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Warning: Hollywood's about to trash Christians again!
Submitted by Mary Louise Turner on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 9:19am.
I saw this on Yahoo! the other day and became greatly concerned.
Here's something that should frighten you: you have been warned. Director Paul Verhoeven ("Robocop") is about to make a revisionist (read: PC) movie about Jesus called "Jesus of Nazareth". He now has a writer and backing for this project, scheduled for 2013 or 2014. Get a load of the controversial (to say the least!) material in this proposed film: that Jesus might have been the product of his mother being raped by a Roman soldier, which Mr. Verhoeven said was commonplace at the time, that Jesus was a radical prophet who performed exorcisms and was convinced he would find the kingdom of Heaven on earth, and did not know he would be sentenced to die on the cross by Pontius Pilate. Vile, not to mention ignorant! If this stuff isn't offensive to Christians in general and Catholics in particular, what is? This idiot "researched" the subject for eleven years, supposedly. He's taking Martin Scorsese's awful "Last Temptation of Christ" (forget blasphemy - the film was just plain bad!) and kicking it up a notch. (By the way, "LTOC" is now available on DVD!)
If Mr. Verhoeven planned a movie trashing Muhammad, you know what would happen; he would get death threats.
MLT, the only surprise here
Submitted by motherbelt on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 9:23am.
MLT, the only surprise here will be if he doesn't release it during Holy Week next year.
That has been out there for
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 9:42am.
That has been out there for many years by those that can't accept the virgin birth. It all boils down to sceince instead of a simple faith in believing the virgin birth. God made a jackass to speak so he can do anything including impreganting a virgin. I'm like mother, they'll probably release it during Holy Week.
"a movie trashing Muhammad" isn't necessary, ML.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 10:29am.
His "followers" do that every day with their words and deeds.
I'm just glad that the Catholic Church has had the fortitude and faith to fight against Islam throughout history each time they have decided that the time was ripe for them to conquer the world.
I'm beginning to think that The Church may have to do it again this time since governments are abdicating.
On this day
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 9:24am.
23 June, I first raised my hand to swear allegiance to the Constitution of the United States. It was a mere 37 years ago and I was not quite 18. I flew from Beckley, W.Va. to National Airport in D.C., via Lewisburg, W.Va. and Roanoke, Va. Prior to that day I didn't even know there was an airport in Beckley. The aircraft was a DC-3 flown by Piedmont Airlines. Piedmont later became my favorite carrier. Sorry to see them go.
From D.C. I took a much smaller plane to Philly. I had to wait for enough others to arrive to fill the "limousine" that would take us to Ft Dix, NJ. The limo was a Checker Cab station wagon that had been stretched to have 4 doors on each side. It was a monster! We got to Ft Dix around 2300 and the Drill Sgts were very happy to see us. I don't think they stopped screaming until 0430 when lights went out. We got an entire 30 minutes of sleep before reveille.
The first thing we'd done the previous night was to pass in front of an "Amnesty Box." Any contraband could be dumped into it with no repercussions. It was a private deal so no one saw what you might put in. I was surprised at the amount of weapons and drugs that were in there. I don't know how often they emptied it.
Today was the beginning of a trip that involved getting out twice and coming back in twice, to the Navy each time thereafter. I learned that the Navy takes the kitchen, bathroom and your bed everywhere they go. There is one drawback in that your "house" does run the risk of sinking. But for a kid that didn't want to go to college and wasn't sure what to do, it turned out pretty good.
I never spent a minute in a combat zone during my time. I was in a shipyard during Grenada and on shore duty for Panama and Desert Storm. I had about one minute in Haiti, while in charge of a landing craft with a 10 man crew, where I could have started an international incident. It was the initial contact to put Arristide back into power in 1993. I was given radio permission to fire on a patrol boat approaching at high speed. We realized, at the same time as the CO of USS Harlan County, that their machine gun wasn't loaded.
I can't believe that was 37 years ago. Where'd the time go?
Happy Anniversary Phil
Submitted by bkeyser on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 10:19am.
Jarhead to swabby, thanks for your dedication.
Me too, Tug.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 10:43am.
After all, the Navy is a great service. They are actually credited with inventing sex!
Of course, the Marine Corpse gets credit for introducing it to women.
I couldn't resist that one.
Serve long and proud, sailor.
What the hell are you crowin'
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 12:52pm.
