Indeed, it is only through these differences that America can forge
a better, more diverse tradition of legal justice. As you know, the
Latina women of my culture are passionate and fiery, and if we learn
our famously hot blooded men have been cheating with some raven-haired puta at the cantina, there will be hell to pay. As a Justicia on the Tribunal Supremo I will be naturally vigilant for any colleague who strays from the law, and will not hesitate to clobber them with the rodillo of established legal precedence. Afterwards, when we have reached consensus, there will be hot makeup majority opinions.
This
is exactly the kind of wise, precedent-faithful Latina legal approach
that I believe will be welcome by others on the Supreme Court bench,
all of whom bring their own unique genetic legal wisdom and instinctual
empathy. Justices Roberts and Souter for example, with their aloof,
sexless, constipated, emotionally-stunted WASPy intellects and natural
affinity for preppy white collar criminals. Justice Stevens has this as
well, along with a keen grasp for the legal issues facing Americans
with senile dementia. As an Irishman, Justice Kennedy enjoys a natural
"gift of the gab" and poetically tragic alcoholism. Like you, I imagine
that Justice Breyer can be kind of pushy and whiny, but we should also
remember that as a Jew he is probably very skilled at cases that
involve complicated numbers and math. To the casual observer, it
probably seems absurd to have greasy Italian "goodfellas" like Justices
Alito and Scalia working inside the legal system, but if we give them a
chance they may eventually break the code of Omerta and finally turn
state's evidence against their Cosa Nostra bosses. Yes, many have
criticized Justice Thomas for being a self-hating "Oreo" and "Uncle
Tom," but I like to think that deep inside him still lurks the the DNA
of an angry Cadillac-driving streetwise Superfly, ready to show "The
Man" that his pimp hand is strong.
Not only should this Archie Bunker characture bigot not be confirmed to the SCOTUS, she must be removed from the Bench, period!!!
I was just curious, so fellow NBers, what are your local governements doing during this recession?
I was totally shocked to see Broward County has reversed its first (no surprise here) intention to raise taxes. Or so 7 of the 9 commissioners have stated. The Manager has proposed a cut in services and *shudder* staff lay-offs (it's going to be rough to see the road crews cut down to only twelve, so that eight workers are standing around, but I'll live). The county manager has programmed in a 7% property tax increase, so we'll see what these clowns do with her budget, though.
So what are your local communities doing? Raising taxes and spending their way out of this recession, a la Joe Biden, or sucking it up and doing away with "non-essential" services?
Personally, I don't care that the library will be closed on Sunday or that the free Easter-Egg hunt goes away, regional parks will be closed on Tuesday, free computer classes at the library go away, etc. etc.
I was in and out of Konas' airport yesterday, myself.
They stopped by for lunch, in his and her all white 747-400 jets with big red dots on them. Hawaii county had all of their law inforcement out in hoards jerking us peasants around, Cops from Hilo swarmed Kona from a 100 miles away.. A free courteousy road blocks and traffic deversion cones for foreign royalty.
They were in town for 3-4 hours... Just for lunch! Who payed for all that cop overtime. All the airport stairway services (the jets parked in the private aircraft area).
I wonder if the Japanese government reimbursed the local authorities for this. Not to mention I would be shocked if the Secret Service was not there for it as well.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
Massachusetts is going to try a new insurance payment scheme. Without going into details, let it be said that the intent is still to give away our money to those that don't deserve it. Lynn Nicholas, president of the Massachusetts Hospital Association and a commission member, said payments must also be adjusted for socioeconomic factors, because “someone who lives in Brockton and doesn’t speak English’’ might require more intense care than “someone who lives in Newton or Wellesley with a lot of other resources around them.’’
Yep -- gotta take care of every damn illegal in this country, don't we? And notice -- an outright admission that illegal non-citizens are costing us much more than legal residents. Massachusetts doesn't bat an eye about this, though. Way to go Mass -- home of Ted Kennedy and Barney Franks.
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With all of the talk going on (on Fox, I have no idea what is being said elsewhere other than what I read here)....I am really surprised no one is talking about this.
How about this? You show up at a hospital, desiring care, but are illegal? Fine, we'll patch you up and send you home.....all the way home. In otherwords, triage and outa here!
It was 34 in Embarrass (yes that's a real town in MN) a couple of nights ago.
I was thinking of inviting Algore to a picnic and ice-fishing contest...but I don't think I could entice him away from whatever tropical paradise he's flown off to in his fuel-guzzling, carbon-spewing jet.
On my way to work in New Holland, PA I drive through Intercourse every day. Nice little town, really. It is funny to see the tourists that came to this area for Amish gawking standing in front of the "Welcome to Intercourse" sign or the Intercourse Fire Station for pictures.
Intercourse isn't the strangest name around here, though. Right up the road from Intercourse is Bird-In-Hand and right up the road from that is Blue Ball....I kid you not!!!!
"Maybe if we keep our heads buried in the sand, this will blow over" - The Congressional Republicans
Agreed. BOR's stupidity and condescension on 'global warming' is just embarrassing. He needs to move to MSNBC where those personal flaws are more accepted.
I really wonder about him at times.He is thick and just doesnt know how to listen to other people.I have seen him jump on folks who were agreeing with him.Sometimes I agree with him but his overwhelming need to talk gets the better of him.His stance on GB is really lame.
It drives me crazy when he interrupts someone to tell them he understands what they're saying before they finish. He forgets that the show isn't about informing HIM, it's about informing the audience.
Chai
“When all government...in little as in great things, shall be drawn to Washington as the center of all power, it will render powerless the checks provided...” Thomas Jefferson
Anytime President Bush came to Manhattan to speak at a dinner or the UN, the local media was filled with stories about people complaining how their lives were disrupted with detours and street closures and the whole inconvenience of the Bush visits.
Last night Obama was in Manhattan to speak at the NAACP dinner. The same streets were blocked off throughout Manhattan from the heliport, through midtown, inconveniencing thousands of people. This time the local media was filled with stories about people being happy just to catch a glimpse of his limousine and waving enthusiastically.
I am a big fan of Post Card Correspondence. The nice thing about sending a post card to your elected representative, is that it keeps you from writing too much, and you can do it quickly.
Please, I encourage everyone reading here to send a post card to all your elected officials and write this on the back (or a similar sentiment):
NO! to QAHCAA! Then sign your name and address. Another advantage to using post cards is that ordinary letter in an envelope must go through an intensive screening process at the House, Senate, and White House post offices. A post card passes through more quickly.
I found some post cards with a photo of donkeys standing under a shed, so I guess you know I bought them all. If you are reading here, then you can easily find your Congressional representatives' addresses. Send 'em a post card, and let them know what you think about QAHCAA. Don't forget the majority and minority leaders too, in the House and Senate, because they represent you too. And the President, of course.
Blonde---I've been sending post cards to my Congress Critters for years. I'd say the return response is about 75%. Most of the time the response is "canned" but occasionally I get a personal answer. I like post cards because it is something "they" have to handle.
They can delete my eamail, and turn off their fax machine (Lloyd Bensten's speciality), but they have to do something with a piece of mail---they have to log it. And a post card is quick and easy to read, so I know my message has a better chance of being seen.
the living daylights out of you, then nothing will.
Call your reps everyday, email them everyday, whatever, and tell them to say no to Obamacare and that if they do vote yes they will be held personally responsible for destroying this nation.
My leftie rep in Colorado, Jared Polis, is having doubts because of the effect it will have on small business. If he has doubts, then there is HOPE against Obama's CHANGE.
For those not familiar with this sad tale, in May 2009 Maj. Cook volunteered for service in Afghanistan. Then he sued various people because he claimed President Obama isn't Constitutionally qualified to be President.
Now Mr. Obama was elected in November 2008 and took office at the end of January 2009. Is it possible Maj. Cook found out about this after April 2009? It was on tv and everything.
Additionally, because he volunteered, all Maj. Cook had to do was withdraw his request. A lawsuit was not necessary to accomplish this. However, that's what he filed, with a correspondence-school lawyer as his attorney.
That's why I stated this is a "set-up."
Additionally, of course, didn't another solider get called up on very short notice to fill the slot Maj. Cook had volunteered for (apparently never intending to fulfill that commitment)?
There is a very interesting opinion piece about this matter at:
It comes as no surprise that Sheer "Hot Air" InSannity gave airtime to Maj. Stefan Frederick Cook. Of course, this was a very one-sided presentation of the case.
Another one-sided (and inaccurate) view may be found at:
Maj. Cook's attorney claimed victory because the US Army withdrew his deployment order "without explanation." Is it SOP for the Army to provide detailed explanations of its orders?
One of the funniest stories about this case is on World Net Daily, the Tabloid of the Internets. It cites Wikipedia as a reliable source...
...say a solider in President Bush's Reserve Army was fired from his private sector job for dissing Bush. You would be all over this board calling Bush an Ahole! You lose this one Frank...
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it."MM says...
#1. There is far more at issue here than "dissing" the President of the United States. Not that I expect you to perceive that.
#2. No I wouldn't. How you could possibly predict what I would say or do is clearly another fantasy. Falls into the huge NB "Imagine" bucket of speculation unteathered to logic or reality.
#3. I'm not a party to the set-up lawsuit. Or to Sheer "Hot Air" InSannity's infatuation with anything that could possibly undermine the President of the United States in time of war. With Americans in harm's way.
...with anything that could possibly undermine the President of the United States in time of war. With Americans in harm's way. Now that His Majesty The Shahinshah is in office, frankie suddenly deeply cares that He is NEVER questioned under ANY circumstances whatsoever.
Also notice that after years of badmouthing, slamming, and degrading his own country, suddenly frankie finds reason to care about "Americans in harm's way." Gee, if only you showed the same concern when other Presidents were CinC, you might be taken as slightly more sincere.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
Hey, I also capitalize all pronouns when referring to Him. So count me as VERY respectful.
What is laughable is that in all likelyhood you have no clue where "His Majesty The Shahinshah" comes from. FYI, it is more a slam on fools like you who worship the man as The Second Coming of Christ rather than just another politician. I would explain it to you in-depth, but you have made it plain you are both history deficient and reading impaired. Besides...
Since when do you give a rat's ass about respect for the President, frankie? All you are seeing is the same amount of respect given to President Bush for the past eight years. Payback is a bitch, isn't it?
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
As usual, you are presenting something that simply is not true.
Leaving aside the overall reliability of WND (are they back to using Wikipaedia as a source?), no where in this article does it state President (or, if you prefer, Mr.) - but why should you be bothered to show any respect for a Black man who just happens to be President of the United States - had anything to do with this.
Chances are the Department of Defense is smart enough to realize Maj. Cook is a kook and unreliable, at best.
PS: Why can't the people who provide freedom for America enjoy it as well? I've never understood your tagline...
I called him "Major," didn't I? That's more respect than many people here give the President of the United States.
For what does Major Cook deserve respect? A set-up lawsuit? Wasting the resources of the Federal courts? Setting up another soldier to serve in his place at the last minute?
No comparison. On Wikipedia it stated Sheer "Hot Air" InSannity was the love child of Richard Simmons. Can you site a similar howler on factcheck.org?
