By NB Staff (Bio | Archive) November 19, 2007 - 09:41 ET
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: How soon before someone in the media blames the cyclone in Bangladesh on global warming, the war in Iraq, President Bush, or all of the above?
Yesterday on Face the Nation, Edwards was asked about the difference between the trial lawyers that have given him money and the lobyists that he rails about. He gave a BS answer. You can read the transcript here.
My question: What is the difference between Johnny Edwards and a carp?
A: One is a bottom feeder and the other is a fish.
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This letter to the Editor of the Sun Journal (New Bern, NC) written by a friend of mine was published in today' issue.
I feel like we’re in some kind of a time vortex! It must be 1994 again — Bill Clinton’s wife is trying to sell Hillary-care, and OJ Simpson’s on trial!
ST- Bubba plants strawberries on the library rooftop while focusing on unsealig Mrs Clinton's...
Bill Clinton likes to brag about his presidential library being an eco-friendly building. Now, even the roof is going green.
In the last two weeks, workers have been hoisting 90 species of plants and more than four truckloads of soil atop the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum to create a garden on an area surrounding Clinton's penthouse apartment. ...
Green in many ways.
JDW
Sen Clinton: Distinguished Founder of Media Matters
Let's see -- diesel trucks were driven somewhere to load soil, dug up by diesel tractors (which were also driven there by other diesel trucks); then the trucks were driven to Clinton's library where a bunch of other workers (who drove there in their gasoline-powered cars) so that they can all use gas-driven mechanical devices to hoist this dirt onto a roof ------ all so they can be "green"?
I reckon no one ever includes the life-cycle cost of going green anymore, do they? What a waste of energy, IMO, all part of a publicity stunt.
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You know I seem to remember years ago back in the 60s or 70s that Bangladesh was constantly having problems with storms and flooding. If the MSM does try to blame this on AGW, then like the CA Santa Ana winds, we need to trot out the history for our revisionist friends.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. dscott's corollary: The line between malice and stupidity is called depraved indifference.
If you read the blog piece, it is our military that rushes in ... as they did in the Indonesia tsunami a couple Christmases back ...
However, for some reason, the COST of us using our military for such humanitarian purposes never seems to get factored into the relief dollars our country contributes.
The Shrub report on "The new Sheriff" in town, with Detroit replacing St. Louis as USA's most dangerous place, Does this move Bagdad to # 3 ?
The "protests" by the Detroit people on their Cities ranking, one wonders if you could substitute "Bagdad" in the complaints of injustice of being named so dangerous a city, and have an excellant counter to the Iraq War in Bagdad being called a dangerous place ?
Did anyone see Fox last week, few days ago, where the years '81 and '82 peacetime saw MORE Military Deaths in Peacetime than 2005-2006 in War Time ? 4800 + vs. the Iraq Wartime 3800+ ?
Iraq is safe, compared to Detroit, starting shortly........at least in Iraq you can carry a gun to defend yourself.
What good is a Free Press, if it is a False Press ? David Foote GoE
Yeah, JT -- I'd like to see how Baghdad and Falluja stack up now against our list. I'd also like to see how many reporters refuse to walk through some of the sections of our cities like Detroit, and how that compares to their complaints about getting around in Baghdad.
Do any of our esteemed Foreign Service people live in any of these dangerous cities? Probably not -- that would be a death sentence, worse than being assigned to Iraq.
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If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it is in English, thank aSoldier. - My barber
Philly residents have nothing to fear because police have the right to ask parents if the y can search the premises and they have the right to refuse. The police have the right to do so now and the parents also have the rights now. Nothing is changed except policy, and the policy is preemptive or preventative police work.
I find this interesting “If officers find a gun, police said, they will not charge the teenager with unlawful gun possession, unless the firearm is linked to a shooting or homicide.” because most of those will probably be involved in shooting.
Nancy Pelosi tries to force the Salvation Army to hire people who can't speak English.
It's been less than a week since New York's Sen. Hillary Clinton and Gov. Eliot Spitzer had to climb down from their support of driver's licenses for illegal aliens. Now House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has moved to kill an amendment that would protect employers from federal lawsuits for requiring their workers to speak English. Among the employers targeted by such lawsuits: the Salvation Army.
And why does she want to kill it? Because the Dem Hispanic caucus sees it as racist.
"If it is not relevant, it is discriminatory, it is gratuitous, it is a subterfuge to discriminate against people based on national origin," says Rep. Charles Gonzalez of Texas, one of several Hispanic Democrats in the House who threatened to block Ms. Pelosi's attempts to curtail the Alternative Minimum Tax unless she killed the Alexander amendment.
I know this is from yesterday, but I didn't know if anybody brought this up. Seems some people are eager to downplay the premise and methodology of these studies, simply because the results don't come out the way they want.
I think my sister-in-law ended the debate very clearly when she wrote "you don't shoot a rabid dog to send a message to other dogs not to catch rabies. You shoot it because it is a menace to society." To me, whether an execution deters someone else or not is a moot point. What's really important is that the threat has been removed.
AP- Hate crimes are up... Studies indicated the majority occurred near schools and homes and whites were the primary offenders.
Hate crime incidents in the United States rose last year by nearly 8%, the FBI reported Monday, as racial prejudice continued to account for more than half the reported instances. ...
Consider everything big government creates, funds, increases allocations...
What have we achieved in programs such as Welfare over the course of the past four decades and what has the cost been?
Where do you see 'hate crimes' forty years from now in comparison?
JDW
Sen Clinton: Distinguished Founder of Media Matters
Coming up up on NPR (I just heard it a minute ago), a look back to Nazi Germany and the disturbing similarities between Nazi "enhanced interrogation techniques" and the US gov't today.
My tax dollars hard at work! Woohoo!
Just heard an interview with Naomi Wolf, who wrote "The End of America", where she claim there is empirical evidence that Bush is doing the exact same things as Hitler and Stalin. Fun stuff!
Naomi Who? Read this and you will get a great idea of what knida gal she is. I imagine a leftard like Rainlillie just might be this dumbass feminist.
Yeah, but does a man REALLY need that type of chick? Mercy.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. dscott's corollary: The line between malice and stupidity is called depraved indifference.
Boy are you a glutten for punishment, nothing is worth a high maintenance wench.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. dscott's corollary: The line between malice and stupidity is called depraved indifference.
Imagine a vindictive Hillary with this increased executive power, with a really vindictive Slick Willie advising her. Naomi goes too far on some of the fascist stuff, as lefties are apt to, but her warnings about the accumulation of power by big government should ring true to nonpartisan conservatives here, especially things like the National Guard stuff.
She seems to like this group. So do I, and so do various other fiscal conservatives of various political stripes, including former congressman Bob Barr, Bruce Fein, David Keene, and Richard Viguerie & a certain Presidential candidate...
