Mikey: We don't need Iraqi oil.
Drill off our continental shelf. The fish don't mind and we own it. Drill in ANWR. The caribou love it and we own it. Why in the heck woul;d we want to go to Iraq for oil??? and we don't own it and they are a bunch of nuts. On Dec 26, 8:32 am, "mike [never forget] 532" <[email protected]> wrote: > lew as hard as it is for you to understand it was bush who ordered the > troops to Iraq in order to take control of the oil fields . Not > Obama ! > > On Dec 26, 8:20 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Obama didn't bother them anyone on the battlefield . > > > He only went a couple of times and voted against the military every > > chance he got. > > Obama voted for "U.S. Death," and "Humiliating" U.S. losses. > > > On Dec 26, 8:01 am, margareth <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I wonder how much of the war effort is required for the frequent trips > > > made to the front lines by senior politicians. I also wonder if all > > > the NCOs, and Privates get to have any free time, or do they pull so > > > much guard duty that they are exhausted. > > > > On Dec 26, 7:49 am, NavyBrat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Yeah...pretty cool. Too bad he got knocked arround for a it bit. I'm > > > > sure he thought it was well worth the insult tho. > > > > > On Dec 26, 5:44 am, "mike [never forget] 532" > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > i love the fact that the people of the world see the man who paid bush > > > > > the highest insult one person can give another as a world hero . > > > > > > On Dec 26, 7:24 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > By P.J. Gladnick (Bio | Archive) > > > > > > December 25, 2008 - 18:25 ET > > > > > > mewsbusters.com > > > > > > > Employees of McClatchy publishing in Iraq were in an unusually good > > > > > > mood recently. The occasion was the aftermath of the Iraqi > > > > > > journalist > > > > > > who tossed his shoes at President Bush at a press conference in > > > > > > Baghdad as you can see in these quotes from Inside Iraq, a blog for > > > > > > McClatchy journalists working in that country. The first quote was > > > > > > from McClatchy employee, "Laith," who was talking about his > > > > > > colleagues > > > > > > and the rest of the quotes were from commentors who may or may not > > > > > > be > > > > > > employed by McClatchy: > > > > > > > Some of the guys were happy and they were talking about the bravery > > > > > > of > > > > > > the journalist who threw his shoes at the American president. When I > > > > > > tried to explain my opinion, I was trying to tell the guys that I > > > > > > don't agree with the way the journalist behaved, but I was attacked > > > > > > by > > > > > > them. One of them said "come on Laith, Bush destroyed Iraq". Another > > > > > > said "he deserves more" while a third one said "he is an occupier." > > > > > > I > > > > > > tried to tell to tell they guys that this is an inslut for Maliki. > > > > > > > The "Shoe heard round the world" was an important symbolic event. I > > > > > > felt his action was appropriate and restrained considering the > > > > > > circumstances. > > > > > > > I applauded this act. I don't care that it is rude. Why are we > > > > > > concerned about etiquette when a country was destroyed? Did Bush > > > > > > ever > > > > > > apologize to the Iraqis for the hundreds of thousands of dead? Bush > > > > > > is > > > > > > an occupier, a clown pretending to be a hero, so enclosed in his own > > > > > > little self-certain world he probably was surprised an Iraqi could > > > > > > be > > > > > > that angry. I am not surprised. I am only surprised such a thing did > > > > > > not happen earlier. > > > > > > > Yes, yes, my little McClatchy journalists. Better get all the > > > > > > enjoyment you can out of the shoe tossing incident because soon > > > > > > there > > > > > > will be another tossing event that you will not appreciate quite so > > > > > > much: namely being tossed out of your jobs. While you are busy > > > > > > cheering on the shoe tosser, perhaps you might not have noticed that > > > > > > the McClatchy stock price has plunged about 99% to a mere 75 cents > > > > > > per share from where it was in 2005 at almost $80 per share when > > > > > > your > > > > > > CEO, Gary Pruitt (photo), began going on a spending spree buying up > > > > > > newspapers when it was already clear to almost any sane person that > > > > > > print media was in a permanent downswing due to the internet. > > > > > > Pruitt's > > > > > > purchase of newspapers around the