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Happy Aug. 6th PDB Day

by BooMan
Wed Aug 6th, 2008 at 09:29:51 PM EST

It's the seventh anniversary of the day that the CIA briefed George W. Bush about bin-Laden's intention to hijack American airplanes, use explosives, and attack federal buildings. George W. Bush's response?

"All right. You've covered your ass, now."

Then he went and made an ostentatious display of clearing brush from his prop of a ranch.

Happy Aug. 6th PDB Day | 17 comments (17 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Happy Aug. 6th PDB Day (4.00 / 3)

It's also the very unhappy anniversary of the dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima.

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by Real History Lisa (lpeaseRemoveThis@gte.net) on Wed Aug 6th, 2008 at 10:49:51 PM EST

Re: Happy Aug. 6th PDB Day (4.00 / 2)

I've always wondered why nobody marks the anniversary of the firebombing of Tokyo - over 100,000 civilians were killed in that raid - or the firebombing of Dresden, a purely cultural target of little military significance where at least 25,000 civilians, possibly as many as 100,000, were killed.

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by Oscar In Louisville on Thu Aug 7th, 2008 at 07:12:41 AM EST
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Re: Happy Aug. 6th PDB Day (none / 0)

The Bombing of Hamburg wasn't so great either.

by CabinGirl on Thu Aug 7th, 2008 at 09:46:18 AM EST
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Re: Happy Aug. 6th PDB Day (none / 0)

An ass-covering PDB pales by comparison.

by sjct on Thu Aug 7th, 2008 at 07:05:35 AM EST
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Re: Happy Aug. 6th PDB Day (4.00 / 1)

And he hasn't since, been able to stop having to cover his own ass.

by YY on Thu Aug 7th, 2008 at 12:21:06 AM EST

Re: Happy Aug. 6th PDB Day (none / 0)

Aren't we due for another terror alert?

Fear will keep the local systems in line. -Grand Moff Tarkin -SLB-

by boran2 (blogistan@yahoo.com) on Wed Aug 6th, 2008 at 09:58:03 PM EST

Re: Happy Aug. 6th PDB Day (none / 0)

that doesn't work anymore, OBL is still running around free..makes you wonder if anyone will ever catch him..

by americanforliberty on Wed Aug 6th, 2008 at 10:31:51 PM EST
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Re: Happy Aug. 6th PDB Day (none / 0)

You forget, McCain will.

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by anarchronarchist (mincers (-at-) hotmail (-dot-) com) on Wed Aug 6th, 2008 at 10:39:05 PM EST

Re: Happy Aug. 6th PDB Day (none / 0)

Apparently he's around abouts the gates of hell.

As we all watch McCain is fictionalizing himself in order to cross into the equally fictional Realm of Satan to final catch the boogey-arab. He's a true patriot.

Viva Presidente Ezequiel - Aquí no hay quien viva!

by anarchronarchist (mincers (-at-) hotmail (-dot-) com) on Wed Aug 6th, 2008 at 10:41:50 PM EST
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Re: Happy Aug. 6th PDB Day (none / 0)

I think GWB has become "irrelevant."

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by Isis on Thu Aug 7th, 2008 at 08:13:40 AM EST

Re: Happy Aug. 6th PDB Day (none / 0)

I recall asking why BT had no mention of the anniversarry of the annihilation of Hiroshima last year, and now once again there is no mention, save for Lisa's comment above, which I appreciate.

Fuck George Bush and fuck the democrats who greased his skids.

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by supersoling (colorsplash62@optonline.net) on Thu Aug 7th, 2008 at 09:20:44 AM EST

Re: Happy Aug. 6th PDB Day (none / 0)

why don't you write nasty comments on the anniversary of the firebombing of Tokyo or Dresden, or the Coventry Blitz for that matter?

Estminated Death Toll:

Dresden: up to 100,000
Tokyo: up to 100,000
Hiroshima: 70,000, with as many as 70,000 dying later from radiation poisoning.

by BooMan on Thu Aug 7th, 2008 at 09:49:33 AM EST
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Re: Happy Aug. 6th PDB Day (none / 0)

I fail to see what's nasty about my comment. Fuck the democrats who greased G's skids? Please. You said yourself that it's becoming hard to defend Obama with a straight face. You ought to be able to agree that the bulk of democrats, especially since taking control in 06 have cornered the market on the Jiffy Lube franchise.

That you failed to honor the anniversarry of the annihilation of Hiroshima, which was really just a live test of American weaponry and the beginning of 60 years of nuclear terror? Yeah, it's bothersome. But listen, I'll take your advice and do my damndest to call out the front page for occasionally losing sight of it's responsibilities to report on things other than explaining away Obama's latest doe-see-doe.
Good enough for you?

Green Grass and High Tides Forever

by supersoling (colorsplash62@optonline.net) on Thu Aug 7th, 2008 at 06:54:30 PM EST
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Re: Happy Aug. 6th PDB Day (none / 0)

Did it ever occur to you that I don't keep a calendar of US atrocities so that I can honor the anniversaries?

by BooMan on Thu Aug 7th, 2008 at 06:57:17 PM EST
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Re: Happy Aug. 6th PDB Day (none / 0)

Come on man, it's Hiroshima. Where's Steven?

Green Grass and High Tides Forever

by supersoling (colorsplash62@optonline.net) on Thu Aug 7th, 2008 at 07:11:07 PM EST
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Re: Happy Aug. 6th PDB Day (none / 1)

he's on vacation and no doubt contemplating whatever atrocity the US carried out on some past August 7th.

by BooMan on Thu Aug 7th, 2008 at 07:25:02 PM EST
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Re: Happy Aug. 6th PDB Day (none / 0)

...Then GWB was heard barking the order "PBR me ASAP!"...For real, that's how it went down...<grin>

by sleepybread (sleepybread@myway.com) on Thu Aug 7th, 2008 at 09:38:47 AM EST

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