Frank Wuterich, the Marine responsible for ordering the Haditha massacre which resulted in the death of 24 civilians within 45 minutes, gets a reduction in rank and no jail time.

 

 

It's shocking to read, but it's not surprising. Maybe him and William Calley can hang out and talk about the good old days of

committing war crimes and serving no time.

http://www.alternet.org/election2012/15389..._far%29/?page=1

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/...lative-demands/

About two dozen tea party activists held a news conference, then met with lawmakers individually to present their list of priorities and “demands” for the 2011 legislative session that opened Tuesday.

 

The material calls for lawmakers to amend state laws governing school curriculums, and for textbook selection criteria to say that “No portrayal of minority experience in the history which actually occurred shall obscure the experience or contributions of the Founding Fathers, or the majority of citizens, including those who reached positions of leadership.”

 

Fayette County attorney Hal Rounds, the group’s lead spokesman during the news conference, said the group wants to address “an awful lot of made-up criticism about, for instance, the founders intruding on the Indians or having slaves or being hypocrites in one way or another.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/...lative-demands/

Ah, west Tennessee. Such a bastion of intellect.

 

That's not at all unusual, it's just that it's worded even more stupidly than normal.

It's pretty similar to Texas's whitewashing a year or two ago.

That's not at all unusual, it's just that it's worded even more stupidly than normal.

Oh I know it happens in a lot of places, sometimes with more subtlety. But I used to live in Memphis, and couldn't opass up the opportunity to poke fun. And I am shocked - shocked, I tell you - that people there are even less able to express these ideas eloquently.

 

Ah, west Tennessee. Such a bastion of intellect.

Can someone post the quotes from that bigoted Tennessee sob telling the world that gay people die sooner and are responsible for aids because of money rape? I figure that adds to the fun.

 

Edit: here it is now that I'm home.

 

Sigh.

New Hampshire Republicans Propose Bills That Prevent Police From Protecting Domestic Abuse Victims

 

 

You know, I can usually understand the motivations behind bills I find awful. But seriously, wtf? What would ever be the motivation behind these proposals?

New Hampshire Republicans Propose Bills That Prevent Police From Protecting Domestic Abuse Victims

 

 

You know, I can usually understand the motivations behind bills I find awful. But seriously, wtf? What would ever be the motivation behind these proposals?

 

Some legislator really wants to beat his wife?

That's awful. Bills like this are why I'm completely left when it comes to social issues. WTF is the NH GOP thinking?!

Griftopia. Great read if depressing as all f***.

Thought this was interesting, not sure where to post it. Apparently, Joe Biden, when asked, suggested the President not order the raid that killed Bin Laden, until gaining further intel. And he wasn't alone.

 

Thought this was interesting, not sure where to post it. Apparently, Joe Biden, when asked, suggested the President not order the raid that killed Bin Laden, until gaining further intel. And he wasn't alone.

 

Panetta's 60 Minutes interview last night was pretty good. He was all about it simply for the fact that they had gone nearly a decade without much intel on the guy. This was their best shot, so he wanted to take it. The craziest thing he said was that Pakistani military helicopters routinely flew over the compound. They basically knew there was a good chance that Pakistan and the US would get into a battle (albeit small and brief). Still, they decided to go for it anyway.

 

He also seemed 100% certain that higher ups in Pakistan knew who was in there.

 

Considering that Pakistan is threatening to put the Dr who helped the US on trial for treason, it suggests they werent happy that Bin Laden was captured.

http://news.yahoo.com/did-david-axelrod-ju...-210609497.html

 

Romney should know how to treat pets...

http://news.yahoo.com/did-david-axelrod-ju...-210609497.html

 

Romney should know how to treat pets...

 

This issue is silly, and I sure hope ObamaCo doesn't try to make it into something. It likely won't work anyway, makes them look bad, and its a stupid thing to discuss in a Presidential campaign.

 

This issue is silly, and I sure hope ObamaCo doesn't try to make it into something. It likely won't work anyway, makes them look bad, and its a stupid thing to discuss in a Presidential campaign.

Agreed, but seriously, who straps their dog to the roof of a car???

Agreed, but seriously, who straps their dog to the roof of a car???

Read a little more about it. Family vacation, a cage with a floor and a seperate windshield, on the roof of the car.

 

Now, I have never owned a dog, and I don't really know how bad that might be for him/her up there. Just saying, its not like he pulled a Chevy Chase or anything. At worst, it was psychologically traumatic - so, not good, but not something worth making a campaign issue about. Especially since, at the time, it was pretty commonplace. And I don't think it is much worse than putting a dog in the back of a pickup, which you see all the time (and which is considerably more dangerous to the dog).

 

It's pretty terrible and really inhumane. There's no real way to defend his actions there.

 

It's also not an issue in a Presidential election.

I promise to care exactly as much about that as I do about Obama's bowling form. Meaning, I'll get really annoyed that the press talks about incredibly stupid things ad nauseum.

Seemingly due to the Republican campaign against Planned Parenthood, the Susan G. Komen for the cure foundation has decided to stop funding breast cancer screenings through that organization. This will, of course, likely further curtail those variety of screenings, particularly in groups that are poor/not otherwise served by our health care for the wealthy system.

That's a pretty awful move and the foundation's stated reason is transparent bulls***.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/31/o...kusaolp00000009

 

great news!!

Romney says he's "not concerned about the very poor"

 

He's going to keep giving these lines all year, isn't he.