Moose burgers! Yeah!

Reinhold Niebuhr... slowly I turned.

Bad memories of having to slog through his stuff in a college theology class.

I guess I'm not as smart as Joe Biden.

Ok, I'll admit it, I had to look up reify.

Smoked Salmon. Yum!

What is wisdom?

In this lizard's case it is to avoid having so much faith in the system/markets that your entire net worth is wiped out in about two weeks.

Too bad I only got the wisdom after the fact.

antonym of wisdom: a slick chicago politician

Michael Savage is announcing his new party.

One reason Obama reads Niebuhr:

"Niebuhr was born in Missouri in 1892, the son of a German-born minister of the German Evangelical Synod of North America. He was trained for the ministry at the Synod's Eden Theological Seminary and at the Yale Divinity School. In the 1920's he took a church in industrial Detroit, the scene of bitter labor-capital conflict. Niebuhr's sympathies lay with the unions, and he joined Norman Thomas's Socialist Party."
...
"Niebuhr was a critic of national innocence, which he regarded as a delusion. After all, whites coming to these shores were reared in the Calvinist doctrine of sinful humanity, and they killed red men, enslaved black men and later on imported yellow men for peon labor - not much of a background for national innocence. "Nations, as individuals, who are completely innocent in their own esteem," Niebuhr wrote, "are insufferable in their human contacts."
[Link: www.nytimes.com...]

The article was a good read, but that was not the line of the day.

Line of the day still goes to Rush for saying, "Palin and Yosemite Sam are having a raucous town hall."

wisdom; is having a cow named meatloaf.

[Biden] can't not say what he thinks

No shit?

No shit.

re: #7 bosforus

Is he in a lane that offers him a Right Turn on Red?

re: #4 null

Smoked Salmon. Yum!

Yeah, but Who can afford it after the last few days?

Thank you, Charles.

This short essay covers so much ground, so well, that I'm tempted to be for a reprint here!

re: #8 jaunte

"Nations, as individuals, who are completely innocent in their own esteem," Niebuhr wrote, "are insufferable in their human contacts."

Sounds like BHO himself.

I sit on a Board with 3 (count 'em) Harvard Law grads. They are very, very, adept at getting their way. There is isn't much additional value added. Getting their way, that's about it.

re: #12 Cap'n DOC

Is he in a lane that offers him a Right Turn on Red?

Does that mean is he leaving a way out for himself?

re: #15 MandyManners

I'd take that as proof that he's not as deep a reader as he pretends.

re: #13 Nevergiveup

Yeah, but Who can afford it after the last few days?

[Link: upload.wikimedia.org...]

re: #18 jaunte

I'd take that as proof that he's not as deep a reader as he pretends.

Narcissists hear only what reinforces their high self-opinions.

re: #15 MandyManners

Here's another illuminating Niebuhr quote from that NYT article:

Against absolutism Niebuhr insisted on the "relativity of all human perspectives,"

Essentially, Niebuhr held that since all power corrupts, the best way to use it was to do whatever the h**l you wanted to, whenever you wanted to, and to whomever you wanted to. On the grounds that you were being "honest" when you did so.

If Obama thinks Niebuhr is a great role model, he's in good company.

Lenin, Trotsky, Mao, and Adolf all liked him too.

cheers

eon

re: #7 null

he is an idiot

re: #22 eon

Essentially, Niebuhr held that since all power corrupts, the best way to use it was to do whatever the h**l you wanted to, whenever you wanted to, and to whomever you wanted to. On the grounds that you were being "honest" when you did so.

If Obama thinks Niebuhr is a great role model, he's in good company.

Lenin, Trotsky, Mao, and Adolf all liked him too.

cheers

eon

Power Corrupts.
Absolute Power is kinda neat...

re: #6 null

or a terrorist?

re: #23 winston06

he is an idiot

Hey, who ya calling null?

re: #26 bosforus

savage!

re: #19 MandyManners
i prefer Yogi berrs-isms ." I want to thank you for making this day necessary"

re: #19 MandyManners

[Link: upload.wikimedia.org...]

Don't bears eat out of the garbage?

re: #26 bosforus

I don;t know why it is "Null". :-S

re: #29 Nevergiveup

Don't bears eat out of the garbage?

hey booboo, i think we found ourselves a pick-a-nick basket?

"Fear the LORD, that is wisdom"

Job 28:28

re: #31 Querent

hey booboo, i think we found ourselves a pick-a-nick basket?

Maybe they should make Boo-Boo Sect.of the Treasury?

" Brooks also spent time praising Obama's intellect and skills in social perception,

Leftists love to worship at each others temples. Kind of an incestuous clique.
It's an elite thing.

NObama!
NoElitism!

Leave it to the NYT to excuse not having an internal shutoff for your mouth as being a virtue. How do these jokers write this stuff without laughing?

re: #13 Nevergiveup

I catch my own - and smoke it - and can it.

re: #22 eon

Essentially, Niebuhr held that since all power corrupts, the best way to use it was to do whatever the h**l you wanted to, whenever you wanted to, and to whomever you wanted to. On the grounds that you were being "honest" when you did so.

Um, I'm not exactly a Niebuhr scholar, but that doesn't sound quite like Niebuhr to me, could you supply any kind of linky, ... you couldn't possibly be thinking of Nietzsche?

re: #7 null

Michael Savage is announcing his new party.

Oh Poo!

re: #36 Cap'n DOC

I catch my own - and smoke it - and can it.

Got access to fed-ex next day out there?

re: #29 Nevergiveup

Don't bears eat out of the garbage?

Only if you're smarter than the average bear!

re: #35 Pawn of the Oppressor

Leave it to the NYT to excuse not having an internal shutoff for your mouth as being a virtue. How do these jokers write this stuff without laughing?

I'll bet they are laughing, knowing that it's being eaten up by the lemmings and destroying the United States of America.
Bastards!

re: #35 Pawn of the Oppressor

Leave it to the NYT to excuse not having an internal shutoff for your mouth as being a virtue. How do these jokers write this stuff without laughing?

I have found in my 50+ years, that any writer who uses words that the average person needs to look up in a dictionary, is writing above his pay grade and has absolutely no clue what the hell he/she is writing about.

They are usually just spouting some sort or propaganda line and had to look up new words to define it.

re: #19 null

Bluefish - snagged 20 of them out of the old Chesterpeake this weekend and smoked all the filets - cheap for the price of a headboat trip. And they're delish

re: #21 jaunte

Here's another illuminating Niebuhr quote from that NYT article:

Against absolutism Niebuhr insisted on the "relativity of all human perspectives,"

Doesn't that go to what BHO said about evil?

It seems to me that all of the Obama worshipers are victims of arrested development. They need the almost supernatural hero & it really doesn't matter that in the case he has no real accomplishments or workable ideas.

I'd rather be Hunting
I'd rather be Fishing

ANYTHING but Reifying Neibuhr

re: #17 bosforus

I suppose so - if it's gonna be a Party of One.

As always Dr. Hanson gives us a clear vision of what is really going on in the Presidential campaigne. He so sees through all these pretencious left wing twerps. Brooks and Obama will never have Dr. Hanson's intellectual gifts.

