Will someone please hand this....(Froomkin)

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...bugfuck, insane man a rifle and no body armor and tell him to get his romantic on?

Words fucking fail me.

No, they don't.

You fucking AWOL, weasel, motherfucker of a coward, why don't you crawl back up into the silver douchebag's fetid womb and self-abort. Don't you ever compare yourself to my soldiers, you fucking waste of the dribble that came out of your wimpy daddy's nutsack.

Link here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2008/03/17/BL2008031701328_pf.html


Bush on the Romance of War

During a videoconference on Thursday, Bush told U.S. military and civilian personnel in Afghanistan that he envied them.

Tabassum Zakaria writes for Reuters; "'I must say, I'm a little envious,' Bush said. 'If I were slightly younger and not employed here, I think it would be a fantastic experience to be on the front lines of helping this young democracy succeed.'

"'It must be exciting for you . . . in some ways romantic, in some ways, you know, confronting danger. You're really making history, and thanks,' Bush said."

Peter Baker writes in The Washington Post: "That quickly drew a rebuke from VoteVets.org, a group of veterans that has been critical of Bush's policies. 'I seriously doubt any of us infantrymen in Operation Anaconda found it exciting or romantic when the Taliban and al-Qaeda were firing mortar rounds at us and our fellow soldiers,' the group said, quoting one of its Army veterans, Will King, in a statement."

This isn't the first time that Bush, who in his time used family connections to avoid going to Vietnam, expressed a misguided sense of bravado. Back in September, he told a group of military bloggers that he wished he could be alongside them -- only he's too old. See my column, Bush's Battlefield Envy.

Fred Kaplan writes for Slate: "If further proof were needed that President Bush resides in a dream world, he settled the issue on Thursday definitively. . . .

"Someone with such a jaunty vision of war -- concocted from who knows what brew of Rudyard Kipling, John Wayne, and sheer fantasy -- has no business leading young men and women into real-life battle, no business serving as the armed forces' commander in chief."

[babylonsister]

1. Thank gosh you're not talking about Froomkin! I'd have to

defend him.

And, I concur on your opinion of the dim son.

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2. During the darkest days of this administration....

...Froomkin was always there to shine a light.

[CatWoman]

3. LOL

I've FINALLY found a DUer with a dirtier mouth than mine!!

:rofl:

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4. After two decades in the service....

...I learned how to use the eff word as a noun, verb, subject, object, indefinite article and gerund. And there is nothing that brings out the blue streak more than seeing that low-life motherfucker compare himself to soldiers.

[oregonjen]

10. CatWoman, the Lounge is looking for you....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x7574694

[ProgressiveFool]

5. LOL I was under the impression that Froomkin finally lost it and started ranting

Froomkin is one of the best, and history will look to much of his writing when it wishes to see some of the truth of this age documented.

[librechik]

6. "Iraqis and Americans agree"

Meanwhile, Iraqis and Americans apparently overwhelmingly agree on one thing: That U.S. troops should go home. Their only dispute is over how fast.

According to the UK's Channel 4, a new poll of Iraqis finds that 70 percent want American troops to leave, compared to 21 percent who want them to stay. Most of those who want troops out say they want them all out immediately.

And Gallup finds that "60% of Americans want the United States to set a timetable for removing troops from Iraq rather than maintain an indefinite military commitment" -- with most of those who want troops out wanting them to come out gradually.

[annabanana]

7. He IS the worst part of an Ass.

And it seems he will never be held accountable.

[GeorgeGist]

8. The more he opens his mouth, the more plausible it seems

that he is the product of anal sex.

[malaise]

9. Perfect

K & R

[Dudley_DUright]

11. I would say that AP is giving the "Rude Pundit" a run for his money

in the prestigious off color rant category. Bravo! :applause:

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13. Thank you...

...but His Rudeness is several levels above my attempts at pith.

[KoKo]

12. Fall OVER! CNN's Barbara Starr actually reported on this and had a Vote Vet

Rep on complaining about this. Starr then said that even though the "US Troops serving abroad..always support the Commander-in-Chief, I have to tell you, Wolf, that there were many angry grumblings about this report."

Bush Bot, Michael O'Hanlon, also came out against what Bush said saying that "It's not romantic to those serving in Afghanistan who leave wives, children and loved ones at home to be hearing that this is romantic."

They actually covered it...CNN!