Over at EffU, I conducted a reality check on the Washington Policy Center.
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Awesome.. Wingnuts blow!
Translated: I got my ass handed to me on another blog so once again I ran to my blog and posted how I won the argument.
Same story, different day.
Hmmmm Malawi-
In 1970 Banda was declared President for life (Ngwazi) of the MCP, and in 1971 Banda consolidated his power and was named President for Life of Malawi.
However, increasing domestic unrest and pressure from Malawian churches and from the international community led to a referendum in which the Malawian people were asked to vote for a new form of government. On June 14, 1993, the people of Malawi voted overwhelmingly in favor of multi-party democracy. Free and fair national elections were held on May 17, 1994
Leave it to a donk to include countries who have been totalatarian states for most of their existence and are recently trying to better themselves. It sort of reminds you of the left’s charter school arguements. Of course all the lefts arguements are based on half truths and lies so that is to be expected.
Marv the Perv never met a fact he couldn’t ignore – nor has he ever met a little boy he could avoid making a pass at.
It was in July 1976 when the real dictatorship of the Somali military commenced with the founding of the Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party (Xisbiga Hantiwadaagga Kacaanka Soomaaliyeed, XHKS). It was the single party that ruled Somalia until the fall of the military government in December 1990 – January 1991. It was violently overthrown by the combined armed revolt of the Somali Salvation Democratic Front (Jabhadda Diimuqraadiga Badbaadinta Soomaaliyeed, SSDF), United Somali Congress (USC), Somali National Movement (SNM), and the Somali Patriotic Movement (SPM) together with the non-violent political oppositions of the Somali Democratic Movement (SDM), the Somali Democratic Alliance (SDA) and the Somali Manifesto Group (SMG).
There seems to be a pattern here.
Comoros
The next 30 years were a period of political turmoil. On August 3, 1975, mercenary Bob Denard, with clandestine support from Jacques Foccart and the French government, removed president Ahmed Abdallah from office in an armed coup and replaced him with United National Front of the Comoros (UNF) member Prince Said Mohammed Jaffar. Months later, in January 1976, Jaffar was ousted in favor of his Minister of Defense Ali Soilih.[15] At this time, the population of Mayotte voted against independence from France in two referendums. The first, held in December 1974, won 63.8% support for maintaining ties with France, while the second, held in February 1976, confirmed that vote with an overwhelming 99.4%. The three remaining islands, ruled by President Soilih, instituted a number of socialist and isolationist policies that soon strained relations with France. On May 13, 1978, Bob Denard returned to overthrow President Soilih and re-instate Abdallah with the support of the French and South African governments. During Soilih’s brief rule, he faced seven additional coup attempts until he was finally forced from office and killed.[15]
In contrast to Soilih, Abdallah’s presidency was marked by authoritarian rule and increased adherence to traditional Islam[16] and the country was renamed the Federal and Islamic Republic of Comoros (République Fédérale Islamique des Comores; جمهورية القمر الإتحادية الإسلامية ). Abdallah continued as president until 1989 when, fearing a probable coup d’état, he signed a decree ordering the Presidential Guard, led by Bob Denard, to disarm the armed forces. Shortly after the signing of the decree, Abdallah was allegedly shot dead in his office by a disgruntled military officer, though later sources claim an anti-tank missile launched into his bedroom killed him.[17] Although Denard was also injured, it is suspected that Abdallah’s killer was a soldier under his command.[18] A few days later, Bob Denard was evacuated to South Africa by French paratroopers. Said Mohamed Djohar, Soilih’s older half-brother, then became president and served until September 1995 when Bob Denard returned and attempted another coup. This time France intervened with paratroopers and forced Denard to surrender.[19][20] The French removed Djohar to Reunion, and the Paris-backed Mohamed Taki Abdulkarim became president by election. He led the country from 1996, during a time of labor crises, government suppression, and secessionist conflicts, until his death November 1998. He was succeeded by Interim President Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde.
Hell any country controlled by France is going to be FU for a long time. Another socialist disaster trying to come out of their hell hole.
Congo
The republic is a former French colony. Upon independence in 1960, the former French region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo. After a quarter century of Marxism, Congo became a multi-party democracy in 1992. However, a brief civil war in 1997 ended in the restoration of former Marxist President Denis Sassou Nguesso to power.
