I'm a little scared. I need some hugs tonight.

[MannyGoldstein]

This Syria stuff has me a little unnerved to begin with, with all of the people getting killed and the indisputable fact that Assad used chemical weapons against his own people. But now I find it's worse than I thought: I just read that our president believes that we might be next on Assad's list to be gassed!

This is very scary. I don't know what to do, where to turn. I don't even know what a Syrian gas bomb would look like if I saw one on my neighbor's porch: is it shaped like a jawbone?

I fixed some tea and pulled my children close to me under a quilt, it's times like these that help us to remember how vulnerable we all are in these dangerous times of terror, and how President Obama has kept us safe. I do know that our President is looking out for us, and once he bombs the shit out of Syria - hopefully before the meddlesome UN has a chance to write their fucking bullshit report investigating the gassing - we'll all feel a lot better.



Sincerely yours,

Government Sock Puppet Manny

[WillyT]

1. Here Ya Go...

& Rec !!!

[MannyGoldstein]

8. Thank you so much!

General Clapper says to thank you as well.

[WillyT]

11. I Say... We Give Him The Clap...

[MannyGoldstein]

24. ???

[sendero]

143. Two can play

[PoliticAverse]

62. Was that really the least untruthful post you could do?... n/t

[NightWatcher]

2. you big chicken. just go get your duct tape and plastic sheeting

If I ever hear anyone from this Admin suggesting similar, I'm pulling the plug and throwing my tv into the street.

[Supersedeas]

10. where are the color codes

[NightWatcher]

13. We've gone to Plaid

[DisgustipatedinCA]

34. September 11th really did change everything.

I still miss argyle though.

[anneboleyn]

74. Seriously. I remember when we had a new color alert every few days

[MuseRider]

17. LOL you beat me to it

I can only add lots of tuna but it must be pre Fukashima tuna. Have sweet dreams Manny and tuck your kids in tight with that comfortable plastic sheeting.

NightWatcher, I am afraid it is only a matter of time until we hear something at least similar.

[Nevernose]

98. They checked my classroom today

To make sure that I still had duct tape and plastic sheeting.

To be fair, since they began equipping teachers with these things, I've gone through several rolls of their duct tape. Useful stuff.

[NightWatcher]

102. silence is golden, duct tape is silver

[Nevernose]

107. It's only the fourth day of school

Dmt tempt me this early in the school year -- I've still got 48 weeks to go!

[Paka]

137. My duct tape here in Thailand...

is black. What do I take from that?

[Jackpine Radical]

159. Remember GreyWarrior?

[hrmjustin]

3. I actually do worry about there could be a gas attack. But bombing Syria won't stop that from

happening. In fact I worry it can make things worse for us.

[msanthrope]

19. I know that Israel is very concerned...they'd be the most likely target. nt

[hrmjustin]

22. This is true. I hope they remain safe. n/t

[msanthrope]

29. Israel is on high alert--gas masks are being distributed, and there is

panic because no one is sure if Syria or Iran will attack in retaliation. Assad was in charge of the Syrian occupation of Lebanon---he's a sociopath.

[Ocelot]

106. Yeah, none of Israel's leaders are sociopaths...

None at all

[RoccoR5955]

121. The main source of gas in Israel

is the Falafel and beer!

[L0oniX]

76. One big MOB dropped right on the chem storage should do the trick....

and kill everyone in the area and down wind. What's a few thousand dead innocent families? Bug splat ...is what our wonderful military calls it. Did I tell you how much I hate our military? Nope!

[Granny M]

133. But we're only doing it for humanitarian reasons.

Killing them for their own good.

[ProSense]

4. WWFDRD?

Have you looked to your FDR Democrats in the Senate?

Mass. senators urge caution on Syria action
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023551994

[rhett o rick]

21. What the? You actually push your own OP's? Why dont you tell us where you stand? nm

[ProSense]

26. Yes, I posted the OP's Senators' positions.

"Why dont you tell us where you stand? "

No. I don't like the way you asked and your comment about what I posted.

In fact, do a search if you're interested.

I mean, aren't you happy I didn't post another link?

[rhett o rick]

30. You stand with Obama regardless of what he does. Is that about it?

I knew you'd justify not responding.

