Chris Matthews is at his best when he's embarrassing right-wing blowhards by revealing how little they actually know about the subject they are ranting about (like this great war debate from a year ago). Tonight, the topic was Bush's slanderous remarks in Israel.

One of his guests was right-wing pundit Kevin James, who proudly hailed the President's remark, insisting (loudly) that Sen. Obama is a Neville Chamberlain-esque appeasing terrorist lover. Apparently, Chris could smell the ignorance, and decided to ask James point-blank what exactly Chamberlain did. James ignores the question, continuing to scream "appeasement! appeasement!", while Matthews demands that he simply answer the question. Finally, after a few minutes of that (seriously), Matthews had it-

MATTHEWS: "You don’t know what you’re talking about, Kevin. You don’t know what you’re talking about. Tell me what Chamberlain did wrong."

JAMES: "Neville Chamberlain was an appeaser, Chris. Neville Chamberlain was an appeaser, all right?" […]

MATTHEWS: "I've been sitting here five minutes asking you to say what the president was referring to in 1938 at Munich."

JAMES: "I don’t know."

MATTHEWS: "You don’t know, thank you."

And then, in true Bush defender style, having been defeated, James pretended he had never personally accused Obama of any such thing.

This was an amusingly good 'the emperor has no clothes' moment and kudos for the politically schizophrenic Matthews for exposing it. As Matthews clarified, "there's a difference between talking to the enemy and appeasing... appeasing is giving away things to the enemy," and then he gave poor Mr. James a history lesson as he flopped around like a fish. "We are talking about people with a blank slate in terms of history here!", Matthews exclaimed! Hey Chris, history is for elitists.

True warriors know that facts are pesky things. Just talk about 'strength' and scream a lot.

does pep boys reset a car's on board computer for free like auto zone does? furthermore, do they do state inspections?

Bought this on a whim, really liked it, beat it, haven't touched it since.
It's been played maybe five times (the wireless guitar still has the original batteries in it).
I still have all of the parts, individual boxes, baggies, twist-ties, manuals, etc.
The disc is in perfect shape, as I am anal retentive about my video games and dvds.
It's practically brand new, at a fraction of the price.

These still go for $170 brand new, so you're saving more than fifty dollars.
Comment with an email or AIM screenname if interested, and we'll get in touch.
I'd love to get this sold today or tomorrow.


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Bought this on a whim, really liked it, beat it, haven't touched it since.
It's been played maybe five times (the wireless guitar still has the original batteries in it).
I still have all of the parts, individual boxes, baggies, twist-ties, manuals, etc.
The disc is in perfect shape, as I am anal retentive about my video games and dvds.
It's practically brand new, at a fraction of the price.

These still go for $170 brand new, so you're saving more than fifty dollars.
Comment with an email or AIM screenname if interested, and we'll get in touch.
I'd love to get this sold today or tomorrow.


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Thanks to rain, I won't be seeing the New Kids on the Block tomorrow. Fuck. Here's news...

Ralph Nader, you can't hog all the fun... Bob Barr (former GOP congressman who reveled in the Clinton impeachment, but who's redeemed himself as a critic of Bush-era Republicanism) is running for President as a Libertarian.

Meanwhile, John McCain is getting criticized just because a number of his top campaign staffers are lobbyists who have represented the leaders of dictatorial nations such as Myanmar, and Somalia, and Saudi Arabia. I'm sure the liberal media will make him reject and denounce these men immediately! {*holds breath, passes out*}

And McCain also defends his not voting for the the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act by singling out a 14-year-old girl in the audience for her concern on the issue. Oh, and also by some cut-and-paste GOP anti-lawyer rhetoric.

And Republicans lie about Sen. Obama's comments on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to score political points.

Moving on from the presidential race (crazy, I know!), the AP reports that the U.S. government finally put the polar bear "under the protective umbrella of the Endangered Species Act on Wednesday, concluding what biologists have been saying for years: the bear is on the way to extinction because of the rapid disappearance of the Arctic sea ice upon which it depends."

In the House, the newest farm bill makes its way along to veto-proof passage.

And this seems to be good news from the House: "The Democratic-led House on Thursday rejected more funds to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as many Republicans angry over the majority party's tactics sat out the vote. It did approve more money for the jobless and an expansion of GI education benefits."

Hold onto your hat, Lou Dobbs! A new study finds that "Immigrants of the past quarter-century have been assimilating in the United States at a notably faster rate than did previous generations". But but, they can't be true, can it?!

