Courtesy of Think Progress:
On Tuesday, Kilmeade pushed back against McCain’s requests (concerning the use of military force against Assad)by arguing that American weapons could flow to extremists or terrorists in the region linked to Al Qaeda. He then played video of rockets slamming into government-held districts in the central Syrian city of Homs and pointed to opposition group members chanting “Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar” as the rockets hit, implying that a reference to the Arab word, which is mainly used by Muslims to refer to God in Islam, betrayed ties to terrorism.
“I have a problem helping those people screaming that after a hit,” he proclaimed.
“Would you have a problem with an American person (I actually think he said "Christian" here) saying ‘thank God? Thank God?’” McCain asked, clearly irritated. “That’s what they’re saying. Come on! Of course they’re Muslims, but they’re moderates and I guarantee you they are moderates.” Kilmeade didn’t respond to McCain and quickly moved on with the interview.
Okay John McCain is acting reasonable again.
That is never a good sign.
On the other hand Brian Kilmeade is an especially ignorant douchenozzle in a place jammed packed with ignorant douchenozzles and it is very satisfying to see him get his ass handed to him.
By the way I can hardly WAIT until Sarah Palin has absorbed all of this and tries to chime in with something that does not completely contradict McCain's stance on this military action after she posted her infamous "Let Allah sort it out" diatribe on Facebook.
Right about now I bet she is pulling out her few remaining strands of hair in frustration.
Gryphe I believe you mean Brian Kilmeade. And yes he is a Douche bag.
ReplyDeleteYes I did thanks for the correction.
DeleteI must still have been thinking about that Bill O'Reilly apology/non-apology from earlier today.
With all the distortion and lies coming out of Fox News I wouldn't be surprised if the "Allah Akbar" was inserted deliberately.
DeleteAs for Sarah's "Let Allah sort it out" is just plain stupid and clueless.
If Sarah was our President, thank Allalh/God she's not, we would definitely have WWIII.
Loved it. It's going to be interesting on tonight's Fox crazy talk. They're now possible targets of ire from their own guests, GOP guests that they continually butter up. It's a sight to see them now getting the treatment they've treated so many with.
ReplyDeleteBy the way I can hardly WAIT until Sarah Palin has absorbed all of this and tries to chime in with something that does not completely contradict McCain's stance on this military action.......
ReplyDeleteFirst of all Sarah Palin has to have her consultants explain to her who the players are.
Second, Sarah doesn't know what side of the bridge to stand on. Not sure which to pick.
Sarah is waiting to be briefed (schooled) by her Sarah Pac paid experts.
Is that the Bridge to Nowhere? Yup. There's Sarah, standing at the end of the dead end highway, looking across the water for her North Korean allies (Dennis Rodman?) and trying to think if she ever heard of Syria before this week, or if it's one of Trig's breakfast cereals. She's rubbing her itchy wig, trying to stay upright on her gladiator shoes, and wondering where things went so wrong. She DID run for VP, damn it, the GOP DID think she was special, and John McCain even says she's still 'proud of her.' Sure, Cindy never liked her, but Cindy doesn't like anyone. Oh well, She's sure RAM got her check today, so she'll be emailin' that new FB post any time now.
DeleteYou beat me to it. If there's anything Sarah can't do, it's absorb information. The extent of her comprehension will be that McCain and others 'conderdicted' her.
DeleteThere is not enough paper in this world to create enough flash cards to attempt to school Mrs. Palin on this conflict.
DeleteIt's a sad day when John McCain goes on a TV show to lend it some class.
ReplyDeleteMurdoch is going to have to create another Fox news channel. Fox fringe News. Their viewers are going to implode if they don't just have on Tea-Partiers and libertarians. No more of those Republican betrayers who support President Obama, like Chris Christie, John Bohner, Eric Cantor, McCain and Graham, who are all now the "enemy" because they stand or stood behind the President.
ReplyDeleteI don't think anyone has pointed this out yet, but Sarah's little "Let Allah sort it out" very closely echoes the words attributed to Amalric, a papal toady who hunted heretics.
ReplyDeleteThe Massacre of Beziers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_at_Beziers)was truly a dark day in Christian history.
I think Sarah and Alamric would get along famously.
OTOH, McCain got caught playing video poker on his phone during today's Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting. Check his tweets for his FU response.