[ProSense]

33. You're asking another question? n/t

[rhett o rick]

129. Do you believe we should kill for peace? nm

[mindwalker_i]

38. I actually find this as disturbing as people who supported Bus no matter what

Or people who support the heads of their church no matter what. If someone has absolute faith in a person, an organization, or a group it just makes it easier to get them to go along with potentially horrible things.

[sheshe2]

52. Manny is just having his fun, ProSense.

I see he didn't respond to what Senator Warren said.

“I want to caution on this: It’s critically important that we remember about unintended consequences. We may have good intentions, but the consequences of our acts are not limited by those intentions,” Warren said.

How could he since he believes



I see a bus~

I support Sen Warren's level head in this, the Presidents too.

Senator Warren. I want her to remain there for now. She can do far more damage to the GOP and the big banks in her position. Her Presidential run can wait, not that I believe she wants one yet. She fully understands the powers that she holds. Why is everyone so anxious to see her leave her new seat. Interesting.

[JDPriestly]

81. Because she would make a great president, and because she could get elected.

Hillary fails, in my opinion, on both counts.

[sheshe2]

87. We in Mass sent her to the Senate.

She has been awesome there. She holds a hell of a lot of power there and the GOP is scared as hell of her. That's why she was railroaded out of the nomination for CPA.

I am more focused on 2014. Not 2016. We have some time to figure that one out. If she runs, sure as hell I would vote for her.

[MannyGoldstein]

56. Bravo! Brava! My senators reliably fail to suck.

They actually tend to soar high, high above the suckline.

We need 98 more!

[ProSense]

58. So you support a limited strike? n/t

[MannyGoldstein]

61. Here's what I wrote a few days ago:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023534102

[ProSense]

69. Cool, good to know you support a military strike.

<...>

I'm fine with the US and its allies inflicting great pain on the Assad regime if they gassed heir own people. Not troops on the ground, not a war, but some sort of strike to let them know that we care. Bullies understand nothing less than a 2x4 to the head, as I learned growing up.

Here's the problem: I don't believe a #%*@ing word coming out of Washington, unless it comes from the mouth of a very select few. Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Alan Grayson, perhaps Al Franken and Ron Wyden, and that's about it - let me know if I've forgotten any. The lying has become so flagrant and ubiquitous... well, I've never imagined that it would be like this, not in my country.

<...>

Here's Franken's position.

Franken, Klobuchar: Chemical weapons use must have consequences

Mark Zdechlik

Minnesota’s U.S. Senators are weighing in on a possible American military strike in Syria.

DFL Sen. Al Franken said he does not think the Obama administration needs congressional approval to launch a strike. He said there is little doubt that Syria’s Assad regime was behind chemical weapons attacks in the country.

Franken called the use of chemical weapons a violation of international norms that must have consequences.

“This cannot be allowed to stand,” he said in an interview. “Now, this again is not about another land war in the Middle East. This is about a strike that is going to either use cruise missiles or bombers, so this is not about U.S. troops on the ground.”

- more -

http://blogs.mprnews.org/capitol-view/2013/08/franken-klobuchar-chemical-weapons-use-must-have-consequences/

[MannyGoldstein]

71. And did I add any qualifiers?

Or am I in favor of striking NowNowNow!

[JDPriestly]

85. I favor a strike once we have the proof we need.

It is my understanding that we do not yet have that proof.

The video by Wesley Clark in which our conflict with Syria was said to be part of a concerted effort to attack a series of countries in the Middle East makes me wonder how we can be so certain that we know where the chemical weapons came from and who used them?

It just looks like a very odd coincidence that our government would plan prior to the Iraq War to wage war or achieve "regime change" in a series of countries the next-to-last (as I recall) of which was Syria and then allege that the Syrian government used chemical weapons on its own people.

The origin of the chemical weapons is not known. Our claim that Syria used them is quite believable in theory, but not supported by facts. It is based on conjecture. The chemical weapons could have found their ways into Syria through a number of parties and by various means. And even if they were dropped from the air, in this age of drones, etc. Syria is not the only party that could have dropped them.

It is most likely that Syria used the weapons. But that is not certain. Given our history, we need certain.

[ProSense]

86. Here's one report

Amnesty International on use of chemical weapons in Syria
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023555922

[MannyGoldstein]

91. And that adds what information?

Does it demonstrate that this was Assad's work?

