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Wed-Thursday May 30-31, 2007 Vol 1986 - Dry-eyed mouse
 Quote of the Day "The commander-in-chief bears the
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Quotes
"Memorial Day orators will say that a G.I.'s
life is priceless. Don't believe it.
I know what value the U.S. government
assigns to a soldier's life: I've seen the check.
It's roughly what the Yankees will
pay Roger Clemens per inning..."
-- Andy Bacevich, "I
Lost My Son to a War I Oppose."
Bush's Islamist
Bomb
by Ivan Eland
Excerpt:
The Bush administration has failed to capture
or kill Osama or to win the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Now, the administration has also missed the chance
to maintain a stable nuclear-armed Pakistan.
Like the U.S. policy toward the Shah's Iran in
the 1960s and 1970s, the Bush administration, despite a
rhetorical commitment to spread democracy around
the world, has put all of its eggs in the basket of an
autocrat unlikely to survive - in this case, Pakistani
President Pervez Musharraf.
Although Musharraf has used the U.S. war on terror
to play the United States like a fiddle, Bush believes
there is no better alternative. Unfortunately,
backing Musharraf could create a nuclear-armed Pakistan
controlled by radical Islamists.
Unfortunately, Pakistan probably has already been
"lost"...
I wish they didn't know what they were talking about at consortiumnews.com.
But I'm afraid they do...
Thank God
for George W. Bush
smirkingchimp.com
Excerpt:
The bumper sticker reads: "Bush: Thank God!"
It adorns the back end of an enormous SUV.
Bush and God conflated in a single three-word
sentiment. Though some might see that sticker
as blasphemous, it echoes the words that Rudy
spoke to Bernard Kerik amid the ash on 9-11.
Let us pray with them...
Thank you, God, for the rectitude you have bestowed
upon our leader, George W. Bush,
and for keeping him from hearing all the voices
that might cause him doubt. Thank you for
his lack of curiosity, and thank you for his
disinclination to read newspapers, or to consult
any sources that might trouble his God-given
resolve.
Subject: Clinton Obama
Bart:
I'm sure all the Obama supporters who visit your
site are just thrilled that
you've declared peace and offered Obama the VP
spot under Hillary.
...It's good that the young guy can learn from
the master and his wife.
In as much as you've become completely unhinged,
ha ha
You're saying they didn't act in concert?
Boy, I'd love to be against you in court, sometime.
(BTW, you don't do any work for Sears, do you?).
I've determined to grant you some slack before
offering Hillary the VP spot under John Edwards
(and don't bitch at me, or I'll offer it to Obama).
All of the right wing anti-Hillary books are hitting
the shelves, so you're likely going to be fairly
busy for awhile.
Have you heard those idiotic rumors?
That Bill promised she could be president after him?
Unless one of them told that
to somebody, it's just a ridiculous guess.
Bill's not in a position to
"give" Hillary the presidency. You'd have to be
a former CIA director with $200 million in oil money to
pull that off.
Bernstein (R-Whore) spent eight
years on that book and his "big blockbuster"
is that Hillary is sooooo ambitious that she wants to
be president?
I'd point out, however, that Edwards criticized
the Democrat capitulation as soon as it happened,
as did Al Gore (who still says he isn't running).
However, Obama and Hillary waited to be sure
the capitulation was going to pass before they
voted against it.
Jimmy the Loon.
I knew you'd take the news badly.
Subject: tequila camping
Bart, have you ever seen $500.00 worth of tequila on a camping trip?
Lucky for me, I got to take home the rest
of the Chinaco...whewwww whew!
David
Dude, I want to go camping with you.
The Deadly John Wayne Myth
Excerpt:
According to Gary Wills' book "John Wayne's America,"
the man who portrayed the archetypal,
battle-hardened Marine, Sgt. Stryker, in 1949's
"The Sands of Iwo Jima," actually avoided the draft
during WWII. Wills contends that the Duke did
not reply to letters from the Selective Service system,
and applied for deferments. Apparently, Wayne
got his big break during the struggle against fascism
when many Hollywood action heroes like Tyrone
Power enlisted and shipped out overseas.
