HI!

Plays the game of a lifetime but loses by a hair and then walks off the court without shaking hands with anyone. Suck it Lebron.

Pistons in 6...


Oh.. first?

crap..second

Go Spurs Go!!!!!!

Are Obama's view on Israel informed by radical Palestinian Activist?
Richard Baehr
Before becoming a US Senator, Barack Obama spent a fair amount of time with Palestinian advocate and fellow University of Chicago professor Rashid Khalidi. The relationship still seems close judging by almost identical language that Obama and Khalidi used to describe the Israeli Palestinian conflict last week : as a "sore."

Khalidi's comments appeared in the far left journal the Nation, whose politics are similar to the Guardian, Britiain's most feverish Israel-hating newspaper. Obama used the term in a speech during the occasion of Israel's 60th anniversary as a modern nation. Did Obama plagiarize? Or did he just absorb and assent to Khalidi's views?

The Khalidi argument is that the world would be much happier with America if only the Israeli-Palestinian conflict were resolved in a way favorable to the Palestinians. Of course Khalidi places almost all the blame for the creation of the conflict and its continuation on Israel. These are articles of faith on the hard left, where Obama's support is strongest. The view to say the least is naive. Radical Islamics have plenty of grievances against the US and the West that have nothing whatever to do with resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Equally naive is the idea that peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians would be achievable if only America engaged more in resolving the conflict. Those who argue for more US engagement tend to also believe that it is Israeli settlements in the West Bank that are the root cause for the conflict. In fact, the conflict existed before any West Bank settlements existed, and has little to do with them today. The basis for this conflict and the reason it is not resolvable is simpler -- one side, the Israelis, believe they have a right to remain a nation. The other side, the Palestinians, sees its future not in creating a Palestinian nation alongside Israel, but in destroying Israel.

The Palestinians have had many opportunities to form a state starting with with the UN partition resolution in 1947. They have never chosen to take this route, so long as it means Israel also remained a state. The Israeli withdrawal from Gaza,and removal of all settlements did not lead to quiet on the Israeli-Gazan frontier. The Palestinian theme is not war until the settlements are gone, but war until Israel is gone.

Rick Moran adds:

It should also be noted that Barack Obama sat on the Board of the far left Woods Foundation which gave grants totalling $75,000 to a radical Palestinian "social services" group based in Chicago. He also attended a dinner in the company of Mr.Khalidi' honoring Professor Edward Said, a man who welcomed President Ahmadinejad to Columbia University and is well known for his anti-Israeli views.

All of this, coupled with the questionable foriegn policy ideas of his staff of advisors, one can legitimately ask just what Obama's views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict truly are?


is it not at least concerning that obama has these radical affiliations, coupled with his advisers?

"She passed the time quietly in a world of her own in which she was surrounded as far as the eye could see with old cabin trunks full of past memories in which she rummaged with great curiosity, and sometimes bewilderment. Or, at least, about a tenth of the cabin trunks were full of vivid, and often painful or uncomfortable memories of her past life; the other nine-tenths were full of penguins, which surprised her. Insofar as she recognised at all that she was dreaming, she realised that she must be exploring her own subconscious mind. She had heard it said that humans are supposed only to use about a tenth of their brains, and that no one was very clear what the other nine-tenths were for, but she had certainly never heard it suggested that they were used for storing penguins."

Over 200,000 people in Iraq who used to work for the American Government are stuck in limbo because the American Governament refuse to allow them to come to the United States. These peoples lives an there families lives are in danger for no other reason than they worked for us.

Once again this Administration has proven that they were not worthy of the Office they now hold. The excuse is that its taking a long time to process the appliciations, so far the American Government has allow 5,000 in. Some of these people have been waiting for three years an more.

There are 4,000,000 Iraq citizens all around the Middle East who cannot go home, so much for everything going so well. Unbelievably the Swedish Government has taken 40,000 refugees an Sweden has no soldiers in Iraq.

This Administration has been an continues to be a World wide disgrace, God can January 20, 2009 get here soon enough....

Damn, Northern Michigan is beatiful this time of year, but then again, isn't always?

Was up there for a weddding over the weekend, no, not mine, perish the thought!

If photos of me dancing shoup on the Internet please be advised they are fake and doctored up, my head on some other guy's body.

The name of one the towns I passed on the way up there is Gaylord, yes, Gaylord, hahaha!

Imagine if you are born and raised in Gaylord and then go to college and they ask were you're from and so say "Gaylord", hahahaha!

I wonder what the demonym for the people of Gaylord is?



BTW, Good thing I wasn't here when Kennedy was hospitalized or else I would have made an unappropriate comment.

