Caption Contest Winners
The Herd Mentality Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over. (AFP/File) ✰ THE WINNERS ✰ First: FormerHostage - More ass than a Paris Hilton sleep-over. Second: markm - While filming for the latest episode of "Wild Kingdom", Jim Fowler obtained this amazing and rare shot of what appears to be a herd of superdelegates. Third: Gollum - Supporters mistook Obama's ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on April 28, 2008 20:26
U.S. Foreign Policy in the Post-Bush Era
Fareed Zakaria argues that John McCain's foreign policy would be bellicose whereas Barack Obama's would be conciliatiatory but, as Dave Schuler notes, both are "confrontational" and "interventionist," just with slightly different priorities. Zakaria points to a recent McCain speech: Not only does it declare war on Russia and China, it places the United States in active opposition to all nondemocracies. It proposes ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on April 28, 2008 07:52
U.S. Kills Jihadists with Stroke of Pen, Creating Violent Extremists as Byproduct
The war against Jihadists and Islamo-Fascists has been won; each and every last one of these vermin has been eradicated courtesy of the United States Government. Unfortunately, the victory is quite literally in name only. The Bush administration has launched a new front in the war on terrorism, this time targeting language. Federal agencies, including the State Department, the Department ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on April 25, 2008 15:59
Caption Contest Winners
The Immaculate Reception Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over. (AFP/Sajjad Hussain) ✰ THE WINNERS ✰ First: Gollum - The studies are in: even with enhanced reception, the average democrat can't figure out what the hell Hillary is talking about. Second: Elmo - And when we landed on Jupiter .... there were blasts of laser fire everywhere. We had to run ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on April 7, 2008 17:59
Keith Maupin’s Remains Identified
The body of Staff Sergeant Keith Maupin, the American soldier who was captured and murdered nearly four years ago, has finally been officially identified. Sgt. Keith Matthew Maupin's parents vowed to never let the U.S. Army forget about finding their son. Their efforts included trips to the Pentagon and even meeting with President Bush, but they ended in disappointment Sunday: ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on March 31, 2008 13:07
Caption Contest Winners
The Nuanced Position Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over. REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico (BRITAIN) ✰ THE WINNERS ✰ First: FormerHostage - M.C. Escher’s Family Reunion. Second: Steven Taylor - The rules for the “do-over” caucuses in Michigan and Florida are really confusing. Third: John Burgess - Somehow, the exhibit just seemed to lack gravity. HONORABLE MENTION boyd - The John Kerry Library on Taking Political ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on March 10, 2008 19:55
Caption Contest Winners
The Wrong Day To Give Up Sniffing Glue Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ✰ THE WINNERS ✰ First: Hodink - "Negative Ads? Moi???" Second: William d'Inger - Listen up, Monica, no Lincoln bedroom sleepovers for you. Third:(tie) Scott_T - Bill, you're in luck! The giant behind me does like gladiator movies. Third:(tie) bugalugs - BILL!!!! Put you pants ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on March 6, 2008 18:32
Caption Contest Winners
The Don't Maze Me Bro' Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN) ✰ THE WINNERS ✰ First: DaveD - Another road map to peace in the Middle East. Second: John425 - Hillary looks for shortcut to Superdelegates. Third: Michele Maxson - President McCain announced today that he believes that his administration has successfully stemmed the tide of illegal immigrants ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on February 21, 2008 19:18
Caption Contest Winners
The Batteries Not Included Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over. (AFP/Getty Images/Win McNamee) ✰ THE WINNERS ✰ First: John Burgess - Sen. Clinton pays particular attention during her tour of the Diebold voting machine factory. Second: Fritz - Interesting. But can I tax it? Third: FormerHostage - Man! Those T-800's really look lifelike! HONORABLE MENTION charles austin - Domo arigato Mr. Superdelegato DL - ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on February 19, 2008 18:10
12 Year Old Taliban Boy Beheads Man on Video
A few years back, the horrific videos of Islamic terrorists sawing off the heads of kidnapped hostages on video had the Internet abuzz. Eventually, though, the tactic lost its shock value and it seemed to backfire, causing disgust among the Muslim populations who had otherwise been sympathetic to the Islamist cause. Indeed, there were so many that I'd forgotten the ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on February 16, 2008 08:58
