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MickT adds Wexler to his Terrorist List

And now, for another installment of MickT's version of reality, which is not fit for human consumption.So this Sarkozy guy gets elected President of France. The first awful thing he does is call for...

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Angry Mick, Israeli style

I don't know how many people have ever had the pleasure of watching "Yes, Prime Minister", but it is great political satire series. One of the first things instilled in the political aspirant is that...

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You are all KGB Agents

Here are few articles, I'm sure I could find more, showing the attack on Democrats orchestrated from the White House:Instead of viewing it as a generational war that will determine the future of...

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Another Labor Day...Yawn

So we have this day to celebrate labor. I hope you don't mind if rant a bit.First. The President leaves the country. I guess that is appropriate since the majority of the things we buy are made outside...

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Iran: A Perspective

Here is a crude attempt at explain why the entire political debate on Iran (and debate in general) makes me uninspired.By 2005, ring tones generating more than $2 billion in annual worldwide revenues....

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ok, I'm pissed

I dare anyone to defend this bullshit.Fellow AEI fellow Charles Murray suggested that the rigors of Talmudic study drove out the dull Jews centuries ago. "If you were dumb and a Jew," said the...

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Torture, Control of Foreign Countries....

Well today we saw the Democratic leadership isn't all that far from Cheney (or the Nazis) when it comes to torture. Dershowitz uses Nazi Germany as a good example of how torture can be useful. Think...

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We have no plan..

The Sudanese cloak their obstructionism in anti-imperialist, anti-foreign rhetoric: Intervention in Darfur is a front for white powers again lusting for African conquests. It is an old and shabby trick...

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Dear Diary

Today started out good.While driving into work, I heard the usually establisment supporter Dave Harris of the AJC do a wonderful peace on the 10 anti-Semetic asses in New York who attacked a Jewish...

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For those BBC lovers

So there was this 'major event' between the Iranian Navy and our vessels in the Persian Arabian Gulf.Sure you heard all about how those evil Iranians in their speedboats made the US Navy in their...

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I can't take it anymore

Paul Wolfowitz is yet again working for our government.Wolfowitz to head US arms panelPaul Wolfowitz, the former president of the World Bank, is to head a new US advisory panel on arms control and...

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Let's Jerk With Syria for Grins and Giggles

I realize we are still messing with Iran. I mean, how dare a third world nation take something like a self-supporting energy program on. That is not what brown people do. They rely on us to give them...

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Obama's Toast

I think his toast is cinnamon and raisan. And it tastes good.But that will come later.First, reality.My wife just returned from taking our daughter to Horton hears a Who. It had a very liberal message....

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Obama's Foreign Policy

This statement in today's Washington Post editorial says all about the thinking in Washington:"every political goal the Bush administration has aimed at for five years, from the establishment of a...

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I Blame Iran

Thank you Lindsey Graham and Ambassador Crocker for showing just how evil Iran is.You mention that Iran forced Hizballah to 'attack' Israel before a UN vote on Iran.That is just the tip of the iceberg....

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That Brilliant David Brooks (warning graphic content)

As I was sipping my Messiah Bold Ale, the official beer of drunks for Hizballah, when I came across David Brooks latest article in the esteemed NYT about Obama and Hizballah.In typical snide Brooks...

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Thomas Friedman: Spokesman for Greed

I don't know why Thomas 'Six Months' Friedman bothers me so much. Well actually I do. How can a bullshit artists who cares about investment potentional be sold as someone that understands the Middle...

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Bush Lied: It is that simple

So the Washington Post does its best job of trying to stem the bleeding that is the Bush adminstration today with Fred Hiatt's editorial: Bush Lied? If it were so simple.His logic used throughout is...

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Religious/Racist Jerkfaces

Liveing in bumfuck Georgia, I seldom read the local paper. Almost everytime I do, I go ballistic.But I buy it for my father-in-law. And today I took a peek. Cal Thomas had an article bitching about...

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Democrats, Unionists, and Neocons..Oh My!

I'm baffled why people are upset about the FISA bill. It's not like there is no history is Democrats caving.In fact, here is some current history. Democrats, Unionists, and Neocons banding together....

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I have no where else to go

My father worked as a union worker at Caterpillar. He made a living wage and was able to provide for our family. His job sucked. In the summertime the factory was hot as hell. Most of the jobs were...

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My Aperiodic Vent

First, lets read what subject A had to say in 2004:But look at the region whence al Qaeda came. Not only has the Taliban been overthrown, Afghanistan just this week adopted a new constitution agreed to...

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Georgia, nothing to do but eat popcorn

The only thing to do during times like this is to pop some popcorn and watch and things flail.Some people complain that the fact Georgia attacked South Ossettia prompting the escalation doesn't make it...

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The next war, Venezuela or Nigeria?

Time for another late-night mickt diary to be ignored.Ask the average American where his money goes when he fills his tank and he will say "The Middle East".So what are the facts? Based upon data from...

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I, like McCain know all about abortion

I see that McCain is rightfully strutfully about the fact that he 'knows' the answer to abortion and Obama doesn't.I heard this again on Rush today. And my local right-wing radio jock.It is so simple....

