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Posted By bluetexasvalley 1 year, 5 months ago in News

Yesterday, Russia launched a major military offensive against Georgia, which Georgia has called “a state of war. Nearly two thousand people have died and the conflict risks sparking a wider war. Also yesterday, former senator John Edwards admitted to having an extramarital affair in 2006.

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    bluetexasvalley1 year, 5 months ago

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    FTA:

    "Throughout the segment, Jarrett refused to talk about anything except for Edwards’s affair:

    ERBE: The American public have told pollsters, this political season they want substance. Both these candidates have expressed support for allowing Georgia into NATO. … We could have been on the verge of nuclear war. Those are the kinds of the things that the American public wants to see discussed.

    JARRETT: Right. You know, but getting back to Edwards, during the Monica Lewinsky affair, Edwards absolutely ripped into Bill Clinton. "

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      mesodude1 year, 5 months ago

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      Wow...This reminded me of the telling front page of the Washington Times the day after Obama's historic speech in Germany. Washington Post, NYT and almost every other major paper in the country had the expected money shot (albeit from different camera angles) of Obama speaking in front of hundreds of thousands of Germans as far as the eye could see) above the fold. The Washington Times? Nada.

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        Teagen1 year, 5 months ago

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        Perhaps the Washington Times realised the Germans didn't have a vote so it really didn't matter. I listened to the speech, trust me, the less they talk about it the better.

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          mesodude1 year, 5 months ago

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          Ohhh, Teagen, I really appreciate the occasional honesty from con jobs. If only you cons had adopted such a laissez faire attitude when it came to the people of Iraq before we invaded. Well, come to think of it, you *did* (and still do). "Save" them whether they ask for it or not and stay in their country until *we* decide the time is right to leave. America always knows best in the simplistic world of the con.

          So tell me something...Since you people obviously don't give a crap about anyone's opinion other than your own why do you persist in the lie that we're in Iraq for reasons other than our own selfish interests? Do you now finally understand why it is that everyone easily sees through right wing lies? You people are greedy, disgusting thoroughly loathsome, criminals who have no shame and anyone who dares to disagree with you faces your sleazy attack machine. ;-(

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            Lurch1 year, 5 months ago

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            in dangerous times like these, it matters more than ever that we elect a president who can bring honor and respect back to the WH. One of the most important topics there is, no wonder you want to brush it under the rug.

            Foreign policy, international relations, peace making...Obama wins on all accounts.

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              jordan111 year, 5 months ago

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              You a moonie?

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          AntiNeoCon1 year, 5 months ago

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          Come on now...could you really expect anything else from FauxNoise?

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            miklkit1 year, 5 months ago

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            Not from faux noise, but from a credible news organization, YES.

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            hyperbola1 year, 5 months ago

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            Probably many reason why Fox News would not want to talk about NeoCon puppets in Georgia.

            A Dirty Adventure

            Turns out the that Israelis have been supplying the US trained Georgian army with weapons.....

            .... Hence, we now see a Georgian invasion of South Ossetia about a week after the Russian announcement of its natural gas agreements with Turkmenistan. The invasion of South Ossetia may well be a strong signal that the US prefers confrontation with the Russians over negotiating a new commercial relationship with the Iranians. In other words, it suggests that the US still sees war as the ultimate solution of its disagreements with them.

            The invasion also suggests that the US is incapable of choosing an ally in the region, and persists in the hope that it can economically and militarily dominate both the Russians and the Iranians, and through them, just about every country in Central Asia. Such arrogance is likely to be ruinous for all involved. A dirty adventure, indeed.

            http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2008/08/a-dirty-adventure-part-2/

            Plucky little Georgia? No, the cold war reading won't wash

            The clash between Russia and Georgia over South Ossetia has more in common with the Falklands war of 1982 than with a cold war crisis. Like Galtieri in 1982, Saakashvili faces a domestic economic crisis and public disillusionment and has used internal repression and external war to try to rally support.

            http://www.propeller.com/story/2008/08/10/plucky-little-georgia-no-the-cold-war-reading-wont-wash/

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              nikkibabe1 year, 5 months ago

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              Here is a McCain skit from a Swedish comedian>

              . McCain is ready to bed but could not find his viagra bottle.
              . He screams at Cindy asking where his viagra bottle is gone.
              . She says I don't. Suddenly she realizes. She says the dogs and the cats were playing with it.
              . McCain walks in to the pet room
              . He is astonished to see all his cats and dogs sitting with their tails in "SOLID UPRIGHT" position.
              . He could not help himself from screaming "you bit%$#S".
              . He calls his campaign staff.
              . He says "make a TV Ad immediately to say Obama sneaked in to my house and stole my viagra bottle.
              . The campaign manager says Obama has no ED.
              . McCain says, who cares. Wait a minute. HA HA HA
              . OK. Change the commercial.
              . Say Obama has ED!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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                miklkit1 year, 5 months ago

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                LOL! That does seem to be their MO.

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                  not2needy1 year, 5 months ago

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                  Fox news is just sad, SAD!

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                    sieben131 year, 5 months ago

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                    If this doesn't convince you that Fox news is a PIECE OF CRAP run by the republican party then your hooked on drugs . "ONLY IN AMERICA"

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                      ConsAreNonGrata1 year, 5 months ago

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                      Give the Foxies a break, they were just trying to confirm if Georgia was actually attacked by Russia.

                      They also wanted to make sure they had the correct distance of Ossetia from Atlanta.

                      For once, I applaud Fox for trying to do their due diligence.

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                      amazed1 year, 5 months ago

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                      Thursday (or Friday) when this whole Georgia thing was started, i was beginning to think that the people who were bringing it up on the threads -- (I saw it on the Edwards' thread), because not only did there seem to be nothing posted here (this seems to be the first story I've seen ), but CNN, MSNBC and the networks were all talking about Edwards and Caycee and nothing about Georgia.

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