In an article noting the increase in the numbers of black teens being murdered every year we find out that among other things:
1. Obama will be the nation's first black president. NO!!! Really?
2. The study partly blamed Bush administration grant cuts to local police and juvenile crime prevention programs for the surge in crimes by young black men and teens. Ah, yes. Can't report a problem without blaming Bush for it.
3. Incoming Vice President Joe Biden has promised funding to put 50,000 new police officers on the street to help bring violent crime rates back to a decade-long annual decline that began in the mid-1990s, after then-President Bill Clinton provided local officials with money to hire 100,000 new cops. Uh, correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that localities didn't even come close to hiring another 100,000 cops.
I was posting the NY Times version of this story, below, and didn't notice yours. Mixing politics and racial resentment. (Black Americans are killing each other because of Republicans.) Sick.
A small morality tale. In a game they had to win last week, the Eagles ignored balance, and failed miserably. Yesterday, they stuck with balance, even when it gave no immediate results, and they won. Lesson learned? I really hope so.
People forget (especially Reid) that when the Eagles were rising to the top of the NFL, that they bragged about their rushing game. They had a three-headed monster at tailback, with Duce Staley, Brian Westbrook, and Correll Buckhalter. Back then, they were on their way to multiple NFC championships. Then Staley left as a free agent, and Buckhalter shredded his knee. Westbrook emerged as a great back, but the offense was handed exclusively to Donovan McNabb. McNabb is a terrific quarterback, but he isn't the superman he and Reid think he is. He can't win by himself, which has been proved on the field.
What scares me is that after the Eagles were considered out of it, they ran the ball and balanced their offense, and they got back into it. But once the cameras were turned on, the media focused on McNabb, and that prompted McNabb and Reid to pass all the time ... and the Eagles lost. These days, when the Eagles get close, they forget balance and they try to make one guy a superstar. They forget their own history, and the balance that got them where they are.
All they need is for Childress to throw another typical bad challenge flag, continue calling obvious plays, fail to discipline his ball-dropping boneheaded players and use atrocious clock management, and the Eagles can't lose...
But if the Vi-Queens actually play to their ability they can beat anyone. Subtract a few fumbles here and there and some bonehead mistakes and some stupid game-management, and MN could be a 12-4 team....but you can't subtract those kinds of things...neither can the Eagles subtract their negatives. It's a toss-up.
It all depends on what the league wants to have happen for the following week match-ups...
Looks like the axe is falling on several NFL coaches. Story
Will the Cowboys fire Wade Phillips? He should be if for no other reason than that embarassement at Philly.
By the way if Crennel is gone in Cleveland and Edwards losses the job in KC, I can hear the uproar from Jesse and the crowd about the lack of black coaches. I've heard the 49ers are going to offer the job to Singletary so maybe that will balance out.
Remember, I'm an Eagles fan. I want Phillips and Romo and Owens to stay right where they are.
Of course, I used to say that about Tom Coughlinn. I used to think that Coughlinn's dictatorial harshness would prevent the NY Giants from winning ... until the Giants got rid of the prima donnas (Shockey, Barber) and the rest of the Giants bought into the plan. Then they won the Super Bowl.
It just proves the fact that it doesn't matter what your system is, or how brilliant your "scheme" is - the most important thing is whether your players buy it. You still need talent, but a lot of teams have talent. What makes great teams different is that they play in sync, no matter what plan they follow.
Cleveland coach Romeo Crennel and GM Phil Savage are out.
While the horrible season was not all Romeo's fault, having three QB's sidelined this season, the breakdown on team moral and cohesion rest squarely on his shoulders and that of Savage's as well.
The team is in shambles internally - it is never a good sign when your star QB (Brady Quinn) gets thumped by a fellow player (defensive lineman Shaun Smith) in the locker room.
Romeo was considered a friend by many on the team. My take is that a coach, like a parent, is not there to be a "friend" to his charges. A coach is there to educate and motivate, including liberal use of "tough love" to get the team in good working order.
