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OK, I'll start

This story seems to me to contain a little of everything that's wrong with the U.S. these days.

How long did George Bush

How long did George Bush know about this, and yet, did nothing?

All I know is,

when Hillary's president, poor young girls won't have to resort to lying and stealing to get their Hannah Montana tickets.

This story continues your

This story continues your premise.  That wicked, evil, mean, nasty George Bush wouldn't give these yutes enough tuition money, and they are by God entitled to go to college. 

"A communist is someone who reads Marx.  An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx."  Ronald Reagan

"We did the essay and

"We did the essay and that's what we did to win. We did whatever we could do to win" said the girl's mother.

That just says it all.

Cool two open threads

is this the sports one? if so

UT warms up for next year }:-

while the Pats prepare to finish this year

"how would i know? if i knew everything i'd run for God" ----crpl Klinger

OK, botg

We can take this one over for the Sports thread (I think someone forgot he's supposed to be on vacation).

I am so jonesing since my Gators haven't played in a while.  Got the surround sound thingy going on the plasma-monster....waiting for my Gators to send Meeechigan home crying.

And I will break my rule and watch pro football tonite.  I hope your Pats run the board and overtake the Olphins '72 perfect season. 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

yeah

i sure hope Mercury Morris got his tux back from the cleaners

and the Gators should be warming up for next year also, i didn't realize that Bevo had seen 16 players leave in the last two years with quite a few going pro.

"how would i know? if i knew everything i'd run for God" ----crpl Klinger

I don't really have a dog

I don't really have a dog in any of these fights. Right now the Panthers are playing for a good draft choice.  I know this, if you watch the Pats game tonight you are going to have to endure Bryant Gumbell who maybe the worst play by play man in the buisness. He is worst than Musburger. I do have Sirius radio and can listen to Gil Santos of the Pats do the broadcast. Only problem is that Sirius is about 30 seconds to a minute behind the live action.

As for Bowl Games. GO DAWGS, GATORS and LSU TIGERS. I want to see the national championship remain in the South. I also will be pulling for Wake Forest today.

As to the Chic Fil A Bowl between the two Cow Colleges who really cares. I predict that the Tigers will win. Auburn and Clem's son deserve each other.

I need to get back to converting my CDs to install on the MP3 player my wife got me for Christmas. How about a little Three Dog Night or Grassroots?

"May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't.” General George S. Patton.

rick

play some Clapton

"how would i know? if i knew everything i'd run for God" ----crpl Klinger

I think I have some early

I think I have some early Clapton with Cream and the Yardbirds. I know I don't have anything later.

em>"May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't.” General George S. Patton.

well Rick

the link went to it, which has a search feature so you can pick your own.  also links to a trial with 24 free plays

"how would i know? if i knew everything i'd run for God" ----crpl Klinger

More on Clapton...

ricklail,

Don't forget Clapton's time with Derek and the Dominos, either!

"Yeah! That's the ticket! - Tommy Flanagan

In the world of antique

In the world of antique collectors anything over 50 years old is considered antique, I think. Derek and the Domninoes-now you're talking antique.

"May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't.” General George S. Patton.

ricklail

Derek was about 1970 so it's got a bit to go (by the time it is I'll be semi-retired)

just now listening to that great old standby Commander Cody's version of "Hot Rod Lincoln"

"how would i know? if i knew everything i'd run for God" ----crpl Klinger

I've got my dates all

I've got my dates all messed up. I think that Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel re-did Hot Lincoln. He was big on redoing Bob Wills music. I have some Bob Wills to load too.

"May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't.” General George S. Patton.

Asleep at the wheel

did indeed do it also

PS written by Charles Ryan and W.S. Stevenson

"how would i know? if i knew everything i'd run for God" ----crpl Klinger

Santos Rocks

Gino Cappeletti too.

You may want to try fooling around with the Sirius radio feed tonight-since the game is on so many channels, maybe the time lag on one channel will not be the same as the others.

Dream team?

rick - My football commentary dream team is Bryant Gumbel and Pat Summerall.  :-) 

Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.

The question is,

Will the Jints go for it against the Pats, or politely stand aside and let them achieve their Destiny? ESPN thinks Coughlin has his eye on the playoffs and won't risk too much in a game that won't affect him either way.

