I wonder if there's a price on his head yet for asking them?
The questions now are: What was the real cost of these wars to the Arab
world and its people. And the harder question that no Arab national
wants to ask is: What was the real cost for not recognizing Israel in
1948 and why didn’t the Arab states spend their assets on education,
health care and the infrastructures instead of wars? But, the hardest
question that no Arab national wants to hear is whether Israel is the real enemy of the Arab world and the Arab people.
Abdulateef Al-Mulhim, you're a brave man, both for asking these things and for thinking hard about them in the first place.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
And yeah: screw Sesame Street,
the friggin' bird brings in enough without looting us for more
And, I'm tempted to say, has done enough damage already
And, I'm tempted to say, has done enough damage already
Have a friend who likes to say "Obama hasn't tried to take your guns, so
the NRA assholes are just scaring people into giving them money!"
Not so much.
Obama and Biden would repeal the Tiahrt Amendment, which restricts the ability of local law enforcement to access important gun trace information, and give police officers across the nation the tools they need to solve gun crimes and fight the illegal arms trade. Obama and Biden also favor commonsense measures that respect the Second Amendment rights of gun owners, while keeping guns away from children and from criminals. They support closing the gun show loophole and making guns in this country childproof. They also support making the expired federal Assault Weapons Ban permanent.
To everyone bitching about Romney: no, he's not my choice either, but- like it or not- he's a lot less of a threat to the 2nd than this bastard.
Not so much.
Obama and Biden would repeal the Tiahrt Amendment, which restricts the ability of local law enforcement to access important gun trace information, and give police officers across the nation the tools they need to solve gun crimes and fight the illegal arms trade. Obama and Biden also favor commonsense measures that respect the Second Amendment rights of gun owners, while keeping guns away from children and from criminals. They support closing the gun show loophole and making guns in this country childproof. They also support making the expired federal Assault Weapons Ban permanent.
To everyone bitching about Romney: no, he's not my choice either, but- like it or not- he's a lot less of a threat to the 2nd than this bastard.
Barring some miraculous change, Greece is so screwed
Greece's far-right Golden Dawn party is increasingly assuming the role of law enforcement officers on the streets of the bankrupt country, with
mounting evidence that Athenians are being openly directed by police to
seek help from the neo-Nazi group, analysts, activists and lawyers say.
In return, a growing number of Greek crime victims have come to see the party, whose symbol bears an uncanny resemblance to the swastika, as a "protector".
One victim of crime, an eloquent US-trained civil servant, told the Guardian of her family's shock at being referred to the party when her mother recently called the police following an incident involving Albanian immigrants in their downtown apartment block.
"They immediately said if it's an issue with immigrants go to Golden Dawn," said the 38-year-old, who fearing for her job and safety, spoke only on condition of anonymity. "We don't condone Golden Dawn but there is an acute social problem that has come with the breakdown of feeling of security among lower and middle class people in the urban centre," she said. "If the police and official mechanism can't deliver and there is no recourse to justice, then you have to turn to other maverick solutions."
So the local .gov cannot or will not do their job of law enforcement, so the cops are sending people to a private group... how many ways can you think of that this can/will end badly?
In return, a growing number of Greek crime victims have come to see the party, whose symbol bears an uncanny resemblance to the swastika, as a "protector".
One victim of crime, an eloquent US-trained civil servant, told the Guardian of her family's shock at being referred to the party when her mother recently called the police following an incident involving Albanian immigrants in their downtown apartment block.
"They immediately said if it's an issue with immigrants go to Golden Dawn," said the 38-year-old, who fearing for her job and safety, spoke only on condition of anonymity. "We don't condone Golden Dawn but there is an acute social problem that has come with the breakdown of feeling of security among lower and middle class people in the urban centre," she said. "If the police and official mechanism can't deliver and there is no recourse to justice, then you have to turn to other maverick solutions."
So the local .gov cannot or will not do their job of law enforcement, so the cops are sending people to a private group... how many ways can you think of that this can/will end badly?
If you haven't found a reason to loathe Obama yet,
Departing from his prepared remarks, he mentioned the Stafford Act,
which requires communities receiving federal disaster relief to
contribute 10 percent as much as the federal government does.
Senator Obama, as he was then, pointed out that this requirement was waived in the case of New York and Florida because the people there were considered to be "part of the American family." But the people in New Orleans -- predominantly black -- "they don't care about as much," according to Barack Obama.
If you want to know what community organizers do, this is it -- rub people's emotions raw to hype their resentments. And this was Barack Obama in his old community organizer role, a role that should have warned those who thought that he was someone who would bring us together, when he was all too well practiced in the arts of polarizing us apart.
Why is the date of this speech important? Because, less than two weeks earlier, on May 24, 2007, the United States Senate had in fact voted 80-14 to waive the Stafford Act requirement for New Orleans, as it had waived that requirement for New York and Florida. More federal money was spent rebuilding New Orleans than was spent in New York after 9/11 and in Florida after hurricane Andrew, combined.
But Obama wanted to call people racist, and uncaring about the poor, so he lied.
And, to make this crap even better,
Unlike Jeremiah Wright's church, the U.S. Senate keeps a record of who was there on a given day. The Congressional Record for May 24, 2007 shows Senator Barack Obama present that day and voting on the bill that waived the Stafford Act requirement. Moreover, he was one of just 14 Senators who voted against -- repeat, AGAINST -- the legislation which included the waiver.
Miserable, corrupt, lying little bastard.
