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Friday, August 1, 2014

Obama's Foreign Policy and the Future of the Middle East

Obama's Foreign Policy and the Future of the Middle East

A while back, the United States set out to reconfigure the Middle East. The result is that the region and our position in it are both in shambles. Much of what has happened seems irreversible.

"After all that we've had to overcome, our Congress should stop standing in the way of our country's success." —President Obama

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

"In Washington the House passed a bill today to go forward with a lawsuit against President Obama. Who says Congress can't get anything done? They're suing the president." –Jimmy Kimmel

Senate Denies Aid To Israel

In the end, the Senate couldn’t even agree to deliver emergency aid to one of the United States’ closest allies.
A last-ditch effort to deliver aid to Israel during its war with Hamas died on the Senate floor, as Republicans blocked the proposal over concerns that it would increase the debt.

"Supporters of former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez have released a new font in the style of his handwriting. Although I'm surprised he wrote anything by hand since he was so used to dictating." –Seth Meyers

Bill Clinton, Gave A Speech The Day Before 9-11
“I nearly got him. And I could have killed him, but I would have had to destroy a little town called Kandahar in Afghanistan and kill 300 innocent women and children, and then I would have been no better than him.

“And so I didn’t do it.”

The GOP steps up outreach to young voters with its app Woo, which sends you a Woo a month before the election then forgets you until 2016.- LOLGOP

Republican Shenanigans

"I have always been a huge fan of Sarah Palin. She's a strong leader with a proven history of selflessness. I mean, in the midst of her 2008 campaign, she took the time to help out a struggling senior with severely impaired judgment." –Stephen Colbert

Annie Gets Her Gun
Appearing on Fox News Hannity, frequent guest Ann Coulter told host Sean Hannity that she wished Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was “our president,” so he could deal with our border problems the way he deals with border issues in his own country.

"While they're out on vacation I'm going to have to make some tough choices" to address migrant crisis. - President Barack Obama

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"The FBI has captured a man accused of sending over 500 letters filled with white powder to President Obama. The FBI said he was a disillusioned middle-aged man who felt beaten down and powerless at work, and the guy who sent the letters was kind of a mess, too." –Seth Meyers

Trying to Kill The messengers?
An SBS News reporter and Al Jazeera English contributor was caught in the middle of direct gunfire Thursday near the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 crash site.

The Australian news service said that journalist Nick Lazaredes is "lucky to be alive" Friday. Lazaredes told SBS Radio he was leaving the MH17 crash site when shooting broke out around him and his group.

Does it make Republicans more bummed when Americans get jobs or health insurance?- LOLGOP

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"U.S. intelligence now says that the Malaysian flight was definitely taken down by Russian separatists. But those Russians, they stick with that Soviet propaganda sh*t. Putin said today 'no, it's because one of the passengers turned on their cell phones. Either that or Pussy Riot shot it down.'" –Bill Maher

Kerry Sure Has His Hands Full
US Secretary of State John Kerry told Narendra Modi that India's refusal to ratify a key WTO trade deal sent the wrong message, as he met the country's new prime minister for the first time on Friday.

I have too many fantasies to be a housewife. I guess I am a fantasy ~ Marilyn Monroe

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I hope you have a lovely weekend!

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Ruby Falls, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Peace.

Thursday, July 31, 2014

There is a BILLION dollar stockpile of US weapons in Israel

U.S. Has Sold Ammunition to Israel Since Start of Gaza Conflict
In the last week the U.S. has provided Israel with tank rounds and illumination rounds for grenade launchers requested as part of a foreign military arms sale. The weapons came from a $1 billion stockpile of ammunition stored by the U.S. military in Israel for that country’s use if needed for an emergency.

A BILLION dollar stockpile of US weapons in Israel? Gaza is going to be nothing more than a hole in the ground.

BREAKING: House GOP to impeach Obama “for failing to bring peace to the Middle East.”- Top Conservative Cat

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

In Siberia locals recently discovered a giant hole in the ground. Now two more Siberian holes have appeared. Scientists don't know what's causing these holes. Astronomers blame falling meteorites. Archaeologists blame underground gas explosions. Fox News blames Obamacare. Mel Gibson blames Jewish people.- Craig Ferguson

Bush #43 Writes Biography of Bush #41: Saddam Tried To Kill My Daddy
His paintings made news worldwide, but it turns out that former President George W. Bush has been working on another, highly personal project since leaving the White House: He has quietly completed a biography of his father, former President George H.W. Bush.

The only people who want Sarah Palin to run for POTUS are smart liberals, gullible conservatives & every comedian I know.- John Fugelsang

Republican Shenanigans

Rand Paul knows what it's like to be a minority. He's a white libertarian male who doesn't currently own a vaporizer. - LOLGOP

Pro-Lifers Protest Abortion Where No Abortions Are Offered

Anti-abortion activists in Minnesota are protesting outside of a new Planned Parenthood affiliate in Richfield despite the fact that the facility doesn’t offer abortion procedures, Cosmopolitan reported.

If you've read a book or two about science, you are probably a liberal.- The Everlasting GOP Stoppers

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CIA Admits Spying On Senate
CIA employees improperly accessed computers used by the Senate Intelligence Committee to compile a report on the agency’s now defunct detention and interrogation program, an internal CIA investigation has determined.

