Dr. Laura: "Terrorists murdering children to make sure Kerry's elected"

[Wednesdays]

Dr. Laura: "We have insurgents, terrorists, Muslim terrorists in Baghdad murdering children to make sure Kerry's elected"
On the day of the first presidential debate, author and nationally syndicated radio host Dr. Laura Schlessinger told her listeners: "We have insurgents, terrorists, Muslim terrorists in Baghdad murdering children to make sure Kerry's elected." Six minutes earlier on her September 30 program, she said, "This is not a political show, and I don't want it to be a political show, but there are certain things, as a mother, that really offend me."

Dr. Laura joined a long list of media figures, most recently right-wing pundit Ann Coulter, who have echoed the Republican suggestion that terrorists want Kerry to win in November's election. As Media Matters for America has noted, there is a conspicuous lack of evidence to support the claim; however, there is some evidence suggesting terrorists would prefer four more years of the Bush administration.

According to her website, Schlessinger is the "second most popular radio talk show host in the country." She is broadcast on about 300 stations and has 12 million weekly listeners.


> http://mediamatters.org/items/200410010001

[skygazer]

1. There are certain things,

as a mother, that really offend me.

Dr. Laura is one of them.

[yardwork]

3. Yeah that.

Another mother offended by Ms. S and her unscientific, anti-intellectual, bigoted attitudes.

Edited to correct her title. She's not a medical doctor or a PhD in any clinical field. She's using the "Dr" appellation to trick people so that she can make more money.

Typical Puke. Berate people while stealing their money. Sickos.

[blondeatlast]

62. Ditto that. She makes this mom want to hurl...

things at the poor, defenseless radio.

[CornField]

87. Abso-freakin-lutely!

I've never burned a book in my life, until a book club voted that we read "Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands." Mr. Book, meet Mr. Grill.

Since I've yet to check out the library copy just for the unique pleasure of torching it, I think I'm still within the bounds of liberal thinking. After all, I'm free to burn my own book, right? LOL!!

[Southsideirish]

2. Don't worry - no one with any sense in their heads listens to that

one!

[murielm99]

4. You mean the same Dr. Laura who proudly displayed her

secular breasts, and spread her legs for her lover, not her husband, to take pictures?

Bare-ass Dr. Laura? That Dr. Laura?

[Bluebear]

11. This holier-than-thou one you mean?

deleted, just too horrible

[DemocratSinceBirth]

20. one bush likes another bush... (nt)

[LTR]

29. Aw please, will ya give us a warning first?

I don't need to see that stuff while I'm eating!

BTW: The guy who took those pics is Bill Ballance, a legendary LA radio personality/shock jock precursor who died last week at the age of 85.

[tjdee]

30. MY EYES! MY EYES!

Good lord!

Wow.

[gmoney]

17. Dupe

Sorry

[Piperay]

19. That's a rethug for you

I don't know how she dares to show her face or shoot off her mouth after being exposed for that, guess this really is the 'era of shamelessness.':mad:

[Democrat 4 Ever]

25. Yeah, the one who lambaste women for having an abortion

of course, after she had one. There is no depth low enough for her to sink.

[murielm99]

55. She had an abortion?

How did I miss this?

[AntiCoup2K4]

76. Unfortunately in her case, the abortion lived....

....and went on to kick a defenseless woman at the 2004 Repuke convention :grr:

[sendero]

47. And might I add...

.... a women so physically unattractive that it's amazing the camera didn't spontaneously exploed :)

[blondeatlast]

63. That would be the one. Effing hypocrite. nt

[struggle4progress]

99. The one who got her husband by breaking up his marriage:

Laura Schlessinger
<snip> While working at USC, she met Dr. Lewis G. Bishop, who was married with dependent children. According to the subsequent divorce filings, they began an affair. Schlessinger's contract with USC was not renewed, and Bishop chose to leave his tenured job at the same time. They married eight years later, in early 1985, and he became her business manager. <snip>
http://www.informationblast.com/Laura_Schlessinger.html

[Piperay]

5. "Dr." Laura

"offends me"! :puke:

[Selteri]

80. She's offensive

This is a woman who has a psychologically based talk show where she doesn't know what she's talking about. I know, I've been through enough psychology to know what she's full of... and it's not anything good. She's the George W. Bush of Psychology with her do as I say not as I do way of preaching.

