Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Post #275 George W. Bush's 'Cajones' Have Been Shriveled, Pt. III
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Subject: Re: jihad over?
"jihad over?" Of course not.
I got a note from a e-pal asking that, and he included this llnk to an article he agreed with:
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/osama-bin-laden-chicken-or-egg/
The two quotes referenced in the article did not say jihad was over -- that was the author's interpretation. The article was effective without the quotes.
Jihad -- the 'holy war' of terrorists -- can trace it beginnings to Mohammed himself and the beginning of Islam. That's why we say "radical Islam" and jihad will never be over until radical Islam is over.
Ah, does that mean we should be at war with radical Islam or, to get at the root, Islam?
No, it is impossible to kill every Muslim and eliminate Islam from human history. We should do what Rambama is doing: Manage the threat by using the 'scalpel' approach -- issuing 'death warrants' against those who organize, finance and inspire terrorist acts against us. None of that 'building roads' nonsense. I think Al-Qaeda's #2 ought to be getting ready to meet 72 virgins -- do some sit-ups, pal! :p
Friday, May 20, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Post #273 George W. Bush's 'Cajones' Have Been Shriveled, Pt. II
GEORGE W. BUSH, FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT: I can hear you. The rest of the world hears you. And the people --
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
BUSH: And the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
(END VIDEO CLIP)
The operative word is "soon." Osama bin Laden escaped our grasp at Tora Bora, and Bush changed his tune. Less than six months after his stirring Ground Zero talk, Bush addressed the subject of bin Laden, the leader of "the people who knocked these buildings down:"
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, March 13, 2002)
GEORGE W. BUSH, FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT: Again, I don't know where he is. I repeat what I said. I truly am not that concerned about him.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
Bush had given up. Late 2005, he made it official -- Bush dissolved the CIA unit that tracked bin Laden, Alec Station, which had been formed in 1996.
Yes, I have heard the opinion that those who criticize Bush's decision to close Alec Station do not understand intelligence. To that I say: Those 'Bushies' do not understand leadership -- Bush should have informed the American people when he made that decision and why he made it. Instead, the news leaked out six months later....
And, now, Bush wants a TY.
Thank You, Weasel, for all you did. [rolleyes]
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Post #272 George W. Bush's 'Cajones' Have Been Shriveled
W. (looking down): Look, Laura.
LAUBA (sitting up in the bed): I know. (Laura swivels, hangs her legs over the side and pats the bed, inviting W. over. He sits next to Laura.) That's what happens when somebody does something you could not do. Obama killed bin Laden, and now his 'cajones' are nice and full, and yours.... (Her voice trails off.)
W.: Who knew bin Laden was so important?
LAURA: Everybody knew -- except for those in the White House.
W.: Yeah, you're right -- it was Dick and Don who insisted we go after Saddam Hussein. But we got him.
LAURA: Yes, you did, dear.
W.(plaintively): He was a bad man... and probably would have liked to have had WMD one day.
A minute of silence.
W.: I saw a poll on FOX News where 11% of Americans said that I deserved credit for bin Laden's death.
LAURA: Oh, they are giving you credit for leaving Obama a target.
W.: Does this mean I'll lose my place on Mt. Rushmore?
LAURA: Take your nightly sip of your 'cough medicine' (Laura hands him a bottle. W. takes a snort and lies back on the bed. Laura messages his temples.) and go to your 'Happy Place,' and I'll dream of Obama for you.
W.: Thanks, Laura.
LAURA: Goodnight, Bar -- uh, George.
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Post #271 Obama's Birth Certificate
Well, I kind of miss the fuss about birth certificates -- it was so easy to see exactly where you stood. And I really miss the Republicans who'd play it cool on TV but exhort the crowds at fundraisers. And do not forget Shepard Smith on FOX News who almost used the 'f-word' to describe the mess -- I'm sure Shep really enjoyed it, too. :p
"As a schoolkid, I was taught that a kid born to an American citizen was a citizen, no matter where they were born."
Yes, you are correct. If he was born in Kenya, Barack Obama is qualified to be President, born to an American mother. The same logic applies to John McCain who was born in Panama and Barry Goldwater who was born in the Arizona territory. That is what a natural born citizen is.
