Did anyone watch Keith tonite ? The idiot in chief put up a map

[jillan]

of where are troops are stationed in Iraq while making his little speech today. Paul Rieckhoff was telling Keith about it, and having a fit, saying that he(Paul) got up and screamed at the tv for jeaporidizing the security of the troops.

Just wondering if anyone else caught it.
I could not find a link.g

[Ian David]

1. Well, if Geraldo could give away troop positions... then again, maybe the troops weren't "covert"?

:sarcasm:

[JNelson6563]

51. Exactly!!

Everyone knew where those troops were! It was common knowledge!

;-)

[krkaufman]

62. Just what Rieckhoff said.... "A Geraldo Moment"

Just astounding that Bush announced how many "urban outposts" we have in Baghdad -- along with a map showing their locations. (Rieckhoff interview starts around the 11-minute mark of the broadcast; outposts comment starts at 14:45.)

Of course, Keith and his producers didn't realize it, either, until Rieckhoff pointed it out, since MSNBC *did* show the map during the broadcast. (Don't know if they blurred it out during the 11pm rebroadcast, but hope they did.) After viewing it again, though, I'm not sure that KO's crew didn't add the maps in post-production, based on Rieckhoff's comments. KO & crew deserve a listing on "Worst Person" if that is the case.

[rocktivity]

2. I also caught that speech Bush made at the high school

He reminded me of those crazy people who talk to themselves on the subway.

:headbang:
rocknation

[BrklynLiberal]

18. Perfect description of his rambling, inarticulate ravings.

I am surprised someone from his coterie didn't run out there and grab him by the ear and lead him away.

[Ghost in the Machine]

22. eh... the ones that talk to themselves aren't so bad, as long as you don't

say anything to them, or answer a question because you think they're talking to you. If you really want to see the scary ones, look no further than the fundies preaching at cars with a bullhorn a busy intersection. I'm always afraid that their god/voice in their head is gonna tell them they'll be safe if they walk out in front of my vehicle.

If it rains right after they preach at my Jeep, does that mean it's been baptised and saved?? :evilgrin:

http://www.getmyspacecomments.com/

[lonestarnot]

23. Dat is some cat.

[lligrd]

3. Dumya Decided The Troops Were Expendable Long Ago

and he alone will decide when and where to out them.

[karlrschneider]

4. I thought I was imagining it. Glad someone else saw it.

:eyes:

[illinoisprogressive]

5. I'm the comander n chief.

[Patsy Stone]

6. Yep

Ain't that something?

From WZZM-13 Grand Rapids: http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=74157

"Using aerial photographs, Bush gave detailed descriptions of how the U.S. and Iraqi military are attempting to secure Baghdad neighborhood by neighborhood."

[State the Obvious]

7. Yes, and Paul Rieckhoff compared Bush putting up the map....

with Geraldo drawing the military diagram in the sand. :banghead:

(I am sure we will never hear about this again.)

[SpiralHawk]

36. "Move along. There is nothing to see here." - republicon corporate media wankers

"Time for you all to catch up on the latest with John Edwards hairstyle."

- corporate republicon media wankers

[jillan]

61. You know what's funny about your pictures?

The one from August 30th - that's Mark Wills.

My daughter is really into Country music...and come to think of it, Mark Wills hasn't had a 'hit' since then.

It must be Karma - hahaha!

[ends_dont_justify]

8. Murderer in chief

Ask the parents of right-wing soldiers, if bush giving their location to the enemy helps them stay alive. If they can't see the answer, we oughta re-institute euthenism.

this is why he's doing it: they want a draft. If they can quickly kill a large amount of soldiers they can justify a casualty amount that would allow them to pass a draft. To instigate MORE war. Damn him. Using our soldiers to kill even MORE americans!

[SammyWinstonJack]

33. ..

:grr: :mad: :grr: :mad: IMPEACH HIM NOW!

[MrMickeysMom]

9. We caught this tonight

and I was wondering if Paul Rieckhoff's statement would in and of itself "have legs". It should

Think it will? It makes sense to me that the stupid idiot should be credited again with screwing up yet another soldier's future in Iraq.

I'm guess crooks and liars will pick this up, since KO is well received everywhere.

[bdamomma]

10. * is jeopardizing those troops lives, he wants continuous death

* is grasping for straws, he is finished, and he is totally unfit.

