President Barack Obama meets with Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham in the Oval Office to discuss Syria, Sept. 2. National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice is at left (Photo by Pete Souza)
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BadabingBadaboom!!!!!
Laaaaaaaaaaaayla!!
Chiiiiiiiiips!!! This is the best pic evah!!!!!!
Without a doubt, HALL.OF.FAME!
Good one to come in first! Congrats!!! š
Her name is…well you know her name.
LOL!
Congratulations, Layla.
TY vl! Hope all is well with you
thats what i am talking about
I don’t know how he looks so cool & collected sitting in room with these two buffoons… oh that’s right he’s the PRESIDENT.. and John McCain isn’t…. oh and Susan Rice!! woohoo..
You just know PBO is chuckling…on the inside!
That picture is priceless!!!!
Ya notice graham and mccain are both wearing suits and ties – lol! But their asshattery still shines through. And I love my President and NSA Susan Rice – oh yeah!
Clothes do Not make a man. š
Ahem…she is National Security Advisor Ms Susan Rice and they had better take it and LIKE it.
I can’t stop laughing!!! š
It’s majestic!!!! š
I LOVE how PBO’s clearly addressing Dr. Rice. You know, kinda like, “So, Susan, what do you think of these suggestions? Kinda OK or just plain soppy?”
Is she holding in a snicker or two?!!!
My stomach hurts trying to hold it in now. I can’t imagine what that must’ve been like for her.
GLORIOUS!!! Just GLORIOUS!!
Dudette, you know the way there’s often a funny bit at the end of West Wing Week….. what I wouldn’t give for this week’s one to show McCain and Graham’s faces when they spotted Susan in the Oval!
Truly Priceless!
YES, THIS!! Full on with Josh Earnest’s superlative narration!!
Perfect!!!! š
Bahahahahahahahaha.
I remember this photo from one of the debates. It is just as funny now. š
An attractive image, COS!
This photo exemplifies john mccain to a “T”. Childish, boorish and arrogant.
I’m so stealing that! LOL!
PBO is THE MAN!! I’m weeping here!!
For Real! {{{ hi-five }}}
{{{{ terrorist fist-bump!! }}}}
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As Al Pacino would say” Say hello to my little friend”!
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This is the best incarnation of Karma I’ve seen all year – apart from January 21, 2013 right around noon, of course.
Isn’t it though? What I wouldn’t give to be White House staff — photographer, maid… whatever — at that very moment. š
I would be happy just being a fly in the room – nowhere near President Obama’s swatting hand, of course…
Tee-hee!!!
Tee-hee-hee, I would just love to be that legal pad and pen that National Security Advisor, Dr. Susan Rice is holding. I would love to see what she is writing for POTUS to read after these two bitter old misery men leave the Oval Office..
Theo67, yes indeed, “the best incarnation of Karma I’ve seen all year-apart from January 20th and 21st around noon, of course.” Remember he took it twice with Chief Justice Roberts this time because of the dates.
I love how those Karma effects just go and get things done for the people who deserves to have things be righted for them and the clowns have to sit there and see it for themselves.
I studied the photo, and I fell out screaming as Sen. Lindsey is turning five shades of red and Sen. McCain is trying to figure out if he is POTUS or VPOTUS. I love the seating arrangement. Our President is a bad.., Mr. President. I told these foolish fellows Not to mess with the Man. But these foolish fellows just will not listen to me. So they will just have to keep meeting like this. Sorry fellows. Listen the next time. HZ
you betcha. Actions have consequences.
I am a non-interventionist by nature. But I am not the President of the United States, who isn’t also called The Leader of the Free World for nothing. Those against the President, who have been trying to find anything that they can to discredit him with since January 20, 2009 thought they finally had something. The GOP was going to sit on the sidelines, and if the President had taken unilateral action and it went poorly,they were going to try and use this as an excuse for which to impeach the President. The MSM would have gone along with it. The President IS the smartest person in the room. So now he hss told the Congress to do their job,requesting a vote. Hard to impeach the President, when you’ve taken an on the record vote for the same issue. I do not believe for one moment that the emos care two shyts about dead Syrians. They are only a means by which to insult the President.
