Nope, no Lobster Tail.  Saddam is a Muslim, and Lobster is against his religion.

Hamburger, can't mix meat and dairy.

Nope, no pork.
Why do so many people want a man to have a last meal that is against the rules of his religion?  I may not like the man (I loathe him), but he still has the right to "meet his maker" in a "state of grace" (or whatever term Msulims use for the concept).

Myself, I would suggest something from Taco Bell, but that would fall under "cruel and unusual punishment".




Very similar to Jewish dietary laws. However, about the cheeseburger-is there meat in one? Also is there actually dairy in the cheese? I thought most cheeses made today were basically made out of oil and who knows what else. And who knows what you fine in the burger part. (Mystery meat?)  :P




Cat

a big Gardenburger.

Mcdonald's?

Mcdonald's?


I wouldn't give Tony Bliar McDonalds.. never mind Saddam. That's just cruel and unusual punishment.

I wouldn't give Tony Bliar McDonalds.. never mind Saddam. That's just cruel and unusual punishment.
Can he still have a Milkshake?

Can he still have a Milkshake?


I wouldn't touch anything thick and white from that place.

I wouldn't touch anything thick and white from that place.
I does not have to be white, it can be pink, yellow or brown?

Nope, no Lobster Tail.  Saddam is a Muslim, and Lobster is against his religion.

Hamburger, can't mix meat and dairy.

Nope, no pork.
Why do so many people want a man to have a last meal that is against the rules of his religion?  I may not like the man (I loathe him), but he still has the right to "meet his maker" in a "state of grace" (or whatever term Msulims use for the concept).




It's a joke, son!
::)


   Man, I don't know if I'd be able to eat a last meal knowing I was about to be hanged.  Probably throw-up...

   Maybe he'll just have a glass of water and a few crackers...

I never understood how a condemned man has any appetite on the eve of his execution!  Just gimme a fistful of Valium!
There was the case of the condemned man who got indigestion from his last meal and asked for Alka Seltzer at a quarter to midnight.  "Oh, we got something that'll clear that up even quicker!"
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/02/behead.gif


I wouldn't give Tony Bliar McDonalds..

I wouldn't give Tony Blair a job at McDonald's!

Mcdonald's?

Big Mac with extra mayo.

I wouldn't give Tony Blair a job at McDonald's!

I can imagine him saying

"Do you, want fries, with that?"

His last meal will be as followed.  Rice with veggies, a chocolate pop-tart and a 2 liter of Pepsi.  Boring, yet feasible. :)

I can imagine him saying

"Do you, want fries, with that?"

John Major would be the fry guy!
:P

John Major would be the fry guy!
:P


Would Peggy Thatcher be the one working the mop?? ;D

Would Peggy Thatcher be the one working the mop?? ;D


Shift manager.  Jack Straw's the porter.
:D

I can imagine him saying

"Do you, want fries, with that?"

You think he'll take some?

I don't like Mcdonalds fries myself (too greasy!) :P but maybe Sadaam would.

Shift manager.  Jack Straw's the porter.
:D


That'll work!!! ;D

Might as well enjoy some stuff liposuctioned out of Michael Moore.

Might as well enjoy some stuff liposuctioned out of Michael Moore.

Uncle Mike's Cellulite Sandwiches!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/08/pukeface.gif

Hey Mushroom, shellfish aren't haraam, they're halaal. Pork is haraam, thats one thing that kosher and halaal food restrictions share in common. Only kosher forbids shellfish though.

Hey Mushroom, shellfish aren't haraam, they're halaal. Pork is haraam, thats one thing that kosher and halaal food restrictions share in common. Only kosher forbids shellfish though.

This I did not know.  Learn something new every day.  Thanks, Dude!
;)

I say give him a couple of White Castle Crave Cases. They say that one of the side effects of execution by hanging is that you sh!t yourself, so why not go out with a bang?  ;D ;D ;D

kurds and whey?

sorry. :-[


Oh, My!!!!!  :o  ;D

Taco from Taco Bell with extra scallions.

Cool Ranch Doritos, Saddam's potato chip of choice.  ;D

Taco from Taco Bell with extra scallions.


I'll be happy to give him any of my scallions. I don't like them.

I still think he's gonna eat pop-tarts. ;D

I still think he's gonna eat pop-tarts. ;D



He should get mega-stoned and then eat pop tarts and peanut butter.

He should get mega-stoned and then eat pop tarts and peanut butter.