According to the Bush Countdown Clock we have 245 days, 23 hours and 56 minutes left to suffer this buffoon.

The name of one the towns I passed on the way up there is Gaylord, yes, Gaylord, hahaha!

The Big Buck microbrewery there is an excellent place to stop on the way up to (or back from) the UP.

"245 days, 23 hours and 56 minutes"

Plenty of time for creating additional catastrophes.

Let's bring back Harry Truman.....the dropper of atomic bombs and supporter of the U.S. entry into the Korean "war".

Sorry doc not mine its from The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, douglas adams.

"Let's bring back Harry Truman...."

No one called Harry bright, progressive or a great president. But Harry was honest. Harry really had the nation's best interests at heart. I suspect he might even have thought twice before Hiroshima. herm

The name of one the towns I passed on the way up there is Gaylord, yes, Gaylord, hahaha!

A co-worker of my wife's used to have a cottage around there-the US ski team rented it in the winter and she rented it out in the summmer. Great walking area and there was a small lake with paddle boats and stuff.

Yoo's torture memos are so devoid of legal basis that his close friend and fellow conservative member of the Federalist Society, Jack Goldsmith, rescinded the memos when he was appointed head of the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel.

In theory conservatives adore the Constitution and seek to protect it with appeals to "original intent." In practice conservatives hate the Constitution as the protector of homosexuals and abortionists. Conservatives regard civil liberties as coddling devices for criminals and terrorists. They see the First Amendment as a foolish protection for sedition. The magazine, Commentary, has called for the New York Times to be prosecuted for informing Americans that President Bush was illegally spying on them without warrants.

The conservative assault on the US Constitution is deeply entrenched. The Federalist Society, an organization of Republican attorneys from which the Republican Party chooses its Justice Department appointees and nominees to the federal bench, was organized as an assault on the checks and balances in the Constitution.

The battle cry of the Federalist Society is "energy in the executive." The society has its origin in Republican frustrations from the days when Republicans had a "lock on the presidency," but had their agenda blocked by a Democratic Congress. The Federalist Society set about producing rationales for elevating the powers of the executive in order to evade the checks and balances the Founding Fathers wrote into the political system.

When I was a young man conservatives were frustrated that facts, reason and analysis could not penetrate liberal emotion. Today facts, reason and analysis cannot penetrate conservative emotions. When I write a factual column describing how we have been deceived into wars that are clearly not in our interest, self-described conservatives indignantly write to me: "If you hate America so much, why don't you move to Cuba!" Conservatives have become so intellectually pathetic that they regard my defense of civil liberties as an anti-American act.

The ease with which the Bush Regime has run roughshod over the law and Constitution indicates that the brownshirt mentality to which many Americans have succumbed has sufficient attractive power to cause a professor from one of the country's great liberal institutions to serve the cause of tyranny. The conservative movement has produced a cadre of brownshirts that might yet succeed in destroying the American Constitution.

Excerpted from Counterpunch. Paul Craig Roberts was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan administration.

"Let's bring back Harry Truman...."

No one called Harry bright, progressive or a great president. But Harry was honest. Harry really had the nation's best interests at heart. I suspect he might even have thought twice before Hiroshima. herm

Posted by herm at 2008-05-19 01:43 PM | Reply | Flag:

No one called Bush 43 bright, progressive or a great president. But Bush was honest. George really had the nation's best interests at heart. I suspect he might even have thought twice before Iraq.

SO MCUH FOR APOLOGISTS hey?

haven't smoke it for over 30 years, keith...u?

Posted by Bani


That is true but not my fault. Among everything else asthma has reared it's ugly head. I do make up for it with all of the narcotics to ?.

"Bush was honest. George really had the nation's best interests at heart. I suspect he might even have thought twice before Iraq."

I wonder if the author would care to elaborate. Or is "Ride On" having a little subtle sport with da workin' folk? herm

Moder and others-

While you argued I played and sure enough Bad Beat time.

Hand pair of 3's-basic opening only

flop-3/4-4-bet with it but not crazy

turn-junk for all

river-4

for those that haven't figured it

my hand full house 3's full of fours

his hand-4's full of 3's

Response Oh shit!

Right after you elaborate about Truman......Herm.

....on second thought I probably won't waste my time.

Oh shit is certainly an appropriate response. At least you aren't stating you are still sore....and you didn't lose and whine about it like Moder8 did when he lost with just a lousy little two pair. I sure love the game. It's amazing how people that love the game all can't stand a whining loser that cries about a loss when having only two pair.

