File it under: Shove Your "Allies" Up Your Ass

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004 Brokaw interviews UN President and Vietnam Veteran John French Kerry Brokaw: "If you had been President, Saddam Hussein would be in power." Kerry: "Not necessarily." Brokaw: "You said you wouldn't go to war against him." Kerry: "That's not true. Because under the inspection process, Saddam Hussein was required to destroy those kinds of materials and weapons." Brokaw: "But he wasn't destroying them." Kerry: "That's what you have inspectors for. That's why I voted for the threat of force, because he only does things when you have a legitimate threat of force. It's irresponsible to suggest that if I were President, he wouldn't be gone. He might be gone, because if he hadn't complied, we might have had to go to war, but if we did, we would have gone with allies, so the American people weren't carrying the entire burden. And the entire world would understand why we did it." Allies = France. U.K., Austrailia, Poland, Japan, Italy and the rest... sorry. Your loyalties are no good here. Russia? Maybe. If you promise that you haven't been helping Saddam move any conventional or WMDs. It's all France and the United Nations. That nonsense about them being knee deep in Oil for Food shit is all deflection from Cheney and Halliburton. Rest assured, Karl Rove won't get away with that. ***** Update: Tommy Franks tells Kerry to go piss up a lamp post.

File it under: Moral Dilemmas

DRUDGE REPORT 2004 Lead at the top of the page: ABCNEWS EXECUTIVES CONSIDER POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF AIRING DISTURBING TERROR TAPE DURING ELECTION WEEK... MORE... The CIA and FBI authenticated the al Qaeda video regarding a "massive attack" on the U.S. Ok. What is ABC worried about? Could it be that news like this might drive more voters to Bush? Wanna air half-assed research pieces 36 hours before an election? Fine. Forged memos used against a sitting president. Proceed. Terror warning authenticated week before election: WAIT! What might the implications be? The CIA/FBI should release the tape to all news outlets or air it via news conference if it has any credibility. ***** Update: More

File it under: Bumper, Stick Her

Katherine Harris's Car Trouble - October 27, 2004 via The Smoking Gun Log another one under Democrat intimidation. I guess I should be thankful that in most (all?) cases so far, no physical attacks/damage has happened yet. Is it only a matter of time? Probably... Wired Crusader is amassing a nice compilation of Democrat openmindness. *****

File it under: Why

Terrorists hope to defeat Bush through Iraq violence - The Washington Times The GWOT is the primary reason that I'm voting Bush this year and it's by a longshot. I'm sorry, but Kerry's 20-year Senate record and bullshit nuances on the election trail couldn't be a more telltale sign of how he'll handle the GWOT. I just hope it isn't close. *sigh* *****

File it under: NYT Gets the Three-Legged Modified I

The Daily Recycler: NYTrogate via Bill INDC Gonna be sore in the morning... ***** Update: CNN isn't towing the line on QaQaa-gate.

File it under: Big Surprise

24 hours later and this story is all but evaporated yet Bush is getting grilled for not personally securing 0.058% of the explosives in Iraq. I guess that's what Bush gets for leading in the polls. Oh, who am I kidding, this scenario plays out regardless of momentum. *****

File it under: Well I'm Impressed Vol. II

If this Kerry supporter can't convince you at least she may have a career in modeling. Sexy. *****

File it under: Breaking...

Bush says Bin Laden likely dead; Kerry: "Oh, fuck. Really?" via Protein Wisdom *Warning* Do not have food or drink in mouth whille reading. *****

File it under: Ack... That Tasted Like Chipotle

The Command Post - 2004 US Presidential Election - Heinz Kerry Separates Self From Mrs. Bush via Command Post and damn near everywhere else. Imagining this arrogant hag as first lady causes spontaneous gag reflexes. A Kerry presidency may cause frequent vomiting. And for someone who's from the billionaire elite, Ketchup is strikingly "unrefined." *****

File it under: Stating the Obvious

Kerry if Bush Had Never Invaded Iraq | SunnyBlog.com Blog via Instapundit And why is this 100% feasible and probable? Because he's taken this position many times in the past. If you have taken every side of every issue or will say anything to get elected, this type of thing is as scary as it is humorous- maybe even moreso. *****