Finally, Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) threatens to kick Karl Rove's ass (metaphorically).

do you know about loving day? It's coming up June 12th and isn't nearly as smaltzy as it sounds. As a black man married to a black woman it's not personal for me in that way but as the product of a interracial marriage it's very personal in another.

If this has been posted, throw your shoes at me & Free Post the hell out of it. But this was sent to me earlier. This is a rap battle featuring Envy and an obviously mentally challenged Eli Porter. I have read a lot of commentary about this video and as one person stated: "It's almost like a Dave Chappelle skit" and another said "Everybody in the video appears to be mentally challenged to some extent." I have no words!!!! *SHAME*

All I can do is shake my head at these a**holes.  It was expected, but it still makes me so mad...

I am moving in with someone so I need to get rid of a bunch of stuff, plus I really need some cash. Thanks. I think I finally remember how to do this LJ cut business. Here's hoping I do it right. Either reply to the post or email me at avril_is_not_punk@yahoo.com.

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The Pentagon was forced to release a series of documents that helped the NY Times uncover the story of the military analysts/media propaganda efforts, and people are finding all sorts of interesting tidbits inside.

One such tidbit was a transcript of a meeting then-Sec. Rumself had with some of these analysts, shortly after the 2006 elections and the announcement of his impending resignation. They discussed the state of Iraq, among other topics. In one part, when Lt. Gen. Michael DeLong lamented the lack of "sympathetic ears" for their vision for the war on Capitol Hill, Rumsfeld responded-

"This President's pretty much a victim of success. We haven't had an attack in five years. The perception of the threat is so low in this society that it's not surprising that the behavior pattern reflects a low threat assessment. The same thing's in Europe, there's a low threat perception. The correction for that, I suppose, is an attack. And when that happens, then everyone gets energized for another [inaudible] and it's a shame we don't have the maturity to recognize the seriousness of the threats."

Yessir, it's a goddamn shame that terrorism isn't the all-powerful, daily threat that it's made out to be, and a shame that terrorists haven't killed as many people as we'd have liked in recent years, because it's really hard to get people behind our policies without the proper levels of fear. A real tragedy that the President's vision has been 'victimized' by the lack of carnage on American soil.

It should be noted that this type of mentality is sadly quite prominent in the far-right GOP base. Part of what this election is about (to me, anyway) is sweeping these people out of positions of power in our political structure. And then we may have to deal with the horror of a sanity-based approach to the terrorism issue.

[PS- Media Matters has a great report on the media and the analyst story.]

So, I am at my wits end looking at craigslist and the denton record chronicle and monster and yahoo ... perhaps you, dear stranger, know who's hiring in Denton?

Any leads would be greatly appreciated!

Amy

http://www.achewood.com/index.php?date=05152008

Achewood strip for Thursday, May 15, 2008

Keep me in your thoughts, I'm running to be a National Delegate for Obama!

Here are some pics to tide you over while I'm gone 

Lori Drew has been indicted by a federal grand jury for her role in the MySpace suicide case. She's facing a maximum of 20 years in jail. I'm so glad they're going to actually try to lock this trifling specimen up.

McCain believes Iraq war can be won by 2013
By GLEN JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer





Republican John McCain declared for the first time Thursday he believes the Iraq war can be won by 2013, although he rejected suggestions that his talk of a timetable put him on the same side as Democrats clamoring for full-scale troop withdrawals.

The Republican presidential contender, in a mystical speech that also envisioned Osama bin Laden dead or captured, and Americans with the choice of paying a simple flat tax or following their standard 1040 form, said only a small number of troops would remain in Iraq by the end of a prospective first term because al-Qaida will have been defeated and Iraq's government will be functioning on its own.

"By January 2013, America has welcomed home most of the servicemen and women who have sacrificed terribly so that America might be secure in her freedom. The Iraq War has been won," McCain told an audience of several hundred here in the capital city of a general election battleground state.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080515/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_governing_style

( Liagra ) For once an email forward that was worth opening. 13ascension sent this one to me and I had to share.

ARLINGTON, Wash.—A former Washington state social worker has been accused of faking brain cancer to avoid work. Theft charges were filed Tuesday against Sandra Dee Martinez, 40, formerly of Mountlake Terrace, who was employed by the Department of Social and Health Services in Arlington.
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According to investigators, Martinez presented fake letters that appeared to be from doctors saying she had malignant brain tumors. Prosecutors wrote that she received $21,000 worth of paid leave and took advantage of sick days donated by co-workers last year.

Prosecutors wrote that Martinez came under scrutiny after using a neighbor's computer and leaving one of the letters on the printer.

Arlington Police Chief John Gray says Martinez has moved to another state and won't speak with investigators.

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