Quote of the day

posted at 10:37 pm on March 24, 2008 by Allahpundit

“General Petraeus and I and Osama bin Laden are in agreement.”

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Hey AP, sorry for the OT post, but what RSS reader do you use? I’m a linux guy and I’m playing with liferea at the mo, but I have my niggles.

LimeyGeek on March 24, 2008 at 10:40 PM

Heh.

nailinmyeye on March 24, 2008 at 10:41 PM

March 24, 2008

McCain: Petraeus, bin Laden And I Have Something In Common

PALM SPRINGS, CA – Usually the political response to a new message from Osama bin Laden is one of universal condemnation, but at a VFW hall in Chula Vista here this afternoon John McCain announced his support of bin Laden’s most recent message.

“General Petraeus is correct when he says that the central battleground in the struggle against Al Qaeda is Iraq, and Osama bin Laden just confirmed that again with his comments last week,” McCain said before quoting a line from a recent audio recording of bin Laden calling for support of the Mujahadeen in Iraq.

McCain told reporters after his town hall, “General Petraeus and I and Osama bin Laden are in agreement. It is hard to understand why Senator Clinton and Senator Obama do not understand that [Iraq is the central battleground]. I don’t know if it is naiveté or what the problem is, but it’s obvious that they’re dead wrong, and they’re wrong when they say that we should leave Iraq immediately. … And it’s time that they acknowledge that the surge is succeeding and the benefits of success in Iraq will spread throughout the entire Middle East.”

I love it. That’s some red, red meat.

funky chicken on March 24, 2008 at 10:44 PM

Much to Clinton and Obama’s dismay

William Amos on March 24, 2008 at 10:44 PM

I was listening to the news at the top of the hour on the radio, and it wasn’t presented this way at all…they just played the blurb about naivete…

soccercheese on March 24, 2008 at 10:47 PM

Don’t worry — this quote will surely find it’s way into some ghey flappy-headed DNC cartoon.

Cuffy Meigs on March 24, 2008 at 10:47 PM

Hey AP, sorry for the OT post, but what RSS reader do you use? I’m a linux guy and I’m playing with liferea at the mo, but I have my niggles.

LimeyGeek on March 24, 2008 at 10:40 PM

shell out some money and get a real OS. >:D

Chakra Hammer on March 24, 2008 at 10:49 PM

I don’t know if it is naiveté or what the problem is, but it’s obvious that they’re dead wrong, and they’re wrong when they say that we should leave Iraq immediately.

Naiveté is too kind of a word. I choose stupidity as the correct description of the democrat candidates fear of winning a war that we did not start, but are damn sure finishing.

What kind of inspiration are the democrat candidates offering.
Inspire to fail, inspire to lose, inspire to capitulate to our enemies.
What kind of administration will that inspire? /obvious

Kini on March 24, 2008 at 10:53 PM

Kini on March 24, 2008 at 10:53 PM

Stupid is as stupid does.

davidk on March 24, 2008 at 10:55 PM

What candidates the dem have put up. One is a nut with boobs and the other is a boob with nuts.

cjs1943 on March 24, 2008 at 10:57 PM

shell out some money and get a real OS

Ohhhhh
Shnapppppp

malan89 on March 24, 2008 at 10:59 PM

Although McCain has consistently sickened me and most other conservatives, the two-headed freak that comprises the democrat’s choice(s) for President is truly horrific.

TexasJew on March 24, 2008 at 11:01 PM

Chakra Hammer on March 24, 2008 at 10:49 PM
malan89 on March 24, 2008 at 10:59 PM

Now now children. Stop trying to see who can pee highest.

LimeyGeek on March 24, 2008 at 11:02 PM

shell out some money and get a real OS

Ohhhhh
Shnapppppp

Give ‘em some room!

loganthompson on March 24, 2008 at 11:02 PM

Just a few comments:

First:

PALM SPRINGS, CA – ….but at a VFW hall in Chula Vista here this afternoon John McCain announced his support of bin Laden’s most recent message.

Ummmmm……. Chula Vista, CA is south of San Diego near the Mexican border. Maybe the writer was in Palm Springs, but McCain was in San Diego today.

Second, which quote will be running in the next issue of Time Mag?

a) And much like his statement that American troops could be in Iraq for more than 100 years, this sound bite seems ripe for Democratic criticism.

or

b) “I don’t think I would change the strategy [in Iraq] now unless General Petraeus recommended it,” McCain added. “But I would also argue that when Senator Clinton said that you’d have to suspend – a willing suspension of disbelief in order to believe that the surge was succeeding, I’m wondering when she’s going to apologize for that statement. I’m wondering when they’re going to stop advocating a date for withdrawal when we are succeeding in Iraq.”

Take your time, this is not a timed test.