country goes down in the history > > > > > > of > > > > > > stupid business decisions with Quaker Oats' purchase of Snapple and > > > > > > Schlitz beer's decision to cut costs by changing its fermentation > > > > > > process (along with its taste). > > > > > > > The result is that McClatchy is in the process of attempting to get > > > > > > rid of many of its newspapers at much less than Pruitt paid for them > > > > > > including the Miami Herald which still has no buyers interested in > > > > > > purchasing that losing enterprise. In fact, Pruitt's Folly has > > > > > > gotten > > > > > > so bad that in his own words he is having trouble finding a buyer > > > > > > just > > > > > > for the Herald parking lot: > > > > > > > We’re selling 10 acres of land, a parking lot adjacent to The Miami > > > > > > Herald building for a price of $190 million. We have a good dialogue > > > > > > with the sellers and we’re hopeful that that deal closes. It’s a > > > > > > real > > > > > > estate contract which means we can’t guarantee that that deal will > > > > > > close. We’re hopeful that it will and 100% of the proceeds, which > > > > > > after tax would be about $115 million, will be used to pay down > > > > > > debt. > > > > > > > Gary Pruitt isn't alone in his total cluelessness. As we have seen > > > > > > in > > > > > > these pages, Arthur "Pinch" Sulzberger, publisher of the New York > > > > > > Times, is every bit as capable of making incredibly stupid business > > > > > > decisions as Pruitt. However, at least Pinch has the excuse of > > > > > > being > > > > > > born with the correct family name and living through birth for being > > > > > > given a task he can't handle. What's your excuse, Gary? > > > > > > > The most astonishing thing about Gary Pruitt is that he is still CEO > > > > > > of McClatchy. What more bad news do the stockholders need to fire > > > > > > him? For every thousand dollars of stock purchased in 2005, they > > > > > > are > > > > > > now left with a mere ten bucks of value...and perhaps even less in > > > > > > the > > > > > > very near future. And yet Pruitt remains at the helm. Another > > > > > > mysterious thing about Pruitt is why he has not quit McClatchy. > > > > > > Perhaps the salary, bonuses for underachievement, and the fringe > > > > > > benefits such as being able to charge off expensive hotel stays and > > > > > > dining on Kobe beef is much too alluring and overwhelms any shame > > > > > > Pruitt might feel by continuing to lead a publishing company he has > > > > > > run into the ground. > > > > > > > Since this is Christmas Day, here is my fantasy speech that Gary > > > > > > Pruitt should deliver if he ever feels the slightest bit of remorse > > > > > > for tossing McClatchy into the ash heap: > > > > > > > "Hi. I'm Gary Pruitt, CEO of McClatchy. Today I want to give you a > > > > > > frank talk about our company without any unrealistic Baghdad Bob > > > > > > type > > > > > > happy talk. The bottom line is that I have run our company into the > > > > > > ground over the last three years as a result of incredibly dumb > > > > > > business decisions. I began buying up newspapers in 2005 when it was > > > > > > already obvious even to an infant that they were losing circulation > > > > > > rapidly due to the internet. What the hell was I thinking? The only > > > > > > answer is that I wasn't thinking. I should have left this company in > > > > > > disgrace years ago but hung on just so I could collect on all the > > > > > > CEO > > > > > > goodies. However, I now realize that I have overstayed my welcome > > > > > > and > > > > > > am announcing my resignation from McClatchy. So shamed am I by > > > > > > losing > > > > > > billions of dollars and thousands of jobs that I have decided to go > > > > > > into permanent exile with my surfboard off the coast of Satellite > > > > > > Beach. Finally I would like to thank ol' PJ for making me aware of > > > > > > why > > > > > > my resignation is so necessary. As a result, my last official act as > > > > > > McClatchy CEO will be to send him a large doggie bag stuffed with > > > > > > Kobe > > > > > > beef." > > > > > > > Of course, I realize such a speech is strictly a fantasy. Oh, except > > > > > > for the Kobie beef doggie bag part. That I definitely want Pruitt to > > > > > > deliver on. > > > > > > > Meanwhile, to all you McClatchy "journalists" cheering on the Iraqi > > > > > > shoe tosser... enjoy your good mood for now. It won't be lasting > > > > > > long. > > > > > > > And don't forget that Kobe beef, Gary.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