Remember, this is a woman who when she found out her mother had died shrugged on Television and said, "She and I really didn't get along."

[murielm99]

101. Yep. Family values on display here.

I read over at Buzzflash that her mother rotted in her apartment for awhile before anyone figured out that she was dead.

Seems that Dr. Laura did not even check up on her mother once in awhile.

I don't get along perfectly with my mother. She can be exasperating. But I respect her, and care about her safety. She does live with my dad, and is okay. But you better believe that if she lived alone, I would call and visit periodically. That is how human beings are supposed to treat each other.

[Lindsay]

6. Aaaaaaaeeeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

I scream so my head won't explode.

:nuke:

[The_Casual_Observer]

7. Dr. Laura is out to protect her tax cut, I beleive she makes more than

200,000/yr. Other than that. nothing matters to her.

[gmoney]

8. They've been working for Kerry for 18 months now...

That's what all the violence is about... destabilizing Bush.

[H2O Man]

9. one wonders:

Does she really believe that? Is that her actual "grasp" of reality? Or does she purposely lie to manipulate? As a father, I resent what she is being allowed to say unchallenged either way.

[zbdent]

10. So, where's this slut's credibility

factor at?

How about "Women who sleep with married men and wreck their marriages tend to vote for Republicans? Women who kill their ex-boyfriends tend to marry Republicans?"

[havocmom]

12. Two points for Dr. Laura: bush*/cheney murder children for money

and shut the fuck up you stupid slut. There, I feel somewhat better.

[evilqueen]

27. LOL

Yeah, let's talk about the billions of dollars being made by Halliburton, the Carlysle Group, etc. for murdering women and children. Let's talk about the cinematic presentations of "shock and awe" by the media while little boys got their arms and legs blown off and lost their entire families to this bunch of murderous bastards. Let's talk about this family (Bush) with the most connections to the bin Laden family, and their "values", from the days of Prescott Bush through the Iran Contra scandal to connections with organized crime's gunrunning and drug trafficking, and while we're at it, let's take a real close look at what's been going on down there in Florida under Jeb's nose.

[havocmom]

43. And let us not forget Neil Bush and his relentless crusade to study

'sexual tourism'! ;)

Hey, evilqueen, welcome to the DU! :hi: Looking forward to reading more of your posts.

[evilqueen]

53. thank you

Glad to be here. :)

[orpupilofnature57]

13. SOUR BITCH

I HAD TO SUFFER, MAJORITY RULE ON THE RADIO AT WORK.MISANTHROPE * TYPE.

[blondeatlast]

64. I hope GD2004 can help ease the pain, if not neutralize it.

:hug:

[bigpathpaul]

14. That's pathetically low. And, she's a doctor? It's all about fear.

[spooky3]

31. She's not a medical doctor nor a PhD psychologist.

[Democrat 4 Ever]

32. She has a PhD in physical therapy - not psychotherapy or

psychiatry! She is a two bit, money-grabbing, infotainment, Rush wannabe, whoring fraud. And that is the best that can be said about her! From there the adjectives go down hill.

[blondeatlast]

66. Her doctorate has nothing to do with medicine of psychotherapy.

Not sure what it is, but it isn't either of those.

[spooky3]

77. according to her website, physiology.

[mumon]

15. What a freakin' liar!

No, everybody knows that she's number 3 behind Al Franken and OxyRush.

[Maple]

16. Actually they're supporting Bush

Even said so awhile ago.

WE WANT BUSH TO WIN

The statement said it supported U.S. President George W. Bush in his reelection campaign, and would prefer him to win in November rather than the Democratic candidate John Kerry, as it was not possible to find a leader "more foolish than you (Bush), who deals with matters by force rather than with wisdom."

In comments addressed to Bush, the group said:

"Kerry will kill our nation while it sleeps because he and the Democrats have the cunning to embellish blasphemy and present it to the Arab and Muslim nation as civilisation."

