The attack on Northwest Flight 253 was far from a failure
The struggle to defeat terrorism has two dimensions.
The first and most obvious is physical. In the physical world, we must tighten our security measures; we must find and kill those committed to terrorism; we must discourage others from choosing that course of action; we must seek allies in our common cause and deny our enemies safe haven. We have been doing all those things, and will continue doing so.
But the second dimension is psychological. Our enemies cannot terrorize us unless we allow ourselves to be terrorized. Their goal, remember, is not to bring down airliners or inflict mass casualties; those are merely the means they hope to use to achieve their real goal of provoking panic, fear and overreaction.
Khalid Sheikh Muhammad, the mastermind of Sept. 11, put it well: “The language of war is victims,” he said. Killing is a means of sending a message.
In that sense, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab succeeded even while failing. The Nigerian engineering student did not bring down Northwest Flight 253; physically, he was foiled by fellow passengers and perhaps his own incompetence. No one died. Yet he and those who sent him must be gratified by the sense of terror and panic he has inspired in some of our fellow Americans.
Take U.S. Rep. Peter Hoekstra, ranking Republican member of the House Intelligence Committee who also happens to be running for governor of Michigan. Hoekstra is a frightened man, and he wants others to share his fears. Within three days of the attempted attack, he sent out a fundraising letter in which he blames the incident on the Obama administration, “the same weak-kneed liberals who have recently tried to bring Guantanamo Bay terrorists right here to Michigan!”
I just love that exclamation point. It’s almost perfect. And I say “almost perfect” because you have to leave room to acknowledge absolute perfection, which Hoekstra achieves later in that letter:
“There should be no partisan rancor when it comes to keeping our citizens safe. Unfortunately, as the Democrat party drifts further and further to the left, their leaders are making decisions that should frighten us all.”
Fear is useful. Fear makes people malleable. Osama bin Laden knows it. So does Peter Hoekstra.
Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina has reacted in a similar vein, suggesting that the failed attack should force a complete revision of the nation’s approach to confronting terrorism, as well as a change in its leadership.
“[S]oft talk about engagement, closing Gitmo, these things are not going to appease the terrorists,” DeMint told Politico. “They’re going to keep coming after us, and we can’t have politics as usual in Washington, and I’m afraid that’s what we’ve got right now with airport security.”
Yes, they are going to keep coming after us. Similar attacks have been launched in the past and will occur in the future as well. Our enemies have not gone away; they have not surrendered and they will continue to probe our defenses for weakness.
But weakness can be psychological as well as physical. These cries of fear and panic come from the same geniuses who believe that putting terrorists into SuperMax prisons here in the United States somehow endangers our national security. They have lost all sense of perspective, and show themselves devoid of courage and judgment. They are not leaders, because no one can or should follow those scurrying in fright.
In his poem “If”, Rudyard Kipling wrote in admiration of those who “can keep your head when all about you
are losing theirs and blaming it on you.” He would not have admired many in American public life today.
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mike
December 29th, 2009
4:24 pm
“the same geniuses who believe that putting terrorists into SuperMax prisons here in the United States somehow endangers our national security. ”
Yeah, that is almost as silly as the geniuses who think that indefinitely detaining untried terrorism suspects in SuperMax prison is somehow more just than housing them in Gitmo.
What a joke.
RW-(the original)
December 29th, 2009
4:24 pm
Should I?
mike
December 29th, 2009
4:27 pm
soon to be independent –
“So, now we are agreeing to having our ENTIRE body searched electronically. I guess all out strip search will be next. Pretty soon, we won’t be able to take anything on the planes. Am I rambling??”
And your solution is? Or are you content just rambling.
It’s not the country’s fault that terrorists are sewing bombs into their underwear. How about holding some of that contempt for the people who are trying to kill us instead of just reflexively bashing Americans like Jay does.
larry
December 29th, 2009
4:27 pm
Anybody remember how long it took the Bush adminstraion to respond to the Shoe bomber?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/29/bush-waited-nine-days-to_n_406307.html
md
December 29th, 2009
4:28 pm
For those pointing fingers at DeMint, pitiful excuse.
