prole Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 Bill Clinton Visits North Korea in Bid to Free Journalists The former president's surprise mission is aimed at negotiating the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who have been sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for illegal entry. Former President Clinton arrived in North Korea today in a dramatic bid to negotiate the release of two American TV journalists sentenced to 12 years in prison for illegally entering the secretive nation earlier this year.-- LA Times 8/4/09 Quote
prole Posted August 4, 2009 Author Posted August 4, 2009 Oh, that's right, he can't even leave the ranch in Crawford without someone trying to spit on him... Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 Oh, that's right, he can't even leave the ranch in Crawford without someone trying to spit on him... Keep talking about "W" while B-HO drives us to complete bankruptcy. Quote
prole Posted August 4, 2009 Author Posted August 4, 2009 We were there before he even decided to run. Quote
Kimmo Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 Oh, that's right, he can't even leave the ranch in Crawford without someone trying to spit on him... Keep talking about "W" while B-HO drives us to complete bankruptcy. bah. US treasury bonds are highly desirable, with no end in sight. Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 Get real. A president cannot drive a Great Nation into bankruptcy. Oh, wait... Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 (edited) To be fair, our own cherished bullshit drove us into bankruptcy. Treating houses, including primary residences, as pure speculation. Praying to a combination of money and some long dead Jewish hippy. Blowing 'We're the Greatest Nation On Da Whole Earth' smoke up our own asses. Thinking we deserve more than we could ever possibly afford. Believing that we actually landed on the moon. Yoga. Yogurt. Whatever happened to Yogi Berra? Bush just tapped into the national psyche, or, well, the dumber half of it, anyway. Scamnation, we've sure fucked ourselves this time. And some of us more seasoned folk thought the Vietnam era was bad times.... Edited August 4, 2009 by tvashtarkatena Quote
prole Posted August 4, 2009 Author Posted August 4, 2009 Update: North Korea: 2 US Journalists Pardoned SEOUL, South Korea – North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has issued a "special pardon" to two American journalists convicted of sneaking into the country illegally, and he ordered them released during a visit by former U.S. President Bill Clinton, North Korean media reported early Wednesday. Bush's UN Envoy, John Bolton Responds: "It comes perilously close to negotiating with terrorists," Bolton told AFP when asked about Bill Clinton's trip to secure the release of journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee... "I think this is a win-win for North Korea," according to Bolton, who believes all negotiations are useless in trying to force North Korea to abandon its weapons-grade nuclear program. Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 Only a true psychopath would continue to sport a mustache like that. Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 To be fair, our own cherished bullshit drove us into bankruptcy. Treating houses, including primary residences, as pure speculation. Praying to a combination of money and some long dead Jewish hippy. Blowing 'We're the Greatest Nation On Da Whole Earth' smoke up our own asses. Thinking we deserve more than we could ever possibly afford. Believing that we actually landed on the moon. Yoga. Yogurt. Whatever happened to Yogi Berra? Scamnation, we've sure fucked ourselves this time. And some of us more seasoned folk thought the Vietnam era was bad times.... and Obama is continuing to prop up this house of cards and bullshit "we deserve more than we could possibly afford" attitude all for now, gotta go trade my clunker in for a new car with free $$$ from Obama!!! Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 (edited) To be fair, our own cherished bullshit drove us into bankruptcy. Treating houses, including primary residences, as pure speculation. Praying to a combination of money and some long dead Jewish hippy. Blowing 'We're the Greatest Nation On Da Whole Earth' smoke up our own asses. Thinking we deserve more than we could ever possibly afford. Believing that we actually landed on the moon. Yoga. Yogurt. Whatever happened to Yogi Berra? Scamnation, we've sure fucked ourselves this time. And some of us more seasoned folk thought the Vietnam era was bad times.... and Obama is continuing to prop up this house of cards and bullshit "we deserve more than we could possibly afford" attitude all for now, gotta go trade my clunker in for a new car with free $$$ from Obama!!! Some people are too dumb to separate 'Obama inspired' internet ads from his actual policies. Like I said, for the lower half of this Great Nation, reality is whatever you really, really want to believe. Edited August 4, 2009 by tvashtarkatena Quote