A rather motley crew, or gang, or group, or conspiracy -- or whatever's a politically correct term this hour. ;) But please, on this particular issue, think for yourself, and try to think as if it's possible for bad men, or a bad woman, to win the nation's highest office, rather than just the person you might want to win, whoever that is...
JMR
PS I'm thrilled the rightshirts girlS ad is back, but does anyone else miss the smile of the one who was helpfully taking her t-shirt off?
I have a few reservations about that group. I don't think they are seeing the whole picture.
First, I hate the idea of innocent people, citezens or not, being held as prisoners, but it doesn't seem to me that Habeus Corpus extends to non citizens. Maybe that is something that this group would like to see changed, but I dont like the idea of extending constitutional privileges to non citezens.
"Prohibit the National Security Agency from intercepting phone conversations or
emails or breaking and entering homes on the President’s say-so in violation of
federal law;" Can anyone show where this has happened to innocent civilians, or am I missing something? As far as I know, wiretapping is being used on foreign transmissions to and from known terrorists organizations or individuals. I haven't heard of a case of domestic spying on Americans, but I may have missed it.
"Prohibit the President from kidnapping, detaining, and torturing persons abroad
in collaboration with foreign governments;" Again, I have not heard of this being done to American citizens.
"Amend the Espionage Act to permit journalists to report on classified national
security matters without fear of prosecution;" I really don't like this one. If something classified is reported to the public, not only should the one reporting be subject to prosecution, so should the source of the information. This goes to national security in a big way.
"Prohibit the listing of individuals or organizations with a presence in the
United States as global terrorists or global terrorist organizations based on
secret evidence." Secret evidence or not, if people or organizations are in cahoots with terrorists, their asses should be on a watch list and made public so that we can keep an eye on them. CAIR comes immediately to mind.
This morning on GMA, they showed a school that had "been built entirely by hand by the locals." Then they said they will need outside assistance to rebuild it.....Huh?? Why could they build it themselves the first time, but it takes outside help (read MONEY) to rebuild it?
No RINOs in '08 - Mike Huckabee is the best choice
GMA this morning connected the Cyclone to global warming....(even though the story started out saying that Bangladesh gets a storm like this every TEN years!! This one, however, was due to global warming, just like the drought in Atlanta.
No RINOs in '08 - Mike Huckabee is the best choice
We are now seeing a case where a ‘manufactured’ word has become politically incorrect.
Several years ago on Saturday Nite Live, Eddie Murphy, in an urban comedy skit, coined the word “ho” as a contraction for the word whore in describing his black ‘sisters’.
It was recently announced by ‘those who live to be offended’ that the word “ho” should no longer be uttered especially by Santa Clauses - HO! HO! HO! because it now offends them.
So, the dictionary of offensive words continues to grow as the ‘black word police’ lecture non-blacks not to use the words they themselves use everyday, or risk losing their livelihood as cowardly businesses kowtow to their demands.
I believe the time has come to say “enough is enough” and “get over it” because it has now reached the point of pure stupidity and absurdity.
If Santa has to stop saying it, then snoop doggie dog and his Gang members have to stop saying it on CD's. Lets not do Racial Discrimination against a While Male Santa while leaving Rappers shouting Ho's un-touched.
Would a Black Santa Rapping be OK saying the "N" words and bragging about his Ho's ?
What good is a Free Press, if it is a False Press ? David Foote GoE
Snoop can say it cause he is an oppressed minority from the rough streets of Long Beach, not a millionaire living in a mansion far from the streets. What's that? A millionaire? No kidding? Well, then he can say it because its culture I guess. Who cares as long as the kids buy it. Ho Ho Ho mutha f****s.
Texas has a population of nearly 21 million people, all of whom are ashamed to be from the same state as the Dixie Chicks. (IMAO.us)
Let's run down the stereotypical values of commercial rap culture, particularly the "gangsta" sub-genre:
1. Staunch and unambiguous heterosexuality.
2. Swift and vicious retaliation against those perceived as enemies.
3. Rigid enforcement of gender roles.
4. Wealth and material gain privileged over all other concerns (aka "It's all about the Benjamins").
5. Race-specific means of self-identification.
6. Shoutouts to Jesus, even whilst poppin' caps.
7. Heavy emphasis on phallic signifiers, ie. firearms.
Sound familiar? What is rap music besides a racialized performance of conservative values?!
"He was, and is yet, most likely, the wearisomest, self-righteous
pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself
and fling the curses on his neighbors." -Emily Bronte
Yeah thats it. When I hear some 50 Cent, I automatically thing "What a great Republican he must be."
I swear I can feel my hair turning gray trying to process the idiocy of your post.
Texas has a population of nearly 21 million people, all of whom are ashamed to be from the same state as the Dixie Chicks. (IMAO.us)
Obviously I'm being a little tongue in cheek. This is the open thread after all. But the fundamental values of rap culture are absolutely in line with basic conservative values. They are just performed in a way that veils this.
I'm sure you could make a similar list using liberal values.
"He was, and is yet, most likely, the wearisomest, self-righteous
pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself
and fling the curses on his neighbors." -Emily Bronte
Do I have to re-post the list? One more time, the basic values overlap, they are clearly performed in a very different way.
"He was, and is yet, most likely, the wearisomest, self-righteous
pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself
and fling the curses on his neighbors." -Emily Bronte
Free, you're making the leap from values to behavior. Last I knew, the will to keep men's and women's roles distinct was a conservative trait.
"He was, and is yet, most likely, the wearisomest, self-righteous
pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself
and fling the curses on his neighbors." -Emily Bronte
You are just turning more and more into a pseudo-Leftist by day. First, you accuse everyone of what you routinely do; second, you lose your sense of humor...oh, wait, never mind, you can't lose what you never had; and three, you are not proud of what you believe!!!
You'll have to do better than that to out-meltdown Roger the Whiner's show yesterday. And THESE(pdf) are the true "reactionaries." :) Full page ad in link appears today in USA today. Prediction: Even though it's once-again just an individual & not-the-campaign doing it, there will be various accusations of central control projecting from the many people who seemingly can't imagine having a life without lots of central control.
JMR
Oddly, you are the one who ended up looking like you usually do: a bitter, unhappy, miserable, humorless crybaby. Wait a minute, are you a liberal? I ask that because those are sure signs of being one, and you sure do act like one these days.
Hooters (at least in Houston) is NOT open for Thanksgiving. It must be those disgusting control-freaks who DARE to infringe upon Sarcasmo's good time by recognizing a holiday that has family at its centerpiece...
And besides which, I'm drawing a comparison of values, not behavior.
"He was, and is yet, most likely, the wearisomest, self-righteous
pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself
and fling the curses on his neighbors." -Emily Bronte
Jason you don't understand what values are. Rap and gansta is all about being selfish and narcisitic, conservative values and rap culture dont have much in common. Its like saying Jesus and Satan have the same values, they have the same father but not values.
