preempting more SubGenius Spam

[corplinx]

here is the latest on the former advisor saying Bush did a bad job on terror

What I found interesting about the Drudge story that Sub posted in all those threads last night was the fact that this guy said Bush wanted to bomb Iraq two days after 9-11 even though it was clear it was the work of Bin Laden.

However, I was under the impression that Bin Laden was the best guess that first week after 9-11 until the hijackers were indentified.

Does anyone know if this is that same guy who made the powerpoint presentation about terror and told time magazine he had given the Bush admin a real plan to fight terror and it had been ignored?

Edited to Add: I am sure there is some validity to some of his claims, but I'm not buying his new tell-all book since my BS detector is beeping.

 

[dsm]

Will you hold it against him for being the subject of a chapter or two in Al Franken's book?

 

[subgenius]

I see you did follow my advice and start a thread with your own special sauce.

Ah, a retroactive pre-emptive strike. Interesting.
You would have made a better counter terrorism advisor than that BSer, advisor to four presidents with 30 years of government service.

Spam.....indeed.....

Beep beep......oops I think someone's paging me.

Meanwhile please share with us what portions you are sure have some validity......maybe we're in complete agreement. It could happen.
You may even be in agreement with Al Franken.

 

[subgenius]

I've taken my Dramamine buddy, go for it.

 

[crackmonkey]

The NERVE of Bush to inquire as to whether Saddam had a role in 9/11.

 

[WildCat]

Isn't anyone going to post about the 60 Minutes interview?

I couldn't watch it because my girlfriend was finishing viewing Season 4 of Little House on the Prairie on DVD. Asking her to pause the Mary-goes-blind episode so I could watch 60 Minutes would only guarantee that I don't "get any" for a long time. Especially after I hogged the TV all weekend to watch the NCAA Tournament.

 

[clk]

Isn't anyone going to post about the 60 Minutes interview?

I couldn't watch it because my girlfriend was finishing viewing Season 4 of Little House on the Prairie on DVD. Asking her to pause the Mary-goes-blind episode so I could watch 60 Minutes would only guarantee that I don't "get any" for a long time. Especially after I hogged the TV all weekend to watch the NCAA Tournament.

I think alot of what Clarke said was pretty damning. I'm surprised that nobody has commented on it yet.

I find it interesting that everytime the Bush administration is confronted with criticism, it writes it off as 'politics' and doesn't address the issue at hand. They claimed that Clarke wrote his book because he was partisan. However, Clarke had been in the White House since Reagan, so I find it hard to believe that he is motivated by political interests. All in all, it was just another damning critique of the Bush administration. First it was O'Neill, now it's Clarke...I wonder who will be next?

 

[DavidJames]

The JEF Bush apologists have responded to the Clark comments here

 

[varwoche]

The NERVE of Bush to inquire as to whether Saddam had a role in 9/11.

Inquire?

Funny how that "inquiry" somehow led to a majority of the US population believing Saddam was directly connected to 9/11.

 

[dsm]

I've taken my Dramamine buddy, go for it.

Off topic alert.

Subby, where'd you get your avatar? I recently saw it come up as part of the Red Hat 8.0 screensaver (and on fire, no less!). Did you have something to do with that?

 

[subgenius]

I think alot of what Clarke said was pretty damning. I'm surprised that nobody has commented on it yet.

I find it interesting that everytime the Bush administration is confronted with criticism, it writes it off as 'politics' and doesn't address the issue at hand. They claimed that Clarke wrote his book because he was partisan. However, Clarke had been in the White House since Reagan, so I find it hard to believe that he is motivated by political interests. All in all, it was just another damning critique of the Bush administration. First it was O'Neill, now it's Clarke...I wonder who will be next?

This thread was started as a retroactive pre-emptive strike. Its a not so new new technique.
Hey it takes time to wind the old top up.
The title of the thread certainly doesn't attract attention to the issue. Could that have been the point?
Go ahead and start one, I wouldn't want to be accused of spamming. I am thoroughly intimidated. I'll be cowering in my corner pretending all is right with the world.

 

[RandFan]

The JEF Bush apologists have responded to the Clark comments here

Ok, I got it. There IS nothing to say. Good one.

