I saw it on the internet

By Avedon from the Sideshow

"U.S. Found Not Trustworthy: British officials are convinced of the same thing that the U.S. public has learned the hard way, that the occupants of the White House are not to be trusted. Their word is not good, and the British government can no longer act on it. The American government is not directed toward the good of its allies, any more than it is the good of the citizens it was elected to serve." That is, they won't accept our government's assurances that it's not torturing people.

At World O' Crap, an encounter with a whacky, pants-wetting article by a right-wing nut inspires "If You Have Nothing To Fear But Fear Itself, Then Make Fear-ade: However, the prospect of Armageddon doesn't seem to bother Kyle-Anne nearly as much as Obama's insinuations that fear is a bad thing, because as Nietzsche said, "Whatever scares the crap out of you without actually posing a threat only makes you a stronger Republican." And this is one woman who's not about to give up her night-terrors and allow herself to be ground down into a bloody pulp by the Politics of Optimism."

Why The New York Times rejected J. Sidney McCain's op-ed submission.

Dday offers a good breakdown of the meandering story of Maliki's support for Obama's withdrawal plan and how the White House has tried to re-spin it. (Also: Victory for Janet Jackson's nipple. And Digby learned who the most loathed cable gasbags are among their peers.)

This linky post from Mick Arran includes the news that, "The NY Times, after 25 years of turning a blind eye, finally explains how the banks got blood from a stone."

Julia expands on her review of the media's love for John McShame.

This whole "purity ball" thing is even creepier when you remember what part of the population is most likely to sexually assault their own daughters.

Scott Ritter on war

The Pew News IQ Quiz

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Shedd: BHO was on a "DEATH WISH" trip, or the "NEWS" was FAKE!!!

CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic:

BHO arrived at a military controlled airfield in Amman on an Osprey V-22, with his traveling sidekicks Sens. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., and Jack Reed, D-R.I. Not one, but four, aircrafts dramatically landed at Marka airport as campaign aides, secret service, and a small protective pool waited for the arrival. Obama soon strutted off of the second V-22, sporting wrinkled khaki pants, a blue oxford and a helmet in hand.

www.snipr.com/33huj aka cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/07/22/politics/fromtheroad/entry4282933.shtml

Barack Obama lands in Jordan

Barack Obama landed in Amman, Jordan, about 2:15 p.m. local time for the next stop on his international tour, arriving from Iraq on a V-22 Osprey helicopter. He stepped off the helicopter wearing khakis and a wrinkled shirt and carrying a black helmet and flak jacket.

www.snipr.com/33hvr aka swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/07/barack_obama_lands_in_jordan.html

TheCarpetBaggerReport.com

Republicans blasted Obama today for flying into Jordan in an Osprey aircraft, which Obama has opposed in the past. There’s just one problem — McCain also criticized the Osprey, and also flew in one during his Iraq trip in May.
www.snipr.com/33hwd aka tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/07/whoops_gopers_attack_obama_for.php

Back in 2007, McCain dismissed the Osprey as untested and too costly. You can see pictures of McCain arriving in the Osprey and the full story here:
www.snipr.com/33hwd aka tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/07/whoops_gopers_attack_obama_for.php

Senator Obama has made quite clear that he intends to eviscerate our most advanced defense programs. In a message to Caucus 4 Priorities, a liberal pacifist organization, (available on YouTube), the Senator called for major cuts in defense spending, for slowing or suspending the development of future combat systems, for the abolition of spending on the "weaponizing of space" ("Star Wars") and the slashing of investment in our ballistic missile defense program. More broadly he promised to support the group's policies. These include:

- reducing the National Missile Defense program to a basic research program; cutting spending on platforms like the F-22 Raptor, the Virginia-class Submarine, the V-22 Osprey airplane/helicopter hybrid, the DDG-1000 destroyer, and the Army's Future Combat System. Also, the group advocates reducing America's force structure by eliminating two Air Force fighter wings and one aircraft carrier battle-group. ...
www.snipr.com/33hx6 aka americanthinker.com/blog/2008/06/post_91.html

And there's some more politics involved regarding 36ea. Marine 1's that smells like another Osprey in the works.

www.snipr.com/33hxc aka amarillo.com/stories/072008/new_news10.shtml

The Osprey V-22 is a DEATH TRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A SINGLE POINT OF FAILURE BOONDOGGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The fact that the "NEWS" said he was on it, means that all the REAL REPORTERS are 6ft under, or that BHO is an IDIOT!!!

FOR THE STRAIT DOPE ON THE Osprey V-22 (that even Vader acknowledged to be a higher risk than a Pinto) see:
http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1665835,00.html

If BHO actually put his life in the hands of a pilot with NO FEAR OF DEATH, as any base-jumper or ultralite extreme flyer will tell you is NO BIG DEAL, then he is an IGNORANT PUTZ. The reality is that since he's a former HARVARD LAW JOURNAL EDITOR, the Osprey V-22 story MUST be a HOAX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

McAncient may be stupid enough to get in a LEMON AIRCRAFT, after ejecting over enemy territory in Vietnam and surviving FACE CANCER, as he has been reported to have done, but BHO is WAY SMARTER THAN JFK Jr. who flew his last flight with a copilot (who he didn't recognize), to his death.

BTW:

Despite that JFK Jr.'s copilot being late having been the reason for his flight departure delay, the tardy boy's body was NOT recovered from the crash site, go figure. Also, due to JFK Jr's ankle injury there was NO WAY that he would have flown over his wife's objection without another pilot on board, it is a misconception that visibility was a factor that was debunked based on time specific flight recorder correlated NOAH weather records, and the ATC response to MIA calls was COMPLETELY BIZARRE, and the state of the master fuel cut-off valve can NOT be reconciled with he "OFFICIAL' story, all FACTS!!!
Even the blackbox recorder's flight path contradicts the premise that it was pilot error, or equipment malfunction, leaving only a SUICIDAL NOSE DIVE as the alternative. BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FOLLOW THE MONEY (George Magazine)!!!!!!!!!!!

Why else would his wife's family have bothered to sue?
THEY'RE ALREADY GIGA RICH FUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!

www.youtube.com/v/26CaVAy6vxU

whatreallyhappened.com/ ... JFK_JR
whatreallyhappened.com/ ... JFK_JR