ProudLiberalDemocrat

The Truth Hurts

2009-03-30T16:09:00.001-07:00

This is the cartoon by Pat Oliphant that is supposedly so offensive to the Anti-Defamation League.

Unfortunately for Israel, it is unerringly accurate. For 62 years, Israel has subjected Palestinians to inhumane treatment, reminiscent of what the nazis did to the Jews in World War II. It could be argued that Palestinians currently live in ghettos, like the Jews were in WWII.

I don't condone rockets being fired by Hezbollah into Israel, but the Israeli response in their brief war was unjustified.

Hooray!

2009-03-30T15:44:00.000-07:00

Democrats are finally back in control of Congress. And we have a Democratic President!

YaY! :D

w. was never my president. But Obama is! :)

It seems like every time I turn on the news, he's doing something to get us on the right track, again. The most recent evidence of this was his overturning the government ban on stem-cell research (you know, the research that may someday find the cure for cancer, etc.)

I was listening to Mike Malloy on Air America, the other day & he had on a caller who sums up what I think: he said to disregard the republicans in Congress.

You know, the obstructionist bastards who destroyed the country for the last 8 years, along with w. Yeah, them. Just ignore them.

They have no plan, so just get out of the way & let the Democrats fix the mess w. & the republicans have made.

w.'s Speech Sounds A Lot Like Stay The Course...

2007-01-14T00:59:00.000-08:00

Sending in 21k more troops sounds like what they did in the summer of last year & it didn't work then, either.

What makes w. think it will work any better now?

Why is w. suddenly trying this 4 years after he invaded Iraq?

This reminds me of a definition of insanity that I recently heard:

The definition of insanity is trying the same thing over & over & expecting different results...

We need to get US troops out of Iraq now!

The neocons will tell you that if we leave now there will be much bloodshed.

To this I say: If we leave, there won't be any US blood shed (3,000+ dead at last count)
US treasure spent. ($1 billion/week)

And: Iraq belongs to Iraqi's. Whether we leave now or 200 years from now, Iraq will still belong to Iraqi's. That won't change.

If they want to kill each other, let them. If we pull out, the Iraqi government will miraculously do what it needs to do to stop the violence, give Iraqi's jobs & turn on the water & power. Because it will be the Iraqi's responsibility. They won't have the US to blame. Only themselves.

In the end, Iraqi's need to govern themselves.

Later,

Democrat Victory! :D

2006-11-27T14:12:00.000-08:00

I was pleased to hear about the Democratic victory in the November elections. This means Congress will act on the behalf of the people instead of the rich & corporations.

There is much to do, including pressuring herr w. to withdraw from Iraq.

What a great pre-Christmas present to have Democratic control of Congress! Yay! :D

Later,

How To Stop Terrorists, 101

2006-10-10T00:48:00.000-07:00

The first terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center happened in 1993, when Clinton was president.

As a result of this bombing, the FBI collected evidence, rounded up suspects, conducted fair trials & the terrorists are in jail right now.

THAT is how you stop terrorists.

You DON'T do it by torturing suspects, calling them "enemy combatants" & trying to avoid giving them due process under the law. It just doesn't work, as the supreme court recently ruled.

Why doesn't the bush regime want to put these detainees through the court system?

Fear, Itself

2006-10-10T00:39:00.000-07:00

Today I heard a very interesting commercial on "Air America" radio.

It was a so-called public service message from Homeland Security. Funny how I didn't hear these ads until the November election got closer.

These disguised republican campaign ads feature kids asking their parents where to go in case of a terrorist attack.

First, republicans are telling us our kids aren't safe unless they vote republican. And they have the nerve to do it with a campaign ad disguised as a public service message.

The republican congress has FAILED its citizens in every way. So the only reason they can come up with to re-elect them is that if we don't, we'll have a terrorist attack?

Come on. The American people are smarter than that.

Let's vote out the republican nazis & get Democrats the majority in congress this November. Then we'll have some sanity in Washington.

Who Would Jesus Torture?

2006-10-10T00:19:00.000-07:00

I heard that on "Air America" radio & liked so much I stole it. ;)

The republicans passed the torture bill recently. On "Air America" radio, Tom Hartman was talking about the bill. He said the supreme court would strike it down, as it's plainly unconstitutional, because it does away with habeas corpus.

Which means w. could declare any US citizen an "enemy combatant", imprison them indefinitely & not allow them to challenge their imprisonment.

