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More Fake Outrage, More Wimpy Democrats

Blog: July 17th, 2006

A few days ago, the Democratic Party posted an ad on their website. For once, it was a powerful, effective ad, full of emotional imagery that succinctly presented an unmistakable message: The past six years have been awful, and it’s time for a change. Naturally, the Republicans in Congress and Republican bloggers were outraged! Outraged [...]

Candorville on Stem Cell Research

Blog: July 25th, 2006

Chuck posted the following:
I’d like to make a comment on today’s strip–but I’m afraid it would take too much time. Suffice it to say: We apparently value our own citizen’s lives over those of other country’s citizens. But 10000 in 4 years is less of a holocaust than millions over 30 years. 
First of all, it’s [...]

Calling all spinners — explain how Bush has "made us safer."

Blog: September 25th, 2006

There are times when being right makes you the happiest person in the world, and then there are the times it makes you crap your pants. Guess which one of those times this is. I want every angry, slogan-spouting flag-waiver who’s ever written in ordering me to “leave the President alone, he’s making us safer” [...]

Winning Hearts and Minds, example 29,987

Blog: December 1st, 2006

Disclaimer: Spotted this on SmirkingChimp.com; I have no idea what the source of this video may be, but verified stories coming out of Iraq make this look tame by comparison, so odds are it’s legit. It seems more like a sure-fire method for creating an insurgent, rather than a way to instill a sense of [...]

It’s all in the timing.

Blog: December 20th, 2006

In 2001, according to former terrorism czar Richard Clark, he and others in the government demanded that President Bush pay attention to the threat from Al Qaeda. The White House ignored the demands (instead focusing on apparently more pressing matters, such as Internet pornography), and the entire world is familiar with the results of that [...]

McCain jokes about bombing Iran

Blog: April 19th, 2007

“Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb [Iran]…”-John McCain
All I have to say about that is:
Thank God this guy has little chance of winning the primary, let alone the election.
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Amazing animation: A patrol in Iraq

Blog: May 4th, 2007

This is simply incredible (animation and handling of the subject matter):
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