Niebuhr... wasn't he some sort of pacifist theologian? Didn't he do some anti-nuke agitation and bring up "just war" principles?

re: #29 Nevergiveup

Don't bears eat out of the garbage?

SLANDER!SLANDER!SLANDER!

What's next? You're gonna' call Yogi a pedophile?

*rad*

This is referencing two threads back, but Jar-Jar Biden isn't nearly as funny as I would have hoped.
See for yourself...

re: #33 Nevergiveup

Maybe they should make Boo-Boo Sect.of the Treasury?

Doesn't he already have Winnie the Pooh as Sec. of State?

re: #39 Nevergiveup

Yup. They sometimes deliver by Stage Coach (I'm in MT). I'm kidding on the last part.

Speaking of food, The Kid is taking me out to dinner.

bbl

re: #43 JustAGal

Bluefish - snagged 20 of them out of the old Chesterpeake this weekend and smoked all the filets - cheap for the price of a headboat trip. And they're delish

About the only thing you can do with bluefish is smoke them. We do the same here in CT. They are some oily fish. But if done right, low and slow with just a hint of smoke, they are fine.

The return of short sellers to the US market after a near-three-week ban was blamed for a sharp drop in prices on Thursday as General Motors and Morgan Stanley led stock markets sharply lower.

[Link: www.ft.com...]

This is probably healthy. Now if we can only get the US government to stop meddling with natural forces, maybe we can find a bottom.

it is disgusting to hear grown men talk abt. getting leg tingles when they hear that buffoon speak.

re: #55 JohnnyReb

About the only thing you can do with bluefish is smoke them. We do the same here in CT. They are some oily fish. But if done right, low and slow with just a hint of smoke, they are fine.

And all these years I thought Dr. Seuss made up "blue fish" just to get a rhyme...

Ah...

See, this is all about the "intelligentsia" feeling like they will have their revenge on reality when Obama (who coddles to them) gets into Power, and wields it.

He's the intellectuelle fantasy.

re: #57 nyc redneck

it is disgusting to hear grown men talk abt. getting leg tingles when they hear that buffoon speak.

My feelings on the subject.

re: #50 MandyManners

What's next? You're gonna' call Yogi a pedophile?

So..............how old is BooBoo?

re: #55 JohnnyReb

Oily fish do indeed smoke the best. Something about burning the hydrocarbons - they're hard to keep lit.

/Once again, joking on the last part.

re: #42 JohnnyReb

I have found in my 50+ years, that any writer who uses words that the average person needs to look up in a dictionary, is writing above his pay grade and has absolutely no clue what the hell he/she is writing about.

They are usually just spouting some sort or propaganda line and had to look up new words to define it.

It's not just a matter of being clueless (though they are). It's the Mt. Rushmore-sized double standard they apply in favor of Democrats.

If Biden was a Repub, they'd be saying he was insane, off his meds, couldn't figure out how to put his socks on in the morning, that the strokes had crippled him, et cetera. But this key-punching a-hole sits there with a straight face and emits his great wisdom, that the inability to temper your speech is ADMIRABLE? All because it serves the Greater Goal of electing Dear Leader.

I know they do this all the time. I know this double- (and in the case of female or black republicans, TRIPLE-) standard has been SOP for these clowns for decades. But it never ceases to amaze me just how far they will bend over, and how much of a knot they will tie themselves into, to excuse or re-write the story of any Democrat's character flaw, no matter how grievous or damaging.

re: #53 null

Yup. They sometimes deliver by Stage Coach (I'm in MT). I'm kidding on the last part.

Well I was referring to you shipping me some of that home made smoked Salmon? But I was also hoping the market would rebound today. I was also hoping the Yankees were gonna win the Series this year, so you see how my year is going!

re: #35 Pawn of the Oppressor

Leave it to the NYT to excuse not having an internal shutoff for your mouth as being a virtue. How do these jokers write this stuff without laughing?

Much as I loathe the clown (and I have done so for over three decades), I have to admit that Biden is the most useful idiot on the left. Mainly because you can always count on Joe the Mouth to blurt out whatever his party's leaders are really up to, even or especially when they'd rather you didn't know what they had in mind until it was too late.

I've never been too sure whether Biden does it to prove he's "the smartest guy in the room", or just as a way of rubbing everyone else's nose in the idea that "I'm in charge, and you aren't".

Either way, he's a great "mine canary" to tell you when the Dems are about to do something reckless, stupid, autocratic, and/or any two or more of the above.

Sort of like another famous "talker":

"So, what'll we do tomorrow night, Brain?"

"The same thing we do every night, Pinky.
"Try to take over the world!"

/ I leave you to guess which of the two Joe the Mouth is

cheers

eon

re: #61 IslandLibertarian

What's next? You're gonna' call Yogi a pedophile?

So..............how old is BooBoo?

Boo Boo is a cub, not one of the one's that just tanked the playoffs though.

They're covering this "New Party" story now on Brit Hume's show - I remain skeptical about its veracity, and about its significance even if true.

re: #51 Oriculum

This is referencing two threads back, but Jar-Jar Biden isn't nearly as funny as I would have hoped.
See for yourself...

That can't be Smirky. Where are the hair plugs?

re: #65 eon

/ I leave you to guess which of the two Joe the Mouth is

cheers

eon

Your analogy breaks down in one critical way: Brain wasn't a coward. Biden is.

re: #66 opnion

Boo Boo is a cub, not one of the one's that just tanked the playoffs though.

OOh, that's gonna leave a mark!

Heh.

Obama's campaign about his connections to New Party; "Don't believe the trash you read on the internet."

Unlike say, the mainstream media using dKos blogs as 'reliable sources' for their reporting in regards to Sarah Palin.

re: #62 Cap'n DOC

Oily fish do indeed smoke the best. Something about burning the hydrocarbons - they're hard to keep lit.

/Once again, joking on the last part.

Every time I bring smoked salmon or bluefish to a function I hear the same thing, but it seems I never bring any leftovers home. I always keep some back for myself before I bring it.

Oh and don't get me going on my homemade smoked jerky. I make about 3 times what I think I will bring, as me and the wife eat a bunch of it as it comes out of the smoker. It is a 4 day pain in the a** process. But well worth it.

re: #49 null

Niebuhr... wasn't he some sort of pacifist theologian? Didn't he do some anti-nuke agitation and bring up "just war" principles?

There are two Niebuhrs -- Richard and Reinhold -- I don't remember if they are brothers or father-son. Reinhold is known for being a pacifist/communist and a just-war theorist. Richard is better known in liberal seminaries because of his Christ-and-culture writings and a book of that name.

They are horribly overrated, IMO. Yale required us as students to read them because of their strong connections to the university (graduates, professors.)

re: #70 Nevergiveup

OOh, that's gonna leave a mark!

I expect incoming.

re: #69 Pawn of the Oppressor

Your analogy breaks down in one critical way: Brain wasn't a coward. Biden is.

I know. I was comparing Biden to Pinky, actually.

Have to run, got a club meeting to go to. (Missed last month's.)

Later, Lizards.

cheers

eon

re: #2 null

Reinhold Niebuhr... slowly I turned.