With much of the competition away in the Pacific
and European theaters, Wayne was able to storm
movie theaters to solidify his stardom. While
Jimmy Stewart and his fellow celebrity servicemen were
real action heroes, Wayne was a "Lights! Cameras!
Action!" hero who merely played the part in the
safety of Tinseltown's home front and back lot.
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Why are
we here?
A soldier asks a question
Excerpt:
My name is Donald Hudson Jr. I have been serving
our country's military actively for the last three years.
I am currently deployed to Baghdad where I have
been for the last four and a half months. I came here as
part of the so called "troop surge", but so far
it has effectively done nothing to quell insurgent violence. I have
seen the rise in violence between the Sunni and
Shiite. This country is in the middle of a civil war that has been
going on since the seventh century. Why are we
here when this country still to date does not want us here?
Why does Bush's personal agenda consume him so
much, that he can not pay attention to what is really going on here?
Subject: Cindy Sheehan
Democrats have the anti-war movement and Cindy
Sheehan to thank for taking congress back.
The Democrats stabbed us in the back when the
voted to give Bush incorporated another blank check
to continue the ethnic cleansing and armed robbery
in Iraq.
Cindy was right to "call bullshit" when the Democrats
sold out... again
Cindy should run for congress as an independent.
Kurt
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Quotes
"Hi, I'm Mitt Ronmey."
"I ain't voting for no Mormon!"
"Can I at least shake your hand?"
"NO!!"
-- Romney, getting some GOP bigotry on CNN today
Subject: religion
Bart,
I believe in God but not organized religion and
I don't think of God as an invisible cloud being.
I understand why you say the things you do about
religion and those who like having an intermediary
feed it to them without honest critical thinking.
Those folks really need to look at all of the horrible things
that have been done in the name of God and religion
by those who find money and power by twisting
and selling it to those who don't care to think
for themselves.
They need to take responsibility and own up to
the fact that they are hurting the country and the world
as much as any evil dictator when they condone
unnecessary pre-emptive war, torture, erosion of our
God given rights and blindly trust those with
way too much power who say God told them such & such
and he wants you to know so & so. They are
the dangerous people to our world - not you.
I'd rather hear uncensored honest thought out
arguments from you than calculated pabulum for the masses.
I come here and respect you because I like the
honest no holds barred intelligent debate
even when I disagree with you. That's what this
country is tragically lacking.
Thank you for providing some of that.
CY in PA
GOP-style Justice
Excerpt:
In case after case, a U.S. attorney was fired
after failing to pursue investigations that would have hurt
Democrats and helped Republicans. Goodling said
she considered politics even for jobs that are supposed
to be exempt from such considerations. Where
do you think she got the idea that was appropriate?
From the back of a cereal box? When he testified
on Capitol Hill, Ashcroft protege James Comey said
this last revelation was the worst thing he had
heard. "You just cannot do that," he said. "It deprives the
department of its lifeblood, which is the ability
to stand up and have juries of all stripes believe what you say,
and have sheriffs and judges and jailers -- the
people we deal with -- trust the Department of Justice."
You should trust this Department of Justice.
If you can't, lower your standards until you can.
Subject: WTC 9-11
As I recall, a tape of the first plane hitting
the WTC, taken by a tourist,
turned up a little later. Doesn't mean
Bush is not a liar, though.
Davis
A French film crew was following firemen around New York on 9-11.
One of their cameramen caught the first plane hitting the towers,
but that footage wasn't broadcast until the next day.
5 Brits kidnapped; 10 GIs die in Iraq
Excerpt:
Gunmen in police uniforms and driving vehicles
used by security forces kidnapped five Britons
from an Iraqi Finance Ministry office Tuesday,
and rumor says the Shiite Army was suspected.
