tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post8280108393962372895..comments2024-03-19T01:52:00.810-05:00Comments on Althouse: "The Obama administration has decided to continue to imprison without trials nearly 50 detainees at the Guantánamo Bay military prison in Cuba..."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28239755152998237692010-01-23T01:37:44.446-06:002010-01-23T01:37:44.446-06:00President Barely is nothing more than an empty sui...President Barely is nothing more than an empty suit that is frankly projecting has academia onto the body politic. What did we as a voting public expect from a man, who really hasn't held a meaningful job in his life, went to a privileged public school in Hawaii, inhaled his way though college only to become a professorial mouthpiece for his own leftist aggrandizing? To further punctuate this non-starter of a politician, he had the audacity to sit in front of an anti-American sermonizer for 20 years absorbing his conspiratorial nonsense on the downtrodden state of the black man, even though he is the Zebra-in-Chief, regurgitating that into his 'skinny kid' speech at the DNC convention in 2004, only to be put up at the last minute as a senatorial candidate in that year against a the sexually scandalized disgraced excuse for an Illinois senator? Pete Fitzgerald left the race with 6 weeks left only to have the RNC put up Alan Keyes as his opponent to the tune of $45 million dollars making it the most expensive senate race in history on a guy no one knew about. He wins, stays a senator for just under two years, does absolutely dick while as a junior senator from the corrupt state of Illinois, and then all of a sudden says, "Hey, I think I can run for POTUS." Seriously? And he wins and we are all mollified and shocked, SHOCKED, that this man has been swinging his incompetence around like a large instrument of doom? Are we surprised by this? He doesn't know what to do? Look at his nonsense with Gitmo, "I'm going to close it within a year. Oh wait." He is incapable of relating to anyone outside of his elite circles. Look at the Massachusetts race ending in a Senator-Elect Brown and look at how this president scoffed and looked down his nose at how Senator-Elect Brown drove a truck. Wow. This is all you've got in telling us, "Hey, don't vote for this guy because he's a republican and a truck driver?" and we are shocked that this is the best he can do. Man, talk about kiss of death. Even the mafia make good on their promises. <br /><br />What you are seeing is the veil being lifted on this liar and fraud. Even as unlikable, for many, as Bush was, you knew that he meant what he said, that he wasn't lying to you, but rather what he was saying was something you just didn't like. This president doesn't even understand what he's doing, he has been completely incapable of keeping a single pledge or promise he made on the campaign trail and he's still going around the world telling the global citizenry how sorry he is for this countries past while making himself relevant as he tries to proclaim how irrelevant America should become. And we have to endure 3 more years of this? He's making Jimmy Carter look competent. Oh, and let's just wait until double-digit inflation and 10%+ interest rates begin anew after the mother-load of inflation hits from his aberrant spending spree couched as a take-over of private industry kicks in. If you people that this man is a moron now, just you wait and let's see how he handles this upcoming crisis, which makes me wonder how his Little Emmanuel is going to deal with it too. If he resigned at his State of the Union speech, I would gain respect for him. Dude, just admit you aren't cut for this job and move on. Oh no, is that Joe Biden sharpening his oratory skills in the wings?Methadrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07828014989470539375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-47964462220418759312010-01-22T18:17:03.175-06:002010-01-22T18:17:03.175-06:00Yeah, but Bush did this without the recommendation...Yeah, but Bush did this without the recommendation of a commission. That was really a bad thing to do. I'm surprised that no one sees the difference.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17424384180201600935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-26291099497090008652010-01-22T17:59:05.568-06:002010-01-22T17:59:05.568-06:00Won't this be a recruiting tool to radicalize ...Won't this be a recruiting tool to radicalize those would-be jihadists?mcculloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03168402889404727565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-36463128188498239662010-01-22T17:36:06.819-06:002010-01-22T17:36:06.819-06:00Montgne illustrates Lefty cluelessness perfectly:
...Montgne illustrates Lefty cluelessness perfectly:<br /><br /><i> Montagne Montaigne said... <br />Hey Hoosier Daddy, I actually KNEW people who have been killed by the Taliban. So, you know, go fuck yourself, you presumptuous prick. <br /><br />I still don't think every Afghan that got sent to Guantanamo is guilty. I actually believe there should be, uhhhhhhh, proof. Asshole.</i><br /><br />1. Lefty claim as usual to the experiential..."I personally knew Taliban victims!!" Unlikely, but allows the Lefty to claim what he thinks is the Moral High Ground.<br />2. Followed by the same-o, same-o Alinsky tactic of demonizing the people the Lefty disagrees with..Cussing is a typical tool of debate.<br />3. Attempting to frame all hostility directed at US citizens in a construct of innocence or guilt where all enemy must be presumed innocent unless "lawyers agree otherwise in civilian courts"...subject to endless appeals - naturally.