Axis of Eeeeeeee-vil...

“Whoops, this wasn't supposed to be under the 'trips' banner...sorry about that...

Bitter after being snubbed for membership in the "Axis of Evil",
Libya, China and Syria today announced that they had formed
the "Axis of Just as Evil", which they said would be more evil than
that stupid Iran-Iraq-North Korea axis President Bush warned of
in his State of the Union address.

Axis of Evil members, however, immediately dismissed the new
Axis as having, for starters, a really dumb name.

"Right. They are just as evil . . . in their dreams!" declared North
Korean leader Kim Jong-il. "Everybody knows we're the best
evils. Best at being evil. We're the best."

Diplomats from Syria denied they were jealous over being
excluded, although they conceded they did ask if they could join
the Axis of Evil.

"They told us it was full," said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

"An axis can't have more than three countries", explained Iraqi
President Saddam Hussein. "This is not my rule, it's tradition. In
World War II you had Germany, Italy, and Japan in the evil Axis.
So, you can only have three, and a secret handshake. "Ours is
wickedly cool."

International reaction to Bush's Axis of Evil declaration was swift,
as within minutes, France surrendered. Elsewhere, peer-
conscious nations rushed to gain triumvirate status in what has
become a game of geopolitical chairs.

Cuba, Sudan and Serbia announced that they had formed the
"Axis of Somewhat Evil", forcing Somalia to join with Uganda and
Myanmar in the "Axis of Occasionally Evil", while Bulgaria,
Indonesia and Russia established the "Axis of Not So Much Evil
Really as Just Generally Disagreeable".

With the criteria suddenly expanded and all the desirable clubs
filling up, Sierra Leone, El Salvador, and Rwanda applied to be
called the "Axis of Countries That Aren't the Worst But Certainly
Won't Be Asked to Host the Olympics".

Canada, Mexico and Australia formed the "Axis of Nations That
Are Actually Quite Nice But Secretly Have Some Nasty Thoughts
About America", while Scotland, New Zealand and Spain
established the "Axis of Countries That Want Sheep to Wear
Lipstick".

"That's not a threat, really, just something we like to do", said
Scottish Executive First Minister Jack McConnell.

While wondering if the other nations of the world weren't
perhaps making fun of him, a cautious Bush granted approval
for most axes, although he rejected the establishment of the
"Axis of Countries Whose Names End in 'Guay", accusing one of
its members of filing a false application. Officials from Paraguay,
Uruguay, and Chadguay denied the charges.

Israel, meanwhile, insisted it didn't want to join any axis, but
privately world leaders said that's only because no one asked
them.”

“Oh, that is so funny.
I thought this had to be one of violin's many anti_____ threads.
Thanks FG.”

“Ha, ha, very funny. Who e-mailed that to you...Rush Limbaugh? I mean really, we all know this war is for oil nothing else.

Ice Tea, why do you write one sentence in the bold subject line and then nothing in the actual post? Do you feel that you need to be bigger then others, maybe you have a superiority complex. Typical republican, trying to scream out and project your beliefs on every one else.”

“Not nice. Get a sense of humor newbie.”

“Yeah, you call me typical, yet you my friend are the typical NJ resident, dumb, dumb, and dumber.

Take note all-
Left wing extreamist try to make republicans look like there views are out of touch with the commen american. Yet when you look at the last election we all know who the country favors.

Kelty, don't speak for a group, speak for your self. "we all know the war is for oil".

Uhm, NO! See we are going to war because:

A) Saddam is a Madman
B) Saddam is a mad man who has gassed 1/2 million of his own people, just to test his wepons.
C) Saddam is mad man, that allowed and Alquada operative to be treated in a hospital in Bagdad
D) Saddam is a mad man that is in constant persuit to build nuclear weapons.
E) Saddam is a mad man that supplys/ supports terrorism
F) Saddam is a mad man that is in constant persuit to make more and more biological/chemical wepons.
G) He is a mad man with an Army, and weapons of mass distruction under his comand. He has killed his own people, he uses his civilians as body guards for his solders and he has killed his own son.”

