So by now, everybody and their brother knows that the memos used by Dan Rather in his wildly partisan attempt to smear President Bush are bogus. Here's what my father and I discussed over a beer -
How in the name of all that is holy did SOMEONE in CBS not pull in a former military member, and have them look the memos over? If you sat my father down and handed him that memo, he would have taken one look at it and tossed it in the trash. Memo For File? Never never NEVER used. CYA? If you were covering your ass in the military, you NEVER announced that fact. And you would NEVER put "CYA" on any piece of paper that you were going to put in someone's record.
Two glaring mistakes that someone with a military background would key on right away. And yet we're supposed to believe that CBS vetted those memos? Yeah, right.
CBS put those memos out in an attempt to hurt President Bush. And they didn't care if the memos were real or not. They also didn't expect people to out them in 12 hours.
Just look at the way Dan Rather reacted to the blogosphere's charge. "How dare you question me! I'm Dan Rather!" 'Ol Danny Boy was so used to people just accepting what he said as the truth that he can't handle any criticism. More to the point, he didn't expect any. Nobody in the old media does, even though people around the country have been waking up to the fact that the old media, by and large, is full of shit. When I read a news story, and then I'm force to look for other reports of it to find out what actually happened, I no longer trust the people putting that news story out. I can see a story on the nightly news, but when I read the accounts of people who were actually there and find out that the news story only contained 25%-50% of the information needed, I no longer trust the media. A perfect example? The anti-war protests before the invasion of Iraq.
Anybody remember those? All the major media markets zoomed in on the protesters shaking their signs, shouting their slogans, and waving their red flags around. But what did they NOT show? If they had zoomed their cameras out, the viewer would have seen the anti-protesters, the people in support of the President, who were literally RIGHT ACROSS THE LAWN from the protest.
But you never EVER saw the whole picture. The mass media would never show the whole picture. They only put out what they wanted you to see. And then they claim that they're objective? Right. And monkeys might fly out of my butt.
So this meltdown that Rather is having is, in my mind, the result of a shift by people finding other methods of getting news. I can't imagine CBS getting this level of scrutiny four years ago. And it's obvious that CBS can't imagine or handle this level of scrutiny now.
If CBS wants to regain any level of journalistic integrity, heads need to roll, and they need to start rolling right now. Start with Dan Rather, and start chopping. Whoever got the memos to begin with, fired. Whoever allowed those memos on the air, fired. Whoever was associated with those memos seeing the light of day, fired. We need to see a huge portion of CBS staff holding pink slips. Otherwise, why should we ever trust CBS again?
Well, those of us that trusted them in the first place, that is.
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Hagged Out
I feel like absolute ass today. The Raging Girlfriend and I have adopted the motto "We'll sleep when we're dead" for the past couple of months, and it's starting to bite us in the ass in terms of our heath. As I was coming home from my drill, I got nailed by a nasty head cold that is now moving down into my chest. Ug. Nothing says fun like constantly sneezing while driving over Snoqualamie Pass at 80mph. At two in the morning.
However, the first drill went smoothly. Mostly inprocessing for the first day. Get your gear issued, meet the Company commander and 1SG. Fill out buttloads of paperwork, hear all the briefings and speeches, yada yada yada. The second day I was able to sit in on some of the training classes that they were giving; Traumatic Brain Injury, Proper use of Restraints, and Blood Transfusion. I was surprised by how much of this information I already know, but then again I do work in a hospital. I'm just not medical staff. Yet.
It was somewhat odd stepping into BDU's again for the first time in years, but I got used to it real quick. Much of what the military pounds into your head stays there for the rest of your life. Drill and Ceremony is one of those things. Fall in. Dress Right Dress. Stand At Ease. Orders barked out that you react to almost out of instinct, even after a four year absence.
I also found out when I'm most likely leaving for the 91W training, which means I have a date for leaving Seattle. When I go to that course, I'm leaving this city and never looking back. Both the Raging Girlfriend and I are ready to shake the Seattle dirt from our shoes and leave. We're now one step closer.
Life is changing, and it's changing for the better. Now I get to catch up on all the news I missed.
However, the first drill went smoothly. Mostly inprocessing for the first day. Get your gear issued, meet the Company commander and 1SG. Fill out buttloads of paperwork, hear all the briefings and speeches, yada yada yada. The second day I was able to sit in on some of the training classes that they were giving; Traumatic Brain Injury, Proper use of Restraints, and Blood Transfusion. I was surprised by how much of this information I already know, but then again I do work in a hospital. I'm just not medical staff. Yet.
It was somewhat odd stepping into BDU's again for the first time in years, but I got used to it real quick. Much of what the military pounds into your head stays there for the rest of your life. Drill and Ceremony is one of those things. Fall in. Dress Right Dress. Stand At Ease. Orders barked out that you react to almost out of instinct, even after a four year absence.
I also found out when I'm most likely leaving for the 91W training, which means I have a date for leaving Seattle. When I go to that course, I'm leaving this city and never looking back. Both the Raging Girlfriend and I are ready to shake the Seattle dirt from our shoes and leave. We're now one step closer.
Life is changing, and it's changing for the better. Now I get to catch up on all the news I missed.
Gone Golfing
But hey, the saga at CBS continues, and the Comments at your click destination are simply magnificent.
Monday, September 13, 2004
Professors fund liberal candidates
Most money from contributors goes to Leftist politicos. Go figure...
Tomorrow: Dog Bites Man.
The Daily Princetonian
To computer science professor Andrew Appel, who has given $4,000 to Kerry this year, the imbalance is not unexpected.Oy!
"Does it surprise me that smart people should be supporting Kerry?" Appel said. "No."
Tomorrow: Dog Bites Man.
The Daily Princetonian
Regarding September 11th
The Eleventh passed pretty quietly here. I thought of blogging a couple times on Saturday, but I knew I'd have little of value to say, especially since there are innumerable other places online to read about how people regard the events commonly referred to as "9-11".
I reckon my reluctance to even try to memorialize the day is the result of a couple things, key of which is that the whole event seems remote to me, ancient, surreal. I think that in large measure that's because I worked through that day. I was second in command at a small company at that time and the CEO asked me, roundabout 1130, "Should we go home?"
I replied: "No. We should keep going."
I'm not sure why. Maybe I wanted to be defiant in some incredibly small way, though "incredibly small" doesn't really cut it when the insignificance of my day that day is compared to the days other had.
---
I will never forget PRECISELY where I was when I heard the first news. I was driving, about three miles away from work, listening to FM Y-100 out of Philadelphia. They came out of a song and the morning guy said: "We've news of an incident in New York. It seems a plane has crashed into the World Trade Center. We'll keep you posted."
Then they played "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana.
I could tell you EXACLTY where the front tires of my 1994 Honda Accord were when he said that.
---
I drove faster. I wanted to get to work and surf the news. When I arrived, everyone else there was oblivious to what was happening.
The Internet was jammed. Fox News, CNN, NBC, every news dot com was inundated. I finally got a look by crossing the pond to BBC. I said to my coworker Bob, asking him over the cubetops, "Bob, have you seen the news?"
And he said: "What news?"
That was probably about 0900. Roundabout 0945, my friend Don started calling every fifteen minutes, saying "Oh my God. Are you watching this? Are you seeing this??" At first he was incredulous. He calls back, almost breathless, when the Tower Two collapses. Ditto Tower One. Roundabout noon he calls again. He’s babbling, undoubtedly, I think to myself, at least halfway through a fifth of Jim Beam. Don probably opened the bottle at ten that morning, breaking the tax seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pouring over ice, then downing it. Repeat until incredulity is muted, then repeat again.
When he called at noon, he just pretty much read the TV screen to me, blathering manically like an excited schoolboy to whom the cute girl in class has just said hello. I heard Don, but today I cannot remember a word he said.
I just remember going out back of the building to catch a smoke, and looking up at the sky, neither seeing planes nor hearing them. I remember thinking that was unusual, since the business park where I worked was on approach to Philly International. On normal days, it was plane after plane overhead, with traffic copters interspersed early and late in the day. But on 11 September 2001, it was void and silence. I remember my hand shaking as I reached into my pack of Parliaments after deciding to smoke two in a row.
---
So I missed the event when it was happening. It was all like a video to me, in a way, surfing all morning and afternoon then arriving at home about 1800 to watch the replays on TV. To this day it seems surreal. Some people have criticized Condi Rice for saying that the idea of deliberately flying planes into buildings was "unimaginable". Well, I still cannot imagine it. Seriously.
What kind of mind does that sort of thing?
But I’d like to not get started on that topic, and I think most readers at 4RWWs know the answer, anyway.
---
Ah, well. I think I felt no great urge to write on Saturday because I feel removed from the event, as if I have no connection to it. Almost, anyway. There’s one component of 9/11 that does impact me, that causes me to stop and stare blankly into space, to put my chin on my hand and ponder, feel my eyes fill a bit, as I imagine the event as it occurred and marvel at the strength of the human spirit and what the human spirit will do when confronted with a seemingly impossible situation. I marvel at how seemingly ordinary men and women and can rise up together to fight something they neither asked for, nor deserved, nor were trained in any way to deal with.
Dave Barry explains it, better than I could hope to, here.
That's it.
I reckon my reluctance to even try to memorialize the day is the result of a couple things, key of which is that the whole event seems remote to me, ancient, surreal. I think that in large measure that's because I worked through that day. I was second in command at a small company at that time and the CEO asked me, roundabout 1130, "Should we go home?"
I replied: "No. We should keep going."
I'm not sure why. Maybe I wanted to be defiant in some incredibly small way, though "incredibly small" doesn't really cut it when the insignificance of my day that day is compared to the days other had.
---
I will never forget PRECISELY where I was when I heard the first news. I was driving, about three miles away from work, listening to FM Y-100 out of Philadelphia. They came out of a song and the morning guy said: "We've news of an incident in New York. It seems a plane has crashed into the World Trade Center. We'll keep you posted."
Then they played "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana.
I could tell you EXACLTY where the front tires of my 1994 Honda Accord were when he said that.
---
I drove faster. I wanted to get to work and surf the news. When I arrived, everyone else there was oblivious to what was happening.
The Internet was jammed. Fox News, CNN, NBC, every news dot com was inundated. I finally got a look by crossing the pond to BBC. I said to my coworker Bob, asking him over the cubetops, "Bob, have you seen the news?"
And he said: "What news?"
That was probably about 0900. Roundabout 0945, my friend Don started calling every fifteen minutes, saying "Oh my God. Are you watching this? Are you seeing this??" At first he was incredulous. He calls back, almost breathless, when the Tower Two collapses. Ditto Tower One. Roundabout noon he calls again. He’s babbling, undoubtedly, I think to myself, at least halfway through a fifth of Jim Beam. Don probably opened the bottle at ten that morning, breaking the tax seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pouring over ice, then downing it. Repeat until incredulity is muted, then repeat again.
When he called at noon, he just pretty much read the TV screen to me, blathering manically like an excited schoolboy to whom the cute girl in class has just said hello. I heard Don, but today I cannot remember a word he said.
I just remember going out back of the building to catch a smoke, and looking up at the sky, neither seeing planes nor hearing them. I remember thinking that was unusual, since the business park where I worked was on approach to Philly International. On normal days, it was plane after plane overhead, with traffic copters interspersed early and late in the day. But on 11 September 2001, it was void and silence. I remember my hand shaking as I reached into my pack of Parliaments after deciding to smoke two in a row.
---
So I missed the event when it was happening. It was all like a video to me, in a way, surfing all morning and afternoon then arriving at home about 1800 to watch the replays on TV. To this day it seems surreal. Some people have criticized Condi Rice for saying that the idea of deliberately flying planes into buildings was "unimaginable". Well, I still cannot imagine it. Seriously.
What kind of mind does that sort of thing?
But I’d like to not get started on that topic, and I think most readers at 4RWWs know the answer, anyway.
---
Ah, well. I think I felt no great urge to write on Saturday because I feel removed from the event, as if I have no connection to it. Almost, anyway. There’s one component of 9/11 that does impact me, that causes me to stop and stare blankly into space, to put my chin on my hand and ponder, feel my eyes fill a bit, as I imagine the event as it occurred and marvel at the strength of the human spirit and what the human spirit will do when confronted with a seemingly impossible situation. I marvel at how seemingly ordinary men and women and can rise up together to fight something they neither asked for, nor deserved, nor were trained in any way to deal with.
Dave Barry explains it, better than I could hope to, here.
That's it.
Saturday, September 11, 2004
Call to Action
Okay,
If I don't get at least ten notes in our Comments from people who either sent a fax or called a number or sent an email to at least one of these contacts at CBS and/or sponsors of 60 Minutes, well I'll just get upset.
Oy!
Remember - markets are ruled by Customers, but markets fail if Customers and Vendors don't have good information. Tell them what you think.
And don't believe the conventional wisdom about corporations being heartless bureaucracies who don't give a shit what their Customers say. I worked at a Fortune 100 company for ten years. We did over 4.5 BILLLION dollars in Sales every year. Yet if we got FIVE calls or letters complaining about a Product, it was a crisis. Corporations do care what their Customers think.
Except for Banks. Banks really don't don't give a shit what their Customers say.
I emailed Ziploc and told them that their products are like air to me - I use them without thinking. I told them if I see their advertising on 60 Minutes in October, it will cause me to stop buying their products, which i definitely do not want to do, but will, if I have to. I could not lie to Ziploc - they have a FANTASTIC product. So I just said I am watching.
Here is what I wrote:
Contact somebody. And hey - let's be civil out there.
This was found on DANEgerus, which is positively AFIRE right now. Positively one of the best blogs on the 'Net at present. Go check it out.
UPDATE: Aaron's got more.
If I don't get at least ten notes in our Comments from people who either sent a fax or called a number or sent an email to at least one of these contacts at CBS and/or sponsors of 60 Minutes, well I'll just get upset.
Oy!
Remember - markets are ruled by Customers, but markets fail if Customers and Vendors don't have good information. Tell them what you think.
And don't believe the conventional wisdom about corporations being heartless bureaucracies who don't give a shit what their Customers say. I worked at a Fortune 100 company for ten years. We did over 4.5 BILLLION dollars in Sales every year. Yet if we got FIVE calls or letters complaining about a Product, it was a crisis. Corporations do care what their Customers think.
Except for Banks. Banks really don't don't give a shit what their Customers say.
