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1 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:20:31pm

Woops! Did I say missiles? I didn't mean missiles. I meant missives. Sending strongly worded letters.

2 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:20:38pm

Missle envy!

3 jaunte  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:20:52pm

I've seen your pebble, now I show you my rock.

4 sngnsgt  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:21:04pm

How many carbon credits did that thing cost to launch? /

5 dapperdave  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:21:09pm

We'll have no problem reaching out and touching them, they are well with in reach.

6 avanti  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:21:25pm

You showed me yours, here's mine.

7 DEZes  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:22:00pm

Lil Kim.
Thats not a knife, This is a knife....

8 Shiplord Kirel  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:22:19pm

But, but we have weapons of mass destruction, why can't the North Koreans and the Iranians have them too? Not fair! Not fair! Wah! Wah!
/Lefty media-culture cretin

9 NJDhockeyfan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:22:40pm

Did O apologize to the dictators of the world ahead of time before the launch?

10 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:23:03pm

As we speak, the underwear changing brigade is rushing to Dearest Leader's room.

11 dapperdave  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:23:13pm

Dumb commie, bringing a pebble to a rock fight.

12 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:23:27pm

re: #7 DEZes

nice

13 Son of the Black Dog  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:23:36pm

Now we've got the International Korean Dating Site in the right sidebar. Must have been something Charles said.

15 Kragar  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:24:02pm

Nork response: QUIT PROVOKING US!

16 DEZes  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:24:03pm

re: #12 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

nice

Thank you.

17 NJDhockeyfan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:24:38pm

re: #8 Shiplord Kirel

But, but we have weapons of mass destruction, why can't the North Koreans and the Iranians have them too? Not fair! Not fair! Wah! Wah!
/Lefty media-culture cretin

David Axelrod says Iran already has them.

STEPHANOPOULOS: Final question. I was talking to an ambassador from the region this week, who said now, if you sit down with the Iranians after everything we've seen in the last couple of weeks, you're going to be crushing the hopes of the young people in Iran and across the region, who listened hard to the president's Cairo speech and thought he was striking out in a new direction.

AXELROD: I think the president's sense of solicitude with those young people has been very, very clear, and we're very mindful of that. We are also mindful of the fact that the nuclear weapons in Iran and the nuclearization of that whole region is a threat to that country, all countries in the region, and the world. And we have to address that. We can't let that lie.

18 Radicchio ad Absurdum  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:25:06pm

Every time North Korea "rattlers" their "sabers," something like this happens and I never fail to think of the sound of when the ghost eats the Pacman.

They must feel so . . .impotent.

19 pegcity  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:25:11pm

re: #13 Son of the Black Dog

get firefox and adblock plus, never see one single ad on this site

20 VioletTiger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:25:12pm

I'll bet we hit a spot within inches of what we were aiming for.

21 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:25:16pm

re: #15 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
I think the next time they launch a test missle we provoke the hell out of them. Use an Aegis cruiser and shoot the damn thing down.

22 Kragar  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:25:57pm

re: #21 pingjockey

I think the next time they launch a test missle we provoke the hell out of them. Use an Aegis cruiser and shoot the damn thing down.

But..but..but...that would be...meddling!

23 code red 21  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:25:58pm

I wonder how long that test was planned for? I just don't see BO doing anything that might be construed as saber rattling to any country that threatens us. If he did he'd apologize immediately.

24 Son of the Black Dog  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:26:31pm

re: #14 Gus 802

Flashback to Obama in 2008 on cutting missile defense.


[Video]

The reality is that AK, HI, CA, OR, and WA have 8 (?) Democrat Senators, all of whom seem to have become interested in missile defense.

25 Lincolntf  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:26:32pm

The Non-Meddler-in-Chief couldn't care less about what NK does. If it doesn't effect his future adulation/speaking fees, he don't give a damn.

26 DEZes  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:26:50pm

re: #20 VioletTiger

I'll bet we hit a spot within inches of what we were aiming for.

Count on it, and should tin pot dictators playing with plutonium capped bottle rockets.

27 pegcity  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:26:54pm

re: #20 VioletTiger

but remember Boobama said these sytems were unproven and costly

28 SasquatchOnSteroids  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:26:54pm

On side of missile :

Biggerdong.

29 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:27:08pm

re: #22 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Damn straight. But I'm from the RWR, Teddy Roosevelt, Harry Truman school. Don't take shit from assholes.

30 Shiplord Kirel  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:27:10pm

Just in case the Dear Leader (selah!) can't read the message in the sky, the commander of the 576th Test Squadron has helpfully spelled it out for him:

"These are dangerous times we're living in right now," Lt. Col. Lesa K. Toler, commander of the 576th, said in a statement. "It's extremely important our combatant commander has the capabilities he needs to perform the mission of fighting and winning our nation's wars."
31 DEZes  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:28:12pm

re: #27 pegcity

but remember Boobama said these sytems were unproven and costly

So is Obama.

32 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:28:13pm

re: #24 Son of the Black Dog

The reality is that AK, HI, CA, OR, and WA have 8 (?) Democrat Senators, all of whom seem to have become interested in missile defense.

Good. That's how the balance of power is supposed to work. I thought I read somewhere that they're going to cut some missile defense sites in Alaska.

33 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:28:55pm

re: #32 Gus 802
IIRC, they're already under construction or built.

34 Shiplord Kirel  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:29:32pm

One might wish that some Nork officer would develop a sense of decency and shoot the dear leader in the head, or at least hustle him across the Yalu to exile in Red China, but that would be a COUP!
Oh, the horror!

35 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:30:39pm

re: #33 pingjockey

IIRC, they're already under construction or built.

Here's other news...

Lawmakers Question Obama's Missile Defense Cuts

Lawmakers are demanding to know why the president's proposed 2010 defense budget cuts missile defense by $1.2 billion and does not provide any funds for the European missile defense shield as Iran and North Korea defy the international community with missile testing...

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

36 Son of the Black Dog  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:30:56pm

re: #32 Gus 802

Good. That's how the balance of power is supposed to work. I thought I read somewhere that they're going to cut some missile defense sites in Alaska.

Bet you that quietly gets changed. I have no knowledge, but I suspect that all of our missile defense systems work better than we've let on.

37 DEZes  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:30:56pm

re: #34 Shiplord Kirel

One might wish that some Nork officer would develop a sense of decency and shoot the dear leader in the head, or at least hustle him across the Yalu to exile in Red China, but that would be a COUP!
Oh, the horror!

Option A.

38 Ojoe  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:31:19pm

Very cool evening Towercam. San GAbriel Mountains of California, Pacific time zone.


OMG I cannot wait to be ruled by a wise latina, as soon as I finish my dinner not eating all I want, so other countries will say OK.

/10

39 Kragar  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:31:24pm

re: #32 Gus 802

Good. That's how the balance of power is supposed to work. I thought I read somewhere that they're going to cut some missile defense sites in Alaska.

Thats under review

Bill Would Reverse Missile Defense Cutbacks in Alaska

New legislation might turn around the Obama administration's efforts to scale back a missile defense project in Alaska, the Anchorage Daily News reported Saturday (see GSN, June 17).

The U.S. Defense Department, looking to cut $1.2 billion in the missile defense budget, has decided against deploying another 14 missile interceptors at Fort Greely, Alaska. It would instead use the weapons for testing or as backups for the 30 interceptors set for fielding in Alaska and California.

40 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:32:06pm

re: #39 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Thanks, was looking at the very same article and was about to post.

41 jaunte  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:32:12pm

Some unit history of the 576th:

The 576th Flight Test Squadron was first activated at Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona, on 26 January 1943 as the 576th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) where it participated in the strategic bombardment campaigns of Europe and Germany as part of Eighth Air Force. Our involvement during the Normandy invasion and the Battle of the Bulge resulted in seven European-African-Middle Eastern Theater campaign streamers and one Distinguished Unit Citation.
[Link: www.vandenberg.af.mil...]

42 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:32:45pm

re: #35 Gus 802
A lot of "liberal' senators are suddenly worried about their constituents. Wonder how this is gonna play out?

43 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:32:52pm

Re: Missile test

the army and people of Korea will ... wipe out the aggressors on the globe once and for all," a dispatch from the official Korean Central News Agency said.

Can't touch this
Can't touch this
Can't touch this
Can't touch this

Go with the funk, it is said
That if you can't groove to this then you probably are dead
So wave your hands in the air
Bust a few moves, run your fingers through your hair
This is it, for a winner
Dance to this and you're gonna get thinner
Move, slide your rump
Just for a minute let's all do the bump, bump, bump

Break it down! Stop, Hammer time!
Can't touch this
Can't touch this
Can't touch this

44 Kragar  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:33:07pm

re: #29 pingjockey

Damn straight. But I'm from the RWR, Teddy Roosevelt, Harry Truman school. Don't take shit from assholes.

Personally, I say we meddle the shit out of them

45 alegrias  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:33:14pm

re: #34 Shiplord Kirel

One might wish that some Nork officer would develop a sense of decency and shoot the dear leader in the head, or at least hustle him across the Yalu to exile in Red China, but that would be a COUP!
Oh, the horror!

* * *
Oh, the Hero!

Not one amongst the billion is macho enough to take out these monsters.

46 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:33:51pm

re: #44 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
You and me both.

47 jamgarr  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:33:57pm

OK - Name the missile flood - I'll start:

Wacyurdong I

48 jamgarr  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:34:53pm

Chozin I

49 Kragar  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:34:54pm

re: #47 jamgarr

OK - Name the missile flood - I'll start:

Wacyurdong I

I'll cut to the chase:

Enormous Gentials

50 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:34:58pm

re: #39 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
2nd graph is a lie. It ain't the DoD looking to cut money.

51 redneckkahfir  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:35:00pm

regardless of how much I hate O's domestic policies, the fact that he even let this happen has to make you go Huh? I think he has some real BS policies and massive leftist tendaencies, but this is maybe him quietly telling Lil Kim to STFU and STFD.

52 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:35:02pm

re: #42 pingjockey

A lot of "liberal' senators are suddenly worried about their constituents. Wonder how this is gonna play out?

Like Kerry supporting the F-22 project? A lot of back and forth I suspect. If it upsets the far-left and Moveon it will be a good thing in addition to maintaining an above average military strength.

53 pegcity  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:35:04pm

re: #47 jamgarr

OK - Name the missile flood - I'll start:

Wacyurdong I

compensatingfortinydong type II

54 DEZes  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:35:10pm

re: #47 jamgarr

OK - Name the missile flood - I'll start:

Wacyurdong I

Limpdong3

55 jamgarr  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:35:40pm

OUR missiles!

56 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:35:46pm

re: #47 jamgarr

OK - Name the missile flood - I'll start:

Wacyurdong I

Taiyourdorc II

57 jamgarr  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:36:11pm

The Big Stick

58 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:36:13pm

re: #52 Gus 802

Did Kerry support the F-22? Must be some subcontractors in Mass.

59 avanti  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:36:14pm

North Korea " Japan is paying on us !"

Oh no !".

60 jamgarr  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:37:10pm

Crapyourpants (ICBM)

61 alegrias  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:37:14pm

re: #51 redneckkahfir

regardless of how much I hate O's domestic policies, the fact that he even let this happen has to make you go Huh? I think he has some real BS policies and massive leftist tendaencies, but this is maybe him quietly telling Lil Kim to STFU and STFD.

* * * *
How do we know this isn't the Terminator's doing, to get something going in California, a little defense industry work to pump up the economy?

Gubernator promised to help pump up Candidate Obama's scrawny puny arms after all.

62 DEZes  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:37:20pm

re: #56 The Shadow Do

Taiyourdorc II

Its just hard to beat the Korean NoDong.

63 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:37:40pm

re: #58 pingjockey

Did Kerry support the F-22? Must be some subcontractors in Mass.

By MICHAEL FUMENTO
Published: 23 February 2009

By month's end, U.S. President Barack Obama must decide whether to order the building of more F-22 Raptors or let the production lines close. Only 203 of the aircraft described by the think tank Air Power Australia as "the most capable multirole combat aircraft in production today" have been built or ordered.

Support for the aircraft is not limited to defense hawks. Last month, 44 U.S. senators, including Edward Kennedy and John Kerry, sent the president a letter requesting an additional order of unspecified size to prevent the planned 2011 shutdown...

[Link: www.defensenews.com...]

64 SasquatchOnSteroids  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:37:48pm

re: #57 jamgarr

The Big Stick

TeaBagThisMotherf****r

65 DEZes  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:38:13pm

re: #55 jamgarr

OUR missiles!

Ours?

Right on target.

66 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:38:17pm

Missile intercept testing will start in August 2009.

The US Air Force airborne laser, (ABL), designated YAL-1A, is a high-energy laser weapon system for the destruction of tactical theatre ballistic missiles, which is carried on a modified Boeing 747-400F freighter aircraft.

I say bump up the schedule. Secretly try to have the YAL-1A on station for the upcoming Nork launch. If we get lucky, Lil' Kim thinks his missile went kaflooey and some Nork rocket scientists get a stay at Nork joy camp, further setting back Nork missile programs. If it doesn't work out, an Arleigh Burke down range will.

67 jamgarr  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:38:23pm

The Kiminator

68 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:38:23pm

re: #59 avanti
The horror! Have you looked up what the Norks have for front line fighter jets? The keep threatening to shhot down spy planes, I was wondering what they have in their inventory?

69 JPL17  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:38:51pm

re: #38 Ojoe

OMG I cannot wait to be ruled by a wise latina, as soon as I finish my dinner not eating all I want, so other countries will say OK.

You forgot "and not driving my SUV or keeping my thermostat at 72."

70 pegcity  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:38:52pm

re: #63 Gus 802

why would America need more F22's Obama is president, all the world will rejoice in Peace and Love, they're not, damn uh

71 jamgarr  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:39:25pm

Overseas Contingency Melter

72 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:39:29pm

re: #63 Gus 802
Thank you.
Damn, I need to get Band of Brothers on DVD.

73 pegcity  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:39:36pm

re: #68 pingjockey

a bunch of crusty old Mig 23's and maybe a handful of 1979 Mig 29's

74 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:39:39pm

re: #70 pegcity

why would America need more F22's Obama is president, all the world will rejoice in Peace and Love, they're not, damn uh

Right. Like wow man no more war.

//Department of Peace (hurl)

75 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:40:00pm

re: #68 pingjockey

Saw pics from a parade... 1951 Chevys. I think...

76 avanti  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:40:40pm

re: #51 redneckkahfir

regardless of how much I hate O's domestic policies, the fact that he even let this happen has to make you go Huh? I think he has some real BS policies and massive leftist tendaencies, but this is maybe him quietly telling Lil Kim to STFU and STFD.

No question he approved of it, probably a idea from Gates. No was we'd lob a ICBM in the Norks general direction in the middle of a tense situation without a OK from the POTUS. Who ever came up with the idea, my compliments.

77 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:40:54pm

re: #73 pegcity

re: #75 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Mwahaha! I just wondered what China may have gave them.

78 jamgarr  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:41:13pm

ComFusion

79 alegrias  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:41:21pm

OT
Holy Cow, Democrat John Conyers' wife resigns after her bribery conviction? (See on the left under The Hill Top News)

That's pretty honorable for a change, for Detroit, Michigan.

80 DEZes  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:41:34pm

I have the name for our missile.
Mandy's clue by four.

81 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:41:55pm

IIRC, this launch was a nice coincidence. Launches are not done in a week. This was planned months ago.

82 Killgore Trout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:41:55pm

Obama's a weakling warmonger!
/Insert generic complaint here

83 pegcity  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:42:17pm

re: #77 pingjockey

probably pulled the Old Soviet Special, oh yes but of course this is our latest greatest systems

meanwhile they are emptying all the old crap out of their decrepit warehouses in Siberia.

84 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:42:49pm

re: #81 pingjockey

IIRC, this launch was a nice coincidence. Launches are not done in a week. This was planned months ago.

Probably so. I'll do a search.

85 pegcity  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:43:06pm

re: #79 alegrias

OT
Holy Cow, Democrat John Conyers' wife resigns after her bribery conviction? (See on the left under The Hill Top News)

That's pretty honorable for a change, for Detroit, Michigan.

im sure she will get a 300 grand a year position with the board of some Obama corruption related "charity"

86 Killgore Trout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:43:49pm
The Air Force successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile Monday from the California coast to an area in the Pacific Ocean some 4,200 miles away.


Nirth Certifitik haz been nooked!

87 JPL17  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:44:07pm

re: #82 Killgore Trout

Obama's a weakling warmonger!
/Insert generic complaint here

No, he's still a weakling.

88 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:44:29pm

re: #83 pegcity
Heh. I remember when that Nork pilot defected with a Mig 25. The west thought it was hot shit, until they actually saw it.
Rivets not flush, just crappy workmanship.

89 DEZes  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:44:30pm

This place is addictive.
Gotta bail Lizards, have a great one.

90 alegrias  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:44:44pm

re: #85 pegcity

im sure she will get a 300 grand a year position with the board of some Obama corruption related "charity"

* * * *
True! Like Michelle Obama's $300,000 job at a non-profit! Or promoting "green" jobs in Detroit.

Funny how that works.

91 Killgore Trout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:44:46pm

re: #87 JPL17

No, he's still a weakling.

I don't see you lobbing missiles towards North Korea.

92 avanti  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:44:49pm

re: #81 pingjockey

IIRC, this launch was a nice coincidence. Launches are not done in a week. This was planned months ago.

Even if it was, it would have to be approved at the highest levels with the tension level.

93 Irenicum  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:44:52pm

re: #49 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Aw nuts, you wood have to say that!

94 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:44:53pm

re: #89 DEZes

This place is addictive.
Gotta bail Lizards, have a great one.

Later DEZes.

95 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:45:10pm

re: #89 DEZes
Later!

96 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:45:18pm

NOK parade. Those trucks look really old.

Military guys/gals? question.

Wouldn't marching like that (goose step?) hurt your feet?

97 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:45:40pm

re: #92 avanti
I would say so.

98 pegcity  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:45:45pm

re: #88 pingjockey

the only thing i think in retrospect thats kinda neat is the fact it used transistor tubes so it would be EMP proof.

also the first migs didn't use stainless steal so they rusted in the rain

99 Kragar  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:45:58pm

re: #93 Irenicum

Aw nuts, you wood have to say that!

It was that or the "Take your mom to a nice dinner and then never call her again" Mark 1

100 Killgore Trout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:46:48pm

re: #96 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Goose stepping fruit loops.

101 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:46:49pm

re: #62 DEZes

Its just hard to beat the Korean NoDong.

Or the Longducdong

102 Randall Gross  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:47:22pm

The best part? The payload was a MIRV with three re-entry vehicles.

103 Lincolntf  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:47:43pm

re: #82 Killgore Trout

Obama is a walking failure. The one time he actually had a job (repping the South Side of Chicago) everything got worse for his constituents and he got a sweet deal on a house from a now jailed developer.
Counting the reasons to criticize Obama is a Sisyphean task, but what is there to praise?

104 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:47:47pm

re: #98 pegcity
I doubt they used tubes for the emp. They used tubes cause they couldn't make microprocessors. Tubes in a plane is just loonie. Too big, too much heat.

105 pegcity  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:48:11pm

re: #104 pingjockey

oh i know, its just kinda neat in a steampunk kinda way

106 JPL17  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:48:44pm

re: #91 Killgore Trout

re: #91 Killgore Trout

I don't see you lobbing missiles towards North Korea.

You seem convinced it was Obama's doing. I'm extremely skeptical.

107 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:48:50pm

re: #102 Thanos
I don't know how many a MMIII can carry. I do know the D-5 Trident II can carry 12 MIRVs.

108 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:49:06pm

re: #102 Thanos

The best part? The payload was a MIRV with three re-entry vehicles.

Vandenberg successfully launches Minuteman III

by 1st Lt. Raymond Geoffroy
30th Space Wing Public Affairs

6/29/2009 - VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile configured with a National Nuclear Security Administration test assembly launched from North Vandenberg today at 3:01 a.m.

The launch was an operational test to verify the weapon system's reliability and accuracy.

The missile carried three unarmed re-entry vehicles approximately 4,190 miles at speeds in excess of 24,000 mph to their pre-determined targets near the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

Col. David Buck, the 30th Space Wing commander, was the mission's launch decision authority. Lt. Col. Lesa K. Toler, the 576th Flight Test Squadron commander, was the mission director for this test launch.

"It's really something when you see a truly outstanding team come together," Colonel Buck said. "As a former Top Hander myself, I know that the Airmen of the 576th FLTS are the best of the best when it comes to force development evaluation, and, as the 30th Space Wing commander, I know that this is the best range team in the world. I couldn't think of a better team to demonstrate the awesome capability of our ICBM fleet."

...

[Link: www.vandenberg.af.mil...]