Check out Snopes, Urban Legends, About.com - they all agree. But why bother with facts? Why should you spend any time actually discussing the issue? Just keep throwing silly statements out there. Clearly proof of your self-professed "linear-minded" -ness...
More than 100 judicial rulings have relied on Wikipedia, beginning in 2004, including 13 from circuit courts of appeal, one step below the Supreme Court. (The Supreme Court thus far has never cited Wikipedia.)
“Wikipedia is a terrific resource,” said Judge Richard A. Posner of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in Chicago.New York Times, Jan 2007
"but why should you be bothered to show any respect for a Black man who
just happens to be President of the United States - had anything to do
with this."
You mean the way you showed respect to the White guy who just happened to be President of the United States before BHO? This is why no one should be bothered to show you any respect. What does him being Black have to do with anything here?
Show me where I have failed to show respect for President George Bush (assuming that is the white guy who just happened to be President of the United States before Mr. Obama - there were another forty or so).
Your reply does show that you are a believer in situational ethics - without a firm moral position of your own. Obviously the only standard to which you hold yourself is that established by others with whom you disagree.
In that you agree with The Little Guy - bankrupt and with out merit.
"Play the race card?" Is that right wingnut speak for pointing out racism when I see it? Or should I be like you and simply close my eyes to the obvious?
No thanks.
I happen to believe Sir Ian Kershaw was absolutely correct:
"The road to Auschwitz was built by hate, but paved with indifference."
I call 'em as I see 'em.
Perhaps you prefer the great conservative Edmund Burke?
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
That works for me. You betcha!
PS: Your reply was off topic. But then, there really isn't any defense for Major Cook, is there?
Is that right wingnut speak for pointing out racism when I see it? Or should I be like you and simply close my eyes to the obvious? Show me the racism, frankie. I have yet to see a Rightist on this thread make a racial issue of anything. In fact, I can see how people can think YOU a racist, as you are the ONLY one on this thread who has played the race card.
Maybe if you took the time to stop pontificating and sounding holier than thou, and actually proved your allegations, you might get more respect.
Besides, by playing the race card every time your God, His Majesty the Shahinshah, whose keen eye is the astrolabe of the substantive sun - His truth-discerning heart is the celestial observatory of Attributes - He is of noble lineage, of joyous countenance - of the model, most loving marriage - of right disposition - of open brow - of well-proportioned frame - of magnanimous nature - the honey-tongued teacher of the English language - of lofty genius - the inciter of thrills and tingles - of pure purpose - of enduring faith - of perfect wisdom - emitter of the most fragrant, sweetest flatulence - begirt with varied talents - of wide capacity - of high honor - of the most masterful, soaring oratory - of splendid courage - He who becomes Death, the destroyer of flies - with the unimpeachable reputation for integrity - of the greatest political savvy - of right judgment - of choice counsel - of networked genome - of generosity unfeigned - the emblem of the American people - astonishingly ambitious, brave - of boundless forgiveness, abundant in graciousness - the most careful thinker - at peace with all-compendium of dominion - lucid, impeccably centered - of elegance unmatched by mere mortals - true American royalty - our own personal Jesus - of plenteous sincerity - multiple of single-minded warriors - of chiseled pecs - abounding in wealth - accumulator of the world's rarities - sophisticated - of pure heart - unspotted by the world - leader of the spiritual realm - elegant, articulate, Zen-like - of enduring alertness! How has He been gathered together into one place? Or how doth a single body upbear Him on the shoulders of genius?
- says anything, especially when unwarranted, I can ONLY take that as your constant demand that no one be allowed to criticize Him, that everyone in the world SHUT UP.
But really, frankie, you should be more grateful. We aren't treating Him nearly the way you and your ilk treated Bush.
Finally, take MLK's advice: judge men not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. You know, as the far reaching majority of the NB community does each and every day. Try it sometime, frankie. You might like it.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
More fantasy. I didn't say the case should be thrown from court based on spelling. More ROMA from you. This is a set-up case that never should have been brought. Facts, not spelling, spell that fact out.
Apparently you are a supporter of frivolous lawsuits. I'm not.
The fact that Major Cook's lawyer claims that a retired General supports a case then he apparently states he does not I find odd. An attorney so incompetent she can't get the basics right makes me question her abilities. Maybe if she'd gone to a law school accredited by the ABA she could have gotten it right.
BTW, is this lady yet licensed to practice law in the state of Georgia...?
More fantasy. I didn't say the case should be thrown from court based on spelling. More ROMA from you. This is a set-up case that never should have been brought. Facts, not spelling, spell that fact out. OK. So, you say this...but then, apparently, when you scold and lecture people online, you don't take into account your own behavior:
You'd think she could at least spell the General's first name correctly... Um, how else do I interpret this comment, frankie? Sure, you are not SAYING that the case should be thrown out for spelling. But in any case, this is a tired red herring on your part. The fact that the General's first name isn't spelled correctly is not germane to the case. Hell, people misspell both my first AND last names all the time to my great annoyance but I don't make a federal case of it each and every time.
Apparently you are a supporter of frivolous lawsuits. I'm not. Actually, I bet you are a big supporter of lawsuits - depending on the target. Your God, His Majesty The Shahinshah, is exempt from absolutely everything in your world - criticism, questions - anything at all.
If you are so deeply concerned with "frivolous lawsuits", as much as I tire of Conspiros - why don't you tell Him to release His f-ing birth certificate just to END the discussion? He releases the birth certificate, crap like this goes away.
The fact that Major Cook's lawyer claims that a retired General supports a case then he apparently states he does not I find odd. An attorney so incompetent she can't get the basics right makes me question her abilities. Hmmm. Could it be he reversed himself? Maybe if she'd gone to a law school accredited by the ABA she could have gotten it right. Pure elitist snobbery. Should we throw out the case then based on your elitist snobbery?
BTW, is this lady yet licensed to practice law in the state of Georgia...? Notice that throughout your post you do everything and anything but address the case.
It's easier than insisting that He end all speculation and BS just by releasing His damned birth certificate. I have NO problem showing mine to those who ask with a need to know. Why doesn't He?
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
This isn't from me, just something I picked up. 1. Offended the Queen of England and anyone who thinks Winston Churhill was an honorable man.2. Bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia.3. Praised the Marxist Daniel Ortega.4. Kissed Hugo Chavez on the cheek.5. Endorsed the Socialist Evo Morales of Bolivia.6. Announced we would meet with Iranians with no pre-conditions.7. Gave away billions to AIG also without pre-conditions.8. Massively Expanded the bailouts.9. Insulted everyone who has ever loved a Special Olympian..10. Tripled our national debt in his first 100 days in office.11. Announced a termination of the space defense system the day after the North Koreans launched an ICBM.12. Despite the urgings of his own CIA director and the prior 4 CIA directors, released information on intelligence gathering.13. Accepted without public comment the fact that five of his cabinet members cheated on their taxes and two others withdrew after they couldn't take the heat.14. Appointed a Homeland Security Chief who quickly identified as "dangers to the nation", groups including veterans of the military and opponents to abortion on demand....and who ordered that the word "terrorism" no longer be used but instead referred to such acts as "man made disasters".15. Circled the globe so he could openly apologize for America's greatness.16. Told the Mexican President that the violence in their country was because of us.17. Politicized the census by moving it into the White House from its Department of Commerce origins.18. Appointed as Attorney General the man who orchestrated the forced removal and expulsion (from America to Cuba ) of a nine-year old whose mother died trying to bring him to a life of freedom in the United States .19. Salutes as heroes three Navy SEALS who took down three terrorists who threatened one American life... and the next day announces members of the Bush administration will likely stand trial for "torturing" a terrorist who had played a part in killing 3000 Americans by pouring water up their nose..20. Air Force One over New York City with a fighter close behind.21. Sent his National Defense Advisor to Europe to assure Europe that the U.S. will no longer treat Israel in a special manner and they might be on their own with the Muslims.22. Began the process of nationalizing the Auto Industry and the Insurance industry.23. Announced that for intents and purposes the Health Insurance Industry will be nationalized, despite the fact that such a thing is a miserable failure everywhere it's been put in place.
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about some of the things he has been "present" for and ineffectual.
Civil rights violations around the globe
Iranian execution of political enemies (including college students)
South American Marxist interfering with Honduran elections.
Escalation of Piracy around the globe in the current calendar year
Expansion of Russian Power in Europe (not a problem except that the US influence continues to decline)
Desperation of NK and its dying and slightly insane ruler.
A person may be won over with logic and reason but the masses must be bought with spectacle and platitudes. - 2008 Elections
Maddow and Pat Buchanan on Rachel Maddow's show last night (Thursday, July 16)? Buchanan tore into Maddow for supporting Judge Sonia Sotomayor, who Buchanan believes is an affirmitive action candidate and a racist.
Here are a few brief highlights from the transcript:
BUCHANAN: I say, you know, I think what they ought to do-they ought to defend the legitimate rights of white working-class folks who are the victims of discrimination, because that's the right thing to do and because it's the politically right thing to do. It so happens that here, that doing the right thing is the right political thing, standing up for Frank Ricci. We saw the face of-the face of a victim of these policies. Rachel, you and your friends admire up there and in New York and you never look at these guys who are working class guys with their own dreams, just like Sonia Sotomayor.
MADDOW: Pat, I don't need a lecture from you about whether or not I know what working class.
BUCHANAN: You certainly do, Rachel.
(CROSSTALK)
MADDOW: I really don't need a lecture from you about what I think about working class Americans or what anybody else in New York, including Sonia Sotomayor who grew up in the Bronx thinks about working-class Americans.
Here are two links on YouTube (I haven't watched either). Both YouTube titles imply that Rachel Maddow "evicerated" Pat Buchanan, but it actually was the other way around.
The failure of the Che movie is something to savor. One of the reasons that it failed is that so many of his supporters in South America pirated the movie! Imagine that! And the folks that made the movie are whining that they couldn't make a profit on the movie!
Why isn't the RNC rerunning the comercials the Dem's used of bush pushing old people down the stairs on SSI? Using it to show just what older ill people face with "O" Dumbo care. Give them a pill and then shove!!!!!
Why isn't the RNC running adds showing the Indian and VA health care under the Goverment control????
I just saw Nancy Pelosi yapping about how the Congress has solved my health care problem, again, today, as yesterday and last week at no cost to me or anyone I know.
Could someone come up with a way to electronincally wipe that sh*t-eating grin (or Botox Grimace) OFF as in OUT, OUT Damned Spot!
There is an Urban Legend email circulating that claims President Obama has instituted a new policy that US Military personnel can not participate in "faith-based events."
The particular event cited is the "Catch A Dream" organization in Mississippi.
Anyone interested in the truth about this silly claim should read:
There are other web sources that have the facts, as well. Just Google "US servicemen faith based" and you'll get the truth - along with numerous copies of the lie.
Do you know anyboy in the military? Do you know any Navy Chaplins? Well I do. Every year we get a Navy Chaplin from Cherry Point or Lejuene to speak at our church. He can no longer do that. Urban legend or not I know that he is not allowed to speak before faith based organizations.
