Blues are my favorite color.

Now you're talking.

Charles, dumped a couple news articles last thread you might want to check

"And Now for Some Blues"

I thought Charles meant blue titles.

Hrmm -- none of these rallies were truly large, there was some violence -- The MMA party and WMAP (Wafaqul Madaris al Arabia Pakistan -- the council of Deobandi/Wahabbist mosques in Pakistan) are playing it for what it's worth:

Pro-Lal Masjid protests outside 200 mosques

Staff Report

KARACHI: The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) and Wafaqul Madaris al-Arabia Pakistan (WMAP) held protests after Friday prayers outside more than 200 mosques. The largest protest was held outside Masjid Nauman, Lasbela Chowk.

Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan’s secretary general, Syed Munawar Hasan told the protestors that Muslim armed forces had not achieved any success during the last 100 years, rather the Mujahideen, in the form of Hamas, Hizbullah, and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, were the ones that were successful. He said that the Pakistan Army was avenging its defeat when 90,000 troops surrendered from the students of Lal Masjid.

Hasan said that the army had attacked its people, and that those who killed more than thousand innocent people should answer whether they had ever killed the enemy in such big numbers. He said that the army should not scare the people with weapons and uniforms but should understand that the people cannot be scared with power. He added that the army should also remember that unarmed children in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Palestine, had shattered the pride of the uniform. Hasan was of the view that “Maulana Abdul Rasheed Ghazi, by being martyred, had taught Muslims how to live”.

Former minister NWFP government, Sirajul Haque, said that there was a time when the Pakistan Army was given flowers by children when they passed a street, but now the army patrolled its own areas in the form of a convoy. He recalled Musharraf’s statement that Ghazi had occupied the mosque and taken students hostage, but in reality, Musharraf had occupied Pakistan and had taken 160 million people hostage. He said that Benazir Bhutto was also supporting this operation, and warned that “she would not be able to step into Pakistan if she supported murderers”. He claimed that the “blood of the Lal Masjid martyrs would bring a revolution”. WMAP members did not come out to protest on the roads, but cancelled its darses in their madaris and held a special session for prayers for those killed during Lal Masjid operation. No speeches were given.

That's pretty tame as the fiery rhetoric goes in Pakistan btw, and Benazir Bhutto is the Bogeywoman to the extremists, because she's a woman.

The bass guitarist is playing a five string.
Isn't that, like, cheating?

Big Joe is the man! I especially like the little quiet Jazz riff he threw in during the end of the middle of the solo (if that makes sense).

Cool shreds.

After seeing a headline in today's WaTimes about how Sudanese Refugees are flocking to Israel in search of sanctuary, I had to make a little video of my own...

Not quite the monster that Joe is but a worthwhile effort nonetheless.

I saw this on CNN earlier when I was waiting to have my car fixed. Got a chuckle out of it.
Caught On Tape: Activist Cindy Sheehan & Alabama Man Face Off Over War In Iraq

What a douche this guy is

Jewish Leaders Slam Kucinich for Defending Ahmadinejad's Israel Threats...

Jewish leaders slammed Democratic presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich for denying that Iran's president seeks to destroy Israel.

Jewish leaders in Ohio, where Kucinich is a congressman, said Kucinich's insistence that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad merely wants regime change in Israel, not death to its people and supporters, is dangerously credulous.

re: #8 telepunk

The bass guitarist is playing a five string.
Isn't that, like, cheating?

Which way? Aren't most basses four strings? A fifth string makes you more...um...flexible. Yeah, that's it.

CHARLES...

I've been a Jazz love since the 1980's... Great tunes, THANKS!

remember John Kelmmer?

re: #14 vxbush

VX...how's it going... (-:

And then there's always Slow Blues in "C"

But I'll be buying some Joe Bonamassa in the morning.

Never heard of the guy until now, but he's damn good!

re: #12 lowandslow

I saw this on CNN earlier when I was waiting to have my car fixed. Got a chuckle out of it.
Caught On Tape: Activist Cindy Sheehan & Alabama Man Face Off Over War In Iraq

Fast forward to 3:30 when the action starts, before that is rage inducing listening to her ramble on...