What the hell are you crowin' about, meat??? Your claim to fame is introducing a strategically placed ascot into your favorite cross-dressing outfit!!!
Killa, I'm flattered!
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 5:11pm.
You still have that picture? I'll bet you keep it on the wall out there in the 57th state of Asia America!
I'm gonna give the guy in that picture your address. He says he's coming out there to visit "a fan."
You'll recognize him right away. He's the one with the 58 DD's and the van Dyke.
I love the Marines!
Submitted by CobraMan on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 1:04pm.
I love the Marines! They hold down the enemy so the Army can kick the crap out of them. You hold them down and we beat them up. A perfect one-two combination.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
Goof
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 1:18pm.
goof
Cobra-
Submitted by bkeyser on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 6:00pm.
See how I let that comment go without once using the phrase "Army dog"? ;-)
By the way, I did my arty training at Ft. Sill. I saw close up how the Army dogs train. Almost as hard as Marines PT.
Hey
Submitted by milootoole on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 6:15pm.
I love the old military back and forth, and to be honest, I admire the Army and the Marines. Both services have done great things. I openly confess to respect and admiration for our military.
I do however, remind you, that , as an old Navy man, (one 4 year hitch), that there is a group out there of swabbies who really shine. The Navy Seals, Excuse me while I go and relax now. Just thinking about their accomplishments makes me too happy to sit at a keyboard.
Stand, Navy, out to sea, Fight our battle cry;
We'll never change our course, So vicious foe
steer shy-y-y-y.
Roll out the TNT, Anchors Aweigh.
Sail on to victory
And sink their bones to Davy Jones, hooray!
Watching Full Metal jacket on
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 6:31pm.
Watching Full Metal jacket on Encore. I had a lot of hard assed DIs In the Army but nothing that come close to the character that Gunny Emery played.
Ft Sill
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 10:01pm.
That was my "home" for 2 years. I was a truck driver and mechanic in an 8" self-propelled howitzer battalion. We had the M110A1. I got to fire it a few times when a gun crew was shorthanded. Nothing quite like it.
During my time in (75-78) the PT uniform consisted of removing and folding our shirts, then placing them on the ground. Then we'd uncover and place it on the shirt. We still wore the starched OD green fatigues. Many a Monday morning, the starch in my pants was the only thing holding me upright at morning formation.
America is very fortunate that we weren't attacked during those years. It wasn't quite as bad a Stripes, but not far from it. There was an Army wide survey of combat readiness taken just prior to my getting out. Of all the active divisions, the only two that were rated "ready to go," were the 82nd and the 101st.
I just want to say that I was skeptical after 9/11 of how our forces would fare against the bad guys. After years of PC and Oprahfizing our young men, did we still have to fighting spirit that our warriors of the past held? I must say that I am impressed with our warriors. They are much better trained and equipped, and when given a mission with minimal ROE, they are unmatched on this planet.
Thank you to all who have served this nation in uniform and those of you who have had to keep the home fires burning during their absence. I am proud to call you fellow Americans!
I don't usually even notice when this day passes by each year. I just happened to see it on the calendar about midnight, last night. I didn't realize how much of that first day I remembered until I thought about it.
"8 gun makes big boom. First
Submitted by ricklail on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 9:19am.
"8 gun makes big boom. First time I was around one I didn't see how those guys stood it. I can't image what the "16 guns on a battleship sounded like.
43 years ago today was going
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 10:27am.
43 years ago today was going into my fourth week of basic. I went through Fort Jackson in what has to be the hottst months of June, July, August and September. I think the Army went out and found the most miserable places in the US to build bases.
Tank Hill
Submitted by CobraMan on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 12:57pm.
Ahh, the infamous Ft. Jackson, with its black widows, its cottonmouths (don't forget to check that foxhole before leaping in!), its 6,000 percent humidity levels, and that long, nearly vertical climb back to the barracks that always had be completed on the double! Thanks for the memories.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
There are some things you
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 1:21pm.
There are some things you can't forget. Drag Ass Hill. land navigations course through a swamp with them cottonmouths imported from Ft Polk, the heat and humidity on the parade field the day we graduated from boot camp wondering why all those ambulances were parked in the woods and soon finding out when the ceremonies started..
The best part was the beer blast the might before graduation and having to keep my bubby from jumping of the second story of the barracks with a blanket. He was going airborne and ready to get started.