[michigandem58]

145. What would be enough evidence for you?

Who would have to say it was so? Do you need a video of Assad ordering the strikes? Seriously, what would be enough evidence?

You've taken the easy way out - supporting a strike against the Syrian army IF they gassed their own people - then refusing to believe anyone or anything indicating they did.

[MannyGoldstein]

148. I think I'll be good with the UN findings

Is that unreasonable?

[Enthusiast]

140. This is one of the reasons I will no longer support Franken..............nt

[Enthusiast]

139. "high above the suckline"

Great line.

[indepat]

170. What a joy it would be for some of us not to have two sucky

senators 'cause it really sucks when you have two. Yeah, Warren in '16.

[SwampG8r]

72. i saw that the other day and

liked their points
caution when shooting cruise missiles is really about all we can hope for
and unintended consequences are what have screwed the middle east since ww1
so I have to agree with what that link says
you give no indication in the link or this reply as to where you are in re Syria
may I ask your opinion?

[ProSense]

82. Well, as I said previously,

the problem with Syria is that it's likely a civil war. Even if the U.S. does strike, all that does is send a message to Assad. Then what? Military intervention in a civil war is absurd.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023548839#post9

That isn't to say I've given much thought to likely outcomes, and I have no idea what the strategy would be. Could it work? Sure, but it would have to be a damned good plan.

[SwampG8r]

89. i dont think we are to the

boots on ground stages of planning yet
I think a missile strike is useless
unless it takes out the majority of the present government

[OnyxCollie]

132. You're back!

I haven't seen you in a few days, especially with all the stuff that's going on, and I thought you may have taken ill. Or resigned.

But here you are, back again, although I must mention a note of concern I have with your posts. They seem... different.

Oh, sure, they hit the right notes. But it's the little things that are missing.


It's the ellipses. The ellipses are gone. Where are the ellipses?


The ellipses made your cool, detached persona. Without them you seem angry, frustrated, and short-tempered.

And on one post you wrote four sentences before posting a link. FOUR. If that's not a cry for help, I don't know what is.

I want you to know I'm here for you, if you need someone to lend an ear, or a shoulder to cry on. (I've got other body parts, too. Feel free to ask.)

Sincerely,

OnyxCollie

[TBF]

150. ProSense is back!

I was convinced you were replaced by the Pretzel Warrior ...

[Scootaloo]

5. You don't need hgs

You need duct tape and plastic sheeting!

[Dash87]

7. They're going to deliver the payload via tiny model ships. They should be here in roughly 8 months.

We're DOOMED!

[WonderGrunion]

9. I'll give you a big 'Don't Like Chemicals' hug.

See what I did there?

[JimDandy]

123. I did

you Diabolical Liberal Citizen!

[msanthrope]

12. You know, it's possible to critique the President without being glib about the deaths of children.

It's also possible to recognize that we do have a national interest in preventing the use of Sarin gas against a civilian population.

I don't want military action in Syria, but I don't think I need to mock the dead to make the point.

[WillyT]

23. Agreed... Yet... If Osama Bin Ladens' Goal Was To Show The World That Americans Were Full Of Shit...

about the importance of our founding documents, and our reverernce to said documents...

We could never have imagined... giving him and his followers a greater gift.



Sorry you're so scared.

[msanthrope]

32. I'm not scared. And if the President authorizes actions under the War Powers Act of 1973

(passed by Congress) then he will be within his rights. That's why I voted for him--it's unrealistic to think that there will not be conflict. That's why you elect people who can handle conflict.

[lark]

162. Right vs. wrong

What's right about killing civilians to protect civilians? What's right about getting involved in a war where there are no "good guys", only extremists on all sides? What's wrong with waiting for a report from the UN investigators?

I didn't vote for Obama to start another conflict in the mid-East, I voted for him to end those wars.

[marew]

166. +1 n/t

[Dragonfli]

173. So Syria has attacked us? Or are a direct imminent threat to us? Because the war powers act only

allows him to get his war on without congress declaring war under those specific situations (and even then congress must concur within 60 days), the rest of the act limits his powers requiring him to specifically defer to and consult with congress.

Viagra strikes to make one appear virile and strong for Putin and self appointed police actions to punish criminals (as if Obama was head judge and hangman for the world court) aren't covered by the war powers act.

