Blackwater USA's Legacy is Discussed on Bill Maher's Program

[Billysundae]

Run time: 03:21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oULd2lmiDO0   Posted on YouTube: October 13, 2007 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: October 13, 2007 By DU Member: Billysundae Views on DU: 1617

 
A nice little three- minute dissection of the problem with private contractors.

[Oilwellian]

1. Thanks so much for finding this

I wanted to find the part where Little Tucker admitted our troops are committing atrocities in Iraq. It can be found in Part 5 and is posted in GD.

[Evergreen Emerald]

2. I would have loved to hear the smarter Krugman's thoughts, but it was

evident that Tucker did not want to hear his answers.

[Aviation Pro]

3. Bloated Tucker Carlson must not know much about history...

...hey Moran, ever hear of the Marshall Plan? We rebuilt Europe with, um, three million men under arms to control the population, you fucking knucklehead.

[Warpy]

4. Jeez, we need a private army of goons because the military

is rebuilding the country?? What? We're sending Marines out with shovels and cement mixers now and we need these trigger happy goons in black to do the military's job because the military is otherwise occupied?

Tucker is a sick man. He's been driven crazy by his unreasonable fear.

[Cybergata]

5. There were some gems in this episode, but . . .

that ignorant Tucker wasn't one of them. I really wanted to hear what the other people had to say, and he wouldn't shut up. The worst thing was that such crap was coming out of his mouth, and yet there were two very intelligent people sitting next to him, both of whom I really wanted to be able to hear. I don't watch any news, unless it is posted here, mainly because I got disgusted with the lies, pro-Bush and spreading fear that was contained in the news. I've never seen this idiot before. I bet he never lets his guests get a word in. What a bloated, dull witted, hot air balloon this Tucker guy is!

[ForeignSpectator]

6. My sentiment exactly, being an idiot and the inability to shut up often go together

he is even worse in the other Bill Maher video thread ("Naomi Klein, Krugman,... on Bill Maher"). But Krugman has a very good line on Carlson there...

[Cybergata]

7. Hi ForeignSpectator!

I would say welcome to DU, but I see you've been around DU for over a year! I was very impressed with Krugman's knowledge, but as I said, unfortunately I couldn't hear him over the high pitched, whiny, hot air balloon sitting next to him.

[ooglymoogly]

9. Tucker is one of Corporate Murkas spoiled brats who has

been given a megaphone. For Tucker treason is Ok as long as it is Corporate world committing it.

[Voice for Peace]

8. Rebuilding the country? uh...

Maybe he meant, building the US Embassy while the rest of the country goes mostly without safe drinking water, electricity, medical care, access to healthy food, safe schools, on and on and on.

[angstlessk]

10. After WW2 we did not rebuild the country??? which country???

remember the MARSHALL PLAN YOU IDJIT?

[pretzel4gore]

11. carlson's a rich kid's rich kid's rich kid's rich kid

his father richard was one of reagan's henchmen...cheney was another...yet the evil brat gets to spoout anti USA nonsense on public airwaves....
and don't think the 'whitewater' angle used in the name of the bush ripoff aint intended-these people despise the 'USA USA USA!"

[kcass1954]

12. Every time I convinced that I know just how big an asshole bow-tie boy is,

the bastard proves me wrong.

[Xipe Totec]

13. Somebody needs to tighten Carlson's tie just a bit more... nt