I emailed Ziploc and told them that their products are like air to me - I use them without thinking. I told them if I see their advertising on 60 Minutes in October, it will cause me to stop buying their products, which i definitely do not want to do, but will, if I have to. I could not lie to Ziploc - they have a FANTASTIC product. So I just said I am watching.
Here is what I wrote:
Good morning. I am sure you have heard from other displeased Customers about your sponsorship of 60 Minutes. I would like to add my name to your list.Ahhhhh. The pause that refreshes.
If I see Ziploc advertising on 60 Minutes in October, I will stop buying your Products, which I definitely do not want to do - Ziplocs are like air to me - I use them without even thinking.
I am extraordinarily displeased with 60 Minutes' use of forged documents and fraudulent authentication methods in their piece which sought to tear down our President. There simply is no room for such a practice in a functioning democracy. I therefore respectfully suggest that you cease advertising on 60 Minutes.
I obvously cannot dictate to you your advertising outlets. I am simply letting you know that if you choose to support 60 Minutes in the future, then I in the future will stop buying Pledge, Windex, Ziploc, Saran, and Edge, all of which I use every day.
Contact somebody. And hey - let's be civil out there.
This was found on DANEgerus, which is positively AFIRE right now. Positively one of the best blogs on the 'Net at present. Go check it out.
UPDATE: Aaron's got more.
Friday, September 10, 2004
Research Help Needed
I am writing a paper regarding how IBM reacted to the advent of the personal computer, which, if memory serves, was with:
- apathy
- derision
- denial
- stubborness
- panic
Can anyone direct me to some quotes or anecdotes regarding the topic?
- apathy
- derision
- denial
- stubborness
- panic
Can anyone direct me to some quotes or anecdotes regarding the topic?
The Experts are Speaking
As previously mentioned, I started a thread on the Yahoo! Typewriters Group (oh yes - there is one) and boy has it generated some commentary. There's even a guy there whom I presume is well known and recognized as a typewriter expert (oh yes - they do exist) and he's stated that he's turned off his phone "to avoid being in the middle of this circus".
Oy!
If what is being said there is accurate, these "memos" are about as legitimate as Britney Spears' marriage. There are two threads:
"Two questions about older typewriters" and "1972 Bush "Forged" Letter?"
Check here, too.
Oy!
If what is being said there is accurate, these "memos" are about as legitimate as Britney Spears' marriage. There are two threads:
"Two questions about older typewriters" and "1972 Bush "Forged" Letter?"
Check here, too.
Thursday, September 09, 2004
Relearning a ritual
I had to relearn how to shave my chin today. First time in over four years.
It feels weird. My goatee kept the wind off the lower half of my face, and now I can feel a soft breeze with my chin. I used to just shave the sides of my face and my neck. A few quick straight passes with the razor and I was done. This morning I was forced to remember how to curve the razor around my chin, how to cut the hair without cutting myself. I had never quite understood how much of an memorized ritual shaving was. Now I do, because I had grown out of that habit.
But I managed to not cut the hell out of myself, and I now have a smooth chin for the first time in years. Believe it or not, this is the first time that the Raging Girlfriend has seen me without my goatee. She says that from the side it shows just how much of a babyface I have. Seriously, I couldn't grow a full beard to save my life. Well, not one that looked good, anyways. That'll be a blessing when I'm sixty.
Some people will wonder why the hell I shaved my goatee off, and why I'm talking about it in the first place. That'll tie in.
September 11th is Saturday. The third anniversary of the terrorist attacks that informed quite a few people that we were at war. The third anniversary of the day we were informed that an ocean on either side of this country wasn't enough to protect us.
The day America was attacked, by the same group that had attacked us before, in Yemen, in Saudi Arabia, in Africa.
Some people will write reflective pieces, some people will let out their rage, and some people will ignore it. The morlocks at DU will howl and scream, gloating at America's suffering. Most of us will utter a small prayer and go about our day, thankful that the people who attacked us are either dead or on the run.
Not me. I won't be writing, or letting out my feelings. I won't be going about my normal day. And I won't be forgetting it.
On Saturday, September 11th, I'll be going to my first Army Reserve drill.
I think that's fitting.
And yeah, that's why I took off my goatee. AR 670-1 and all that.
It feels weird. My goatee kept the wind off the lower half of my face, and now I can feel a soft breeze with my chin. I used to just shave the sides of my face and my neck. A few quick straight passes with the razor and I was done. This morning I was forced to remember how to curve the razor around my chin, how to cut the hair without cutting myself. I had never quite understood how much of an memorized ritual shaving was. Now I do, because I had grown out of that habit.
But I managed to not cut the hell out of myself, and I now have a smooth chin for the first time in years. Believe it or not, this is the first time that the Raging Girlfriend has seen me without my goatee. She says that from the side it shows just how much of a babyface I have. Seriously, I couldn't grow a full beard to save my life. Well, not one that looked good, anyways. That'll be a blessing when I'm sixty.
Some people will wonder why the hell I shaved my goatee off, and why I'm talking about it in the first place. That'll tie in.
September 11th is Saturday. The third anniversary of the terrorist attacks that informed quite a few people that we were at war. The third anniversary of the day we were informed that an ocean on either side of this country wasn't enough to protect us.
The day America was attacked, by the same group that had attacked us before, in Yemen, in Saudi Arabia, in Africa.
Some people will write reflective pieces, some people will let out their rage, and some people will ignore it. The morlocks at DU will howl and scream, gloating at America's suffering. Most of us will utter a small prayer and go about our day, thankful that the people who attacked us are either dead or on the run.
Not me. I won't be writing, or letting out my feelings. I won't be going about my normal day. And I won't be forgetting it.
On Saturday, September 11th, I'll be going to my first Army Reserve drill.
I think that's fitting.
And yeah, that's why I took off my goatee. AR 670-1 and all that.
Who Is Ben Barnes?
Yeah, I know.
Dead Horse.
But it's almost comical how far Partisan Media are willing to carry John Kerry's water. 60 Minutes didn't mention this stuff last night.
Did they?
Who Is Ben Barnes?
And that chart that linked Bush/Cheney 2004 to the Swift Boat veterans? Still looking in the New York Times for a similar graphic on TexansForKerry (or whatever) and John / John 2004.
Ah well.
UPDATE: And OMIGOD visit DANEgerus here and floow the link to LGF, where some fella with lots of spare time created the 60 Minutes document in Word and superimposed it over the 60 Minutes original from 1972.
Actually and truthfully rolling on the floor laughing my ass off.
Dead Horse.
But it's almost comical how far Partisan Media are willing to carry John Kerry's water. 60 Minutes didn't mention this stuff last night.
Did they?
Who Is Ben Barnes?
And that chart that linked Bush/Cheney 2004 to the Swift Boat veterans? Still looking in the New York Times for a similar graphic on TexansForKerry (or whatever) and John / John 2004.
Ah well.
UPDATE: And OMIGOD visit DANEgerus here and floow the link to LGF, where some fella with lots of spare time created the 60 Minutes document in Word and superimposed it over the 60 Minutes original from 1972.
Actually and truthfully rolling on the floor laughing my ass off.
More About The Forged Document
I emailed a couple Typewriter newsgroups today to try get info on typewriter technology in the early Seventies.
RatherBiased scooped me, and did a dang good job.
We, people, are witnessing a revolution in media. No longer are the columnists and OpEd writers alone in their possession of fact libraries. Even Little Ole Me can do some research and poke a big hole in a Big Media Lie.
It's astounding what we are seeing here.
Even more astounding is that it is likely that these lies have been going on for DECADES, and we didn't know.
Now we know.
Give 'em Hell!
RatherBiased scooped me, and did a dang good job.
We, people, are witnessing a revolution in media. No longer are the columnists and OpEd writers alone in their possession of fact libraries. Even Little Ole Me can do some research and poke a big hole in a Big Media Lie.
It's astounding what we are seeing here.
Even more astounding is that it is likely that these lies have been going on for DECADES, and we didn't know.
Now we know.
Give 'em Hell!
Worthy
SondraK is asking for opinions regarding the 1000 deaths in Iraq.
Now, I gave my opinion, and I'm going to give it here. We've already had the Left jumping all over that number. The morlocks at DU are gloating and dancing over the deaths of soldiers. The Democrats want to use those deaths as a club against Bush. And it seems that everybody is asking the wrong damn question.
The question cannot, should not, and in my mind will never be "How many is too much"? The Left wants to play a numbers game, it seems. "How many people have to die? How many lives must be lost?" And as the number grows larger, they'll continue hammering away, trying to drive doubt into the minds of America. Remember, the Left's ultimate goal is the total and complete capitulation of America to their wishes, and anything that might help them to that end is fair game. Those military deaths are just another tool to them, another thing for them to use.
But the question should never be "How many", the question should always be "Was it worth it".
Thousands died during Operation Overlord on D-Day in WWII. America lost so many men that day that the beaches of Normandy were literally covered with blood. The ocean ran red, in every sense, from the blood that Americans and British and Canadians shed. We lost more on that day than we have in the entire Iraqi campaign. Was it worth it? I can't find a single person outside of the Neo-Nazi skinheads who say "no". To a man, everyone of sound mind agrees, yes, it was worth it. No price was too high to smash Hitler's tyranny.
We lost more thousands in the Korean War, stopping the communists in their tracks. Was it worth it? Ask, and the majority of people will say "Yes". No price was too high in order to keep Kim Il Sung contained, and allowing freedom to prosper below the DMZ.
The end results of this current war remain to be seen, it's still in progress. But if you were to ask those people who until last year were held in Saddam's rape rooms, I think they would tell you it was worth it. Those 1000 brave men and women gave their lives so that Kurdish children wouldn't have to worry about their entire village being gassed. Those 1000 brave men and woman gave their lives so that a major supporter of international terrorism was removed. We have removed a genocidal, terrorist supporting dictator. We have freed millions upon millions of people from under Saddam's thumb, and we have begun a process in the Middle East that will radically change the world in the future.
I think by any objective standard, it's worth it. Soldiers fear dying, yes, but dying is only the soldier's SECOND worst fear. Do you want to know what the first is?
The soldier's worst fear is dying for NOTHING.
You know, as a soldier, that you may be called into combat. The realities of life and death are pretty much burned into your head from Day One. As a soldier, you understand that should you go into combat, you could die. That is just a simple fact about the Army. Death, even in peacetime, is a constant shadow hovering over your shoulder. Training accidents happen. For a while, the Marines had lost more troops to accidents in the V-22 Osprey than they had to combat. Accepting hazards is part of the military.
But to die, and have your sacrifice made worthless? To have any value of what you did yanked away by self-serving politicians? That's worse than death. Many people can accept the risks, the eventuality of death, but not if it's only for cheap political gain. People can be willing to put their lives in harm's way for great things, but if you cheapen what they do, you have cheapened what they give. And that is worse than death.
It's up to us to ensure that these brave few have NOT died in vain. There is still more to do on the international front. Iraq still has insurgents coming into the country from Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia and the Gaza Strip. Our work is not even half finished. But if those soldier's deaths are to take on meaning, we must push forward.
Don't dishonor them. Grieve for them. You can be sorrowful, yet resolute. You can cry, and yet push forward. You can remember them, and look to the future.
It's not the number, it's the meaning. Don't let those soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines die for nothing.
Give their deaths meaning.
UPDATE: On Sondra's thread, commenter "sjmld" made this statement:
He's right, on both counts.
Now, I gave my opinion, and I'm going to give it here. We've already had the Left jumping all over that number. The morlocks at DU are gloating and dancing over the deaths of soldiers. The Democrats want to use those deaths as a club against Bush. And it seems that everybody is asking the wrong damn question.
The question cannot, should not, and in my mind will never be "How many is too much"? The Left wants to play a numbers game, it seems. "How many people have to die? How many lives must be lost?" And as the number grows larger, they'll continue hammering away, trying to drive doubt into the minds of America. Remember, the Left's ultimate goal is the total and complete capitulation of America to their wishes, and anything that might help them to that end is fair game. Those military deaths are just another tool to them, another thing for them to use.
But the question should never be "How many", the question should always be "Was it worth it".
Thousands died during Operation Overlord on D-Day in WWII. America lost so many men that day that the beaches of Normandy were literally covered with blood. The ocean ran red, in every sense, from the blood that Americans and British and Canadians shed. We lost more on that day than we have in the entire Iraqi campaign. Was it worth it? I can't find a single person outside of the Neo-Nazi skinheads who say "no". To a man, everyone of sound mind agrees, yes, it was worth it. No price was too high to smash Hitler's tyranny.
We lost more thousands in the Korean War, stopping the communists in their tracks. Was it worth it? Ask, and the majority of people will say "Yes". No price was too high in order to keep Kim Il Sung contained, and allowing freedom to prosper below the DMZ.
The end results of this current war remain to be seen, it's still in progress. But if you were to ask those people who until last year were held in Saddam's rape rooms, I think they would tell you it was worth it. Those 1000 brave men and women gave their lives so that Kurdish children wouldn't have to worry about their entire village being gassed. Those 1000 brave men and woman gave their lives so that a major supporter of international terrorism was removed. We have removed a genocidal, terrorist supporting dictator. We have freed millions upon millions of people from under Saddam's thumb, and we have begun a process in the Middle East that will radically change the world in the future.
I think by any objective standard, it's worth it. Soldiers fear dying, yes, but dying is only the soldier's SECOND worst fear. Do you want to know what the first is?
The soldier's worst fear is dying for NOTHING.
You know, as a soldier, that you may be called into combat. The realities of life and death are pretty much burned into your head from Day One. As a soldier, you understand that should you go into combat, you could die. That is just a simple fact about the Army. Death, even in peacetime, is a constant shadow hovering over your shoulder. Training accidents happen. For a while, the Marines had lost more troops to accidents in the V-22 Osprey than they had to combat. Accepting hazards is part of the military.
But to die, and have your sacrifice made worthless? To have any value of what you did yanked away by self-serving politicians? That's worse than death. Many people can accept the risks, the eventuality of death, but not if it's only for cheap political gain. People can be willing to put their lives in harm's way for great things, but if you cheapen what they do, you have cheapened what they give. And that is worse than death.
It's up to us to ensure that these brave few have NOT died in vain. There is still more to do on the international front. Iraq still has insurgents coming into the country from Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia and the Gaza Strip. Our work is not even half finished. But if those soldier's deaths are to take on meaning, we must push forward.
Don't dishonor them. Grieve for them. You can be sorrowful, yet resolute. You can cry, and yet push forward. You can remember them, and look to the future.
