Typical Republican Hypocrisy

“After this last round of cuts to military retiree benefits, you could very well lose that bet.”

“i am not a liberal, i am not a liberal....


phaedrush, every day”

“If you'd like to debate political leanings, I'll happily do it, but your constant talk-radio canned bashing doesn't bother me.”

“waht are you regurgitating phaed. did you draw those cartoons yourself? shall i look up the website you got them from?

you can not silence me phaeddy. your monopoly on truth and virtue has been exposed to be nothing more than partisan mudslinging. truth and logic will defeat lies scare tactics eventually...


you don't debate anything. you avoid my questions, ignore my opinions, and dismiss me as stupid and a mind numbed robot. that is not debate. it is attacking.”

“OY!”

“you don't debate anything. you avoid my questions, ignore my opinions, and dismiss me as stupid and a mind numbed robot. that is not debate. it is attacking."

What question did I avoid?

I ignore your opinions because you never back them up; instead you change the subject.

And I didn't dismiss you as stupid, read what I wrote again.”

“Wow, and Phady calls name calling cheapshots?”

“yeah you called me stupid several times. how bout simple minded? rosey just did it too. look at my last big post up there...before your billboard pics. what do you think of my opinions? don't mention talk radio, just respond to it.


why are you afraid of defending yourself against terror? scared to be called a racist? i don't get it man. there was another bombing in jerusalem tonight. next stop....california? if they can, they will kill you phaed. do you doupt my premise? whatchu gonna do about it, man?”

“WMD's are so yesterday, Phaedrus. Don't you know, all the girls are talking about Iran, these days.”

“Cottage Cheese????

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!!”

“they are getting radiation readings from the tigres/euphratis rivers...”

“...probably from spent DU coalition rounds”

“If the story goes that way the headlines will read:

RADIATION FROM POSSIBLE NUCLEAR WEAPONS ARSENAL NEAR TIGRIS EUPHRATES RIVER

A few days later, while perusing the back page of a newspaper, you might notice a headline in small print at he bottom of the page:

no nukes found.

The foxification of US news.”

“nu-cul-ar (nu 'kyul yer) adj. || Clean energy source like Natural Gas. Waste is safe in large amounts (millions of tons buried in NV), but dangerous in small amounts (dirty bomb).”

“Yeah. Don't yah know, Phaed? They got RID of it all.

Man, the majority of the American public really is more STUPID than I thought. Yup. We're gonna go down in history as the stupid/fat people.”

“LOL!

Hey ROSEY! LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT!


Or maybe, in your case, both. :)”

“As you'll notice in this satellite photograph, we have found several cache's of WMD's. Our technology is so advanced that we have solid proof as to why Iraq is a threat, and we are forced to go to war. However, you will be asked to pay close attention to the fact that these are ephemeral WMD's and may not serve our purposes once we have marched through Baghdad.”

“I can hear Dubya now: "Wumbd? What do they mean??"”

“"Memorial Day is an annual chance to assess the fundamental
character of the U.S. ... It is often heard from some quarters
that the luster of America is dimmed by its occasional association
with unsavory governments. And indeed, we have, at one time or
another, been aligned with forces as problematic as South Vietnam's
struggling and highly imperfect democracy, Chile's generals,
and -- by far the worst -- Stalin's U.S.S.R. (during World War
II). ... While one can sometimes make a reasoned argument that
U.S. policy was mistaken in a particular country, the overall
tenor of this criticism is not at all illuminating. This is because
there have been so few free and decent nations in the history of
the world that one cannot fairly judge a free and decent nation by
its friends. ... Circumstances of dire strategic necessity often
impel short-term alignments with unsavory characters in order
to avert a greater evil. Free and decent nations that wish to
survive in a dangerous world do not have the option of foregoing
such assistance where they can find it. ... No, the proper test
of a nation is not in its friends, but in its enemies. And in
this test, America has never failed. As we prepare to pay our
respects to those who have fallen in the foreign wars of the
United States, it is useful to recall that they fell, uniformly,
at the hand of tyrants, thugs, and usurpers. ... Our military
cemeteries have not been filled in vain. Those who lie at rest
have won for themselves eternal gratitude and honor. Our nation
has also won the eternal honor that can only be conferred by the
nature of those against whom we wage war. And in the last century,
without fail, our dearest enemies have been as well the dearest
enemies of all humanity." --Andrew E. Busch”