This is GREAT!

re: #18 Cartman
Your not kiding

re: #20 song_and_dance_man

Kucinich looks like a cross between Ken Burns and Carl Sagan.

Kucinich and Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) were the only members of the U.S. House of Representatives to vote against a June 20 resolution condemning Iran's president and asking the U.N. Security Council to move against Ahmadinejad for threats that violate the genocide conventions,

Ron Paul, it's always Ron Raul.

These two would make a great couple..

Ron Paul the Pollist.

LOL.. I have the base turned up WAY to high...

More blues

I got booted off! The pissants did it. Their power must not go unchecked.

The chicken who gave it's life for dinner was juicy and delicious; the cottage potatoes had just the right amount of garlic; the beans were flavoured with just the right amount of hame and the home-grown tomatoes actually tasted like tomatoes (thanks be unto their leader, Killer Tomato of LGF fame).

I'm stuffed and happy.

The Kid has "borrowed" my sooper-dooper tape micro-cassette recorder that cost a pretty and that I was using to buff my transcription skills but, I have a back up until he finds it.

Thanks to the kind Killian Bundy, I've inserted all kinds of documents into various master files, thereby speeding up the process. I've then printed out the masters, enabling me to delete the originals and tidy up my folders. I'm reviewing hundreds of pages of school notes/draft documents/rules of civil procedure/case law/et blood cet..

The only problem I can see is that I CANNOT GET RID OF THE FUCKING PISSANTS INFESTING MY DESK. I've cleaned it unto the very grain of wood. I've scrubbed every IN/OUT tray, every computer component, every pencil. But, still, they come. They come. Yea, verily. They come.

Death to the tenacious pissants.

re: #14 vxbush

re: #8 telepunk

The bass guitarist is playing a five string.
Isn't that, like, cheating?

Which way? Aren't most basses four strings? A fifth string makes you more...um...flexible. Yeah, that's it.

I play bass and, yes, I think playing a 5-string is cheating. LOL

The fifth string is actually lower than the other four, so you can play notes that are deeper than a standard bass.

Along a similar line, Steve Vai was mentioned higher up the thread. He sometimes plays a 7-string guitar. It, too, had one lower string to be able to play deeper notes.

MEMRI reports: "On July 8, 2007, the Ansar Al-Jihad group in Iraq announced the establishment of the Al-Qaeda Organization in Lebanon, which will operate under the guidance of, and with the assistance of, the jihad groups in Iraq. "

wow. that's the first time i posted on the new system. it really is fast!

Oops. I thought it was gone from the previous thread. My apologies for posting that twice.

Death to the persistent, pervasive and pernicious pissants!

re: #31 MandyManners

Oops. I thought it was gone from the previous thread. My apologies for posting that twice.

Death to the persistent, pervasive and pernicious pissants!

Have you tried ant baits?

new comments clip cuts off the embedded media - fyi

Way off topic but our Muslim Congressman is at it again.

Keith Ellison Compares Bush To Hitler

re: #33 aqvik

new comments clip cuts off the embedded media - fyi

i meant charles,

clicking new comments cuts off media

OT: Sorry if this is old news.

Aside from the inaccurate headline (ex) the rest is good stuff.

Ex-Marine Tackles, Lectures Bank Robber

A lot of stories lately about FORMER Marines still serving their country.

Check out this incredible speech by Jon Kyl from July 9th. I've never heard a government figure ever say anything close to this:

... The war against terrorists and the radical ideologies that drive terrorism, this war is going to go on for a long time and attacks will not occur every day. So we've got to remain resolute in the face of this long- term threat, never allowing temporary respites from violence to tempt us into thinking that the terrorists have stopped recruiting and plotting.