Murder Among Black Youths The murder rate among black teenagers has climbed since 2000, even as murders by young whites have scarcely grown, a study has found. It blamed cuts in federal support for community policing, among other things.
Article: The report primarily blames cutbacks in federal support for community policing and juvenile crime prevention, reduced support for after-school and other social programs, and a weakening of gun laws. Cuts in these areas have been felt most deeply in poor, black urban areas, helping to explain the growing racial disparity in violent crime, Dr. Fox said.
After riling up the Sharptons, comes perspective:
But Bruce Western, a sociologist at Harvard, cautioned that the change in murder rates was not large and did not yet show a clear trend. Dr. Western also said that the impact of the reduction in government spending on crime control would have to be studied on a city-by-city basis, and that many other changes, including a sagging economy, could have affected murder rates.
So, nevermind that other stuff.
Conservative criminologists place greater emphasis on the breakdown of black families, rather than cuts in government programs, in explaining the travails of black youths.
I scanned the article for "liberal criminologists." I guess there aren't any. Go figure.
Last line:
Still, Chief Flynn said, "any improvements will be temporary unless there's more investment in the futures of our young people."
If you are, you can elect to fly out of SFO, where soon you will be able to purchase "certified" carbon offsets that will allow you to sleep comfortably on your flight, secure in the knowledge that you have done your part to counter-act your wanton damage to the planet.
But the general idea, officials said, is that a traveler would approach a kiosk resembling the self-service check-in stations used by airlines, then punch in his or her destination. The computer would calculate the carbon footprint and the cost of an investment to offset the damage. The traveler could then swipe a credit card to help save the planet.
Right.
I wonder if Al Gore is going to be one of the financial beneficiaries of this little scam, er, scheme?
I don't know why Austin Hill took so long to write this column.
He describes the scene in McCain's HQ on election night.
The moment of epiphany for Ian, a reporter from Dublin, a skeptic about bias in the American media as related to him by Hill, is amazing.
The money quote:
Later that night, when the clock struck 9pm on the West Coast, and California was “called” for Obama, and Obama was thus declared the winner of the election, several American journalists began cheering, “high-fiving” each other, and dancing about in the McCain media center. A shot of staffers jumping and hugging on the set at CNN in Atlanta appeared on our big screen monitors, as well. “Oh dear God,” Ian exclaimed in his thick Irish brogue. “You weren’t jokin about the bias.” (emphasis added)
CT, You're supposed to do what the world press does and ignore those 3000 missiles becasue the cowards who are launching them, from the tops of schools, hospitals, university wings, etc, don't know where they are going, just somewhere into Israel. It's that cute little nursery rhyme,
I shot a missile into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it flew, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight.
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill
I hope you don't want the whole history. No such thing as palestinian, they are Arabs. blah blah blah. Palestin mandate, Israel promised 10 times the land they got. blah blah blah. As many Jews were forced to leave Arab lands without compensation as there were displaced Arabs. blah blah. No complaints from Palestinians from 1945 to 1967 when they resided in Arab countries. blah blah blah. Permanent victimhood. blah. Arafat the EGYPTIAN. blah blah Intafada blah blah Intafada 2.
Short version - Hamas was duly elected in 2006. They are the government. This makes actions by them against Israel or her citizens an ACT OF WAR.
Now from the military side of me. An act of war on your part gives me the right to stomp on your head HARD until such a time that -
a. I kill so many of you that someone low enough down the food chain (because everyone higher up is dead) says "whoa, maybe this was not such a good idea" and signs the surrender papers.
You did answer my question quite eloquently, although the rest of the world would disagree with you. I say... screw the rest of the world! Common sense is on a comeback even if it just starts with the two of us.
The outgoing U.S. President, Israel, and Egyptian governments agree.
Silence from the incoming President so far. He is studying the situation. He of course has not had 47 years to be aware of the situation. It now must be intensely studied.
Trolling around here at NB and answering questions is about all us old military guys have.
Ok. There is other stuff, but mostly all we have is NB.