I'm gonna have to disagree. Did you see the list? Are those values not shared by rap culture and conservatism?
"He was, and is yet, most likely, the wearisomest, self-righteous
pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself
and fling the curses on his neighbors." -Emily Bronte
You obviously did not get my reference to your idea of what values are and how they are implemented. Jesus and Satan are polar opposites as are rap and conservatism. You are basically saying a rapper is human and you are human so you must be the same. Some things may look like they are common but they are worlds apart.
Rap by its very nature is liberal meaning change is wanted by any means, whereas conservative is resistant to change for changes sake.
The problem is that you try to ascribe certain attributes that you see in rap and call the values to conservates. This in my estimation is a weak attempt to redefine what a value is. For instance a belief in God as the surpreme being and ruler of all is conservative value as are the morals in the Bible.
What "change" is demanded by rappers? As far as I can tell, rap is all about the maintenance of a status quo. Please keep in mind that I emphasized the "gangster" subgenre. The more politically-oriented underground rappers may indeed have more in common with the left, such as Sage Francis' "Makeshift Patriot" or Cold Duck Complex's "Wake Up."
The bling and booty scene, however, embraces the list of values I've provided to a T, so far as I can tell.
"He was, and is yet, most likely, the wearisomest, self-righteous
pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself
and fling the curses on his neighbors." -Emily Bronte
We could make rap "music" fit any description we want I suppose. I dont see conservative values in promiscuity or theft. I see a lot of the victim mentality in rap, somebody is keeping them down, they not gettin props.
I could see a conservative connection if someone was up there sayin "yo, yo, yo, I pays mah bills homie, I works fo whas mine, fo shizzle."
Texas has a population of nearly 21 million people, all of whom are ashamed to be from the same state as the Dixie Chicks. (IMAO.us)
The very fact that you feel the need to put music in quotes makes it obvious you know nothing about the genre. Rappers tend not to play the Jesse Jackson victimization game. They tend to promote self-empowerment.
You're right about promiscuity and theft, but on a broader level, we have the correlation of emphasis on militant heterosexuality and personal wealth.
"He was, and is yet, most likely, the wearisomest, self-righteous
pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself
and fling the curses on his neighbors." -Emily Bronte
You can do self empowerment and victimhood at the same time. A lot of rap I have heard always puts the blame for their situation on someone else.
Promiscuity and lack of parental responsibility is not the same thing as "militant" heterosexuality in my opinion. And personal wealth gained through robbing someone else is not a conservative ideal. Most true conservatives would want everyone to make as much as they can, but the law of averages says that some will make more, some will make less.
Texas has a population of nearly 21 million people, all of whom are ashamed to be from the same state as the Dixie Chicks. (IMAO.us)
I just viewed a video of my son handing out toys to kids North of Baghdad recently. The kids were surrounding him calling out his name. He looked happy and the kids looked ecstatic.
However, just East of where this took place a bomb went off while other soldiers were doing the very same thing, killing three soldiers and wounding several kids.
Now, I know how most of the country feels about Iraq. But I want us to stay there until each and every one of the type of animals that can do this sort of thing are eliminated!
But it was a double album set ... Went 6 times platinum is now the fourth best selling live album of all time. (according to Wiki).
I own it in 8 track, cassette tape, album, and cd ... and will buy it on any other new version that comes around. Not a bad or skip that one cut on the entire thing. Broke the mold with it. And it's great popularity gave him boo-koo concert ticket sales for quite awhile.
If you can only have one hit record sale(s), this be the one I'd want.
Trivia ... He was romantically linked with Lost In Space's Mrs. Robinson's (June Lockhart) real-life daughter (Anne Lockhart) and wrote a song for her on one of his post-Comes Alive albums.
I just heard that Jim Gilmore is going to run against Mark Warner, both for the Senate replacing John Warner...this makes me happy, both being Gov's....the only thing that worries me is the landscape of voters changing in Northern Va. I think it is...new dem voters invading.
I'm going to keep my fingers crossed as I really like Gilmore.
The top three Democratic contenders remain locked in a close battle in Iowa, with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) seeing her advantages diminish on key fronts, including the questions of experience and which candidate is best prepared to handle the war in Iraq, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Illinois Senator Barack Obama gets the support of 30 percent of likely Democratic caucus-goers in Iowa, compared to 26 percent for Clinton, 22 percent for former senator John Edwards and 11 percent for New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson. The results are only marginally changed from a Post-ABC poll in late July, but in a state likely to set the course for the rest of the nominating process, there are significant signs of progress for Obama -- and harbingers of concern for Clinton. ...
We have been informed by Mr Novak that Mrs Clinton has 'dirt' on Obama. Today we learn he has made up considerably in the polls. We understand how the Clinton's are motivated, how the work, and in terms of Mr Obama, he is black. Could this be racial?
JDW
Sen Clinton: Distinguished Founder of Media Matters
I have been hoping all morning that everything she has forced on us backfires...her careful scripts, the people she controls in the msm ect....including her latest with the Novak/Obama brouhaha....
Be on the look out for a story out of Pasadena TX.
2 fellas were robbing a house in the neighborhood where a fella I work with lives. A real nice neighborhoood.
At any rate, a neighbor to the house that was getting robbed called 911 and told them about it, dispatch told him that a police unit was on the way, to stay in his house. He said "the hell with that" and went out and confronted them. This was all captured on his cell phone as he was still on the line with 911. He told them to "not move or he'd kill 'em"..they moved.. he shot them both with a shotgun, killed one on the spot, the other died in the front yard of my buddies next door neighbor.
There's been a big discussion on what kind of trouble if any this fella is in. I think the grand jury will no bill him, but we'll see. I will keep it updated.
If you are going to do crime, I suggest you do not do it in Texas. We watch over our neighbor's here.
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Johnny "Beefcake" Edwards
November 19, 2007 - 10:05 ET by ricklailYesterday on Face the Nation, Edwards was asked about the difference between the trial lawyers that have given him money and the lobyists that he rails about. He gave a BS answer. You can read the transcript here.
My question: What is the difference between Johnny Edwards and a carp?
A: One is a bottom feeder and the other is a fish.
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This letter to the Editor of the Sun Journal (New Bern, NC) written by a friend of mine was published in today' issue.
I feel like we’re in some kind of a time vortex! It must be 1994 again — Bill Clinton’s wife is trying to sell Hillary-care, and OJ Simpson’s on trial!
Southern by birth, Tarheel by the grace of God!
Green
November 19, 2007 - 09:55 ET by JDWST- Bubba plants strawberries on the library rooftop while focusing on unsealig Mrs Clinton's...
Green in many ways.
