Most important news story of the week (ending Octber 10, 2008)

[ColbertWatcher]

Most important news story of the week ending October 10, 2008


A: despite another statement from Dumbya, the world-wide financial markets go into free-fall

B: due to another statement from Dumbya, GOP poll numbers go into free-fall

C: the sheer number of voters being purged in multiple states ignored by the GOP-controlled media

D: scientists react to the GOP ticket's enthusiastically stupid statement about a planetarium

E: the GOP-controlled media STILL ignoring the aftermath of Ike

F: the GOP-controlled media quietly reports that Sarah Palin cleared herself in the "Troopergate Coverup" investigation

G: the U.S. Army's updated "Army Stability Operations Manual"

H: revelations that the NSA used taped conversations for their personal entertainment

I: the second presidential debate, where John McCain's unreleased medical records are once again ignored

J: Other (please elaborate in reply)

[gateley]

1. C.

We need everyone's vote to get Obama into office, then we can turn our attention to the other horrors. With McCain at the helm, we have absolutely no chance of addressing any of these other problems.

[ColbertWatcher]

6. Good point. n/t

[Muttocracy]

2. I voted C but I'm embarrassed I don't know what G is. nt

[ColbertWatcher]

4. That's something Rachel Maddow talked about on her show ...

... http://www.motherjones.com/mojoblog/archives/2008/10/10115_new_army_doctrine_stability_operations.html

[Muttocracy]

7. thanks! at a glance, that actually sounds encouraging or realistic - that there's more to war

than the breaking/destroying part.

[ColbertWatcher]

9. Just like every damn thing the Army names: it's better than it sounds! n/t

[Occam Bandage]

3. A. I would think the ongoing collapse of the world's economic infrastructure

would pull a few more votes.

[ColbertWatcher]

5. I think people are optimistic about the financial markets (we've recovered before), but ...

... there is nothing in our history of ever recovering from such blatant domestic fascism before.

[ColbertWatcher]

8. Countdown kick. n/t

[ColbertWatcher]

10. Sunday morning kick. n/t