Rob E Dangerously

Smackdown's new GM: The Macho Man and his first order will be an order to Hulk Hogan, telling him to "Be a man!"

I wouldn't say that he's dumb or anything. Just that he's a poor public speaker, and it was a bad idea to hold a press conference. I have no doubts that he's a nice guy though.

"Air America: Don't be left behind!" *Next day on Drudge* "TIM LaHAYE SUES AIR AMERICA. WILL AIR AMERICA GO BANKRUPT?"

Well, you didn't touch on #1. (Prefering instead to quote Memri talking about the results of countries fighting in Iraq, not that the attacks were connected to Spain's participation in Iraq). Well that's unfortunate, considering we made that pledge, and as of this week, the President said we were going to do that. So basically, they're to blame for this, instead of the terrorists (who would have been emboldened by a false presumption in this scenario) The Conservative government was leading before the attacks, but it was after their insistance that the Basques carried out the attacks that a swing vote gave the victory to the PSOE. Looking like you're BSing people after an attack doesn't gain you allies. Blaming the Basques while the entire world has figured out it was Al-Qaida does not go over well. I've stated this before, but the Conservatives in Spain can blame themselves for their fall from power. Now, if we use the "Voting in others emboldens terror" logic, does that mean that voting for John Kerry will embolden terrorists around the world? So, since the United States is doing good, 'Bin Laden' makes an 'offer' to Europe. I wouldn't come out and say that's a sign of our success. I'd say a sign of our success is the fact that Bin Laden hasn't appeared on tape in over 2 years. That'd be a credit to some of the people who have offered their help. Such as a guy who was familar with rock patterns in Afghanistan (who could pinpoint where OBL was in his tapes based on that) I'd say there's no doubt that OBL is losing. Although, how do you win a war on terrorism? The President claims to have a plan. Would you say that the number of people participating/supporting in terrorist actions has risen since March 2003? or since 9/11?

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Yes, how dare they exercise their democrat right to vote for whomever they please. Damn those capitulators!. The violence escalated noticeably after the capitulation. -=Mike post hoc, ergo propter hoc #1 - Can you tell us the source of the 'Pull out of Iraq or we attack more' claim? Because one thing I remember involves a shadowy group that also claimed credit for other terrorist attacks, and the New York blackout. #2 - And Spain will pull out, despite their claim that they will pull out on June 30th, if the transfer of power doesn't take place, right?

That must be news to William Weld and Paul Cronin

Dontrelle Willis 12 2/3 innings, 12 K, 5 BB, 9 H, 0 R 6 for 6, double, homer, 3 RBI, 3 Runs Dontrelle Willis: is he a better as a pitcher or as a hitter? (Dontrelle has a career .313 average [20 for 64], 2 HR, 3 BB, 8 K) Dontrelle has 7 hits in his last 7 AB, going back to his last game in 2003

This November, I wouldn't support him. But, I wouldn't mind voting for him in 2008

even the other guys mentioned in the article wouldn't seem quite as questionable. Actually, the party that beat the Sandanistas was a coalition (the United Nicaraguan Opposition, "an alliance of 14 opposition parties ranging from the ultra-conservative business organization COSEP to the Nicaraguan Communist Party"). And the president that was elected had ties to the Sandanistas until 1980. It'd be a bit simplistic to say the Contras won.

Oh.. joy http://www.freep.com/news/nw/notes14_20040414.htm And from the Negroponte resume: Ambassador to Honduras, 1981-1985 "John Negroponte was ambassador to Honduras from 1981-1985. As such he supported and carried out a US-sponsored policy of violations to human rights and international law. Among other things he supervised the creation of the El Aguacate air base, where the US trained Nicaraguan Contras during the 1980's." - (source) So, how does this fair for Iraqi democracy and Iraqi human rights under their new government?

Any other comments on the idea of appointing someone with such a questionable human rights record as the ambassador to Iraq? and, so the sins of the Sandanistas make up for the sins of the Contras? (Such as Contra violation of International law). Any comment on the rumors of Honduran death squads and other repression?

Black Tony Blair!