Seven Percent Solution on March 24, 2008 at 11:03 PM

TexasJew on March 24, 2008 at 11:01 PM

TexasJew

TJ

TJ Hooker

It all makes sense!

;)

(just goofin’)

LimeyGeek on March 24, 2008 at 11:03 PM

shell out some money and get a real OS
Ohhhhh
Shnapppppp
Give ‘em some room!

loganthompson on March 24, 2008 at 11:02 PM

OPSYS Fight!

davidk on March 24, 2008 at 11:07 PM

Stupid is as stupid does.

davidk on March 24, 2008 at 10:55 PM

Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.

Cept, I gets my chocolates with a key to the types in the box.
That way I knows wut I gets.

Reality bites when you’re winning.

Kini on March 24, 2008 at 11:09 PM

Hey AP, sorry for the OT post, but what RSS reader do you use? I’m a linux guy and I’m playing with liferea at the mo, but I have my niggles.

Just use Firefox with the Sage extension. It’s simple, efficient, convenient, and you can use it on either windows or linux.

c6gunner on March 24, 2008 at 11:11 PM

I like Linux. I’ve got it on my laptop as a dual boot. And Open Office is a great alternative to MicroSoft.

But I digress. McCain needs to put this out there. The MSM won’t do it, so he’s got to play it up. I wish Chuck Hagel would shut up.

Kini on March 24, 2008 at 11:13 PM

And much like his statement that American troops could be in Iraq for more than 100 years, this sound bite seems ripe for Democratic criticism.

Well yeah. They’ll sure take a few minutes off and sheath the long knives they’re using on each other the acknowledge that yes, as a matter of fact, the enemy agrees that Iraq is not a distraction but the central theater of the war.

I’ll sure be waiting on that.

Typhoon on March 24, 2008 at 11:16 PM

Just use Firefox with the Sage extension

Thanks for the tip c6gunner, I’ll check it out. My only concern is “how does it scale?”. The reason I asked AP is that I presume he has a ton of feeds to track, and therefore needs something that performs.

LimeyGeek on March 24, 2008 at 11:17 PM

shell out some money and get a real OS. >:D

That’s not the joke.
Here’s a nickel kid.

Titus Flavius on March 24, 2008 at 11:21 PM

Do McCain and Osama have any disagreements on border control?

aengus on March 24, 2008 at 11:21 PM

shell out some money and get a real OS. >:D

Chakra Hammer on March 24, 2008 at 10:49 PM

What OS do you recommend?

imshocked on March 24, 2008 at 11:24 PM

OPSYS Fight!

davidk on March 24, 2008 at 11:07 PM

You’ll never catch me embroiled in one of those…far too long in the tooth.

Nor IDE fights, language fights, framework fights etc…

I leave that rambunctiousness to the youngsters ;)

LimeyGeek on March 24, 2008 at 11:26 PM

When one finds himself in agreement with Osama bin Laden, one needs to pause and reflect.

MB4 on March 24, 2008 at 11:27 PM

And much like his statement that American troops could be in Iraq for more than 100 years, this sound bite seems ripe for Democratic criticism.

Uhm…not! They won’t touch this with a 10ft pole because they are invested in defeat and admitting Iraq IS key would undermine their already miniscule credibility.

SouthernGent on March 24, 2008 at 11:36 PM

OPSYS Fight!

davidk on March 24, 2008 at 11:07 PM

You’ll never catch me embroiled in one of those…far too long in the tooth.

Nor IDE fights, language fights, framework fights etc…

I leave that rambunctiousness to the youngsters ;)

LimeyGeek on March 24, 2008 at 11:26 PM

I’m a Linux Zealot on a holy jihad to purge non-FOSS from the planet. When I gave my 80 year old mother a computer to surf the web, it was a Linux Gentoo box.

thuja on March 24, 2008 at 11:46 PM

McCain told reporters after his town hall, “General Petraeus and I and Osama bin Laden are in agreement.

That’s it.

John McCain just ended his career earlier than expected.

I thought he would wait until November, but I guess the guy is so eager to play Bingo with his fellow Vets here in Florida.

How can you say that you agree with Obama Bin Laden and win the Presidency?

McCain thinks people will not pay attention?

Allahpundit made it the “quote of the day.”

I think from now on, John McCain should stick to domestic policy like teen pregnancy and kids having sex with teachers.

What’s going on, by the way?

Why so many young female teachers are sexually exploiting and exploring young boys?

I thought that field belonged to some of my Catholic Church’s priests.

Seriously, why these young women have their estrogen so high?

Is it Global Warming?

Is it Bush?

Recently, even today in the news, another teacher had sex with a kid. It makes four in a week.

Is this normal?

Is it Florida heat?

Is it Rush Limbaugh?

Is it Drudge?

Again, McCain should shift gears and start working on introducing a law that would impose the neutering of female teachers especially those who range from from age 18 to 50.

