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[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

And apparently he is not the only one: Scott McClellan will be voting for Obama too.

The article concludes:

White House Press Secretary Dana Perino indicated as recently as Wednesday that the president indended to vote for McCain.

That would be the KOD: what would happen if Bush decides to vote for Obama? 

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

And apparently he is not the only one: Scott McClellan will be voting for Obama too.

The article concludes:

White House Press Secretary Dana Perino indicated as recently as Wednesday that the president indended to vote for McCain.

That would be the KOD: what would happen if Bush decides to vote for Obama? 

I seriously doubt that W could manipulate the ballot properly, for his "vote" to count anyway.... (see my post over on Significant Things thread...)

[pieces o nine]

Stephen Colbert Endorses Barack Obama!

[youtube=425,350]NA_X3kNSMVU[/youtube]

(or, click on this linky if YouTube is doing housekeeping and the in-post link doesn't work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA_X3kNSMVU)

[McCain] may be in an uphill struggle in these final days, but I believe he can still win. He just needs to do something to prove that he has the judgement to lead and knows where this country wants to go. You know what--I've got it. Senator McCain, you need to endorse Barack Obama! That  would really make you look like a "Maverick".

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

Stephen Colbert Endorses Barack Obama!

[youtube=425,350]NA_X3kNSMVU[/youtube]

(or, click on this linky if YouTube is doing housekeeping and the in-post link doesn't work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA_X3kNSMVU)

[McCain] may be in an uphill struggle in these final days, but I believe he can still win. He just needs to do something to prove that he has the judgement to lead and knows where this country wants to go. You know what--I've got it. Senator McCain, you need to endorse Barack Obama! That  would really make you look like a "Maverick".

Pulled from YouTube.

Alternate linky here: Comedy Central site

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

More boring news: certain lame duck did a surprise visit to Irak and receive 2 shoes (thrown to him) as souvenirs for his 'wonderful job':
[youtube=425,350]C1FZ2NaolYs[/youtube]
The correspondent in question is now in custody and there are protests for his release.

What a wonderful way to end his term, no? 

[pieces o nine]

The reaction in these here parts was riotous laughter.



At the "stupid" protester.

[Sibling Chatty]

Considering the MAJOR insult that the sole of the shoe (and the word 'dog' in referring to a person) is in the Arab culture, it's a good thing Bushie is a moron.

The poor guy's being beaten badly in custody, but in the end, he'll be a cultural hero in several cultures. If he lives...

[Aphos]

One blogger I read pointed out that throwing shoes at the Prezdint is illegal in the US.  So he suggested that you wrap your shoes up in a package and mail them as a gift to the White House.

Of course, considering the smell of some of my old shoes, they could be considered chemical weapons.

[pieces o nine]

Of course, considering the smell of some of my old shoes, they could be considered chemical weapons.

Oh noes!

Wingtips of  Moron  Disdain

[Aphos]

[Scriblerus the Philosophe]

Lol, nice, Pieces.
Announced today on JURIST

US defense secretary orders Pentagon plan for closing Guantanamo
Jaclyn Belczyk at 10:38 AM ET

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[JURIST] US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates [official profile] has ordered the Pentagon to draft a proposal for shutting down [press release] the military prison at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] in preparation for a possible order from President-elect Barack Obama [transition website], a Pentagon spokesperson said Thursday. Press Secretary Geoff Morrell told reporters that Gates wants to have a plan in place in the event Obama issues an order shortly after his inauguration to close the facility. Morrell said:

    [Gates] has asked his team for a proposal on how to shut it down [and] what would be required specifically to close it and move the detainees from that facility, while at the same time ensuring that we protect the American people from some very dangerous characters.

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) [advocacy website] Executive Director Anthony Romero applauded the move [press release], saying:

    The fact that Defense Secretary Gates is finally taking steps to close down Guantanamo and its unconstitutional military commissions is a welcome and encouraging sign that President-elect Obama intends to fulfill his campaign pledge. This is an important first step toward turning the page on eight years of shameful policies that allowed torture and violations of domestic and international law.

Also Thursday, the ACLU, along with Amnesty International USA, Human Rights First, and Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy websites] issued a letter [press release and text] to Obama calling on him not to create a similar detention system, should he close Guantanamo and end the military commissions system.

On Sunday, Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff [official profile] told the BBC that before closing the Guantanamo prison, Obama must have a plan for dealing with the detainees [transcript text; JURIST report]. Last week Portugal's foreign minister said that his country would be willing to take in [JURIST report] Guantanamo detainees if Obama closed the facility, and encouraged other European Union member states to do the same. Rights groups have urged Obama to close the controversial military prison upon inauguration in January. Last month the ACLU launched an ad campaign [image, PDF] calling on Obama to close Guantanamo Bay and end the use of military commissions on his first day in office. Also in November, HRW called upon Obama to denounce Bush administration counterterrorism policies [JURIST report] that they described as "abusive." Obama and his advisers have yet to reach a firm decision [JURIST report] on the closure of the facility.

Frick. Yes. 

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

Fingers crossed!

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

On other news it seems that the new proposed defense budget while going up will show more of the wars spending and implies cuts in some weapons.

While I was hoping for a net cut in spending, given the circumstances it might be a good approach.