The job doesn’t stop just because it doesn’t have an official leader, it belongs to someone in the current administration, and that someone missed the boat. Accountability flows up, and that would be Napalitano, no ifs ands or buts, and definetely no excuses.
gold stamper
December 29th, 2009
4:28 pm
i see the resident lizard has put *tweeking* in place of her former mindless drivel *bless your heart*.
being *tweeked* does not always mean what she thinks. slanging the *tweek* would put her in the company of drug users and 4kneecaterers.
jus’ sayin
GreenJeans
December 29th, 2009
4:32 pm
In the days following the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, I made the decision to be happy. To expect the best from people. To be aware and engaged, yet hold on to the goodness that is found within and around the world.
In other words, to be completely out of step with the prevailing political winds. I kept hearing catch-phrases like “life will never be the same” and assorted BS about “pre” and “post” mindsets…but I do not believe that fear is meant to be a constant emotional companion for human beings. At least not for healthy ones.
In changing political climates, shifting cultural values and, yes, even shifting borders, as a Christian I need only to “Be still and know that GOD IS.”
Mary Baker Eddy wrote frequently about “wearing this life as a loose garment.” I just don’t see the difficulty in understanding (and preparing for) the dangers that are in the world, and still choosing to be joyful in spite of them. At least, that is where my journey has brought me.
Mrs. Godzilla
December 29th, 2009
4:33 pm
gold stamper
how could you know that?
you’re new here! (sarc)
bless your tweeked heart!
GreenJeans
December 29th, 2009
4:34 pm
Oh, and I’m flying over New Years…happily, gratefully and undeterred by some panty-bomb thug.
md
December 29th, 2009
4:34 pm
Ms G’s comments indicate she needs to work on her deductive reasoning skills. She draws many conclusions from assumptions, bless her heart.
Taxpayer
December 29th, 2009
4:36 pm
There’s only thing that I find “scary” about flying. Well, it starts with this. That’s not the scary part though. It’s what you do, or more precisely, don’t do about said issue that is scary. You ever wondered why a jet engine could just fall right off an airplane, for example. Well, just make sure that your airline does not skimp on its maintenance routines in order to save a buck.
Sam
December 29th, 2009
4:36 pm
beyond shame..you better check facts on us involvement in vietnam. pretty sure eisenhower was a republican. of course it has nothing to do with this discussion.
josef nix
December 29th, 2009
4:38 pm
I just heard what President Obama said and two things stand out. One, he called it a systematic and human failure and minced no words relative to the boy’s daddy turning him in. Second he said he would have a report on his desk Thursday. Good. Now, let’s all cut the sh*t and give him his credit for not playing politics and demanding accountability,
Jed
December 29th, 2009
4:40 pm
If Mr Bookman would keep up with his meds, maybe he could write something that makes sense instead of random attacks on his selected targets. It is screamingly funny to support blatant liberal bias using the poetry of a racist imperialist.
Disgusted
December 29th, 2009
4:40 pm
Tom
December 29th, 2009
4:03 pm
“Fear & terror”?? The Wingnuts feast on it. It is their very essence.
It is from those sources that they derive their supporters.
Hey, it got GWB reelected. Say Boo! to an American voter and watch the gonads shrivel.
Taxpayer
December 29th, 2009
4:44 pm
Death Panels! Run by Terrorists!!. I can see the campaign ads already. No. Wait. I think Palin has already done that one.
Mrs. Godzilla
December 29th, 2009
4:46 pm
the killer mexican drug gangs are coming…..deductive reasoning…..
DoggoneGA
December 29th, 2009
4:49 pm
“the killer mexican drug gangs are coming…..deductive reasoning…..”
Yep! And they decry taking the attention off the bomber, while trying to take attention off the bomber…and put it on drug runners. Now THAT’S “reasoning”!