Unless you are in the military you don't know what Obama does. Fortunately I have 2 sons in law that are. I speak to one every day. Did you know that Obama had stopped the Marines from rolling up their sleeves? Did you know that Obama had cut recruiting and retention bonuses?
Things are coming down each day to the troops in the field but you sure don't hear about on the MSM.
Semper suprene nitens
North Carolina now has the worst government money can buy.
You wouldn't happen to have anything to back up that claim, would you?
Ditto the claim [Mr. - he is, after all, the President of the United States] Obama stopped the Marines from anything? Or that he personally cut recruiting and retention bonuses? As I recall under President Bush some individuals were paid tens of thousands of dollars to re-up - or get stuck anyway, due to the draft (aka, "stop loss").
due to the draft (aka, "stop loss"). It would be nice if you knew of what you spoke when it came to the military. "Stop-loss" and a draft are not the same thing.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
FactCheck.org is politically left leaning and is affiliated with the Annenberg Public Policy Center of Pennsylvania, which, in turn, is run by Obama supporters and funded by the Annenberg Foundation. (The Annenberg Foundation also funded the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, from which Obama and William Ayers distributed tens of millions of dollars to predominantly leftist organizations).
It has NOTHING to do with its original rich founder, as, like the Heinz Foundation, it has been hollowed out by leftist parasites and thieves.
For those who think that Obama doesn't
put in a full day's work, here his Friday July 17 schedule made
public this morning.
8:00 am Sign Executive Order
mandating GM install square wheels on all cars. Slower cars save
energy and square wheels allow quicker stops.
8:15 am Mandate all intermittent
windshield wipers be corrected by Sept 1. We can't be having
windshield wipers that work right only some of the time. Would
improve car safety. I have my redesign ready.
8:30 am Send American Medical
Association my personally redesigned procedure for patient
intubation. Raum says current method is invasive. Demand
implementation by next Friday in all hospitals.
8:45 am Complete my redesign of
pacemakers. Make sure design includes solar panel patient wears on
forehead to power pacemaker. Show how depleted pacemaker batteries
bad for landfills.
9:00 am Practice saying “Yes,
mam.” “No, mam” for times when Michelle comes in Oval Office
yelling at me.
9:30 am Send Pope Benedict my
redesign for his Vatican Office. Explain to him how Christian
religious symbols could be offensive to atheists and Muslims around
the world. Ask Pope where he buys those jazzy pointy hats. Would
look great on me when I read teleprompter.
10:00 am Practice fake Cajun
accent for upcoming trip to New Orleans to bash Bush.
11.00 am Complete my redesign of
personal checks for Bank of America customers. I own the bank, I can
do what I want.
11:30 am Sneak into closet and
smoke big old fat Churchill cigar.
12 noon Have lunch with teleprompters.
Tell them what a great job they are doing for the country. Their
morale seems low lately.
1:00 pm Visit Walter Reed to see
teleprompter who fainted at press conference. Bring card and
flowers. Avoid veteran patients.
2:00 pm Complete redesign of
Grand Canyon National Park. Too many sharp rocks there now. Remember
to tell press I am using stimulus bill money for reconstruction
(create jobs, etc.).
3:00 pm Call CEO of Coca Cola to
let him know I've reformulated their recipe for Coke. Tell him I
expect my new formulation to be in stores by Sept 1.
3:30 pm Call NYT to let them
know I'm almost done with my redesign of their type fonts. Should be
done next Tuesday. Tell publisher I expect them to use my redesign by
Aug 1.
4:00 pm. Practice Pas de Deux
ballet steps with Raum. I'm getting better at this. I expect lead
role in this year's Swan Lake White House presentation.
5:00 pm dinner with family.
7:00 pm Sneak another cigar.
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
You could adopt the Obama strategy when in a foreign country -- apologize for the evils America has caused and kowtow!
Beacuse if you think America seems a foreign country already, wait till the 2012 when it'll be like a Banana Republic, the third world shit hole, not the preppy clothes store
Someone sent me this cartoon in an e-mail and I did a google search to find a link. Amazing how history repeats, and spooky how exactly we're re-living it today!
Me -"The libs/dems of today are the Quislings of former years - the cowards who would vote a fraud into office in exchange for handouts from the devil."
"A controversial suit brought by a U.S. Army reservist has been joined by a retired Army two-star general and an active reserve Air Force lieutenant colonel. Maj. Stefan Frederick Cook filed the suit July 8 in federal court here asking for conscientious objector status and a preliminary injunction based upon his belief that President Barack Obama is not a natural-born citizen of the United States and is therefore ineligible to serve as president of the United States and commander-in-chief of the U.S. Armed Forces."
This suggests that someone panicked when it appeared that the case might grow to incorporate more plaintiffs, and for that reason his orders were retracted.
Where has Dave been today with his British Open updates? Unless something drastic happens it appears that Tiger Woods will be taking the redeye home from Scotland tonight. Right now the projected cut is +4. He is at +5. There are 82 players above him.
Tom Watson is tied for the lead a -5 with Steve Marino. John Daly is still hanging in at -3.
It is not going to be a good ratings weekend for ABC with Tiger not in but I still plan on watching it. I would love to see Tom Watson holding the trophy high on Sunday. It would be an inspiration to all of us over 55.
Semper suprene nitens
North Carolina now has the worst government money can buy.
"Barely 8 percent of the estimated 100,000 firearms seized in Mexico's drug wars over the past three years have been traced to U.S. sales by licensed gun dealers, Congress was told Thursday."
Just this week Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-DC) repeated the 90% propaganda nonsense.
Do you think there is the possibility Obama wants this bill pushed through because Jeffrey Immelt wants his solo, no-bid contract to start pumping the cash Obama promised him into his personal pockets?
GE has itself on the line here, all aspects of the corporation are now tied to the success of the White House. This is "GE is too big to fail" moment, and Obama has promised Immelt the contract on damn near everything; going through every single American's medical records and reposting them on the internet (safely, of course... yeah, you betcha), medicines, wind, solar, telecommunications, weapons and parts for Iran, lightbulbs, etc, etc, etc.
Glenn Beck, a few weeks back, brought our attention to a book which will be published for American distribution in August of this year, a book written by a radical, extremist, and violent French group called "The Invisible Committee".
July 1, 2009
The One Thing
The Extreme Left is Calling People to Arms Video Clip
Avoid funding the "bad guys". Don't buy this book. It's available, free of charge, on the internet.
America's anchor for thirty years is gone. CBS News has never been the same since. Dan Rather started the downward spiral and it's been rolling out of control ever since.
is a reason to pause and remember the man's contributions to journalism over the decades, we will now no doubt be plunged into a non-stop, wall-to-wall "Cronkite-a-thon" all weekend long...
Oh goody...
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
About the fact that it seems we will for now on loose another American Icon weekly. Folks that had influence on our culture and heritage. In many ways this says a lot of things about America, most of these folks started off just like you and I did. Will we kill the success and opertunity that has always been avalible in the USA? Or just let the Goverment decide the worthy?
So I have to ask, does every competent TV network have 'packages' ready to go on every significant celebrity over 50 or so? Kind of a thankless job to be in the 'spec-obit package staff' isn't it? You could work there for years and never have any of your work actually used.
I think it was CNN that accidentally ran a premature obit piece for someone who had yet to pass. You gotta wonder if the creators of these pieces have dead pool bets working.
I'm too close for lights, switching to horn - Maverick, Ford Maverick
Sometimes there are whole departments devoted to being prepared for a well-known person's death. It would be a waste of time to have to dig out all that information when you could have it ready to read. I suspect they don't wait until a celebrity is over 50, either. Sooner or later everyone going to die, no matter how celebrated they may be.
Chai
“When all government...in little as in great things, shall be drawn to Washington as the center of all power, it will render powerless the checks provided...” Thomas Jefferson
Please call your Rep and Senators and tell them to sign the pledge to read the bills they're going to vote FOR!!! Notice I said FOR. One can see things in a bill, enough to vote AGAINST without reading the entire thing, but if voting FOR it, they best be knowing exactly what it is they are voting for, as most all of their crap affects our freedoms!!
[quote] The suit claims that "Mr. Walpin was unlawfully removed and transferred from his position as Inspector General precisely because he had performed his responsibilities in an effective manner, supporting his career staff in their objective findings of wrongdoing, based on their audits and investigations, the truth of which those who sought to remove him did not want published.
"Mr. Walpin's unlawful removal and transfer to administrative leave, and his imminent, unlawful and procedurally-defective termination, are clearly contrary to the statutory command of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008, and constitutes violations of law .... Mr. Walpin has suffered and continues to suffer very real reputational, vocational and economic injuries as a result [of the firiing], from the obvious loss of his post and the associated income and health insurance, to having his mental faculties questioned with not-so-subtle, and completely unfounded, suggestions of senility." [endquote]
Shortly after leaving a party on Chappaquiddick Island, Senator Edward
"Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts drives an Oldsmobile off a wooden bridge
into a tide-swept pond. Kennedy escaped the submerged car, but his
passenger, 28-year-old Mary Jo Kopechne, did not. The senator did not
report the fatal car accident for 10 hours."
As the US Army explained, Maj. Cook's orders were changed because when he filed his unnecessary lawsuit they understood that he had changed his mind about serving in Afghanistan.
Maj. Cook volunteered. Therefore he could change his mind.
All he had to do was notify the Army of that decision. No need for a lawsuit.
Of course, there is the obvious question: Did he ever intend to actually serve in Afghanistan? Or is this a "set-up" lawsuit?
And did another soldier get very short notice that he or she was being sent overseas in Maj. Cook's place?
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OUTRAGE!!!
July 17, 2009 - 09:43 ET by dscotthttp://iowahawk.type...
Indeed, it is only through these differences that America can forge
a better, more diverse tradition of legal justice. As you know, the
Latina women of my culture are passionate and fiery, and if we learn
our famously hot blooded men have been cheating with some raven-haired puta at the cantina, there will be hell to pay. As a Justicia on the Tribunal Supremo I will be naturally vigilant for any colleague who strays from the law, and will not hesitate to clobber them with the rodillo of established legal precedence. Afterwards, when we have reached consensus, there will be hot makeup majority opinions.
This
is exactly the kind of wise, precedent-faithful Latina legal approach
that I believe will be welcome by others on the Supreme Court bench,
all of whom bring their own unique genetic legal wisdom and instinctual
empathy. Justices Roberts and Souter for example, with their aloof,
sexless, constipated, emotionally-stunted WASPy intellects and natural
affinity for preppy white collar criminals. Justice Stevens has this as
well, along with a keen grasp for the legal issues facing Americans
with senile dementia. As an Irishman, Justice Kennedy enjoys a natural
"gift of the gab" and poetically tragic alcoholism. Like you, I imagine
that Justice Breyer can be kind of pushy and whiny, but we should also
remember that as a Jew he is probably very skilled at cases that
involve complicated numbers and math. To the casual observer, it
probably seems absurd to have greasy Italian "goodfellas" like Justices
Alito and Scalia working inside the legal system, but if we give them a
chance they may eventually break the code of Omerta and finally turn
state's evidence against their Cosa Nostra bosses. Yes, many have
criticized Justice Thomas for being a self-hating "Oreo" and "Uncle
Tom," but I like to think that deep inside him still lurks the the DNA
of an angry Cadillac-driving streetwise Superfly, ready to show "The
Man" that his pimp hand is strong.
