Lou Dobbs proved that good journalism can save this country

[trumad]

Imagine... Just imagine..

[OldLeftieLawyer]

1. I hate to burst your bubble, but

there is absolutely no evidence so far that Dubai has any intention of not completing this deal.

"Transfer" is a lovely word, but it's not the same as "divest" or "sell."

All the people who are celebrating right now ought to slow down and realize they're just getting a hand job from Dubai and the White House - they're certainly not getting laid.

Setting up an "American entity" means they'll simply transfer their ownership to a company based in the US, but, believe me, the government of Dubai will own everything.

Don't fall for weasel words, and don't ever think that Dubai will give up anything of value.

[0007]

6. More or less saying the same thing on the News Hour right now.

[rzemanfl]

7. Do we get lubricant with the hand job? You have such a way

with metaphors.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

10. You're a sex addict, you know that?

You ALWAYS pop up right after I do that - and I so rarely do that, having concluded that my "Bush blowing himself" line could never be topped.

:::: sigh ::::

Yeah, Dennis Hastert's the lube.

[caligirl]

13. Love your posts, thanks for pointing out the truth.

[rzemanfl]

19. What, that I, rzemanfl, a soon to be 59 year-old married man

with four adult children and three grandchildren, am a sex addict?

Or that Dennis H. is a lubricant??

[OldLeftieLawyer]

25. Don't try sweet-talking me now

You KNOW that if we stuck a pin into Hastert - ME, ME, LET ME!!!!!!! - he'd explode in a life-altering hail of Glide.






Plus, you're a sex addict.

[rzemanfl]

40. Glide? You mean the dental floss???? n/t

[OldLeftieLawyer]

42. :::::: sigh :::::::

I was gonna say "KY," but I overestimated your sophistication...............

[rzemanfl]

41. Actually had to Google "Glide"-some sex addict I am. Or maybe

it just speaks well for my wife's glandular functions.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

43. Braggart n/t

[rzemanfl]

46. A braggart would brag about his own plumbing, not his wife's. nt

[OldLeftieLawyer]

47. See what I mean?

Perv AND addict.

They so often go hand-in-hand.

And there you have it - we've made the complete circle, right back to hand jobs.

[rzemanfl]

49. Wanna talk dirty about politicians? n/t

[caligirl]

45. Soo sorry, LOL! I was referring to Lefty Lawyer.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

48. heh heh heh

I couldn't say a thing - I knew you were just being nice.

rzemanfl is a dangerous, dangerous one - watch him............;)

And thanks for your kind words.

[rzemanfl]

23. See the confusing post below yours, glad that the lube is

Dennis H., Santorum is disgusting (google it).

[OldLeftieLawyer]

27. Santorum's too skinny,

plus he used all his lube on his hair.

That was a nice post that was being nice to me.

So, wanna talk dirty?

[SoCalDem]

8. Transfer...as in .."Here ya go, Halliburton"

:puke:

[IsItJustMe]

9. Dubai will have absolutly no ownership when it's all said and done. Bet!

[OldLeftieLawyer]

11. Well,

consider that there are no competent American companies in that particular business, it seems unlikely that one will pop up in the next few months.

So, how will this as-yet-unnamed company going to pay Dubai?

You really think "transferred" is the same as "sell"?

Maybe you won't be able to track the ownership on paper, but, believe it, it's not going anywhere.

[leftstreet]

14. Supposedly there are 3 US companies that could do it.

It'll be interesting to see if they start making noises.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-p-hoffa/goodbye-dubai_b_16256.html

There are three U.S. companies -- Seattle-based Stevedoring Services of America; Oakland, Calif.-based Marine Terminals Corporation; and Elisabeth, N.J.-based Maher Terminals, Inc.—that have the resources to operate our ports.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

18. So, now we have an even more interesting situation.....

since the White House's rap was that there were no American companies competent to do the job that the Dubai outfit could do.

Were they lying?

Or is the job so huge that they're truly not competent?

[leftstreet]

22. If I remember correctly, P&O stipulated that the buyer had to do all

..had to be a Corp large enough to do all 100+ ports in the deal. Can't remember where, but it was in a business article online.

But yeah, the WH was ~SHOCK~ lying.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

28. WHAT????????????

The White House :::: gasp :::::::: LIED?

<thud>

[leftstreet]

32. QUICK, We need a crashcart! Where's Cheney?

:scared:

[Swamp Rat]

35. Hunting quail

[TomInTib]

37. Do we know what MAJOR ports are run by any of these 3?

I would be interested to see the list.

[IsItJustMe]

15. There are American compaines that run U.S. ports. Granted, not a lot of

them, but they do exit. Additionally, these ports can be ran be either city or state governments. There are hundreds, if not thousands of examples local governments running infrastructure throughout our country.

i.e. All of the locks and damns on all our major rivers, Dams, it goes on and on.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

20. You made a great Freudian typo

Look - you meant "exist," but you typed "exit."

