Open Thread

9 Comments

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   boilerman10 on March 5, 2006 at 3:38 pm

   Glenn Reynolds, hands down.

   Reynolds is lost in right wing la-la land.  See Steve Gilliard’s site, also Eshaton.

   Kevin Drum is left flabbergasted.

   You cannot believe what he’s saying now.  I don’t want to wreck it for you, go read it!

   Your head will hurt.

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     BooMan on March 5, 2006 at 4:11 pm

     I gotta go with Ralph Peters.  Big-time wanker.

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       Ed J on March 5, 2006 at 5:04 pm

       What an asshole.

       Ralph’s lead:

       I’M trying. I’ve been trying all week. The other day, I drove another 30 miles or so on the streets and alleys of Baghdad.

       Only in the third paragraph do we learn that he didn’t really mean “I drove”, he meant that the US Army drove him around. Then, later he says:

       But there’s no way we can let irresponsible journalists off the hook – or their parent organizations. Many journalists are, indeed, brave and conscientious; yet some in Baghdad – working for “prestigious” publications – aren’t out on the city streets the way they pretend to be.

       They’re safe in their enclaves, protected by hired guns, complaining that it’s too dangerous out on the streets.

       Sounds to me like they’re in more danger of falling drunk off a balcony in the green zone than ole Ralph is of getting his ass blown off by an IED.

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         ask on March 5, 2006 at 5:10 pm

         I agree.  Booman had an Open Thread on this last Wednesday.  My response:

         Ass, indeed.
         He writes:
         “Yesterday, I crisscrossed Baghdad, visiting communities on both banks of the Tigris and logging at least 25 miles on the streets.”
         Making it seem it was a leisurly stroll.  I bet you he was wrapped in kevlar and inside an armored vehicle.
         (more)

2. 

   Kahli on March 5, 2006 at 4:26 pm

   I’ll go with the New York Times for the front page article declaring that Casey is Santorum’s opponent.  Primary anyone?

3. 

   BooMan on March 5, 2006 at 4:44 pm

   Several Republican senators talked of the president like a wayward friend who had fallen down on his luck, suggesting he needed some new staff or should get out more. “Look, this is a great guy,” said Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma. “He ought to talk to us more. At least we are going home every weekend.”

4. 

   ask on March 5, 2006 at 5:04 pm

   Sleepless in Sudan.  Damned jet-lag.
   This place got a few of them, wankers, that is.  But I can’t elaborate here and now.
   And then there is Silvio Berlusconi as per Donna’s recent diary.  Bushco qualifies pretty much every day..

5. 

   idredit on March 5, 2006 at 5:48 pm

   Bill Frist, wanker of the weekend.. Needs no further comment.

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     ejmw on March 5, 2006 at 6:01 pm

     I believe he is ineligible as a member of the Wanker Hall of Fame.