JDW
Sen Clinton: Distinguished Founder of Media Matters
Truckloads of soil just to be green
November 19, 2007 - 11:53 ET by ThisnThatLet's see -- diesel trucks were driven somewhere to load soil, dug up by diesel tractors (which were also driven there by other diesel trucks); then the trucks were driven to Clinton's library where a bunch of other workers (who drove there in their gasoline-powered cars) so that they can all use gas-driven mechanical devices to hoist this dirt onto a roof ------ all so they can be "green"?
I reckon no one ever includes the life-cycle cost of going green anymore, do they? What a waste of energy, IMO, all part of a publicity stunt.
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If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it is in English, thank a Soldier. - My barber
green2
November 19, 2007 - 12:09 ET by JDWBubba took out Spitzer for Mrs Clinton.
Here he is firewalling the sealed information for her as well.
JDW
Sen Clinton: Distinguished Founder of Media Matters
Wonder if the gardener did
November 19, 2007 - 14:18 ET by general companyWonder if the gardener did a load bearing calculation for the roof? This may be their excuse for the records she refuses to release.
"Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest". Mark Twain
First they'd blame...
November 19, 2007 - 09:55 ET by tater...FEMA for not showing up soon enough in Bangledesh. Then the usual suspects.
Do you realize how much it costs to run for office? More than any honest man could afford. -Montgomery Burns
You know I seem to remember
November 19, 2007 - 10:25 ET by dscottYou know I seem to remember years ago back in the 60s or 70s that Bangladesh was constantly having problems with storms and flooding. If the MSM does try to blame this on AGW, then like the CA Santa Ana winds, we need to trot out the history for our revisionist friends.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. dscott's corollary: The line between malice and stupidity is called depraved indifference.
Ask and Ye Shall
November 19, 2007 - 10:33 ET by Roger the ShrubberAsk and Ye Shall Receive!
Not only is Global Warming mentioned (albeit it is conceded it is not a "definitive" cause of the cylcone), but it also brings in Muslim Extremism!
Lo ye filthy ugly evil Christian Americans ...
November 19, 2007 - 10:34 ET by drillanwrGuess who ...
The Bangladesh Disaster Response
http://lawhawk.blogspot.com/2007/11/bangladesh-disaster-response.html
As always, the US is on the vanguard of those leading the charge to provide humanitarian assistance.
http://www.refugeesinternational.org/section/publications/bihari_people/
The primary religion is Muslim (83 percent), followed by Hindu (16 percent); the remaining 1 percent is Buddhists, Christians, and Animists.
every single time someone
November 19, 2007 - 10:38 ET by TruthMongerevery single time someone has major storm damage on planet earth - the US Gov must send money
i hope we can dial this back a bit soon...
Send in the red cross/red crescent instead...
If you read the blog piece,
November 19, 2007 - 10:43 ET by drillanwrIf you read the blog piece, it is our military that rushes in ... as they did in the Indonesia tsunami a couple Christmases back ...
However, for some reason, the COST of us using our military for such humanitarian purposes never seems to get factored into the relief dollars our country contributes.
And now, today's Shrub
November 19, 2007 - 10:41 ET by Roger the ShrubberAnd now, today's Shrub Report®:
Move over, St. Louis. Step aside Philly. There's a new sheriff in town!
When Liberalism and the Constitution collide.
A double hard-on for comrade Leon: socialized medicine where fat people cannot get treatment.
Happy World Toilet Day!
And finally, here is your Time-Wasting Website of the Day.
Detroit is the most Dangerous City...eh..
November 19, 2007 - 11:06 ET by JayTeeThe Shrub report on "The new Sheriff" in town, with Detroit replacing St. Louis as USA's most dangerous place, Does this move Bagdad to # 3 ?
The "protests" by the Detroit people on their Cities ranking, one wonders if you could substitute "Bagdad" in the complaints of injustice of being named so dangerous a city, and have an excellant counter to the Iraq War in Bagdad being called a dangerous place ?
Did anyone see Fox last week, few days ago, where the years '81 and '82 peacetime saw MORE Military Deaths in Peacetime than 2005-2006 in War Time ? 4800 + vs. the Iraq Wartime 3800+ ?
Iraq is safe, compared to Detroit, starting shortly........at least in Iraq you can carry a gun to defend yourself.
What good is a Free Press, if it is a False Press ? David Foote GoE
Most dangerous cities
November 19, 2007 - 11:57 ET by ThisnThatYeah, JT -- I'd like to see how Baghdad and Falluja stack up now against our list. I'd also like to see how many reporters refuse to walk through some of the sections of our cities like Detroit, and how that compares to their complaints about getting around in Baghdad.
Do any of our esteemed Foreign Service people live in any of these dangerous cities? Probably not -- that would be a death sentence, worse than being assigned to Iraq.
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If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it is in English, thank a Soldier. - My barber
Philly residents have
November 19, 2007 - 13:12 ET by Dan The Man 2Philly residents have nothing to fear because police have the right to ask parents if the y can search the premises and they have the right to refuse. The police have the right to do so now and the parents also have the rights now. Nothing is changed except policy, and the policy is preemptive or preventative police work.
I find this interesting “If officers find a gun, police said, they will not charge the teenager with unlawful gun possession, unless the firearm is linked to a shooting or homicide.” because most of those will probably be involved in shooting.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
Let's see the MSM come up with a report on this one.
November 19, 2007 - 11:14 ET by Prester JohnNancy Pelosi tries to force the Salvation Army to hire people who can't speak English.
It's been less than a week since New York's Sen. Hillary Clinton and Gov. Eliot Spitzer had to climb down from their support of driver's licenses for illegal aliens. Now House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has moved to kill an amendment that would protect employers from federal lawsuits for requiring their workers to speak English. Among the employers targeted by such lawsuits: the Salvation Army.
And why does she want to kill it? Because the Dem Hispanic caucus sees it as racist.
"If it is not relevant, it is discriminatory, it is gratuitous, it is a subterfuge to discriminate against people based on national origin," says Rep. Charles Gonzalez of Texas, one of several Hispanic Democrats in the House who threatened to block Ms. Pelosi's attempts to curtail the Alternative Minimum Tax unless she killed the Alexander amendment.
http://opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110010881
Entertainment
November 19, 2007 - 11:34 ET by JDWMTV- Cruise goes bald - Scroll down the site
For the best jpg go here
JDW
Sen Clinton: Distinguished Founder of Media Matters
I know this is from
November 19, 2007 - 11:49 ET by RESTLESS 1I know this is from yesterday, but I didn't know if anybody brought this up. Seems some people are eager to downplay the premise and methodology of these studies, simply because the results don't come out the way they want.
I think my sister-in-law
November 19, 2007 - 13:34 ET by BruzillaI think my sister-in-law ended the debate very clearly when she wrote "you don't shoot a rabid dog to send a message to other dogs not to catch rabies. You shoot it because it is a menace to society." To me, whether an execution deters someone else or not is a moot point. What's really important is that the threat has been removed.
