"President Bush gave a commencement address at Texas A&M on Friday. He
declared that invading Iraq was the right thing to do to keep America
safe, but he only got light applause. If you can't sell a war in Texas
it's time to get out of show business."
- Argus Hamilton
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It's The Boots....
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President Talks With Martha Raddatz About Iraq and His Legacy
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/BushLegacy/Story?id=6460837
George W. Bush: Clearly, one of the most important parts of my job because
of 9/11 was to defend the security of the American people. There have been
no attacks since I have been president, since 9/11. One of the major
theaters against al Qaeda turns out to have been Iraq. This is where al
Qaeda said they were going to take their stand. This is where al Qaeda was
hoping to take ...
Martha Raddatz: But not until after the U.S. invaded.
Bush: Yeah, that's right. So what? The point is that al Qaeda said they're
going to take a stand. ...
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You Will Be Remembered, But........
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"President Bush paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan and Iraq Sunday and
hailed U.S. progress. We beat the Japanese Empire and the Third Reich in
less time. Eight years ago, Dick Cheney had this bright idea of paying
defense contractors by the hour."
- Argus Hamilton
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Describing Bush In A Word
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/12/18/bush-end-of-term-rating/
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Cheney Was Key In Clearing CIA Interrogation Tactics
http://tinyurl.com/58qjjz
Vice President Dick Cheney said Monday that he was directly involved in
approving severe interrogation methods used by the CIA, and that the
prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should remain open indefinitely. ...
Cheney's comments also mark the first time that he has acknowledged
playing a central role in clearing the CIA's use of an array of
controversial interrogation tactics, including a simulated drowning method
known as waterboarding.
"I was aware of the program, certainly, and involved in helping get the
process cleared," Cheney said in an interview with ABC News.
Asked whether he still believes it was appropriate to use the
waterboarding method on terrorism suspects, Cheney said: "I do." ...
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"Five years ago tomorrow, I believe, you know what it was? We have an
anniversary. They captured Saddam Hussein. Captured Saddam Hussein. Yeah.
You know who gets a really big kick out of that? ... Bin Laden. He just
thinks that's the funniest thing."
- David Letterman
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The Bush administration's approach to terrorism prevention.... via The
Simpsons:
Lisa: That's specious reasoning, dad.
Homer: Thank you, honey.
Lisa: I mean, by your logic, I could claim that this rock keeps tigers
away.
Homer: (amazed) How does it work?
Lisa: It doesn't. It's just a stupid rock... But I don't see any tigers
around, do you?
Homer: Lisa, I'd like to buy your rock.
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Oxymorons
http://us.cnn.com/POLITICS/analysis/toons/2008/12/15/mitchell/
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"The White House announced Tuesday that the U.S. and Iraq have agreed to a
timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal. It may leave thousands of U.S. troops
on Iraqi soil for decades to come. There is an old saying in the Arab
world, if the shoe fits, throw it."
- Argus Hamilton
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Bush Prepares Crisis Briefings to Aid Obama
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/us/politics/17transition.html
The White House has prepared more than a dozen contingency plans to help
guide President-elect Barack Obama if an international crisis erupts in
the opening days of his administration, part of an elaborate operation
devised to smooth the first transition of power since Sept. 11, 2001.
The memorandums envision a variety of volatile possibilities, like a North
Korean nuclear explosion, a cyberattack on American computer systems, a
terrorist strike on United States facilities overseas or a fresh outbreak
of instability in the Middle East, according to people briefed on them.
Each then outlines options for Mr. Obama to consider.
The contingency planning goes beyond what other administrations have done,
with President Bush and Mr. Obama vowing to work in tandem to ensure a
more efficient transition in a time of war and terrorist threat. The
commission that investigated the Sept. 11 attacks, noting problems during
the handover from President Bill Clinton to Mr. Bush, called for a better
process "since a catastrophic attack could occur with little or no
notice," as its report put it. ...
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SCENARIO #1
In case of a North Korean nuclear explosion:
Attack Iran.
SCENARIO #2
In case of a cyberattack on American computer systems:
Attack Iran.
SCENARIO #3
In case of a terrorist strike on United States facilities overseas:
Attack Iran.
SCENARIO #4
In case of a fresh outbreak of instability in the Middle East:
Attack Iran.
(con't on next page)
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Declare war on Iraq, Jack,
It's the 'publican plan, Stan,
Just need to deploy, Roy,
You just listen to me;
Put troops on the bus, Gus,
You don't need to discuss much!
Just burn down the trees, Lee,
And I'll set you "free"....
(w/apologies to Paul Simon)
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Therapy
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"George Bush is over there in Baghdad saying goodbye to the troops, and
this Iraqi journalist heaves a couple shoes at the President. And we
thought, hopefully that's just a one-of-a-kind episode. Unfortunately,
however, the news coming out of the Middle East is that Iran is developing
a long-range loafer."
- David Letterman
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"Britain says it will be out of Iraq in three months, but they said the
same thing about Ireland."
- Michael Feldman, NPR's "Whad'Ya Know?"
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"Dick Cheney said that we made the right decision to go to war in Iraq.
And I said to myself, 'Well, that's good enough for me, by God.'"
- David Letterman
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Who Said What?!?
http://picayune.uclick.com/comics/tmdow/2008/tmdow081215.gif
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"President Bush was holding a surprise press conference in Baghdad Sunday
when an Iraqi journalist stood up and threw two shoes at him. It's
inexcusable. If they had as much security in Baghdad as they have at an
American airport, none of those guys would have had their shoes on."
