Monday edition - November 24, 2008
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Bush 'very pleased' with Iraq war outcome: report
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Iraq's Nouri Maliki may gain power with US security agreement |
Pirates will infest Gulf if US quits Iraq too soon: minister |
Palin to hold interview at Wasilla Sausage Factory - Grant Gerver
This
weekend, the big auto show opens here in Los Angeles. It’s $10 to get in, $25
billion to get out. - Jay Leno
The-World-Will-Be-A-Safer-Place-Without George W. Bush
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4203 The Associated Press
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 556 The Associated Press
Two Bombs Kill 16 in Baghdad New York Times
Iraqi bomber was mentally disabled woman United Press International
At least 3 killed In US-Afghan operation San Jose Mercury News
Rape's vast toll in Iraq war remains largely ignored Christian Science Monitor
Kurds in N. Iraq Receive Arms From Bulgaria Washington Post
Iraq: Iranian detained by US has been released International Herald Tribune
Carter shocked by Zimbabwe crisis BBC News
Russia denies motorcade shooting incident United Press International
Iraq's oil exports up in October International Herald Tribune
Money Is The International Language
The last time I met Saif Abdallah, in the winter of 2006, he was proud to have helped kill dozens, possibly hundreds of American soldiers. Then 28, he was a geeky electronics engineer who made trigger devices for roadside bombs known as IEDs — the No. 1 cause of U.S. troop casualties. I remember the relish he took in listing his clients, most of them Iraqi Sunni insurgent groups, whom he saw as fellow-patriots, trying to drive out the American occupier. He had also devised triggers for al-Qaeda. "They pay me," he said, with a shrug. "Anybody who wants to kill American soldiers, if they pay me, I work for them."
Guess who pays him now? The American taxpayer.
What Would
The Press Do Without Clinton Rumors? (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
The press is so desp’rate for drama
In a White House that’s run by Obama,
That they eagerly tell
Bill and Hill tales pell-mell.
No Clintons? They’d run home to mama.
Disturbing News
International maritime officials say 39 ships have been hijacked by pirates this year on the high seas. See, luckily, we don’t have pirates in America that rob and plunder. We just have CEOs.- Jay Leno
More Bush Destruction
Republicans and
Republican-leaning independents are most interested in seeing Sarah Palin, Mitt
Romney, and Mike Huckabee run for the party’s presidential nomination in 2012.
Those three received the highest scores among the 10 possible candidates
evaluated in a recent Gallup Panel survey...And which potential candidates would
the party faithful least like to see on the ballot? The least popular by far was
Jeb Bush — 61 percent said they would NOT want to see him run,
a pretty strong indication of how badly burned the party feels by all things
Bush. The second least popular was Newt Gingrich — 48 percent would not like
to see him run.
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Republican-Shenanigans News
The
auto executives for the Big Three are being criticized now, because, before they
asked Congress for billions of dollars, they all flew to Washington in private
jets. Yeah, separately, in private jets. In their defense, the executives said,
“We would have driven, but our cars only get three miles to the gallon.” -
Conan O'Brien
He's Baaaaaack
Earlier this month, a guest
took the pulpit at Open Bible Fellowship in Morrison, Ill., a 350-member church
surrounded by cornfields. The speaker was an insurance salesman from Colorado
named Ted Haggard.
The former superstar pastor, disgraced two years ago in a sex-and-drugs scandal,
had returned —
this time as a Christian businessman
Rock-The-Democrat News
Officials: Dems plan quick 2009 start on bills
"Executives of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler testified on Capitol Hill, trying to get a $25 billion loan. President Bush was against the loan until Dick Cheney whispered in his ear, 'Cars use oil.'" --Jay Leno
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Biz-Tech News
Democrats to automakers: Prove you can repay $25 billion Detroit Free Press
Citi rescue boosts stocks CNNMoney.com
Kin outraged, distraught over teen's cyber suicide The Associated Press
Congress demanded a business plan from the three automakers before they'd even consider giving them taxpayer money. A business plan? How come we didn't get to see a business plan before Congress gave away 750 billion of our dollars?" --Jay Leno
Pirate Problems
Shipping officials from around the world called for a military blockade Monday along the coast of Somalia to intercept pirate vessels heading out to sea.
Bush-Prison-Torture News
Guantanamo detainees can sign up for art, geology classes
"But there are some nice aspects during the transition period. For example, the Bush twins gave the Obama girls a tour of the White House. It was very sweet, but the Obama girls got really scared because they heard creepy organ music coming from Cheney's underground lair." --David Letterman
Go-F**k-Yourself News
Cheney's Christmas Tree from Schuylkill County WNEP-TV, PA
Comments From Viewers
Lisa,
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is beautifully constructed and consistently informative
and entertaining. Keep up the good work, a task that
may prove more challenging after the assholes vacate
the White House. Thank you for fighting so hard.
Stephen
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Linda from WA
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The next edition of All Hat No Cattle will be on Monday, December 1, 2008
Odd News
Janet Jackson's 'Nipplegate' case could reach US high court AFP
NJ school district surprised to learn about aide's porn career USA Today
Nude pics in phone lost at McDonald's get online The Associated Press
Volunteers
make kimchi, traditional pungent vegetable, to donate to needy neighbors for
winter preparation in front of the Seoul City Hall Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008.
About 2,200 housewives made 130 tons (117 metric tons) of kimchi. Made with
cabbage, other vegetables and chili sauce, kimchi is the most popular
traditional food in Korea.
Photo/Ahn Young-joon
I hope you have a peaceful holiday!.