Thought this was interesting
November 19, 2007 - 11:55 ET by RESTLESS 1Thought this was interesting as well.
That's one of the headlines
November 19, 2007 - 13:05 ET by MightyMouthThat's one of the headlines where you want to yell "No Sh*t Sherlock!" at the source. :-)
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Hart to believe someone was
November 19, 2007 - 14:21 ET by RESTLESS 1Hart to believe someone was paid good money for this study. I could have told them the same thing for half the price.
'Crime'
November 19, 2007 - 12:06 ET by JDWAP- Hate crimes are up... Studies indicated the majority occurred near schools and homes and whites were the primary offenders.
Consider everything big government creates, funds, increases allocations...
What have we achieved in programs such as Welfare over the course of the past four decades and what has the cost been?
Where do you see 'hate crimes' forty years from now in comparison?
JDW
Sen Clinton: Distinguished Founder of Media Matters
Coming up up on NPR (I just
November 19, 2007 - 12:06 ET by Roger the ShrubberComing up up on NPR (I just heard it a minute ago), a look back to Nazi Germany and the disturbing similarities between Nazi "enhanced interrogation techniques" and the US gov't today.
My tax dollars hard at work! Woohoo!
Just heard an interview with
November 19, 2007 - 12:32 ET by Roger the ShrubberJust heard an interview with Naomi Wolf, who wrote "The End of America", where she claim there is empirical evidence that Bush is doing the exact same things as Hitler and Stalin. Fun stuff!
Naomi Who? Read this and you will get a great idea of what knida gal she is. I imagine a leftard like Rainlillie just might be this dumbass feminist.
Bush and Hitler
November 19, 2007 - 13:04 ET by sunandsteelI get so tired of the smoke from the gas chambers blowing towards my house, damn those nazis.
Texas has a population of nearly 21 million people, all of whom are ashamed to be from the same state as the Dixie Chicks. (IMAO.us)
You hatemonger!
November 19, 2007 - 13:12 ET by Roger the ShrubberYou hatemonger!
Why am I a hatemonger
November 19, 2007 - 15:50 ET by sunandsteelWhy am I a hatemonger because I dont like the smell of hemp and Birkenstock smoke drifting towards my house. LOL
Texas has a population of nearly 21 million people, all of whom are ashamed to be from the same state as the Dixie Chicks. (IMAO.us)
Naomi's too tense.
November 19, 2007 - 14:27 ET by RESTLESS 1Geez, seems like this chick REALLY needs a man, if you know what I mean. ;>)
Yeah, but does a man
November 19, 2007 - 15:59 ET by dscottYeah, but does a man REALLY need that type of chick? Mercy.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. dscott's corollary: The line between malice and stupidity is called depraved indifference.
"Yeah, but does a man
November 19, 2007 - 18:30 ET by ckc1227"Yeah, but does a man REALLY need that type of chick? Mercy.."
Yes. Yes I do.
Boy are you a glutten for
November 19, 2007 - 20:47 ET by dscottBoy are you a glutten for punishment, nothing is worth a high maintenance wench.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. dscott's corollary: The line between malice and stupidity is called depraved indifference.
delete
November 19, 2007 - 20:48 ET by dscottdelete
Want to be scared by her rant?
November 19, 2007 - 16:14 ET by sarcasmoImagine a vindictive Hillary with this increased executive power, with a really vindictive Slick Willie advising her. Naomi goes too far on some of the fascist stuff, as lefties are apt to, but her warnings about the accumulation of power by big government should ring true to nonpartisan conservatives here, especially things like the National Guard stuff.
She seems to like this group. So do I, and so do various other fiscal conservatives of various political stripes, including former congressman Bob Barr, Bruce Fein, David Keene, and Richard Viguerie & a certain Presidential candidate...
A rather motley crew, or gang, or group, or conspiracy -- or whatever's a politically correct term this hour. ;) But please, on this particular issue, think for yourself, and try to think as if it's possible for bad men, or a bad woman, to win the nation's highest office, rather than just the person you might want to win, whoever that is...
JMR
PS I'm thrilled the rightshirts girlS ad is back, but does anyone else miss the smile of the one who was helpfully taking her t-shirt off?
Rally online with fans of Dr. Ron Paul.
I have a few reservations
November 19, 2007 - 18:57 ET by RESTLESS 1I have a few reservations about that group. I don't think they are seeing the whole picture.
First, I hate the idea of innocent people, citezens or not, being held as prisoners, but it doesn't seem to me that Habeus Corpus extends to non citizens. Maybe that is something that this group would like to see changed, but I dont like the idea of extending constitutional privileges to non citezens.
"Prohibit the National Security Agency from intercepting phone conversations or
emails or breaking and entering homes on the President’s say-so in violation of
federal law;" Can anyone show where this has happened to innocent civilians, or am I missing something? As far as I know, wiretapping is being used on foreign transmissions to and from known terrorists organizations or individuals. I haven't heard of a case of domestic spying on Americans, but I may have missed it.
"Prohibit the President from kidnapping, detaining, and torturing persons abroad
in collaboration with foreign governments;" Again, I have not heard of this being done to American citizens.
"Amend the Espionage Act to permit journalists to report on classified national
security matters without fear of prosecution;" I really don't like this one. If something classified is reported to the public, not only should the one reporting be subject to prosecution, so should the source of the information. This goes to national security in a big way.
"Prohibit the listing of individuals or organizations with a presence in the
United States as global terrorists or global terrorist organizations based on
secret evidence." Secret evidence or not, if people or organizations are in cahoots with terrorists, their asses should be on a watch list and made public so that we can keep an eye on them. CAIR comes immediately to mind.
GMA addressed this
November 19, 2007 - 12:12 ET by SouthJersey1953This morning on GMA, they showed a school that had "been built entirely by hand by the locals." Then they said they will need outside assistance to rebuild it.....Huh?? Why could they build it themselves the first time, but it takes outside help (read MONEY) to rebuild it?
No RINOs in '08 - Mike Huckabee is the best choice
Gas attack
November 19, 2007 - 12:14 ET by JDWAP- Chavez warns US...
AP- CA residents buying bikes
JDW
Sen Clinton: Distinguished Founder of Media Matters
GMA winds Global Warming blame game
November 19, 2007 - 12:14 ET by SouthJersey1953GMA this morning connected the Cyclone to global warming....(even though the story started out saying that Bangladesh gets a storm like this every TEN years!! This one, however, was due to global warming, just like the drought in Atlanta.
No RINOs in '08 - Mike Huckabee is the best choice
HO! HO! HO!
November 19, 2007 - 12:21 ET by pocomocoWe are now seeing a case where a ‘manufactured’ word has become politically incorrect.
Several years ago on Saturday Nite Live, Eddie Murphy, in an urban comedy skit, coined the word “ho” as a contraction for the word whore in describing his black ‘sisters’.
