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| Keith Olbermann worst: Joe Lieberman slurs Obama, democrats |
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Countdown with Keith Olbermann - Worst Person
in the World: Joe LIEberman
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Senator Joe Lieberman, serving aptly as John
McCain's foreign policy attack dog, jumped on
a conference call with reporters on Wednesday
to rip holes into Barack Obama's stance on
Israel. Playing off of Obama's address to the
American Israeli Public Affairs Committee,
the Connecticut independent acknowledged that
he hadn't heard the speech -- and urged for a
"civil and constructive" presidential
campaign -- before taking Obama to task for
not being consistently tough on Iran.
"I appreciate many of the very good
intentions to Israel and Israeli security
that Senator Obama expressed today," said
Lieberman. "I thought in the speech there was
a disconnect between things Senator Obama
said today, particularly in regard to Iran,
and things he has said or done earlier either
in the campaign or the Senate." The crux of
Lieberman's argument, however, was that Obama
was putting the blame for Iran's rise in the
Middle East on America's doorstep, pushing
the argument that the Iraq war had
strengthened Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's standing
in the region and left Israel less secure.
"If Israel is in danger today it is not
because of us foreign policy, which has been
strongly supportive of Israel in every way,"
he said. "It is not because of what we have
done in Iraq. It is because Iran is a
fanatical, terrorist, expansionist state and
has a leader and a leadership that constantly
threatens to extinguish the state of Israel."
The remarks fit into a traditional GOP
rallying cry, that the Democrats have a
blame-America-first mentality. But there are
outstanding factors that could muddle
Lieberman's message. For starters, most
objective metrics indicate that Iran has, in
fact, been strengthened by America's
involvement in Iraq. Ahmadinejad, after all,
has increasingly meddled in Iraqi affairs.
But also, McCain, despite tough rhetoric on
Iran, has several advisers with deep
connections to the country; perhaps the most
embarrassing of which is Charlie Black, the
campaign's chief strategist. Before leaving
his perch as a D.C. lobbyist, Black
represented a Chinese oil company that did
business with the Iranian government. He and
his firm also represented Ahmad Chalabi, the
Iraqi exile who helped churn up support for
the war in the United States and has
subsequently been accused of selling U.S.
secrets to Iran.
UPDATE: Roll Call reports:
Furthermore, during a Senate vote Wednesday,
Obama dragged Lieberman by the hand to a far
corner of the Senate chamber and engaged in
what appeared to reporters in the gallery as
an intense, three-minute conversation. While
it was unclear what the two were discussing,
the body language suggested that Obama was
trying to convince Lieberman of something and
his stance appeared slightly intimidating.
Using forceful, but not angry, hand gestures,
Obama literally backed up Lieberman against
the wall, leaned in very close at times, and
appeared to be trying to dominate the
conversation, as the two talked over each
other in a few instances. Still, Obama and
Lieberman seemed to be trying to keep the
back-and-forth congenial as they both patted
each other on the back during and after the
exchange. Afterwards, Obama smiled and
pointed up at reporters peering over the edge
of the press gallery for a better glimpse of
their interaction. Obama loyalists were quick
to express their frustration with Lieberman's
decision and warned that if he continues to
take a lead role in attacking Obama it could
complicate his professional relationship with
the Caucus.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/04/lieb
erman-carries-mccains_n_105179.html
Tags : Keith olbermann special comment Barack Obama Israel Jewish Iraq war John Mccain George Bush iran hamas terror experience |
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Durée : 176 s |
| the Utena Dub Episode Two: For Who Can Make The Most Slurs |
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You can find episode one here:
http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/u
tena+dub/video/x2p3tb_the-utena-dub-episode-o
ne-the-rose_fun
Once upon a time, many years ago, there was a
little princess and she was very sad for her
mother and father had died. So then Michael
Jackson showed up! This is the premise for my
version of Revolutionary Girl Utena.
In this episode, the more easily understood
Saionji challenges Utena to another duel and
another chance at those Oompa Loompas. We
also get a deeper look at the members of the
Student Council. Your mom has a member.
Revolutionary Girl Utena belongs to the Be
Papas. Certain songs are courtesy of the
website Empty Movement http://www.ohtori.nu
Other songs belong to 4Kids, Michael Jackson,
the Bloodhound Gang, and Kelly. Brokeback
Mountain belongs to Focus Features and
what's-her-name who wrote the original story.
Script now available here:
http://ninjinmaki.livejournal.com/773.html#cu
tid2
Tags : utena revolutionary girl shoujo kakumei be papas dub fan michael jackson saionji touga akio anthy juri miki wakaba |
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Affichage : 12551
Durée : 553 s |
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