“Please don't call artex "dumb". That's not nice. Hee hee.”

“I don't think Artex would post a a chick.”

“artex is in New Jersey. I was teasing you about calling N J people typically "dumb". :)”

“LOL, I didn't make that connection. And Artex isn't a native NJer, his blood in in the sun Fl.”

“Kind of brazen for a newbie.

I like that.









Too bad about the brain damage.”

“Ice Tea:

1) Generalizations are evidence of ignorance.
2) If you are so angry and intolerant at this point in your young life, you're going to burn out very quickly.

Take a deep breath and Let It Go.

It'll eat away at you from the inside if you don't. And it really isn't worth it.”

“Saddam Hussein is Bush's version of Jacobo Arbenz...

W's only been able to fool half of the people with the story that bombing the crap out of Iraq is somehow for humane reasons. The rest of us know that W's goal is to set up a leader that will play ball (i.e., share profits) with Exxon, Mobil, etc.

I wonder how many of W's supporters know that:

1) Saddam was installed with US aid.

2) His problems really only started after he nationalized Iraq's oil fields (i.e., Bush's family and other oil-based oligarchies don't make as much on the sale of Iraqi oil as they do on the sale of privately-held oil, a la Saudi Arabia).

3) 80 percent of Iraq's populace is Shia Muslim, meaning that holding true free elections in Iraq would yield a government much like the one now in Iran - Axis of Evil all over again.

4) In 1991, when the people revolted against Saddam in the wake of his defeat, the American forces sat idly by and did NOTHING to help the insurrection (even though Bush Sr. had publicly called on the Iraqi people to oust Saddam). In fact, the revolution was quelled with the help of American forces who rounded up weapons that would've been used by the revolting public. This is because the 1991-Bush administration feared having Iraq ruled by a leader chosen by the majority of Shia Iraq.

None of these facts are up for debate. A good book to read on the subject is "Out of the Ashes: The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein" by
Andrew and Patrick Cockburn.

Is Saddam a monster? - sure. Is W? The Arabs will certainly think so when this is over.”

“Speaking of brain damage.”

“Forrest typed Cockburn.....”

“I don't disagree with your comments to Ice Tea, but you should be giving the same advice to KeltyHiker.
She needs it just as much as Tea.”

“I agree with Tilt, the republican is only generalizing, but not giving any concrete facts.”

“Hey Forrest - Long time no see!


Wasn't that from the Onion FG?”

“I agree with Tilt, the republican is only generalizing, but not giving any specifics.”

“I don't know, Fiddler. Someone sent to Mother Goose in an e-mail. When I was able to catch my breath, I posted it here.”

“Sorry if that seemed arbitrary. I've been watching Ice Tea do it for a year and a half. Hell, I didn't start on the road to becoming a bitter old fart 'til I was 35. If I had started at 15 or 16... the mind boggles at the prospect.”

“Yeah, Um, 500,000 dead isn't enough for you, kelty.

Never the less, don't crack on Father Goose, your new, you are welcome, but don't be a prick.”

“I think she likes you Tea. BTW, not that it matters a whole lot, but it was reportedly several orders of magnitude less than 1/2 million.


FG - Not the Onion, but the (sadly defunct) Satire Wire.”

“Why did you assume Tea was "screaming out" in his original post?
You do realize ALL text in the bold subject line top box is bold type don't you?
If you get mad and start calling people names please don't act hurt when you get the same in return.
TT is most definitely NOT a PC place. ;)”

“Yeah!”

“Cool down Tea.
I think she's got a crush on you too.”

“Such language from one so young.

Are the values of an Eagle Scout like the uniform? Can you put them on or take them off at your convenience? I thought they were supposed to be internalized.”