It was recently announced by ‘those who live to be offended’ that the word “ho” should no longer be uttered especially by Santa Clauses - HO! HO! HO! because it now offends them.
So, the dictionary of offensive words continues to grow as the ‘black word police’ lecture non-blacks not to use the words they themselves use everyday, or risk losing their livelihood as cowardly businesses kowtow to their demands.
I believe the time has come to say “enough is enough” and “get over it” because it has now reached the point of pure stupidity and absurdity.
Santa has alonger tradition than Rap Lyrics
November 19, 2007 - 12:53 ET by JayTeeIf Santa has to stop saying it, then snoop doggie dog and his Gang members have to stop saying it on CD's. Lets not do Racial Discrimination against a While Male Santa while leaving Rappers shouting Ho's un-touched.
Would a Black Santa Rapping be OK saying the "N" words and bragging about his Ho's ?
What good is a Free Press, if it is a False Press ? David Foote GoE
Snoop Dogg
November 19, 2007 - 13:02 ET by sunandsteelSnoop can say it cause he is an oppressed minority from the rough streets of Long Beach, not a millionaire living in a mansion far from the streets. What's that? A millionaire? No kidding? Well, then he can say it because its culture I guess. Who cares as long as the kids buy it. Ho Ho Ho mutha f****s.
Texas has a population of nearly 21 million people, all of whom are ashamed to be from the same state as the Dixie Chicks. (IMAO.us)
Let's run down the
November 19, 2007 - 18:29 ET by JasonCLet's run down the stereotypical values of commercial rap culture, particularly the "gangsta" sub-genre:
1. Staunch and unambiguous heterosexuality.
2. Swift and vicious retaliation against those perceived as enemies.
3. Rigid enforcement of gender roles.
4. Wealth and material gain privileged over all other concerns (aka "It's all about the Benjamins").
5. Race-specific means of self-identification.
6. Shoutouts to Jesus, even whilst poppin' caps.
7. Heavy emphasis on phallic signifiers, ie. firearms.
Sound familiar? What is rap music besides a racialized performance of conservative values?!
"He was, and is yet, most likely, the wearisomest, self-righteous
pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself
and fling the curses on his neighbors." -Emily Bronte
Yeah thats it. When I hear
November 19, 2007 - 19:11 ET by sunandsteelYeah thats it. When I hear some 50 Cent, I automatically thing "What a great Republican he must be."
I swear I can feel my hair turning gray trying to process the idiocy of your post.
Texas has a population of nearly 21 million people, all of whom are ashamed to be from the same state as the Dixie Chicks. (IMAO.us)
Obviously I'm being a
November 19, 2007 - 19:18 ET by JasonCObviously I'm being a little tongue in cheek. This is the open thread after all. But the fundamental values of rap culture are absolutely in line with basic conservative values. They are just performed in a way that veils this.
I'm sure you could make a similar list using liberal values.
"He was, and is yet, most likely, the wearisomest, self-righteous
pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself
and fling the curses on his neighbors." -Emily Bronte
What have you been smoking?
November 19, 2007 - 19:22 ET by Free Stinkerthe fundamental values of rap culture are absolutely in line with basic conservative values
What have you been smoking?
That was actually dumber than nearly everything ThoughtPolice has ever posted here.
Do I have to re-post the
November 19, 2007 - 19:25 ET by JasonCDo I have to re-post the list? One more time, the basic values overlap, they are clearly performed in a very different way.
"He was, and is yet, most likely, the wearisomest, self-righteous
pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself
and fling the curses on his neighbors." -Emily Bronte
Let's start with Gender
November 19, 2007 - 19:34 ET by Free StinkerLet's start with Gender Roles. What part of conservatism supports calling women ho's and bxtches?
Free, you're making the
November 19, 2007 - 19:46 ET by JasonCFree, you're making the leap from values to behavior. Last I knew, the will to keep men's and women's roles distinct was a conservative trait.
"He was, and is yet, most likely, the wearisomest, self-righteous
pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself
and fling the curses on his neighbors." -Emily Bronte
Last I knew, the will to
November 19, 2007 - 19:55 ET by Free StinkerLast I knew, the will to keep men's and women's roles distinct was a conservative trait.
Yeah, Men can have babies . . . and our brains are "wired" the same way as a woman's brain. /Sarcasm Off
Free, you're making the leap from values to behavior.
What values are demonstrated by that behavior? That women are objects or property?
Word
November 19, 2007 - 19:38 ET by acumen...the fundamental values of rap culture are absolutely in line with basic conservative values.
Now I get it. The C after jason stands for clueless. You really don't have any idea what conservative values are, do you?
That said I will withhold any final opinion on your comparison until I consult with rapster-in-chief, MC Rove.
Libertarian viewpoint
November 21, 2007 - 06:35 ET by UnsaneI am disappointed in you. Drug-pushing seems to be very much in vogue in some portions of gangsta rap culture. That right there is Libertarian.
Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
Ignorantarian viewpoint
November 21, 2007 - 06:36 ET by sarcasmoSee above.
JMR
Rally online with fans of Dr. Ron Paul.
Pseudo-Leftist Reactionary
November 21, 2007 - 06:59 ET by UnsaneYou are just turning more and more into a pseudo-Leftist by day. First, you accuse everyone of what you routinely do; second, you lose your sense of humor...oh, wait, never mind, you can't lose what you never had; and three, you are not proud of what you believe!!!
Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
Sorry..
November 21, 2007 - 07:16 ET by sarcasmoYou'll have to do better than that to out-meltdown Roger the Whiner's show yesterday. And THESE(pdf) are the true "reactionaries." :) Full page ad in link appears today in USA today. Prediction: Even though it's once-again just an individual & not-the-campaign doing it, there will be various accusations of central control projecting from the many people who seemingly can't imagine having a life without lots of central control.
JMR
Rally online with fans of Dr. Ron Paul.
Reactionary
November 22, 2007 - 02:31 ET by UnsaneNeed me to pull out the dictionary and recite for you what "reactionary" means yet again, reactionary?
Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
Oddly, you are the one who
November 22, 2007 - 11:27 ET by Roger the ShrubberOddly, you are the one who ended up looking like you usually do: a bitter, unhappy, miserable, humorless crybaby. Wait a minute, are you a liberal? I ask that because those are sure signs of being one, and you sure do act like one these days.
Is Hooters open for Thanksgiving?
Hooters
November 22, 2007 - 16:37 ET by UnsaneHooters (at least in Houston) is NOT open for Thanksgiving. It must be those disgusting control-freaks who DARE to infringe upon Sarcasmo's good time by recognizing a holiday that has family at its centerpiece...
:-)
Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
Think of it as the response
November 19, 2007 - 19:26 ET by balboaThink of it as the response to all those comparisons of supposed liberal goals and the game plan of communism.