Senator Obama, as he was then, pointed out that this requirement was waived in the case of New York and Florida because the people there were considered to be "part of the American family." But the people in New Orleans -- predominantly black -- "they don't care about as much," according to Barack Obama.
If you want to know what community organizers do, this is it -- rub people's emotions raw to hype their resentments. And this was Barack Obama in his old community organizer role, a role that should have warned those who thought that he was someone who would bring us together, when he was all too well practiced in the arts of polarizing us apart.
Why is the date of this speech important? Because, less than two weeks earlier, on May 24, 2007, the United States Senate had in fact voted 80-14 to waive the Stafford Act requirement for New Orleans, as it had waived that requirement for New York and Florida. More federal money was spent rebuilding New Orleans than was spent in New York after 9/11 and in Florida after hurricane Andrew, combined.
But Obama wanted to call people racist, and uncaring about the poor, so he lied.
And, to make this crap even better,
Unlike Jeremiah Wright's church, the U.S. Senate keeps a record of who was there on a given day. The Congressional Record for May 24, 2007 shows Senator Barack Obama present that day and voting on the bill that waived the Stafford Act requirement. Moreover, he was one of just 14 Senators who voted against -- repeat, AGAINST -- the legislation which included the waiver.
Miserable, corrupt, lying little bastard.
Hit the range this morning and tried out the Colt
with the new sight; very good. At ten feet that front combined with the Kahr rear was dead-on, and very nicely punched one big ragged hole with eight rounds.
Looking at that new rear, I'd thought it was just about the right height to work well with that shotgun front; I love it when I'm right about something.
I ought to e-mail Mepro and say "Guess what I did with one of your sights?"
Looking at that new rear, I'd thought it was just about the right height to work well with that shotgun front; I love it when I'm right about something.
I ought to e-mail Mepro and say "Guess what I did with one of your sights?"
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
So Obama either actually thought he won,
or thought he had to pretend so; either way, damn.
Something that stands out to me:
'He went into the debate armed with a number of one-liners to throw at Romney, including at least two about Romney not caring about 47 per cent of the country. But he decided not to use them.'
A: I wonder if he decided not to use them because he realized it'd sound silly? And Romney'd beat him over the head with them in response?
B: They actually prepped him with one-liners? For this? What the hell were they thinking?
And if that's how they're thinking, combine that with Biden being the lying nutcase he is, the debate with Ryan ought to be painful to watch.
And if someone starts bragging about "Obama killed bin Laden!" again, kick them in the ass with this:
President Obama’s team “put a target” on the backs of the Navy SEALs who killed Osama bin Laden, says Karen Vaughn in a video that suggests her son died three months later as a result of White House national security leaks.
...
The video, released by the conservative Veterans for a Strong America, shows Vice President Joe Biden talking about the raid during a public event and Defense Secretary Robert Gates complaining that an agreement to keep the raid details secret “fell apart” as the result of such comments.
“Aaron called me,” Mrs. Vaughn says, referring to her son, Special Operations Chief Aaron Vaughn, who was killed on August 6, 2011. “He said, ‘Mom, you need to wipe your social media clean. Get rid of everything, any reference to me or my buddies, because there is chatter and all of our lives are possibly in danger, including yours.’”
Remember that post the other day, fucking Biden didn't want the mission to happen solely because if it went bad it'd endanger reelection(screw what it would mean to the troops)? Remember fucking Biden spilling information in the days after the raid? And fucking Obama, too?
Bastards.
From Captain's Journal, what PC stupidity is doing to the forces.
And, one way or another Ma Nature will get you.
Something that stands out to me:
'He went into the debate armed with a number of one-liners to throw at Romney, including at least two about Romney not caring about 47 per cent of the country. But he decided not to use them.'
A: I wonder if he decided not to use them because he realized it'd sound silly? And Romney'd beat him over the head with them in response?
B: They actually prepped him with one-liners? For this? What the hell were they thinking?
And if that's how they're thinking, combine that with Biden being the lying nutcase he is, the debate with Ryan ought to be painful to watch.
And if someone starts bragging about "Obama killed bin Laden!" again, kick them in the ass with this:
President Obama’s team “put a target” on the backs of the Navy SEALs who killed Osama bin Laden, says Karen Vaughn in a video that suggests her son died three months later as a result of White House national security leaks.
...
The video, released by the conservative Veterans for a Strong America, shows Vice President Joe Biden talking about the raid during a public event and Defense Secretary Robert Gates complaining that an agreement to keep the raid details secret “fell apart” as the result of such comments.
“Aaron called me,” Mrs. Vaughn says, referring to her son, Special Operations Chief Aaron Vaughn, who was killed on August 6, 2011. “He said, ‘Mom, you need to wipe your social media clean. Get rid of everything, any reference to me or my buddies, because there is chatter and all of our lives are possibly in danger, including yours.’”
Remember that post the other day, fucking Biden didn't want the mission to happen solely because if it went bad it'd endanger reelection(screw what it would mean to the troops)? Remember fucking Biden spilling information in the days after the raid? And fucking Obama, too?
Bastards.
From Captain's Journal, what PC stupidity is doing to the forces.
And, one way or another Ma Nature will get you.
The Guitar Saga, End
I strung it today with new d'Addario strings, tuned it and played a bit; it sounds great. Looks like the sanding and new finish replaced the old without changing the tone at all(at least that I can tell).
And it looks like it did new. Couple of small spots that didn't come out perfect; oh well. I'm not sanding it down and starting over for a couple of imperfections you have to look for to find, not after all this.