Obviously, 'birthers' believe differently, that a President needs to be born here, a native. But Title 8 of the U.S. Code defines a citizen as: "Any one who is born outside the United States, if one parent is an alien and as long as the other parent is a citizen of the U.S. who lived in the U.S. for at least five years (with military and diplomatic service included in this time)." So, the 'birthers' are wrong to question Obama's legitimacy to be President... even if he was born in Kenya.
Wait -- it's not over yet. Look next for 'birthers' to harp that Obama has dual citizenship and therefore dual loyalties and should not be President. They will try to scare folks by saying that Osama bin Laden could get -- or could have gotten -- an American citizen pregnant and the kid could get elected President. Good Luck with scaring the sane there. [rolleyes]
Friday, April 29, 2011
Post #270 Consumer Confidence Is Down Due To The Debt Crisis
I was watching FOX News* the other day and saw the headline: "Consumer Confidence Is Down Due To The Debt Crisis." I appreciate the BIG BOLD graphics on FOX for those of us who don't see as well as we used to; I also appreciate the short headlines for those of us who don't like to think too much; and I appreciate the easy-on-the-eyes FOX girls. :p
"Consumer Confidence Is Down Due To The Debt Crisis" - what does that mean? What is 'consumer confidence?' How do they measure that? Is that different from 'consumer indifference?' :p
Nobody explained. FOX seemed to expect that their viewers would know exactly what 'consumer confidence' is, how they measured it and that President Barack Obama was to blame for it being down.
"Consumer Confidence Is Down Due To The Debt Crisis"-- why not gas prices or jobs, jobs, jobs as being the reason 'consumer confidence' is down? Because Republicans have no answers there.
But the 'debt crises' is something they hope to hang around Obama's neck. Make no mistake: The debt ceiling is a political number -- having nothing to do with economic realities, the conditions on the ground.
It's all politics.
I criticize Kelly's producers for airing such a non-story -- a political hatchet job.
* I still have a crush on Megyn Kelly -- tho she was off that day, replaced by another Bleach Blonde Bobble-Head.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Post #269 Send In Another Clown, Pt. II
asshole/politician
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/15/debunking-the-birther-claim/
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Post #268 Send In Another Clown
If your investigators find Barack Obama's birth certificate located in a bound volume in a file cabinet on the first floor of the state Department of Health in Hawaii, will you apologize to Obama?
If your investigators explain to you that Obama -- or any other Hawaiian resident requesting their own birth certificate -- can not legally remove the birth certificate from the Department of Health building or even make a copy of what is know in Hawaii as a 'vital' record and is instead issued a 'certificate of live birth,' will you apologize to the American people for leading them on a wild goose chase?
Thank You, Mr. Trump, for exposing yourself so early in the campaign as somebody who is willing to pander. The answers to your questions -- where is Obama's birth certificate?, why has he not shown it? -- are easily available on the 'net. That you are not willing to look and instead chant with the mob makes you what you are.
Speaking of birth certificates, where is yours, Mr. Trump? I'll be sitting on my front porch, you bring me a copy of your birth certificate and an impartial observer of my choosing to verify the certificate is real, and I'll issue a statement that I cannot prove you are a fraud. I'm waiting....
One of the poor who is robbed to support the rich
Friday, April 08, 2011
Post #267 Pres. Obama Launches His Billion Dollar Reelection Bid
I was watching FOX News* the other day and saw the headline: "Pres. Obama Launches His Billion Dollar Reelection Bid." I appreciate the BIG BOLD graphics on FOX for those of us who don't see as well as we used to; I also appreciate the short headlines for those of us who don't like to think too much; and I appreciate the easy-on-the-eyes FOX girls. :p
"Pres. Obama Launches His Billion Dollar Reelection Bid" - what does that mean? Is that Obama's goal? Who is the campaign manager for such an obscenely mess? Do they have a web site for donations?
Hhmph! No good, high-falootin' fancy pants Democrats. George W. Bush had the decency to wait until May of the year before the election to launch his re-election bid.
Well, two 'political analysts' explained to Megyn Kelly that some anonymous 'conservative critics' have claimed Obama is, uh, launching a billion dollar bid, and,... well,... that's bad....
Hogwash, I say! This is America!! Money talks -- whining walks!!! If Obama raises a billion dollars, well, good for him....
I criticize Kelly for airing such a non-story with a dubious headline. What happened to her journalistic skills that got her that job?
* I still have a crush on Megyn Kelly -- tho I'm beginning to think that maybe her headline writers are not really 'fair and balanced.'