Bad memories of having to slog through his stuff in a college theology class.

I guess I'm not as smart as Joe Biden.

Nobody is as smart as Joe!

//////////////////////////////// (IS THERE ENOUGH SARC AVAILABLE)

What then is real wisdom?

Abraham Lincoln's secretary, who knew him for years, said that Lincoln did not have a quick mind, but that he was never under any illusion.

re: #64 Nevergiveup

Well... I'd consider it, but the canning I do is in Mason Jars, which really don't ship all that well. If you've recovered by Inauguration (hell, we all may be broke by then), I'll do it. Most of the salmon fishing I do is through the ice, December thru March.

Many of us are turning into imaginary Americans. Many of us are coming up null.

re: #55 JohnnyReb

About the only thing you can do with bluefish is smoke them. We do the same here in CT. They are some oily fish. But if done right, low and slow with just a hint of smoke, they are fine.

Fishcakes made with onions, fennel, red pepper and a little bit of this and that. Outstanding.
;)

re: #78 Cap'n DOC

Well... I'd consider it, but the canning I do is in Mason Jars, which really don't ship all that well. If you've recovered by Inauguration (hell, we all may be broke by then), I'll do it. Most of the salmon fishing I do is through the ice, December thru March.

Shit by then I might be bankrupt, got any active duty navy billets out there?

re: #72 JohnnyReb

Same here! I smoke venison - my son and I took a dozen whitetail (legally, I might add) last year, and we don't eat a lot of beef. Can it, smoke it and freeze it.

re: #68 Fat Jolly Penguin

That can't be Smirky. Where are the hair plugs?

Good point. Just don't really know where you'd put 'em.

re: #53 Cap'n DOC

Yup. They sometimes deliver by Stage Coach (I'm in MT). I'm kidding on the last part.

We gotta get the MT lizards together. I'll be at the city bar at about 5:30 having an adult beverage.

Question for the day: Can your 401K go into the negatives?

re: #81 Nevergiveup

LOL. I was FMF - Never set foot on a ship.

re: #73 null

There are two Niebuhrs -- Richard and Reinhold -- I don't remember if they are brothers or father-son. Reinhold is known for being a pacifist/communist and a just-war theorist. Richard is better known in liberal seminaries because of his Christ-and-culture writings and a book of that name.

They are horribly overrated, IMO. Yale required us as students to read them because of their strong connections to the university (graduates, professors.)

I'd have to say Reinhold. Reinhold's blending of theology and communist thought would match everything that Obama has done in the past. Ne _belieed_ in setting class struggle so that the lower classes would balance the upper classes in power.

re: #79 bosforus

Many of us are turning into imaginary Americans. Many of us are coming up null.

One of my favorite lines I have ever heard was from a Sociology prof on the radio. She was demanding rights for "Undocumented CITIZENS!"
Seriously

re: #71 Scion9

Heh.

Obama's campaign about his connections to New Party; "Don't believe the trash you read on the internet."

Unlike say, the mainstream media using dKos blogs as 'reliable sources' for their reporting in regards to Sarah Palin.

Kos Source: DU
DU Source: Politico
Politico Source: Kos

re: #84 Eowyn2

Ummm. Only about 4 or five 'city' bars in this state. Which one?

Do the math:

Obama is about to spend at least $12 million on a half-hour informercial to air right before election day. An absolute propaganda extravaganza.

$12 million?!?!?!?!? Just for the two networks listed?

($100,000 for a 30-second spot x 2 = $200,000 for a 1-minute spot x 30 = $6 million for one network x 2 = $12 million for two networks.)

re: #45 null

It seems to me that all of the Obama worshipers are victims of arrested development. They need the almost supernatural hero & it really doesn't matter that in the case he has no real accomplishments or workable ideas.

Yes, though I also have to say he's rather cunningly also adapted the whole rhetoric of needing to feel good about oneself that the younger generation is rife with: "Yes We Can," "You Did It!" etc. No losers. We're all winners.

And these are our future leaders? Bleah.

re: #86 Cap'n DOC

LOL. I was FMF - Never set foot on a ship.

FMF?

I think everyone should read this piece of sh*t's piece on his blog about his WeatherFucker days ........ you will vomit ....... he really really likes himself ...... remind you of anyone?

Weather Underground Redux
April 20, 2006
The Weather Underground, born Phoenix-like from the ashes of a terrible explosion that killed three of our leaders in Greenwich Village, New York on March 6, 1970, stormed fleetingly across the landscape at the tail end of that mythical and iconic age now simply called the Sixties. Originally a militant formation inside Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), the catalytic radical student group of its day, the Weather Underground rose, hot and angry, to—in our own terms—smite the war-mongers and strike against the race-haters. We went over the top. By the mid-1970’s the American war in Viet Nam had ended and the organization had effectively flamed out. Individuals made their twisty ways, singly and in small groups, upward and onward as best they could.
A palimsest—a ghostly smudge—remained, however, as a reminder that the phenomenon had once come to life, that it had indeed existed—vital, wild and animated—that there was something more to find and to see beneath the authorized story. The lessons and the legacy of that fugitive, ephemeral moment are, of course, contested—the ever-changing present, as always, unsettles and makes novel demands upon the past. We discover unforseen lenses with which to examine the ashes, we create fresh perspectives with which to rethink the details and make meaning of the larger contexts, the historical flow, the cultural and social surround. Revisiting the Weather Underground requires another look at what was said, and what we did.

Read the rest at his blog entry of 2006:

[Link: billayers.wordpress.com...]

Naturally, Barack Obama was an active part of ACORN at the time, helping it legally in court and helping it organize voters. By 1996, ACORN and the New Party were essentially the same body. Along with the Democratic Socialists of America, the New Party endorsed Barack Obama in his State Senate bid.

Obama began seeking the New Party endorsement in 1995[Link: www.discoverthenetworks.org...]

re: #88 opnion

Same as using 'illegal immigrants'.

re: #93 Soona'

Fleet Marine Force.

re: #67 Charles

They're covering this "New Party" story now on Brit Hume's show - I remain skeptical about its veracity, and about its significance even if true.

I doubt Fox would run with it, even in a short segment like the Grapevine, if they weren't pretty confident about. I wish someone could find a disaffected ex-member who would spill the beans.

re: #88 null

One of my favorite lines I have ever heard was from a Sociology prof on the radio. She was demanding rights for "Undocumented CITIZENS!"
Seriously

I got lucky, my Sociology teacher was a conservative. Miraculously.

OT
Obama Buys Up 30 Minutes of Prime Time

the last line of the story:
Ross Perot famously aired a 30-minute ad during his independent presidential campaign in 1992, attracting 16.5 million viewers.

/worked out real well for Perot?

re: #93 Soona'

FMF?

4w's

re: #91 zombie

Do the math:

Obama is about to spend at least $12 million on a half-hour informercial to air right before election day. An absolute propaganda extravaganza.

$12 million?!?!?!?!? Just for the two networks listed?

($100,000 for a 30-second spot x 2 = $200,000 for a 1-minute spot x 30 = $6 million for one network x 2 = $12 million for two networks.)