Not only should this Archie Bunker characture bigot not be confirmed to the SCOTUS, she must be removed from the Bench, period!!!
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, starving the poor one gallon of ethanol at a time. Fill your tank with E85 and cull a village.
dscott
July 17, 2009 - 10:19 ET by MightyMouthThis has got to be a parody... right?
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Yeah, it's Iowahawk...he's
July 17, 2009 - 10:27 ET by motherbeltYeah, it's Iowahawk...he's a hoot!
Link to the whole thing so you can see the beginning of it.
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
Another day living in a
July 17, 2009 - 10:00 ET by nolotrippenAnother day living in a non-representational, used-to-be Republic where the thugs we voted in grab more and more power.
I love America. It's the politicans I can't stand.
Local government budgets
July 17, 2009 - 10:03 ET by BlondeI was just curious, so fellow NBers, what are your local governements doing during this recession?
I was totally shocked to see Broward County has reversed its first (no surprise here) intention to raise taxes. Or so 7 of the 9 commissioners have stated. The Manager has proposed a cut in services and *shudder* staff lay-offs (it's going to be rough to see the road crews cut down to only twelve, so that eight workers are standing around, but I'll live). The county manager has programmed in a 7% property tax increase, so we'll see what these clowns do with her budget, though.
So what are your local communities doing? Raising taxes and spending their way out of this recession, a la Joe Biden, or sucking it up and doing away with "non-essential" services?
Personally, I don't care that the library will be closed on Sunday or that the free Easter-Egg hunt goes away, regional parks will be closed on Tuesday, free computer classes at the library go away, etc. etc.
Just curious.
I hope he fails, too.
The Prince and Princess from Japan stopped by Kona yesterday
July 17, 2009 - 10:40 ET by upcountrywaterI was in and out of Konas' airport yesterday, myself.
They stopped by for lunch, in his and her all white 747-400 jets with big red dots on them. Hawaii county had all of their law inforcement out in hoards jerking us peasants around, Cops from Hilo swarmed Kona from a 100 miles away.. A free courteousy road blocks and traffic deversion cones for foreign royalty.
They were in town for 3-4 hours... Just for lunch! Who payed for all that cop overtime. All the airport stairway services (the jets parked in the private aircraft area).
Reagan VS Liberalism
OMO...2 Jets?
July 17, 2009 - 10:53 ET by BlondeBecause that's the way I'm reading "his and her all white jets".
Whoa, Nelly....and we thought Bamster was over the top with Scare Force One.
What are they doing about their regular budgets, tho? That was what I was curious about.
I hope he fails, too.
A thought...
July 17, 2009 - 20:49 ET by UnsaneI wonder if the Japanese government reimbursed the local authorities for this. Not to mention I would be shocked if the Secret Service was not there for it as well.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
Big red dots???
July 17, 2009 - 10:56 ET by SickofLibsDid the P-40s scramble?
upc
July 17, 2009 - 11:00 ET by BlondeCan you post a link w/ a pic?
I hope he fails, too.
Yes 2 Jumbo jets,,,
July 17, 2009 - 11:27 ET by upcountrywaterheres a link with a very small red dot...
Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko of Japan visit the Big Island
Opps while I was toping off the tank to my rental car I got the information it was a prince and princess, oh well..
And yes a big red dot on the Vertical fin and on top of the wings... Did make me flash on WW 2 ....
Notice the folk waving flags? ZERO American flags..
Found a video of one of the Jets, got some SMALL American flags in it(whew') A good view of the big red dot!
Reagan VS Liberalism
Your link was a hoot, upc
July 17, 2009 - 11:34 ET by BlondeI had to laugh about the royal visit to the rodeo, and the rogue calf lacking royal manners.
I hope he fails, too.
"...what are your local
July 17, 2009 - 12:06 ET by R D Helm"...what are your local governements doing during this recession?"
Going broke.
-Dave
"...stimulus plan is 'working exactly as we had anticipated.'" - PrezBO
Massachusetts is going to
July 17, 2009 - 12:07 ET by ThisnThatMassachusetts is going to try a new insurance payment scheme. Without going into details, let it be said that the intent is still to give away our money to those that don't deserve it. Lynn Nicholas, president of the Massachusetts Hospital Association and a commission member, said payments must also be adjusted for socioeconomic factors, because “someone who lives in Brockton and doesn’t speak English’’ might require more intense care than “someone who lives in Newton or Wellesley with a lot of other resources around them.’’
Yep -- gotta take care of every damn illegal in this country, don't we? And notice -- an outright admission that illegal non-citizens are costing us much more than legal residents. Massachusetts doesn't bat an eye about this, though. Way to go Mass -- home of Ted Kennedy and Barney Franks.
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MassObamaCare
July 17, 2009 - 12:15 ET by BlondeUnreal.
With all of the talk going on (on Fox, I have no idea what is being said elsewhere other than what I read here)....I am really surprised no one is talking about this.
How about this? You show up at a hospital, desiring care, but are illegal? Fine, we'll patch you up and send you home.....all the way home. In otherwords, triage and outa here!
I hope he fails, too.
'Massachusetts is going to try a new...'
July 17, 2009 - 12:24 ET by JDWA Boston hospital is suing the state over universal care
JDW
DAILY WAVE
Jobs, jobs, jobs ... Spending, spending, spending
GW update
July 17, 2009 - 10:06 ET by MOONSTRUCK47 degrees in upper minnesota this morning!!
Maybe Al Gore and Bill O'reilly are headed this way for a conference.
Bill sounds like gore on the factor. No arguing. If you do not accept what Bill say's you are a dope. arghhhhh
It was 34 in Embarrass (yes
July 17, 2009 - 10:11 ET by mattmIt was 34 in Embarrass (yes that's a real town in MN) a couple of nights ago.
I was thinking of inviting Algore to a picnic and ice-fishing contest...but I don't think I could entice him away from whatever tropical paradise he's flown off to in his fuel-guzzling, carbon-spewing jet.
Embarrass? That's
July 17, 2009 - 10:37 ET by motherbeltEmbarrass?
That's nothing; we have a town here in PA called "Intercourse."
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
A few years back there was
July 17, 2009 - 10:50 ET by mattmA few years back there was a tragic car accident, but the headline in the paper was funny: Fertile Woman Killed in Climax
Fertile and Climax are towns in northern MN.
Provocative headline
July 17, 2009 - 20:37 ET by nkviking75Matt, local legend has it that the following headline appeared on a wedding announcement in one of the area's weekly papers:
Manly man marries Fertile woman
Manly and Fertile are two towns in Worth County, Iowa.
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
→ Headlines
July 17, 2009 - 20:43 ET by Cool ArrowTwo maggots were fighting in dead earnest.
PA town called "Intercourse"
July 17, 2009 - 10:57 ET by SickofLibsWe have a town here in NJ that has the same meaning. We call it Trenton.
drive through Intercourse
July 17, 2009 - 11:09 ET by SouthJersey1953On my way to work in New Holland, PA I drive through Intercourse every day. Nice little town, really. It is funny to see the tourists that came to this area for Amish gawking standing in front of the "Welcome to Intercourse" sign or the Intercourse Fire Station for pictures.
Intercourse isn't the strangest name around here, though. Right up the road from Intercourse is Bird-In-Hand and right up the road from that is Blue Ball....I kid you not!!!!
"Maybe if we keep our heads buried in the sand, this will blow over" - The Congressional Republicans
A royal town, eh?
July 17, 2009 - 11:27 ET by BlondeHere's an odd one from Florida, Two Egg.
The headline "Fertile Woman Killed in Climax" is pretty hillarious though.
Since it's the OT.....someone sent me a wierd headline e-mail, my favorite was "Kids Make Tasty Snacks".
Don't these people (journo's) read what they write?
I hope he fails, too.
How appropriate
July 17, 2009 - 10:54 ET by IgnatzJFahrquarEmbarrass, MN
Considering some of the elected officals, I would be, too.
"You should always tell the truth, because if you tell the truth you make it the other person's problem." Sean Connery
Re BOR
July 17, 2009 - 10:59 ET by slickwillie2001Agreed. BOR's stupidity and condescension on 'global warming' is just embarrassing. He needs to move to MSNBC where those personal flaws are more accepted.
slick
July 17, 2009 - 11:07 ET by well99I really wonder about him at times.He is thick and just doesnt know how to listen to other people.I have seen him jump on folks who were agreeing with him.Sometimes I agree with him but his overwhelming need to talk gets the better of him.His stance on GB is really lame.
BOR is all about BOR
July 17, 2009 - 11:19 ET by mattmBOR is all about BOR
mattm
July 17, 2009 - 11:25 ET by well99That is for sure.Maybe his word for the day should be humility.
RE: BOR
July 17, 2009 - 21:36 ET by ChaitealoverIt drives me crazy when he interrupts someone to tell them he understands what they're saying before they finish. He forgets that the show isn't about informing HIM, it's about informing the audience.
Chai
“When all government...in little as in great things, shall be drawn to Washington as the center of all power, it will render powerless the checks provided...” Thomas Jefferson
A lot of folks feel that way
July 17, 2009 - 21:40 ET by general companyBut I think when your time is limited you need to stay to focused sometimes.
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Greetings From New York City
July 17, 2009 - 10:26 ET by PeterDAnytime President Bush came to Manhattan to speak at a dinner or the UN, the local media was filled with stories about people complaining how their lives were disrupted with detours and street closures and the whole inconvenience of the Bush visits.
Last night Obama was in Manhattan to speak at the NAACP dinner. The same streets were blocked off throughout Manhattan from the heliport, through midtown, inconveniencing thousands of people. This time the local media was filled with stories about people being happy just to catch a glimpse of his limousine and waving enthusiastically.
SCM reports
July 17, 2009 - 10:34 ET by SeftonAfter all, the Chief of Czars is going by.
I knew I'd seen her before
July 17, 2009 - 10:13 ET by SeftonSotomayor with a hat and the resemblance is pretty close.
http://www.iconarchi...
say NO! to QAHCAA!
July 17, 2009 - 10:35 ET by RousseI am a big fan of Post Card Correspondence. The nice thing about sending a post card to your elected representative, is that it keeps you from writing too much, and you can do it quickly.
Please, I encourage everyone reading here to send a post card to all your elected officials and write this on the back (or a similar sentiment):
NO! to QAHCAA! Then sign your name and address. Another advantage to using post cards is that ordinary letter in an envelope must go through an intensive screening process at the House, Senate, and White House post offices. A post card passes through more quickly.
I found some post cards with a photo of donkeys standing under a shed, so I guess you know I bought them all. If you are reading here, then you can easily find your Congressional representatives' addresses. Send 'em a post card, and let them know what you think about QAHCAA. Don't forget the majority and minority leaders too, in the House and Senate, because they represent you too. And the President, of course.
Great Tip, Rousse
July 17, 2009 - 10:55 ET by BlondeA question...do they answer your postcards? If so, is it a typical "canned" letter.
