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Wednesday, April 23, 2008 12:00 AM

Interview with Aaron Brown on NYT "military analyst" story

The former CNN news anchor speaks about his program's use of retired generals as war commentators and about his war coverage generally.

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Thursday, April 24, 2008 05:20 AM

242 sat, Tsk, tsk, in memory of the caskets.

At each funeral service a disembodies Spirit is released from a charred slain body. 242 will appear some day as a teen with a spiked green Mohawk hair style. So GOP-Ill. Oy! 'um so Sicko. Disgusting Politico. Haunted. FEAR. yep.

The foursome golf team will be so scared,

the hair will turn white, teeth will fall out,

and to cheer themselves up they will Listen.

Tsk, Tsk, Tsk. Dirge music makes 'um grin!

Thursday, April 24, 2008 05:36 AM

Respectfully, Frankly my dear...

Mr. Buffet may assume that if he watches the child TV show Barney... but... frankly dear old man Mr. billionaire Buffet...

that will not undo a lifetime of supporting bloody carnage,

and at a Barney Funeral, there will be a celebration release.

But,

Mr Buffet and pals won't ever enjoy a buttered good muffin.

If born in Saudi Arabia, at death-day, those waiting in line,

will gladly raise a burka to give a departure kiss for mulla.

What a Shame. What Greed. What Depravity. A full barn? Oy!

Shame. A good man has no pockets in a robe. Be generous.

Only in America? A CEO? Oh NO, never was he benevolent.

Thursday, April 24, 2008 05:44 AM

Another pejorative stereotype

Wal*Mart is rationing rice, shooter Rice. Guess happy days are here again, eh? (Damn those liberal pessimists ayway.)-- William Timberman

So, are you willing to hear the idea this is all derivative of "global warming"? You know, the liberal pessimist meme that insists we are in dire peril and need to pour untold amounts of grain into making ethanol, thus putting pressure on other commodities to take up the slack of feeding people? This line of thinking (high prices) then triggers the liberal pessimist penchant for protectionism, taking supplies of rice off the world market, pushing prices up even more.

On the other hand, one can look at the additional pressure on food supplies from the rising living standards for billions in India and China. You know, life for them is getting better? Or is that too cheery for you?

Or are you trying to blame Walmart in some way? Considering that liberal pessimists view of nearly everything in the world as bad, you need a program to keep up with the outrage du jour.

Speaking of which, I understand that the globe is actually cooling with a mini ice age in the offing. Here's your opportunity to come up with the tragic aspects of global cooling before it replaces global warming as the doomsday scenario. ROFL.
http://digg.com/environment/Global_Warming_is_over_Mini_ice_age_coming

Thursday, April 24, 2008 05:51 AM

No Surprise

As with the NYT article on military propaganda within the US media market, this finding, issued yesterday, isn't shocking news. However, just like the NYT story it provides detail and better evidence regarding how things have been working over the past 8 years. This administration has been working hard--very hard and very diligently--to produce these system-wide changes in all government agencies. The fact that it is not surprising does not lessen by one iota its importance as a story.

April 23, 2008

Hundreds of EPA Scientists Report Political Interference Over Last Five Years

UCS calls for strengthened protections for federal scientists

WASHINGTON (April 23, 2008) — An investigation of the Environmental Protection Agency released today found that 889 of nearly 1,600 staff scientists reported that they experienced political interference in their work over the last five years. The study, by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), follows previous UCS investigations of the Food and Drug Administration, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and climate scientists at seven federal agencies, which also found significant administration manipulation of federal science.

http://ucsusa.org/news/press_release/hundreds-of-epa-scientists-0112.html

Thursday, April 24, 2008 05:57 AM

To 'A'... okay. Heard you loud and clear. apologies. I misspelled Buffett.

I'm not boasting or bragging. Check out my social security printout. What is Mr. Buffett's last four S.S. # digits? Who cares. oooo? okay.

For seven years my S.S. printout records~

One year I made $6.00. Then I made $9.00.

I'm not teasing. On Bastille day in the 70's,

I walked down Parakeet Street. Then Boom!

I heard cheery bombs, hammerheads. Boom!

I had no idea the French set off firecrackers?

I was unaware of a Bastille celebration. Wild.

I was at a max hyper-vigilant and wow`zoo.

I ran the French Streets and entered the Tube.

The tube subway was my release. I went wild.

The flashback? I thought a new war broke out.

My eyes popped out 1,000 miles. Oh so Bizarre?

No. It's a normal sensory overload. Hyper arousal.

The French pedestrians may have been afraid of me?

I'm harmless. I ran for dear Life. Maybe I'd heard of Salon?

Somebody like First Air Cav Grunt, Gary Owen, comprehends.

Thursday, April 24, 2008 06:09 AM

casual_observer. I forgo to mention in 7-years my earning were $15.00 smackers.

I lost my chance to be a EPA nuclear scientist. My body was full of dioxin. My IBM stock and Hess/Amerada oil inside tips were ignored.

I can't invest a crop of beets to get rich.

Ignore my banter. It is void of screams.

I am not evoking any made-up curses.

I'll not FEAR a deathbed. The stigmata?

Shame. I see it so clear. Look. gads.

The disgrace/shame i see is apparent.

The filthy rich who horde don't care.

If they ever changed a flat tire? wow.

Thursday, April 24, 2008 06:20 AM

Before I get more blueberry juice on the keyboard...

242 needs to invest in mittens. 242 can type in the cold. Buy Mr William Timberman a pair of wool ear muffs. Saw.

He picks up a hammer?

W.T. screams, I ca see.

It's interesting is right.

None get called frauds.

Embezzlers. Purse snatchers.

Cutthroats. Murderous. Thugs.

Psychiatrists don't diagnose them?

Bush/Cheney jokes are bonkers ill.

Any honest citizen call them basket cases.

Thursday, April 24, 2008 06:34 AM

You've got a strange moral framework going, shooter242.

Insofar as one considers mass death 'moral'.

So, are you willing to hear the idea this is all derivative of "global warming"?

That's rather a common sense given at this point.

You know, the liberal pessimist meme that insists we are in dire peril and need to pour untold amounts of grain into making ethanol, thus putting pressure on other commodities to take up the slack of feeding people?

Its actually been liberals who have been pointing out the rush to biofuels is reducing available stocks.

On the other hand, one can look at the additional pressure on food supplies from the rising living standards for billions in India and China. You know, life for them is getting better? Or is that too cheery for you?

And your point is...what? We should keep the majority of the world poor so our food prices can stay down? We should allow mass famine and plague, working only to keep it confined to the southern hemisphere?

Or are you trying to blame Walmart in some way?

Well, they are emminently blamable for pretty much everything these days.

Considering that liberal pessimists view of nearly everything in the world as bad, you need a program to keep up with the outrage du jour.

I grant your side has it easier at assigning blame for the world's ills: gays, niggers, liburals, egg-heads, and everyone who isn't you.

Sad in a way.

Speaking of which, I understand that the globe is actually cooling with a mini ice age in the offing. Here's your opportunity to come up with the tragic aspects of global cooling before it replaces global warming as the doomsday scenario. ROFL.

There's nothing "mini" about an ice age, shooter; its an infinitely more brutal environment than you can likely comprehend. And yes, there's concerns that arctic and antarctic ice melts will alter ocean currents and cause the northern hemisphere to get buried under a few super-storms.

Either way, our current path and policies are proving unsustainable. Whether we freeze or bake, the consequences will prove grave either way, and they're not something you and yours can simply laugh or pray away. You're in the same boat as the rest of us, and so won't be spared what's coming.

Pray you don't live to see it.

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