109 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:49:31pm

re: #96 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

NOK parade. Those trucks look really old.

Military guys/gals? question.

Wouldn't marching like that (goose step?) hurt your feet?

GAZ Trucks. Russian, still using the same sheet metal stamping tools from the late 40's. It could be brand new, and look the same as one that 50 years old.

110 jaunte  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:49:44pm

re: #106 JPL17

re: #91 Killgore Trout

You seem convinced it was Obama's doing. I'm extremely skeptical.

Maybe it's the missile name jokes, but I first read that word 'doing' as something else.

111 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:49:56pm

re: #105 pegcity
Yeppers. A buddy of mine has a multimeter built in the old USSR. Not especially small or good looking, but sheesh it is tough.

112 avanti  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:49:58pm

re: #97 pingjockey

I would say so.

Yep, and we would have to let the Norks know.
"BTW, just a heads up, we'll be doing a random test of one of our 1000's of ICBM's with multiple war heads. No worries, each dummy war head will land within 500 feet of it's intended target well off your coast for this test"

113 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:50:02pm

Really. Anybody know anything about why the "goose step" is done?

114 jamgarr  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:51:21pm

re: #113 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Really. Anybody know anything about why the "goose step" is done?

Looks badass?

115 avanti  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:51:26pm

re: #113 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Really. Anybody know anything about why the "goose step" is done?

Because Dear Leader thinks it looks way cool.

116 Challenger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:51:37pm

BigBoomStick!

I think we should have a few more test launches... Publicly remind Amadinnerjacket and Majohng that we're more than capable.

117 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:51:40pm

re: #104 pingjockey

I doubt they used tubes for the emp. They used tubes cause they couldn't make microprocessors. Tubes in a plane is just loonie. Too big, too much heat.

Mig-25 that Belenko brought to Japan was tubes. Russia is about the only source left if you are restoring any vintage tube type electronics.

118 Occasional Reader  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:51:44pm

Speaking of technology n' stuff; I've got my new super-duper upgraded turbocharged iPhone. Coolness.

Any new must-have apps y'all know about?

(I am waiting to see how TomTom's upcoming GPS app works, among others.)

119 VioletTiger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:51:54pm

re: #113 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Really. Anybody know anything about why the "goose step" is done?


Must have started as a practical joke. It is pretty hard to do it and not look like a dork.

120 Kragar  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:52:08pm

re: #113 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Really. Anybody know anything about why the "goose step" is done?

Why yes

It emerged from Prussian drilling regulation during the early 19th Century, where it was known as Stechschritt (literally, '"piercing step") and Stechmarsch.

The goose-step takes much practice and coordination, and so the purpose of the goose-step is the demonstration of absolute mechanized discipline and superiority. Some feel that the goose-step is also intended to look ridiculous, as George Orwell said in his 1940 essay The Lion and the Unicorn. The term "goose step" is used primarily by English-speakers. It was referenced in a 1936 editorial cartoon, "The Goose-Step".

121 Killgore Trout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:52:32pm

re: #113 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Really. Anybody know anything about why the "goose step" is done?

It probably goes way back. It's a stylized form of marching for parades. Kinda like drill teams. It probably traces back to at least Napoleonic times, probably further.

122 TedStriker  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:52:41pm

re: #117 jcm

Mig-25 that Belenko brought to Japan was tubes. Russia is about the only source left if you are restoring any vintage tube type electronics.

And China, I've heard...

123 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:52:49pm

re: #112 avanti
I know about the "Notice to Mariners" when we shot the SLBMs into the South Atlantic. I would assume a notice to aircraft pilots, etc. Probably an office in the UN to notify countries that someone is gonna test fire a ICBM. Not doing so could cause some uproars in defense HQs around the world!

124 JPL17  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:53:16pm

re: #110 jaunte

Maybe it's the missile name jokes, but I first read that word 'doing' as something else.

Good bone, I mean "one."

125 Occasional Reader  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:53:23pm

re: #88 pingjockey

Heh. I remember when that Nork pilot defected with a Mig 25. The west thought it was hot shit, until they actually saw it.
Rivets not flush, just crappy workmanship.

Nork pilot? I remember a Russian pilot... flew to Japan. I recall the review was mixed; they had lousy basics to work with, but did some fairly ingenious things with limited resources.

126 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:54:13pm

re: #117 jcm
Heh. The sonar we had on that tracking ship was early 60s vintage and I had a bench tube tester and a portable one.

127 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:54:24pm

Well, it looks like it would really, really hurt. Can't imagine doing it for 30 seconds.

128 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:54:58pm

re: #125 Occasional Reader
You may be right. It was 1975 or so. I was still in high school.

129 Dancing along the light of day  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:56:07pm

Wish I'd known! You can sometimes see the Vandenberg launches from here. I would have thought about geting up to see these!
(Anyone else noticed registration is open?)
Creationist thread next?

130 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:56:21pm

re: #125 Occasional Reader

Nork pilot? I remember a Russian pilot... flew to Japan. I recall the review was mixed; they had lousy basics to work with, but did some fairly ingenious things with limited resources.

The great thing about the later MiGs in the cold war was the mix of workmanship and finish quality ... any place where it was necessary, everything was perfect. Non-essential area? Rough and ready!

131 Occasional Reader  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:57:41pm

re: #130 OldLineTexan

The great thing about the later MiGs in the cold war was the mix of workmanship and finish quality ... any place where it was necessary, everything was perfect. Non-essential area? Rough and ready!

What about that one Clint Eastwood stole? That looked pretty good.

132 Lincolntf  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:58:09pm

We're barely 6 months into Obama's first term and I can already see the writing on the wall.
Homeboy is gonna be the biggest joke of a President we've ever had. Let's just hope that the damage he does will be easy to reverse.

133 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:58:13pm

re: #125 Occasional Reader

Nork pilot? I remember a Russian pilot... flew to Japan. I recall the review was mixed; they had lousy basics to work with, but did some fairly ingenious things with limited resources.

re: #88 pingjockey

Heh. I remember when that Nork pilot defected with a Mig 25. The west thought it was hot shit, until they actually saw it.
Rivets not flush, just crappy workmanship.

Victor Blenko, Russian. The plane was an odd mix. Designed to nail the XB-70, they used lots of steel, and flush rivets only where necessary. Massively powerful radar, but tube powered. It could hit Mach 3.2 but sustained flight would burn out the engines.

134 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:58:30pm

re: #131 Occasional Reader

What about that one Clint Eastwood stole? That looked pretty good.

Nothing but the best for Clint, pal.

/

135 JacksonTn  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:58:44pm

re: #132 Lincolntf

We're barely 6 months into Obama's first term and I can already see the writing on the wall.
Homeboy is gonna be the biggest joke of a President we've ever had. Let's just hope that the damage he does will be easy to reverse.

Ltf ... ya think ...

136 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:58:50pm

re: #133 jcm
Thank you!

137 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:58:55pm

G'night Knorkleheads.

138 MandyManners  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:59:09pm

re: #132 Lincolntf

We're barely 6 months into Obama's first term and I can already see the writing on the wall.
Homeboy is gonna be the biggest joke of a President we've ever had. Let's just hope that the damage he does will be easy to reverse.

We're still dealing with the damage Carter did.

139 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:59:23pm

re: #137 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

G'night Knorkleheads.

Soitany! Nork nork nork.

140 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:59:25pm

re: #137 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
G'night

141 jaunte  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:59:43pm

Interesting piece on Belenko, the Foxbat pilot, here:

After a thorough debriefing, Belenko began a fairly lengthy process of adjusting to the US. He was initially suspicious of nearly everything he observed, even thinking that a shopping center which included a supermarket, electronic appliance store, clothing store, and gas station was somehow a showpiece established to impress him, rather than a fairly typical feature of medium-sized towns in the US.[Link: everything2.com...]
142 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:00:21pm

re: #131 Occasional Reader

What about that one Clint Eastwood stole? That looked pretty good.

Foxbat?

143 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:00:44pm

re: #142 The Shadow Do

Foxbat?

Fakebat!

/not a Moonbat

144 MandyManners  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:00:55pm

re: #142 The Shadow Do

Foxbat?

Firefox.

145 SasquatchOnSteroids  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:01:25pm

re: #131 Occasional Reader

What about that one Clint Eastwood stole? That looked pretty good.


Aren't you gonna threaten me or something.

/nice

146 Lincolntf  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:01:58pm

re: #138 MandyManners

Sadly, that's true. I'm just eternally hopeful.
It's a character flaw that I'm working on.

147 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:01:58pm

re: #91 Killgore Trout

I don't see you lobbing missiles towards North Korea.

I'm going to California to wave my Dong in his general direction.

148 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:02:12pm

re: #144 MandyManners

Firefox.

Firefoxbat?

149 VioletTiger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:02:30pm
150 Lynn B.  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:02:51pm

re: #7 DEZes

Lil Kim.
Thats not a knife, This is a knife....

Lil Kim.

Just saying ... ;-)

151 Occasional Reader  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:02:56pm

re: #144 MandyManners

Firefox.

And then there was the MiG-42 "Safari".

/

152 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:03:01pm

re: #149 VioletTiger

Flying fox bat

I hate bats

153 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:03:03pm

re: #144 MandyManners

Firefox.

Fox away.

/oh, you didn't want the missile fired?

154 jaunte  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:03:29pm
155 pink freud  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:03:38pm

re: #135 JacksonTn

Hey Jackson! Good to see you! Where've you been? :-)

/you haven't been romping half-nekkid on some southern beach, have you?

156 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:03:55pm

re: #152 The Shadow Do

I hate bats

I love bats; the little ones around here eat mosquitoes.

157 VioletTiger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:04:10pm

re: #152 The Shadow Do

I hate bats

I know. I posted that just for you ;)

158 Son of the Black Dog  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:04:12pm

re: #96 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

NOK parade. Those trucks look really old.

Military guys/gals? question.

Wouldn't marching like that (goose step?) hurt your feet?

Troops who goose step smartly and keep in step will get to eat until the next parade. Otherwise, not eat, no next parade for you.

159 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:04:22pm

re: #136 pingjockey

Thank you!



Mig Pilot: The Final Escape of Lieutenant Belenko

He goes into why he defected.

He's the New Soviet Man, a pilot or the top aircraft defending the motherland. But the Migs are grounded because the ground crews drink the alcohol based deicer. Or how fighter pilots are force into the fields to harvest crops because the machinery was broken and couldn't be fixed.

Then they were show movies of how bad things were in the US, but he'd wonder who owns all the cars in the background.

160 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:04:29pm

DroolingMoonBat...Nancy Pelosis' new jet.

161 JacksonTn  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:04:40pm

re: #155 pink freud

Hey Jackson! Good to see you! Where've you been? :-)

/you haven't been romping half-nekkid on some southern beach, have you?

Pink! .... Hey ... um ... no ... why ... you got some pictures or something ... It ain't me and I am sticking to it ... who you gonna believe? ...

162 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:04:43pm

re: #158 Son of the Black Dog

Troops who goose step smartly and keep in step will get to eat until the next parade. Otherwise, not eat, no next parade for you.

And don't ask where the meat ration came from.

163 yochanan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:05:11pm

re: #7 DEZes

Lil Kim.
Thats not a knife, This is a knife....


like this
164 Occasional Reader  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:05:28pm

re: #141 jaunte

Interesting piece on Belenko, the Foxbat pilot, here:

After a thorough debriefing, Belenko began a fairly lengthy process of adjusting to the US. He was initially suspicious of nearly everything he observed, even thinking that a shopping center which included a supermarket, electronic appliance store, clothing store, and gas station was somehow a showpiece established to impress him, rather than a fairly typical feature of medium-sized towns in the US

I remember reading about that, many years ago... e.g. that he thought the supermarkets were fake. They finally convinced him (IIRC) by letting him watch operations for a while on a Nimitz-class carrier. He realized that a) this can't be faked, so reasoned b) the supermarkets are probably real, too.

165 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:05:50pm

re: #160 pingjockey

DroolingMoonBat...Nancy Pelosis' new jet.

Hey, regarding the OTL (Operational Test Launch) schedule I did find this from a pervious OTL (2008):

"Normally, the 576th FLTS begins working on operational test launches five months from the operational test launch date," said Captain Bonin. "However, these missiles launch through a joint effort with many base agencies and collaboration with the Army and Navy."

[Link: www.vandenberg.af.mil...]

166 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:06:02pm

re: #159 jcm
I remember reading a classified debrief back in the day and it was about like that. The shock must've been overwhelming.

167 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:06:26pm

re: #164 Occasional Reader

I remember reading about that, many years ago... e.g. that he thought the supermarkets were fake. They finally convinced him (IIRC) by letting him watch operations for a while on a Nimitz-class carrier. He realized that a) this can't be faked, so reasoned b) the supermarkets are probably real, too.

Then he settled in Chicago, where he taught Soviet organizational theory ...

168 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:06:35pm

re: #154 jaunte

Foxbat
vs.
Firefox

How many foxes could a firefox bat, one wonders...

169 pink freud  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:06:47pm

re: #161 JacksonTn

Pink! .... Hey ... um ... no ... why ... you got some pictures or something ... It ain't me and I am sticking to it ... who you gonna believe? ...

Red bikini? Long blonde hair? Tan to die for? Gotta be you ......

170 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:06:52pm

re: #165 Gus 802

[Link: www.vandenberg.af.mil...]

All your base agency are belong to us!

/

171 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:06:58pm
172 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:07:14pm

re: #156 OldLineTexan

I love bats; the little ones around here eat mosquitoes.

The ones around here get in your hair!

173 Lincolntf  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:07:18pm

re: #156 OldLineTexan

I have huge amounts of bats in my yard this time of year. I love it.
I had to give the wife the "spiders eat the bugs" speech again today while she was on a cleaning binge that threatened my pet shed-spiders. They do a damn good job of keeping my workbench bug-free so I'm all for letting them keep their webs.

174 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:07:31pm

re: #170 OldLineTexan

All your base agency are belong to us!

/

Do you think any sea kitehs died on impact?

//

175 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:07:55pm

re: #172 The Shadow Do

The ones around here get in your hair!

Not a problem for me!

/

176 Neutral President  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:08:00pm

re: #171 jcm

McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat.

I was looking for an opportunity to link to that. I almost did on the Falcon Bat video thread yesterday, but you beat me to it.

177 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:08:10pm

re: #165 Gus 802
Yep. The range has to be clear of ALL ships and aircraft. A MIRV is going to reenter at orbital speed. Even after atmospheric slowing the damn thing is probably still going over 10,000 miles an hour.

178 ~Fianna  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:08:11pm

re: #129 Floral Giraffe


(Anyone else noticed registration is open?)

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. I've been lurking for months and have never gotten a chance to catch one before.

Yay.

179 pink freud  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:08:17pm

re: #173 Lincolntf

Bats rock.

180 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:08:32pm

re: #171 jcm

McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat.

Remember the www.gedop.org...]>Goblin

181 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:08:48pm

re: #164 Occasional Reader

I remember reading about that, many years ago... e.g. that he thought the supermarkets were fake. They finally convinced him (IIRC) by letting him watch operations for a while on a Nimitz-class carrier. He realized that a) this can't be faked, so reasoned b) the supermarkets are probably real, too.

IIRC reading about some defectors, couldn't believe the supermarkets. They're debriefers spent a day driving them from one, to another to another.

182 pink freud  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:08:58pm

re: #178 ~Fianna

Welcome, Fianna! Have an upding :-)

183 JacksonTn  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:08:59pm

re: #173 Lincolntf

I have huge amounts of bats in my yard this time of year. I love it.
I had to give the wife the "spiders eat the bugs" speech again today while she was on a cleaning binge that threatened my pet shed-spiders. They do a damn good job of keeping my workbench bug-free so I'm all for letting them keep their webs.

Ltf ... when we were kids and playing near the street lights ... I remember everyone running thinking bats were going to get in our hair and we would get rabies ... run! .... it was great fun ... until the mean parents called us all in ...

184 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:09:10pm

re: #174 Gus 802

Do you think any sea kitehs died on impact?

//

oh, teh kitteh-anity! teh pur sea kittehs r now teh sooshi ... nom!

185 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:09:43pm

re: #177 pingjockey

Yep. The range has to be clear of ALL ships and aircraft. A MIRV is going to reenter at orbital speed. Even after atmospheric slowing the damn thing is probably still going over 10,000 miles an hour.

Yep. Plus they preparing for testing of any number of missile elements such as propulsion, guidance, etc. They're not going to just willy nilly fire up a missile without a purpose like this.

186 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:09:44pm

re: #178 ~Fianna

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. I've been lurking for months and have never gotten a chance to catch one before.

Yay.

How do you feel about bats?

187 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:09:53pm

re: #176 ArchangelMichael

I was looking for an opportunity to link to that. I almost did on the Falcon Bat video thread yesterday, but you beat me to it.

One of my favorite plane, blended body way before it's time. Even before RCS was a concern.

188 VioletTiger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:10:04pm

re: #178 ~Fianna

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. I've been lurking for months and have never gotten a chance to catch one before.

Yay.


Welcome.

189 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:10:05pm

re: #178 ~Fianna

Welcome. Please read Charles rules and you'll be just fine!
It's a very fine community you have joined.

190 SasquatchOnSteroids  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:10:26pm

re: #180 Gus 802

Remember the Goblin


Is that a real plane or just a Frodotype ?

/

191 jaunte  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:10:39pm

re: #178 ~Fianna

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. I've been lurking for months and have never gotten a chance to catch one before.

Yay.

Hi Fianna~!

192 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:10:50pm

re: #187 jcm

One of my favorite plane, blended body way before it's time. Even before RCS was a concern.

And, it saves on materials!

/

193 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:10:51pm

re: #184 OldLineTexan

oh, teh kitteh-anity! teh pur sea kittehs r now teh sooshi ... nom!

Ah, don't worry. The NORKS will find them and dry them in the sun (highly salted) and ship 'em back to the states for sale at Korean restaurants.

//

194 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:11:32pm

re: #190 SasquatchOnSteroids

Is that a real plane or just a Frodotype ?

/

Yeah, was kind of a parasite concept. You know, basically for one-way missions during the Cold War.

195 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:11:44pm

re: #180 Gus 802

Remember the Goblin

In action!

196 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:11:56pm

re: #190 SasquatchOnSteroids

Is that a real plane or just a Frodotype ?

/

The engine! It burnsssss usssss!

197 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:11:57pm

re: #187 jcm
The History Channel or Nat Geo had a thing on Hitler stealth fighter last night. The guys from the Skunk Works built a full scale model and took it to the radar test range. Stealthy as hell.

198 Occasional Reader  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:12:15pm

re: #194 Gus 802

Yeah, was kind of a parasite concept. You know, basically for one-way missions during the Cold War.

Tremble, Russkies! Obama is getting ready to deploy MILLIONS of parasites!

/

199 [deleted]  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:12:56pm
200 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:13:12pm

re: #198 Occasional Reader

Tremble, Russkies! Obama is getting ready to deploy MILLIONS of parasites!

/

WMDs!

//

201 Killgore Trout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:14:21pm

re: #147 OldLineTexan

I'm going to California to wave my Dong in his general direction.

Here in Portland I show him my ass 5 times a day. Oh, shit! I'm bowing towards Mecca!

202 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:14:23pm

re: #199 gmerits
NO FUCKING NIRTHER NONSENSE!

203 yochanan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:14:26pm

re: #76 avanti

i fart in you general direction

204 Lincolntf  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:14:31pm

re: #197 pingjockey

I saw about half of that show. Pretty scary if you think about the ramifications of having a Luftwaffe with those capabilities.

205 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:14:36pm

re: #199 gmerits

teh nirth certifikit was eated

/500 times on the blackboard:

I shall not be a nirther on LGF
I shall not be a nirther on LGF ...

206 Macker  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:14:39pm

re: #34 Shiplord Kirel

One might wish that some Nork officer would develop a sense of decency and shoot the dear leader in the head, or at least hustle him across the Yalu to exile in Red China, but that would be a COUP!
Oh, the horror!

And Оба́ма would go apeshit over that too.

207 pink freud  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:14:51pm

re: #189 pingjockey

Sending good vibes your way and keeping you in my thoughts, ping.

208 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:14:54pm

re: #195 jcm

In action!

[Video]

Yikes. That was a near death experience alright.

//Back to the "mother ship!"

209 SasquatchOnSteroids  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:14:56pm

re: #195 jcm

Interesting retrieval. Damn impressive to hook that thing.

210 Dancing along the light of day  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:15:08pm

re: #178 ~Fianna

Welcome, hatchling!
;)

211 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:15:13pm

re: #201 Killgore Trout

Here in Portland I show him my ass 5 times a day. Oh, shit! I'm bowing towards Mecca!

You're damned if you do, and you're damned if you don't.