It's not the number, it's the meaning. Don't let those soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines die for nothing.
Give their deaths meaning.
UPDATE: On Sondra's thread, commenter "sjmld" made this statement:
"Even discussing an arbitrary limit to how many lives we consider "too much" gives our enemy a goal to shoot for. Do not forget we are as dust to them, infidels. They will not yield until vanquished. Let's not defeat ourselves.
I do not want to fight, or die. But fight I will, and make the enemy die."
He's right, on both counts.
Submitted for my Approval, and I Approve!
In the tie in with the last post, I want to bring this weeks list of submissions to the Watcher's Council to your attention. Especially the non-council member submission.
Wow. That's all I can say. Wow. If you want to leave any comments, I've already voted, so feel free.
Wow. That's all I can say. Wow. If you want to leave any comments, I've already voted, so feel free.
Did 60 Minutes and The Boston Globe get duped by a forgery?
And worse yet - a forgery that was detected by bloggers and surfers in under a day??
The Kerry Spot on National Review Online
One ponders...
The last point at that link talks about proportional spacing, though, as if an "i" and an "m" were the same width on old typewriters. That's not the way i recall it.
The superscripted "th" is compelling.
For more, check out this and this.
The Kerry Spot on National Review Online
One ponders...
The last point at that link talks about proportional spacing, though, as if an "i" and an "m" were the same width on old typewriters. That's not the way i recall it.
The superscripted "th" is compelling.
For more, check out this and this.
An Open Seat
Yet another seat has opened up on the Watcher's Council. You know the deal - submit one piece of your own and one piece from somebody else per week, and vote on it. At worst, it brings a little extra traffic to your site.
If you're interested, drop the Watcher a line!
If you're interested, drop the Watcher a line!
Wednesday, September 08, 2004
Uber Flipper Says The War On Terror Is "Wrong"
Those exact words? Nope. But being a flip flopping imbicile has it's down side:
Boy! That Flipper SURE knows how to clear up his inconsistant positions.
Today, however, was not a single Flip Flop sort of day for the Flipper. He's going for broke:
I guess he's still proud of voting against the $87 Billion the President requested to fund our troops efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. But according to the Super Duper Flipper Flopper:
More? You betcha :)
Let's talk about he Gulf War 1, Senator Flipper:
What to make of all this? Let's ask Flipper:
December 16, at Drake University in Iowa, Kerry asserted that
"those who doubted whether Iraq or the world would be better off without Saddam Hussein, and those who believe today that we are not safer with his capture, don't have the judgment to be president or the credibility to be elected president."
Guess who doesn't have any credibility, Flipper :)
And.....
Last month, Mr. Kerry was asked by reporters whether he would have voted to authorize war even if he knew no weapons would be found.
"Yes, I would have voted for the authority," Mr. Kerry said. "I believe it's the right authority for a president to have"
Then, of course, there is always this documentary.
Flipper made a big spectacle of himself today. He was gonna clear up his position on Iraq...... BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Encore, Flipper! Encore!
Kerry, Monday:
"It's the wrong war in the wrong place at the wrong time."
Kerry, yesterday:
" More than 1,000 of America's sons and daughters have now given their lives on behalf of their country, on behalf of freedom in the war on terror."
Kerry Spokesman David Wade, today:
"Kerry was referring to U.S. soldiers fighting in parts of Iraq that have now become a breeding ground for terrorists."
Oh, okay. All 1,000+ died "fighting in parts of Iraq that have now become a breeding ground for terrorists," but other than that, it's the wrong war in the wrong place at the wrong time. That clears up everything.
Boy! That Flipper SURE knows how to clear up his inconsistant positions.
Today, however, was not a single Flip Flop sort of day for the Flipper. He's going for broke:
Kerry, today: "I would not have made the wrong choices that are forcing us to pay nearly the entire cost of this war — more than $200 billion that we're not investing in education, health care and job creation here at home."
Kerry, last year:
NBC News, Meet the Press, August 31, 2003
MR. RUSSERT: Do you believe that we should reduce funding that we are now providing for the operation in Iraq?
SEN. KERRY: No. I think we should increase it.
MR. RUSSERT: Increase funding?
SEN. KERRY: Yes.
MR. RUSSERT: By how much?
SEN. KERRY: By whatever number of billions of dollars it takes to win. It is critical that the United States of America be successful in Iraq, Tim.
I guess he's still proud of voting against the $87 Billion the President requested to fund our troops efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. But according to the Super Duper Flipper Flopper:
Doyle McManus (LA Times): "If that amendment does not pass, will you then vote against the $87 billion?"
Kerry: "I don't think any United States senator is going to abandon our troops and recklessly leave Iraq to – to whatever follows as a result of simply cutting and running. That's irresponsible." (CBS, "Face the Nation," 9/14/03)
More? You betcha :)
Let's talk about he Gulf War 1, Senator Flipper:
Kerry, moments ago: "America has paid nearly 90 percent of the bill in Iraq. Contrast that with the Gulf War, where our allies paid 95 percent of the costs."
Unspoken: "Which raises the question of why I voted against that one and for this one. And why I cite that one as an example of the way wars ought to be fought, compared to this one."
What to make of all this? Let's ask Flipper:
December 16, at Drake University in Iowa, Kerry asserted that
"those who doubted whether Iraq or the world would be better off without Saddam Hussein, and those who believe today that we are not safer with his capture, don't have the judgment to be president or the credibility to be elected president."
Guess who doesn't have any credibility, Flipper :)
And.....
Last month, Mr. Kerry was asked by reporters whether he would have voted to authorize war even if he knew no weapons would be found.
"Yes, I would have voted for the authority," Mr. Kerry said. "I believe it's the right authority for a president to have"
Then, of course, there is always this documentary.
Flipper made a big spectacle of himself today. He was gonna clear up his position on Iraq...... BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Encore, Flipper! Encore!
Blogspot is being wierd today
But I can still manage to get through. Maybe just high traffic?
Anyways, it's time for a little bit of LINKLY LOVE!
First via Instapundit is the final word on the Bush AWOL meme. If the Democrats wanted to continue shooting themselves in the foot, holding on to that meme would be the perfect way. Bravo, Donks! You haven't made the charge stick for five years running, and that article explains why. But if you wish to continue holding on to lies and slandering the service of National Guardsmen, be my guest. It'll make your downfall that much sweeter.
Second, via Dean's World is yet another great essay by Orson Scott Card.
And last from Random Nuclear Strikes comes the latest in Donk Bullshit. Read and wonder just how mindless the Left has become.
No time for an extended entry today, much too busy. I'll see you tomorrow.
Anyways, it's time for a little bit of LINKLY LOVE!
First via Instapundit is the final word on the Bush AWOL meme. If the Democrats wanted to continue shooting themselves in the foot, holding on to that meme would be the perfect way. Bravo, Donks! You haven't made the charge stick for five years running, and that article explains why. But if you wish to continue holding on to lies and slandering the service of National Guardsmen, be my guest. It'll make your downfall that much sweeter.
Second, via Dean's World is yet another great essay by Orson Scott Card.
As a Democrat, I would hope that a solid trouncing of our fanatic-ruled party at the polls this November would serve as a wakeup call and remind Democrats that they only get to do the things that the Democrat Party exists to do if they get enough votes to control the White House and Congress. Which requires that you have serious candidates and embrace serious issues that most Americans, not just tiny pressure groups, care about.
And on that day, Democratic moderates can take the party back. And yes, Democratic moderates actually exist. They're all voting for Bush this year, but they'd rather have had a Democratic candidate to vote for.
And last from Random Nuclear Strikes comes the latest in Donk Bullshit. Read and wonder just how mindless the Left has become.
No time for an extended entry today, much too busy. I'll see you tomorrow.
The Spitball Defense
Heh. New blog, clean blog, good blog. Gotta remember to add these folks to the roll next time i am in there.
"The Spitball Defense"
Oy!
God Bless America.
h/t DANEgerus
Speaking of spitballs, Jimmy Carter is just hoppin' mad at Zell Miller. Badge of honor, Senator, sir, badge of honor.
Alas, the Jewish World Review sees things differently.
"The Spitball Defense"
Oy!
God Bless America.
h/t DANEgerus
Speaking of spitballs, Jimmy Carter is just hoppin' mad at Zell Miller. Badge of honor, Senator, sir, badge of honor.
Alas, the Jewish World Review sees things differently.
Out of Control
I know RD will LOVE this one:
Kerry gives thanks for the gift of a gun he sponsored a bill to ban.
"I thank you for the gift, but I can't take it to the debate with me," Kerry told a cheering crowd as he held up the device.
Did I mention that his bill would have prevented this act as it constitutes a "gift" transaction?
Ok. Flipper took that weapon in hand not thinking about all the irresponsible legislation he and his constituents pushed due to their fear of guns. He wanted a photo op with a gun. Why? Because he is the head of a lunatic fringe political movement and he was trying to appeal to a larger audience. Where are these leftist retards and their "gun slinging" rhetoric? Complicit and silent. Why? They know Kerry's record and they don't care if he has to lie his way into office by brandishing that fire arm. Why? Because Kerry is NOT a leader. Rather he is a puppet. Remember those violent maniac leftist protestors in New York starting shit with delegates of the Republican National Convention? They are the puppet masters. That's how things like this happen. What the hell did he mean by "but I can't take it to the debate with me."? Why did his mind connect that weapon and the debates he will have with the President of the United States? Was he feeling out the crowd? "They must want me to shoot him at the debates." Fruedian slip? ???????????? WHAT?! And who the hell told these cheering simpletons Kerry was a gun enthusiast? The left is out of control, as is their candidate.
Kerry gives thanks for the gift of a gun he sponsored a bill to ban.
"I thank you for the gift, but I can't take it to the debate with me," Kerry told a cheering crowd as he held up the device.
Did I mention that his bill would have prevented this act as it constitutes a "gift" transaction?
Ok. Flipper took that weapon in hand not thinking about all the irresponsible legislation he and his constituents pushed due to their fear of guns. He wanted a photo op with a gun. Why? Because he is the head of a lunatic fringe political movement and he was trying to appeal to a larger audience. Where are these leftist retards and their "gun slinging" rhetoric? Complicit and silent. Why? They know Kerry's record and they don't care if he has to lie his way into office by brandishing that fire arm. Why? Because Kerry is NOT a leader. Rather he is a puppet. Remember those violent maniac leftist protestors in New York starting shit with delegates of the Republican National Convention? They are the puppet masters. That's how things like this happen. What the hell did he mean by "but I can't take it to the debate with me."? Why did his mind connect that weapon and the debates he will have with the President of the United States? Was he feeling out the crowd? "They must want me to shoot him at the debates." Fruedian slip? ???????????? WHAT?! And who the hell told these cheering simpletons Kerry was a gun enthusiast? The left is out of control, as is their candidate.
Tuesday, September 07, 2004
Unemployment in Europe
The charts found herein are helpful when gauging American unemployment versus that of our allies and trading partners.
Darfur and Sudan
Aaron from Free Will has a damn good piece up about Sudan, Darfur, and international non-action in that area of the world. Go read. I'll be here when you get back.
Dum da dum da dum, hmmmmmmm, dum de dum.....
Back? Great. Here's my take:
America can't do jack squat about Darfur right now. We don't have the troops.
If Clinton hadn't done a military fire sale during his eight years in office, we wouldn't be stretched so thin. But he slashed the military. Seriously, Clinton took a double-bit axe to the military on a regular basis, and it shows. It's a testiment to Bush's leadership that the military is doing as well as it is, but the simple fact remains; if we don't get at least another division of Army troops up and running, we can't continue to do the things we're doing. We don't have the manpower. And I'm not even going to touch what the Navy, Air Force and Marines need. I'm sure there are many other people with more knowledge and expertise in those areas than myself.
However, this whole disaster is exposing the rest of the world for what it is. It's exposing the UN (again!) for what it is. Worthless, weak, corrupt, incompetant, and useless. If the rest of the world REALLY wanted to put an end to the genocide, it could. The USA isn't the only country with a military! There are plenty of other countries who have the means to put a stop to the massacres and murder going on in Sudan.
They just don't want to.
Let me add that Britan and Australia, as well as the other countries in our coalition in Iraq are tapped out as well. Contrary to John Kerry's insults and slander, those countries have a hell of a lot more than 500 troops in Iraq and Afganistan. But what about France? Germany? Spain? What about Russia? Where are all the countries who refused to join the USA because we weren't getting rid of Saddam for "the right reasons"? Where are all those countries who call themselves compassionate and caring? Where the hell is the vaunted UN "peacekeepers"?
The protesters here in the USA got one little miniscule part right. It's all about the oil. FRANCE'S oil. France's TotalFinaElf had huge oil contracts with Saddam, and they have their hand in thecookie jar oilcan when it comes to Sudan as well. Germany, for being so "humanitarian" and "peaceloving", doesn't give two hoots about peace anywhere else. And Russia under Putin looks out for itself first. Sudan pumping oil to the rest of the world is competition. Sudan brutalized by thugs and pumping oil to a few corrupt governments like France means Russia can sell it's oil to other countries instead.
And the UN has always been a toothless paper tiger. When your organization consists mostly of corrupt thugs, theocracies, murderers, terrorists, brutal dictators, and criminals of every stripe, all of whom vote against the few upstanding countries trying to do the right thing, you're just S.O.L. Why the hell should Syria allow the world to stop Sudanese genocide? As far as Syria is concerned, that "ethnic cleansing" is perfectly fine! Muslims killing non-muslims! Jihad, Allahu Ackbar, go brother go! Do you really think Cuba gives a shit about Sudan? Hell no! As far as Castro is concerned, the more focus put on Sudan, the less focus put on the murder and torture of dissidents in his own country. Why the hell should Castro help out Sudan?
The only UN peacekeepers worth a damn were the ones from the Anglosphere - America, Australia, and Britan (with Poland recently rejoining the ranks of the competant). The Dutch? Hiding in their compound while civilians get murdered. Everywhere the UN has put troops from other countries than the big four, murder, rape, child prostitution, and corruption has followed. The UN without the USA is worse than nothing, it's an impediment to peace worldwide.
If you want to get a taste of the world without the USA, look at Sudan. If you want to get a taste of Democrat Party policy, look at Sudan. If you want to get a feel for UN control, look at Sudan. If you want to get a taste of how John "Let's enforce UN sanctions" Kerry would handle terrorism.... look at Sudan.
'Nuff said.
Dum da dum da dum, hmmmmmmm, dum de dum.....
