I just threw up into my soul.

[WilliamPitt]

Again.

The fucking Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has been show the door. No small event, that.

Yet MSNBC and CNN are both showing two women trying to pour themselves through the keyhole of the Paris Hilton house. The BBC is there, and German TV, and everyone else.

Peter Pace is gone.

Not like you'd know.

:puke:

[Horse with no Name]

1. I wonder what sycophant they have in mind to replace him with

:scared:

[Strelnikov_]

5. And considering they are replacing one of the most accomplished yes men

in history, it is to be no small feat.

[nashville_brook]

23. wiki says, "His expected replacement is U.S. Navy Admiral Michael Mullen" n/t

[Bucky]

54. Mullen, fwiw, has a clear-eyed view of our current struggle of Good vs Evil in the world.

Hope you sleep soundly.

[Jed Dilligan]

41. Sycophant = sicko 'phant nt

[LSK]

2. turn on CSPAN - Gates will have a briefing soon

[VelmaD]

3. I didn't even have to look...

past the thread title to know you wrote it and what it was about.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

4. Will, is there a link for this story.

I just switched my TV from MSNBC, because I could care less about Paris.

Why was he fired?

[WilliamPitt]

6. Not yet.

[Patsy Stone]

19. Here, mo:

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/08/breaking-joint-chiefs-chairman-pace-replaced/

:hi:

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

22. Thanks Patsy, Gates is live on C-Span 1 right now giving his

"explanation". He doesn't look or sound like he's a happy camper about this... :hi:

[JackBeck]

7. The news has been canceled.

Why is there all this re-arranging of chairs on a sinking Titanic, I wonder?

[annabanana]

8. BoyHowdy. . . It hasn't even made the MSNBC crawl!

This is nutz

[LSK]

9. so the question is did they wait for Paris mania to announce this?

Friday news dump on steriods?

[dogday]

10. He can join that long line of retired

Generals and JCOS from the Pentagon.... It's a shame....

[underpants]

11. I think Gates is getting rid of the Rummy operative

I would bet that he is tired of getting undercut by Pace and told him to hit the road.

[coco77]

12. Glad to here it..

its about time..

[seemslikeadream]

13. Pace: No Evidence Tying Iranian Government To Smuggled Explosives

http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:NaTxNEN65f4J:thinkprogress.org/2007/02/12/pace-iran-iraq/+Pace+iran&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

[LSK]

14. oh, back to that bullshit again???

[seemslikeadream]

15. FLASHBACK: Pace Contradicted Rumsfeld Over Iranian Involvement In Iraq

FLASHBACK: Pace Contradicted Rumsfeld Over Iranian Involvement In Iraq
http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:rHrFJDUMHX4J:thinkprogress.org/2007/02/16/rumsfeld-pace-iran/+Pace+iran&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us

[LSK]

17. yeah, I know, its bullshit on the part of the Bush admin

Like everything else is.

And how much support has Saudi Arabia given the Sunnis in Iraq????????

[nashville_brook]

24. Pace also disagreed w/Rummy on torture...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pace#2000s.3B_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff

On November 29, 2005, Gen. Pace was present at a press conference given by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, where Rumsfeld said that "the United States does not have a responsibility" to prevent torture by Iraqi officials. Pace disagreed with Rumsfeld, saying "It is the absolute responsibility of every U.S. service member, if they see inhumane treatment being conducted, to intervene, to stop it".

[nashville_brook]

26. whoa! weird Pace quote about Rummy: "leads in a way that the good Lord tells him.."

On the leadership of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld: "He leads in a way that the good Lord tells him is best for our country".

[me b zola]

34. Thanks, SLaD

I had a feeling that there was policy involved in this decision. Pace carried their water pretty damned far, but I guess even he was uncomfortable with pimping a war on Iran.

[puerco-bellies]

16. Thie story is just now breaking on CNN

Paris will be pissed.

[myrna minx]

18. At least Pace can now devote his free time to the FREE SCOOTER

movement. Seriously though, did anyone know that Pace was leaving? This comes as a total surprise to me.

[notadmblnd]

20. well it is Friday

you'd expect something different at this point?:shrug:

[babylonsister]

21. I am so repulsed at this spectacle. Who is calling the shots? nt

[Jacobin]

28. I'm guessing Darth is still calling the shots

He needs a more consistent non-reality-based sycophant in that position.

[TahitiNut]

25. We'll always have Paris.

:puke:

[glitch]

49. Now that was funny! nt

[zippy890]

27. its a fucking bonfire of the vanities

WHO THE FUCK CARES ABOUT THIS RICH FUCKING BRAT?!

:banghead:

[siligut]

31. "At least someone is meeting justice"

Who cares about Paris? Those in the learned helplessness club who want to believe everything is hunky dorey so they won’t have to face their complete lack of control over their environment.

[Cobalt-60]

62. you've got to admit Paris would look great

in a nice orange jumpsuit picking up trash by the roadside.
As for Pace, they do seem to have worked very, very hard to hide this.
I'm immediately changing the subject to Pace when anyone brings up Paris.

[n2doc]

29. That's why I gave us watching TV a long time ago

Why even bother watching MSMBC, CNN or the rest for News? It raises my blood pressure too much to hear them even in the Airport.