“"America will not relent in the war against global terror. ... We
will deny the terrorists the sanctuary and bases they need to plan
and strike -- as we have done in the battle of Afghanistan. We
will not permit terror networks or terror states to threaten or
blackmail the world with weapons of mass destruction -- as we
have shown in the battle of Iraq. Our country has been attacked
by treachery in our own cities -- and that treachery continues
in places like Riyadh and Casablanca. We have seen the ruthless
intentions of our enemies. And they are seeing our intentions: we
will press on until this danger to our country and to the world
is ended. Yet, the national interest of America involves more
than eliminating aggressive threats to our safety. We also stand
for the values that defeat violence, and the hope that overcomes
hatred. We find our greatest security in the advance of human
freedom. Free societies look to the possibilities of the future,
instead of feeding old resentments and bitterness. Free countries
build wealth and prosperity for their people in an atmosphere of
stability and order, instead of seeking weapons of mass murder and
attacking their neighbors. Because America loves peace, America
will always work and sacrifice for the expansion of freedom.
The advance of freedom is more than an interest we pursue. It
is a calling we follow. Our country was created in the name and
cause of freedom. And if the self-evident truths of our founding
are true for us, they are true for all. ... America's national
ambition is the spread of free markets, free trade, and free
societies. These goals are not achieved at the expense of other
nations, they are achieved for the benefit of all nations. America
seeks to expand, not the borders of our country, but the realm
of liberty." --President George W. Bush”

“"Wars with unclear objectives, in which men and women die for
no apparent reason, will not be able to maintain the requisite
level of support. Conversely, when objectives are clear and the
cause is just, all three elements [of the people, the government,
and the armed forces] will unite behind the war effort, with few
practical restraints on its prosecution. As 9/11 demonstrated,
and Pearl Harbor before it, attacks on the U.S. homeland only serve
to unify the American people, who invest their leaders with the
authority to utilize the armed forces to punish the perpetrators
of the act, swiftly, brutally, and decisively. Even worst-case
scenarios like nuclear terror will leave the elements of national
military power intact. The economy of course would suffer, and
bin Laden has stated that this is the U.S. center of gravity,
hence al-Qa'ida's principal target. But the response to an attack
of that type would be nothing short of a reorganization of the
global political system, new regimes in sundry trouble-making
states, and a zero-tolerance approach to nuclear-weapons aspirants
everywhere. Al-Qa'ida would be even further from realizing their
strategic goals than they are today." --James S. Robbins”

“"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will
eat him last."

Winston Churchill”

“Orrin Hatch: Software Pirate?

Wired News

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) suggested Tuesday that people who download copyright materials from the Internet should have their computers automatically destroyed.

But Hatch himself is using unlicensed software on his official website, which presumably would qualify his computer to be smoked by the system he proposes.

The senator's site makes extensive use of a JavaScript menu system developed by Milonic Solutions, a software company based in the United Kingdom. The copyright-protected code has not been licensed for use on Hatch's website.

"It's an unlicensed copy," said Andy Woolley, who runs Milonic. "It's very unfortunate for him because of those comments he made."

Hatch on Tuesday surprised a Senate hearing on copyright issues with the suggestion that technology should be developed to remotely destroy the computers of people who illegally download music from the Net.

Hatch said damaging someone's computer "may be the only way you can teach somebody about copyrights," the Associated Press reported. He then suggested the technology would twice warn a computer user about illegal online behavior, "then destroy their computer."

Any such technology would be in violation of federal antihacking laws. The senator, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, suggested Congress would have to make copyright holders exempt from current laws for them to legally destroy people's computers.

On Wednesday, Hatch clarified his comments, but stuck by the original idea. "I do not favor extreme remedies -- unless no moderate remedies can be found," he said in a statement. "I asked the interested industries to help us find those moderate remedies."

Just as well. Because if Hatch's terminator system embraced software as well as music, his servers would be targeted for destruction.

Milonic Solutions' JavaScript code used on Hatch's website costs $900 for a site-wide license. It is free for personal or nonprofit use, which the senator likely qualifies for.

However, the software's license stipulates that the user must register the software to receive a licensing code, and provide a link in the source code to Milonic's website.

On Wednesday, the senator's site met none of Milonic's licensing terms. The site's source code (which can be seen by selecting Source under the View menu in Internet Explorer) had neither a link to Milonic's site nor a registration code.

However, by Thursday afternoon Hatch's site had been updated to contain some of the requisite copyright information. An old version of the page can be seen by viewing Google's cache of the site.

"They're using our code," Woolley said Wednesday. "We've had no contact with them. They are in breach of our licensing terms."

When contacted Thursday, Woolley said the company that maintains the senator's site had e-mailed Milonic to begin the registration process. Woolley said the code added to Hatch's site after the issue came to light met some -- but not all -- of Milonic's licensing requirements.

Before the site was updated, the source code on Hatch's site contained the line: "* i am the license for the menu (duh) *"

Woolley said he had no idea where the line came from -- it has nothing to do with him, and he hadn't seen it on other websites that use his menu system.