@@
December 29th, 2009
4:52 pm
Don’t know what to think about Stratfor’s latest. Leaks from inside the powerful regime have opened up opportunities for the U.S. It’ll be interesting to see if our guys are on top of this if this “this” amounts to anything at all. As is too often the case, Iran often deals from the bottom of the deck.
Waiting and wondering. Anything positive action from this administration would be a welcome change, indeed.
@@
December 29th, 2009
4:53 pm
…remove the thing from any.
IHB
RW-(the original)
December 29th, 2009
4:54 pm
josef,
I saw that too and I’ll give him his due, but why do you suppose he couldn’t manage that yesterday when he made his “we’ll never rest” speech on his way to the golf course?
md
December 29th, 2009
4:55 pm
“the killer mexican drug gangs are coming…..deductive reasoning”
2 points – this was brought up in reference to other posts questioning military vs police action
and 2 – mexican drug gangs already exist and are committing crime in the US.
So care to explain how one would deduce “scared” out of quantified facts.
md
December 29th, 2009
4:56 pm
And dog, I believe you were the one discussing police vs military.
DoggoneGA
December 29th, 2009
4:57 pm
“mexican drug gangs already exist ”
Hey! You’re taking attention off the BOMBER!
Please elucidate Jay
December 29th, 2009
4:58 pm
If this wasn’t a failure when it comes to airline security, perhaps Jay will enlighten us on how this was, is reality, a success.
Please elucidate Jay
December 29th, 2009
4:58 pm
In reality a success that is
josef nix
December 29th, 2009
4:59 pm
JED
“It is screamingly funny to support blatant liberal bias using the poetry of a racist imperialist.”
Oh, for Pete’s sake, what do you know of Kipling, the man, or for that matter his works? You appear to be repeating the question of the critcism and not looking at the conclusions of that criticism. Read some of the Indian and Pakistani commentaries from academics specializing in the subject matter.
Taxpayer
December 29th, 2009
4:59 pm
Must keep eye on ball, I mean, bomber, I mean, ball…
DoggoneGA
December 29th, 2009
4:59 pm
“Jay will enlighten us on how this was, is reality, a success.”
You’re looking through the wrong end of the telescope.
Soothsayer
December 29th, 2009
5:01 pm
How that “we have to fight them over there so they don’t attack us here” thing going?
Friends, as long as there is no justice for the Palestinians and we are involved in adventurous hegemony in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, we will never be secure. Might as well get used to it.
@@
December 29th, 2009
5:03 pm
Come to think of it, Obama and HIS administration have been dealing from the bottom of the deck. Iran and the Obama administration were made for each other.
Putin is balking at START negotiations. Obstacles? U.S. missile defense shields. I wasn’t counting on that one anyway, thus….no disappointment from me.
josef nix
December 29th, 2009
5:04 pm
RW–
I’m going to give him benefit of the doubt after listening to what he just said. I’m willing to hazard that information as to who f’d up where and when was still coming in (and probably lots of it) and he was “trying to get a handle on it” before he said too much. All I can say right now given the tone and content of his address was that he ain’t a happy camper with what’s come his way and I’m willing to bet there’s a lot of CYA from Abuja to DC…
@@
December 29th, 2009
5:11 pm
Sheesh! Now CNN is saying that Abdulmtallab was posting on their website. He was lonely. He was torn. He felt isolated. He was blah blah blah
No doubt, CNN’s attempt to pull on liberal heartstrings. Worked for
Maj. Malik…why not Abdulmtallab?@@
December 29th, 2009
5:13 pm
Make that Maj.
Malik Nadal Hasan.DANG these arabic names.IHAN
How'd you do it @@?
December 29th, 2009
5:20 pm
Maybe the single most important issue of the day. How’d you do the strikethrough @@?
@@
December 29th, 2009
5:20 pm
Putin’s hanged-dog look or a master of deception?
md
December 29th, 2009
5:23 pm
““mexican drug gangs already exist ”
Hey! You’re taking attention off the BOMBER!”
As if the next bomber isn’t studying how the drug cartels are operating on our pourous southern border.
