Monday edition - December 22, 2008
Former Army chief General Sir Mike Jackson attacks US failures in Iraq |
Bush shoe-thrower 'will sue for police beating' |
Iraqi shoe-thrower to go on trial Dec 31 |
"I tell you, the economy's rough. People are standing behind President Bush just to get the free shoes." --Jay Leno
The-World-Will-Be-A-Safer-Place-Without George W. Bush
Dutch soldier killed in Afghanistan CNN International
Suspected US missiles hit Pakistan areas CNN International
Rep. Israel, Gov. Paterson make surprise visit to Iraq Newsday
US may deploy 30000 more in Afghanistan United Press International
Subject: THE SOLE OF A THANKFUL NATION
I have been obsessed, of late, with the video image of Bush and Muntazer al-Zaidi,
the Iraqi journalist-shoe thrower. In this time when actual justice is dead, the
only kind of redress that remains in the hearts of free people of good will is
the symbolic kind. There is now a call across the Muslim world for a "shoe
jihad" against President Bush (I kid you not). Al-Zaidi received summary
Amerikan thug-justice for his spontaneous act of righteousness and retribution
against the biggest criminal and mass murder since Pol Pot. He was severely
beaten, his arm was broken, and he was whisked off to a hospital within the
Green Zone. I find it hard to believe his fellow journalists administered such a
beating. His recent recantations smack of evident "reprogramming." The
punishment for killing over a million of your fellow humans is a cushy pension,
a presidential library and retirement to a fortified compound in a South
American country, whereas one who throws his shoes at such a criminal and calls
him a dog, faces up to 15 years in prison.
I fervently hope and pray that this idea catches on and, for the rest of his
life, Bush will have to remain eternally vigilant for unexpected, incoming, high
velocity footwear. I for one pledge, that if I ever come near the man, my shoes
will be off to him, no matter what the personal consequences. That, for my mind,
would be only partial justice.
Peace,
Bob Boldt
I love it, Bob! I've been obsessed with the shoe incident, too, just in a different way.
How about:
"Deep Throat" Mark Felt has died. Oh, how I wish we had an even "Deeper Throat" to take Bush, Cheney and Rove down.- Grant Gerver
Disturbing News
The Rich Get Richer
Banks that have their hands
out in Washington this year were handing out multimillion-dollar rewards to
their executives last year.
The 116 banks that so far have received taxpayer dollars to boost them through
the economic crisis
gave their top tier of executives nearly $1.6 billion in salaries, bonuses and
other benefits in 2007, an Associated Press analysis found.
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Republican-Shenanigans News
CQ Transcript: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on NBC’s “Meet ...
Schwarzenegger for president? Chicago Tribune
Alaska Woman Bucks Trend, Sells Oxycontin Instead of Cooking Meth Gawker
NY Republicans Slam Caroline Kennedy CBS News
Former Bush Aide Pleads Guilty
A former Bush White House aide pleaded guilty Friday to stealing nearly $600,000 from a government-funded center that promotes democracy in Cuba.
"Gay leaders are furious at Barack Obama because he picked an anti-gay minister to deliver a prayer during the inauguration ceremony. Yeah. Gay leaders are also furious at Obama because the tie he's planning to wear is all wrong." --Conan O'Brien
To U.S. TAXPAYERS: Mind Your Own Business
It's something
any bank would demand to know before handing out a loan: Where's the money
going?
But after receiving billions in aid from U.S. taxpayers, the nation's largest
banks say they can't track exactly how they're spending the money or they simply
refuse to discuss it.
"We've lent some of it. We've not lent some of it. We've not given any
accounting of, 'Here's how we're doing it,'" said Thomas Kelly, a spokesman for
JPMorgan Chase, which received $25 billion in emergency bailout money.
"We have not disclosed that to the public. We're declining to."
Rock-The-Voter News
Obama vacations in Hawaii: sun, sand, golf and work too Los Angeles Times
Biden Set to Oversee Task Force on Strengthening Middle Class Washington Post
"According
to a new survey that just came out, the most admired profession is doctor.
Doctor is the most admired profession. Yeah. The least admired profession?
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's barber." --Conan O'Brien
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Biz-Tech News
Oil Rises as OPEC Announces Resolve to Implement Output Cuts Bloomberg
China cuts interest rates in new growth effort
Toyota Forecasts Its First Operating Loss in 71 Years Bloomberg
"And the big financial story, Bernard Madoff, the man they call the most hated man in New York, as you know, has been arrested after confessing to running this Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors out of $50 billion. That's almost hard to believe. But the good news, today he was named A.I.G.'s man of the year." --Jay Leno
Some Good News
The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the United States fell 5 percent from two weeks earlier, hitting its lowest level since February 2004, according to the nationwide Lundberg survey released on Sunday.
Time magazine has selected their person of the year. Guess what, it's President-elect Barack Obama. Yeah, ironically, Ebony magazine announced their person of the year, and it's Ed Begley Jr." --Conan O'Brien
Bush-Prison-Torture News
Germany Wants Guantanamo Prisoners
Germany is considering taking released inmates from the U.S.-run Guantanamo Bay detention camp who refuse or cannot return to their home countries when it finally closes down, officials said Monday.
Go-F**k-Yourself News
Cheney: Palin no lock to be GOP nominee in 2012 The Associated Press
Cheney, Needling Biden, Defends Bush’s Record on Executive Power
Santa's helpers are all depressed. Being laid off + no bailout = low Elf Esteem. - Zing!
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Odd News
Paris Hilton's home burglarized Los Angeles Times
Handout
computer generated picture released by London's Mayor Office of the winning
design in the New Bus for London competition. The new environmentally-friendly
version of London's iconic red double-decker bus will be introduced in the
British capital from 2011, officials have said.
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Peace.