Excuse me a minute while I light this here cigar ............

It's about the magnitude of the job, I think, not the companies themselves.

[TomInTib]

17. Spot on, oll,..

This is a deal spearheaded by James A Bakerr III, Vin Weber, et al. They are playing fast and loose and will never give in on this.

I cannot believe (well, maybe I can)how quickly the media swallowed this swill.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

29. I can't believe it

Are they that fucking stupid, or are we expecting too much of a brigade of assholes?

[TomInTib]

36. We are expecting anything probing from a brigade of stupid ..

assholes?

OK, no "probing" jokes, this is too cereal.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

44. It's HUGH!!!111!!!!

I agree. This IS SERIES!!1!!!1111!

You said "probe."

Don't forget to schedule that checkup.

heh heh heh

[LSparkle]

2. I loved Christine Romans' report on "White House, Inc."

Focused on how * runs the country like a business, caring more about commerce than citizens' (workers) safety. I know he gets bashed around here sometimes, but I think Dobbs knows the difference between running a business and GOVERNING A COUNTRY and he's not impressed by how * is pretending to do the latter.

[IsItJustMe]

3. No doubt about it. Lou Dobbs stopped this deal.

[progressivebydesign]

31. Loved when he did the nukes for mangoes bit regarding India.

I swear, I was watching Dobbs channel Jon Stewart. Dobbs' delivery of the mangoes for nukes story was comically brilliant, with perfect timing and elocution. I've respected Dobbs for his hardline stance on job outsourcing. He's an interesting fella.

[IsItJustMe]

38. He's a Republican that doesn't like the Globalism that is occurring.

That was number one thing I didn't like about Clinton. NAFTA

[napi21]

50. Dobbs may be a Pub, but he's the kind of Pub I can deal with!

I can deal with intelligent people who have a different opinion than mine. We can debate the issues, and maybe even sometimes convince the other to switch.

The thing I can't deal with is the righteous idealog who says I'm right, you're wrong, and screw you, I'm gonna win!

[Greyhound]

55. Spot On!

:where's my British smily?:

[0007]

39. ...cough cough... gasp

[rzemanfl]

4. All the World's a stage and each must play his part:

Script by Karl Rove, Directed by Karl Rove, Produced by Karl Rove, Makeup by Karl Rove, Special Effects by Karl Rove. Best boy: G.W. Bush. Copyright, Karl Rove and Turdblossom Productions.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

12. Bingo...........

I posted this elsewhere:

This deal's gonna go through, but with simply an extra step - a dummy American corporation set up to act as the agent of the Government of Dubai - and then all the Republicans in Congress can effectively tell their constituents how they "stood up to the White House on the matter of national security," thereby seeming to distance themselves from Fuckface, all the while knowing that the White House (and Dubai) are getting everything they wanted from the start.

Always, always follow the money.

[rzemanfl]

16. Exactly. But if I'm so smart, why ain't I rich? n/t

[OldLeftieLawyer]

26. Because

of your addiction.

[rzemanfl]

33. But they are all grown and on their own now....

[OldLeftieLawyer]

34. So?

They're probably working on their own addictions.

Personally, I'm hooked on rag rugs made from old Dr. Dentons.

IS THAT WRONG?

(Hey, Happy Birthday, Mr. Man - you're still jailbait, ya know ...........)

[kentuck]

5. Lou was almost giddy about this deal collapsing...

:)

[BooScout]

21. Lou Dobbs wouldn't know good journalism....

...if it reared up and bit him in the ass.

Sorry, I am not a fan of that racist xenophobe.

[napi21]

51. Why? Because he doesn't like illegals?

Well, I don't either! If I took the time to work my way through the legal immigration system, and others just blew it off and snuck across the boarder illigally, I'd be pissed too!

What are you so against Lou for?

[BooScout]

54. Because he doesn't stop at illegals....

And little do you know of working your way thru the immigration system legally. My DH was a legal immigrant in the US and all he got for it was years of being treated like a 3rd class citizen and a terrorist by the INS.

It's clear to me and some others that know the signs. Lou Dobbs is rabid when it comes to immigrants.

[goforit]

24. It' definitely is a crack in the ice, but it's a long way to being over!!!

[BootinUp]

30. So you think we are safer eh? n/t

[Disturbed]

52. Dobbs is a Paleo Conserv bordering on Libertarian

Of course, he helped out but he certainly didn't stop this deal. Many Rethugs in Congress saw this as way to enhance their re-elections by railing against this deal. DPW will still own 21 US Ports.

[BootinUp]

53. My point is a little different.

I believe that the ports could be safe or unsafe regardless of this deal. We need to do a lot more to be safe in which case the deal would have made no difference. Unless we buy every shipping port in the world too.