I am soooo sick of this emocrap!!!!
So am I. I really think some of them are around the bend enough to have a stake in supporting Russia on this – yes, RUSSIA – because their dear little hero Snowden is there.
You are not alone, Layla!
The President plays the long game again. They yelled and screamed about the possible SoS appointment, and in the end? There’s Ms. Rice front and center.
They never learn.
Ha!
Hollah!!!
This is the sweetest and most polite ‘up yours’ I have seen in years.
Almablanca(@Vetiveral24, it is indeed “the sweetest and most polite ‘up yours’ I have see in my years watching and participating in this process. That is another reason why I love this beautiful man. He does not play their foolish crap and he finds the most beautiful poetic way to say it so nicely. (Nicely, I said) You got me. I think you do. Go on Mr. President with you fine and bad self. We love you!!!HZ
I’m surprised Pete’s photo came out as clear as it did with all the laughing he had to hold inside. That is just a gorgeous picture. Just makes me wanna do my maniacal laugh…I think I will…here goes – MUU-UU-UU-UU-AH-AH-AHHHHH!!!!! That felt good! HA!!
Bundle together WHITE SUPREMACY and Money…..and there’s no shock about what’s happening here.
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South Dakota commits shocking genocide against Native Americans
by: Albert Bender
June 3 2013
Genocide is not too strong a term for what is now happening in South Dakota. The huge, shocking violation of legal and human rights being carried out by the state is tantamount to genocide against the Native American nations, the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota Sioux, residing within its borders. It is the abduction and kidnapping by state officials, under the cover of law, of American Indian children.
This is a gross violation of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) of 1978. Further, these abominable kidnappings are being upheld by the courts of that state.
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Typically, DDS would receive a false report of child neglect on a given reservation and without any legal authority would snatch the child in question without any notification to the child’s relatives. In one such instance DSS abducted a young boy when he left his relatives to use the restroom while family members were attending a high school graduation ceremony. It was weeks before his family found where he had been taken.
Aside from the genocidal racism involved there is a financial motive on the part of the state. South Dakota receives $79,000 from the federal government per year per child for every Native youngster it removes, but provides only $9,000 to a white foster home. The remaining $70,000 is deposited in state coffers.
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The best approach to this crime against humanity is by the following initial checklist:
1. Over 700 American Indian children are removed by South Dakota state officials from their homes every year.
2. These hundreds are sent to white foster homes or group homes.
3. Many are adopted by white families.
4. Indian children account for 13.8 percent of the state’s child population, yet they represent 56.3 percent of the foster care population.
5. Of the hundreds of Native children in foster care in 2011, 87 percent were placed in non-Indian homes while Native foster homes went empty.
6. Because of its targeting Native children, South Dakota is currently removing children from their families at a higher rate than the vast majority of other states in the U.S.
http://www.peoplesworld.org/south-dakota-commits-shocking-genocide-against-native-americans/
This seems purposely slanted, lacking the full story and some truths. Sadly, for many reasons, there are many problems in those communities, lots of substance abuse and child neglect and abuse and likely real reasons to rescue those children and move them to safer, healthier environments.
So …now the French, the Germans, the Sec Gen’l of the U.N. all know that it was the Sarin was used under Assad’s orders. Well, Angela Merkel can deal with Putie at the G20.
IĀ“m pretty sure she will. ThatĀ“s the one practical thing that comes from growing up in GDR: you learned Russian.
Well, so far she’s against intervention, so we’ll see. PBO will undoubtedly be having a major tete a tete with her.
Carolyn, I don’t think “the Sec Gen’l of the U.N.” has said said any thing yet. You may be mistaking him with the Secretary General of NATO who has emphatically stated that the evidence shows the Assad regime in Syria unleashed chemical weapons on it’s people. Without a doubt, evidence is mounting to support what President Obama and Sec. Kerry said.