Abroad we must confront the challenges not just of the terrorist networks but of states like Iran and Syria that provide funds and equipment in training of terrorists. And at home, we have to have adequate intelligence to find and monitor and disrupt terrorist cells that could strike at any time. It requires vigilance and cooperation among many enforcement entities and importantly the support of the American people. Against this threat, this saying "out of sight, out of mind" can have no place.

The first point I'd like to make today, Mr. President, is that as the plot in Great Britain revealed, this is not about grievances. This is about ideology.

... Militant Islam seeks not to change our policies but to destroy our very way of life and replace it with a Taliban-like society ruled by Sharia Law and its enforcers.

Militant Islam has declared war on the West. Be very clear about it. It is fundamentally at odds with freedom, with democracy, with the inherent humanity of the individual, with critical thinking, and rational decision- making, not to mention all other religious beliefs. While it might be fueled by grievances, it is not caused by the West, but rather by the very backwardness and ideological rigidity that they would impose on others.

The second point, Mr. President, is this. We should be clear that militant Islam, though bound together by common ideology, comes in various stripes, including: al Qaeda, responsible for 9/11, which may have inspired the recent terror plots in Great Britain;

Iran's radical regime whose leader vows to wipe Israel off the map and envisions a world without America and which is speeding toward the development of nuclear weapons;

Wahhabism of Saudi Arabia which is funding radical ideology and mosques and madrassas over the world, including here at home;

groups like the Muslim Brotherhood which cloaks its radical ideology in a new veneer of tolerance while its activities directly support terrorist groups like Hamas, and many others.

... Third, Mr. President, a successful American response depends on resolve and support of the American people. We must understand the nature of our enemy and its ideology, confronting them head on with full confidence in the rightness of our cause.

This is not a matter of moral relativism. We must not allow ourselves to be gagged by faux political correctness. We can say that these terrorists were bound together and motivated by a hateful ideology grounded in their interpretation of Islam without condemning any other Muslims...

Full text here.

If only he wasn't retarded on the immigration issue...

re: #14 vxbush

re: #8 telepunk

The bass guitarist is playing a five string.
Isn't that, like, cheating?

Which way? Aren't most basses four strings? A fifth string makes you more...um...flexible. Yeah, that's it.

More zing for the string. I'm no musician, but he may need a six string to match Joe's range.

So... We've settled on charcoal?

Really dig that black.

re: #27 MandyManners

I got booted off! The pissants did it. Their power must not go unchecked.

The chicken who gave it's life for dinner was juicy and delicious; the cottage potatoes had just the right amount of garlic; the beans were flavoured with just the right amount of hame and the home-grown tomatoes actually tasted like tomatoes (thanks be unto their leader, Killer Tomato of LGF fame).

I'm stuffed and happy.

The Kid has "borrowed" my sooper-dooper tape micro-cassette recorder that cost a pretty and that I was using to buff my transcription skills but, I have a back up until he finds it.

Thanks to the kind Killian Bundy, I've inserted all kinds of documents into various master files, thereby speeding up the process. I've then printed out the masters, enabling me to delete the originals and tidy up my folders. I'm reviewing hundreds of pages of school notes/draft documents/rules of civil procedure/case law/et blood cet..

The only problem I can see is that I CANNOT GET RID OF THE FUCKING PISSANTS INFESTING MY DESK. I've cleaned it unto the very grain of wood. I've scrubbed every IN/OUT tray, every computer component, every pencil. But, still, they come. They come. Yea, verily. They come.

Death to the tenacious pissants.

Ants hate cucumber peels, they contain a neurotoxin.

This analysis from MEMRI on Ahmadinejad's religious beliefs, ie the Cult of the Twelfth Imam, is a must read: "The Doctrine of Mahdism In the Ideological and Political Philosophy of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Ayatollah Mesbah-e Yazdi"

1969 or 70 (can't remember, probably something I ate...)
Harvey Mandell
Al Cooper
Paul Butterfield
Sugarcane Harris
Sandy (drummed for Lee Michaels)
All on stage together. They jammed for hours.
I was balck and blues for weeks.