Re, the Supreme Court decisions today, the Kentucky v. Davis case was huge for my profession and it also opened up the door for states to pass other economically protectionist statutes:

The justices ruled 7-2 in a case from Kentucky that states can exempt interest on their own bonds from taxation while taxing residents for interest on bonds issued by other states. In the $2.5 trillion municipal bond market, 41 states have systems similar to Kentucky's.

Isn't "Bush" and "thought" in the same sentence an oxymoron, or just a GOPymoron?

"Isn't "Bush" and "thought" in the same sentence an oxymoron, or just a GOPymoron?"

It's impossible, kind of like being at two places at once.

Isn't "Truman" and "thought" in the same sentence an oxymoron, or just a DEMmoron?

I don't know, but I think Harry Potter would be a good prez.

....awesome prez. At least he could do the magic all the typical Dems/Repubs promise.

Kindly keep my name out of the same sentence with the poker whiner Moder8. Ty, ty very much.

Ride On has a hard on for Moder8.

Larry Mohr

Oh, I've heard that before but never new the name or who sang it.

Larry, I simply can't believe someone whines about losing with two pair in a poker game. ANYONE that plays can't stand someone that whines about something so insignificant.

Larry, I simply can't believe someone whines about losing with two pair in a poker game. ANYONE that plays can't stand someone that whines about something so insignificant.

Posted by ride_on at 2008-05-19 04:08 PM | Reply

I can not believe someone whines about someone supposedly whining about losing a poker hand with two pair.

Larry Mohr

Seems like RideOn is trolling for a flame war. Pretty pathetic. I won't bite. Also, not that anyone at all cares, but if anyone were to bother and go back and read the original two or three sentence post, I doubt anyone would call it whining. Whatever. RideOn, flame away. I got work to do.

RIDE ON


Larry, I simply can't believe someone whines about losing with two pair in a poker game. ANYONE that plays can't stand someone that whines about something so insignificant.

Posted by ride_on at 2008-05-19 04:08 PM

Maybe you're missing the point about Moder8's poker game.

I've never played poker but I don't think it would matter to me so much as
to "how" I lost (with two pair) lost as much as "how much" ($$$) I lost.

(chanting in circle)

"Flame War! Flame War! Flame War!"

It's fun! It's educational! It sells whatever the hell is being sold here!

correction to my 4:16 p.m.

"'how' I lost (with two pair) lost" - delete the last "lost"

I'm not missing the point whatsoever. Losing a hand when you hold two pair (in whatever manner....even with runner, runner) is NEVER something to whine about or even mention. Just a normal part of the game. If he complained in front of the people he was playing with, was "sore" (his word), etc.....those people view him as a pathetic ass. Just sayin'. Since you don't play CC...I understand your thinking that....but, it's not reality with people that play.

....and CC stop the spelling corrections....Hans hasn't been around lately.

Warren Buffett, that radical America-hating, Commie revolutionary, has come out for Obama today.

Warren Buffett, that radical America-hating, Commie revolutionary, has come out for Obama today.

Add to that:

Robert Byrd, that radical former white supremacist, former KKK Senator from W. VA came out for Obama today.

If Byrd can do it, surely there's hope for the likes of Johnson.

(BTW, I used that rhetoric because of what's been said by "the right" about Byrd)

.....but of course, it has nothing to do with Byrd's Klan membership.............

.....but of course, it has nothing to do with Byrd's Klan membership.............

At least as much as the Pope's.

anyone here watching House at the moment...

The star and one of his people are sitting in stalls in the ladies room... behind the chick is a bumper sticker saying "Vote for Change 08." Clearly an Obama sticker... Not that its a big deal in the slightest, but I didn't think that political endorsements/advertisements were allowed on television shows like that...

is it not at least concerning that obama has these radical affiliations, coupled with his advisers?

Posted by scooter28054 at 2008-05-19 12:29 PM | Reply | Flag:

No, not really. Especially considering the other option of the republicants who want to bomb everything and send our troops to die and then fuck them over when they get hurt. Easy choice.

folks, i think that a very bad thing is about to happen. to all of us. the world is in a turmoil that equals the situation before ww1 and ww2. i am afraid, very afraid!! i do not know from where, or how, but i feel the winds of change arriving and they are not good!

OK, today I saw this complete tool driving a piece of shit Ford from the late 70's, the rims he had on the fucking thing had to be 3-4 times the value of the entire car.

But as Rob has pointed out before: THEY'RE SPINNIN' YO!

Well, now on DR it looks like the rest of the USA has gone to sleep. Nobody's around. That's what happens when you live on the West Coast and everyone else who blogs on here live in time zones 2 and 3 hours ahead of your own.

So good night from California.

Oops. Uterus.

"Uterus.
Posted by Johnson"

Tibia!

Okay, bones, organs, muscles, whatever.

gluteus maximus