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Weekend open thread and quick links
News you can use:
—- General Petraeus wrote a letter to the troops, which is likely a preview of what we’ll see from him on Monday when he gives his surge report to House and Senate committees.
—- Big news out of Nebraska: The Omaha World-Herald reports that Senator Chuck Hagel will announce Monday that he will not run for reelection, nor president. The Politico has the details on Republicans and Democrats who are are potential contenders for Hagel’s Senate seat.
—- Dem hopeful for president Bill Richardson writes a piece printed in the Washington Post titled “Why We Should Exit Iraq Now” – I’m really surprised that with Richardson’s consistent calls for us to cut and run from Iraq he’s not getting more traction in Dem polls, since that issue is Priority One to the far left.
—- Related to that, Dan Riehl blogs about news from the Daily Kos on Hillary’s call for an “immediate redeployment” of troops from Iraq. Apparently she’s decided that she’d be ok with the genocide in Iraq happening before the next president (which she obviously hopes will be her) takes office.
—- Tom Maguire tackles a recent Paul Krugman opinion piece and finds it lacking.
—- This story is sure to get a lot of talk in the conservative blogosphere: In an interview Friday with radio-talk show host Glenn Beck, Rudy argued with Beck on whether or not illegal immigration was a crime, and whether or not it should be a crime. The complete interview can be read here.
—- Fred Thompson is taking heat from some GOP presidential candidates on his claim that Osama Bin Laden is a “symbolic” figure more than anything else. Romney and McCain were the two quoted as being critical of Thompson’s comments.
—- Speaking of Thompson, Ryan Sager at the NY Sun’s “Latest Politics” blog wasn’t impressed with Thompson’s first official campaign event. Hotline On Call gave it mixed reviews.
—- Read more thoughts on Fred, via Jonah Goldberg.
—- Disgraced former DA Mike Nifong reported to jail yesterday for to serve his one day sentence for lying to a judge (one day??). The Smoking Gun has a picture of his mug shot.
—- Meanwhile, the three Duke lacrosse players whose lives were ruined by Nifong’s overzealousness are seeking a $30 million settlement, or they will file a civil suit against the city of Durham next month.
— Subtropical Storm Gabrielle, with winds of 45 mph, is headed for the Carolinas. Here’s here latest projected path.
—- Dumb criminal news: Dealer Calls Cops After Pot Stash Stolen.
I’ll be away for most of the day. Will check back in tomorrow. Hope you all have a great Saturday … and don’t forget to stock up on hot wings and other assorted good treats for tomorrow’s the first full day of the NFL 2007 football season 
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I got the impression that Rudy was saying that illegal immigration is not a federal crime, which it is not. In fact illegal entry is a misdemeanor I believe. He did not say it was not illegal. The man was a prosecutor for years and I think his remarks were meant to be legalistic and not political. If you catch my drift.
Sunday Funnies: take a look at Get Fuzzy for September 9…
Oh man, that’s priceless!!!!!!!! Obviously, Fuzzy and the gang are part of the vast right wing conspiracy.
“It looks sad! Why don’t you tax my tuna and buy it some drugs!”
Absolutely priceless!!!!
Since this an open thread, I decided to go after Michael Moore and Cuban Healthcare. The link below is just to one page of therealcuba.com
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Saw someone taking on fat boy moore over the week-end on all these issues G-Monster and they made him look like the dumb fat assed idiot he is. If you take him on issue by issue he stumbles every time and does not make his point.
I’d love to debate this stinky slimeball on cuban heathcare anytime.
Is there a bigger nonsplash out there than Hagel quitting the run for president or seek reelection for the Senate?? I have no doubt that soon after leaving he will be quoted in the MSM bad mouthing what the Republican party did to him. I hope I am wrong, but I am highly doubtful. – Lorica
Lorica, if you ask the MSM, there’s no bigger non-splash than Norman Hsu. They’re all still trying to peek under the door of Larry Craig’s bathroom stall.
lol, drewsmom. after reading therealcuba.com, it’s amazing that he would even dare to compare cuban healthcare to american healthcare.
GWR I will respectfully disagree. Even tho the The Left Wing Media is attempting to ignore this story, the Right Wing Media has been keeping this story alive, with the help of Mr. Hsu himself. But the Hagel story, that hasn’t hardly been mentioned at all. I think I heard 1 story about it on Hannity’s radio show the day it happened, and that is pretty much it.
Even tho the Left Wing Media is doing it’s best to ignore the Hsu/Clinton Story, I am believing that the ripple effects from the little they have reported it will come back and beat the living crap out of her when she gets the nomination. This is a story that can only be ignored for so long. We shall see. – Lorica
Love that Jonah Goldberg Article. I think he hits the nail on the head about Fred. One of the things that I think the right hopes in Fred is that he will stay a conservative once he gets to Washington DC. To often we elect these guys and they start moving left the day after they take office. We shall see, but I honestly believe that Fred picked a good time to get in. He might of hinted at it to soon, but I don’t think he got in too late. Infact, I am so sick of some of these other guys, I want to wretch, and not just the Dems, who make me want to wretch daily. I have even stopped watching these “debates”. God Love Ron Paul, and some of his ideas I am in total agreement with, but for God’s Sake Man, back the hell down abit, you are begining to look like a rabid hound dog.
If anything Fred Thompson didn’t get in to late, his opponents got in too early, and the backlash from their error is going to show up in the polls soon enough. As far as “raising money”, well if you are spending it as fast as you raise it, where is the advantage?? All you are going to do is de-sensitize your own base, and that is going to show up at the primaries too. There comes a time when you just have to realize that a politician is one who prostitutes themself, but a true statesman is a man who has principles, and holds them close to himself in all things. – Lorica