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Monday, 21 August 2006
Libtard author Tom Layne's new book, 'The Assassination Of Rush Limbaugh'
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Now Playing: LIBTARD ''TOLERANT, COMPASSIONATE, FREE SPEECH CHAMP'' ALERT
Topic: Lib Loser Stories
 'The Assassination Of Rush Limbaugh'
RUSH FOR PUBLICITY Talk Titan Again Used To Sell Books? Borrowing a page from Al Franken, a Texas- based author apparently hopes that associating himself with talk titan Rush Limbaugh will send units flying off of bookstore shelves. Is it a mere marketing gimmick, or dream come true for El Rushbo's many enemies? With his new political thriller The Assassination of Rush Limbaugh, author Tom Layne will soon find out whether placing into book form this longtime fantasy of some lefties will quickly propel him onto the bestseller lists.  After looking at the two preview chapters available online, it's hard to get a sense of the plausibility of the novel's story line. Here's a brief excerpt:
As Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, it was McCoff’s job to see that a democrat was the next occupant of the White House. He replied, "He’s got to be nearing retirement age. Maybe we’ll just get lucky, and he’ll go away quietly." Jacquiline Hill inserted herself into the conversation. “I’ve heard him say that he never intends to retire, that he’ll probably die behind that damned EIB microphone.” She was, in addition to being Edmund’s wife of thirty-five years, the senior United States Senator from Mississippi. “We should be so lucky,” Governor Hill said. “Maybe it’s time to stop leaving things to luck,” she suggested, her emerald green eyes angry, narrow slits. If McCoff or Governor Hill took her words seriously, neither of them showed it. McCoff said, “Why can’t we find a liberal talk show host to counter his venom?”  “Oh for Christ’s sake, Jerry, who would you suggest?” asked the governor, waving his arms about wildly. “Mario Cuomo tried it. Sam Donaldson tried it. Hell, Al Gore tried back in 2004 to establish a liberal TV network and the liberal Air America radio network. We all know how that turned out.” Edmund Hill was fifty-nine years old, looked ten years younger. He was slim, fit, and handsome with wavy blond hair and gold-hazel eyes. He had attended Ole Miss, graduating Magna Cum Laude, and then topped his class at Mississippi Law but never practiced the profession, going instead immediately into politics. His enemies, as well as a few of his friends, liked to say that he had never held an honest job.
Senator Hill added, “Even if we could find someone, Limbaugh is too far ahead of us. The only way to have a fair chance is to start even. That means getting that son-of-a-bitch off the air.” The Hills and most liberal democrats insisted that Rush Limbaugh had been the main reason Al Gore had not defeated George W. Bush handily in 2000, and they were convinced that Limbaugh was responsible for W’s re-election victory over John Kerry and for Jeb Bush’s narrow victory over Hillary Clinton in 2008 and his humiliation of her in 2012.  “Even if we found a way to get him off the air, Sean Hannity or some other right-winger’d take his place,” offered McCoff, as he finished his gin and tonic and set the glass on the coaster before him on the coffee table.
“No,” the governor said, “not even Hannity could take Limbaugh’s place. Besides, if we could figure out a way to get Limbaugh off the air, we could do the same to Hannity or Savage or Boortz or any of the other right-wingers.” Governor hill stepped over to the bar, a refurbished Empire period cabinet, and poured himself another bourbon and water. He didn’t offer to make another drink for either his wife or his guest.
