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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:43 AM Original message |
The predictable nonsense about how bushco will declare martial |
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pocoloco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
1. And they will all go peacefully and quietely into their |
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JeanGrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 10:03 AM Response to Reply #1 |
148. WHAT Prison cells? Are we still deluding ourselves that |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
2. Yes, EVERYONE, gather round. Extinguish your nonsense and give Bush the benefit of the doubt. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:51 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I don't like fear mongering. |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:05 AM Response to Reply #4 |
14. You listed the following as equally unlikely: |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:17 AM Response to Reply #14 |
22. I did not do anything of the sort. I explicitly said that the bombing |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:09 AM Response to Reply #4 |
17. Fear mongering is very bad. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:19 AM Response to Reply #17 |
25. nope. 9/11 was a shock to me but not a surprise. |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:47 AM Response to Reply #25 |
38. The point is that the * admin NEVER deserves the benefit of the doubt. |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:29 AM Response to Reply #4 |
33. To me, there is a huge difference between fear mongering |
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StarryNite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 05:00 PM Response to Reply #33 |
107. Exactly! |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 07:57 PM Response to Reply #33 |
132. As I said, I think it's within the realm of the possible that they'll |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:28 AM Response to Reply #4 |
50. One of the big reasons I abandoned the right |
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Flying Dream Blues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 03:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
90. Not to say I think it will happen, but keep in mind you don't have to imprison |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:15 AM Response to Reply #2 |
21. PLOP, from the rear end of the horse to the ground it fell. PUCKEY, pure PUCKEY!! |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:23 AM Response to Reply #21 |
29. LOL! I'm not giving bush the benefit of the doubt |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:27 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Indeed, your post is a bright candle in a dark room. |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 12:49 PM Response to Reply #29 |
71. You forgot Cheney's military - Blackwater |
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halliburtonsux (185 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #71 |
86. *Exactly.* Blackwater will never allow themselves to be removed... |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #71 |
121. And the 20 or so other private military security contractors. |
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Truth2Tell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 01:27 PM Response to Reply #29 |
80. If some sort of nuclear "incident" |
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jpljr77 (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 01:29 PM Response to Reply #2 |
81. And this is why McCain will win/keep the election very close. |
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Zywiec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
3. Yeah, right. |
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EV_Ares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
5. It is all pretty much nonsense except for the possible conflict with Iran |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:58 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Dunno, cheney/bush doing all they can to destroy our economy |
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EV_Ares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:20 AM Response to Reply #11 |
27. U are rt abt that. "Starve the Beast" which is their goal of government |
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iamahaingttta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
6. You're probably right, cali. |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
7. Cali, you are the voice of reason. But you must ask yourself.... |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:04 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Does ANYBODY see cheney as likely to hand over the keys |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:19 AM Response to Reply #13 |
26. Cheney will probably retreat quietly into his corner.. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:07 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. They've never been reasonable, but now they lack the power |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:08 AM Response to Reply #15 |
46. That doesn't mean they won't try |
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ronnie624 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 12:55 PM Response to Reply #15 |
74. Political power, like energy, |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 05:03 PM Response to Reply #15 |
108. Seems to me they have all the power in the world |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
8. I don't think I'd put "bomb Iran" and "declare martial law" in the same category. |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:48 AM Response to Reply #8 |
40. Believe me, if we bomb Iran all hell will break loose inside the U.S. |
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The Traveler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
9. Plans have been made |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:00 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. What worries me is the Dominionists in the Air Force Brass |
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The Traveler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:17 AM Response to Reply #12 |
23. Think "ground crews" |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 12:29 PM Response to Reply #23 |
66. They slowed it down a bit when those operational nukes on a plane were exposed |
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The Traveler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 12:52 PM Response to Reply #66 |
73. Ok, so you're a little paranoid ... that doesn't mean |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 05:07 PM Response to Reply #9 |
111. Have you considered the Blackwater armies? |
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The Traveler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 06:51 PM Response to Reply #111 |
122. Private armies |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
10. His administration is nothing more than a paper tiger |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:12 AM Response to Reply #10 |
19. I must confess I fell into the Y2K chicken little mindset |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:20 AM Response to Reply #19 |
28. Y2K was quite a clever little marketing scam, wasn't it?....n/t |
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B3Nut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 08:53 AM Response to Reply #28 |
144. "We got yer dehydrated water, all ready for Y2K..." |
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martymar64 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 04:22 PM Response to Reply #10 |
100. I 'll breathe easier once obama is in the oval ofc |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
16. Status quo mongering |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:15 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Why were the pukes so feeble about stealing 3 special elections |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:28 AM Response to Reply #20 |
51. Caught them offguard |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 02:51 PM Response to Reply #51 |