Either you neuter these young teachers or you spay the kids.

Indy Conservative on March 24, 2008 at 11:46 PM

Hey AP, sorry for the OT post, but what RSS reader do you use? I’m a linux guy and I’m playing with liferea at the mo, but I have my niggles.

LimeyGeek on March 24, 2008 at 10:40 PM

shell out some money and get a real OS. >:D

Chakra Hammer on March 24, 2008 at 10:49 PM

You actually pay for an OS? Wierd!

theregoestheneighborhood on March 24, 2008 at 11:50 PM

Hey AP, sorry for the OT post, but what RSS reader do you use? I’m a linux guy and I’m playing with liferea at the mo, but I have my niggles.

LimeyGeek on March 24, 2008 at 10:40 PM

I left Hotair for Linux news and noticed that the dude who does Distrowatch thinks highly of liferea.

thuja on March 25, 2008 at 12:00 AM

What candidates the dem have put up. One is a nut with boobs and the other is a boob with nuts.

cjs1943 on March 24, 2008 at 10:57 PM

The real quote of the day!

HawaiiLwyr on March 25, 2008 at 12:04 AM

Osama is dead in a cave.

Johan Klaus on March 25, 2008 at 1:00 AM

What candidates the dem have put up. One is a nut with boobs and the other is a boob with nuts. cjs1943 on March 24, 2008 at 10:57 PM

The real quote of the day!
HawaiiLwyr on March 25, 2008 at 12:04 AM

LOL! My thought exactly. Most concise description I’ve seen yet.

maxine on March 25, 2008 at 1:23 AM

And I thought Rudy had some wacky foreign policy advisors.

Was Muqtada al-Sadr unavailable?

alphie on March 25, 2008 at 1:36 AM

American Enterprise Institute has a killer panel on C-Span tonight – they are so good at explaining what is going on over there and why it’s important. They have a better basis for their opinions and I wish we saw more of them as guests on prime time shows. I’m investing in Iraqi dinars and not carbon credits, damn it!!

nemo239 on March 25, 2008 at 2:09 AM

I am pretty sure in some military textbook somewhere, it says ‘don’t let the enemy dictate where the battlefield is,’ or the terms of the battlefield for that matter.

On the other hand, to have your enemy follow you around the muslim world is also a bit of a bad strategy, at some point you want to have them running from you not following you.

PresidenToor on March 25, 2008 at 2:19 AM

There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare. Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy’s strategy.
- Sun Tzu

MB4 on March 25, 2008 at 2:54 AM

MB4 on March 24, 2008 at 11:27 PM
Indy Conservative on March 24, 2008 at 11:46 PM
alphie on March 25, 2008 at 1:36 AM

McCain was being satirical, tongue in cheek.

I think grownups (18 and over) who can pass the DMV test, and who are then supposedly competent enough to register and vote, can figure that out.

silverfox on March 25, 2008 at 4:41 AM

McCain was being satirical, tongue in cheek.

I think grownups (18 and over) who can pass the DMV test, and who are then supposedly competent enough to register and vote, can figure that out.

silverfox on March 25, 2008 at 4:41 AM

I know what satirical and tongue-in-cheek are.

Satirical? Nope.

Tongue-in-cheek? Nope.

Flippant? Yes.

Cutesy? Well he probably thought so anyway, but then at his age ….

Nothing complicated here.

MB4 on March 25, 2008 at 4:59 AM

McCain was being satirical, tongue in cheek.

I think grownups (18 and over) who can pass the DMV test, and who are then supposedly competent enough to register and vote, can figure that out.

silverfox on March 25, 2008 at 4:41 AM

OK, let’s be clear.

I was being satirical.

McCain was serious.

In fact, few days ago, I said that I do agree with Bin Laden that Iraq is a strategic location to launch attack against the West and the countries of the region.

I was serious when I said that Al-Qaeda will take over once America withdraw from Iraq.

It was not satirical from my part, nor from Bin Laden.

I do agree with McCain about Iraq’s position-location-role concerning the war on Islamic terrorism represented by Al-Qaeda.

I was just being satirical in today’s message, just to be funny.

Indy Conservative on March 25, 2008 at 6:29 AM

Quote of the Day:

March 25, 2008

My Favorite 40 Bloggers For 2008 (Version 1.0)

It’s time for me to rank my favorite blogs for the 1st quarter of 2007.

Do keep in mind that as the quarter has progressed, some blogs have, of course, moved up and others have dropped, based on how often I visit them, how much I like what I see when I get there, how often the blogs are updated, etc., etc. Also, as per usual, do keep in mind that this sort of list changes frequently over time based on a variety of factors. So if a blog didn’t get included, it’s no big deal — it could be on the list next time. Let me also add that there are some very good blogs that I read almost daily, that didn’t make the list.