This country is commie. Man this is like shooting fish in a barrel. ehheheehehehe
@3, @5, @6, @7
Do you have a point, or are you just copying and pasting things from travel websites hoping that some magical point is buried within?
There seems to be a pattern here.
Yes, and it appears to be that you clearly didn’t understand my post.
@2
Please provide a link to any post anywhere on the internet where “I got my ass handed to me.”
McCain’s Spears/Hilton ad reminds me of those Texas rednecks who chained a black guy to their pickup and dragged him until a culvert ripped his head off.
@2
Just a reminder that this post and this post are the first two that show up when you type “Marvin Stamn” into Google.
Jump, Marvin, jump!
So.
I know you’re proud of it for some reason, can’t figure out why.
The difference between you and me? You think I’m an idiot but you have decided I was worth your time to run to your blog and write about me. I think byebyegoop is 47 IQ points short of being idiot and I don’t reply to him.
I would say jump but you are already trained. Now get going to your blog and write some more about me, show us how deep in your psyche I am.
So mcsame is going to be put to death like the rednecks that killed James Byrd?
@12
I know you’re proud of it for some reason, can’t figure out why.
Really? You can’t figure out why? You can’t be that dumb, Marvin.
The difference between you and me?
About 70 to 80 IQ points.
You think I’m an idiot but you have decided I was worth your time to run to your blog and write about me.
Of course I did. The point of my blog is to make fun of idiots. Comprende?
I think byebyegoop is 47 IQ points short of being idiot and I don’t reply to him.
And I’ve posted about him at EffU before as well (when he was accusing right-wingers of burning down Darcy’s house). That was stupid. But you’re the reigning world record holder. And the saddest thing of all is that you keep responding to my posts. You’re my circus seal and you keep balancing the ball on your nose every time I write to you.
Jump, Marvin, jump!
I would say jump but you are already trained.
Except that you’re the one giving me what I want. I’ve been trying to tell you this since the first time you got here. The more stupid shit you say, the more material I get.
Jump, Marvin, jump!
Now get going to your blog and write some more about me, show us how deep in your psyche I am.
I hate to break this to you, Marvin, but you’re not deep in anyone’s psyche. You’re a punchline in our universe. Thanks for playing.
Jump, Marvin, jump!
Is it really that hard for you to figure out how to google? Aren’t you a techie or something like that? I ask because you seem a little stupefied about the dog copying/pasting.
@9
Oh and I’m still waiting for this to happen, Marvin. Or are you going to claim the post exists but you refuse to post it – like you did last time?
Jump, Marvin, jump!
Then run back to your blog and post more. Prove your point.
@15
Hahahahahaha. Just as I say it…
If it exists, post it!
Jump, Marvin, jump!
@17
I’ve gotta get some more material from you first. Can’t you claim that some small town mayor caught in a scandal must be a Democrat because the paper didn’t mention his political affiliation? What about claiming that a bogus non-peer reviewed paper on global warming shows that Al Gore is a bad, bad boy?
Jump, Marvin, jump!
Roger Rabbit @ 10
I see the Hilton/Spears ad as more immature and juvenile, than racist. Barack Obama has not called the ad racist, nor have most Americans. And somehow I don’t think the Hilton/Spears ad is particularly harmful to Obama’s standing with voters.
I saw something on YouTube that I thought was particularly funny. The clip had footage of Britney Spears praising Bush and the Iraq War, interspersed with similar comments by John McCain. The suggestion was that a McCain/Spears ticket would be ideal.
SOMEBODY should refine that clip a little more, get a couple hundred grand of “independent money”, and run the ad on a few stations, so that the news media really pick up on it. That would be an ideal comeback to McCain’s Spears/Hilton ad.
Blow that trumpet Marv!
While Lee is as stupid as any of the right wingers here- he does have a point.
Marv the pervert – who claims he doesn’t respond to me – and then does – won’t EVER provide links in conversations where he’s been challenged. He’s never done it. He’s never backed up any of his assertions and cannot because the pursuit of 10-year-olds is his first priority.
And Lee – you cannot possibly know whether the right burned down Darcy’s house or not. So stick that up your ass and quit sucking right wing dick.