Of all people who ought to understand the horror of gassing human beings to death, it ought to be Chancellor Merkel, if the world would had stood up to Hitler earlier all those Jews wouldn’t have been murder.
That’s a sweet picture!
It was worth me pulling over to see why my phn pinged š
Both Gwen Ifill and Andrea Mitchell sent out critical tweets because the caption does not include Susanās Rice nameā¦now they have become champions for Susan Riceā¦I do not remember them raising their voices in her defense when she was being attackedā¦
Don’t know about Gwen, but Andrea was a joke and played along.
The pic is pure irony!
yes…it is…
Indeed.
OOps the caption has changed…
Andrea Mitchell gets on my nerves. Gwen Ifill…not so much. I don’t know her “ways” as well as Andrea’s…that chick just bothers me.
Sing, celebrate… sing, sing, celebrate!!!
Bringing this over from the last thread
Happy Labor Day TOD family
A great video to watch and share
Terrific message! Thanks for sharing!
Will be interested to see how this count changes
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/09/02/where-the-votes-stand-on-syria/
I love how the media thinks it can count the votes. No-one in the UK thought Cameron was going to lose the vote – whatever the media say – I’ll go for the opposite. The only worry I have is that William (never correct) Kristol thinks the gop will vote for intervention.
EMBARRASSING MEDICAL EXAMS
At the beginning of my shift I placed a stethoscope on an elderly and slightly deaf female patient’s anterior chest wall.
‘Big breaths,’ . . . I instructed.
‘Yes, they used to be,’ . .. . replied the patient.
Submitted by Dr. Richard Byrnes,
Seattle , WA
While acquainting myself with a new elderly patient,
I asked, ‘ How long have you been bedridden? ‘
After a look of complete confusion she answered . . .
‘Why, not for about twenty years – when my husband was alive.’
Submitted by Dr.. Steven Swanson-
Corvallis , OR
I was performing rounds at the hospital one morning and while checking up on a man I asked . . . ‘ So how’s your breakfast this morning? ‘ ‘It’s very good except for the Kentucky Jelly. I can’t seem to get used to the taste.’ Bob replied.
I then asked to see the jelly and Bob produced
A foil packet labeled ‘KY Jelly.’
Submitted by Dr. Leonard Kransdorf,
Detroit ,
A nurse was on duty in the Emergency Room
when a young woman with purple hair styled
into a punk rocker Mohawk, sporting a variety
of tattoos, and wearing strange clothing,
entered . . . It was quickly determined that
the patient had acute appendicitis, so she was
scheduled for immediate surgery.. When she was completely disrobed on the operating
table, the staff noticed that her pubic hair had
been dyed green and above it there was a
tattoo that read . . . ‘Keep off the grass.’
Once the surgery was completed, the surgeon
wrote a short note on the patient’s dressing,
which said, ‘Sorry . . . had to mow the lawn.’
Submitted by RN no name,
AND FINALLY!! ! . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
As a new, young MD doing his residency in OB.
I was quite embarrassed when performing female
pelvic exams… To cover my embarrassment
I had unconsciously formed a habit of whistling softly.
The middle-aged lady upon whom I was performing this exam suddenly burst out laughing and further embarrassing me.
I looked up from my work and sheepishly said. . .
I’m sorry. Was I tickling you? ‘
She replied with tears running down
her cheeks from laughing so hard . . .
‘No doctor but the song you were whistling was . . .
‘I wish I was an Oscar Mayer Wiener .’
Dr. wouldn’t ‘ submit his name….
1 MORE
Baby’s First Doctor Visit
This made me laugh out loud..
I hope it will give you a smile!
A woman and a baby were in the doctor’s examining room, waiting for the doctor to come in for the baby’s first exam.
The doctor arrived, and examined the baby, checked his weight, and being a little concerned, asked if the baby was breast-feed or bottle-fed.