I think the Giants will

I think the Giants will come out and play their starters for a quarter and maybe more if it isa close game and for the ticket paying Giant fans to not tick them off. Otherwise no reason not to think Pats won't win.

HOWEVER, if the Pats win by only 7 - 10 pts against this Giant defense there will always be the question of comparisons, such as would the Pats have won against Belicheck's Giant Super Bowl defense.

If the Pats will by 2 TDs or more their legacy won't be questioned.

 

Don't Forget The Curse!

Coach Belichick was on the cover of Sports Illustrated this week, wasn't he? That's the kiss of death.

 More on the SI cover jinx:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/cover/2002/jinx/main/

Pat's are toast

Didn't realize about the cover. One more thing for Belichick to overcome now.

In a Santa suit ta

In a Santa suit ta boot.

 

"Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest". Mark Twain

Did you know...

...that MRC and NewsBusters recently held a panel discussion of liberal pundits? :-)

 

director

i did find this list interesting

"how would i know? if i knew everything i'd run for God" ----crpl Klinger

Alamo history

This is for all you history buffs. 
The date was March 6, 1836. 
 
On that fateful day, Davy Crockett woke up and rose 
from his bunk on the main floor of the Alamo . He then 
walked up to the observation post along the west wall 
of this fort. William B. Travis and Jim Bowie were 
already there, looking out over the top of the wall. 
 
These three men gazed at the hordes of Mexicans 
moving steadily toward them. With a puzzled look on 
his face, Crockett turned to Bowie and said, 
"Jim, are we having some landscaping done today?" 

Hillarys top 12 lies

has what to do with the Alamo story?  Oh, they are both fabrications, gotcha

"how would i know? if i knew everything i'd run for God" ----crpl Klinger

George Soros, Hillary Clinton, HuffPo taught terrorist well

In the typical world communist movement the Islamocommunists of Pakistan having been caught red mouthed in conversation murdering Bhutto now have done the Jeff Rense conspiracy slant in "the government is covering things up in having murdered Bhutto".

Into his mayhem, Hillary MusliClinton in the United States and her power Abu Grabbing counter parts in Pakistan schooled by Bhutto are now trying to use this dead body to seize power awary from Musharraf.

These communists do not care how many die in order to take power.

I honestly believe the time is right for George Bush to phone Sarkozy, Gordie Brown, the Frau and the Saudi's and simply with the new Pak military head with Musharraf end this in the maxim which the father of the neutron bomb promoted in 2001.
In that it should be United States policy to "gear" Pakistan's nuclear warheads to be neutron and in carpet pattern kill everything that moves in the Pushtan where terrorists are running around in Afghanitan, Pakistan, Iran and China.

It would be a good thing to "suggest" to the Chinese that "drift" might occur in killing their terrorists too.

This boil of Islamocommunism would then be radiated dead, dead, dead, including the areas where bin Laden and Zawahiri are hiding out on the Xianxang Chinese frontier.

The net result is the Islamocommunist movement is ended. Pakistan is stabilized. Afghanistan is stabilized. The stans of the Russian Asian frontier are stablilized. Turkey is stabilized and Iran is sent a message that the American Muslim ally of Pakistan will be part of the structured response in nuking the Persian communists if they do not immediately cease and give up their nuclear arsenal.

The Benjamin Franklin discussion is now open as if the United States does not end this now, the United States will loose an America city or cities to an Iranian sponsored nuclear missile within the next 5 years.

 

*HIC IACET ARTORIVS REX QVONDAM REXQVE FVTVRVS

Hmmm, hope not.

I am hoping India is keeping their eye on those nuke as closely as us. I am not sure if even Iran has the courage to mess with those nukes, if the US looses a City to any nuke, then both liberals and islamofacist will be through. Hopefully these will end with common sense and not nonsense.

 

"Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest". Mark Twain

Beware of wolves in sheep's clothing.

I saw a TV commercial that started with the phrase "Liberal, Conservative, Left, Right...." Advertising something called Divided We Fail org. All the celebs in the ad are Libs, and what they're pushing is most likely universal healthcare, more welfare and Hillary Rodham.

This is typical of libs who try to hide what they're all about. They try to sound open to real debate when they're really pushing a Leftist agenda. Their lying phoniness is what irritates me the most. It such a fraud that;s it's no wonder Libs support liars like Billy, Hilly and Algore.

