News and Current Events - 2012

[doodler]

Reminds of Sen. Barack Obama,  re Sen. Hillary Clinton:

'Who does she think she is, anyway, Annie Oakley ??'

Sounds like more of a comment about Sarah.

[AZ.bbm]

 

yeah, a different kind of license to carry... 



No doubt, though, that Sarah Palin is certifiable.   

[oilgun]

i agree, i shouldn't have said it that way...i've deleted the post

yes, war is degrading, as you put it...i don't think we send our people to war on a whim...whoever said that if we just bring all troops home from every country, there would be peace, is, in my opinion, very, very wrong.  Men (mostly) will fight.

I just found this to back up my anti-americanism earlier point.

We came, we saw, we destroyed, we forgot
The Anti-Empire Report
by William Blum
July 29, 2011

An updated summary of the charming record of US foreign policy. Since the end of the Second World War, the United States of America has …

Attempted to overthrow more than 50 governments, most of which were democratically-elected.[1]
Attempted to suppress a populist or nationalist movement in 20 countries.[2]
Grossly interfered in democratic elections in at least 30 countries.[3]
Dropped bombs on the people of more than 30 countries.[4]
Attempted to assassinate more than 50 foreign leaders.[5]
In total: Since 1945, the United States has carried out one or more of the above actions, on one or more occasions, in the following 69 countries (more than one-third of the countries of the world):

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Australia
Bolivia
Bosnia
Brazil
British Guiana (now Guyana)
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo (also as Zaire)
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Fiji
France
Germany (plus East Germany)
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Libya
Mongolia
Morocco
Nepal
Nicaragua
North Korea
Pakistan
Palestine
Panama
Peru
Philippines
Portugal
Russia
Seychelles
Slovakia
Somalia
South Africa
Soviet Union
Sudan
Suriname
Syria
Thailand
Uruguay
Venezuela
Vietnam (plus North Vietnam)
Yemen (plus South Yemen)
Yugoslavia
http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2011/07/29/we-came-we-saw-we-destroyed-we-forgot/

[doodler]

Guess Canada and Mexico better mind their ps and qs.

[BillyBobcat]

Guess Canada and Mexico better mind their ps and qs.

We're well aware that our freedom is circumscribed, but thank you for the reminder.

--Bob/BillyBobcat

[kathy]

To oilgun from kathy re your reply today, #377:

     Great post and info; and very true.

kathy     

[Lyle (Mooska)]

Psychologists find gene that helps you look on the bright side of life
by Ian Sample, science correspondent

http://www.fwiw.com

[AZ.bbm]

I just found this to back up my anti-americanism earlier point.

We came, we saw, we destroyed, we forgot
The Anti-Empire Report
by William Blum
July 29, 2011

...
http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2011/07/29/we-came-we-saw-we-destroyed-we-forgot/

So true, only  think it goes much deeper than that...

E.g., they've not mentioned all of the medical and nuclear experimentation that the US has visited upon unwitting folks around the world, including our own citizens, without their consent... (Browse the late 'Steve Kangas' A TImeline of CIA Atrocities)  --Categorically we put the Third Reich to shame, in that respect...

And the fact that we are the only state sponsor of terrorism yet to drop nuclear bombs on two civilian populaces, and the fire bombing of civilians in two other major population centers, Tokyo, Japan and Dresden, Germany.

And, to the folks who cling to the notion that Saddam had to be taken out because" he was killing his own people,"  Who was Pres. Abe Lincoln and his generals killing? - Americans, of course, i.e., "his own people."

[Marge_Innavera]

Guess Canada and Mexico better mind their ps and qs.

Never underestimate  hostile  appeals to liberal guilt.  And I'm saying that as a lifelong liberal.

With the world having shrunk the way it has, no one should believe for a nanosecond that Mexico or Canada would do any differently if circumstances over the past six or seven decades were different.  It's moral superiority for the Dollar Tree shopper; nothing more, nothing less.

[kathy]

So true, only  think it goes much deeper than that...

E.g., they've not mentioned all of the medical and nuclear experimentation that the US has visited upon unwitting folks around the world, including our own citizens, without their consent... (Browse the late 'Steve Kangas' A TImeline of CIA Atrocities)  --Categorically we put the Third Reich to shame, in that respect...

And the fact that we are the only state sponsor of terrorism yet to drop nuclear bombs on two civilian populaces, and the fire bombing of civilians in two other major population centers, Tokyo, Japan and Dresden, Germany.

And, to the folks who cling to the notion that Saddam had to be taken out because" he was killing his own people,"  Who was Pres. Abe Lincoln and his generals killing? - Americans, of course, i.e., "his own people."

Yup.

kathy     

[AZ.bbm]

Nice voice, but in the end I think [Barack Obama would ] be rather hard to swallow...
 (Let your mind wander.......... )

I think it just did!

 

[oilgun]

To oilgun from kathy re your reply today, #377:

     Great post and info; and very true.

kathy     

Thanks kathy!

[Tony_]

 President Obama's first campaign ads have been aired here in Virginia, and they are ok, except, at the end, they have a still photo of him looking idealistically, perhaps even metaphysically, up and off into the distance.  Not gonna work. Too dreamy.

 Meanwhile, watching the GOP debate, this evening, I noticed how the candidates paused, all with the same look, as it was someone else's turn to trash them.  Well, I've never been to the Netherlands, or maybe it's in Germany, where they have a street for prostitutes, where they are in large windows, displaying their wares.  And it did kind of seem to me the candidates were doing the same, waggling their wares, then pausing, with the same expression, to see what the competition was doing.  Very strange.
 Ron Paul was, of course, the exception.  He always seemed to be trying to remember his grocery list.

 So far, I think Santorum is dangerous, because he actually believes his cult-ism.  Romney is someone who might be more like Gerald Ford: pragmatic.  Gingritch does have the fire of Ronald Reagan (who also was considered a scandal, for having had a divorce).  But there is something about Ron Paul, that causes me to respect him, despite my own beliefs that are contrary to his.
  Meanwhile, it's a long way to go, and anything could happen.  I don't see things settling down for most of the year ahead.

[Marge_Innavera]

Nice voice, but in the end I think he'd be rather hard to swallow...

  (Let your mind wander.......... )

No thanks; I prefer homemade sex fantasies.  Enjoy.

[Marge_Innavera]

Washington (CNN) -- In his last State of the Union speech before the 2012 election Tuesday, President Barack Obama will pitch a series of proposals and will address the topics of economic inequality and a government that should ensure "a fair shake for all."

A Democratic source briefed on the latest draft of the speech said Obama's proposals will include:

-- Tax reform so that wealthy Americans pay more and the Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 expire

-- More refinancing for homeowners in trouble

-- Additional tax breaks for companies that bring back jobs to the United States

-- More clean energy incentives

-- Enhanced education and job-training initiatives, especially for high school graduates seeking technical degrees

-- Establishment of the so-called "Buffett Rule" that would set a minimum tax rate for people earning more than $1 million.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/24/politics/state-of-the-union/index.html?hpt=hp_t1



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