Back? Great. Here's my take:
America can't do jack squat about Darfur right now. We don't have the troops.
If Clinton hadn't done a military fire sale during his eight years in office, we wouldn't be stretched so thin. But he slashed the military. Seriously, Clinton took a double-bit axe to the military on a regular basis, and it shows. It's a testiment to Bush's leadership that the military is doing as well as it is, but the simple fact remains; if we don't get at least another division of Army troops up and running, we can't continue to do the things we're doing. We don't have the manpower. And I'm not even going to touch what the Navy, Air Force and Marines need. I'm sure there are many other people with more knowledge and expertise in those areas than myself.
However, this whole disaster is exposing the rest of the world for what it is. It's exposing the UN (again!) for what it is. Worthless, weak, corrupt, incompetant, and useless. If the rest of the world REALLY wanted to put an end to the genocide, it could. The USA isn't the only country with a military! There are plenty of other countries who have the means to put a stop to the massacres and murder going on in Sudan.
They just don't want to.
Let me add that Britan and Australia, as well as the other countries in our coalition in Iraq are tapped out as well. Contrary to John Kerry's insults and slander, those countries have a hell of a lot more than 500 troops in Iraq and Afganistan. But what about France? Germany? Spain? What about Russia? Where are all the countries who refused to join the USA because we weren't getting rid of Saddam for "the right reasons"? Where are all those countries who call themselves compassionate and caring? Where the hell is the vaunted UN "peacekeepers"?
The protesters here in the USA got one little miniscule part right. It's all about the oil. FRANCE'S oil. France's TotalFinaElf had huge oil contracts with Saddam, and they have their hand in the
And the UN has always been a toothless paper tiger. When your organization consists mostly of corrupt thugs, theocracies, murderers, terrorists, brutal dictators, and criminals of every stripe, all of whom vote against the few upstanding countries trying to do the right thing, you're just S.O.L. Why the hell should Syria allow the world to stop Sudanese genocide? As far as Syria is concerned, that "ethnic cleansing" is perfectly fine! Muslims killing non-muslims! Jihad, Allahu Ackbar, go brother go! Do you really think Cuba gives a shit about Sudan? Hell no! As far as Castro is concerned, the more focus put on Sudan, the less focus put on the murder and torture of dissidents in his own country. Why the hell should Castro help out Sudan?
The only UN peacekeepers worth a damn were the ones from the Anglosphere - America, Australia, and Britan (with Poland recently rejoining the ranks of the competant). The Dutch? Hiding in their compound while civilians get murdered. Everywhere the UN has put troops from other countries than the big four, murder, rape, child prostitution, and corruption has followed. The UN without the USA is worse than nothing, it's an impediment to peace worldwide.
If you want to get a taste of the world without the USA, look at Sudan. If you want to get a taste of Democrat Party policy, look at Sudan. If you want to get a feel for UN control, look at Sudan. If you want to get a taste of how John "Let's enforce UN sanctions" Kerry would handle terrorism.... look at Sudan.
'Nuff said.
Lileks
On target.
The Bleat
Cicadas, airplanes, wind in the trees. A peaceful weekend. At least here. There’s a bloody child on the front page of the newspaper. The Strib subhead calls them “Islamic guerrillas” and “fighters” and “militants,” because you know one man’s terrorist is another man’s disciple of God who practices his sharpshooting so he can nail children in the back at 50 paces. This teaser to an inside story made my jaw bruise my sternum:As usual.
“This week’s bloodbath in Russia shattered the notion that innocents are taboo terror victims.”
This is why I despair sometimes. Now we learn that innocents are no longer taboo terror victims.
The Bleat
Monday, September 06, 2004
Gee, I wonder
....why THIS won't be found in the Seattle P-I?
Remember folks, for the Donks and their whores in the mass media, anything that could be deemed good for Iraq is also good for Bush, and cannot be aired. It might make John Fonda Kerry look bad.
But that doesn't mean it's not happening. Hat tip to (who else?) Instapundit.
In Najaf, scores of demonstrators took to the streets in the battle-scarred heart of the city near the Imam Ali shrine to protest the presence of al-Sadr and his militia and to back Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani, who brokered last week's peace deal. The agreement called for the Mahdi Army to give up its arms, but many militia members in Najaf are thought to have kept them, hiding them at home or elsewhere.(emphasis mine)
"The demands of the demonstrators in general and for the people of Najaf especially are to ensure safety and security and to have stability back," said one protester, 38-year-old Abu Mohammed al-Najafi, identifying himself with a nickname.
Demonstrators shouted chants denouncing al-Sadr, including one that equated him with deposed dictator Saddam Hussein.
Remember folks, for the Donks and their whores in the mass media, anything that could be deemed good for Iraq is also good for Bush, and cannot be aired. It might make John Fonda Kerry look bad.
But that doesn't mean it's not happening. Hat tip to (who else?) Instapundit.
Patriotism, and the lack thereof
Mark Alger nails it.
I'm wondering, when did it become taboo to call a spade a spade? For too long, the political dictionary has been controlled by the Left. Think about the very term "politically correct". Correct to whom? Not to the Right. The Left speaks about "African-Americans". I want to speak about Americans, no hyphen, no prefix. And yet, it's not "politically correct". Let's just flat out say it. Politically correct=Democrat Party Approved.
My father had red paint poured on him when he came back from Viet Nam. I can remember talking to my mom about it, and how she struggled to hold back tears as she related the story to me, of how they had to keep buying uniforms because the Left kept assaulting my dad. He came back from Viet Nam and was put to work recruiting.
To the Left, he was the perfect target. To John Kerry, he was the perfect target.
It was men like my father who John Kerry accused of murder, rape, and torture. It was men like my father who John Kerry accused of "atrocities reminicent of Ghengis Khan", accusations which were totally baseless and false. And yet John Fonda Kerry has NEVER APOLOGIESED for his role in the degridation of Viet Nam vets, who returned home and wanted to return to normal lives. But you can't live a normal life when you're being spit on, when you have bags of feces thrown at you, or when some idiot is dumping red paint on you or calling you a baby killer. All of those actions were facilitated in part by John Kerry.
You're damn skippy I'm going to question his patriotism.
When Zell Miller delivered his "Military armed with what? Spitballs?" line at the RNC convention, the crowd roared. And they roared because that wasn't just a throw-away line, it had it's base in the TRUTH. DANEgerus has a link regarding the 1984 defense budget that John Kerry voted against. In that budget were included the MX Missile, B-1 Bomber, Anti-Satellite Systems, 'Star Wars', Tomahawk Cruise Missile, AH-64 Helicopters, Division Air Defense Gun (DIVAD), Patriot Air Defense Missile, Aegis Air-Defense Cruiser, Battleship Reactivation, AV-8B Harrier, F-15 Fighter, F-14 Fighter, Phoenix Air-to-Air Missile, and the Sparrow Air-to-Air Missile. I've bold-faced the weapons systems that that I know were used in Iraq and Afganistan. If John Kerry had his way, our military would be under-equipped and unable to do it's job. And lest anyone think that he was just voting against some pork bill, here's a quote from John Kerry on that very bill.
"There's no excuse for casting even one vote for unnecessary weapons of destruction and as your Senator, I will never do so."
He KNEW what he was voting against. It wasn't some pork bill he opposed, he flat out admits that HE DID NOT WANT THE USA TO HAVE THOSE WEAPONS AND WEAPON SYSTEMS! Hell yeah, I'm questioning his patriotism!
When Al Gore, the 2000 Democrat nominee to the presidential election, calls conservative bloggers and web pundits digital brownshirts, then yes I'll question your patriotism.
When you lie about employment numbers just to win an election, hell yes I'll question your patriotism! And yes, DANEgerus has yet another link to prove that John Kerry lied!
When the only record you run on is a four month span in Viet Nam, with no reference to your actions afterwards nor your nineteen year Senate record, then yes, I'll question your patriotism!
When you call your opponent AWOL, yet refuse to release your military records to clear up inconsistancies, then yes, I'll question your patriotism!
When your supporters call American military members "occupiers", when the mouthpiece of your Party calls American's "stupid", when your supporters riot in the streets while calling conservatives "facists", "nazis", "jackbooted thugs", and "war profiteers", and you disavow NONE OF IT, then hell yes I'll question your patriotism!
Four months of combat does not innoculate you from critisim of your actions ever since you got back in country! You might have been a Naval Officer, but meeting up with North Vietnamese Communists in Paris while you're supposed to report to Naval Reserve Duty is anything but patriotic! Hell yes, I'll question your patriotism!
The lies, slander, abuse, false accusations and insults Kerry directed at my father and other Viet Nam veterans disgusts me. The way that Kerry has tried to evade questions about his record disgusts me. The way Kerry lies in order to score cheap political points disgusts me. The way he can't answer a single question honestly disgusts me. And his voting record in the Senate revolts me.
It's about time we stopped using the set of rules handed down by the Democrats. Every time John Fonda Kerry whines "Don't you question my patriotism!", someone needs to step up and ask "Why not?".
Because Kerry has been anything but patriotic for the past thirty years. And calling him on that should not be a source of embaressment.
EVERY SO OFTEN, A DEMOCRAT POLITICIAN Will rear back on his or her hind legs and roar, "How dare you question my patriotism?" -- as though that were a blacker sin than betraying the country or robbing the productive people in the country blind to finance risky utopian-socialist schemes.
It ought to be a clue -- being that he feels his patriotism under attack (even when it's not) -- that he thinks he's doing something unpatriotic.
I'm wondering, when did it become taboo to call a spade a spade? For too long, the political dictionary has been controlled by the Left. Think about the very term "politically correct". Correct to whom? Not to the Right. The Left speaks about "African-Americans". I want to speak about Americans, no hyphen, no prefix. And yet, it's not "politically correct". Let's just flat out say it. Politically correct=Democrat Party Approved.
How patriotic is it to bear false witness against our military in time of war, poisoning the attitudes of generations of Americans toward our military services, rendering them less able to defend us against the very real threats at large in the world?
My father had red paint poured on him when he came back from Viet Nam. I can remember talking to my mom about it, and how she struggled to hold back tears as she related the story to me, of how they had to keep buying uniforms because the Left kept assaulting my dad. He came back from Viet Nam and was put to work recruiting.
To the Left, he was the perfect target. To John Kerry, he was the perfect target.
It was men like my father who John Kerry accused of murder, rape, and torture. It was men like my father who John Kerry accused of "atrocities reminicent of Ghengis Khan", accusations which were totally baseless and false. And yet John Fonda Kerry has NEVER APOLOGIESED for his role in the degridation of Viet Nam vets, who returned home and wanted to return to normal lives. But you can't live a normal life when you're being spit on, when you have bags of feces thrown at you, or when some idiot is dumping red paint on you or calling you a baby killer. All of those actions were facilitated in part by John Kerry.
You're damn skippy I'm going to question his patriotism.
How patriotic is it to urge, support, and vote in the legislature for massive cuts in every facet of our national defense -- from Defense and weapons appropriations to intelligence budgets -- while saying one is for a -- scorn quotes -- "stronger" America.
When Zell Miller delivered his "Military armed with what? Spitballs?" line at the RNC convention, the crowd roared. And they roared because that wasn't just a throw-away line, it had it's base in the TRUTH. DANEgerus has a link regarding the 1984 defense budget that John Kerry voted against. In that budget were included the MX Missile, B-1 Bomber, Anti-Satellite Systems, 'Star Wars', Tomahawk Cruise Missile, AH-64 Helicopters, Division Air Defense Gun (DIVAD), Patriot Air Defense Missile, Aegis Air-Defense Cruiser, Battleship Reactivation, AV-8B Harrier, F-15 Fighter, F-14 Fighter, Phoenix Air-to-Air Missile, and the Sparrow Air-to-Air Missile. I've bold-faced the weapons systems that that I know were used in Iraq and Afganistan. If John Kerry had his way, our military would be under-equipped and unable to do it's job. And lest anyone think that he was just voting against some pork bill, here's a quote from John Kerry on that very bill.
"There's no excuse for casting even one vote for unnecessary weapons of destruction and as your Senator, I will never do so."
He KNEW what he was voting against. It wasn't some pork bill he opposed, he flat out admits that HE DID NOT WANT THE USA TO HAVE THOSE WEAPONS AND WEAPON SYSTEMS! Hell yeah, I'm questioning his patriotism!
How patriotic is it -- after the national debate has been had and support expressed in the lawful halls of government by both parties -- for one party to continually attack our war leaders while we're engaged?
When Al Gore, the 2000 Democrat nominee to the presidential election, calls conservative bloggers and web pundits digital brownshirts, then yes I'll question your patriotism.
When you lie about employment numbers just to win an election, hell yes I'll question your patriotism! And yes, DANEgerus has yet another link to prove that John Kerry lied!
When the only record you run on is a four month span in Viet Nam, with no reference to your actions afterwards nor your nineteen year Senate record, then yes, I'll question your patriotism!
When you call your opponent AWOL, yet refuse to release your military records to clear up inconsistancies, then yes, I'll question your patriotism!
When your supporters call American military members "occupiers", when the mouthpiece of your Party calls American's "stupid", when your supporters riot in the streets while calling conservatives "facists", "nazis", "jackbooted thugs", and "war profiteers", and you disavow NONE OF IT, then hell yes I'll question your patriotism!
Four months of combat does not innoculate you from critisim of your actions ever since you got back in country! You might have been a Naval Officer, but meeting up with North Vietnamese Communists in Paris while you're supposed to report to Naval Reserve Duty is anything but patriotic! Hell yes, I'll question your patriotism!
The lies, slander, abuse, false accusations and insults Kerry directed at my father and other Viet Nam veterans disgusts me. The way that Kerry has tried to evade questions about his record disgusts me. The way Kerry lies in order to score cheap political points disgusts me. The way he can't answer a single question honestly disgusts me. And his voting record in the Senate revolts me.
It's about time we stopped using the set of rules handed down by the Democrats. Every time John Fonda Kerry whines "Don't you question my patriotism!", someone needs to step up and ask "Why not?".
Because Kerry has been anything but patriotic for the past thirty years. And calling him on that should not be a source of embaressment.
Stemming The Tide
Kim du Toit has put up yet another masterfull essay regarding illegal immigration.
'Nuff said? Yep, 'nuff said.
And spare me the grief and namecalling, all you leftist twits. I have no problem with people coming into this country LEGALLY. As Kim puts it:
'Nuff said? Yep, 'nuff said.