ReplyDeleteYeah, saw it and he said he lost, no surprise, since he's such a loser in more ways than one.
DeleteThe problem w/McCain is that he goes back and forth and forth and back! Don't trust him as far as I can throw him and that is why he lost to President Obama (plus the fact he picked the idiot to be on the ticket w/him!). Thank god they lost as did Romney in the second go around!
ReplyDeleteOkay John McCain is acting reasonable again.
ReplyDeleteWhy not? He can happily play on his Iphone, he must feel darn good about himself and getting his way. http://www.mediaite.com/tv/mccain-explains-on-cnn-why-he-was-playing-poker-on-phone-during-syria-hearing/
It has been lovely without the screech but it is about time Roger has her chime in and get back to her position with Allah, she is generous to have him sort it out.
Is she in one of her catatonic states, getting work done in Anchorage or have they gagged her again? Was the last we heard she was heading out to the wilderness with the needy buddies? Bristol is having a wild time. What happened to the school age Palins?
Any sign of Todd?
Malia Litman has Todd by his iddy biddy balls.
DeleteI think ALL religion is BAD. It is the root cause of wars for the last 6000 years (or more). The sooner we are done with ALL OF IT, the sooner we can move on as a sane society. Until then, Allah, God, Spaghetti Monster, Sky Fairy, who really cares, all of them cause strife and unrest amongst human populations.
ReplyDeleteGet a grip humans, you aren't that special, you are just a mammal with a big brain that lives and dies just like any other. There ain't no special place for your "soul" to go, and as soon as you realize that you'll live a more sane existence.
Ah, but the function of religion is to empower the priest class and subjugate all others. The god industry is highly profitable. It's a no-lose scenario for those on the receiving end of the collection plate. And don't forget that lots of religions are big on control other people's sex life. That kind of fun is a big draw for some people.
DeleteReligion is only BAD for the idiots that accept subjugation.
Don't know why I didn't spot this when I first read your post about Sarahs tweet but... "Let Allah sort it out" is paraphrasing the English "Let God sort it out" which is actually an excerpt from the whole quote of:
ReplyDelete"Shoot 'em all and let God sort 'em out"
Did no one call Sarah on that? Was she suggesting we shoot all Muslims and let Allah sort them out? Because that would be the rest of her 'quote'.
-Oz
Sorry, correct quote would be "Kill them all and let God sort them out". I think 'shoot' is from a line in an old movie.
ReplyDeleteThe original quote is military, from here:
http://www.military-quotes.com/misc%20quotes.htm
So really, in this case, Sarah is advocating the death of all Syrians.
Stay classy Sarah.
-Oz
Stay? classy. Impossible for $carah, as she has never exhibited ANY class.
DeleteOT but the beautiful, intelligent, hard-working Katie Couric just got engaged. Please post, Gryphen, so we can be sure that Sarah Palin knows all about it.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/03/katie-couric-engaged-john-molner_n_3859575.html
Wheres Ms. Skanky Pants? In hiding because of her "Let Allah Sort it Out" statement?
ReplyDeleteDoes McCain have a shred of shame left? What would he yell when screaming "bomb iran"? After he opened pandora's box and let loose the crazy lady, he should have done the honorable thing, or at the very least retired from politics for good.
ReplyDeleteThis bromance with Graham is getting strange.
Hillary Clinton backs Obama on Syria
ReplyDeletehttp://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-syria-military-action-obama-2013-9
John McCain caught playing POKER on his iPhone during crucial Senate hearing on whether to take military action in Syria
ReplyDeletehttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2410616/Sen-John-McCain-playing-POKER-crucial-Senate-hearing-military-action-Syria.html
John Kerry Scolds Rand Paul on Syria: ‘We Don’t Want to Go to War’
ReplyDeleteSen. Rand Paul (R-KY) spent the first part of time during Tuesday’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing challenging Secretary of State John Kerry on his dedication to the U.S. Constitution. But soon enough, Kerry had turned the tables, making sure Paul knew just how serious he takes the business of war.
Kerry pointedly repeated back to Paul one of the many presumably rhetorical questions the senator asked him minutes earlier. On the possibility that Bashar al-Assad could use chemical weapons again, Kerry asked, “If the United States of America doesn’t do this, Senator, is it more or less likely that Assad does it again? You want to answer that question?”