I want video tape of that!!! ;D

I want video tape of that!!! ;D



Just seeing him dig into a jar of peanut butter with his bare hands would be enough for me.  ;D

Just seeing him dig into a jar of peanut butter with his bare hands would be enough for me.  ;D


If he doesn't have anything to wash it down with he could choke to death.  I'm trying to figure out whats worse, that or hanging. :-\\
I can see the headlines now "Former Dictator dies from peanut butter mouth." ;D

If he doesn't have anything to wash it down with he could choke to death.  I'm trying to figure out whats worse, that or hanging. :-\\
I can see the headlines now "Former Dictator dies from peanut butter mouth." ;D



Make him eat peanut butter sandwiches and then hand him an empty carton of milk.......like in those commercials!  Remember "Aaron Burr"?  ;D

Make him eat peanut butter sandwiches and then hand him an empty carton of milk.......like in those commercials!  Remember "Aaron Burr"?  ;D


I don't think the Geneva Convention mentions that, so we're going to assume it's okay!!! ::)

I don't think the Geneva Convention mentions that, so we're going to assume it's okay!!! ::)



Well if you're going to execute him anyway, might as well make it interesting for the folks watching.

Well if you're going to execute him anyway, might as well make it interesting for the folks watching.


Gotta think of those ratings!!!

Seriously though, flat bread, Iraqi biryani, samusaks, rice, kababs, fried fish..depends if he prefers his native food though.

hot dogs and apple pie

hot dogs and apple pie



And a cold beer to make it an all-American meal.

And a cold beer to make it an all-American meal.
sounds good

Just seeing him dig into a jar of peanut butter with his bare hands would be enough for me.  ;D

LOL! ;D

And a cold beer to make it an all-American meal.


I can picture Allah saying, "you know consumption of alcohol is an abomination unto me, I was going to forgive you for everything, but you just had to have that one last beer, didn't you, Saddam!"

I'll be happy to give him any of my scallions. I don't like them.


White onions it is.

(Well, since nobody else has mentioned it yet... cue the Ren and Stimpy video...)

The Lord loves a hangin'!  That's why he gave us necks!
It tightens up our vocal cords and loosens up our pecs!
Get busted for a genocide, be guilty to the bone,
Then start a civil war, and then you'll hang alone!

It may be hard to swaller, but you'll be three feet taller.
It's a dandy way to entertain your friends.
You say you are a villain, and did your share of killin',
Who'd have thought you'd swing fer gassin' Kurds?

Oh, Lord loves a hangin', and so do we, by heck;
When the ball in New York drops, we decorate your neck.
You do not make the Super Bowl, you've 30 hours to go,
(The FCC would not allow... it on the halftime show!)

1 Happy Meal        to go!

http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0Je5x7M0ZRFtD0ArD.jzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12j82atqn/EXP=1167467340/**http%3a//mykooltoyz.tripod.com/images/mcdtf/mcdtfhm-bwbox1-96.jpg

Don't forget the rope licorice!

http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/candyandstuff_1928_136460

i for one am completely indifferent to hussein's execution. it won't solve anything, it'll probably just stoke up more warfare, and this idea that the state killing people solves anything is just... primitive. it's funny how conservatives always talk about small government but they actually are okay with the state having power over life and death, which really is best left to god.

i for one am completely indifferent to hussein's execution. it won't solve anything, it'll probably just stoke up more warfare, and this idea that the state killing people solves anything is just... primitive. it's funny how conservatives always talk about small government but they actually are okay with the state having power over life and death, which really is best left to god.

If the Bushies think Saddam's execution will make everybody root for them, they're idiots!

I'm against capital punishment.  Period.

But...

I sure won't miss Saddam!

If the Bushies think Saddam's execution will make everybody root for them, they're idiots!
i'm sure they're just trying everything they can think of to try and woo the public. can't say i blame em, their situation appears a bit desperate. although if hussein's execution backfires by stirring up a big S-storm over there they might regret not having dragged the trial out for a few more years. i don't think they'll get much benefit from it, but they do stand to lose quite a bit more face if it doesn't go smoothly.

and they're going to be hanging him, yes? a rather grotesque way to kill someone. might make people a bit queasy, everyone's pretty war-weary already. (check out the vid in my sig line...)

This may make him a Martyr to some Iraqis.  Best thing, leave him in prison.

This may make him a Martyr to some Iraqis. 

So feed him something with to martyr sauce ;)

Is it too late to send him Pop-Tarts??? :)

i for one am completely indifferent to hussein's execution. it won't solve anything, it'll probably just stoke up more warfare, and this idea that the state killing people solves anything is just... primitive. it's funny how conservatives always talk about small government but they actually are okay with the state having power over life and death, which really is best left to god.




This may make him a Martyr to some Iraqis.  Best thing, leave him in prison.



I agree. I think this whole thing is a fiasco. I really think that he was tried by a kangroo court. If they really wanted justice to be served, they should have went with a U.N. trial. I will have no love loss when he is no longer on this Earth, but I am so afraid of the repercussion that this is going to bring. But what has seem to be forgotten is that the U.S. had a lot to do with his crimes against humanity (just like they did with Pinochet). This will just be another excuse for some to hate the U.S.



