https://www.dailykos.com/user/Bill Abendroth/rss/index.xml News Community Action Copyright 2005 - Steal what you want Mon, 27 Jan 2020 17:27:32 +0000 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 17:27:32 +0000 Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) https://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/3/30/961632/-Hemingway-in-Libya <p>Presents a brief overview of President Obama's March 28 2011 speech, defending US action in Libya. &nbsp;Diary is critical of US intervention on grounds 1) appeal to prevent massacre ignores history of massacres in region, 2) ignores history and current make up of Libya, and 3) historically poor record of US military interventions. &nbsp;Also contains brief criticisms of conservative criticism of the President's address. &nbsp;Much of the analysis relies on the views of New York Times columnist Thomas J. Friedman. &nbsp;Finally, diary contains several pictures of Abbe Lane.</p> rss@dailykos.com (Bill Abendroth) AbbeLane Barack Obama BarackObama JohnBolton Libya Sarah Palin SarahPalin ThomasJFriedman TimPawlenty _961632 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:37:25 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/2/13/943924/-This-Week-in-Stoopid-CPAC <p>Diary examines results of CPAC's Presidential Straw Poll as metaphor for the Conservatives' futile dream that three strands of American Conservative thought--social conservatives, fiscal conservative, and national security conservatives--can be molded into one platform.</p> <p>Includes a brief discussion of the irony of Don Rumsfeld as winner of "Defender of Consitution" award.</p> <p>Ends by asking if conservatives will realize the so-called three legs of the Conservative stool (as described by Rick Santorum) are mutually exclusive, and concludes co, conservatives are just stoopid.</p> rss@dailykos.com (Bill Abendroth) CPAC DanSavage DonaldRumsfeld GaryJohnson GOPROUD MitchRomney RickSantorum Ron Paul RonPaul Sarah Palin SarahPalin _943924 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:37:13 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/2/11/942634/-Send-Muntazer-al-Zaidi-to-the-Presidential-Press-Corps-in-Cairo <p>A series of photos, showing Muntazer al-Zaidi throwing his shoes at President Bush. &nbsp;Diary suggests Mr. al-Zaidi should be sent to Cairo to do same at President Mubarak. &nbsp;Invites suggestions for other world political and economic leaders to be similarly interviewed by Mr. al-Zaidi.</p> rss@dailykos.com (Bill Abendroth) George W. Bush GeorgeWBush mubarak Muntazeral-Zaida Shoes _942634 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:20:54 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/12/12/928453/-This-Week-in-Stoopid-Joe-Miller <p>A summary of 2010 Alaska Senate GOP candidate Joe Miller's legal action, attempting to block write-in victor Lisa Murkowski from being certified as the election winner. &nbsp;Analyzes Superior Court Judge William B. Carey's December 10th decision denying all of Mr. Miller's claims.</p> <p>Note goes on to speculate why Mr. Miller brought his action, considering that Ms. Murkowski had an undisputed 2,000 vote lead. &nbsp;Relying on a December 3 editorial in the Washington Times by Mr. Miller, raises possibility that Mr. Miller has given up on Alaska, and is working as a stalking horse for Senator DeMint. &nbsp;</p> <p>Concludes that Mr. Miller is not consciously working against the best interests of Alaskans--Mr. Miller is just stupid.</p> rss@dailykos.com (Bill Abendroth) JimdeMint Joe Miller JoeMiller Lisa Murkowski LisaMurkowski Sarah Palin SarahPalin williamcarey _928453 Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:34:20 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/10/15/910557/-Fear-Loathing-on-Sarah-Palin-s-Trail <p>During a recent appearance on The O'Reilly Factor, Mr. O'Reilly asked Private Citizen Sarah Palin why so many people feel that Ms. Palin is a "threat," and are compelled to attack Ms. Palin personally. &nbsp;I suggest that Ms. Palin is attacked not because she poses a threat, but because attacking her is so easy. &nbsp;I also contrast Ms. Palin's political career and current efforts with those of Alabama Governor George Wallace, as Governor Wallace was portrayed in Hunter S. Thompson's Fear &amp; Loathing on the Campaign Trail, 72.</p> rss@dailykos.com (Bill Abendroth) Bill O'Reilly BillOReilly EricCantor Hunter S Thompson JohnBoehner JohnEnsign MitchMcConnell Sarah Palin SarahPalin T.RReid TedStevens _910557 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:23:58 +0000