Wonkette
- Barack Obama sent himself to Asia to convince everyone over there that he is not distracted or whatever by various goings-on in Afghanistan and Iraq. [New York Times]
- Say farewell to the White House’s rhyming general counsel, Gregory Craig, who is quitting his job today. [Washington Post]
- Nidal Hasan will probably face the death penalty. [Wall Street Journal]
- Ten people died when a suicide bomber bombed a spy agency in Pakistan to death. [AP]
- If Obama goes to Copenhagen for a big climate change summit later this month, everyone will believe him when he says he cares about reducing carbon emissions and the like. [The Hill]
- Turns out when the US gives money directly to villages in Afghanistan—as opposed to the central government—the money ends up in the hands of people not in the central government. [New York Times]
No disastrous US invasion is complete without the New York Times running an article explaining how this or that new strategy is working well.
slavojzizek: The next six months will be critical for this new strategy.
Nidal Hasan’s death was a foregone conclusion when he went to Fort Hood that morning, a conclusion he reached himself. When, where, and how are just going to be different than he had planned.
You might have missed the big one, Julie. Obama is going to give mass-murderer KSM an exquisitely fair trail by law before convicting him and suiciding his ass to allah. Today, the teatards will find something deeply wrong with this development.
Terry: He should have killed himself; a lot less painful that what I’m sure is in store for him at Fort Leavenworth. Plus if Americans put you to death, doesn’t that reduce the # of virgins that greet you in the afterlife?
I look forward to KSM coming to NYC, so long as Blackwater has nothing to do with providing “security”.
And so we kick off another Friday the 13th.
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Turns out when the US gives money directly to people and local governments-as opposed to banks-the money ends up in the hands of people not in the banks.
Too bad they are not going to shop around for a plea to avoid the death penalty. If only Nidal had stuck to bombing gay bars, abortion clinics, and the Olympics.
Texan Bulldoggette:
That would have saved a bunch of other families heartache, too.
Terry: Texan Bulldoggette:
If his trial ends up being another OJ type circus event we will all be dying a slow painful death. Seeing it’s a military trial, we might be spared some of the bullshit.
Craig never quite penetrated the president’s inner circle of advisers, despite his close personal relationship with Obama
Is that elliptical newspaper talk for “he never saw the birth certificate?”
Human beings are magical.
“Say farewell to the White House’s rhyming general counsel, Gregory Craig”
To be replaced by alliterative personal lawyer Bob Bauer.
glamourdammerung: You forgot the symbols of power of the ZOG.
rafflesinc: Are you sure they can’t get Bob Loblaw in there?
Poor Barry. It’s not just Asia that’s very mad at him. He gets it over here pretty good as well. It appears the only person who’s not mad at him is Levi.
What if the President was to instead enjoy the refreshing, minty chaw offered up by Copenhagen smokeless tobacco? Carlton Fisk endorses it!
Shouldn’t Hasan be in Guantanamo now? Or on a plane to some black site in Bulgaria? Or maybe they sent him to Wyoming to be waterboarded by Darth Vader.
Of course Glenn Beck did point out that Obama is inviting him to the White House for a beer and a summit.
george
As a jesture of friendship Obama has invited Skoalrebel to go to Copenhagen with him to tour the snuff factory.
ifthethunderdontgetya: No kidding. Smoking up, Nidal Hasan down (and out), and then this shit. I should’ve stayed in bed.
bitchincamaro: I second that.
4tehlulz: I thought you were going to give away our secret handshake.
Shouldn’t Moonies be funnier, considering? Oh, I forgot. Korean.
Monsieur Grumpe: So, no “If Allah wills it/You must acquit”?
I hope he gets to meet a Kim Jong Il look alike. He needs to teach him a terrorist fist bump
In my opinion the best way to attend a climate change meeting is take a big ass 747 and a gas guzzling motorcade over. And fart alot. That will teach those Danish
Bruno: No, Denmark won’t give the President’s motorcade a visa because the motorcade has close ties to Biden’s US domestic terrorist motorcade.
WadISay:
Are you a lawyer?
I trust Obama will bring gifts for the King of Denmark or whoever, like a folder full of comic drawings of Mohammed and the like.
Ah, Friday the 13th. That would be the reason for general suckage. Or not.
bitchincamaro: Few people remember, especially if you didn’t live in or near New York, that on 09/11/01 - the traffic bimbos on morning TV were predicting traffic nightmares around the Federal building because Razzi Yousef was do there for his sentencing in the Wrold Trade Center Bombing of 1993.
And so we kick off another Friday the 13th.
That’s right, and its my birthday today! Today is when I buy five bucks worth of lotto tickets, maybe get a take out dinner from that Cajun place down the street, and drink even more that usually do.
No wait, that last one might not be possible; maybe make that drink less than I usually do.
TGY: I blame the cold, wet, windy, just generally sucky weather all over the East Coast.
The whole Okinawa thing is so dumb. For Japan, I mean. Hatoyama just got elected, and is bitching and moaning about wanting a “more equal” relationship between the US and Japan. Umm, that sounds like OUR line. The Air Force base in Okinawa is basically free US military protection, and the move to the countryside that was already planned would solve all the current (Japanese) problems with the arrangement. And now Hatoyama wants to change that plan, possibly removing the base from the country altogether? It’s a little inconvenient and irritating, but sure, be our guest.
He wants a more equal relationship with the US? That’s good for Americans, and it sure sounds good to the Japanese, but Hatoyama’s voters might not like it so much when they find out what that really MEANS.
“Japan cannot afford to alienate a protector” - The NYT is letting this whole geo global super duper power thing go to their heads. Ayh tell ya wer not fur us those Ch-eye coms id bee …
Paul Tardy:
They can’t worry about the aliens until they get the whole Godzilla thing handled.
Great news! Looks like Hasan is paralyzed. If true, that’s better than the death penalty…
Asshole.
Lascauxcaveman: Happy Birthday, Lascaux! I will have a martini in your honor, TRIPLE olives.
Zadig: Empire apologizer says what? Yeah, we’re really doing them a favor, kind of like how we’ve done Iraq and Afghanistan a favor. Yes, you’re welcome, Iraqistan.