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To: koan who wrote (818813)	11/23/2014 3:50:26 PM
From: joseffy	1 Recommendation Recommended By locogringo Respond to of 1579772

koan's "news" source, late night comedian Jon Leibowitz-Stewert, doesn't know the difference between the debt and the deficit.

To: koan who wrote (818813)	11/23/2014 3:51:29 PM
From: joseffy	2 Recommendations Recommended By FJB locogringo Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579772

Jon Stewart is so smart he doesn't know the difference between the debt and the deficit.

To: koan who wrote (818813)	11/23/2014 4:11:52 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579772

>> Stewart, et al are important because they are smart, and they are correct, and they tell the truth. I don't find any of the three to be particularly "smart". I don't know what you think they're "correct" about unless you have to have someone who TELLS you how to think. I don't, so that is a bit of a foreign concept to me. As to telling the truth, that's nonsense. They tell that version of the truth that happens to agree with your extremist ideology. The true truth? No way. These people are comedians. Just like Limbaugh. You are very naive.

To: koan who wrote (818813)	11/23/2014 4:45:42 PM
From: Broken_Clock	1 Recommendation Recommended By locogringo Respond to of 1579772

Perhaps koan can explain his continue backing of O-bloodybama Obama Order Expands Afghan War Powers in 2015US Troops Will Continue to Engage in Direct Combat With Taliban by Jason Ditz, November 22, 2014 Print This \| Share This Officials are scrambling to defend a secret order by President Obama which completely abandons the pretense of the Afghan War ending at the end of 2014, ordering troops to continue to carry out “direct combat operations” throughout 2015, and potentially beyond. They are now insisting the move is aimed at “protecting” the new Ghani government in Afghanistan which they describe as much more grateful for the 13+ year occupation than Hamid Karzai was. In practice this just means Ghani is more willing to sign off on expanding the war above and beyond what the “through 2024 and beyond” pact, which is supposed to take effect in January, would otherwise allow. For years NATO has been escalating the Afghan War and carrying out policies in open defiance of the Karzai government, particularly as it relates to airstrikes against cities. This has been a constant PR struggle, however, and Ghani seems to be extremely pliable in that regard. This means that the planned expansion of the 2015 war may just be the first step toward a broader extension of the occupation, now that they finally have an Afghan president, at least sort of elected, who will go along with the idea.

To: koan who wrote (818813)	11/23/2014 5:11:23 PM
From: locogringo	2 Recommendations Recommended By Honey_Bee John Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579772

Stewart, et al are important because they are smart, and they are correct, and they tell the truth. If any of that is true, why does Stewart (and et al) keep kissing O'reilly rich ass on the FOXNEWS channel? (#1 around he world) Is it to pump up their dismal ratings with people that vote or people that matter? If they were so smart and so truthful, people would find their shows.