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
Post #266 Sarah Palin's Birth Certificate?, Pt II
You a fan of Sarah Palin? Why? Well, I'm NOT. To me, she has political instincts -- and that is NOT a virtue!
Look at her "Bridge to Nowhere" experience. She was for it before she was against it. She campaigned for governor with a selling point of her support for the Bridge.
Once the Bridge became a national outrage of BIG government wasteful spending, Palin followed her political instincts, read which way the political winds were blowing and flip-flopped.
To make matters worse, she followed more political instincts and tried to have it both ways. She made a BIG production out of killing the Bridge but accepted the earmark money for the Bridge and applied it to other projects -- that's the same kind of double-talk as seen in my previous Post, "I'm not going to criticize Obama, but...."
Palin is just another politician, repeating the same ol' tired clichés when it suits her purpose of stroking her own ego -- getting cheers from a crowd, getting more Facebook friends, winning elections for others, appearing on TV, being a 'player.' Another politician is the last thing we need.
It is true: She will NOT be elected President -- neither will Newt Gingrich, by the way, for the same reason of being a politician. But we do not need her or other political windbags in the national debate.
This can fairly be called dumping on Sarah Palin! :p
Friday, March 25, 2011
Post #265 Sarah Palin's Birth Certificate?
We all know that Palin's parents went into Canada to slurp at the trough of socialized medicine for the Palin kids. Is it that big of leap in logic to think that Ma Palin went into Canada for pre-natal care and then the birth?
Who has seen Palin's actual birth certificate -- not some copy -- and verified that it was authentic? Who says that observer was impartial? How about a video of the birth and a video of the video -- and sworn oaths all around.
Who is Sarah Louise Palin? Why no medical records, dental records or school transcripts? What is she hiding? Have you seen an interview with a former classmate who has proper identification from a school Palin claims to have attended? Neither have I. All I 'know' is that Palin won Miss Alaska during the early '80s.
But what Palin claims is frightening enough. Palin is not one of us. She's from Alaska. Palin was so obsessed with looking good that she had a tanning bed installed in the governor's mansion -- charged to the Alaskan taxpayer, by the way. Most of us in the lower 48 are not that superficial.
Also, most of learned that communist North Korea invaded democratic South Korea and our ally was -- and still is -- South Korea. Apparently, they teach something different in
Alaska. What else has Palin learned that is wrong?
Here's Palin on what she would have done differently than President Obama in Libya.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
SARAH PALIN, FORMER ALASKA GOVERNOR: The U.S. has a tradition, of course, of Americans as we travel to foreign soil, we don't criticize our president's foreign policy. Even as friendly as soil as India is, I won't criticize what his foreign policy has been. But to answer your question, certainly there would have been more decisiveness -- less dithering and more decisiveness.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
Well, that's not criticizing. More Alaskan values, eh?
And what does "decisiveness" mean? Palin would have declared a 'no-fly' zone BEFORE all Americans were out of Libya? I'm sure the hostages would thank President Palin.
Palin would have declared a 'no-fly' zone BEFORE our military was ready to enforce it? That would have made us look foolish. She is ready to throw America's reputation under the bus so that she can look good. An Alaskan value, eh?
Please pass this on to every patriotic America who thinks we ought to know more about this 'outsider.'
God Bless America!
Friday, March 18, 2011
Post #264 Want Cheap Gas?
1. Invade Iran. Claim they have WMD/terrorists. Steal their oil -- make 'em pay war reparations. George W. Bush's second biggest mistake in Iraq was not making 'em pay.
We've already got the WMD/terrorists argument covered -- indeed, John McCain wants to bomb, bomb, bomb Iran. Of course, it is irresponsible to not follow a bombing campaign with troops on the ground to make sure we got what we were bombing and the Iranians are not rebuilding -- but surely McCain knows that.
Surely, McCain knows, too, that Iran will not be a push a pushover, will not welcome us as liberators, and our over-stretched military may be thrown out without using 'the bomb.' Of course, use of 'the bomb' will not win us any friends -- our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan will be the first targets for terrorism. How many trillions are we willing to spend to pacify three terrorist-filled countries?
2. Invade Saudi Arabia. Steal their oil -- no apologies, no excuses. Naked colonialism at its best. This will send a message that the United States will do anything to maintain our standard of living. We hold this truth to be self-evident: That Billy Bubba Jim Bob who wants to drive to the lake to fish every weekend is more important than some camel jockey who wants to feed his family.
