Gulf War Humor.....

[codeorama]

Check out this site, http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/blsaddampictures.htm

But be warned.. it has a lot of anti Bush humor... so if you are sensative to it... don't go there.

But there is plenty for both sides........

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[NavyDave]

Funny how until the GOP controlled congress restricted the spending of Bubba in 94 to 99 that the deficit wasnt an issue.

I can care less about a deficit if it means we as a nation is safe.

[riggins44]

What is the Iraqi Air Force motto?

I came, I saw, Iran.

Have you heard about the new Iraqi Air Force exercise program?

Each morning you raise your hands above your head and leave them there.

What's the five-day forecast for Baghdad?

Two days.

What do Miss Muffet and Saddam Hussein have in common?

They both have Kurds in their way.

What is the best Iraqi job?

Foreign ambassador.

Did you hear that it is twice as easy to train Iraqi fighter pilots?

You only have to teach them to take off.

How do you play Iraqi bingo?

B-52 ... F-16 ... A-10 ... B-1

What is Iraq's national bird?

Duck.

What do Saddam Hussein and General Custer have in common?

They both want to know where the hell those Tomahawks are coming from!

Why does the Iraqi Navy have glass bottom boats?

So they can see their air force.

[The Evil Genius]

Some more humor...and thats all it is - humor.

[tex]

The Hollywood group is at it again. Holding anti-war rallies, screaming

about the Bush Administration, running ads in major newspapers, defaming

the President and his Cabinet every chance they get, to anyone and

everyone who will listen. They publicly defile them and call them names

like "stupid" , "morons", and "idiots". Jessica Lange went so far as

to tell a crowd in Spain that she hates President Bush and is embarrassed

to be an American.

So, just how ignorant are these people who are running the country? Let's

look at the biographies of these "stupid", "ignorant" , "moronic"

leaders, and then at the celebrities who are cas! tigating them:

President George W. Bush: Received a Bachelors Degree from Yale

University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He served as an F-102

pilot for the Texas Air National Guard. He began his career in the oil

and gas business in Midland in 1975 and worked in the energy industry

until 1986. He was elected Governor on November 8, 1994, with 53.5

percent of the vote. In a historic re-election victory, he became the

first Texas Governor to be elected to consecutive four-year terms on

November 3, 1998 winning 68.6 percent of the vote. In 1998 Governor Bush

won 49 percent of the Hispanic vote, 27 percent of the African-American

vote, 27 percent of Democrats and 65 percent of women. He won more Texas

counties, 240 of 254, than any modern Republican other than Richard Nixon

in 1972 and is the first Republican gubernatorial candidate to win the

heavily Hispanic and Democratic border counties of El Paso, Cameron and

Hidalgo. (Someone began circulating a false story about his I.Q. being

lower than any other President. If you believed it, you might want to go

to URBANLEGENDS.COM and see the truth.

Vice President Dick Cheney: Earned a B.A. in 1965 and a M.A. in 1966,

both in political science. Two years later, he won an American Political

Science Association congressional fellowship. One of Vice President

Cheney's primary duties is to share with individuals, members of Congress

and foreign leaders, President Bush's vision to strengthen our economy,

secure our homeland and win the War on Terrorism. In his official role as

President of the Senate, Vice President Cheney regularly goes to Capital

Hill to meet with Senators and members of the House of Representatives to

work on the Administration's legislative goals. In his travels as Vice

President, he has seen first hand the gr! eat demands the war on terrorism

is placing on the men and women of our military, and he is proud of the

tremendous job they are doing for the United States of America.