And besides which, I'm
November 19, 2007 - 19:28 ET by JasonCAnd besides which, I'm drawing a comparison of values, not behavior.
"He was, and is yet, most likely, the wearisomest, self-righteous
pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself
and fling the curses on his neighbors." -Emily Bronte
Jason you don't understand
November 20, 2007 - 11:35 ET by Dan The Man 2Jason you don't understand what values are. Rap and gansta is all about being selfish and narcisitic, conservative values and rap culture dont have much in common. Its like saying Jesus and Satan have the same values, they have the same father but not values.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
I'm gonna have to disagree.
November 20, 2007 - 11:37 ET by JasonCI'm gonna have to disagree. Did you see the list? Are those values not shared by rap culture and conservatism?
"He was, and is yet, most likely, the wearisomest, self-righteous
pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself
and fling the curses on his neighbors." -Emily Bronte
You obviously did not get
November 20, 2007 - 11:49 ET by Dan The Man 2You obviously did not get my reference to your idea of what values are and how they are implemented. Jesus and Satan are polar opposites as are rap and conservatism. You are basically saying a rapper is human and you are human so you must be the same. Some things may look like they are common but they are worlds apart.
Rap by its very nature is liberal meaning change is wanted by any means, whereas conservative is resistant to change for changes sake.
The problem is that you try to ascribe certain attributes that you see in rap and call the values to conservates. This in my estimation is a weak attempt to redefine what a value is. For instance a belief in God as the surpreme being and ruler of all is conservative value as are the morals in the Bible.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
What "change" is demanded
November 20, 2007 - 11:56 ET by JasonCWhat "change" is demanded by rappers? As far as I can tell, rap is all about the maintenance of a status quo. Please keep in mind that I emphasized the "gangster" subgenre. The more politically-oriented underground rappers may indeed have more in common with the left, such as Sage Francis' "Makeshift Patriot" or Cold Duck Complex's "Wake Up."
The bling and booty scene, however, embraces the list of values I've provided to a T, so far as I can tell.
"He was, and is yet, most likely, the wearisomest, self-righteous
pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself
and fling the curses on his neighbors." -Emily Bronte
We could make rap "music"
November 19, 2007 - 19:27 ET by sunandsteelWe could make rap "music" fit any description we want I suppose. I dont see conservative values in promiscuity or theft. I see a lot of the victim mentality in rap, somebody is keeping them down, they not gettin props.
I could see a conservative connection if someone was up there sayin "yo, yo, yo, I pays mah bills homie, I works fo whas mine, fo shizzle."
Texas has a population of nearly 21 million people, all of whom are ashamed to be from the same state as the Dixie Chicks. (IMAO.us)
The very fact that you feel
November 19, 2007 - 19:31 ET by JasonCThe very fact that you feel the need to put music in quotes makes it obvious you know nothing about the genre. Rappers tend not to play the Jesse Jackson victimization game. They tend to promote self-empowerment.
You're right about promiscuity and theft, but on a broader level, we have the correlation of emphasis on militant heterosexuality and personal wealth.
"He was, and is yet, most likely, the wearisomest, self-righteous
pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself
and fling the curses on his neighbors." -Emily Bronte
You can do self empowerment
November 19, 2007 - 19:38 ET by sunandsteelYou can do self empowerment and victimhood at the same time. A lot of rap I have heard always puts the blame for their situation on someone else.
Promiscuity and lack of parental responsibility is not the same thing as "militant" heterosexuality in my opinion. And personal wealth gained through robbing someone else is not a conservative ideal. Most true conservatives would want everyone to make as much as they can, but the law of averages says that some will make more, some will make less.
Texas has a population of nearly 21 million people, all of whom are ashamed to be from the same state as the Dixie Chicks. (IMAO.us)
Velvet Jones
November 19, 2007 - 13:14 ET by Hero SquadI believe the Eddie Murphy character was "Velvet Jones." He coined a lot of "Ho" references with that character.
*****
"The empty wagon makes the most noise." - Derrick Mason
Hi
November 19, 2007 - 16:04 ET by sunandsteelMy name is Vevet Jones, buy my book "How to be a Ho, by Vevet Jones."
Texas has a population of nearly 21 million people, all of whom are ashamed to be from the same state as the Dixie Chicks. (IMAO.us)
Also on the hit list:
November 19, 2007 - 18:24 ET by dervishTalley ho!
Westward ho!
Arapaho
Ho Chi Minh
Don Ho (R.I.P.)
and last but by no means least, Idaho
And Don't Forget
November 19, 2007 - 22:37 ET by Del DolemonteYou will be guilty of multiple offenses for possession of the following gardening items
Hoes
Hose
New Mexico's entry in the
November 19, 2007 - 12:33 ET by ricklailNew Mexico's entry in the Rose Parade will be an alien themed float. Will Kucinich be riding on it?
Southern by birth, Tarheel by the grace of God!
Chuck Norris doesn't endorse
November 19, 2007 - 13:12 ET by shawn228He tells America how its gonna be.
Saw it and liked it. Nuke
November 19, 2007 - 13:16 ET by Dan The Man 2Saw it and liked it.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
That's funny, I care who
November 19, 2007 - 13:41 ET by Airforce_5_OThat's funny, I don't care who you are.
The only thing you should feel when shooting insurgents is the rifle recoil.
Intelligent
November 19, 2007 - 13:28 ET by JDWUPI- Study: Blonde women make men dumb
JDW
Sen Clinton: Distinguished Founder of Media Matters
Studies
November 19, 2007 - 16:06 ET by sunandsteelBlonde women make mens wallets lighter.
Texas has a population of nearly 21 million people, all of whom are ashamed to be from the same state as the Dixie Chicks. (IMAO.us)
Language tutor
November 22, 2007 - 16:40 ET by UnsaneOh, I know of at least one blonde who could make me smarter...if she were to be my language tutor.
:-)
Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
Simulcast
November 19, 2007 - 13:41 ET by UnsaneLimbaugh in a simulcast with Martha MacCallum right now...
Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
Moonbat Invasion
November 19, 2007 - 14:19 ET by NoMoreClintonsThe shrieking moonbats from dkos and DU have apparently invaded the Newsweek site to comment on Karl Rove' first article:
http://www.newsweek....
Here's a lovely sample:
"Mr Rove the world hopes you die a horrible grisly death. Lucifer is waiting for you to arrive downstairs."
What class the left always displays.
I just viewed a video of
November 19, 2007 - 14:38 ET by ConservativeRexI just viewed a video of my son handing out toys to kids North of Baghdad recently. The kids were surrounding him calling out his name. He looked happy and the kids looked ecstatic.
However, just East of where this took place a bomb went off while other soldiers were doing the very same thing, killing three soldiers and wounding several kids.
Now, I know how most of the country feels about Iraq. But I want us to stay there until each and every one of the type of animals that can do this sort of thing are eliminated!