When Paul said the answer was “unknown,” Kerry shot back “Senator, it is not unknown. If the United States of America doesn’t hold him accountable on this, with our allies and friends, it is a guarantee Assad will do it again–a guarantee–and I urge you to go to the classified briefing and learn that.”
Kerry then moved on to the questions of whether Americans “want” to go to war. Speaking for himself, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and General Martin Dempsey, along with Sen. John McCain, who have all been to war (unlike Paul), Kerry said, “not one of us doesn’t understand what going to war means and we don’t want to go to war.”
He added that he, Hagel and Dempsey don’t consider the proposed “limited action” the same as “going to war.” Kerry proceeded to lay out his case to Paul on why the decision to strike Syria should not be based on opinion polls:
“When people are asked, do you want to go to war in Syria? Of course not. Everybody, 100% of Americans would say no. We say no. We don’t want to go to war in Syria either. That’s not what we’re here to ask. The president is not asking you to go to war, he’s not asking you to declare war, he’s not asking you to send one American troop to war. He is simply saying we need to take an action that can degrade the capacity of a man who’s been willing to kill his own people by breaking a nearly 100-year-old prohibition, and will we stand up and be counted to say we won’t do that. That’s not–you know, I just don’t consider that going to war in the classic sense of coming to Congress and asking for a declaration of war and training troops and sending people abroad and putting young Americans in harm’s way. That’s not what the president is asking for here.”
When Kerry was finished, he asked General Dempsey if he had anything to add. Dempsey broke the tension in the room by saying, “No, not really Secretary, thank you for offering.”
Watch video below, via Fox News:
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/john-kerry-scolds-rand-paul-on-syria-we-dont-want-to-go-to-war/
Some time next week, both the House and the Senate will conduct full plenary session debates on this draft Syrian AUMF that the Obama White House has sent over to Congress. That gives a week -- actually, way more than a week, since it's obviously already happening, plus the vote itself won't occur for some time from when debating starts -- for J-Street and the military-industrial lobbyists to work over each and every Republican Congressional Caucus member.
ReplyDeleteIt's already obvious what's going to happen in the Senate: Randy Paul is pretty much alone on this committee, and there simply aren't many Republicans who will join him in the full chambers vote. They're be concern troll speeches of courses; but the outcome of the vote is clearly not in question. I'll be surprised if there are even 30 votes against approving the draft AUMF; and I won't be surprised in the least if there are less than a dozen.
Obviously, the big fight, such as it there ever was going to be one, is going to occur in the House. But just about every single Republican House Caucus member has SOME connection with J-Street or a military base -- and those members are the ones that the J-Street and military-industrial lobbyist will have a week or more to work on, or over.
So: Will there be a unified Congressional motion to deny the president the power to strike at the Syrian regime. Not a chance; that's simply impossible.
Might there be a unified Congressional position APPROVING of the president's draft Syrian AUMF? I've thought all along that was up in the air; but as time goes on, and as the lobbyists have all this time available to work on and over the Republican House caucus, and with Boehner and Cantor already having spoken out in favor of it, I'm thinking this may already be a done deal.
-Avattoir
If Sarah Palin believes Allah could sort them out, does she mean that she believes Allah is a god different from her own? And thus would this mean that Palin is polytheist?
ReplyDeleteWhile I agree with the point of this post, "douchenozzle" is a sexist term on par with Palin's homophobic slur "assclown".
ReplyDeleteDo you even know what a douchenozzle is?
DeleteIf you did you would realize how appropriate it is to use it to refer to Kilmeade.
By the way Palin stole "assclown" from me. Every time she uses it she should be sending me a check.
Actually, I heard "assclown" in the Billy Bob Thornton movie "Bad Santa". Great movie, btw!
Delete~ Yellowgirl
Believe it or not -- after John McCain played video games on his phone during a hearing on bombing Syria, and.... http://warisacrime.org/content/who-missiles-will-hurt
ReplyDeleteOn his meds, off his meds...the man is still a crazy old coot who thinks he's still relevant.
ReplyDeleteUpdate: I would have liked to have seen what the crazy old coot, who occasionally has fits of courtesy and political etiquette, would have said to Donald Rumsfeld today when Rummy was on Fox and Friends insulting the President:
ReplyDeleteRumsfeld dismisses Obama as the ‘so-called commander-in-chief’.