"The Interior Department announced Friday it will re-open the Statue of Liberty's crown, which has been closed since the World Trade Center attack Things have changed since them. When tourists thought they might be hit by a hijacked airliner they were afraid to go up there, but now that they could be hit by Air Force One, it is an honor." - Argus Hamilton
=--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= Statue Of Liberty's Crown Reopening http://www.theonion.com/content/amvo/statue_of_libertys_crown_reopening Beginning July 4, the crown of the Statue of Liberty will be open to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001. What do you think? Paul Holtzman, Insulation Packer "Lady Liberty is our greatest symbol for freedom, so hopefully they'll have rigorous racial profiling to ensure her safety." Max Foner, Circuit Board Etcher "I'm pleased visitors can once again laugh uproariously at the balls joke I scrawled up there during my seventh-grade field trip." Claudia Bunning, Visual-Information Specialist "They closed the Statue of Liberty on Sept. 11? Did *anything* good happen on that day?" =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= "The crown at the top of the Statue of Liberty will reopen on the Fourth of July for the first time since 9/11. Isn't that cool? Visitors will now be able to touch Air Force One as it flies right past them." - Jimmy Fallon =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= Oops, I Forgot This.... http://www.post-gazette.com/images4/051509_Teleprompter.gif =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= Military's Gay Policy Being Reevaluated http://www.theonion.com/content/amvo/militarys_gay_policy_being The Obama administration is in the early stages of revamping the policy for gays in the military. What do you think? Charles Duvall, Reactor Operator "These are important steps toward the day when America will finally have its first openly gay battleship." Leah Dawson, Documentation Supervisor "I'm not sure I support a policy allowing openly gay people to serve. It might open the floodgates to actual free will within the armed forces." Richard Basal, Unemployed "Oh, good! I think my son might be gay, and I would like to be proud of him for at least some reason." =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= He's Making Me Irrelevant http://www.cagle.com/working/090305/darkow.gif =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= "Dick Cheney was on the news this week, and he said that it would be a mistake for the Republicans to moderate their policies. He said they should remain true to their core principles: gay bashing, war profiteering and torture." - Bill Maher =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= The whole world's against us!! Quick! Somebody Call the Whaaaaambulance! http://klubitus.org/liitteet/1234157430fe.gif http://www.thefunpatrol.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/whambulance.jpg "We fail to recognize the fact that we're alone out there in terms of trying to achieve the objective of forcing the Iranians to give up their nuclear weapons... Everybody's in a giant conspiracy to achieve a different objective than the one we want to achieve." - Former VP "Dick" Cheney A Giant Conspiracy: http://tinyurl.com/p8xuop =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= The Light Of Day http://www.cagle.com/working/090429/matson.jpg =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= Terrorists In The Neighborhood http://tinyurl.com/q3xoyq Here's the Obama administration's plan for emptying out Guantanamo, as I understand it: Take each prisoner out of his cell. Give him a personal apology, a big kiss and an AK-47. Then hand him a free airline ticket good for any destination in the continental United States. Maybe I've got one or two details wrong, but I'm having trouble thinking clearly. That's because I've been listening to politicians who have responded to the news of Gitmo's pending closure with disconcerting shrieks of panic. ... Terrorists coming soon to my neighborhood? Thanks for the warning. I'll pass it on to Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski when I see him at the gym. =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= This Is Torture!! http://cagle.com/working/090512/stein.jpg =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= WORLD NEWS Afghan President Hamid Karzai picks warlord accused of human rights abuses as Vice Presidential running mate; calls him "my Cheney." - IronicTimes.com =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= "Anybody see the White House Correspondents' Dinner over the weekend? Vice President Joe Biden was funny. I mean, not shoot your buddy in the face funny. But he was funny, you know. He did what he could." - David Letterman =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= Bad Company http://imgsrv.gocomics.com/dim/?fh=5b856b65cfd1bfe9d36fbab96f6420f2 =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= The