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July 06, 2005

Another One From Taranto: Bush To Blame For Iraqi Car-Bombings

Well, all of that's obvious e-fucking-nough. Not really breaking any new ground there.

What's fascinating is how this Mensa chapter-president gets to that conclusion:

Under Saddam Hussein, in fact, cars were as rare on the streets of Iraq as ATM machines. Owning a car was a sure sign of deep loyalty to President Hussein, who tightly restricted the import of these expensive, luxury items. While palace cronies whizzed about Baghdad on Italian radials, the average Iraqi, who earned less than $300 annually, succumbed to public transportation and shoe leather.
The Bush War has changed all that. Foreign exchange has put more dinars in the hands of consumption-minded Iraqis. Near the top of the list of luxury items flowing into the country is the automobile. More than 1 million used cars have entered Iraq during the past two years, according to a police survey referenced by the Riyadh-based IFP report, "Rebuilt Iraq." Less than half that number existed in the entire country before the toppling of Saddam Hussein. Mosul, for example, which previously had only 57,000 registered cars, now has 125,000.

Cars don't kill people, as any state trooper knows. People do the killing. But suicide car bombers can't do their thing without cars. In the new Iraq, thanks to Bush's War, the bombers are daily wreaking bloody havoc.

Hmmm... Bush's illegal war pumps millions into the economy, letting ordinary Iraqis buy cars for the first time, and so, um, the car-bombings are his fault.

Les Payne's (perfect name, no?) next column: Bush Increases Drug-Use Among Underclass By Improving Economy.

Because, seriously, crack ain't cheap.

It's all a CIA plot, I tells ya.

posted by Ace at 04:32 PM

Comments

Ace of Spades' Law of Blogging Constipation: The number of posts directly following a complaint about how a blogger doesn't feel like posting anymore is directly proportional to the length of said complaint.

That said, I figure we'll probably get another 10 posts out of you before 5 pm (California time).

Kickin' ass, bro.

Posted by: ccwbass on July 6, 2005 04:38 PM

posting is easy enough. It's just that I'm not really inspired to do anything original, apart from making the same formulaic hack-jokes after a link.

Posted by: ace on July 6, 2005 04:51 PM

Not perfect; his first name should be "More."

Les Payne is a racist, a socialist, and a reflexive spouter of vitriol at anyone who dares to disagree with him. Thomas Sowell's column appeared in Newsday for a brief while. Payne put an end to it by referring to "Uncle Tom" Sowell at least once in every column he published. After a bit of that, Sowell forbade his syndicator to sell his column to any longer.

The whole paper is an embarrassment to self-respecting journalists, but the Opinion pages are particularly bad. One could almost get the idea that they...you know...have an agenda.

Posted by: Francis W. Porretto on July 6, 2005 04:51 PM

I cannot even believe this is a serious article.

In other news, Iraq has a job shortage caused by those on Saddams death list still being alive and working.

Posted by: DelphiGuy on July 6, 2005 04:56 PM

Bet their cholesterol levels are rising too.
Oh filthy, filthy lucre!

Posted by: lauraw on July 6, 2005 05:24 PM

Income taxes are next.

Bush is a monster!

Posted by: Dave in Texas on July 6, 2005 05:53 PM

I heard that thanks to Bush's war there is now too much SARCASM in Iraq!

Posted by: Ron on July 6, 2005 06:18 PM

This reminds me of the classic conservative joke that if everybody in America became twice as wealthy, the New York Times headline would read "Gap Between Rich And Poor Widens".

Posted by: SJKevin on July 6, 2005 07:19 PM

Racism, always the fallback for the mindless Bush sheep. Payne is brilliant. Sowell is a disgrace to us evolved.

Racism wins again!

Great society your kind has created under the illegal Resident Select Bush regime.

Posted by: Brad on July 6, 2005 08:38 PM

That comment drives me nuts.
I love you Brad.
You're the cutest little troll I've ever seen.
If you didn't smell like patchouli oil and dirty hippy, I'd take you in my arms and never let you go.

Posted by: lauraw on July 6, 2005 09:51 PM

The "illegal Resident Select Bush regime?"

Now that's funny. Between Brad and Cain the Anti-Neocon, this site has some of the most entertaining trolls on the web.

Posted by: Slublog on July 6, 2005 10:18 PM

Oh, my! That troll just linked to an article on Lil Kim's sentencing.....and thinks there's a point in there somewhere.

Check out the big brain on Brad! (not)

Posted by: The Warden on July 6, 2005 10:53 PM

We're taking down your gestapo Rove rightards!

Read both and weep fascist pukes!

Posted by: Brad on July 7, 2005 12:17 AM

Brad, you lovable little scamp.

"Rove probably knows enough to put Cheney, Bush, and Rumsfeld in Leavenworth where they belong."

I mean, how cute is that!?

Ace, can we keep him? Huh? Can we?

Posted by: Slublog on July 7, 2005 12:20 AM

If we keep him, I think it would be the responsible thing to have him "altered" first, if you know what I mean. Eugenics gets a bad rap these days.

Posted by: digitalbrownshirt on July 7, 2005 12:29 AM

Is he going to lie about non-existent rain like he lied last time? Like he lies about everything (and people die!)?

Will you extra chromosome book burners back him? Again.

Posted by: Brad on July 7, 2005 12:40 AM

Damn, Dave. It didn't take long for the "Bush LIED!" about the weather meme to surface.

And "extra chromosome?"

Brad, are you making fun of those with down's syndrome? That's not nice.

Posted by: Slublog on July 7, 2005 12:46 AM

Brad, I gotta admit.

That link, and the 'scandal' you're trying to create?

Pathetic.

Really.

You guys have got to update the playbook, if you know what I'm saying.

Posted by: Slublog on July 7, 2005 12:54 AM

BUSH LIED PEOPLE DIED!

Posted by: Brad on July 7, 2005 01:01 AM

You're kidding, right?

Ace, is that you?

Posted by: Slublog on July 7, 2005 01:05 AM

Brad, is that all you've got to offer?

Let me help you out a bit.

HALLIBURTON!

DOWNING STREET MEMOS!

KARL ROVE!

ENRON!

No need to thank me. I do this as a public service.

Posted by: Slublog on July 7, 2005 01:14 AM

Nice try. You left out Diebold, Bechtel, the oil oligarchy, the entire right wing media and the rest of the Chimpy for-profit oil conglomerate.

Do you think I'm stupid?

Posted by: Brad on July 7, 2005 01:22 AM

Dang, I missed Diebold?

Must be the wine, and the fact that it's 1:30 in the morning.

I'll do better tomorrow, honest.

Posted by: Slublog on July 7, 2005 01:26 AM

Do you think I'm stupid?

Yep.

Next question?

Posted by: Lipstick on July 7, 2005 01:30 AM

AWWWWW!
He is too precious for words.

Reminds me of that little kitten that hung around our yard for a couple days last year. Adorable.

I think the coyotes must have got it.

Posted by: lauraw on July 7, 2005 09:40 AM

Bad news for Brad and the other Saddamites when you can't tell if they are trolls, troll parodies, or kittens.

Posted by: on July 7, 2005 09:58 AM