So he will not really be within his rights but I am sure his legal council will redefine the appropriate words to allow him to pretend to be as has become standard operating procedure whenever rules need to be broken for the rules own damn good.

Want to send cash to people that take over a country via coup? No problem redefine the coup as something else (all legal now).
Want to ignore the 4th Amendment? Redefine the word "reasonable" to mean "for any reason at all, even secret ones" (all legal now)
It just depends on what the meaning of the word is is .

[rhett o rick]

28. I think the President should think about the children that will die if

he escalates this war. How many children did we kill in Iraq? 100,000? We should never forget about them? If we escalate this war, most likely more innocent children will die. That isnt mocking.

[msanthrope]

35. I think the President does think of the children who died from the Sarin gas attack--

and weighs the consequences of response carefully.

[whatchamacallit]

39. Whoosh!

[rhett o rick]

128. Do you support escalation? Do you think Congress should be involved in the decision?

Do you realize that in the past when we escalate a war like this, many more innocent children died. And for what?

This war like most are to transfer wealth from the lower classes to the rich.

I ask you as a "politically liberal" DU poster to oppose more killing for peace.

[Bluenorthwest]

44. So 'glib' is your complaint? But it is ok to exploit the dead to build up interest in making more

dead? Sorry, but the minute folks are running about shouting for bombs 'for the children' you have passed all ethical limits as to us of 'the children' already. I would also say that using the dead to make a crack at some other poster for being 'glib' is yet another glib use of the dead.

[msanthrope]

48. Yes--I find that being glib about a Sarin gas attack is a facile, and ultimately not helpful

way of dealing with the situation. I don't want military intervention, but I find the tone of the OP to be offensive.

I have friends and relatives in Israel who actually do have children who will be sleeping with gas masks next to their beds. It's not funny.

[rhett o rick]

130. Sending a hundred million dollars of cruise missiles to kill people isnt funny either.

It will not fix the situation. It will kill people, and most likely a lot of innocent people. It will increase the profits of the sick war profiteers that own our Congress and President.

[MannyGoldstein]

60. I don't think it's mocking the dead. And then there's this...

But I do get what you're saying. I have concerns about it, too.

[msanthrope]

63. You really think your talent compares to Mel Brooks? Oi vey...nt

[MannyGoldstein]

65. It's "oy" rather than "oi". Actually,

it's אױ װײ, but the אױ has a "y" sound on it.

And where did I conpare talent?

[msanthrope]

77. I know it's oy, Manni. It's called a typo. nt

[Ellipsis]

120. Oi...

[MannyGoldstein]

125. I'll see you, and raise by one Jacko

[blue neen]

168. It's "compare" rather than "conpare".

.

[Autumn]

14. Here you go Manny. Never forget, we are all in this together

[Jesus Malverde]

15. Have some hand sanitizer, those hugs are full of unseen pathogens...nt

[quinnox]

16. LOL, I love your new "handle"

"Government sock puppet Manny"




Bravo!

[reformist2]

18. Sock puppet <3

[Xipe Totec]

20. Dude, you owe me a monitor

And a beer.

[walkerbait41]

25. Hugs from us

[DURHAM D]

27. Just order this from CampingSurvival.com

Anti-nuke and Antibiotics - Medical Corps Potassium Iodate (KIO3)
http://www.campingsurvival.com/mecopoiok190.html

I received an email solicitation from them today and it actually pissed me off.

[nadinbrzezinski]

31. Go buy some plastic sheets and duct tape, all will be better

I promise. I mean right after you set your safe room.

[SidDithers]

36. Oh FFS...

Sid

[whatchamacallit]

41. Why do you bother to sign these posts with your name?

This one is comprised of a whole 5 letters! It's like a painter signing a blank canvas.

[SidDithers]

42. Why do you care?...nt

Sid

[whatchamacallit]

45. Just

Whatchamacallit

[whatchamacallit]

46. Do

Whatchamacallit

[Bluenorthwest]

49. I assume you add the extra 'Sid' just to bulk up

your posts, same reason for the animations and emoticons, a desire to make the scant content seem larger, it is a fairly common trait of some DUers. Lots of snark and sparkly emoticons and absolutely no intellectual content. It intrudes on the thread, adds nothing and is therefore not very popular with other posters.
How many ignoring your glories at this point? Yeah.