"Because of this we desire you (Bush) to be elected."


http://uk.news.yahoo.com/040317/325/eotq9.html

[joefree1]

18. Hatriot

Gays are deviant, akin to pedophiles & bestiality
"Rights. RIGHTS! RIGHTS? For sexual deviant . . . sexual behavior there are now rights. That's what I'm worried about with the pedophilia and the bestiality and the sadomasochism and the cross-dressing. Is this all going to be 'rights' too, to deviant sexual behavior? It's deviant sexual behavior. Why does deviant sexual behavior get rights? Don't understand that to start out with." - Dr. Laura, June 9, 1999, transcribed by GLAAD, http://www.glaad.org/glaad/eyeonthemedia/drlaura/drlauratranscripts.html#latimes

[Selteri]

81. Yes, Cross Dressers are just as bad as Pedophiles (SARCASM)

This comming from a woman who wears pants. (Just kidding people)

But what harm comes from a guy wearing a skirt? It hasn't seemed to affect the Scots a whole lot.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

21. Fuck her

do people really still listen to her? Does she still have a radio show?

Huh. Didn't know.

[LTR]

22. First off, she ain't that popular anymore

I believe she did have at least 300 affiliates at one time, since Premiere (her syndicator) demanded that any station picking up Rush Limbaugh carry her show as well. So... if you wanted Rush, you had to take Laura. Many stations eventually protested this, since Laura was a serious drain on many stations' ratings. And following 9/11, Premiere/Clear Channel decided they wanted more political talk. Enter Glenn Beck, exit Dr. Laura. Laura is still around, but she has been dropped in quite a few markets and tape delayed in many others (often aired at obscure hours). I don't even think she's on in half of the top 10 markets anymore.

And Premiere is back to their old piggyback tricks as well. Rush affiliates are required to air at least five hours of "Dr. Dean" (a somewhat milder and less shrill radio shrink) per week if they want Rush's show.

But 300 affiliates? When's the last time she updated her site? I'd be willing to bet 100 tops, and she's in bad time slots on at least half of them.

[madrchsod]

33. 890am in Chicago ,the clear channel

50,000 watts flamethrower dumped laura a couple of years ago.... dr dean o`dell? he`s pretty dam good...came out years ago for legalizing pot and is very socially conscience

[LTR]

39. She was dumped by quite a few stations following 9/11

Milwaukee's Clear Channel-owned talker, WISN, dumped her for Glenn Beck. And I know that a station in Minneapolis banished her to the ghetto of their ratings-starved sister station.

And, just so people aren't confused, the term 'clear channel' carries two different meanings in radio. Clear channel stations refer to what are called 'class C' stations, which broadcast at 50Kw or higher and have dedicated frequencies that allow them to be broadcast for hundreds of miles. Clear Channel is also the name of the monster radio ownership group as well. Just to minimize the confusion.

Too bad WLS has really gone down the crapper in the last few years. I swear, Disney has no idea how to run their radio stations. They dumped most of their liberal hosts (though they banished a couple of them to weekends), refused to negotiate a new contract with Garry Meier, their afternoon guy, muzzled Jay Marvin and gave him a shitty time slot with many restrictions on content, and let their highly popular 20-year morning team walk out due to yet another contract that they were too cheap to renew. And, on top of that, they put in a tape delay of Hannity's show at 6 PM. I swear, any ownership group that really wants to give WLS and Disney the much-deserved middle finger should put AAR on there and take away some of their middle-of-the-road listeners. Or perhaps Salem could fuck 'em by doing one of their RW hate talk formats there.

WLS = Worthless Lame Station

[high density]

23. Dr. Laura is crazy

My grandparents listen to her (mostly so my grandfather can reinforce his warped view of how women should act) and it's almost more painful than listening to Rush Limbaugh.

[blondeatlast]

68. Her show is like watching paint dry while having a tooth extracted.

I'd rather listen to Rush, if I must listen to either.

[Kimber Scott]

24. Shame. You see Dr. Laura, the terrorists don't want ANYBODY

elected. Quit trying to make this about what the terrorists think. This is OUR country. We decide. We vote. You're giving all of our power to the terrorists. Fuck you and them.

[blondeatlast]

69. You nailed it. Thanks. nt

[madrchsod]

26. sorry," laura the unloved"

but you lied again..george nory /art bell have over 500 stations across this counrty...i bet that nory is way more popular than you laura....