You guys missed out on the pleasures
Submitted by UpNorth on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 10:54pm.
of Ft. Knox. Three hills, Agony, Misery and Heartbreak. And, trainees driving tanks on the roads that we were marching on. These were guys who were 4 to 6 weeks ahead of us.
Ft. Knox in January, February and March, flu, upper respiratory infections and Army chow. The good old days. And, like Rick said, the beer blast the night before graduation. And, one trainee that refused to shower, and got a GI party finally.
At Pendelton, next to Las Pulgas
Submitted by bkeyser on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 11:22pm.
where I was with the 11th Marines, we used to run Heartbreak Ridge and Sheepsh!t. The top of Heartbreak was exactly 1.5 miles from our barracks, so the daily three-mile run was a real bitch. Not overly steep in grade, maybe 10% or so, but a long steady climb to the top. They run a half marathon there now and a found a picture of the actual trail. This gives you some perspective. I remember it seemed like death trying to get to the top, but then the run down in formation was just as bad as you were tired and trying not to trip over the guy in front of you.
Sheepsh!t was a tank trail up and down along a ridgeline that, true to it's name, was grazed by sheep.
BK, here's Heartbreak
Submitted by UpNorth on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 12:11am.
Up to the crest, then down and up.
This one is Agony.
After a long day on the range
Submitted by ricklail on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 9:29am.
After a long day on the range or the other training areas you had to walk up Drag Ass Hill to get back to the Tank and the barracks. I've went up longer and steeper hills before that but not after baking in 90 degree heat on the range all day. Even if it got hot and we had to stop training we still had to walk back.
There are hills out on McAuthur Road that runs by the drop zones at Bragg. We never had to walk them. When the airborne jumped thye had buses or duece and a halfs to take them back. The difference between mech infantry and airborne was we rode to our objective, they jumped and walked. Much safer riding.
Ive said it before......
Submitted by dyardley on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 10:56am.
and I'll say it til I die. I have so much respect for you wonderful warriors. I have thanked God so many times I was born a woman in 1946 when women did not go into battle. I don't think I'm a coward but I guess its something you only find out when it counts. I've been fortunate enough to have friends who were Rangers, Seals and more. I thought I would go crazy as one told me about his experiences of going down into the 'holes' in Viet Nam (he was small of stature.) Being highly claustrophobic I could hardly listen. Whether you served in combat or in support you are all my heroes. It's a pleasure to know you through NB.
AF represents
Submitted by Unsane on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 9:36pm.
Awesome. Good to hear, Tugboat Phil. Hope you don't mind getting a tip o' the hat from a flyboy... :)
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
Air Force
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 10:06pm.
Two of my uncles retired from the AF. They told me not to join the Army because I'd be sleeping with my rifle. I assured them that as a truck driver, that would never happen. The first night I was in a foxhole with my rifle against my chest I thought about them.
I lived next to Langley AFB during my last years in the Navy. I had made Chief and wore khakis. AF folks know nothing at all about Navy rank structure (it took me about a year in before I did). I'd go to the BX or commissary in uniform and I'd have every other person saluting me. And since the Navy is factually superior to the AF, I allowed them that pleasure.
Thanks for your service!
The Navy
Submitted by Unsane on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 10:54pm.
Indeed, the AF does know nothing about Navy rank structure! I worked with the Navy when deployed and was introduced to some enlisted gal who introduced herself as "MA1" something or other...
That left my head spinning for days...
Not to mention the Navy's penchant for re-inventing the English language (for instance, the part of my pad upon which I stand and move around on is not called a "floor"; rather, it is a "deck". Huh? )
:)
(I poke fun at the Navy but I in fact love the Navy. They have awesome toys...)
Thanks for your service as well!
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
i thought a Navy captain was
Submitted by ricklail on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 1:19pm.
i thought a Navy captain was the same rank as an Army captain. My CO asked me one day to go to Gray Army Airfield and pick up a Navy captian. I told him I go get my jeep and go after him. I was told he was a Navy captain to get the staff car. A Navy captain is the same as a light bird colonel in the Army I found out. Still to this dayI can't reconize their rank. We have Navy chaplain in our church that is a Lt. Commander. That is the only rank I reconize.