[SidDithers]

55. ...

Sid

[Jesus Malverde]

84. lulz...nt

[MannyGoldstein]

47. Oh God no!

Is that a Canadian succumbing to Assad's vapourous wrath? Toronto? It's wafting in from the north?

Damn, we need a nor'easter and we need it NOW.

[L0oniX]

67. I'm sure a little duct tape will take care of that for ya. n/t

[Surya Gayatri]

136. Such a tiresome schtick. Wish he'd get a new act...

Maybe a new agent would help.

I even agree with his underlying apprehension about possible intervention in Syria. It's just that the assumed "faux persona" number is getting really old.

[sabrina 1]

165. What's getting really, really old are these faux wars.

[Snake Plissken]

37. I just pulled all my money out of assault rifle futures and put into duct tape futures

now that the threat of Obama taking our guns again is over, we need to focus on the scary emboldened evildoers in Syria who are planning on killing us all

[MannyGoldstein]

43. You've earned your fropp today, sir!

When will the pink boys ever learn?

[Arctic Dave]

40. What's a little chemicals between friends,Manny.

[KoKo]

50. I know Manny..."I Believe"..."I Believe"

Once our President Punishes that Syrian Scum who want's to Gas US HERE IN THE USA...just like SADDAM was going to do before President Bush managed to take his Sorry ASS OUT. Once our President shows that Puny Assad Eye Doctor Guy just Who is BOSS and KING OF THE ROOST... I will sleep better in coming days, too.

I'm pretty tuckered out with all this back and forth...hemming and hawing and twiddling thumbs while that Mad Terrorist Dictator Sucker is out there Gassing and Killing and thumbing his nose at us Americans. We won't stand for it! And, since our President knows that ASSad is coming after us...I hope he moves tonight or at the latest tomorrow afternoon, because we can't wait any longer for those PeaceTards who might get ahold of his brain and try to tell him that there's not enough information yet to decide. We know those kind of people. They ALWAYS WANT MORE INFO ..they are NEVER SATISFIED!

He's gotta ACT NOW! BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!

[Scuba]

51. How do the people in Denmark sleep at night?

[PoliticAverse]

73. As prone Danishes? n/t

[MannyGoldstein]

115. Mmmm... I like prune Danishes... nt

[Divernan]

53. Oh, sweetie! I'll sing "Warm Kitty, Soft Kitty" for you!

Don't you worry your little head! Just picture Obama washing dishes for Michele or some other condescending, simplistic analogy he uses in his comments to us unwashed masses.

[ananda]

54. hugs to you

[sabrina 1]

57. Manny, don't worry. You will recognize Syrian bombs when you see them.

They look like Mushrooms. Or maybe Mushroom clouds?

Anyway, don't worry, someone from the Government will tell soon what is coming our way and then, you won't be so alone. I mean you won't only be part of the 9% that supports our Government. Soon everyone in the country will be scared along with you after they find out from our Government how much danger we are in.

And here's a hug for you:

[NealK]

147. Mushroom clouds or maybe...

Musharknado!

[DeSwiss]

59. Now, now, there, there, 3W......

...it's gonna be alright. You see, the good thing about a lying President who lies all the time, is that you never have to believe anything he says.

- Never!

''The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.'' ~H. L. Mencken

K&R
[center][/center]

[another_liberal]

94. Something for you.

[L0oniX]

64. We don't want to wait for a mushroom gas cloud to take action!

[another_liberal]

66. ". . . the indisputable fact that Assad used chemical weapons against his own people."

Hardly the case, my friend. In "fact" it is "indisputable" that there is no actual "proof" of any such a thing.

As for the assertion that "we might be next": Allow me to add that we "might" also be invaded by space men from Venus (it could happen) but I do seriously doubt it.

[dflprincess]

83. We may be invaded by space MEN from Mars

Venus has space WOMEN.

[another_liberal]

90. I stand corrected.

And perhaps Venusian women should have a chance to run things? Earthly men have hardly been exemplary at the job.

[90-percent]

155. Absolutely correct

It is such a well known fact that Mars needs Women, they even made a movie about it in the fifties called;

MARS NEEDS WOMEN

-90% Jimmy

[TheCowsCameHome]

68. My local gas station has Regular, Mid-Grade, Super, and

Adiois.

