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(3) Blue Texan documents the latest efforts by war supporters to find someone -- anyone -- to blame for the disasters they have spawned, other than themselves.
Speaking of blaming anyone but yourself, did you happen to catch Kellyanne Conway's "insightful" comments on Hannity and Colmes last night?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3mu8pUMRKs
It appears as if the Warmongers have some new groups of people to blame, aides being one group, but the disturbing claim to me is her claim that when it comes to McCain sinking because of the war issue, it is not his fault, or the fault bad policy, it is the American people's fault for not paying enough attention (whatever that means, I guess to the war party "does not pay attention" means "does not agree with us"):
McCain's problems are a result of Aides' "ridiculous claims about his campaign", not his hawkishness:
Conway: Many Republican campaigns suffer from what I call Staff Infection. Because you have paid professional consultants who go from campaign to campaign.
On McCain and the Iraq war (it's the peoples' fault, not McCain's fault or the fault of the Administration's Foreign Policy):
Conway: Alan [Colmes], perhaps you disagree, but who am I to question a war veteran who has been in Iraq and I have not as to what the situation in Iraq is.
Colmes: You're an American
Shame on us all for not showing blind obedience to statements made by Establishment shills (like we all did after 9/11).
And this gem where she really lets go and says how she really feels, i.e. It is all the fault of the American people:
Conway: Lets talk about America for a moment. Let's hold a mirror up to the people of this country. They [The People] are more interested in what happens to Paris Hilton than what happened to him [McCain] in the Hanoi Hilton. They are more..
Colmes: That's not true...
Conway: Oh, it is.
Colmes: ...We can walk and chew gum at the same time.
Conway: No. Hold on, but this country is far less interested in serious policy matters. Unless Angelina Jolie adopts the next kid from Iraq or North Korea, nobody is going to be interested in what's going on... (various chatter... in the world around them?)
Thanks, KellyAnne Conway, Republican Strategist for giving us a glimpse into the mind of all the blind and obedient neocon lapdops out there. Glad to know how you all really feel. It is the People's fault for "not caring about serious policy issues", i.e. disagreeing with the Establishment.
Abdullah in Jordan tells me that the Israelis may have been a problem, but it dwarfs the Iranian emergency.
The "Iranian Emergency"? What emergency is that? Whose emergency? Israel's emergency? What country is he speaking to Syria on the behalf of? The same one that Pelosi spoke on behalf of? Did he mean to say the next up and coming "preemptive" war that the Democrats gave Bush the green light?
Dodd, just another Zioclown. Don't expect him to object to "defending Israel(i and US interests) at all costs" aka "go ahead and nuke Iran". He has "favors" to repay to his special interest masters.
http://www.wrmea.com/archives/July_Aug_2004/0407027.html
I guess it doesn't take much to buy "doves" lock, stock, and barrel.
Katie who? Oh, that's right, that woman from the "news" who I read about on the Internet.
There is the reason for the "yea" vote. For some reason I don't see being against a strike on Iran....
Chris Dodd, Senator #9 on the list of Top Ten Career Recipients of AIPAC funds:
Senate: Career
Daschle, Tom (D-SD) $533,635
Specter, Arlen (R-PA) 461,973
Lautenberg, Frank (D-NJ) 433,806
Durbin, Richard (D-IL) 326,671
Reid, Harry (D-NV) 318,801
Wyden, Ronald (D-OR) 255,562
Lieberman, Joseph (D-CT) 227,758
Boxer, Barbara (D-CA) 223,794
Dodd, Christopher (D-CT) 221,178
Conrad, Kent (D-ND) 201,939
http://www.wrmea.com/archives/July_Aug_2004/0407027.html
Interesting list. Oh, hey look, it's our neocon pal Joe Lieberman. What a surprise! Hi Joe!
Sheehan hangs out with Leftists. And? So what? She is a leftist too, right? Isn't Pelosi a "Leftist" as well?
Maybe Sheehan should take some lessons from Pelosi on politicking:
Lesson 1: Instead of hanging out with and supporting fellow Leftists, hang out with (and secretly base your foreign policy on as well, important point) AIPAC, Neocononservative Hawks, and Radical Likudniks. That way the people that have given you money won't boo you when you speak to them. It is especially important if you are a "Top Ten Career Recipient of Pro-Israel PAC Funds". Way to go Nancy! Show us how to cow down to lobbyists and hawks!
http://www.wrmea.com/archives/July_Aug_2004/0407027.html
That is the only lesson she needs. The short version is, "say one thing but do another."
Well, if it happens, at least we know one thing that is clear as crystal, and that is which candidate AIPAC will be supporting.
I guess Cindy missed the memo where Pelosi said that Impeachment was off the table. Besides, the Good Speaker of the People's House has already given the green light to the warmongers to nuke Iran, with a little persuasion from AIPAC, of course.
Poor Nancy, torn between listening to the People or playing sayonim for the special interests that own her lock, stock, and barrel.
Nancy Pelosi, AIPAC girl. She has more to worry about than Sheehan, like how she will wash the blood off her hands when her little "favor" to the neocon warmongers and AIPAC comes home to roost.
What are they debating? The same thing as last time? How big to make the check?
Am I supposed to assume that the Senate is actually going to do what The People voted in them into the majority to do and not bow to special interests? Hopefully AIPAC is on vacation.