3. Park your car. Ride a bike or a moped or a golf cart or your city's electric buses -- reduce your demand. Your city not have electric buses yet? Make that a campaign issue. Not "you" individually -- "you" collectively. Unfortunately, Billy Bubba Jim Bob will not help.
To me, the decline of America began with the '73 Arab Oil Embargo -- America no longer had control of the energy that powered our standard of living. Then, we imported 37% of the oil we used; now, we import 50%. Our negative trade balance in energy runs well over $1 billion a day, a sum much greater than the trade deficit with China or the costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Consider the title of this blog: "The Decline and Fall of the American Empire is due to a failure of leadership." And what have we gotten in the way of leadership since '73? Gerald Ford gave us the 55 mph speed limit. Jimmy Carter wore a sweater as he turned down the thermostat in the White House. That has been pretty much it. [rolleyes]
It will all be over in 2012 anyway.
Thursday, March 03, 2011
Post #263 New Concern That President Obama Will Be Known As 'The President Who Lost Egypt,' Pt. II
Jihad -- the 'holy war' declared by terrorists -- holds that violence -- especially coordinated violent attacks by terrorist groups -- is the way to drive America, her allies and her puppets out of the Middle East. Egypt's Hosni Mubarak was seen by many Arabs as an American puppet -- including Al-Qaeda's #2... who is Egyptian.
But Mubarak had survived coordinated violent attacks -- jihad has not worked in Egypt Yet it was peaceful protests that got him. Indeed, a rejection of jihad got rid of Mubarak -- thusly, Egypt is a defeat for jihad.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Post #262 New Concern That President Obama Will Be Known As 'The President Who Lost Egypt'
I was watching FOX News* the other day and saw the headline: "New Concern That President Obama Will Be Known As 'The President Who Lost Egypt'" I appreciate the BIG BOLD graphics on FOX for those of us who don't see as well as we used to; I also appreciate the short headlines for those of us who don't like to think too much; and I appreciate the easy-on-the-eyes FOX girls. :p
"New Concern That President Obama Will Be Known As 'The President Who Lost Egypt'" - what does that mean? Who has that concern? Obama's 2012 Reelection Team or Obama himself?
Well, four 'political analysts' explained to Megyn Kelly that Obama is weak and sold out a ally and sided with jihad. To make the point -- if they did, there was a video of rioters in the streets and tanks, and then the images blurred behind a wall of flames, and a picture of Jimmy Carter appeared in the lower-left of the screen, and a picture of an ayatollah loomed overhead in the middle , and a picture of Barak Obama appeared in the lower-right.
FOX is missing the point -- the revolution in Egypt has nothing to do with jihad. Of course, terrorists may try to hijack the movement, but, as of today, Egypt is a defeat for jihad, and Obama did the smart and right thing by quickly identifying America to be on the side of the protesters.
You'd think that FOX would be celebrating this rejection of jihad. But, NO. Could it be that FOX is so obsessive with their hatred for Obama that they are willing to throw under the bus what is in America's interests in the hopes that some mud will stick to Obama? I ask; you decide.
"New Concern That President Obama Will Be Known As 'The President Who Lost Egypt'" -- I criticize Kelly for airing such a non-story. Indeed, the headline should have read: "New Hopes That FOX News Can Label President Obama As 'The President Who Lost Egypt'"
* I still have a crush on Megyn Kelly -- tho I'm beginning to question her journalistic skills.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Post #261 Obama Has His 2012 Reelection Team In Place
I was watching FOX News* the other day and saw the headline: "Obama Has His 2012 Reelection Team In Place." I appreciate the BIG BOLD graphics on FOX for those of us who don't see as well as we used to; I also appreciate the short headlines for those of us who don't like to think too much; and I appreciate the easy-on-the-eyes FOX girls. :p
"Obama Has His 2012 Reelection Team In Place" - what does that mean? Who is the campaign manager? Where is the headquarters? Do they have a web site for donations?
Karl Rove explained to Megyn Kelly that Obama had filled the major jobs in government. Does that include the Assistant to the Under-Secretary of Agriculture!?! :p
I saw yesterday that the White House is getting a new press secretary. Does that make Robert Gibbs the first rat to jump the sinking ship?