[Selteri]

83. Not bet - Art and George

Know - I've found Art and George in every city I've been in and I've been all over the country.

[Jokinomx]

28. She is such a loser.... only those people with IQs lower than 100 put

any worth in what she says.....

:puke:

[Democrat 4 Ever]

35. Wonder if she would still love Bush and the war if the draft

is re-activated and her beloved little son, the boy toy Derek the Crown Prince is called up for duty. I would love to see his ass in Iraq along with the Bush twins. Maybe then Laura and BoyGeorge would get a clue.

[Mz Pip]

42. He enlisted

in the Rangers. God knows what kind of misplaced guilt and anger she's dealing with right now. :crazy:

MzPip
:dem:

[Democrat 4 Ever]

44. Was that facetious or is he really in the Rangers?

I can't imagine LS would let her son do anything but go to Yale and follow in her beloved leader's footsteps.

[Mz Pip]

86. Seriously

He enlisted. There was a picture of his swearing in ceremony posted here on DU a few days ago.

We can only hope that when he goes over there he will see it for the mess it is and educate his mama.

MzPip
:dem:

[DemFromMem]

34. No, really, she is crazy

For someone who is happy to chew out the typical listener for being weak and making it she has it together, she sure has made some strange decisions in her life. She had a falling out with her mother 20 years before her mother was murdered recently. She apparently though posing nude in the 70s was a good moral judgment (she loves to tell people what's moral and immoral). She converted to Orthodox Judaism and then recently announced she was no longer Orthodox, but still Jewish. The reason - she was tired of liberal Jews - the vast majority of the Jewish community - constantly harping on her for her right wing opinions. I'm sure G-d can figure out what that means since one's faith is presumably based on things other than being adored by your community. She also was on the speaking circuit in the Jewish community a few years back and was basically blackballed for going into very public tirades complaining about the details of the arrangements for her speaking gigs (most of which were organized by volunteers with professional staff assistance).

Not a nice lady.

[never cry wolf]

36. THIS Dr. Laura???

Laura Schlessinger is a US radio personality, who dispenses advice to people who call in to her Radio show. On her radio show recently, she said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination, according to Leviticus 18:22, and cannot be condoned under any circumstance. The following response is an open letter to Dr. Laura, penned by a US resident, which was posted on the Internet.
Dear Dr. Laura:

Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's Law. I have learned a great deal from your show, and try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind them that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination ... End of debate.

I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some other elements of God's Laws and how to follow them.

1. Leviticus 25:44 states that I may possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?

2. I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21: 7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?

3. I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness - Lev.15: 19-24. The problem is how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.

4. When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord - Lev.1: 9. The problem is, my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?

5. I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2. clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself, or should I ask the police to do it?

6. A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination - Lev. 11:10, it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree. Can you settle this? Are there 'degrees' of abomination?

7. Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle-room here?

8. Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev. 19:27. How should they die?

9. I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?

10. My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev.19:19 by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them?
Lev.24:10-16. Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family affair, like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14)

I know you have studied these things extensively and thus enjoy considerable expertise in such matters, so I am confident you can help. Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and unchanging.

Your adoring fan
Homer Simpson-Caldwell

[spooky3]

38. LOL!!!!

[evilqueen]

54. LMAO!

This should truly be framed and displayed publicly somewhere...

[Chiyo-chichi]

58. Hilarious.

1. Leviticus 25:44 states that I may possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?

Talk about sending "mexed missages!"

[Polemonium]

61. Sweet

You should post this seperately, an excellent read. :)

[Francesca]

82. priceless!!!!!!

Thank you for posting this!!!!!!!!

[SemperEadem]

37. isn't she a has been that never really was?

her 15 minutes have been up for a while... time for her to shut it and nail it closed forever.

she's a detriment to anyone relying on her for psychoanalysis.

[spanone]

40. Yeah, as soon as I hear about dead children I want to vote for Kerry

Fuck her. And shame on her.

[cheshire]

41. Skank alert, skank alert.

[goodboy]

45. CBS got fined for a tit...this lady ought to be put away. eom

[dave502d]

46. Prime Minister Allawi

Allawi made teacher take the kids out to get candy from GI's.