1. Patrolling the house naked except for the 2 six guns we have strapped on. Checking for signs of intruders. But they never try. Maybe the yard full of empty shotgun shells scare them away.
2. Putting up the flag every day at 0800 and taking it down at dusk, wearing only a bathrobe and 2 six guns strapped to our side.
3. Patrolling the yard, and making sure no strange dogs are pooping in said yard.
4. Hanging out at the VFW and swapping stories of the times we snapped cuz hey, killing bad guys just does something to a man. (see hollywoods version of the combat veteran) Remember how bad the 50's were with all the crazy WWII vets? Wow.
My 80 year old neighbor runs around his front yard in a speedo with cowboy boots on. It's such a sight that for the life of me, I just can't notice the six-shooters.
to fall for that scam at SFO? Where does the money go? I think this has "illegal" written all over it. Anybody dumb enough to fall for this deserves what he gets. <deja vu>
I have avoided the media for the last week, and I must say it's refreshing, calming and soothing.... Still, I couldn't totally avoid it, but then we all need a lump of coal in our stocking once in a while.
Well, California may be the land of fruits and nuts, but here in the Sunshine State, we have our own brand of funky wierdness going on.
Highlights for your reading pleasure:
In another low-speed getaway, a man in a motorized wheelchair robbed a Merritt Island bank. Deputies caught up with him about 500 feet away, finding the money hidden in his prosthetic leg.
A 13-year-old was charged with disrupting a school function after repeatedly farting at a Stuart school.
A Tampa mail carrier was bitten by a rattlesnake but kept delivering mail for 30 minutes before seeking help. A Levy County man accidentally shot his wife while trying to hit a fox that attacked her.
A diaper-clad monkey sitting on top of a wall near an Orange County condo threatened passers-by until police lured it into a cage with -- what else? -- a banana.
Iguanas began falling from South Florida trees during a cold snap early in the year. When the temperature reaches the 40s, iguanas basically shut off their bodies and lose their grip.
In another strange animal story, if Plop Plop the emu could talk, it probably would have shouted, ``Don't Tase me, bro!'' That's exactly what Bay County deputies did to trap the large, escaped bird.
A man was arrested for punching a Tampa police horse in the rear.
In what was apparently a bad case of the munchies, a customer at a Vero Beach McDonald's offered to pay for his meal with marijuana. The employee called police, who arrested the man.
In what may have been a case of the oldest profession meeting its oldest customer, a 94-year-old Bradenton man was charged with soliciting a prostitute. A judge threw out the charge saying an undercover officer entrapped him when she approached his car and got him to agree to pay for sex.
If I was the Judge I would have dropped the charges also but for a different reason. At 94 years of age, I think it should be a Constitutional right to... well... you know.
I get back in by noon today, turn on Fox News, and what do I see -- "Breaking News" -- all those people in London and Greece protesting against Israel and the U.S., burning flags.
Way to go MSM -- keep giving these creeps air time and reporting "world sympathy". Not a word, though, about the 3,000 missiles fired into Israel this year, including 60 today. Where are the protests against that?
At least Bush is putting the blame squarely on Hamas. No one else is, though. What about Obama? Is his support of Israel that clear? I haven't heard him say anything, yet, to support Israel. MIA, I guess. Too busy not posing for pictures on the beach.
UPDATE 12:12pm: Now the UN Sec Gen is pointing out that the "conflict" has to stop because 1/2 the population between Gaza and Israel is children.
But nothing about condemning Hamas for being a terrorist organization. Nothing about Hamas starting this. Nothing about Hamas placing rocket launchers in the midst of the population, not caring at all if their "children" are in harm's way. Nothing about how the "children" are brainwashed into hating and possibly killing Israelis. It's all about hate Israel, blame Bush all the time. We need to pull out of the UN -- now!
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If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it is in English, thank aSoldier. - My barber
Has Obama condemned the 3,000 missiles -- separately, that is, from also placing blame on Israel for not showing restraint? Israel knows it can count on Bush to (a) Be a friend, and (b) Define terrorism clearly and consistently.
