Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Michelle Malkin in Her Stride



So what else is new. While most of the blogosphere is giving kudos to
Obama for his presser yesterday and subsequent divorce from the good
Reverend Wright, Malkin is inconsolable.

"For the past 24 hours, Obama’s campaign too slowly grappled with how to
handle the aftermath of Wright’s whirlwind tour of hatred this weekend
— from Dallas, where he decried his “public crucifixion,” to Detroit,
where he entertained NAACP bigwigs with impersonations of white people,
mockeries of classical music and “white” marching bands, and lectures
on racial brain theories, to the National Press Club, where he preened,
strutted and head-wagged his way through an hour of bitter black
liberation theologizing"


Wow, it took him a full 24 hours to respond Wright's ravings this week. The queen of mean his high on her pitard casting judgment about with her in the bug eyed, spittle flecked way she's perfected over the years.


"What a load of pure unadulterated horse manure. Anyone with eyes can see that Wright’s performances are finely honed, time-tested acts. His anti-white, anti-American, “imperialist”-bashing shtick was not developed overnight or over the past few years"

Isn't it priceless seeing this flaming xenophobe accusing someone of racism? And then there's her take on slavery.

"He’s been grievance-mongering about slavery for decades."

and finally concluding with a

" He’s been grievance-mongering about slavery for decades."

And if your wondering how her commenter's are responding --


"On April 30th, 2008 at 8:07 am, Craig said:

You can take the man out of the ghetto…"




Monday, April 28, 2008

Santana. Samba Pa Ti

One of the best guitar instrumentals ever.

Friday, April 25, 2008

Weekly Toll in Iraq

SUNDAY APRIL 20, 2008

Updated at 6:30 p.m. EDT, April 20, 2008

Early reports from Sadr
City and Baghdad suggest
that fighting between the Mahdi army and security forces has increased. Meanwhile,
a mass grave has been found near Muqdadiyah. At least 75 Iraqis were killed
and another 58 were wounded
in violence across Iraq. No Coalition deaths were
reported.

Updated at 12:30 a.m. EDT, April 21, 2008

Early reports from Sadr
City and Baghdad suggest
that fighting between the Mahdi army and security forces has increased. Meanwhile,
two mass graves were found in Diyala province. At least 108 Iraqis were killed
and another 60 were wounded
in violence across Iraq. No Coalition deaths were
reported.

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MONDAY APRIL 21, 2008 Updated at 7:30 p.m. EDT Apr. 21, 2008

At least 41 Iraqis were
killed and 112 more were wounded
in the latest attacks. Much of the violence
involved continued fighting in Sadr City. Two
American soldiers were killed
.

An IED in Salah ad Din province
killed two American soldiers
today. Two
other American soldiers were wounded along with two Sons of Iraq members and a
civilian interpreter
. Meanwhile, a U.S. patrol was blasted
by an IED, but casualties are as yet unreported.

In Baghdad, four
dumped bodies
were found. An IED targeting a U.S. patrol in Kadhimiya
left one Iraqi killed and three
more wounded instead
. U.S. forces killed
three suspects
who launched an RPG attack at them in New Baghdad. In
a separate incident, a roadside bomb killed
three policemen and wounded four others
, while another bomb injured
two civilians
, also in New Baghdad. Three
council-members
, one a female, were injured in separate incidents when bombs
were attached to their cars. Two roadside bombs in Mansour left no
casualties
.

TUESDAY APRIL 22, 2008

At least 23 Iraqis were killed and 123 more were wounded in attacks
across Iraq. Many of the wounded died either in Sadr City or during one of several
significant bombings. Also, three
Marines were killed
in separate incidents, and two top aides to Grand
Ayatollah al-Sistani died as well.

A suicide
car bomber
at a checkpoint near Ramadi killed
two Marines and wounded three more
this morning. Two
policemen and 24 civilians were also wounded
. A second car bombing, this one
at a police station in the city, wounded
20 people
, including women and policemen.

Yesterday, a roadside bomb
killed
one Marine and wounded a second
in Basra.