[frylock]

48. so the insurgents now have hellfire missiles..

mounted on AH-64 gunships? Because that's how those kids are getting murdered. What an asshole.

[dave502d]

49. Edwards wife said on c-span, teacher din't want to take the kids outside.

[Vincardog]

50. Bush has and is doing more to help OSAMA than anyone. What BFS

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Supersedeas]

51. Propoganda or Appeasement by any other name

[AVID]

52. Laura Brown is satan's spawn - Pure Evil - ewwwwwwwwwww

[Joe Turner]

56. They sure are desparate, aren't they?

The ShrubCo talking points have been hurriedly fired out in the wake of Shrub's meltdown on national TV.

They see the internal polls heading south as most folk catch on that Shrub's campaign is nothing more than lies and smoke and mirrors.

That nit wit Laura has been drafted into the collaping Shrub Campaign is solid confirmation that ShrubCo is feeling the heat and seeing some pretty bad numbers.

[DeepModem Mom]

57. kick

[AVID]

59. That thing called "DR" is the biggest reason I despise the GOP

President of H.E.A.D.

Hypocritical Evil Armageddon Dreamers

[SHRED]

60. Males that regularly listen to her show.

Are sadistic, neutered, and clueless.
F that bitch.
It took me about 1 minute of her show to realize that she is a royal pain in the ass. I pity her husband and kids.

[jmcon007]

65. Please....She is NOT a doctor!

Laura Schlessinger is as fraudulent as Rush Limbaugh and the other wild-eyed neocons and we should be reminded of this every time someone calls her DR. Laura. She does not have a doctor's degree in anything.
Thought some of you would like to know.

[nolabels]

73. Thanks, I never did know that

I haven’t listened for quite awhile now but about ten years ago I would tune in for a minute or two every once in while just so I could get totally immersed in anger by listening to her twisted rationales.

Now that I know this is just a technique that is being used by this kind right wing trash I am just glad to say I only really wasted a minute fraction of my life listening to such foolishness.

As you get older you realize the people who go around tooting their own horns have a lot less going for them on the other side. I always thought that when I was younger also, but know am totally convinced of it.

People that know a lot, who are intelligent and want to get things done, don't have time for all that extra ceremony, they are too busy trying to learn other things to be concerned with it (at least that is what I have noticed).

Albert Einstein: One of the Smartest People to Live

Written by: -j-e-w-e-l-s-

One of the smartest people ever to live, Albert Einstein, changed our society's development forever with his views, theories, and developments. Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany on March 14, 1879. He was the only son of Hermann and Pauline Kech Einstein. He spent his youth in Munich, where his family owned a small electrical equipment plant. He did not talk until the age of three and by the age of nine, was still not fluent in his native language. (Discovering World History) His parents were actually concerned the he might be somewhat mentally retarded.

His parent's concerns aside, even as a youth Einstein showed a brilliant curiosity about nature and an ability to understand difficult mathematical concepts. At the age of 12 he taught himself Euclidian Geometry. Einstein hated the dull regimental and unimaginative spirit of school in Munich. (Albert Einstein's Early Life) His parents wisely thought to transfer him out of that environment.

Although Einstein's family was Jewish, he was sent to a Catholic elementary school from 1884 to 1889. He was then enrolled at the Luitpold Gymnasium in Munich. In 1894, Hermann Einstein's business failed and the family moved to Pavia, near Milan, Italy. Einstein was left behind in Munich to allow him to finish school. Such was not to be the case, however, since he left the gymnasium after only six more months. Einstein's biographer, Philip Frank, explains that Einstein so thoroughly despised formal schooling that he devised a scheme by which he received a medical excuse from school on the basis of a potential nervous breakdown. He then convinced a mathematics teacher to certify that he was adequately prepared to begin his college studies without a high school diploma. Other biographies, however, state that Einstein was expelled from the gymnasium on the grounds that he was a disruptive influence at the school. (Discovering World History)