Because I for one am sick and tired of the canned responses I get to my e-mails.
I hope he fails, too.
Post Cards
July 17, 2009 - 11:30 ET by RousseBlonde---I've been sending post cards to my Congress Critters for years. I'd say the return response is about 75%. Most of the time the response is "canned" but occasionally I get a personal answer. I like post cards because it is something "they" have to handle.
They can delete my eamail, and turn off their fax machine (Lloyd Bensten's speciality), but they have to do something with a piece of mail---they have to log it. And a post card is quick and easy to read, so I know my message has a better chance of being seen.
6 months later....
July 17, 2009 - 10:47 ET by ThisnThatAfter 100 days in office, this is what we learned:
Now, it's been 6 months in office. What did Obama say the other day?
What will he say two years from now?
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Former resident
July 17, 2009 - 10:50 ET by SeftonWhat will he say two years from now?
My preference?
"I guess some people think I inherited this impeachment and removal from office too."
An optimist thinks that
July 18, 2009 - 13:56 ET by Free StinkerAn optimist thinks that the glass is 1/2 full; a pessimist 1/2 empty; a realist thinks the glass is twice a big as it needs to be
. . . and Engineers keep the other half of the water in a seperate redundant glass. ;-)
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July 17, 2009 - 10:52 ET by Prester Johndeleted
If page 16 of Piglosi's Rationed Healthcare bill doesn't scare
July 17, 2009 - 10:48 ET by Worriedthe living daylights out of you, then nothing will.
Call your reps everyday, email them everyday, whatever, and tell them to say no to Obamacare and that if they do vote yes they will be held personally responsible for destroying this nation.
My leftie rep in Colorado, Jared Polis, is having doubts because of the effect it will have on small business. If he has doubts, then there is HOPE against Obama's CHANGE.
Soldier's Set-Up Lawsuit Dismissed
July 17, 2009 - 10:51 ET by j. frank wilsonThe set-up (in my personal opinion) lawsuit brought by Major Stefan Frederick Cook has been dismissed:
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/164/story/779860.html?storylink=omni_popular
For those not familiar with this sad tale, in May 2009 Maj. Cook volunteered for service in Afghanistan. Then he sued various people because he claimed President Obama isn't Constitutionally qualified to be President.
The ugly details may be found at:
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/777472.html
Now Mr. Obama was elected in November 2008 and took office at the end of January 2009. Is it possible Maj. Cook found out about this after April 2009? It was on tv and everything.
Additionally, because he volunteered, all Maj. Cook had to do was withdraw his request. A lawsuit was not necessary to accomplish this. However, that's what he filed, with a correspondence-school lawyer as his attorney.
That's why I stated this is a "set-up."
Additionally, of course, didn't another solider get called up on very short notice to fill the slot Maj. Cook had volunteered for (apparently never intending to fulfill that commitment)?
There is a very interesting opinion piece about this matter at:
http://www.examiner.com/x-12278-Louisville-Independent-Examiner~y2009m7d16-Major-Stefan-Frederick-Cook-USAR--conduct-unbecoming-an-officer-and-a-gentleman
It comes as no surprise that Sheer "Hot Air" InSannity gave airtime to Maj. Stefan Frederick Cook. Of course, this was a very one-sided presentation of the case.
Another one-sided (and inaccurate) view may be found at:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/15/soldier-claims-obama-isnt-legal-president-doesnt-deploy/
Maj. Cook's attorney claimed victory because the US Army withdrew his deployment order "without explanation." Is it SOP for the Army to provide detailed explanations of its orders?
One of the funniest stories about this case is on World Net Daily, the Tabloid of the Internets. It cites Wikipedia as a reliable source...
As usual Frank...
July 17, 2009 - 11:06 ET by MightyMouthWe don't get the full story from you. Obama made sure the guy was fired from the private sector for his insolence!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
J Frank's goal isn't to
July 17, 2009 - 11:15 ET by ThisnThatJ Frank's goal isn't to inform. He's been instructed by his handlers to carry water and peddle the talking points.
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@ThisnThat:
July 17, 2009 - 11:55 ET by j. frank wilson; a right wingnut complains someone stole his glass and gave it to a minority.
What part of my comment did you find uninformative (other than the Faux Noise and Internets Tabloid articles, of course)?
What part of my comment did
July 17, 2009 - 12:10 ET by ThisnThatWhat part of my comment did you find uninformative?
All of it? When you delibertly leave something out, all of it is suspect.
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@ThisnThat:
July 17, 2009 - 12:19 ET by j. frank wilsonNothing was left out of my post - deliberately or otherwise.
Are you surprised that Maj. Cook should have to accept responsibility for this actions? I'm not. That's the American way.
Or is it that you support set-up lawsuits? That time and money is wasted on such a silly exercise?
Maybe you think its great that someone left for service in Afghanistan on very short notice, a pawn in Maj. Cook's silly game?
Turn the tables Frank...
July 17, 2009 - 13:28 ET by MightyMouth...say a solider in President Bush's Reserve Army was fired from his private sector job for dissing Bush. You would be all over this board calling Bush an Ahole! You lose this one Frank...
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
"You lose this one Frank...
July 17, 2009 - 13:34 ET by Scuba Dude"You lose this one Frank... "
MM, I have yet to see Fwanky win any argument. He's lost many times, each coinciding to when he opens his mouth.
The Obama Administration: THE most fiscally irresponsible Administration EVER
@BigMouth:
July 17, 2009 - 20:48 ET by j. frank wilson#1. There is far more at issue here than "dissing" the President of the United States. Not that I expect you to perceive that.
#2. No I wouldn't. How you could possibly predict what I would say or do is clearly another fantasy. Falls into the huge NB "Imagine" bucket of speculation unteathered to logic or reality.
#3. I'm not a party to the set-up lawsuit. Or to Sheer "Hot Air" InSannity's infatuation with anything that could possibly undermine the President of the United States in time of war. With Americans in harm's way.
Someone has found religion!!!
July 17, 2009 - 21:05 ET by Unsane...with anything that could possibly undermine the President of the United States in time of war. With Americans in harm's way. Now that His Majesty The Shahinshah is in office, frankie suddenly deeply cares that He is NEVER questioned under ANY circumstances whatsoever.
Also notice that after years of badmouthing, slamming, and degrading his own country, suddenly frankie finds reason to care about "Americans in harm's way." Gee, if only you showed the same concern when other Presidents were CinC, you might be taken as slightly more sincere.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
@DeRange'd:
July 17, 2009 - 21:12 ET by j. frank wilson"His Majesty The Shahinshah" - more respect for the President of the United States.
Speaks for itself, doesn't it?
Suddenly he wasnt respect for Him
July 17, 2009 - 21:20 ET by UnsaneHey, I also capitalize all pronouns when referring to Him. So count me as VERY respectful.
What is laughable is that in all likelyhood you have no clue where "His Majesty The Shahinshah" comes from. FYI, it is more a slam on fools like you who worship the man as The Second Coming of Christ rather than just another politician. I would explain it to you in-depth, but you have made it plain you are both history deficient and reading impaired. Besides...
Since when do you give a rat's ass about respect for the President, frankie? All you are seeing is the same amount of respect given to President Bush for the past eight years. Payback is a bitch, isn't it?
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
@BigMouth:
July 17, 2009 - 11:51 ET by j. frank wilsonAs usual, you are presenting something that simply is not true.
Leaving aside the overall reliability of WND (are they back to using Wikipaedia as a source?), no where in this article does it state President (or, if you prefer, Mr.) - but why should you be bothered to show any respect for a Black man who just happens to be President of the United States - had anything to do with this.
Chances are the Department of Defense is smart enough to realize Maj. Cook is a kook and unreliable, at best.
PS: Why can't the people who provide freedom for America enjoy it as well? I've never understood your tagline...
Jeannene Garofola...is that you?
July 17, 2009 - 11:59 ET by BlondeNice injection of racism there, frankie.
Your comment about the Major being a "kook" is beneath contempt.
I hope he fails, too.
@Blonde:
July 17, 2009 - 21:06 ET by j. frank wilsonI called him "Major," didn't I? That's more respect than many people here give the President of the United States.
For what does Major Cook deserve respect? A set-up lawsuit? Wasting the resources of the Federal courts? Setting up another soldier to serve in his place at the last minute?
j frank, you continue to be a great source of entertainment...
July 17, 2009 - 13:33 ET by R D Helm...for us linear-minded people.
"(are they back to using Wikipaedia as a source?)"
Yet, further down this thread, you post a link to factcheck.org.
LOL-Damn, you are a regular riot.
-Dave
"...stimulus plan is 'working exactly as we had anticipated.'" - PrezBO
@RD Helm:
July 17, 2009 - 20:53 ET by j. frank wilsonNo comparison. On Wikipedia it stated Sheer "Hot Air" InSannity was the love child of Richard Simmons. Can you site a similar howler on factcheck.org?
Check out Snopes, Urban Legends, About.com - they all agree. But why bother with facts? Why should you spend any time actually discussing the issue? Just keep throwing silly statements out there. Clearly proof of your self-professed "linear-minded" -ness...
You betcha!
Bingo Frank goes ad hominem!
July 17, 2009 - 13:43 ET by MightyMouthThat pretty much makes you twice the loser you were just a post or so ago!
re: tagline. Take a trip to the war theaters and ask some of our troops how much they are enjoying it! Dufus...
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
More than 100 judicial
July 17, 2009 - 13:52 ET by Jack BauerMore than 100 judicial rulings have relied on Wikipedia, beginning in 2004, including 13 from circuit courts of appeal, one step below the Supreme Court. (The Supreme Court thus far has never cited Wikipedia.)
“Wikipedia is a terrific resource,” said Judge Richard A. Posner of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in Chicago. New York Times, Jan 2007
Jack Bauer:
July 20, 2009 - 11:27 ET by j. frank wilsonPoint taken. From 2004 until (2008?) would be four years. And how many judicial rulings? Of which some 100 cited Wikipedia?
Would you prefer Wikipedia to "foreign law?" Or do you agree with Justice Thomas, that some foreign law is dandy but other can't be used?
"but why should you be
July 17, 2009 - 16:37 ET by ckc1227"but why should you be bothered to show any respect for a Black man who
just happens to be President of the United States - had anything to do
with this."
You mean the way you showed respect to the White guy who just happened to be President of the United States before BHO? This is why no one should be bothered to show you any respect. What does him being Black have to do with anything here?
As usual, epic fail for JFW.
@ckc1227:
July 17, 2009 - 20:59 ET by j. frank wilsonShow me where I have failed to show respect for President George Bush (assuming that is the white guy who just happened to be President of the United States before Mr. Obama - there were another forty or so).
Your reply does show that you are a believer in situational ethics - without a firm moral position of your own. Obviously the only standard to which you hold yourself is that established by others with whom you disagree.
In that you agree with The Little Guy - bankrupt and with out merit.
The race card gets played again
July 17, 2009 - 21:22 ET by UnsaneAgain, the racist plays the race card. Note that I have yet to see a Rightist make race an issue here on this thread.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
Contradictions collapse
July 17, 2009 - 20:21 ET by UnsaneHey frankie, you gonna prove that NB is a hotbed of racism and bigotry, or aren't you?