AF, Coast Guard and Navy rank forget it. I live around Cherry Point and Camp Lejeune so I know Marine rank. That is all I need to know. .My wife's cousin just made E-9 in the AF. In the Army it is a SGT Major, has a star in the middle, or a Command SGT Major has a star and wreath. SGT Major of the Army has 2 stars but he is still and E-9. I have no clue what they it in AF rank..
Rick
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 1:27pm.
Army Captain = Navy Lieutenant (O-3)
Army Light Colonel = Navy Commander (O-5)
Army Full Bird = Navy Captain (O-6)
If wearing fatigues, the insignia is the same, but they usually wear the shoulderboard insignia with the star and stripe(s) of different sizes/arrangements.
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The Chief!
Submitted by Unsane on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 6:57pm.
E-9 in the AF is Chief Master Sergeant. I have known a whole lot of awesome Chiefs.
Your wife's cousin is in the top 1% of the AF enlisted force. That is huge! Congratulatons to him!
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
Oh, the poor thing.....
Submitted by motherbelt on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 9:33am.
Hilarious catch by Hot Air:
Burden of Governing + 100th Round of Golf
Poor Obama....having to govern when he should be out campaigning, but there's always time for golf!!
I posted last week from the
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 10:12am.
I posted last week from the AP Radio news how Obama and Mooche were at their Hyde Park hone for the first time in 2 years. Obeyme was resting from campaigning, not running the country but campaigning.
Over the years I have made
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 9:34am.
Over the years I have made fun of our neighbors to the south. When I worked for the power company I worked a lot of days in SC. I've got to give them credit. They have some of the best Congresscriters of any state save Goober Graham and Clyburn
Rep. Trey Gowdy is a man after my heart. He called Nancy Pelosi mind numbing stooooopid over comments she made about Fast and Furiuos and arresting Karl Rove.
Here's a poll question for today. Which one best really decribes congresscriters like Pelosi, Jackson Lee, Waters, Corine Brown, Hank Johnson. all Commiecrats.
Blonde's galactically stooopid
My Jimma Kottter stoooppid
Rep Gowdy's mind numbiing stooopid
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Now you might want to save this for eternity. You''l never heard me say this again GO GAMECHICKENS!!!! They are back in the College World Series Champion game for the 3rd straight time. My late grandmaw used to say what happens twice happens thrice. So how about a 3rd staight College World Series Championship for the Game Chickens.?
Yea Rick
Submitted by Boudin on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 9:54am.
Kinda like to see the real USC do it again myself.
And I like "mind numbing stupid"
Rick, less is sometimes better.
Submitted by UpNorth on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 9:54am.
How about "simply stooopid"?
That would describe many
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 10:21am.
That would describe many Republicans like Bonehead. I need something just a bit stronger for the Commiecrats.
I like "mind numbing
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 12:39pm.
I like "mind numbing stooooopid", It fits the libturds quite well. But Blondes "Galactically stooooopid" are PERFECT for the likes of Maxine Waters, Sheila Jackson Lee et al.
Doubting Romney
Submitted by Agnostic on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 10:38am.
Many people have voiced that they would rather cast a 'protest vote' for a third party candidate than vote for Romney. This is their right and there is understandable reasons for not trusting Romney - especially if he is faced with a Democrat controlled House or Senate.
However, I would like to point to an issue and that is the selection of Bolton as a foreign policy advisor. If you think about this selection it shows a very strong directional decision being made by Romney. I was surprised when Bush selected the often outspoken and politically incorrect Bolton and he was already in office. For Romney to do so while still campaigning actually caused (forgive the 80s term here) a paradigm shift for me in viewing Romney.
Now Bolton is making comparisons between the foreign policy attitudes between Reagan and Romney. Arguments can be made whether this is a good or bad comparison but it is unlikely Bolton would make such a statement, given his past speaking engagements and articles, without couching it in plausible scenarios unless he believed it to be true.
This is not the decision of a politician eager to appease. Bolton has been a target for years. The only reason this target doesn't get put on display is that his knowledge (right or wrong) isn't just the understanding that comes from committee briefs but an in depth understanding of dealing with issues and frankness to blow off ‘catty’ comments - in other words, 'more than media egos want to deal with outside of heavily edited video.
It also puts him in line for
Submitted by bkeyser on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 10:42am.
SecState- which would be an outstanding choice. I wonder how hard the Dems would fight it in confirmation...
bk,
Submitted by Agnostic on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 10:48am.
