(2007-02-17) — A coalition of major terror groups operating in Iraq today announced a symbolic, non-binding ceasefire in response to House Democratsâ passage of a non-binding resolution rejecting President George Bushâs troop surge plan.
Al Qaeda in Iraq, the Shiite Mahdi army and representatives of a Sunni car-bomb cartel said they would continue to fully fund martyrdom operations, with help from their friends in Iran, Syria and elsewhere.
An unnamed spokesman for the terror coalition said, “The non-binding ceasefire serves as a kind of imaginary turning point in the mythical pursuit of peace among those who have pledged their lives to the destruction of the U.S., Christianity, Judaism and Western civilization in general.”
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, said the terroristsâ symbolic initiative “confirms that Democrats are on the right track with their strategy to end the war in Iraq through non-binding means.”
Meanwhile, the White House released a conciliatory statement from President George Bush in the wake of the Democrat-sponsored anti-surge resolution.
“Our friends in Congress continue to display the rich diversity of patriotism,” the president said. “Their actions demonstrate to all Americans that you, in fact, can support the troops while opposing the war, as long as youâre not too specific about whose troops you support.”
Mr. Bush also said the House vote “shows that itâs possible to pass a resolution without being overly resolute.”
62 responses so far ↓
1 buddyhacker // Feb 17, 2007 at 7:41 am
I guess as long as Congress is wasting their time passing non-binding resolutions; their not inflicting harm with more useless laws and burdensome tax increases.
2 MargeinMI // Feb 17, 2007 at 7:42 am
God Bless America!
3 MargeinMI // Feb 17, 2007 at 7:44 am
When I saw the headline, I thought, “Classic Ott!” I was not disappointed.
4 onlineanalyst // Feb 17, 2007 at 7:57 am
Somebody needs to put a tourniquet around the turkey neck of seditionist Jack “Slow Bleed” Murthaâs neck.
Oh, never mind. There already is a problem with blood and oxygen going to his brain.
5 gafisher // Feb 17, 2007 at 8:04 am
A coalition of terror groups dropped one of the biggest bombs in US history in Washington on Friday. Qaeda, MoveOn.org, and the DNC have assembled quite a coalition. The 17 “ĐŻepublicans” who joined them need to remember 2008 as the year they went home to spend more time with their families.
6 Darthmeister // Feb 17, 2007 at 8:11 am
Iraq Terror Groups Offer Non-binding Ceasefire
Just like their Muslim Palestinian cousins, eh? I wonder if “ceasefire” in Arabic means the same thing in English? Yassir Arafat was good at this kind of stuff.
7 Darthmeister // Feb 17, 2007 at 8:12 am
…I guess a “non-binding peace” is next.
8 University Update // Feb 17, 2007 at 8:20 am
Iraq Terror Groups Offer Non-Binding Cease Fire…
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9 Loki, E.NC.Z.B-K // Feb 17, 2007 at 8:20 am
My boss better not start sending out Non-Binding paychecks. Some people wouldnât take kindly to it.
“My vote for the Iraq war was non-binding before it was bound!” - Vietnam-Veteran John F.n Kerry
(Wait, he was something else?)
10 onlineanalyst // Feb 17, 2007 at 8:43 am
More satire here that complements Scott Ottâs on-target story. Speaking from his cave, al Zawahiri adds his voice to that of the Democrats against the troop surge.
11 Shelly // Feb 17, 2007 at 8:46 am
“as long as youâre not too specific about whose troops you support.”
Exactly. Call them stupid, call them failures, deny them equipment and reinforcements, but make sure you say that you support them first. Definitely a “diversity of patriotism.” Not to mention a big fat lie.
12 Ms RightWing, Ink // Feb 17, 2007 at 8:48 am
I took some “non-binding stool softener once.”
Somehow I see a connection, but until I have my first cup of coffee I can not think this thought through.
13 gafisher // Feb 17, 2007 at 8:51 am
It was so stirring to see Congress join in a bipartisan chorus of “Blessâd Be the Ties that non-Bind.”
14 Fred Sinclair // Feb 17, 2007 at 8:56 am
“…….as long as youâre not too specific about whose troops you support.â
Great Scott! What a line! Totally worthy of being included in Mr. Ottâs book of “One line Zingers”
Heirborn Ranger
15 Fred Sinclair // Feb 17, 2007 at 9:46 am
We donât have enough to occupy our attention, what with binding and non-binding subjects - now NBC is reporting that Mr. Cecil Wilson (of The American Medical Association) is demanding a binding change in movies (including older classics like “Casablanca”) so that all movies that contain a scene that shows anyone smoking will be forced to display a “R” rating.
Beware - the Cigarette Police are on the march! Smuggle in and smoke all the pot you want, but light that tobacco filled cigarette and youâre in big trouble.
Heirborn Ranger
16 RedPepper // Feb 17, 2007 at 10:04 am
Symbolic? Non-binding? Cease-fire?
How else would you reward your dhimmi allies, if not by offering a Hudna ?
After all, you donât make peace with the kuffar !
17 nylecoj // Feb 17, 2007 at 10:13 am
Today is my symbolic non-binding day off. I am spending at in the office.
18 nylecoj // Feb 17, 2007 at 10:14 am
This line is my favorite
Mr. Bush also said the House vote âshows that itâs possible to pass a resolution without being overly resolute.â
19 SassaFrassin.com » Richly Deserved Ridicule // Feb 17, 2007 at 10:24 am
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20 gafisher // Feb 17, 2007 at 10:44 am
“… all movies that contain a scene that shows anyone smoking will be forced to display a âRâ rating.”
Great. I suppose what they do before lighting up is still PG-13.
I wonder if those old newsreels of the Dem diety FDR will have to be “sanitized” like the Postal Service did when designing the Thornton Wilder, James Dean, Humphrey Bogart, and Robert Johnson postage stamps.
21 gafisher // Feb 17, 2007 at 11:01 am
Speaking of meaningless gestures, I see that Hugo Chavez has found a way to stop the rampaging inflation his socialist policies have exacerbated in Venezuela. According to the news, “Chavez said three zeros will be stripped from the bolivar . . .”
Wow! Maybe next week the Marvelous Murthosis can redefine poverty, thus eliminating it here.
22 RedBlueChristian » Blog Archive » NON-BINDING NONSENSE // Feb 17, 2007 at 11:18 am
[…] Meanwhile, Scott Ott has breaking news of a non-binding ceasefire: (2007-02-17) â A coalition of major terror groups operating in Iraq today announced a symbolic, non-binding ceasefire in response to House Democratsâ passage of a non-binding resolution rejecting President George Bushâs troop surge plan.Al Qaeda in Iraq, the Shiite Mahdi army and representatives of a Sunni car-bomb cartel said they would continue to fully fund martyrdom operations, with help from their friends in Iran, Syria and elsewhere. […]
23 Go Pundit Go » Blog Archive » Sunnis Reject Al Qaeda, Join Coalition Forces, In Troubled Anbar Province // Feb 17, 2007 at 11:19 am
[…] California Conservative remarks, "The bottom line is that weâre seeing improvements almost weekly, which is making the Democratsâ hopes of making the case that we canât win in Iraq a steep uphill climb," while ScrappleFace jokes in a newly penned article, Iraq Terror Groups Offer Non-Binding Ceasefire: (2007-02-17) â A coalition of major terror groups operating in Iraq today announced a symbolic, non-binding ceasefire in response to House Democratsâ passage of a non-binding resolution rejecting President George Bushâs troop surge plan. […]
24 GnuCarSmell // Feb 17, 2007 at 11:34 am
The most non-binding words in the English language to a Democrat:
“…to protect and defend the United States against all enemies…”
25 Ms RightWing, Ink // Feb 17, 2007 at 11:40 am
Okay, I meditated on the “non-binding stool softener,” idea through to the end. After great contemplation I see a reflection of Murtha and his bedeviled cronies deliberate reaction opposing a victory by our men and women overseas
After my powdering was completed I judged inconclusively that even the harshest of toilet paper is not worthy of their mindless dribble.
My time and effort to say just what I think of the Democratâs constipated “non-binding” endeavors has now concluded.
26 Ms RightWing, Ink // Feb 17, 2007 at 11:41 am
Hello, am I lost
27 Ms RightWing, Ink // Feb 17, 2007 at 11:43 am
Meanwhile at the lost post saloon a wandering thought arrived, dusted himself off and said, “Well partners, beware, them injunsâ are out to scalp your thoughts.”
28 Ms RightWing, Ink // Feb 17, 2007 at 11:45 am
purge
29 SeaDog // Feb 17, 2007 at 11:59 am
This kindaâ falls in line with what the liberal nuts think of as a “non-binding” Constitution.
30 Hawkeye // Feb 17, 2007 at 12:10 pm
So whatâs the big deal… Iâve made plenty of non-binding New Yearâs resolutions. Nobody got mad at ME.
(:D) Regards all…
31 Hawkeye // Feb 17, 2007 at 12:12 pm
SeaDog #29…
ânon-bindingâ Constitution.
Great line.
(:D) Regards…
32 Hawkeye // Feb 17, 2007 at 12:15 pm
Ms RW #26…
I once was lost, but now am found…
(:D)
33 Jersey Guy // Feb 17, 2007 at 12:21 pm
To a Democrat, and to a group of Republicans, non-binding is a beautiful thing; non-binding commitments, non-binding patriotism, non-binding beliefs, etc. Still have not heard any workable plan for Iraq from the Demmies, non-binding or otherwise, unless giving aid and comfort to our enemies by passing non-binding resolutions for surrender is considered a workable plan. Unfortunately the one thing that is binding is the Demmies themselves; we are stuck with them running the Congress for at least two years. That makes me feel a little, well, bound.
34 RedPepper // Feb 17, 2007 at 12:53 pm
Ms RW, Hawkeye: I once was loose, but now Iâm bound …
gafisher re #5: por favor, sénor - how do you do that (backward) “R”?
35 Darthmeister // Feb 17, 2007 at 1:14 pm
I see the Democrats and some RINOS have also pioneered the new concept of “non-binding patriotism”, too.
Good point Scott, I think next time I hear a LibDonk
opininglying about “I support the Troops”, I think I will ask them which troops, ours or theirs?36 Beerme // Feb 17, 2007 at 1:56 pm
Isnât “slippery” a synonym for “non-binding”?
37 Bill's Bites // Feb 17, 2007 at 3:02 pm
New Dhimm Strategy: Betray The Troops — Update 4…
Murtha: U.S. Troops âHave Everything They Need,â live in palace(s) Ian Schwartz CNS:He did not elaborate but went on to talk about services enjoyed by U.S. troops in Iraq but denied to many Iraqis. âLetâs take, for instance, Saddam Husseinâs…
38 Ms RightWing, Ink // Feb 17, 2007 at 3:10 pm
Sorry for the multiple posts. I kept trying to trying to find my post, but, as things go my posts went. sigh
39 Darthmeister // Feb 17, 2007 at 4:09 pm
ATTENTION LIBERAL SOCIALISTS, THIS IS WHY SOCIALISM/COMMUNISM DOESNâT WORK IN THE LONG TERM:
Simon Romero reports in the New York Times about what happens when you combine price controls and the Dutch disease in Hugo Chavez-land:
Faced with an accelerating inflation rate and shortages of basic foods like beef, chicken and milk, President Hugo ChĂĄvez has threatened to jail grocery store owners and nationalize their businesses if they violate the countryâs expanding price controls.
Food producers and economists say the measures announced late Thursday night, which include removing three zeroes from the denomination of Venezuelaâs currency, are likely to backfire and generate even more acute shortages and higher prices for consumers. Inflation climbed to an annual rate of 18.4 percent a year in January, the highest in Latin America and far above the official target of 10 to 12 percent.
Mr. ChĂĄvez, whose leftist populism remains highly popular among Venezuelaâs poor and working classes, seemed unfazed by criticism of his policies. Appearing live on national television, he called for the creation of âcommittees of social control,â essentially groups of his political supporters whose purpose would be to report on farmers, ranchers, supermarket owners and street vendors who circumvent the stateâs effort to control food prices.
âIt is surreal that weâve arrived at a point where we are in danger of squandering a major oil boom,â said JosĂ© Guerra, a former chief of economic research at Venezuelaâs central bank, who left Mr. Chavezâs government in 2004. âIf the government insists on sticking to policies that are clearly failing, we may be headed down the road of Zimbabwe.â
From previous thead: “The important thing is socialism works in theory, not in practice.” But of course liberal socialists are so brilliant that they can make 2+2=3 … it works in theory!
40 Ms RightWing, Ink // Feb 17, 2007 at 4:28 pm
SUNFLOWER OATMEAL BREAD
I recently tore this recipe out of a magazine at the doctors office. After moving it all around my desk, I finally decided to try it. For you bakers you can create your own shortcuts, but if you are not a expert at baking, just follow on through. It is gooood!
http://shellyscafe.blogspot.com/
41 conserve-a-tips // Feb 17, 2007 at 5:44 pm
Well, I just got back from an awesome morning/early afternoon at the foot of the great steps of our state capitol, where the Vets4Victory kicked off a Victory Rally that will hopefully continue across the nation. Our legislature - both houses - passed a binding resolution yesterday, on the heels of the Congressâs shameful show of cowardice, that declared our support for the troops and the war on terror and our commitment to see it finished to victory. Thousands of people were there and the speakers included Kevin Pannell, wounded Iraq war amputee, Major Ed Pulido, Wounded Iraq war veteran, Colonel John Reitzell (wow!!) Ranger and Special Ops veteran Vietnam, wounded, and Liet. Colonel Steve Russell, veteran of Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq and who led the hunt for Saddam. Also, our Congresswoman Mary Fallin spoke and shared the pain of what went on this week in Congress. If you werenât fired up when you got there, there was no way you werenât when you left. Amazing speeches and amazing crowd. It made you just ashamed of the pantywaists in Congress.
42 Ms RightWing, Ink // Feb 17, 2007 at 5:54 pm
Looks like the binders fell out of the Democrats britches today. Now who looks stupid.
Hmm, eggs always make a good binder in tater pancakes, so here is too you dimheads, egg on your face.
43 56-34 | PAWaterCooler.com // Feb 17, 2007 at 6:23 pm
[…] In unreleated news, thereâs a non-binding cease fire in place in Iraq. A coalition of major terror groups operating in Iraq today announced a symbolic, non-binding ceasefire in response to House Democratsâ passage of a non-binding resolution rejecting President George Bushâs troop surge plan. […]
44 Beerme // Feb 17, 2007 at 6:44 pm
Attention scrapplers:
I think I may have uncovered the identity of one of our commonest trolls.
See the link provided and check the bio info about half way down the incredibly long and slow loading page. Could this be our hero with the SOAR background? Heâs an Aggie! A pilot! A John Kerry/John McCain fan with BDS! Claims to be a lifelong Republican but harps against the tax cuts and social security reform, while moaning about the gap between the rich and “the rest of us”.
Yep, that just might be L@Y, et.al.
45 upnorthlurkin // Feb 17, 2007 at 6:58 pm
Dear Beer, thatâs not a link….itâs an email address….isnât it?
Whatâs the deal with Ron Paul of TX voting for that #$%&* resolution?!
Cass over at Villainous company has the Rethugs who reached back and felt well done spaghetti instead of a spine and voted with the treasonous Dhimmis.
46 upnorthlurkin // Feb 17, 2007 at 7:12 pm
Plus, someone over at Villainous Company has come up with the term White Flag Republican to describe the cowards who voted with the dhimmis! WFRs! Love it!
47 PreventTruthDecay // Feb 17, 2007 at 8:16 pm
Excellent Scott… irresolute, non-binding support of the troops from the Democrats. The Left pitching their “support” of the troops, (or “love” of country) would be hilarious if it werenât for the gravity of the matter.
48 gafisher // Feb 17, 2007 at 8:23 pm
RedPepper #34: Frankly, cut-ân'-paste is the easiest way to get the ‘yahâ (ĐŻ) into a post without having to go all esoteric.
49 RedPepper // Feb 17, 2007 at 9:02 pm
gafisher: Thank you for your “ĐŻeply”! I had hoped that there was a way to code the “yah” by using HTML - maybe something along the lines of the “copyright” symbol ( © ) , but cut-n-paste will do just fine!
I canât ĐŻestrain myself:
Senator John McCain (ĐŻ,AZ).
Oooooh, I like that!
50 upnorthlurkin // Feb 17, 2007 at 9:32 pm
Okay then, WFĐŻs!! I love it! WhiteFlagĐŻethuglicans!!
51 Beerme // Feb 17, 2007 at 9:37 pm
So sorry, unl (but thanks for calling me dear),
one should never post while drinking 18 yr. old bourbon…
Hereâs the link
Now remember, itâs almost half way down and under the header “Now please learn more about Hugh Scottâs background.”-writes in the third person about himself, throughout the site. Thereâs a nifty photo of Scott from the fifties in his flight suit.
Let me know what you all think…
52 Beerme // Feb 17, 2007 at 9:42 pm
Ron Paul has been against the war all along, I believe. He is a principled person who doesnât vote with any polls in mind. I give him a pass. The others are most likely voting for purely PR reasons. I donât give them a pass.
53 The Great Santini // Feb 17, 2007 at 9:54 pm
âȘ âȘ âȘ BUG-OUT PNEUMONIA AND IRAQ-SURRENDER FLU âȘ âȘ âȘ
[Tune: âRockinâ Pneumonia and the Boogie-Woogie Fluâ, music and lyrics by Huey âPianoâ Smith and Johnny Vincent, performed by Johnny Rivers; © 2007, Santiniâs Parody Serenades]
[Intro (Hard-driving rock piano and guitar riffs, with bass and percussion back-up)]
[Verse]
Demos lack the guts to defund the war
(Woo-oo-o!)
So they shuck and jive, like Slinky-Toyâą whores
(Woo-oo-oo!)
Irresolutionâs got a hold on âem, tooâŠ
[Refrain]
Dems got the bug-out pneumonia
And Iraq-surrender flu
[Verse]
Nan Pulloutsy skippers Demsâ White Flag Line
(Woo-oo-oo!)
Seventeen House RINOs prove they lack spine
(Woo-oo-oo!)
Fifth Column Quislings dance Code Pink boogalooâŠ
[Refrain]
Theyâve caught the bug-out pneumonia
And Iraq-surrender flu
[Verse]
Aid and comfort to Iraq terror groups
(Woo-oo-oo!)
From cotillion of Congress Betty Boops
(Woo-oo-oo!)
D.C. jihadis groove with Al Qaeda crewâŠ
[Refrain]
Dems play the retreat symphonia
And the treason-monkey blues
[Musical interlude: Pelosi on the pan flute; Murtha on the gong; Hoyer, in Spike Jones suit, on seltzer bottle; Waxman on the comb; Emanuel on the bass drum; Waters doing back-up shrieks; rhythm by Jeffer$on, on hi$ hard-ca$h ca$tanet$ from hi$ free$er de$k on Hou$e floor; backup vocals and choreography by Woolsey and her Pink Boa Moonbats; Ellison ululating Koranic verses on his prayer mat, facing Mecca; Mollohan on the take]
[Verse]
Non-binding resolutionâs Demsâ stalking horse
(Woo-oo-oo!)
Murthaâs âslow-bleedâ game plan is their real course
(Woo-oo-oo!)