Old Faithful of Nonsense http://tinyurl.com/okap5s Can't we send Dick Cheney back to Wyoming? Shouldn't we chip in and buy him a home where the buffalo roam and there's always room for one more crazy old coot down at the general store? ... I don't know about the love, but I do know why Cheney gets asked to appear on talk shows so regularly. Unrestrained by protocol or objective reality, he's pretty much guaranteed to say outrageous things. He requires no prompting or coaxing. As far as he's concerned, issues have just one side -- his -- and anyone who disagrees must secretly wish to deliver our nation to al-Qaeda. So when Schieffer asked if Cheney "literally" meant to say that the Obama administration has "made this country more vulnerable" to terrorist attacks by repealing Bush-era policies on torture and detention, the former vice president didn't pause for a nanosecond. "That's my belief," Cheney said, "based upon the fact, Bob, that we put in place those policies after 9/11. . . . It was a time of great concern, and we put in place some very good policies, and they worked, for eight years." This is the crux of Cheney's "argument," and I put the word in quotation marks because it isn't really a valid argument at all. After the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Bush administration approved programs and methods that previously would have been considered illegal or unacceptable: arbitrary and indefinite detention of terrorism suspects, waterboarding and other abusive interrogation methods, secret CIA prisons, unprecedented electronic surveillance. Since 2001, there have been no new attacks on what the Bush administration creepily called the "homeland." Therefore, everything that was done in the name of preventing new attacks was justified. The fallacy lies in the fact that it is impossible for Cheney to prove that anti-terrorism methods within the bounds of U.S. law and tradition would have failed to prevent new attacks. Nor, for that matter, can Cheney demonstrate that torture and other abuses were particularly effective. ... I really think Cheney would be happier if he were home on the range. I'm sure the deer and the antelope would enjoy listening to what he has to say. =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= MAKE IT STOP!!! http://imgsrv.gocomics.com/dim/?fh=81400fb33cd883231c67319128768569 =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= "Dick Cheney told CBS's Face the Nation Sunday he thinks President Obama has made America less safe. Every day he goes on the air. It's only been a hundred days and already Osama bin Laden has posted a twenty-five million dollar reward for Dick Cheney." - Argus Hamilton =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= "Tell me, did it hurt when the doctor removed all your sense of shame?" - Triumph the Insult Comic Dog =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= Siding With The Terrorists http://www.dailykostv.com/w/001314/ =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= Personally, I wish they'd just pull out the Dick's batteries.... or maybe even microwave a burrito in his vicinity. He might start twitching a bit, but it *wouldn't* be torture, would it? =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= Some Things.... http://imgsrv.gocomics.com/dim/?fh=03e3fd4e48f68bcd451e93d5a9e55875 =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= "Dick Cheney seems to be everywhere in the media, criticizing Obama's policies. You know how NBC has the logo peacock unfurling its feathers? Fox News now has a logo of Dick Cheney shooting at the NBC peacock, but hitting a hunting buddy in the face." - Jerry Perisho =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= THE TRUTH ABOUT RICHARD BRUCE CHENEY by Col. Lawrence B. Wilkerson Former Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/2009/05/the_truth_about/ . . My investigations have revealed to me--vividly and clearly--that once the Abu Ghraib photographs were made public in the Spring of 2004, the CIA, its contractors, and everyone else involved in administering "the Cheney methods of interrogation", simply shut down. Nada. Nothing. No torture or harsh techniques were employed by any U.S. interrogator. Period. People were too frightened by what might happen to them if they continued. What I am saying is that no torture or harsh interrogation techniques were employed by any U.S. interrogator for the entire second term of Cheney-Bush, 2005-2009. So, if we are to believe the protestations of Dick Cheney, that Obama's having shut down the "Cheney interrogation methods" will endanger the nation, what are we to say to Dick Cheney for having endangered the nation for the last four years of his vice presidency? Likewise, what I have learned is that as the administration authorized harsh interrogation in April and May of 2002--well before the Justice Department had rendered any legal opinion--its principal priority for intelligence was not aimed at pre-empting another terrorist