Secretary of State Colin Powell: Educated in the New York City public

schools, graduating from the City College of New York (CCNY), where he

earned a Bachelor's Degree in geology. He also participated in ROTC at

CCNY and received a commission as an Army second lieutenant upon

graduation in June 1958. His further academic achievements include a

Master of Business Administration Degree from George Washington

University. Secretary Powell is the recipient of numerous U.S. and

foreign military awards and decorations. Secretary Powell's civilian

awards include two Presidential Medals of Freedom, the President's

Citizens Medal, the Congressional Gold Medal, the Secretary of State

Distinguished Service Medal, and the Secretary of Energy Distinguished

Service Medal. Several schools and other institutions have been named in

his honor and he holds honorary degrees from universities and colleges

across the country. (Note: He retired as Four Star General in the United

States Army)

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld: Attended Princeton University on

Scholarship (AB, 1954) and served in the U.S. Navy (1954-57) as a Naval

aviator; Congressional Assist! ant to Rep. Robert Griffin (R-MI), 1957-59;

U.S. Representative, Illinois, 1962-69; Assistant to the President,

Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, Director of the Cost of

Living Council, 1969-74; U.S. Ambassador to NATO, 1973-74; head of

Presidential Transition Team, 1974; Assistant to the President, Director

of White House Office of Operations, White House Chief of Staff, 1974-77;

Secretary of Defense, 1975-77.

Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge: Raised in a working class

family in veterans' public housing in Eri! e. He earned a scholarship to

Harvard, graduating with honors in 1967. After his first year at The

Dickinson School of Law, he was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he

served as an infantry staff sergeant in Vietnam, earning the Bronze Star

for Valor. After returning to Pennsylvania, he earned his Law Degree

and was in private practice before becoming Assistant District Attorney

in Erie County. He was elected to Congress in 1982. He was the first

enlisted Vietnam combat veteran elected to the U.S. House, and was

overwhelmingly re-elected six times.

National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice: Earned her Bachelor's Degree

in Political Science, Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from the University

of Denver in 1974; her Master's from the University of Notre Dame in

1975; and her Ph.D. from the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver in 1981. (Note: Rice enrolled at the University

of Denver at the age of 15, graduating at 19 with a Bachelor's Degree in

Political Science (Cum Laude). She earned a Master's Degree at the

University of Notre Dame and a Doctorate from the University of Denver's

Graduate School of International Studies. Both of her advanced degrees

are also in Political Science.) &! nbsp; She is a Fellow of the American

Academy of Arts and Sciences and has been awarded Honorary Doctorates

from Morehouse College in 1991, the University of Alabama in 1994, and

the University of Notre Dame in 1995. At Stanford, she has been a member

of the Center for International Security and Arms Control, a Senior

Fellow of the Institute for International Studies, and a Fe! llow (by

courtesy) of the Hoover Institution. Her books include Germany Unified

and Europe Transformed (1995) with Philip Zelikow, The Gorbachev Era

(1986) with Alexander Dallin, and Uncertain Allegiance: The Soviet Union

and the Czechoslovak Army (1984). She also has written numerous articles

on Soviet and East European foreign and defense policy, and has addressed

audiences in settings ranging from the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in

Moscow to the Commonwealth Club to the 1992 and 2000 Republican National

Conventions. From 1989 through March 1991, the period of German

reunification and the final days of the Soviet Union, she served in the

Bush Administration as Director, and then Senior Director, of Soviet and

East European A! ffairs in the National Security Council, and a Special

Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. In 1986, while

an international affairs fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations, she

served as Special Assistant to the Director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

In 1997, she served on the Federal Advisory Committee on Gender --

Integrated Training in the Military. She was a member of the boards of

directors for the Chevron Corporation, the Charles Schwab Corporation,

the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the University of Notre Dame,

the International Advisory Council of J.P. Morgan and the San Francisco

Symphony Board of Governors. She was a Founding Board member of the

Center for a New Generation, an educational support fund for schools in

East Palo Alto and East Menlo Park, California and was Vice President of

the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula. In addition, her past board

service has encompassed such organizations as Transamerica Corporation,

Hewlett Packard, the Carnegie Corporation, Carnegie Endowment for

International Peace, The Rand Corporation, the National Council for

Soviet and East European Studies, the Mid-Peninsula Urban Coalition and

KQED, public broadcasting for San Francisco. Born November 14, 1954 in

Birmingham, Al abama, she resides in Washington, D.C.