Just out of historical curiosity, how does that compare with the last President who ran for reelection. Rove did not say.
"Obama Has His 2012 Reelection Team In Place" - is that a bad thing? Wouldn't Obama have more time to govern while letting his Reelection Team worry about politics?
Well, Rove was animated -- he sweated, his veins bulged, his glasses fogged. I still did not get it -- guess I am not paranoid enough for FOX.
I criticize Kelly for airing such a non-story. What happened to her journalistic skills that got her that job?
* I still have a crush on Megyn Kelly -- even during this, uh, awkward time.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Post #260 Consequences, Arizona, Pt. II
Let me rephrase my previous Post to make it clearer: No, Sarah Palin does not get any of the blame for the recent shootings in Arizona. No. She was exercising her First Amendment rights to say anything and thusly will suffer no legal consequences.
In this life. But she broke The Golden Rule -- "do unto others..." Palin undeniably has contributed to the coarseness of public debate -- as has many others -- which may or may not have contributed to the Arizona shootings. But God and God only will judge. I suspect that the 'First Amendment' defense or the 'everybody else does it' defense will not fly when she stands before God -- but I do not know that.
So, there will be no consequences in this life -- unless you count failed Presidential ambitions. Of course, Palin will deny ever having had Presidential ambitions. Fine. Whatever.
I think that Palin's videotaped message in which she cast herself as the victim has effectively ended her support -- except among the "Reloaders For Palin." You know, there is a woman in the hospital with bullet fragments in her brain -- the 'blood libel' against Palin pales in comparison.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-ostroy/palin-remains-defiant_b_810231.html
In conclusion, Palin gets no blame for the Arizona shootings. But she is being held accountable for what she said in response to the shootings.
Being held accountable for what you say -- what a novel concept! It may catch on. :p
Friday, January 14, 2011
Post #259 Consequences, Arizona
- Currently serving Congresswoman from Arizona Gabrielle Giffords and assassination target
"Does Sarah Palin get any of the blame for the recent shootings in Arizona?"
Legally? No. She was exercising her First Amendment rights to say anything and thusly will suffer no legal consequences.
Morally? Yes. She broke The Golden Rule -- "do unto others..." Sarah Palin undeniably has contributed to the coarseness of public debate -- as has many others. But God and God only will judge. I suspect that the 'First Amendment' defense will not fly when she stands before God -- but I do not know that.
So, there will be no consequences in this life -- unless you count failed Presidential ambitions. I think that Palin's videotaped message in which she cast herself as the victim has effectively ended her support -- except among the "Reloaders For Palin." You know, there is a woman in the hospital with bullet fragments in her brain....
My Dad is a stereotypical Reagan Democrat and a military/history buff, and Palin's comment "We must stand with our allies in North Korea" offended him. My Mom has been offended by Palin's 'unladylike' TV show. The jokes have flowed. Palin is a punch line in my family.
Goodbye, Sarah Palin. Leave us alone please.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Post #258 Received In E-Mail
"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the
assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance.
- Cicero - 55BC
"Evidently, nothing."
Exactly. The only thing I would add is "ALL" as in "ALL people must work; nobody who does not need it will get public assistance"
That's why I say ALL Senators and Representatives and the President and Vice-President and the Supreme Court justices should not get Social Security. Keep their snouts out of the trough of big government. That's what's wrong with this country: Too many deadbeats looking for a handout....
Let's hold accountable those responsible for the deficits -- see my Post #174 Subject: 545 People -- BEFORE we start fiddling with the retirement age.
Heck, I'm in favor of no pay for our elected federal officials -- and some state officials, too. If they can't manage to get by on their own personal fortune, we do not need them in D.C.
President John F. Kennedy donated his entire salary to charities -- George Washington was the only other President not to have his hand out. "Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country." Indeed.
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Post #257 Christmas past
http://www.alandcalledamerica.com/pa-and-the-rifle
I kept waiting for the rest of the story: "Then these niggas broke in, raped Ma and killed Pa because I didn't have a rifle. Pa shouldn't have violated my 2nd Amendment rights."
Maybe I'm reading too much NRA stuff.... :p
Why didn't the widow pull herself up by her own bootstaps and get a job!?! Do like my cousin who had three little ones at home and open a daycare. That's what's wrong with this country: Too many deadbeats looking for a handout....
How did this GOP brochure get in here!?! :p