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Open Thread

by BooMan
Tue Oct 14th, 2008 at 03:47:49 PM EST

I don't see much news that I find very interesting right now. I actually take that to be a good sign. I think it is a shame, but hardly surprising, that the GOP is descending into self-recrimination and self-purging. But I take their refusal to go down without exposing their most nativist and hateful side to be both dangerous and educational. We've been trying to make this argument about Republicans for years. It's odd to see them making it themselves.

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Huffington Post brings us Murray Waas reports

McCain Transition Chief Lobbied for Saddam
William Timmons, the Washington lobbyist who John McCain has named to head his presidential transition team, aided an influence effort on behalf of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to ease international sanctions against his regime.
The two lobbyists who Timmons worked closely with over a five year period on the lobbying campaign later either pleaded guilty to or were convicted of federal criminal charges that they had acted as unregistered agents of Saddam Hussein's government.

Skeletons galore.

Well, "You can't vote for war and disown the results"

by idredit on Tue Oct 14th, 2008 at 03:53:45 PM EST

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LOL. Palling around with the Axis Of Evil!

On such meetings do fates of nations turn.

by robertdsc on Tue Oct 14th, 2008 at 04:17:19 PM EST
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is he trying to lose? (none / 1)

l don't think mr. timmons' job prospects look too good in any regard.

l would posit that in 3 weeks his" transition"position will be moot. mcstain needs no team to transition to a 'has been', he's doing a stellar job of it on his own.

copping a haiku from paul slanksy at huffpo:

Was that a dust mote?
No, merely the remains of
John McCain's "honor."

one bad move after another...it is truly amazing...it's like he's taunting the press, and the obama campaign, to make an issue of it.

hopefully, he'll get his wish.

the revolution will not be televised...Peace

by dada on Tue Oct 14th, 2008 at 04:41:02 PM EST
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Re: is he trying to lose? (none / 1)

Reminds me a bit of when Gary Hart dared reporters to follow him around to try and prove that he wasn't messing around on his wife. And then of course he goes out and does it (on a boat called "Monkey Business" of all things).

by ericy on Tue Oct 14th, 2008 at 05:11:49 PM EST
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Re: Open Thread (none / 0)

"William Timmons...aided an influence effort on behalf of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to ease international sanctions against his regime."

Anyone who did anything under any circumstances at any time toward easing or lifting the genocidal sanctions against Iraq did at least one good thing in his lifetime.

And by the way, the sanctions were not against the regime, they were against the people of Iraq. One only needs to look at some of the barred and blocked items to understand that.

by Hurria (Muslawia@gmail.com) on Tue Oct 14th, 2008 at 07:09:09 PM EST
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For the first time in over 4 weeks (none / 0)

McCain is winning today's cable narrative du jour with their ACORN smear. Hopefully Anderson, Tweety and the early evening "stars" turn their attention on Saddam lobbyist heading McCain transition team.

John McCain hates children

by magster on Tue Oct 14th, 2008 at 04:22:32 PM EST

Re: Good sign? (none / 0)

Glad I'm not the only one getting tired of politics, three weeks out of the election.

However,

The bailout is working. Stock market and 401Ks are up.
Oil and gas prices prices are down.
Remember the advice of Thomas Jefferson and Abe Lincoln: you CAN fool all of the people some of the time. Just how much time do you need?

Three weeks?

Get off your ass. There's a lot to be done, still.

by shergald on Tue Oct 14th, 2008 at 05:09:07 PM EST

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The thing that I feel good about is the fact that there is nothing positive about McCain coming from either his campaign or the media. They are in 100% negative anti-Obama mode, which is a lousy place to be stuck with 20 days left in a Presidential election.

by eagleye on Tue Oct 14th, 2008 at 05:55:30 PM EST

Politics? Fantasy Football is Depressing Me! (none / 0)

With all of the mess going on, I only have one thing on my mind - Fantasy Football! Yep, I am at the bottom on the heap (Frog Marchers III - 11th but who is counting!) after LOSING by .54! You heard right, .54!! OMG!

I was looking for a ray of hope after seeing my SEP and IRA decrease and I figured, well, there is always Fantasy Football!

Yeah, I was so wrong! So, I plan to cry in my Rum and Ginger Ale and stamp my feet!

LOL! Figure we just to think about something else besides politics every now and then!

We must not continue to cure the symptoms and ignore the disease!
Spiritual Awakening

by vieravisionary (tdelaine (at) cfl (dot) rr (dot) com) on Tue Oct 14th, 2008 at 06:52:36 PM EST

Quick update - Canadian election results (none / 0)

Another conservative minority.

by olivia on Tue Oct 14th, 2008 at 11:48:13 PM EST

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