I'm satisfied. And relieved. Now to start trying to work back up to the way I used to play.
And it looks like it did new. Couple of small spots that didn't come out perfect; oh well. I'm not sanding it down and starting over for a couple of imperfections you have to look for to find, not after all this.
I'm satisfied. And relieved. Now to start trying to work back up to the way I used to play.
Next step in the Hammerless mods
When last we visited this subject, I’d replaced the front sight with a Mepro shotgun bead. It works. Problem was, it sits on top of the original rear sight and overpowers it; that glowing bead is great in dim light, but for aimed fire in good light, this combination isn’t the best. So I’ve been looking for some suitable iron sights.
Lots of looking, trying to find some suitable iron, then something someone said at some point(isn't that precise?) came to mind and I checked the Kahr site: well, well, well. They have parts, including the sights. And some of the Kahr pistols are small…
I picked the rear sight from the P380: dovetails in, white line in the center. It’s a little wider fore-to-aft in the base than the original, much wider side-to-side. The side-to–side isn’t a problem: a little sanding and polishing. The fore-to-after requires more work. Did some measuring and thinking, and found that the dovetail angle on the slide and the new sight matches a equilateral triangular(or three sided, if you want to be precise) file nicely, so I took a file(bought a new one for the purpose) and ground two sides smooth(‘safe’) so only one side can cut. It also made the file a little slimmer: it wouldn’t fit into the dovetail, but after the grinding(on the belt sander) it slipped in nicely. The bottom- being safe- could slide smoothly and keep the file level. So was able to make a few strokes on the front angle of the dovetail, try the sight, turn the slide and make a few on the rear, try, and so on. Only took a few minutes to reach the point the sight would slide in about halfway under finger pressure, and some taps with a punch and the 2oz. hammer took it the rest of the way. So here’s how it looks now:
The rear of the sight, around the slot, is undercut to prevent reflection, and it’s a wide slot: wide enough that that shotgun sight fills it with just a tiny line of daylight on each side(this is after I ground/polished the sides of the sight to fit it to the slide).
Next step is the range to see how this combination works. For my eyes almost anything is better than the original sights, and I think this will work nicely. I might pick up one of the matching Kahr front sights later, if so I’ll have to cut/have cut a dovetail in the slide for it; while it’s possible to do it yourself with a file, I’d be scared to death of getting the dovetail cocked to one side, throwing the sight off square. So unless I can figure out a way to set up a jig to keep things true, that’ll be a job for a mill, which means paying someone(I know someone with a lathe, nobody with a mill). So, if decide to do that, it’ll be a ways down the road.
The other mod I want to do is the safety. I'm thinking cut a wide groove in it, and solder in a piece to give it more of the shape of a 1911 safety. Then, if I get REALLY picky, figure a way to give the safety a click for on & off.
Lots of looking, trying to find some suitable iron, then something someone said at some point(isn't that precise?) came to mind and I checked the Kahr site: well, well, well. They have parts, including the sights. And some of the Kahr pistols are small…
I picked the rear sight from the P380: dovetails in, white line in the center. It’s a little wider fore-to-aft in the base than the original, much wider side-to-side. The side-to–side isn’t a problem: a little sanding and polishing. The fore-to-after requires more work. Did some measuring and thinking, and found that the dovetail angle on the slide and the new sight matches a equilateral triangular(or three sided, if you want to be precise) file nicely, so I took a file(bought a new one for the purpose) and ground two sides smooth(‘safe’) so only one side can cut. It also made the file a little slimmer: it wouldn’t fit into the dovetail, but after the grinding(on the belt sander) it slipped in nicely. The bottom- being safe- could slide smoothly and keep the file level. So was able to make a few strokes on the front angle of the dovetail, try the sight, turn the slide and make a few on the rear, try, and so on. Only took a few minutes to reach the point the sight would slide in about halfway under finger pressure, and some taps with a punch and the 2oz. hammer took it the rest of the way. So here’s how it looks now:
The rear of the sight, around the slot, is undercut to prevent reflection, and it’s a wide slot: wide enough that that shotgun sight fills it with just a tiny line of daylight on each side(this is after I ground/polished the sides of the sight to fit it to the slide).
Next step is the range to see how this combination works. For my eyes almost anything is better than the original sights, and I think this will work nicely. I might pick up one of the matching Kahr front sights later, if so I’ll have to cut/have cut a dovetail in the slide for it; while it’s possible to do it yourself with a file, I’d be scared to death of getting the dovetail cocked to one side, throwing the sight off square. So unless I can figure out a way to set up a jig to keep things true, that’ll be a job for a mill, which means paying someone(I know someone with a lathe, nobody with a mill). So, if decide to do that, it’ll be a ways down the road.
The other mod I want to do is the safety. I'm thinking cut a wide groove in it, and solder in a piece to give it more of the shape of a 1911 safety. Then, if I get REALLY picky, figure a way to give the safety a click for on & off.
If you're in the market for some bulk .22lr,
and can buy from CMP,
Remington .22 Long Rifle Ammunition.
US Military contract Remington .22LR ammunition 1990s production.
Original packaging, 5,000 round case, consisting of ten (10) 500 round
bricks made up of ten (10) 50 round boxes each. The 5,000 round case is
over packed in a sealed foil barrier for long term storage. This
ammunition has a 40 gr., lead round nose projectile and a velocity of
approximately 1135 fps., at the muzzle. NLU is 4S22RSURP-5000 and price is $125 + $24.95 S&H per case. Ammo is now available on the CMP E-store but will not be available in the CMP Stores for another two weeks.