attack on the U.S. but discovering a smoking gun linking Iraq and al-Qa'ida. So furious was this effort that on one particular detainee, even when the interrogation team had reported to Cheney's office that their detainee "was compliant" (meaning the team recommended no more torture), the VP's office ordered them to continue the enhanced methods. The detainee had not revealed any al-Qa'ida-Baghdad contacts yet. This ceased only after Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi, under waterboarding in Egypt, "revealed" such contacts Of course later we learned that al-Libi revealed these contacts only to get the torture to stop. There in fact were no such contacts. (Incidentally, al-Libi just "committed suicide" in Libya. Interestingly, several U.S. lawyers working with tortured detainees were attempting to get the Libyan government to allow them to interview al-Libi....) ... =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= What Happened Was Horrifying!!! http://imgsrv.gocomics.com/dim/?fh=e9e03e23dc714d6a0ac4a95d4e7c7a66 =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= "President Obama decided on Wednesday to block release of the photos of terror detainee abuse. They show detainees naked with their hands up in the air. Nobody bought the Bush administration's story that they were putting on a prison production of Oh, Calcutta!" - Argus Hamilton =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= As Cheney Seizes Spotlight, Many Republicans Wince http://tinyurl.com/o4h4he As vice president, Richard B. Cheney famously spent much of the past eight years in undisclosed locations and offering private advice to President George W. Bush. But past was not prologue. Today Cheney is the most visible -- and controversial -- critic of President Obama's national security policies and, to the alarm of many people in the Republican Party, the most forceful and uncompromising defender of the Bush administration's record. ... .. Cheney remains powerful enough that most of his GOP critics are not willing to take him on in public. "The fact that most people want to talk [without attribution] shows what a problem it continues to be," said one Republican strategist who spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to be candid. "Cheney continues to be a force among many members of our base, and while he is entirely unhelpful, no one has the standing to show him the door." ... =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= "I'll support Dick Cheney to his final breath... uh, that be happenin' soon, right?" - Anonymous RNC Chairman =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= "Dick Cheney... he's a scary man. Scares me to death. I tell my kids, I say look if two cars pull up and one has a stranger and the other car has Dick Cheney, you get in the car with the stranger." - Wanda Sykes White House Correspondents' Association Dinner =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= CBS's "FACE THE NATION" Bob Schieffer: Would you go back and talk to the Congress? Dick Cheney: Certainly. I've made it very clear that I feel very strongly that what we did here was exactly the right thing to do. And if I don't speak out, then where do we find ourselves, Bob? Then the critics have free run, and there isn't anybody there on the other side to tell the truth So it's important -- it's important that we... Bob Schieffer: Senator Leahy, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, was on this broadcast recently. And I said, do you intend to ask the former vice president to come up? And he said if he will testify under oath. Would you be willing to testify under oath? Dick Cheney: I'd have to see what the circumstances are and what kind of precedent we were setting. But certainly I wouldn't be out here today if I didn't feel comfortable talking about what we're doing publicly. =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= I Think You Use Blood.... http://imgsrv.gocomics.com/dim/?fh=63ab8a35f6527d667d651dceaf43acb6 =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= The law says torture is illegal. It doesn't say "torture is illegal unless it works." =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= The Missing Link http://imgsrv.gocomics.com/dim/?fh=814c7fc1fb4f1d1f0fe3ab08e88e4c93 =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= DICK CHENEY DEEP THOUGHT Megalomania is a hard drug to kick. - Josh Marshall, talkingpointsmemo.com =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= "President Obama hosted a poetry slam at the White House. A poetry slam is when poets stand up and read poems. They try and outdo each other. ... It's groundbreaking to have a poetry slam. It's never happened before. I think Dick Cheney once held a torture slam. 