/

212 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:15:19pm

re: #197 pingjockey

The History Channel or Nat Geo had a thing on Hitler stealth fighter last night. The guys from the Skunk Works built a full scale model and took it to the radar test range. Stealthy as hell.

I just caught a glimpse of the show, but my thought was that a wood plane by the Germans was more likely an outgrowth of the destruction laid on them by the Brits mosquito. My guess is that stealth was a benefit they probably were not designing for. But I sure as heck could be wrong, since I usually am...

213 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:15:38pm

re: #204 Lincolntf
We are damn lucky that Austrian corporal was a nut.

214 Rexatosis  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:15:38pm

It is about time the admin. flexed a muscle.

215 SasquatchOnSteroids  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:15:43pm

re: #198 Occasional Reader

Tremble, Russkies! Obama is getting ready to deploy MILLIONS of parasites!

/

ACORN ?

216 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:15:53pm

re: #202 pingjockey

NO FUCKING NIRTHER NONSENSE!

Open Reg!
We got us a nirther in the house!

217 itellu3times  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:16:07pm

re: #133 jcm

Victor Blenko, Russian. The plane was an odd mix. Designed to nail the XB-70, they used lots of steel, and flush rivets only where necessary. Massively powerful radar, but tube powered. It could hit Mach 3.2 but sustained flight would burn out the engines.

But the tube electronics were emp-proof.

218 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:16:08pm

re: #207 pink freud
Thank you very much!

219 MandyManners  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:16:40pm

re: #202 pingjockey

NO FUCKING NIRTHER NONSENSE!

I read right over the nirther stuff and missed it.

220 Macker  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:17:05pm

re: #199 gmerits

Obama lacks testicular fotitude. This "my dick is bigger than your dick" facade was birthed by his advisors only after much polling and internal debate.

Come on, does anyone believe a lib's heart would be in it to actually do something constructive - like protect this country. The only surprise here is that anything gets accomplished given the liberal propensity towards "paralysis by analysis". The whole facade only reinforces Obama's delusions of adequency. Sure he greenlighted the "already approved" missle test, but I guarantee he held his nose and swallowed the bitter medicine.

Obama the Impotent; worthless and wobbly. Just look at the difference in approaches to Iran vs. Honduras.

Obama: No Clue. No Leadership. No Birth Certificate.

The Substratum.

There, fixed that for ya!

221 VioletTiger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:17:09pm

Nirth not in the land of LGF and all will be well.

222 Kragar  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:17:10pm

#199

face palm

223 ~Fianna  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:17:18pm

re: #182 pink freud

Thank you. :) I'm sure that'll help... Full disclosure: I tend more left than most of the posters here. I've been lurking since the primaries. Even when I don't fully agree with Charles or most of you, you've always given me something to think about. And unlike far too many of my fellow left-leaners, I'm insanely concerned about the way women are treated by far too many in the Islamic world and I'm not excited about seeing it squirm it's way over here.

At this point, I would say that LGF has been my main source of news because Charles does an amazingly good job of covering just about everything and of being balanced about it.

My love and respect for this site and the posters only increased after the Tiller shooting and the Holocaust Museum shooting.

I'm happy to be welcomed and promise that any disagreements we all have in the future are kept civil and sporting out of respect for our host.

224 Killgore Trout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:17:31pm

re: #219 MandyManners

Stinky haz eated Nirther post.

225 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:17:40pm

re: #212 The Shadow Do
My thought too. No aluminum to build it with. The Mosquito worked damn well though. The laminated wood stood up well to combat damage.

226 MandyManners  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:18:10pm

re: #224 Killgore Trout

Stinky haz eated Nirther post.

How many calories?

227 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:18:41pm

re: #219 MandyManners
Most of us here don't like or trust the one. The rant was a little over the top, so I read closer.

228 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:19:06pm

re: #217 itellu3times

But the tube electronics were emp-proof.

Another reason for them. Russian were way behind on solid state electronics.

229 ~Fianna  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:19:09pm

re: #186 The Shadow Do

I love bats. One of the neatest things about living in Vegas is that I see bats in my yard almost every night.

I also love spiders. In fact, I like everything that eats noxious bugs. I don't like to spray a bunch of chemicals in my yard because we feed several stray cats and I don't want them getting sick so spiders and bats are totally win in my book.

230 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:19:14pm

re: #226 MandyManners

How many calories?

if u eated teh certifikit, no caloreez. if u eated teh elefunt seel taht eated teh nirth certifikit, too trillyun caloreez!

231 CynicalConservative  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:19:20pm

re: #226 MandyManners

How many calories?

None, it's a hollow pursuit.

232 MandyManners  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:19:36pm

re: #227 pingjockey

Most of us here don't like or trust the one. The rant was a little over the top, so I read closer.

I was juggling a couple things IRL when I read it.

233 MandyManners  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:19:54pm

re: #231 CynicalConservative

None, it's a hollow pursuit.

Oh, good one.

234 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:20:05pm

Minuteman III launch from 2008.

[Link: www.flickr.com...]

The thing hauls!

235 Dancing along the light of day  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:20:20pm

re: #205 OldLineTexan

#199 already went *poof*
WOW!

236 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:20:22pm

re: #232 MandyManners
Well, it haz been eated!

237 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:20:37pm

re: #225 pingjockey

My thought too. No aluminum to build it with. The Mosquito worked damn well though. The laminated wood stood up well to combat damage.

I think I saw or read somewhere that they were only very rarely defeated. Very, very fast. The mosquito was a plane you would want to fly in.

238 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:21:02pm

re: #235 Floral Giraffe

#199 already went *poof*
WOW!

ask not for whom Stinky whacks ...

239 JacksonTn  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:21:03pm

re: #223 ~Fianna

F ... were you originally a Hillary supporter? ... just wondering ... don't answer if you don't want to ...

240 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:21:20pm

re: #224 Killgore Trout

Stinky haz eated Nirther post.

Nirther got duck taped to a Nodongoutahere!

241 ~Fianna  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:21:23pm

re: #215 SasquatchOnSteroids

Nah, worse.

Mortgage brokers.

/they wrecked here, why not put 'em to good use.

242 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:21:51pm

re: #237 The Shadow Do
Yep. The recon version, IIRC was one of the fastest Allied aircraft.

243 pink freud  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:22:03pm

re: #230 OldLineTexan

if u eated teh certifikit, no caloreez. if u eated teh elefunt seel taht eated teh nirth certifikit, too trillyun caloreez!

LOL! 2 trillionz?

244 SasquatchOnSteroids  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:22:34pm

re: #234 Gus 802

Minuteman III launch from 2008.

[Link: www.flickr.com...]

The thing hauls!

One thing I'm happy to pay for.
Now, back to the other stuff...

245 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:22:57pm

re: #243 pink freud

LOL! 2 trillionz?

teh elefunt seel iz fatti ... he eated teh sea kittehs then he eated nirth certifikit!

246 jorline  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:23:21pm

Hola mis amigos.

Just catching up on the news after spending an enjoyable evening with my family until I read this.

Reparations Disclaimer on Slavery Apology Stirs Backlash Among House Dems

A disclaimer at the end of the Senate slavery apology, dealing with the touchy issue of reparations, is causing some dissension among House Democrats and may prevent the two chambers from coming together on the measure.

The disclaimer says: "Nothing in this resolution (A) authorizes or supports any claim against the United States or (B) serves as a settlement of any claim against the United States."

"I would not want to have any language in place that would deny anyone, any citizen, the right to address a grievance," said Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas.

"I feel that some method other than just an apology should be made. People should be made whole," Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss.

247 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:23:26pm

re: #229 ~Fianna

I love bats. One of the neatest things about living in Vegas is that I see bats in my yard almost every night.

I also love spiders. In fact, I like everything that eats noxious bugs. I don't like to spray a bunch of chemicals in my yard because we feed several stray cats and I don't want them getting sick so spiders and bats are totally win in my book.

Ok then, I shall have to tolerate you. Not because of your left leanings but because you don't recognize the evil that is inherent in batdom...

I hate spider too.

I hate bugs.

I live in Texas.

This is war.

248 Charles Johnson  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:23:33pm

Nirthers not welcome. Sock puppet nirthers especially.

249 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:24:05pm

Minuteman III Missile Launch - California to Kwajalein Atoll

If you advance to about 5:22 you can see the target precision. Within a football field. We are talking atomic weapons so that's more than accurate.

250 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:24:23pm

re: #225 pingjockey

My thought too. No aluminum to build it with. The Mosquito worked damn well though. The laminated wood stood up well to combat damage.

The Wooden Wonder.....

251 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:24:46pm

re: #244 SasquatchOnSteroids

One thing I'm happy to pay for.
Now, back to the other stuff...

Yeah. I know. This is a form of "escapism" for me. =]

252 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:25:01pm

re: #246 jorline

I'd like to apologize for Sheila Jackson Lee on behalf of the people of Texas (the ones who aren't the nutty Dems that keep electing her).

I offer, however, a theory that she exists as a direct result of Luap Nor.

There is balance in The Force.

/

253 Noam Sayin'  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:25:13pm

re: #248 Charles

So who was he?

254 pink freud  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:25:22pm

re: #246 jorline

"I would not want to have any language in place that would deny anyone, any citizen, the right to address a grievance," said Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas.

"I feel that some method other than just an apology should be made. People should be made whole," Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss."

*groan*

/Hey Jorline! Whattabunchacrap, eh?
/whole? she got any ideas other that dollars?

255 yochanan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:25:38pm

re: #246 jorline

what the f*** does reperations got to do with this jewish boy my grand parents got here in the early 20th century.

256 Kragar  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:25:49pm

Tragic News: Gymnast Shawn Johnson Put To Sleep After Breaking Leg

257 Occasional Reader  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:25:55pm

re: #246 jorline

"I feel that some method other than just an apology should be made. People should be made whole," Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss.

You got it, Bennie. We'll pay... oh, let's say $1 million in taxpayer money, to anyone who can show they were held as a slave in the U.S. prior to the 13th Amendment.

Did I say a million? Hell, make it ten million.

258 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:26:11pm

re: #249 Gus 802

Minuteman III Missile Launch - California to Kwajalein Atoll

If you advance to about 5:22 you can see the target precision. Within a football field. We are talking atomic weapons so that's more than accurate.

Let's just say when they release video of the target end, they're not trying hard......

259 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:26:26pm

re: #255 yochanan

what the f*** does reperations got to do with this jewish boy my grand parents got here in the early 20th century.

PAY UP!

260 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:26:30pm

Minuteman III MIRV/Re-entry Vehicle(s)

Quick video. Target on left is a building and on the right is a helicopter pad. On target.

261 Shiplord Kirel  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:26:35pm

re: #73 pegcity

a bunch of crusty old Mig 23's and maybe a handful of 1979 Mig 29's

It's worse than you think:
Korean People's Air Force

Harbin H-5 / Ilyushin Il-28 bomber 80 (H-5 is a Chinese copy of Ilyushin Il-28 Beagle, some Soviet manufactured Il-28's are thought to be part of this number.)
Shenyang J-5 Soviet Union China fighter 107 (Chinese copy of Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 Fresco)
Shenyang J-6 China fighter +100 (Chinese copy of Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 Farmer)
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21PF/PFM Soviet Union fighter 120
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis Soviet Union fighter 30 (illegally imported from Kazakhstan in 1999)
Chengdu F-7B China fighter 40 (according to other sources based on Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21F Fishbed-B)

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23ML Soviet Union fighter 46
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23P Soviet Union fighter-bomber 10
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23UB Soviet Union fighter-trainer 10
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 Soviet Union fighter 35 (Defend Pyongyang Aerospace)
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29%P%Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29UB Soviet Union fighter-trainer 5 (Defend Pyongyang Aerospace)
Sukhoi Su-7BMK Soviet Union attack 18
Sukhoi Su-20 Soviet Union attack 30
Nanchang Q-5 China attack 40
Sukhoi Su-25K Soviet Union attack 36
Sukhoi Su-25UBK

The Il-28 dates from the period just after World War 2 and was the first jet bomber in service outside Germany. They were in the hands of the Chinese air force before the end of the original Korean War of 1950-53 but were not used actively in that conflict.

262 [deleted]  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:26:45pm
263 Kragar  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:26:49pm

re: #246 jorline

Hola mis amigos.

Just catching up on the news after spending an enjoyable evening with my family until I read this.

Reparations Disclaimer on Slavery Apology Stirs Backlash Among House Dems

Allow me to sincerely say from the bottom of my heart:

SHUT THE FUCK UP ALREADY YOU WHINEY BITCHES

264 ~Fianna  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:27:11pm

re: #239 JacksonTn

Don't mind answering at all.

It was hard for me not to support HRC, but I've got a very deep-seated disdain for the Clintons. I REALLY wanted to be able to support the first serious major party female presidential candidate, but just not that one.

Now if Kay Hutchinson runs, I'm all about that!

I caucused for Obama, but I find the cult thing creepy and weird. He's been disappointing every since the Biden choice. I can't deny being moved by America electing the first non-white male candidate, but I'm distinctly underwhelmed.

I was a McCain supporter in 2004 but thought he flipped around too much on issues to get through the primaries this time. He totally lost me after the Palin pick (it was pandering, and I respect his choice of a woman, but I think there are better qualified women) and then again after the "fundamentals" speech and the suspending his campaign stunt.

265 Neutral President  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:27:31pm

re: #199 gmertis

Killian (not Bundy), here is Sub-Zero... now... plain zero!

266 JacksonTn  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:27:57pm

I love these sock puppets ... I had one when I was a kid ... my grandma made it for me ... stuff a sock puppet ...

267 jorline  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:28:06pm

re: #248 Charles

Nirthers not welcome. Sock puppet nirthers especially.

I see I missed the open door tonight.

gmerits...TTFN!

Charles, sock puppet?

268 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:28:07pm

re: #258 jcm

Let's just say when they release video of the target end, they're not trying hard......

And if they use live warheads we never get to see that video. ;)

/

269 Kragar  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:28:21pm

re: #265 ArchangelMichael

Killian (not Bundy), here is Sub-Zero... now... plain zero!

Excuse me, I have to go take some steroids.

270 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:28:54pm

re: #262 Iron Fist

Well were hunting troll now! Heh™ We have a thread about American ICBMs being launched (test 'em and make sure they still work). Maybe Obama is growing a set of balls. We can only Hope, but that would be a big thing.

All hat, no cattle

271 Neutral President  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:29:10pm

re: #269 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Excuse me, I have to go take some steroids.

"Ben, you look pissed"

272 JacksonTn  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:29:52pm

re: #264 ~Fianna

Don't mind answering at all.

It was hard for me not to support HRC, but I've got a very deep-seated disdain for the Clintons. I REALLY wanted to be able to support the first serious major party female presidential candidate, but just not that one.

Now if Kay Hutchinson runs, I'm all about that!

I caucused for Obama, but I find the cult thing creepy and weird. He's been disappointing every since the Biden choice. I can't deny being moved by America electing the first non-white male candidate, but I'm distinctly underwhelmed.

I was a McCain supporter in 2004 but thought he flipped around too much on issues to get through the primaries this time. He totally lost me after the Palin pick (it was pandering, and I respect his choice of a woman, but I think there are better qualified women) and then again after the "fundamentals" speech and the suspending his campaign stunt.

F ... that's cool ... but if you lean left how could you support Kay Hutchinson? ... just wondering ...

273 Kragar  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:29:58pm

re: #271 ArchangelMichael

"Ben, you look pissed"

Here is the kicker. Who wrote the story the movie is (loosely) based on?

274 Dancing along the light of day  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:30:24pm

re: #262 Iron Fist

Closed already.
I hope I wasn't bad by mentioning registration was open?
I wonder what the count was for tonight...

275 Neutral President  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:30:26pm

re: #261 Shiplord Kirel

MiG-17s, MiG-21s... what do they think this is? 1967?

276 JacksonTn  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:30:43pm

re: #273 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Here is the kicker. Who wrote the story the movie is (loosely) based on?

PtoK ... King? ... I don't know just guessing ...

277 jaunte  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:30:46pm

So that everyone in the country can be made whole, and feel that we share the same human fate, we're about to turn all of our money into Confederate dollars.

278 ~Fianna  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:30:46pm

re: #247 The Shadow Do

Ok then, I shall have to tolerate you. Not because of your left leanings but because you don't recognize the evil that is inherent in batdom...

I hate spider too.

I hate bugs.

I live in Texas.

This is war.

Crap. Texas would kick Nevada's butt.

279 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:30:51pm

re: #261 Shiplord Kirel

The Il-28 dates from the period just after World War 2 and was the first jet bomber in service outside Germany. They were in the hands of the Chinese air force before the end of the original Korean War of 1950-53 but were not used actively in that conflict.

An afternoon work out for a couple carrier air wings......

280 Neutral President  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:30:53pm

re: #273 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Here is the kicker. Who wrote the story the movie is (loosely) based on?

Stephen King I think?

281 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:32:03pm

Kay is conservative, but a long, long way from hard right. I just wish she would update her wardrobe beyond the little house on the prairie stuff she wears.

/the shadow fashion czar

282 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:32:29pm

re: #274 Floral Giraffe
Nope, not bad at all. IMO. Charles will do what I call a stealth registration. If you are paying attention, up there where you log in, it'll say registration open. But, you have to be paying attention!

283 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:32:29pm

re: #205 OldLineTexan

teh nirth certifikit was eated

/500 times on the blackboard:

I shall not be a nirther on LGF
I shall not be a nirther on LGF ...

He won't be a nirther on LGF, because Charles just flounced him out the door.

284 SasquatchOnSteroids  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:32:29pm

re: #280 ArchangelMichael

Stephen King I think?

As Bachman, IIRC.

285 [deleted]  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:32:36pm
286 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:33:18pm

re: #283 Dark_Falcon

He won't be a nirther on LGF, because Charles just flounced him out the door.

I did not know he was a sock puppet when I set the punishment.

Now he has been banished.

287 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:33:43pm

re: #279 jcm
It'd make the Maiannas Turkey shoot look tame.

288 legalpad  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:33:49pm

re: #262 Iron Fist

Well were hunting troll now! Heh™ We have a thread about American ICBMs being launched (test 'em and make sure they still work). Maybe Obama is growing a set of balls. We can only Hope, but that would be a big thing.

Speak softly and carry a big stick? We can wish -

289 yochanan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:34:34pm

this is a knife
290 Kragar  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:34:47pm

Stephen King as Bachman is the correct answer for Running Man. Personally, I'd like to see an adaption of Roadwork

291 JacksonTn  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:35:04pm

re: #287 pingjockey

It'd make the Maiannas Turkey shoot look tame.

Pj ... you ever been to a chicken drop? ...

292 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:35:04pm

re: #287 pingjockey

It'd make the Maiannas Turkey shoot look tame.

Half a wing of Raptors.....
By the time they figure that out, they wouldn't have an Air Force.

293 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:35:37pm

re: #285 Iron Fist

The Minuteman can be set up as a MIRV weapon. I believe it is three warheads each. By treaty they are supposed to cut that down, but like the anti-ballistic missile treaty this too is gone.

Pop them high and low and bring an end to this thing.

Cut down from three? Three seems rather minimal.

294 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:35:37pm

re: #278 ~Fianna

Crap. Texas would kick Nevada's butt.

Absolutely, I moved here ten years ago. I did not know the meaning of bugs before.

I wage a continuing chemical WOMD battle....but I am losing!

Maybe tactical nukes, I dunno

I just know that I woke up on the couch last night being bitten by fucking fire ants!

Death! Death! Death! to all bugs say I.

295 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:36:01pm

G'night folks. See you all in the morning!
Keep a sharp eye for those nithers! The sea lionz iz hungry.

296 Wendya  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:36:06pm

re: #18 Radicchio ad Absurdum

Every time North Korea "rattlers" their "sabers," something like this happens and I never fail to think of the sound of when the ghost eats the Pacman.

They must feel so . . .impotent.

Yet they are still able to extort millions of dollars from this country. Kim will bluster and Obama will pretend he is outraged while he quietly signs the check.

297 Joan Not of Arc  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:36:14pm

If some North Korean dictator fires one missile, you fire TWO!
But seriously, I wonder if China will step in and warn the US in some surreptitious way. I wonder what China and its vassal state, North Korea, expect people to do if threatened.
This is why we don't let crazy people have nuclear weapons.

298 Macker  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:36:27pm

re: #279 jcm

After seeing that list, shit! That's more like breakfast!

299 SasquatchOnSteroids  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:36:29pm

re: #290 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Stephen King as Bachman is the correct answer for Running Man. Personally, I'd like to see an adaption of Roadwork

That would be good. Buried in a stretch of (faux) road, isn't it ?