Note: lots of spam the last week or so,
and sometimes it comes in bunches: if you made a comment and haven't seen it, it may have been dumped in the spam folder and deleted. Sorry 'bout that.
And damn, there's a LOT of spam pushing Uggs
And damn, there's a LOT of spam pushing Uggs
Let's talk about that lying little bleep, VP Biden:
It turns out, Biden left one important detail out of his account of the
Situation Room deliberations — Biden counseled Obama not to do what he
did. Alone among the president’s advisers, Biden opposed every option
under consideration for killing of Osama bin Laden.
...
Biden’s reasons were based not on national security, but on electoral politics. “The vice president was never shy about political calculations,” Bowden writes, citing exclusive interviews with Obama and other top officials. “Biden believed that if the president decided to choose either the air or the ground option, and if the effort failed, Obama could say goodbye to a second term.”
Further in the linked story, there's some history of the foreign policy experience Biden brought to the Obama Administration; my first thought , having my memory refreshed by this, is "What did Biden have on someone to get the Veep slot as a payoff?"
You may have heard that New York is threatening to pass microstamping legislation; Remington(for one) is saying "Pass this, and we'll look at moving to another state." Gun bigot politicians & hacks are making the usual "You're bluffing!" noises. One of the followons that occurs to me: It's been pointed out by many that changing a firing pin isn't a big deal; in some firearms it's a five-minute job at most. So if this is passed, expect to see legislation soon after stating that it's a crime to replace the firing pin in ANY firearm with one that does not have the stamping, also a crime to replace one and not report it to the police on the proper form.
They'd consider it a twofer: both trying to keep microstamping going, and building up a further registration of firearms in the state. And you know damn well the NSD would love to shove that out nationwide; can you say 'backdoor registration'?
Not to mention upping the cost of repairing a firearm.
Not to mention that the logical next step for them would be to REQUIRE you to replace ALL firing pins with one properly registered. All for public safety, of course.
This crap makes you wonder if someone in the State Department or upper reaches of Obama's people WANTED the ambassador dead for some reason:
What might be going on in your school district?
Florida Republicans are outraged after a school district allowed a pro-Obama organization to conduct student voter registration drives and deliver speeches to classes – but denied the Romney campaign similar opportunities.
...
In addition to voter registration, a former teacher was allowed to deliver Obama speeches to a number of senior high school students.
“She got into six classrooms and gave pro-Obama speeches – like way off to the left,” said James Mathieu, general counsel for the Pasco County Republican Party. “That got out to parents and parents complained.”
People should be fired for this.
That's a real good question: if it's not to pay off foreign money people, why the hell would Obama not want this industry building ships and creating jobs?
Next, look for Moms Against Drunk Driving to sue Ford and Toyota(but not Government Motors, I think) for knowingly selling cars to someone who drinks. And might at some point in the future do something that might lead to an accident.
Oh, this must really tick some people off:
The State Supreme court has just ruled unanimously a person mislead into believing they are the father of a child may sue the mother for back payments made if it is later found they are not the biological father of that child.
I shall now prepare for a dentist appointment. And, after that, today I string the guitar and give it a try, which I'm actually nervous about.
...
Biden’s reasons were based not on national security, but on electoral politics. “The vice president was never shy about political calculations,” Bowden writes, citing exclusive interviews with Obama and other top officials. “Biden believed that if the president decided to choose either the air or the ground option, and if the effort failed, Obama could say goodbye to a second term.”
Further in the linked story, there's some history of the foreign policy experience Biden brought to the Obama Administration; my first thought , having my memory refreshed by this, is "What did Biden have on someone to get the Veep slot as a payoff?"
You may have heard that New York is threatening to pass microstamping legislation; Remington(for one) is saying "Pass this, and we'll look at moving to another state." Gun bigot politicians & hacks are making the usual "You're bluffing!" noises. One of the followons that occurs to me: It's been pointed out by many that changing a firing pin isn't a big deal; in some firearms it's a five-minute job at most. So if this is passed, expect to see legislation soon after stating that it's a crime to replace the firing pin in ANY firearm with one that does not have the stamping, also a crime to replace one and not report it to the police on the proper form.
They'd consider it a twofer: both trying to keep microstamping going, and building up a further registration of firearms in the state. And you know damn well the NSD would love to shove that out nationwide; can you say 'backdoor registration'?
Not to mention upping the cost of repairing a firearm.
Not to mention that the logical next step for them would be to REQUIRE you to replace ALL firing pins with one properly registered. All for public safety, of course.
This crap makes you wonder if someone in the State Department or upper reaches of Obama's people WANTED the ambassador dead for some reason:
ATTKISSON: Do you feel like there was a disconnect between what you saw on the ground and what the State Dept. folks thought was going on in Libya?
WOOD: There was certainly no disconnect in our transfer of information to them. They were getting the information on the situation on the ground. We sent it up through State Dept. cables and I sent it up to the military side on the D.O.D. side. So, there was awareness of what the situation in Libya was about.
ATTKISSON: How did you get the word that your team would not be allowed to stay?
WOOD: We knew that was coming through the cables and the draft cables that were going back and forth. The requests were being modified to say ‘don’t even request for D.O.D. support’.
ATTKISSON: So State Dept. was telling the folks on the ground in Libya ‘don’t continue to ask for this help’?
WOOD: Correct.
What might be going on in your school district?
Florida Republicans are outraged after a school district allowed a pro-Obama organization to conduct student voter registration drives and deliver speeches to classes – but denied the Romney campaign similar opportunities.