Wonder what Pace did to piss off Bushco? I thought he was scheduled to leave in the fall.

[devilgrrl]

30. But Will, people really care about Paris Hilton...

that's what the MSM keeps telling us - it must be so. :sarcasm:

[Gregorian]

32. The media is the linchpin.

This is the all important way in which they are doing their dirty deeds.

I woke up from a dream last night with something worth posting about this subject. But being that I don't have more than shit for memory, I just have to blab about how it's the linchpin. Fuck. I wish I had a brain.

Hey, at least I have eyes. And that's a lot more than most people have.

[spanone]

33. The best thread title EVER.

cnn had helicopter coverage ala O.J.

[deutsey]

35. They got their priorities, man

:evilfrown:

[The Straight Story]

36. Who's Pace? Is he blond, rich, a party boy with some stints on TV?

If not, most people probably won't care ;)

[Warren Stupidity]

37. Did you find your angry?

[WilliamPitt]

40. Never lost it

except for that vote.

But I said that in the referenced post.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

38. How much is the GOP paying her to do this?

[blues90]

39. Crazy , mad world

It is bad enough with the five slipt screens and flying graphics and then the headers and scrolls . Then they flash to pace for a few minutes and back to Paris with ALL the ratching bimbo news cast all wuth the same shrill voice and the crazed camera media with the filmed and followed drive to the courthouse .

True insanity .

[krispos42]

42. That's a great subject line!

I wonder how long the plan for Pace was made and held on a hair trigger, just waiting for a medial circus to cover it.

I wonder what other personnel changes are also on a hair trigger.

[Raven]

43. Bread and Circus,,,keep the masses occupied with

titilating tid bits from the lives of rich & famous & narcissistic law breakers. I have been reading about this Paris stuff on DU and decided this afternoon to tune in to MSNBC thinking that it couldn't be as bad as DU'ers described...Dear Jesus, it's awful! Meanwhile, we've probably started bombing Iran. I will bet that this Paris crap will be a question at the next debate.

[FloridaJudy]

53. What bread??

Haven't you heard? They eliminated the bread program - too much like socialism.

Now circuses - Boy! - have we ever got circuses!

[rucognizant]

59. Paris cotton candy..............

It occured to me late this afternoon while dodging this mess...........................This is a dress rehearsal ...........................for locking up the common man!
If it can happen to a rich celeb. it can happen to you!!!!!!!!!:

[EFerrari]

44. We should start 50 Peter Pace threads. I agree.

:puke:

[Swamp Rat]

45. Paris Hilton™ is an effective distraction.

[Coexist]

46. the Assault on Reason continues. nt

[Disturbed]

47. Paris Hilton must be more important than Pace being ousted.

Look at the DU board. There is your proof that this is so.

[LibertyorDeath]

48. Maybe Pace won't go along with their plans for Iran...

They need only true believers...

[lonestarnot]

50. Pace out Pari in... all crap.

[w8liftinglady]

51. Thanks,Will-I share your absolute disgust.

[Lorien]

52. You and me both

I thought when I clicked on DU yesterday that I'd find a refuge from the Paris insanity...but no, it's here too. Two days ago I had the TV on while I was working and "The View" came on "Today's hot topic; Paris goes to prison"!said the announcer. At first I thought "OK, Rosie's gone. It's back to insipid nonsense". Yes, they spent the next 10 minutes yammering on about Paris (I turned it off and listened to a podcast instead), but imagine my surprise when a friend later told me that CNN was doing the same thing! ENOUGH ALREADY MSM! WE'VE HAD IT WITH GOSSIP TV! Give us some REAL news that actually effects each of us, OK?

[Pierzin]

55. Randi Rhodes talked about that on her show also today

The MSM is just really sad.

[Liberal In Texas]

56. Bread and Circus. n/t

[proud patriot]

57. It's like the Corporate media hopes America's collective rage

will be soothed with the jailing of Paris ...

:think:

[shadowknows69]

58. hey Pitt you're a drinker. Get your ass over to our toast thread.

<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1074668&mesg_id=1074668>

[BrotherBuzz]

60. Joe Six-pack doesn't even know what the the Joint Chiefs of Staff is

Nevertheless, I heard the news repeated often on the radio all day, and on twice on the network TV stations this evening. Word got out, "Peter got canned", and on a Friday news dump day, to boot.

[Wetzelbill]

61. It's a good thing that a librul heathen like yourself has no soul

:)

[jarnocan]

63. Olberman discussed it of course, They would have kept him but

didn't want him interogated by the senate on what he knew. DANG, sometimes, the more you know-you know it's all BU**SH** so you got to go.
hmm, maybe the regime couldn't get a new terror threat out- as a distraction, so they arranged for Paris to get thrown back in jail:) (just kidding)

[NewJeffCT]

64. Can the Senate still call Pace?

I would think they can?

[radfringe]

65. Gee Will, haven't you figure out that

Dumb blondes doing stupid things trumps news of real importance

next week while the Senate debates the Vote of No Confidence and the judge makes his decision on whether or not Libby goes to the slammer while awaiting his appeal - we'll have wall to wall coverage of the Perils of Paris in the Pokey