@@
December 29th, 2009
5:23 pm
How?
Preface the text with a lesser than symbol immediately followed by the word strike, closed with a greater than symbol. Immediately insert text, followed by lesser than, forward slash, the word strike, followed by greater than symbol.
text
@@
December 29th, 2009
5:24 pm
…ignore that last
textAmVet
December 29th, 2009
5:25 pm
Knashing of teeth, Pogo?
is that similar to gnashing of teeth?
Did all of you conned sleep through high school?
And what if there were no rhetorical questions?
josef nix
December 29th, 2009
5:37 pm
RW
Evidently you and I are the only two…wanna poke the Bruin and see if he did and what he thinks? I really would like to know if he hasn’t gone back to hibernation…
Taxpayer
December 29th, 2009
5:40 pm
<strike> striken text </strike> produces
striken textJess
December 29th, 2009
5:46 pm
Yes Jay. All us conservatives are cowering in our homes afraid of the next attack. Meanwhile Obama is cowering in the white house fearful of the earth bursting into flames unless we pass cap-and-trade, and certain the entire government will collapse if he doesn’t get a health care bill to sign in the next couple of weeks. Fear is a strange thing indeed.
Hillbilly Deluxe
December 29th, 2009
5:48 pm
Let’s see if I can follow simple directionsjosef nix
December 29th, 2009
5:49 pm
Mrs. G, AmVet and Akmed…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cCspBW8O8c&feature=related
Hillbilly Deluxe
December 29th, 2009
5:49 pm
Hot damn!!!!!!!
RW-(the original)
December 29th, 2009
5:51 pm
josef,
You can poke him if you want, but all you’ll get is that Obama is trying to get to the bottom of what happened by searching high and low for some Bush
scapegoatholdover to pin it on.@@
December 29th, 2009
5:53 pm
I guess “the other side” wants to discount a military commander’s assessment along with Obama’s SoD, Gates.
At Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Tuesday Admiral James Stavridis accused Hezbollah of involvement in the drug trade.
“We have seen in Colombia a direct connection between Hezbollah activity and the narco-trafficking activity,” he said.
The admiral’s comment came in response to a question from a senator seeking more information about concerns first raised by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates before the same committee in January. The secretary accused Iran of engaging in what he called “subversive” activity in several places in Latin America. He called newly-opened Iranian offices in Central and South America “fronts” for interfering in local affairs. — Voice of America
Look at something besides your own polyps while your heads up there.
@@
December 29th, 2009
5:55 pm
Hot damn!!!!!!!
I’ll say!
How'd you do it @@?
December 29th, 2009
5:57 pm
Preface the text with a lesser than symbol immediately followed by the word strike, closed with a greater than symbol. Immediately insert text, followed by lesser than, forward slash, the word strike, followed by greater than symbol.
I wish I had known this when I was texting TigerThanks, @@ that’s good to know.<
Taxpayer
December 29th, 2009
6:03 pm
I think these are the only text options Jay has left us with (didn’t Andy have something to do with that):
<i> italics </i>
<strike> strikethrough </strike>
<strong> bold </strong>
josef nix
December 29th, 2009
6:03 pm
RW
True. And then he’d have to get his handlers’ permission and that would be too much trouble…
So, what’s your New Year’s resolution…?
RW-(the original)
December 29th, 2009
6:10 pm
So, what’s your New Year’s resolution…?
josef,
Not to take up smoking.
@@
December 29th, 2009
6:13 pm
How’d you do it @@?:
For the more complicated stuff, see RW-(the original). You’ll have to get your own room though…mine’s a mess!
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
December 29th, 2009
6:27 pm
Well, the world is about to come to a end. One of my heros, Karl Rove, got divorced, a real Sin. It’s got to be her fault. If she wanted to be married to a handsome man she should of found one to start with. Instead of marrying a guy that looks a little like a frog.
Of course, he could of started it. Maybe he kind of hinted he was going to fire her at the same time he was getting rid of all the US attorneys that wouldn’t do what his party wanted. I expect her to write a book, and it’ll be a humdinger. I’ll be first in line to get it. Not that I’m intrusted in details, you understand. I just want to know Current Events.
