“Countdown” guest host David Shuster and Michael Musto, Village Voice columnist and author, last week poked fun at a recent study published in Psychological Science showing that participants who had lower IQs as children were more likely to develop prejudiced beliefs and be socially conservative. Musto’s take: “They’re dumb. Yeah, they’re narrow-minded. I mean, they think an innuendo is an Italian suppository.”
Michael Musto comments on a recent study showing that lower IQs lead to conservative views
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“Countdown” guest host David Shuster tells of an unusual setting for a lesson in campaign finance — Nevada’s Moonlite Bunny Ranch. According to Shuster, “the working girls at the Moonlite Ranch, who reportedly love a good caucus, met and decided to endorse Paul’s candidacy.” Shuster further relates that the prostitutes attempted to make a direct campaign donation of nearly a thousand dollars to Ron Paul staffers, only to be directed to send the money to Paul’s super PAC.
‘Pimpin’ for Paul’: David Shuster reveals Nevada prostitutes who have the hots for Ron Paul
Hate-Talker Rush Limbaugh Falsely Claims That “There Is A Relationship Between Abortion And Breast Cancer“
Sohel Ajani From the day, the Ottoman Empire collapsed after the World War I, things are not so good in the Middle East region. Creation of countries based on tribes & families was general rule for British.
Things never stopped over here. Immediately after the end of World War II, creation of Zionist state (Israel) on the Arab soil of Palestine was the biggest crime the west has ever done. As a result, millions migrated from their mother land, scores killed including kids, women & elders.
This was followed by the era of Cold war for the supremacy over the world. Soviet Russia’s invasion on most of the Muslim region and American plan to defeat its archrival through various evil strategies includes creation of Taliban & several terrorist organizations across the globe. Although, things were seems to be haphazard, but the situation was in control of The USA.
Coincidently, President Jimmy Carter visited Iran in 1978 and called Iran as “an island of stability” in his speech. It seems that the title was not liked much by the masses of Iran. Late in the year and early 1979 the deposed Shah of Iran flew into exile on his private jet, while the Ayatollah Khomeini returned from expatriation to lead the country. Suddenly, the Island of Stability changed to ‘Axis of Evil‘ for The USA.
After this, series of incidents followed in the Middle East region which aimed to destabilize the newly created government of Islamic Republic by Ayatollah Khomeini. The imposition of 8 years Iran ? Iraq war in which super powers of the world openly supported the Saddam Hussein Regime followed by extreme round of sanctions on Islamic Republic purely aims at weakening of the Islamic regime.
The war is on between The US & The Islamic Republic from the day one of the Islamic Revolution and US is making every effort to dismantle the regime through any means, legal or illegal. Hence they supported the terrorist organization, Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MKO) (Although its black listed in US, but they supported it), invaded Iraq & Afghanistan to surround Islamic Republic, played the game of regime change in Pakistan from civilian to military and again back to civilian leaded by American puppets.
Currently, they are making scenario of Nuclear weapons to attack Iran. The question over here now is; will US attack Iran?
Let us analyze the scenario in Middle East in case The US attacks Iran. We first have to find the friends and foes of Iran in that region. The first and foremost open enemy of Iran is the Zionist regime of Israel while on the other hand open friends are the Lebanese resistance movement of Hezbollah, Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas and regime of Bashar Al-Assad of Syria. The friendship of Assad and Iran is majorly based on invasion of Israel on Golan Heights. In any case of attack on Iran, any of these three groups will attack Israel which is close ally of The US in Middle East.
Hence the first step of The US administration right now is to overthrow all these groups / governments and impose puppet regimes in these places. For Syria, there is full-fledge movement against Assad. The recent sanction from the Arab League against Syria is clear indication of pro-American stand. After Assad, US might plan to impose extremist regime which is Anti-Iran / Anti-Shia in nature in Syria. The current inclination of protestors shows the sign of Anti-Shia move. Similarly, Israel might attack Gaza to remove Hamas through any excuse. They have to design some other strategy to wipe out existence of Hezbollah, which is not in view currently.
