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For anyone who might be int

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LNTHOMP previously posting as LEENT. U.S. Navy (ret.)

My success and happiness are not determined by who wins elections.

I couldn't find the offer o

I couldn't find the offer on any of their sites, but your local Hooters will send over a calendar, so servicemen -- if not the women, too -- can follow tradition & see what awaits at home. No easy way to do it on the web = .... Perfect reason to visit!!
JMR

Here's a shocker, but it's

Just saw a poll done Monday

Just saw a poll done Monday on the likability of the presidential candidates.  The serial golddigger Lurch came in last place.  Once again people aren't as stupid as Lurch thinks.  Time to retire. 

If you ask me, what happened

If you ask me, what happened here in Atlanta a few days ago is Exhibit "A" in the case to end this hideous war on drugs.

Stupid cloaking device...Da

Stupid cloaking device...Damthing didn't work on you (hmm... digdigdig...And from your profile, I think I might see why!) and apparently it's also not-working on the rest of the blogosphere, which is naturally ahead of the rest of the news media (see above semi-cloaked message!). Oh well, my luck I guess. Hopefully the device will be working better at poker tonight, where it can potentially do me some good!
JMR

Terrorists using Google-why n

Terrorists using Google-why not?  They've already got the Western News Media, entertainment industry and educational system covering for them.  Moving on to Google is just a natural progression, especially since Google is run by a bunch of Liberal hypocrites.

Surely NYT is free.JDWKerry

Surely NYT is free.

JDW

Kerry: "You know, education, if you make the most of it ... you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."

Elements of Power 101

A wise man once broke it down for me.  The elements of power available in any engagement are military, economic, diplomatic/political, and informational.  The elements are interrelated, complex, and often used in combination.  Together they can form the acrostic MEDIICC.  The elements can apply at all levels of conflict—though all do not have to be employed to produce a desired outcome.  Just the one or two elements that work best and are legal.  BTW, the acrostic is helpful to look at and explain historical events.

As Newsbusters has pointed out numerous times, our informational piece (the MSM) seems to run amuck.  Often it seems to favor the enemy’s, rather than our own, best interests.  Possibly it is time to let the MSM feel how the concentrated power of consumers can exert influence?

Here’s how it could work.  Whenever the MSM, individually, or collectively, decides to air something odious such as the CNN with its sniper video, or NBC deeming Iraq is now in a “civil war,” an enterprising entity notes the advertizers for that particular segment and shares them.  Then motivated individuals, according to their passions, voice their displeasure where it potentially can have the greatest impact.  Having recently cancelled a newspaper subscription I can attest to how interested they now are in pleasing me.  Likewise, the folks trying to promote anything via the media are sensitive (tend to listen) to what is being said.  Most don’t want to lose the business.  The key to this being a success is judicious use.  Snail mail tends to have more impact than email.

"Fighters are fun but bombers make policy"

              ..

              .....Political correctness when dealing with  Islam will kill america....ww .....    

Illegal aliens murder 12 Am

Illegal aliens murder 12 Americans daily: 2006 death toll exceeds total U.S. soldiers killed

FIND THIS ON GOOGLE!

JDW

Kerry: "You know, education, if you make the most of it ... you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."

Those statistics are bunk. Ac

Those statistics are bunk. According to the article, over 4000 Americans are murdered by illegals every year. Yet in 2005, according to the FBI, the total number of murders in the U.S. was about 16,000. It is not possible that illegal aliens commit a full quarter of the murders in the U.S. every year.

Well, it was found on Google,

Well, it was found on Google, after all.

It was not.JDWKerry: "

It was not.

JDW

Kerry: "You know, education, if you make the most of it ... you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."

If 16,000 people were murderd

If 16,000 people were murderd in the US last year, it does not follow that 4000 of those murders could not have been committed by illegal residents.  Your logic is perverted.  More information is needed to make your case that this is bunk.

A google search : Results 1 - 10 of about 465,000 for homicide rate illegal alien perpetrators. (0.25 seconds)

turned up this as its first hit:

"she notes that in Los Angeles, 95 percent of all outstanding warrants for homicide (which total 1,200 to 1,500) target illegal aliens. Up to two-thirds of all fugitive felony warrants (17,000) are for illegal aliens."

from this source: http://www.mensnewsdaily.com/blog/2005/10/crime-of-illegal-aliens.htm

It looks like the burden of disproof is now on you.  If the above report is true, then the illegals probably DID commit 4000 murders nationwide.

JDW Illegals killing Americans

JDW Illegals killing Americans.

I find that no surprise. Georgia has an inordinate amount of illegals. So far, no one has the political courage to step up to the problem. I read and Atlanta newspaper and a local paper every day. I do not know the legal or illegal status of each person, but the numbers of violent crimes have increased exponentially in the past couple of years. Most of the names in the Arrested column are Hispanic in origin. I believe the illegals are doing gross harm to America and specifically harm our citizens of Hispanic descent the most.

