot's father), we will have more and more BO's. It's like the movie 'Trading Places' on steroids. Sorry, I am so bummed out - don't mean to bring you all down.
Posted by: JudyM at January 29, 2011 06:20 AM (nn+iV)
Everybody hoped the new government would be better, but time has shown that “hoping is a fool’s errand.”
Posted by: Barney Frank at January 29, 2011 06:53 AM (tvs2p)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at January 29, 2011 10:16 AM (fVPKJ)
Posted by: Fat Bald & Sassy at January 29, 2011 12:37 PM (3PyqP)
Posted by: Fat Bald & Sassy at January 29, 2011 12:52 PM (3PyqP)
governments can only maintain legitimacy if they secure the consent of the governed
My irony meter just broke.
Posted by: I R A Darth Aggie © at January 29, 2011 01:41 PM (1hM1d)
So Preznint Woof-Splutnik is walking away from the Internet "kill switch" legislation? Or are we in a more tenuous and dangerous place than Egypt? Yeah, I know ...
Posted by: ya2daup at January 29, 2011 02:33 PM (yRrAd)
Obama making a speech telling us we have bad attitudes and it's all our fault
Posted by: sir at January 28, 2011 08:57 PM (kDTRQ)
Don't forget: he has to wear a cardigan sweater when he delivers it. People nationwide will have a colossal WTF moment when he refers to our country as being in the grip of a "profound mayonnaise".
Posted by: ya2daup at January 29, 2011 02:42 PM (yRrAd)
DeepWater Horizon, this should have been Xmas for Obama and his eco-buddies. Instead that agenda gets stalled even worse, this should have caused cap and trade to slide through congress and a out-swelling for support for all sports of alternative energy schemes.
Now the crisis in Egypt, Obama pretty much has His 1979 Iran moment.
Since Obama is turning into another Pres. Carterm who in the GOP will step up and be the Ronald Reagan.
Posted by: Gary B at January 29, 2011 08:36 PM (1gWfF)
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