300 Shiplord Kirel  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:36:33pm

re: #212 The Shadow Do

I just caught a glimpse of the show, but my thought was that a wood plane by the Germans was more likely an outgrowth of the destruction laid on them by the Brits mosquito. My guess is that stealth was a benefit they probably were not designing for. But I sure as heck could be wrong, since I usually am...

I don't think you are. For some reason, the History Channel is committed to portraying Nazi era Germans as technical supermen and they tend to ignore some facts and exaggerate others in doing it. The Horten Ho-220 was no more advanced than the contemporary Northrop flying wings and Northrop was first by a pretty good margin (1929). The XB-35 was designed before any American knew about the Horten jet and had good stealth characteristics as well even though it was made of metal and was enormously larger. The experimental Northrop N-9M had (and still has) first flew in 1942 and has a very low radar signature, so much so that its transponder has to be used all the time. It was restored in the early 80s and was flying until July 2007 when it was damaged by an engine fire. It was not badly damaged and will almost certainly be restored again.

301 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:36:51pm

re: #291 JacksonTn
Never. Been to a outhouse race though.

302 pink freud  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:37:27pm

re: #294 The Shadow Do

Fire Ants! Yipes!

Get a big bag of sevin dust and cover every nest you can find. Wow ....on the couch! That's bad. They're ferocious here too.

303 Kragar  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:37:37pm

re: #299 SasquatchOnSteroids

That would be good. Buried in a stretch of (faux) road, isn't it ?

Yup, traps a mafia boss and buries him under several tons of rubble

304 pingjockey  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:38:01pm

Ok, lights out for real!

305 Macker  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:38:30pm

re: #301 pingjockey

No shit?

306 Macker  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:39:11pm

re: #300 Shiplord Kirel

Why do you think it was known as The Hitler Channel for so many years?

307 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:39:48pm

re: #286 OldLineTexan

I did not know he was a sock puppet when I set the punishment.

Now he has been banished.

I hope he enjoys the stalker blog. He's probably over there right now spinning a line of BS about how he bravely infiltrated the terrible place known as LFG to post his Troof. Left unsaid will be the fact that it was there less than 5 minutes before it got deleted and he got booted.

Nirther Post = Fail

308 VioletTiger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:39:49pm

re: #294 The Shadow Do

Absolutely, I moved here ten years ago. I did not know the meaning of bugs before.

I wage a continuing chemical WOMD battle....but I am losing!

Maybe tactical nukes, I dunno

I just know that I woke up on the couch last night being bitten by fucking fire ants!

Death! Death! Death! to all bugs say I.


I was going to ask you if you had any fire ants. Texas is full of them.

I spend a lot of time in Texas and am always amazed by the size of the bugs.
I remember sitting in a conference room and looking out a window and across a courtyard and seeing a spider on a web from that distance. It was huge.

310 jorline  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:40:28pm

re: #254 pink freud

"I would not want to have any language in place that would deny anyone, any citizen, the right to address a grievance," said Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas.

"I feel that some method other than just an apology should be made. People should be made whole," Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss."

*groan*

/Hey Jorline! Whattabunchacrap, eh?
/whole? she got any ideas other that dollars?

Several years ago, the company I worked for bought a table for the Texas NAACP convention. When my wife and I arrived we were told we were in the wrong place...I had to produce my tickets for the table. Ms. Jackson was the guest speaker...I demand reparations for having to endure twenty minutes of her crap.

The evenings festivities included a fifteen minute shakedown of all guest...OK, empty your pockets!

Fuck Sheila and Bennie!

311 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:41:17pm

I nebber gets to see the good nirther posts before they gets deleted.

*Pouts*

312 JohnAdams  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:42:11pm

With its own people, this administration projects POWER. With lunatic tyrannies, it wants "dialogue." True definition of cowardice.

313 [deleted]  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:42:40pm
314 sngnsgt  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:43:04pm

re: #294 The Shadow Do

That'll teach you not to sleep on the couch... /

315 Racer X  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:43:06pm

re: #38 Ojoe

Very cool evening Towercam. San GAbriel Mountains of California, Pacific time zone.

OMG I cannot wait to be ruled by a wise latina, as soon as I finish my dinner not eating all I want, so other countries will say OK.

/10

Man that is nice right now!

316 Dancing along the light of day  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:43:23pm

re: #294 The Shadow Do

Last know that I woke up on the couch last night being bitten by fucking fire ants!

Death! Death! Death! to all bugs say I.

My Texas friend all say "Amdro" is the only thing for the fire ants...
Well, that or a flame thrower!

317 Ojoe  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:44:02pm

re: #315 Racer X

It will fade quickly too.

318 JacksonTn  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:44:10pm

re: #313 Iron Fist

I'm afraid you are right. I want to see some real evidence that he's getting hard about what is coming up. If he doesn't handle several criticle issues right (none of which are really much under his control), we're all going to get hurt badly.

He shows no evidence that he even understands that there are issues out there. Big cats that aren't afraid of men, as it were. If there is to be peace, we must make war to terrible for our enemies to consider it an option.

IF ... what would be so wrong as to say DON'T FUCK WITH US YOU LITTLE ASSHOLE ... well, probably not that exactly ... but dang when is he going to come out FOR US! ... no apologies accepted ... stop with the apologies .... NOW

319 Dancing along the light of day  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:44:35pm

re: #306 Macker

LOL!
Hadn't heard that before.

320 Desert Dog  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:44:36pm

re: #316 Floral Giraffe

My Texas friend all say "Amdro" is the only thing for the fire ants...
Well, that or a flame thrower!

That stuff kills most ants fast and completely. We had a bunch in our backyard and I put that stuff all over. The next day, not one ant to be found. Good stuff!

321 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:44:47pm

re: #316 Floral Giraffe

My Texas friend all say "Amdro" is the only thing for the fire ants...
Well, that or a flame thrower!

Amdro's OK, I liked the old Orthene.

Gasoline and a match is good, too, although diesel was the original recipe.

322 VioletTiger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:45:34pm

re: #313 Iron Fist

'Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about
because the U.S. was too strong.' - Ronald Reagan

323 Ayeless in Ghazi  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:45:35pm

In the advertising sidebar on this page, a couple of offers that are simply too good to refuse:

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I've always wanted to visit north Korea but the hotel room prices were a bit to steep for my budget. Now at last my dream is within reach/.

324 JohnAdams  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:46:06pm

re: #318 JacksonTn

IF ... what would be so wrong as to say DON'T FUCK WITH US YOU LITTLE ASSHOLE ... well, probably not that exactly ... but dang when is he going to come out FOR US! ... no apologies accepted ... stop with the apologies .... NOW

Obama is ashamed of the United States and considers himself first a Citizen of the World.

325 Ojoe  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:46:06pm

re: #318 JacksonTn

O will apologize & project weakness until we throw him out of office, IMHO; I hope we don't take a big terror hit because of it.

326 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:46:42pm

re: #323 Jimmah

In the advertising sidebar on this page, a couple of offers that are simply too good to refuse:

I've always wanted to visit north Korea but the hotel room prices were a bit to steep for my budget. Now at last my dream is within reach/.

So...a tour of all the gourmet NK restaurants?

Or do you just want to see the cities sparkling with their one electric light at night?

327 MandyManners  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:46:43pm
328 Racer X  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:46:53pm

re: #129 Floral Giraffe

Wish I'd known! You can sometimes see the Vandenberg launches from here. I would have thought about geting up to see these!
(Anyone else noticed registration is open?)
Creationist thread next?

I forgot to check this sight. Next one in September.

329 Macker  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:47:03pm

re: #310 jorline

Fuck Sheila and Bennie!

EEEEWWWWWW!

330 Racer X  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:47:14pm

re: #317 Ojoe

It will fade quickly too.

Nope. It's on my desktop!

331 VioletTiger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:47:59pm

re: #321 OldLineTexan

Amdro's OK, I liked the old Orthene.

Gasoline and a match is good, too, although diesel was the original recipe.

Ortho still makes a couple of insecticides with acephate.

332 Macker  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:48:00pm

re: #325 Ojoe

And what if we do...can we still throw him out of office?

333 JohnAdams  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:48:04pm

re: #325 Ojoe

O will apologize & project weakness until we throw him out of office, IMHO; I hope we don't take a big terror hit because of it.

Just a matter of time.

334 Shiplord Kirel  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:48:10pm

The excuse offered by the History Channel for the disastrously short overhaul life of German jet engines (10-15 hours if you were lucky) was that the supply of advanced alloys was reserved for the U-boat program. This strikes me as bullshit. To the best of my knowledge, the crucial materials (molybdenum, chromium, tungsten etc.) were not used in submarine construction in any significant amounts and even if they were, the Germans would surely think they could sacrifice a little bit of U boat performance to gain air superiority at a time when the submarine arm had failed and the Reich was being pounded to rubble by allied air attacks. A submarine is hundreds to thousands of times the mass of a jet engine and only a small percentage of the latter is comprised of the crucial high-temperature alloys.
Contemporary American and British jet engines had overhaul lives of 150-300 hours.

335 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:48:11pm

re: #302 pink freud

Fire Ants! Yipes!

Get a big bag of sevin dust and cover every nest you can find. Wow ....on the couch! That's bad. They're ferocious here too.

Every week I go out on ant patrol. I find, inevitably, two or more of their bunkers. I attack them mercilessly with the equivalent of ant napalm. And then they are back...
I had just treated an infestation just off my back patio a couple of days ago, but they were back! I tracked them on my hands and knees. They had insinuated their nasty selves into a break in the expansion board between the foundation and the patio - no mound to be seen. Sneaky bastids.

But I tracked them, I did. I tracked them to their homes and then I laid waste to them with....ANT DESTROYER!

DIE! DIE! DIE!

336 Spare O'Lake  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:48:19pm

re: #306 Macker

Why do you think it was known as The Hitler Channel for so many years?

Many non-Germans admire Hitler's war machine, which was after all an extremely effective, albeit evil, fighting force.

337 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:48:27pm

re: #129 Floral Giraffe

Wish I'd known! You can sometimes see the Vandenberg launches from here. I would have thought about geting up to see these!
(Anyone else noticed registration is open?)
Creationist thread next?

Check here for three more launches from Vandenberg this year.

One Atlas V and two Delta IIs are set to go up.

[Link: www.spacearchive.info...]

338 Ojoe  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:48:46pm

re: #327 MandyManners

You have a sharper monitor than I do then.

339 Macker  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:48:57pm

re: #336 Spare O'Lake

GMTA!

340 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:49:05pm

re: #322 VioletTiger

'Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about
because the U.S. was too strong.' - Ronald Reagan

And what a sorry sight it is to have Obama in the position once occupied by men such as FDR and Reagan. He is a midget compared to the titan that Reagan was.

341 Dancing along the light of day  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:49:14pm

re: #309 Ojoe

That's great! It was a lovely sky tonight. It's nice that the towercam doesn't update too quickly, so we get to see the nice sunset.

342 ~Fianna  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:49:21pm

re: #272 JacksonTn

Fiscal conservative, pro-choice (which means she's less likely to want to peer in to people's bedrooms and kitchen cabinets), voted against the stupid stimulus bill but supported SCHIP...

Here's her Political Courage test.

I especially like her answers on Crime, Education, Employment and Welfare issues. I'm not fond of her stance on drug issues and immigration.

No one's perfect, but I think she'd be a good candidate and a very good president. I'm hoping that she makes a run for TX gov, as I've heard rumors of. Perry's a nut.

343 SasquatchOnSteroids  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:49:35pm

re: #323 Jimmah

In the advertising sidebar on this page, a couple of offers that are simply too good to refuse:

I've always wanted to visit north Korea but the hotel room prices were a bit to steep for my budget. Now at last my dream is within reach/.

Free Pron at The Ronery Roof Inn !

344 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:49:38pm

re: #308 VioletTiger

I was going to ask you if you had any fire ants. Texas is full of them.

I spend a lot of time in Texas and am always amazed by the size of the bugs.
I remember sitting in a conference room and looking out a window and across a courtyard and seeing a spider on a web from that distance. It was huge.

Everything is bigger in Texas, unfortunately.

345 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:49:40pm

re: #335 The Shadow Do

Every week I go out on ant patrol. I find, inevitably, two or more of their bunkers. I attack them mercilessly with the equivalent of ant napalm. And then they are back...
I had just treated an infestation just off my back patio a couple of days ago, but they were back! I tracked them on my hands and knees. They had insinuated their nasty selves into a break in the expansion board between the foundation and the patio - no mound to be seen. Sneaky bastids.

But I tracked them, I did. I tracked them to their homes and then I laid waste to them with....ANT DESTROYER!

DIE! DIE! DIE!

When we lived in Texas, we had some friends who had to move away because they discovered that she was allergic to fire ants. Two bites put her in the hospital.

She never got to three. They moved.

346 [deleted]  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:49:56pm
347 Ayeless in Ghazi  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:49:56pm

re: #326 EmmmieG

So...a tour of all the gourmet NK restaurants?

Or do you just want to see the cities sparkling with their one electric light at night?

LOL Yes, I'm drawn by the lure of that city light.

348 Ojoe  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:50:02pm

re: #332 Macker

We have to wait until 2012 to throw O out of office unless strenuous efforts are made after some bad event.

349 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:50:18pm

re: #342 ~Fianna

Perry's not a nut, he's an opportunist.

He was pro-Giuliani.

350 JacksonTn  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:50:45pm

re: #332 Macker

And what if we do...can we still throw him out of office?

Macker ... IMO ... he is trying really really fast to give as much to the people who got him into office before his "love tour" fades ... if he gives enough to "some" of the people who sold their souls for a few bucks from the government it will give him enough time to get them dependent on the government like never before and then they will be forever sucking on him ... so if that sounds bad ... I don't care ... it is how I see it ... and he will gets the votes next time again ...

351 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:50:55pm

re: #314 sngnsgt

That'll teach you not to sleep on the couch... /

Had no choice.

352 Dancing along the light of day  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:51:16pm

re: #328 Racer X

OOOOH!
Thank you! Bookmarked!

353 ~Fianna  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:51:24pm

re: #294 The Shadow Do

Absolutely, I moved here ten years ago. I did not know the meaning of bugs before.

I wage a continuing chemical WOMD battle....but I am losing!

Maybe tactical nukes, I dunno

I just know that I woke up on the couch last night being bitten by fucking fire ants!

Death! Death! Death! to all bugs say I.

Hey now, Shadow... maybe you should unclench your fist.

354 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:51:31pm

re: #351 The Shadow Do

Had no choice.

I hate it when possums nest in the bed.

/

355 JacksonTn  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:51:53pm

re: #342 ~Fianna

Fiscal conservative, pro-choice (which means she's less likely to want to peer in to people's bedrooms and kitchen cabinets), voted against the stupid stimulus bill but supported SCHIP...

Here's her Political Courage test.

I especially like her answers on Crime, Education, Employment and Welfare issues. I'm not fond of her stance on drug issues and immigration.

No one's perfect, but I think she'd be a good candidate and a very good president. I'm hoping that she makes a run for TX gov, as I've heard rumors of. Perry's a nut.

Fianna ... I respect your opinion ... but imo she will never be president ... and if the republicans run her ... it will end up bad ... again ... just my opinion ...

356 Racer X  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:52:00pm

re: #249 Gus 802

Minuteman III Missile Launch - California to Kwajalein Atoll

If you advance to about 5:22 you can see the target precision. Within a football field. We are talking atomic weapons so that's more than accurate.

That is awesome!

357 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:53:09pm

re: #316 Floral Giraffe

My Texas friend all say "Amdro" is the only thing for the fire ants...
Well, that or a flame thrower!

I have dogs that like to eat that shit. Almost killed my Yorkie. Whatchagonnado?

358 jorline  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:53:26pm

re: #329 Macker

EEEEWWWWWW!

lol One life experience I'll never forget.

Kind of like of like the feeling KT would have at a Tea Party!

359 JohnAdams  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:53:57pm

re: #350 JacksonTn

Macker ... IMO ... he is trying really really fast to give as much to the people who got him into office before his "love tour" fades ... if he gives enough to "some" of the people who sold their souls for a few bucks from the government it will give him enough time to get them dependent on the government like never before and then they will be forever sucking on him ... so if that sounds bad ... I don't care ... it is how I see it ... and he will gets the votes next time again ...

The One's media machine is nearly equal to the catastrophe he's causing...it will be an equal race to see which one prevails in 2012.

360 Ojoe  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:54:15pm
361 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:54:18pm

re: #76 avanti

No question he approved of it, probably a idea from Gates. No was we'd lob a ICBM in the Norks general direction in the middle of a tense situation without a OK from the POTUS. Who ever came up with the idea, my compliments.

No approval is required for Operational Test Launches such as this. Last year several Minuteman IIIs were launched from Vandenberg as part of ongoing testing.

362 Dancing along the light of day  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:55:12pm

re: #335 The Shadow Do

LOL!
I patrol the perimeter of the property, monthly.
Mostly they come from the neighbor lady's side, with all her fruit trees.

363 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:55:23pm

Good evening y'all - hope everyone's doing ok tonight!

364 Shiplord Kirel  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:55:52pm

re: #306 Macker

Why do you think it was known as The Hitler Channel for so many years?

During the World War 2 fiftieth anniversary period in the early 90s, A&E ran so many WW2 documentaries that a friend of mine starting calling it the "Arms and Explosives channel."

365 jorline  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:56:44pm

re: #353 ~Fianna

I came late to the party tonight...welcome Fianna.

I left you a little something in your karma basket...use the dings wisely, red ink counts here.

366 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:57:12pm

re: #361 Gus 802

No approval is required for Operational Test Launches such as this. Last year several Minuteman IIIs were launched from Vandenberg as part of ongoing testing.


Really? That's not such a great idea in my book. I think the POTUS should authorize the testing of these "unarmed" MRV'd missiles. Just to keep some idjit from "test launching" an armed one!

367 Ayeless in Ghazi  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:57:33pm

Harry's Place has a piece on Kim Jong Il's contribution to 'literature'.

[Link: www.hurryupharry.org...]

368 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:57:35pm

He could take part in a launch scenario however since it involves the testing of an actual launch vehicle.

A scenario example in a 2008 test launch:

The Offutt airmen entered the preparatory commands and executed the launch command/key-turn procedures during the countdown from onboard a Navy E-6B aircraft to test the airborne command post role in launching the Minuteman missile in case something happens to the missile’s ground-based launch control center. The Air Force conducts these Minuteman III flights several times each year—the most recent test in August—and periodically tests the airborne element.

[Link: www.airforce-magazine.com...]

369 ~Fianna  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:57:53pm

re: #355 JacksonTn

Fianna ... I respect your opinion ... but imo she will never be president ... and if the republicans run her ... it will end up bad ... again ... just my opinion ...

Why do you say that? Certainly on paper she's definitely qualified.

I'm not impressed with what I see coming down the pike for the Republicans in 2012. Huntsman in 2016 would be an appealing candidate as well. Romney's the best of the currently line-up for '12, though, and I'm afraid that he's going to be squashed in the primary because so many of the moderate Republicans have left the party and the extreme-right base will have an issue with his faith.

370 Racer X  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:58:18pm

re: #360 Ojoe

Rocket contrail. Vandenburg shots make these sometimes.

Nice! I used to love seeing those when I was a kid.

371 jorline  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:58:25pm

re: #363 realwest

Good evening y'all - hope everyone's doing ok tonight!

Hey RW...good to see you. How's Mom?

372 Ojoe  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:58:29pm

re: #353 ~Fianna

I always kill ticks.

Me, a peace-and-love hippie.

373 Dancing along the light of day  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:58:34pm

re: #360 Ojoe

And that is a spectacular one! I haven't seen one with that much color before! THank you!

374 Spare O'Lake  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:58:34pm

re: #365 jorline

I came late to the party tonight...welcome Fianna.

I left you a little something in your karma basket...use the dings wisely, red ink counts here.

?

375 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:58:42pm

re: #345 EmmmieG

When we lived in Texas, we had some friends who had to move away because they discovered that she was allergic to fire ants. Two bites put her in the hospital.

She never got to three. They moved.

My wife is like that. She stepped into a mound while getting into the car recently and had to cancel a trip - I was taking her to the airport. She was very much in trouble for several days, 10-12 bites. I think there is probably a solution for this infestation in the States, but no one will ever take the steps to do it. Think Silent Spring.

376 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:58:58pm

re: #366 realwest

Really? That's not such a great idea in my book. I think the POTUS should authorize the testing of these "unarmed" MRV'd missiles. Just to keep some idjit from "test launching" an armed one!

I doubt it. This is all pre-planned, pre-scheduled and pre-approved. However, I'm open to any reference you might find.

377 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:59:00pm

re: #367 Jimmah

Harry's Place has a piece on Kim Jong Il's contribution to 'literature'.

[Link: www.hurryupharry.org...]

Dear Prayboi,
I never think I lite to you, but I so ronery!

/

378 Racer X  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:59:04pm

Everybody straighten up - Realwest is here.

