{"id":28914,"date":"2015-01-08T19:07:02","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T00:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=28914"},"modified":"2015-01-08T19:07:07","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T00:07:07","slug":"the-daily-gouge-archive-wednesday-january-7th-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=28914","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Gouge Archive, Wednesday, January 7th, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s Wednesday, January 7th, 2015…but before we begin, a brief thought on one of the most despicable comments we’ve ever heard from any<\/em><\/span>one, including<\/em><\/span> Liberal Dimocrats:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Democratic New York Congressman Charlie Rangel said on MSNBC\u2019s \u201cThe Ed Show\u201d Monday that when he served in Korea, he didn\u2019t feel anything about seeing dead bodies\u2026 unless they \u201clooked like [him]<\/span>.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\u201cI was in combat and I\u2019m telling you, I saw more dead people,\u201d the Congressman said. \u201cBut I never was moved until I saw dead people that looked like me in my uniform<\/span>. And it does<\/span> make a difference.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You tax-evading, lying, hypocritical, race-baiting piece of human excrement; really?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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No…REALLY<\/em><\/span>?!? \u00a0Consider this quote from Hal Moore’s We Were Soldiers Once…and Young<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Crandall\u00a0<\/em>(CMH-winner Bruce “Ancient Serpent 6” Crandall)<\/span> now dropped his Huey, loaded with casualties, onto the red dirt stript at Plei Me. \u00a0“When we hit the ground at Plei Me we were met by medics and the Infantry troops still waiting to be lifted into X-Ray.<\/span> \u00a0They removed the dead and wounded from my bird – and this act is engraved in my mind deeper than any other experience in my tow tours Vietnam. \u00a0A huge black enlisted man, clad only in shorts and boots, hand bigger than dinner plates, reached into my helicopter to pick up one of the dead white soldiers<\/span>.<\/span> \u00a0He had tears streaming down his face and he tenderly cradled that dead soldier to his chest as he walked slowly from the aircraft to the medical station<\/span>. \u00a0I never knew if the man he picked up was his buddy or not.<\/span> \u00a0I suspect not. \u00a0His grief was for a fallen comrade<\/span> and for the agony that violent death brings to those who witness it.””<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Race only makes a difference if the color of one’s skin is more important to the individual than the uniform he’s wearing. \u00a0This<\/em><\/span> is the mindset that\u00a0epitomizes<\/em><\/span> modern Liberalism and the Dimocratic Party.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Any questions? \u00a0No…really<\/em><\/span>; ANY QUESTIONS<\/em><\/span>?!?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now, here’s The Gouge!<\/strong><\/p>\n

First up, the WSJ<\/em>‘s\u00a0<\/strong>Mary O’Grady details how anyone who believed The Obamao’s Cuba contrivance actually involved a quid pro quo from the Castro brothers were taken…yet AGAIN<\/em><\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Where Are Cuba\u2019s Political Prisoners?<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n

Fifty-three of those jailed by the Castros were supposed to have been freed in the Obama deal.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

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\"Obama-Castro-Twerk\"<\/a><\/p>\n

“Who and where are the 53 Cuban political prisoners that President Obama promised would be freed by Havana as part of a deal to liberate three convicted Cuban spies serving lengthy sentences in the U.S.?<\/p>\n

I asked the State Department this last week. State referred me to the White House.<\/span> White House officials declined to provide the list of names citing \u201cconcern that publicizing it would make it more difficult to ensure that Cuba follows through, and continues with further steps in the future.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Bottom line: The U.S. government cannot confirm that they have been released and is not certain they\u2019re going to be released, even though the three Cuban spies have already been returned<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A government official told me that keeping the names of the 53 quiet will give Cuba the opportunity to release them as a sovereign measure, rather than at the behest of the U.S., and that this could allow for additional releases.\u00a0<\/span>In other words, the Castros are sensitive boys who throw despotic tantrums when their absolute power is questioned<\/span>. Asking them to keep their word is apparently a trigger<\/span><\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Obama was destined to have trouble changing Cuba policy. Nixon went to China. But \u201cObama goes to Havana\u201d? That sounds like stand-up comedy. A man with some humility might have prepared for the challenge. Mr. Obama did not. Now, little by little, what he says he got in the \u201cnegotiations\u201d seems to be evaporating while what he gave away appears reckless<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em>…”<\/p>\n

Was there ever<\/em><\/span> a question<\/em><\/span>?!? \u00a0<\/strong>But if you thought The Dear Misleader’s Cuban concerto totally tone-deaf, wait until he finally finishes writing his Iranian overture; it’s a requiem!<\/b><\/p>\n

In a related item, Victor Davis Hanson offers his observations on…<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Seductions of Appeasement<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

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