Saturday, October 14

Saturday Quick Hits

Abandoning the five-year-old out-of-touch "Army of One" slogan, the U.S. Army has adopted a new recruiting slogan to pump some more bodies into the undermanned service. (To me, we will always be undermanned, not as a result of poor foreign policy, but due to a growing movement of cowardace and lack of patriotism among parents and young adults.) The new "Army Strong," vice "Army of One" is part of a 200 million dollar blitz and a "centerpiece of a multimedia ad campaign.". Video here. The Air Force recently switched from "Cross Into the Blue" to "Do Something Amazing."

HotAir's got a clip of South Park's latest mockery of the 9/11 truthers. Don't miss it!

The Iraq Study Group (ISG), a bipartisan commission founded by Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA) and led by former Secretary of State James A. Baker and Vice Chairman of the 9/11 Commission Lee Hamilton, has reportedly concluded two feasible options for pulling together what has become an uphill battle in Iraq. The first, put simply, would focus on stabalizing Baghdad, politically accommodate insurgents, and abandon the hopeful democratic endstate. The second, though not mentioning where they would go, would require troops to phase soldiers out of Iraq to minimize American casualties. Both plans imply that the administration's current plan to "stay the course," even with minor alterations logistically and tactically, can not succeed. In fact, that plan was one of two the ISG had ruled out. Michelle Malkin claims that the president, in the end, won't consider the latter of two because "Middle East democracy is the core of [President Bush's] foreign policy; it'd be like FDR repudiating the New Deal."

Mel Gibson, in an interview with Good Morning America, attempted to claim responsibility for his recent drunken remarks concerning Jews. He claimed that he was wrong for what he "roar[ed] about," but the long hours and stress drove him to drink. Yet another example of personal irresponsibility in Hollywood. A fun fact: Gibson, when asked what he would say if a black cop was there instead of a Jew, he responded, "I don't know. You'll have to get me drunk again to find out."

Caught Red Handed: Engadget uncovered the infamous hurricane machine G.W. used to destroy black communities in New Orleans. 9/11 Truthers, meet the newest Hurricane Katrina Truther.

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