So who are these celebrities? What is their education? What is their

experience in affairs of State or in National Security? While I will

defend to the death their right to express their opinions, I think that

if they are going to call into question the intelligence of our leaders,

we should also have all the facts on their educations and background:

Barbra Streisand : Completed high school

Career: Singing and acting

Cher: Dropped out of school in 9th grade.

Career: Singing and acting

Martin Sheen: Flunked exam to enter University of Dayton.

Career:

Acting

Jessica Lange: Dropped out college mid-freshman year.

Career: Acting

Alec Baldwin: Dropped out of George Washington U. after scandal.

Career: Acting

Julia Roberts: Completed high school. Career: Acting

Sean Penn: Completed High school. Career: Acting

Susan Sarandon: Degree in Drama from Catholic University of America in

Washington, D.C.

Career: Acting

Ed Asner; Completed High school.

Career: Acting

George Clooney: Dropped out of University of Kentucky.

Career: Acting

Michael Moore: Dropped out first year University of Michigan.

Career: Movie Director

Sarah Jessica Parker: Completed High School.

Career: Acting

Jennifer Anniston: Completed High School.

Career: Acting

Mike Farrell: Completed High school.

Career: Acting

Janeane Garofelo: Dropped out of College.

Career: Stand up comedienne

Larry Hagman: Attended Bard College for one year.

Career: Acting

While comparing the education and experience of these two groups, we

should also remember that President Bush and his cabinet are briefed

daily, even hourly, on the War on Terror and threats to our security.

They are privy to information gathered around the world concerning the

Middle East, the threats to America, the intentions of terrorists and

terrorist-supporting governments. They are in constant communication with

the CIA, the FBI, Interpol, NATO, The United Nations, our own military,

and that of our allies around the world. We cannot simply believe that

we have full knowledge of the threats because we watch CNN!! We cannot

believe that we are in any way as informed as our leaders.

These celebrities have no intelligence-gathering agents, no fact-finding

groups, no insight into the minds of those who would destroy our country.

They only have a deep seated hatred for all things Republican. By nature,

and no one knows quite why, the Hollywood elitists detest Conservative

views and anything that supports or uplifts the United States of

America. The silence was deafening from the Left when Bill Clinton

bombed a pharmaceutical factory outside of Khartoum, or when he attacked

the Bosnian Serbs in 1995 and 1999. He bombed Serbia itself to get

Slobodan Milosevic out of Kosovo, and not a single peace rally was

held. When our Rangers were ambushed in Somalia and 18 young American

lives were lost, not a peep was heard from Hollywood. Yet now, after our

nation has been attacked on its own soil, after ! 3,000 Americans were

killed, by freedom-hating terrorists, while going about their routine

lives, they want to hold rallies against the war. Why the change?

Because an honest, God-fearing Republican sits in the White House.

Another irony is that in 1987, when Ronald Reagan was in office, the

Hollywood group aligned themselves with disarmament groups like SANE,

FREEZE and PEACE ACTION, urging our own government to disarm and freeze

the manufacturing of any further nuclear weapons, in order to promote

world peace. It is curious that now, even after we have heard all the

evidence that Saddam Hussein has chemical, biological and is very close

to obtaining nuclear weapons, their is no cry from this group for HIM to

disarm. They believe we should leave him alone in his ques! t for these

weapons of mass destruction, even though it is certain that these deadly

weapons will eventually be used against us in our own cities.