Power to the Correct People!

youtube.ie
re: #26 song_and_dance_man

Sorry. New to linky thingies. Humble apologies.

re: #42 IslandLibertarian

1969 or 70 (can't remember, probably something I ate...)

Cucumber peels.

So the Democrats really do want to bring back the Fairness Doctrine?

Democrats block amendment to prevent Fairness Doctrine

Charles, when do we get to see a video of you playing, preferably solo like the candyrat artists? It doesn't have to be a fancy production, maybe just some noodling around on a basic figure... but I'd love to hear a jazz standard. In lieu of that, at least tell us about your rig -- what guitar, what amps, effects, pedals, etc. are you using these days? And when, if ever, do you find time to practice?!?

re: #45 lowandslow

Banana Peels = Mellow Yellow
Cucumber Pells = Serene Green...?...

re: #34 MrC_5150

We've done that one, but thanks for that link. Really tops off my week knowing my congressman is making an ass out of us Minneapolites all the way across the pond.

Asshole.

Mandy, you really have pissants?

Really like the grey, Charles.
Works well. Feels right.

I still like the black.

Still skeptical about the ducks.

re: #16 Dustoff-507 (If you're still here)

re: #14 vxbush

VX...how's it going... (-:

Eh, not so good. Oh, I'm fine, but I had to attend the visitation of a friend who died at 52. I asked her husband what happened, as no one I knew had the details. He said that she had an asthma attack and took her emergency inhaler and nebulizer, but the next day she couldn't breathe and they called the paramedics.

Well, the paramedics said she was breathing, but something went wrong--the guess is a blood clot. A lung collapsed and she died at the hospital.

If you think of it, please lift up a prayer for her family. She leaves a husband, two older children, and a grieving family.

re: #36 Slumbering Behemoth

I love stories like that. People fighting back and doing what's right.

Hey Bubbaman...that was a GREAT video!

re: #52 Noam Sayin'

What was it originally? I can't even remember now.

MandyManners:

Death to the tenacious pissants.

Mandy - don't give up. You have friends out there.

[Link: www.cbc.ca...]

re: #27 MandyManners

get some ant bait, grants kills ants or terro or something, one last good meal then OBLIVIAN! BWAHAHAHA!

Lord have mercy on me!

Charles, those White Boys done make my heart sing.

Damn, I just love the Blues.

Thanks so much!

Beautiful. SWEET!

re: #55 Wishing

Why, thank you - a quick and simple effort.

Sic semper pissantus!

I think they hate vinegar too.

re: #56 NoSubmission

re: #52 Noam Sayin'

What was it originally? I can't even remember now.

Kind of a grayish, blue. To tell the truth, I didn't really give it much consideration until Charles changed to black a while ago.

Man, that looked good.

I can relate. My ant in Florida keeps calling me. Lots of ant-chatter, and very little substance. Sheesh.

#28 Unstable
Thanks for the explanation.

re: #63 Cartman

I can relate. My ant in Florida keeps calling me. Lots of ant-chatter, and very little substance. Sheesh.

Must be something all aunts do...

Vxbush

She's a peach, but can be a real pissant sometimes ;-)

Yo-Yo Ma

Yeah Joe is smokin'...I would like to see him and Andy Timmons go at it for a few minutes.

Babylonian King's Eunuch Really Existed:
"British newspapers report that ancient Babylonian expert Dr. Michael Jursa of Vienna discovered a small clay tablet that provides proof of the Bible's veracity. Though the tablet was unearthed near Baghdad in 1920, only last week was it deciphered for the first time, by Dr. Jursa. Upon reading the tablet, which records a donation of gold by "the chief eunuch of King Nebuchadnezzar," a man named Nabu-sharrussu-ukin, Jursa suddenly realized that the name sounded familiar. He quickly consulted Jeremiah 39, where he found the man's name listed as one of Nebuchadnezzar's top ministers who took part in the destruction of the First Holy Temple 2,500 years ago. The Biblical account, however, has his named spelled slightly differently: (Samgar) Nevo Sarsekim."

Very, very cool.