...
In addition to voter registration, a former teacher was allowed to deliver Obama speeches to a number of senior high school students.
“She got into six classrooms and gave pro-Obama speeches – like way off to the left,” said James Mathieu, general counsel for the Pasco County Republican Party. “That got out to parents and parents complained.”
People should be fired for this.
That's a real good question: if it's not to pay off foreign money people, why the hell would Obama not want this industry building ships and creating jobs?
Next, look for Moms Against Drunk Driving to sue Ford and Toyota(but not Government Motors, I think) for knowingly selling cars to someone who drinks. And might at some point in the future do something that might lead to an accident.
Oh, this must really tick some people off:
The State Supreme court has just ruled unanimously a person mislead into believing they are the father of a child may sue the mother for back payments made if it is later found they are not the biological father of that child.
I shall now prepare for a dentist appointment. And, after that, today I string the guitar and give it a try, which I'm actually nervous about.
Walther PK380 recall
During an internal quality review, Carl Walther GmbH has identified a
condition that may exist in certain PK380 pistols which may permit a
round to be discharged if the trigger is pulled, despite engagement of
the manual safety. Walther has found that engagement of the manual
safety may not prevent firing of a chambered round when the trigger is
pulled.
This recall applies to Walther PK380, .380 ACP pistols manufactured by Carl Walther GmbH from May through September 2012, which have a serial number range from PK101201 to PK112155.
STOP USING YOUR PISTOL AND RETURN IT TO WALTHERAMERICA AT ONCE.
Any unintended discharge of a firearm has the potential to cause injury, and we ask that you stop using your pistol until we have an opportunity to inspect it to make certain that there is no condition which will allow the pistol to discharge with the safety engaged.
To facilitate the inspection and repair, if necessary, of your pistol, please contact Waltheramerica’s customer service department at 1-800-713-0356 to receive instructions and a call tag for the return of your pistol to Waltheramerica.
Additional information will be posted on Waltheramerica.com. If you have any questions about this recall, please contact Waltheramerica at 1-800-713-0356.
Found over at Bob Owens
This recall applies to Walther PK380, .380 ACP pistols manufactured by Carl Walther GmbH from May through September 2012, which have a serial number range from PK101201 to PK112155.
STOP USING YOUR PISTOL AND RETURN IT TO WALTHERAMERICA AT ONCE.
Any unintended discharge of a firearm has the potential to cause injury, and we ask that you stop using your pistol until we have an opportunity to inspect it to make certain that there is no condition which will allow the pistol to discharge with the safety engaged.
To facilitate the inspection and repair, if necessary, of your pistol, please contact Waltheramerica’s customer service department at 1-800-713-0356 to receive instructions and a call tag for the return of your pistol to Waltheramerica.
Additional information will be posted on Waltheramerica.com. If you have any questions about this recall, please contact Waltheramerica at 1-800-713-0356.
Found over at Bob Owens
Monday, October 08, 2012
Yeah, who cares about the Constitution and state laws
and oaths of office and all that crap when you can try to shove through a invalid law just to tie things up?
CCWAE’s Lee Einer said that the mayor should “Let it play out in court.”
Hey, New Mexico and citizens of Las Vegas, you have any idea of how much of your money these dirtbags want to waste in going to court on something they'll lose?
Of course, they don't give a damn; you'd better.
CCWAE’s Lee Einer said that the mayor should “Let it play out in court.”
Hey, New Mexico and citizens of Las Vegas, you have any idea of how much of your money these dirtbags want to waste in going to court on something they'll lose?
Of course, they don't give a damn; you'd better.
Every 'Romney lied! Republican are evil!' cliche and accusation
is all lined up, but at least he's also putting some blame on Obama.
Also, he ignores how long Democrats controlled Congress, and Obama having a can't-override majority; ALL the blame is the wicked Republicans getting in the way, not wanting to fix things, and(for a change) Obama not being willing to be nasty enough to fight them(Herbert, you slut, what ABOUT those majorities in Congress?)...
The problem with looking for Dyson Spheres? If you've got the tech to build solar panels around a star, you've got the tech to bring in reactor fuel from other planets, from asteroids and so on. Not to mention they might find other ways of generating energy; saying every civilization in the Universe eventually runs out of energy on its home planet, and then tries to deal with it the same way... somehow, I don't think so.
Interesting things turn up in great-great-grandmas' recipe book.
How much you want to bet Valerie Jarret is still pissed about the bin Laden mission, and doesn't want the poor murdering terrorists taken out? Wonder if anyone will manage to talk him into giving the 'ok' for this mission, or if he'll stutter and delay and let them escape?
Also, he ignores how long Democrats controlled Congress, and Obama having a can't-override majority; ALL the blame is the wicked Republicans getting in the way, not wanting to fix things, and(for a change) Obama not being willing to be nasty enough to fight them(Herbert, you slut, what ABOUT those majorities in Congress?)...
The problem with looking for Dyson Spheres? If you've got the tech to build solar panels around a star, you've got the tech to bring in reactor fuel from other planets, from asteroids and so on. Not to mention they might find other ways of generating energy; saying every civilization in the Universe eventually runs out of energy on its home planet, and then tries to deal with it the same way... somehow, I don't think so.
Interesting things turn up in great-great-grandmas' recipe book.
How much you want to bet Valerie Jarret is still pissed about the bin Laden mission, and doesn't want the poor murdering terrorists taken out? Wonder if anyone will manage to talk him into giving the 'ok' for this mission, or if he'll stutter and delay and let them escape?