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If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it is in English, thank aSoldier. - My barber
Obama (coke-head) is going to fail miserably in Foreign Policy, especially since he is putting someone who does not work for a consensus but wants to throw everything including the kitchen sink at a problem.
We are going to see an increase in unrest in the Middle East and other hot spots in the world because Bambi is going to be seen as a pushover. Someone who will wait to give a response because he is looking for the right "nuance" to show his position.
Now as far as Israel is concerned, I hope that the Israelies will prevail in destroying Hamas. I feel bad for the innocents that are being killed, but when you support someone who does not value life like the rest of us you take your life into your own hands.
I understand now why this dingbat doesn't want to take questions from or talk to the press...Everytime she opens her mouth she shows just how ill-prepared she is for public office.
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
When asked how they feel about President-elect Barack Obama as commander in chief, six out of 10 active-duty service members say they are uncertain or pessimistic, according to a Military Times survey.
But I guess the MSM does not find that worth noting....
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Does Obama want to be New Lincoln
December 29, 2008 - 10:17 ET by Retired Geek"I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator."
BARACK OBAMA, Time Magazine, Jun. 26, 2005
A fact that the Libmedia
December 29, 2008 - 12:30 ET by mattmA fact that the Libmedia refused to bring to light was that Obama has ZERO in common with Americans whose ancestors were slaves in this country.
He is more closely related to the Africans who sold their brethren into to slavery than to those who were slaves.
And, of course, nobody in the GOP - the Party the freed the slaves, had enough testicular fortitude to mention it.
The AP strikes again
December 29, 2008 - 10:21 ET by Prester JohnIn an article noting the increase in the numbers of black teens being murdered every year we find out that among other things:
1. Obama will be the nation's first black president. NO!!! Really?
2. The study partly blamed Bush administration grant cuts to local police and juvenile crime prevention programs for the surge in crimes by young black men and teens. Ah, yes. Can't report a problem without blaming Bush for it.
3. Incoming Vice President Joe Biden has promised funding to put 50,000 new police officers on the street to help bring violent crime rates back to a decade-long annual decline that began in the mid-1990s, after then-President Bill Clinton provided local officials with money to hire 100,000 new cops. Uh, correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that localities didn't even come close to hiring another 100,000 cops.
http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Dec29/0,4670,BlackHomicides,00.html
The Associated Press, the wire service that keeps on giving.
Also...
December 29, 2008 - 10:34 ET by Chris JuddPrester,
I was posting the NY Times version of this story, below, and didn't notice yours. Mixing politics and racial resentment. (Black Americans are killing each other because of Republicans.) Sick.
Magic Mulatto
December 29, 2008 - 10:50 ET by Red JeepNo, Obama will be the nation's first mulatto president, the Magic Mulatto.
Eagles rout Cowboys
December 29, 2008 - 10:23 ET by KC MulvilleA small morality tale. In a game they had to win last week, the Eagles ignored balance, and failed miserably. Yesterday, they stuck with balance, even when it gave no immediate results, and they won. Lesson learned? I really hope so.
I fully expect Donovan
December 29, 2008 - 10:27 ET by taterI fully expect Donovan McNabb to throw at least 40 passes against Minnesota.
After all next week is a game they have to win.
www.theholyrosary.org
"There is no problem, I tell you, no matter how difficult it is, that we can not resolve by the prayer of the Holy Rosary." -Sister Lucia
Shhhh
December 29, 2008 - 11:53 ET by KC MulvilleDon't give Andy Reid any ideas.
People forget (especially Reid) that when the Eagles were rising to the top of the NFL, that they bragged about their rushing game. They had a three-headed monster at tailback, with Duce Staley, Brian Westbrook, and Correll Buckhalter. Back then, they were on their way to multiple NFC championships. Then Staley left as a free agent, and Buckhalter shredded his knee. Westbrook emerged as a great back, but the offense was handed exclusively to Donovan McNabb. McNabb is a terrific quarterback, but he isn't the superman he and Reid think he is. He can't win by himself, which has been proved on the field.