[Cerridwen]

70. I see you're playing the "I fell for it the first time you can't fool me again" card.

Didn't that just suck?

So many people running around scared of "them?" Then it turned out "those people" here were so much more dangerous. But "we" fell for it and now "we" have to make amends by not believing anything "they" say to "us?"

It's so black and white I can almost code the html for it.

Oh wait, you called it "Government Sock Puppet" Manny. I'm sure that means that the government always lies because they did before. Let me know when you find "nuanced" Manny. I bet he's quite the hoot.

[bobduca]

78. Nice critique

[Divernan]

97. When it comes to initiating a war, caution is the ultimate virtue, NOT MIC profits!

Keep up with the international news - the UK called a special session of its parliament to vote down joining the US in attacking Syria. I guess the UK Parliament needs you to explain the wonders of "nuance" to it. How "nuanced" are drones and missiles? How nuanced will the economic costs of this war be?

"Nuance" is defined as a subtle difference in meaning or tone. Do explain to all of us "peacemongers" the nuance option on drones and missiles. I didn't realize there was a special switch or software for that. Or the subtle differences in death for individuals ending up as collateral damage.

[Cerridwen]

154. I see you found part of it. Now keep following it.

I'm a little tired of the peacemonger vs warmonger vs hatemonger vs whatevermonger.

Nuance also realizes each instance on it own informed by history and past but not limited to nor boxed in.

When the world becomes perfect, these arguments will make more sense.

Until that time, a whole lot of people might want to look at what values and attitudes continue to allow the existence of a bloated mic, the forces that continue to prop up dictators, and those who continue to accept brutality as a show of strength and who accept violence as an acceptable way to deal with conflict and see meting out punishment as "Man's God given right."

But, I guess for now, we're stuck with those who go through life convinced, "It's just business; nothing personal."

[madrchsod]

75. THEY know where you live........

[David__77]

79. I do worry a bit about a major terrorist attack.

The US is ill-prepared for this, I fear. But I appreciate your point a lot.

[awoke_in_2003]

80. I say we bomb Yemen. nt

[zeemike]

88. Well you have good reason to be afraid.

Those Syrian gas bombs are deadly...And no one knows what they look like...that is why they are so deadly and scary...you could be sitting on one and never know it.
So get some duck tape and plastic and do the right thing for your country...barracade your self in your home cause they are coming to get us.

But I knew this guy called curve ball, and he said Assad had something even more sinister and deadly...a true weapon of mass distuceion...in the form of a GMO bean...crossed with a Sarine gas gene so that when you eat it you gas yourself and probably your whole family...these bastards are very evil
Let's bomb them before they learn how to sap our precious bodily fluids too.

[marions ghost]

163. No way I can top GMO bean gas bomb...

[Fuddnik]

92. Thank Dog I stocked up on vodka today!

Assad probably has the same super-duper drone technology that Saddam Hussein had.

You'll never see it coming Manny. Just do like we did in school in the 50's.

Crawl under the desk.
Put your head between your knees.
Kiss your ass good-bye.

[MannyGoldstein]

95. Indeed!

[ZombieHorde]

93. (((HUG))) nt

[Vashta Nerada]

96. This whole Syria business has made me forget about the NSA.

What were they doing again?

[Divernan]

100. Winner, winner, chicken dinner! BINGO!

Last edited Fri Aug 30, 2013, 01:04 PM - Edit history (1)

[Vashta Nerada]

164. Woohoo!

I'm hungry.

[Dragonfli]

99. It gets worse Manny, I was like you a few days ago when I first heard of the threat to our security

Threats to my security make me feel very insecure, add to that that the revelations that there are weapons in existence that can kill me and I tend to lock my windows and doors and hide in a small hole I have dug under the floorboards in my bedroom.

I have not left my hide hole in days and the reserve batteries to my flashlight are nearly out, I fear the growing fear that will ensue when the only light I have left to keep my fear in check is the light from this dim old computer monitor.

I know I can move the floorboards out of the way and ascend to the house proper for some more batteries and supplies such as clean water and food, but dare I risk it?

......

I think not,

now that I know that I am next on the list to be gassed unless a brave proactive warrior like Obama can save me, I think I will continue subsisting own my own urine and feces a few days more (tho it is doubtful I can take such terror that long).