These guys are probably funded by George Soros, as is FairVote ( a group pushing vote-ranking schemes that will guarantee Liberal election victories) and other groups. They portray themselves as truly caring about some issue when they're real goal is political domination.

AARP = Communism


I saw a TV commercial that started with the phrase "Liberal, Conservative, Left, Right...." Advertising something called Divided We Fail org.

This is being pushed by AARP also, they tout 'free' healthcare and a 'government guaranteed lifetime income' for all (North, Central, and South) Americans. Sounds a lot like socialism, doesn't it? I return all AARP solicitations on their dime. Screw those commies. All older folks should look hard at AARP before considering joining.

D

Keep the ILLEGALS out, join NumbersUSA to send free faxes to your reps.

DFTT return AARP junk mail?

I've been converting mine to CO2 and other gases but i think i'll try your method

"how would i know? if i knew everything i'd run for God" ----crpl Klinger

DFTT...

Try posting something on the AARP website in their forums. If you post anything that resembles personal responsibility you will be ripped to shreads then banned. 

Rush Limbaugh stated that of the top 5 Republicans running for the presidency, only one was a true conservative. http://www.fred08.com/ 

POPE SEND SQUADS TO SAN FRAN-NY-DC

POPE: SQUADS TO SAN FRAN, NY, BOSTON AREAS

Satanism on the rise: Pope Benedict has unveiled plans to set up specialist exorcism squads
The Pope has ordered his bishops to set up exorcism squads to tackle the rise of Satanism.
Vatican chiefs are concerned at what they see as an increased interest in the occult.
They have introduced courses for priests to combat what they call the most extreme form of “Godlessness.”
Each bishop is to be told to have in his diocese a number of priests trained to fight demonic possession.
The initiative was revealed by 82-year-old Father Gabriele Amorth, the
Vatican “exorcist in chief,” to the online Catholic news service Petrus.
CRAWFISH NOTE: Just kidding, actually the
godless-rejection squads will be visiting congressional democrats
first…rumors are Teddy, Kerry D Poodle, G-ma Pelosi and several
democrat federal judges have made the ‘A” Team. The demons leaving them
will be legion. A much needed 2008 spiritual enema. Its got to be a
great year!

Doug Schexnayder, Ph.D. (theconservativecrawfish)

2 Observations

1: The NFL Tri-cast: Bryant Gumble is the WORST play-by-play announcer ever. And his color commentator is equally pitiful.

2: Ron Paul is not winning friends in Iowa with his campaign that has people from all over the country hand-writing letters to Iowans who are registered voters with no party affiliation to go to caucuses to support him and to support him in November too....everyone I know who has received one is creeped out by it.

Exactly right, kch. Gumble and his sidekick are AWFUL

And because of that, the NFL Network isn't helping their cause to increase cable penetration.

And I'm fed up with Ron Paul and his supporters.  They're narrow-minded fools. 

 

Tune In the Radio Guys

Even if they're out of synch with the teevee image. Since they are slightly ahead of what you see on the tube, you can be doing something else and still see what happens.

 So far, this game is as expected. Certainly not a foregone conclusion.

Sports Illustrated

You were right about that SI cover.

Eli is finally playing like a QB.

See how 2nd half goes.

No sense of urgency

How come Eli ran a two-minute drill to close the first half in a decent fashion, yet had ZERO sense of urgency to close the game?

Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.

Made no sense

The Giants ran out the clock for themselves.

The Cult in Houston

The Paul worshippers were out in FORCE today in Houston.  Driving down the Southwest Freeway between Loop 610 and downtown, you could not miss them.

Ironically, his worshippers and cultists were flying huge U.S. flags on the overpasses they occupied.  I say irony, for as we ALL know, if Ron Paul had his way, the Stars and Stripes would be a massive laughingstock to millions worldwide.  

Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.

If they are the NFL network

If they are the NFL network announcers then I WON'T be subscribing to it anytime soon. B. Gumbel is about as anti-American as Olberidiot and is as racist as they come. Screw him and the NFL network.  They don't need me.

I told you so

In an earlier post yesterday, I told you all that Gumbell was crummy-worst than Musburger. The NFL network comes with my regular Direct TV subscription. I wouldn't pay extra for it either. They do have a great wrap up show on Sundays but that is about it. "May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't.” General George S. Patton.