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Greenwald: Neocon Policy, R.I.P.Posted on Aug 7, 2006
In the photo to the right, arch neoconservative William Kristol takes a pie in the face while delivering a pro-Iraq war speech in 2005. Bestselling author Glenn Greenwald describes (Salon, ad wall) how pundits like Kristol are on the run everywhere—after their bloodthirsty, imperialist policies have proved disastrous for America and global stability.
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By SickOfZionistPropaganda, August 8, 2006 at 5:13 pm #
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<<Why is it OK to violently prevent someone from peacefully exercising their freedom of speech?>>
We’re all sick of being blasted with one-sided pro-Israel “news” and “analysis” by the Israel industry that owns our government and media.
These bullies never shut up. They effectively, forcibly define reality for us. They shut up anybody who crosses them. Their money and threats outshout anybody who tries to change our government’s insanely self-destructive support of Israel. They’re attacking the freedom of even Harvard professors to question them.
They have all the money, all the airtime, all the major media, all the clout.
All we have is pies.
They deserve far worse. F*** them.
Report thisBy Hondo, August 8, 2006 at 3:16 pm #
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Bukko makes an excellent point. Does it surprise you I said that? Why in the world do all of you, besides Bukko, think it’s OK to criminally assault somebody who you disagree with? Why is it OK to violently prevent someone from peacefully exercising their freedom of speech? You won’t find conservatives doing that. Liberals should be ashamed!
Report thisBy SickOfIsrael, August 8, 2006 at 3:16 pm #
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It’s a nice photo mainly because it looks like his head is being blown off.
Hey, we can dream, can’t we?
Report thisBy kevin99999, August 8, 2006 at 12:28 pm #
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The neocons, also known as american talibans, do not serve in the army. They prefer their cozy air-conditioned offices for playing war games since all the fighting is going to be done by some lower class folks who are very much expendable. If things dont go right, they would want to expand the war games. If millions of people are dead, so what..they still have their golf courses and the good life.
Report thisBy C Quil, August 8, 2006 at 11:21 am #
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It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.
Then again, it was a terrible waste of a good pie.
Report thisBy Bukko in Australia, August 8, 2006 at 3:16 am #
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Pieman: How would it seem to you if some right-winger whanged a pie into the face of Robert Scheer or some other leftist? Threatening and fascistic, I’d say. Much as I dislike Kristol, and other targets of left-wing pies, physical assault isn’t the way to go. Plus it’s a waste of a damn pie!
Down here, “pie” means the meaty kind…
Report thisBy tornado, August 8, 2006 at 1:27 am #
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Ater he wiped his face he said “Let me just finish this point.” And received standing applause from both sides.
Report thisBy Chris M, August 7, 2006 at 10:57 pm #
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I don’t like Coulter or Kristol but I think throwing pies at them comes off as really cheesy. Now, if a person can dismantle them in a war of words, that is a different story. Colbert’s dismantling of the President at the White House Press Corp dinner was much more classy and entertaining than any “pie in the face”.
Report thisBy R. A. Earl, August 7, 2006 at 7:15 pm #
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If I was going to make and deliver a “pie” like that, I’d make damned sure it contained a PERMANENT, INDELIBLE DYE, marking it’s wearer forever as one of those narrow-minded, mean-spirited hypocrits we should all despise… but don’t.
Why don’t we all shun these obnoxious pricks? Because somewhere around half of us BELONG to that group.
Report thisBy the pieman, August 7, 2006 at 6:16 pm #
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What a great photo! Is there any better form of dissent than the ol’ pie in the face? I think not.
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