Cat

I think that for his last meal, Saddam should have, among other things, a nice Caesar salad topped with ranch dressing.

They could even have this kid help prepare it:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1218062castro1.html

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061229/ap_on_go_ot/saddam_sentence_2

The saga continues.

i'm sure they're just trying everything they can think of to try and woo the public. can't say i blame em, their situation appears a bit desperate. although if hussein's execution backfires by stirring up a big S-storm over there they might regret not having dragged the trial out for a few more years. i don't think they'll get much benefit from it, but they do stand to lose quite a bit more face if it doesn't go smoothly.

and they're going to be hanging him, yes? a rather grotesque way to kill someone. might make people a bit queasy, everyone's pretty war-weary already. (check out the vid in my sig line...)


Toppling Saddam and destabilizing the factions in Iraq already brought on the S that was going to storm.  I predict Saddam's Sunni loyalists will raise hell, but this isn't going to make much difference on the long run.  

Saddanm's brutality was maintenance brutality.  He suppressed dissent and killed uppity folks.  He was more like Yugoslavia's Marshal Tito.  The next big boss in Baghdad is going to be even nastier than Saddam.  His brutality will consist of the atrocities and terror it will take to force unity among the unwilling.  That means a lot of blood and death.  If the next head honcho is "successful" like Saddam, Iraqi society might return to what it was in the 1980s.  Sorry to say that's the best we can hope for.  If he is not "successful," he will get toppled, and the chaos will reign until a stong enough strongman asserts himself.  

History books will sum up the accomplishments of the Gulf War II in two words: Jack sh*t!

Toppling Saddam and destabilizing the factions in Iraq already brought on the S that was going to storm.  I predict Saddam's Sunni loyalists will raise hell, but this isn't going to make much difference on the long run. 

Saddanm's brutality was maintenance brutality.  He suppressed dissent and killed uppity folks.  He was more like Yugoslavia's Marshal Tito.  The next big boss in Baghdad is going to be even nastier than Saddam.  His brutality will consist of the atrocities and terror it will take to force unity among the unwilling.  That means a lot of blood and death.  If the next head honcho is "successful" like Saddam, Iraqi society might return to what it was in the 1980s.  Sorry to say that's the best we can hope for.  If he is not "successful," he will get toppled, and the chaos will reign until a stong enough strongman asserts himself. 

History books will sum up the accomplishments of the Gulf War II in two words: Jack sh*t!


Sorta like what the history books say about Somalia....

Sorta like what the history books say about Somalia....
yeah, disaster-wise, though, this dwarfs somalia on so many levels.

yeah, disaster-wise, though, this dwarfs somalia on so many levels.


Based on loss of American lives yes, but strikingly similar in many respects...

Based on loss of American lives yes, but strikingly similar in many respects...
based on loss of american lives, number of deaths of innocent civilians, erosion of america's image abroad, destruction of infrastructure, undermining of US interests, financial damage to the economy... it's simply of a completely different order of magnitude in every conceivable way.

I notice four years ago the TV pundits were all ra-ra for Bush.  MSNBC even fired Phil Donahue as a pre-emptive strike against on-air dissent!  (Then they hired Keith Olbermann. D'oh!).  Now even creeps like Joe Scarborough and Mike Barnicle have turned against Dubya.

The only channel where you'll find pundits cheerleading for Bush is FOX News.  I admire their loyalty.  They'll stay in the tank for Bush even if it makes them the laughing stock in the end.  Bill O'Reilly is still scoffing at Air America's bankruptcy.  Keep gloating, Bill!   Depending on what happens in the next two years, FOX could go belly up!
::)

I notice four years ago the TV pundits were all ra-ra for Bush.  MSNBC even fired Phil Donahue as a pre-emptive strike against on-air dissent!  (Then they hired Keith Olbermann. D'oh!).  Now even creeps like Joe Scarborough and Mike Barnicle have turned against Dubya.

The only channel where you'll find pundits cheerleading for Bush is FOX News.  I admire their loyalty.  They'll stay in the tank for Bush even if it makes them the laughing stock in the end.  Bill O'Reilly is still scoffing at Air America's bankruptcy.  Keep gloating, Bill!  Depending on what happens in the next two years, FOX could go belly up!
::)


I can't stand idiot O'Reilly, he claims to be an idependent, puhhhhlease!  ::)

I can't stand idiot O'Reilly, he claims to be an idependent, puhhhhlease!  ::)

That's why Al Franken* calls him O'LIE-lley!

*an annoying little turd himself, I might add.

I can't stand idiot O'Reilly, he claims to be an idependent, puhhhhlease!  ::)


They all claim to be impartial, but they aren't.  Even when they come close to criticising bush it ends with "but the liberals"  this or "but the dems" that.

