WB: Stupid Is As Stupid Does

July 11, 2005

I bet the guy does a mean PowerPoint presentation.

Stupid Is As Stupid Does

Posted by b on July 11, 2005 at 17:32 UTC | Permalink

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FT changes headline on Blair’s statement. This morning, I picked up the paper copy of the Financial Times, scanned the headline, and harrumphed, remarking that “I had seen something like this before”. Yesterday, the FT website had the same title – “Blair rejects calls for probe into bombings.” Today, however, the headline has been changed to “Blair promises to hunt down bombers”. (BTW, it’s UK conservatives calling for a probe). Not only that, but the text in question is purged:
Tony Blair will on Monday reject Conservative demands for a government inquiry into last week’s London bomb attacks, insisting such a move would distract from the task of catching the perpetrators.
Gentlemen, prepare your tinfoil hats!!

Posted by: Uncle $cam | Jul 11 2005 18:08 utc | 1

I saw an article little while ago where the british defense department was having training sessions at the same locations that were hit by the bombs on the same day. thier training was in regards to bombs in subways. it was eerie reading it, like the stories associated with 911.

Posted by: jimmyjazz | Jul 11 2005 19:12 utc | 2

@ jimmyjazz
Give us a link or refrain.
troll alert?

Posted by: Juannie | Jul 11 2005 19:17 utc | 3

@Juannie – no troll – the link: Bombing Exercises In London Underground – the audio in the article on that page sounds real to me.

Posted by: b | Jul 11 2005 19:29 utc | 4

Thanks b. I appologize jimmyjazz.

Posted by: Juannie | Jul 11 2005 19:37 utc | 5

A comment on Billmon’s post:
Blocking Internet sites ?
So now the US military is in the same business as China and Saudi Arabia ?
We have met the enemy and he is US.

Posted by: khr | Jul 11 2005 19:38 utc | 6

al jazeera
does a good job covering the story
here’s an interesting developement about netanyahu being warned of a possible explosion on
yahoo

Posted by: Anonymous | Jul 11 2005 19:50 utc | 7

that was me

Posted by: annie | Jul 11 2005 19:51 utc | 8

Well people, we all know exactly what will happen.
The US will pull out, call it a victory, then the Iraqi purge will start. All out civil war will follow between the Sunnis, Shia, and Kurds, a dictator will come along and take control, and we have Saddam two. Only this time a more cooperative fellow as long as US money comes in.
The stage is being set. We know the story line and we know that history always repeats. Repressive regime here we come. Boy oh boy, can that Bushie ever be a great nation builder!

Posted by: jdp | Jul 11 2005 20:13 utc | 9

London Calling.

Posted by: Cloned Poster | Jul 11 2005 20:20 utc | 10

re: the latest omigod stupid pronouncement from General Webster:
Join me in promoting the Monthly General William Westmoreland “Light at the End of the Tunnel” (LATEOTT) award for the most egregiously self-deluded pronouncement about the “progress” we are making in the Quagmire Formerly Known as Iraq.
http://bluememe.blogspot.com/2005/07/gen-westmoreland-lateott-awards.html

Posted by: bluememe | Jul 11 2005 23:58 utc | 11

Billmon: The moron who put Rush Limbaugh on Armed Forces radio was that gutless, incompetent, and witless “insider” named Les Aspin. The hero of Somalia also used his time as Clinton’s Sec of Def to buckle to winger pressure and put Rush on armed forces radio to spew his demands for a coup against the democractically elected President. Ah Bill Clinton: put the loyalists at HHS and let the feckless run Justice and defense.

Posted by: citizen k | Jul 12 2005 0:57 utc | 12

Uncle S: the FT probably canned that version given that when Monday came the Tories *didn’t* call for a public inquiry, or at least they didn’t according to my listening of “Today in Parliament”.

Posted by: Simstim | Jul 12 2005 8:41 utc | 13

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