Crimes are essentially igno

Crimes are essentially ignored. How often is anything written about someone killed in an accident where an illegal walked away?

Cry me a river over those hard working illegals willing to work for less than the national average who in turn bring down wages.

¿Y cuántos de uds desean caminar alrededor de escuchar la charla de esta gente?

JDW

Kerry: "You know, education, if you make the most of it ... you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."

JDW

My spanish is almost non-existent - I get " being around to listen to the folks" Anywhere  near???

Good enough. The point is,

Good enough. The point is, like Wal-Mart benefits, dems are forcing us to comply with whatever enslaves us to them. If the illegals will support them, permit Spanish. If Wal-Mart creates competition, smear Google... with feelings for the 'small guys taking the hit'.

JDW

Kerry: "You know, education, if you make the most of it ... you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."

 JDW and all...That is one r

 JDW and all...That is one reason we need a big , tall , electrified  FINCE!!    from San Diago to Brownsvill!              .....Political correctness when dealing with  Islam will kill america....ww .....    

I once lived there

In San Diego (notice the spelling.)

What's a FINCE?

 tumbler ..sorry bout that,

 tumbler ..sorry bout that,   I'm at least half asleep tonight.. oooppss!  :^}   ww             .....Political correctness when dealing with  Islam will kill america....ww .....    

Muslim Rep. Ellison, DEMOCRAT, MN - No Oath on Bible

When you read this story of a newly elected Democrap from MN, does this Stalin quote come to mind?

“When we hang the capitalists they will sell us the rope we use” - Joseph Stalin

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/11/28/121357.shtml?s=ic

Red v. Blue Charity Link

The whole "swearing on t

The whole "swearing on the bible" ceremony is silly. Who cares what he swears on? I don't. Moreover, if a Muslim swears on the bible, it doesn't really mean anything.  

It will mean something to Islamoboy

It will mean something to Islamoboy. Frankly it will mean his head is soon to be detached from his neck, and that is exactly the lesson he as a democrat cut and runner needs to learn.

I suggest the Secret Service check for large sawing knives in the crowd.

Wow. You are seriously ill. A

Wow. You are seriously ill. According to you, then, all muslims are deranged murderers?

What? You mean they arnt all

What? You mean they arnt all deranged murderers? Wellllll dog my cats!

Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!

Did I miss something here? If

Did I miss something here? If my memory serves me correctly, all modern day terrorists are Muslim, well at least the ones that want all infidels DEAD.

Do Liberals understand what's at stake? Let's find out, go here... http://newsbusters.org/node/9253

Who said "all Muslims&qu

Who said "all Muslims"?  It's only the ones who actually follow the clear dictates of the Qur'an.

No, but most 'true' believers

No, but most 'true' believers would be honored to kill you, an infidel, in the name of Allah.  They say so themselves.

"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere"          -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph

So do you agree with SP tha

So do you agree with SP that this congressman will soon be beheaded?

One can only dream...   Sha

One can only dream...

   Sharia can't come quickly enough. 

It can happen to you"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere"          -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph

WOW. And you guys think lib

WOW. And you guys think liberals are deranged.

Some of them, but mostly just

Some of them, but mostly just that their wrong. 

These Muslim fanatics act out the dictates of their religion when they kill infidels or even use children as human shields or as bombs...all in the name of Allah... 

Keith Ellison is a radical Islamicist.  His congressional campaign was partially funded by CAIR which supports and is supported by terrorist organizations and terrorist sponsoring states.  His first act as a Congressman (even though he's not official yet) was to call for an investigation into discrimination charges against an Airline that determined that a bunch of Imams all rising at once while in flight is just cause for alarm, now he wants to swear on a book that commands its followers to kill people that refuse to submit to Islam. 

This guy is engaged in a Jihad...only it's from within...thanks to the Minneapolis Star/Tribune and the ignorant sheeple that are led to the slaughter by that leftist rag.  He must be opposed at every turn for the next two years and then voted out of office in 2008. 

So the people in Minnesota ju

So the people in Minnesota just aren't bright enough to know that they elected a terrorist to office, and this guy should be beheaded. Got it.

CAIR is a terrorist group boa

CAIR is a terrorist group boa....he was funded partially by them...if this was a conservative what do you think the leftist media would of done? Huh?

Nobody said anything about him specifically being beheaded I don't think...but now that you mention it...hmmmm....

CAIR is a terrorist group A

CAIR is a terrorist group

According to you. As for beheadings, you missed this nugget of insanity from earlier:

Frankly it will mean his head is soon to be detached from his neck,

Bal-I only say it with the si

Bal-I only say it with the sincerest and most loving heart. 

"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere"          -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph

And of course, the ever-relia

And of course, the ever-reliable Dennis Prager gets it wrong as usual.  There is no requirement to swear on any book, much less the Bible.  The Constitution only lays down an oath of office for the President - any incoming Congressman could use a comic book if he wants, or, he could make use of precedence and follow the example of Bush's ancestor, Pres. Franklin Pierce, and merely "affirm" his oath on a law book. 