@22
And Lee – you cannot possibly know whether the right burned down Darcy’s house or not.
Yes, I can.
Those Stamn highlight reels are timeless reading. Profiles of troll wankery.
I could spend all day posting obamas flip flops.
Unfortunately, since al gore invented the internets what the liberal could hush up now gets out.
Of course obama has to flip flop, all his policies suck, and by his actions he knows it. Obviously he didn’t expect his words to be used against him.
Of course being up 1 is within the margin of error, no big deal. No big deal except that obama should be up big against mcsame and those bush republicans.
Maybe goldy can start working on his “mcsame stole the election” post, what else could he say when obama loses. Oh yeah, it’s because the majority of amercians are racist.
@25
I could spend all day posting obamas flip flops.
I could spend all day posting McCain’s flip flops, but because I’m not retarded, I don’t.
Unfortunately, since al gore invented the internets what the liberal could hush up now gets out.
Was that sentence supposed to make sense?
Of course obama has to flip flop, all his policies suck, and by his actions he knows it.
And how is this different from why McCain has flip-flopped on every issue? The stupider the voters get, the more politicians have to flip-flop. Both of them are doing it, and it’s because the media isn’t doing a good job of explaining that things like off-shore drilling are bad ideas that don’t make sense.
Of course being up 1 is within the margin of error, no big deal. No big deal except that obama should be up big against mcsame and those bush republicans.
If you look at state-by-state polling, he is.
Maybe goldy can start working on his “mcsame stole the election” post, what else could he say when obama loses.
Awfully confident there, Marvin! Can’t wait till November…
Oh yeah, it’s because the majority of amercians are racist.
Nope, just the people who forced McCain to flip-flop on immigration.
Jump, Marvin, jump!
@22
It was faulty wiring in a lamp. Get over it.
No, you spend your time writing about me. HAHAHAHA
@28
No, you spend your time writing about me.
Your stupidity is much more entertaining than McCain’s.
Jump, Marvin, jump!
From obama’s websitetalking about his energy policies-
So 1 million “plug in hybrids” on the road while at the same time we are reducing our demand for electricity 15%. Since there is going to be a greater demand for electricity because of Step 1, what will we the people have to do, unplug our refrigerators and light bulbs to make his step 3 work? Even without 1 million new energy sucking plug-in hybrids a drop of 15% would be tough considering the population is expanding. And if obama steals the election, even more will come to take advantage of the vote-buying schemes the democrats use.
I voted!
I paused at Sam Reeds name, I’ve voted for him in the last two elections, but in the end voted straight big “D.”
Had Reed switched to independent I probably would have voted for him again. But, right now saying that that you’re Republican or GOP means that you’re down with McCain, W. and the corruption express and that’s just not cool by me.
Another democrat playing the race card, complete with pictures of the KKK in her ad. Obviously her opponent is some racist right-wing republican. No doubt her opponent would insist he’s not a racist and he would try to point to the obama posters on his wall AND his support for obama before super tuesday AND his introducing the recent resolution apologizing for slavery. Even being a democrat doesn’t protect you from the racist attacks anymore, just ask bill clinton, the first black president.
So 1 million “plug in hybrids” on the road while at the same time we are reducing our demand for electricity 15%. Since there is going to be a greater demand for electricity because of Step 1, what will we the people have to do, unplug our refrigerators and light bulbs to make his step 3 work? Even without 1 million new energy sucking plug-in hybrids a drop of 15% would be tough considering the population is expanding. And if obama steals the election, even more will come to take advantage of the vote-buying schemes the democrats use.
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I think Obama’s response would be this is possible through the use of more efficient technology in our homes, appliances, etc. How well this argument holds up under close scrutiny I have no idea. I’ve no doubt there are many hurdles along the way, including some that are unforeseen. That said, this is a national discussion we have to have. I have issues with Obama (including his apparent shifting views on offshore drilling), but I’m pretty much in agreement with his overall thinking on the subject.
@33
Businesses would also be a big part of that as well. There’s a significant amount of energy consumption in office buildings that one could likely reduce with some minimal effort.
Hmmm. There’s damn stupid and Stamn stupid.
@32
Obviously her opponent is some racist right-wing republican.
No, he’s a Jewish Democrat who voted against renaming a park.