“Tilt don't insult me by posting a link to the definition of the word. I can't spell but I have a great vocabulary.

Maybe I'm smug about this, but you won't find a more knowledgable scout then me. I see 400 scouts a week during the summer, and none of them are near my quality.”

“LOL, that's what I like about you the most Tea, your modesty. ;)”

“LMFAO FATHERGEE!

forrest....
1) SO? this does not matter one bit. did we give him VX? did we give him those missles he's destroying? how bout his migs? scuds? he buys stuff from whoever will sell it to him. if i buy a knife at walmart and stab someone it's not walmarts fault. faulty logic.

2) What problems? this is so weak. and you call it fact. i'm so sick of people saying this is about oil. if it was, we'd have taken it in 91. hell, we'de roll in and take it today if we wanted that. with worldwide scrutiny, there is nobody greedy enough to do something that stupid. rich people don't get rich from being stupid....poor logic.


3) ok, so we shouldn't liberate these people cause they aren't smart enough to live under freedom? they are too evil to be free? what? i don't get it....they said the russians wouldn't be able to handle freedom. they said japan wouldn't. they said germans couldn't handle it...in all cases it's been tried, it's suceeded. why do you think you're so smart that you know if a nation of people can govern themselves or not? typical liberal bass akwards thinking and...poor logic.

4) bush sr didn't support the insurrection, in large part to the fact that he feared the kurds turning on turkey. it's one of the reasons turkey recently denied us to use their soil as a staging ground for an attack on iraq, because of their fear that the kurds would turn on turkey, once they were out from under hussein's thumb. we didn't support it like we should have, but to say we "sqwelched" it is rediculous.”

“Whatever, Fiddler, whatever. It was a friggin' (non-partisan) hoot!”

“Nice link Tea, I liked the ad.....
- Those who find that Arrogance isn't smug enough.
- Anyone burdened with being inherently superior to the rest of us.
- Disaffected college students
LOL”

“The boy missed the point entirely.

I always thought attaining Eagle was supposed to be much more than a notch on someone's belt. Isn't it supposed to MEAN something?

Sorry, but I don't see calling someone a prick as being your Good Turn for the Day. Quite the opposite.”

“"oh great, another flamer" - straitdewd

That was my first impression too. Give her a chance, she's new.

You do need yet another emotional ideologe to call you "stupid" don't you? ;)”

“My good deeds go to afermitive action case, so in keltys case she gets no kindness. LOL

Tilt you are right, a 100% eagle scout is to live and breath the scout oat and law, the law containg words like: friendly, kind, curtious. I am working on being more proactive.”

“Something stinks!”

“Yep. That's exactly what I'm talking about. It's something we could ALL stand to be more conscious of, I'm sure.”

“Yes, but we arn't”

“and shes probably a troll anyway”

“Canada wants to join the asses of evil...evil people have more fun. No conscience, no guilt....party on.”

“That made my night...”

“It just warms the cockles of my heart when I can bring the stiff-@ssed, intractable conservatives and the limp-dik, weenie, liberal, commie pinkos together...






LET'S HUG!!!!
:D”

“Saddam was installed with US aid

What evidence is there of this? I know the U.S. aided Iraq in the Iran-Iraq wars, but Saddam was already in power. So how did the U.S. directly install Saddam to power?”

“lmao fatherG, who you callin stiff-a$$$ed?”

“I have read various reports about CIA involvment in the rise of the Ba'ath party in Iraq. Saddam came later.”

“shup voilin”

“My mistake, thinking you might be attempting to be more civil, Tea. You had to get in one more smartass remark. No... TWO more.

Sorry, but it makes me think that your involvement in Scouting is an act.”

“So no one has any proof.”

“Here mutt –

A Google search turned up these stories. Judge for yourself.

This one is pretty good too: Blood, Oil, and Sand: The Hidden History of America’s War on Iraq ”