379 pink freud  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:59:12pm

re: #335 The Shadow Do

Every week I go out on ant patrol. I find, inevitably, two or more of their bunkers. I attack them mercilessly with the equivalent of ant napalm. And then they are back...
I had just treated an infestation just off my back patio a couple of days ago, but they were back! I tracked them on my hands and knees. They had insinuated their nasty selves into a break in the expansion board between the foundation and the patio - no mound to be seen. Sneaky bastids.

But I tracked them, I did. I tracked them to their homes and then I laid waste to them with....ANT DESTROYER!

DIE! DIE! DIE!

Gotta love a single minded, determined man.

380 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:59:46pm

re: #353 ~Fianna
Hello Fianna - welcome aboard LGF! I followed my friend jorline's lead in his # 365 - but not to start you off right, but because I thought your comment was
pretty funny!

381 Ojoe  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:59:48pm

re: #370 Racer X

They show up well in San Luis Obispo, California where I went to college; it is not far north of Vandenburg AFB.

382 Wendya  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 8:59:53pm

re: #355 JacksonTn

Fianna ... I respect your opinion ... but imo she will never be president ... and if the republicans run her ... it will end up bad ... again ... just my opinion ...

She's the only reason Obama didn't have a complete electoral blow out last year.

383 avanti  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:00:03pm

re: #361 Gus 802

No approval is required for Operational Test Launches such as this. Last year several Minuteman IIIs were launched from Vandenberg as part of ongoing testing.

If you are saying the POTUS was unaware we were testing a ICBM in the north Pacific I'd respectful disagree. The POTUS might not have to sign off on it, but unlikely he was not informed with the recent unpleasantness with the Norks missile tests.

384 ~Fianna  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:00:13pm

re: #372 Ojoe

I always kill ticks.

Me, a peace-and-love hippie.

I try to get along with anything that gets along with me.

If it bites, carries disease and especially if it's poisonous, I'm a walk-softly/big-stick kinda girl.

385 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:00:16pm

re: #365 jorline
Hello jorline! How are you doing tonight?

386 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:00:32pm

re: #354 OldLineTexan

I hate it when possums nest in the bed.

/

Play dead, don't they...

387 Racer X  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:00:33pm

re: #377 OldLineTexan

Dear Penthouse,

You no gonna bereve this, but i hafta tell you dis story...

388 VioletTiger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:00:33pm

re: #375 The Shadow Do

My wife is like that. She stepped into a mound while getting into the car recently and had to cancel a trip - I was taking her to the airport. She was very much in trouble for several days, 10-12 bites. I think there is probably a solution for this infestation in the States, but no one will ever take the steps to do it. Think Silent Spring.

That's why bed bugs have made such a come back as well.

389 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:00:37pm

re: #383 avanti

If you are saying the POTUS was unaware we were testing a ICBM in the north Pacific I'd respectful disagree. The POTUS might not have to sign off on it, but unlikely he was not informed with the recent unpleasantness with the Norks missile tests.

I didn't say he didn't know.

390 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:00:42pm

re: #363 realwest

Good evening y'all - hope everyone's doing ok tonight!

Hello, RW! How's your life today?

391 avanti  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:00:57pm

re: #366 realwest

Really? That's not such a great idea in my book. I think the POTUS should authorize the testing of these "unarmed" MRV'd missiles. Just to keep some idjit from "test launching" an armed one!

I'd love a link, that seems odd to me.

392 JacksonTn  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:01:03pm

Billy Preston ... friends ... sometimes you don't really know them ...

I am so tired ... of being around being who don't know their ass from a hole in the ground .... hey ... he says it not me ...

393 JacksonTn  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:01:35pm

re: #382 Wendya

She's the only reason Obama didn't have a complete electoral blow out last year.

W ... what do you mean ...

394 Ayeless in Ghazi  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:02:23pm

Def Con One, by Pop Will Eat Itself

395 avanti  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:02:30pm

re: #389 Gus 802

I didn't say he didn't know.

OK, then he knew, and let her rip, good one and the timing is fortunate.

396 ~Fianna  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:02:31pm

re: #380 realwest

Thanks to everyone. I'm sure sooner or later those dings will come in handy. :)

397 sngnsgt  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:02:52pm

re: #351 The Shadow Do

Had no choice.

I'm just pulling your chain. In our household with 3 brothers, Mom and Dad always told us not to sleep on the couch, you know the hand in warm water trick when someone is sleeping?

It works.

398 capitalist piglet  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:03:05pm

Real bing search results:


Obama 'deeply concerned' about ouster of Honduran president

President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the United States was deeply concerned by an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan

Obama 'deeply concerned' over Gaza

Obama 'Deeply Concerned' About Hurricane Gustav

President Obama is deeply concerned by the reported sentencing of the two American citizen journalists by North Korean authorities

U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday said he was deeply concerned about the North American automobile industry

And on and on...this guy must be a basket case by now!

399 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:03:28pm

re: #376 Gus 802
Hey Gus! I didn't say he HAD to (so no reference) I said he should!

400 JohnAdams  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:03:29pm

NKO is a China client state and China receives virtually no pressure for it. The world has apparently ad hoc given China the counter-balance Superpower status it has long wanted as a counter to the US. China could crush the NKO regime in a weekend.

401 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:04:11pm

re: #378 Racer X

Everybody straighten up - Realwest is here.

Damn Straight! LOL! How are ya Racer X?

402 Ayeless in Ghazi  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:04:31pm

re: #377 OldLineTexan

Dear Prayboi,
I never think I lite to you, but I so ronery!

/

"....I increase the Party’s Fighting Efficiency and Bring about a Fresh Turn in the Building of Socialism, but still the women never notice me"

403 VioletTiger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:04:51pm

re: #398 capitalist piglet

Real bing search results:


And on and on...this guy must be a basket case by now!

Deeply concerned = Present

404 JacksonTn  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:04:53pm

re: #398 capitalist piglet

CapPig ... I have not tried Bing yet ... is that where this is from? ... how do you like it? ... Bing I mean ...

405 Wendya  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:04:59pm

re: #375 The Shadow Do

I think there is probably a solution for this infestation in the States, but no one will ever take the steps to do it. Think Silent Spring.

It's the responsibility of property owners to wipe out every single nest they find. If my neighbor has fire ant mounds and refuses to treat them, you can bet I'm going to be making some late night trips to his yard to keep them from spreading to everyone's yards.

406 jorline  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:05:03pm

re: #374 Spare O'Lake

407 Macker  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:05:17pm

re: #364 Shiplord Kirel

During the World War 2 fiftieth anniversary period in the early 90s, A&E ran so many WW2 documentaries that a friend of mine starting calling it the "Arms and Explosives channel."

10,000 updings!

408 avanti  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:05:24pm

re: #398 capitalist piglet

Real bing search results:

And on and on...this guy must be a basket case by now!

Diplomatic speak, like "frank discussions" translation: "We had a pissing contest and got nowhere."

409 Mich-again  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:05:51pm

Portland Indymedia: Statement on Anti-Semites and their Collaborators

Recent events have highlighted the fact that anti-Semitic organizers in Portland, Oregon are relying on "Leftist" spaces and groups to tolerate their efforts and ideology. On Wednesday, June 10, Valdas Anelauskas, a self-described "white separatist" who is involved with Holocaust-denial circles, gave a presentation to a group of sympathizers in Portland, Oregon.

And then digging deeper you get to this site ..Killtown's Secret Archive

By making its anti-Semitism explicit, and by organizing in association with racists, fascists and Holocaust-deniers, the Portland 9/11 Truth Alliance has shown its true colors. It has cleared up any confusion in anti-fascist ranks about how we should consider the organization.

It sounds vaguely familiar to a storyline here a while back. I wonder how many degrees of separation there are between these people and Jean-Marie Le Pen.

410 jorline  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:05:54pm

re: #385 realwest

Hello jorline! How are you doing tonight?

I'm well and you?

411 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:06:07pm

re: #400 JohnAdams
Well, I'm not so sure it could do it in a weekend, but your point is well taken. Now if we could only somehow, someway, to get China aboard the Kyoto Express.........while we waive bye-bye from the station!

412 MandyManners  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:06:28pm

re: #386 The Shadow Do

Play dead, don't they...

There's a Peg Bundy joke in there somewhere.

413 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:07:39pm

re: #402 Jimmah Hi Jimmah!
Uh, don't y'all think he probably reads old Penthouse letters, not Playboy? (is Penthouse even published anymore?)!

414 jorline  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:08:00pm

re: #374 Spare O'Lake

415 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:08:35pm

re: #409 Mich-again

They're from Eugene? Seriously? I've always thought of the two college towns--Corvallis and Eugene--as being really far hippie-left.

416 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:08:55pm

re: #413 realwest

Hi Jimmah!
Uh, don't y'all think he probably reads old Penthouse letters, not Playboy? (is Penthouse even published anymore?)!

I don't know, and I don't care.

417 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:08:56pm

Yemeni airline crashes in Indian ocean

An airliner with 150 people on board belonging to Yemeni state carrier Yemenia crashed into choppy seas as it came in to land on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros on Tuesday, officials said.
418 Wendya  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:09:00pm

re: #393 JacksonTn

W ... what do you mean ...

McCain was such a weak and uninspiring candidate. He didn't fire up the party. Palin, on the other hand, ignited a lot of people.

419 jorline  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:09:10pm

re: #414 jorline

OK...what the hell is going on with these replies to SOL?

420 Racer X  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:09:40pm
421 JohnAdams  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:09:45pm

re: #411 realwest

Well, I'm not so sure it could do it in a weekend, but your point is well taken. Now if we could only somehow, someway, to get China aboard the Kyoto Express.........while we waive bye-bye from the station!

China is huge, well-positioned, and doesn't have to answer to any polls much less actual elections. They hold a gazillion sheets of our paper. Those guys have 4,000 years of history behind them and not a care in the world. Y'all do the math.

422 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:09:56pm

re: #410 jorline
I'm tired, but otherwise ok, thanks!
Is that Ambien still working out for you?

423 Racer X  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:10:24pm

re: #401 realwest

Damn Straight! LOL! How are ya Racer X?

I'm doin great, hope you and your mom are doing well!

424 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:11:03pm

re: #395 avanti

OK, then he knew, and let her rip, good one and the timing is fortunate.

It is. They mention that these launches also play a role in deterrence. This launch was delayed from May 11, 2009.

425 Mich-again  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:11:03pm

re: #415 EmmmieG

They're from Eugene? Seriously? I've always thought of the two college towns--Corvallis and Eugene--as being really far hippie-left.

The far left eventually meets the far right.

426 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:11:44pm

re: #416 Dark_Falcon

I don't know, and I don't care.

Yeah, me either. Just sorta, you know, wondering!

427 Racer X  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:12:01pm
428 jorline  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:12:28pm

re: #422 realwest

I'm tired, but otherwise ok, thanks!
Is that Ambien still working out for you?

Yep...taking it in about 10 minute.

You've given me a lot of good advise RW, but the Ambian was the best.

429 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:13:31pm

re: #427 Racer X

More pics from Vandenberg

Chemtrails!

/

430 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:13:53pm

re: #397 sngnsgt

I'm just pulling your chain. In our household with 3 brothers, Mom and Dad always told us not to sleep on the couch, you know the hand in warm water trick when someone is sleeping?

It works.

As does shaving cream in the palm

431 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:13:58pm

re: #416 Dark_Falcon

I don't know, and I don't care.

A boy can't open a knife or fire a gun missile with his Dong in his hand!

/midnight basketball

432 Ayeless in Ghazi  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:13:59pm

re: #413 realwest

Hi realwest. I have no idea, but I daresay the scary truth is that as supreme leader he will probably have a steady supply of women. Poor things.

433 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:14:37pm

re: #426 realwest

Yeah, me either. Just sorta, you know, wondering!

No problem. Apropos of nothing, I finally had the big sales day I needed today. All I need is good solid production tomorrow and I'll have made my quota. Today was a very good day. Stressful, but good.

434 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:14:39pm

re: #428 jorline

Yep...taking it in about 10 minute.

You've given me a lot of good advise RW, but the Ambian was the best.

Keeps him sleep-driving all night!

/

435 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:14:41pm

re: #405 Wendya
Not that we have any in the SouthWest Piedmont of N.C. (that I know of) but for future reference, what do y'all use to wipe out the nests?

436 VioletTiger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:14:42pm

re: #425 Mich-again

The far left eventually meets the far right.

Well yes, The Crazy is a circle, afterall.

437 Racer X  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:14:45pm
438 jorline  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:15:07pm

re: #422 realwest

I'm tired, but otherwise ok, thanks!
Is that Ambien still working out for you?

When you get a chance, read my #246...that'll get your blood boiling tonight.

439 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:15:12pm

re: #379 pink freud

Gotta love a single minded, determined man.

I am a street fighting man.

440 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:16:16pm

re: #421 JohnAdams
Well to be honest with you I don't do well in Math, but my comment was directed more to Kyoto.
Sigh.

441 jorline  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:16:41pm

re: #434 OldLineTexan

Keeps him sleep-driving all night!

/

lmao

442 legalpad  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:16:58pm

re: #413 realwest

Hi Jimmah!
Uh, don't y'all think he probably reads old Penthouse letters, not Playboy? (is Penthouse even published anymore?)!

I think with the advent of internet porn, people really do read the articles in Playboy/Penthouse now.

443 SasquatchOnSteroids  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:17:01pm

re: #439 The Shadow Do

I am a street fighting man.

I'm a blubber, not a fighter.

/so the scale says

444 SasquatchOnSteroids  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:18:02pm

re: #442 legalpad

I think with the advent of internet porn, people really do read the articles in Playboy/Penthouse now.

heh, maybe so.

445 Killgore Trout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:18:03pm

re: #409 Mich-again

Portland Indymedia: Statement on Anti-Semites and their Collaborators

It sounds vaguely familiar to a storyline here a while back. I wonder how many degrees of separation there are between these people and Jean-Marie Le Pen.

Very interesting. It wasn't that long ago that the Truthers and Paulians here in Portland were aligned with the far left/Code Pink/anti-war crowd.....
Code Pink Portland Tea Party Tea in the River For Mr Bush (2007)

Now that they're aligned with the right the lefties are turning on them. Kudos.

446 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:18:52pm

re: #405 Wendya

It's the responsibility of property owners to wipe out every single nest they find. If my neighbor has fire ant mounds and refuses to treat them, you can bet I'm going to be making some late night trips to his yard to keep them from spreading to everyone's yards.

It becomes a question of whether to put the Ant Destroyer on the mounds or the neighbor!

447 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:20:06pm

re: #412 MandyManners

There's a Peg Bundy joke in there somewhere.

My wife's nails are perfect...

448 ShanghaiEd  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:20:09pm

re: #369 ~Fianna

Welcome, Fianna!

Speaking of Romney, did you see this recent quote from Rich Lowry at NRO?

First Ensign, then the "Crying in Argentina" press conference. If Republicans want a presidential candidate who lives clean and whose family hasn't been involved in tabloid scandals, it might soon be Mitt Romney by process of elimination.

I think he overstates, but has a basic point. Some pundits added Pawlenty to the "squeaky clean" list. I would add Jindal too, but his fundamentalist religion (exorcism) and speaking persona work against him, I think.

What do you guys think about Lowry's "Romney by elimination" theory?

449 jvic  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:21:30pm

1. I'm sure the test has been scheduled for some time, but maybe a deliberate effort was made to get it into the news.

2. Are our existing ICBMs adequate/retrofitable to deter the emerging Chinese threat (and maybe other threats), or do we need a new missile?

3. OT: Barbara Boxer is pathetic.

Boxer, the U.S. Senator, Chides Brigadier General for Calling Her 'Ma'am'

I'd like to call her a few things, but they wouldn't make it past the obscene/abusive barrier. I mean, helloooo, liberal Democrats have wrecked the incredibly rich state of California, and here she is, high and mighty...

450 Ayeless in Ghazi  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:21:52pm

Well, that's my bedtime. Can you believe I had a dream about working for the Cato Institute last night? I hope I have better luck tonight, because that was just boring.

Nite folks:)

451 OldLineTexan  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:21:54pm

I did not know the Pope was a fundamentalist.

452 JacksonTn  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:22:11pm

re: #448 ShanghaiEd

Welcome, Fianna!

Speaking of Romney, did you see this recent quote from Rich Lowry at NRO?

I think he overstates, but has a basic point. Some pundits added Pawlenty to the "squeaky clean" list. I would add Jindal too, but his fundamentalist religion (exorcism) and speaking persona work against him, I think.

What do you guys think about Lowry's "Romney by elimination" theory?

SE ... I think that if any person says one friggin thing about a candidates religion ... unless it involves biting the head off of chickens ... needs to STFU ... after what we have in the White House now ...

453 Killgore Trout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:22:23pm

re: #445 Killgore Trout

See also: Portland Tea Party 2008

454 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:22:45pm

Then there is this classic missile incident.

Nuns preparing for long prison sentences Vandalized missile silo to protest plan to attack Iraq

Three Roman Catholic nuns facing possible eight-year prison terms for pounding on a missile silo with hammers and smearing it with their own blood are spending their final weeks of freedom thanking supporters before a court decides their sentences.
455 Spare O'Lake  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:22:46pm

re: #416 Dark_Falcon

I don't know, and I don't care.

Me neither. Nowadays it's easy to be blasé about Penthouse with unlimited free access to such on the net. But back in the day, quite a few found it a lot harder not to care.

456 Macker  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:22:52pm

re: #449 jvic

Which is why [Deleted] is so popular.

457 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:22:58pm

re: #448 ShanghaiEd

Welcome, Fianna!

Speaking of Romney, did you see this recent quote from Rich Lowry at NRO?


I think he overstates, but has a basic point. Some pundits added Pawlenty to the "squeaky clean" list. I would add Jindal too, but his fundamentalist religion (exorcism) and speaking persona work against him, I think.

What do you guys think about Lowry's "Romney by elimination" theory?

Probly right

458 Shiplord Kirel  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:23:15pm

The one really monumental triumph of Nazi-era technology, the V-2 rocket is badly tainted by the atrocities associated with its production and deployment.
It has been said that one slave worker died for every V-2 completed and that more people were killed making it than were killed by it.

Still, it was quite a remarkable device; a true ballistic missile, the first human made object to reach into space, and the direct ancestor of the Saturn rockets that put men on the Moon.

British historian Bill Gunston had perhaps the best summary of this phenomenal leap forward:

"(V-2 was) not merely ahead of all other missiles but father out in front than any single weapon has ever been in all history....
....probably the most futuristic weapon in history in that in structure, aerodynamics, propulsion, guidance, troop deployment, logistics, and the problems posed to the defense, it reached out into totally uncharted regions and found workable answers. This is not to suggest that it was cost/effective or even of real value to Nazi German. It did not stave off that country's defeat; by diverting resources it may even have hastened it. But it was the outstanding example of a weapon to which there was absolutely no answer."
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Rockets and Missiles, 1977


It is only in the 21st century that we have deployed systems that would have been capable of intercepting the V-2. At the time, it might as well have been a thunderbolt from on high.

459 JohnAdams  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:23:47pm

re: #448 ShanghaiEd

Welcome, Fianna!

Speaking of Romney, did you see this recent quote from Rich Lowry at NRO?

I think he overstates, but has a basic point. Some pundits added Pawlenty to the "squeaky clean" list. I would add Jindal too, but his fundamentalist religion (exorcism) and speaking persona work against him, I think.

What do you guys think about Lowry's "Romney by elimination" theory?

Shoot, there are untold atrocities happening from this administration every day. Any opposition "leaders" should be speaking from the rooftops. The only people I'm hearing are Rush, Newt, and certain unknown commenters from WSJ and Pajamas Media.

460 BatGuano  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:23:53pm

re: #448 ShanghaiEd

Could be. I can think of no one else. I wouldn't rule out Jindal because of his so -called "fundamentalism".

461 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:24:02pm

re: #428 jorline
and
re: #438 jorline
Well I don't know about giving you a lot of good advice, but I'm happy the Ambien one worked out well for you.
As to your #246 - hasn't got my blood boiling - yet. There are so many legal issues surrounding the idea of reparations (e.g., and NOT exhaustive, should the descendents of Union Soldiers have to pay reparations? What about the descendants of any Americans who came to America after the Civil war and slavery had been ended? And shouldn't the Black African's who captured the slaves and SOLD them to the White Men who took 'em to the US also have to pay reparations?).
That those who semi-supported the idea of reparations did so didn't surprise me - given who they are.

462 Spare O'Lake  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:24:34pm

re: #442 legalpad

I think with the advent of internet porn, people really do read the articles in Playboy/Penthouse now.

What are these articles of which you speak?

463 Macker  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:26:14pm

re: #461 realwest

And weren't some of those black Africans who sold their fellows into slavery...Muslim?