Oh man that could be pretty funny, with the real FBI telling him how he is all set up with a new home and stuff but Vince McMahon screwing everything up by intimidating the officers and enforcing Nunzios WWE contract appearances. Ring announcers telling everyone where his new home is and having to change it every week etc. Sure it would never happen in "real life" (FBI would take care of Vince pretty easy no?) but Vince would probably love to do it to get a little revenge on the federal government (see Ted, Billionaire for Vinces love of "revenge".) He'll debut every week under a different identity.

maybe he could go into the "Witness Relocation Program"

or did he already use it?

they could always have someone buy the naming rights for his ring name

And in regards to Gorelick, I don't expect many to mention that she had left the job of Deputy AG in 1997. We'll see what happened in regards to her and what she did. so, he wasn't a threat, but he could have been and he may have wanted to be, so he was a threat. But, we shouldn't wait until he was a threat, so we had to attack before he became a threat. Something like that? Well, in regards to the Lewinsky situation, he did admit lying, I believe. And basically his 'feel your pain' attitude seemed to be more willing to admit mistakes.

and some more

and we were unable to act after the arrest of Zacarias Moussaouri as well? Still, with the rumors of how an 'Operation Bojinka' was stopped, I guess there could be something drawn out of that. AQ's interest in hijacking was mentioned in that report, and before that. But, has AQ ever taken hostages in the time before 9/11? Was it still more reasonable that they would take hostages, instead of using the planes as weapons. Hadn't almost all of the AQ attacks or plots involved trying to kill alot of people? And unless there is a context/perspective here, there is more to suggest AQ would attack than suggested a Japanese attack. AQ had attacked American interests (embassies), ships (Cole) and buildings (WTC). I'm not sure if Bush could pull that off. And one thing to do.. if they knew everything, would be stopping the hijackers from boarding. Another thing that stood out to me during the press conference was this quote, that I mentioned earlier. "Saddam Hussein was a threat. He was a threat because he had used weapons of mass destruction on his own people. He was a threat because he coddled terrorists. He was a threat because he funded suiciders. He was a threat to the region. He was a threat to the United States." Why did it stand out? because the spin lately was that Bush attacked Iraq to stop Saddam from becoming a threat. Bush even mentioned it in his speeches at that time. He didn't want to wait until Saddam was a threat. Yet, he comes out and says that Saddam was a threat at that time. Contradicting what he had said before. Honestly, Bush looked really shaky up there, and he was put on the ropes by a consistant line of questioning. Basically, he will be hit more on the fact that he doesn't admit fault or weakness. Even if this is exaggerated after the last President, who had admitted fault, alot. Bush will be hammered on that. And to recap, the questions from last night. 1.- Mr. President, April is turning into the deadliest month in Iraq since the fall of Baghdad, and some people are comparing Iraq to Vietnam and talking about a quagmire. Polls show that support for your policy is declining and that fewer than half Americans now support it. What does that say to you and how do you answer the Vietnam comparison? 2.- What's your best prediction on how long US troops will have to be in Iraq? And it sounds like you will have to add some troops; is that a fair assessment? 3.- Mr. President, before the war, you and members of your administration made several claims about Iraq that US troops would be greeted as liberators with sweets and flowers, that Iraqi oil revenue would pay for most of the reconstruction; and that Iraq not only had weapons of mass destruction, but as Secretary of Defence Rumsfeld said, we know where they are. How do you explain to Americans how you got that so wrong? And how do you answer your opponents, who say that you took this nation to war on the basis of what have turned out to be a series a false premises? 4.- To move to the 9/11 Commission. You, yourself, have acknowledged that Osama bin Laden was not a central focus of the administration in the months before September 11th. "I was not on point," you told the journalist, Bob Woodward, "I didn't feel that sense of urgency." Two-and-a-half years later, do you feel any sense of personal responsibility for September 11th? 5.- Mr. President, I'd like to follow up on a couple of these questions that have been asked. One of the biggest criticisms of you is that whether it's WMD in Iraq, postwar planning in Iraq, or even the question of whether this administration did enough to ward off 9/11, you never admit a mistake. Is that a fair criticism? And do you believe there were any errors in judgment that you made related to any of those topics I brought up? 6.- Mr. President, good evening. You've talked on the -- I'd like to ask you about the August 6th PDB. (..) You mentioned it at Fort Hood on Sunday. You said -- you pointed out that it did not warn of a hijacking of airplanes to crash into buildings, but that it warned of hijacking to, obviously, take hostages and to secure the release of extremists being held by the US Did that trigger some specific actions on your part and the administration, since it dealt with potentially hundreds of lives and a blackmail attempt on the United States government? 7.- You mentioned the PDB and the assurance you got that the FBI was working on terrorism investigations here. The number they had used was 70. But we learned today in the September 11th hearings that the Acting Director of the FBI at the time says -- now says the FBI tells him that number was wrong, that he doesn't even know how it got into your PDB. And two of the commissioners strongly suggested the number was exaggerated. Have you learned anything else about that report since that time? And do you now believe you were falsely comforted by the FBI? 8.- Two weeks ago, a former counterterrorism official at the NSC, Richard Clarke, offered an unequivocal apology to the American people for failing them prior to 9/11. Do you believe the American people deserve a similar apology from you, and would you be prepared to give them one? 9.- You mentioned 17 of the 26 NATO members providing some help on the ground in Iraq. But if you look at the numbers -- 135,000 US troops, 10,000 or 12,000 British troops, then the next largest, perhaps even the second largest contingent of guns on the ground are private contractors -- literally, hired guns. Your critics, including your Democratic opponent, say that's proof to them your coalition is window dressing. How would you answer those critics? And can you assure the American people that post-sovereignty, when the handover takes place, that there will be more burden sharing by allies, in terms of security forces? 10.- Mr. President, why are you and the Vice President insisting on appearing together before the 9/11 Commission? And, Mr. President, who will you be handing the Iraqi government over to on June 30th? 11.- You have been accused of letting the 9/11 threat mature too far, but not letting the Iraq threat mature far enough. First, could you respond to that general criticism? And, secondly, in the wake of these two conflicts, what is the appropriate threat level to justify action in perhaps other situations going forward? 12.- Sir, you've made it very clear tonight that you're committed to continuing the mission in Iraq. Yet, as Terry pointed out, increasing numbers of Americans have qualms about it. And this is an election year. Will it have been worth it, even if you lose your job because of it? 13.- In the last campaign, you were asked a question about the biggest mistake you'd made in your life, and you used to like to joke that it was trading Sammy Sosa. You've looked back before 9/11 for what mistakes might have been made. After 9/11, what would your biggest mistake be, would you say, and what lessons have you learned from it? 14.- Looking forward about keeping the United States safe -- a group representing about several thousand FBI agents today wrote to your administration begging you not to split up the law enforcement and the counterterrorism, because they say it ties their hands, it's blinders -- yet, you mentioned yesterday that you think perhaps the time has come for some real intelligence reforms. That can't happen without real leadership from the White House. Will you, and how will you? 15.- Following on both Judy's and John's questions, and it comes out of what you just said in some ways, with public support for your policies in Iraq falling off the way they have -- quite significantly over the past couple of months -- I guess I'd like to know if you feel in any way that you've failed as a communicator on this topic? Because -- (..) Well, you deliver a lot of speeches and a lot of them contain similar phrases, and they vary very little from one to the next. And they often include a pretty upbeat assessment of how things are going -- with the exception of tonight's pretty somber assessment, this evening. (..) I guess I just wonder if you feel that you have failed in any way? You don't have many of these press conferences, where you engage in this kind of exchange. Have you failed in any way to really make the case to the American public?