The tremors are getting worse (makes it so hard to type, thank Obama for spell check) and the nightmares are of the waking variety, I don't see how any sane man could be expected to hold out as long as I have, let alone much longer.

I have heard that the UK will not act with Obama to save my life and that France may allow me to die by gassing as well...

Obama is my only hope, but the fear that he may not be allowed to save me unilaterally has me believing that perhaps I am already dead...

There is some rat poison a few feet away under the kitchen floor, I am not brave enough to take this imminent threat to my life much longer, if Obama can not blow up the country that wants me gassed to death within the next few hours I feel I must succumb to the inevitable and choose the rat poison to the few remaining days of torturous fear I would have left before the gas is dropped on my house.

It was an honor to know you my brave friend, if only I were as brave as you I might be able to hold out for our hero.

I am sad we shall never meet...

...I hear the poison tastes like almonds, perhaps it will be a gentle, kind sleep that awaits me.
Thank the President for me if he saves the rest of you, we are not all of us strong enough to survive such fear and impending danger, I know he is doing his best to expedite the bombs that could save my life so I blame my own weakness and not his heroic resolve.

Your friend,
Danger Averse Dragonfli

[Divernan]

105. Absolutely, mind-fucking-blowingly brilliant! A classic for the ages!

Makes me think of that chilling last scene in On The Beach - with the revival banner blowing in the breeze on a lovely peaceful day - after all humans have been killed off by radiation. It reads: "There is Sill Time, Brother!"

With every day as Obama goes further down the NSA/MIC rabbit hole, I wonder if there really is still time for our country, our democracy, our environment, our future. Starting years ago, I used to half-jokingly say to myself, thank god I have no grandchildren. Now when I say that, I'm serious as death.

[chervilant]

142. Right there with you,

and so very sad for ALL of our littlies.

[NuclearDem]

109. Guess you're not one of the lucky ones who managed to get a spot like me

[MannyGoldstein]

113. No, no sane man *could* be expected to hold out as long as you have

Not at all.

In awe,

Manny

[MannyGoldstein]

110. We are not amused?

[Dragonfli]

117. .

[bvar22]

167. Needs one more.

---for a truly FUNNY sub-thread.

[azurnoir]

103. what seems to be the plan for Syria is FUBAR

as will be the results, so just for you and duct tape not just plain ole duct tape either

[tnlefty]

104. If your kids are old enough, pull them in close

and watch Dr. Strangelove...at least you'll get some laughs, dark comedy laughs, but laughs non the less!

[shireen]

108. beware of squirrels with backpacks

More effective than drones.

If you want to be safe, put out more peanuts.

[MannyGoldstein]

112. The local squirrels are my friends since

I bought them these:



Squirrel Underpants

[shireen]

116. nuts!

I better get some for my rascals too!

[moondust]

111. Chicken.

[AtomicKitten]

114. well done

[Spitfire of ATJ]

118. Need a squeeze? Wrap yourself in duct tape....

[RoccoR5955]

119. The only poison gas in DC

Is when Boner cuts the cheese.
No need to worry about Syrian gas, worry about Boner's.
But then again, it's not the smell, as much as it stings your eyes!

[Union Scribe]

122. I wish I hadn't read that.

This is like watching a remake of a bad movie and you want to think they'd do it properly this time but it's just a shot for fucking shot replica.

[annm4peace]

124. a couple questions

1. were is this gas produced? Like much of the tear gas that Israel uses, did it come from US companies?

2. should we worry more about Syria gassing us, or the Fukushima radiation?

[struggle4progress]

126. Slow news night, eh?

[Oilwellian]

127. Here Manny, this will make you feel safer

[robinlynne]

131. well done!

[jtuck004]

134. GSP Manny, you made me flash back to a sheer moment of terror I had earlier...

I was watching the coverage, listening to them talk about the 100,000 children and families that have been killed in Syria in the past couple of years, which hadn't really alarmed anyone, and how much worse the 1100 killed in the "gas attack" made things, what with their dying and not being all blown up and stuff. I have heard us threaten to do something, to right this evil, that we were going to send bombs over there and blow more things up (here are some things left to blow up, right? Or do we need to give them some aid to build some new stuff and blow that up?) so we can kill people to teach them that killing by bombs is ok, but not with gas. because that's just wrong, eh?