<br />4. Restating there must be "proof of individual enemy violating some peacetime civilian laws". Despite the obvious fact that 99% of the 250,000 dangerous Nazis we held indefinitely were not able to be convicted of anything.<br />Ignoring that most civilian criminal acts - rape, stealing - are accepted across cultures. You serve time for stealing in Pakistan, Americans would consider you a convicted thief if you somehow got here. But they would consider an OSS saboteur who did to the Japs in China what the Islamoids did on 9/11 - a hero.<br />5. Always throw in Lefty condescention and implication that any who disagrees with a Lefty are either stupid or in need of the state correcting their education to eliminate "wrong thinking".<br />6. Always close with more Alinskyite cursing..as political enemies of the Left are unlike actual Islamoid enemy....It is cool to target, trash, and try to destroy the power or livelihood of such threats to progressivism outside the courts..which of course have always been banked on as tools and enforcers of progressivism on the masses since the days of Robespierre, the Jacobins, the Jewish Bolsheviks, the Chicom "People's Justice Councils".Cedarfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602418702398818596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63489265071500994212010-01-22T17:18:40.300-06:002010-01-22T17:18:40.300-06:00In war, there is generally no such thing as innoce...In war, there is generally no such thing as innocent or guilty. There is a small category of "war criminals" - but 99% of the killing and destruction is done by non-criminal soldiers and all that is enabled through the hard work of non-criminal enemy civilians supplying them with the necessities to wage war. <br /><br />This is one of the most fatuous beliefs - or warping of the mind due to ingorance of what war is and enemies are - that the Lefties currently entertain. That war can be sorted out and resolved only by prosecutors, defense lawyers, and juries determining the guilt or innocence of US Marines, Taliban wives, radical Islamist preachers, Western leaders, US civilians, the Zionists, US taxpayers, and Danish cartoonists. All by two dramatically different legal systems and codes - that Lefties believe - if only the lawyers are good enough - <b>the two systems will agree and peace will break out all over the world</b>. One being a rational Western or Asian system and laws arising from it, the other Koranic and the laws of Sharia.<br /><br />And somehow, an Islamist fighter and his pals will "learn and accept the infidel due process system and decide not to fight anymore - if only we use civilian criminal trials". <br /><br />There are enemy and there are allies. There are combatants and non-combatants. There are no "innocent civilians" just as there is nothing in the act of bearing arms serving your people that makes a combatant (on either side) a "guilty" criminal.<br /><br />Generally, in the past, insistence that the opposition are criminals to be tried in civilian court was the mark of totalitarian regimes or colonialist forces that tried to use "Rule of Law!!!" as a tool of repressing independence movements.<br /><br />We see this tool most recently at work in Israel and China - where all resistance is branded as a civilian criminal act. A Tibetan who fights against Han Settlers taking his land is a criminal. A Palestinian who resists against armed Israeli Settlers backed by the Israeli Army expropriating his family compound in E Jerusalem is only committing crimes - and if not shot in "legitimate defense of returning soil to the children of Zion" - must be tried and convicted in a "fair impartial criminal cour"t manned only by Jews - of civilian criminal acts and imprisoned.<br /><br />Bush helped make this meme as well. As have previous American leaders that say "We must listen to the World's Experts on Terrorism - Our Special Friends!. All-Wise Israelis tell us all Muslim resistors and combatants are to be de-legitimized and treated as criminals. "All insurgents=terrorists=civilian criminals ...who must be found guilty or innocent in a court!"<br /><br />Now, this strategy worked well in Party Line Soviet Courts, German Courts under FueherPrincip, even All-Jewish civilian courts of law hapless Palestinians "criminally violating curfew on non-Jews" were dragged into.<br />It can't work well in the US where Lefties insist that dangerous enemy be "convicted of crimes like bank robbers are". Because many things a dangerous enemy does - scouting, testing security, collecting open intelligence such as blueprints of prominent US buildings, videotaping security deployments at airports, doing dry runs, practicing at US gun ranges ---are meant to further the enemy cause but not in and of themselves "civilian criminal in nature".<br /><br />Truth is an enemy must be fought by rules of war, not rules of criminal statutes formed outside war. The enemy - combatants and non-combatants alike must suffer. Combatants captured locked up, non-combatants denied use of bridges, having the war factory they work at blown up, even targeted if they are in or near a valid enemy military force or facility.Cedarfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602418702398818596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-2512722239712746462010-01-22T16:27:29.936-06:002010-01-22T16:27:29.936-06:00"Heh," Bush said."Heh," Bush said.Freeman Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202310075717963694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88468448545130161702010-01-22T14:48:19.647-06:002010-01-22T14:48:19.647-06:00/marking calendar
Obama does something I like.