How much should you trust the State Department?
This little:
The State Department confirmed Father Kappes did visit the embassy, but he did not request safe haven. His father said his son left the embassy because he was denied safe haven. Mr. Kappes thinks the State Department is trying to cover up a mistake.
...
UPDATE: If you're abroad and your life is in danger make sure you know the magic words when you go to the US Embassy.
Father Kappes's sister Nadia Charcap updated her Facebook page last night saying the State Department denied her brother a safe haven because he asked for sanctuary or asylum. If he asked specifically for a safe haven then they would have saved him.
But there's another problem. They originally said he never asked for safety.
Which one is it? Either way the State Department comes out with egg on their face. An American citizen went to them for help and they denied him. Then they lied about him asking for help, but seeing the evidence contradicted him now they say he asked for the wrong help.
Of course, we're talking about a State Department run by the same people running our situation in Afghanistan:
As of Monday (9/24), 1,493 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan, 70 percent of them since Barack Obama became president. About 15 percent of NATO troops killed this year have been killed by our purported Afghan allies. “Green on blue” attacks were virtually unheard of four years ago.
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Despite its import, the bleak war news attracted little attention from the news media. In the wake of the 9/11/2012 attacks in Libya and Egypt, this is perhaps understandable. But there has been little coverage of the Afghan war all year.
If George W. Bush were president, “there would be continuous coverage of the disarray in Afghanistan: the soldiers we’re training are shooting us, the corruption is intensifying, and the opium trade spreading,” said Prof. Walter Russell Mead, who teaches foreign policy at Bard College.
“These stories wouldn’t be on the back pages,” he said. “They’d be perceived as major news with profound implications for America’s global position and the Sunday shows and nightly TV news round ups would be full of talking heads endlessly analyzing each wrinkle of the failure.”
Yeah, but that would be if a Republican were in the Oval Office; with a Democrat there, our media is too busy kissing his ass to actually REPORT on this stuff. Like this flat-out idiotic failure in Libya, which our major media doesn't want to talk about:
Lt. Col. Andy Wood was the leader of the 16 member special forces team whose job it was to protect US personnel in Libya. His team’s mission ended in August a month before the deadly Al-Qaeda attack on 9-11. A six member mobile security team was also withdrawn around the same time. This was despite the fact that there were over a dozen attacks in the country this year. Lt. Col. Wood was subpoenaed to appear at a House committee hearing this coming week. Wood told CBS News it was unbelievable to him that the State Department withdrew security when they did because of the 13 security incidents before 9-11.
And we shouldn't forget that these clowns are effing things up in other countries, too.
The State Department confirmed Father Kappes did visit the embassy, but he did not request safe haven. His father said his son left the embassy because he was denied safe haven. Mr. Kappes thinks the State Department is trying to cover up a mistake.
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UPDATE: If you're abroad and your life is in danger make sure you know the magic words when you go to the US Embassy.
Father Kappes's sister Nadia Charcap updated her Facebook page last night saying the State Department denied her brother a safe haven because he asked for sanctuary or asylum. If he asked specifically for a safe haven then they would have saved him.
But there's another problem. They originally said he never asked for safety.
Which one is it? Either way the State Department comes out with egg on their face. An American citizen went to them for help and they denied him. Then they lied about him asking for help, but seeing the evidence contradicted him now they say he asked for the wrong help.
Of course, we're talking about a State Department run by the same people running our situation in Afghanistan:
As of Monday (9/24), 1,493 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan, 70 percent of them since Barack Obama became president. About 15 percent of NATO troops killed this year have been killed by our purported Afghan allies. “Green on blue” attacks were virtually unheard of four years ago.
...
Despite its import, the bleak war news attracted little attention from the news media. In the wake of the 9/11/2012 attacks in Libya and Egypt, this is perhaps understandable. But there has been little coverage of the Afghan war all year.
If George W. Bush were president, “there would be continuous coverage of the disarray in Afghanistan: the soldiers we’re training are shooting us, the corruption is intensifying, and the opium trade spreading,” said Prof. Walter Russell Mead, who teaches foreign policy at Bard College.
“These stories wouldn’t be on the back pages,” he said. “They’d be perceived as major news with profound implications for America’s global position and the Sunday shows and nightly TV news round ups would be full of talking heads endlessly analyzing each wrinkle of the failure.”
Yeah, but that would be if a Republican were in the Oval Office; with a Democrat there, our media is too busy kissing his ass to actually REPORT on this stuff. Like this flat-out idiotic failure in Libya, which our major media doesn't want to talk about:
Lt. Col. Andy Wood was the leader of the 16 member special forces team whose job it was to protect US personnel in Libya. His team’s mission ended in August a month before the deadly Al-Qaeda attack on 9-11. A six member mobile security team was also withdrawn around the same time. This was despite the fact that there were over a dozen attacks in the country this year. Lt. Col. Wood was subpoenaed to appear at a House committee hearing this coming week. Wood told CBS News it was unbelievable to him that the State Department withdrew security when they did because of the 13 security incidents before 9-11.
And we shouldn't forget that these clowns are effing things up in other countries, too.
A anniversary to note:
Forty five years ago this week, Ernesto "Che" Guevara got a major dose
of his own medicine. Without trial he was declared a murderer, stood
against a wall and shot. If the saying "What goes around comes around" ever fit, it's here.
I've read some about that piece of crap socialists like to wear on their shirts; vile bastard, he was.