In 1895, Einstein thought himself ready to take the entrance examination for the Eldgenossiche Technische Hochschule (ETH: Swiss Federal Polytechnic School, or Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), where he planned to major in electrical engineering. When he failed that examination, Einstein enrolled at a Swiss cantonal high school in Aarau. He found the more democratic style of instruction at Aarau much more enjoyable than his experience in Munich and soon began to make rapid progress. He took the entrance examination for ETH a second time in 1896, passed, and was admitted to school, although other sources state that he was admitted without examination on the basis of his diploma from Aarau. ETH had little appeal to Einstein, however. He rarely attended classes and hated studying for examinations, although he did graduate with a secondary teaching degree in 1900. He became a teacher of mathematics and physics in secondary school. (Albert Einstein's Early Life)
(snip)
http://www.planetpapers.com/Assets/2048.php

[Bunny]

95. You're wrong. She has a PhD in Physiology.

And she has (or had, it may have expired) a certificate as a licensed therapist in CA. Thought you might like to know.

[nolabels]

97. Yea, and Bush went to Yale, so

Kind of nice to know others have time to keep track of such people also. I think we should always give them Doctors thier due. :crazy:


(snip)
The SS troops marched the doomed prisoners to the head of the ramp onto which they had exited. They were led before an SS officer who, in the midst of all the madness, agony and death, seemed very out of place. His handsome face was set with a kind smile, his uniform impeccably tailored, cleaned and pressed. He was cheerfully whistling an opera tune, one of his favorites by Wagner. His eyes betrayed nothing but a cursory interest in the drama that was unfolding before him, the drama of which he alone was the chief architect. He carried a riding crop, but rather than using it to strike the prisoners as they passed before him, he merely used it to indicate which direction he selected them to go in, links oder rechts, left or right. Unbeknownst to the prisoners, this charming and handsome officer with the innocuous demeanor was engaging in his favorite activity at Auschwitz, selecting which new arrivals were fit to work and which ones should be sent immediately to the gas chambers and crematorium. Those sent to the left, roughly 10 to 30 percent of all new arrivals, had their lives spared, at least for the moment. Those sent to the right, usually 70 to 90 percent of all new arrivals, had been condemned to die without even a passing glance from their judge and jury at Auschwitz. The handsome officer who held omnipotent sway over the fate of all the camp’s prisoners was Dr. Josef Mengele, the Angel of Death.
(snip)
http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/history/mengele/index_1.html

[Bunny]

100. Okay. Not sure what your point is, but okay. n/t

[nolabels]

105. It means that it's just a tittle and is no measure that education is a ...

measure of one's moral perpetuity. I am sure that title means something, but is no guarantee of anything. These are a couple of extremes but this also why I scoff

[drdigi420]

67. yet more prrof that religion spawns evil

[LiberalPersona]

70. I see the "Dr." is up to no good again

This bitch should not be allowed in the media.

[LynnTheDem]

71. When the president had a "D" behind his name...

ms laura should reread all the criticism by her rightwingnut pals during a war when the president was a DEMOCRAT.

Funny thing, when the prez has a D, and the rightwingnuts criticise, it's NOT treason, but when the prez has an R then ANY criticism by ANYONE suddenly becomes treason.

ms laura should also check into what defines a DEMOCRACY versus a fascist state.

Stupid bitch.

[LynnTheDem]

72. DUMB...STUPID...IDIOTIC...the usual crap from the rightwingnuttery

A more decent president would not accuse his opponent of assisting terrorists and harming American troops merely because he criticizes U.S. policy. A more decent conservative movement would call such accusations anti-democratic, rather than mindlessly parroting them, as National Review Online's Jed Babbin did this week. But the president is who he is. And so are his supporters. And so, in response to John Kerry's increased criticism of U.S. policy in Iraq, Bush and his surrogates have essentially accused Democrats of helping insurgents kill American troops. Bush himself last week warned that Kerry's criticisms can "embolden an enemy by sending mixed message(s)."

In fact, when Bush says Kerry is emboldening the enemy, he's contradicting himself. One of Bush's favorite mantras is that the terrorists don't hate us because of what we do; they hate us because of who we are. When critics said the Iraq war would embolden Islamists to attack the United States, Bush supporters scoffed that the terrorists needed no encouragement - they were already doing everything they could to kill Americans.

But, if the terrorists can't be emboldened - if they are always doing their utmost to kill Americans-how can John Kerry be emboldening them now? At a recent rally in Columbus, Ohio, Bush said, "These people don't need an excuse for their hatred. I think it's wrong to blame America for the anger and the evil of the killers." But evidently, it's OK to blame John Kerry.

