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No, I don’t expect to see this astounding photograph or story on the news tonight or in any of the leftstream media publications. Not on their agenda. Gateway Pundit has their tune. Pitiful how the media has spun the election story.

Andrew Sullivan recently had one the best quotes I’ve seen, amazingly from The New York Times, “‘I voted then, for Saddam, of course, because I was afraid,’ said Jabar Ahmed Ismail, 75, living on a $100-a-month pension from a lifetime as an oil pipeline repairman. ‘But this time, I came here by my own choice. I am not afraid anymore. I am a free man.’”

The Ed Schultz Show, “America’s #1 Progressive Talker”, will not debut on Armed Forces Radio today, the military possibly having come to their senses at the very last moment. “In my heart, I’m furious about this” Schultz said at the start of his program today. Schultz, who broadcasts a widely syndicated show out of Fargo, was notified early this morning of the decision by Alison Barber, Assistant Secretary of Defense.

Barber had been the object of derision on Friday’s show, regarding her briefing the participants in the President’s pre-election teleconference. Schultz and other leftists portrayed something sinister in her telling the officers just awful things like take a breath before speaking and who should take which questions. Is it a major “get back” as Ed says? Maybe, but I’d hope it was a more reasoned decision.

“I deserve to be on there” stated Ed today. No Ed, you don’t, not even for “just one hour.” I don’t care how much of a good ol’ boy you portray yourself as. Your hunting and fishing, and the commercial viablility of your show is not more important than the message you would send to the troops. An opposing view as one caller termed the show is wonderful stateside. But you don’t need an opposing view on the battlefield.

We don’t need you preaching to the troops that their commander-in-chief is “the worst president we’ve ever had.” We don’t need your callers portraying our troops as murderers and Bush as Hitler. We don’t need you condemning their mission. We don’t need an opposing view to goals, progress or success. Stateside fine, but not on AFRN. Why not just put Al Jazeera on Armed Forces Radio? Maybe for “just one hour.”

Cigars, beer and streudel on the Oktoberfest edition of the Cigar Dave Show.

Noon – 2:oo here.

“Some people would say “Is that all you won, after more than two years of war and violence? That’s only one basic right” well, that is the point; we’ve secured one key right that can help us secure the rest.”

“I woke up this morning and decided to take a tour to see Baghdad preparing for the referendum, first thing I saw and surprised me was a leaflet thrown in front of our door.” — IRAQ THE MODEL

“The media don’t want to report what the soldiers have to say on this” – Laura Ingraham

Yes, not wanting to report anything from Iraq that departs from the leftstream media’s slanted storytelling, they instead perpetrated a fraudulent story of a “staged” teleconference. If you’re having a conference with the President, it’s not such a bad idea to know who will handle a microphone and who will discuss what. Here’s a real report from a participant.

Takeaway regarding the election:

“Sir, we’re prepared to do whatever it takes to make this thing a success. But the important thing here is that the Iraqi army and the Iraqi security forces: They’re ready and they’re committed.

They’re going to make this thing happen.

Back in January when we were preparing for that election, we had to lead the way. We set up the coordination. We made the plan.

We’re really happy to see during the preparation for this one, sir, they’re doing everything. They’re making the plans. They’re calling each other. They’ve got it laid out.

So on Saturday, sir, we’re going to be beside them, we’re going to be there to support them through anything, but we can’t wait to share in their success with them on Sunday.”

Here is the actual conference.

“. . . it would be informative to know what we are asked to pay for. A not so quick read of the 440 page bill soon demonstrated that the Louisiana lawmakers stuffed it with everything they could think of including many items having nothing to do with hurricane relief.”

Give me a break. We’ve got confirmation team “senior officials” trumpeting this as defining her political qualifications to assuage conservatives. This is potentially one of the lamest moves this administration has ever made.

Junkie Flash:

I voted for Reagan in both elections. And I had predicted a landslide. That makes me both politically qualified and prescient for extra credit. The dress code sucks, but I could use a cool job for life with great benefits. Nominate me. I’m sure I could sit there during the hearings and not answer questions. I don’t have any past writings that could haunt me, except some radical libertarian screeds in the “70s, but no-one would ever find them. I’m stealth as hell.

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