"It looks like it's trying to cover something up, as though they got a license," he said.

A spokesman in Hatch's office on Wednesday responded, "That's ironic" before declining to put Wired News in contact with the site's webmaster. He deferred comment on the senator's statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee, which did not return calls.

The apparent violation was discovered by Laurence Simon, an unemployed system administrator from Houston, who was poking around Hatch's site after becoming outraged by his comments.

Milonic's Woolley said the senator's unlicensed use of his software was just "the tip of the iceberg." He said he knows of at least two other senators using unlicensed copies of his software, and many big companies.

Continental Airlines, for example, one of the largest airlines in the United States, uses Woolley's system throughout its Continental.com website. Woolley said the airline has not paid for the software. Worse, the copyright notices in the source code have been removed.

"That really pisses me off," he said.

A spokesman for Continental said the airline would look into the matter.

Woolley makes his living from his software. Like a lot of independent programmers, he struggles to get people to conform to his licensing terms, let alone pay for his software.

"We don't want blood," he said. "We just want payment for the hard work we do. We work very, very hard. If they're not prepared to pay, they're software pirates."”

“I guess you thought this was so good you had to cut and paste it twice?”

“Monday, July 7, 2003 Posted: 3:50 PM EDT (1950 GMT)

VINELAND, New Jersey (AP) -- A New Jersey congressman elected on a promise to serve no more than 12 years Washington said Monday he will go back on his word and seek a seventh term.

Republican Frank LoBiondo said if he is re-elected next year he will run again in 2006 for a seventh term. He was first elected in 1994.

LoBiondo entered Congress as part of the revolutionary Republican class that under House Speaker Newt Gingrich made term limits a key part of its drive to reform Congress.

"It seemed to me at that time term limits would be a good idea for the nation," he said. "I didn't fully understand what personal relationships and seniority could mean to the district."

LoBiondo said because other congressmen have broken the term limit pledge, it would be unfair to people in his district to abide by it.

He said he decided to seek a seventh term after being urged to do so by party leaders and constituents.


Scumbag republicans, all worthless liars.”

“Hey, Alaska just called me a scumbag and a liar, and Alaska doesn't even know me or my character!”

“Alaska = Al Frankin”

“And Al's my pal.”

“Alaska needs to get back on those meds!”

“I remember a congressman....oh what was his name....he said he wouldn't seek a third term....but ran...then died in a crash going to a campaign rally... oh yeah WELLSTONE!!!

He was more liberal than Stallin!”

“Alaska is so stupid, he thinks Taco Bell is a Mexican phone company.”

“I'll vouch for Dunk being an honest type.”

“Thanks Phaed, and this from someone who leans to the left.”

“A law-enforcement source confirmed that Limbaugh, one day removed from resigning as an ESPN football analyst over a comment about Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, has been implicated in a drug-ring investigation. The source said the radio and TV personality is not a principal target of the Florida investigation, which is focusing on drug dealers and has led to several arrests.

The source also confirmed a National Enquirer report that Limbaugh's former housekeeper Wilma Cline told prosecutors that she illegally supplied him with thousands of painkillers over more than four years, including at times more than 30 pills per day of the highly potent drug OxyContin. Limbaugh twice had undergone detoxification treatment, according to that report.

Limbaugh at one time had a disease that eventually left him deaf; the condition was corrected two years ago when he had an electronic device surgically implanted in his skull.

He denied knowledge of the investigation. "I am unaware of any investigation by any authorities involving me," Limbaugh said in a statement yesterday. "No governmental representative has contacted me directly or indirectly. If my assistance is required in the future, I will, of course, cooperate fully."

Whether Limbaugh, 52, faces prosecution could depend partly on the degree of that cooperation and the nature of the information he provides, the law-enforcement source said.





http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2001757371_rush03.html”

“I love when holy rollers and righteous people commit the sins they so viciously rail against.Next thing you know he'll be taking over Roys spot with the lions.Remember arianna's hardcore riht wing husband?What a joke.They are all the same phonies.”

“Rush will be blaming the Clinton's for this. Just wait'n'see.”

“Coulter’s comments on Scarborough Country are really typical Republican hypocrisy.


BLOOM: Should Rush Limbaugh go to prison, Ann Coulter, for violating the drugs laws, if in fact he did that?

BLOOM: Still no answer, huh?

BLOOM: … I hate to interrupt this love fest about how wonderful Rush Limbaugh is, but I still haven’t gotten an answer from those of you conservatives, like Ann Coulter, who said that people should be punished for violating drug laws. Doesn’t that apply to your good friend Rush Limbaugh, who has now admitted that he violated a drug law?