What scares me is that after the Eagles were considered out of it, they ran the ball and balanced their offense, and they got back into it. But once the cameras were turned on, the media focused on McNabb, and that prompted McNabb and Reid to pass all the time ... and the Eagles lost. These days, when the Eagles get close, they forget balance and they try to make one guy a superstar. They forget their own history, and the balance that got them where they are.
Team games are won by teams, not individuals.
All they need is for
December 29, 2008 - 12:17 ET by mattmAll they need is for Childress to throw another typical bad challenge flag, continue calling obvious plays, fail to discipline his ball-dropping boneheaded players and use atrocious clock management, and the Eagles can't lose...
But if the Vi-Queens actually play to their ability they can beat anyone. Subtract a few fumbles here and there and some bonehead mistakes and some stupid game-management, and MN could be a 12-4 team....but you can't subtract those kinds of things...neither can the Eagles subtract their negatives. It's a toss-up.
It all depends on what the league wants to have happen for the following week match-ups...
Black Monday
December 29, 2008 - 11:26 ET by ricklailLooks like the axe is falling on several NFL coaches. Story
Will the Cowboys fire Wade Phillips? He should be if for no other reason than that embarassement at Philly.
By the way if Crennel is gone in Cleveland and Edwards losses the job in KC, I can hear the uproar from Jesse and the crowd about the lack of black coaches. I've heard the 49ers are going to offer the job to Singletary so maybe that will balance out.
YOU CAN KEEP "THE CHANGE" PALIN 2012
Keep Wade Phillips
December 29, 2008 - 12:08 ET by KC MulvilleRemember, I'm an Eagles fan. I want Phillips and Romo and Owens to stay right where they are.
It just proves the fact that it doesn't matter what your system is, or how brilliant your "scheme" is - the most important thing is whether your players buy it. You still need talent, but a lot of teams have talent. What makes great teams different is that they play in sync, no matter what plan they follow.
Cleveland coach Romeo
December 29, 2008 - 14:34 ET by stratmanCleveland coach Romeo Crennel and GM Phil Savage are out.
While the horrible season was not all Romeo's fault, having three QB's sidelined this season, the breakdown on team moral and cohesion rest squarely on his shoulders and that of Savage's as well.
The team is in shambles internally - it is never a good sign when your star QB (Brady Quinn) gets thumped by a fellow player (defensive lineman Shaun Smith) in the locker room.
Romeo was considered a friend by many on the team. My take is that a coach, like a parent, is not there to be a "friend" to his charges. A coach is there to educate and motivate, including liberal use of "tough love" to get the team in good working order.
Republicans Killing Black Youth?
December 29, 2008 - 10:30 ET by Chris JuddThis is how The New York Times teased the story on the front page:
Murder Among Black Youths
The murder rate among black teenagers has climbed since 2000, even as murders by young whites have scarcely grown, a study has found. It blamed cuts in federal support for community policing, among other things.
Article:
The report primarily blames cutbacks in federal support for community policing and juvenile crime prevention, reduced support for after-school and other social programs, and a weakening of gun laws. Cuts in these areas have been felt most deeply in poor, black urban areas, helping to explain the growing racial disparity in violent crime, Dr. Fox said.
After riling up the Sharptons, comes perspective:
But Bruce Western, a sociologist at Harvard, cautioned that the change in murder rates was not large and did not yet show a clear trend. Dr. Western also said that the impact of the reduction in government spending on crime control would have to be studied on a city-by-city basis, and that many other changes, including a sagging economy, could have affected murder rates.
So, nevermind that other stuff.
Conservative criminologists place greater emphasis on the breakdown of black families, rather than cuts in government programs, in explaining the travails of black youths.
I scanned the article for "liberal criminologists." I guess there aren't any. Go figure.
Last line:
Still, Chief Flynn said, "any improvements will be temporary unless there's more investment in the futures of our young people."
