Columnists Mock Rep. Pence's 'Just Like Indiana Market' Comment on Baghdad Visit

[babylonsister]

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Columnists Mock Rep. Pence's 'Just Like Indiana Market' Comment on Baghdad Visit

By E&P Staff

Published: April 07, 2007 2:55 PM ET

NEW YORK While the sunny comments of Sen. John McCain after visiting the Shorja market in Baghdad last Sunday -- now partly disavowed -- have drawn the most press attention, several wags have also had a good deal of fun with the now famous sound bite offered by Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana. He said the Baghdad bazaar was "like a normal outdoor market in Indiana in the summertime."

Here are a couple of current op-eds that took off on this remark.

First, the opening and then conclusion of John Kenney in today's Los Angeles Times.
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My wife came into the living room wearing a Kevlar vest, helmet and night-vision goggles.

"What are you doing?" I asked.

"Have you completely forgotten, silly head? We're going to the market."

I placed my hand at my head. I'd been so caught up in stitching a minor wound I'd received earlier in the day after going to an outdoor fruit stand that I had completely forgotten....

"You kids have fun?" Carol asked.

"Yeah!" said Chip.

"He was holding a loaf of bread and it got blown out of his hand!"

"It was so awesome, Mum."

We all laughed. Really hard. That's how shopping is in Indiana in the summer. It's just fun. It's fun and safe and hopeful and full of warm and welcoming Indianans and insurgents and snipers and bombs.

"Oh darn," Carol said.

"What is it, honey?"

"We forgot milk."

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[hippiechick]

1. Hells bells, the way crime is around Indy this year ...

... McCain was closer to correct than he may have imagined!

:wow:

[rgbecker]

2. Are you saying....

They've already followed us home?

Report: Terrorists Following U.S. Home After Iraq Withdrawal Is ‘Remote At Best’

When it comes to Iraq, a common refrain from President Bush and other stay-the-coursers is that “if we were to leave before the job is done, the enemy would follow us here.” For example, on March 6, Bush said:

The extremists are fighting to take control of Iraq so they can establish it as a base from which to overthrow moderate governments in the region, and plan new attacks on the American people. If we fail in Iraq, the enemy will follow us home.

[TwilightGardener]

3. If Mike Pence thought he might run for Prez, this will doom him.

[ellenfl]

4. ah-h-h . . . indiana in the summertime. think they'll ever live this down? eom

[terrible beauty]

5. Kevlar

I think I will call the Indiana Tourist Board
and ask if they supply Kevlar vests or do you have
to bring your own.
BYOK

[spooky3]

6. Hey, E&P, that's "Hoosiers" not "Indianans"

from someone who grew up there.

http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/ihb/emblems/hoosier.html

Otherwise great column!

[Mz Pip]

7. Stay away from unattended zucchini

:rofl:

"Where's Vi? Oh, she took the kids and fled to Ohio. She got nervous when the neighbors started disappearing. I stayed on to look after the cafe, but business has been terrible. People are either dead or fled. Frankly, if I sell a couple of BLTs it's a big day....

"If you have to go, you have to go. Let me get an extra clip and I'll cover you. Watch out for the patrol convoys. They don't stop. The Humvees aren't bad, but the Strykers will mess you up something fearful, and you don't want to know what an Abrams will do to the human body.

"Enjoy the market! Oh, and stay away from any unattended zucchini. That's where they like to hide IEDs. Come back real soon."


Just like Indiana my ass. :eyes:

Mz Pip
:dem:

[shain from kane]

8. My description of McCain: This little warpig went to market.