prole Posted August 4, 2009 Author Posted August 4, 2009 and Obama is continuing to prop up this house of cards and bullshit "we deserve more than we could possibly afford" attitude If he weren't, you'd be calling him the second coming of Pol Pot. Just can't make right-wing wackos happy... Quote
No. 13 Baby Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 Oh, that's right, he can't even leave the ranch in Crawford without someone trying to spit on him... In fairness, ol' Dumbya is holed up in a Dallas whites-only enclave these days. Quote
prole Posted August 4, 2009 Author Posted August 4, 2009 (edited) Oh, that's right, he can't even leave the ranch in Crawford without someone trying to spit on him... In fairness, ol' Dumbya is holed up in a Dallas whites-only enclave these days. What a great man. Edited August 4, 2009 by prole Quote
Off_White Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 I don't know about you Resnarklican slackers, but I bought two new cars last week thanks to the Cash For Clunkers program. What have you done for me lately? Quote
prole Posted August 5, 2009 Author Posted August 5, 2009 Shoulda done this shit years ago... Top Ten Traded-in Clunkers 1. 1998 Ford Explorer 2. 1997 Ford Explorer 3. 1996 Ford Explorer 4. 1999 Ford Explorer 5. Jeep Grand Cherokee 6. Jeep Cherokee 7. 1995 Ford Explorer 8. 1994 Ford Explorer 9. 1997 Ford Windstar 10. 1999 Dodge Caravan Quote
olyclimber Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 interesting what people are buying as well with the dealio. i notice there was no requirement to "buy american". The Top Ten Cash for Clunkers New Cars: 1. Ford Focus 2. Honda Civic 3. Toyota Corolla 4. Toyota Prius 5. Ford Escape 6. Toyota Camry 7. Dodge Caliber 8. Hyundai Elantra 9. Honda Fit 10. Chevy Cobalt Domestics claimed a decent share of the new vehicle sales generated by the program as well. The Detroit News notes, "Detroit's automakers accounted for 47 percent of the first 80,000 ‘Cash for Clunkers' sales, the Obama administration said today...which is above their overall share in the auto market of about 45 percent." The top-selling vehicle under the program so far is the Ford Focus. "Four of the top 10-selling vehicles are manufactured by Detroit's Big Three. Of non-Big Three purchases, the Transportation Department's preliminary analysis suggests that more than half of these new vehicles were manufactured in the United States." what this doesn't mention is that while the percentage was high for american made cars being picked, the replaced car top 10 list is 100% American cars. Quote
StevenSeagal Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 This was my experience: [video:youtube]m8Dgu--CzGw Fuck this b.s. gov't program! Quote
StevenSeagal Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 If nothing else, that song will now be stuck in your head for the rest of the week. Quote
olyclimber Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 god that song is so catchy. F-R-E-E that spells free! Quote
olyclimber Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 the dude in the back seat is definitely trippen hard Quote
Kimmo Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 To be fair, our own cherished bullshit drove us into bankruptcy. Treating houses, including primary residences, as pure speculation. Praying to a combination of money and some long dead Jewish hippy. Blowing 'We're the Greatest Nation On Da Whole Earth' smoke up our own asses. Thinking we deserve more than we could ever possibly afford. Believing that we actually landed on the moon. Yoga. Yogurt. Whatever happened to Yogi Berra? Scamnation, we've sure fucked ourselves this time. And some of us more seasoned folk thought the Vietnam era was bad times.... and Obama is continuing to prop up this house of cards and bullshit "we deserve more than we could possibly afford" attitude now seriously, what do you fine intelligent folk see as the outcome here? sure we're going deeper in debt, but still less as a % of gdp than back during that last great american war. and bonds continue to sell at lower than expected interest rates. and what, our debt is comparable to the entire EU as a whole? no, the present trajectory seems a bit ummm untenable, but where do you see it exactly going? ok bonds start to bid at higher and higher interest rates.... Quote
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