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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:15 PM Original message |
Col. Jack Jacobs-"Obama probably needs to get some briefings by people who know what's going on |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
1. The news channels keep leaving out the premise of the question which |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Exactly. And Joe Scarborough was repeating all morning that McCain won that fight |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:24 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. I heard that and thought "what an idiot" but he is part of the conventional wisdom bubble. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. I don't know if they CARE about the truth. They just keep saying that you can't argue foreign |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:57 PM Response to Reply #16 |
31. Well, Obama is going to show them what crap that idea is because he is |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. That's IF he gets the nomination which it looks like they're now trying to prevent. |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:00 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. They aren't going to succeed. I did see Susan Rice on MSNBC this afternoon but |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:02 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Yes. She set the record straight. But that didn't stop others from continuing the lies later. n/t |
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K Gardner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:25 PM Response to Reply #38 |
55. I'm right there with you emailing all the outlets I can think of to at least |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:30 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. Thank you... |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
65. Exactly what they did with the 87 Bil Kerry voted FOR when it was accounted for and AGAINST |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
2. The stupidity of the "expert talking heads" on the teevee stuns me |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Hillary Rosen is a Hillary supporter. So I'm not surprised SHE twisted his words... |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. She wasn't billed as an HRC supporter, that's for sure! |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:42 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. They never ID Hillary supporters. |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. She is a Clinton supporter. My thought was that they shouldn't have a Clinton supporter on |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:35 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Having her on to defend Obama makes no sense. eom |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:43 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. I didn't see her today. Was she there to defend Obama? n/t |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:51 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. She was there to represent the Democratic point of view against the |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:57 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. It's a good thing you turned off the tv. They're constantly misrepresenting what Obama said. |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:04 PM Response to Reply #32 |
41. I know. And the debate was on *their* network to boot. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:08 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. Yup. And I haven't seen them rerunning it, unlike CNN which replays their debate a million times. |
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Avalux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
3. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!!! |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Yup, and that was in response to a hypothetical question about if we leave and al Qaeda forms bases |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
5. Yes, and those who who want to learn about the environment should get briefed by ExxonMobil. |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
7. deffently...he is in dire need of some foreign policy schooling |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. So then you DIDN'T watch the debate? |
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JimGinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
8. In Iraq They Usually Become "al Qaeda " members... |
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Ravy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Isn't *that* the truth! nt |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
13. Jacobs is a rightwing, war mongering tool. Audie Murphy had a medal, too. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:41 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. I agree. At least they had Susan Rice on a while later who corrected the record. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:17 PM Response to Reply #19 |
50. Yes, as the war has become more unpopular, Jacobs has gone off his beam more and more. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:27 PM Response to Reply #50 |
58. He clearly doesn't know what he's talking about re: Obama's position on al Qaeda in Iraq. n/t |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
15. National security is a boogeyman. |
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Unsane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
20. Why are people on TV so dumb? |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:45 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Probably intentionally misleading. n/t |
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AnarchoFreeThinker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
24. "...and we mice should be in charge of the cheese!" |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:49 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. It looks like they don't want Obama to win the nomination. n/t |
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The Anti-Bush (251 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
25. did you notice how on Abrams last nigh they cut out over half of |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:52 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. Yes! I saw that. |
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Lucinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
27. MSNBC has been swatting Obama all day. I've had it on in the background |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:00 PM Response to Reply #27 |
36. Thank you. And aren't you a Hillary supporter? |
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Lucinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:07 PM Response to Reply #36 |
44. Yep. I am. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:08 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. Thank you. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:30 PM Response to Reply #27 |
60. Appreciate your fairness. |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
28. al Qaeda in Iraq will not be the problem of the new President, whoever it is |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
33. Russert was talking about a resurgence of Al Qaeda in Iraq and HRC, McCain, Jacobs damn well know it |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:01 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. I agree. They MUST know it but it doesn't stop them from lying about it. |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:03 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. Russert was talking about a resurgence AFTER we withdraw from Iraq. |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:08 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. Yes, thanks for making that clear. |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
40. sure sounds like good advice to me. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:10 PM Response to Reply #40 |
48. So you, like Jacobs, don't know what you're talking about. |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:17 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Wrong ASSumption by you. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:24 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. It's not an assumption. It's a fact that you don't know what you're talking about. Obama knows |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
42. McCain TODAY said that Obama's talking about the past. AGAIN-not true! He was answering |
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cottonseed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
43. Obama's handling 2 fronts right now. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:13 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. Exactly... |
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cottonseed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:39 PM Response to Reply #49 |
63. McCain: That's the past. Let's talk about now. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:43 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. But Obama was talking about the future which makes his criticism of Obama's statement |
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Sweet Pea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
52. I'd like to know.... |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:44 PM Response to Reply #52 |
66. NE Asia would probably be north China, I would say. That's about |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
53. Jacobs? Fuck him. He needs briefings of his own!-nt |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:25 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. And that's what I told MSNBC through email. n/t |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
57. He deffently needs to listen to this sage advice. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. YOU definitely need to listen to Obama's response to the question in the debate that they're |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:33 PM Response to Reply #57 |
62. Um, Obama knows what's going on. RW tools like Jacobs have a stake |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
67. The Chair of the SFRC NE and South Asia committee has spoken to him very often |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 07:18 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Thanks for that info. |
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