"Some have said we must not act until the threat is imminent. Since when have terrorists and tyrants announced their intentions, politely putting us on notice before they strike? If this threat is permitted to fully and suddenly emerge, all actions, all words, and all recriminations would come too late." - Bush, State of the Union Jan. 28, 2003 - "There was nothing in there that said, you know, there's an imminent attack. There was nothing in this report to me that said, 'oh, by the way, we've got intelligence that says something is about to happen in America," - Bush, responding to questions about the Aug. 6, 2001 PDB Apr. 13, 2004

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm...ubsection=world "We'll also need to continue training the Iraqi troops. I was disappointed in the performance of some of the troops. Some of the units performed brilliantly; some of them didn't, and we need to find out why." "Nobody in our government, at least, and I don't think the prior government, could envision flying airplanes into buildings on such a massive scale." (Bojinka??) "Some of the debate really center around the fact that people don't believe Iraq can be free; that if you're Muslim, or perhaps brown-skinned, you can't be self-governing and free." "Oceans don't protect us. They don't protect us from killers" "I plan on telling the American people that I've got a plan to win the war on terror. And I believe they'll stay with me." "I wish you would have given me this written question ahead of time, so I could plan for it." "Saddam Hussein was a threat. He was a threat because he had used weapons of mass destruction on his own people. He was a threat because he coddled terrorists. He was a threat because he funded suiciders. He was a threat to the region. He was a threat to the United States." - (wasn't he just immiment??) "What else -- part of the question -- oh, oil revenues. Well, the oil revenues are -- they're bigger than we thought they would be at this point in time. I mean, one year after the liberation of Iraq, the revenues of the oil stream is pretty darn significant. One of the things I was concerned about prior to going into Iraq was that the oil fields would be destroyed."

or maybe the parts about stock advice

Doesn't matter what the rest of the post was about...THAT I'll support he could be paired with a wrestler who knew something about psychology, and would then kick Scotty in the ribs, stomach and legs to stop the Worm

Odds are high the fans were carrying clubs. I'm guessing the fans saw through his Hansen-esque exterior and took him for the wannabe that he is and hunted him down. You ate dinner with the mafia in Japan. Big fucking deal. EVERYBODY who's wrestled in Japan at one point or another has had contact with the mafia. Fuck, Sabu apparently bitch-slapped one of them while brawling in the crowd w/ RVD during an FMW match. Did he put the mobster though a table?