If the CIA is willing to admit they illegally spied on Senate staffers, one only wonders what they aren't admitting. - Matt Laslo tweet

Republicans snarl about "amnesty" like it's a leprosy when it's the one part of the Reagan legacy that appeals to non-Fox viewers.- LOLGOP

GOP Vacay Time Replaces Crisis At The Border
House Republicans abruptly abandoned a bill to address the immigration crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday after last-minute maneuvering failed to lock down sufficient conservative support.

Irony: A Republican spilling the beans that would put Bush and Cheney and possibly Queen Elizabeth in jail.
A Republican lawmaker renewed his call for the release of 28 redacted pages from the investigative report into the 9/11 terrorist attacks — which a left-wing fringe group claims implicates the British monarchy.

Here's a copy of the redacted report I found!

The TSA is offering a $5,000 reward for the best idea on how to speed up airport security lines. So far the best idea is making a line for people who know what they're doing and another line for people who have never been to an airport before.- Jimmy Fallon

If this GOP congress was on Survivor, no one would ever leave the island.- Lizz Winstead

Boehner Threatens Obama Not To Help The Border Crisis While He's On Vacay. Leaves The Scent of Impeachment In The Air.
House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday that any unilateral steps by President Barack Obama on immigration would make matters worse and add to a "legacy of lawlessness."

WHY THIS IS SAD: Children on the border really do need help. Our immigration system really is broken. And we really do need a non-joke GOP.- LOLGOP

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Maybe GOP could muster a vote on suing the children at the border.- Lizz Winstead

Unions Win. GOP Governor Doesn't.
The fight over Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's signature policy achievement, a law effectively ending collective bargaining for most public employees, ended Thursday with the state Supreme Court declaring it to be constitutional.

A company in India is releasing the first-ever “smart shoe” that connects with Google Maps to track your footsteps. “Merry Christmas,” said your wife.- Seth Myers

According to French officials, the gardens at the Louvre have become overrun with rats. Officials later apologized and promised to refer to us as Americans in the future.- Seth Myers

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El Camino del Rey (King's pathway), Málaga, Spain.
I would be wearing a parachute, just in case.

Peace.

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Boehner: Impeachment talk a Dem 'scam' to raise money

Boehner: Impeachment talk a Dem 'scam' to raise money
House Speaker John Boehner flatly denied Tuesday that congressional Republicans are moving to impeach President Barack Obama, blasting talk about it as "a scam started by Democrats at the White House."

Not only do I not believe the GOP has ruled out impeachment, I think they moved the 2016 RNC up to start on Hillary's impeachment earlier.- LOLGOP

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

“I find it very odd that the Republican Party, now that Eric Cantor has been voted out of office, has zero Jews in Congress. They have 278 people, zero Jews. And they’re the ones who back Israel like they are King David.” – Bill Maher

US Is Profiting From War
The United States plans to sell 5,000 Hellfire missiles to Iraq in a $700 million deal, officials said Tuesday, as Washington tries to help Baghdad retake ground captured by Sunni militants.

A new poll shows that younger Americans sympathize less with Israel than older generations did. But then again, most young Americans think Israel is the cat on "The Smurfs."- Seth Myers

The right wing's version of keeping it classy.

North Korea Wants To Join In On The Fireworks
North Korea fired four short-range projectiles toward the ocean off its east coast on Wednesday in its latest in a series of missile and artillery tests, officials said.

Female North Korean soldiers wearing 4 inch high heels. Really.

Republican Shenanigans

We should trust Republicans when they say they won't impeach. When have they ever failed to learn a lesson from a mistake they've made?- LOLGOP

More Proof The Right Only Cares About The Fetus Not The Child
A Mississippi woman said she was fired three years ago from her job at Hobby Lobby after applying for medical leave to deliver her baby.

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Mitch and Tanner Save America!
Mitch and Tanner seek to teach children "real values" in this satire on prejudice and ignorance.

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Well, Americans Aren't Cold Hearted After All
Some 70 percent of Americans think the United States should provide temporary support and housing for unaccompanied Central American minors who illegally cross into the country while their cases undergo review, according to a poll released on Tuesday.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, the largest single transmission of deadly germs is a handshake. You're lucky, because the most popular form of greeting here in New York is the middle finger.- David Letterman

Bait & Switch
At least 17 people were killed in an Israeli strike on a packed Gaza market Wednesday in a deadly raid that came as Israel was observing a four-hour humanitarian lull.

The best part of having the 10 commandments displayed in US courthouses is realizing 8 of them are legal here. - John Fugelsang

The New York Times came out in favor of marijuana legalization. Apparently, someone told them that marijuana users are really into "buying papers."- Seth Myers

Business/Tech News

US economy grew 4% in Q2, just the latest evidence that the House GOP policy of witch hunts and show votes is working.- Top Conservative Cat

The GOP Jobs Bill - Keep Jobs Overseas
Republican senators blocked an election-year bill Wednesday to limit tax breaks for U.S. companies that move operations overseas.

“They are actually really debating the firing squad right now. And, of course, there’s a lot of people on the other side who say this is cruel and unusual. Cruel and unusual? This is America. What’s more usual than getting shot?” – Bill Maher

Loopholes: Corporate Icing
A 2009 law that raised federal taxes to discourage smoking cost the U.S. government billions of dollars in lost revenue as manufacturers relabeled products and consumers shifted to cheaper pipe tobacco and large cigars, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a report released on Tuesday.

Last week a man in Florida was arrested for trying to steal sushi that he had shoved down his pants, although I bet the wasabi was punishment enough.- Seth Myers

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Every dollar helps.

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Sometimes, I just like to leave the craziness of earth for a brief shining moment.

Peace.