Perhaps not, but for some str

Perhaps not, but for some strange reason there are some who take comfort in swearing before God that they will uphold their office or that they will tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.  I am quite nonreligious but this does not bother me.  Why does this bother you?

"Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy."  -Sir Winston Churchill, British statesman (1874-1965)

It doesn't bother me at all,

It doesn't bother me at all, though it seems to have bothered Dennis Prager quite a bit.  Perhaps you should direct your question in that direction.

Prager usually gets it right.

Prager usually gets it right.

 Af...If an Islam practicing

 Af...If an Islam practicing Muslim swears on anything....    it doesen't really mean anything!             .....Political correctness when dealing with  Islam will kill america....ww .....    

kw it's amazing isn't it

kw it's amazing isn't it. This is one to watch.

Who cares what he swears on.

Who cares what he swears on. The guy is a Muslim, after all.

If you want to bitch about this Catholic-born black man, bitch about this socialist's support for "universal health single-payer care".

Food for Thought

VERY INTERESTING-

1. The Garden of Eden was in Iraq .2. Mesopotamia, which is now Iraq, was the cradle of civilization!

3. Noah built the ark in Iraq . 4. The Tower of Babel was in Iraq 5. Abraham was from Ur, which is in Southern Iraq !

6. Isaac's wife Rebekah is from Nahor, which is in Iraq ! 7. Jacob met Rachel in Iraq .

8. Jonah preached in Nineveh -which is in Iraq .

9. Assyria, which is in Iraq, conquered the ten tribes of Israel . 10 Amos cried out in Iraq !

11. Babylon, which is in Iraq, destroyed Jerusalem . 12. Daniel was in the lion's den in Iraq !

13. The three Hebrew children were in the fire in Iraq (Jesus had been in Iraq also as the fourth person in the  Fiery Furnace!)

14. Belshazzar, the King of Babylon saw the "writing on the wall" in Iraq .

15 . Nebuch a dnezzar, King of Babylon, carried the Jews captive into Iraq .

16. Ezekiel preached in Iraq . 17. The wise men were from Iraq .

18. Peter preached in Iraq . 19. The "Empire of Man" described in Revelation is called Babylon, which was a city in Iraq!

And you have probably seen this one: Israel is the nation most often mentioned in the Bible. But do you know which nation is second? It is Iraq ! However, that is not the name that is used in the Bible. The names used in the Bible are Babylon , Land of Shinar , and Mesopotamia . The word Mesopotamia means between the two rivers, more exactly between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers . The name Iraq , means country with deep roots.

Indeed Iraq is a country with deep roots and is a very significant country in the Bible.

No other nation, except Israel , has more history and prophecy associated with it than Iraq .

And also, This is something to think about: Since America is typically represented by an eagle. Saddam should have read up on his Muslim passages...

The following verse is from the Koran, (the Islamic Bible)

Koran (9:11 ) - For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a fearsome Eagle. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands of Allah and lo, while some of the people trembled in despair still more rejoiced; for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah; and there was peace.

(Note the verse number!) Hmmmmmmm?!

Prophecy

Now that's prophecy, and a little unnerving!

Koran (9:11 ) - For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a fearsome Eagle. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands of Allah and lo, while some of the people trembled in despair still more rejoiced; for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah; and there was peace.

(Note the verse number!) Hmmmmmmm?!

Do Liberals understand what's at stake? Let's find out, go here... http://newsbusters.org/node/9253

misterbill ..Thanks for posti

misterbill ..Thanks for posting the info about Iraq.  It is interesting and all true. :-)  ww              .....Political correctness when dealing with  Islam will kill america....ww .....    

Today in Liberalism History:

Today in Liberalism History:

On this date in 1987, Tawana Brawley claims she was beaten and raped by six white men.

In the true spirit of Liberalism, the Left is still rewarding failures like Al Sharpton.  Hard to believe it has been 19 years, yet this douchebag is still considered relevant in politics.

shrub

I will never forget. That hypocrite(Sharpton) ruined the careers of a few decent men. O'Reilly occasionally gives the fat hog a bully pulpit. I turn to another channel. I honestly think he scares O'Reilly.

O'Reilly disappoints me whene

O'Reilly disappoints me whenever he gives any air time to the blowhard phony, Sharpton.  And, I don't understand why Sharpton or Jesse (A.K.A. 'Extortion is my Favorite Pastime') Jackson still have credibility with the lousy MSM.  Sharpton never had to pay out, did he?  And no one ever mentions the judgement against him.  Funny, that.

"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere"          -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph

I had forgotten all about Ms. Brawly

I, too am disappointed that anyone gives the Rev. Sharpton airtime.  I turned to Nancy Grace when he was on during O'Reilly. 

Great idea Roger!  NB should

Great idea Roger!  NB should have a "Today in Liberalism History" segment every day.