‘Breast-fed,’ she replied..
‘Well, strip down to your waist,’ the doctor ordered.
She did. He pinched her nipples, pressed, kneaded, and rubbed both breasts for a while in a very professional and detailed examination.
Motioning to her to get dressed, the doctor said, ‘ No wonder this baby is underweight.. You don’t have any milk.’
‘I know,’ she said, ‘I’m his Grandma’,
But I’m glad I came.
These were good. They had me in stitches.
Happy Labor Day. š
Kewl!!!!!! Let’s all dance…There I go….whootwhoot!!!
there is no corner in an Oval Office HAHAHA!!!!!!!!
I likes that…HA!
Actors probably!!!!!
Or … š
HA! Good one.
More likely from the same crowd who say “don’t let the government near my medicare”. No self respecting actor would look like those folk.
Funny how these kinds of people had no problem obeying orders from Presidents before PBO. And, of course, Iraq was such a pure, patriotic war.
I’m with Birthday Bob in thinking they probably got the gear at an Army-Navy surplus store … but if they are real military folk and get caught, they’ll be in a heap of trouble. And, if they do, I will laugh.
Dear Whoever you are, hiding behind your stupid signs, be a man and show your face. This President is not trying to lie us into a war like G.W. Bush did.
Same man wearing different military hats.
of course the real identities could be determined – if anyone cared to
What a great tweet! I bet you all these pics were already made, and ready to go, based on MSM media speculations about what President Obama was going to announce. I think this explains why they had to use the already made signs to hide their faces. After what the President proposed, they didn’t want to appear to be total idiots.
Delicious ….
#TrustBarack He’s Earned It
You’re a sweeeeeetheart Bob! Did you get your belated birthday card this morning:
Oh thank you Chips. Been a very busy day with work and errands and I must have missed it, but truly appreciate all the lovely greetings and this card. Thank you!
Next year I want a heads up, ya hear me?!
Yes Admiral Chessy Puffs, as our good sailor would say š
except he’d spell ^Cheesy^ correctly š š
Chessy’s good, Bob! Kinda reminds of this:
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She really does have a picture for every occasion – Pete Souza looking worried š š
Ok, at ease sailor!
Where is the belated cake Chips
I don’t want to ruin Bob’s (belated) day, Layla!!
That’s OK Chips! Here I made one for Bob as I am an excellent baker!
That is, well, delicious-looking Layla, I would have been proud of that creation myself!
Ah yes, you would have been, in_deed š š š š š
YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And, hope UT doesn’t peak at it given the ‘bananas’ ……
They are plantain Bob not bananas!!!! Sheesh!
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Sigh.
Thank you Dudette!!!!!
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Hey Bob, I need some credit for provoking you to reveal your birthday. If you hadn’t responded to my comment about how old I was, I doubt that many people at TOD would have known about your birthday. Any way, joking aside, I am so glad that you are getting the love (belatedly) from the TOD community on your birthday. I think you are a real special person who has shared so much wisdom with all of us. I consider you to be a model of what it means to be a true and responsible citizen that President Obama talks about.
I wonder if she is drawing cartoons of them with little thought bubbles over their heads
I think she is drawing/calling them all kinds of “cussy” names. I can think of a few myself.
LOL! š
Or maybe she’s writing I WILL NOT LAUGH IN THEIR FACES I WILL NOT LAUGH IN THEIR FACES I WILL NOT LAUGH IN THEIR FACES.
I could see the dialogue when they walked in and saw her there:
PBO: John, Lindsey, I’ve asked Dr. Rice to join us.
John, Lindsey: Eek!
Dr. Rice: Hi, gentlemen. Been a while. How ya been? Lookin’ a little pale. Have you ever been in the Oval Office before? There’s a rest room behind that secret panel on the wall over the President’s left shoulder, if you need it.
Love that! š
Thanks, sugar!
Happy Birthday Bobfr… and many more!