So why the hype out of Hollywood? Could these celebrities believe that

since they draw such astronomical salaries, they are entitled to also

determine the course of our Nation? That they can make viable decisions

concerning war and peace? Did Michael Moore have the backing of the

Nation when he recently thanked France, on our behalf, for being a "good

enough friend to tell us we were wrong"? I know for certain he was not

speaking for me. Does Sean Penn fancy himself a Diplomat, in going to

Iraq when we are just weeks away from war? Does he believe that his High

School Diploma gives him the knowledge (and the right) to go to a country

that is controlled by a maniacal dictator, and speak on behalf of the

American people? Or is it the fact that he pulls in more money per year

than the average American worker will see in a lifetime? Does his bank

account give him clout?

The ultimate irony is that many of these celebrities have made a shambles

of their own lives, with drug abuse, alcoholism, numerous marriages and

divorces, scrapes with the law, publicized temper tantrums, etc. How

dare they pretend to know what is best for an entire nation! What is

even more bizarre is how many people in this country will listen and

accept their views, simply because they liked them in a certain movie, or

have fond memories of an old televisi! on sitcom!

It is time for us, as citizens of the United States, to educate ourselves

about the world around us. If future generations are going to enjoy the

freedoms that our forefathers bequeathed us, if they are ever to know

peace in their own country and their world, to live without fear of

terrorism striking in their own cities, we must assure that this nation

remains strong. We must make certain that those who would destroy us are

made aware of the severe consequences that will befall them.

Yes, it is a wonderful dream to sit down with dictators and terrorists

and join hands, singing Cumbaya and talking of world peace. But it is

not real. We did not stop Adolf Hitler from taking over the entire

continent of Europe by simply talking to him. We sent our best and

brightest, with the strength and determination that this Country is known

for, and defeated the Nazi regime. President John F. Kennedy did not

stop the Soviet ships from unloading their nuclear missiles in Cuba in

1962 with mere words. He stopped them with action, and threat of

immediate war if the ships did not turn around. We did not end the Cold

War with conferences. It ended with the strong belief of President

Ronald Reagan... PEACE through STRENGTH.

[tex]

Iraqi Women: A Population Silenced

Current Situation in Iraq

In 1979, immediately upon coming to power, Saddam Hussein silenced all

political opposition in Iraq and converted his one-party state into a cult of

personality. Since then, his regime has systematically executed, tortured,

imprisoned, raped, terrorized, and repressed the Iraqi people. Iraq is a nation

rich in culture, with a long history of intellectual and scientific

achievement, especially among its women. However, Saddam Husseinâ s brutal

regime has silenced the voices of Iraqâ s women, along with its men, through

violence and intimidation.

In Iraq, if you are a woman, you could face:

* Beheading:

+ Under the pretext of fighting prostitution, units of â Fedayeen

Saddamâ , the paramilitary organization led by Uday Hussein, Saddamâ

s eldest son, have beheaded in public more than two hundred women

throughout the country, dumping their severed heads at their familiesâ

doorsteps. Many families have been required to display the victimâ s

head on their outside fences for several days. These barbaric acts were

carried out in the total absence of any proper judicial procedures and

many of the victims were not engaged in prostitution, but were targeted

for political reasons. For example, Najat Mohammad Haydar, an

obstetrician in Baghdad, was beheaded after criticizing the corruption

within health services. (Amnesty International Report, Iraq: Systematic

Torture of Political Prisoners, August 2001; Iraqi Womenâ s League in

Damascus, Syria)

* Rape:

+ The Iraqi Government uses rape and sexual assault of women to achieve

the following goals: to extract information and forced confessions from

detained family members; to intimidate Iraqi oppositionists by sending

videotapes showing the rape of female family members; and to blackmail

Iraqi men into future cooperation with the regime. Some Iraqi

authorities even carry personnel cards identifying their official

"activity" as the "violation of womenâ s honor." (U.S. Department of

State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices-2001, March 2002; Iraq

Research and Documentation Project, Harvard University)

* Torture:

+ The Iraqi Government routinely tortures and kills female dissidents and

the female relatives of Iraqi oppositionists and defectors. Victims

include Safiyah Hassan, the mother of two Iraqi defectors, who was

killed after publicly criticizing the Iraqi Government for killing her

sons after their return to Iraq. Women in Saddamâ s jails are

subjected to the following forms of torture: brutal beatings,

systematic rape, electrical shocks, and branding. (U.S. Department of

State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices-2001, March 2002; U.S.