83. I was under the impression that even in the weeks prior |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 04:11 PM Response to Reply #51 |
94. Are you kidding? They poured millions that they don't really |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
18. If an earthquake is predicted, but it takes years to go off, are the seismologists wrong? |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:26 AM Response to Reply #18 |
31. poor comparison. bush doesn't have years. he's out of power |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:36 AM Response to Reply #31 |
36. well, I sincerely hope you're correct. |
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cayuga (405 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
24. Bush would lie to us? Nonsense! |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:53 AM Response to Reply #24 |
42. Some people refuse to learn from the past. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 03:41 PM Response to Reply #24 |
89. Writing bad-movie fiction is even easier than saying "nonsense". |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
30. What will happen |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:30 AM Response to Reply #30 |
34. 1) agree. 2) yep, but the effectiveness of Osama tapes is |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
35. LINK TO MARK CRISPIN MILLER'S VIDEOS: |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:46 AM Response to Reply #35 |
59. Talk about flawed logic. Excellent example of the problem. |
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Sheets of Easter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 01:34 PM Response to Reply #59 |
82. "glass ball paranoia"- perfect term for it. |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 03:13 PM Response to Reply #82 |
85. The warning signs are there... |
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tullyccro (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 04:57 PM Response to Reply #85 |
157. And if you look at deployments... |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 11:13 AM Response to Reply #82 |
163. "psychoillogical manipulation" might be another, because seeing the future is not logic, |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
37. Thanks for saying exactly what I've concluded, as well, cali. |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
39. the bombing of iran is highly plausible imho |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:52 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Plausible scenario, but far from likely. |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:56 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. with bu$h* at the helm, i would hardly say that it is far from likely. |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:09 AM Response to Reply #43 |
47. Bush and Cheney were "removed in place" several years ago. |
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NJSecularist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
44. Good post, cali. |
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bbgrunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
45. I'm glad you're so certain. All the good G's thought that way too. |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:15 AM Response to Reply #45 |
48. This isn't Germany. This isn't 1933. |
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bbgrunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. well, that settles it then. No need to worry. Be happy. |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:32 AM Response to Reply #49 |
52. Bobby Mcferrin really hated it when the G.H.W. Bush campaign stole that song |
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bbgrunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:11 AM Response to Reply #52 |
64. well, I appreciate your advice, but |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:42 AM Response to Reply #49 |
57. Quite a system of binary thinking you seem to adhere to...with milk and gas prices alone there's ple |
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bbgrunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:56 AM Response to Reply #57 |
61. sorry, |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:04 AM Response to Reply #57 |
63. When have I (me,myself) said, "expect a fascist take-over" or "don't worry, be happy"? |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 12:52 PM Response to Reply #63 |
72. At approximately the same time |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:29 PM Response to Reply #72 |
139. Complicated thread. My apologies, |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 10:57 AM Response to Reply #139 |
150. No worries |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 02:54 PM Response to Reply #45 |
84. And good American's thought the same way too in 1932. |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
53. cali, cali, we are dealing with murderous criminals who did 9/11 |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
54. K&R..I feel the same way... |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
55. Do you really believe the little dictator signed the Military Commissions Act just for fun? |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:11 AM Response to Reply #55 |
65. I was just going to mention this also, |
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ellie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
56. Agreed. |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
58. Shades Of 2000... |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
60. Given the magnitude of the crimes, fraud, cover ups, "terror" legislation, and martial law drills... |
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DangerDave921 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
62. F'ing AGREED! |
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ladjf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
67. The Bush administration has to be desperate in their desire |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 01:01 PM Response to Reply #67 |
76. I think they came in never intending to leave. Phillipe Sands just |
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ladjf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 01:13 PM Response to Reply #76 |
79. The reckless policies of the Bush administration lends credence |
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bbgrunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 03:29 PM Response to Reply #79 |
88. ...or helping HRC to go Lieberman on us. |
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ladjf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:19 PM Response to Reply #88 |
137. That's also a possibility. Bill seems to be very close to |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
68. K&R |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
69. Martial Law requires a big old Military Force at home to enforce it |
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GrpCaptMandrake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 12:45 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. Blackwater? |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:07 PM Response to Reply #70 |
133. Do you know what was going on in that meat factory? |
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GrpCaptMandrake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:27 PM Response to Reply #133 |
134. If the grounds of the Iowa Cattle Congress |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 12:56 PM Response to Reply #69 |
75. Hence the drills where local law enforcement is put under military control n/t |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 07:20 PM Response to Reply #69 |
126. Bush has signed an agreement that will allow him to bring in and use Canadian troops. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
77. At 3.79 million square miles with over 300 million people... |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 04:18 PM Response to Reply #77 |
99. you really think so? |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 04:31 PM Response to Reply #99 |
101. This is just minor testing and has not been used in real life settings... |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 04:50 PM Response to Reply #101 |
102. and that's ok |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 04:52 PM Response to Reply #102 |