Compounding the fresh evidence of chaos in Iraq,
the U.S. military announced that a total of 10
American soldiers were killed in roadside bombings
and a helicopter crash on Memorial Day,
making May - at 113 fatalities - the third deadliest
month of the war.
How can we win this war if we can't control our
uniforms and vehicles?
Apparently our "allies" are working for the enemy.
Subject: Mexican problem
Dear Bart,
A simplistic answer to an equally simplistic question:
The Mexicans had land to compete with Hawaii.
It was called Utah, California, Colorado, Nevada,
New Mexico, Texas ...
Gonzalo
Subject: you bait religious people
Excerpt:
Attributing the quotation dripping with stupidity
to "every Christian in America" is beneath you, Bart.
You're too smart for that. And because
we all know that you know better (or, with your IQ,
should know better), are we to interpret your
group smear as bigotry?
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Quotes
Q.:Since no Justice Department official has
been forthcoming,
who drew up the list
of the attorneys -- the prosecutors to be fired?
Stanzel:Well, I think, Helen, that's a subject
that's been covered
exhaustively on hearings on the Hill...
Q.: Tell me, I'm sorry, I have not read who...
Stanzel: I will allow the Justice Department to help you out with that question because...
Q.: But I'm telling you they're not saying.
Stanzel:They've testified hours and hours and hours about this very issue.
Q.: Did they say who drew up the list?
Stanzel: Well, I think it's been testified
to the fact that Kyle Sampson was working
on the process, and I think they testified to that fact.
Q.: Did he think of the names, himself?
Stanzel: I think he's spoken at length about the review process that was underway.
Q.: Don't stall, just tell me. Who drew up...
Stanzel: I will refer you to the Department of Justice, Helen.
Q.: Well, that's another dodge.
-- Helen Thomas, giving the crooked liars hell,
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Subject: Bush's land snatch in Paraquay
Bart, the Cuban news service reports that George
Bush has purchased 98,840 acres in Paraguay
near the Bolivian/Brazilian border.
Can you please bring this up on your site for
discussion? It would be great to see whether anyone else
could confirm this to be true, as well as get
some Bartcop reader's response to why Bush would WANT
to purchase such a large piece of land in Paraguay!
Could it be he's "leaving the scene of the crime"
and will need to be far, far away
when the American people wake up that we've been
had and the Nazis are already here?!!!
Thanks.
Kathleen W
I think it's because the Kuwaitis can't wire hundreds
of billions of dollars to an American bank
account with with Bush's name on it without causing
a tsunami of IRS problems.
But Bush can give Paraguay's president a billion dollars to look the
other way.
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Subject: I had beer coming out of my nose......
BC - The Lucy/William Holden fake nose episode
not READ funny??????
Well, I already told you what happened on the
subject line.
Sincerely,
RG (near Shirley, New York)
I wonder if today's kids would think it was funny?
Matt Groenig (The Simpsons) said, "Troubletown
is terrific."
Dan Savage said, "Thank God, there's at least
one person out there who
can clearly see the lies and the malice and
he's still got a sense of humor."
Quotes
"With the collapse of the Republican Party,
you have a turn toward the Democrats,
not because the Democrats are offering anything
better, but on a 'not them' basis.
And if the 2008 campaign is between 'them'
and 'not them,' 'not them' is going to win."
--
Newt Gingrich, calling the race for the good guys,
Link
"No!
They're all the same.
Vote for me, instead!"
"We
can't afford you, Ralph!"
Corn replacing agave
Excerpt:
Mexican farmers are setting ablaze fields of
blue agave, the cactus-like plant used to make the
fiery spirit tequila, and resowing the land with
corn as soaring U.S. ethanol demand pushes up prices.
The switch to corn will contribute to an expected
scarcity of agave in coming years, with officials predicting
that farmers will plant between 25 percent and
35 percent less agave this year to turn the land over to corn.
Quotes
"You know, the Bush doctrine - 'Feed a terrorist,
arm a terrorist,
train a terrorist, fund a terrorist,
you're just as bad as a terrorist'.