 Despite a frequent unwillingness to even consider non- fiction titles from conservatives, Layne's Limbaugh novel was apparently a top priority for the New York Times. From reviews posted at the book's website:
"The perfect election-year thriller. A cleverly sinister blend of suspense, politics, organized crime, and America's #1 talk radio host. The who, how and why are so skillfully conceived, then mixed with fact and fiction, that the unthinkable becomes frighteningly plausible. An exhilarating ride with plenty of twists and surprises.” -- New York Times Book Review  “The Assassination of Rush Limbaugh by Tom Layne is an engaging and suspenseful novel about the coming struggle of the American Democratic party and the relentless political power embodied by the Republicans. Featured in the year 2015, The Assassination of Rush Limbaugh is about two immigrant families and their historical clashing as one of them was immediately taken by the right wing political spectrum and the other eased into the Democratic Party's enraged discontent. Very highly recommended reading, The Assassination of Rush Limbaugh is a gripping fictional tale of who, what, how and why Limbaugh’s assassination took place.” -- Midwest Book Review
 "A cabal of high-ranking Democrats plots to kill Rush Limbaugh...[a] political thriller...a devious plot...Ambitious." -- Kirkus Discoveries
For the reviewers, one question: if it were instead called "The Assassination of Al Franken", would you be so quick with the glowing reviews? It certainly appears that Mr Layne knows how to get the mainstream media's attention. Franken - Moore photoshop: Pete at IHillary The Radio Equalizer ~ Brian Maloney ** 'The Assassination Of Rush Limbaugh'
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Updated: Monday, 21 August 2006 12:43 AM EDT
Canada's Suicide Solution, Court orders Quebec to reimburse women for abortions
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Topic: Lib Loser Stories
Quebec told to reimburse women for abortions  MONTREAL -- A court judgment that orders the Quebec government to give more than $13-million to nearly 45,000 women who had to pay for abortions is a victory for women, a Quebec doctor said yesterday.
Madam Justice Nicole Bénard of Quebec Superior Court ruled the province misinterpreted its own medicare law by paying only a portion of the cost of abortions performed in certain women's health centres and private clinics. The judgment in the class-action lawsuit covers abortions performed between 1999 and 2005. Women who wanted the procedure presented their Quebec health insurance card but were then charged between $200 and $300.  Claude Paquin, director of an association that supports access to abortions, welcomed the ruling.
"What the lawsuit was able to get for all women who have had an abortion in the past few years is access to a fund that will be able to cover the $300 they paid illegally," said Dr. Paquin, of the Association de l'accès à l'avortement. It isn't clear when the women will be reimbursed. In Quebec City, Premier Jean Charest said the government will study the ruling. "We feel very strongly that Quebec must continue to have a publicly accessible health-care system where medical care that is medically required is accessible to all citizens," he said. The Globe and Mail ~ Canadian Press - Olivier Bourque ** Quebec told to reimburse women for abortions How many of those 45,000 abortions do you think were "medically required"? Once again we see that the pro-death crowd isn't interested in making abortion rare. By insisting on government funding, subsidizing it, in other words, Quebec will now have even more abortions.
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Sunday, 20 August 2006
Pro-polygamist teens rally in Utah, calling for change in state laws
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Now Playing: THE GAY MARRIAGE ''SLIPPERY SLOPE'' THAT NEVER WAS SUPPPOSED TO HAPPEN
Topic: Lib Loser Stories
There is no slippery slope... there is no slippery slope...
Pro-Polygamist Teens Rally to Defend Their Families in Utah  SALT LAKE CITY -- Calling their lives blessed, more than a dozen children and young adults from polygamist families in Utah spoke at a rally, calling for a change in state laws and the right to live the life and religion they choose.
"Because of our beliefs, many of our people have been incarcerated and had their basic human rights stripped of them, namely life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," said a 19-year-old identified only as Tyler. "I didn't come here today to ask for your permission to live my beliefs. I shouldn't have to." Polygamy is banned in the Utah Constitution and is a felony offense. The rally was unusual because those who practice polygamy typically try to live under the radar. It drew about 250 supporters to City Hall on Saturday, said Mary Batchelor, co-founder of Principle Voices of Polygamy, which helped organize the event. The youths, ages 10 to 20, belong to various religious sects, as well as families that practice polygamy independent of religious affiliation. They said they spoke voluntarily. They gave only their first names, saying they were protecting the privacy of their parents.  Dressed in flip-flops and blue jeans, bangs drooping over their eyes, the teens at Saturday's rally talked on cell phones and played rock music, singing lyrics written to defend their family life.
All of the speakers praised their parents and families and said their lives were absent of the abuse, neglect, forced marriages and other "horror stories" sometimes associated with polygamist communities. Speakers said that with "dozens of siblings" and multiple "moms" they are well supported, encouraged to be educated, and can make their own choices about marriage. "We are not brainwashed, mistreated, neglected, malnourished, illiterate, defective or dysfunctional," 17-year-old Jessica said. "My brothers and sisters are freethinking, independent people; some who have chosen this lifestyle, while others have branched out to a diversity of religions."  First brought to Utah by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1846, polygamy was abandoned by Mormons as a condition of statehood in 1890. The church now excommunicates members found to be practicing plural marriage. It also disavows those who call themselves "fundamentalist Mormons," although most Utah-based polygamists identify themselves with those terms.
