Tag Archives: Syria

Rand Paul is an Unhinged Yokel

Posted on January 23, 2013 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

Straight from the Glenn Beck School of Wizardry, here’s libertarian boy-wonder Rand Paul asking Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for details on a secret CIA operation that doesn’t exist during a nationally-televised, public hearing. via ThinkProgress It’s been in news … Continue reading →

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Richard Engel Missing, Possibly in Syria

Posted on December 17, 2012 at 3:53 pm by Bob Cesca

I sincerely hope this is a glitch and he hasn’t been injured or worse: NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel has gone missing in Syria, according to Turkish news reports. The reports also say that Aziz Akyavaş, a Turkish … Continue reading →

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Syria Could Get Really, Really Bad

Posted on December 6, 2012 at 8:07 am by Bob Cesca

NBC News: The Syrian military is prepared to use chemical weapons against its own people and is awaiting final orders from President Bashar Assad, U.S. officials told NBC News on Wednesday. The military has loaded the precursor chemicals for sarin, … Continue reading →

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Leadership

Posted on May 29, 2012 at 3:30 pm by JM Ashby

I’m sure the Romney campaign will want to take credit for this idea too. You know, just like he wants to take credit for the auto bailout, even though he infamously pinned a column titled “Let Detroit Go Bankrupt.” After … Continue reading →

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It’s Just An Excuse

Posted on June 11, 2011 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Mike Keefe In other news, Russia and China snubbed a U.N. Security Council meeting held today to discuss a resolution condemning the massacre taking place in Syria, and Captain Douchebag Mike Pence announced that he is running for … Continue reading →

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