-- Karl Rove, saying some
awful things about Der Murder Monkey Link
Coburn for
president?
We need more comedy in this race
Excerpt:
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Jesus Twin) is mulling an
entry into the Republican presidential primary.
Coburn, a totally insane senator from Oklahoma,
is getting encouragement from a small group
of wealthy businessmen and philanthropists in
the Oklahoma-Kansas-Texas region of the country.
"He's all about faith, lower taxes, and staying
the course in Iraq," says an adviser.
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Subject: the truth about Obama
Bart,
What you wrote about Hillary and Obama in regards
to the vote in the Senate was spot on
--maybe the best thing to appear on the site
in a while.
Yeah, Obama is a politician who is ambitious--so
what? Don't you need that to get INTO politics
and INTO higher office? Politics isn't
a kids' game; it's bare-knuckle brawling, and sadly, the nutjobs
on the Right and in the Republican party understand
it better than us liberals and those on the far Left.
Only Bill Clinton and Howard Dean (and yes, Hillary)
seem to understand this.
So let them team up--what are the nay-sayers going
to do, vote for Nader (and still lose, yet claim "victory")?
It's still sad that despite voting against this
horror of a bill Hillary and Obama are STILL getting it from liberals
because their votes were "calculated".
Not to mention that over 140 Dems in the house voted against it too.
Jesus. You cannot please some people, I
swear....
One more thing...the Left's fave Repug, Hagel,
voted FOR this bill.
Where are his supporters on the Left now?
What do they have to say?
Thanks for letting me rant, Bart. Keep
swinging that hammer.
Marc McK
Want to trade links?
Subject: everything
Bart,
1) On the Dems caving. It has been put forward
that the Dems have done this to keep the war going
and to destroy the GOPigs by in '08 by showing
that the war is not winable (sp). I sure hope not.
That would mean that the Dems don't care about
getting us out of Iraq.
I think they just wanted to go on vacation.
I'll bet the soldiers in July's 115 degree Baghdad
heat would like a vacation, too
2) I don't want to see another Bush or Clinton
as President. Hillary is fine,
but I detest political dynasties of any kind.
We need new blood.
'New blood' isn't on the ballot.
3) There is no "invisible cloud being" that created
us.
Do you really think a benevolent being would
let his creations trash a planet?
Dittoes.
4) On Bush lying. When has he ever told the public the truth?
He promised to change the direction America was
going under Clinton.
5) Cindy has lost a kid to the murderous bastard. She's not a politician. Give her some slack.
I thought my comments were restrained and diplomatic.
6) Kill your TV. It's all shit anyway.
The TV is a communication device, like your computer
or the mail.
Just curious - are books and movies shit, too?
7) Screw Lindsay Lohan. She's a punk actor.
Actually, she breaks the rule.
Beautiful women famously can't act, but Lindsay
is and can.
8) Is Bixby Corn genetically modified?
-Ken
I'm sure it is.
They keep coming up with new kinds of corn.
I doubt of God had a lot to do with Cranberry
corn
.
Subject: BCR 117
Bart, BCR Show 117 was great, the
road trip to Texas was funny as hell,
I think I'll stay away from Texas though.
The description of the Del Castillo guitar war
reminded me of an incident
that happened to Frank Marino by that arch troglodyte
Ted Nugent.
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Paul
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Tequilafest San Francisco?
We're finalizing the details this week.
We're shooting for the weekend of July 14th, still looking for that
venue.
Can we rent a boat for this party?
The haunted San Fran hotels are very proud of their "No
Party!" policies
and they promise me they're strictly enforced.
I mean, why would anybody want to party in San Francisco?
Marc Perkel and Jerry at TheBeatMuseum are keeping their eyes open for a place, too.
How about you, millionaire bartcop.com reader with the big, fancy
mansion with a view of the bay?
Can we trash I mean, could we party at your place
if we clean up good?
.
So we'll keep looking - should have news soon.
Bart, I'd love to help with the San Fran Fest 2007!
