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Post by blueslikehail on Mar 29, 2006 20:03:54 GMT -5
ah...easy street, frickers...you guys are making me miss b.g.! never thought i'd say that.
yeah smoking the weed in the howard's bathroom is a right of passage. the great thing about that place is the absolute randomness of their band bookings. one night it's railroad earth, the next night it's some local teens playing sludge metal, the next night it's ted leo/pharmacists.
damn dude.... id trade you my hbo for your nd/uofm game
i havent checked out bills new show yet, i loved the old one...im gonna start with the new one.. i always wished he was on hbo so he could do and say what he wants(not that he didnt before,)
ya they do have some big names go through for the type and size of place it is, i would usually meet friends at uptown/downtown and i could only take that place for like 5 minutes till i was off to howards,
what the hell was the name of that little breakfest place right on the corner by howards? i loved that place too after howards closed or booted us
damn dude.... id trade you my hbo for your nd/uofm game
i havent checked out bills new show yet, i loved the old one...im gonna start with the new one.. i always wished he was on hbo so he could do and say what he wants(not that he didnt before,)
its weekly. on friday nights. he just started a new season 3 weeks or so ago, usually runs for a couple three months, then a couple three month break. If you have HBO on Demand, it should be on there
Post by Hipster Doofus on Mar 30, 2006 11:33:24 GMT -5
keithk1055 said:
ya they do have some big names go through for the type and size of place it is, i would usually meet friends at uptown/downtown and i could only take that place for like 5 minutes till i was off to howards,
what the hell was the name of that little breakfest place right on the corner by howards? i loved that place too after howards closed or booted us
Libby says Bush OK'd leaks, filing alleges By PETE YOST Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby apparently had serious qualms about leaking classified intelligence to the press, but he was quickly persuaded to drop them. There was pressure from his boss, Vice President Dick Cheney, who advised him that the president had authorized Libby to do so. End of discussion.
That's the picture that emerges from court papers filed by the prosecutor in the CIA leak case against Libby, who is depicted as doing the bidding of President Bush and Cheney in striking back at administration critic Joseph Wilson.
On Thursday, disclosure of official authorization for Libby's leaks to reporters brought strong criticism from administration political foes, but little likelihood that their demands for explanations will be met.
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., citing Bush's call two years ago to find the person who leaked the CIA identity of Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame, said the latest disclosures means the president needs to go no further than a mirror.
In his court filing, Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald asserted that "the president was unaware of the role" that Libby "had in fact played in disclosing" Plame's CIA status. The prosecutor gave no such assurance, though, regarding Cheney.
Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada said that "in light of today's shocking revelation, President Bush must fully disclose his participation in the selective leaking of classified information. The American people must know the truth."
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said the president has the "inherent authority to decide who should have classified information." The White House declined to comment, citing the ongoing criminal probe into the leak of Plame's identity.
In July 2003, Wilson's accusation that the Bush administration had twisted prewar intelligence to exaggerate the Iraqi threat "was viewed in the office of vice president as a direct attack on the credibility of the vice president, and the president," Fitzgerald's court papers stated.
Part of the counterattack was a July 8, 2003, meeting with New York Times reporter Judith Miller at which Libby discussed the contents of a then-classified CIA report that seemed to undercut what Wilson was saying in public.
Separately, Libby said he understood he also was to tell Miller that prewar intelligence assessments had been that Iraq was "vigorously trying to procure" uranium, the prosecutor stated. In the run-up to the war, Cheney had insisted Iraq was trying to build a nuclear bomb.
The conclusion on uranium was contained in a National Intelligence Estimate, a consensus document of the U.S. intelligence community. Libby's statements came in grand jury testimony before he was charged with five counts of perjury, obstruction and lying to the FBI in the Plame probe.
Libby at first told the vice president that he could not have the July 8, 2003, conversation with Miller because of the classified nature of the National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq, Fitzgerald said. Libby testified to the grand jury "that the vice president later advised him that the president had authorized defendant to disclose the relevant portions" of the NIE.
Libby testified that he also spoke to David Addington, then counsel to the vice president, "whom defendant considered to be an expert in national security law, and Mr. Addington opined that presidential authorization to publicly disclose a document amounted to a declassification of the document."
Libby testified that he was specifically authorized to disclose the key judgments of the classified intelligence document because it was thought that its conclusions were "fairly definitive" against what Wilson had said and the vice president thought that it was "very important" for those key judgments to come out, the court papers stated.
After Wilson began attacking the administration, Cheney had a conversation with Libby, expressing concerns on whether a CIA-sponsored trip to the African nation of Niger by Wilson "was legitimate or whether it was in effect a junket set up by Mr. Wilson's wife," Fitzgerald wrote. The suggestion that Plame sent her husband on the Africa trip has gotten widespread circulation among White House loyalists.
Wilson said he had concluded on his trip that it was highly doubtful Niger had sold uranium yellowcake to Iraq.
The prosecutor's court papers offer a glimpse inside the White House when the Justice Department launched a criminal investigation of the Plame leak in September 2003. Libby "implored White House officials" to issue a statement saying he had not been involved in revealing Plame's identity, and that when his initial efforts met with no success, he "sought the assistance of the vice president in having his name cleared," the prosecutor stated.
The White House eventually said neither Libby nor Karl Rove had been involved in the leak. Rove remains under criminal investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush's approval ratings hit a series of new lows in an AP-Ipsos poll that also shows Republicans surrendering their advantage on national security - grim election-year news for a party struggling to stay in power.
Democratic leaders predicted they will seize control of one or both chambers of Congress in November. Republicans said they feared the worst unless the political landscape quickly changes.