And spare me the grief and namecalling, all you leftist twits. I have no problem with people coming into this country LEGALLY. As Kim puts it:
And I don't want to hear about "rights" of illegal aliens. Our Constitutional rights are guaranteed for citizens -- they're damn lucky we don't shoot them on sight (as Mexico has been know to do to migrant South Americans on their southern border).
Sunday, September 05, 2004
Bingo
The years of overt legitimization of Palestinian and other terrorism has eroded the civilian status of every human. The road from the point blank shooting of a pregnant Israeli mother and her two little children in the name of dead Palestinians leads directly to the bombing of homes in Riyadh when some Salafists find the Saudi regime not in compliance with their version of Islam.
The seizure of a school full of children was not a far step down from the gleeful immolation of four contract workers in Iraq. Jihadiis define all Americans as legitimate targets and do not lament any Iraqi children within the bomb radius. In England, Sheikh Yousef Al-Qardhawi, head of the International Council of Muslim Clerics published a new fatwa declaring: it is an obligation incumbent on the Muslims to kill American citizens in Iraq…it is forbidden however to desecrate their corpses.
The path to School Number One runs through Spain and the Philippines and the appeasement of terrorists. It runs through the Sudan where hundreds of thousands of children may die in an accommodation to the sovereignty of a brutal Islamic regime. It runs daily through Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and India, in smaller but no less brutal acts of jihad.
She gets it. And check out the mouth-breathing dhimmicrat "Joe" in the comments section.
A Weak Argument needs a Weak Opponent
That's gotta be the only reason that Pat Buchanan is still around.
Seriously, I'm looking at "Meet The Press" right now, and there's 'ol Pat, mumbling away on something or other. Why the hell is this guy still around? He doesn't speak for the Republican Party. He's not a part of mainstream conservative thought. He's out on the fringe, blathering away, alive only because the Democrats need a weak opponent on national programs so that they can debate and not have their ass handed to them on a silver platter. Buchanan doesn't speak for me, or for any of the people on the Right side of the political spectrum that I know. Hell, I can imagine the internal dialogue that went on in Tim Russert's head.
"Crap, we've got Bob Graham on today. How the hell can I make him look good? The guy's a senile mushmouthed loon! Damndamndamndamndamn... oh wait! CALL PAT BUCHANAN! He makes ANY Democrat look good!"
The guy is out of any real politics (due to the fact that he's a nut), and he's out of touch with Conservatism today. His only reason for being on TV is the fact that the Democrats can't debate with a real conservative, so they bring in the soft guy to make themselves look good. If the Donks had to debate any real Republican, they'd get their asses handed to them the majority of the time.
UPDATE: Hell, Newt Gingrich is on right now, slapping Russert around like a pimp. NEWT FRIGGING GINGRICH! Mr. "I haven't even sniffed a congressional fart since 1996" Gingrich!
'Nuff said.
Seriously, I'm looking at "Meet The Press" right now, and there's 'ol Pat, mumbling away on something or other. Why the hell is this guy still around? He doesn't speak for the Republican Party. He's not a part of mainstream conservative thought. He's out on the fringe, blathering away, alive only because the Democrats need a weak opponent on national programs so that they can debate and not have their ass handed to them on a silver platter. Buchanan doesn't speak for me, or for any of the people on the Right side of the political spectrum that I know. Hell, I can imagine the internal dialogue that went on in Tim Russert's head.
"Crap, we've got Bob Graham on today. How the hell can I make him look good? The guy's a senile mushmouthed loon! Damndamndamndamndamn... oh wait! CALL PAT BUCHANAN! He makes ANY Democrat look good!"
The guy is out of any real politics (due to the fact that he's a nut), and he's out of touch with Conservatism today. His only reason for being on TV is the fact that the Democrats can't debate with a real conservative, so they bring in the soft guy to make themselves look good. If the Donks had to debate any real Republican, they'd get their asses handed to them the majority of the time.
UPDATE: Hell, Newt Gingrich is on right now, slapping Russert around like a pimp. NEWT FRIGGING GINGRICH! Mr. "I haven't even sniffed a congressional fart since 1996" Gingrich!
'Nuff said.
Too Damn Good
Sir George over at the Rott links to a piece from a San Francisco newspaper that shows a moment of honest truth.
I know, I know, honest truth from a San Fran fishwrap? But it's true. However, it's not just the article I wanted to bring to your attention, it's the writing from George that accompanies it.
I think George just lifted himself up with Bill Whittle as a master of wordcraft.
That has to be one of the best stinging rebukes of John Fonda Kerry I've ever read. And there's more!
I wish I'd written that.
I know, I know, honest truth from a San Fran fishwrap? But it's true. However, it's not just the article I wanted to bring to your attention, it's the writing from George that accompanies it.
I think George just lifted himself up with Bill Whittle as a master of wordcraft.
Though John Kerry may be skilled at shooting kids in the back or backstabbing anyone dumb enough to put their faith in him, he didn't exactly hold a gun to anyone's head and make them pull the voting lever for him. He's the anti-____ candidate who depends on masses of well-meaning but poorly informed voters to mistakenly guess what fills in that blank to grant him his ambitions. He's the embodiment of a candidate of the flaky, by the flaky, and for the flaky, and the more thoughtful flakes are figuring that out.
That has to be one of the best stinging rebukes of John Fonda Kerry I've ever read. And there's more!
Their fear of religion had them supporting a brutal fundamentalist theocracy; their demand for sexual equality had them supporting a country where women were horsewhipped for showing ankle; their horror at genocide had them supporting a man who ran death camps to meet the mass grave quotas; their disgust for soldiers had them support a country that was little more than an army ruling over the captive breeding stock that refilled the ranks; their fear of Ashcroft had them supporting a police state where people routinely disappear for not praising their maximum leader loudly enough; their outrage over the Florida election had them supporting a man who'd eliminated the last person foolish enough to vote against him. So after all these contradictions it was only a small thing to find themselves on a Quixotic quest to find a pro-war/anti-war candidate, a war-criminal/war-hero, an unwounded casualty, a patriotic traitor. Yet not all on the left can sleep at night just by toking the bong, drinking the Kool-Aid, and saying three "Hell Bushes", so articles like this will keep oozing out at an ever increasing rate as Kerry flounders on his own contradictions, finishing much like this one, with the stark truth of the situation.
I wish I'd written that.
A Tale of Two Sides
Analog Kid points out something that I think is indicative of the political spectrum.
Why do I point to this? Because as I said, it's indicative of the political spectrums. By and large, the blogs of the Right are on this story. Michelle at A Small Victory is raising money for the victims of this terrorist attack. Most of the blogs on the right are expressing their outrage at the murder of innocent kids.
The Left? They're whining about Zell Miller and the RNC convention. They're bitching about Bush's poll bounce. And above all, they're insulting anyone to the Right of themselves.
As I said. Indicative.
"I just looked at the top 20 or so lefty blogs and I can?t find a single story about the tragedy in Russia. Not ONE."
Let's work our way down TTLB's Ecosystem
#1 Joshua Micah Marshall can't stop blathering about the RNC. Especially about Zell.
#2 daily Kos whines about the Bush bounce 'It can't be real!'.
#3 Eschaton has big hopes for the new Kitty Kelly book on the Bush family
#4 Andrew Sullivan is also focused on the RNC and Zell. I sense a pattern here.
#5 Kevin Drum has four consecutive posts about Bush's bounce in the polls.
#6 Talk Left is talking about the RNS and, amazingly enough, Abu Ghraib.
#7 Tom Tomorrow writes that anyone who tries to use Kerry's Winter Soldier testimony against him is perpetrating 'Revisionist History'.
#8 Pandagon frightens themselves with the Newsweek and Time poll results and continues the 'Republicans = racists' crap.
#9 Tapped insists that Iraq should follow the economy on the list of campaign issues and bitches about the Texas delegation at the RNC.
#10.1 Oliver Willis is currently down. Maybe he pulled a Sullivan and switched parties, thereby causing a million small voices in the universe to cry out in fear, collapsing his site.
We'll check back with him later. Until then....
#10.2 Orcinus is on vacation, sooooooo
#10.3 Ahhh, digby at Hullabaloo is really pissed that the Navy might be investigating Kerry's medals and goes on to try and rally the troops for Kerry after Bush's bounce.
I didn't see Juan Cole on the TTLB anywhere, but FYI, he's still talking about the 'Israeli spy' case and counting the months and the dead in Iraq.
Sadly, I cannot speak for the next 8 (or 10) leftie blogs as I just don't have the time. Once you get this far down in the blog-ecosystem, you kind of have to go through all the blogs because the left leaning ones don't really stand out.
Why do I point to this? Because as I said, it's indicative of the political spectrums. By and large, the blogs of the Right are on this story. Michelle at A Small Victory is raising money for the victims of this terrorist attack. Most of the blogs on the right are expressing their outrage at the murder of innocent kids.
The Left? They're whining about Zell Miller and the RNC convention. They're bitching about Bush's poll bounce. And above all, they're insulting anyone to the Right of themselves.
As I said. Indicative.
Saturday, September 04, 2004
Sea of Glass
Let's start making a few. Or at least flatten everything in a two mile diameter and then make the rubble bounce.
But why, you ask?
Here's why.
What kind of inhuman scum forces a mother to make that choice? The brutal torture of women and children.......
THE TORTURE OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN!!!!!
These scum sucking parasites SHOT CHILDREN IN THE BACK!
Kill them. Kill them all. Find every terrorist training camp and bomb it flat. Find every person who supports terrorists and kill them all. Kill the entire family. Salt the earth where they live. Find anyone who gives money to terrorism and kill them. Find anyone harboring terrorists and kill them. Kill them all.
Find villages who help terrorists and bomb it until nothing lives. Hunt them down and kill them. Find their families and kill them as well. Destroy anything and everything that the terrorists use. Napalm their villages, salt the earth, and plow it under. Leave nothing standing, nothing remaining. Find where their parents live and kill them as well. I want to inflict more pain and suffering on these oxygen thiefs than anyone ever thought possible. I would gladly find the person who ordered this mass murder and cut their throat. I would reach into their neck and yank their tongue out with my bare hands, and laugh while they drowned to death in their own blood. These people are not human, they are parasites feeding on humanity and destroying it in the process.
Kill.
Them.
All.
But why, you ask?
Here's why.
When Alan began to cry from hunger, Dzandarova was allowed to join several other mothers in an adjacent room, which had its own water and was several degrees cooler.(emphasis mine)
After a former local political leader visited the school Thursday, the women in the adjacent room were told there was "good news": They would be released.
"They said, 'Pack your things quickly, and take your babies with you,' " Dzandarova said.
Shortly after, she learned that she would have to choose between taking her son or her daughter.
Dzandarova had both Alan and Alana with her and made a snap decision to pass Alana to her 16-year-old sister-in-law. But the guerrillas saw through the ruse and refused to allow her to take the older child.
"Alana was clinging to me and holding my hand firmly. But they separated us, and said: 'You go with the boy. Your sister can stay here with her.' I cried. I begged them. Alana cried. The women around us wept. One of the Chechens said: 'If you don't go now, you don't go at all. You stay here with your children … and we will shoot all of you.' "
She couldn't save both of them. She could only die with both of them — or save one of them and herself.
"I didn't have time to think what I was doing," she said. "I pressed Alan even stronger to myself, and I went out, and I heard all the time how my daughter was crying and calling for me behind my back. I thought my heart would break into pieces there and then."
What kind of inhuman scum forces a mother to make that choice? The brutal torture of women and children.......
THE TORTURE OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN!!!!!
These scum sucking parasites SHOT CHILDREN IN THE BACK!
Kill them. Kill them all. Find every terrorist training camp and bomb it flat. Find every person who supports terrorists and kill them all. Kill the entire family. Salt the earth where they live. Find anyone who gives money to terrorism and kill them. Find anyone harboring terrorists and kill them. Kill them all.
Find villages who help terrorists and bomb it until nothing lives. Hunt them down and kill them. Find their families and kill them as well. Destroy anything and everything that the terrorists use. Napalm their villages, salt the earth, and plow it under. Leave nothing standing, nothing remaining. Find where their parents live and kill them as well. I want to inflict more pain and suffering on these oxygen thiefs than anyone ever thought possible. I would gladly find the person who ordered this mass murder and cut their throat. I would reach into their neck and yank their tongue out with my bare hands, and laugh while they drowned to death in their own blood. These people are not human, they are parasites feeding on humanity and destroying it in the process.
Kill.
Them.
All.
Friday, September 03, 2004
The Council Has Spoken! Twice!
This week's winners in the Watcher of Weasels Council are Peter's Comment Touched Me Deeply by e-Claire, and The Big Lie: Still Going! by Dislogue.
The top vote getters in the August 27th voting (I was in MA) were -
Letters From La-La Land by Damnum Absque Injuria and UN Inaction by Alpha Patriot for Council Members, and I Attempt a Swift Ad by JustOneMinute for the Non-Council entry.
The top vote getters in the August 27th voting (I was in MA) were -
Letters From La-La Land by Damnum Absque Injuria and UN Inaction by Alpha Patriot for Council Members, and I Attempt a Swift Ad by JustOneMinute for the Non-Council entry.
What An Entrance
Last night at the Republican National Convention, the President made (IMO) an awesome entrance. After a nice video warm up, two lighted panels moved opposite directions toward each other between the two large screens on either side of the stage and crossed in the center revealing the President standing behind where they'd met. There were many impressive performances, but (as a fan of G.W.) that was my favorite moment. I love Sara Evans, and appreciated her musical performance as well as the Harlem Choir, and Michael W. Smith. My favorite speech is a toss up between Arnold and G.W. with George Pataki, Tommy Franks, Michael Steele, John McCain, Rudy Guiliani, Zell Miller and Elisabeth Hasselbeck all close behind. The best part is that I know exactly how those delegates felt. I wish I had been there. Instead, I'll settle for purchasing the DVDs from C-SPAN for a small fotune. I'm only getting nights 2 and 4 for the time being. I'll get the rest later on. They'll replay some of the speeches this Saturday so I may be able to fill in a few gaps then.