Before elimination of these three forces surrounding Israel, US will not be in a position to plan regime change in Iran.
Sohel Ajani It all started in 1979, when Ayatollah Khomeini returned from Paris to Tehran after the exile of US backed Reza Shah and declared Iran as Islamic Republic after the huge public referendum. The then puppet ruler of Iran, Reza Shah, was an open puppet of US and has allowed the US embassy to perform without any restrictions in the nation. After the exile of Shah, revolutionary youths of the country invaded the US embassy, also known as ‘Den of Spies‘.
The tense ties between the Islamic Republic and The US are still bitter and constantly kept world on toes. After the Islamic Revolution in Iran, the US & its allies are constantly trying to topple the Iranian regime through any means. Initially they exerted the physical pressure in the form of attach from Saddam Hussein Regime from Iraq. They support the evil regime of Saddam Hussein openly and provided it with sophisticated weapons to harm the newly formed independent republic.
Eight years war crumpled the Iranian economy where debts were on rise and falling value of currency. With all this, the economic sanction imposed by the US government played spoil sport for the already crunching economy. However, the nation resisted and shown its real strength behind its leader, Ayatollah Khomeini.
Soon after the end of 8 years Iran — Iraq war; in 1989 nation lost its founder strong man, Ayatollah Khomeini. This served as major setback to the Iranian nation and the west started believing that the end of regime is close. These calamities turned as blessings for the striving nation in the form of leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
Iranian Revolution 1979 Fall of a Shah 1 of 10 — BBC Documentary
The stunned West is constantly trying to downgrade the development cycle of Islamic Republic through economic sanctions, media war, spreading Iranophobia, etc. However it seems the psychological warfare is giving no positive results to west.
In recent developments, Israel is constantly warning Iran about its peaceful nuclear activities which Tehran says are meant for generating electricity and treatment of cancer patients; however Israel and West claims that it’s intended towards generation of nuclear war heads.
The latest report from IAEA (Nuclear watchdog of UN) says that there is something fishy going on in Iran in regards to nuclear development. Iran slammed this report saying its influenced by west. However, following this report, west has imposed another round of sanctions followed by other European and Asian countries like Japan.
This is one side of the scenario, however the conditions on the side of Iran is very happening. The Arab uprisings in Middle East have toppled many of the western puppet regimes like Tunisia, Egypt & Libya. And some other puppet regimes are still trying to control the uprisings in their countries; such as Bahrain & Yemen. In such scenario, other Arab monarchies can’t go directly in favor of west inviting the public uproar.
With all this, the ongoing financial crisis in Europe is acting like a trend breaker in the Western policy. The “Occupy Movement” in the US, which is actually a people’s movement, is unexpected by anyone and is a major shock for the US administration. We have seen it in the recent media pictures & videos, how the police and state are trying to control the ongoing high profile people’s uprising in western countries.
This is not the end. The actual dent in US & European economy is very visible. The natural awareness spread through the tools which the west has developed has made people much aware about the actual crises at the core of Capitalist system. Today, everyone knows the intentions of US & UK behind the attack of Iraq & Libya. This has also hampered the position of west and turned the sentiments of common people away from them.
Israel, the western puppet in the region, is constantly raising the voice over attack on Iran with the help of US. However, after the capture of drone in eastern Iranian province, Israel has to change its stand. Now we can see this kind of news in media:
Not to miss, the capture of drone by Iranian military holds a major importance in this psychological warfare. Till today, US drone technology considered as very sophisticated & holds very important position in the military field. Iranians not only captured the drone unaffected but also proved their superiority by capturing the most sophisticated US weapon till now. Best thing in this operation was the use of electronic waves to make the drone land.
President Obama asked the Iranians to return the captured drone and that also without any apology; this has created uproar in the social media where the Iranian supporters utilized this opportunity to make fun of the US administration.