Followed immediately by the Sham-Wow guy.

re: #98 doppelganglander

Powerline had it this AM. They're not big undocumented accusations.

Yesterday, or last night, rather, some links were posted to WE WILL NOT BE SILENT, a group of Dems who got burned by Obama thugs in the convention. The site is now gone..Did anyone save those vids?

I asked my Republican mom why her first ever Dem vote was going to Obama. One of the reasons she gave was, "He's an intellectual." I asked what made her think that and she pointed out that he went to Harvard. I retorted that Bush, Kerry and countless other presidential candidates all went to Ivy League schools. Obama wrote two books, not about economics or sociology or history but about himself. I asked her to give an example of something Obama said or one of his proposals that was "intellectual". She gave no answer.
I think she's confusing intellectuals with utopian visionaries.

re: #98 doppelganglander

I doubt Fox would run with it, even in a short segment like the Grapevine, if they weren't pretty confident about. I wish someone could find a disaffected ex-member who would spill the beans.

Disaffected ex-member's are dealt with in the Ministry of Love and healed.

From Hanson's article

There is a report today (I think first offered in the Huffington Post) that David Brooks, the gifted New York Times columnist, has described Sarah Palin as a "fatal cancer" and part of a larger pernicious conservative trend:

But there has been a counter, more populist tradition, which is not only to scorn liberal ideas but to scorn ideas entirely. And I'm afraid that Sarah Palin has those prejudices. I think President Bush has those prejudices.

It is a rock or stone which has no ideas.

What David Brooks will not admit to himself, is that his own ideas might not be correct, and Sarah Palin's ideas might be.

To that effect, here is the start of a list of wise people:

Abraham Lincoln

John XXIII

Don Bosco

James Watt

Frederick Douglass

re: #92 arethusa

Yes, though I also have to say he's rather cunningly also adapted the whole rhetoric of needing to feel good about oneself that the younger generation is rife with: "Yes We Can," "You Did It!" etc. No losers. We're all winners.

And these are our future leaders? Bleah.

That is well said. He is tapping into the idea of lets all feel good, just trust me. "Don't worry, be happy."

re: #90 Cap'n DOC
down the road from exit 287?

"The problem with studying philosophy [in college] is that you remember just enough to screw you up for the rest of your life." - Steve Martin, 1977

And it's true. Credite experto.

re: #91 zombie

Do the math:

Obama is about to spend at least $12 million on a half-hour informercial to air right before election day. An absolute propaganda extravaganza.

$12 million?!?!?!?!? Just for the two networks listed?

($100,000 for a 30-second spot x 2 = $200,000 for a 1-minute spot x 30 = $6 million for one network x 2 = $12 million for two networks.)

I donated a hundred bucks to the GOP today.

Whenever I learn a new word, I like to use it in conversation. I can't use "reify" in conversation. I see my spellcheck doesn't even consider it a word. Sad.

re: #105 Killgore Trout

I asked my Republican mom why her first ever Dem vote was going to Obama. One of the reasons she gave was, "He's an intellectual." I asked what made her think that and she pointed out that he went to Harvard. I retorted that Bush, Kerry and countless other presidential candidates all went to Ivy League schools. Obama wrote two books, not about economics or sociology or history but about himself. I asked her to give an example of something Obama said or one of his proposals that was "intellectual". She gave no answer.
I think she's confusing intellectuals with utopian visionaries.

Shit now i know we are in trouble.

re: #94 null

Read the rest at his blog entry of 2006:

[Link: billayers.wordpress.com...]

No thanks. Hitler had better diction.

/reaches for "Mein Kampf"

re: #109 Eowyn2

Crap. Please. Get me closer than that!

re: #105 Killgore Trout

I asked my Republican mom why her first ever Dem vote was going to Obama. One of the reasons she gave was, "He's an intellectual." I asked what made her think that and she pointed out that he went to Harvard. I retorted that Bush, Kerry and countless other presidential candidates all went to Ivy League schools. Obama wrote two books, not about economics or sociology or history but about himself. I asked her to give an example of something Obama said or one of his proposals that was "intellectual". She gave no answer.
I think she's confusing intellectuals with utopian visionaries.

She's confusing intellectuals with someone who acts smart.

You know what they say about intellectuals...

"When I hear the word 'intellectual,' that's when I unlatch the safety mechanism on my Browning..."

Mail arrives. Includes TIAA-CREF statement. Arethusa first puts it aside, pretty soon cannot stand the suspense. Eases it open, peeks inside. Ouch.

(Well, OK, it's been losing value all year, and what it lost in the third quarter is only about 35% of what it's lost since last September 30. Guess it could have been worse.)

VDH is at his most brilliant in this essay. Every paragraph is a insightful,

...everything from the faux-seal with its vero possumus pretensions, the Greek temple backdrops, the efforts to speak at the Brandenburg Gate, the mantra "we are the change we've been waiting for," the messianic idea that the seas and planet will likewise heel to His wisdom, and the inane 'hope and change' banalities do not suggest real wisdom at all, but a dazzling veneer that overlays a great deal of megalomania.

And this cuts to the core of the Obama problem:

...recall of Niehbuhr apparently offers Obama little ethical protection from the close association with the virulently racist Wright or warns him not to talk after 2001 with the now boastful and proud ex-terrorist Ayers, and no judgement about the moral course in the earlier conduct...

Knowledge without morality is not wisdom, but it is dangerous.

re: #91 zombie

Do the math:

Obama is about to spend at least $12 million on a half-hour informercial to air right before election day. An absolute propaganda extravaganza.

$12 million?!?!?!?!? Just for the two networks listed?

($100,000 for a 30-second spot x 2 = $200,000 for a 1-minute spot x 30 = $6 million for one network x 2 = $12 million for two networks.)

what, he couldnt get on as a sportscaster on Monday night football

"Russia hints it won't sell advanced missiles to Iran"

[Link: www.haaretz.com...]

Manny hints that if your stupid enough to give him a 5 year $125 million plus contract he will really, really, truly always try and not just be manny being manny?

re: #92 arethusa

Yes, though I also have to say he's rather cunningly also adapted the whole rhetoric of needing to feel good about oneself that the younger generation is rife with: "Yes We Can," "You Did It!" etc. No losers. We're all winners.

And these are our future leaders? Bleah.

and when he wins we all get little bitty trophies:)

re: #109 Eowyn2

709 Central?

re: #116 zombie

She's confusing intellectuals with someone who acts smart.

What odd is that she's a PhD. She knows the difference.

re: #105 Killgore Trout

While I think that was a marvellous argument, I hope your mom was feeling tolerant.

Simple question for Barry O:

Why do you hang out with assholes?

Please limit the length of your answer to one sentence.

re: #105 Killgore Trout

Does anybody find it odd that Barry was paid to write two biographies before he had much of a biography? Who was pushing for this guy & who is behind him now?

That 'fatal cancer' is now drawing crowds that exceed Obama's. So says Rush.

re: #121 Eowyn2

and when he wins we all get little bitty trophies:)

And he takes us out for ice cream! :-)

[Link: patdollard.com...]