Funny how you loft that accusation on another thread yet you play the race card here. Contradictions collapse.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
@DeRange'd:
July 17, 2009 - 21:04 ET by j. frank wilson"Play the race card?" Is that right wingnut speak for pointing out racism when I see it? Or should I be like you and simply close my eyes to the obvious?
No thanks.
I happen to believe Sir Ian Kershaw was absolutely correct:
"The road to Auschwitz was built by hate, but paved with indifference."
I call 'em as I see 'em.
Perhaps you prefer the great conservative Edmund Burke?
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
That works for me. You betcha!
PS: Your reply was off topic. But then, there really isn't any defense for Major Cook, is there?
The racist playing the race card pontificating on racism
July 17, 2009 - 21:14 ET by UnsaneIs that right wingnut speak for pointing out racism when I see it? Or should I be like you and simply close my eyes to the obvious? Show me the racism, frankie. I have yet to see a Rightist on this thread make a racial issue of anything. In fact, I can see how people can think YOU a racist, as you are the ONLY one on this thread who has played the race card.
Maybe if you took the time to stop pontificating and sounding holier than thou, and actually proved your allegations, you might get more respect.
Besides, by playing the race card every time your God, His Majesty the Shahinshah, whose keen eye is the astrolabe of the substantive sun - His truth-discerning heart is the celestial observatory of Attributes - He is of noble lineage, of joyous countenance - of the model, most loving marriage - of right disposition - of open brow - of well-proportioned frame - of magnanimous nature - the honey-tongued teacher of the English language - of lofty genius - the inciter of thrills and tingles - of pure purpose - of enduring faith - of perfect wisdom - emitter of the most fragrant, sweetest flatulence - begirt with varied talents - of wide capacity - of high honor - of the most masterful, soaring oratory - of splendid courage - He who becomes Death, the destroyer of flies - with the unimpeachable reputation for integrity - of the greatest political savvy - of right judgment - of choice counsel - of networked genome - of generosity unfeigned - the emblem of the American people - astonishingly ambitious, brave - of boundless forgiveness, abundant in graciousness - the most careful thinker - at peace with all-compendium of dominion - lucid, impeccably centered - of elegance unmatched by mere mortals - true American royalty - our own personal Jesus - of plenteous sincerity - multiple of single-minded warriors - of chiseled pecs - abounding in wealth - accumulator of the world's rarities - sophisticated - of pure heart - unspotted by the world - leader of the spiritual realm - elegant, articulate, Zen-like - of enduring alertness! How has He been gathered together into one place? Or how doth a single body upbear Him on the shoulders of genius?
- says anything, especially when unwarranted, I can ONLY take that as your constant demand that no one be allowed to criticize Him, that everyone in the world SHUT UP.
But really, frankie, you should be more grateful. We aren't treating Him nearly the way you and your ilk treated Bush.
Finally, take MLK's advice: judge men not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. You know, as the far reaching majority of the NB community does each and every day. Try it sometime, frankie. You might like it.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
J. Frank Moonbat !
July 17, 2009 - 20:36 ET by Free StinkerJ. Frank Moonbat !
You managed to sneak a wireless laptop into the psych ward !
Soldier's Set-Up Lawsuit 2.0
July 20, 2009 - 11:29 ET by j. frank wilsonMore good work by Major Cook's correspondence-school attorney:
http://www.ledger-en...
You'd think she could at least spell the General's first name correctly...
Snobbery and Spelling Police
July 20, 2009 - 11:39 ET by UnsaneSo cases need to be thrown from court based on your elitist snobbery and due to things not germane to the actual case, such as spelling?
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
@DeRange'd:
July 20, 2009 - 12:46 ET by j. frank wilsonMore fantasy. I didn't say the case should be thrown from court based on spelling. More ROMA from you. This is a set-up case that never should have been brought. Facts, not spelling, spell that fact out.
Apparently you are a supporter of frivolous lawsuits. I'm not.
The fact that Major Cook's lawyer claims that a retired General supports a case then he apparently states he does not I find odd. An attorney so incompetent she can't get the basics right makes me question her abilities. Maybe if she'd gone to a law school accredited by the ABA she could have gotten it right.
BTW, is this lady yet licensed to practice law in the state of Georgia...?
@ the rude, hateful, extremely angry frankie:
July 23, 2009 - 00:14 ET by UnsaneMore fantasy. I didn't say the case should be thrown from court based on spelling. More ROMA from you. This is a set-up case that never should have been brought. Facts, not spelling, spell that fact out. OK. So, you say this...but then, apparently, when you scold and lecture people online, you don't take into account your own behavior:
You'd think she could at least spell the General's first name correctly... Um, how else do I interpret this comment, frankie? Sure, you are not SAYING that the case should be thrown out for spelling. But in any case, this is a tired red herring on your part. The fact that the General's first name isn't spelled correctly is not germane to the case. Hell, people misspell both my first AND last names all the time to my great annoyance but I don't make a federal case of it each and every time.
Apparently you are a supporter of frivolous lawsuits. I'm not. Actually, I bet you are a big supporter of lawsuits - depending on the target. Your God, His Majesty The Shahinshah, is exempt from absolutely everything in your world - criticism, questions - anything at all.
If you are so deeply concerned with "frivolous lawsuits", as much as I tire of Conspiros - why don't you tell Him to release His f-ing birth certificate just to END the discussion? He releases the birth certificate, crap like this goes away.
The fact that Major Cook's lawyer claims that a retired General supports a case then he apparently states he does not I find odd. An attorney so incompetent she can't get the basics right makes me question her abilities. Hmmm. Could it be he reversed himself? Maybe if she'd gone to a law school accredited by the ABA she could have gotten it right. Pure elitist snobbery. Should we throw out the case then based on your elitist snobbery?
BTW, is this lady yet licensed to practice law in the state of Georgia...? Notice that throughout your post you do everything and anything but address the case.
It's easier than insisting that He end all speculation and BS just by releasing His damned birth certificate. I have NO problem showing mine to those who ask with a need to know. Why doesn't He?
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
New life form in sewer update
July 17, 2009 - 11:09 ET by motherbeltSome time ago, someone here posted a link to a story and video of a "new life form" discovered in a NC sewer line.....
Mystery solved...the critters have been identified!
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
Obama has made a difference and accomplished a few things
July 17, 2009 - 11:12 ET by ThisnThatThis isn't from me, just something I picked up. 1. Offended the Queen of England and anyone who thinks Winston Churhill was an honorable man.2. Bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia.3. Praised the Marxist Daniel Ortega.4. Kissed Hugo Chavez on the cheek.5. Endorsed the Socialist Evo Morales of Bolivia.6. Announced we would meet with Iranians with no pre-conditions.7. Gave away billions to AIG also without pre-conditions.8. Massively Expanded the bailouts.9. Insulted everyone who has ever loved a Special Olympian..10. Tripled our national debt in his first 100 days in office.11. Announced a termination of the space defense system the day after the North Koreans launched an ICBM.12. Despite the urgings of his own CIA director and the prior 4 CIA directors, released information on intelligence gathering.13. Accepted without public comment the fact that five of his cabinet members cheated on their taxes and two others withdrew after they couldn't take the heat.14. Appointed a Homeland Security Chief who quickly identified as "dangers to the nation", groups including veterans of the military and opponents to abortion on demand....and who ordered that the word "terrorism" no longer be used but instead referred to such acts as "man made disasters".15. Circled the globe so he could openly apologize for America's greatness.16. Told the Mexican President that the violence in their country was because of us.17. Politicized the census by moving it into the White House from its Department of Commerce origins.18. Appointed as Attorney General the man who orchestrated the forced removal and expulsion (from America to Cuba ) of a nine-year old whose mother died trying to bring him to a life of freedom in the United States .19. Salutes as heroes three Navy SEALS who took down three terrorists who threatened one American life... and the next day announces members of the Bush administration will likely stand trial for "torturing" a terrorist who had played a part in killing 3000 Americans by pouring water up their nose..20. Air Force One over New York City with a fighter close behind.21. Sent his National Defense Advisor to Europe to assure Europe that the U.S. will no longer treat Israel in a special manner and they might be on their own with the Muslims.22. Began the process of nationalizing the Auto Industry and the Insurance industry.23. Announced that for intents and purposes the Health Insurance Industry will be nationalized, despite the fact that such a thing is a miserable failure everywhere it's been put in place.
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An optimist thinks that the glass is 1/2 full; a pessimist 1/2 empty; a realist thinks the glass is twice a big as it needs to be
Good everlovin' grief,
July 17, 2009 - 11:18 ET by motherbeltGood everlovin' grief, T!!!
Imagine what he can do in four years!!
I weep for my country.
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
motherbelt, think also
July 17, 2009 - 11:29 ET by Agnosticabout some of the things he has been "present" for and ineffectual.
Civil rights violations around the globe
Iranian execution of political enemies (including college students)
South American Marxist interfering with Honduran elections.
Escalation of Piracy around the globe in the current calendar year
Expansion of Russian Power in Europe (not a problem except that the US influence continues to decline)
Desperation of NK and its dying and slightly insane ruler.
A person may be won over with logic and reason but the masses must be bought with spectacle and platitudes. - 2008 Elections
Did you see the debate (more like argument) between Rachel
July 17, 2009 - 11:28 ET by Rush FanMaddow and Pat Buchanan on Rachel Maddow's show last night (Thursday, July 16)? Buchanan tore into Maddow for supporting Judge Sonia Sotomayor, who Buchanan believes is an affirmitive action candidate and a racist.
Here are a few brief highlights from the transcript:
BUCHANAN: I say, you know, I think what they ought to do-they ought to defend the legitimate rights of white working-class folks who are the victims of discrimination, because that's the right thing to do and because it's the politically right thing to do. It so happens that here, that doing the right thing is the right political thing, standing up for Frank Ricci. We saw the face of-the face of a victim of these policies. Rachel, you and your friends admire up there and in New York and you never look at these guys who are working class guys with their own dreams, just like Sonia Sotomayor.
MADDOW: Pat, I don't need a lecture from you about whether or not I know what working class.
BUCHANAN: You certainly do, Rachel.
(CROSSTALK)
MADDOW: I really don't need a lecture from you about what I think about working class Americans or what anybody else in New York, including Sonia Sotomayor who grew up in the Bronx thinks about working-class Americans.
Here are two links on YouTube (I haven't watched either). Both YouTube titles imply that Rachel Maddow "evicerated" Pat Buchanan, but it actually was the other way around.
Link 1
Link 2
Che Loses Money
July 17, 2009 - 11:41 ET by slickwillie2001The failure of the Che movie is something to savor. One of the reasons that it failed is that so many of his supporters in South America pirated the movie! Imagine that! And the folks that made the movie are whining that they couldn't make a profit on the movie!
Pirate This Film!: http://www.americanthinker.com
HMMMMM
July 17, 2009 - 11:55 ET by rick007Why isn't the RNC rerunning the comercials the Dem's used of bush pushing old people down the stairs on SSI? Using it to show just what older ill people face with "O" Dumbo care. Give them a pill and then shove!!!!!
