The Guild 8-23-2003 Hamas Calls Bush 'Islam's Biggest Enemy'

WashPost ^ | 8-23-2003 | The Associated Press

[BigWaveBetty]

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - A leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Saturday called President Bush an enemy of Islam because the U.S. government froze the assets of Hamas leaders in response to a suicide bombing of a bus in Jerusalem.

Speaking to Dubai-based Al-Arabiya TV, Abdel Aziz Rantisi called the action "a theft of Muslim money by the Americans" and said the frozen money doesn't belong to Hamas.

"Hamas does not have any money in the U.S., Europe or even in the Arab states. President Bush has become Islam's biggest enemy," Rantisi said in the interview.

On Friday, the United States froze the assets of six Hamas leaders, including Rantisi, an aide to Sheik Ahmed Yassin, the group's spiritual leader. The United States also froze the assets of five European-based organizations that it said raise money for the radical Palestinian group.

[Timeout]

Howard Dean's not gonna be happy when he sees this picture in U.S.News:

It looks like he's trying to get blood from a turnip.

[Iowa Granny]

Before this is all over, there will be several things Howie Dean is not happy about.

[Timeout]

John Podhoretz (rightly) reminds us this morning of where we were in August LAST YEAR:

A PAGE-ONE Washington Post article summed up this week's conventional wisdom perfectly:

"The president no longer enjoys the aura of invincibility that surrounded him only a few months ago . . . Democrats especially have re-evaluated his presidency and concluded that, on the issues now dominating the political debate, Bush does not have the upper hand."

Only one problem: The article by Dan Balz and Dana Milbank was published a year ago - on Aug. 11, 2002.

LOL! Dubya's about to hornswoggle 'em again. It's amazing how the MediaCrats keep wandering into the "diminished expectations" trap.

[mountaineer]

The terrorist aren't going to attack France. They're gonna take over from inside the country.

To say they already have is not hyperbole, in my opinion.

[Iowa Granny]

Good Morning. Dark Clouds to the North of us, this morning, with just a little thunder. It's not likely we will get any rain out of it. When it gets this dry, and there is no moisture in the ground, it is not likely to break the cycle.

[Timeout]

Perhaps you can mend the situation with your tears of laughter:

N.O.W. to Endorse Carol Mosely Braun

(A perfect emblem of just how irrelevant the feminists have become)

[lodwick]

Two Willie Nelson concerts to support Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination are being postponed.

The Sept. 1 concert in Des Moines and a Cleveland concert on Sept. 6 will be rescheduled for later in the fall, allowing the Kucinich campaign to make better use of the concerts' momentum heading into the primary season, a campaign statement said.

"It was a bit of a rush," campaign spokesman Jeff Cohen said Friday. "We've tripled our staff in Iowa and didn't want our staff working on concert promotion instead of field organizing."

People who already bought tickets will get refunds, the statement said.

Cohen said the concerts likely would be held in November.

Good morning everyone.

[lodwick]

[mountaineer]

When New York Sen. Hillary Clinton was discussing her book with ABC's Barbara Walters in June, she said that if she catches hubby Bill cheating again, she'll keep it a secret and won't discuss the details outside of her marriage.

Apparently Bill Clinton has taken his wife's announcement to heart, so much so that he had a little announcement of his own last week.

"I'd love to play the field and run around," Mr. Clinton told a rapt audience in the New York Mets dining room during an impromptu visit to Shea Stadium.

According to the Village Voice, Clinton's bizarre admission came after telling the group that if he was a ballplayer, he'd probably play first base. But then the ex-philanderer-in-chief couldn't resist the double entendre, announcing that he was ready to "play the field." The comment was so jarring that the Voice felt compelled to note, "this is a direct quote." NewsMax
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Meanwhile, Hillary does the Hamptons:

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton was at the Militia Green park in Bridgehampton yesterday, announcing that the Town of Southampton will receive up to 10 environmentally friendly GEM electric cars. She then stepped into one and took Councilman Dennis Suskind for a ride - 10 feet in reverse. As he feigned fear, Clinton said, "I haven't driven in - oh my gosh - seven years." [Those Clintons are so in touch] NY Post

[Iowa Granny]

Good Morning! Have you spoken with your tenant lately? Crops are deteriorating in front of our eyes. Beans appear to be going dormant, waiting for moisture. It's going to be nearly impossible to fill out the pods before maturity.

Lots of corn fired above the ear and some is completely gone. 6 wks ago we had the potential for a record breaking crop.

I'm sure glad I didn't listen to my sons and purchase another bin.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Good morning. It's been raining all night and morning.

A friend just called me and told me that the streets are all flooded. We need the rain so badly. My grass is crunchy and of course my crops need the extra moisture.

I hope that you can get some rain. It's been dry, hot, and unbearable. I am really getting sick of sleeping on top of my covers and begging for winter.

[lodwick]

I believe that the northern part of the state has received more rain than have you guys...our harvest will be some two weeks later than usual due to the wet spring and the re-planting of crops. My brother and I will be up there whenever we know that the combines are in the fields.

The taste buds are getting for plenty of IowaChops and beef tenderloin.

[Iowa Granny]

Glad your crunchy lawn is getting a good drink. It's too bad about the flooding, I hate to see the moisture go to waste. Recharging of the lakes and streams is a VERY GOOD thing.

[lodwick]

Boneout Iowa chop

Heaven on earth

[Iowa Granny]

I definitely would like to eat a Pork Chop at the Cummins Cattle Co. with you folks. Or might I suggest a change in resturants and drive you to "The Iowa Machine Shed" Resturant. They serve meals for Threshers there. Of course we could also try the 801 Steak place,,, which is where the media types hang out when they're in town covering the caucuses. (or is the plural of Caucus, caucui?)

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

[Iowa Granny]

The scuba diving one sort of looks like a "Farmer Tan", except farmers have white foreheads from wearing caps. My farmers have been wearing cut off jeans for working, trying to survive the heat.

[BigWaveBetty]

It's eerie, I was guffawing over Brian Williams last night with his negative racoon eye tan. Have you noticed that most of the anchors seem to be very tan after their vacations this year?

Maybe they discovered the airbrush tan at the spa.

[BigWaveBetty]

What does 10-Q mean?

You might be too young to remember Lawrence Welk, dance/big band leader on TV when I was a kid. He was also famous for his thank-you, thank-you, thank-you. But the way he said it sounded like 10-Q 10-Q 10-Q. Consider it computer language. :-)

I think you're a superwoman because I only had two and I remember what it was like. Whew!

[BigWaveBetty]

Before this is all over, there will be several things Howie Dean is not happy about.

LOL!

IG, just in case Dean wins the nom. ask your people up there to check a tape of the May 18th Hear it from the Heartland (sponsored by Harkin). While answering a question on universal health care he says something to the effect, Our system won't be like the UK's where if you're 65 you would be denied a kidney transplant.

It would make a great radio/TV commercial.

I heard that Iowa had triple digit temps yesterday and more on the way. Stay cool!