Have a good night everybody and pray for TurdBlossom. He’ll need it in a few months.
Hillbilly Deluxe
December 29th, 2009
6:29 pm
Compared to the nicknames that some of the people I know have, TurdBlossom is fairly tame.
@@
December 29th, 2009
6:32 pm
An intelligence report acquired by the Associated Press said Iran is seeking to import 1,350 tons of purified uranium ore from Kazakhstan, The USA Today reported Dec. 29. An unnamed official from the country that issued the report said Kazakh government employees were negotiation the deal independent of the Kazakh government. The report also said Tehran is willing to pay $450 million to acquire the uranium, and that the deal could be completed within weeks.
Tic toc…tic toc…tic toc
josef nix
December 29th, 2009
6:32 pm
Redneck–
Don’t worry, it won’ have none of the big words in it…
josef nix
December 29th, 2009
6:34 pm
@@
And Bibi? Anybody heard from him?
@@
December 29th, 2009
6:42 pm
Bibi? Right now he’s working with Egypt on a peace initiative with Palestine. Egypt is impressed with what Israel has offered. Refused to give details though. I hate it when they do that.
Sydney
December 29th, 2009
6:49 pm
How do we deal with “all Muslims are not terrorists but almost all terrorists are Muslims?” You must use reasonable profiling and to not do so is plain stupidity.
Political correctness is like smoking. Given enough time it “will” kill you.
My citizenship as an American is cheapened – not enhanced – if a foreign terrorist has every right that I have.
@@
December 29th, 2009
6:55 pm
josef:
I found a Jewish fella with a sense of humor and positive outlook.
The Region: Overcast with a chance of nuclear weapons
In summation:
The world needs the US leadership to learn a great deal real fast. Let’s hope that happens in the year to come.
but Obama’s such a sl-o-o-o-w learner.
4youreyesonly
December 29th, 2009
6:58 pm
DoggoneGA No I’m not scared.
Sydney
December 29th, 2009
6:58 pm
My dog sleeps about 20 hours a day. She has her food prepared for her.
She can eat whenever she wants, 24/7/365.
Her meals are provided at no cost to her.
She visits the Dr. once a year for her checkup, and again during the year if any medical needs arise.
For this she pays nothing, and nothing is required of her.
She lives in a nice neighborhood in a house that is much larger than she needs, but she is not required to do any upkeep.
If she makes a mess, someone else cleans it up.
She has her choice of luxurious places to sleep.
She receives these accommodations absolutely free.
She is living like a queen, and has absolutely no expenses whatsoever.
All of her costs are picked up by others who go out and earn a living every day.
I was just thinking about all this, and suddenly it hit me like a brick in the head,
Holy Moly, my dog is a democrat!
@@
December 29th, 2009
7:05 pm
Hey! Southern Sudan wants to secede from the North.
Stratfor–Sudan’s parliament approved a law Dec. 29 governing the format of a referendum on the issue of Southern Sudanese independence, scheduled to be held in January 2011.
Howevah…..
While Southern Sudan could end up voting in favor of secession, Khartoum maintains a de facto veto in the use of military force to keep Southern Sudan (and, more importantly, oil-rich regions such as Abyei) locked into union with the north.
So what’s the point?
I wish you guys could see the picture. The leader of southern secession is a black guy in a black, ten-gallon Stetson.
eagle scout
December 29th, 2009
7:09 pm
Sydney … I have two dogs and a cat and they live just like your pet.
And, by gosh I am a registered democrat…Funny, how that works!
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
December 29th, 2009
7:13 pm
Ah, yes, Jim Webb has found good use for taxpayer Porkulus dollars-
$168,000 to the Escape Massage Parlor in Virginia.
3430 Pump Rd, Richmond, VA
Pump Road, eh?
Hillbilly Deluxe
December 29th, 2009
7:15 pm
Holy Moly, my dog is a democrat!