Banned Sat. nite live skit blaming the dirty Dems and the Sandlers and Soros for the financial collapse.

Obama could set out to run. And he did. Obama sought the New Party endorsement, which required him to sign a contract that he would keep up his relationship with the New Party[Link: archive.redstate.com...]
The political entourage included Alderman Michael Chandler, William Delgado, chief of staff for State Rep Miguel del Valle, and spokespersons for State Sen. Alice Palmer, Sonya Sanchez, chief of staff for State Sen. Jesse Garcia, who is running for State Rep in Garcia’s District; and Barack Obama, chief of staff for State Sen

re: #115 Cap'n DOC

Crap. Please. Get me closer than that!

]great falls

re: #124 Dianna

I hope your mom was feeling tolerant.

No, she's not a "tolerant" person. I'm used to it though.

re: #128 arethusa

And he takes us out for ice cream! :-)

and root beer?
pretty please

re: #100 null

OT
Obama Buys Up 30 Minutes of Prime Time

the last line of the story:
Ross Perot famously aired a 30-minute ad during his independent presidential campaign in 1992, attracting 16.5 million viewers.

/worked out real well for Perot?

WORKED OUT REAL WELL FOR SLICK WILLIE

re: #125 Pawn of the Oppressor

Birds of a feather flock together.

re: #131 Eowyn2

Better! See my #122!

re: #126 opnion

Does anybody find it odd that Barry was paid to write two biographies before he had much of a biography? Who was pushing for this guy & who is behind him now?

Soros
soros
soros.

re: #125 Pawn of the Oppressor

Simple question for Barry O:

Why do you hang out with assholes?

Please limit the length of your answer to one sentence.

I have instructed my LPO when answering my questions or giving explanations, to limit himself to two sentences and no run on sentences. It seems to work for me.

re: #119 null

what, he couldnt get on as a sportscaster on Monday night football

Dut duh duh daaaaaaaaa

re: #122 Cap'n DOC
damn
missed that.

Yeah, thats the one.

re: #133 Eowyn2

and root beer?
pretty please

Sure, why not? Uncle Sam'll foot the bill, through the 5% of people whose taxes he won't cut! :-P

re: #126 opnion

I have always thought that some really nefarious force was behind the guy.

Obama signs and books, and radio articles appeared like mushrooms; I felt the creepy beckoning finger, Ojoe, vote for me Ojoe, Yesssss ...

re: #105 Killgore Trout

Maybe you could get her a copy of Paul Johnson's "Intellectuals" to help her get acquainted with the species.

re: #137 Eowyn2

$oro$
$oro$
$oro$.

/fixed

re: #112 Pullus Iulius

Whenever I learn a new word, I like to use it in conversation. I can't use "reify" in conversation. I see my spellcheck doesn't even consider it a word. Sad.

Have a look here...

re: #138 JohnnyReb

I have instructed my LPO when answering my questions or giving explanations, to limit himself to two sentences and no run on sentences. It seems to work for me.

What is an LPO? Is that the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra?

re: #141 arethusa

Sure, why not? Uncle Sam'll foot the bill, through the 5% of people whose taxes he won't cut! :-P

I have a sneaky spishon he wont be doin much cuttin of nobodys taxes. Jest a hunch.

I bet Biden has no idea who Niebuhr was - it was just something his handlers pulled off of Wiki to make him sound intellectual. What most people in this nation don't understand is that our nation's elite schools are not so elite anymore. The Latin Classical education went out decades ago, and the what use to pass as "The Classical Humanist" education went out the window circa 1969. Outside of the hard sciences, there is no rigour. Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Cornell, Univ of Chicago, and Princeton offer nothing more than an expensive social network in which graduates can capture fat Wall St jobs, get into prestigious law schools, or get offers from powerful Beltway interests.

In Obama's case, he could be called a slacker. What did he do with his Haravard Law degree? He became a shakedown artist and racial hustler. Like Bill Clinton before him, he used the best legal education money could buy to persue power. For both men thier "education" meant nothing to them.

Mmmmmmmm.....dead animal meat....

re: #146 Walter L. Newton

What is an LPO? Is that the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra?

I thought it was a dyslexia member of the PLO?

re: #137 Eowyn2

Soros
soros
soros.

I think that it includes Soros , but goes beyond. Hell, I am now a conspiracy theory monger

re: #140 Eowyn2

Ninety mile trip for a beer? Thanks, but I'll take a rain check and the next time I'm up that way, I'll take you up on that.

re: #149 mattm

Mmmmmmmm.....dead animal meat....

I'd rather eat that than LIVE animal meat...

re: #152 Cap'n DOC

you must be a real capital guy.

re: #153 goddessoftheclassroom

I'd rather eat that than LIVE animal meat...

Certainly harder to catch, especially if you had a few!

148: In Obama's case, he could be called a slacker. What did he do with his Haravard Law degree? He became a shakedown artist and racial hustler. Like Bill Clinton before him, he used the best legal education money could buy to persue power. For both men thier "education" meant nothing to them.

Only editor of the Harvard Law Review who never published an opinion editorial.

. Barack Obama, victor in the 13th State Senate District, encouraged NPers to join in his task forces on Voter Education and Voter Registration[Link: www.chicagodsa.org...]

Wonderful. Jeff on Fox panel. Democratic landslide. Obama, filibuster proof Senate. 30 seats gained in house. 1978.

re: #142 Ojoe

I have always thought that some really nefarious force was behind the guy.

Obama signs and books, and radio articles appeared like mushrooms; I felt the creepy beckoning finger, Ojoe, vote for me Ojoe, Yesssss ...

Good ,I am not alone. After the inauguration we will both be dragged off for reeducation.

re: #151 opnion

I think that it includes Soros , but goes beyond. Hell, I am now a conspiracy theory monger

This guy didn't get where he is just working as a hall monitor in some neighborhood in Chi-town.

There's is a whole lot behind him. No, I don't have a whole lot of proof, but there is certainly a stink around him.

re: #154 Eowyn2

Bingo. The Bars around here (except for the Montana City Bar are now Casinos. The Silver City Bar is out of business, or maybe just for the Summer, I don't know.

re: #156 LEGION

148: In Obama's case, he could be called a slacker. What did he do with his Haravard Law degree? He became a shakedown artist and racial hustler. Like Bill Clinton before him, he used the best legal education money could buy to persue power. For both men thier "education" meant nothing to them.

Only editor of the Harvard Law Review who never published an opinion editorial.

That's right, never happened before. He is a major fraud.

Most real Philosophers like the best academics in any field always impressed me by how modest, focused, unpretentious and open they are. The same goes for good artists, including very famous ones, attitude is for poseurs.

The Wisdom Gap

I find it interesting that Obama's purchase of airtime is for 29 October. Is there any significance to that date (other than the obvious, that it is close to the election date?)

re: #150 Nevergiveup

I thought it was a dyslexia member of the PLO?

A Navy term, Leading Petty Officer. My second in command, even though I am a civilian now.

re: #160 Walter L. Newton

This guy didn't get where he is just working as a hall monitor in some neighborhood in Chi-town.

There's is a whole lot behind him. No, I don't have a whole lot of proof, but there is certainly a stink around him.