104. I do agree... |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 07:44 AM Response to Reply #77 |
143. Yeah, only small, sparsely populated countries have been subjected to authoritarian rule |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 09:51 AM Response to Reply #143 |
147. there had never been democracy in either country |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 12:46 AM Response to Reply #147 |
161. I was referring to another poster's assertions that |
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T Monk (271 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
78. daily lockdowns, signing statements as law, stolen elections already exist |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
87. Hey, I'm rooting for your prediction, cali. |
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Flying Dream Blues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 04:02 PM Response to Reply #87 |
92. Well then, why not share the big picture with us all? nt |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 04:14 PM Response to Reply #87 |
96. I don't buy |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
91. Cali, I'm going to bookmark this thread... |
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Zywiec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 04:07 PM Response to Reply #91 |
93. I have so many threads bookmarked for January |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 04:12 PM Response to Reply #91 |
95. that looks to be fun, LW |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
97. i'm bookmarking your post |
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martymar64 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
98. I hope you're right, put wouldn't put it past the sneaky fucker to try |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
103. If I remember correctly, Limpballs suggested Clinton would declare Martial Law also.... |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 04:54 PM Response to Reply #103 |
105. You mean I don't have to stockpile mega-cans of veggies and generators? n/t |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 05:03 PM Response to Reply #105 |
109. LOL...probably not just yet. But according to cali in post #19.... |
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VOX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
106. Most of the RW crew causing damage now was shat out of the hindquarters of the Nixon administration. |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
110. I actually agree with most of this |
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zonmoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 06:02 PM Response to Reply #110 |
119. If we lose it will only because the democrats took a deliberate dive. |
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Snarkturian Clone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
112. Off to the Greatest page with ye. Hopefully people will remember your post. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
113. R is for |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
114. What claptrap |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 12:09 PM Response to Reply #114 |
167. Then, gee, what are you *doing* about it? |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
115. It won't be necessary. $10.00/gal gas and severe rationing ought to do it, though. |
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rudy23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
116. You mean won't try to declare martial law AGAIN?!?! |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
117. Look out for flying pigs! |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 06:05 PM Response to Reply #117 |
120. Well God Damned Said. Nicely put. n/t |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 07:46 PM Response to Reply #117 |
130. not really so surprising. |
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Elidor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
118. A K&R for some refreshing common sense |
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wildbilln864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
123. Cali.... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
124. The predictable pollyana thinking that nothing like this can eveh happen in this |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 07:40 PM Response to Reply #124 |
128. I'm keenly aware of what bushco has done. I'm also in touch with |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 07:46 PM Response to Reply #128 |
129. Including the economy RIGHT... |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 07:49 PM Response to Reply #129 |
131. Actually, YOU didn't mention the economy in your post |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:36 PM Response to Reply #131 |
135. Ahh...you've been dubbed a "Pollyanna" by nadinbrzezinski..... |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:03 PM Response to Reply #135 |
136. the irony is this. |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 09:32 AM Response to Reply #124 |
145. Never underestimate the power of denial |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 11:08 AM Response to Reply #145 |
152. And never over-estimate the paranoid... |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 11:27 AM Response to Reply #145 |
153. I live in firm contact with reality |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 12:31 AM Response to Reply #153 |
160. I live in firm contact with reality, too |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
125. no need for martial law |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
127. This is predictable nonsense. alright. |
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cayuga (405 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
138. BREAKING NEWS!! |
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seemslikeadream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:37 PM Response to Original message |
140. Mark Crispin Miller warns of Election Theft & Martial Law |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 06:31 AM Response to Original message |
141. They will pull some crap to stir up headlines for the Fall, but that's it. |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 07:07 AM Response to Original message |
142. Mark Crispin Miller |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
146. The same dire predictions are post on DU every two years |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 10:53 AM Response to Reply #146 |
149. Some choice nuggets in that thread... |
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Dogtown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
151. Well reasoned post! |
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windoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
154. Vigilance is different than paranoia. |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 04:04 PM Response to Reply #154 |
155. Thank you for your well-reasoned response. |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 07:46 PM Response to Reply #154 |
158. Well put. Another distraction is how some use the legitimate concerns of others as a vehicle for... |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 11:19 AM Response to Reply #154 |
164. Indeed. It is a psychological device to suppress voting and disempower people. |
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tullyccro (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
156. Funny, b/c that's not what naval logistics and planners are saying... |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 08:10 PM Response to Reply #156 |
159. I think an attack on Iran is still unlikely, BUT we're passing though a danger point... |
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AntiFascist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:44 AM Response to Original message |
162. I don't view the warning of an attack on Iran as fearmongering... |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 11:27 AM Response to Reply #162 |
165. Because the Neocon conspiracy is true, and the past confirms it. That's not paranoia, |
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davekriss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
166. There is risk |
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