And now for something completely different. A message to sub,

Ohhhhhhhhappy happy joy joy.

In our last episode (Empire Strikes Back) the dark lord had invaded the peace loving nation of Iraq.

Now the Jedi will return and bring sound economic and foreign policy to the world. Commies...er coming this January to a Country near you. See JFKerry as Han Solo, Dennis Kucinich as Yoda and Hillary Clinton as Princess Leia Organa.

 

[subgenius]

Off topic alert.

Subby, where'd you get your avatar? I recently saw it come up as part of the Red Hat 8.0 screensaver (and on fire, no less!). Did you have something to do with that?

Nothing I say or do is original.

http://www.subgenius.com/

You will pay to know what you really think.
Pull the wool over your own eyes.
Act like a dumbsh*t and they'll treat you as an equal.

 

[corplinx]

This thread was started as a retroactive pre-emptive strike.

Whatever, you posted the drudge story on the cbs show to a bunch of different threads, one of which I started and your post was not directly on topic.

Mind you, thats not the first time you went on a posting spree with a story. You did the same thing with a Halliburton scandal story once before.

Noone does this to your threads do they?

 

[subgenius]

Ok, I got it. There IS nothing to say. Good one.

And now for something completely different. A message to sub,

Ohhhhhhhhappy happy joy joy.

In our last episode (Empire Strikes Back) the dark lord had invaded the peace loving nation of Iraq.

Now the Jedi will return and bring sound economic and foreign policy to the world. Commies...er coming this January to a Country near you. See JFKerry as Han Solo, Dennis Kucinich as Yoda and Hillary Clinton as Princess Leia Organa.

You're way off my friend. I am sad.

 

[subgenius]

Whatever, you posted the drudge story on the cbs show to a bunch of different threads, one of which I started and your post was not directly on topic.

Mind you, thats not the first time you went on a posting spree with a story. You did the same thing with a Halliburton scandal story once before.

Noone does this to your threads do they?

Very pithy.

 

[subgenius]

Here, I'll give you a hand. Here's Condi's response:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13881-2004Mar21.html

And another "he was never any good anyway" point of view:


The retirement of Richard Clarke is appropriate to the reality of the war on terror. Years ago, Clarke bet his national security career on the idea that electronic war was going to be real war. He lost, because as al Qaeda and Iraq have shown, real action is still of the blood and guts kind.

In happier times prior to 9/11, Clarke -- as Bill Clinton's counter-terror point man in the National Security Council -- devoted great effort to convincing national movers and shakers that cyberattack was the coming thing. While ostensibly involved in preparations for bioterrorism and trying to sound alarms about Osama bin Laden, Clarke was most often seen in the news predicting ways in which electronic attacks were going to change everything and rewrite the calculus of conflict.
....
Thanks for everything, Mr. Clarke.
http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/143

There that took care of that. We can move on there's nothing to see here.

 

[RandFan]

You're way off my friend. I am sad.

Oh sub,

You couldn't be sad if we paid you. This is like the return of Richard the Lionheart who siezed the kingdom back from his Evil brother Prince John. Richard was the rightful King and John the interloper who ruled without true authority. I don't buy your humility. In all honesty , you're a good guy sub, don't bull ◊◊◊◊ us. It's offensive.

 

[Mr Manifesto]

Isn't anyone going to post about the 60 Minutes interview?

I couldn't watch it because my girlfriend was finishing viewing Season 4 of Little House on the Prairie on DVD. Asking her to pause the Mary-goes-blind episode so I could watch 60 Minutes would only guarantee that I don't "get any" for a long time. Especially after I hogged the TV all weekend to watch the NCAA Tournament.

WTF?!?

 

[subgenius]

Oh sub,

You couldn't be sad if we paid you. This is like the return of Richard the Lionheart who siezed the kingdom back from his Evil brother Prince John. Richard was the rightful King and John the interloper who ruled without true authority. I don't buy your humility. In all honesty , you're a good guy sub, don't bull ◊◊◊◊ us. It's offensive.

If you say so.
Do you give his view any weight? Are you happy?
You can't read my mind. What you are saying is insulting.
But apparently it gives you some comfort, and distracts from the issue. And says more about you than me.