464 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:26:32pm

re: #442 legalpad

I think with the advent of internet porn, people really do read the articles in Playboy/Penthouse now.

ROFL! Well ya know, waaay back in the day, before there were home computers and the internet (yes, I AM that old) I did read Playboy (never liked Penthouse very much) for the articles and the cartoons..........after, ah, perusing the other material Playboy offered!

465 Mich-again  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:26:44pm

re: #445 Killgore Trout

Now that they're aligned with the right the lefties are turning on them. Kudos.

They aren't admonishing the Truthers just for being Truthers. What the statement said is that because the Truthers have decided to hang out with Holocaust deniers, they went too far.

466 legalpad  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:27:23pm

re: #462 Spare O'Lake

What are these articles of which you speak?

lol - camouflage

467 Killgore Trout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:28:44pm

re: #465 Mich-again

The Truthers have always been antisemites no matter who they hang out with.

468 freetoken  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:29:00pm

re: #448 ShanghaiEd


What do you guys think about Lowry's "Romney by elimination" theory?

Lowry's speculation is probably as good as anyone elses', and maybe better than most.

Still, I remind everyone of the obeisance that Romney had to do with the SoCons by visiting Texas and giving that speech on Why-My-Mormonism-Doesn't-Matter.

469 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:29:08pm

re: #461 realwest

and
re: #438 jorline
Well I don't know about giving you a lot of good advice, but I'm happy the Ambien one worked out well for you.
As to your #246 - hasn't got my blood boiling - yet. There are so many legal issues surrounding the idea of reparations (e.g., and NOT exhaustive, should the descendents of Union Soldiers have to pay reparations? What about the descendants of any Americans who came to America after the Civil war and slavery had been ended? And shouldn't the Black African's who captured the slaves and SOLD them to the White Men who took 'em to the US also have to pay reparations?).
That those who semi-supported the idea of reparations did so didn't surprise me - given who they are.

Or; what about families like mine, who've been involved in the abolitionist movement since the beginning, who's ancestors had homes on the underground railroad.

470 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:30:20pm

re: #467 Killgore Trout

The Truthers have always been antisemites no matter who they hang out with.

Quite Concur.

471 Neutral President  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:30:32pm

re: #465 Mich-again

They aren't admonishing the Truthers just for being Truthers. What the statement said is that because the Truthers have decided to hang out with Holocaust deniers, they went too far.

The majority of Troofers themselves are and always were antisemities.

472 laZardo  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:31:00pm

re: #469 jcm

Or families like mine, who fought in the Philippine Revolution only to end up "pacified" when the Americans came in.

/aaaaaaaaaaand good morning to all'ye!

473 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:31:23pm

re: #454 jcm Hi jcm! Hope you're doing well tonight!
WTH - they were beating on the silo doors with HAMMERS! Aside from the futility of the action, just how the hell did they get to those silos in the first place!

474 ShanghaiEd  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:32:28pm

re: #451 OldLineTexan

I did not know the Pope was a fundamentalist.

Good point. It's my understanding that exorcisms in the Catholic church are the province of a relatively few, specially trained priests. The exorcism Jindal wrote about participating in was during his college years, I think, and was done by himself and some other students upon an apparently unwilling coed. Not what the Pope had in mind, I don't think. Though I'm open to more info.

475 legalpad  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:32:29pm

re: #464 realwest

I actually read a series of articles with real interest back in the hmm - 60's maybe early seventies which were actually a book in parts. Its title was The Immortalist

476 jorline  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:33:11pm

Whi knew PBO was a genius.

White House announces new lighting standards

Obama said the new efficiency standards he was announcing for lamps would result in substantial savings between 2012 and 2042, saving consumers up to $4 billion annually, conserving enough energy to power every U.S. home for 10 months, reducing emissions equal to the amount produced by 166 million cars a year, and eliminating the need for as many as 14 coal-fired power plants.

The president also said he was speeding the delivery of $346 million in economic stimulus money to help improve energy efficiency in new and existing commercial buildings.

Justification for some of those stimulus $'s.
/

477 Spare O'Lake  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:33:53pm

re: #464 realwest

ROFL! Well ya know, waaay back in the day, before there were home computers and the internet (yes, I AM that old) I did read Playboy (never liked Penthouse very much) for the articles and the cartoons..........after, ah, perusing the other material Playboy offered!

Heh. I used to enjoy the Gahan Wilson cartoons in Playboy - very sardonic. And the Vargas art was very hot.
Penthouse, on the other hand, was a lot harder to justify from a literary viewpoint, but it certainly served its purpose, especially when time was of the essence.

478 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:34:10pm

re: #473 realwest

Hi jcm! Hope you're doing well tonight!
WTH - they were beating on the silo doors with HAMMERS! Aside from the futility of the action, just how the hell did they get to those silos in the first place!

Most likely the perimeter security was unwilling to apply 'shoot-to-kill' to a bunch of nuns.

479 JohnAdams  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:34:32pm

re: #469 jcm

Or; what about families like mine, who've been involved in the abolitionist movement since the beginning, who's ancestors had homes on the underground railroad.

/Excuse me, but I'm a dumbfuck American voter who just wants everything to be cool and I know for a fact that the Democrat Party liberated the slaves, because they are the only ones who support everyone but the rich old white guys who have run the US for all of its history. You must be mistaken.

480 SasquatchOnSteroids  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:35:01pm

re: #454 jcm

Then there is this classic missile incident.

Nuns preparing for long prison sentences Vandalized missile silo to protest plan to attack Iraq

Never heard of them. wow.
Habit-at for Humanity.

481 jorline  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:35:14pm

re: #476 jorline

Whi knew PBO was a genius.

White House announces new lighting standards

Justification for some of those stimulus $'s.
/

pimf...Who

482 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:35:20pm

re: #473 realwest

Hi jcm! Hope you're doing well tonight!
WTH - they were beating on the silo doors with HAMMERS! Aside from the futility of the action, just how the hell did they get to those silos in the first place!

IIRC the story, they had wire cutters snipped the fence by the time the reaction response team got there they were on the silo door whacking away with hammers. The reaction teams have "authorization" for people inside the fence, but decided to arrest the nuns put up a bit of a fight too.

483 MandyManners  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:35:26pm

re: #477 Spare O'Lake

Heh. I used to enjoy the Gahan Wilson cartoons in Playboy - very sardonic. And the Vargas art was very hot.
Penthouse, on the other hand, was a lot harder to justify from a literary viewpoint, but it certainly served its purpose, especially when time was of the essence.


Huh?

484 pat  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:35:30pm

I am a bit late to this discussion, but if anyone is under the illusion that NorKor is scared of Obama, they are misguided. NorKor could order an artillery barrage on Seoul and Obama would apologize. He lives in a world where friends are disposable and political philosophy is king. He no doubt thinks the SoKor's are capitalists ingrates, and the NorKor's simply misunderstood. Kim reads him like a book.

485 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:35:37pm

re: #463 Macker

And weren't some of those black Africans who sold their fellows into slavery...Muslim?


Well I don't know, honestly, but I do believe that I've read links put up by posters out here, that the slave trade in Africa is still going strong and it is mostly being done by Muslims.

486 DistantThunder  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:35:44pm

re: #468 freetoken

Lowry's speculation is probably as good as anyone elses', and maybe better than most.

Still, I remind everyone of the obeisance that Romney had to do with the SoCons by visiting Texas and giving that speech on Why-My-Mormonism-Doesn't-Matter.

No one has ever been able to tell me why candidates don't post an official resume of all they have done and accomplished in their lives. Can you imagine a side by side comparison between Obama and Romney? Huckabee has Mormon Derangement Syndrome - he was a keynote speaker at an anti-mormon conference held in salt lake city some years ago, but had to pretend he hardly knew anything about the faith (my faith)- all the while sabotaging Romney by conspiring with McCain.

And here we are.....

487 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:36:07pm

re: #476 jorline

Whi knew PBO was a genius.

White House announces new lighting standards

Justification for some of those stimulus $'s.
/

I'm going into the black market.

Buy lots of incandescent bulbs and sell them at a huge profit.

488 DistantThunder  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:36:40pm

re: #474 ShanghaiEd

Good point. It's my understanding that exorcisms in the Catholic church are the province of a relatively few, specially trained priests. The exorcism Jindal wrote about participating in was during his college years, I think, and was done by himself and some other students upon an apparently unwilling coed. Not what the Pope had in mind, I don't think. Though I'm open to more info.

Since when do we hold candidates accountable for what they did in college, and I'm thinking of Clinton, Obama, etc....

489 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:36:45pm

re: #485 realwest

Well I don't know, honestly, but I do believe that I've read links put up by posters out here, that the slave trade in Africa is still going strong and it is mostly being done by Muslims.

Sudan, Arab muslim on black Christian and animist.

490 JohnAdams  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:37:21pm

re: #484 pat

I am a bit late to this discussion, but if anyone is under the illusion that NorKor is scared of Obama, they are misguided. NorKor could order an artillery barrage on Seoul and Obama would apologize. He lives in a world where friends are disposable and political philosophy is king. He no doubt thinks the SoKor's are capitalists ingrates, and the NorKor's simply misunderstood. Kim reads him like a book.

The Audacity of Hope? That book?

491 DistantThunder  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:37:52pm

re: #485 realwest

Well I don't know, honestly, but I do believe that I've read links put up by posters out here, that the slave trade in Africa is still going strong and it is mostly being done by Muslims.

You mean aFRican capitalism?

492 legalpad  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:37:56pm

re: #477 Spare O'Lake

Time - of the essence - I'm thinking

493 pat  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:38:05pm

re: #472 laZardo

What you say it true. But I know many Filipinos that say the American values and the relatively light hand of governance was a blessing. What upsets many is the coddling of Marcos. He destroyed the Filipino democratic system. He was a pig.

494 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:38:20pm

re: #467 Killgore Trout

The Truthers have always been antisemites no matter who they hang out with.

Hi Killgore. I have no use for the Truthers at all, but I don't know that they were all - or even a majority of them, Anti-Semites. Why do you say that the Truthers were all antisemites?

495 jorline  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:38:37pm

Perfect picture of blissful sleep.

Good night all...see you tomorrow.

496 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:38:55pm

re: #472 laZardo

Or families like mine, who fought in the Philippine Revolution only to end up "pacified" when the Americans came in.

/aaaaaaaaaaand good morning to all'ye!

Are you pissed off?

497 jvic  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:39:05pm

re: #448 ShanghaiEd

What do you guys think about Lowry's "Romney by elimination" theory?

If he goes for it in 2012, Romney should unseat Deval Patrick and run as a sitting governor. If he wants to wait for 2016, he should unseat Patrick anyway.

I was very disappointed that he didn't run for reelection in 2006. Had he defeated the eloquent (black) Patrick in a very liberal state in the Democratic year of 2006, he would have been the natural candidate to oppose Obama--and I bet he would have won.

I was hoping Mitt would run for President from the moment he returned to MA to run for governor, but I'm put off by his caution in 2006.

498 legalpad  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:39:15pm

re: #495 jorline

night

499 jorline  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:39:36pm

re: #487 jcm

I'm going into the black market.

Buy lots of incandescent bulbs and sell them at a huge profit.

racist

500 Racer X  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:39:37pm
Can you distinguish Sinusoidal from Harmonic Motion?

This is a quick physics refresher for all my engineer
friends. This information should be passed on to
non-engineers who may wonder about these important
issues.

NSFW!

501 Shiplord Kirel  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:39:50pm

re: #487 jcm

I'm going into the black market.

Buy lots of incandescent bulbs and sell them at a huge profit.

I'm wondering if I could adapt my model plane tools and reloading equipment to manufacture bootleg light bulbs. With enough duct tape and a dremel tool, it could probably be done.

502 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:40:11pm

re: #469 jcm Of course. I did say not exhaustive my friend! But those folks on the Underground Railway belong up there with the Union Soldiers as far as I'm concerned.

503 Mich-again  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:40:21pm

re: #467 Killgore Trout

The Truthers have always been antisemites no matter who they hang out with.

It is refreshing to see a lefty site calling them out. Like I said it kind of reminds me of when Pam and Robert Spencer started chumming around with the same sort of creeps. They are working both ends of the spectrum.

504 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:40:24pm

re: #476 jorline

Whi knew PBO was a genius.

White House announces new lighting standards

Justification for some of those stimulus $'s.
/

Was just reading that. What they don't add to the equation is that it costs more to buy and manufacture CF lighting. Money equals energy which remove the energy savings gained by the consumer. Additionally, these bulbs must be disposed of properly since it's considered toxic waste. This also removes the energy savings. I would venture to guess that while those bulbs last longer the overall energy savings to society would be negligible.

505 DistantThunder  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:40:37pm

re: #483 MandyManners

Huh?

Anyone see the "Conservative Women we would like to Hate F%&^*(* "? In the latest Playboy? I think they took it down after the outcry, but it included Palin, and Malkin and I think Coulter....... got to love those liberals.....and their views on women....eh?

506 itellu3times  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:40:51pm

re: #487 jcm

I'm going into the black market.

Buy lots of incandescent bulbs and sell them at a huge profit.

Home Depot guy says they're going to start carrying LED bulbs in July. If they can put a good volume discount on those babies, foget about them white-hot filaments, ... unless you need more light on your 78 rpm turntable, of course!

507 USCMSNE  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:41:27pm

This is nothing new. The Navy's launched 120+ Tridents in the last 20 years. The Alabama did one earlier this year. The Louisiana in 2008. The Henry M Jackson did one in 2007. Much ado about nothing. Don't kid yourself into thinking Obama's finally found his testicles and has decided to use them. This is STRATCOM doing business as usual.

The only thing significant about this is that it made the front page.

508 swamprat  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:41:58pm

re: #476 jorline

Whi knew PBO was a genius.

White House announces new lighting standards


Justification for some of those stimulus $'s.
/

I expect to see news articles about how mercury is way less dangerous than previously thought....totally unrelated to BHO pandering, of course.

509 Mich-again  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:42:18pm

re: #507 USCMSNE

The only thing significant about this is that it made the front page.

Maybe because it helps the cause.

510 DistantThunder  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:42:40pm

re: #504 Gus 802

Was just reading that. What they don't add to the equation is that it costs more to buy and manufacture CF lighting. Money equals energy which remove the energy savings gained by the consumer. Additionally, these bulbs must be disposed of properly since it's considered toxic waste. This also removes the energy savings. I would venture to guess that while those bulbs last longer the overall energy savings to society would be negligible.

I found a broken bulb in my sideyard next the garbage cans. I'm sure one of the kids did it. Maybe this will be the next major class action lawsuit for poisoning....win-win-win for the trial lawyers, liberals and manufacturers.

511 pat  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:42:55pm

Heh,heh. I have weapons from my family. Revolutionary War. Civil War. Hawaiian Revolution. WWI, WWII (you could take them home then).

512 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:42:56pm

re: #506 itellu3times

Home Depot guy says they're going to start carrying LED bulbs in July. If they can put a good volume discount on those babies, foget about them white-hot filaments, ... unless you need more light on your 78 rpm turntable, of course!

My company is all over LED controllers. It's gonna' be a huge market.

513 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:43:08pm

re: #478 Dark_Falcon

Most likely the perimeter security was unwilling to apply 'shoot-to-kill' to a bunch of nuns.

Well sure, I'd agree with that, but shouldn't security have you know, stopped them without use of force BEFORE they got to the damn silos?
I mean, suppose Billy Ayers had been with them!

514 legalpad  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:44:40pm

re: #500 Racer X

You know, I used to teach Physics.

515 laZardo  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:44:46pm

re: #493 pat

Damn right he did...even worse is that there's been an upsurge in local "leftist" parties who are quick to evoke his memory whenever it suits their anti-administration purposes.

re: #496 The Shadow Do

Kinda-sorta. >_> More like uncertain as I'm also American by birth, which leaves me doubting who I'm supposed to be.

516 ShanghaiEd  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:45:00pm

re: #452 JacksonTn

SE ... I think that if any person says one friggin thing about a candidates religion ... unless it involves biting the head off of chickens ... needs to STFU ... after what we have in the White House now ...

True, I don't think religion will be at the top of most voters' priority list by the time the next election rolls around. But I do believe that the recent over-reach by some parts of the Religious Right will make it hard for candidates such as Jindal and Huckabee to do as well as they would have, otherwise.

My gut reaction is that most voters don't really hold Romney's religion against him, but that it's sort of a placeholder for other uneasiness that they can't easily narrow down.

He definitely brings a lot to the table, but I'm wondering if there's such a thing as being too "squeaky clean," combining with his wealth to make him seem a bit distanced from the riff-raff's concerns. Sort of the 2012 equivalent of not "wanting to have a beer with him." What do you think?

517 Dancing along the light of day  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:45:05pm

re: #500 Racer X

Those look painful!

518 Gus  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:45:51pm

re: #510 DistantThunder

I found a broken bulb in my sideyard next the garbage cans. I'm sure one of the kids did it. Maybe this will be the next major class action lawsuit for poisoning....win-win-win for the trial lawyers, liberals and manufacturers.

Yep. Tomorrow's toxic waste neurosis for the greenies. I'm sure if you toss one in the garbage in New Jersey they'd fine you 1000 dollars and/or jail you -- or something similar.

Then you have the frequency the CF light use and the minute "flickering" that occurs. Another class-action "Breck Girl" lawsuit in the making.

519 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:45:55pm

re: #511 pat

Heh,heh. I have weapons from my family. Revolutionary War. Civil War. Hawaiian Revolution. WWI, WWII (you could take them home then).

You've got heirloom Revolutionary War and Civil War firearms!

*green with envy*

That is sooo coool!

520 JohnAdams  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:46:07pm

re: #509 Mich-again

Maybe because it helps the cause.

Whenever the Messiah can appear tough without risking anything, he will do so for political expediency. Axelrod and Emanuel are running this show and it is all pure politics while Rome burns.

521 laZardo  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:46:52pm

re: #512 jcm

My company is all over LED controllers. It's gonna' be a huge market.



Speaking of LEDs...

/need to alter the final design a LOT so it looks less like those sciencey plasma balls...

522 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:47:16pm

re: #495 jorline
Great shot! Good night jorline - sleep well!

523 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:47:31pm

re: #513 realwest

Well sure, I'd agree with that, but shouldn't security have you know, stopped them without use of force BEFORE they got to the damn silos?
I mean, suppose Billy Ayers had been with them!

Good point and not one that I can answer. I'd agree that Base Security dropped the ball on that case.

524 DistantThunder  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:48:09pm

re: #516 ShanghaiEd

True, I don't think religion will be at the top of most voters' priority list by the time the next election rolls around. But I do believe that the recent over-reach by some parts of the Religious Right will make it hard for candidates such as Jindal and Huckabee to do as well as they would have, otherwise.

My gut reaction is that most voters don't really hold Romney's religion against him, but that it's sort of a placeholder for other uneasiness that they can't easily narrow down.

He definitely brings a lot to the table, but I'm wondering if there's such a thing as being too "squeaky clean," combining with his wealth to make him seem a bit distanced from the riff-raff's concerns. Sort of the 2012 equivalent of not "wanting to have a beer with him." What do you think?

He's analytical and formal and professional. The general public is used to slobs like Barney Frank who bit his nails and cleaned them on national tv while talking to Bill Oreilley. It was disgusting. Romney isn't a showman, like Obama who used that phoney preacher-ese language to lull his audience into submission. The electorate is so damaged by public schooling and mass media, I think Romney's image may have to morph a bit.

525 pat  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:48:46pm

re: #515 laZardo

Sheeesh. i was not aware of that. BTW, I have some beautiful Moro Bolos from the Filipino Resistance. Gifts to my family for friendship.

526 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:49:10pm

re: #513 realwest

Well sure, I'd agree with that, but shouldn't security have you know, stopped them without use of force BEFORE they got to the damn silos?
I mean, suppose Billy Ayers had been with them!

The silos are scattered around, the QRF is at the control complex or patrolling.

Unless you have a small nuke, no one is going to do any damage to a silo. They're design to take a near hit from a nuke.

527 Racer X  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:49:19pm

So, you hop in an elevator and there is a large plasma screen TV inside. Playing this.

Wait for it to load.

Really cool!

(SFW)

528 pink freud  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:50:06pm

re: #524 DistantThunder

Good post, DT.

To illustrate your point.

529 UncleSam  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:50:07pm

Why do we let ourselves get pushed around by a little two-bit psycho dictator?
What the hell has happened to us?

The Democrat party and freaks like Nancy Pelosi.
Gutless morons obsessed with personal power and total control of society.
They identify with dictators because they want to be dictators.