Eh, it's too late for me. Good night, lizards. Stay scaly.

here is some nice blues for your listening pleasure:

Is this stupid bullsh*t, or what?

[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

re: #32 LizardBennet

Ant baits? I'll look. Thank you.

YouTube promotes evil. I'm not watching it.

re: #40 Thanos

I have plenty of cuke peels. Thank you!

Smooth video of joe b.

Get a load of this comment I just read in the "Have Your Say" section at the BBC re Iraq. It looks like we have our own Islamic doctors to worry about. How the hell does a psycho like this wind up in the US let alone find work as an MD?

"The report is another hint and message that Bush's policies were and are futile and deem to fail; too bad that Bush like any fascist and tyrant dictator won't listen. I hope US withdraw from Iraq immediately for I am worried that because of cruel deeds of Bush curses may befall on America. Thank you for giving us opportunities to air our views.
Saeed Mahmoodian, M.D., Fishersville,VA,USA"

[Link: newsforums.bbc.co.uk...]

My Wife forwarded this to me today.
Looks like the Brits may be getting serious.

EUROPEANS HEIGHTEN THREAT LEVELS

The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent terrorist threats and have raised their security level from /"Miffed"/ to /"Peeved"./ Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to /"Irritated"/ or even /"A Bit Cross"/. Londoners have not been /"A Bit Cross"/ since the blitz began in 1940 and tea supplies all but ran out. Terrorists have been re-categorized from /"Tiresome"/ to /"A Bloody Nuisance"/. The last time the British issued /"A Bloody Nuisance"/ warning level was during the great fire of 1666.

Also, the French government announced yesterday that it has raised its terror alert level from /"Run"/ to /"Hide"/. The only two higher levels in France are /"Collaborate"/ and /"Surrender."/ The rise was precipitated by a recent fire that destroyed France's white flag factory, effectively paralyzing the country's military capability.

It's not only the English and French who are on a heightened level of alert. Italy has increased the alert level from /"Shout Loudly and Excitedly"/ to /"Elaborate Military Posturing."/ Two more levels remain: /"Ineffective Combat Operations"/ and /"Change Sides." /

The Germans also increased their alert state from /"Disdainful Arrogance"/ to /"Dress in Uniform and Sing Marching Songs."/ They also have two higher levels: /"Invade a Neighbour"/ and /"Lose". /

Belgians, on the other hand, are all on holiday as usual, and the only threat they are worried about is NATO pulling out of Brussels.

The Spanish are all excited to see their new submarines ready to deploy. These beautifully designed subs have glass bottoms so the new Spanish navy can get a really good look at the old Spanish navy...!

So they may be serious, even if I am not.

Great rendition - Thanks!
Different (more rock-ish) than my favorite by Buddy Whittington (he still plays it around here in Ft Worth when he's not touring with Mayall), but definitely up there with it.
Thanks again!

Sage, I think you might like this Murtha thread over at Powerline.

re: #73 Cartman

i guess he had a bullseye on his tush

re: #39 Noam Sayin'

So... We've settled on charcoal?

Really dig that black.

Do I dig that girl?

re: #79 CyanSnowHawk

BRILLIANT !

If you're just using the peels, I'll could use the insides over here to put on my eyes.

I've got mud on my face (big disgrace). Not just any mud - Dead Sea mud

re: #50 Noam Sayin'

Mandy, you really have pissants?

I got the poster-children.

F**king Micro$oft. Damn audio driver update killed my Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty Platinum output. No blues for me right now. AAAGGGHHH! (but real silent like)

re: #73 Cartman

Yah, I mentioned that stupidity on the last thread. What bozos. They will never live it down. Can you imagine being known as one of the 2 brothers who were gored in the ass by the same bull at the same time.

re: #57 RedPepper

MandyManners:

Death to the tenacious pissants.

Mandy - don't give up. You have friends out there.

[Link: www.cbc.ca...]

Does it eat pissants? If so, I'll pitch out the cat who is completely oblivious to the situation. (The cat's better looking but, looks don't matter when fighting to the death.)