Us historically minded people are wondering if that dog is yellow.
danjonglee
December 29th, 2009
7:22 pm
Screening old white ladies is our best defense….or people with the last name Jones…
@@
December 29th, 2009
7:23 pm
…and today’s Blue Dogs are “SUPPOSED” to be Boll Weevil dems from the 80s….until the far left choked ‘em blue in negotiations, that is.
md
December 29th, 2009
7:26 pm
Unlike your dog Sydney, there are many democrats that know they are taking advantage of others.
TnGelding
December 29th, 2009
7:28 pm
The young man obviously was disturbed and conflicted. He’ll express remorse and ask forgiveness once the enormity of his actions sink in.
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
December 29th, 2009
7:36 pm
Steyn says we need to start thinking outside of the boxers and only let fliers travel in thongs.
@@
December 29th, 2009
7:38 pm
Lawd ah mercy! Say it ain’t so.
Haskell said he and his wife were sitting on the ground near their boarding gate in Amsterdam, which is when they saw Mutallab approach the gate with an unidentified man.
Kurt and Lori Haskell are attorneys with Haskell Law Firm in Taylor. Their expertise includes bankruptcy, family law and estate planning.
While Mutallab was poorly dressed, his friend was dressed in an expensive suit, Haskell said. He says the suited man asked ticket agents whether Mutallab could board without a passport. “The guy said, ‘He’s from Sudan and we do this all the time.’”
Mutallab is Nigerian. Haskell believes the man may have been trying to garner sympathy for Mutallab’s lack of documents by portraying him as a Sudanese refugee.
The ticket agent referred Mutallab and his companion to her manager down the hall, and Haskell didn’t see Mutallab again until after he allegedly tried to detonate an explosive on the plane.
About an hour after landing, Haskell said he saw another man being taken into custody. But a spokeswoman from the FBI in Detroit said Mutallab was the only person taken into custody.
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2009/12/flight_253_passenger_says_at_l.html
Hopefully they’re just looking for their fifteen minutes. Other passengers witnessed the same thing though.
Rightwing Troll
December 29th, 2009
7:46 pm
Iran is seeking yellowcake???? hmmmmmm… now where have I heard that line before???
Bruno
December 29th, 2009
7:53 pm
“No one. There never was a ban on stem cell research. Obama’s admin lifted the ban on FEDERAL FUNDING of stem cell research. Get your facts straight.”
Doggone–I think it’s you who needs to get her facts straight. Prior to Bush, there was no federal funding for stem cell research whatsoever; the funding began under Bush. As such, to speak of a Bush “ban” on stem cell research is plain dishonest.
@@
December 29th, 2009
8:03 pm
Woman maimed by suitor fears more reprisals
I looked at the start button for three minutes before finally looking at the damage to her face.
You get to vote. Eye for an Eye or punishment too harsh. “Connect the World – Does Revenge Punishment Work?”
Rauf Ahmed, a local elected official jumped into the conversation. “Let me explain something to you. In our society women are weak, we all agree on that. So it’s up to the government to make sure that women are able to get justice and revenge.
“We want this type of a strict punishment, so that it will be a lesson to other potential offenders so they won’t dare to do such a thing in the future.”
Thalia
December 29th, 2009
8:13 pm
The goal is not to terrorize – the goal is to eliminate all non-Muslims and institute Islamic sharia law worldwide… this is what the Koran demands – there will be jihad until only Allah is worshiped… and we haven’t been doing half of the things the author of this piece suggests we are doing…and the things being done are half-assed, ill-advised, and impotent measures that ignore the reality of what Islamic jihad is and what the real goal is. Something that seems to have escaped the author as well. If they just wanted to terrorize they’d constantly be claiming they have nuclear weapons and wouldn’t spend the majority of their time killing Muslims.
Bruno
December 29th, 2009
8:24 pm
“You get to vote. Eye for an Eye or punishment too harsh.”
Call me “liberal” if you like, but I don’t think it is a legitimate governmental function to maim its citizenry.
