Scott McClellan... War Criminal (Part II)

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Sunday June 01, 2008 · 11:20 AM PDT

2008/06/01 · 11:20

Last week, I took Scott McClellan to task (I guess calling someone a War Criminal is taking them to task) for his gutless, opportunistic, after-the-fact, attack on the George Bush administration in his new book- What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception.

Fortunately, McClellan has been vilified from voices all over the political spectrum. This morning, Tim Russert eviscerated McClellan, using McClellan’s own words to tear him to pieces.

JonGee

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Thursday May 29, 2008 · 10:14 AM PDT

2008/05/29 · 10:14

Scott McClellan, George W. Bush’s former propaganda minister, is trying his hardest to convince America that he is a hero. He has taken it upon himself to take Bush and his administration to task for myriad offenses.

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Tuesday May 27, 2008 · 7:50 AM PDT

2008/05/27 · 07:50

As anyone who has followed the 2008 presidential campaign knows, racism is a fact of life in America.

Much of White America will not vote for Barack Obama purely on the basis of his race. We have seen that in West Virginia. We have seen it in Kentucky. We will see it on a grand scale come the general election.

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Thursday May 22, 2008 · 10:41 AM PDT

2008/05/22 · 10:41

To all of the Hillary Clinton supporters who are devastated by the reality that your candidate is not going to become president- I feel your pain.

To all of the Hillary supporters who say they will vote for John McCain rather than Barack Obama- You are insane.

I understand that in the heat of battle, there is a tendecy to demonize your competition. Hillary supporters can’t stand Obama and Obama supporters despise Hillary. But, now that the race is over (yes, Hillary... it is over), it is time for Hillary supporters to ditch the venom and embrace Obama.

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Wednesday May 21, 2008 · 2:42 PM PDT

2008/05/21 · 14:42

Maybe I’m naive. Maybe I’m stupid.

Maybe I’m just missing the point.

Someone needs to explain to me what terrible thing happens when we meet directly with our enemies. What is so terrible about diplomacy being an integral part of foreign policy?

Barack Obama is being vilified, ridiculed and crucified for his belief that we have a better chance of achieving peace when we talk with our enemies as opposed to the position of both the Bush administration and the John McCain candidacy that such discussions are tantamount to treason.

JonGee

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Tuesday May 20, 2008 · 6:07 AM PDT

2008/05/20 · 06:07

Finally- It ends tonight.

A battle that has seemingly taken longer than the 100 Years War, will end with a whimper this evening.

When the smoke clears from the Kentucky and Oregon primaries, Barack Obama will emerge with a guarantee that he will hold the majority of pledged delegates at the Democratic Party Convention. That is the ultimate clincher.

Obama will be gracious... and cautious. He will not claim victory- it won’t be "official" until the Superdelegates gets off of their asses and commit- but he will note that the people have spoken. And they have. But, tonight, when he addresses the crowd in Iowa, Obama will be taking his victory lap.

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Monday May 19, 2008 · 10:43 AM PDT

2008/05/19 · 10:43

Two Hundred and Forty-Five days.

That’s the good news.

Two Hundred and Forty-Five days.

That’s the bad news.

If you haven’t figured it out already, the 245 days are the number of days George Bush has left in office. While it’s nice to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, it is terrifying to think about how much more damage Bush can do in his final eight months.

JonGee

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Wednesday May 14, 2008 · 9:39 AM PDT

2008/05/14 · 09:39

Just a few musings on recent developments in the sports world:

Goodbye Justine. Farewell Annika: The sports world will dearly miss Justine Henin and Annika Sorenstam, two of the greatest women athletes in history. Both, still at the top of their games, announced their premature retirements this week. Henin is currently the No. 1 ranked women’s tennis player, while Sorenstam is simply the greatest woman golfer in history.

Henin was as tenacious a competitor as I ever had the privilege to watch. A mere 5-5, the 25-year-old Henin made up for her lack of size with a relentless spirit and as pure and devastating a backhand as the women’s game has ever known. Henin won an astounding 10 tournaments in 2007, but has been hampered by injuries in 2008.

Sorenstam may be 37, but she remains one of the top golfers in the world. To date, including a runaway victory last week, Sorenstam has collected 72 tour victories and once shot an incomprehensible 59. An intense competitor, she was also as classy an athlete ever to dominate a sport.

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Tuesday May 13, 2008 · 7:22 AM PDT

2008/05/13 · 07:22

Now that Hillary Clinton is in the rear-view mirror, Barack Obama has his work cut out for him.

High on his agenda should be putting together a remarkable cabinet. After seeing the debacle of the Bush administration, one of the strongest arguments for a Democratic president is the strength of the team he can assemble to do the real work of the Executive Branch.

Here’s one man’s view of what the Obama Dream Team might look like:

JonGee

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Monday May 12, 2008 · 3:40 PM PDT

2008/05/12 · 15:40

Filmmaker Irene Taylor Brodsky has performed a minor miracle with her documentary film Hear and Now. In just 85 minutes, Brodsky presents us with not one, but two incredible movies.

The first is a sensational medical drama. It is the story of a married couple in their mid-60s, deaf from birth, who choose to undergo a radical surgical procedure which, if successful, will give them the ability to hear.

The drama begins in the weeks leading up to the surgery and ends one year after the operations are performed. As a dramatic piece, the film is a tour de force. We see the hopes, the dreams, the victories and the heartbreaks as the two go through thirteen roller-coaster months in their lives.

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Friday May 09, 2008 · 9:13 AM PDT

2008/05/09 · 09:13

Watching Hillary Clinton’s performance this week is like rubber-necking a 20-car pile up. It’s gruesome to look at, but you just can’t take your eyes off of it. If the stakes weren’t so damned important, it would almost be fascinating to watch Hillary Clinton committing political suicide in front of our very eyes.

Hillary’s ambition has taken on Shakespearean proportions.

Like Caesar, her ambition is a grievous fault and, like Caesar, she is likely to answer for it in a most grievous manner. It should be sad to see a true public servant like Hillary implode the way she has, but her act of political suicide is not a victimless crime.

Her venom and vitriol won’t just spell the end of her political career, it may spell the end for any real hope of a Democratic Party victory in November. As she’s going down, she’s trying to drag the whole party with her.

Following her resounding defeat in North Carolina and her razor-thin victory in Indiana, Clinton should have had the decency to pull out of the race. The numbers don’t lie. Barack Obama is going to be the party’s nominee.

JonGee

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Tuesday May 06, 2008 · 9:49 AM PDT

2008/05/06 · 09:49

While the economy, the environment, health-care and education will all be key issues in November, the choice for president will almost certainly come down to the critical issues of the war in Iraq and all issues relating to foreign and military policy.

If you thought Hillary Clinton played the "3 AM call" card, wait til you see what John McCain has up his sleeve.

As great a candidate as Barack Obama is, he will certainly be facing an up-hill battle against McCain on these core issues.

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