Department of State, Iraq: A Population Silenced, December 2002)

* Murder:

+ In 1990, Saddam Hussein introduced Article 111 into the Iraqi Penal

Code in a calculated effort to strengthen tribal support for his

regime. This law exempts men who kill their female relatives in defense

of their familyâ s honor from prosecution and punishment. The UN

Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women reported that more than

4,000 women have been victims of so-called â honor killingsâ since

Article 111 went into effect. (UN Commission on Human Rights, Report of

the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, January 2002)

U.S. Support for Iraqi Women

All people deserve to live in freedom, including the men and women of Iraq. On

March 6, 2003, a group of free Iraqi women met with Vice President Dick Cheney,

National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul

Wolfowitz, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky, and

Ambassador at Large for a Free Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad. The women shared their

experiences under Saddamâ s reign of terror. As this group made clear, Iraqi

women are eager to participate in the process of building a peaceful,

democratic post-Saddam society. They want their society to once again be based

on progressive Iraqi traditions and values. They believe in the universal

principles of human rights.

As in Afghanistan, the United States Government is prepared to help Iraqis with

the priorities and projects that they identify as the best way to achieve their

goals. We will continue to meet with Iraqi women and exchange ideas about their

path forward. As Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky

stated after her recent meeting with a group of free Iraqi women: â It is

clear that the women of Iraq have a critical role to play in the future revival

of their society. They bring skills and knowledge that will be vital to

restoring Iraq to its rightful place in the region and in the world.â

[AJWatson3]

great pics, thanks for the link...

how did hollywood get into this thread?

[mardi gras skin]

great pics, thanks for the link...

how did hollywood get into this thread?

Its a shame when reality gets in the way of a good joke, isn't it?

[codeorama]

Originally posted by AJWatson3

great pics, thanks for the link...

how did hollywood get into this thread?

The thread was just intended for Humor... If you look, there are pics making fun of all sides... but It wasn't meant to be a commentary or "who is right" thread.

[codeorama]

When I saw this one, I about cried laughing..

[tex]

Sorry for the hollywood post. I miss understood what was going on here.

Haa Haa he said wood.

[fansince62]

tex....nice info just the same........and those Hollywood folks are the crassest sort of idiots...........let's hope they don't reach the average life span most Americans achieve and that their gene pool dwindles as much as possible....they are insufferable.....

[codeorama]

Originally posted by tex

Sorry for the hollywood post. I miss understood what was going on here.

Haa Haa he said wood.

No problem, I didn't intend to just beat Bush down or anything like that, there are some hilarious Saddam jabs and so on...

[codeorama]

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[nelms]

Originally posted by tex

Sorry for the hollywood post. I miss understood what was going on here.

Actually Tex, it was very enlightening to say the least. Thanks.

[tex]

Originally posted by nelms

Actually Tex, it was very enlightening to say the least. Thanks.

No Worries.

[Tarhog]

Tariq Aziz recently recently gathered all of the Saddam Hussein look-alike doubles together at a secret bunker complex beneath Baghdad.

'My loyal patriots...I have good news and bad news'.

'The good news...Saddam has survived the imperialist attacks'

'The bad news is ....he lost both his arms'.

[codeorama]

Originally posted by Tarhog

Tariq Aziz recently recently gathered all of the Saddam Hussein look-alike doubles together at a secret bunker complex beneath Baghdad.

'My loyal patriots...I have good news and bad news'.

'The good news...Saddam has survived the imperialist attacks'

'The bad news is ....he lost both his arms'.

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