- Argus Hamilton
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George W. Bush could have a very successful post-presidential career in
dodge ball....
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Come On In!
http://picayune.uclick.com/comics/tt/2008/tt081216.gif
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"As you know, the Bush administration has a new slogan: 'Duck!'"
- Jay Leno
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DUCK, lame duck, DUCK!!!
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"Bush is 62 years old, but he still has the reflexes of a cat. Mind you, I
think his head has been on a swivel ever since Cheney shot his lawyer."
- Craig Ferguson
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Journalist Emerges As Hero Of Resistance
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/cartoon/2008/dec/16/george-bush-afghanistan-iraq
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Iraqi Judge: Shoe-Tossing Reporter Was Beaten
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28309544
The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush was
beaten after the incident and had bruises on his face and around his eyes,
a judge said Friday.
Judge Dhia al-Kinani, the magistrate investigating the incident, said the
court has filed a complaint on behalf of journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi,
and added that court officials "will watch the footage to identify those
who have beaten him."
Al-Zeidi was wrestled to the ground after throwing his shoes during a
Sunday news conference by Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki,
and there had been conflicting claims on his condition since then. One of
his brothers claimed he was harshly beaten, but another said he seemed to
be in good condition. ...
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In Iraq....
http://www.cagle.com/working/081216/bleibel.jpg
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"The man who threw his shoes at President Bush is being hailed as a hero
in Iraq. In fact, when he dies, he'll be greeted in heaven by 72
podiatrists."
- Conan O'Brien
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Terrorist Training Camp
http://picayune.uclick.com/comics/tmdho/2008/tmdho081217.gif
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"President Bush has been busy listing his accomplishments while in office;
only President Bush could be kept busy by listing President Bush's
accomplishments. For the rest of us it's: Let's see, he didn't burn down
the White House, he dodged two shoes and, well, that's about it."
- Alex Kaseberg
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PIE THROWERS UNION SUES SHOE THROWER
Claims Monopoly On Public Acts of Humiliation
http://www.apoliticus.com/2008/12/pie-throwers-union-sue-shoe-thrower/
In a move that will forever define the acceptable means of public
humiliation through projectiles, the Pie Throwers Union of America,
chapter 301, has brought a lawsuit against Muntazer al-Zaidi, the
notorious Bush shoe thrower who assaulted the President with his flung
footwear on Sunday.
"Pie throwing is a pre-meditated act that involves both baking and
aiming," said union leader Brent Clarke. "It is an art that pre-dates the
three stooges."
When asked about the merits of shoe throwing, Clarke scoffed: "Shoe
throwing is a spontaneous act that might have as much to do with itchy
feet as it has to do with bad foreign policy."
It is unclear which court will hear the case, as many potential judges
have expressed fear over presiding without some protection from errant
shoes and pies.
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"President Bush ducked two shoes thrown at him by a Baghdad reporter
during his press conference in Iraq Sunday. Complete chaos broke out in
the room. Every now and then Americans get a glimpse of why we installed
Saddam Hussein in the first place."
- Argus Hamilton
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Bush Establishes Pre-emptive Shoe Throwing Doctrine
http://tinyurl.com/3q6oqa
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"On a serious level, how many American lives have been sacrificed to the
cause of liberating Iraq? How much money has been spent while they're not
spending their own profits from their oil? American money. So I just think
it's absolutely the act of an ingrate for them to behave in this way. Just
unbelievable to me."
- Juan Williams, FOX News Contributor
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/12/16/williams-iraqi-ingrates/
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Really.... we invade them, we bomb them, and then they throw shoes at us.
Why the ingratitude?
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4 Million Iraqis Displaced Since War Began
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/07/29/oxfam-report.html
- Four million Iraqis regularly cannot buy enough food.
- 70 per cent are without adequate water supplies, compared to 50 per cent
in 2003.
- 28 per cent of children are malnourished, compared to 19 per cent before
the 2003 invasion.
- 92 per cent of Iraqi children suffer learning problems, mostly due to
the climate of fear. ...
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History's Shoe
http://picayune.uclick.com/comics/crjsh/2008/crjsh081215.gif
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"The Secret service is now suspicious of anyone asking Santa for shoes."
- Gil Stern
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Rings on his fingers and bells on his toes,
He shall have shoes thrown wherever he goes....
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"You know, the shoe-throwing incident has made Sarah Palin want to be
president even more. 'Free shoes? You betcha!'"
- Craig Ferguson
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"I hear that Sarah Palin only wants Jimmy Choos thrown at her."
- Steve G
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"This is very disturbing. Our brave, tough, brilliant Dear Leader
interrupted his usual month long Christmas vacation to sneak over to Iraq
one last time, and look how those un-christians treat him. Shame, shame,
shame, for shame."
- Ms. R.Winger, Talk Radio Host
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Dubya hasn't dodged anything that fast since VietNam....
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"Man, it was freezing across the country this week. It was so cold---as
Air Force One was preparing to leave Washington D.C., a guy threw
snowshoes at President Bush."
- Gorsefeathers
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Anything New?
http://picayune.uclick.com/comics/tmdwa/2008/tmdwa081215.gif
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"The man wanted to throw shoes that symbolized President Bush. But he
didn't have any loafers."
- Alan Ray
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"Everyone is getting into the holiday spirit. Today a reporter threw his
ice skates at President Bush."
- Alex Kaseberg
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I Can Relate
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