File it under: If Only They Lived in a Swing State

I'm A Democrat for Bush Times Online U.K. via RealClearPolitics This is a four page article, though it isn't too long. Read it all. What will the Islamofacist world do if Bush doesn't win? Celebrate like they did on 9/11 tenfold and probably redouble their efforts in Iraq. My vote for Bush is a vote for the unwavering pursuit and crushing of global terror. *****

File it under: Now Obsolete Talking Points

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Contributor: War of Words by General Tommy Franks via Bill INDC But General Franks!!! What about: Where's Saddam???!?!? What about the Afghan quagmire?!?!? What about the failed Afghan elections?!?!?! Where are the WMDs?!?!? Clearly we have a record of failure. *****

File it under: Things That Make Me Tingle Inside

Guardian Unlimited US elections 2004 Reaction from the US to the Guardian's Clark County project Via Command Post Apparently the Guardian thought they'd try to sway some swing state counties by writing letters to residents encouraging a Kerry vote. I'd like to thank the Guardian for helping capture Ohio for Bush and getting our president four more years in the White House. The most recurring message, even by one Kerry supporter, is that this stunt will probably sway neutral or Bush-leaning voters towards Bush because of the perceived "butting in" that the Guardian has done. With Kerry trying to explain his way out of his "global test" gaffe, it's been proven via polls and likely focus groups, that the "let no country have a veto over US protection" line resonates well with Americans. So here's an idea: Let's mail a bunch of U.S. swing states, from England, trying to influence an election against an encumbent during a war. Rest assured, Karl Rove has dual citizenship. *****

File it under: Bush Lied!!! Voters Fried!!!

Computer problems reported at some early voting sites Those dirty Republicans are at it again! There's early voting problems in Florida. Broward County, a Donk controlled county bears the brunt. Here's Sally Zwanger, a self-professed flaming idiot: Sally Zwanger, a poll watcher for the Kerry campaign, claimed the problems reflected on the inability of Gov. Jeb Bush's administration to fix voting problems left over from the 2000 election. "The worst thing to hear was, 'I support Kerry, but I can't wait in this line,'" she said. "We are having a repeat of 2000, and it's only in Florida that this could happen. This administration would do anything to ensure that he [Bush] stays in office." Wow, Sally. That's an original talking point. Rest assured, Karl Rove appoints the "Democrats" that run the Broward County elections. *****

File it under: P R I M E R M O V I E

"Primer is the headiest, most singular science-fiction movie since Kubrik made 2001" - Esquire A high school friend of mine, David Sullivan, shares the lead with Shane Carruth (writer/producer/director/everything) in this film. It's good. And made with a budget of $7000. It also won two awards, including the Grand Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival. If you live in a city that has an indy film theater, go see this. It's good. It's even better when you remember how and what it was made for. Highly recommended... *****

File it under: You hear that, Religious Right? Cheney's daughter is GAY!

Mention of Gay Daughter a Cheap Trick, Lynne Cheney Says (washingtonpost.com) Registration required Lynne is pissed and she has a right to be. Lynne V. Cheney, wife of Vice President Cheney, accused John F. Kerry on Wednesday night of "a cheap and tawdry political trick" and said he "is not a good man" after he brought up their daughter's homosexuality at the final presidential debate. Stating the obvious: Lynne Cheney issued her post-debate rebuke to a cheering crowd outside Pittsburgh. "The only thing I can conclude is he is not a good man. I'm speaking as a mom," she said. "What a cheap and tawdry political trick." And before Edwards promised to heal the paralyzed and raise the dead... Kerry's running mate, Sen. John Edwards (N.C.), also made a reference to the sexual orientation of Cheney's daughter, during the vice presidential debates, and Republicans complained that it was an underhanded way of trying to hurt the Bush-Cheney ticket with religious conservatives. Yes, it is an underhanded attempt to sway a few voters. I doubt it's effectiveness since everyone seems to find it a bit underhanded. I hope this backfires. It probably won't matter. ***** Update: Donk campaign response - Senior Kerry aide acknowledges "it was not his best moment," but calls charges that it was inappropriate "ridiculous… The woman is in her thirties. She's public about her sexuality. It was brought up in the last debate. So, what the hell?" ABC News' Marc Ambinder reports… Hell = You've missed the point. Then Elizabeth Edwards chimes in... "She's overreacted to this and treated it as if it's shameful to have this discussion. I think that's a very sad state of affairs… I think that it indicates a certain degree of shame with respect to her daughter's sexual preferences… It makes me really sad that that's Lynne's response." One thing, Liz. Find in Lynne's reaction where she mentions shame.