We know that torture doesn't work. Victims being tortured will say anything just to get the torture to stop.

Do cops torture suspects? No, because they know the evidence produced would be inadmissible in court.

The same kind of evidence that would be allowed under the torture bill.

How would you like to be convicted by evidence that was gained by your torture?

Also, you won't be able to see the evidence against you, because the bush regime calls it "classified info".

How To Create More Terrorists, 101 (Israeli Edition)

2006-08-12T20:58:00.000-07:00

Let's say you're Israel. And Hezbollah fighters launch missiles into your northern cities after capturing two of your soldiers.

Istead of negotiating for their release, which you've done in the past & do a prisoner swap (Israel has about 9,000 Palestinian, Lebanese, Syrian, etc. prisoners & recently reportedly captured a few Hezbollah fighters), you murder HUNDREDS of Lebanese in the land of Lebanon, where the Hezbollah rockets were fired from, thus swelling Hezbollah's ranks & elevating their leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah.

Not only do you NOT gain the release of your two soldiers, but create even more hatred between Lebanon against Israel while Hezbollah continues to fire an average of 150 rockets into northern Israel each day.

That doesn't sound like a "winning" strategy to me...

Israel has done nothing but create more hatred & terrorists for later on.

There Is NO Connection Between 9-11 And Iraq!

2006-08-12T20:37:00.000-07:00

I was talking to a nice lady at work. I asked her if there was a connection between 9-11 & Iraq & she said "yes". I asked her what the connection was. She said "terrorists". I didn't bother to ask her which terrorists were at work in Iraq prior ot 9-11 because there weren't any & there IS no connection between 9-11 & Iraq.

Even her fuhrer w. said there is no connection between 9-11 & Iraq.

And she has a son in Afghanistan. She said he was previously in Iraq. Apparently he was a gunner on a humvee. She said the tendons in his hands were pulled because of the constant firing of the machine gun, so he was operated on & sent to Afghanistan. She said he would be home for good next June.

I hope he makes home alive & in one piece...

The Iraq Mess

2006-08-12T20:36:00.000-07:00

The righties would tell you if we left Iraq there would be "chaos"! How would you TELL? There's ALREADY chaos in Iraq! Iraq's problems were not created by the US, nor will they be solved by anyone but Iraqis themselves.

Our soldiers should not have gone there in the first place & it is time to send them home.

My Favorite Republican: Joe Lieberman

2006-08-12T20:17:00.000-07:00

Joe's got to go!

I've made no secret about the fact that the latest Iraq war was doomed to failure. I was against the war before it began & I'm against it now.

Apparently, Sen. Joe Lieberman thinks the war was a good idea & still does. Because of that, I'm hoping Connecticut voters send him home for good in November.

Lieberman & every House & Senate Democrat who still thinks the war is a good idea do not deserve to be in Congress & should be voted out accordingly.

The bush regime has got to take Americans seriously and end the Iraq war. We know we shouldn't be there. Let's get out.

Even More Funniness!

2006-06-11T22:43:00.000-07:00

"Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was the world's most unhinged lunatic. He's now dead, so that movies Ann Coulter up to first place."

--David Letterman, on the "Late Show" (politicalhumor.about.com)

Some Funniness!

2006-06-11T22:40:00.000-07:00

"According to Secret Service logs, convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff was at the White House only two times in the past five years. Of course, the real question is: Was it the same two times that President Bush was there?"

--Tina Frey on "Saturday Night Live" (politicalhumor.about.com)

NSA Spying On America: Stopping Terrorist Plots? Or Not?

2006-05-17T01:43:00.000-07:00

Recently on Air America radio, I heard an audio clip of CNN's "Situation Room's" Wolf Blitzer interviewing republican Senator Bill Frist about the NSA spying on Americans. Wolf asked if in the five years since it began, has the NSA spying prevented any terrorist plots?

Naturally, Sen. Frist didn't answer. Wolf pressed the point, asking if even one terrorist plot had been prevented. Frist didn't even answer that one. Which proves Frist is a pathetic repubican loser, who knows the NSA spying on Americans has no value, beyond spying on w.'s political enemies (you know, Quakers & such).

Colbert Funniness!