Haven't you been listening? The minority party is supposed to cross the aisle and show support for the CIC, his appointments and policies. They are morally obligated to follow the direction of the POTUS as he was appointed by the people to carry out their wishes. I'm sure the Democrats will continue to believe this is true even when they are the minority party.
You don't think the Democrats and the media are all hypocrites, do you?
Yeah Ag,
Submitted by bkeyser on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 10:51am.
grace period, and all that.
Bolton
Submitted by milootoole on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 6:22pm.
Bolton-- he failed to charm me. Not a good first impresssion.
Yet, he would be my first pick for foreign policy advisor. I figured out why he failed to charm me. He knows his sh** so well that he states it with firm conviction and as many people, it made me skeptical.
After watching him for a few years, his stand and deliver attitude has won me over.
Bolton!
Submitted by Unsane on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 9:39pm.
Bolton is a realist and in my mind a complete foreign policy badass. If Romney pledges to make him SecState, it will make the Left throw an absolute temper tantrum - and fill me with joy. If Romney does that, I will vote for him more enthusiastically.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
Excellent F&F video
Submitted by bkeyser on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 11:08am.
by PJTV's Bill Whittle.
Well worth the 7 minutes.
Excellent Video, BK
Submitted by Blonde on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 1:01pm.
I could have saved myself the ten minutes it took to compose my rant yesterday, LOL.
Follow the ideology, indeed.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
~Two days ago I was arguing on Twitter
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 6:38pm.
with Lachlan Markay about that. He's convinced that the confluence of a Dem op with a Dem sacred cow is pure coincidence and sneered at those who think otherwise.
Well Bru
Submitted by Blonde on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 8:00pm.
Not surprised. He couldn't sniff out Deddy in a pack of them.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Bill Whittle is amazing.
Submitted by motherbelt on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 8:41pm.
His "Afterburner segments are always "Must See TV."
Firewall?
Submitted by Unsane on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 9:42pm.
Do you mean "Firewall" or are you talking about something completely different that perhaps I had never heard of...? I have seen his "Firewall" clips on YouTube and they boil down conservative ideas and principles very well.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
More on The Once's Faux Autobiography
Submitted by Blonde on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 11:30am.
And of course, you won't read this in the US media. How Obama Erased His White Girlfriends.
Is it possible that his story can become even more twisted? Fake, composite, and erased people. Choom wagons. Cocaine. Lies and more lies about his family. Tasty dog snacks.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Funny J,
Submitted by bkeyser on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 11:36am.
Yesterday, #Obamafundraisingideas was trending on Twitter. My last tweet on this.
And for fun, this. H/T Moe Lane.
I'm seriously considering a new list, BK
Submitted by Blonde on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 12:05pm.
The Obama's Gauche.
I could start with gravy bowls, and of course, paid donors in the Big White flipping off our beloved Ronald Reagan.
This fundraising idea is a new twist on "for the children"....because w/the bat/bar mitzfahs....it's now become "from the children"....for the Once.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
I'll bet you a drink dat Da Once (I like that!) ...
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 12:11pm.
... can't even pronounce "gauche" much less figure out what it means.
Well he ought to know, Bubba
Submitted by Blonde on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 12:39pm.
Because when you look it up in the dictionary, his picture is there.
From Dictionary.com
gauche
[gohsh]
adjective lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless: Their exquisite manners always make me feel gauche.
It's hard to have social graces, sensitivity, and tact when one is in love with the person in the mirror. And that is The Once, to a tee.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Let's be blunt and call them
Submitted by motherbelt on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 8:43pm.
Classless.
I'm sure it would sound like
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 1:56pm.
I'm sure it would sound like 'gawtch', and he would say it so brilliantly and convincingly that the Media would accept it as a new pronounciation!! I'll bet that if the word 'quiche' showed up on the teleprompter, he'd say 'kweechie' too!!!!
And don't, for a minute, think that Boy Baraka wouldn't issue a fatwah - if he could pull it off - that would REQUIRE people to donate the value of their wedding, anniversary, or birthday gifts to him. I wouldn' put ANYTHING past this worthless piece of Kenyan Kow Krap.
Quiche?
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 2:57pm.
Bubba Clinton pronounced that "quickie," and it's all he ever asked for at meal time.
In case you've forgotten ...
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 12:19pm.
http://vimeo.com/12933322
Worth watching.