530 DistantThunder  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:51:13pm
531 The Shadow Do  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:51:35pm

re: #515 laZardo

Damn right he did...even worse is that there's been an upsurge in local "leftist" parties who are quick to evoke his memory whenever it suits their anti-administration purposes.

re: #496 The Shadow Do

Kinda-sorta. >_> More like uncertain as I'm also American by birth, which leaves me doubting who I'm supposed to be.

Comprende. Only you and your folks would know if the American presence was malevolent or not on balance.

532 swamprat  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:51:55pm

re: #520 JohnAdams

Potemkin village politics.
It takes a Potemkin Village to....
please complete sentence, as I'm too tired to be completely funny.

533 Karridine  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:52:35pm

re: #67 jamgarr

The Kiminator

The Rim & Kimpi Show!
Stem & Gimpy Show?

Nork & Krippi Show?

Dongle Drippi Show

NoDong Won & De-Leedah Too

/don't laugh, it only encourages me
and I got more

534 DistantThunder  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:52:50pm

re: #528 pink freud

Good post, DT.

To illustrate your point.

And Rahm pays no property taxes as reported in the chicago media? Why? Because he made himself and his wife a 5013c and their house is their headquarters. The 2-tiered system of tyrants.

535 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:53:12pm

re: #532 swamprat

Potemkin village politics.
It takes a Potemkin Village to....
please complete sentence, as I'm too tired to be completely funny.

I'm tired, too. Best I can come up with is...

It takes a Potemkin Village to raise a teleprompter.

536 Kosh's Shadow  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:53:30pm

re: #532 swamprat

Potemkin village politics.
It takes a Potemkin Village to....
please complete sentence, as I'm too tired to be completely funny.

To fake out an entire country into going socialist.

537 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:53:38pm

re: #534 DistantThunder

And Rahm pays no property taxes as reported in the chicago media? Why? Because he made himself and his wife a 5013c and their house is their headquarters. The 2-tiered system of tyrants.

Can I try that?

...yeah, I know. Don't even think about it.

538 MandyManners  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:53:40pm

re: #524 DistantThunder

He's analytical and formal and professional. The general public is used to slobs like Barney Frank who bit his nails and cleaned them on national tv while talking to Bill Oreilley. It was disgusting. Romney isn't a showman, like Obama who used that phoney preacher-ese language to lull his audience into submission. The electorate is so damaged by public schooling and mass media, I think Romney's image may have to morph a bit.

Teach him to fart in public?

539 Spare O'Lake  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:54:32pm

re: #483 MandyManners

Huh?

Playboy was artsier, what with the cartoons, the jokes, the Vargas portraits and the less explicit photography.
Penthouse was relatively hard core and thus more useful when a quick and dirty stimulus was required, in a sweaty, pimply-faced adolescent kind of way.

540 pat  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:54:53pm

If there was a fight in or for America, my family was in the midst of it. Which is a bit strange because we are a very educated bunch. But good with weapons. Fatal Instinct.

541 laZardo  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:54:58pm

re: #533 Karridine

The Rim & Kimpi Show!
Stem & Gimpy Show?

Nork & Krippi Show?

Dongle Drippi Show

NoDong Won & De-Leedah Too

/don't laugh, it only encourages me
and I got more

/when the fuck are we gonna get one of those cool dragonplanes? D:

542 Killgore Trout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:55:23pm

re: #503 Mich-again

It is refreshing to see a lefty site calling them out. Like I said it kind of reminds me of when Pam and Robert Spencer started chumming around with the same sort of creeps.


Exactly. They go where the crazy is. Sadly, it's on the right.

543 laZardo  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:55:30pm

re: #535 EmmmieG

In Soviet Russia, Teleprompter raises YOU!

544 swamprat  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:55:41pm

re: #536 Kosh's Shadow

To fake out an entire country into going socialist.


It take a socialist president to raze an economy.

545 Kosh's Shadow  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:56:07pm

re: #544 swamprat

It take a socialist president to raze an economy.

Multiple updings

546 MandyManners  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:56:12pm

re: #530 DistantThunder

Top 10 Conservative Women we'd like to Hate F%#K.

At his age, I doubt even main-lining Viagra would help Hef.

547 MandyManners  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:56:37pm

re: #539 Spare O'Lake

Playboy was artsier, what with the cartoons, the jokes, the Vargas portraits and the less explicit photography.
Penthouse was relatively hard core and thus more useful when a quick and dirty stimulus was required, in a sweaty, pimply-faced adolescent kind of way.

Oh.

548 Sharmuta  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:57:07pm

re: #542 Killgore Trout

Hey- what did you want last night?

549 Silvergirl  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:57:17pm

re: #524 DistantThunder

He's analytical and formal and professional. The general public is used to slobs like Barney Frank who bit his nails and cleaned them on national tv while talking to Bill Oreilley. It was disgusting. Romney isn't a showman, like Obama who used that phoney preacher-ese language to lull his audience into submission. The electorate is so damaged by public schooling and mass media, I think Romney's image may have to morph a bit.

Roll up his sleeves, loosen his tie, mess up his hair, shave just a little less, be photographed a few times in jeans and t-shirt.

550 legalpad  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:57:21pm

re: #547 MandyManners

Oh.

Sorry you asked

551 Silvergirl  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:59:11pm

re: #544 swamprat

It take a socialist president to raze an economy.

And we can only hope that it will take an economy to raze a socialist president.

552 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:59:26pm

re: #546 MandyManners

At his age, I doubt even main-lining Viagra would help Hef.

Well, several women have publicly said otherwise, but their testimony is suspect, as he has paid them quite well for their services.

553 ShanghaiEd  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:59:39pm

re: #524 DistantThunder

He's analytical and formal and professional. The general public is used to slobs like Barney Frank who bit his nails and cleaned them on national tv while talking to Bill Oreilley. It was disgusting. Romney isn't a showman, like Obama who used that phoney preacher-ese language to lull his audience into submission. The electorate is so damaged by public schooling and mass media, I think Romney's image may have to morph a bit.

Yep, formal and professional sure isn't the draw that it used to be. Of course Bush caught much crap for uncouth behavior, but that in itself never seemed to work against his popularity. If anything, the opposite. Maybe there's a certain attraction to a president who's "rough around the edges"? Or there used to be, at least. Perhaps people will eventually hunger for proficiency over charisma? I sure hope so.

554 laZardo  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:00:21pm

re: #524 DistantThunder

He's analytical and formal and professional. The general public is used to slobs like Barney Frank who bit his nails and cleaned them on national tv while talking to Bill Oreilley. It was disgusting. Romney isn't a showman, like Obama who used that phoney preacher-ese language to lull his audience into submission. The electorate is so damaged by public schooling and mass media, I think Romney's image may have to morph a bit.

Don't forget Paul Wolfowitz, who licked his comb before applying it to his hair.

/unfortunately, i watched that particular film.

555 JacksonTn  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:00:31pm

All this crap that is happening now … it is why experience matters … are we past the days of a person in the Oval Office having actually seen people die in war … probably … but I would like to at least think that the person who is President has some clue as to what really happens in war … people friggin die or worse … no watching on tv … no video games … crap when many of Obama’s supporters actually romanticize Che … that is just crazy … I just didn’t and still DO NOT think that Obama has one single friggin clue as to what is actually happening in the ENTIRE WORLD right now … he is being tested and IMO he thinks it can all be solved with some focus group …

Actually taxes and all the cap and trade stuff means nothing in the big picture … are we living in a dream world right now? … it seems to me we are … when does it stop? .... when? ... it seems to me we are in fast forward mode ...

556 MandyManners  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:00:43pm

Bed time. Good night, Lizards.

557 laZardo  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:00:56pm

re: #551 Silvergirl

re: #544 swamprat

RAZISTS!

/ c:

558 swamprat  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:01:31pm

It takes a Potemkin President to raze an economy.

He has enough time to learn that capitalism works. With any luck, the left will turn on him and the dems will veer right.

Hey, it could happen.

559 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:01:42pm

re: #557 laZardo

re: #544 swamprat

RAZISTS!

/ c:

LMAO!

560 pat  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:02:54pm

After reading Jennifer Flowers say it took 45 minutes to blow Clinton, one should relegate Democratic sex to an Olympic sport.

561 Spare O'Lake  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:03:26pm

re: #550 legalpad

Sorry you asked

Huh?

562 swamprat  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:04:10pm

must sleep
working tomorrow

good night all
stay safe karridine

563 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:04:33pm

re: #516 ShanghaiEd

True, I don't think religion will be at the top of most voters' priority list by the time the next election rolls around. But I do believe that the recent over-reach by some parts of the Religious Right will make it hard for candidates such as Jindal and Huckabee to do as well as they would have, otherwise.

My gut reaction is that most voters don't really hold Romney's religion against him, but that it's sort of a placeholder for other uneasiness that they can't easily narrow down.

He definitely brings a lot to the table, but I'm wondering if there's such a thing as being too "squeaky clean," combining with his wealth to make him seem a bit distanced from the riff-raff's concerns. Sort of the 2012 equivalent of not "wanting to have a beer with him." What do you think?


Hi SE! You didn't ask me, but I hope the "religious right" has little to do with elections anymore, I really do. And I agree that Romney doesn't seem the sort to be someone I'd like to sit down and have a beer with (well I would, but I get your point). The real problem with the old meme of the Rich Republicans can't possibly understand the plight of the poor, oppressed and elderly (broke, elderly, anyway) is just a myth which the MSM keeps trotting out at election time.
Some other poster - who's name I've forgotten, posted a listing (with a link) of the ten richest Congresscritters and #' 1-5 were Dems, 6,7 and 10 Republicans and #9 a Dem and heading the list - to my surprise was Nancy Pelosi! That's why I laugh when I see Ted Kennedy (with reportedly four seperate trusts, each valued at over $250 million) speaking about those poor folks. As if he has ANY IDEA at all of what life is like for the poor or the working poor. And the way the economy is going, I suspect that there will be, regrettably MORE poor folks in 2012 than there were in 2008. So yeah, I think Romney might be a turn off to them, unless he can speak specifically about real plans to reduce unemployment (the real key to our economic difficulties) and reinvigorate American enterprise and small businesses.

564 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:04:41pm

re: #560 pat

After reading Jennifer Flowers say it took 45 minutes to blow Clinton, one should relegate Democratic sex to an Olympic sport.

We can enter Ted Kennedy into the 1/4 Mile Abandoned Car Swim.

565 legalpad  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:04:56pm

re: #561 Spare O'Lake

Huh?

just the implication that it was more information than she wanted - a joke

566 Mich-again  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:05:13pm

re: #542 Killgore Trout

They go where the crazy is. Sadly, it's on the right.

There is plenty of crazy to go around. But the far left/far right whackos do tend to cluster more in the opposition party whichever it may be at the time.

567 Silvergirl  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:06:16pm

re: #563 realwest

Hi SE! You didn't ask me, but I hope the "religious right" has little to do with elections anymore, I really do. And I agree that Romney doesn't seem the sort to be someone I'd like to sit down and have a beer with (well I would, but I get your point). The real problem with the old meme of the Rich Republicans can't possibly understand the plight of the poor, oppressed and elderly (broke, elderly, anyway) is just a myth which the MSM keeps trotting out at election time.
Some other poster - who's name I've forgotten, posted a listing (with a link) of the ten richest Congresscritters and #' 1-5 were Dems, 6,7 and 10 Republicans and #9 a Dem and heading the list - to my surprise was Nancy Pelosi! That's why I laugh when I see Ted Kennedy (with reportedly four seperate trusts, each valued at over $250 million) speaking about those poor folks. As if he has ANY IDEA at all of what life is like for the poor or the working poor. And the way the economy is going, I suspect that there will be, regrettably MORE poor folks in 2012 than there were in 2008. So yeah, I think Romney might be a turn off to them, unless he can speak specifically about real plans to reduce unemployment (the real key to our economic difficulties) and reinvigorate American enterprise and small businesses.

Fortunately, that's not such a tall order for Romney.

568 reine.de.tout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:06:37pm

re: #548 Sharmuta

Hey- what did you want last night?

sheesh.
You sure you want to ask him that question that way? Here?

569 laZardo  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:09:25pm

re: #567 Silvergirl

"Like some CEO would know how to fix an economy his kind ran into the ground!"

/if it's not the Mormonism bit, they'll probably use that.

570 Mich-again  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:09:39pm

re: #560 pat

After reading Jennifer Flowers say it took 45 minutes to blow Clinton, one should relegate Democratic sex to an Olympic sport.

Please, No jokes about Hillary and the Biathlon, OK?

571 Spare O'Lake  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:11:11pm

re: #565 legalpad

just the implication that it was more information than she wanted - a joke

I too was kidding.
One good "Huh?" doesn't always deserve another, I suppose.

572 Killgore Trout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:13:15pm

re: #548 Sharmuta

Hey- what did you want last night?

I've almost finished a first draft of my hydroponics write up. I recall that you're growing basil (which does exceptionally well with this system). I was thinking of sending you and advance copy. It will really increase your crop. At least 2-3 times what you can get out of your garden. It might lift your spirits some. I'll send it in another day or two.

573 Gretchen G.Tiger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:13:27pm

Hey Night Lizards! It is pleasantly cool and clear back in Near Iowa tonite. The family is back from our trek to Mount Rushmore and the shores of Superior.

Has anyone www.pointoflaw.com...]>posted this

574 Sharmuta  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:14:10pm

re: #568 reine.de.tout

LOL

575 Silvergirl  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:14:14pm

re: #569 laZardo

"Like some CEO would know how to fix an economy his kind ran into the ground!"

/if it's not the Mormonism bit, they'll probably use that.

Yeah, too bad he'd not enough of a Teflon Man. Those two things, "his kind" and "Mormonism" are small potatoes compared to all the real objections against Obama that just would not stick.

576 laZardo  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:14:32pm

Headin to college. Bbl.

577 legalpad  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:14:42pm

re: #571 Spare O'Lake

I too was kidding.
One good "Huh?" doesn't always deserve another, I suppose.

Huh? I catch on eventually -

578 Sharmuta  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:14:44pm

re: #572 Killgore Trout

Awesome- I look forward to it. I loves me some basil.

579 jvic  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:14:49pm

re: #549 Silvergirl

Roll up his sleeves, loosen his tie, mess up his hair, shave just a little less, be photographed a few times in jeans and t-shirt.

Chop wood. Better yet, cut it with a chain saw, split it, and stack it.

Do not windsurf.

580 JacksonTn  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:15:15pm

Oh, and yeah ... I am never letting this sucker die ... even if it only shows Obama picking his teeth with a toothpick at the dinner ... I don't care how ODS it sounds ... he set the table a long long time ago ...

The Tape ...

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

581 reine.de.tout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:15:40pm

re: #574 Sharmuta

LOL

check your e-mail pls

582 Kulhwch  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:18:37pm

Sigh.  Ah, if only we had some nice orbital bombs, all in some cleverly arranged geosynchronis (okay, you spell it) orbit ...

}:) &nbnsp;   [And at least one Major Kong ... ]

583 Gretchen G.Tiger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:18:43pm

You all know this legislation Congress is passing "without reading"--the EPA stuff and the one before--I can't remember what it was about, but Pelosi had to get on an airplane to visit the Pope --so they "had" to vote on it?

Who is writing this legislation?

I ask because I seem to remember a scandal at some time in which a corporation wrote the legislation it wanted and their Congresschump got it passed.

Does anyone know if there is any research being done on this?

584 Dancing along the light of day  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:19:32pm

re: #568 reine.de.tout

LOL!
Hi Reine! How are you tonight?

585 Gretchen G.Tiger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:19:37pm

re: #573 ggt

Hey Night Lizards! It is pleasantly cool and clear back in Near Iowa tonite. The family is back from our trek to Mount Rushmore and the shores of Superior.

Has anyone posted this

Nice to know I can still mess-up a post.

Don't know what to think of Cass Sunstein --which is what the link is about.

How are you-all doing and what are we talking about?

586 Gretchen G.Tiger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:20:08pm

re: #572 Killgore Trout

I've almost finished a first draft of my hydroponics write up. I recall that you're growing basil (which does exceptionally well with this system). I was thinking of sending you and advance copy. It will really increase your crop. At least 2-3 times what you can get out of your garden. It might lift your spirits some. I'll send it in another day or two.

What about garlic?

587 Silvergirl  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:21:06pm

re: #586 ggt

What about garlic?

Do we have vampires?

588 Gretchen G.Tiger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:21:35pm

Didn't Marx say that that "Religion is the opiate of the masses"?

These days I think it is Electronics and Holllywood.

589 Gretchen G.Tiger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:21:56pm

re: #587 Silvergirl

Do we have vampires?

Never know, better to be safe than sorry!

:)

590 reine.de.tout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:21:57pm

re: #584 Floral Giraffe

LOL!
Hi Reine! How are you tonight?

Floral Giraffe, hi!
Doing fine.
It's way too late for me but I can't get sleepy.

591 reine.de.tout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:22:07pm

re: #584 Floral Giraffe

LOL!
Hi Reine! How are you tonight?

How is your tooth?

592 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:22:11pm

re: #553 ShanghaiEd
"Perhaps people will eventually hunger for proficiency over charisma? I sure hope so." Boy, ne too! But, and this is no small point, I'm afraid, the MSM VASTLY prefer charisma and that will keep us all down with charismatic candidates. Maybe someone will come along and provide both Charisma and Competence, but I'm not holding my breath.

593 reine.de.tout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:22:48pm

re: #586 ggt

What about garlic?

Garlic?
killgore can't get anywhere near garlic!

594 Sharmuta  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:23:19pm

re: #581 reine.de.tout

Thank you. I just wanted to make sure that recipe was correct.

595 leftover54  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:23:49pm

re: #21 pingjockey

I think the next time they launch a test missle we provoke the hell out of them. Use an Aegis cruiser and shoot the damn thing down.


"Excuse me ? Oh that was yours ? Well, funny thing actually, we happened to be testing one of our anti missile systems and well, it seems somehow our rocket got locked onto your rocket and....what ? Whadda ya mean ? No ! You shoulda been looking where you were ....what ? Well maybe if you weren't talking on your CELL PHONE and had your eyes on your trajectory you.....huh ? OK... screw this, I was trying to be nice here, lets see some proof of insurance buddy, hope you're paid up..."

596 Gretchen G.Tiger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:28:15pm
597 Dancing along the light of day  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:29:43pm

re: #591 reine.de.tout

No better, but no worse either.
Got an appointment on 7/8 to have it looked at.
Thank you very much for your help!

So, you are up late, tonight.
Can we help?
Or are we entertaining enough as it is?

Hope all is well with you!

598 Gretchen G.Tiger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:30:23pm

Perhaps the Norks have never seen this?. Perhaps they have and didn't take it seriously?

599 ShanghaiEd  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:30:36pm

Lo, how the mighty have fallen. Pat Boone joins the Nirthers?

600 Gretchen G.Tiger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:31:03pm

re: #593 reine.de.tout

Garlic?
killgore can't get anywhere near garlic!

Do tell!

601 Dancing along the light of day  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:31:25pm

re: #596 ggt

YOU are all Chicagoans now!

And they do SO WELL at education there.
////////////////////////////

602 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:31:27pm

re: #596 ggt Hi ggt! Say, how did she do as CEO of the Chicago School system?

603 reine.de.tout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:32:34pm

re: #597 Floral Giraffe

No better, but no worse either.
Got an appointment on 7/8 to have it looked at.
Thank you very much for your help!

So, you are up late, tonight.
Can we help?
Or are we entertaining enough as it is?

Hope all is well with you!

Well, I just realized what an idiot I am, esp when sleep-deprived.
Can't sleep,so I got the pet-odor-in-fabrics-neutralizer spray, and was walking around my house in semi-darkness, spraying my furniture. The Roi does not like these products, so I have to use them when he's out of the room. Anyhow, ended up spraying the cat who was sleeping on the furniture I was spraying, because I didn't see the cat. Cat was not happy.

604 Gretchen G.Tiger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:33:34pm

re: #602 realwest

Hi ggt! Say, how did she do as CEO of the Chicago School system?

Hey RW!

Luckily, I don't have any direct experience as I've always lived in the Suburbs. But as far as I can tell, people are still moving to the Suburbs for the schools. I think that is probably the best indicator.

605 Gretchen G.Tiger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:34:27pm

re: #603 reine.de.tout

Well, I just realized what an idiot I am, esp when sleep-deprived.
Can't sleep,so I got the pet-odor-in-fabrics-neutralizer spray, and was walking around my house in semi-darkness, spraying my furniture. The Roi does not like these products, so I have to use them when he's out of the room. Anyhow, ended up spraying the cat who was sleeping on the furniture I was spraying, because I didn't see the cat. Cat was not happy.

OMG! I just hope your Cat doesn't report you to the Authority on his home world!

:)

606 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:35:34pm

re: #599 ShanghaiEd
Pat Boone mighty? Surely you jest!
Seriously, though, I didn't know that Pat Boone was an Anti-Smite. Even though I never followed his "career" in show biz, I never knew that about him!