[WiseButAngrySara]

11. Awesome stupidity was my reaction. I did catch it. Don't

have a link.

[WiseButAngrySara]

15. Not yet on Crooks and Liars, but his commentary on the missing

e-mails was from yesterday. It should be up tomorrow. Here's the link.

http://www.crooksandliars.com/category/msnbc/countdownkeith-olbermann/

[Rex]

12. They don't care about the troops, all they care about is ratings.

Screaming at the tv never makes the action stop, only commercials can do that.

[rasputin1952]

13. If bush would have actually served in the military, he would

have known that was an incredibly STUPID thing to do...:wtf:

Some CiC, damn moron would give away positions like that is setting up< these soldiers to be hit by mortar and artillery fire; not to mention incursions that get many killed.[br />
Damn "decider" decided to add a little more to the carnage.....and he has to SNEAK in to say "hi" to those who are fighting this fiasco....What an idiot!

[TacticalPeek]

14. Rate this up - maybe it'll get youtubed.

K&R

:kick:

[WiseButAngrySara]

16. Just did and here's another

:kick:

[BrklynLiberal]

17. The man is a total idiot. It is so humiliating to have the world see him as the leader of this

country. The Idiot in Chief!!!! :mad: :puke:

[progressive_realist]

19. That's fricking ridiculous.

That he put the map up; not that someone called him on it.

[lonestarnot]

20. Yeah ... Dimwit motherfucker. He has surely fucked some mothers out of some sons with this

brilliant strategy. But may I suggest he did it on purpose. Other people had to have coordinated what was shown. There was surely recognition of exactly what he was doing by someone with more sense than he has. He's a serial killer you know. Could give a shit squat less about human lives, let alone Americans, and nevermind Iraqis. He has a year and a half left to do this kind of shit. Are we going to just sit by and watch or are we going to impeach this sorry bastard? hmmmmmmf

[54anickel]

60. Yeah, but no one will be able to recall who was involved in the decision and the memos are lost. n/t

[lonestarnot]

21. Oh yeah and recommend too. That's 8

[PuraVidaDreamin]

24. Damn Straight

:hi:

[lonestarnot]

25. PV!

:hug:

[lonestarnot]

26. If anything should get him impeached that should do it.

[nadinbrzezinski]

27. Yeah I had to grind my teeth

god he is an idiot

And isn't that a shootable offense?

[lonestarnot]

28. OMG careful man.

I know you're just pondering, but Agent Mike might take that the wrong way.

[nadinbrzezinski]

29. Well Agent Mike should check the UCMJ

regarding these offenses. Any enlisted man or officer in the military would be facing the music about now

And the penalty for that (in time of war) for those aformentioned personel is exactly that

But we know that Agent Mike can be asured that nothing will be said about this breach in security or there will be no consequences either

When Geraldo did that he was thrown out of the ocmbat zone... because he was a civilian.

But thanks for your concern

[lonestarnot]

30. Oh but I think there is going to be much to be said about this security breach.

And I hope it gets him impeached. I know it's going to get some people real dead.

[nadinbrzezinski]

31. I realize some troops will die because of this

but if the media can bury it, they will

Oh remember to write your congress critter. I intend to, and I intend to emphasize the UCMJ here.

[lildreamer316]

32. Just when I really, really think I 've seen and heard it all.

I have to give them/him credit for constantly suprising me, and stunning me that I can be suprised again.

[City Lights]

34. Why does he hate the troops?

We know Georgie doesn't piss without permission, so who in the WH thought this was a good idea?

[SammyWinstonJack]

38. Take a guess.

:evilgrin: Why isn't this all over the news? I guess alec baldwin verbally abusing his child via voice mail is SO MUCH MORE IMPORTANT! right, you CORPORATE OWNED MEDIA sTALKING HEADS? :grr:

[Le Taz Hot]

45. You know what's really sad?

That the Baldwin story seems to be more important here on DU.

[MADem]

57. That's the way the corporate advertisers want it, see? They know the

gravy train is gonna grind to a halt, they want to keep it going as long as they possibly can....

[City Lights]

50. "stalking heads"

:spray:

:thumbsup:

And so true.

[WinkyDink]

53. "Why does he hate the troops?" Because they are living, breathing human beings.

Yes, it really is that simple.