Fundamentalists split with the Mormon church in the 19th century and continue to believe plural marriage is the key to eternal salvation. Fox News ~ Associated Press ** Pro-Polygamist Teens Rally to Defend Their Families in Utah
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Demented-crats: Move Over, New Hampshire!
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Topic: Lib Loser Stories
Democrats Set Primary Calendar and Penalties  By Adam Nagourney
CHICAGO -- The Democratic National Committee voted Saturday to penalize 2008 presidential candidates who defied a new nominating calendar devised to lessen the longtime influence of New Hampshire and Iowa, the two states that have traditionally kicked off the nominating process. The sanctions will be directed at candidates who campaign in any state that refuses to follow a 2008 calendar of primaries and caucuses that was also approved Saturday. Any candidate who campaigns in a state that does not abide by the new calendar will be stripped at the party convention of delegates won in that state. The party adopted a broad definition of campaigning, barring candidates from giving speeches, attending party events, mailing literature or running television advertisements.  Iowa will continue to start the voting process, with a caucus on Jan. 14. But under the new calendar, there will be a caucus in Nevada on the Saturday between the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary on Jan. 22. South Carolina will hold a primary at least one week after New Hampshire.
The penalties were adopted in response to threats by New Hampshire officials, who said they might defy the new Democratic calendar and schedule their primary earlier in the year or in 2007 to retain their long-held influence over the nominating process. The New Hampshire secretary of state has the authority to move the primary earlier to make sure it complies with a state law requiring that no state hold any kind of nominating contest within seven days of the New Hampshire primary. Kathy Sullivan, the leader of the Democratic Party in New Hampshire, warned that the calendar vote would create strife for the party and “rob presidential candidates from doing what they need to take back the White House.” “Mark my words, in 2008 when our presidential candidates start to introduce themselves to the American public, the changes in the primary calendar will continue to take attention away from where it should be -- on their visions for this country,” she said. The calendar and penalties were adopted by what appeared to be an overwhelming margin in a voice vote. The decision, which embraces the recommendations of the party’s Rules and Bylaws Committee, is the biggest shift in the way Democrats have nominated their presidential candidates in 30 years. Despite the vote, the fighting over the calendar may not be over. A number of potential 2008 contenders -- including Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts; John Edwards, the former senator from North Carolina; and Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana -- have expressed support for New Hampshire. Several Democrats said candidates might make the calculation that it is worth losing delegates -- assuming New Hampshire defies the party and the party penalizes candidates -- to get the attention that might come from an early New Hampshire victory. A spokesman for Mr. Bayh, Dan Pfeiffer, said that the senator had asked the Indiana Democratic delegation to oppose the rule change, and that he intended to campaign in New Hampshire. “Senator Bayh, should he decide to run, intends to stand by his commitment to New Hampshire,” Mr. Pfeiffer said. “At the end of the day, the D.N.C. and the various states will set the final calendar and all Senator Bayh can do is compete in the contests as they come -- and that includes New Hampshire.” NY Times (Jihad Journal) ~ Adam Nagourney ** Democrats Set Primary Calendar and Penalties
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My Way News ~ Associated Press - Jim Kuhnhenn ** Dems Shake Up Nominating Calendar
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Updated: Sunday, 20 August 2006 5:07 AM EDT
Saturday, 19 August 2006
''Are you SURE you want to remove that?'' Dude with 2 penises wants surgery
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 not sure
Topic: Odd Stuff
Are you SURE you want to remove that?  NEW DELHI -- An Indian businessman born with two penises wants one of them removed surgically as he wants to marry and lead a normal sexual life, a newspaper report said Saturday.
The 24-year-old man from the northern state of Uttar Pradesh admitted himself to a New Delhi hospital this week with an extremely rare medical condition called penile duplication or diphallus, the Times of India said. "Two fully functional penes is unheard of even in medical literature. In the more common form of diphallus, one organ is rudimentary," the newspaper quoted a surgeon as saying. The surgery was expected to be challenging as both organs were well-formed and full blood supply to the retained penis had to be ensured to allow it to function normally, he added. The newspaper did not disclose the identity of the man or the hospital to protect the patient's privacy. 