Why isn't the RNC running adds showing the Indian and VA health care under the Goverment control????
Or
July 17, 2009 - 12:33 ET by JDWLines of people waiting for health care as in France, Britain, Canada?
JDW
DAILY WAVE
Jobs, jobs, jobs ... Spending, spending, spending
nancy
July 17, 2009 - 11:56 ET by jaywlI just saw Nancy Pelosi yapping about how the Congress has solved my health care problem, again, today, as yesterday and last week at no cost to me or anyone I know.
Could someone come up with a way to electronincally wipe that sh*t-eating grin (or Botox Grimace) OFF as in OUT, OUT Damned Spot!
US Military & Faith-Based Events
July 17, 2009 - 12:33 ET by j. frank wilsonThere is an Urban Legend email circulating that claims President Obama has instituted a new policy that US Military personnel can not participate in "faith-based events."
The particular event cited is the "Catch A Dream" organization in Mississippi.
Anyone interested in the truth about this silly claim should read:
http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/did_obama_issue_a_policy_that_no.html
There are other web sources that have the facts, as well. Just Google "US servicemen faith based" and you'll get the truth - along with numerous copies of the lie.
Frank
July 17, 2009 - 12:51 ET by ricklailDo you know anyboy in the military? Do you know any Navy Chaplins? Well I do. Every year we get a Navy Chaplin from Cherry Point or Lejuene to speak at our church. He can no longer do that. Urban legend or not I know that he is not allowed to speak before faith based organizations.
Unless you are in the military you don't know what Obama does. Fortunately I have 2 sons in law that are. I speak to one every day. Did you know that Obama had stopped the Marines from rolling up their sleeves? Did you know that Obama had cut recruiting and retention bonuses?
Things are coming down each day to the troops in the field but you sure don't hear about on the MSM.
Semper suprene nitens
North Carolina now has the worst government money can buy.
Deployed troops: no more
July 17, 2009 - 12:55 ET by SickofLibsDeployed troops: no more smoking. Who do you think you are, federal prisoners?
Faith Based
July 17, 2009 - 13:39 ET by JDWHe makes things up. Also, Fact Check is a lib based site, maybe next time something from MoveOn.
JDW
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Huh?
July 20, 2009 - 11:23 ET by j. frank wilsonChaplins are not permitted to speak in church?
You wouldn't happen to have anything to back up that claim, would you?
Ditto the claim [Mr. - he is, after all, the President of the United States] Obama stopped the Marines from anything? Or that he personally cut recruiting and retention bonuses? As I recall under President Bush some individuals were paid tens of thousands of dollars to re-up - or get stuck anyway, due to the draft (aka, "stop loss").
→ J. Frank Dobie
July 20, 2009 - 11:28 ET by Cool ArrowChaplin is dead.
He was a star of Silent Films. Of course he's not allowed to speak in church.
What part of Silent Movies do you fail to understand?
Ohhhh! Chaplain! Now I get it.
Sorry, I don't make spelling jokes unless there's some humor behind it.
Learn some terminology sometime
July 23, 2009 - 00:18 ET by Unsanedue to the draft (aka, "stop loss"). It would be nice if you knew of what you spoke when it came to the military. "Stop-loss" and a draft are not the same thing.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
HMMMMM
July 17, 2009 - 13:14 ET by rick007With this POTUS anything is possiabl. He hates religion!
Are you akin to Joe. Frank?
FactCheck.org is
July 17, 2009 - 14:49 ET by Jack BauerFactCheck.org is politically left leaning and is affiliated with the Annenberg Public Policy Center of Pennsylvania, which, in turn, is run by Obama supporters and funded by the Annenberg Foundation. (The Annenberg Foundation also funded the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, from which Obama and William Ayers distributed tens of millions of dollars to predominantly leftist organizations).
It has NOTHING to do with its original rich founder, as, like the Heinz Foundation, it has been hollowed out by leftist parasites and thieves.
Living And Breathing
July 17, 2009 - 12:37 ET by JDWAnyone ever compare the living and breathing constitution to the Bible? When will it have the same qualities?
JDW
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Send in the Clowns
July 17, 2009 - 13:03 ET by SouthJersey1953Someone did a great job with this video of "Send in the Clowns"
"Maybe if we keep our heads buried in the sand, this will blow over" - The Congressional Republicans
Nice one SJ1953
July 17, 2009 - 13:16 ET by well99That is definately a 5 star.
Damn
July 17, 2009 - 13:20 ET by rick007They left out Frankin,Rangle,Dodd and Kennedy and Kerry.
ROFLMAO
Presidential Schedule for Friday
July 17, 2009 - 13:40 ET by celatorFor those who think that Obama doesn't
put in a full day's work, here his Friday July 17 schedule made
public this morning.
8:00 am Sign Executive Order
mandating GM install square wheels on all cars. Slower cars save
energy and square wheels allow quicker stops.
8:15 am Mandate all intermittent
windshield wipers be corrected by Sept 1. We can't be having
windshield wipers that work right only some of the time. Would
improve car safety. I have my redesign ready.
8:30 am Send American Medical
Association my personally redesigned procedure for patient
intubation. Raum says current method is invasive. Demand
implementation by next Friday in all hospitals.
8:45 am Complete my redesign of
pacemakers. Make sure design includes solar panel patient wears on
forehead to power pacemaker. Show how depleted pacemaker batteries
bad for landfills.
9:00 am Practice saying “Yes,
mam.” “No, mam” for times when Michelle comes in Oval Office
yelling at me.
9:30 am Send Pope Benedict my
redesign for his Vatican Office. Explain to him how Christian
religious symbols could be offensive to atheists and Muslims around
the world. Ask Pope where he buys those jazzy pointy hats. Would
look great on me when I read teleprompter.
10:00 am Practice fake Cajun
accent for upcoming trip to New Orleans to bash Bush.
11.00 am Complete my redesign of
personal checks for Bank of America customers. I own the bank, I can
do what I want.
11:30 am Sneak into closet and
smoke big old fat Churchill cigar.
12 noon Have lunch with teleprompters.
Tell them what a great job they are doing for the country. Their
morale seems low lately.
1:00 pm Visit Walter Reed to see
teleprompter who fainted at press conference. Bring card and
flowers. Avoid veteran patients.
2:00 pm Complete redesign of
Grand Canyon National Park. Too many sharp rocks there now. Remember
to tell press I am using stimulus bill money for reconstruction
(create jobs, etc.).
3:00 pm Call CEO of Coca Cola to
let him know I've reformulated their recipe for Coke. Tell him I
expect my new formulation to be in stores by Sept 1.
3:30 pm Call NYT to let them
know I'm almost done with my redesign of their type fonts. Should be
done next Tuesday. Tell publisher I expect them to use my redesign by
Aug 1.
4:00 pm. Practice Pas de Deux
ballet steps with Raum. I'm getting better at this. I expect lead
role in this year's Swan Lake White House presentation.
5:00 pm dinner with family.
7:00 pm Sneak another cigar.
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
I am OUTRAGED that you mock
July 17, 2009 - 13:55 ET by Jack BauerI am OUTRAGED that you mock the Dear Leader, President Papa Doc Barack Hussein Maobama Duvalier.
You have been reported to the appropriate authorities.
agree - what nerve
July 17, 2009 - 14:18 ET by SouthJersey1953Everyone knows he doesn't smoke cigars; it's cigarettes (filtered, low tar, menthol - Virginia Slims to be precise)
Correct
July 17, 2009 - 15:13 ET by RukusThe ones that look like cigars aren't really cigars, just the outside. The inside is filled with somethin' else to put it bluntly. : p
Gary
Hey, Jimmah Che Obama! I want my country back!
And they aren't filled with
July 17, 2009 - 20:50 ET by celatorAnd they aren't filled with organic spinach, I betcha.
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
I've checked in his secret
July 17, 2009 - 20:47 ET by celatorI've checked in his secret nicotine stash. Churchill cigars... ;+}. Media refuses to report it.
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
Yep, that cigar BJ Clinton
July 17, 2009 - 21:15 ET by Dan DiegoYep, that cigar BJ Clinton gave him tasted kinda funky.
I'm too close for lights, switching to horn - Maverick, Ford Maverick
Jack.. some young guys in
July 17, 2009 - 20:46 ET by celatorJack.. some young guys in brown shirts have been banging on my door since I posted Obama's schedule! What should I do now???
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
You could adopt the Obama
July 18, 2009 - 05:59 ET by Jack BauerYou could adopt the Obama strategy when in a foreign country -- apologize for the evils America has caused and kowtow!
Beacuse if you think America seems a foreign country already, wait till the 2012 when it'll be like a Banana Republic, the third world shit hole, not the preppy clothes store
The history merry-go-round goes round and round...
July 17, 2009 - 14:15 ET by HelenSSomeone sent me this cartoon in an e-mail and I did a google search to find a link. Amazing how history repeats, and spooky how exactly we're re-living it today!
Me - "The libs/dems of today are the Quislings of former years - the cowards who would vote a fraud into office in exchange for handouts from the devil."
Re Major Cook Case
July 17, 2009 - 14:25 ET by slickwillie2001Re the sudden retraction of Major Cook's deployment orders, this may have something to do with it:
Two Generals Join Cook Case on Obama Citizenship - Just Before It Was Dismissed: http://confederateyankee.mu.nu
"A controversial suit brought by a U.S. Army reservist has been joined by a retired Army two-star general and an active reserve Air Force lieutenant colonel. Maj. Stefan Frederick Cook filed the suit July 8 in federal court here asking for conscientious objector status and a preliminary injunction based upon his belief that President Barack Obama is not a natural-born citizen of the United States and is therefore ineligible to serve as president of the United States and commander-in-chief of the U.S. Armed Forces."
This suggests that someone panicked when it appeared that the case might grow to incorporate more plaintiffs, and for that reason his orders were retracted.
Tiger is toast?
July 17, 2009 - 14:44 ET by ricklailWhere has Dave been today with his British Open updates? Unless something drastic happens it appears that Tiger Woods will be taking the redeye home from Scotland tonight. Right now the projected cut is +4. He is at +5. There are 82 players above him.
Tom Watson is tied for the lead a -5 with Steve Marino. John Daly is still hanging in at -3.
It is not going to be a good ratings weekend for ABC with Tiger not in but I still plan on watching it. I would love to see Tom Watson holding the trophy high on Sunday. It would be an inspiration to all of us over 55.
Semper suprene nitens
North Carolina now has the worst government money can buy.
Tiger missed the cut
July 17, 2009 - 15:14 ET by RukusOnly the second time in a major. Damned global warming!
Gary
Hey, Jimmah Che Obama! I want my country back!
Flying
July 17, 2009 - 17:09 ET by JDWThat was my reasoning in posting the Biden trip to Britain this weekend in captionfest. Nobody caught on.
JDW
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Not so
July 17, 2009 - 17:29 ET by RukusIt was a funny post. I've been hangin' there and postin' left and right and caught it a little while ago. : )
Gary
Hey, Jimmah Che Obama! I want my country back!