[City Lights]

59. Is this being aired and discussed at the top of every hour?

If not, a better question is, why does the media hate the troops?

[knitter4democracy]

35. This has to be the last straw for so many.

Why was he even at that high school anyway? It's not like East Grand Rapids is a Republican stronghold (the rest of the area is, though).

He actually showed real maps? Fuckin' moron.

[Beetwasher]

37. I Just Can'f Figure This Out

I can't even imagine the reason they would do this.. Is it some political calculation, like trying to show Bush is in charge and know's what's going on? :shrug:

Maybe it's fake locations? I mean, WTF? Could they think the payoff whether politically or whatever is worth it?

Seriously, WTF could they be thinking with this? Usually I can come up w/ SOME plausible (at least from their POV) reason they do things, but this time, I'm pretty stumped.

Morons.

[frogcycle]

39. the chimperator does not havehalf a dozen working brain cells

he would not think of this as a good or bad thing to do. He just does what he is told. I'm surprised the map wasn't upside down. No, we continue to have a country run by an unelected megalomaniac, who thinks ONLY in terms of manipulating the masses. rove IS Big Brother.

[jollyreaper2112]

40. I dunno

These are security points, right? Anyone walking by would know they're there. I would be more concerned if these were covert observation points used to keep an eye on the jihadis and he blabbed on the air. Not that I think he even has concern over whether he breaks operational security or not, we saw that it was his idea to fuck up the investigation that could have prevented the london bombings.

[Marr]

41. How specific was it? If it was just a big map of Iraq outlining

the location of big US bases, that'd still be stupid, but it's not like he'd be giving away some information that anyone in Iraq couldn't get by asking around anyway.

I'm afraid I didn't see his rambling "town hall meeting", or the map- so I'm just asking.

[Eric J in MN]

42. You can watch video of Bush not-speaking-well here, but...

...I thought it was unremarkable.

Bush was no more-or-less articulate than usual.

http://majikthise.typepad.com/majikthise_/2007/04/potus_word_sala.html

[Marr]

43. Thanks for the link.

If this was the appearance where he talked about "chicken plucking ranches" or whatever, then I'd understand all the talk- maybe missed that portion of the video, but I'd agree with you- it seems otherwise unspectacular to me.

[Eric J in MN]

48. You can see the chicken reference here.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677

[merh]

47. that's not the same speech/appearance.

He used aerial maps to give the details of our operations when he spoke in Michigan.

Using aerial photographs, Bush gave detailed descriptions of how the U.S. and Iraqi military are attempting to secure Baghdad neighborhood by neighborhood."
http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=74157

Yet a time table for pull out would let the enemy know our war plans!! :grr: :mad:

God forgive me the hate I have in my heart for him and those that allow him to continue to destroy our nation and cause the deaths of so many. :cry:

[Marr]

49. You've got to be kidding me.

If that's what he did, he needs to be removed from office today. That's just disgustingly moronic.

[merh]

52. Olbermann had actual video of it, that showed the map/chart

If I see the video, I'll link it here.

Not just moronic, it was criminal. Endangering our soldiers just to look good and only to his followers. Go read the comments posted after that article on the tv station's site, some are disgusting.

[lonestarnot]

58. Mapping makes things a hell of alot easier for coordinating a walk in of mortar rounds.

See.

[johnfunk]

44. Aid and comfort to the enemy is a high crime

Need I say the "I" word?

Mark your calendar for April 28th....

[merh]

46. And the repugs and this admin fight against timeline for withdrawal

because it would be giving our war plans to the enemy - WTF is putting up a map of our soldiers' locations?

F*cking, lying, two faced, stupid criminals. :mad:

[Oilwellian]

54. Oh come on people!

It was JUST one of those fancy schmancy backdrops that they spend MILLIONS on to wow the crowds and make our dear leader look all important and smart! In fact, I bet our dear leader found those maps on Google and thought they were so cool!

[Labors of Hercules]

55. aw come on... there were no WMD's where Powell showed them to be...

So what's the chances there are troops where Dictater-tot shows them to be? actually, come to think of it, there's a pretty damn good chance given what an idiot this jackass really is... hmmmm... Never mind. :spank:

[Oilwellian]

56. Here's the video

Hope you don't mind pirhana...I posted a new thread with a link to the video so it wouldn't be lost in this thread.

It's under "New Details In Tillman Investigation."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/