West also knows that the war with Iran is not a war with any arrogant regime or war with a dictator like Saddam or Gaddafi, however, it’s a war of Ideology. The US can kill people, invade country and install the puppet regime, however they can’t replace the powerful stronger with the weaker one.
The US & the West is trying its level best to shake the foundations of Islamic Republic by economic sanctions, psychological pressure of attack from Israel, installing missile shield in Turkey, by removing Iranian supporters like regime of Assad from Syria, attacking Hamas & Hezbollah, etc. However Iranians are replying by their simple actions.
They can change the puppet regime, however changing the concept and deep rooted ideology of martyrdom & sacrifice is not possible for west.
History of U.S. Intervention in Iran — 1953 Until Present
Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine: A few months after Barack Obama was sworn in as president, Dick Cheney sat down with Sean Hannity for — I couldn’t call it an “interview,” more of an exchange of talking points — in which he lambasted the new president for coddling terrorists.
The conversation took the form of Hannity launching the attacks, and Cheney endorsing them. Obama lacks “the courage to call it a war on terror,” right? Right. “It’s telegraphing weakness,” right? Right. Obama loves Chávez, Ortega, Iran, and Mexico (Mexico?), so obviously he doesn’t understand the war on terror, right? Right. Cheney chimed in that Obama’s policy amounted to, “we don’t have to be as tough and aggressive as the Bush administration was.”
Following the killing of Anwar Awlaki, the administration’s latest success in a stepped-up campaign of targeting Al Qaeda, Cheney is back in the news again. Unsurprisingly, Cheney is not offering any apologies. Instead he’s demanding that Obama give one — to him. [ READ MORE ]
USER “First_And-Ten’s” COMMENT ON CHENEY’S PIC BELOW: His head looks like it has the texture of a salamander‘s egg. I would not be shocked to discover he has a room where he sheds his skin every 2 months and collects them.
The Daily beast:Shady Koch Brothers made sales to Iran, thwarted U.S. trade ban, stole oil, lied to police, and other criminal acts.
A mammoth investigative report in Bloomberg Markets Magazine has some devastating charges against one of the world’s largest private companies: The billionaire Koch Brothers allegedly made a ton of money off of sales of petrochemical equipment to Iran.
The company dodged the U.S. trade ban using foreign subsidiaries. The company allegedly engaged in illicit payments in Africa, India, and the Middle East, and, from 1999 to 2003, had to pay more than $400 million in fines.
The report, which goes on in detail with blow after blow to Koch Industries’ integrity, quotes an employee saying that managers taught them how to steal and cheat. The technique was called the “Koch Method.” [ READ MORE ]
Bob Beckel Calls Out Fox News For Not Covering Koch Brothers Scandals
Rick Perry’s Newest Problem: His Fond Memories of “Niggerhead” and Growing Up in a Sundown Town — READ MORE
But Wait!!
You might think Perry would take a hit over his hunting club’s racist name. But Michael Tomasky of The Daily Beast says the candidate who will suffer most is UNCLE-TOM Herman Cain, the only black man running for the ReTHUGliLOON nomination. How Come? [ READ MORE ]
Meanwhile in Other Right-Wing Media
Media Matters For America reports — that right-wing media have attacked President Obama by seizing on his comment that America “had gotten a little soft.” But Obama said that the United States is a “great country” and that he “wouldn’t trade our position with any other country on Earth” because “[w]e still have the best universities, the best scientists, and best workers in the world. We still have the most dynamic economic system in the world.” [ READ MORE ]
FLASHBACK 1: Right-Wing Media Attack Obama For Calling For A “Balanced” Approach To Default Crisis
FLASHBACK 2: Right-Wing Media Attack Obama For Accurate Warning On Greece’s Debt
From the day, the Ottoman Empire collapsed after the World War I, things are not so good in the Middle East region. Creation of countries based on tribes & families was general rule for British.