File it under: 5400 Seconds Condensed to 15

protein wisdom: the third presidential debate verdict. I haven't seen it summarized better yet... *****

File it under: Fisking Via Flamethrower

The Shape of Days: Let's get angry: Markos Zuniga writes spews for The Guardian Via Bill INDC By the time I was done reading this I was running down my hall with my hands in the air screaming "yeah baby" with the obligitory kneeling fist pump following. Remember kids, Democrats are right. Republicans are wrong. End of story. ***** Update: That read, along with other morsels of flamethrowing goodness has earned Jeff Harrell a spot on the 'big dogs' list on the right. I'm not sure why I'd mention this. As if a listing on my thrice read daily blog is the annointance massive traffic bloggers need to spur their blogging career and begin earning guest spots on Hardball and Fox & Friends. Just thought I'd mention it... for my two viewers.

File it under: Terrorism as a Political Ploy!!!

Dayton closes D.C. office over security concerns via Drudge I seriously doubt this is any such 'ploy.' My biggest fear is if this is a move made by Sen. Dayton out of legitimate concern (and I have no other reason to think otherwise.) Why is the threat specific to him? I'm hoping this is the result of a hollow 'threat' by some derranged lunatic other than authentic terrorism concerns. Domestic terrorism is still terrorism and should be dealt with as such. As has probably happened many times before, when the government successfully thwarts terrorism, I doubt if we ever hear about it in most cases. Let us hope we never hear of this case again. ***** Update: Maybe Dayton is crazy?

File it under: Dem's Get "Pro-Active"

From WiredCrusader's Blog... Darius has a great round-up of recent donk tactics. As far as the sign's go, the cases of Bush/Cheney signs vs. Kerry/Edwards signs probably split pretty close down the middle. I haven't researched it- I'm just guessing. But you don't have to do much Googling to reveal that when it comes to injury/obstruction/theft/gunshots to party field offices, the Republican's don't have near enough criminals zealots activists out on the streets. Great point about if the situations were reversed... *****

File it under: Required Reading

Iwo Jima, if covered by media today - The Washington Times: Editorials/OP-ED By Zell Miller *****

File it under: Ignore the Tax Shelter Behind the Curtain

Why is the Boston Globe reporting on a Kerry tax shelter from 1983? Via Drudge... It must be that damn conservative media! Or vast right wing conspiracy! Actually, I don't think this will go anywhere. Even if other outlets pick it up (which they won't), who cares? I don't think I do. But did you know that Bush got a DUI in 1976!!! And he was AWOL from the TxANG in 1972!!! *yawn* Rest assured Karl Rove put the Boston Globe up to this. ***** Update: However, how Kerry and Ketchup can have a marginal tax rate of 12.8% (about 7.2% lower) than the middle class (~20%) rate is beyond me. By Kerry's definition, he's not paying his fair share. Note to Kerry and his gaffe-laden moronic she-minion: STFU with your tired class warfare bullshit at least until you start paying your fair share... whatever that may be. You wanna roll back the tax cuts for incomes over $200k back to 39%, I'd presume... all the while you're paying in at 12.8%. Nice work, dick.