COULTER: It’s a stupid question to ask of what you think laws should be, based on what happens to someone I support, I admire, I am a fan of. That’s just a stupid question to ask.

BLOOM: So you’re not going to answer it.

COULTER: No, I told you. If my mother committed murder, I wouldn’t want her to go to jail.

BLOOM: So you don’t think Rush Limbaugh should go to jail if he

(CROSSTALK)

SCARBOROUGH: Cut them off.

(CROSSTALK)

BLOOM: ... on the right who insist on Draconian drug laws don’t want them applied to their friends, for the same reason that I don’t want them applied to anyone.

(CROSSTALK)

COULTER: I don’t want murder laws applied to my friends.

(CROSSTALK)

SCARBOROUGH: Cut off the mikes. Cut off all the microphones.”

“isnt once enough?”

“I thought it would look good on the Rush thread too.

Quite a spectacle, no?”

“i can just see you with a big-s hit eating grin

you just live for moments like these”

“i think this will be the straw that broke the camels back for the moderate voters in the country. faith in self-proclaimd conservatives will be shaken for a long time to come. whatever chance lil bushie had of getting re-elected was indirectly washed away by the rush debacle. the dems could put al sharpton in and win with the current mood of the country.”

“"faith in self-proclaimd conservatives will be shaken for a long time to come."
2spooks
09:36:19 PM
10/21/03

Hey 2spooks, never put "faith" in an individual. Put your faith in an ideal, a hope, an ideology... but not in the individual people who spout them. People will always fail us. It's called humanity. Whether on the right, or the left, people will fall, and people will come and go, but it's the "truth" that really matters. If Rush Limbaugh abuses prescription pills, or Billy Clinton hands out cigars to interns who have no intention of smoking them, it doesn't (or shouldn't, anyway) affect the causes they believe in. If the pastor of my church runs off the with the big-boobed church secretary, that doesn't void MY personal relationship with God. If someone lets another person get between them and their ideology, then they placed their "faith" in the wrong thing. Just my thoughts. Gosh, I'm feeling SO philosophical right now. This is cool! WATCH OUT PEOPLE, BUCK'S GONE PHILOSOPHICAL! Did I spell philosophical right? I'm also feeling insecure about my spelling. But folks, if my spelling of philosophical is wrong, please don't be disappointed in the dictionary. It still holds true. THERE YOU GO AGAIN, BUCKSTER!

Thank you, thank you everyone, thanks so much. This is wonderful, truly, thank you THANK YOU thank you. Please, be seated. Thank you, thanks again, please, really be seated, this applause is too much. Thank you and you and you. You're all wonderful people. Each and every one of you. Except maybe YOU, right there, in the black t-shirt. YA YOU! SHUDDUP AND SIT DOWN. Thanks. Thanks again everyone, you're embarrassing me now. Please. What? WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER THE APPLAUSE? WHAT ARE YOU POINTING AT? Oops, my zippers down, sorry folks, gotta run, but thanks again. Thank you. I mean it this time, THANKS! Bye.”

“oh dear lord, you've lost it”

“who was that masked man?”

“it was the second gunman on the grassy knoll”

“it was the guy in the pink bunny suit.....don`t you remember,he was carrying a bed pan while riding a unicycle....he was wearing a bright green hat...with a I love 2spooks button. Sheesh I thought you were all there ??”

“September 6, 2003


Republican Hypocrisy on Deficits

The quotes below are from "Restoring the Dream, The Bold New Plan" by House Republicans, copyright 1995 by the Republican National Committee. Similar views were present in the Contract with America.

"Of course, the real burden of the national debt will be borne by our children and children's children. This is precisely why Americans once held a deeply ingrained moral taboo against deficit spending. Budget deficits are the ultimate form of what our nation was founded to protect against taxation without representation."

"The runaway national debt has much the same impact on our nation's financial condition as termites do on the structure of a house."

"A basic ingredient to achieving the American Dream is thrift. . . By hijacking our savings, the government hijacks our opportunity to experience the American Dream."

"To be perfectly honest, we would love to keep playing Santa Claus. We could pretend the debt doesn't exist; pass out $1.6 trillion of government largesse each year, and let the next Congress deal with the rising sea of red ink. . . Regrettably, this is precisely the approach the President has chosen with his most recent budget plan. In what we regard as a spectacular abdication of leadership, the President's plan to deal with the debt is to do--nothing. . . We dub this the Democrat "party-on" strategy. That strategy is to keep spending and borrowing, and worry about the red ink tomorrow, or next week, or next year, or next decade."


Bush/Republicans's annual budget deficit = $455 B. Biggest in history.”

“I don't know, for some reason I've got this sneaking suspicion that this "Alaska" guy isn't gonna vote for Bush in 2004.”