607 Dancing along the light of day  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:35:50pm

re: #603 reine.de.tout

Well, I just realized what an idiot I am, esp when sleep-deprived.
Can't sleep,so I got the pet-odor-in-fabrics-neutralizer spray, and was walking around my house in semi-darkness, spraying my furniture. The Roi does not like these products, so I have to use them when he's out of the room. Anyhow, ended up spraying the cat who was sleeping on the furniture I was spraying, because I didn't see the cat. Cat was not happy.

LOL! Febreeze kitteh!

608 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:37:40pm

re: #607 Floral Giraffe

LOL! Febreeze kitteh!


Yeah and now all the other kitteh's won't hang out with her cause they think she's putting on airs!

609 reine.de.tout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:37:59pm

re: #607 Floral Giraffe

LOL! Febreeze kitteh!

YEP!
febreeze it was.
I need to figure out how to do an lolcat.

610 reine.de.tout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:38:32pm

re: #608 realwest

Yeah and now all the other kitteh's won't hang out with her cause they think she's putting on airs!

Oh, har-de-har.

611 reine.de.tout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:39:12pm

re: #605 ggt

OMG! I just hope your Cat doesn't report you to the Authority on his home world!

:)

This is #3 kitty (of 4).
She's actually happy to just have a home I think (a foundling, she was).

612 capitalist piglet  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:40:05pm

re: #404 JacksonTn

CapPig ... I have not tried Bing yet ... is that where this is from? ... how do you like it? ... Bing I mean ...

I like it pretty well. I switched from Google because of the Memorial Day dis'. Google had more hits on this search, but it was more repetitive (the first page was all about Honduras on Google, but all those above I took from page one of the bing search). Could be something I'm doing, I guess...I'm kind of clueless about such things.

613 Dancing along the light of day  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:41:11pm

re: #609 reine.de.tout

I went & looked to see if there was one. Found some funnies, but not good enough to post....

614 pegcity  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:41:37pm

Yemeni Jet Carrying 153 Crashes in Indian Ocean

another airbus 330, geez remind me to try to avoid french airliners

615 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:42:32pm

Well y'all it's been fun but I gotta get some sleep.
Hope you all have a great evening/early morining and that I get the chance to see you all down the road!

Good night, all.

616 Gretchen G.Tiger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:42:32pm

re: #611 reine.de.tout

This is #3 kitty (of 4).
She's actually happy to just have a home I think (a foundling, she was).

Don't let her fool you, it's just subterfuge. She is probably the most nefarious of the bunch!

:)

617 ShanghaiEd  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:43:30pm

re: #606 realwest

Pat Boone mighty? Surely you jest!
Seriously, though, I didn't know that Pat Boone was an Anti-Smite. Even though I never followed his "career" in show biz, I never knew that about him!

Hmmm. Are Nirthers automatically anti-Semites? I didn't see anything in Boone's article about that subject...

618 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:43:49pm

re: #614 pegcity

Yemeni Jet Carrying 153 Crashes in Indian Ocean

another airbus 330, geez remind me to try to avoid french airliners

If it's not Boeing,
I'm not going.

619 reine.de.tout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:44:25pm

re: #613 Floral Giraffe

I went & looked to see if there was one. Found some funnies, but not good enough to post....

I guess I could use my own pic of my own cat.
tomorrow. I'll do it tomorrow.

620 Shiplord Kirel  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:44:50pm

re: #614 pegcity

Yemeni Jet Carrying 153 Crashes in Indian Ocean

another airbus 330, geez remind me to try to avoid french airliners

Yemeni plane crashes off Comoros, 150 on board

An airliner with 150 people on board belonging to Yemeni state carrier Yemenia crashed into choppy seas as it came in to land on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros on Tuesday, officials said.

"The plane has crashed and we still don't know exactly where. We think it's in the area of Mitsamiouli. There were 150 passengers on board," Comoros Vice-President Idi Nadhoim told Reuters from the airport at the main island's capital Moroni.

A Paris Airport spokeswoman said a Yemenia flight left Paris on Monday morning before landing in Yemen and then taking off for Moroni.

621 reine.de.tout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:45:02pm

re: #616 ggt

Don't let her fool you, it's just subterfuge. She is probably the most nefarious of the bunch!

:)

(shh, you are quite right, I've seen her sneak in a swipe at the other kittehs when she thought we weren't looking - but shh, still a secret).

622 Dancing along the light of day  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:45:13pm

re: #611 reine.de.tout


Febreeze kitty.
[Link: www.spacearchive.info...]

623 reine.de.tout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:45:57pm

re: #614 pegcity

Yemeni Jet Carrying 153 Crashes in Indian Ocean

another airbus 330, geez remind me to try to avoid french airliners

aw, damn - I hate to see it when these ariliners crash. I just hate it.
Those poor people.

624 Dancing along the light of day  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:46:17pm

re: #622 Floral Giraffe

Febreeze kitty.
[Link: www.spacearchive.info...]

BOO WRONG LINK.
Must be sleepy times.......
G'night all!

625 Sharmuta  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:46:27pm

re: #609 reine.de.tout

YEP!
febreeze it was.
I need to figure out how to do an lolcat.

lolcats are not difficult. Registering at icanhascheeseburger is easy, and the lolcat builder is very easy to use. It's lots of fun. It can suck you in if you're not careful.

626 realwest  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:47:05pm

re: #617 ShanghaiEd
Ah, glad I started to close down but didn't before you posted that. Somewhere upthread here Killgore said that Truthers were also Anti-Semites. I asked him about that and got no reply, so I assumed it was one more fact I don't know about Truthers.
Well, actually all I DO no about them is that they're crazy as loons and frankly not very bright loons, either.
But I reckon Killgore wouldn't say that if it wasn't true so Pat Boone = Turther = Anti-Semite.

Now, goodnight y'all.

627 reine.de.tout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:48:01pm

re: #624 Floral Giraffe

BOO WRONG LINK.
Must be sleepy times.......
G'night all!

g'night!

628 Gretchen G.Tiger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:48:19pm

re: #621 reine.de.tout

(shh, you are quite right, I've seen her sneak in a swipe at the other kittehs when she thought we weren't looking - but shh, still a secret).

My lips are sealed!

629 slokat  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:49:06pm

re: #624 Floral Giraffe

Good night botanical camelopard!

630 Shiplord Kirel  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:49:09pm

The Reuters story linked earlier did not mention the type of aircraft. This one from CNN does, an Airbus A-310.

A Yemeni jetliner with more than 150 people aboard has crashed in the Indian Ocean off the island nation of Comoros, aviation officials in Yemen said Tuesday.
An Airbus 310 like the one pictured has crashed while on the way to the capital of Comoros.

An Airbus 310 like the one pictured has crashed while on the way to the capital of Comoros.

The jet was en route to Moroni, the capital of Comoros, from Yemen's capital Sanaa when it crashed about an hour before reaching its destination, officials from the national airline Yemenia said. There was no immediate news of the fate of those on board.

Yemenia Flight 626 left Sanaa at 9:30 p.m. for what was expected to be a 4½-hour flight. The airline has three regular flights per week to Moroni, off the east coast of Africa about 2,900 kilometers (1,800 miles) south of Yemen.

Most of the 143 passengers aboard the Airbus A310 were Comoran, an official at Sanaa's international airport said. The aircraft also carried a crew of 11, for a total of 154 people on board.

There has been no indication of foul play behind the crash, the officials said.

The crash is the second involving an Airbus jet in a month. On June 1, an Air France Airbus A330 crashed off Brazil while en route from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paris, France. All 228 aboard are presumed dead. The cause remains under investigation

631 Sharmuta  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:49:51pm
632 JacksonTn  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:49:54pm

A few things before bed …


I have to pay my quarterly taxes tomorrow … I hate to write that check … but I am glad we can employ people …

I make the best brownies …

I still think Obama is the worst … he makes me feel not safe for my family … or my country … and he lies …

I think people who do not have a dog in the race should STFU …

I think music makes everything better …

Good Night Ya’ll …

633 ShanghaiEd  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:50:58pm

re: #626 realwest

Ah, glad I started to close down but didn't before you posted that. Somewhere upthread here Killgore said that Truthers were also Anti-Semites. I asked him about that and got no reply, so I assumed it was one more fact I don't know about Truthers.
Well, actually all I DO no about them is that they're crazy as loons and frankly not very bright loons, either.
But I reckon Killgore wouldn't say that if it wasn't true so Pat Boone = Turther = Anti-Semite.

Now, goodnight y'all.

Ah. I see what you're saying.

I did find the following info, though. Apparently Boone is anti-evolution as well. And he wrote an article defending Mel Gibson on charges of anti-Semitism, though I haven't seen the article:

...He wrote another article defending actor Mel Gibson, who is a member of an extremely conservative Catholic denomination, after the actor was recorded unleashing a vicious anti-Semitic tirade while he was being arrested for drunk driving by a police officer he believed to be Jewish (the officer, as it turned out, was a Christian). In early 2007 Boone wrote two articles claiming that the scientific theory of evolution is "absurd," "nonsensical" and a "bankrupt false religion".

Goodnight, RW! Hope to see you here again soon.

634 freetoken  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:52:17pm

re: #599 ShanghaiEd

Boone has been a big time nirther. It fits in with the rest of his ODS and his tendency towards paranoia.

635 ladycatnip  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:54:44pm

#626 realwest

But I reckon Killgore wouldn't say that if it wasn't true so Pat Boone = Turther = Anti-Semite.

That's how gossip gets started. Pat is definitely not an anti-Semite. He's attended the same church for over 30+ years that is 100% pro-Israel.

636 ShanghaiEd  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:54:49pm

re: #632 JacksonTn

Sleep well, Jackson. Thanks for the classic Cline.

637 reine.de.tout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:55:30pm

re: #631 Sharmuta

Reine's Febreeze kitteh?

YES!

638 Racer X  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:55:33pm

So my wife and I were just talking, and I said to her,
'I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug.'

She got up, unplugged the computer, and threw out my beer.
She's such a bitch.....

Good night all.

639 reine.de.tout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:57:52pm

re: #631 Sharmuta

Reine's Febreeze kitteh?

posted on my FB page.
LOL.

640 axegrinder  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:59:59pm

Two things I know. Cats are cute and they can't spell worth a damn.

641 thefarmer  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:00:38pm

OT

Just thought this was cool, Iran needs to be remebered, despite MJ and all the other...
[Link: www.tvguide.com...]

Check out this link. Bon Jovi and Iranian singer Andy have joined to sing Stand By Me both in English and Farsi.

Great song and great idea.

Pass it on!

T

642 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:02:31pm

re: #640 axegrinder

Two things I know. Cats are cute and they can't spell worth a damn.

Basement cat summons his legions....

U R DOOMD

643 Killgore Trout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:03:45pm

Kittehs Vs. Cameras!

644 Gretchen G.Tiger  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:07:13pm

re: #642 jcm

Basement cat summons his legions....

U R DOOMD

Tell me about it! (I love this one!)

645 Sharmuta  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:07:41pm
646 reine.de.tout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:07:45pm

re: #643 Killgore Trout

Kittehs Vs. Cameras!

[Video]

Looks to me like the kittehs won.
Of course.

647 Sharmuta  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:08:56pm

re: #643 Killgore Trout

LMAO!

648 Henchman Ghazi-808  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:09:11pm

re: #643 Killgore Trout

Thanks KT. I needed that.

649 SFGoth  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:09:33pm

Help! I've been adopted by a 15# tabby and I can't get up! He's so cute though. When he wants food, he walks over and licks his upper lip. If I don't move, he attacks me. I learn fast. See tongue, get food.

650 Shiplord Kirel  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:09:40pm

I haven't seen a great deal of overlap between Nirthers and Troofers but where it does exist it seems to be among really hard-core racist crazies; Stormfront, Christian Identity, that kind of thing.

I believe, and I think most Lizardoids would agree, that Nirthers aren't nearly as bad as 9-11 Troofers. The Nirthers are merely stupid and annoying, Trooferism is a disgusting outrage against human dignity.

651 reine.de.tout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:10:21pm

re: #642 jcm

Basement cat summons his legions....

U R DOOMD

That is creepy.

two of my cats are black - at night, when we try to get them inside - all we can see are the eyes, bobbing up and down as they trot up to the house.

652 reine.de.tout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:11:15pm

re: #649 SFGoth

Help! I've been adopted by a 15# tabby and I can't get up! He's so cute though. When he wants food, he walks over and licks his upper lip. If I don't move, he attacks me. I learn fast. See tongue, get food.

Cats will always talk to you, and quite clearly too, if you pay attention.

653 Sharmuta  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:11:25pm
654 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:11:46pm

re: #644 ggt

Tell me about it! (I love this one!)

ROFLMAO!

Bookmarked!

655 Sharmuta  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:12:45pm
656 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:13:01pm

re: #651 reine.de.tout

That is creepy.

two of my cats are black - at night, when we try to get them inside - all we can see are the eyes, bobbing up and down as they trot up to the house.

Our cat liked underneath a bush in the yard at night, I'd open the door and call him. I see the too points of light, blink.... blink.....

657 Henchman Ghazi-808  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:13:57pm

re: #650 Shiplord Kirel


I believe, and I think most Lizardoids would agree, that Nirthers aren't nearly as bad as 9-11 Troofers. The Nirthers are merely stupid and annoying, Trooferism is a disgusting outrage against human dignity.

Trooferism is a nirtherism cubed.

658 reine.de.tout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:14:54pm

re: #655 Sharmuta

This is a cute Basement Cat lol

LOL.
That looks like one patient cat, that's just about at the end of his patience.

659 reine.de.tout  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:15:52pm

Must try to get some sleep, before I go spray the other cats with the pet-odor-neutralizer, which I'm sure doesn't work on the actual pets.

good night all.

660 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:15:58pm

re: #650 Shiplord Kirel

I haven't seen a great deal of overlap between Nirthers and Troofers but where it does exist it seems to be among really hard-core racist crazies; Stormfront, Christian Identity, that kind of thing.

I believe, and I think most Lizardoids would agree, that Nirthers aren't nearly as bad as 9-11 Troofers. The Nirthers are merely stupid and annoying, Trooferism is a disgusting outrage against human dignity.

Quite Concur. Troofers dishonor both those who died on 9-11 and and to a lesser degree, everyone else be assuming we're all too stupid to see their Troof..

661 SFGoth  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:16:45pm

re: #652 reine.de.tout

Cats will always talk to you, and quite clearly too, if you pay attention.

Kinda like women - what they say is obvious, you just have to know what they *mean*.

663 Henchman Ghazi-808  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:17:56pm

re: #661 SFGoth

Kinda like women - what they say is obvious, you just have to know what they *mean*.

Word!

664 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:21:21pm

re: #662 ShanghaiEd

Holy smoke.

San Diego Sheriff's Dept. Raids Democratic
Fundraising Party with Helicopter, Pepper Spray

Not cool (what the police did). I'm all in favor of ruining the Dems' party but not literally.

665 jcm  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:22:36pm

re: #661 SFGoth

Kinda like women - what they say is obvious, you just have to know what they *mean*.

If I laugh my wife is going to what to know what's so funny.

Then she will KEEEL me....

I'm going to haunt you for this.....

LOL!

666 axegrinder  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:32:45pm

re: #653 Sharmuta

You're in trouble now, boy!

New meaning to the term 'pussy blocked.'

667 NY Nana  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:33:41pm

re: #635 ladycatnip


[...]In 1959 Pat Boone wrote the lyric to the theme from the movie “Exodus,” about the creation of the State of Israel. It provided him a special connection with the country, one that he has maintained. Today Boone is Christian Ambassador to Israel, leading many tours of the country for the Christian Broadcasting Network. He also possesses an Israel Cultural Award, the country’s highest award for a non native. He is spokesman for the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews “Wings of Eagles” program, allowing 300,000 Jews from iron curtain countries to resettle in Israel.[...]

As a Jew I have seen enough Jew hate in my life to recognize it when I see it, and Pat Boone has been slandered, IMHO. G-d bless him.

G'nite, all! Sweet dreams, Lizards.

668 CapitalistTool  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:39:25pm

re: #154 jaunte

Foxbat
vs.
Firefox

I read the Craig Thomas novel. The movie follows the novel quite closely. The biggest difference to me is that in the novel all of the dissidents died without knowing that Gant (played by Eastwood in the movie) got away, where in the movie one of the Jewish engineers in the hanger and the truck driver who got Gant to the base survived long enough to see Gant succeed.

I thought that change was a nice touch.

669 SFGoth  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:42:55pm

In the movie "Raid on Entebbe", in the plane when they break out into song, really chokes me up. The only people who don't take shit anymore are the ones that start it.

670 [deleted]  Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:45:10pm
671 sngnsgt  Tue, Jun 30, 2009 12:13:19am

re: #609 reine.de.tout

YEP!
febreeze it was.
I need to figure out how to do an lolcat.

How about like this?

672 Joshua Cohen  Tue, Jun 30, 2009 8:07:46am

re: #98 pegcity

also the first migs didn't use stainless steal so they rusted in the rain

Welding stainless steal is not that easy (well it was not then). And with planes expected to face fast wear and tear through use under front line ans battle conditions, it was not necessary.

673 gdalpert  Tue, Jun 30, 2009 8:52:10am

Speaking softly doesn't preclude carrying a big stick.

674 Land Shark  Tue, Jun 30, 2009 9:57:21am

Dear Dear Leader,

This is the United States Air Force sending you a little candy gram. Go ahead and fire your little Tae Dong or My Tiny Sch-long or whatever you call your bottle rockets, er, we mean missiles. Just remember ours are much bigger than yours and we've been doing this ICBM thing for a long time compared to you, rookie.

Have a nice day, shorty.

The United States Air Force

675 Cato  Tue, Jun 30, 2009 10:04:11am

Dear China,

You had a great thinker named Confucious. He once said, "Never allow in a tiger to expel a dog."

Figure out what he meant.

Yours truly,

United States

676 AZDave  Tue, Jun 30, 2009 1:06:41pm

re: #90 alegrias

* * * *
True! Like Michelle Obama's $300,000 job at a non-profit! Or promoting "green" jobs in Detroit.

Funny how that works.

She'll get the job but only if she hasn't paid her taxes for several years.

677 AZDave  Tue, Jun 30, 2009 1:10:24pm

re: #96 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

NOK parade. Those trucks look really old.

Military guys/gals? question.

Wouldn't marching like that (goose step?) hurt your feet?

After the parade, the old loon goes out and collects any loose change.

678 AZDave  Tue, Jun 30, 2009 1:20:27pm

re: #132 Lincolntf

We're barely 6 months into Obama's first term and I can already see the writing on the wall.
Homeboy is gonna be the biggest joke of a President we've ever had. Let's just hope that the damage he does will be easy to reverse.

It won't be; but we'll be rid of him and his commie buddies.

679 Clubsec  Tue, Jun 30, 2009 2:26:52pm

In a related story: Way long ago we flew the SFT-2 flight for MDO before they got big and became an ‘Agency’. The payload flight test group was out at Meck Island with the bird in the hole and some on the original test & integration, et al, got to watch the flight test on a closed video feed from Vandenburg and Kwaj. Countdown went smooth until T-15 minutes when a rain squall formed off the California coast and they had to delay the launch for local weather. OK so some time passes and they restart the count. The MRLV left the silo at Vandenburg and flew a nice trajectory. Some minutes later the PLV lifted our payload (Sensor Flight Test 2) from the silo and we got our flyby data and in our 24 hour report we had selected the correct target (an RV replica) among the counter measures. (The Boeing-Rockwell sensor did not get this on the flight they flew a year earlier BTW.)
In conversing with the ground test folks who were interpreting my telemetry data they said there was a curios incident just prior to the launch of the interceptor. As it turns out one of the ‘other reasons’ the launch didn’t go as planned was that there was a Green Peace boat off the Cal coast and the Coast Guard had to run them off because they were in the area where the first stage booster would impact. THEN … here’s the kicker. While in the blockhouse on Meck Island the cameras picked up two people walking from the shore carrying a banner headed for the silo. Their timing was amazing, but with the launch delay they were premature in their arrival to protest the event. Range security fetched them and they were turned over to the authorities. The King dealt with them by holding them naked in jail for three days.
Those two idiots owe their lives to a little weather delay. Were it not for that, they would have been killed by a combination of the booster engine heat giving them 3rd degree burns (they would have been incinerated as soon as the nozzle cleared the hole), and the acoustic energy would have turned them into arthropods.
Don’t know where these two fools are but that day they got lucky. And reading the news a decade later, I see that they've multiplied.

680 Joshua Cohen  Tue, Jun 30, 2009 5:24:33pm

re: #679 Clubsec

Interesting story!


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