There are about 100 such reported cases of diphallus around the world and it is known to occur among one in 5.5 million men, the newspaper said. It is caused by the failure of the mesodermal bands in the embryo to fuse properly. The mesodermal bands are one of three primary layers of the embryo from which several body parts are formed.  Yahoo News ~ Reuters **
Are you SURE you want to remove that?
Some replies were funny...  Two words, Porn Star!
He could have made a fortune.
Aren't two heads better than one?
I wonder which one he uses. Betcha he keeps the longest one!
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Updated: Sunday, 20 August 2006 4:28 AM EDT
Friday, 18 August 2006
Dems Pull ''Feel Safer'' Ad
Mood:
 d'oh
Topic: Lib Loser Stories
 Ad Disappears From Dem Web Site
Democrats dropped an ad that Hispanics had criticized as unfairly depicting illegal immigrants as terrorists. The ad had disappeared from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee's Web site Thursday. A link that had led to the advertisement now leads to a different ad. No announcement was made about what happened to the ad. A DSCC spokesman did not return phone calls and an e-mail message seeking comment.  ↓
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Democratic and Republican Hispanics had complained Wednesday about the ad. The 35-second ad questioned GOP homeland security and anti-terrorism policies. It featured images of Osama bin Laden and North Korea's Kim Jong Il and two people scaling a border fence and the words "Feel Safer?" Houston City Councilwoman Carol Alvarado, a Democrat, was among those who asked the DSCC to pull the ad. She said it could alienate Latino voters. The Republican National Hispanic Assembly and Latino groups also criticized the ad. News Max.com ~ Associated Press ** Ad Disappears From Dem Web Site Related: Drive-By Media montages display the left's Bush hatred, while Democrats dig their own grave with statements on the ruling... 
Rush Limbaugh.com **
Bush Hate Animates Drive-By Media & Left on Joke NSA Terrorist Surveillance Ruling
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Updated: Friday, 18 August 2006 6:47 PM EDT
The Bugs Bunny Democrats -- They're all carrot and no stick
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 chatty
Topic: Columns
 The Bugs Bunny Democrats
They're all carrot and no stick. We should work diplomatically and aggressively to give them reasons why they [the Iranians] don't need to build a bomb, to give them incentives. . . . I'd like to use carrots as well as sticks to see if we can change the nature of the debate.  --Ned Lamont, April 25, 2006
Ned Lamont's victory over Joe Lieberman in the Connecticut primary was a triumph for the European wing of the Democratic party. So it's fitting that Lamont is pro-carrot. It was impossible to go to Europe during Bush's first term without getting a lecture about the utility of carrots, the futility of sticks, and the Bush administration's regrettable neglect of the former and unfortunate proclivity for the latter. So Lamont is an appropriate spokesman for what one might call the Bugs Bunny caucus that now dominates the Democratic party. Lieberman is fighting that dominance by not conceding his seat to Lamont--but others are rushing to ingratiate themselves to the new powers that be in their party. Former Clinton U.N. ambassador and hopeful Democratic secretary of state Richard Holbrooke--something of a Liebermanite in the past--tried to get right with the Bugs Bunny-ites in a Washington Post op-ed two days after Lamont's victory. His point? More diplomacy. In particular, we need "sustained high-level diplomacy" with Syria and Iran. Now Holbrooke is too clever to go into full Bugs Bunny mode. In fact, he is too clever to say with any precision at all what his diplomatic initiatives would consist of--and he is clever enough to try to cover his bases by emphasizing not once but twice that all of this diplomacy with Syria and Iran (and, implicitly, Hezbollah) would have to be conducted "in full consultation with Israel at every step." But it is clear that the point of this diplomacy would not be to defeat or disarm Hezbollah (a goal Holbrooke never mentions). Nor would it be to stop Iran's nuclear program (a goal whose importance he minimizes).  Instead, there should be three U.S. foreign policy priorities: "containing the violence," "finding a stable and secure solution that protects Israel," and "unwinding America's disastrous entanglement in Iraq in a manner that is not a complete humiliation and does not lead to even greater turmoil." The first really means not defeating Hezbollah. The second means nothing. As for the third--"not a complete humiliation"--now there's a foreign policy slogan for the Bugs Bunny Democrats!