2006-05-05T00:47:00.000-07:00

Here's my favorite joke from Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert at the recent White House Correspondents Association dinner (with President and Laura Bush in attendance):

"As excited as I am to be here with the president, I am appalled to be surrounded by the liberal media that is destroying America, with the exception of Fox News. Fox News gives you both sides of every story: the president's side, and the vice president's side."

I might just have to watch his show more... ;)

Illegal Immigration

2006-05-03T02:12:00.000-07:00

I saw a picture in the paper the other day which struck me as very appropriate. It showed a counter-demonstrator holding a sign during an protest by illegal immigrants. The sign read: Keep Walking. Just 1800 miles Till You're Home.

I am a fair man, which means I do not support the recent law the US House passed, making it a felony to be an illegal immigrant. Being in the US illegally doesn't rise to the level of criminality, like crimes such as murder, theft, etc. does.

But illegal immigrants should NOT be in the US. They should be deported. If they want to live in the US, get in line like everyone else.

It's unfair to get rewarded for breaking the law, which is what the protesters seem to want.

I don't care if each and every hispanic person in US marches in the streets. It won't change the fact that illegal immigrants are still here illegally and should be deported.

There are two things that need to be done about illegal immigration:

1. Existing laws regarding employers should be enforced. Companies that hire illegal aliens should be penalized so they don't hire them.

If no jobs await illegal aliens, they won't come here.

2. The U.S. needs to help Mexico improve their standard of living & economy.

If Mexico's enconomy is healthy, illegal immigrants won't come to the U.S. for jobs.

Even More Political Funny Stuff

2006-05-03T02:05:00.000-07:00

"TV's Tony Snow becomes the White House press secretary. How will he make the difficult transition from Fox News reporter to Republican apologist?...Mr. President, it is time to hire the folks who've never let you down. Limbaugh at Health and Human Services. Hannity at State. Then give Rummy the Medal of Freedom and install Bill O'Reilly as secretary of defense."

--Stephen Colbert on "The Colbert Report" (politicalhumor.about.com)

More Political Funny Stuff...

2006-05-03T02:02:00.000-07:00

"In a speech (last)week, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneger said America needs to work together to conserve oil. Then Arnold lit a cigar andn drove over the crowd in his Hummer."

--Conan O'Brien on "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" (politicalhumor.about.com)

Doonsebury Pretty Much Sums It Up

2006-05-03T01:53:00.000-07:00

In other words: Doonsebury ROCKS! :D

From The Mouth Of A Gulf War Vet

2006-03-11T22:41:00.000-08:00

The other day, I saw a old colleague I hadn't seen for a while at work. He'd gone to Iraq as an engineer for a year.

I told him I was glad he came back in one piece & asked him if he had to go back again. He said he might have to go to Afghanistan. I said I hope he wouldn't have to go.

Then he asked me why we invaded Iraq. I gave my standard answer. I don't know, but that it was a bad idea. I said I knew it would be just like Vietnam with more sand & that I hoped we got out quick.

There you have it, folks. Straight from the mouth of a veteran. We shouldn't be in Iraq.

Someone tell George.

BTW, w. has killed over 2,300 innocent US soldiers in his misguided war to date.

Way to go, George. Mission accomplished...

Nice Shot, Dick!

2006-02-14T01:28:00.000-08:00

If he shoots his friends, what does he do to his enemies...?

Later,

Support Our Troops!

2005-12-18T22:21:00.000-08:00

Send them HOME NOW!!!

Later,

w. Speech Wins Iraq War!

2005-12-18T22:16:00.000-08:00

I have a reality check for you, w.:

Speeches DON'T win wars.

w. can make speeches all day long & still the Iraq Mess will still be a Mess.

The Iraq Mess will NEVER be won.

It was doomed to failure before it started, because it was a bad idea.

w.'s daddy knew this.

But then, w. is an idiot, so there ya go.

Later,

Words Of Wisdom

2005-11-05T01:43:00.000-08:00

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
--Benjamin Franklin

More David Letterman Funniness

2005-11-05T01:38:00.000-08:00

Pretty sure Letterman's a Liberal. Here's a couple of funny reasons:

"Well, you can sure tell it's fall. Down in Washington, D.C., yeterday, Tom DeLay was in his front yard raking indictments."
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"Last night's game was the longest game in World Series history. It lasted 5 hours and 41 minutes. And as it dragged on and on and on, I began to think it was something George Bush had gotten us into."

--David Letterman on the "Late Show" (politicalhumor.about.com)