Friday, February 08, 2008

QOTD: Why am I not a Republican (part deux)

"What a welcome. That is so fabulous. And it's such an honor to be introduced by Laura Ingraham."

"It's wonderful to have Laura Ingraham on our side. You know that? She is wonderful."
Ingram spends her career degrading people for their personal lives, most notably sexual preferences. She also told her viewers to call a voter help line all at once so it would tie up the line and make it unusable for the public. It was specifically a Democratic voter help line. That's voter fraud. The Bush administration declined to prosecute.
"Today we are a nation at war. And Barack and Hillary have made their intentions clear regarding Iraq and the war on terror: They would retreat, declare defeat. And the consequence of that would be devastating. It would mean attacks on America, launched from safe havens that would make Afghanistan under the Taliban look like child's play. About this, I have no doubt."

"I'd forestall the launch of a national campaign and, frankly, I'd make it easier for Senator Clinton or Obama to win. Frankly, in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign be a part of aiding a surrender to terror."

"I will continue to stand for conservative principles. I'll fight alongside you for all the things we believe in. And one of the things we believe in is that we cannot allow the next president of the United States to retreat in the face of evil extremism."
All are from fmr. Gov. Mitt Romney's speech 07 Feb 2008, that he was suspending his campaign for President. He was elected governor of Massachusetts because he was moderate and he was willing to work with and among both parties. It's sad that he's thrown that all away for a power grab.

To accuse your opponents of supporting our enemies is low. Slimeball Low. Mitt, are you slime?

Our policies need to be more than talking points. Though many politicians want to paint issues as right or wrong, black or white, they are entirely shades of gray. We've spent decades supporting tyrants and dictators (Hussein, Musharef), mass murderers and criminals (Pinochet, Bin Laden), choosing the side most convenient for our monetary interest while ignoring the ethical questions of supporting butchers.

Mitt, your arguments are worthless. You seek to ignore serious debate and instead paint patriots as traitors. You decry debate and seek defamation. Your positions are so without merit that you attack the personage of those with whom you disagree.

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Thursday, November 01, 2007

State Department is Drafting Diplomats for Iraq

The Department of State is short 48 volunteers for the 252 diplomatic posts in Iraq. In response, the State Department has mandated service from its remaining diplomats to fill the gap.

"It's one thing if someone believes in what's going on over there and volunteers. But it's another thing to send someone over there on a forced assignment. And I'm sorry, but basically that's a potential death sentence, and you know it."
-- Jack Croddy, U.S.A. Department of State, Foreign Service (36-year veteran)

[Update 20071104: I previously posted "only received 48 volunteers", which was incorrect.]

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Wednesday, October 17, 2007

QOTD: How do you spell Irony? I-R-A-Q

"If Turkey were to give itself the right to interfere in Iraq militarily, what is there to stop other neighbors from doing so?"
--Barhim Salih, Iraq's deputy prime minister

"[An invasion would be] violating the sovereignty of another country and is against international laws and treaties."
-- Jamal Abdullah, an Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government spokesman

"There's a better way to deal with the issue than having the Turks send massive troops into the country."
--George W. Bush, U.S. President and Hypocrite Extraordinaire

[All from the Most Trusted Name In Sensationlism]

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