Just 36 percent of the public approves of Bush's job performance, his lowest-ever rating in AP-Ipsos polling. By contrast, the president's job approval rating was 47 percent among likely voters just before Election Day 2004 and a whopping 64 percent among registered voters in October 2002.
As bad as Bush's numbers may be, Congress' are worse.
Just 30 percent of the public approves of the GOP-led Congress' job performance, and Republicans seem to be shouldering the blame.
"These numbers are scary. We've lost every advantage we've ever had," GOP pollster Tony Fabrizio said. "The good news is Democrats don't have much of a plan. The bad news is they may not need one."
There is more at stake than the careers of GOP lawmakers. A Democratic-led Congress could bury the last vestiges of Bush's legislative agenda and subject the administration to high-profile investigations of the Iraq war, the CIA leak case, warrantless eavesdropping and other matters.
In the past two congressional elections, Republicans gained seats on the strength of Bush's popularity and a perception among voters that the GOP was stronger on national security than Democrats.
Those advantages are gone, according to a survey of 1,003 adults conducted this week for The Associated Press by Ipsos, an international polling firm.
- Only 40 percent of the public approves of Bush's performance on foreign policy and the war on terror, another low-water mark for his presidency. That's down 9 points from a year ago. Just before the 2002 election, 64 percent of registered voters backed Bush on terror and foreign policy.
- Just 35 percent of the public approves of Bush's handling of Iraq, his lowest in AP-Ipsos polling.
"He's in over his head," said Diane Heller, 65, a Pleasant Valley, N.Y., real estate broker and independent voter.
By a 49-33 margin, the public favors Democrats over Republicans when asked which party should control Congress.
That 16-point Democratic advantage is the largest the party has enjoyed in AP-Ipsos polling.
On an issue the GOP has dominated for decades, Republicans are now locked in a tie with Democrats - 41 percent each - on the question of which party people trust to protect the country. Democrats made their biggest national security gains among young men, according to the AP-Ipsos poll, which had a 3 percentage point margin of error.
The public gives Democrats a slight edge on what party would best handle Iraq, a reversal from Election Day 2004.
"We're in an exceptionally challenging electoral environment," said Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma, a former GOP strategist. "We start off on a battlefield today that is tilted in their direction, and that's when you have to use the advantages you have."
Those include the presidential "bully pulpit" and the "structural, tactical advantages" built into the system, Cole said.
One of those advantages is a political map that is gerrymandered to put House incumbents in relatively safe districts, meaning Democrats have relatively few opportunities to pick up the 15 seats they need to gain control.
In the Senate, the Democrats need to pick up six seats.
"I think we will win the Congress," Democratic Party chairman Howard Dean said, breaking the unwritten rule against raising expectations.
"Everything is moving in our direction. If it keeps moving in our direction, it's very reasonable to say there will be a Democratic Senate and House," said Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
Strategists in both parties say it would take an extraordinary set of circumstances for Democrats to seize control of Congress.
First, the elections would need to be nationalized. Democrats hope to do that with a burgeoning ethics scandal focused on relationships between GOP lobbyists and lawmakers.
Secondly, the public would need to be in a throw-the-bums-out mood. It's unclear whether that is the case, but 69 percent of Americans believes the nation is headed in the wrong direction - the largest percentage during the Bush presidency and up 13 points from a year ago.
Third, staunch GOP voters would need to stay home. Nobody can predict whether that will happen, but a growing number of Republicans disagree with their leaders in Washington about immigration, federal spending and other issues.
Bush's approval rating is down 12 points among Republicans since a year ago. Six-in-10 Republicans said they disapproved of the GOP-led Congress.
"I'd just as soon they shut (Congress) down for a few years," said Robert Hirsch, 72, a Republican-leaning voter in Chicago. "All they do is keep passing laws and figuring out ways to spend our money."
Post by ronburgandy? on Apr 7, 2006 10:03:20 GMT -5
yay!..(not that Low approval ratings will make me forget about 6 1/2 years of complete stupidity), but it is nice to see some of these clowns get what is coming.
Bumper sticker recently seen in Charlottesville, VA - Uproot Bush.
And mine, of course.
Being that the Republican approval rating is so low I wonder what the Democratic approval rating is? ???
And since I am in our Nation's capital I have the opportunity to participate in all forms of non-violent protest and generally try to be the best citizen possible. What they don't get is that the Middle East has been fighting since recorded history, and it will always be that way. Plus it's not all about the oil, as percentage wise most of our imports come from ~CANADA~.
President Bush was told today that he should be "ashamed" of his policies. The president responded to that rare challenge from a member of the public by telling booing audience members to let the man - who identified himself as Harry Taylor (photo) - continue to speak.
"I feel like despite your rhetoric, that compassion and common sense have been left far behind during your administration," Taylor said, according to the Associated Press. "And I would hope from time to time that you have the humility and grace to be ashamed of yourself."
Bush defended his so-called warrantless eavesdropping program, which Taylor had criticized. "You said would I apologize for that?" Bush told him. "The answer is absolutely not."
The confrontation came during a forum in Charlotte, N.C. It was unusual because for most of his time in office the president has taken questions only from pre-screened members of the public at town halls and forums he has held.
well it is good to see that alot of the country is coming to thier senses. i think all the bush votes owe us an apology too.
the sad thing is that the republicans are pactically handing everything to the democrats and they will send some idiot to make the exchange and the ball will get dropped.
Post by keithk1055 on Apr 16, 2006 22:39:30 GMT -5
ya i posted what robin williams has to say about world politics and though you all would be interested as it is more on par with reality then it is a comedy bit. heres the link