Invest in futures. Got it. Great job, Times.
So Joe Biden promises
December 29, 2008 - 10:37 ET by motherbeltSo Joe Biden promises 50,000 more cops on the streets.
And the next thing you know, the NYT will be wailing about an increased police presence as a form of terroristic intimidation.
Education... You Know
December 30, 2008 - 10:43 ET by JDWAny republican who voted DNC is killing black youth.
JDW
DAILY WAVE
Whatever else you think, your mother and my mother are both mothers
Feeling guilt over your next commercial flight?
December 29, 2008 - 10:38 ET by R D HelmIf you are, you can elect to fly out of SFO, where soon you will be able to purchase "certified" carbon offsets that will allow you to sleep comfortably on your flight, secure in the knowledge that you have done your part to counter-act your wanton damage to the planet.
Right.
I wonder if Al Gore is going to be one of the financial beneficiaries of this little scam, er, scheme?
-Dave
Obviously, people need to
December 29, 2008 - 10:40 ET by motherbeltObviously, people need to fly sometimes. No one expects them to stop,
but they should consider taking steps to reduce their impacts.
I certainly will, just as soon as Algore starts to consider his.
And I mean by actually reducing his impact, not paying a guilt fine.
Those of us who can't afford a "guilt fine" should just stay home, I guess.
I don't know why Austin
December 29, 2008 - 10:49 ET by motherbeltI don't know why Austin Hill took so long to write this column.
He describes the scene in McCain's HQ on election night.
The moment of epiphany for Ian, a reporter from Dublin, a skeptic about bias in the American media as related to him by Hill, is amazing.
The money quote:
Later that night, when the clock struck 9pm on the West Coast, and California was “called” for Obama, and Obama was thus declared the winner of the election, several American journalists began cheering, “high-fiving” each other, and dancing about in the McCain media center. A shot of staffers jumping and hugging on the set at CNN in Atlanta appeared on our big screen monitors, as well. “Oh dear God,” Ian exclaimed in his thick Irish brogue. “You weren’t jokin about the bias.” (emphasis added)
Talking point...
December 29, 2008 - 10:48 ET by Clear thinkerMaybe some of you could help me understand what's going on in Israel...Israeli Attack Confusion?
Making Fun of AGW http://giovanniworld.wordpress.com/
CT, You're supposed to do
December 29, 2008 - 12:19 ET by Hunter12CT, You're supposed to do what the world press does and ignore those 3000 missiles becasue the cowards who are launching them, from the tops of schools, hospitals, university wings, etc, don't know where they are going, just somewhere into Israel. It's that cute little nursery rhyme,
I shot a missile into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it flew, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight.
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill
Hunter... How stupid of
December 29, 2008 - 12:23 ET by Clear thinkerHunter...
How stupid of me!
Israeli Attack Confusion?
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I shall endeavor to help my good friend Clear Thinker
December 29, 2008 - 12:57 ET by JWFI hope you don't want the whole history. No such thing as palestinian, they are Arabs. blah blah blah. Palestin mandate, Israel promised 10 times the land they got. blah blah blah. As many Jews were forced to leave Arab lands without compensation as there were displaced Arabs. blah blah. No complaints from Palestinians from 1945 to 1967 when they resided in Arab countries. blah blah blah. Permanent victimhood. blah. Arafat the EGYPTIAN. blah blah Intafada blah blah Intafada 2.
Short version - Hamas was duly elected in 2006. They are the government. This makes actions by them against Israel or her citizens an ACT OF WAR.
Now from the military side of me. An act of war on your part gives me the right to stomp on your head HARD until such a time that -
a. I kill so many of you that someone low enough down the food chain (because everyone higher up is dead) says "whoa, maybe this was not such a good idea" and signs the surrender papers.
b. I kill all of you.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
Thanks JWF... I enjoyed
December 29, 2008 - 13:05 ET by Clear thinkerThanks JWF...
I enjoyed the blah, blah, blahs.