Thank you!!! š
Man the rail. Liberty call in honor of the Lootenant’s d.o.b. Open bar at the “Slop Chute” until 2300! š
Fantastic, sailor – is that 2300 time or year – I’d prefer year š š š š
Yer heart couldn’t take it, not to mention your liver! š
LOL! š
š š š š Would give it a good try, though ….
And a grand wake it would be! :lol::lol::lol:
Oh, yeah… Susan Rice. Excellent. I love our Prez’s many ways to make inroads into what he needs to get done, despite the unbelievable opposition he faces every single day to everything he wants to accomplish. The Republicans haven’t a CLUE here! I don’t know how he does it. And he does.
Anybody heard any big responses from Congress on this, other than the apparently eternal John McCain’s inevitable appearance on every Sunday program from 9:00 am until noon? HTG, McCain on a Sunday talk show is as much of a regular thing around here as my husband’s having his everything bagel with smoked salmon, cream cheese, capers, and chopped onion. And McCain is much less nourishing!
Gato
So, is this really happening? Russia is sending representatives to lobby the U.S. Congress to deny the proposed response by the President of the United States? And the media is reporting this news as “rare” but are keeping straight faces as they make it seem perfectly normal and reasonable. Really? Russia? Our bosom buddy, our closest ally, the country of our most trusted friend, Putey-poot? Who is going to listen to the Russians and side with them over our president? That will be telling. Patriots! God Bless America. Geezus.
And now I see on ABC news that Assad is going to use children “volunteers” as human shields at likely missile strike locations. Have photo of kids holding signs standing in front of military installations saying “Over our dead bodies” in English, of course.
Assad is a sick bastard.
Wishing a very Happy Belated Birthday to Mr. Bobfr (aka, smart tenacious, kind, dedicated, thoughtful, concise, consistent … warrior – okay that has used up my vocabulary).
thanks a lot for all you do.
wishing you many more blissful years
Thank you very much, Linda!!
http://blogs.aljazeera.com/liveblog/topic/syria-153
The UN says more than 100,000 people have died since the Syrian uprising began in March 2011. More than 1.5 million people have fled the country. Now, after months of inconclusive fighting between government forces and rebels, an alleged chemical weapons attack in a Damascus suburb has escalated diplomatic tensions and fuelled talk of Western military intervention.
Syria 29 minutes ago
Here is AJE’s English translation of the French intelligence statement (Part 4), the original in French can be found here.
The combined attack of 21 August meets a classic tactical approach (the preparation of an artillery and ground attack) and the use of chemical agents is integrated into a coherent tactical maneuver, a military plan, with the rules of engagement of Syrian forces. Credible intelligence from several partners reports specific preparations on the days before August 21.
Conventional aerial bombing and artillery were used between three and four o’clock in the morning on East Ghouta. At the same time, communities in Zamalka, Kafr Batna and Ain Tarma were affected by chemical attack. At six in the morning, a ground offensive by the regime was launched on these locations.
Several sources have reported the use of different artillery rockets, those of the best known stocked (missiles and bombs) munitions. Our analysis confirms that the remains of rockets observed on this occasion lend themselves to the use of chemical agents.
The regime then conducted major land and air strikes on the areas of attack. It sought to delay the arrival of inspectors for several days. This confirms a clear commitment to the destruction of evidence. In addition, soldiers triggered fires, which presumably were intended to purify the atmosphere through the air movement generated.
Our information confirms that the regime feared an attack of scale by the opposition in Damascus during this period. Our assessment is that the regime sought by this attack to loosen the grip (of the opposition) and secure strategic sites for control of the capital. For example, the district of MoadamiyĆ© is located near the military airport of Mezzeh, which houses the air forceās intelligence services.
http://rt.com/news/germany-syria-sarin-intelligence-326/
The German intelligence agency has enough evidence in its possession to conclude President Bashar Assad ordered the suspected chemical attack in Syria, Germanyās Der Spiegel reports, quoting the results of a secret security briefing.