I have sometimes wondered if Stanley Ann Dunham, BO's communist activist mama, ever crossed paths with William Ayers or the SDS / Weather Underground in her youth during the 60's . I wonder if those connections did not perhaps embrace Obama in his later life.

This is just me, a-wonderin.

re: #119 Eowyn2

what, he couldnt get on as a sportscaster on Monday night football

thats above his pay scale

re: #91 zombie

Do the math:

Obama is about to spend at least $12 million on a half-hour informercial to air right before election day. An absolute propaganda extravaganza.

$12 million?!?!?!?!? Just for the two networks listed?

($100,000 for a 30-second spot x 2 = $200,000 for a 1-minute spot x 30 = $6 million for one network x 2 = $12 million for two networks.)

of course he is. this is so typical for obama. what an extravagant expenditure. all abt. him. talking down to americans.
pompous assh*le.

I'm from Chicago, too, and known Obama from the time he came to the New
Party to get our endorsement for his first race ever. I've been in his home,
and as an IL legislator, he's helped or community technology movement a
number of times. He said all the right things to the ACORN and New Party
folks,[Link: archives.econ.utah.edu...]
[Link: newzeal.blogspot.com...]

Gibson sits down with McCain tonight. Here's a transcript.

One of the best bits from McCain:
MCCAIN: No, actually I don't [think he's been vetted]. In fact, Sen. Clinton in their debates said that the American people didn't know enough about him, including his relationship with Mr. [William] Ayers. That's what she said. And I agree with that. He said he was a guy in the neighborhood. We know that's not true. He said — he wrote down a piece of paper that he would take public financing for his presidential campaign if I would. He betrayed the trust of the American people there.

He looked in the camera twice during the debate with Sen. Clinton and said, "I will sit down and negotiate with John McCain before I decide to forgo public financing for my campaign." He never called me. He looked in the camera and told the American people something that was patently false. He told the American people about his relationship with Mr. Ayers, that he was a guy in the neighborhood.

He wasn't a guy in the neighborhood. He launched his political career in his living room, in Mr. Ayers' living room. And I don't care about two washed-up old terrorists that are unrepentant about trying to destroy America. But I do care, and Americans should care, about his relationship with him and whether he's being truthful and candid about it.

Instapundit say correlation is not causation but y'all should look at this graph. I think other market fundamentals are driving this crisis but Obama's plans to triple the capital gains tax (among other things) means that the market has to adjust to the reality of the impending Obama years.

re: #7 null

Michael Savage is announcing his new party.

Who cares, he's an douchebag asshole nobody takes seriously.

re: #169 nyc redneck

He's got a lota $plainin' to do.

re: #160 Walter L. Newton

This guy didn't get where he is just working as a hall monitor in some neighborhood in Chi-town.

There's is a whole lot behind him. No, I don't have a whole lot of proof, but there is certainly a stink around him.

Ya know, you just know intuitively that this guy did not just happen. I"m going deep now, when he went to Pahkeestahn with his college roommate, what did he do & who did he meet with?

re: #170 willowone

I'm from Chicago, too, and known Obama from the time he came to the New
Party to get our endorsement for his first race ever. I've been in his home,
and as an IL legislator, he's helped or community technology movement a
number of times. He said all the right things to the ACORN and New Party
folks,[Link: archives.econ.utah.edu...]
[Link: newzeal.blogspot.com...]

this article is from jan 19 2008

re: #172 Killgore Trout

Instapundit say correlation is not causation but y'all should look at this graph. I think other market fundamentals are driving this crisis but Obama's plans to triple the capital gains tax (among other things) means that the market has to adjust to the reality of the impending Obama years.

Well the good news is that soon there will be NO capital GAINS?

re: #167 mama winger

Here is a link to a very good article on how Ayers might have been the man behind the curtain for Barack at a very early stage.

[Link: www.americanthinker.com...]

re: #161 Cap'n DOC

Silver City used to be open from Memorial Day to Labor day and occasionally longer. MT City Bar has great sammiches. used to go out there with an old boyfriend when lived in E. Helleena. Transferred up here about 7 yrs ago. I like it. Gets a tad windy sometimes but thats cool. I'll be running through there next sat on my way to the mining city and heading back on sunday. might stop at Dappers if my sis is hanging there watching the races but depends on roads etc.

Are there any other lizards around here?

re: #104 Wishing

Yesterday, or last night, rather, some links were posted to WE WILL NOT BE SILENT, a group of Dems who got burned by Obama thugs in the convention. The site is now gone..Did anyone save those vids?

Anyone?

re: #173 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Gives 'Right' a bad name.

re: #167 mama winger

I have sometimes wondered if Stanley Ann Dunham, BO's communist activist mama, ever crossed paths with William Ayers or the SDS / Weather Underground in her youth during the 60's . I wonder if those connections did not perhaps embrace Obama in his later life.

This is just me, a-wonderin.

I think she would have been in Indonesia during the heyday of the Weather Underground? She moved there in 1967.

PS: Why does Wikipedia get away with giving Obama's middle name when the rest of us don't?

re: #173 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

IMHO Michael Savage is bad news; unremittingly negative. If I were an Abbot I would advise the monks not to listen to him.

re: #168 sattv4u2

thats above his pay scale grade

re: #158 pat

Wonderful. Jeff on Fox panel. Democratic landslide. Obama, filibuster proof Senate. 30 seats gained in house. 1978.

Don't think so. Americans are finally realizing what's at stake in this election, even though it doesn't show in the polls.

re: #54 null

Speaking of food, The Kid is taking me out to dinner.

bbl

Enjoy Chuck E. Cheese!

Off topic, but indulge me:

How many of you have noticed how our "Friends" the Saudis and the rest of the oil leeches have stood up to help out the West in this time of financial trouble?

re: #55 null

About the only thing you can do with bluefish is smoke them. We do the same here in CT. They are some oily fish. But if done right, low and slow with just a hint of smoke, they are fine.

But doesn't the oily fish catch the worm? : )

re: #179 Eowyn2

Not that I know of. I think there maybe one down the Bitterroot, (a woman), but I don't remember her NIC right off-hand. She mentioned snow last April, and that's where we got it - SW MT.

re: #177 Nevergiveup

Well the good news is that soon there will be NO capital GAINS?

do we get money back from the gvmt if we have capitol gains losses?

re: #182 arethusa

Saying Obamas middle name is RACIST!

I remember the good ole days when the only threats to our freedom were suitcase Nukes, islamo-fascism, anthrax, ebola, invading illegal aliens, the ozone hole, impact by a near earth object, mass extinction etc.

But now there is a far worse threat that makes all of the above shrink to a mere triviality. It goes by the name OBAMA.

re: #189 Cap'n DOC

is it snowing there?
Its threatening here.

re: #148 jpkoch

The Latin Classical education went out decades ago, and the what use to pass as "The Classical Humanist" education went out the window circa 1969. Outside of the hard sciences, there is no rigour. Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Cornell, Univ of Chicago, and Princeton offer nothing more than an expensive social network in which graduates can capture fat Wall St jobs, get into prestigious law schools, or get offers from powerful Beltway interests.