You did answer my question quite eloquently, although the rest of the world would disagree with you. I say... screw the rest of the world! Common sense is on a comeback even if it just starts with the two of us.
Israeli Attack Confusion?
Making Fun of AGW http://giovanniworld.wordpress.com/
Actually it is probably more.
December 29, 2008 - 13:16 ET by JWFThe outgoing U.S. President, Israel, and Egyptian governments agree.
Silence from the incoming President so far. He is studying the situation. He of course has not had 47 years to be aware of the situation. It now must be intensely studied.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
I am most happy to help my good friends at NB.
December 29, 2008 - 13:49 ET by JWFTrolling around here at NB and answering questions is about all us old military guys have.
Ok. There is other stuff, but mostly all we have is NB.
1. Patrolling the house naked except for the 2 six guns we have strapped on. Checking for signs of intruders. But they never try. Maybe the yard full of empty shotgun shells scare them away.
2. Putting up the flag every day at 0800 and taking it down at dusk, wearing only a bathrobe and 2 six guns strapped to our side.
3. Patrolling the yard, and making sure no strange dogs are pooping in said yard.
4. Hanging out at the VFW and swapping stories of the times we snapped cuz hey, killing bad guys just does something to a man. (see hollywoods version of the combat veteran) Remember how bad the 50's were with all the crazy WWII vets? Wow.
5. Slappin' teh hippies and kickin' teh hoboes.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
Patrolling the house nekkid
December 29, 2008 - 13:58 ET by Scuba DudePatrolling the house nekkid but 2 six guns? What if in the confusion you grab your "gun" instead of your rifle (gun). Full Metal Jacket reference. : )
Ooh, I know this one!
December 29, 2008 - 14:07 ET by choselife3xThe criminal will still run in terror! ;)
In order to be pro-choice, one must first be born. Ah, the irony.
Louis, is that you?
December 29, 2008 - 14:06 ET by BlondeMy 80 year old neighbor runs around his front yard in a speedo with cowboy boots on. It's such a sight that for the life of me, I just can't notice the six-shooters.
How stupid do you have to be
December 29, 2008 - 10:50 ET by Karinto fall for that scam at SFO? Where does the money go? I think this has "illegal" written all over it. Anybody dumb enough to fall for this deserves what he gets. <deja vu>
I have avoided the media for
December 29, 2008 - 11:03 ET by mattmI have avoided the media for the last week, and I must say it's refreshing, calming and soothing.... Still, I couldn't totally avoid it, but then we all need a lump of coal in our stocking once in a while.
FloriDUH
December 29, 2008 - 11:09 ET by BlondeWell, California may be the land of fruits and nuts, but here in the Sunshine State, we have our own brand of funky wierdness going on.
Highlights for your reading pleasure:
Blonde... If I was the
December 29, 2008 - 11:21 ET by Clear thinkerBlonde...
If I was the Judge I would have dropped the charges also but for a different reason. At 94 years of age, I think it should be a Constitutional right to... well... you know.
Israeli Attack Confusion?
Making Fun of AGW http://giovanniworld.wordpress.com/
I know, Clear
December 29, 2008 - 11:28 ET by BlondeI just had to laugh...poor old guy hauled off to jail by the bloody Thought Police!
→ Soliciting at 94
December 29, 2008 - 11:48 ET by Cool ArrowThe evidence wouldn't stand up in court!
Eeeeewwwww! Israeli
December 29, 2008 - 11:56 ET by Clear thinkerEeeeewwwww!
Israeli Attack Confusion?
Making Fun of AGW http://giovanniworld.wordpress.com/
J,
December 29, 2008 - 12:11 ET by R D HelmLOL-That 94yo guy has my respect.
God bless the man. :-)
-Dave
Israeli protests
December 29, 2008 - 12:17 ET by ThisnThatI get back in by noon today, turn on Fox News, and what do I see -- "Breaking News" -- all those people in London and Greece protesting against Israel and the U.S., burning flags.