The BNDās President Gerhard Schindler voiced his support for US allegations Syrian President Bashar al-Assadās government ordered the attack on the eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta on August 21, Der Spiegel reported Monday.
The intelligence agencyās chief said that following a thorough analysis his ministry assumes that the regime is the perpetrator of the chemical attack which killed hundreds of people.
Schindler reportedly said in the meeting only the Syrian government were in possession of such agents as sarin. The agencyās experts concluded it was used in large amounts in the Ghouta incident resulting in massive fatalities. Sarin is a neurotoxic gas, high doses of which can lead to paralysis, loss of consciousness, convulsions, respiratory failure, and eventually death.
According to Der Spiegel, a reason behind Assadās decision to deploy the gas was that this was a crucial battle for the capital where the agent might have been meant as a deterrent against rebel forces, but mistakenly the military used too much of it.
In further conclusions, the BND said only Syrian government experts could mix sarin and place it inside small rockets. The process reportedly took place several times prior to the alleged attack which sparked the investigation.
The BND apparently cited new evidence to conclude the agent used was sarin, having intercepted communications between a high level Hezbollah official and Iranās embassy.
More at the link.
This person’s tweets are credible (that’s why he’s always being hounded by trolls) ….
And, I’m seeing reports from the German media that the BND has access to an intercepted call between a Hezbollah member and Iranian embassy that apparently will add evidence of Assad’s involvement in the attack. For now consider it unconfirmed.
This is a BFD
man, things are developing at a fast pace
“Blame Obama!”
This picture made my day, heck, my week! š
You know CTGirl, I think I’ll just keep posting it here for the next, oh, 25 years?
Lol! Yes please!
I will be only be 88 then!!! yeah!!!!
please do!
I love, love, love, ……, love that photo above of POTUS, Dr. Rice in their rightful place and the Karma moment as they face the two pompous morons
Happy Birthday Bobfr š You are an extremely nice person and I am always happy to read your tweets and posts on TOD. Thank you so much for them!!!
Reuters update on Syria—Assad warning of retaliation, further proof his govt. was responsible for chemical attack.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-syria-crisis-assad-20130901,0,1676442.story
MUST. MUST. MUST.
http://immasmartypants.blogspot.com/2013/09/president-obama-is-working-on-bigger.html
Agree df.
Happy Belated:) {{{{Bobfr}}}}
Thank you df!! š
He’s talking about much bigger change than the left purists can even contemplate. Instead of simply doing things like pointing to Bush/Cheney as the criminals, he’s asking us to take responsibility for the country that elected them and the culture that enabled them. In that challenge, he is echoing what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said to those who had gathered to mourn the loss of four little girls after the bombing of their church in Birmingham.
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Extraordinary
Oh man, this man is amazing:
Maybe we should send that picture to Ezra Wife, war on Women Journalist?
Ah, excellent idea Jovie!
Oh Jovie that is to perfect. Do we know her twitter account. I would love to send it to her!
I don’t know her name. š
Annie Lowrey,
@AnnieLowrey
I will send it to her. Thanks
what….
Bobfr is this guy credible?
On this topic, yes Jovie.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/life-style/2013/09/02/Asma-al-Assad-seen-splurging-while-country-burns.html
In the house it’s will be voted down in the senate it will pass!
The Press always predicts doom and gloom…always…
however with so much evidence/proof from not just PBO but the world community/it will be difficult to base a NO vote on not having the true info/they will have to have another reason…
Well Hitler Assad will write a Thank You note to every one of them.
Think about who is more likely to make statements – and then think how many representatives there are. The media continues to bark up the wrong tree.
Just to add – I do not contemplate what the President or the congress should do – but I will NEVER believe the media when it thinks it knows what either will do. The media deserves no respect, nor any acceptance for its wild guesses on political decisions. They see their role to persuade – not to inform.
” The media deserves no respect, nor any acceptance for its wild guesses on political decisions. They see their role to persuade ā not to inform.”
