Frank Chow: Asian- American Political Pundit

It amazes me how many of these jerks still have "credibility." We should be shaming them in the public square. I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy Iraq war done? Obama yesterday announced the war is over . I am not one of those on the left who are mad at Obama for not "giving it to Bush" during his speech, whatever that means. He is the President of the United States, not the Progressive States. I am just glad more troops get to come home. Unfortunately we are still leaving behind non-combat troops, thousands dead and a country in disarray. The cost of war does not only include trillions of dollars, it includes generations of families. My hope is Afghanistan will be next. The more I read about past efforts and similar campaigns throughout our history however, it won't be as soon as I would like... Here are your highlights: A New Economic Package? Gang violence in Chicago. It won't stop by meetings alone The things Sharron Angle says are frightening Alinea to open up "Next" Congrats to Bonddad aka Hale Stewart who has a place...

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Man oh man did I wake up confused. I thought this weekend was Labor Day weekend for a moment and got super excited to go boating and have a three day weekend. Nope. Joy no more. It's always disappointing to find out you aren't going boating when you think for a second you are...in other news it is getting cooler out in Chicago! I am actually wearing khakis today and it seems so foreign. I am hoping this will be there year Chicago has a true fall instead of jumping right into frigid winter. FML. I don't even want to think about winter. P.S. Dear Jackass on Facebook, I don't ever want to know Christmas is only x amount of months away. Suck it. Here are your highlights: The Government Can Track You This is cool. CTA riders may soon pay for fares using their cell phones . What America leaves behind in Iraq Glenn Beck's real plan is to destroy the Martin Luther King Jr. legacy and the media are gladly playing fiddle The stem cell ruling and what it may mean Dude you...

Oliver Willis on Greenwald and Wikileaks : I didn’t and don’t support the Iraq War, but the vast majority of our men and women in the U.S. military are good people who do the right thing. I understand the nature of news, and it will never change, but “Soldier Does Right Thing, Follows Orders And Respects Lives Of Others” will never be a headline. When things like this and Abu Ghraib pop up the reason they are news is because they are deviations from the norm, not as Greenwald and others claim like Fox News caricatures of liberals, the standard posture of the military. The entire reason there is an outcry when a member of the U.S. military engages in some form of atrocity or deviant behavior is because it is such an aberration from the norm. If, as Greenwald contends, our soldiers were just a bunch of animals killing civilians for sport, there would be no desire for coverups, because it would just be what we do. But that isn’t what we do. Whether the conflict is the wrong or right one t...

So Butler lost. Barely, but they did lose. Sad day for us Duke haters and an awesome day for people who where sweaters tied around their neck and thrown over their shoulders on purpose. Sigh. Last night I had a show where I decided to make up my entire set! Fun fun fun. I must say one of the days I will sit down and write something. Tomorrow is a big day for Chicago film as the annual Asian American Showcase highlights "Local Shorts." If you are in town and looking to have a great night, visit the site and get some tickets . I will be there in my snazziest wear. Here are your highlights: Tragedy in West Virginia , 25 killed in coal mines and four still missing The Republican Party is now in an "Era of Craziness" Nintendo in Graphics Is Karzai playing with Fire? Who can't wait for this trainwreck? Season 2 of Jersey Shore begins shooting GTL!!! Another "big business pays high taxes" Mythbusted As the Wikileaks video of Iraq/Reuters reports incident was...

WAR, what is it good for? I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

So much going on so little time, what to do, what to focus on? Last night was Drinking Liberally Chicago's "War on Christmas." A solid gathering of socialists, commies and pinkos all focused on destroying Christmas and teh baby Jeebus. Nawwww. Actually it was a great time with light debate and friends enjoying many a Christmas ale. I must say, DL Chicago has turned out to be a pleasant surprise. It has opened up new doors and new friendships as well as honest debate. Weird considering I read about it on a blog and kind of just strolled in nonchalantly. Ain't life grand? If you have change to spare please donate to the Living Liberally organization, http://livingliberally.org/Donate Here are your highlights: Senate Dems have reached a tentative health care deal and it isn't as awful as I thought it would be... Our REAL GUVNA is building a legacy its all in the hair, Blago 2012 Math scores up in major cities , amazing what happens when an administration actually c...

Hopefully this isn't a taste of things to come: NPR - A series of coordinated attacks struck Baghdad Tuesday, including three car bombs that blew up near government sites. At least 118 were killed and 261 wounded in the worst wave of violence in the capital in more than a month, authorities said. A total of four attacks, which also included a suicide car bomb on a police patrol, showed the ability of insurgents to strike high-profile targets in the heart of Baghdad and marked the third time since August that government buildings were targeted with multiple blasts that brought massive bloodshed. I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

I hope this isn't a growing trend, but Josh Marshall points out more of the crazy. Perhaps it is the Faux News Reality , but as polls are showing teh America is teh stupid : A few minutes ago I left the office to grab a cup of coffee. And on the way out the door I spent a few moments in the Fox News alternative universe. The topic was budget deficits and the stimulus plan; and the anchor was Stuart Varney, a one-time financial news reporter for CNN. Varney was berating some hapless guest about how the Stimulus had "failed" because the jobless rate is higher now than it was when the bill passed. And thus the money should never even have been spent. Now, we're no strangers to hearing that the stimulus 'failed'. But that's usually from Republican politicians. And from them it's more understandable. First, because an opposition party has no percentage doing anything but saying the in-party's policies have failed. And even though no one thought that une...

Let me translate Gibbs actual response: You morons, Cheney was part of 8 years of piles and piles of poop . I mean like a ton of poop. So much poop were trying to shift through it. Why are you listening to Darth Cheney? The guy ignored requests, TORTURED, they STARTED A FAKE WAR IN IRAQ REMEMBER THAT? EVER HEARD OF THAT? and violated most Executive Branch powers. You stupid piles of Village excrement...WHAT THE EFF IS WRONG WITH YOU?!! Cheney is only free and not behind bars dropping the soap to get all Rush Limbaughed for one reason, our Administration went soft on the guy and we believe in due process. So now let me get on to talking about the 800 other piles of poop we have to clean up in the West Wing, like the banking industry. Yes, you douche nugget from Faux News? I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

"Iraq withdrawal is mostly done" Pentagon and military officials report that the withdrawal of most U.S. military forces from Iraq's major cities has been completed a day ahead of tomorrow's deadline. According to the officials, within the past 30 days, 30 U.S. military bases have either been closed down or handed over to Iraqi security forces. A total of 150 bases have been shut down or turned over to Iraqis in the past nine months. Despite the withdrawal, many U.S. military forces will remain in the cities, embedded with Iraqi forces as advisers. They would also act as liaison officers who would be able to summon a U.S. military rapid reaction force if needed -- or also call in U.S. military air strikes. Those remaining in the cities would also include intelligence officers. Neither the military or Pentagon could provide a specific number of U.S. forces left behind. I am Frank Chow and I approved this message.