Chicago has seriously cut back on the Core and no longer requires Western Civ. As for the second part of your thesis, looks at shattered remains of career and sighs, do I sue someone or sign up somewhere to get mine? Which is the American way? BTW do not assume the "hard sciences" are protected. Larry Summers learned there is no limit to politics.

re: #32 null

"Fear the LORD, that is wisdom"

Job 28:28

Kiwi -

No Kidding - add to that the fear of no man - and - the Humility to know that you do not, and likely cannot know everything.

-S-

re: #191 Whiterasta

Saying Obamas middle name is RACIST!

Yeah, & if you say "That One" it is code for , you know something really racist.
You Know at Klan Rally's I bet that they refer to Blacks as "That One" all of the time.

re: #192 odinga

I remember the good ole days when the only threats to our freedom were suitcase Nukes, islamo-fascism, anthrax, ebola, invading illegal aliens, the ozone hole, impact by a near earth object, mass extinction etc.

But now there is a far worse threat that makes all of the above shrink to a mere triviality. It goes by the name OBAMA.

How will he be able to take the oath, "to protect the United States from enemies both foreign and domestic"

?

He will have to arrest half his family and friends in order to keep it. Possibly throw himself in the clink as well.

Another great article by Mr. Hanson. I do so enjoy looking up words on Merriam-Webster so that I can more fully understand the man.

With all due respect, his articles generally remind me of Taggert's line at the end of this clip.

re: #67 null

They're covering this "New Party" story now on Brit Hume's show - I remain skeptical about its veracity, and about its significance even if true.

What is this "null" thing?

re: #194 lifeofthemind

Chicago has seriously cut back on the Core and no longer requires Western Civ. As for the second part of your thesis, looks at shattered remains of career and sighs, do I sue someone or sign up somewhere to get mine? Which is the American way? BTW do not assume the "hard sciences" are protected. Larry Summers learned there is no limit to politics.

I.E. Global Warming

re: #192 odinga

I remember the good ole days when the only threats to our freedom were suitcase Nukes, islamo-fascism, anthrax, ebola, invading illegal aliens, the ozone hole, impact by a near earth object, mass extinction etc.

But now there is a far worse threat that makes all of the above shrink to a mere triviality. It goes by the name OBAMA.

And the obamunists that follow him.

well
good night all
have a great night.

re: #73 null

The R. Niebuhrs were brothers.

The better path is to go by on the other side toward justice; for justice in the end beats violence; But only when he has suffered does the fool learn this.

-Hesiod

re: #91 null

Do the math:

Obama is about to spend at least $12 million on a half-hour informercial to air right before election day. An absolute propaganda extravaganza.

$12 million?!?!?!?!? Just for the two networks listed?

($100,000 for a 30-second spot x 2 = $200,000 for a 1-minute spot x 30 = $6 million for one network x 2 = $12 million for two networks.)

Zombie -

If my memory serves me correctly, and I AM old enough to remember watching it, Then Vice President Richard M. Nixon did the same thing in 1960.
May Sen. Obama have the same luck as former President Nixon had - IN 1960!

-S-

VDH is giving a talk here in Fresno 10/23. Only $10... anyone want to meet me there?

re: #193 Eowyn2

Not yet. We're a tad higher than you are - live by the Capital Complex. Weather guy says:

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY

Not a good sign. The roads will not freeze right away, which mean icey-dicey.

re: #165 null

I find it interesting that Obama's purchase of airtime is for 29 October. Is there any significance to that date (other than the obvious, that it is close to the election date?)

Well, on Halloween he'll be going around to old folks homes scaring them about us mean Republicans.

I am so weary (and angry) with all the "elite" yahoos who go around dripping their poison.....that Gov Palin is not qualified to be VP. It is my belief that the problem with government is that we have too many politicians working there.

We need to get rid of politicians and elect teachers, policemen, ex-military, housewives, small business owners, plumbers, etc. If we had "real" people in office, our government would be much better.

re: #209 Cast Iron Magnolia

I am so weary (and angry) with all the "elite" yahoos who go around dripping their poison.....that Gov Palin is not qualified to be VP. It is my belief that the problem with government is that we have too many politicians working there.

We need to get rid of politicians and elect teachers, policemen, ex-military, housewives, small business owners, plumbers, etc. If we had "real" people in office, our government would be much better.

A moratorium on lawyers.

re: #105 Killgore Trout

asked my Republican mom why her first ever Dem vote was going to Obama. One of the reasons she gave was, "He's an intellectual." I asked what made her think that and she pointed out that he went to Harvard. I retorted that Bush, Kerry and countless other presidential candidates all went to Ivy League schools. Obama wrote two books, not about economics or sociology or history but about himself. I asked her to give an example of something Obama said or one of his proposals that was "intellectual". She gave no answer.
I think she's confusing intellectuals with utopian visionaries.

I'm not saying your mom thinks this, but I wouldn't be surprised if some lefties, deep down, are excited that Obama appears to be a black intellectual. For them, that's a two-fer. That he's a socialist makes it a hat trick.

re: #165 hermeneutics

I find it interesting that Obama's purchase of airtime is for 29 October. Is there any significance to that date (other than the obvious, that it is close to the election date?)

I don't think there are other good nights. The weekends have lower viewership. Really popular shows are on the networks on Thursdays. And running it November 3 would look Hail Mary-ish.

Unless 10/29 has some significance? He better hope that's not the day Osama releases a new tape.

re: #181 Cap'n DOC

Gives 'Right' a bad name.

I love it when The Great One™, Mark Levin, hammers Wiener Nation, I mean Savage.
Levin was saying last week that Wiener Nation's ratings are tanking almost everywhere.

re: #24 null

Power Corrupts.
Absolute Power is kinda neat...

...said John Lehman (according to here.)

In a similar vein:

Power corrupts. And atomic power corrupts atomically.
--Anonymous

re: #210 Soona'

Yep, I forgot that - thanks for reminding me.

re: #165 null

I find it interesting that Obama's purchase of airtime is for 29 October. Is there any significance to that date (other than the obvious, that it is close to the election date?)

10-29-2008
10*2=20
2*9=18
20*8=160
20+18+160=196
Hmmm....I've got nothin'

This video is posted over at Hillbuzz.com. I'm not sure if it is for real or not, so I don't want to post it in the links... It shows Louis Farrakhan calling Obama the messiah during what looks like a speech.
[Link: hillbuzz.wordpress.com...]

re: #216 bosforus

10-29-2008
10*2=20
2*9=18
20*8=160
20+18+160=196
Hmmm....I've got nothin'

The stock market crash of 1929?

Here's a list of events on that date.

re: #216 bosforus

10-29-2008
10*2=20
2*9=18
20*8=160
20+18+160=196
Hmmm....I've got nothin'

Hmmm... do these mean anything 4 8 15 16 23 42?

re: #216 bosforus

10-29-2008
10*2=20
2*9=18
20*8=160
20+18+160=196
Hmmm....I've got nothin'

Oh great, now we get math, nobody said there would be math questions. I am mathematically challenged.

re: #105 null

I asked my Republican mom why her first ever Dem vote was going to Obama. One of the reasons she gave was, "He's an intellectual." I asked what made her think that and she pointed out that he went to Harvard. I retorted that Bush, Kerry and countless other presidential candidates all went to Ivy League schools. Obama wrote two books, not about economics or sociology or history but about himself. I asked her to give an example of something Obama said or one of his proposals that was "intellectual". She gave no answer.
I think she's confusing intellectuals with utopian visionaries.