KORE today!!! I missed the
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 1:01pm.
KORE today!!! I missed the last one, because I was on Oahu visiting my family and grandson - and I heard it was busy, with 19 new participants coming in from somewhere. And I missed playin' music with my friends. We have a friend coming down today who is an excellent guitar player - for those of you who know anything about musical equipment, he is one of the original guys who developed the Mesa Boogie amplifier. He's got a guest house over here that he stays in when he and his family can get away for a vacation.................................so we'll be lookin' for some new tunes to lay down.
Sounds Fun!
Submitted by stratman on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 1:53pm.
Found some KORE videos on You Tube. Really nice Hawaiian guitar and I finally got to see the harmonica player you write about. Please put some more videos on You Tube for us to enjoy.
Beautiful giving back to the community, Killa.
Really, strat?? I've never
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 2:00pm.
Really, strat?? I've never seen anything...........although I probably don't want to see myself either!!! That harmonica player gets scolded by his wife for jamming with us, because he's supposed to be getting his 'therapy' in the water...........but I think he gets a lot of it right there with the musicians!!!
Like I said before, I usually downgrade my list of life's complaints after a day at KORE, if you catch my drift.
Yeah, You're A Rock Star Now! ;-)
Submitted by stratman on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 2:22pm.
Found them searching on KORE. There's also video of the Krew getting official recognition and a hula dance - nice.
Dude, you live in paradise. I live in Cleveland. I'm upgrading my list of life's complaints now.
Strat, I was born in Akron!!!
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 2:42pm.
Strat, I was born in Akron!!! My mother was from there - her dad worked at one of the tire plants, and my father was a poverty-ridden refugee from West Virginia, who graduated from Akron U. (the Zippers???) But I can't tell you anything more about it, because I was only there for a year or two. My uncle Gene Woodling used to play for the Cleveland Indians, as well as the New York Yankees during their heyday of the 50's, and he also did a stint with the SF Giants.
OK, gotta go 'spank the plank'!!!
Well, Whaddya Know!
Submitted by stratman on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 3:55pm.
Akron is a hop, skip and a jump away from me. Akron was a real powerhouse of manufacturing back in the day. Now it has some great medical facilities and terrific research. The University of Akron is a darn good school. (yep - the Zip's!) I had a rotation at Akron Children's Hospital which overlooked the ball park and was near the University campus.
I remember the name Gene Woodling. His time with the Indians was before I threw a baseball, but my father probably saw him play many times with the Tribe and the Yankees. From his obit in the New York Times:
I can see your uncle in you. He's smiling upon you from above. :-)
I remember Uncle Gene beng
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 10:03pm.
I remember Uncle Gene beng about as straightforward as anyone you could ever meet, and I think he had a lifetime batting average (over many years in the bigs) of around .300, with a World Series average of about .318 - and he played in at least 4 or 5 World Series, I think, so he wasn't boasting about being able to hit any pitcher. I saw him play in the old Baltimore Memorial Stadium, as well as whatever park the Senators used to play at in Washington, DC, in the late 50's, before we moved to Hawaii.
You know, those parks were located in the 'dark' side of town, and you could park there - at somebody's house, slip them a couple of bucks, and when we came back, the care was safe and un-bothered, and my Dad would probably slip the guy another bill - and it was all cool. We had to walk to the park from where we were parked, and that wasn't dangerous or anything like that - it was normal for the era. Try that these days, huh???
Just came back from KORE - played for 4 straight hours!!! There were little waves on the sandbar, so I think the participants had a good day too, and it wasn't blazing hot, which was nice. We had another musician today, and he was quite good, and loved playing!! For some reason, we got onto a Wilson Pickett jag, and managed a pretty 'Killa' version of '99 1/2 Just Won't Do', which was a lot of fun. But we started goofing off on the 'Land of 1000 Dances' riff, and ended up getting it going pretty good, and when we were doing the 'na na-na na-na; part, a couple of the autistic kids, and some other participants, jumped in there to help us sing - which was quite cool!!! It doesn't take much to get to them - in fact, the simpler the better!!! I think they understood the words!!! Hahahahahahaha!!!
We also did some pretty stuff, and pulled a few out of thin air, which is always interesting - especially if they come out well.
I'm beat, but it's too early for a black cherry/vodka over here in Asia/Hawaii!!!
It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere In The World
Submitted by stratman on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 12:11am.