Did you have a point with this comment, or are you just that eager to give me material to make fun of you with?
Jump, Marvin, jump!
And that’s all it takes to be branded a racist by the democrat party these days? Pathetic!
When are the democrats going to change the party name to victocrats.
Go ahead and make fun. It gives you something to do, it’s kinda like a government program.
And as long as you’re spending your time writing about me, that’s less time you spend with your loved ones or doing something that benefits your family. Strange why you made that decision. But then, I’ve never met your family so I will trust your judgement on this.
Good grief, Marvin, show some self respect, will you?
@37
And that’s all it takes to be branded a racist by the democrat party these days? Pathetic!
He was not branded a racist by the Democratic Party. He was branded a racist by the woman running against him in the primary. He IS a Democrat. Why would the party accuse an office holder like Cohen of racism?
When are the democrats going to change the party name to victocrats.
Hopefully when they’re victorious more often.
Go ahead and make fun. It gives you something to do, it’s kinda like a government program.
I don’t require taxpayer money to do this. It’s like a charity I can do in my spare time.
And as long as you’re spending your time writing about me, that’s less time you spend with your loved ones or doing something that benefits your family.
I think you overestimate how difficult it is to humiliate you. This takes me no time at all.
Strange why you made that decision. But then, I’ve never met your family so I will trust your judgement on this.
Jump, Marvin, jump!
@39
Good grief, Marvin, show some self respect, will you?
Self respect? Hahaha.
Perhaps a change in subject is in order:
Sadr Shifts Strategy in Iraq
Hit by a government military crackdown and dwindling popular support, anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is planning a major shift in strategy: re-branding and disarming the Mahdi Army by turning the militia into a civic and social service organization, a move that could further enhance the stability of Iraq
From: http://online.wsj.com/article/.....whats_news
@42
Yep, that’s exactly what Hizbollah and Hamas did. We have two choices right now. Accept that the people who’ve been blowing up our soldiers are going to be an integral part of Iraq’s future and let them govern themselves again, or stay there for years in a hopeless mission to root out organizations that don’t like us.
We would be very wise to learn from the mistakes that Israel has made over the years in this regard.
@41 “Hahaha.”
Hmm, I see your point.
We have two choices right now. Accept that the people who’ve been blowing up our soldiers are going to be an integral part of Iraq’s future and let them govern themselves again, or stay there for years in a hopeless mission to root out organizations that don’t like us.
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Leaving is the plan more or less in the case of both candidates, with (big) caveats regarding the “residual force” and dates. I believe all of this could change, even in the case of Obama, if the current improvements are reversed. But that’s another discussion we may never have.
@45
Leaving is the plan more or less in the case of both candidates, with (big) caveats regarding the “residual force” and dates.
That’s not necessarily what we’ve been hearing from McCain, but if he’s elected, it’s possible he won’t have much of a choice.
I believe all of this could change, even in the case of Obama, if the current improvements are reversed.
Maybe, and that’s really what separates the two candidates in my mind. If the Iraqis start to feel that the occupation is not ending soon, Sadr’s forces will strengthen, and violence could escalate. I worry that McCain will not grasp the root causes of such a shift and believe that the answer is to once again get further entrenched.
This is closely related to why I believe that it’s problematic to think of the surge as having been successful. It sets us up for continual failure – by masking the downsides to greater entrenchment by focusing on things like the Anbar awakening, which were unrelated. As I mentioned before, the Israelis got themselves into this problem where they always saw disengagement as the more perilous of options. They became convinced that allowing people in the Palestinian territories to govern themselves was always a more dangerous proposition than actively occupying them.
I simply trust Obama more not to get caught up in this faulty logic, but unless America as a whole gains a better understanding of how this works, Obama may get forced into doing things the wrong way. And believe me, people in the Arab world (see: Yassir Arafat) know how to exploit this tendency.
If the Bush regime wanted lower gas prices – which they do not – they’d open up the reserves.
And if the oil companies want to drill – they can on the 48 million acres they already hold leases on in the lower 48 but have not touched.
Truth?
Right wing wants oil as an issue not interested in solving any problems.
Oil companies don’t want to drill – they want to grab public land.
Bush regime doesn’t want anything but the money. Same with McSame.