Big Ol' Smitty

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Shorter Jingus:

I'm just saying that I don't like imperialism, not equating early 20th century US imperialism with Vietnam. However, the Filipino insurgency precipitated by the Spanish-American War does have some similarities with Vietnam & Iraq.

Incorrect. Also, *ahem*.

I just think it's ironic that you lauded TR for "win[ning] a war and establish[ing] American supremacy in the Americas" when that war was an imperialistic one that turned Cuba into an American protectorate. For me TR is kinda like LBJ. I like their domestic policy and loathe their foreign policy.

This can't be good for the Rudester: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1107/7073.html When reached for comment, Giuliani was quoted as saying:

I'll take Alan Greenspan's word over Jingus', thanks.

You're such a fucking pussy and I hate it when you're you. Let's hear your legal analysis of Bush vs. Gore, Czech.

Is MikeSC writing for the Washington Times op-ed page these days? This is on the recent Mid East Summit in Annapolis: http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/200...1012/COMMENTARY via Lawyers, Guns, & Money Quote from the blogger there:

Wait, aren't you Cuban?

I didn't toss out protectorate and sphere of influence to argue that the US had either one of those, I did it to show that Jingus' definition of empire was incomplete.

Wait, wait. You mean Saddam was bad?!?! Holy shit. I was under the impression that he was the Arab Gandhi!

Lincoln. Close thread.

Study 20th century imperialism, particularly the terms "sphere of influence" and "protectorate." On that note: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/26/...tr=HOME_3539432 Note: I am not taking sides in the "is the US an empire" scrum.

Ugggh. I can't believe you bastards like shit like Golden Corral. Horrible.

My brother is kind of a pain in the ass. A thirty-one year old divorced pot-smoking hard-drinking truck driver who falls in love with some crazy bitch about once every three months. About once a year I strongly consider just trying to avoid all contact with him. He recently lost his job because of a failed drug test. Needless to say, that's not a great thing to happen for someone with a career in DRIVING A MASSIVE FUCKING TRUCK AROUND. My mom is awesome, but very religious. I think she just lives in denial and just forces herself to believe that I'm actually a Bible-believing Christian. She brings me lunch at work sometimes, so that's awesome. Mom's side of the family is cool if a little hickish. Avoid politics and religion and it's all good. I mainly talk sports at family gatherings. Dad's side is either dead or cut off contact after grandma's death. My dad's brother has all of the money/possessions left behind by both my dad and my grandparents. I am probably entitled to some things but haven't messed with it because it's just not worth it. My stepdad is a heavy drinking, chain smoking construction foreman who loves to bet on horses. He's a Democrat and a union man, though, so it's all gravy between us. Plus he's a happy drunk. My wife's immediate family is really cool. Lefties like me. Her sister is like the sister I never had. Her dad is like, well, the dad I never had. Her mom can be a little overbearing, but she knows I don't really take crap.

Huckabee knocked this one out of the park.

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How come nobody ever craps on Eisenhower for fomenting the coup in Iran back in the 50s? That seems to have been a pretty huge mistake.

You have to blame Reagan for this too. Reagan was a very close ally of Marcos. Both men practiced realpolitik in the Philippines And ended a colonial-style occupation of a tiny country. This was the right thing to do. Jimmy Carter created stagflation? You mean no other place ever had ever experienced slow growth and inflation before?

So what company does this one work for? NBC/Universal?

I tried again and still stuck on 11.

Wait a sec, did Hitler just fart on Saddam and Mussolini?

Lincoln kickin' it with Mao? Why is Mike Tyson in that? And why is Kofi Annan playing the flute? And W looking through a spyglass? What's bin Laden up to back there? That thing is great.

Is there any actual evidence of this, snuff? I'm not big on Clinton, but I don't automatically accept the Drudge Report as gospel. http://mediamatters.org/items/200711140002