I can't hear this shit. Apparently, "This is Radio Clash" somehow got on my Zen Stone.

Solly.

re: #79 CyanSnowHawk

My Wife forwarded this to me today.
Looks like the Brits may be getting serious.

EUROPEANS HEIGHTEN THREAT LEVELS

This is like, older than the Nigerian bank scam email.

re: #58 Ron Paul

re: #27 MandyManners

get some ant bait, grants kills ants or terro or something, one last good meal then OBLIVIAN! BWAHAHAHA!

Maybe I should just label pissants the Ron Pauls of the insect kingdom and call an election.

Here's another good post by IronDioPriest over at Powerline.

-snip-

I am prepared to take responsibility for my position on Iraq. I am prepared to tell my children and my grandchildren that I unequivocally support America’s removal of Saddam Hussein, and America’s continued involvement in countering the insurgency and al Qaeda terrorists in Iraq. Whatever the outcome, whatever the implications, I will answer to my children and grandchildren for my position. I believe we should stay until the job is done.

It gets much better with a challenge to liberals. Includes a troll smack-down, too.

PIMP WARNING

And in a moment, I'm going to pimp my own post, but I thought this one was really good.

re: #47 jonturner

tell us about your rig -- what guitar

Tom Anderson Guitarworks

/bring your wallet

Oops. Forgot the link.

re: #61 gearhead

Sic semper pissantus!

I think they hate vinegar too.

I've heard mint. Now I hear vinegar.

Heck. I'll mix up the ultimate vinaigrette if need be!

Cool. Thank you!

One thing's for sure - they won't go near your salad.

re: #63 Cartman

I can relate. My ant in Florida keeps calling me. Lots of ant-chatter, and very little substance. Sheesh.

Ant-chatter, you say?

re: #95 Noam Sayin'

And in a moment, I'm going to pimp my own post, but I thought this one was really good.

Are you W. Churchill?

re: #88 CyanSnowHawk

F**king Micro$oft. Damn audio driver update killed my Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty Platinum output. No blues for me right now. AAAGGGHHH! (but real silent like)

Do a search for realtek drivers if you use them, there was a conflict between realtek audio drivers and a microsloth security bulletin a month or so back iirc.

I've got tonight's Pakistan update up, the militants are very "restive" but there isn't a large wave of support for them, and the Pak army's getting ready to kick some serious ass.

re: #101 lowandslow

re: #95 Noam Sayin'

And in a moment, I'm going to pimp my own post, but I thought this one was really good.

Are you W. Churchill?

Nevermind, I see W. Churchill is a level.

re: #90 MandyManners

re: #57 RedPepper

MandyManners:

Death to the tenacious pissants.

Mandy - don't give up. You have friends out there.
[Link: www.cbc.ca...]

Does it eat pissants? If so, I'll pitch out the cat who is completely oblivious to the situation. (The cat's better looking but, looks don't matter when fighting to the death.)

It eats termites and it eats ants (types, unspecified). Worth a shot.

Besides, I think it's kinda cute ...

re: #105 Thanos

Is "restive" the next stage after "seething"?

Some readers will remember the video of an anti-Israel rally featured in an LGF article entitled "Hatefest at Wayne State."

Well, the anti-Israel racist featured in the video has continued to harass students on campus. It turns out that he works at a bookstore near campus, making it easy for him to cause trouble on campus any time he wants.

Most recently, a Jewish student went into the store to buy a book for classes, only to find out when he got home that a racist flier promoting an anti-Israel rally was placed in his book. Not surprisingly the guy in the video was working at the bookstore.

Please join the letter writing campaign to impress upon the bookstore its need to prevent such offensive occurrences from happening again.

Thank you!

NO MORE ANTS!

I apologize for screwing up the posting of this in the previous thread which lead to my posting it in this thread. I sincerely and deeply appreciate all the advice sent my way.

I'm sure I am not the only lizard with this issue.

Okay, my turn.