So the Democrats are hopeless. Unfortunately, back in the real world, Bush administration policy hasn't been particularly strong either. During its second term, the Bush administration has come too close to embracing Holbrookean passivity. And what good has the recent affinity for carrots done us? Are our enemies in retreat? Are Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Moktada al-Sadr, Bashar Assad, the Sunni holy warriors in Iraq, al Qaeda operatives and sympathizers in the United Kingdom, and Kim Jong Il on the run? Have they become more cooperative, and less bent on trouble, since Secretary of State Rice started serving up the carrots last year? No. Consider David Brooks's important New York Times column last week summarizing the views of a Bush administration official with whom Brooks had had a conversation--a conversation that, as Brooks says, "sheds light on where we've been and where we're going." Here's the key statement by the Bush policymaker: We're part of a united front on Iranian nukes. The odds are there will be sanctions against Iran by the end of the year, though how strong I don't know. We're trying to build a successful government in Iraq. We have to get out from under the blow to our authority caused by the torture and detainee issues. And we have to get aggressive on the Palestinian problem. That's essential to strengthen moderate regimes. We're not going to be spending as much blood or treasure as over the past few years. We have to make up for it with diplomacy backed by a hint of steel. As Washington Times editorial page editor Tony Blankley noted, the interview "suggests that we intend to subordinate firm military or even firm diplomatic action to winning the love of the Arab Street"--and, I would add, to seeking the approbation of European chanceries and Turtle Bay. The Bush policymaker seems to be indulging in what Blankley calls "a dangerous fantasy" that Iran and Hezbollah can be dealt with through clever diplomacy and continued U.N. resolutions. As Blankley mordantly comments on the "hint of steel" that will allegedly be backing up all this diplomacy: "More likely a hint of lavender."  One senses from some of the president's recent statements that he knows better. Developments over these extraordinary last few weeks, from Tehran to Baghdad to Lebanon to London, have reminded us of the dangers we face and the implacability of our enemies. Here's a suggestion for the president: When the State Department asks him to embrace the path of diplomacy-über-alles, he should ask himself this question: What would the Bugs Bunny Democrats think? If they would approve, then the president should kill the initiative. The State Department has succeeded in the past year in making the Bush administration more Euro-friendly and U.N.-attentive than ever. For this, the president has reaped no political benefit at home--and the dangers continue to mount abroad. How Bush deals with Ahmadinejad's terror-supporting and nuclear-weapons-pursuing Iran will be the test.
Weekly Standard ~ William Kristol ** The Bugs Bunny Democrats
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Dem angst escalates
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 chillin'
Topic: Lib Loser Stories
Dem angst escalates By Alexander Bolton  A group of Senate Democrats is growing increasingly angry about Sen. Joe Lieberman’s (D-Conn.) campaign tactics since he lost the Democratic primary last week.
If he continues to alienate his colleagues, Lieberman could be stripped of his seniority within the Democratic caucus should he defeat Democrat Ned Lamont in the general election this November, according to some senior Democratic aides. In recent days, Lieberman has rankled Democrats in the upper chamber by suggesting that those who support bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq by a certain date would bolster terrorists’ planning attacks against the U.S. and its allies. He also sparked resentment by saying last week on NBC’s Today show that the Democratic Party was out of the political mainstream. Democrats are worried that Lieberman may be giving Republicans a golden opportunity to undermine their message.  “I think there’s a lot of concern,” said a senior Democratic aide who has discussed the subject with colleagues. “I think the first step is if the Lieberman thing turns into a side show and hurts our message and ability to take back the Senate, and the White House and the [National Republican Senatorial Committee] manipulate him, there are going to be a lot of unhappy people in our caucus.”
Michael Lewan, Lieberman’s former chief of staff, has worked to quell Democratic discontent with Lieberman and to steer them away from campaigning against his former boss, said Democratic aides familiar with Lewan’s activities. Lewan, a lobbyist with Brown Rudnick, said that he has had conversations with Democrats from between eight and 12 Senate offices. He said he understands that many Democrats have endorsed Lamont because he is the Democratic primary winner. He added, “It would be terrific from my point of view that during the time in September, October, and early November, if they campaign, they spend their time in places other than Connecticut.” 