I think she is confusing intellectuals with poseurs!

re: #217 seekeroftruth

This video is posted over at Hillbuzz.com. I'm not sure if it is for real or not, so I don't want to post it in the links... It shows Louis Farrakhan calling Obama the messiah during what looks like a speech.
[Link: hillbuzz.wordpress.com...]

It's real. You can find the longer version, about 9 and a half minutes, on You Tube as well. It dates back to a February speech I believe, but was just posted today. It will probably be disappeared soon.

re: #219 null

Hmmm... do these mean anything 4 8 15 16 23 42?

my winning lotto numbers

Arrr, evening mates, whats going on?

When I click on reply or quote, rather than show that particular lizard's nic, it says "null". Anybody know what's up with that? Charles?

re: #224 loflyer

Arrr, evening mates, whats going on?

We're trying to figure out if October 29 is a significant date.

Other than, of course, it is the day the Phillies will lock up the World Series.

re: #209 Cast Iron Magnolia

Then government would work, because "real" people actually have to work and produce something.

re: #217 seekeroftruth

Here is an article written about it at the time:

[Link: www.christianpost.com...]

re: #190 Eowyn2

do we get money back from the gvmt if we have capitol gains losses?

No, but you get to claim it against your other taxes.

Doesn't that make you feel better?

re: #223 bulwrk

my winning lotto numbers

Hurley, is that you? You've got to go back to the Island.

re: #222 mama winger

It's real. You can find the longer version, about 9 and a half minutes, on You Tube as well. It dates back to a February speech I believe, but was just posted today. It will probably be disappeared soon.

Ah, ok. Thanks ! Interesting that is showed up today. Want to take bets on how long it lasts?
: -)

re: #225 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

I didn't touch anything. If something's broken, it wasn't me!

Yaar, 'me Braves are in the celler, so I cheer for your Phillies....

re: #222 mama winger

Very nice, mama winger. I just sent that round my email list. Always nice to show just who exactly is happy to be in the Obama Tent.

re: #216 bosforus

10-29-2008
10*2=20
2*9=18
20*8=160
20+18+160=196
Hmmm....I've got nothin'

Do you realize that there are 7 two's in your calculations. That's gotta mean something.

re: #228 Ojoe
Exactly. But - how do we get rid of them? They're worse than kudzu - impossible to destroy.

re: #224 loflyer

Arrr, evening mates, whats going on?

I think - but am not entirely sure - that I was roundly dissed by PrinceofGotham on the last thread.

10-29 is the police code to check if a person is wanted or has outstanding arrest warrants. That's it!

10 + 29 + 2008 = 2047
2 + 0 + 4 + 7 = 13
1 + 3 = 4
4 = Four is the 4th dimension = time which is illusion.
Four is seen as the first solid number. Spatial in scheme or order in manifestation.
Static as opposed to the circular and the dynamic
Wholeness; totality; completion; solid
Earth; order
Rational - relativity and justice
Symbol of measurement
Foundation

or maybe it's bunk............

re: #222 null

Hugh Hewitt just played it on his radio show.

re: #237 Cast Iron Magnolia

CIM, good question. Be careful with that. Right now, the game is stacked for the insiders who know procedure. Things are "complicated," and now probably deliberately so, to keep noobs in their place.

re: #165 null

I find it interesting that Obama's purchase of airtime is for 29 October. Is there any significance to that date (other than the obvious, that it is close to the election date?)

Yes, it permits hi show to air at the frontside of the all the horror films that accompany Halloween, a prime spot for audience attraction.///

Someone better let Charles know about this "null" problem!

This is just a test....re: #242 taxfreekiller

ACORN ='s KUDZU

It's showing as tfk at #242. Now, let's see what happens when I post.

More than ever, I am convinced this election represents an attempt at a political coup d'etat by the left to take over the United States.

re: #238 Dianna

I think - but am not entirely sure - that I was roundly dissed by PrinceofGotham on the last thread.

Arr, 'me lady, I can run him through, or keel haul 'em for 'ye! Take your pick!

re: #218 arethusa

The stock market crash of 1929?

Here's a list of events on that date.

Too many possible winners there!
1929 - The New York Stock Exchange crashes in what will be called the Crash of '29 or "Black Tuesday," ending the Great Bull Market of the 1920s and beginning the Great Depression.
Will this be *Black Wednesday*?
This works too:
1921 - The Harvard University football team loses to Centre College, ending a 25 game winning streak. This is considered one of the biggest upsets in college football.

re: #237 Cast Iron Magnolia

Vote them out I suppose. It will happen when people are disgusted enough.

Out here in Ca. we have pampas grass in place of Kudzu.

Pampas grass

re: #244 Pshawalaw

Yes, it permits hi show to air at the frontside of the all the horror films that accompany Halloween, a prime spot for audience attraction.///

Again, I'm seeing the name when I quote, at least in this window.

Now, let's see when I post.

10-29 is also b-day of the National Association of Gals (The NAGS), also known as NOW.

re: #241 bulwrk

Hugh Hewitt just played it on his radio show.

Yaar, Sean Hannity mentioned it on my commute to 'me secret base.

Laughing here. I'll NEVER ask about dates again. Jeez ... the seers into the secularized book of Revelations speaketh.

I only wanted to know if there was some POLITICAL events, perhaps social, happening around that date, (such as MLK's birth or other symbols.)

The listing of dates and events in Wiki is fascinating, btw. Weird info.

re: #222 mama winger

It's real. You can find the longer version, about 9 and a half minutes, on You Tube as well. It dates back to a February speech I believe, but was just posted today. It will probably be disappeared soon.

And they complain about some pastor praying for Sarah. Steenkin hypocrites

I think one route to change is simplification. Completely simplify the tax code. Make House procedures as efficient as possible, and computerize everything. Make the procedures of governance simple, and you don't need "lifers" like Kennedy et al to corner the market on the phrase, "he knows how things are really done from the inside." Simplify, and make it transparent. Destroy the legislative clerisy.

re: #251 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

10-29 is also b-day of the National Association of Gals (The NAGS), also known as NOW.

Goebbels was also born that day.

re: #247 loflyer

Arr, 'me lady, I can run him through, or keel haul 'em for 'ye! Take your pick!

Nah.

Let's just see what the Prince has to say for himself next time we see him.

re: #225 null

When I click on reply or quote, rather than show that particular lizard's nic, it says "null". Anybody know what's up with that? Charles?

Null. A condition of being devoid. Nothingness.

I'll put Stinky on it. May need a reload in a few minutes.

re: #238 Dianna

I think - but am not entirely sure - that I was roundly dissed by PrinceofGotham on the last thread.

Haaar, and what kind of nic is "princeofgotham" anyway? Lame!