But then I heard about the delays, and I nearly climbed up on my chair yelling at the television, "NO! We can't wait! We have to go now" and "We have to teach them, else they will gas the whole world". I began yelling "USA! USA! USA!" (to tell you the truth I was getting a little aroused, as war plans will do for people). Anyway, I finally calmed down, because I heard Obama said he would go drop that bomb on his own, even if he didn't get anyone else to agree with him. We have to protect ourselves!

But then...as if our of nowhere, this cloud enveloped me, and I began to gasp for air, nearly retching onto the carpet. I began to panic, thinking "Oh, Lord., we've waited too long, he's found a away to send his missiles over here, and now thousands of people are going to die...

But, as the cloud passed, I realized that I wasn't dying after all. It was just my dog, who had gotten into the green beans. They always give him gas.

I'm with you, GSP Manny. Or I will be, after I take the dog outside.

[99th_Monkey]

135. Man-up Manny, it's probably just a jawbone.

Bush kept us safe from Saddam, so surely Obama will keep
us safe from Assad. "Continuity of Gov't" has it's upsides.

No worries.

[BillyRibs]

138. and the indisputable fact that Assad used chemical weapons against his own people!?

WHAT!? indisputable fact, Why would he cross a line that could bring the US into a Civil war he is winning?

[Douglas Carpenter]

141. just tonight I had mentioned to a coworker that there is a new Arabic restaurant in town. They

very prudently suggested that perhaps it is best to avoid going to places like that for now. She likes Arabic food but she doesn't want to get blown up and you never know for sure who those people working in the restaurant actually are. Perhaps she has a point?

[ileus]

144. I recommend plastic and duct tape.

and some of those surplus WWII gas masks.

[Divernan]

146. O feels your pain; here - have a joint!

Then you will be mellow not only about the war, but about NSA as well. As the Church Lady/Dana Garvey used to say: "How conve-e-e-e-e-e-nient!" And as a couple of fellow DU-ers commented on another thread:
Magical Thyme:

I think they got a new dog to distract from NSA. When that didn't work, it became war.
Now that we're not marching up behind them like a bunch of lemmings, they're pulling this out of the hat.
All stuff they maybe would have done anyway, but were waiting for the right moment. Just like somebody "evolved" on gay marriage for the last election.

Just color me cynical.

Response to magical thyme (Reply #21)

Star Member Baitball Blogger (12,640 posts)

"Waiting for the right moment." Like a burglar that throws a steak down to calm the guard dogs

.

[MoonRiver]

149. I'll never understand how we made it out unscathed under Sadaam Hussein!

Whew, that was a close one.

[TheCowsCameHome]

151. Whew! Ya mean he's gone?

I can come out of the shelter now? Thanks.

[MoonRiver]

153. Yeah, it's safe now. You can take off the gas mask.

Some Dimwit accidentally stumbled on him hiding in a hole, and got in a lucky shot.

[TheCowsCameHome]

157. Did I miss anything in the last 10 years?

Probably not, eh?

[MoonRiver]

158. Nah, same ole same ole.

[90-percent]

152. I've got this one

We don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud of nerve gas

-90% Jimmy

[DLevine]

156. No worries, GSP- once the bombing starts, we'll all be safe again! nt

[FiveGoodMen]

160. Boy, you had me going till the signature!

Nice work, as always.

[KansDem]

161. Maybe this will help...

Especially no. 5!

[Hubert Flottz]

169. I know what you mean Manny...

I don't know whether to shit or wind my watch now daze. Sometimes I forget that Dick Cheney is not still running the big picture. Glad I saved some duct tape! If poison gas was going to kill us all, the toxic shit that constantly wafts up out of FOX and the US Capitol would have done us all in years ago.

WAR = "Where There's Smoke, There's Work," ~ It's how our leaders "Create Jobs".

EDIT...to add. About the hugs. Better hug your Second Amendment till all this "gas" blows over!

[arely staircase]

171. Comedy gold, Manny.

Dead kids. Nothing funnier.

[Martin Eden]

172. You don't need a hug ...

... what you need is some duct tape and plastic sheeting to seal your home against the Syrian gas bomb