I took inspiration from the Aaron Mannes report on CAIR's connection to Hamas, posted earlier tonight by Charles.

As many of you know, Keith Ellison is my congressman. What many don't know is that he has a more than passing acquaintance to Ibrahim Hooper and Nihad Awad. They donated handsomely to his campaign. My local paper, the Star Tribune, doesn't seem too interested in doing any digging on this relationship, even though I've badgered them about it numerous times. Each time, I created a post about it over at Powerline. I even got a link from the front of house on my very first post over there.

In any case, with this most recent information, I'm naively suggesting the Strib run a story on this connection.

I hope you enjoy.

re: #108 Bobblehead

re: #105 Thanos

Is "restive" the next stage after "seething"?

Does 'militant' come before or after 'activist'?

Just kidding. trying out the new comment stuff for the first time.

And for those who asked questions about the 5-string bass, here's the site for the best basses in the , well, universe actually..zon guitars

Did someone say "Churchill"?

Here he is on Islam.

How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries.

Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live. A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its dignity and sanctity.

The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property—either as a child, a wife, or a concubine—must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men. Individual Moslems may show splendid qualities.

Thousands become the brave and loyal soldiers of the Queen: all know how to die. But the influence of the religion paralyzes the social development of those who follow it.

No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science—the science against which it had vainly struggled—the civilization of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilization of ancient Rome.

re: #98 MandyManners

re: #61 gearhead

Sic semper pissantus!

I think they hate vinegar too.

I've heard mint. Now I hear vinegar.

Heck. I'll mix up the ultimate vinaigrette if need be!

Cool. Thank you!

Here's the mint ant killer spray. Victor Poison Free Ant Killer

With a name like that I should have remembered it.

They need to do TV ads with Robert Duvall: "I love the smell of mint in the morning...smells like Victor."

re: #106 lowandslow

re: #101 lowandslow

re: #95 Noam Sayin'

And in a moment, I'm going to pimp my own post, but I thought this one was really good.

Are you W. Churchill?

Nevermind, I see W. Churchill is a level.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

re: #115 MandyManners

That passage cannot be posted often enough.

Poor Winston ... spinning in his grave ...

re: #107 RedPepper

re: #90 MandyManners

re: #57 RedPepper

MandyManners:

Death to the tenacious pissants.

Mandy - don't give up. You have friends out there.
[Link: www.cbc.ca...]

Does it eat pissants? If so, I'll pitch out the cat who is completely oblivious to the situation. (The cat's better looking but, looks don't matter when fighting to the death.)

It eats termites and it eats ants (types, unspecified). Worth a shot.

Besides, I think it's kinda cute ...

Between The Kid and the cat, it's a no-go. But, I do appreciate your pointing this critter out to me. I never knew it existed until tonight!

re: #102 taxfreekiller

re: #108 Bobblehead

re: #105 Thanos

Is "restive" the next stage after "seething"?

Any way we can combine the two?

Resteething?

re: #105 Thanos

I've got tonight's Pakistan update up, the militants are very "restive" but there isn't a large wave of support for them, and the Pak army's getting ready to kick some serious ass.

Good to hear.

re: #94 MandyManners

ahhrrrghhh!

are you threatening me!

re: #117 Noam Sayin'

re: #106 lowandslow

re: #101 lowandslow

re: #95 Noam Sayin'

And in a moment, I'm going to pimp my own post, but I thought this one was really good.

Are you W. Churchill?

Nevermind, I see W. Churchill is a level.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

The names they give you for the amount of comments you have, you're an Activist, I see I only have 23 post and I'm just a voter.

re: #102 taxfreekiller

Freight-train mamas, pistol shooters
My first girlfriend works at hooters

LOL! Sounds like a great CD TFK I will have to find this.

re: #122 MandyManners

re: #108 Bobblehead

re: #105 Thanos

Is "restive" the next stage after "seething"?

Any way we can combine the two?

Resteething?

Maybe seethitive?

re: #125 lowandslow

Aha... I thought you might be talking about level names. I think Volunteer kicks in at 50 posts.

re: #127 screaming_eagle

"...seethitive..."