So go ahead and enjoy your treat.
The obit I linked from the NYTimes is pretty good for some stats. Your uncle was one helluva ball player. Would have liked to have seen him.
Daggone. 99 and a Half Won't Do. Woah! Never heard anyone play that out. Pickett. About as cool as cool gets.
Check out You Tube for the KORE videos. Some nice licks and a little foot stomping.
If I ever get wanderlust I'm heading to Hawaii and check you guys out. :-)
Well, Creedence Clearwater
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 1:01am.
Well, Creedence Clearwater Revival did a pretty authentic cover of it - John Fogarty can sing and play!!! But that is a Wilson 'Wicked' Pickett/Steve Cropper song, and Pickett did it first. It was a lot of fun to play - first time we'd ever tried it, and it came out well enough for somebody to ask us to play it again a little while later!!!
Hell, strat - we even tried 'What Becomes of the Broken Hearted' (Jimmy Ruffin) today, with decent results!!! And a rousing version of 'Long Tall Sally', where our guitar player friend set a new standard for KORE solos!!! Hahahahaha!!! I'm glad I'm just the singer/rhythm guitarist!!!
Memorial and Griffen Parks
Submitted by Boudin on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 9:15pm.
Never seen the Senators at Griffen, but I used to see them at RFK with Frank Howard. When they left for Texas, we went to Memorial and watched Brooks and Frank Robinson.
Bou, did I mix up the
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 9:57pm.
Bou, did I mix up the staduims?? I was about 9 - 10 years old, because we moved here when I was 11. I just know that both ballparks were in the middle of town.
Where the hell has common sense gone?
Submitted by motherbelt on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 1:27pm.
SCOTUS decides unions may not exact any funds from nonmembers without their affirmative consent.”
Is it just me, or does anyone else find it beyond strange that this had to be decided by the Supreme Court?
'Common sense', just like
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 1:39pm.
'Common sense', just like many other of our basic truths and principles of life, has been under attack by liberalism and progressivism for years - to a point where some court has to decide it for us, and that's not a good scenario, as has been demonstrated many times!!! 'Common sense' is for the 'common man'...............it's not 'nuanced', or 'brilliant', or 'subtle' enough for the high-brow libs, and it can't be 're-calibrated' or 'evolved' into whatever they want it to become.
More on Obama's Event Registry debacle
Submitted by bkeyser on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 1:54pm.
Have they no class?
Is that serious, BK?? Or did
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 2:04pm.
Is that serious, BK?? Or did you do that?? If you did it = it's brilliant, as usual. If it's serious, then these classless idiots have found a new low - even when it seemed impossible!!!
Oh, OK - I see that you did it!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhh, you ARE a sick man, and you DO need help!!!
Lol killa
Submitted by bkeyser on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 2:15pm.
Me? I'd never make up something like that!
bk, yes correct, ZERO class..
Submitted by upcountrywater on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 3:02pm.
President Barack Obama's promise to raise the estate tax by 5 percent to 55 percent should he be re-elected in November is “not just wrong, it’s criminal,” legendary singer Pat Boone told Newsmax.TV.
Your photoshop, like Panasonic is just slightly ahead of it's time...
You Didn't Build That.
Good one, BK
Submitted by Blonde on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 3:06pm.
I posted that over on MOTUS.
I love the "out of ideas".
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Priceless!!
Submitted by Chaitealover on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 10:18pm.
One of your best.
~BK
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 10:28pm.
Can I tweet that?
Bru-
Submitted by bkeyser on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 11:54pm.
Of course. Added another one at the end of this thread. By the way, if you click "close" at the top right of the lightbox, there's a Twitter button on the image page.
Thanks, Bru.
Herr Eric the witHolder shifts his attention to Georgia
Submitted by Dave. on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 2:17pm.
First it was Arizona, then Florida, now its my home state.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Last year our GA passed a
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 4:31pm.
Last year our GA passed a voter ID law only to have Dumpling veto it. I think they are on the verge of overridding that veto. As soon as they do here comes WithHolder and his goons. Did you read last week that WithHolder has sent 10 FBI agents to Sanford Fl to interview people about thought crimes that Zimmerman may have committed. This POS SOB needs to go and go now. Can't wait until January if there is a new president.
A little fun for a Sat afternoon . . flash mob proposal
Submitted by Gary Hall on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 2:41pm.