File it under: Required Reading

Hugh Hewitt is quite a bulldog. He's relentless and always makes a good argument against Kerry... though that's not too difficult most times. Kerry is his own best argument against. I just wish I had Hugh's confidence on Kerry being toast. I think Bush will win, I just don't want it to be close. And it could be. *****

File it under: Bad Good News II

Measuring Success Read this and then cancel all your subscriptions. Ridiculous. *****

File it under: MSM Not Remotely Accountable

From Drudge... Read it for yourself. I'll cut and paste it here in case Drudge moves his page. Halperin Memo Dated Friday October 8, 2004 It goes without saying that the stakes are getting very high for the country and the campaigns - and our responsibilities become quite grave [ed.- or obvious, if you will] I do not want to set off (sp?) and endless colloquy that none of us have time for today - nor do I want to stifle one. Please respond if you feel you can advance the discussion. The New York Times (Nagourney/Stevenson) and Howard Fineman on the web both make the same point today: the current Bush attacks on Kerry involve distortions and taking things out of context in a way that goes beyond what Kerry has done. Kerry distorts, takes out of context, and mistakes all the time, but these are not central to his efforts to win. [WTF? Why then?] We have a responsibility to hold both sides accountable to the public interest, but that doesn't mean we reflexively and artificially hold both sides "equally" accountable when the facts don't warrant that. [You don't do it anyway] I'm sure many of you have this week felt the stepped up Bush efforts to complain about our coverage. This is all part of their efforts to get away with as much as possible with the stepped up, renewed efforts to win the election by destroying Senator Kerry at least partly through distortions. It's up to Kerry [and the MSM] to defend himself, of course. But as one of the few news organizations with the skill and strength to help voters evaluate what the candidates are saying to serve the public interest. Now is the time for all of us to step up and do that right. [Translation: It's up to us to defend Kerry. Do your best to spin to voters all things Kerry.] All emphasis mine (all bullshit theirs). These types of items are starting to lose their shock value. If anyone can look you straight in the face and say that the MSM isn't biased to the left after all this you reserve the right to point right at their face and laugh hysterically for no fewer than five minutes. Rest assured, Karl Rove put Halperin up to this. *****

File it under: I'll Give You Three Guesses Why

Yahoo! News - Poll: Youth Tie Bush, Draft Reinstatement I wonder if this has anything to do with C-bs reporting or general journalistic omissions that the bill was Rangel's (D - NY) idea and not a Republican bill? Leave it to internet rumors perpetuated via the MSM, too much MTV and news gathering via Cameron Diaz. This article makes me want to do two things: Raise the voting age to 30 Kick someone's cat At least 25% of those polled believe correctly that neither want to restate the draft. Although Kerry has mentioned wanting to require all youth to do mandatory civil duty. "Young voters are much more misinformed about the presidential candidates' positions on the draft than the population in general," said Kate Kenski, an analyst at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center. Good call, Kate. How about that next line? Three in 10 adults think Bush wants to reinstate the draft, and 7 percent of all adults think both Bush and Kerry feel that way. Half of 18-29 year olds, then throw in 30% of older adults. Methinks clueless voters break to Kerry's advantage. Fortunately that youth voter block has the lowest turnout of all groups. ***** Update: 39% of those polled stated general indifference towards the draft due to the fact they would be receiving funds from a Nigerian business partner in a matter of days, enabling them to leave the country.

File it under: Bad Good News

Yahoo! News - September Job Growth Less Than Forecast That's right folks. More jobs added but not as much as economists forecast! The figures underscored the modest hiring pace that has become an issue in President Bush re-election bid. An issue for the DNC, no less, so by default it's an issue for the AP. Ignore the following when screaming "Bush lied, jobs died!" Internet/stock market bubble 9/11 Hurricanes However, get an economist (in this case Kenneth Mayland of ClearView Economics, LLC) to say "I'd hate to be in the president's shoes..." or "The economy should be adding 250,000 per month now..." and that the hurricanes "did not change the basic employment or unemployment story... We're seeing disappointing increases." A quick check on ClearView Economics revealed zip and Mr. Mayland passed an opensecrets.org contribution check. Nice work, AP. I guess our economy sucks and I should accept this. No word if any audiences booed when this news broke. *****