Here’s the list:

Honorable Mentions: BitsBlog, Blackfive, Blogs For Victory, Bluey Blog, Confederate Yankee, Daimnation!, Grand Old Partisan, Jihad Watch, Liberty Pundit, Little Miss Attila, Mary Katharine Ham’s Blog, Pirate’s Cove, Polipundit, Riehl World View, Stop The ACLU, The Sundries Shack, Sweeetness & Light

40) Ankle Biting Pundits
39) Gina Cobb
38) Screw Loose Change
37) Moonbattery
36) Sister Toldjah
35) Knowledge Is Power
34) Hugh Hewitt
33) Iowahawk
32) Don Surber
31) Scrappleface
30) Alarming News
29) Dr. Helen
28) The Radio Equalizer
27) Wizbang
26) Pajamas Media
25) Power Line
24) The Nose on Your Face
23) The Jawa Report
22) Althouse
21) Atlas Shrugs
20) Kausfiles
19) Five Feet of Fury
18) Say Anything
17) Dr. Melissa Clouthier
16) Tim Blair
15) The American Princess
14) Q&O Blog
13) Cassy Fiano
12) Betsy’s Page
11) The Campaign Spot
10) RedState
9) IMAO
8) Newsbusters
7) Little Green Footballs
6) Rachel Lucas
5) Michelle Malkin
4) The Corner
3) Instapundit
2) Ace Of Spades HQ
1) Hot Air

John Hawkins | 08:00 AM |

http://www.rightwingnews.com/mt331/2008/03/my_favorite_40_bloggers_for_20_4.php

Indy Conservative on March 25, 2008 at 7:06 AM

Fallaci had plenty to say in The Force of Reason of how the Blacks (the former Mussolini fascists), the Reds (the Communists), and the Lefty-liberal-multi-culti rainbow crowd have led to the creation of Eurabia. The invasion of Muslim illegals guaranteed social support/welfare and even voting rights, as well as enclaves within towns with their own sharia law, have allowed cells to flourish.

Muslim fascism intends to maintain its hegemony both by the sword and the battlefield, in addition to through exploitation of weaknesses in open, free societies through the naivete of the can’t-we-all-get-along crowd.

onlineanalyst on March 25, 2008 at 7:18 AM

IC: Don’t forget to add http://www.drsanity.blogspot.com to your list.

onlineanalyst on March 25, 2008 at 7:36 AM

Dementia is a terrible thing.

Valiant on March 25, 2008 at 9:01 AM

IC: Don’t forget to add http://www.drsanity.blogspot.com to your list.

onlineanalyst on March 25, 2008 at 7:36 AM

Not my list but thanks for the link.

Indy Conservative on March 25, 2008 at 9:35 AM

There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare. Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy’s strategy.
- Sun Tzu

MB4 on March 25, 2008 at 2:54 AM

I couldn’t agree more. Let me know if you figure out a way to prosecute a war without offending the sensibilities of the people we’re protecting so we can do that.

blankminde on March 25, 2008 at 11:26 AM

How can you say that you agree with Obama Bin Laden and win the Presidency?

I guess some of you critcal conservatives are too dense to recognize parody when you see it. Besides McCains comment is tied to his later statement that the major parties in the conflict understanding that Iraq is the central and critical area in the struggle between radical Islam and the west. Sorry that I have to explain that to you.

docdave on March 25, 2008 at 2:42 PM

“There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare. Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy’s strategy.
- Sun Tzu
MB4 on March 25, 2008 at 2:54 AM”

Where was Holy Joe when the Saint spoke out?
I said before “Mc’s gotta keep Joe close”!

If we wish to fight, the enemy can be forced to an engagement even though he be sheltered behind a high rampart and a deep ditch. [Green Zone, anyone?]

All we need do is attack some other place that he will be obliged to relieve. [Roadside bombs and IEDs]
-Sun Tzu; Weak points and strong.

Actually yesterday someone laid 7 or 8 or more rounds of indirect fire into the Green Zone. Smoke could be seen rising from miles away.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/24/world/middleeast/24iraq.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

J_Gocht on March 25, 2008 at 2:43 PM

“And I thought Rudy had some wacky foreign policy advisors.
Was Muqtada al-Sadr unavailable?
alphie on March 25, 2008 at 1:36 AM

alphie, What were the names of the [3] reporters you sent in a previous post as “just putting us on”?

For some unknown reason good olde HA doesn’t archive everything we post…?
“Yon, Roggio and the third?”

Thanks, and best regards!

J_Gocht on March 25, 2008 at 4:00 PM

I should modify the above… “for perusal or online access and review” HA especially likes to “disappear” posts concerning the present really fine Bush Administration, consumer confidance, commercial banking… economic situation!

Going, going…GONE!

J_Gocht on March 25, 2008 at 4:12 PM