The stupidity doesn't end there. Bush surrogates also say Kerry's criticisms demoralize American troops. But, once again, the argument could just as easily go the other way. Perhaps American troops, who are watching attacks multiply and comrades die, find Bush's happy talk demoralizing. When Quinnipiac University polled Pennsylvanians in mid-August about their views on Iraq, it found that families that included someone on active military duty, in the Reserves, or a veteran, were significantly less likely than other voters to support the Iraq war. Overall, they opposed it 54 to 41 percent. A poll by the publisher of Army Times found that only 56 percent of active-duty troops support Bush's handling of the war. How can American troops feel demoralized by Kerry's Iraq criticisms when large numbers of them appear to feel the same way?

But the biggest problem with the president's latest talking point isn't that it's dumb; it's that it's anti-democratic.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/100304E.shtml

[MockSwede]

74. They may regret wishing for it!

In regard to 'terrorist child murderers':

Good for them, if that's who they think will be 'better' President for them. I agree with their opinion; not their tactics and rationale. They may regret what they wished for. OR having KERRY as president MAY change the international dynamic AND the insurgency dynamic. He may be able to get MORE boots on the ground by getting a REAL coalition and GET SERIOUS about the WAR in IRAQ and have this military do what it needs to do throughout the whole of Iraq. Not just hunker down inside the Green Zone and give up on the western desert bordering Syria and give up on 'flash point' cities. Bush has allowed our military to be defeated by NOT being on the offensive because he's trying to avoid body bags before the election. So when KERRY wins, the American people AND the people in the other countries of the world AND the people of Iraq ALL WIN. Wow, what a nice outcome from such a bad four years of *.

In regard to "Laura the Whiner":

She may be letting her religion rule her mouth. Too many Jewish folks in US are fearful of losing their clout in US and in world (Israel), it seems to me, so they get overly vocal in US/Israel politics. We have more Muslims in US than Jewish now, I believe. I'm not unsympathetic to the US Jewish/Israel/Palestine/Muslim issue WRT to Israel and Jewish people, but I don't think so many need to have a reactionary monoscopic/one-sided view of problem and possible solutions and impacts from unrelated international issues. We have a Jewish/Muslim kid summer camp program ongoing here in Maine for years. I believe it's helped show these young folks that we are all human and that we all bleed and that we can have a lot of fun with 'them' in a lovely (neutral) environment. Check out that effort.

[doni_georgia]

75. Dr. Laura exploiting death of children to help Bush!

What makes her ANY different from the terrorists? Terrorists use fear to manipulate people. This administration and its supporters use fear to manipulate people. I see no difference whatsoever!

[TexasSissy]

78. Errrrr....so what was their reason last year? And in 2001?

[struggle4progress]

96. Always the same! Pinochet blew up Letelier to get Kerry elected!

The Contras killed Linder to get Kerry elected! Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor to get Kerry elected! McVeigh blew up federal building to get Kerry elected! Allies firebombed Dresden to get Kerry elected. You can easily learn to repeat this without thinking!

[AspenRose]

103. Gee, and all this time I thought it was the Clenis' fault.

Man, am I confused. :dunce:

[Mister K]

79. Just plain stupid

This is like saying that if the insurgents wanted Bush the win they would stop attacking? Does anyone really thing they care about who gets elected over here? Has any tapes from Bin Laden or his associates even mentioned the election? I know that there was a 'terror alert' placed from The Don saying that the Al-Qaeda group wanted to disrupt the elections but he may have found that information at the bottom of a cereal box or just created it to keep is in fear and for protection we need W.

The facts are as plain as day:

1) There are terrorists flocking to Iraq every day.

2) Many Iraq citizens are accepting money to cause harm to US Soldiers since they cannot work because there is no industry in many parts.

3) There are more terrorists in Iraq now then before we attacked it.

4) The number of attacks, injuries and deaths are increasing every month.

5) We are no longer getting support from many Iraq citizens because of the numerous deaths of their people, sometimes caused by us through missile strikes. Many of them see us as an occupying force.