I can't stand idiot O'Reilly, he claims to be an idependent, puhhhhlease!  ::)



We watch him from time to time just to see what idiotic thing he is going to say next. We noticed that at the end of his show, he can't say, "The spin stops here" with a streight face. He really should by saying, "The spin STARTS here". Interesting enough, we were watching his show last night and he is on vacation. I don't know who the guy was filling in for him but he was TRYING to be O'Reilly. On CNN whenever someone goes on vacation, whoever is filling in for them does not try to act like the person they are filling in for-they are just themselves.



Cat

According to what I've read, by 10pm EST tonight, he'll be dead. 

According to what I've read, by 10pm EST tonight, he'll be dead. 
yeah, i can't stay up for it though. that'll be 3 am here.

According to what I've read, by 10pm EST tonight, he'll be dead. 


Ce la vie ::)

Did you guys hear or read that farewell letter Saddam wrote?  Sounded so unlike him, like he was trying to buy a good seat on the ark at the last minute.

Did you guys hear or read that farewell letter Saddam wrote?  Sounded so unlike him, like he was trying to buy a good seat on the ark at the last minute.


I think if you were in his shoes you'd be doing the same thing too.  This was to be expected.

We watch him from time to time just to see what idiotic thing he is going to say next. We noticed that at the end of his show, he can't say, "The spin stops here" with a streight face. He really should by saying, "The spin STARTS here". Interesting enough, we were watching his show last night and he is on vacation. I don't know who the guy was filling in for him but he was TRYING to be O'Reilly. On CNN whenever someone goes on vacation, whoever is filling in for them does not try to act like the person they are filling in for-they are just themselves.



Cat

John Kasich, former Republican congressman from Ohio (I think).  Anyway, he's a p-rick.  He also does his own FOX show on Saturday night called, "Heartland."  You know where the "Heartland" is?  Wherever Republicans outnumber Democrats.  I think FOX is going down the tubes.  The political temper of the country might be changing.  I'm not saying the operation will fold, it just might recede to the backwaters of cable news with CNBC!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kasich

Can't say I'll be missing him.

John Kasich, former Republican congressman from Ohio (I think).  Anyway, he's a p-rick.  He also does his own FOX show on Saturday night called, "Heartland."  You know where the "Heartland" is?  Wherever Republicans outnumber Democrats.  I think FOX is going down the tubes.  The political temper of the country might be changing.  I'm not saying the operation will fold, it just might recede to the backwaters of cable news with CNBC!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kasich


Maybe we in the Boston area can hope the the likes of Jay Severin will be shown the door permanently.  They got rid of him for a while, but brought him back and he has even moved into the state.  Before he was blasting Massachusetts while living on Long Island.  His tone has gotten even more strident, like he is trying to hang on to a glass of water, without the glass.

Maybe we in the Boston area can hope the the likes of Jay Severin will be shown the door permanently.  They got rid of him for a while, but brought him back and he has even moved into the state.  Before he was blasting Massachusetts while living on Long Island.  His tone has gotten even more strident, like he is trying to hang on to a glass of water, without the glass.

warning: off topic rant.
Jay Severin is proof of right wing media bias.  Can you imagine Severin's exact opposite on WTKK every afternoon.  What would he say? 
"Kill those capitalist scumbags!" 
"All Republicans are Nazis!"
"Death to Christians!"
How long would that last.  Oh, about one afternoon I'd say.  Yet Severin has been on the air for ten years!  In that time he is declared all Democrats are communists, that he wants less "Afro-Chicano" presence in American culture, that America should bomb the Middle East until there is no one left to complain, that U.S. Muslims should be exterminated because they are a fifth column.  Severin is a white supremicist who claims to be a libertarian, as is so often the way.  I think Severin remains on Long Island because there are too many people in Boston who would like to kill him.  I do not share this sentiment, but you can understand why folks get enraged enough to threaten his life. 

Howie Carr, the Boston Rush Limbaugh, lives in Wellesley.  He cannot go safely into certain areas of greater Boston.  He private parking and security escorts because he gets so many threats.  Incidentally, I know one of Carr's daughters.  She can't stand him.  She is everything that he is not.  I wish nobody threatened Howie either, but when he tells Latino callers, "Go back to the Third World hell-hole you came from," well, a lot of people ain't gonna take to kindly!  Yes, hate speech is alive and sick in Boston!

Severin is definitely worse than Carr.  At least Howie has a sense of humor!  Jay is pure hatred.  Well, he loves his dogs and he loves blondes.  So did Hitler!
::)
I haven't heard Severin in quite a while, but after last Election Day I imagine he sounds like Hitler after the fall of Berlin.  I keep thinking of Anthony Hopkins' portrayal of Hitler in "The Bunker."  Something like that.

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