Lewan said that the issue of stripping Lieberman’s seniority did not come up in any of his conversations. He also said he has offered to share Democrats’ concerns with the Lieberman campaign. The issue of Lieberman’s seniority would arise most dramatically if Lieberman wins re-election and Democrats recapture control of the chamber. That would slot Lieberman to take over as chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, the panel primarily responsible for investigating the executive branch.  Democrats think their chances of taking back the Senate are growing more and more likely. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) last week said he was more confident that Democrats would pick up at least five Senate seats.
Allowing Lieberman to retain his seniority could put the senator now running as an independent in charge of the Senate’s chief investigative committee. If Democrats took control of either chamber they would likely launch investigations of the White House’s handling of the war in Iraq and homeland security. “Lieberman’s tone and message has shocked a lot of people,” said a second senior Democratic aide who has discussed the issue with other Senate Democrats. “He’s way off message for us and right in line with the White House.”  “At this point Lieberman cannot expect to just keep his seniority,” said the aide. “He can’t run against a Democrat and expect to waltz back to the caucus with the same seniority as before. It would give the view that the Senate is a country club rather than representative of a political party and political movement.”
The aide said that it would make no sense to keep Lieberman in a position where he might take over the Governmental Affairs Committee. Ironically, a lawmaker with a good shot of replacing Lieberman atop the Governmental Affairs panel, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), is spearheading the effort within the Senate to preserve Democratic support for Lieberman. Carper is the third most senior Democrat on the panel after Lieberman. But the two Democrats who outrank him, Sens. Carl Levin (Mich.) and Daniel Akaka (Hawaii) are likely to keep their perches as the most senior Democrats on the Armed Services Committee and Veterans Affairs Committee, respectively. Carper’s chief of staff, Jonathan Jones, has contacted Democratic aides recently and urged them that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee should not spend money in the race between Lieberman and Lamont, said two Democratic aides familiar with the conversations. Jones said the money would be better spent elsewhere since the seat will remain in Democratic hands, said the sources. Carper, who like Lieberman often works across the aisle with Republicans, is one of a handful of Democratic centrists who have continued to support Lieberman since his primary defeat. The others include Sen. Ken Salazar (Colo.), Mark Pryor (Ark.), Ben Nelson (Neb.) and Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii). Bill Ghent, Carper’s spokesman, said that Jones “has been on vacation the last week and a half and has not been out there advocating what anyone should do regarding the Connecticut election.”  The view that Lieberman should lose his seniority is likely to become more ingrained among Democrats if Lieberman continues to align himself with Republicans, as he has in the last few days. Lieberman took a call from senior White House political strategist Karl Rove on the day of his primary election. And since losing, he has adopted rhetoric echoing Republican talking points.
“If we pick up like Ned Lamont wants us to do, get out by a date certain, it will be taken as a tremendous victory by the same people who wanted to blow up these planes in this plot hatched in England,” Lieberman said about U.S. troops in Iraq and the recently foiled terrorism scheme. “It will strengthen them, and they will strike again.”  In June, 38 Democrats and Sen. James Jeffords (I-Vt.) voted for a resolution sponsored by Sen. Levin that called for Bush to take several steps to change the “open ended commitment” of U.S. forces.
On the same day, 12 Democrats and Jeffords voted for another resolution requiring the redeployment of U.S. forces from Iraq. Sen. Russ Feingold (Wis.), a Democrat who voted for both resolutions, called Lieberman’s statement “regrettable” and said Lieberman “doesn’t get it.” Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean has likened Lieberman’s recent statements to the rhetoric coming from Vice President Dick Cheney and Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman.  Asked yesterday about the race, Dean said, “Ned will win,” adding that Democratic turnout for Lamont will help the party in other Connecticut races.
Lieberman is expected to make a hard sell to Republican voters. Sean Smith, who stepped down as Lieberman’s campaign manager after the primary, told Lieberman as he was resigning that the candidate would have to pursue Republican voters in order to win the general election, said sources familiar with the conversation. Lieberman said he agreed with the analysis, according to the sources.  So far, at least 26 Democratic senators have said they are supporting Lamont, including Reid, according to a survey conducted by The Hill. Reid spokesman Jim Manley said Democratic leaders would make no decisions about committees until after the election.
Jonathan E. Kaplan and Tyler Kirtley contributed to this article.
The Hill.com ~ Alexander Bolton ** Dem angst escalates
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Updated: Friday, 18 August 2006 1:12 AM EDT
Is Democracy Only For You, White Man?