'There was a young man from Nantucket. I put his head in a bucket.'" - Craig Ferguson =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= Enjoying Retirement http://imgsrv.gocomics.com/dim/?fh=8af3b12eaeb8286bc0f0928010fa5dab =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= "The greatest danger in times of crisis comes from the zeal of those who are inexperienced." - Talleyrand (quoted by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse during Senate torture hearings) =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= Saddam Hussein also thought torture was effective.... but that didn't stop George W. Bush from using it as a rationale for invading his country. =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= "Nancy Pelosi reiterated during a press conference this morning that she was not told about waterboarding. Republicans are doubting her and today they suggested that the best way to know if she's telling the truth is waterboarding her." - Pedro Bartes =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= I've Seen Enough! http://imgsrv.gocomics.com/dim/?fh=37e6c951029565eab5af11074e5b772e =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= "I believe the day will come when Cheney wakes up and finally realizes that he's met his match in Obama. Cheney truly, deeply believes that he's the ultimate Master of the Universe. Imagine what that day will look like, when he finally realizes that it was his own mouth, his own bragging, his own hubris that sunk him. And that's the day when he'll finally wake up and realize that he was punked by Obama." - Bushbuster (DailyKos.com) =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= The Real Life Ticking Bomb Scenario http://www.credoaction.com/comics/2009/05/the_real_life_ticking_bomb_sce.html =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= "Dick" Cheney and his buds just doubled down, unaware that President Obama fully expected them to do so. Obama wants a public outcry, so Congress appoints a special prosecutor, and Cheney is keeping it all in the spotlight.... Thanks, "Dick"! =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= Defending His Record http://imgsrv.gocomics.com/dim/?fh=c443cd5845870917b1a4ddbaf9a2837c =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= CHENEY TO TRAVEL AROUND COUNTRY IN SOUND TRUCK Hopes to Bring Pro-Torture Message to Every State In a sign that he has no intention of going away quietly, former Vice President Dick Cheney embarked today on a nationwide road trip in a sound truck equipped with a state-of-the-art bullhorn. The formerly reclusive Mr. Cheney has been a ubiquitous fixture on Sunday talk shows and right-wing radio programs in recent weeks, but his decision to tour the nation in a 2000-watt sound truck shows a heightened determination to spread his pro-torture message from coast to coast. According to aides to the former vice president, Mr. Cheney had briefly considered starring in an IMAX film called "The Dick Cheney 3-D Experience" before settling on the less costly sound truck idea. But Mr. Cheney's "Pro-torture Tour '09" has not managed to skirt controversy thus far, as the former Vice President has already had to contend with grievances about the noise levels produced by his high-wattage truck. Residents of the town of Keene, New Hampshire were awakened at 5 AM this morning by a familiar voice blaring, "We're less safe than we were under the last administration. Run for your lives!" As townsfolk rubbed their eyes, Mr. Cheney's voice could be heard extolling waterboarding and other enhanced interrogation techniques. For his part, a buoyant Mr. Cheney brushed off complaints from the New Hampshire citizens that he had disturbed the peace with his early-morning rant: "All this proves is that sleep deprivation works." ... © Andy Borowitz borowitzreport.com =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= An Age Old American Argument.... http://www.cagle.com/working/090501/zyglis.gif =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= =--= Ventura On ... Just About Everything http://tinyurl.com/pgxnqm Ex-Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura appeared on CNN's Larry King Live last night for a thoroughly entertaining 20-minute interview. In it, Ventura said he'd been waterboarded, called for the legalization of drugs, threw his hat in the ring for ambassador to Cuba and called Norm Coleman a hypocrite. ... Ventura said he was waterboarded as part of his Navy SEAL training. He was (typically) not shy about his views. "It's a good thing I'm not president," Ventura said. "I would prosecute every person involved in that torture. I would prosecute the people that did it. I would prosecute the people that ordered it. Because torture is against the law." He went on: "I'll put it to you this way: you give me a waterboard, Dick Cheney and one hour, and I'll have him confess to the Sharon Tate murders" ... ****************** I'm Not Going Away.... http://imgsrv.gocomics.com/dim/?fh=503ab4b089d0a5f43f2f3761c69eb0e7 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WebTV Dawgs/Dittos" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/WebTV-Pals -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