K.../marking calendar<br /><br />Obama does something I like.<br /><br />Kind of makes him a liar or whatever, but better that, I think, than a foolhardy President who would release such people.Freeman Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202310075717963694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-75279404201293424742010-01-22T13:59:40.124-06:002010-01-22T13:59:40.124-06:00The great thing about being an empty suit of a pre...The great thing about being an empty suit of a president is, is that you don't have to worry about how far or how deep that emptiness goes.Methadrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07828014989470539375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72615389875167586772010-01-22T13:50:28.007-06:002010-01-22T13:50:28.007-06:00"No, it does not mean they were innocent.&quo...<i>"No, it does not mean they were innocent."</i><br /><br />and many quickly became innocent again with bloody results.bagoh20https://www.blogger.com/profile/10915174575358413637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-59273198335173459952010-01-22T13:14:49.939-06:002010-01-22T13:14:49.939-06:00Does it matter at all to you that we've releas...<i>Does it matter at all to you that we've released the majority of the people that were held at Guantanamo (that means that most of them were innocent)?</i><br /><br />No, it does not mean they were innocent.Fenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734571593963330215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-83511510627860309222010-01-22T12:40:06.442-06:002010-01-22T12:40:06.442-06:00Great, our Affirmative Action Admit will take 3 ye...Great, our Affirmative Action Admit will take 3 years to learn what Bush already knew. <br /><br />Worst. President. Ever.Fenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734571593963330215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-29475462700064983372010-01-22T12:30:13.231-06:002010-01-22T12:30:13.231-06:00Robert Cook:
Then why not get some people togethe...Robert Cook:<br /><br />Then why not get some people together who are of like mind and go to Washington and make some signs and walk around chanting slogans, hopefully with a catchy lilt, against the current war criminal in the WH? Why not a citizen's arrest? Go with your gut on this one.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08258681007386089907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-38030793802029387402010-01-22T12:27:20.795-06:002010-01-22T12:27:20.795-06:00Team O seems to be composed of some slow learners....Team O seems to be composed of some slow learners. But at least they are making progress, bit by painful bit. Perhaps if the Dems get hit over the head with a 2X4 in the mid-terms, Team O will pick up the pace at which they are starting to learn what it means to govern.Richard Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12735773524374061429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-85647326998290384632010-01-22T12:26:47.945-06:002010-01-22T12:26:47.945-06:00The Democrat party needs to apologize to Bush for ...The Democrat party needs to apologize to Bush for the unending crap they gave him about this -and about a host of other issues that were "constitution shredding" and "evil" under Bush but have become perfectly alright under Obama.<br /><br />The PRESS needs to apologize to Bush, too. In fact, the whole freaking country needs to effing well APOLOGIZE TO PRESIDENT BUSH for the crap they pretended to give him on this. <br /><br />Bush was a grown up, a visionary and a PRESIDENT.<br /><br />I am so tired of the fake fool we have in the WH and his posse of ivy-league geniuses who have never run so much as a lemonade stand or met a payroll.Patmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17884455503379229264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-12565603460213746592010-01-22T12:23:04.456-06:002010-01-22T12:23:04.456-06:00That just does it! That just rips it! That's ...That just does it! That just rips it! That's it man, I'm going this very day to join Al-Qaeda in Kentucky!DrSquidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18233461431697128336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-52746096443830813682010-01-22T11:46:53.407-06:002010-01-22T11:46:53.407-06:00"It's good that Obama won for reasons lik...<i>"It's good that Obama won for reasons like this but I wish his term was only for 2 years."</i><br /><br />I assume that by "reasons" you mean lying or being stupid enough to believe he could do such things. I think those are reasons he got elected, but they are very bad reasons.bagoh20https://www.blogger.com/profile/10915174575358413637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-43916722807112591032010-01-22T11:42:13.835-06:002010-01-22T11:42:13.835-06:00I am glad that Obama is having to make these kind ...I am glad that Obama is having to make these kind of hard, reality based decisions. Talk and outrage was so much easier as a candidate and a 1 out of 100 senators.