I'm sure the donkeys would love for everyone to believe that the whole convention was one Zell Miller speech after another. Not so. Especially not so in regards to President Bush. One of my favorite speeches came from George Pataki who spent equal time on praising Bush and damning Kerry. Flipper will do more damage to himself than we ever could. Look at his infantile tirade just MOMENTS after our convention wrapped. Scared much, Flipper? I loved Governor Pataki's spin on the DNC convention theme, "Hype is on the way." I'll go further. Hype is HERE! Kerry blusters about "questioning his patriotism"......no Flipper. Just your honesty, integrity, character, and leadership ability. On all points he has been found wanting......badly. How hypocritical is it to blast people for questioning your "patriotism" only to blast someone else for their military service or lack there of in the same breath?! He's bitter. He's wounded. And he thinks his medals (the ones he THREW OVER THE WHITE HOUSE FENCE) earn him a free pass. Arrogance. "I don't fall down." Sure, you don't. "That son of a bitch knocked me down." That "son of a bitch" was there to take a bullet for your sorry ass. "They raped, cut off heads,......" Traitor! "Christmas in Cambodia" Liar! A late night rally RIGHT after the GOP convention wraps. Desperate Loser.
Enjoy the king you've picked donkeys, because I am damn PROUD to call George W. my President! :)
I'm sure the donkeys would love for everyone to believe that the whole convention was one Zell Miller speech after another. Not so. Especially not so in regards to President Bush. One of my favorite speeches came from George Pataki who spent equal time on praising Bush and damning Kerry. Flipper will do more damage to himself than we ever could. Look at his infantile tirade just MOMENTS after our convention wrapped. Scared much, Flipper? I loved Governor Pataki's spin on the DNC convention theme, "Hype is on the way." I'll go further. Hype is HERE! Kerry blusters about "questioning his patriotism"......no Flipper. Just your honesty, integrity, character, and leadership ability. On all points he has been found wanting......badly. How hypocritical is it to blast people for questioning your "patriotism" only to blast someone else for their military service or lack there of in the same breath?! He's bitter. He's wounded. And he thinks his medals (the ones he THREW OVER THE WHITE HOUSE FENCE) earn him a free pass. Arrogance. "I don't fall down." Sure, you don't. "That son of a bitch knocked me down." That "son of a bitch" was there to take a bullet for your sorry ass. "They raped, cut off heads,......" Traitor! "Christmas in Cambodia" Liar! A late night rally RIGHT after the GOP convention wraps. Desperate Loser.
Enjoy the king you've picked donkeys, because I am damn PROUD to call George W. my President! :)
Thursday, September 02, 2004
Losing the Peace
In case you desire more details about President Bush's citation of a pessimistic New York Times piece from 1946, you can find it here.
That was 7 January 1946. V-E Day was 8 May 1945.
That was 7 January 1946. V-E Day was 8 May 1945.
From My Email
Something to insult everyone!
10 TRUTHS BLACK AND HISPANIC PEOPLE KNOW, BUT WHITE PEOPLE WON'T ADMIT:
1. Elvis is dead.
2. Jesus was not White.
3. Rap music is here to stay
4. Kissing your pet is not cute or clean.
5. Skinny does not equal sexy.
6. Thomas Jefferson had black children.
7. A 5 year child is too big for a stroller.
8. N' SYNC will never hold a candle to the Jackson 5
9. An occasional BUTT whooping helps a child stay in line.
10. Having your children curse you out in public is not normal.
10 TRUTHS WHITE AND BLACK PEOPLE KNOW, BUT HISPANIC PEOPLE WON'T ADMIT:
1. Hickies are not attractive.
2. Chicken is food, not a roommate.
3. Jesus is not a name for your son.
4. Your country's flag is not a car decoration.
5. Maria is a name but not for every other daughter.
6. "Jump out and run" is not in any insurance policies.
7. 10 people to a car is considered too many.
8. Buttoning just the top button of your shirt is a bad fashion
statement.
9 Mami and Papi can't possibly be the nickname of every person in
your family.
10.Letting your children run wildly through the store is not normal.
10 TRUTHS WHITE AND HISPANIC PEOPLE KNOW, BUT BLACK PEOPLEWON'T ADMIT:
1. O. J. did it.
2. Tupac is dead.
3. Teeth should not be decorated.
4. Weddings should start on time.
5. Your pastor doesn't know everything.
6. Church does not require expensive clothes.
7. Jesse Jackson will never be President.
8. RED is not a kool-aid flavor, it's a color.
9. Crown Royal bags are meant to be thrown away.
10. Your rims and sound system should not be worth more than your car.
Anybody got anything to add?
10 TRUTHS BLACK AND HISPANIC PEOPLE KNOW, BUT WHITE PEOPLE WON'T ADMIT:
1. Elvis is dead.
2. Jesus was not White.
3. Rap music is here to stay
4. Kissing your pet is not cute or clean.
5. Skinny does not equal sexy.
6. Thomas Jefferson had black children.
7. A 5 year child is too big for a stroller.
8. N' SYNC will never hold a candle to the Jackson 5
9. An occasional BUTT whooping helps a child stay in line.
10. Having your children curse you out in public is not normal.
10 TRUTHS WHITE AND BLACK PEOPLE KNOW, BUT HISPANIC PEOPLE WON'T ADMIT:
1. Hickies are not attractive.
2. Chicken is food, not a roommate.
3. Jesus is not a name for your son.
4. Your country's flag is not a car decoration.
5. Maria is a name but not for every other daughter.
6. "Jump out and run" is not in any insurance policies.
7. 10 people to a car is considered too many.
8. Buttoning just the top button of your shirt is a bad fashion
statement.
9 Mami and Papi can't possibly be the nickname of every person in
your family.
10.Letting your children run wildly through the store is not normal.
10 TRUTHS WHITE AND HISPANIC PEOPLE KNOW, BUT BLACK PEOPLEWON'T ADMIT:
1. O. J. did it.
2. Tupac is dead.
3. Teeth should not be decorated.
4. Weddings should start on time.
5. Your pastor doesn't know everything.
6. Church does not require expensive clothes.
7. Jesse Jackson will never be President.
8. RED is not a kool-aid flavor, it's a color.
9. Crown Royal bags are meant to be thrown away.
10. Your rims and sound system should not be worth more than your car.
Anybody got anything to add?
Piss off a GFW
That would be Gun Fearing Wussy, by the way. SondraK held a contest inspired by an anti-gun poster supposedly drawn by a child. The winner of Sondra's contest got his entry put onto a t-shirt.
Well, the t-shirts are ready.
Although my entry didn't win (despite the sheer amount of ass-kissing I put into it!) the shirts still have a near and dear place in my heart. Heh. You can figure out why.
Well, the t-shirts are ready.
Although my entry didn't win (despite the sheer amount of ass-kissing I put into it!) the shirts still have a near and dear place in my heart. Heh. You can figure out why.
Tom Vilsac - Retard
Metaphor is a WONDERFUL thing.
Iowa Governor *spit* Tom Vilsac *spit* on Kerry's eventual response to the Republican National Convention:
HAW!!!! No! They aren't trying to sell Kerry on his military service alone. They aren't making that an issue......no. By all means, Senator, don't let us stop you from Beaching your campaign! Only, try to be just as "courageous" as you were for the "real" Silver Star incident. :)
Iowa Governor *spit* Tom Vilsac *spit* on Kerry's eventual response to the Republican National Convention:
When John Kerry was captain of his swift boat in Vietnam he and the other men decided they had had enough. And so on the next ambush, they decided they would head right into the ambush site. He did just that, and beached the boat and charged right in. At 11:30 tonight [when he resumes his campaign], John Kerry is going to turn that boat around and he’s going to beach it."
HAW!!!! No! They aren't trying to sell Kerry on his military service alone. They aren't making that an issue......no. By all means, Senator, don't let us stop you from Beaching your campaign! Only, try to be just as "courageous" as you were for the "real" Silver Star incident. :)
Levity
It was a sunny Saturday morning on the course and a man was beginning his pre-shot routine, visualizing his upcoming shot, when a voice came over the clubhouse loudspeaker.
"Would the gentleman on the woman's tee back up to the men's tee please!!"
He was still deep in his routine, seemingly impervious to the interruption.
Again the announcement, "Would the MAN on the WOMEN'S tee kindly back up to the men's tee."
He simply ignored the guy and kept concentrating.
Once more the announcer yelled, "Would the man on the woman's tee back up to the men's tee, PLEASE!"
He finally stopped, turned, looked through the clubhouse window directly at the person with the mike and shouted back, "Would the person in the clubhouse kindly shut the hell up and let me play my second shot?"
"Would the gentleman on the woman's tee back up to the men's tee please!!"
He was still deep in his routine, seemingly impervious to the interruption.
Again the announcement, "Would the MAN on the WOMEN'S tee kindly back up to the men's tee."
He simply ignored the guy and kept concentrating.
Once more the announcer yelled, "Would the man on the woman's tee back up to the men's tee, PLEASE!"
He finally stopped, turned, looked through the clubhouse window directly at the person with the mike and shouted back, "Would the person in the clubhouse kindly shut the hell up and let me play my second shot?"
Wednesday, September 01, 2004
Lovey Lovey Linkey Linkey
I need to do some work tonight. But first, I hereby give you LGF.
AND - if anyone encounters video of Zell Miller tearing Chris Matthews a new ass on Hardball, please, gimme.
By the way, here's how AP describes it:
I get so confused sometimes.
AND - if anyone encounters video of Zell Miller tearing Chris Matthews a new ass on Hardball, please, gimme.
By the way, here's how AP describes it:
Vice President Dick Cheney unleashed a stinging attack on Sen. John Kerry Wednesday night, ridiculing him as a politician who has made a career out of changing his mind. "More wrong, more weak and more wobbly than any other national figure," agreed Sen. Zell Miller, a Democratic keynoter at the Republican National Convention.You got that? Miller "agreed" with what Cheney said before Cheney said it.
I get so confused sometimes.
I forgot...
...why I started searching for John Kerry photos when I got sidetracked by his use of Poland Springs water despite the unsavory nature of its producers.
Now I remember.
Now I remember.
Wow
I don't think I've ever seen such a public verbal horsewhipping than the one that Zell Miller just administered to John Fonda Kerry.
That was the equivalent of taking a nail-studded gauntlet, jamming it up Kerry's ass, yanking out his spleen, and slapping him across the face with it several times. I'm literally in awe. I'll post the transcript when I can.
That was the equivalent of taking a nail-studded gauntlet, jamming it up Kerry's ass, yanking out his spleen, and slapping him across the face with it several times. I'm literally in awe. I'll post the transcript when I can.
EXPLOSIVE EXPOSÉ !!!! JOHN KERRY AND BOTTLED WATER !!!!
We all know John Kerry has been sliding in the polls.
Well it just gets worse from here!
The folks over at Democratic Underpants have been all over Poland Springs like Michael Moore at a Chinese buffet.
Apparently (or allegedly), the spring water peddling rats have been depleting aquifers.
Bastards.
Now, take a gander at what John Kerry's been drinkin':
In fact, Nestle, who own Poland Springs, have been sued for making false claims about their product.
Also, Nestle has been roundly criticized for their factory conditions and baby formula policies.
And oh yeah, Nestle is headquartered in Switzerland.
Sooooooooooooo...
Let's street theater his ass!
Well it just gets worse from here!
The folks over at Democratic Underpants have been all over Poland Springs like Michael Moore at a Chinese buffet.
Apparently (or allegedly), the spring water peddling rats have been depleting aquifers.
Bastards.
Now, take a gander at what John Kerry's been drinkin':
In fact, Nestle, who own Poland Springs, have been sued for making false claims about their product.
Also, Nestle has been roundly criticized for their factory conditions and baby formula policies.
And oh yeah, Nestle is headquartered in Switzerland.
Sooooooooooooo...
John Kerry drinks bottled water that is produced using enviromentally-deleterious practices and is sold by a multinational corporation that employs questionable marketing practices and whose Chief Profiteers are offshore and who show reckless disregard for babies and workers. |
Let's street theater his ass!
Violent Protesters
I posted this in the comments down below, but I thought it deserved it's own link. Outside the Perimiter has links to a video that shows the so-called "peacefull" protesters attacking a group of ProtestWarrior folks.
It's not quite work safe; lots of crude language, all of it from the brain-dead leftists. It's 1984 in modern day video. I can't believe that some idiot who's tearing up signs and trying to prevent someone from having their say can scream "You hate free speech!" at the same time. Doubleplus ungood!
Take a good, long, hard look. Those aren't Americans. I don't care where they were born, they have abdicated the very values that make a person American. I don't care where they live, they have adopted the tactics of our enemies.
Thus, they have become our enemies.
It's not quite work safe; lots of crude language, all of it from the brain-dead leftists. It's 1984 in modern day video. I can't believe that some idiot who's tearing up signs and trying to prevent someone from having their say can scream "You hate free speech!" at the same time. Doubleplus ungood!
Take a good, long, hard look. Those aren't Americans. I don't care where they were born, they have abdicated the very values that make a person American. I don't care where they live, they have adopted the tactics of our enemies.
Thus, they have become our enemies.
Tuesday, August 31, 2004
Violent American Leftist Compendium
Is it possible to get all of the links in one place?
Let us try:
Al Franken, exposed by Power Line.
Outside the Perimeter is there When Anarchists Attack!
And the narrative.
125 arrests
Chasing the Dragon
More...
UPDATE: Citizen Smash reports on a Che Guevera worshipper gone wild. Also see the babelicious Protest Warriors here.
I know I am missing at least two:
- Delegates assaulted waiting outside Broadway theater, and
- that old guy punching the younger GOP fella, where the policeman comes in a busts the guy.
Got 'em?
Let us try:
Al Franken, exposed by Power Line.
Outside the Perimeter is there When Anarchists Attack!
And the narrative.
125 arrests
A cop was in serious condition with head injuries today after he was knocked off his scooter and stomped by protestors at an illegal march, police said.New York Post
Chasing the Dragon
More...
AIDS demonstrators disrupted a Republican youth gathering on the floor of the party convention Wednesday, shortly after President Bush's twin daughters left the stage.AIDS Activists Disrupt Convention Event
At least one delegate was slightly injured. Suhr Daniel, 20, of Milwaukee, said he was punched in the head by a protester. He had a cut near his temple and the side of his face was reddened.
UPDATE: Citizen Smash reports on a Che Guevera worshipper gone wild. Also see the babelicious Protest Warriors here.
I know I am missing at least two:
- Delegates assaulted waiting outside Broadway theater, and
- that old guy punching the younger GOP fella, where the policeman comes in a busts the guy.
Got 'em?