. . Here's how you do it guys:
Flash Mob Marriage Proposal - NYC
(;~> Gary
Good news hidden in odd places
Submitted by CO2Maker on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 2:52pm.
http://247wallst.com/2012/06/21/247-wall-st-10-brands-that-will-disappea...
24/7 Wall Street has an article on10 brands that they predict will go out of business by next year. Some are unknown to me, some are old friends who can't keep up. And then there is No. 3. I won't give it away, but it's heartwarming to see its demise predicted. If you're in a hurry, turn to page 4.
The UN's plan for EU.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 5:18pm.
Since pitting different interests and ethnic groups against each other has worked out so well in "multicultural" Amerika, the UN is now going to try to turn all of the EU countries into boiling pots of "diversity" so that they will destroy themselves, and the Workers of the World Communist Party can just walk in and pick up the pieces.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18519395
Is this a great plan or what?
Will the world NEVER learn?
At the next GOP function I'd like to hear:
Submitted by lrgon on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 8:19pm.
"will those of you in the audience who served would you stand and read your favorite passage in the US Constitution."
"How many of you that served pulled out your pocket Constitution to learn more about what you had given your allegiance to when reciting the words to "uphold and defend the Constitution?"
"How many of you called home to ask your dad to send you a copy of the US Constitution since swearing allegiance to that document gave you goose bumps?"
"How many of you that served and were deployed to a UN run operation order a copy of the UN charter to see what the "coalition force" you were a part of was defending?"
" How many of you who serve in the military ever placed the UN charter over the UN Constitution, or even gave it much thought - which was more important the UN Charter or the US Constitution?"
Too bad YOU don't think the Constitution is worth defending
Submitted by Unsane on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 9:44pm.
Laughable, as this BS of yours is coming from someone who doesn't think the Constitution is worth defending.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
Uns, Irksome has disdain for the military,
Submitted by UpNorth on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 11:03pm.
just like his idol, ronpaul. And that's not a mis-spell, I don't think he deserves capitalization any longer.
Slight clarification
Submitted by Unsane on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 6:57am.
Irksome, like ronpaul, hates everything he sees.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
New fundraising item in the Obama Store.
Submitted by bkeyser on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 11:24pm.
It's the ObamaSpork! Get yours today! (But only if you're Latino.)
Enough is enough
Submitted by marvl on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 2:48am.
I'm beginning to feel like Howard Beale in the movie Network. Enough is enough. So I decided to do something good for the USA. Check it out here: http://www.foramberwaves.us
Very nice, marvl
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 12:29pm.
That looks like an illustrated highlight reel of the old Gaffe list. Very well done!
You have a couple of pictures that I don't have which I think should go on the gaffe list.....The Once not saluting w/the Joint Chiefs, and the one of him holding his hand over his heart for the Russian Anthem....do you have links for those? I'd really appreciate it.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Washboard Post caught coordinating with Obama campaign
Submitted by motherbelt on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 9:32am.
for another anti-Romney attack.
MB, I can't get the link to open.
Submitted by UpNorth on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 12:16pm.
It seems to be dead.
Bring it om Bitch
Submitted by ricklail on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 1:27pm.
Don't let your mouth write cheks your ass can't cash.
http://weaselzippers.us/2012/06/24/dem-rep-maxine-waters-challenges-tea-...
Michelle Malkin has the line of the weekend.
Submitted by UpNorth on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 9:01pm.
Copied from her website, "Knives are also routinely confiscated at Joe Biden’s dinner speeches, but that’s to eliminate any chance of audience members taking their own lives". This was in the article about the Secret Service confiscating knives and forks prior to Baracka's speech to a Latino organization. Hmm, confiscating knives, sounds like profiling to me.
UpNorth
Submitted by Radical1979 on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 9:14pm.
I love it! Malkin does have a way with words.
Speaking of her, her family was evacuated earlier due to the wildfires. Let's keep Colorado in our prayers.
Obama plays his 101st round of golf today
Submitted by Radical1979 on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 10:53pm.
So Colorado is on fire, the gulf is being deluged with rain, the economy is STILL in the toilet, and the muslim brotherhood gets a congratulations from Obama as he heads out for another round.
Oh, and Michelle is going to the London Olympics as part of some "delegation", sure to cost us hundreds of thousands of dollars.
How the libs defend this guy I'll never know.