AmVet–You surprised me with the Gap Band selection. These days, i listen to either the Dead or R & B oldies. Here’s another gem from the 80s:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2eU2CG3WN8&feature=channel
Hopefully DDR will miss this one, she’s too horny without her man already!
@@
December 29th, 2009
8:24 pm
Stop the presses! Here’s one for the left’s nosey busybodies. It happened behind closed doors.
ALBANY — Senator Hiram Monserrate behaved recklessly and callously after his companion was hurt during an argument at his Queens home, failing to call 911, dragging her violently through a hallway and taking her to a hospital miles away, according to a State Senate committee investigating Mr. Monserrate.
The report also found that Mr. Monserrate, a Democrat from Queens, refused to take full responsibility for injuring Ms. Giraldo, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the report is confidential. — NYT
@@
December 29th, 2009
8:30 pm
Bruno, I’ll put you down as an opponent of the death penalty then.
Bruno
December 29th, 2009
8:38 pm
I support the death penalty. I don’t support state-sanctioned maiming.
Jenifer
December 29th, 2009
8:41 pm
DeMented is still angry that he has a black president. He and his base are going to stomp their feet and hold their breath to show us their displeasure.
Bruno
December 29th, 2009
8:46 pm
Taxpayer @ 6:03:
I knew if I stuck with you long enough, you would produce a post of some value.
italics
strikethroughbold
Jenifer
December 29th, 2009
8:47 pm
We need to start profiling people who wear underwear.
Bruno
December 29th, 2009
8:47 pm
i-strike-strong. I’ll have to remember that.
Bruno
December 29th, 2009
8:48 pm
“We need to start profiling people who wear underwear.”
Thong or granny, Jen?
Jenifer
December 29th, 2009
8:55 pm
Commando.
Thongs, grannies, boxers, g-strings, tighty whities, jockstraps, all of them. Any kind you could possibly think, or dream, of.
Bruno
December 29th, 2009
8:57 pm
LOL. I’m an old man now, so can only dream these days…..
Hillbilly Deluxe
December 29th, 2009
8:58 pm
Who’s going to check for skidmarks?
Bruno
December 29th, 2009
9:00 pm
HD–You would come up with something like that. Our own resident Larry the Cable Guy.
Bruno
December 29th, 2009
9:03 pm
Sorry for the crappy recording, but a great tune:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC74DLH33VE
Jenifer
December 29th, 2009
9:03 pm
“Who’s going to check for skidmarks?”
Any volunteers?
Jenifer
December 29th, 2009
9:05 pm
With all the shady interaction the C-Street republicants have with developing nations in Africa, an investigation should be opened to follow the GOP money trail through Africa and the Middle East to see if they funded this attack. It makes perfectly logical sense since the right has expressed they will do anything to see this president fail.
@@
December 29th, 2009
9:09 pm
You don’t support the death penalty.
Alrighty din. I support other jurors making the decision. The only time I’ve ever been polled by a D.A. on the question, my answer was “I’d rather not.”
Bruno
December 29th, 2009
9:20 pm
Jen–I’m guessing that you’re a GenXer. A song dedication to you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7aNZlNnyvI
“We’re faithful, we all believe, we all believe it”
Bruno
December 29th, 2009
9:22 pm
Unless you’re addressing another poster, I stated that I am in favor of the death penalty. The two times I was picked for a murder trial, the suspect plead out at the last minute.
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December 29th, 2009
9:23 pm
I read you the first time Bruno. You and I were the only ones discussing the death penalty.
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Sheesh! Again???
NEW YORK (Reuters) – GMAC Financial Services is close to getting about $3.5 billion in added aid from the U.S. government, on top of the $12.5 billion already received since December 2008, the Wall Street Journal reported.
md
December 29th, 2009
9:24 pm
“DeMented is still angry”
Out of curiosity, care to explain why government workers would have a need for a union, they work for the guys that write the laws, so this should be interesting.
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December 29th, 2009
9:25 pm
Oops! sorry ^^^ NYT.