And anyone actually wearing his image in adoring fashion should be considered part of the enemy.
I'm speechless:
The men and women of the Detroit Police Department believe the city is too dangerous to enter, and they want citizens to know it.
Detroit Police Officer Association (DPOA) Attorney Donato Iorio said officers are holding the “Enter At Your Own Risk” rally at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in front of Comerica Park to remind the public that the officers are overworked, understaffed, and at times, fearful for their lives.
Free speech is under assault. It is under assault by radical Islamists who believe their writ to enforce the dictates of their religion extends to all people in all countries of the world. It is under assault by various thuggist Americans, most of them on the Left, many of whom learned in college that it is quite acceptable–indeed, that it is a moral duty–to shut down the speech of those who are “wrong.” Most of all, it is under assault, at a very basic conceptual level, by academics and journalists who would like to be able to “manage” the marketplace of ideas so that it conforms to their liking.
Another demonstration of the tolerance of the left for anyone- especially some minority-group member- who dares to leave the plantation.
So, they not only manage to run into the guy, they
Try to charge his family for damage to the vehicle,
Manage a wrong-address raid on the family ON THE DAY OF THE FUNERAL...
This just sucks on so many levels.
Obama campaign staffer threatens someone with a megaphone and a position that gets him listened to.
At the current time, the Obama campaign’s response remains: “Unfortunately there seems to have been a miscommunication regarding this conversation, and we have since discussed with the campaign staffer in an effort to clarify the matter.”
I'll bet.
Anybody really surprised to hear about this?
Or this?
And(of course!) if you have a problem with illegal immigrants and use that term, or 'illegal alien' YOU'RE JUST LIKE THE NAZIS!!!
Yes, I'm still burning over that idiot "Don't shoot at the enemy, you might disturb someone" garbage; I'm not quite ready to say anything else about it.
I've read some about that piece of crap socialists like to wear on their shirts; vile bastard, he was.
And anyone actually wearing his image in adoring fashion should be considered part of the enemy.
I'm speechless:
The men and women of the Detroit Police Department believe the city is too dangerous to enter, and they want citizens to know it.
Detroit Police Officer Association (DPOA) Attorney Donato Iorio said officers are holding the “Enter At Your Own Risk” rally at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in front of Comerica Park to remind the public that the officers are overworked, understaffed, and at times, fearful for their lives.
Free speech is under assault. It is under assault by radical Islamists who believe their writ to enforce the dictates of their religion extends to all people in all countries of the world. It is under assault by various thuggist Americans, most of them on the Left, many of whom learned in college that it is quite acceptable–indeed, that it is a moral duty–to shut down the speech of those who are “wrong.” Most of all, it is under assault, at a very basic conceptual level, by academics and journalists who would like to be able to “manage” the marketplace of ideas so that it conforms to their liking.
Another demonstration of the tolerance of the left for anyone- especially some minority-group member- who dares to leave the plantation.
So, they not only manage to run into the guy, they
Try to charge his family for damage to the vehicle,
Manage a wrong-address raid on the family ON THE DAY OF THE FUNERAL...
This just sucks on so many levels.
Obama campaign staffer threatens someone with a megaphone and a position that gets him listened to.
At the current time, the Obama campaign’s response remains: “Unfortunately there seems to have been a miscommunication regarding this conversation, and we have since discussed with the campaign staffer in an effort to clarify the matter.”
I'll bet.
Anybody really surprised to hear about this?
Or this?
And(of course!) if you have a problem with illegal immigrants and use that term, or 'illegal alien' YOU'RE JUST LIKE THE NAZIS!!!
Yes, I'm still burning over that idiot "Don't shoot at the enemy, you might disturb someone" garbage; I'm not quite ready to say anything else about it.
Yeah, I know, it's not my career I'm talking about;
I still want to know why some generals haven't resigned rather than give out these orders, and then said something about it.
Reports indicate U.S. soldiers and British Royal Marines have been urged to show "courageous constraint" by not shooting Taliban members spotted planting IEDs.
The reason? Shooting them might disturb the locals.
I'm just going to borrow some bits from the linked article, because if I start trying to write what I think it'll devolve into bad language and become somewhat incoherent.
U.S. military chiefs ordered troops to exercise 'courageous constraint' and even warned them they could be charged with murder if they shot any Taliban without permission from above.
The claims were made by a former Royal Marine who spoke out following the inquest into the death of Sergeant Peter Rayner last week.
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The 34-year-old phoned his wife in a ‘highly stressed’ state four days before his death and was upset that his fears were not taken seriously.
She said he and his men had watched the enemy, using night-vision goggles, plant improvised explosive devices and were not allowed to attack them. He was allegedly told by one officer: ‘I am an Army Captain and you will do your job.’
He also reveals how they were told not to shoot or use mortars for illumination when they came across Taliban soldiers in an area full of hidden explosive devices.
Mr Smith wrote at the time: 'After a few days it becomes apparent that when we positively identify people we cannot open fire!'
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He told the newspaper: 'In Kajaki I saw Taliban digging in IEDs and was denied the chance to do anything about it for fear of upsetting the locals. Permission to open fire was denied as it would alarm the population.'
A Ministry of Defence spokesman said it had not seen the soldier's diary but it could be a loose interpretation of courageous restraint.
Which is a weasel-wording way of saying "It's all true, but we won't say that outright."
And I can say that I heard from a troop who'd been in Afghanistan that they were told that even if a enemy fired on them, if they returned fire without first getting permission from an officer they could be court-martialed.