Way to go MSM -- keep giving these creeps air time and reporting "world sympathy". Not a word, though, about the 3,000 missiles fired into Israel this year, including 60 today. Where are the protests against that?
At least Bush is putting the blame squarely on Hamas. No one else is, though. What about Obama? Is his support of Israel that clear? I haven't heard him say anything, yet, to support Israel. MIA, I guess. Too busy not posing for pictures on the beach.
UPDATE 12:12pm: Now the UN Sec Gen is pointing out that the "conflict" has to stop because 1/2 the population between Gaza and Israel is children.
But nothing about condemning Hamas for being a terrorist organization. Nothing about Hamas starting this. Nothing about Hamas placing rocket launchers in the midst of the population, not caring at all if their "children" are in harm's way. Nothing about how the "children" are brainwashed into hating and possibly killing Israelis. It's all about hate Israel, blame Bush all the time. We need to pull out of the UN -- now!
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TnT... "Not a word,
December 29, 2008 - 12:22 ET by Clear thinkerTnT...
"Not a word, though, about the 3,000 missiles fired into Israel this year, including 60 today. Where are the protests against that?"
Protest against the terrorists? C'mon you have got to be kidding. Don't you know we live in an age where up is down and bad is good?
Israeli Attack Confusion?
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Has Obama condemned the
December 29, 2008 - 12:37 ET by ThisnThatHas Obama condemned the 3,000 missiles -- separately, that is, from also placing blame on Israel for not showing restraint? Israel knows it can count on Bush to (a) Be a friend, and (b) Define terrorism clearly and consistently.
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If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it is in English, thank a Soldier. - My barber
Obama (coke-head) is going
December 29, 2008 - 12:49 ET by Scuba DudeObama (coke-head) is going to fail miserably in Foreign Policy, especially since he is putting someone who does not work for a consensus but wants to throw everything including the kitchen sink at a problem.
We are going to see an increase in unrest in the Middle East and other hot spots in the world because Bambi is going to be seen as a pushover. Someone who will wait to give a response because he is looking for the right "nuance" to show his position.
Now as far as Israel is concerned, I hope that the Israelies will prevail in destroying Hamas. I feel bad for the innocents that are being killed, but when you support someone who does not value life like the rest of us you take your life into your own hands.
Don't hold your breath waiting for the MSM to report this:
December 29, 2008 - 12:23 ET by R D HelmAfter all, the last thing the MSM wants to do is to cast their beloved, "moderate" Muslim friends in a bad light.
This is beyond disgusting.
-Dave
Caroline Kennedy...Definitely NOT ready for primetime...
December 29, 2008 - 15:08 ET by PrairieSkyI understand now why this dingbat doesn't want to take questions from or talk to the press...Everytime she opens her mouth she shows just how ill-prepared she is for public office.
Take this article from FoxNews.com for example...
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/12/28/caroline-kennedy-busts-new-york-times-reporter-interview/
Boy, is Kennedy in way over her head or what??...
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
Poll:Military personnel overwhelmingly distrust Obama...
December 29, 2008 - 18:19 ET by BDWhen asked how they feel about President-elect Barack Obama as commander in chief, six out of 10 active-duty service members say they are uncertain or pessimistic, according to a Military Times survey.
→ That's fine and dandy BD
December 29, 2008 - 18:48 ET by Cool ArrowCould we please get back to his glistening, finely chiseled pecs?
Sheesh! As if it's important whether our troops trust the Chest-in-Chic!
Ha!
December 29, 2008 - 18:54 ET by BDHa!
→ Plagiarism BD?
December 29, 2008 - 19:00 ET by Cool ArrowIf you're gonna quote Chris Matthews, give him props, will ya?
→ Grandma Palin
December 29, 2008 - 21:45 ET by Cool ArrowCongratulations to Bristol and Levi on the birth of their son Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston, 7 lb., 4 oz.
Best wishes Grandma.
CA... I just saw that
December 29, 2008 - 21:49 ET by bigtimerCA...
I just saw that about an hour ago on Drudge...what a Tripp eh?
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh