Stewart seems to be the only American “news” person to get it right. Mubarak is gone very, very soon, indeed. And, he will be looking for a home outside Egypt. I suggest South Carolina. They are most hospitable to rightist dictators there. In fact, he might even run against the Graham Cracker. And win.

The Real Royal King said:
Stewart seems to be the only American “news” person to get it right. Mubarak is gone very, very soon, indeed. And, he will be looking for a home outside Egypt. I suggest South Carolina. They are most hospitable to rightist dictators there. In fact, he might even run against the Graham Cracker. And win.

reminds me of another stewart clip on graham when he said he looks like an old lesbian.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/17/jon-stewart-hammers-linds_n_237463.html

ChiliPeppersFan said:
reminds me of another stewart clip on graham when he said he looks like an old lesbian.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/17/jon-stewart-hammers-linds_n_237463.html

Thanks for the laugh.

The Real Royal King said:
Stewart seems to be the only American “news” person to get it right. Mubarak is gone very, very soon, indeed. And, he will be looking for a home outside Egypt. I suggest South Carolina. They are most hospitable to rightist dictators there. In fact, he might even run against the Graham Cracker. And win.

Yes, it worked so well for the Iranians when the Shah did it!

After all, the Muslim Brotherhood holds no animus against women, gays or Jews, now do they?

NORBIT Jr. said:
Yes, it worked so well for the Iranians when the Shah did it! After all, the Muslim Brotherhood holds no animus against women, gays or Jews, now do they?

Everyone except you, Israel, Rupert, Roger and the FOX “News” personalities will be terribly surprised and cruelly disappointed when Egypt doesn’t become a radical Islamacist nation, aren’t you?

Let’s get the facts about the Shah. He was a US/UK puppet when we insisted that the democratically-elected, popular president was deposed at our insistence because he nationalized the oil companies. You see, the fondness Eisenhower, Nixon, Raygun, Poppy and W have had for rightist dictatorships have often caused us all sorts of problems. Indeed, absent the US/UK have installed the Shah, it is evident we would have a westernized, secular Iran today. Know history and, in the imortal words of General MacArthur, “Know Your Enema!”

The Real Royal King said:
Everyone except you, Israel, Rupert, Roger and the FOX “News” personalities will be terribly surprised and cruelly disappointed when Egypt doesn’t become a radical Islamacist nation, aren’t you? Let’s get the facts about the Shah. He was a US/UK puppet when we insisted that the democratically-elected, popular president was deposed at our insistence because he nationalized the oil companies. You see, the fondness Eisenhower, Nixon, Raygun, Poppy and W have had for rightist dictatorships have often caused us all sorts of problems. Indeed, absent the US/UK have installed the Shah, it is evident we would have a westernized, secular Iran today. Know history and, in the imortal words of General MacArthur, “Know Your Enema!”

Simple resolution: Let’s poll the Iranians on how their freedom and quality of life has been for the past 30 years. We can begin with last years protestors – those that aren’t imprisoned or dead!

Impetuous calls to remove Mubarak, with no concern as to who will fill the void, is the same thing we did in 1979 Iran.

It may make Liberals “feel good”, and garner some back-slaps at Manhattan cocktail parties; but inevitably, the Adults have to come in and clean up the mess!

Norbit: We’re doing nothing in Egypt. Perhaps, we learned our lesson when the Shah ran away like a little girl.

Israel has already told the World who it wants to be President in Egypt, very kind of them since no one asked, so we don’t need to do anything.

NORBIT Jr. said:
the Adults have to come in and clean up the mess!

I understand that. We have repeatedly had to come in clean up the Raygun/Poppy and W/Big Dick economic messes.

The Real Royal King said:
Norbit: We’re doing nothing in Egypt. Perhaps, we learned our lesson when the Shah ran away like a little girl. Israel has already told the World who it wants to be President in Egypt, very kind of them since no one asked, so we don’t need to do anything.

I’m no fan of the Shah, but to correct your characterization, he had terminal cancer, and was brought to NY – by Jimmy Carter! – for procedures.

- and I’m no fan of “W”‘s either…but Obama is presiding over record bonuses for his cronies at Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, etc., while the country burns.
Someone unfamiliar with our politics would think he’s a Country Club Republican!

BBC is running clips on Condi Rice announcing that the US would no longer put stability ahead of democracy because if you do you chieve neither.

Also clips on Lerry saying Murbarak must announce at once he will not seek re-election.

Looks like a democratic Egypt is bi-partisan and pan ideological.

NORBIT Jr. said:
I’m no fan of the Shah, but to correct your characterization, he had terminal cancer, and was brought to NY – by Jimmy Carter! – for procedures.

Well after he had been deposed and been exiled in a number of countries.

NORBIT Jr. said:
but Obama is presiding over record bonuses for his cronies at Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, etc., while the country burns.

The GNP has consistently risen under our President.

I do agree that President Obama is too conservative. We’d likely have improved even more if he weren’t.

richard engal was saying when he lived in egypt for 4 years he had gotten very familiar with the muslim brotherhood and feels, although it’s possible they will have a small amount of influence with the new leadership if/when mubarak is replaced, they are not looking to be the ruling party no matter who takes control.

The Real Royal King said:
The GNP has consistently risen under our President.

I do agree that President Obama is too conservative. We’d likely have improved even more if he weren’t.

the whole label of ‘obama is hurting business’ just doesn’t make sense given the rise in stock market and record bonuses given out.

ChiliPeppersFan said:
the whole label of ‘obama is hurting business’ just doesn’t make sense given the rise in stock market and record bonuses given out.

Indeed, but it will never be dropped by this suit. They are as unchanging as the cream inside a Twinkie.

NORBIT Jr. said:
Yes, it worked so well for the Iranians when the Shah did it! After all, the Muslim Brotherhood holds no animus against women, gays or Jews, now do they?

Norbit, this may be a record of some sort. I agree with you!!!

Courteous Commentary said:
Norbit, this may be a record of some sort. I agree with you!!!

Two thumbs down! Come on, does anyone think that if Mubarek is toppled, that is going to be good for America? I am left of center, but for crying out loud, look what happened when the Shah fell. Seems to me we have two options, voice our opinion in favour of Murbarek, or voice it in favour of another group. If we remain neutral, the protesters are going to be all the more anti-American. And that ain’t good.

NORBIT Jr. said:
Impetuous calls to remove Mubarak, with no concern as to who will fill the void, is the same thing we did in 1979 Iran.

we put the dictator in power in the first place. they were trying to make a democracy and possibly nationalize oil, and US forces but the Former Former Shah’s son back into power.. We really Fcked up Iran if you want to know before extremists got into power….

Know the history and think if you would mind any country doing it to us.. Yes it was a secular dictator but at what cost? Poverty? Oppression? Yes the current Gov is worse and everyone agrees, but people had no choice and they didn’t have a chance to go through a nice transitional process, that many of the Soviet countries went through.

Its the people that call the shots in their country and not leaders of foreign countries that do. Iran will have its own revolution soon..

“BBC is running clips on Condi Rice announcing that the US would no longer put stability ahead of democracy because if you do you chieve neither.”
The BBC is so slanted and biased nowadays that the tape is probably one from just before the 2006 Palestinian elections when Condi stupidly insisted that Hamas be included in the list of tickets, even though the Israelis objected that Hamas is a terrorist organization. The d-bag terrorists won in Gaza and kicked out the minority PLO, because terrorists don’t play well with others.

Something terminal morons like TRRK will never learn.

Socialist, you know nothing of Iran’s history except the usual agitprop copybook for junior cadres. The Shah was actually trying to effect a transition from a nation based on rural poverty to an urban-based modern civil system, but the bazaaris and mullahs saw their power base eroding and doubled-down. If Carter hadn’t been a terminal wuss and the Shah hadn’t been sick, the history of Iran wouldn’t be so unhappy as it is now. Carter was so weak the Soviets thought they could pick Afghanistan like low-hanging fruit. Carter was so weak he had the US economy in DOUBLE-DIGIT inflation, interest rates and unemployment—all WAY over 10%. Carter bragged about Camp David and then became a rabid anti-semite.

What part of history do you actually recognize as having happened? What do the commissars allow you to think?

David Mangan said:
Something terminal morons like TRRK will never learn.

Do you really think you will convince the other side of the benefits of your argument by calling someone a moron? Any discussion we had in college courses was polite, considerate, and we all learned something.

David Mangan said:
What part of history do you actually recognize as having happened? What do the commissars allow you to think?

Again, I doubt that your argument, though well reasoned, will convince “Socialist,” because of your attack commentary.

King, your usual hatred of America is still coming through, but your posts lately have been lacking that degree of sneering arrogance that we’ve come to expect. Are you feeling under the weather?

Courteous Commentary said:
Norbit, this may be a record of some sort. I agree with you!!!

CC,
All roads lead to Rome.