Most important news story of the week ending 08-08-2008

[ColbertWatcher]

Poll question: Most important news story of the week ending 08-08-2008

Choice 1: China is hosting the Olympics for the very first time in history
Choice 2: Military coup in Mauritania
Choice 3: Los Angeles County Reports First West Nile Virus Cases
Choice 4: Large Population Of Gorillas Discovered In The Republic of the Congo
Choice 5: Detroit Mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick, Sent To Jail
Choice 6: Russia and Georgia battle over Ossetia independence
Choice 7: Blackwater Assists DEA In Domestic Raids
Choice 8: fire at Westboro Baptist Church
Choice 9: International observers warn North Korea is on the brink of famine
Choice 10: Other (please elaborate in reply)

SPECIAL REQUEST: if you really believe one of these stories is more important that a story the GOP-controlled media is pushing, please rec this thread to the "Greatest Page". Thank you.

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. MO man arrested for voting

[ColbertWatcher]

5. Damnit, I always forget something! Thank you for posting! n/t

[yellowdogintexas]

12. yeah, that is a very important story, I agree. Actually scary

and I don't care if he actually did yell and scream and hit the table, which I really don't think he did, because it is probably what I would have done if it were me.

NOBODY should be allowed to mess with the right to vote> What ever happened to just looking at the roll book, matching the name and address and the signature on the book w/the signature you have to make when you receive your ballot .

sheeze.

I have been allowed to vote w/o my voter registration card, many times. I give them my name, they find me, they ask me where I live, I tell them, I sign the book, they look at it, they give me a ballot. And I live in TEXAS for cryin out loud..in a very RED county.

[yourout]

2. Other....Anthrax.

[XemaSab]

3. Haven't you heard the BIG NEWS?

John Edwards screwed a staffer! :o

[ColbertWatcher]

6. Pfft. Those stories are the very reason I started doing this.

It angers me to no end that we can have some of the most detailed conversations about important subjects yet get so easily derailed when some "moral" offense drags the GOP-controlled media around by the short and curlies.

I know we can focus on what's important, but so far, we've been nothing more than political gossips.

[Muttocracy]

4. voted for Russia/Georgia but also DoJ lies with no shame on anthrax case. nt

[Faygo Kid]

16. Voted for Russia/Georgia because Brett Favre and Paris Hilton were not listed.

JUST KIDDING!!!

Actually, quite a week.

[ColbertWatcher]

19. I was thinking of collecting stupid stories for a year end "worst story of the year" n/t

[Faygo Kid]

24. You will have a really, really long list.

I can't even imagine how much work that would be.

Keep it to the worst POLITICAL story and . . . never mind. That, too, is an unmanageable list.

[ColbertWatcher]

28. LOL! I think that's why I gave up on it! n/t

[MercutioATC]

7. Did we ever get confirmation that the guy in the Blackwater shirt really WAS Blackwater?

I mean, it was just a shirt as far as I know.

[ColbertWatcher]

9. They haven't denied it. n/t

[MercutioATC]

10. I haven't denied that I work for Blackwater...

...that doesn't mean that I do.

[ColbertWatcher]

13. But, that's what you WOULD say if you did work for Blackwater...

...or something.

[MercutioATC]

15. Maybe I do, maybe I don't....

Ask any more questions and I'll send the black helicopters...


:P

[ColbertWatcher]

18. ...Looks like the Jets will be having a good year...

...gulp...

[sandyj999]

8. Choice 5 is important if you live here and all you hear is about him all day everyday.

He could just solve the problem by leaving............but he won't.

[ColbertWatcher]

17. I haven't been following, but...

...has his mother made any comments yet?

[sandyj999]

25. She hasn't said a word publicly. She almost didn't win the primary because of him. I believe the

Democratic party wanted her to retain her seat because just a few weeks ago two other Democratic women were campaigning. Of course that split their votes. Combined, if one had opposed her they would have won.

[ColbertWatcher]

31. Damn.

Is she your Representative? What is your opinion of her/her job?

[Ichingcarpenter]

11. I voted the story I found but I think the DOJ anthrax story and

the Ron Suskind revelations should be voted on.

[ColbertWatcher]

14. I always forget at least one story. Just put the story in the subject line.

More people will see it that way and cast their vote in response to your post.

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

20. You know, when you list it like that. . .

x( :scared: (I need a "Well, fuck" smiley too)

[ColbertWatcher]

21. Another one I forgot: U.S. moves carriers into Persian Gulf. n/t

[SammyWinstonJack]

22. K&R!

A busy week!

[Swamp Rat]

23. Mercenaries doing domestic police work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[eppur_se_muova]

26. Nah, that's occupying army work.

They'd probably shoot the police too.

[ColbertWatcher]

30. Yes, good distinction. n/t

[Swamp Rat]

32. The pic I posted has nothing to do with my vote in this poll

Just a reminder of what Martial Law in America looks like. ;)

[ColbertWatcher]

33. I hope you sell these on cafe press!

That would look way cool on a t-shirt!

[lonestarnot]

35. Great minds think alike!

;) :hug:

[DearAbby]

27. Other : the revelation of Suskind's book

of a forged document to mislead this nation to war with Iraq.

[wildbilln864]

29. #7 or the Anthrax coverup! nt

[lonestarnot]

34. And I've heard the Edward's bullshit.

Ackety. But didn't you leave out the anthrax frame-up?

[ColbertWatcher]

37. I thought that was last week...wasn't it? n/t

[lonestarnot]

38. Beats me, having so much fun, I lost track of time.

:P

[ColbertWatcher]

39. I think the suicide happened last week and one minute later...

...the conspiracies sprang up!

It does take a little time to text everyone.

[question everything]

36. Other - Maryland Mayor house being stormed by police force

because someone was using his wife name and address to ship marijuana. Police used the "do no knock warrant" an a spokeswoman refused to acknowledge that such warrant exists, shoot and kill the two dogs and hand cuff the mayor and his mother in law because she "screamed."

And the police still refuses to admit that they were wrong.

[savistocate]

40. Definite top-Suskind interviews 2 immediately under Tenet

loooooong term relevent. another has posted too

[RainDog]

41. kick n/t

[ColbertWatcher]

42. Thank you! n/t

[Indenturedebtor]

43. Mercs as police?!?!?! Holy crap, that's the first I've heard of it! YIKES! n/t

[ColbertWatcher]

44. Here is a picture...

And the story...http://www.salem-news.com/articles/august022008/dea_blackwater_8-2-08.php

[Indenturedebtor]

45. And the hits just keep coming... thanks for the link!!! n/t

[Douglas Carpenter]

46. obviously, to vote for any other choice above than # 6 is being more than just a little bit myopic

My God, Russian troops are in action against a country and their army that is very closely aligned with the United States!! This obviously has the dangerous potential of spilling over into a broad regional conflict, and pitting America and Russian onto a real collision course, leading to the potential for a new cold war and new wars of proxy in a number hot hot spots.

To imagine other stories are of equal importance reminds me of the insularity of a Scottish newspaper at the time of the sinking of the Titanic which ran the headline, Glasgow Man Lost at Sea

[ColbertWatcher]

47. Saturday kick. n/t

[Quantess]

48. I would have said the Olympics in China, but

choice #7 is far more important.

[Occam Bandage]

49. 6,1,2,9,4,10,7,3,5,8

10 being Edwards.

[JNelson6563]

50. K&R

:toast: