Monday edition - June 16, 2008

I wonder how many of the 1100 escaped Afghan prisoners participated in this Taliban surge? What a mess Bush has made of not one but two wars.

The Bush gifts just keep on giving: 73,000 home foreclosures in May; 261,255 total. The good news: tent industry soars. - Grant Gerver, www.seriouskidding.com 

The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without Saddam

• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,098 AP

• May's combat deaths in Afghanistan outnumber Iraq The Associated Press

• Six killed in Iraq attacks AFP

• Female bomber wounds dozens of Iraq football fans AFP

• Baghdad minibus bombing kills two AFP

• Dozens of Iraqis wounded by gunfire after World Cup win AFP

• Iraqi forces ready for assault on Shiite militias AFP

• Anti-US cleric shifts strategy for Iraq elections The Associated Press

• US-Iraq security pact 'not dead,' deal ready in July: Iraqi FM AFP

• Iraqi president flies to US for medical check AP

Meanwhile, Back in Pesky Afghanistan

President Bush said Monday that the United States can help calm the "testy situation" between Afghanistan and Pakistan, but he refused to endorse Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's threat to send troops across the border as a means to target terrorists.

When Dick Cheney retires, he ought to move to the Green Zone. - Grant Gerver, www.seriouskidding.com 

Disturbing News

• Quake-hit China now menaced by floods and landslides Reuters

• Iowans assess damage from deadly flood waters Reuters

Water Powered Cars?

Tired of petrol prices rising daily at the pump? A Japanese company has invented an electric-powered, and environmentally friendly, car that it says runs solely on water.
 

"President Bush is now in Europe. Again, you know, we like President Bush. I just don't think he has a real grasp of history. Did you see him in Berlin yesterday? He said, 'Am I crazy, or did there used to be a wall?'" --Jay Leno

Republican-Shenanigans News

• McCain: It can be “tough” to be proud of USA Reuters

• Jindal Says GOP Getting Away From Its Core Values Washington Post

• Carly Fiorina woos Clinton supporters for McCain Reuters.fr

• Why the Christian right fears Obama USA Today

• House GOP falls short on campaign cash AP

• Bush, Sarkozy looking to bury "freedom fries" era Reuters

• Bush is straight-talker, so what's EU-3? AP

"Barack Obama surprised a bunch of students in Chicago yesterday when he showed up unannounced at an eighth grade graduation. Gave a speech at the eighth grade graduation, pretty cool. Now, don't confuse that with President Bush's appearance last year at an eighth grade graduation. He was just there getting a diploma." --Jay Leno
 

Is Olbermann Turning Into O’Reilly?
http://www.madkane.com/madness/2008/06/14/is-olbermann-turning-into-oreilly/

Is it just me? Or is Keith Olbermann turning into Bill O’Reilly?
The bombastic commentary. The narcissism. And, of course, the misogyny.

I’d thought that once Obama clinched the Democratic nomination, it would be safe to start watching Countdown again. Without Keith’s daily anti-Hillary target practice, I might even be able to watch it without cringing.

Wrong!

Keith’s bloviating “Worst Person in the World” anti-Katie Couric tirade was almost enough to make me turn to Bill O’Reilly. Talk about desperate!

And that brings me to my latest limerick:

Is Olbermann Turning Into O’Reilly?
By Madeleine Begun Kane

In the past I cheered Olbermann’s rants—
Loved his anti-war, anti-Bush stance.
But misogynous bluster
Is all he can muster
In Olbermann’s mirror-romance.

Olbermann Slams Couric for Saying Clinton "Received Some of the Most Unfair, Hostile Coverage I've Ever Seen"
ABC News 

Rock-The-Voter News

• Obama Sharply Assails Absent Black Fathers New York Times

• Obama finds refuge, identity in basketball AP

Email

Lisa, great forum, I love it. Been following you from time to time for the last 5 years. I find it odd, though, that you would support a candidate that is willing to tax the living heck out of your means in life. What is really insane, and you don't cover, is the fact that this energy crunch we are going through, can be overcome, by not lobbying, or supporthig either of these(Red and Blue) candidates. Are you really as my friends say, a Marxist? You remind me more of a communist. John McInsane sucks. But, Obama, he's insane. But, what do we choose from. I frankly, thought Hillary Clinton was the best choice; save Mitt Romney.

Marxist? Communist? Me? Naw, I'm your everyday gun toting female Democrat. And proud of it.

I fully support alternative fuels such as bottling all that hot air spewing out of Washington.

You supported Romney and Clinton? Oh, I get it, this is a joke email!

Thanks for the laugh!

Biz-Tech News

• Oil above $135, Saudi Arabia to raise output Forbes

• CEO pay chugs up in '07 despite economy AP

• Charges may come against ex-Bear Stearns execs: report Reuters

• IBM and Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Turn Up Watts on Solar Energy Production CNNMoney.com

• Internet suicide case goes to federal court The Associated Press

• FDA May Have Found Source of Salmonella in Tomatoes WLNS, MI 

South of the Border

 If there's pain at the pump in the U.S., Mexico may just have a remedy. A gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in San Diego retails for an average price of $4.61 a gallon. A few miles south, in Tijuana, it's about $2.54 — even less if you pay in pesos.
 

Finding Tim Russert’s Successor: Who’s The Most Likely Candidate? Jossip, NY

Gas Saving Tip #1: A vehicle gets its best mileage when parked.- Grant Gerver, www.seriouskidding.com 

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• US soldiers rarely disciplined for detainee abuse at Afghanistan ... Fort Worth Star Telegram
   

"Well, another defeat for President Bush today. It seems that the Supreme Court ruled that detainees at Guantanamo Bay can file legal challenges to their detention. President Bush is very bitter about this. He said he may have lost, but it was a deeply divided Court that voted 5-4. It was 5-4. You know, the same vote that made him president -- 5-4." --Jay Leno

Go-F**k-Yourself News

• In reversal, Cheney says China doesn't drill off Cuba Orlando Sentinel, FL

Weather Channel founder John Coleman blamed Al Gore for high gas prices Friday, adding that the global warming frenzy is a fraud and a scam. This guy owes his career to Al Gore. Thanks to all the tornadoes, hurricanes and cyclones blamed on global warming, people stay tuned to the Weather Channel for the same reason they watched CBS News every night during the Cold War, you never know if this day is going to be your last. - Argus Hamilton

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Odd News

• That 'new shower curtain smell' gives off toxic chemicals, study says Los Angeles Times

• Star Shuns Emmys, Angering Producers New York Times

• Chinese officials urge Xinjiang residents to skip torch relay International Herald Tribune

• Car gifted by Hitler to Nepal king awaits new home Reuters

• New Zealand restaurant in trouble for poisoning drinkers AFP

• Spider monkey uses garden hose to flee Indiana zoo AP

• Feds say man wore diaper full of heroin AP

A huge tornado funnel cloud touches down in Orchard, Iowa, Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 9:04 p.m. The Globe Gazette and Mitchell County Press News reported that Lori Mehmen of Orchard, took the photo from outside her front door. Mehmen said the funnel cloud came near the ground and then went back up into the clouds. Besides tree and crop damage, no human injuries were reported.
Photo/Lori Mehmen

Peace.