Personal opinion: the officers carrying-out and enforcing this, apparently with nobody being willing to say or do anything, suck. They're getting troops killed. And the politicians behind this... I consider this at least to be 'aid and comfort to the enemy'; at most treason(what the hell else would you call it?)
Reports indicate U.S. soldiers and British Royal Marines have been urged to show "courageous constraint" by not shooting Taliban members spotted planting IEDs.
The reason? Shooting them might disturb the locals.
I'm just going to borrow some bits from the linked article, because if I start trying to write what I think it'll devolve into bad language and become somewhat incoherent.
U.S. military chiefs ordered troops to exercise 'courageous constraint' and even warned them they could be charged with murder if they shot any Taliban without permission from above.
The claims were made by a former Royal Marine who spoke out following the inquest into the death of Sergeant Peter Rayner last week.
...
The 34-year-old phoned his wife in a ‘highly stressed’ state four days before his death and was upset that his fears were not taken seriously.
She said he and his men had watched the enemy, using night-vision goggles, plant improvised explosive devices and were not allowed to attack them. He was allegedly told by one officer: ‘I am an Army Captain and you will do your job.’
He also reveals how they were told not to shoot or use mortars for illumination when they came across Taliban soldiers in an area full of hidden explosive devices.
Mr Smith wrote at the time: 'After a few days it becomes apparent that when we positively identify people we cannot open fire!'
...
He told the newspaper: 'In Kajaki I saw Taliban digging in IEDs and was denied the chance to do anything about it for fear of upsetting the locals. Permission to open fire was denied as it would alarm the population.'
A Ministry of Defence spokesman said it had not seen the soldier's diary but it could be a loose interpretation of courageous restraint.
Which is a weasel-wording way of saying "It's all true, but we won't say that outright."
And I can say that I heard from a troop who'd been in Afghanistan that they were told that even if a enemy fired on them, if they returned fire without first getting permission from an officer they could be court-martialed.
Personal opinion: the officers carrying-out and enforcing this, apparently with nobody being willing to say or do anything, suck. They're getting troops killed. And the politicians behind this... I consider this at least to be 'aid and comfort to the enemy'; at most treason(what the hell else would you call it?)
Sunday, October 07, 2012
Lots of stupid people still like the idea of communism,
which ought to be considered proof of a brain problem. I mean, come ON, people, you actually believe having the government run everyones' life is the right way? Really?
Yeah, I know, they really are out there and the really, truly believe that. They tend to be the same people I've heard them say that the state taking a third to a half of your already multiply-taxed estate just because you died is 'fair'. Point out all the people who've had to sell the family farm or business to pay thattax extortion under color of law, they either want to change the subject or insist that that's one of the costs of 'fairness'*; I have yet to hear an explanation of how that's 'fair' that made sense to me.
They also tend to be the people who want to control our energy use, our medicine, our language, our EVERYEFFINGTHING in the name of 'fairness' and 'equality' and all the other effing buzzwords they use to disguise what they really want, which is tyranny.
With a nicer name and a smiley face pasted over the fangs, of course.
*I'd stated that the death tax was theft under color of law; the response was a sneering "So it hurts the poor little rich kids? Isn't that sad." I asked if she included as 'poor little rich kids' people who've lost the farm or business to pay that tax, and got no answer. At all.
Added: Stalin forbid some school with a good cook has better food:
"A menu has been developed... It is about making a collective effort on quality, to improve school meals overall and to try and ensure everyone does the same," Katarina Lindberg, head of the unit responsible for the school diet scheme, told the local Falukuriren newspaper.
*Same person later insisted that the legal loopholes to hide/shelter/etc. an estate from being looted(y'know, like Ted Kennedy and other tax-dodging National Socialist Democrats do) "isn't that big a deal." My response: "Yeah, you should have to hire lawyers and jump through hoops to prevent your legacy being looted." "It's NOT looting; it's the price we pay for living in this wonderful country."
Moment of stupified silence. "The 'price we pay' is being robbed because people like you think it's FAIR?"
Yes, they do.
Yeah, I know, they really are out there and the really, truly believe that. They tend to be the same people I've heard them say that the state taking a third to a half of your already multiply-taxed estate just because you died is 'fair'. Point out all the people who've had to sell the family farm or business to pay that
They also tend to be the people who want to control our energy use, our medicine, our language, our EVERYEFFINGTHING in the name of 'fairness' and 'equality' and all the other effing buzzwords they use to disguise what they really want, which is tyranny.
With a nicer name and a smiley face pasted over the fangs, of course.
*I'd stated that the death tax was theft under color of law; the response was a sneering "So it hurts the poor little rich kids? Isn't that sad." I asked if she included as 'poor little rich kids' people who've lost the farm or business to pay that tax, and got no answer. At all.
Added: Stalin forbid some school with a good cook has better food:
"A menu has been developed... It is about making a collective effort on quality, to improve school meals overall and to try and ensure everyone does the same," Katarina Lindberg, head of the unit responsible for the school diet scheme, told the local Falukuriren newspaper.
*Same person later insisted that the legal loopholes to hide/shelter/etc. an estate from being looted(y'know, like Ted Kennedy and other tax-dodging National Socialist Democrats do) "isn't that big a deal." My response: "Yeah, you should have to hire lawyers and jump through hoops to prevent your legacy being looted." "It's NOT looting; it's the price we pay for living in this wonderful country."
Moment of stupified silence. "The 'price we pay' is being robbed because people like you think it's FAIR?"
Yes, they do.
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