<br />It's good that Obama won for reasons like this but I wish his term was only for 2 years.michaelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06370942132583989253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78130205388305852892010-01-22T11:36:32.590-06:002010-01-22T11:36:32.590-06:00No Bag...BUT if he promised to have sex with the u...No Bag...BUT if he promised to have sex with the unde-age children, he could be held indefinitely, at least until he was judged, "No longer a predator."Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846399206688807076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-6964775107573375542010-01-22T11:36:20.651-06:002010-01-22T11:36:20.651-06:00What if they convert to Christianity, like Mormons...<i>What if they convert to Christianity, like Mormons maybe?</i><br /><br />Well if they converted to Christianity then the lefties would definitely be on board to go to war with them.Hoosier Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12872965118921894534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-43750255764823733252010-01-22T11:25:28.075-06:002010-01-22T11:25:28.075-06:00I'm curious: If a citizen were to attempt to ...I'm curious: If a citizen were to attempt to blow up a school and got caught, but with insufficient evidence for a trial. And while in custody continued to vow to blow up schools if released, would he be able to be detained indefinitely?bagoh20https://www.blogger.com/profile/10915174575358413637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-38632118832504854992010-01-22T11:19:09.205-06:002010-01-22T11:19:09.205-06:00Mr Cook--you do get points for consistency--thanks...Mr Cook--you do get points for consistency--thanks for that.Roger J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12639676792043324100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60095994196779272302010-01-22T11:17:47.403-06:002010-01-22T11:17:47.403-06:00What's sad is that so many actually think this...What's sad is that so many actually think this is the wrong decision. On the other hand, what could possible change that would allow them to be freed. There will be no surrender in this jihad. When they get to be elderly they will be the perfect suicide bombers. Maybe we could sell them to Libya for oil deals. What if they convert to Christianity, like Mormons maybe?bagoh20https://www.blogger.com/profile/10915174575358413637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-75409040901281025422010-01-22T11:12:49.329-06:002010-01-22T11:12:49.329-06:00"But why fling insults at the right when it i...<i>"But why fling insults at the right when it is the current administration holding these 'detainees' indefinitely? It is the current administration turning a blind eye to the murders at Gitmo, the current administration that has refused to stop renditions."</i><br /><br />Where am I flinging (accurate charges) at "the right." Of course it is the current administration holding these prisoners indefinitely and without charge, as did the previous administration, and of course it is this administration turning a blind eye to allegations of murder of prisoners at Gitmo by their keepers. This administration joins the previous one as a criminal administration, and Obama joins Bush in the War Criminals' Club.Robert Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06951286299515983901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-45294022135207194692010-01-22T10:54:37.816-06:002010-01-22T10:54:37.816-06:00Robert Cook: "The American Imperium" W...Robert Cook: "The American Imperium" What an outstanding term!! Longer than "wingnut" but much more smarty pants than "Nazi" or one of the less thoughtful epithets the left is so proud of using. Well done. My 13 year old son has a teacher that explains how the West "imperialized" various locales. You might take that non-word in as additional ammo in your scathing vocabulary. He, my 13 year old, finds the usage especially amusing and has adopted it himself.<br /><br />But why fling insults at the right when it is the current administration holding these "detainees" indefinitely? It is the current administration turning a blind eye to the murders at Gitmo, the current administration that has refused to stop renditions.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08258681007386089907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-33573330592335558582010-01-22T10:52:02.636-06:002010-01-22T10:52:02.636-06:00Haiti, the Jewel in the Crown of the American Empi...Haiti, the Jewel in the Crown of the American Empire.<br /><br />Y'know, even Michael Moore and Oliver Stone won't believe this one.<br /><br />At least until we get another Republican president. When that happens, all bets are off the table.Steve M. Galbraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728237625873443198noreply@blogger.com