Very well said 99ts! The so called U.S. mainstream media (MSM) are no longer in the business of informing the people. Most, and especially the electronic ones, are simply interested in hype and sensationalism. Others act as the propaganda organs of the right wing Republicans. I don’t know about any one else, but I’ve already decided to heed the call from the president that I have a responsibility to act as a citizen. Consequently, I’ve written my my member of Congress and my two U.S. Senators urging them to support the President. The United States Congress almost unanimously ratified the International Convention banning the use of Chemical Weapons. So how in the world can the U.S. Congress look the other way when there is evidence that a dictator unleashed Chemical Weapons on his people?
The Pentagon…
The Pentagon Press Secretary is absolutely right.
I bet assad is regretting the use of chemical weapons on civilians because by daring to test PBO’s moral campus, he has succeeded in getting the world to sharply focus on Syria.
I am impressed by the way the intelligence departments of western nations are publicly providing the content of the evidence they have collected
Yessssssssssss….
Precisely, Linda.
Fact is, while the attack increasingly appears to have been well planned, tactically, it clearly was an act of desperation. Assad knows the rebels are within a few miles of where he sits and time is not on his side. His desperation has now left him with only two choices, die or The Hague. We can anticipate a lot more people are going to die and that he will be one of them.
Exactly. Check the link @155…..things are not at all good for Assad
sometimes I do not understand WHY it is so hard for national leaders to do the right thing – in this case assad could have defected to Russian – or china
You speak Truth, Bob! What Assad did was clearly “an act of desperation.” But it’s also a heinous act that requires a robust response from the international community.
New Chat Away soon
Been away for a couple of hours, have no idea what’s going on, but… worse than Hanssen???
Hanssen was the model double-agent for Gen Xers.
Yes Indeed Bob! The Snowden enablers, and especially the supposedly respectable papers, the WaPo and the Guardian, must not be left-off the hook!
Wonder if there were any winger heads exploding when this pic came out.
#Teabagger, #NEWSTAINER twitterverse had a meltdown over the shoe-on-the-desk, Dudette … loved every min of their thrashing and gnashing ….
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Well…..
Ha!
Footgate!!!!!! Impeach!!!!!
The President had some important work to do on Syria so he gave the media something to run with for the next 48 hours. The President can always count on the teanuts and baggers to focus on the irrelvant.
Very interesting read….Assad is not in such a great position
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/situation-in-syria-deteriorates-as-west-looks-for-answers-a-919733.html
That’s an important article for many reasons, df, thank you. From my perspective, the most important information is the fact that Assad has full control of only a few airbases and each are easily targeted by Cruise & MOP ordinance. Rendering 7 or 8 air fields inoperable is a matter of moments, not days. And, those are also the sites where the bulk of his chemical weapons are located.
No air force for logistics, Assad’s troops would be out of food, quickly. The rebels know that and so does the Pentagon.
#TrustBarack
Just received an email from CatholicDemocrats.org on Labor Day – very interesting. They’re on it! (Ignore the “donate” part!)
The Numbers Show Two Americas for the Land of Opportunity – One for Whites and One for African Americans and Hispanics, One for Men and One for Women, One for the Rich and One for the Rest
http://tinyurl.com/lmshbnu
https://twitter.com/politaire/status/374590290645880833
what is wrong with the people who choose to destroy the evidence of their community’s heritage?
Wow, Federer is out of the U.S. Open!
Listen to the depth and character of his voice, of his words. AMAZING SPEECH, full of the poetry of his soul. This is the man we believe in, this is the man we work to support and protect.
New post:
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/09/02/the-week-ahead-14/
The next thing you’ll here from the rwnjs is cries for impeachment for making Congress earn their pay.
Evenin’. You might want to bring that forward to the new post, Yardarm!
Thanks gc. I’m kinda busy tryin’ to catch up.
It’s Labor Day and I’m remembering this great DNC speech by Jennifer Granholm