Back-stabbinâ blowfish schemes to let forces screwâŠ
[Refrain]
He leads Demsâ bug-out pneumonia
And Iraq-surrender flu
[Tag]
Canât trust the Demosâ faux-âsecurityâ ruseâŠ
Pusillanimous pantywaists, betrayinâ US troops
(Music, to fadeâŠ.)
54 RedPepper // Feb 17, 2007 at 10:08 pm
BTW, everyone - I have some heads-ups for those who have the time for some TV viewing! First, C-SPAN2 is airing an hour-long segment featuring Ayaan Hirsi Ali tomorrow at noon EST. There is also another segment featuring Dore Gold (about Jerusalem) a few hours later (starting at 5 or 5:30 PM EST). And - last, but not least - there is a half-hour comedy show Sunday night on the Fox News channel beginning immediately after Sean Hannityâs new show - which features Rush Limbaugh as the POTUS ! Do not miss !
55 Beerme // Feb 17, 2007 at 10:57 pm
TGS! Lighter held high, woo-hoo!
“Mollohan on the take” Now thatâs an instrument Dems can play right outta the womb!
“and looking very relaxed, Adolph Hitler on vibes”-”the Intro and the Outro” by the Bonzo Dog Doo-dah Band (Monty Pythonâs musical second job)
56 conserve-a-tips // Feb 17, 2007 at 11:07 pm
All yâall are raginâ tonight. Cool, Great Santini. Iâm getting out my sunglasses and rockinâ with ya.
I told you about the rally today. I left out something that Steve Russell said that I loved. He aimed it at Congress. He said that Congressmen/women saying that they support the troops, but not the President is like walking up to a corporate employee and punching him in the stomach while saying, “Itâs nothing against you. I like you and support you. I just hate your boss.” Right.
I am astounded at the path that the democrats and some Republicans have taken. They have invested their entire futures in the defeat of our troops. They canât stand the possibility that the troops would be victorious because it would make Bush look good and that might affect their precious power. And so they must undermine the effort in order to assure defeat. Sickening. Just sickening.
57 conserve-a-tips // Feb 17, 2007 at 11:13 pm
But I thought that NBC news wasnât biased . Hmmmm
58 The Great Santini // Feb 17, 2007 at 11:35 pm
Beerme:
Virtual brewskis held even higher! Thanks, awfully, too.
c-a-t:
I wasnât sure whether anyone would remember that old Huey “Piano” Smith ditty. I shoulda known….
Sunglasses on, groovinâ….
Shelly:
Thanks for the kind words on immediately preceding thread. See? Ah kin reed!
59 Rock Slatestone // Feb 17, 2007 at 11:56 pm
This should give the insurgents time to rearm themselves.
60 RedPepper // Feb 18, 2007 at 7:22 am
Happy New Year !
BEIJING — Asians flocked to temples, parks and Disneyland on Sunday to pray, play, eat, and celebrate the first day of the Lunar New Year, ushering in the Year of the Pig .
I have some corrections - and an addition - to my previous post.
C-SPAN2 is airing several 1-hour programs this weekend that are well worth watching. The times I have are EST : caveat emptor !
Ayaan Hirsi Ali discusses her book Infidel today from 12:00 - 1:00 PM ; also starting Monday 2/19 at 11:30 PM.
Dore Gold discusses The Fight For Jerusalem Monday 2/19 from 3:30 - 4:30 PM.
Robert Spencer tells The Truth About Muhammad Tuesday 2/20 from 12:45 - 1:50 AM.
And Sunday night at 10:00 PM the Fox News Channel will “present a satirical look at the news” with comedians Kurt Long and Jenn Robertson titled The 1/2 Hour News Hour ; eat dust, Comedy Central …
Bon Appetit !
61 Mrs. Kajun // Feb 18, 2007 at 2:07 pm
Re: #32
Amazing Grace
( Lyrics by John Newton)
62 Blogger News Network » Winds of War: The Lighter Side of Jihad // Feb 22, 2007 at 9:49 am
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