[neomonkey]

84. Here is letter from a Neanderthal on her site

Letter

Ahh, It's So Confusing!


Clinton awards Halliburton no-bid contract in Yugoslavia - good...
Bush awards Halliburton no-bid contract in Iraq - bad

Clinton spends 77 billion on war in Serbia - good…
Bush spends 87 billion in Iraq - bad...

Clinton imposes regime change in Serbia - good...
Bush imposes regime change in Iraq - bad...

Clinton bombs Christian Serbs on behalf of Muslim Albanian terrorists- good...
Bush liberates 25 million from a genocidal dictator - bad...

Clinton bombs Chinese embassy - good...
Bush bombs terrorist camps - bad...

Clinton commits felonies while in office - good...
Bush lands on aircraft carrier in jumpsuit - bad...

No mass graves found in Serbia - good...
No WMD found Iraq - bad...

Stock market crashes in 2000 under Clinton - good...
Economy on upswing under Bush - bad...

Clinton refuses to take custody of Bin Laden - good...
World Trade Centers fall under Bush - bad...

Clinton says Saddam has nukes - good...
Bush says Saddam has nukes - bad...

Clinton calls for regime change in Iraq - good...
Bush imposes regime change in Iraq - bad...

Terrorist training in Afghanistan under Clinton - good...
Bush destroys training camps in Afghanistan - bad...

Milosevic not yet convicted - good...
Saddam turned over for trial - bad...

Ahh, it's so confusing!

Something tells me I couldn't last a minute in a room with her or any of these creeps who trod in her footsteps.

[ljm2002]

85. Anyone know where the debate transcript is...

...the part where Bush says, "The terrorists don't get to decide. The *American people* get to decide."

or something like that.

Because strangely enough, it's the perfect rejoinder to this latest bit of mindless drivel from "Dr." Laura.

[progressivebydesign]

88. Do these daft cows realize it was BUSH on duty for 9/11???

I mean.. we've have THE most deadly 4 years of terrorism on Bush's watch. That opinionated egotistical faux concerned-mother is worried about one thing. Tax cuts. One day her aorta will burst from all that pent up anger.

[mike from ri]

89. and to think: I used to like Dr. Laura

she has really grown wacky in the last few years though.

[SoCalDemocrat]

90. I always hated that biotch

Of all the people I can't stand listening to on the air, that self riteous pompous biotch tops the list. No surprise to discover she's a freedom hating right wing Republican.

[Paradise]

91. oh, for god's sake!

the iraqis are a little busy with survival,
and
the terrorists pray 5 times per day, every day, for a * win!

[fortyfeetunder]

92. Well Dr. Moral Void Laura

What about the Christian fundamentalists and extremists who have been instrumental in gutting education, social mores, etc. right within your borders???

[Iris]

93. I thought she was just gave advice to ignorant white trash.

Who cares what she says?

[StElsewhere]

94. Dr. Laura

Other than the Fox liars, is there any greater nut case out there than Dr. Laura? She has, on occasion, made Ann Coulter look reasonable, which says a lot. She's all for those family values but when her own mother kicks the bucket and isn't found for close to a month, she shrugs it off. Okay folks, let's all give three cheers for those conservative, Republican family values.

[virgdem]

98. I think we just found the pox on our house...

and it is Dr. Laura. ugh!

[depakid]

102. What a pathetic human being

Is she still on the air? After letting her mom mummify?

What a sick country America is.

[umtalal]

104. dear dr. nobody: kerry has a plan, he will send you the terroists way. n/t

[krispyos]

106. wow, i love this logic

this is so ridiculous in so many ways. it is almost like she is suggesting that the terrorists wouldn't be blowing up men, women, and children if this wasn't an election year. forget the fact that they've been targeting Iraq's infrastructure and civilians since day one of the occupation. when is the "media" and the "talking heads" going to be held accountable for making wildly irresponsible claims? I'm not suggesting that we make laws that would violate the first amendment at all. it is just so frustrating to think that this lady reaches thousands of people a day... i guess the ideal situation would be an educated public with the support of a responsible media but i don't see either of those coming about any time soon.

[Festivito]

107. ..then should Bush resign now, or should the children die?

I'm at a loss to know what she wants to do with information she purports to have.