My Eyes Have Seen - The 2004 Farm Progress Show. A Story of American Conservative Republicans
I would like to preface this entry into this growing conservative resource that I call "The 4" with a statement of appreciation for members of our online community. Readers/contributors/ideological brethren must know that we are all appreciated. The internet has given us a meeting place of limitless practicality. Let us cherish and preserve it as the hallmark of freedom that it is. Thank you.
Decisions and Resolve:
Thank you, Mom. Today I attended a rally for our 43rd President, George W. Bush. It was held at the 2004 Farm Progress Show. I do not have the official stats, but I've been told that 16,000 tickets were disseminated as requested. We arrived at the ticket pickup location only to find locked doors and "no more tickets" signs. After a couple of phone calls it was determined that as of 8PM Monday evening, our reserved tickets had been given to others who wanted to attend the event. We had missed a deadline. After a very brief struggle with self pity, we decided that, with the next several hours already dedicated to President Bush, we would make our way to the event in Hope that we would be let into the show despite our flubbed preparations.
Arrival and First Impressions:
With expedience we made our way to exit 96 behind a couple of W's fans, and in short order found ourselves in a massive glut of travelers with like intentions. The parking area was a large field, which seemed to have been plowed (perhaps the year before) hence it's rugged terrain. While walking toward the entrance to the show, we noticed that a car containing some older people had become lodged in one such rut. David (my companion for this day and all around awesome guy) and I helped push the car past this obstacle and were praised by passers by, "Helping other people! Right on!". Why did I mention this? Not for self aggrandizement. What I did is what each one of us should and hopefully would do. I mentioned it because a group of young "W sportin'" men recognized the fruition of our good citizenship with boisterous approval. It was a great start to a great day!
As Luck Would Have it:
We asked the woman at the gate if we could acquire a ticket to see the President and she directed us to a group of people directly behind her inside the show grounds. We explained our circumstances and repeated to them our request. After filling out a sheet, we had our tickets! I wish I could say this was karma, but such things can not be known and humility is required. In some alternate universe we may have ignored the folks with the stuck car only to find that a few hundred Bush enthusiasts had just cleaned house at the ticket stand.
The Weather:
Gorgeous! A bit warm in among all those people. Very little in the way of complaints....even from yours truly, a rarity. That didn't stop some vendors from distributing fee Coca-Cola and handfuls of ice cubes.
The Show:
The proceedings began with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. It felt good to see so many people participate in both, first reverently then with pride. I have never attended an event of this type. I did attend a wedding also visited by Iowa's previous Governor, (I miss you Terry!!!!) Terry Branstad who happened to be one of our first speakers. Awesome surprise! I would like to take a moment to apologize to those speakers left unmentioned, as this is merely an after thought to my day, my memory fails them. They deserved the applause visited upon them at the conclusion of each of their contributions....that and more. Next up was Senator McCain. I just read his convention speech the night before. He was still on message. He gave props to Rudy attaining the crowds approval, equal to his own. David and I were about 50 feet from the stage. I've been told that I'm loud. :) I tapped that for them all, and those in attendance made big noise for Bush.
Reaction To The Slapping Of The Flipper:
In our discussions of the day, David and I agreed that the crowds reaction to quoting Flipper was hardly hate filled. There were a few boos. Oh, but how we laughed. For what more can one do with the utterances of a buffoon. John Kerry's arrogant, ignorant, and selfish behavior both PAST and PRESENT have earned him our ridicule and (even in much smaller allowances owing to the arrogance previously mentioned) our pity.
Return:
I made it home in time for an important family event....but just barely. I am very very very very very very very glad that I did. That set the tone for the rest of my evening. Now home, the TV is set to C-SPAN (Thank you, Drumwaster). I should be recording this in MPEG-2, but I wanted to write this...I hope they replay it.....again. President Bush has a nice family. Arnold's speech!!! Rawk! The Harlem Chior! I loved it! Then I rejoined you on The 4. And I read about the violence and hatred born of leftist ignorance and visited upon the delegates to the 2004 Republican National Convention by the same sick leftist idiots. The contrast could not be more obvious, or more troubling, or sad, or pathetic, or so very telling! Those are the people who want to elect John Kerry.
I can not over state the value of the internet, friends. Major Media Leftist goon squad got ya down? Tell friends where to turn! Call them...and your neighbors! Tell them that because of the leadership of George Bush as much if not more than the state of the lying, violent, hate filled, ignorant left.....we have a long way to fall. You have a positive message. Spread it! Get together with others.
If I have any RNC media types reading this.....WE WANT CONVENTION DVDS! :)
David got the best pictures of those who spoke, I basically have these 2. We weren't close enough to the stage for a 2 mega pixel.
The first is our original view of the stage
Click this link to view the picture
I think this one does a nice job of illustrating the scale of The 2004 Farm Progress Show:
Click this link to view the picture
Decisions and Resolve:
Thank you, Mom. Today I attended a rally for our 43rd President, George W. Bush. It was held at the 2004 Farm Progress Show. I do not have the official stats, but I've been told that 16,000 tickets were disseminated as requested. We arrived at the ticket pickup location only to find locked doors and "no more tickets" signs. After a couple of phone calls it was determined that as of 8PM Monday evening, our reserved tickets had been given to others who wanted to attend the event. We had missed a deadline. After a very brief struggle with self pity, we decided that, with the next several hours already dedicated to President Bush, we would make our way to the event in Hope that we would be let into the show despite our flubbed preparations.
Arrival and First Impressions:
With expedience we made our way to exit 96 behind a couple of W's fans, and in short order found ourselves in a massive glut of travelers with like intentions. The parking area was a large field, which seemed to have been plowed (perhaps the year before) hence it's rugged terrain. While walking toward the entrance to the show, we noticed that a car containing some older people had become lodged in one such rut. David (my companion for this day and all around awesome guy) and I helped push the car past this obstacle and were praised by passers by, "Helping other people! Right on!". Why did I mention this? Not for self aggrandizement. What I did is what each one of us should and hopefully would do. I mentioned it because a group of young "W sportin'" men recognized the fruition of our good citizenship with boisterous approval. It was a great start to a great day!
As Luck Would Have it:
We asked the woman at the gate if we could acquire a ticket to see the President and she directed us to a group of people directly behind her inside the show grounds. We explained our circumstances and repeated to them our request. After filling out a sheet, we had our tickets! I wish I could say this was karma, but such things can not be known and humility is required. In some alternate universe we may have ignored the folks with the stuck car only to find that a few hundred Bush enthusiasts had just cleaned house at the ticket stand.
The Weather:
Gorgeous! A bit warm in among all those people. Very little in the way of complaints....even from yours truly, a rarity. That didn't stop some vendors from distributing fee Coca-Cola and handfuls of ice cubes.
The Show:
The proceedings began with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. It felt good to see so many people participate in both, first reverently then with pride. I have never attended an event of this type. I did attend a wedding also visited by Iowa's previous Governor, (I miss you Terry!!!!) Terry Branstad who happened to be one of our first speakers. Awesome surprise! I would like to take a moment to apologize to those speakers left unmentioned, as this is merely an after thought to my day, my memory fails them. They deserved the applause visited upon them at the conclusion of each of their contributions....that and more. Next up was Senator McCain. I just read his convention speech the night before. He was still on message. He gave props to Rudy attaining the crowds approval, equal to his own. David and I were about 50 feet from the stage. I've been told that I'm loud. :) I tapped that for them all, and those in attendance made big noise for Bush.
Reaction To The Slapping Of The Flipper:
In our discussions of the day, David and I agreed that the crowds reaction to quoting Flipper was hardly hate filled. There were a few boos. Oh, but how we laughed. For what more can one do with the utterances of a buffoon. John Kerry's arrogant, ignorant, and selfish behavior both PAST and PRESENT have earned him our ridicule and (even in much smaller allowances owing to the arrogance previously mentioned) our pity.
Return:
I made it home in time for an important family event....but just barely. I am very very very very very very very glad that I did. That set the tone for the rest of my evening. Now home, the TV is set to C-SPAN (Thank you, Drumwaster). I should be recording this in MPEG-2, but I wanted to write this...I hope they replay it.....again. President Bush has a nice family. Arnold's speech!!! Rawk! The Harlem Chior! I loved it! Then I rejoined you on The 4. And I read about the violence and hatred born of leftist ignorance and visited upon the delegates to the 2004 Republican National Convention by the same sick leftist idiots. The contrast could not be more obvious, or more troubling, or sad, or pathetic, or so very telling! Those are the people who want to elect John Kerry.
I can not over state the value of the internet, friends. Major Media Leftist goon squad got ya down? Tell friends where to turn! Call them...and your neighbors! Tell them that because of the leadership of George Bush as much if not more than the state of the lying, violent, hate filled, ignorant left.....we have a long way to fall. You have a positive message. Spread it! Get together with others.
If I have any RNC media types reading this.....WE WANT CONVENTION DVDS! :)
David got the best pictures of those who spoke, I basically have these 2. We weren't close enough to the stage for a 2 mega pixel.
The first is our original view of the stage
Click this link to view the picture
I think this one does a nice job of illustrating the scale of The 2004 Farm Progress Show:
Click this link to view the picture
Well HOT DAMN!
I'm sure that many of you have heard of the book "The New Soldier", right? It's the book written by John Fonda Kerry and his pet group of liars, Viet Nam Veterans Against the War.
You do know that it's out of print. But do you know that John Fonda Kerry has not allowed any more copies to be printed? Yessir, Kerry doesn't want anyone else to read what he wrote back then. The lies, the slander, the insults, and the fact that he hasn't apologised for one bit of it.
Too bad for him the entire kit and kaboodle is available online in PDF form.
Too bad for him.
Found via Rachel Lucas.
You do know that it's out of print. But do you know that John Fonda Kerry has not allowed any more copies to be printed? Yessir, Kerry doesn't want anyone else to read what he wrote back then. The lies, the slander, the insults, and the fact that he hasn't apologised for one bit of it.
Too bad for him the entire kit and kaboodle is available online in PDF form.
Too bad for him.
Found via Rachel Lucas.
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS WOMAN ????
Looks like Turaysuh got sent to the back of the bus like Cyndi McKinney.
McKinney reportedly said Al Gore had a Negro Problem.
Looks like someone told John Kerry that he had a Witch problem.
Ah well.
It's the right of every man to tell his old lady to shut the hell up.
SHOVE IT!
McKinney reportedly said Al Gore had a Negro Problem.
Looks like someone told John Kerry that he had a Witch problem.
Ah well.
It's the right of every man to tell his old lady to shut the hell up.
SHOVE IT!
More Proof that Gun Control is a Failure
Via Ravenwood
Violent crime in D.C. is so bad that they have to call out the National Freaking Guard!
(sarcasm)Yeah, because those lights worked soooooooooo well before! We'll just keep trying the same thing until we get better results!(/sarcasm)
How much more evidence do you need? Gun Control DOES NOT WORK! Look at the areas with the strictest gun control, and you will find high violent crime rates without fail! Gun control only turns citizens into victims, while doing NOTHING to prevent criminals from getting guns!
It. Is. That. Simple.
The D.C. National Guard is stationing high-powered lights in the Dupont Circle area this week to brighten dark streets that might have contributed to a rash of robberies and the slaying of a popular waiter at a neighborhood restaurant, officials said yesterday.
Violent crime in D.C. is so bad that they have to call out the National Freaking Guard!
Some of the floodlights -- part of a D.C. National Guard anti-crime program -- are scheduled to be in the Dupont area until Saturday, according to Staff Sgt. Lorenzo Parnell of the D.C. Air National Guard.
For years, the National Guard has deployed the lights throughout the city, mostly in areas known for heavy drug dealing.
(sarcasm)Yeah, because those lights worked soooooooooo well before! We'll just keep trying the same thing until we get better results!(/sarcasm)
How much more evidence do you need? Gun Control DOES NOT WORK! Look at the areas with the strictest gun control, and you will find high violent crime rates without fail! Gun control only turns citizens into victims, while doing NOTHING to prevent criminals from getting guns!
It. Is. That. Simple.
More Proof that The Left is Unhinged
From Right Thinking Girl
Isn't that nice? I remember when conservatives held a rally or protest and we'd fill ballons with our urine and lob them at... oh, wait, THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN!
If you go to a liberal protest, you WILL see cops in riot gear. You WILL see vandalism and violence. You WILL see things being broken, and if there are any conservative counter-protesters you WILL see the counter-protesters being harassed and assaulted.
If you go to a Conservative protest, you will see cops in regular duty gear, looking bored because Conservatives as a rule DON'T BREAK THE LAW OR GO ON RIOTS! You won't see conservatives burning public property or smashing a shop window.
Disgusting. Just flat out disgusting. Oh, and another little tidbit from RTG:
Gee, just why would a group of violent leftist idiots want large bags of golfballs for? Hmmmmmmm.........
The Left: Purile Feces-Flinging Monkeys, but without all the hair. Uh... I'm not too sure about the hair part.
Protesters have decided to exercise their "free speech" rights by filling bags and balloons with urine and lobbing them at policemen. This disgusting practice is going on westbound on 35th and Broadway. Stay clear.
Isn't that nice? I remember when conservatives held a rally or protest and we'd fill ballons with our urine and lob them at... oh, wait, THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN!
If you go to a liberal protest, you WILL see cops in riot gear. You WILL see vandalism and violence. You WILL see things being broken, and if there are any conservative counter-protesters you WILL see the counter-protesters being harassed and assaulted.
If you go to a Conservative protest, you will see cops in regular duty gear, looking bored because Conservatives as a rule DON'T BREAK THE LAW OR GO ON RIOTS! You won't see conservatives burning public property or smashing a shop window.
Disgusting. Just flat out disgusting. Oh, and another little tidbit from RTG:
-A group of protesters set on fire a large “Dragon Float” while they marched. When the fire was extinguished, it was discovered that there were bags of golf balls secreted inside the dragon. Purpose of the golf balls is unknown. For safety reasons, it should be assumed that they were to be used against members of the force for unlawful purposes.
Gee, just why would a group of violent leftist idiots want large bags of golfballs for? Hmmmmmmm.........
The Left: Purile Feces-Flinging Monkeys, but without all the hair. Uh... I'm not too sure about the hair part.
The Lying Left and their Media Whores
Castle Argghhh! has a video of former Texas Lt. Gov. Barnes lying his ass off for John Fonda Kerry. This is the same incident that TVE brought to our attention.
Why do I bring this up? Because John of Argghhh! points out that the mass media isn't acknowledging the fact that Barnes lied. They just chopped off the quote that proves he's lying and kept running the very same story!