File it under: Pipe Down, Peanut Gallery

Registration required From a NYT Op-ed by Paul Bremmer III "Mr. Kerry is free to quote my comments about Iraq. But for the sake of honesty he should also point out that I have repeatedly said, including in all my speeches in recent weeks, that President Bush made a correct and courageous decision to liberate Iraq from Saddam Hussein's brutality, and that the president is correct to see the war in Iraq as a central front in the war on terrorism. A year and a half ago, President Bush asked me to come to the Oval Office to discuss my going to Iraq to head the coalition authority. He asked me bluntly, 'Why would you want to leave private life and take on such a difficult, dangerous and probably thankless job?' Without hesitation, I answered, 'Because I believe in your vision for Iraq and would be honored to help you make it a reality.' Today America and the coalition are making steady progress toward that vision." Rest assured, Karl Rove put Paul up to this. *****

File it under: C'est l'économie, Stupide

From the Drudge Report: Chirac lashes out against US cultural domination Thu Oct 07 2004 21:37:42 ET French President Jacques Chirac warned Thursday of a "catastrophe" for global diversity if the United States' cultural hegemony goes unchallenged. Speaking at a French cultural center in Hanoi ahead of Friday's opening of a summit of European and Asian leaders, Chirac said France was right to stand up for cultural and linguistic diversity. The outspoken French president warned that the world's different cultures could be "choked" by US values. This, he said, would lead to a "general world sub-culture" based around the English language, which would be "a real ecological catastrophe". Citing Hollywood's stranglehold over the film industry as an example, Chirac stressed that only with government assistance could countries maintain their cultural heritage. Vietnam is a former French colony, but only around 375,000 of its 81 million people speak French. English is considered by most people a far more valuable and practical second language, particularly among businessmen. I'd have to say that the desire for English is the product of having the #1 economy on the planet. If you'd like to do business with us or work for us, you'll need to speak English. I'm sure having the most free and diverse society plays a role, too. You'll wanna speak the language in the Land of Opportunity. "Choked," Jacques? That's actually what we should do to you with all your subversive activities regarding Iraq over the past six years, asshole. *****

File it under: Cheney Lied, Relevance Died!!!

Inspired by Gabe's commentary along with general blog buzz... Tell ya what. Let's forget the accuracy of Edwards missing 33 out of 36 meetings in the Judiciary Committee and almost 70 percent of the meetings of the Intelligence Committee. Let's harp on the fact that Edwards did meet Cheney on a couple of occasions. And Cheney was so impressed with Sen. Edwards he failed to remember the meetings encounters proximity alerts. Let's also omit the fact that Edwards didn't care or recall to rebut the claims. Let's do that. *****

File it under: Well Sh*t...

From this Yahoo! News bit... Reached for comment, Earnhardt Jr. said, "Sh****t... Deddy never had t' deal with a five-secund duhlay." ***** h/t: My east Texas upbringing and disappearing southern draw.

File it under: But he didn't have any WMD!!!

This report from My Way - News: "Saddam and his government managed to amass some $11 billion through shadowy deals to circumvent the sanctions, first imposed in 1990 and lifted after the U.S.-led invasion a year ago, said the report, released on Wednesday." And this morsel is good: "The list cited names from France, Russia and China, all permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, which supervised the program." I expect this to get little MSM play while the part stating Iraq had no WMDs will get the lion's share of the reporting. The fact that Saddam had full intentions of restarting his WMD program will fall to the waste side as well. ***** Original Source Update:France's motives become clearer by the day. Update 2:

Slight Format Change:

Due to an email from Satori of the TX, I will be blogging on current events. They'll be politics and GWOT related mostly with some random stuff thrown in. For those curious, the Terrorxchange will get little to no attention regarding major changes through the first of the new year. The designers have taken on other major projects. As a fundamental supporter of capitalism, I can only agree with their decision. The TX will still have minor updates and maintenance but other than that, it's on autopilot for the time being. Therefore, I'll start blogging, as millions of others are, on current topics. Rarely will it ever be my original. Others can do many times better in less time and with less effort. I've taken the format change of 'File it under...' and each entry will have a topic. I expect many files to be large. You'll see what I'm referring to. Terrorxchange blogging, while frequent at the beginning of summer and becoming rare in August and September will probably die off completely, until things develop further. Until then, I hope I can direct folks that found this from the TX to some worthwhile blogs. Regards, J D. "Hoodlumman"