Marty's Entertainment Page
always has good stuff.
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Republican
Adultery Wars
Gingrich's sins were worse than mine
by Tom DeLay (R-Squirrel)
"I'm
nuts about cheating on my wife..."
Excerpt:
"I don't think that Newt could set a high moral
standard, a high moral tone, during that moment," DeLay said.
"You can't do that if you're keeping secrets about
your own adulterous affairs." He added that the impeachment
trial was another of his "proudest moments."
The difference between his own adultery and Gingrich's, he said,
"is that I was no longer committing adultery
by that time, the impeachment trial. There's a big difference."
He added, "Also, I had returned to Christ and
repented my sins by that time."
Subject: BCR Show 118 not up yet?
Bart, you say that Show 118 is up on your site,
but down at the bottom the links are still for
Show 117!
Goddamn tease! :)
-Buck
Buck, in the publishing business, we have a name
for that - it's called a screw up.
Each page is built on the ashes of yesterday's
page, and somehow the
links were lost in the translation.
Next time I screw that up, you can go to the Members
Section
(link in upper right of the page) and get those
links.
I wondered why the recent comments were all about 117 :)
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Iraq pumped 3.5M
barrels daily before
Bush invaded
and then they got their 2003 Halliburton
upgrade
Bush is stealing $220,000,000every day.
No wonder they were so eager to start a war,
It's the biggest theft in Earth's history.
Exxon made
$10B profit in 90 days
$100M a day - all profit - because Bush started a fake war
Bush's "Bring 'em on" death taunt is up to...
3,422....3471
American victims
That's fucked up.
49
more families destroyed by Bush greed in one week.
51
if you count the families of the kidnapped & tortured.
...and how much did BIG OIL make yesterday?
Exxon
makes $108M - every day
Bush can live with that,
because Iraq's oil wells have
no meters
and his front company is moving
to Dubai.
$100M
a day,
$200M a
day,
$300M a
day - where's that money going?
Bush has killed more Americans than Osama.
Who's Lying Now?
Excerpt:
It became clear shortly after 9/11 - Bush was
going to launch a preemptive-preventive-absolutely-witless war
against Iraq, without provocation, and nothing
-- no diplomacy, no international condemnation, no domestic
'wise men' -- was going to stop it. The administration
was dead set on war, and the intelligence community
-- which Bush and others now blame for having
dropped the ball -- was merely a source of cherry-picked
goodies amid what we now know were reams of alarms.
"Months before the invasion of Iraq," the WaHoPo
reported Saturday, "U.S. intelligence agencies predicted that
it would be likely to spark violent sectarian
divides and provide al-Qaeda with new opportunities in Iraq and
Afghanistan.... Analysts warned that war in Iraq
also could provoke Iran to assert its regional influence and
'probably would result in a surge of political
Islam and increased funding for terrorist groups' in the Muslim world."
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Excerpt:
She lay down, prone, by the headstone. The young
barefoot woman, with a pretty black-and-white
sundress and brown hair pulled back neatly, had
her face down to what looked like an inch or so
from the ground - ground over which the grass
had not yet grown to cover. Mary McHugh probably
didn't notice that her picture was being taken.
She was likely too busy thinking about, praying for,
and crying over, the soldier laid to rest six
feet below her. He was her fiancé, Sgt. James J. Regan,
buried in Arlington National Cemetery - where
the dead from Iraq and Afghanistan are interred.
You can't see her face in the photo, but you
can feel her agony.
The mere glimpse of it still makes my eyes well up with tears.
And that's all these past several Memorial Days
have been about: tears - tears for nothing.
A harsh realization that I'm sure Cindy Sheehan
just got tired of confronting.
Britney:
"I hit rock bottom"
I'm so old, I remember when she was hot
Excerpt:
She closes by saying, "We will never really understand
or figure out life completely.
That's God's job. I can't wait to meet
him ... or her. Love, Britney."
Hmmm, that sounds like a potential suicide threat.
I hope somebody is watching her.
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