I went to my Embarq
July 17, 2009 - 18:49 ET by ricklailI went to my Embarq homepage and the headline read " Watson leads, Tiger leaves"
See y'all tomorrow morning bright and early. I am off to the clinic for a sleep study. They get you at 5. I usually sleep to 7 on Sat morning.
Semper suprene nitens
North Carolina now has the worst government money can buy.
Sleep study
July 17, 2009 - 19:28 ET by RukusBeen there, done that. Took forever to get the glue goo off me, espcially my hair! LOL! Have fun! : )
Gary
Hey, Jimmah Che Obama! I want my country back!
Facts on Mexican Guns
July 17, 2009 - 14:44 ET by slickwillie2001Some straight-talk numbers on guns used in Mexican crimes that hopefully even liberals can understand:
Only 8% of Mexican Cartel Guns Come From US Dealers: http://prairiepundit.blogspot.com
"Barely 8 percent of the estimated 100,000 firearms seized in Mexico's drug wars over the past three years have been traced to U.S. sales by licensed gun dealers, Congress was told Thursday."
Just this week Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-DC) repeated the 90% propaganda nonsense.
Glenn Beck
July 17, 2009 - 16:38 ET by jaywlBeck is hilarious today. A segment on Sen. Don'tcallmeMaamAirheadBoxer was absolutely bonkers. Catch it somehow!
jaywl
July 17, 2009 - 18:55 ET by BondPlainBondI LOVE Beck's show. An hour seems like only fifteen minutes. Today's show was hilarious. From the very beginning...
Pudding?
ObamaCare
July 17, 2009 - 18:56 ET by BondPlainBondDo you think there is the possibility Obama wants this bill pushed through because Jeffrey Immelt wants his solo, no-bid contract to start pumping the cash Obama promised him into his personal pockets?
GE has itself on the line here, all aspects of the corporation are now tied to the success of the White House. This is "GE is too big to fail" moment, and Obama has promised Immelt the contract on damn near everything; going through every single American's medical records and reposting them on the internet (safely, of course... yeah, you betcha), medicines, wind, solar, telecommunications, weapons and parts for Iran, lightbulbs, etc, etc, etc.
Did I mention weapons and parts for Iran?
Cronkite - Dead.
July 17, 2009 - 19:29 ET by Dan DiegoFOX is running their pre-writ obit.
Uncle Walter
July 17, 2009 - 19:33 ET by RukusRIP good sir. One who even though somewhat biased still REPORTED the news. At least that's how I remember.
Gary
Hey, Jimmah Che Obama! I want my country back!
"The Coming Insurrection"
July 17, 2009 - 19:31 ET by BondPlainBond"The Coming Insurrection"
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Glenn Beck, a few weeks back, brought our attention to a book which will be published for American distribution in August of this year, a book written by a radical, extremist, and violent French group called "The Invisible Committee".
July 1, 2009
The One Thing
The Extreme Left is Calling People to Arms
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Avoid funding the "bad guys". Don't buy this book. It's available, free of charge, on the internet.
Un-frigging-believable reading, too.
(Cross-posted to NewsBusters Forum)
Re Cronkite
July 17, 2009 - 19:31 ET by slickwillie2001So will it be wall-to-wall Cronkite this weekend? Fox News has already interrupted BOR for Cronkite's life story.
Obama: If I've lost Cronkite
July 17, 2009 - 19:38 ET by Dan DiegoObama: If I've lost Cronkite does that mean I've lost the Afghan war?
Walter Cronkite.
July 17, 2009 - 19:44 ET by blazermaniacAmerica's anchor for thirty years is gone. CBS News has never been the same since. Dan Rather started the downward spiral and it's been rolling out of control ever since.
A Wonderful Opportunity
July 17, 2009 - 21:15 ET by ACWto do something other then watch television. I don't think some of the people here have seen been outside or seen daylight in years.
While Cronkite's death...
July 17, 2009 - 19:41 ET by PrairieSkyis a reason to pause and remember the man's contributions to journalism over the decades, we will now no doubt be plunged into a non-stop, wall-to-wall "Cronkite-a-thon" all weekend long...
Oh goody...
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
Not sure what to think
July 17, 2009 - 21:24 ET by general companyAbout the fact that it seems we will for now on loose another American Icon weekly. Folks that had influence on our culture and heritage. In many ways this says a lot of things about America, most of these folks started off just like you and I did. Will we kill the success and opertunity that has always been avalible in the USA? Or just let the Goverment decide the worthy?
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Why are comments turned off on the Cronkite thread?
July 17, 2009 - 20:27 ET by R D HelmAre we NB members not to be trusted with such a potentially explosive topic as Walter Cronkite?
-Dave
"...stimulus plan is 'working exactly as we had anticipated.'" - PrezBO
The Plants that come here
July 17, 2009 - 20:34 ET by Free StinkerThe Plants that come here from Kos and Huffpoo can't be trusted.
Walter Cronkite, R.I.P.
Daily Kuss and HuffingThePost
July 17, 2009 - 20:43 ET by RukusYou gotta a good point there stinker man! : )
Gary
Hey, Jimmah Che Obama! I want my country back!
FS.. I think you are
July 17, 2009 - 20:53 ET by celatorFS.. I think you are right. Hadn't thought of that.
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
Free, perhaps it is time to hit the plants with the Agent Orange
July 17, 2009 - 21:00 ET by R D HelmI'm talking the whole 55 gal. drum.
:-)
-Dave
"...stimulus plan is 'working exactly as we had anticipated.'" - PrezBO
RIP
July 17, 2009 - 20:54 ET by UnsaneHe said things I didn't agree with from time to time, but he was an American legend.
Scarily enough, I can remember when he retired. When he did, I was considerably younger. Well, a lot younger.
RIP, Walter.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
Re Cronkite
July 17, 2009 - 21:22 ET by slickwillie2001So I have to ask, does every competent TV network have 'packages' ready to go on every significant celebrity over 50 or so? Kind of a thankless job to be in the 'spec-obit package staff' isn't it? You could work there for years and never have any of your work actually used.
They must. Fox breaks in
July 17, 2009 - 21:40 ET by GregEThey must. Fox breaks in (as the others did) and they're showing Cronkite clips and audio as if they've had it queued up.
I think it was CNN that
July 17, 2009 - 21:47 ET by Dan DiegoI think it was CNN that accidentally ran a premature obit piece for someone who had yet to pass. You gotta wonder if the creators of these pieces have dead pool bets working.
I'm too close for lights, switching to horn - Maverick, Ford Maverick
Yes
July 17, 2009 - 21:55 ET by ChaitealoverSometimes there are whole departments devoted to being prepared for a well-known person's death. It would be a waste of time to have to dig out all that information when you could have it ready to read. I suspect they don't wait until a celebrity is over 50, either. Sooner or later everyone going to die, no matter how celebrated they may be.
Chai
“When all government...in little as in great things, shall be drawn to Washington as the center of all power, it will render powerless the checks provided...” Thomas Jefferson
Re Cronkite
July 18, 2009 - 13:17 ET by 1611LilacLadyYes . . and not limited to over 50 . . consider Hollyweird. So do the newspapers.
Isaiah 5:20a Woe unto them who call evil good, and good evil. . . KJV
@jackass (j.frank wilson), nomewutumsayin?
July 17, 2009 - 21:26 ET by SickofLibsPlease, can everyone here get with da program already, nomewutumsayin?
It ain't cool to respond to jfw without the @. It shows that you're not down with da twittering thang, nomewutumsayin?
This is a new lobo he's adopted in the last couple days; he may have just subscribed to Wired Magazine or something, nomewutumsayin?
Anyway, let's try and follow his lead, nomewutumsayin, K?
@sickolibs, peace and out, nomewutumsayin
@ I'll try
July 17, 2009 - 21:37 ET by general company.org ,,,,,?
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
@general company:
July 17, 2009 - 21:49 ET by SickofLibs@thanks for your courteous response
@hope we can talk again soon
your pal, @sickoflibs
ps: @fu, jfw!
Please call your Rep and
July 17, 2009 - 21:39 ET by GregEPlease call your Rep and Senators and tell them to sign the pledge to read the bills they're going to vote FOR!!! Notice I said FOR. One can see things in a bill, enough to vote AGAINST without reading the entire thing, but if voting FOR it, they best be knowing exactly what it is they are voting for, as most all of their crap affects our freedoms!!
www.readthebill.org
Walpin Suing
July 17, 2009 - 21:57 ET by slickwillie2001Fired Americorps I-G Gerald Walpin suing government:
[quote] The suit claims that "Mr. Walpin was unlawfully removed and transferred from his position as Inspector General precisely because he had performed his responsibilities in an effective manner, supporting his career staff in their objective findings of wrongdoing, based on their audits and investigations, the truth of which those who sought to remove him did not want published.
"Mr. Walpin's unlawful removal and transfer to administrative leave, and his imminent, unlawful and procedurally-defective termination, are clearly contrary to the statutory command of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008, and constitutes violations of law .... Mr. Walpin has suffered and continues to suffer very real reputational, vocational and economic injuries as a result [of the firiing], from the obvious loss of his post and the associated income and health insurance, to having his mental faculties questioned with not-so-subtle, and completely unfounded, suggestions of senility." [endquote]
Walpin-Gate Lawsuit Update: http://www.washingtontimes.com
Good for him. I've been hoping he would take legal action. Perhaps discovery will implicate the Bamster hisself.
Chappaquiddick +40
July 18, 2009 - 03:14 ET by AgentAmericanTime for another anniversary...
In Memory of Mary Jo...
Shortly after leaving a party on Chappaquiddick Island, Senator Edward
"Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts drives an Oldsmobile off a wooden bridge
into a tide-swept pond. Kennedy escaped the submerged car, but his
passenger, 28-year-old Mary Jo Kopechne, did not. The senator did not
report the fatal car accident for 10 hours."
http://www.history.c...
I wonder how much this will get mentioned. Since Walter Cronkite passed, probably never.
2010: A GOP Hill
Please read~
July 18, 2009 - 12:08 ET by Georgia GirlPlease read this about healthcare. I'd say it's pretty darn important.
http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/2009/07/17/urgent-action-needed-on-health-care/#more-611
One Question
July 18, 2009 - 13:13 ET by 1611LilacLadyWho was taking Neil Armstrong's picture as he came down the ladder to be the first man on the moon??????
Isaiah 5:20a Woe unto them who call evil good, and good evil. . . KJV
Different question needed
July 18, 2009 - 17:52 ET by UnsaneNot who...what.
:-)
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
That would be the TV camera
July 20, 2009 - 11:53 ET by Jack BauerThat would be the TV camera on the side of the Lunar Module.
All the moonshot ships were literally festooned with cameras. It was PR at its finest.
@slickwillie2001:
July 24, 2009 - 11:22 ET by j. frank wilsonAs the US Army explained, Maj. Cook's orders were changed because when he filed his unnecessary lawsuit they understood that he had changed his mind about serving in Afghanistan.
Maj. Cook volunteered. Therefore he could change his mind.
All he had to do was notify the Army of that decision. No need for a lawsuit.
Of course, there is the obvious question: Did he ever intend to actually serve in Afghanistan? Or is this a "set-up" lawsuit?
And did another soldier get very short notice that he or she was being sent overseas in Maj. Cook's place?