With Congress in session, sort of, and the problems that have occurred with pages, like Monika and that rep guy who liked boys; my question for this week’s classroom is:
What corporate biggy served as a page in Congress before leading one of the world’s largest and richest companies?
There may be a few, but I am looking for specific person.
Good luck and you may begin.
Well it is time again for the most anal comment to be entered into the mix.
The word was ‘we don’t do nation-building,'” Gen. George Casey, the Army’s chief of staff,
OK, then what would you call the rebuilding of Iraq, the attempted rebuilding of Iraq, in the image of the US?
It is that time again! All the news that sounds better with booze.
Kurds are fleeing N. Iraq’s border with Turkey–they seem to know something is about to pop!
Trent Lott, the mouth of the South, has called talk radio, the “scourage” of America. Not bad from a guy who is still living in the days of segregation, huh?
Bush down to a 26% approval rating, great he and Nixon have something in common–STUPIDITY!
Ron Paul has been excluded from the next repub debate in Iowa–it is a christian thing so I guess the think he will not have anything positive to say.
Those damn Asians! That is Asian carp that are taken over the aquatic ecosystem of the Mississippi basin they fly thru the air and attack.
OK, Paris has two f*cking days left in prison–tuesday will be the day to take off for me–there will be no actual news on that day.
One last note–there is a South American airline (name withheld to protect the innocent) that during flites there are lingerie models walking the aisles as entertainment. This is a ………………sorry CHUQ had to catch a flite and he will finish this post when he returns–if he returns.
CHUQ
For years I had been telling anyone who would listen about the games the CIA was playing, but I was a whack-o to most of them, but now I can safely say, “Hey Dick Brain, read it and weep!”
1. Confinement of a Russian defector that “might be regarded as a violation of the kidnapping laws.”
2. Wiretapping of two syndicated columnists, Robert Allen and Paul Scott.
3. Physical surveillance of muckraker Jack Anderson and his associates, including current Fox News anchor Brit Hume.
4. Physical surveillance of then Washington Post reporter Michael Getler.
5. Break-in at the home of a former CIA employee.
6. Break-in at the office of a former defector.
7. Warrantless entry into the apartment of a former CIA employee.
8. Mail opening from 1953 to 1973 of letters to and from the Soviet Union.
9. Mail opening from 1969 to 1972 of letters to and from China.
10. Behavior modification experiments on “unwitting” U.S. citizens.
11. Assassination plots against Castro, Lumumba, and Trujillo (on the latter, “no active part” but a “faint connection” to the killers).
12. Surveillance of dissident groups between 1967 and 1971.
13. Surveillance of a particular Latin American female and U.S. citizens in Detroit.
14. Surveillance of a CIA critic and former officer, Victor Marchetti.
15. Amassing of files on 9,900-plus Americans related to the antiwar movement.
16. Polygraph experiments with the San Mateo, California, sheriff.
17. Fake CIA identification documents that might violate state laws.
18. Testing of electronic equipment on US telephone circuits.
And this is just the beginning. More to come and come and come…….God! I love being right!
CHUQ
The US Senate has approved a bill that would require vehicles sold in the US to burn 30% less fuel by the year 2020.
Fuel efficiency will have to be 35mpg. The measure is part of a wider draft law on conserving energy and promoting alternative fuels.
As reported by the BBC. But come on–let us look at this realistically! It is still away to postpone the implimentation of alt fuel vehicles. This is a stop gap thing to appease the people while leaving the oil companies the resource to continue massive profits. I guess the American peoploe are as uninformed as I think they are.
Come on people–look at this plan–it is a band-aid for a gunshot wound!
If this is truly to help our dependency on oil and the environment, why will it take 13 years to impliment? Why not make it the law by 2010 instead of 2020. This whole thing is total bullsh*t!
The price of gas–everyone is just chomping at the bit because the price of gas has gone down a few cents. Life for the SUV culture is becoming more tolerable. OK ask yourself these questions–Is there a real scarcity of oil or is it being constructed by the oil companies? Why is not the maintance of the refineries done when demand is low? Would running refineries at a reduced rate enhance profits? If you find the answers to these questions, then you have the larger picture–a handful of companies can control the people and at the same time make obscene profits.
CHUQ
Yesterday Nader implied he would running again as a 3rd party candidate. WHY? Hey Ralph, you cannot win! Go back to sleep, I am sure you need a nap by now. OK let us ressurrect thew Green Party, sure spend time and money on a hopeless cause. Onlky thing you do, Ralph, is get people to sign a petition. Nothing has changed in the 100 years you have been running. Let it go, Bubba!
As long as we are talking about it, Bloomberg, if he runs for president, which party will be the lucky one? A third party? What would be the platform? I know, go out and amass a fortune, then you too could be a candidate for pres. This is a ego-centric person who will not like to lose and will bring whatever party he decides to grace, down.
Just wanted to add that the crazy McCain has fallen to 5th spot, tied with Brownback, in the national polls. Poor guy is self-destructing and quickly. Maybe he should let Sponge Bob do his talking for him. Just a thought.
If a third way is really ever gonna work, then by God, give Unity08 your support!
CHUQ
Hamas has overwhelmed Fatah in the Gaza Strip and sent the fragile coalition government in Palestine into a tailspin; the ability of President Abbas to lead Palestine is severely undermined. Stability in Palestine is critical for the entire Middle East and especially for Israel.
The United States must play a diplomatic role in guaranteeing unified statehood for Palestine and security for Israel. The Bush administration has missed multiple opportunities to exercise leadership in this area.
At no point during the recent Democratic and Republican debates did any candidate outline a comprehensive plan to address Palestinian issues.
The conflict in Palestine has serious implications for the United States. The challenges are complex and will not be resolved by military intervention. Constructive diplomatic engagement is the answer. Any serious candidate for the presidency must demonstrate the knowledge, fortitude and leadership to utilize diplomacy in the Middle East and elsewhere as the primary means to peace and security.
I mean, Bush’s plan seems to be that all the countries in the region must go through a civil war and then look for democracy.
BAGHDAD, June 20 — Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdul Mahdi, a senior Shiite politician often mentioned as a potential prime minister, tendered his resignation last week in a move that reflects deepening frustration inside the Iraqi government with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
Other senior Iraqi officials have considered resigning in recent weeks over the failures of their government to make progress after more than a year in power, according to Iraqi and U.S. officials.
Abdul Mahdi said he was provoked by the second bombing of the Shiite shrine in Samarra on June 13, in which he said corrupt police abetted Sunni insurgents. “The two minarets were as important to us as September 11, and we should be accountable to the people,” Abdul Mahdi said in a telephone interview Wednesday. “We should be doing more to move in a positive direction — on corruption, accountability and defending the important sites.”
No one seems to buy the deomcracy thing in Iraq. The politicians are abandoning the sink ship. If there is a collapse, what will be the outcome. Another Saddam? What will the Bush Boyz come up with as a replacement?
CHUQ
The subject is usual moist talked about during the election process, but in my opinion everyone shoulod be held accountable for everything they say, especially if they are a public servant.
I will bet that someone is asking just what the hell I am talking about. Well let us look mat the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
About a year ago he made the statement that he would pay the accusser of the Duke guys, whether she was truthful or lying. I have been unable to tell if he did what he said or not. There is no contact with the Rainbow Coalition, mail is returned with the box full note.
I, personally, want to know if he kept his word or decided to blow it off. Please, before some accusses me of bigotry, I say bullsh*t! I would ask thye same question if thyePope had made the statement.
If you have the answer I want to hear!
CHUQ
Gov. Bloomberg has announced that he is leaving the Republican Party to become unaffiliated. (thinking…thinking) this sounds familiar, for some reason. Oh yeah! He quit the Democratic Party to become a Repub for the Gov election in NY.
Is this his attempt to clear the way for an independent run for pres? Probably! But come on, do you really want to support a guy that changes afiliation quicker than I change shorts? Is he opening himself up to independents as a possible candidate. You betcha!
Sorry, but I do not like a crayfisher! A change just to gain political support? Is that really what the American people are looking for? I mean, a guy that has no loyalities, except to himself? If you see this as a good thing, then we as a nation are in sad shape.
CHUQ