Do you wonder why I call the media "The Democrat's Whores"? You shouldn't. For too long the mass media has gotten it's information by sucking on the shriveled siphillitic phalluses of the Left, and it's gotten ever so obvious in the past few months. This piece by Nick Shultz is yet ANOTHER highlight into how worthless and biased the mainstream press is.
That's right folks, he wrote a leftist diatribe about the speeches at the Republican convention BEFORE THE CONVENTION EVEN OCCURRED! So what if Lapham doesn't know what the speeches are, he'll go ahead and smear them anyways! Those pesky facts never stopped a Liberal before, and Lapham will be damned if he'll let the truth get in his way!
Oh, THAT Liberal Media is dedicated to exposing the leftist bias in the national media, and they can't even keep up with everything! The press is so wound up trying to get Kerry elected that they've abandoned all pretense of objectivity, while attempting to claim that they are the very heart and soul of objective reporting. If it weren't so disgustingly pathetic it would be funny.
But just because the enemy is in plain view doesn't make them any less dangerous.
I know that people are probably tired of hearing about the media bias over and over, but it's something that needs to be exposed at every turn. The Democrat's Whores can't be left unsupervised for one second. Every Leftist cant, every falsehood, every instance of withholding truth in favor of biased Leftist muck needs to be held up and shoved in people's faces. Nobody ever changed the world by ignoring it's problems. We need to keep hammering away at the ivory towers until they come crumbling down. Don't allow the Left's lies to go unchallenged.
Realize just one important fact: You don't need 99% of the national mass media. THEY need YOU. Starve them off and find alternate sources of information, and the Democrat's Whores will have to either change, or die.
I prefer they die. But that's just me.
Why do I bring this up? Because John of Argghhh! points out that the mass media isn't acknowledging the fact that Barnes lied. They just chopped off the quote that proves he's lying and kept running the very same story!
Do you wonder why I call the media "The Democrat's Whores"? You shouldn't. For too long the mass media has gotten it's information by sucking on the shriveled siphillitic phalluses of the Left, and it's gotten ever so obvious in the past few months. This piece by Nick Shultz is yet ANOTHER highlight into how worthless and biased the mainstream press is.
Harper's magazine editor Lewis Lapham is being appropriately mocked for a major pre-GOP-convention boner. In the September issue of his magazine, which has been on newsstands for over a week, Lapham writes about the "Republican propaganda mill" and the GOP convention:
"The speeches in Madison Square Garden affirmed the great truths now routinely preached from the pulpits of Fox News and the Wall Street Journal -- government the problem, not the solution; the social contract a dead letter; the free market the answer to every maiden's prayer -- and while listening to the hollow rattle of the rhetorical brass and tin, I remembered the question that [Richard] Hofstadter didn't stay to answer. How did a set of ideas both archaic and bizarre make its way into the center ring of the American political circus?"
That's right, Lapham wrote about the GOP convention speeches before anyone even stepped to the podium. Lapham has apologized for what he's calling a "rhetorical invention," use of "poetic license," and a "mistake."
That's right folks, he wrote a leftist diatribe about the speeches at the Republican convention BEFORE THE CONVENTION EVEN OCCURRED! So what if Lapham doesn't know what the speeches are, he'll go ahead and smear them anyways! Those pesky facts never stopped a Liberal before, and Lapham will be damned if he'll let the truth get in his way!
But the only "mistake" Lapham made is in revealing for all to see what has long been known by anyone who pays attention to the news: the major media routinely bring to their coverage of significant political events a predetermined storyline -- you might want to call it a "Lapham". Facts that undermine the storyline are ignored or explained away as aberrations to The Truth. For the editor of Harper's and other establishment press figures, it really makes no difference to them what will be said at Madison Square Garden because the Laphams are already set, loaded in the scribblers' word processors and television anchor tele-prompters and ready to go.
Oh, THAT Liberal Media is dedicated to exposing the leftist bias in the national media, and they can't even keep up with everything! The press is so wound up trying to get Kerry elected that they've abandoned all pretense of objectivity, while attempting to claim that they are the very heart and soul of objective reporting. If it weren't so disgustingly pathetic it would be funny.
But just because the enemy is in plain view doesn't make them any less dangerous.
I know that people are probably tired of hearing about the media bias over and over, but it's something that needs to be exposed at every turn. The Democrat's Whores can't be left unsupervised for one second. Every Leftist cant, every falsehood, every instance of withholding truth in favor of biased Leftist muck needs to be held up and shoved in people's faces. Nobody ever changed the world by ignoring it's problems. We need to keep hammering away at the ivory towers until they come crumbling down. Don't allow the Left's lies to go unchallenged.
Realize just one important fact: You don't need 99% of the national mass media. THEY need YOU. Starve them off and find alternate sources of information, and the Democrat's Whores will have to either change, or die.
I prefer they die. But that's just me.
Pulled Pork and Coke on the Flat Screen Monitor
Fricking Lileks on the Convention:
"Quel cowboi"
Tremendous.
And that ain't all.
Oy!
Good work found here.
Watching Rudi G throw down for the Dub. Opening line says it all: "Welcome to the Capitol of the World." Mwah hah hah! Quel cowboi, non? Everyone knows the capitol of the world is Brussels.Hahahahaaaa!
"Quel cowboi"
Tremendous.
And that ain't all.
But what Giuliani did was completely typical: aggressive graciousness. It’s why people who disagree with many of his positions admire him greatly, and why he spoke Monday night. And dang: he was good. He was hard: first time I’ve heard someone get up and slam Arafat by name in such a context. A sharp elbow at Germany. A Kerry section played mostly for laughs. An amazing last 10 minutes - dodged nothing. It was like watching a blacksmith at work while he whistled opera.
Oy!
Good work found here.
And Lastly...
...AlphaPatriot sure has a nice looking site here. Real neat and clean.
UPDATE: I made a mistake in my last post and didn't close centering of text. How do you like it? Too hard to read?
UPDATE: I made a mistake in my last post and didn't close centering of text. How do you like it? Too hard to read?
More...
...violence from the Left.
UPDATE: And there's more:
Yahoo!
UPDATE: And there's more:
march from the United Nations to Madison Square Garden ended in violence Monday after a protester attacked a plainclothes detective on a scooter, knocking him unconscious. Hundreds of police in riot gear swarmed the area, pushing protesters away from the Garden and into nearby side streets."Punch a Cop for Peace", I guess.
Yahoo!
The Left Gets Angry, and Violent, in New York
Outside a hotel in Times Square, delegates to the Republican National Convention were swarmed by protesters dressed in black and swearing at them. Blocks away, delegates engaged in shoving matches with protesters seeking to spoil their night at the theater. And outside "The Lion King" on 42nd Street, a delegate was punched by a protester who ran by.My,
Although the organized protests yesterday and Sunday have been largely peaceful, there has been a starkly different tone to smaller incidents in Midtown and elsewhere: angry encounters and planned harassment of convention delegates as they go out on the town.
What tolerance.
Protesters' Encounters With Delegates on the Town Turn Ugly
Monday, August 30, 2004
Made A Few Calls
We were verifying registration tonight. I've got follow ups with serveral people later next month. Tomorrow I'm off to the Farm Progress Show. I'm positively hyped. I wonder if I'll get a good seat.
Anyone know where one can see uninterupted coverage of the 2004 Republican National Convention?
Anyone know where one can see uninterupted coverage of the 2004 Republican National Convention?
Jet Lagged
I got back into Seattle yesterday, suffering from jet lag and wishing I lived somewhere else. Ah well, soon.
I need to remember that going to a family member's wedding isn't really a vacation, even if you want it to be. It was fun? Yes. Worth it? Without a doubt. I would have gone to my brother's wedding even if I had to walk across the country to do it. But it wasn't a vacation.
The location was awsome. Our family had rented out a house on the waterfront in Wareham, MA. I woke up to the sound of boat horns and black cormorants splashing in Buzzards Bay. The house itself was built in 1875, with several additions added throughout the years. It was owned by a former antiques dealer, so the entire house was filled with tons of old relics and oddities. I loved the place. It just had history filling it, from the 18th century kitchen utinsils hanging on the kitchen wall to the Civil War flintlock in the billiards room. And it was the perfect place for a wedding. The ceremony was held outside, in front of the water. Short, sweet, simple and to the point.
The one downside: Mosquitos. Everybody was just eaten alive when we were on the back lawn, and the wind kept blowing out the citronella candles that we were trying to use. But it was still worth it.
And the FOOD! Oh my goodness, the tons and tons of food.... Let me just say that neither side of my family skimps when it comes to our victuals, or our booze. I think I gained twenty pounds; Pants that fit me just fine when I left last week are now straining at the seams when I put them on. Lobster, beef tenderloin, veggies of all types and styles, chicken, raw oysters, steamed mussels, clams, clam chowder, four different types of cheese just at the rehersal dinner alone, fresh corn on the cob, and on and on and on...... You never go hungry at one of my family's gatherings. And the bar was pretty much open 24/7. I killed a bottle of Jameson's Whiskey just by myself, and that doesn't bring into account the Bombay Sapphire that I interspersed into my drinking routine, nor the beer that people insisted I try. My flask is filled with Maker's Mark right now, brought home with me on the plane.
I had brought a bundle of good cigars with me, and my brother had picked up a box of good stogies as well. Other people brought more cigars, and we had them all in a big humidor in the billiards room. People could just grab a stick and wander down to the dock, standing over the water and looking out at Cape Cod while they smoked, enjoying the sound of water hitting wood and boats motoring out into the open seas.
I managed to get a hold of Bruce from mAss Backwards, but unfortunately I wasn't able to make time for a range session or a beer with him. The one day I had free was suddenly tied up with getting items needed for the wedding, and then the bachelor party that night. Bruce, if I had found the time I would have loved to go shooting with ya. I'll be back there next year at the very least, so there's still a chance we can get together.
All in all it was a damn good wedding, and I had a good time. I avoided the news while I was there, so I have a week's worth of catching up to do. I'll do my reading and then get back to politics as usual. From what I'm reading, John Fonda Kerry has been cut off at the knees as of late. Heh. It couldn't happen to a more deserving liar. And now his lackeys and hanger-ons are being exposed as the worthless truth-challenged idiots that they are, which is causing me no end of laughter.
I can't wait till November 2nd.
Davey's back!
I need to remember that going to a family member's wedding isn't really a vacation, even if you want it to be. It was fun? Yes. Worth it? Without a doubt. I would have gone to my brother's wedding even if I had to walk across the country to do it. But it wasn't a vacation.
The location was awsome. Our family had rented out a house on the waterfront in Wareham, MA. I woke up to the sound of boat horns and black cormorants splashing in Buzzards Bay. The house itself was built in 1875, with several additions added throughout the years. It was owned by a former antiques dealer, so the entire house was filled with tons of old relics and oddities. I loved the place. It just had history filling it, from the 18th century kitchen utinsils hanging on the kitchen wall to the Civil War flintlock in the billiards room. And it was the perfect place for a wedding. The ceremony was held outside, in front of the water. Short, sweet, simple and to the point.
The one downside: Mosquitos. Everybody was just eaten alive when we were on the back lawn, and the wind kept blowing out the citronella candles that we were trying to use. But it was still worth it.
And the FOOD! Oh my goodness, the tons and tons of food.... Let me just say that neither side of my family skimps when it comes to our victuals, or our booze. I think I gained twenty pounds; Pants that fit me just fine when I left last week are now straining at the seams when I put them on. Lobster, beef tenderloin, veggies of all types and styles, chicken, raw oysters, steamed mussels, clams, clam chowder, four different types of cheese just at the rehersal dinner alone, fresh corn on the cob, and on and on and on...... You never go hungry at one of my family's gatherings. And the bar was pretty much open 24/7. I killed a bottle of Jameson's Whiskey just by myself, and that doesn't bring into account the Bombay Sapphire that I interspersed into my drinking routine, nor the beer that people insisted I try. My flask is filled with Maker's Mark right now, brought home with me on the plane.
I had brought a bundle of good cigars with me, and my brother had picked up a box of good stogies as well. Other people brought more cigars, and we had them all in a big humidor in the billiards room. People could just grab a stick and wander down to the dock, standing over the water and looking out at Cape Cod while they smoked, enjoying the sound of water hitting wood and boats motoring out into the open seas.
I managed to get a hold of Bruce from mAss Backwards, but unfortunately I wasn't able to make time for a range session or a beer with him. The one day I had free was suddenly tied up with getting items needed for the wedding, and then the bachelor party that night. Bruce, if I had found the time I would have loved to go shooting with ya. I'll be back there next year at the very least, so there's still a chance we can get together.
All in all it was a damn good wedding, and I had a good time. I avoided the news while I was there, so I have a week's worth of catching up to do. I'll do my reading and then get back to politics as usual. From what I'm reading, John Fonda Kerry has been cut off at the knees as of late. Heh. It couldn't happen to a more deserving liar. And now his lackeys and hanger-ons are being exposed as the worthless truth-challenged idiots that they are, which is causing me no end of laughter.
I can't wait till November 2nd.
Davey's back!
Former Texas Lt. Governor Ben Barnes, George W. Bush, and the Texas Air Nationa Guard
Again from this post by kevinp at Blogs For Bush:
Have you ever heard a donkey claim that Bush got his position as an F102 pilot in the Texas Air National Guard by pulling strings? Check this:
Enter Ben Barnes, former Lt. Governor of Texas ELECTED 1969, Democrat, AND LIAR:
George W. Bush enlisted in the Texas Air National Guard on May 27, 1968.
Bush joined before Barnes was elected. Pack of filthy liars.
Who was in Cambodia on Christmas Eve of 1968? SEARED!!
Have you ever heard a donkey claim that Bush got his position as an F102 pilot in the Texas Air National Guard by pulling strings? Check this:
However, the Dallas Morning News, which also looked into Bush's military record, reported that while Bush's unit in Texas had a waiting list for many spots, he was accepted because he was one of a handful of applicants willing and qualified to spend more than a year in active training flying F-102 jets.
Enter Ben Barnes, former Lt. Governor of Texas ELECTED 1969, Democrat, AND LIAR:
"I got a young man named George W. Bush into the National Guard when I was lieutenant governor of Texas" - former Democrat TX Lt. Gov. Ben. Barnes
George W. Bush enlisted in the Texas Air National Guard on May 27, 1968.
Bush joined before Barnes was elected. Pack of filthy liars.
Who was in Cambodia on Christmas Eve of 1968? SEARED!!
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