Much respect and deepest
November 19, 2007 - 16:11 ET by sunandsteelMuch respect and deepest thanks to your son.
Texas has a population of nearly 21 million people, all of whom are ashamed to be from the same state as the Dixie Chicks. (IMAO.us)
Thank You sunandsteel..I
November 19, 2007 - 17:15 ET by ConservativeRexThank You sunandsteel..I appreciate it.
Has anybody else seen the
November 19, 2007 - 15:11 ET by drillanwrHas anybody else seen the new "Celebrity Helper" Geico.com TV commercial running with Peter Frampton and his "waa-waa" box? ... Priceless!
Help me out
November 19, 2007 - 15:33 ET by UnsaneWhat else is Frampton known for other than his Frampton Comes Alive album?
Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
Humble Pie
November 19, 2007 - 16:09 ET by sunandsteel40 Days in the Hole was one of their songs I think.
Texas has a population of nearly 21 million people, all of whom are ashamed to be from the same state as the Dixie Chicks. (IMAO.us)
I've also seen him, of late,
November 19, 2007 - 16:17 ET by drillanwrI've also seen him, of late, filling in on rock bad reunion tours.
Who was he filling in with?
November 19, 2007 - 16:59 ET by sunandsteelWho was he filling in with? I just thought he made cameos on animated tv shows now.
Texas has a population of nearly 21 million people, all of whom are ashamed to be from the same state as the Dixie Chicks. (IMAO.us)
Humble Pie sung "30 days
November 19, 2007 - 17:12 ET by ConservativeRexHumble Pie sung "30 days in the hole" I saw them in 1970 something...
Ooops
November 19, 2007 - 17:16 ET by sunandsteelWrong button, meant 30. Thats a good song too. Didnt get to see them in 1970, partly due to the fact I wasnt born until 5 years after that. :-D
Texas has a population of nearly 21 million people, all of whom are ashamed to be from the same state as the Dixie Chicks. (IMAO.us)
Not really ... But it was
November 19, 2007 - 16:16 ET by drillanwrNot really ...
But it was a double album set ... Went 6 times platinum is now the fourth best selling live album of all time. (according to Wiki).
I own it in 8 track, cassette tape, album, and cd ... and will buy it on any other new version that comes around. Not a bad or skip that one cut on the entire thing. Broke the mold with it. And it's great popularity gave him boo-koo concert ticket sales for quite awhile.
If you can only have one hit record sale(s), this be the one I'd want.
Trivia ... He was romantically linked with Lost In Space's Mrs. Robinson's (June Lockhart) real-life daughter (Anne Lockhart) and wrote a song for her on one of his post-Comes Alive albums.
I just heard that Jim
November 19, 2007 - 17:03 ET by bigtimerI just heard that Jim Gilmore is going to run against Mark Warner, both for the Senate replacing John Warner...this makes me happy, both being Gov's....the only thing that worries me is the landscape of voters changing in Northern Va. I think it is...new dem voters invading.
I'm going to keep my fingers crossed as I really like Gilmore.
Colin Powell says Iran is
November 19, 2007 - 17:35 ET by ConservativeRexColin Powell says Iran is far from nuclear bomb. Now there's a reliable source.
CR... Boy have you got
November 19, 2007 - 17:39 ET by bigtimerCR...
Boy have you got that right!
Throw in Armitage too as a reliable source while I'm at it.
BREAKING
November 19, 2007 - 18:31 ET by JDWWP/ABC Poll- Obama takes lead in IA
We have been informed by Mr Novak that Mrs Clinton has 'dirt' on Obama. Today we learn he has made up considerably in the polls. We understand how the Clinton's are motivated, how the work, and in terms of Mr Obama, he is black. Could this be racial?
JDW
Sen Clinton: Distinguished Founder of Media Matters
JDW... Now this is
November 19, 2007 - 18:36 ET by bigtimerJDW...
Now this is just delicious...
I have been hoping all morning that everything she has forced on us backfires...her careful scripts, the people she controls in the msm ect....including her latest with the Novak/Obama brouhaha....
I will be ecstatic if she loses the primaries.
More
November 19, 2007 - 19:56 ET by JDWI wanted to separate these;
Realize this was introduced last Saturday and tempers are flying today. No doubt the attraction of women to him 'disturbs' her.
JDW
Sen Clinton: Distinguished Founder of Media Matters
Deja vu:
November 19, 2007 - 20:29 ET by dervishStalin v. Trotsky?
Note to Obama: watch out for anyone packing one of these.
Speaking of Novak,
November 19, 2007 - 19:36 ET by dervishhe stands by his report.
Somebody's not telling the truth, but I doubt it's Novak.
A Thanksgiving NOT to take for granted ...
November 19, 2007 - 21:20 ET by drillanwrG-d Bless them.
Marine Ramadi Battalion Returns After 7 Months - First Ever With Zero Casualties
http://patdollard.com/2007/11/19/marine-ramadi-battalion-returns-after-7-months-first-ever-with-zero-combat-casualties/
And now -- today's most likely item
November 19, 2007 - 22:44 ET by dervish... to make you clean off your computer screen.
Definitely want to read this one with an empty mouth.
Sheesh, dervish!
November 19, 2007 - 22:52 ET by BlondeWell, okay, I probably shouldn't have started my reply with "Sheesh".
You did give fair warning after all.
I only read the first sentence before clicking the "back" button though.
The unmitigated gall of that woman *cough*.
Unbelievable.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
Yeah --
November 19, 2007 - 22:58 ET by dervishI thought it had to have been Bill, from the headline. Just goes to show he's not the only Clinton with a brass pair.
Be on the look out for a
November 19, 2007 - 23:09 ET by ConservativeRexBe on the look out for a story out of Pasadena TX.
2 fellas were robbing a house in the neighborhood where a fella I work with lives. A real nice neighborhoood.
At any rate, a neighbor to the house that was getting robbed called 911 and told them about it, dispatch told him that a police unit was on the way, to stay in his house. He said "the hell with that" and went out and confronted them. This was all captured on his cell phone as he was still on the line with 911. He told them to "not move or he'd kill 'em"..they moved.. he shot them both with a shotgun, killed one on the spot, the other died in the front yard of my buddies next door neighbor.
There's been a big discussion on what kind of trouble if any this fella is in. I think the grand jury will no bill him, but we'll see. I will keep it updated.
If you are going to do crime, I suggest you do not do it in Texas. We watch over our neighbor's here.
Wow, CRex
November 19, 2007 - 23:30 ET by BlondeThe housing market in Florida is kinda depressed.
But I'd like having you Texans for neighbors.
Think about it.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
The Patriots
November 19, 2007 - 23:12 ET by MrShyAre good.
Hoodie, Pretty Boy & Moss are sick.
(and my Jets won a game :))
"MY end justifies THAT mean." - Shakespeare (not really)