Tuesday update

Updated at 7:30 p.m. EDT, April 22, 2008

At least 56 Iraqis
were killed and 183 more were wounded
in attacks across Iraq. Many of the
wounded died either in Sadr City or during one of several significant bombings.
Also, five U.S. servicemembers were killed in separate incidents, and two
top aides to Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani died as well.

THURSDAY IRAQ REPORT


Thursday: 3 US Soldiers, 16 Iraqis Killed; 24 Iraqis Wounded


At least 16 Iraqis were killed and 24 more were wounded during light

violence. Three American soldiers were killed as well, but in separate
accidents. Also, Britain is canceling
its drawdown of troops for the time being.

Two
American soldiers were killed and one was wounded
during a vehicular accident
in Salah ad Din. One
Iraqi interpreter was also wounded
. Another American
soldier was killed
in a separate accident in Kuwait. Meanwhile, the MNF
denied
capturing former Vice President Izzat al-Douri.

Updated at 6:51 p.m. EDT, April, 24, 2008

At least 42 Iraqis
were killed and 38 more were wounded
in the latest attacks. Three American
soldiers were killed
as well, but in separate accidents. Also, Britain is
canceling its drawdown of
troops for the time being.

FRIDAY IRAQ REPORT

Updated at 8:50 p.m. EDT, April 25, 2008

Shi'ite cleric Moqtada
al-Sadr clarified recent comments about "open war" and urged his followers to
observe the ceasefire. At least 44 Iraqis were killed and another 120 were
wounded
across Iraq. An IED killed
an American soldier
south of Baghdad. Also, a delegation of lawmakers
wanting to assess the security situation in Basra were denied
access.

In a statement read to followers during Friday prayers, al-Sadr
again urged his followers
to observe a unilateral cease-fire he imposed on them last summer. He also clarified
recent statements about "open war" should the Iraqi government not hold up their
end of a truce worked out after recent clashes in Basra. He does not want Iraqis
of any sect to attack each other. Instead, he hopes they will unite to fight the
occupation, if he should declare the cease fire over. A senior aide said that
the Sadrists hope the statement will further curb the violence in Sadr City and
Basra. Attacks between the Mahdi army and Iraqi security forces followed a "security
crackdown" that many analysts believe was attempt to sideline al-Sadr ahead of
elections.

In Baghdad, three
bodies
were found overnight. A roadside bomb wounded
three
in Adhamiya. Gunmen attacked a checkpoint, injuring three
Iraqi soldiers
; the soldiers then killed
five gunmen
. U.S. forces killed
10 suspects
in northeastern Baghdad and arrested
five in a southern neighborhood.

El Presidente McCain



Thursday, April 24, 2008

msnabc

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

The Low Road to Victory - New York Times

The Low Road to Victory - New York Times

"The Pennsylvania campaign, which produced yet another inconclusive result on Tuesday, was even meaner, more vacuous, more desperate, and more filled with pandering than the mean, vacuous, desperate, pander-filled contests that preceded it."
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But, but, but Clinton supporters say, Hillary believes she's the best candidate to beat the republicans in the general election. Maybe, maybe not, but it isn't her decision, it's the decision of voters in the totality of the primary process. Not just the big states or of just women voters or white voters.

By most accounts, the great preponderance of evidence suggests we can throw out, or at least modify, the electoral models of the recent past in presidential elections. No one really knows the direction of many previously red or blue states this cycle. But one thing is for sure, we live in country that still recognizes the principle of one person, one vote. And by this standard, Hillary Clinton has lost the democratic primary.

Monday, April 21, 2008

The Stuff of Nightmare




Pentagon agency that created spy bugs declines to allow

scientist to talk



Vice President Dick Cheney is so favored by the Defense Advanced
Research Project Agency -- DARPA -- that they invited him to blow out
the candles at their 50th anniversary bash.

