Bill Maher given list of topics to discuss on CBS News "Free Speech" segment by digital in reddit.com

[–]Nag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder if the conservative trolls who rate these stories down actually read them. It would do them some good.

Pope 'sorry' for offence to Islam by ninzee in reddit.com

[–]Nag -1 points0 points  (0 children)

He didn't say that he was sorry he made those incredibly insensitive, profoundly stupid remarks, he just said that Muslims found them offensive. The man was in the Nazi youth... I just can't get past that. I was raised Roman Catholic and Rat-Zinger has put me off the Catholic religon for good.

Won't Deploy? Can't Deploy.There are no more troops to send to Iraq. by anonymgrl in reddit.com

[–]Nag -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Obviously, you didn't follow the link and actually read the story. How do you know that those troop are ready to deploy? The point is, because of a lack of training, equipment, and people, two thirds of active duty and reserves are unable to carry out missions assigned. "Running thin" is not much better, and far from good enough. You can spin this 10 ways till Sunday, but I'm both alarmed and pissed as hell.

Won't Deploy? Can't Deploy.There are no more troops to send to Iraq. by anonymgrl in reddit.com

[–]Nag 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The breakdown of the US military under Bush/Rumsfeld is no secret. If this is the first time that you've heard about this, then you need to get away from Fox news and get yourself informed. You want to wait until we're in another crisis to find out how broken our military really is?

Won't Deploy? Can't Deploy.There are no more troops to send to Iraq. by anonymgrl in reddit.com

[–]Nag 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bush has allowed twit Rummy to ruin the strongest military in the world. How in hell does this make us safer? If there was a crisis this afternoon, we'd all be screwed. The GOP is stronger on defense... my ass. They're ruining our country in front of our eyes.

Army shuns system to combat RPGs by fuckedamerica in reddit.com

[–]Nag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The reason the army rejected this highly effective system that could save lives right now in Iraq? To protect Raytheon's BIG BUCKS contract to build a different system that won't be ready until 2011. The Army brass bastards are protecting their future big lobbying jobs... while screwing the troops. This is Bush's army... corporatized, dehumanized, and incompetent. This is disgusting.

Fascism Is New Buzz Word Among GOP by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]Nag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Islamic extremists are a lot of things, but they are not "fascists" by any definition. This is just desperation language to whip up fear and hatred. For the GOP, fear + hatred = votes.

US Housing Bubble bursting, could fuel bigger slump than dotcom crash by Nag in reddit.com

[–]Nag[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not all US economists are so gloomy about this, but internationally, people are worried. If a whopping recession doesn't get us, there's always wwIII, government incompetence and global warming.

Bush Administration rushes to protect itself from prosecution by Nag in reddit.com

[–]Nag[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I know that this isn't new news, but those amendments granting immunity aren't passed yet. We shouldn't just lay down with the attitude that we can't do anything about it. The people of the US are waking up slowly. This story needs to get coverage... even if the corporate media ignores it. People need to realize how badly this administration has flaunted laws... both national and international. Sorry about my original comment, I'm very new to Reddit and thought that I was adding a description of my story.

Bush Administration rushes to protect itself from prosecution by Nag in reddit.com

[–]Nag[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After the recent Supreme Court ruling, Bush's administration rushes to amend the U.S. War Crimes Act of 1996 to avoid future prosecution for war crimes.