Mood:
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Topic: Lib Loser Stories
Is Democracy Only For You, White Man? A caller bashes Bush, but doesn't have one idea to do better...  BEGIN TRANSCRIPT
RUSH: Mike in Syracuse, New York, welcome to the EIB Network. Hi. CALLER: Rush, thank you for taking my call. How are you?  RUSH: Fine, sir.
CALLER: Rush, the reason for my call is -- I'm going to get to it straight, the screener said -- did our president really think that over six or 7,000 years of sectarian violence based on clans and tribes, that all of a sudden democracy would be welcomed and open arms? I want to know where the best and the brightest on his staff were, didn't they do their homework? RUSH: Didn't they do their homework? What is your point? CALLER: Did we really think that we would roll into Iraq, democracy -- let's just say it takes ten years, 15, 20, whatever it is. Seven or 8,000 years, there's been no democracy over there. RUSH: Let me tell you something. I've been listening to dummkopfs like you criticize and rip everything this president has been trying to do. I want to hear from you, Mr. Brainiac, what you would have done. CALLER: Sure. I would have had at least a staff that knows that -- I'm going to paraphrase- RUSH: No, no, no. Don't talk to me about staff. You're the president. You're criticizing, calling him a moron. Prove to me you're not. What would you have done about Iraq after 9/11, the war on terror, what would you have done, sir? CALLER: Well, our president said that there was no clear link between -- RUSH: You do not have the guts to answer because you're like everybody else, you don't have an answer to anything. CALLER: I do have an answer. RUSH: The Democratic plan is a book of 25 pages with not one word on a page. You do not have a plan. You do not have an idea. All you have is criticism, which is worthless, it's baseless, and it's boring. "Did anybody really think that democracy would work?" What, democracy is only good enough for you, white man? Democracy is not good enough for all these lesser tribal people all over the world? Freedom is only good enough for you? You're the only bright enough guy around to understand freedom and to appreciate it. The rest of these people are just a bunch of human debris and we ought to understand that they're just a bunch of savages? It's a damn good thing you are not in a leadership position because you wouldn't defend your own freedom, dummkopf.  END TRANSCRIPT |
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Rush Limbaugh.com ** Is Democracy Only For You, White Man?
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Thursday, 17 August 2006
Monks brawl at peace protest
Mood:
 surprised
Now Playing: LIBTARD PEACENIK PACIFIST ALERT
Topic: Lib Loser Stories
 Monks brawl at peace protest
COLOMBO -- Protesters calling for an end to recent violence in Sri Lanka found themselves brawling with hardline Buddhist monks Thursday, after a rally dubbed a "peace protest" turned unexpectedly violent. Organizers said there were around 1,000 people in a park in the capital, Colombo, listening to a range of speakers when hardline saffron-robed monks opposed to concessions to Tamil Tiger rebels mounted the stage and erected banners. Some more moderate Buddhist monks, protesting for peace, were already on the stage when punches were thrown. Soon, monks' robes and fists were flying, although no one was badly hurt, witnesses said. "They were saying we should go to war," said pro-peace monk Madampawe Assagee. "We like to listen to other opinions so we let them do that but then they started fighting and we couldn't control some of our people. They tried to make it a big fight but we settled it in a few minutes." Sri Lanka is currently embroiled in the worst fighting with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) since a 2002 truce, with many believing a two-decade civil war has resumed. Hardline monks -- allies of President Mahinda Rajapakse -- say the government is too soft on the rebels and want military action. The island is dominated by the Buddhist Sinhalese majority, but is also home to Muslims as well as minority Tamils -- some Hindu, some Christian. The hardline monks are violently opposed to Tiger demands for a separate Tamil homeland.  A Reuters photographer said the fight first erupted between a speaker at the rally -- a former government minister -- and a monk, and then turned into a wider brawl. Other religious leaders on the platform found themselves dragged into the melee.
"By force, they disrupted the protest," said Jehan Perera, head of the National Peace Council, who took part in a peace march earlier in the day but had gone by the time the fight erupted. "But I think they're the minority. Most of the people we walked past were very supportive." al-Reuters ** Monks brawl at peace protest
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Updated: Thursday, 17 August 2006 11:47 PM EDT
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'The Assassination Of Rush Limbaugh'
After looking at the two preview chapters available online, it's hard to get a sense of the plausibility of the novel's story line. Here's a brief excerpt:
