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Showing posts with label Egyptians. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Egyptians. Show all posts

Friday, February 11, 2011

News Roundup for 2/11/11

Map of Iraq
According to one neocon, completely incapable of democracy


-Headline of the Day-
"Former Bush-Cheney National Spokesman Thinks Muslims Are Incapable Of Democracy: 'This Is The Middle East'."

If you want an accurate and clear-eyed view of the middle east, you talk to a neocon -- because they've been so right on everything so far.

So it shouldn't surprise anyone that Fox News turned to Terry Holt, a former national spokesman for the 2004 Bush-Cheney presidential campaign, to talk about the prospects for democracy in the newly-Mubarak-free Egypt. Foxbot Martha MacCallum said that Egyptian people "want democracy, they’re tired of being repressed, they want something better."

Nononononono! said Holt. Democracy is beyond the monkey-people of Egypt, because they're all like Arab and stuff. See, the "traditions there do not support their embracing" democracy, because it's an alien concept. Never mind that they're talking about democracy all the damned time, Egyptians have never even heard of it.

Kind makes you wonder why the neocons wanted to dick around with democracy in Iraq, doesn't it? (ThinkProgress, with video)


-Cartoon time with Mark Fiore-
Hey kids, you know that Ariana Huggington lady? She just got richer! Yay!

News in a Nutshell
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Maybe the rest of us just got a little poorer, though... (MarkFiore.com)


-Bonus HotD-
"Republicans turn Congress into 'clogged toilet,' says Democratic lawmaker."

Cogent, concise, and accurate. (The Hill)
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Saturday, February 05, 2011

Stories to Watch: 2/5/11

I'm making sourdough pancakes tonight. I've got some blueberries I need to use up and it's time to feed the starter, so breakfast for dinner it is. Now here's the news...


Top leaders in Egypt resign, but Hosni Mubarak remains in office. The Egyptian people say that's not good enough.


The White House backs a transitional government led by handpicked Mubarak puppet Omar Suleiman. I'm guessing this is backing the wrong horse. Especially seeing how he's just survived his first assassination attempt.


House Republicans decide to take on Planned Parenthood. And doing a shitty job of it. The next time a GOPer tells you they're completely focused on jobs, go ahead and laugh in their face.


As long as we're talking about Republicans and abortion, this is just awful. I sometimes wonder why Republicans aren't constantly ashamed of themselves.


This is likewise just awful.


Finally, if George W. Bush goes to Switzerland, they'll arrest him. So he ain't goin'.
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