"This agency brought forth the Saturn 5 rocket, surveillance
satellites, the Internet, stealth technology, guided munitions,
unmanned aerial vehicles, night vision and the body armor that's in use
today," Cheney claimed. "Thank heaven for DARPA.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Al Sadr Threatens All Out War

BAGHDAD - Anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr
gave a "final warning" to the government Saturday to halt a U.S.-Iraqi
crackdown against his followers or he would declare "open war until
liberation.

Iv'e said it before and I'll say it again-- Iraq will not settle their differences with one another as long as we are occupying their country and calling the shots. They are a proud people and will not except their fates being dictated by a western superpower. Just won't happen, no matter how long we stay and how much blood and treasure we expend,

Saturday Iraq Report


Updated at 1:45 p.m. EDT, April 19, 2008

At least 46 Iraqis
were killed and 135 were wounded
in the latest attacks. Many were killed or
injured in Sadr City where fighting between the Mahdi army and security forces
continues. Two American soldiers were killed in separate incidents. Meahwhile,
the Australians are delaying
their withdrawal, while civil war is breaking
out
between Sunni factions.

One
American soldier was killed
when an IED exploded yesterday in Salah
ad Din province. The DOD reported the death
of an American soldier
the day before in Sama village during a small arms
attack.

Police in Sadr City reported receiving 12
bodies and treating 71 people
for injuries during overnight clashes between
the Mahdi army and security forces. Hospital officials said
they treated of 130 people for injuries.

No Light in This Tunnel

America's allies in Iraq under pressure as civil war breaks out among Sunni - Americas, World - The Independent: "A vicious civil war is now being fought within Iraq's Sunni Arab community between al-Qa'ida in Iraq and al-Sahwa while other groups continue to attack American forces. In Baghdad on a single day the head of al-Sahwa in the southern district of Dora was killed in his car by gunmen and seven others died by bombs and bullets in al-Adhamiya district"

This is just dandy. A Sunni civil war to bookend the Shia civil war with a sectarian one between Shia and Sunni. Not to mention the countless internecine squabbles by various ethnic groups and criminal gangs. What's your plan for this Saint McCain. Have you found the pony yet?

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

More Dreams of Richard Cheney

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Saturday, April 12, 2008

The Raw Story | Unusual earthquakes measured off Oregon

The Raw Story | Unusual earthquakes measured off Oregon: "Unusual earthquakes measured off Oregon

Scientists Baffled by Unusual Swarm of Hundreds of Earthquakes Off Oregon Coast

JEFF BARNARD
AP News

Apr 12, 2008 16:06 EST

Scientists listening to underwater microphones have detected an unusual swarm of earthquakes off central Oregon, something that often happens before a volcanic eruption — except there are no volcanoes in the area.

Scientists don't know exactly what the earthquakes mean, but they could be the result of molten rock rumbling away from the recognized earthquake faults off Oregon, said Robert Dziak, a geophysicist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Oregon State University.

There have been more than 600 quakes over the past 10 days in a basin 150 miles southwest of Newport. The biggest was magnitude 5.4, and two others were more than magnitude 5.0, OSU reported."

Well this just has to be the end times starting or maybe Godzilla is coming to eat the west coast.

Crazy Time Campaign Fun

What a circus dancing past America today. Obama states a truism (albeit poorly) and the hounds are howling for blood. The question is, will this election be any different than the recent ones where sound bite spinology wins the day, or are Americans willing to turn on their brains and ponder reality for a change. Desperation can be the mother of awakening minds, but is the American electorate desperate enough. Maybe, or maybe not, we shall see.

Obama's ramblings at the San Fran fundraiser are nothing new, at least the substance of what he was trying to say. Howard Dean made a similar remark in 2004, referencing the south's patronage to God, Gays (anti) and Guns before voting for their own economic self-interest. Thomas Frank wrote a book of precision on the subject a few years ago on the subject in "What's the Matter With Kansas".

So what's going to be America? Are you ready for the truth or more culture tribalism whilst your kids go hungry from the right wing pickpockets?

And for Obama. What are you prepared to do, now that you've uttered a taboo. I hope you take the argument to it's conclusion and force a decision by the electorate. If not, and you capitulate to the spin doctor hordes, you will surely lose this election.