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Running a Country

I was at a conference in the DC area this week and drove back to Augusta, GA today. When I arrived, I heard there is a 'sudden' gasoline crisis.Gas stations are out of gas. Prices have jumped from...

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Going out on a limb and being anti-Ahmedinejad

So I see Palin and Clinton are going to bravely oppose Ahmedinejad next week.I do so love these shallow political events.Of course, Elie Wiesel will be attending too!Did you know he was a Nobel Prize...

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The War to End all Wars

Ninety years ago, the 'War to End All Wars' ended.Had that been true, I wouldn't have been a veteran of the Gulf War. I would not have spent 21 years in the Air Force 'defending' our nation (read: US...

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Paul Broun. Or Welcome to my World

Before we go down the oft told story of Paul Broun, I want to make a larger point....ask a bigger question.  Here is a comment from Jay Bookmanat the Atlanta-Journal Constititution:Limbaugh, Hannity,...

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Somalia, so far so good.

Today marks the failure of another neocon adventure.ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia announced on Friday its troops would withdraw from Somalia by the end of 2008, ending an ill-fated two-year occupation but...

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I hate the "I/P" division

I hate the phrase I/P debate. It is meant to create to a black/white argument that people are so easy to argue.Is the current conflict even an Israel vs. Palestine fight? No. Does it only involve these...

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Lebanese Elections

So you read in the paper, or watch on TV, or maybe the intertubes clear out enough to pass some information about the latest vote in Lebanon. And because it is a 'reputable' news source, you actually...

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We won. rah rah rah.

BAGHDAD: An ExxonMobil-led consortium has beaten rival Russian, French and Chinese groups to bag initial rights to develop Iraq’s West Qurna field, the Oil Ministry said, adding momentum to Iraq’s bid...

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No Can Do!

   I really hate Israeli right-wing policies. I also know that the U.S. Government not only ignores these policies, but encourages them. In reality, I don't know which policy I hate the most, mostly...

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BP: I am Shocked. Shocked I tell You!

This news about BP and how much power oil companies have over our government and our media is just shocking! It's like walking into a casino and seeing … gasp … gambling.It's not like we didn't know...

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Inconvenient Truths aka 'Political Reality'

Political Reality. An excuse for Washington stasis.I want to first start with what the Washington establishment is capable of doing. Let's go back to 2001. When Usama Bin Laden and Al Qa'idah attacked...

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Why I hate the WaPo

I hate misinformation.I guess because I spent many years of my life thinking that our society was built of segments that all worked together to  benefit of all. Our defense industry was there to save...

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You say you want a Revolution

I'm not a big Beatles fan. But I was listening to this song today, and it just seemed to click. Who doesn't want to change the world? But at what costs? What are the ramifications?You say you want a...

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Kos, how dare you?

I, like the majority of serious Americans, take 'democracy' seriously. Coming from Chicago, I especially have reverence for 'democracy'.  'Democracy' has been held so lofty by our society and our...

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Carl Levin, or why I hate the Senate

So this week, more news comes out about how poverty in the U.S. on the rise.The United States ranks 34th of the 35 countries surveyed, above only Romania and below virtually all of Europe plus Canada,...

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March 30th: Another Redirection

I just finished rereading Seymour Hersh's article from 2007 called the Redirection.If you care about what is going on the Middle East right now, this is a wonderful read. In fact, if you want to know...

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Syria and Obama

I'm glad many people think Pres Obama is able to play the world on Syria. I'm really sure all the refugees and families of the dead in Syria are singing his praises.This is not a slam Obama diary. He...

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Someone hit a Nerve

The argument about the U.S. role in Ukraine seems to have a hit a nerve among some people. To the point that strawmen are being destroyed.When people are out hitting strawmen, people are getting...

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time to start shooting and drop a few of them.

Sure glad we live in a 'post racial' world'.linkeeI was going to write a long story, but why?p.sYes I've been here ten years. No I don't condone it. I thought it was obvious.

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Why does Boehner hate Israel and America?

After the meeting with congressional leaders Tuesday, Boehner was supportive of some of what he heard. The speaker’s office issued a statement saying, “The Speaker stated he would support the President...

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Dear 60 Minutes,

Thank you for your wonderful piece on ISIS laying the sole blame on Obama for allowing ISIS to grow.I really like how you question such all-knowing, all-being people such as Leon Panetta to provide a...

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Never Again

   Well, when I say never, I mean almost never. Really it gets complicated....    So the Al Qaeda branch gave a TV interview to tell the West what swell guys they were. And they aren't to be feared by...

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Don't Watch Cable News

I quit watching cable news in 2002. At work, we moved into some fancy workplaces where one of the great offerings our management provided us with was big screen TVs on the wall to watch CNN or FOX. The...

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Day 3 of Extreme Hate of Media

So last night I wrote about how FOX news had PJ Crowley on spewing nonsense that the Syrian Regime was quietly working with ISIS.http://www.dailykos.com/...It was a simplistic article showing just how...

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I'm Angry

If I wish to compose or write or pray or preach well, I must be angry. Then all the blood in my veins is stirred, and my understanding is sharpened. Martin Luther King, Jr. I'm angry. Always angry....

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