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1 posted on 09/16/2007 5:06:00 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!
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This is what Kerry and Biden were like this morning


465 posted on 09/16/2007 10:58:56 AM PDT by finnman69 (cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestu s globus, inflammare animos)
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Mark Kilmer has posted his review of the Sunday shows over at RedState.  Here is the "executive summary":

Posted at 12:41pm on Sep. 16, 2007

The Sunday Morning Talk Shows - The Review

By Mark Kilmer

Sunday, September 16, 2007

On MTP, John Kerry averred that General Petraeus had said that he called Iraq the "central front in the war on terror" only because he had heard it from two other guys. John McCain argued that if we pull out of Iraq, Maliki will adjust to survive, aligning himself with al Qaeda.

On FNS, Secretary of Defense Bob Gates argued that we can best take on the Iranian threat not by invading, but by dealing with them from within the border or Iraq. Taking nothing off the table, he argued that Iran is best dealt with now using "diplomatic, economic means."

On FNS, Joe Biden continued to push Leslie Gelb's partitioning plan for Iraq, although this time with a twist: he insisted that it was not a partitioning scheme.

On TW, SecDef Bob Gates mentioned that even though there was nothing in code, the Iraqis were achieving oil revenue sharing, de-Ba'athification reform, and provincial empowerment. He said that we should eventually be able to draw down to an enduring presence in Iraq. Jack Reed came on next and said that he wanted to withdraw to that point now, without concern for the "vagaries" of what is happening on the ground in Iraq. He added that "MoveOn.com," in their NYT-published ad, reflected the attitudes of the American people.

On FTN, Carl Levin said the Democrat's goal was 60 votes to break a filibuster on their "change in strategy," not the 67 to override a Presidential veto. Jon Kyl came on next, saying that our military mission should be determined by our military, by General Petraeus, not by some Senators searching for 60 votes.

On LE, Evan Bayh said that MoveOn.org erred by questioning General Petraeus's integrity rather than his judgment. He criticized another morning show for spending 5 minutes on Iraq and 15 on Hillary. Wolf went to a commercial and came back discuss Al Greenspan's book, which evidently says that the Iraq War was about oil. Cornyn didn't believe that the Senators would have voted for the war if it were about oil, and Bayh agreed. It was about oil, he argued, only to Dick Cheney.

Cornyn expressed no confidence in Prime Minister Maliki.

The show-by-show review is below the fold... Read More »

 

509 posted on 09/16/2007 3:45:32 PM PDT by Phsstpok (When you don't know where you are, but you don't care, you're not lost, you're exploring!)
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Honorable Mention Awards for 9-16-07

(alphabetical order)

Arrowhead1952

Bernard

bray

BusterBear

Darth Republican

HonestConservative

kabar

mainepatsfan

mewzilla

NautiNurse

NormsRevenge

oneofmany

Right_in_Virginia

roses of sharon

shadeaud

STARWISE

TornadoAlley3


521 posted on 09/22/2007 10:46:52 PM PDT by Phsstpok (When you don't know where you are, but you don't care, you're not lost, you're exploring!)
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To: Arrowhead1952; Bernard; bray; BusterBear; Darth Republican; HonestConservative; kabar; ...

Top Ten Awards for September 16, 2007

10th Place MNJohnnie

9th Place Bahbah

8th Place jmyrlefuller

7th Place Laverne

6th Place snugs

5th Place Alas Babylon!

4th Place anita

Third Place rodguy911, words of wisdom from the master, always on point and on the mark

Second Place txradioguy, On hand, on point and on target.  An excellent example of why I value this thread

First Place maica, insight, valuable analysis and on site activism, thank you for your stellar work


522 posted on 09/22/2007 10:48:02 PM PDT by Phsstpok (When you don't know where you are, but you don't care, you're not lost, you're exploring!)
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Top Ten Awards for September 16, 2007 (no text)

10th Place MNJohnnie

9th Place Bahbah

8th Place jmyrlefuller

7th Place Laverne

6th Place snugs

5th Place Alas Babylon!

4th Place anita

Third Place rodguy911, words of wisdom from the master, always on point and on the mark

Second Place txradioguy, On hand, on point and on target.  An excellent example of why I value this thread

First Place maica, insight, valuable analysis and on site activism, thank you for your stellar work


523 posted on 09/22/2007 10:49:16 PM PDT by Phsstpok (When you don't know where you are, but you don't care, you're not lost, you're exploring!)
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