Heh. The opposite of a sedative.

And I'm not sure, but I think the number of threads you start might have something to do with it, too.

re: #116 Colonel Panik

re: #98 MandyManners

re: #61 gearhead

Sic semper pissantus!
I think they hate vinegar too.

I've heard mint. Now I hear vinegar.
Heck. I'll mix up the ultimate vinaigrette if need be!

Cool. Thank you!

Here's the mint ant killer spray. Victor Poison Free Ant Killer

With a name like that I should have remembered it.

They need to do TV ads with Robert Duvall: "I love the smell of mint in the morning...smells like Victor."

Awesome!

re: #118 RedPepper

re: #115 MandyManners

That passage cannot be posted often enough.

Poor Winston ... spinning in his grave ...

With the news that his voice will be silenced in British schools, I felt a certain something within me just give up the ghost.

This is absolutely inconceivable to me.

BRING BACK TONY BLAIR.

re: #124 Ron Paul

re: #94 MandyManners

ahhrrrghhh!

are you threatening me!

*snicker*

re: #127 screaming_eagle

re: #122 MandyManners

re: #108 Bobblehead

re: #105 Thanos
Is "restive" the next stage after "seething"?

Any way we can combine the two?
Resteething?

Maybe seethitive?

Why fuck with the original?

8-D

re: #122 MandyManners

I like that..resteething..as in "The natives are resteething tonight."

Great little Churchill tribute here:

"A love for tradition has never weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations in their hour of peril."

re: #108 Bobblehead

re: #105 Thanos

Is "restive" the next stage after "seething"?

yep, it's somewhere in the whole rage of islamists spectrum.

This is good too- very relevant for today:

"Yet all those who called out the beast, naming it for what it was, were vilified: considered reactionary, paranoid warmongers."

You Lizards all have JoBo's "A New Day Yesterday LIVE", right?

re: #8 telepunk

The bass guitarist is playing a five string.
Isn't that, like, cheating?

Heck no. That's skill, sometimes you need notes lower than E.

re: #75 ChenZhen

YouTube promotes evil. I'm not watching it.

Why ya' gotta be that way?

/btw: Anything new at your blog?

Yeah, Bonamassa's a good player, considering he's the "bluesman du jour" in music circles. Personally, in that Modern Electric Blues genre I prefer Chris Duarte.

But to each his own, and all that . . .

You like blues? Try here [Link: www.dustmybroom.com...] Good Canadian conservative Native blues...

That was smokin'. Thanks, Charles.

I know this will seem like a strange comment, but here's what I think when watching that clip:

Human will is an extraordinarily beautiful thing.

That man chose to learn to play like that, thank God.

By the way, I know people are born with gifts, but that is the crystalization of a gift.

re: #93 j-damn

re: #79 CyanSnowHawk

My Wife forwarded this to me today.
Looks like the Brits may be getting serious.

EUROPEANS HEIGHTEN THREAT LEVELS

This is like, older than the Nigerian bank scam email.

Ah, but the classics can still bring a smile, can they not?

Very nice. I like the sparkly yellow glitter guitar.

re: #103 Thanos

re: #88 CyanSnowHawk

F**king Micro$oft. Damn audio driver update killed my Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty Platinum output. No blues for me right now. AAAGGGHHH! (but real silent like)

Do a search for realtek drivers if you use them, there was a conflict between realtek audio drivers and a microsloth security bulletin a month or so back iirc.

Fixed it by uninstalling all of the Creative SW then reinstalling with the CD that came with the X-Fi card. Sound is back to glorious normal. Should have known better than to update the sound driver through M$ update.

crushing! absolutely awsomely crushing blues! that is smokin'!

Cool! Thought I heard some SRV licks in there... love that metalflake finish Strat, too!

I'm seeing this cat in August baby! He's the man

"What is it about these blues songs that always makes me so sad?"

/stop channeling Navin Johnson, The Jerk...