After being rushed to the hospital with a torn aorta, US Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke has died tonight at the age of 69.
UPDATE at 12/13/10 7:33:30 pm:
A stunning postscript:
As he was sedated for surgery, his final words were to his Pakistani surgeon, according to family members: “You’ve got to stop this war in Afghanistan.”
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jamesfirecat Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:21:59pm |
Its a shame that this had to happen.
I haven't heard much about this guy up till now so I can only offer my condolences to all who knew him and all who cared about him.....
It comes to soon always too soon....
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NJDhockeyfan Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:22:13pm |
I just got online and saw that. Damn, too bad. I don't like reading stuff like this. RIP Mr. Holbrooke.
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PhillyPretzel Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:24:26pm |
I just saw this in The Wall Street Journal: [Link: online.wsj.com...]
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Dancing along the light of day Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:25:05pm |
Here's his Biography, interesting man.
RIP
[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]
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wee fury Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:25:15pm |
Deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Mr. Holbrooke.
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Soap_Man Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:25:39pm |
I'm at my parent's house, and the news was on in the kitchen. My dad said, "too bad. He seemed like he knew what he was doing."
That's a pretty big compliment from him, considering that he seems to think everyone who has ever served in government in any capacity is a complete idiot.
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:26:58pm |
re: #4 PhillyPretzel
I just saw this in The Wall Street Journal: [Link: online.wsj.com...]
It's a good and respectful overview of Holbrooke's life and career.
RIP, Ambassador. You will be missed.
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PhillyPretzel Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:27:59pm |
re: #9 Dark_Falcon
That is why I read The Wall Street Journal.
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b_sharp Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:28:54pm |
I don't know the man, but I can appreciate all the things he wanted to accomplish but now can't and I can share the sadness of his family through my own memories of loss.
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elizajane Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:29:12pm |
Here's a piece from the New Yorker last year:
[Link: www.newyorker.com...]
Among other interesting reminders, they speculate that if Gore had become president, Holbrooke would have been Secretary of State.
And he would not have been lecturing Katie Couric on why we invaded Iraq. Just at a guess.
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NJDhockeyfan Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:30:56pm |
re: #7 Soap_Man
I'm at my parent's house, and the news was on in the kitchen. My dad said, "too bad. He seemed like he knew what he was doing."
That's a pretty big compliment from him, considering that he seems to think everyone who has ever served in government in any capacity is a complete idiot.
Your father sounds like a wise man.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:32:19pm |
69 is very young. I am very sad for his family.
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Linden Arden Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:33:38pm |
Holbrooke had an instrumental role in the success of the Balkan conflict in the late 90s.
He was a great diplomat in my humble opinion.
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b_sharp Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:36:17pm |
Now I'm not trying to poke anyone with a stick here and I'm not trying to be disrespectful, but I've always wondered about the phrase ' rest in peace'. If you're dead, you're dead, you aren't about to get up and party, nor are you likely to have a fitful sleep death. Where the heck did that saying come from?
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Max Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:37:49pm |
By the way, it looks like there is bipartisan grief for Richard Holbrooke's death. I haven't seen a stream of nasty comments on any right or left wing blog.
Let's hope it stays that way. Richard was a man of peace.
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PhillyPretzel Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:39:21pm |
re: #18 Max D. Reinhardt
I agree but someone will say something negative. It always happens.
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reine.de.tout Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:39:26pm |
re: #16 b_sharp
Now I'm not trying to poke anyone with a stick here and I'm not trying to be disrespectful, but I've always wondered about the phrase ' rest in peace'. If you're dead, you're dead, you aren't about to get up and party, nor are you likely to have a fitful
sleepdeath. Where the heck did that saying come from?
Found inscribed in Hebrew on gravestones, in the 1st century BC graveyard of Bet Shearim. This verse speaks of the righteous person who passed away, because he could not stand the evil surrounding him. A recapture of these words read as "come and rest in peace" has been transferred to the ancient Talmudic prayers in a mixture of Hebrew and Aramaic of the 3rd century AD, and used to this day in traditional Jewish ceremonies.[5]The phrase in English was not found on tombstones before the eighth century.[6][7] It became common on the tombs of Catholics in the 18th century for whom it was a prayerful request that their soul should find peace in the afterlife. When the phrase became conventional, the absence of a reference to the soul led people to suppose that it was the physical body which was enjoined to lie peacefully in the grave.[8] This is associated with the Catholic doctrine of the particular judgment which is that the soul is parted from the body upon death but that they will be reunited on Judgment Day.[9]
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:40:35pm |
re: #16 b_sharp
Catholic
Anima eius et animae omnium fidelium defunctorum per Dei misericordiam requiescant in pace.
(translated)
May his soul and the souls of all the departed faithful by God's mercy rest in peace.
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Max Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:40:38pm |
re: #20 PhillyPretzel
I agree but someone will say something negative. It always happens.
Trolls will be trolls, but hopefully no blog drown in venom over this.
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:40:51pm |
re: #18 Max D. Reinhardt
By the way, it looks like there is bipartisan grief for Richard Holbrooke's death. I haven't seen a stream of nasty comments on any right or left wing blog.
Let's hope it stays that way. Richard was a man of peace.
Quite Concur.
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Walter L. Newton Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:41:08pm |
re: #24 Max D. Reinhardt
Trolls will be trolls, but hopefully no blog drown in venom over this.
I could start?
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:42:00pm |
re: #16 b_sharp
Kind of neat. You asked the question... errebody went lookin' for an answer.
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b_sharp Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:42:13pm |
re: #21 reine.de.tout
The phrase in English was not found on tombstones before the eighth century.[6][7] It became common on the tombs of Catholics in the 18th century for whom it was a prayerful request that their soul should find peace in the afterlife. When the phrase became conventional, the absence of a reference to the soul led people to suppose that it was the physical body which was enjoined to lie peacefully in the grave.
There it is. Thanks Rene, mystery solved.
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:42:37pm |
re: #24 Max D. Reinhardt
Trolls will be trolls, but hopefully no blog drown in venom over this.
Holbrooke wasn't a polarizing figure and he stayed on foreign issues almost entirely. I doubt any blog other than the very worst of the worst sees much venom over his death.
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PhillyPretzel Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:42:57pm |
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lawhawk Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:43:15pm |
Thoughts and prayers to the Holbrooke family and friends.
His presence in the Administration will be sorely missed.
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b_sharp Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:44:34pm |
re: #27 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Kind of neat. You asked the question... errebody went lookin' for an answer.
Really neat.
Great example of why tight communities go so far.
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Linden Arden Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:45:45pm |
RIP Ambassador.
Now my medical knowledge is low. How does one get a "torn aorta"?
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Walter L. Newton Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:47:36pm |
re: #33 Linden Arden
RIP Ambassador.
Now my medical knowledge is low. How does one get a "torn aorta"?
Weak spot on the wall of the aorta... bursts, person bleeds out, bulges out like a basketball... it killed my dad.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:50:13pm |
Aorta is 2.5 cms (about an inch) in diameter.
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Walter L. Newton Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:50:49pm |
re: #35 laZardo
That's description is due to trauma. It's not the only way an aorta can burst... like I said above... my dad had his aorta burst... sort of like an aneurism... at least that's how his doctor described it... no trauma, he was lying in bed sleeping... maybe the doctor gave us the simple laymans explanation... anyway... that's what happened to him.
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NJDhockeyfan Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:51:15pm |
re: #33 Linden Arden
RIP Ambassador.
Now my medical knowledge is low. How does one get a "torn aorta"?
High Blood Pressure causes it I think.
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Digital Display Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:52:13pm |
If we were to rate the top 10 American diplomats of all time. I'd say Franklin, Kissinger and Holbrook..Can anybody fill out the list? Cause I can't
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b_sharp Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:53:33pm |
re: #39 HoosierHoops
If we were to rate the top 10 American diplomats of all time. I'd say Franklin, Kissinger and Holbrook..Can anybody fill out the list? Cause I can't
Kissinger?
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PhillyPretzel Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:53:35pm |
I got to run. Prayers for Holbrooke's Family. Good Night to my fellow Lizards.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:54:54pm |
re: #41 b_sharp
I think we're forgetting Kissinger.
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Walter L. Newton Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:55:50pm |
re: #35 laZardo
In my dads case (and I think most cases of this) the big problem is not so much repairing the aorta (they closed his off)... it's because the blood bleeding out inside the body, it cause all sorts of pressure on other organs, smaller vessels burst, you have a lot of other bleeders... he actually bled out twice... initially and then after they repaired the aorta and gave him a massive amount of transfusions, he bled out again, mainly through the smaller vessels... they finally stabilized him, using all sorts of blood clotting agents and stuff... and he started to regain functions in the liver and the kidney.. they had induced a coma... he actually live two days, rare to even survive the initial incident... but they decided the lack of blood had given him irreversible brain damage.
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:56:13pm |
re: #43 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I think we're forgetting Kissinger.
Hoops listed Kissinger. I'd also add Richard Nixon himself to the list.
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Digital Display Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:56:41pm |
re: #41 b_sharp
Kissinger?
The Paris accords..Everybody else was marching in the streets and smoking dope...He got us out of that mess..IIRC
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CuriousLurker Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:57:08pm |
re: #28 b_sharp
There it is. Thanks Rene, mystery solved.
It's pretty much the same for us. When someone dies we say inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un (we belong to God, and to God we return)—i.e. the veil of the body is left behind and the soul returns from whence it came. Obviously it's easier for me to just say R.I.P. than to have to explain that every time. ;o)
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:57:56pm |
re: #44 Walter L. Newton
Thank you for explaining that, Walter. I'm sad that your knowledge on the matter was gained in such a painful and sad manner.
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NJDhockeyfan Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:58:15pm |
re: #45 Dark_Falcon
Hoops listed Kissinger. I'd also add Richard Nixon himself to the list.
I would add Kissinger to the list as well.
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Digital Display Mon, Dec 13, 2010 6:58:32pm |
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reine.de.tout Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:00:30pm |
re: #48 CuriousLurker
It's pretty much the same for us. When someone dies we say inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un (we belong to God, and to God we return)—i.e. the veil of the body is left behind and the soul returns from whence it came. Obviously it's easier for me to just say R.I.P. than to have to explain that every time. ;o)
I love your explanations.
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lawhawk Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:01:26pm |
re: #39 HoosierHoops
Top/most influential (in no particular order)
Ben Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Henry Kissinger
George Marshall
John Foster Dulles
Cordell Hull
John Jay
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CuriousLurker Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:06:56pm |
re: #53 reine.de.tout
I love your explanations.
And I yours. Oh, you'll like this I think:
The sufis, in particular Rumi when he was on his deathbed, told people not to be sad about his passing because he viewed his impending death as his "wedding night", when he would finally be untied with his beloved.
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prairiefire Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:07:03pm |
I am very sorry to read this. I saw an interview of he and his wife discussing their marriage. She is African American, and they were talking about respecting each other's heritage.
Prayers for his family.
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reine.de.tout Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:10:41pm |
re: #55 CuriousLurker
And I yours. Oh, you'll like this I think:
The sufis, in particular Rumi when he was on his deathbed, told people not to be sad about his passing because he viewed his impending death as his "wedding night", when he would finally be untied with his beloved.
I did like the link, very much!
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reine.de.tout Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:13:21pm |
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b_sharp Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:15:45pm |
re: #60 reine.de.tout
LOL.
Quit, now.
I hear Kissinger was quite the ladies man, even a dog you might say.
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NJDhockeyfan Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:24:05pm |
re: #61 b_sharp
I hear Kissinger was quite the ladies man, even a dog you might say.
He sounds like a fun person to be around. Lets add him to the list.
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Virginia Plain Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:24:07pm |
The articles I've seen so far didn't specify whether this was a dissection or a ruptured aneurysm. Most likely it must have been a ruptured aneurysm, if he didn't suffer any blunt trauma.
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Digital Display Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:26:14pm |
re: #61 b_sharp
I hear
KissingerFranklin was quite the ladies man, even a dog you might say.
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:29:08pm |
Well, the Worst of the Worst have indeed come through with some Holbrooke Hate. That one of the Worst being none other than Rodan, who used the Stalker Blog to post the following vile comment about Ambassador Holbrooke:
Rodan
25 | December 13, 2010 21:53The War criminal and enabler of Jihad Richard Holbrooke is dead. May he burn in Lucifer’s flame.
reply | quote
The shithead can't even hold his tongue on the day a good man dies. May your internet connection die forever, Dorkus. You're a lousy punk and Richard Holbrooke was 100 times the man you'll ever be.
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Fozzie Bear Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:29:41pm |
re: #48 CuriousLurker
It's pretty much the same for us. When someone dies we say inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un (we belong to God, and to God we return)—i.e. the veil of the body is left behind and the soul returns from whence it came. Obviously it's easier for me to just say R.I.P. than to have to explain that every time. ;o)
Reminds me of "ashes to ashes, dust to dust".
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Virginia Plain Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:30:56pm |
re: #65 Dark_Falcon
He supports the Serbians who tried to slaughter the Bosnian Muslims, right?
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Fozzie Bear Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:31:33pm |
Fuck the stalkers. They aren't worth your continued attention.
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Gus Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:32:27pm |
Cheers Dark_Falcon and reine.de.tout! Nice to know that loyalty is still alive.
;)
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b_sharp Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:32:55pm |
Good night scaly friends, I have to bugger off as our UK friends say.
See you tomorrow.
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wee fury Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:33:43pm |
re: #65 Dark_Falcon
I wish you would not have posted that DF. Not here. Not tonight.
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Charles Johnson Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:33:47pm |
A stunning postscript:
As he was sedated for surgery, his final words were to his Pakistani surgeon, according to family members: "You've got to stop this war in Afghanistan."
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rwmofo Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:35:01pm |
re: #65 Dark_Falcon
I've had a look at the place a couple times and determined there's nothing there I want to see and also feel that acknowledging them provides no benefit to anyone but them. Just a single opinion...
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:37:29pm |
Well, the Worst of the Worst have indeed come through with some Holbrooke Hate. That one of the Worst being none other than Rodan, who used the Stalker Blog to post the following vile comment about Ambassador Holbrooke:
Rodan
25 | December 13, 2010 21:53The War criminal and enabler of Jihad Richard Holbrooke is dead. May he burn in Lucifer’s flame.
reply | quote
The shithead can't even hold his tongue on the day a good man dies. May your internet connection die forever, Dorkus. You're a lousy punk and Richard Holbrooke was 100 times the man you'll ever be. re: #67 Virginia Plain
He supports the Serbians who tried to slaughter the Bosnian Muslims, right?
Correct. He thinks that Serbian war criminal "Arkan" should have been allowed to continue his murder spree since he was killing Muslims. That sort of Nazi talk is par for the course over there in the Blog of the Damned.
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MittDoesNotCompute Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:37:30pm |
re: #34 Walter L. Newton
Weak spot on the wall of the aorta... bursts, person bleeds out, bulges out like a basketball... it killed my dad.
Killed John Ritter too...
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jamesfirecat Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:37:57pm |
In a probably misguided attempt to lighten the mood (I've already said my piece about how I feel bad about Richard Holbrooke's death) I bring froth another LGF Lol-Troll cat in honor of the man who now holds 9 out of the top ten bottom comments at the moment...
[Link: jamesfirecat.deviantart.com...]
The specter of death will always be with us, but we can't allow it to extinguish laughter from our lives or else it claims us even before our bodies begin to cool....
(I hope that last bit sounded suitably wise and not just like a cheap cop out)
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:38:59pm |
re: #72 Charles
A stunning postscript:
Dedicated to the last. That is how a real man leaves this Earth.
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Fozzie Bear Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:40:17pm |
re: #72 Charles
A stunning postscript:
I hope more people listen to him in death, as he was one of the strongest voices pushing for us to end this insane misadventure.
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:41:53pm |
re: #80 Fozzie Bear
I hope more people listen to him in death, as he was one of the strongest voices pushing for us to end this insane misadventure.
Well, much of the insanity is Pakistan's. They need to help end the war by ceasing to support the Taliban.
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Virginia Plain Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:46:59pm |
On the plus side, if there is one, he is not alive to see the unraveling of American diplomacy by those leaked cables. But he didn't live to see a resolution to Afghanistan either.
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Sheila Broflovski Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:50:45pm |
re: #55 CuriousLurker
And I yours. Oh, you'll like this I think:
The sufis, in particular Rumi when he was on his deathbed, told people not to be sad about his passing because he viewed his impending death as his "wedding night", when he would finally be untied with his beloved.
When my dad passed away, I mentioned that his father had died during the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918. I said, "most parents wait for nine months to see their first-born child. My grandfather waited for 92 years."
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:51:09pm |
Obama praised him as "a true giant of American foreign policy who has made America stronger, safer, and more respected. He was a truly unique figure who will be remembered for his tireless diplomacy, love of country, and pursuit of peace."
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CuriousLurker Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:53:03pm |
re: #83 Alouette
When my dad passed away, I mentioned that his father had died during the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918. I said, "most parents wait for nine months to see their first-born child. My grandfather waited for 92 years."
That's beautiful.
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:53:12pm |
re: #83 Alouette
When my dad passed away, I mentioned that his father had died during the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918. I said, "most parents wait for nine months to see their first-born child. My grandfather waited for 92 years."
((Alouette))
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Gus Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:55:11pm |
Mmmmm. Diet Coke. Thank goodness for the Coca Cola Bottling Company.
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prairiefire Mon, Dec 13, 2010 7:57:58pm |
Mr. Hitchens does not like Kissinger:[Link: www.slate.com...]
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:02:27pm |
re: #87 Gus 802
Mmmm. Diet Coke. Thank goodness for the Coca Cola Bottling Company.
True that. And thank goodness for McDonald's for allowing a free refill of that same beverage. I save a good bit of money by refilling my soda cup before returning to work from lunch. And I work for a "EVIL CORPORATION" that sells to other "EVIL CORPORATIONS"!1 So I'm an "corporate running dog".
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CuriousLurker Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:03:54pm |
re: #66 Fozzie Bear
Reminds me of "ashes to ashes, dust to dust".
Now that you mention it, it's reminiscent of that too. Everything back to it's origin. We are stardust, we are golden, and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden...
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Dancing along the light of day Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:04:08pm |
re: #88 prairiefire
Mr. Hitchens does not like Kissinger:[Link: www.slate.com...]
Mr. Hitchins doesn't like many, besides himself....
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Varek Raith Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:04:17pm |
Holiday in Chernobyl: Ukraine to lift restrictions on disaster site
Err...
Okely dokely?
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lawhawk Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:06:58pm |
OT:
We're getting our first real snowfall here in the NYC metro area. Flurries and light snow. No significant accumulation is expected, but it's enough to make for slippery roads. Stay safe...
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SpaceJesus Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:09:33pm |
the comments at foxnews about this are predictable
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jamesfirecat Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:09:53pm |
Wow, Jon Stewart just took the GOP out to the woodshed over funding for 9/11 responder's healthcare needs....
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Varek Raith Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:11:38pm |
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:14:45pm |
And after 'mtc' recoils in shock to rodan's praising of genocidal Serbian thug "Arkan", rodan replies with this nasty turd of a post:
Rodan
99 | December 13, 2010 22:55mtc wrote:
@ Rodan:
You like Arkan, too? He was just as evil as Milosevic. Good riddance to him and to Slobbo.Arkan is one of my heroes. he killed AL-Qaeda, Hizballah and other terrorists. The [bigoted anti-Muslim slur] got what they deserved. Arkan is a Christian heron defending his people.
This was the Man Bin laden and Nasrallah feared!
reply | quote
So yes, James, Rodan glories in the murder of Muslims. That's why I keep my eye on the Stalkers. They got some horrid people over there.
I promise that my last copy post from the Stalkers tonight. I feel like I just waded through a sewer by reading that post.
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NJDhockeyfan Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:16:31pm |
re: #92 Varek Raith
Holiday in Chernobyl: Ukraine to lift restrictions on disaster site
Err...
Okely dokely?
Nothing says fabulous vacation more than a radioactive nuclear disaster site.
...Guides monitor radiation levels and "know where the people can go and where the people cannot go," he said.
Mycio said tourists should wear "something that you wouldn't mind leaving behind in case it does get dirty." But most radioactive material has sunk into the soil, and visitors receive a dose comparable to the exposure they would receive on a trans-Atlantic flight.
"The only concern I would have is if too many people come in and it becomes this nuclear Disneyland," Mycio said. "That would take away from a wildlife sanctuary (that has thrived) in the absence of people."
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jamesfirecat Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:18:09pm |
re: #98 NJDhockeyfan
Nothing says fabulous vacation more than a radioactive nuclear disaster site.
Remember kids, radioactive animal bites give you superpowers, but radioactive mists gives you organ failure!
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SanFranciscoZionist Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:18:41pm |
re: #83 Alouette
When my dad passed away, I mentioned that his father had died during the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918. I said, "most parents wait for nine months to see their first-born child. My grandfather waited for 92 years."
I'm sure he was delighted to have so long a wait, if he was not to see his son in life.
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NJDhockeyfan Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:20:20pm |
Reagan receives centennial stamp
Former President Ronald Reagan was remembered Monday with a unique birthday gift: his own postage stamp. Reagan's 100th birthday is coming up on February 6th, 2011.
The price of a President Reagan stamp has gone up over the years. The first stamp dedicated to the late president was issued at 37 cents. The new stamp will cost 44 cents, and is expected to become a forever stamp.
The stamp was revealed during a ceremony at the Reagan Library in California that was attended by former first lady Nancy Reagan. James C. Miller, a former member of Reagan's cabinet and current member of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service, also made remarks.
"With President Reagan, what you saw was what you got: humble, honest, and trustworthy," Miller said. He remembered Reagan as someone who "had extraordinary trust in the goodness and good sense of the American people" and pledged to do everything he can to make Reagan's centennial stamp a forever stamp.
The new stamp, a third dedicated to Reagan, will go on sale in February of 2011.
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SpaceJesus Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:20:47pm |
re: #97 Dark_Falcon
A heron? Is he adept at standing on one leg and plucking small fish and insects out of shallow water?
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researchok Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:23:35pm |
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:23:43pm |
re: #103 SpaceJesus
A heron? Is he adept at standing on one leg and plucking small fish and insects out of shallow water?
Arkan died a few years back. The only thing he's good for lately is burning in Hell. I'm sure you took the time to come down from space to say "Depart ye cursed, to everlasting fire!" yourself.
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Gus Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:24:28pm |
re: #104 researchok
You'd never make it in the Middle East.
Did you take you Pepto Bismol? If so. Read some of the comments here:
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
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Varek Raith Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:24:29pm |
re: #99 jamesfirecat
Remember kids, radioactive animal bites give you superpowers, but radioactive mists gives you organ failure!
"Keep your eyes on those Geiger counters, kiddies. Tick-tick-tickety means run your ass outta there."
-Three Dog
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Dancing along the light of day Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:24:52pm |
re: #97 Dark_Falcon
Ahem, you DID just wade through a sewer.
There's no better description of that place, and those minds.
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laZardo Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:25:25pm |
re: #98 NJDhockeyfan
Don't forget to hire a tour guide, particularly one with knowledge of the local "wildlife."
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NJDhockeyfan Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:28:17pm |
Shocka!
Son: 'God Hates Fags' Pastor Dad Fred Phelps 'Abusive' (Pt. 1)
Nathan Phelps is the estranged son of Fred Phelps and brother of Shirley Phelps-Roper, vocally anti-gay from the Westboro Baptist Church. Nate tells his story of leaving the church, being physically and mentally abused by Fred Phelps, and much more.
The David Pakman Show is an internationally syndicated talk radio and television program hosted by David Pakman.
See Part 2 Here:
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:29:25pm |
And for for calling Rodan on his lies, he's now calling me a "supporter of Jihad". Big promotion over a "Totalitarian Progressive".
BOOGA BOOGA!
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:30:18pm |
re: #112 Dark_Falcon
And for calling Rodan on his lies, he's now calling me a "supporter of Jihad". Big promotion over a "Totalitarian Progressive".
BOOGA BOOGA!
PIMF
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Varek Raith Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:31:57pm |
re: #112 Dark_Falcon
And for for calling Rodan on his lies, he's now calling me a "supporter of Jihad". Big promotion over a "Totalitarian Progressive".
BOOGA BOOGA!
Let the Butlerian Jihad commence!
Wait, what...?
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SpaceJesus Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:32:35pm |
re: #112 Dark_Falcon
Is that idiot really saying what happened in the Balkans wasn't ethnic cleansing or genocide?
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Dancing along the light of day Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:34:04pm |
re: #115 SpaceJesus
Genius, they're not, over there.
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engineer cat Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:34:19pm |
Arkan is a Christian heron defending his people
finally, a companion for crusader rabbit
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laZardo Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:34:26pm |
re: #112 Dark_Falcon
And for for calling Rodan on his lies, he's now calling me a "supporter of Jihad". Big promotion over a "Totalitarian Progressive".
BOOGA BOOGA!
AAAHHH~
/courage the cowardly dog reference
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Gus Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:35:07pm |
Oh boy I'm getting them all riled up again. Damn, this is getting easier by the minute.
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Varek Raith Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:36:05pm |
re: #119 Gus 802
Oh boy I'm getting them all riled up again. Damn, this is getting easier by the minute.
I know what you mean.
It helps to find an Ewok and pummel it.
:)
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Obdicut Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:36:12pm |
re: #115 SpaceJesus
Worse. He's saying that it's genocide and that was great.
Same as he said about the Spanish killing the Muslims and Jews back during the reconquista. Actually, he didn't have the balls to say it about the Jews, preferring to cravenly ignore what the Spanish did to them during that time.
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researchok Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:36:40pm |
re: #106 Gus 802
Did you take you Pepto Bismol? If so. Read some of the comments here:
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
Like the Emperor Assange, this little Napoleon wears no clothes.
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Gus Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:37:12pm |
re: #121 Varek Raith
I know what you mean.
It helps to find an Ewok and pummel it.
:)
The moral equivalency is running rather thickly over there.
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Gus Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:37:39pm |
re: #123 researchok
Like the Emperor Assange, this little Napoleon wears no clothes.
Sure is. He's got his fanboys though. Hard not to miss.
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NJDhockeyfan Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:38:34pm |
Kansas Pastor is ready to take on hate group...
Westboro Baptist Is Going To Picket Our Church — We Will Respond
By Jack Wellman
I am presently the pastor at Mulvane Brethren Church and below is a press release that I received about Fred Phelps’ Westboro Church of Topeka coming to picket our local church. They plan to picket our church this Sunday, December 19th, at the beginning of our services.
Why?
Because Mulvane, Kansas is the home of the Patriot Guard, which consists of dozens and dozens of American veterans who ride on their motorcycles and use American flags to block this church’s protests of veterans' funerals. They protest as many veterans' funerals that they possibly can, even if it’s a child of a veteran’s family who is deceased.
...
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SpaceJesus Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:38:53pm |
Hey Rodan, you drunk fuck, I know you're reading this.
You say what happened in the Balkans wasn't ethnic cleansing or genocide huh? You call it a myth? Funny. The entire House of Representatives disagrees with you. So does the Senate. Both houses passed a resolution calling it genocide, and did it virtually unanimously. Also, the sponsor of the House resolution was a Republican just so you know, you dumb piece of shit.
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researchok Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:40:06pm |
re: #125 Gus 802
Sure is. He's got his fanboys though. Hard not to miss.
When Al Jazeera is your mistress of virtue, well, that pretty much says it all.
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:41:13pm |
re: #115 SpaceJesus
Is that idiot really saying what happened in the Balkans wasn't ethnic cleansing or genocide?
Yes, he is saying that. It's the Balkans version of Holocaust Denial. I really wish you could go over there tonight and give that rancid slimeball the what-for.
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SpaceJesus Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:42:08pm |
re: #129 Dark_Falcon
Naw, they pre-screen all comments and registrations. They got sick of me owning their asses on everything from history to basic morals.
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:43:05pm |
re: #126 NJDhockeyfan
Kansas Pastor is ready to take on hate group...
Westboro Baptist Is Going To Picket Our Church — We Will Respond
By Jack Wellman
Picketing the home church of the Patriot Guard. The Phelps Klan is going to be outnumber 10-1 and hidden under a sea of red, white, and blue.
USA! USA! USA!
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Gus Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:43:56pm |
re: #128 researchok
When Al Jazeera is your mistress of virtue, well, that pretty much says it all.
Al-Jazeera hosting a party for the terrorist murderer Samir Kuntar is just like a radio station hosting G. Gordon Liddy!!11y
Fail!
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Varek Raith Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:44:34pm |
Santa's Hit Squad.
Image: 1070971-1292300612.jpg
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Spocomptonite Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:44:54pm |
re: #72 Charles
A stunning postscript:
I hope those last words of his are memorialized forever, because that right there is selflessness and dedication to the world at large to the very end.
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NJDhockeyfan Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:45:03pm |
re: #106 Gus 802
Did you take you Pepto Bismol? If so. Read some of the comments here:
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
Barrett Brown is using Al Jazeera propaganda to post talking points on LGF. Wonderful.
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SpaceJesus Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:45:26pm |
Rodan has just admitted that the entire Republican party in D.C. is paid off by the Saudis. Rodan, as somebody who votes straight R, could you mind explaining how you don't mind putting people in office who are paid off by Saudia Arabia?
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Gus Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:46:17pm |
re: #135 NJDhockeyfan
Barrett Brown is using Al Jazeera propaganda to post talking points on LGF. Wonderful.
And then some.
If it walks like a duck...
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researchok Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:46:42pm |
re: #135 NJDhockeyfan
Barrett Brown is using Al Jazeera propaganda to post talking points on LGF. Wonderful.
In 24 hours, BB has gone from respectable to idiot.
That's pretty impressive.
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NJDhockeyfan Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:48:44pm |
re: #137 Gus 802
And then some.
If it walks like a duck...
He has a few fans on here, doesn't he? I wonder if they will call him out on this or ignore it.
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Gus Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:49:41pm |
re: #139 NJDhockeyfan
He has a few fans on here, doesn't he? I wonder if they will call him out on this or ignore it.
They're ignoring it and straining to find his good points.
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jamesfirecat Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:50:20pm |
re: #139 NJDhockeyfan
He has a few fans on here, doesn't he? I wonder if they will call him out on this or ignore it.
I don't consider myself a fan before this, but I consider him an ass now for going out on a limb with nowhere near enough info to back up his claims...
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Prononymous, rogue demon hunter Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:50:33pm |
re: #13 NJDhockeyfan
Your father sounds like a wise man.
Please clarify. It is wise to think that everyone working for the government is an idiot?
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Varek Raith Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:51:22pm |
re: #143 prononymous
Please clarify. It is wise to think that everyone working for the government is an idiot?
More like,
It's wise to assume everyone is an idiot.
Similar to how no one knows how to drive.
;)
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NJDhockeyfan Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:51:56pm |
re: #141 Gus 802
They're ignoring it and straining to find his good points.
Heh. They never cease to amaze me.
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Dancing along the light of day Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:52:17pm |
re: #130 SpaceJesus
Naw, they pre-screen all comments and registrations. They got sick of me owning their asses on everything from history to basic morals.
LOL! You and Reginald whipped their sorry boonies.
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researchok Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:52:19pm |
re: #141 Gus 802
They're ignoring it and straining to find his good points.
I'm just surprised he isn't all over the Canada invasion plans.
Really.
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Varek Raith Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:53:23pm |
re: #145 Varek Raith
More like,
It's wise to assume everyone is an idiot.
Similar to how no one knows how to drive.
;)
Like this morning.
We got a dusting of snow.
I heard tires screeching and sirens all morning.
Sigh...
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jamesfirecat Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:54:02pm |
re: #149 researchok
I'm just surprised he isn't all over the Canada invasion plans.
Really.
///Hey shut up, you'll give away the plans for Defense Scheme No. 1 away to the Canucks before we can really kick things off.... besides we're not going to invade we're going to annex and liberate them form the Queen's tyrannical rule!
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:54:32pm |
re: #141 Gus 802
They're ignoring it and straining to find his good points.
Which good points are those, the creepy musings about women from countries that are "politically unstable" or the desire to hobble democratic countries striving to protect the innocent from monstrous totalitarians?
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rwmofo Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:55:21pm |
re: #112 Dark_Falcon
And for for calling Rodan on his lies, he's now calling me a "supporter of Jihad". Big promotion over a "Totalitarian Progressive".
BOOGA BOOGA!
So that's where you've been on bowling league nights.
/
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Varek Raith Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:55:35pm |
re: #152 jamesfirecat
///Hey shut up, you'll give away the plans for Defense Scheme No. 1 away to the Canucks before we can really kick things off... besides we're not going to invade we're going to annex and liberate them form the Queen's tyrannical rule!
Canadian Offensive Plan Against the US.
Bomb the Baldwin residence.
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researchok Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:56:05pm |
re: #152 jamesfirecat
///Hey shut up, you'll give away the plans for Defense Scheme No. 1 away to the Canucks before we can really kick things off... besides we're not going to invade we're going to annex and liberate them form the Queen's tyrannical rule!
Wait a few more minutes.
I predict BB will bring up the School of the Americas.
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Gus Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:56:10pm |
re: #155 Varek Raith
Canadian Offensive Plan Against the US.
Bomb the Baldwin residence.
Bomb the breweries first! Shock and ale!
//
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:56:10pm |
re: #149 researchok
I'm just surprised he isn't all over the Canada invasion plans.
Really.
He's the knucklehead who thought that "Canadian Bacon" was a documentary, eh?
///
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researchok Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:57:01pm |
re: #155 Varek Raith
Canadian Offensive Plan Against the US.
Bomb the Baldwin residence.
Pretty good plan.
They'll wait till Sean Penn is visiting.
Those Canadians are a thrifty lot.
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NJDhockeyfan Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:57:25pm |
re: #151 Varek Raith
Like this morning.
We got a dusting of snow.
I heard tires screeching and sirens all morning.
Sigh...
I shake my head every time I drive through the snow and see idiots driving their little cars like it's a nice warm dry day outside. I can't tell you how mant times I've seen them slide off the road and have that "I can't believe that happened" look on their face.
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:57:50pm |
re: #155 Varek Raith
Canadian Offensive Plan Against the US.
Bomb the Baldwin residence.
I think that these days they'd start with the Kardashians.
/Yes, I got the South Park reference.
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Gus Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:58:35pm |
re: #159 researchok
Pretty good plan.
They'll wait till Sean Penn is visiting.
Those Canadians are a thrifty lot.
Sean Penn is still in Venezuela congratulating Hugo Chavez for closing down opposition radio stations there. Sort of like Assange's buddy John Pilger.
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Varek Raith Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:58:46pm |
re: #161 NJDhockeyfan
I shake my head every time I drive through the snow and see idiots driving their little cars like it's a nice warm dry day outside. I can't tell you how mant times I've seen them slide off the road and have that "I can't believe that happened" look on their face.
Snow?
Rain?
Dense fog?
Meh, 70mph or gtfo!
/
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researchok Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:59:05pm |
re: #163 Gus 802
Sean Penn is still in Venezuela congratulating Hugo Chavez for closing down opposition radio stations there. Sort of like Assange's buddy John Pilger.
ouch
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jamesfirecat Mon, Dec 13, 2010 8:59:25pm |
re: #153 Dark_Falcon
Which good points are those, the creepy musings about women from countries that are "politically unstable" or the desire to hobble democratic countries striving to protect the innocent from monstrous totalitarians?
One way or another I only ducked in there to see what all the fuss was about.
The only dog I have in this horse is that I stand by my comments on how (this was started as a side argument) that Anonymous is clearly less evil that Co$...
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BishopX Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:00:38pm |
re: #161 NJDhockeyfan
I used to love winters in Burlington, VT. Lots of snowy days, lots of out of town students without winter tires and one really big hill with a stop light right before the top. Watching one car after another try to accelerate up an icy hill from a dead start was a blast.
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researchok Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:01:47pm |
re: #167 BishopX
I used to love winters in Burlington, VT. Lots of snowy days, lots of out of town students without winter tires and one really big hill with a stop light right before the top. Watching one car after another try to accelerate up an icy hill from a dead start was a blast.
Years ago, I visited Minneapolis for a week in February.
That cured me of any romantic notions I may have had about winter.
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:01:50pm |
Hey James, do you have any trollcats that would mock the anti-Muslim bigotry of the BotD?
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Obdicut Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:01:58pm |
re: #166 jamesfirecat
Anon is saved from evil by incoherence.
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researchok Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:02:57pm |
re: #170 Obdicut
Anon is saved from evil by incoherence.
Imagine that- stupidity on their part has become a virtue.
The whole story is insane.
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jamesfirecat Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:05:54pm |
re: #169 Dark_Falcon
Hey James, do you have any trollcats that would mock the anti-Muslim bigotry of the BotD?
Not at the moment but as the saying goes, that can be arranged since I won't be going to bed in an hour... do you have any image/style of image in mind for me to work with?
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:05:55pm |
re: #173 Gus 802
Anonymous is a false flag operation being run by the COS!!11ty
OMG!!!11 Thee Hackerz are after the conservatives!1 Head for the hills!!1 Buy survival rations!!!11
/Glenn Beck
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NJDhockeyfan Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:06:32pm |
re: #176 Dark_Falcon
OMG!!!11 Thee Hackerz are after the conservatives!1 Head for the hills!!1 Buy survival rations!!!11
/Glenn Beck
Go home and pray on it.
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rwmofo Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:06:48pm |
re: #161 NJDhockeyfan
I shake my head every time I drive through the snow and see idiots driving their little cars like it's a nice warm dry day outside. I can't tell you how mant times I've seen them slide off the road and have that "I can't believe that happened" look on their face.
I've driven in the snow in several states. The common denominator is the guy who has to go faster than everyone else because he has a 4WD - which most people in Colorado have regardless. You typically catch up to that guy a couple miles down the road. His truck is the one flipped over, crashed or in the ditch. The polite thing to do is wave when you pass him even though he didn't wave at us back there.
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Varek Raith Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:06:53pm |
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Gus Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:07:07pm |
re: #176 Dark_Falcon
OMG!!!11 Thee Hackerz are after the conservatives!1 Head for the hills!!1 Buy survival rations!!!11
/Glenn Beck
Seriously. I'm starting to see Alex Jones in this picture.
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:08:15pm |
re: #175 jamesfirecat
Not at the moment but as the saying goes, that can be arranged since I won't be going to bed in an hour... do you have any image/style of image in mind for me to work with?
Something with a cat with a towel or cloth covering its ears, a little like a hijab. That way the Stalkers will go nuts over the fact that the cat is Muslim.
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Varek Raith Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:10:12pm |
"And just one more thing. On your trip back I'd like you to take the time to learn the Babylon 5 Mantra: 'Ivanova is always right. I will listen to Ivanova. I will not ignore Ivanova's recommendations. Ivanova is God. And if this ever happens again, Ivanova will personally rip your lungs out.' Babylon Control out...Civilians!"
-Susan Ivanova
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rwmofo Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:12:48pm |
re: #159 researchok
Pretty good plan.
They'll wait till Sean Penn is visiting.
Those Canadians are a thrifty lot.
Are you serious?
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:18:05pm |
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jamesfirecat Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:18:56pm |
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rwmofo Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:20:18pm |
re: #185 Dark_Falcon
Could you post that on Barret Brown's thread?
It would just be piling on at this point, but good idea.
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NJDhockeyfan Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:22:02pm |
re: #185 Dark_Falcon
Could you post that on Barret Brown's thread?
I think BB left. The heat was getting too hot.
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:22:19pm |
re: #187 jamesfirecat
Well Dark you asked for it...
[Link: jamesfirecat.deviantart.com...]
You got it...
Loves it!
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jamesfirecat Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:26:35pm |
re: #190 Dark_Falcon
Loves it!
Yeah I went with a less is more approach for this one so it could be applied to just about any kind of anti-muslim bigotry.
That and I figured that the picture of the cat dressed up like a suicide bomber was a little too "on the nose" for this kind of thing to make it funny...
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NJDhockeyfan Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:27:51pm |
re: #191 Gus 802
I need some serious brain bleach.
How's this?
Festivus celebration gets jailed drug dealer special meals
Though the holiday is for the rest of us, there's only one inmate in California who was able to take advantage of his Festivus belief.
An attorney for a convicted drug dealer argued that the 38-year-old man disliked Salami and that it was against his belief in Festivus, a secular holiday created by a writer and popularized by the classic NBC sitcom "Seinfeld."
That inmate, Malcolm Alarmo King, was initially denied kosher meals at the Theo Lacy jail in Orange County. King had requested the meals to maintain his physique, according to The Orange County Register.
Typically, jail food modifications are allowed only for allergies and religious reasons. That apparently was the case in Orange County.
The drug dealer's defense attorney, Fred Thiagarajah, cited his client's devotion to Festivus - the holiday celebrated on the hit TV show with an aluminum pole and the airing of grievances, according to the Register.
It was reported the dealer got salami-free meals for two months before county officials got his order thrown out.
No word on where the inmate had his Festivus pole.
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Obdicut Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:28:38pm |
re: #192 jamesfirecat
The one you did reminds me of this:
Image: 1563_1280x1024-wallpaper-cb1267711417.jpg
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ozbloke Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:30:39pm |
re: #189 NJDhockeyfan
I think BB left. The heat was getting too hot.
I thought he said he had guests?
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researchok Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:31:25pm |
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NJDhockeyfan Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:32:18pm |
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ozbloke Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:33:22pm |
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Dancing along the light of day Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:33:43pm |
re: #183 Varek Raith
"And just one more thing. On your trip back I'd like you to take the time to learn the Babylon 5 Mantra: 'Ivanova is always right. I will listen to Ivanova. I will not ignore Ivanova's recommendations. Ivanova is God. And if this ever happens again, Ivanova will personally rip your lungs out.' Babylon Control out...Civilians!"
-Susan Ivanova
And, FG, is Ivanova's seekrit name just for LGF!
LOL!
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NJDhockeyfan Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:35:34pm |
re: #199 ozbloke
#71 I've got mineral water and vitamins and hey I'm having a party for some of my clients tonight!
I missed that one. That was a fast moving thread for a while.
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ozbloke Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:36:17pm |
re: #201 NJDhockeyfan
I missed that one. That was a fast moving thread for a while.
I found it late, I was wondering where all the action was.
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Kronocide Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:39:05pm |
I just spent some time perusing Wikipedia's page regarding my profession and industry. O.M.G. it was a hoot. Obviously the contributors know little about it!
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jamesfirecat Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:40:03pm |
re: #203 BigPapa
I just spent some time perusing Wikipedia's page regarding my profession and industry. O.M.G. it was a hoot. Obviously the contributors know little about it!
Home Automation... is that where you attach stilts to your home and order it to crush tanks?
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sizzleRI Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:40:44pm |
re: #194 Obdicut
I think National Geographic did a follow up and found that girl. 20 years in Afghanistan ages you. But she still has the eyes.
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NJDhockeyfan Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:43:40pm |
re: #205 sizzleRI
I think National Geographic did a follow up and found that girl. 20 years in Afghanistan ages you. But she still has the eyes.
I saw that. She still lives in a tent out on the middle of nowhere. She had no idea her picture was famous.
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freetoken Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:44:10pm |
re: #203 BigPapa
I just spent some time perusing Wikipedia's page regarding my profession and industry. O.M.G. it was a hoot. Obviously the contributors know little about it!
I'll just watch The Jetsons for the real explanation.
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Kronocide Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:44:12pm |
re: #204 jamesfirecat
That's classified sir. According to Wiki it's about internet controlled cat feeders. I guess I'm a lackey because in 24 years I've never installed the TCP/IP(feline)catFUUD machine.
Mom will be disappointed.
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NJDhockeyfan Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:49:11pm |
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freetoken Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:49:33pm |
Home automation as it was supposed to be:
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Kronocide Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:52:02pm |
Jane: Our home food dispenser broke and I had to wait 20 seconds at the check out counter, such inefficiency.
George: We wouldn't last on unemployment checks, a 1000 a week doesn't strech very far these days.
George Jetson: Well now, "Football coach predicts victory at tonight's game". I wonder what he's got to say. Coach: We'll moider dem.
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NJDhockeyfan Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:52:55pm |
re: #211 freetoken
Home automation as it was supposed to be:
[Video]
It's just like Walt Disney said it would be...
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Mr Pancakes Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:59:59pm |
re: #213 NJDhockeyfan
It's just like Walt Disney said it would be...
[Video]
I went through that house numerous times as a kid.
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sizzleRI Mon, Dec 13, 2010 10:00:24pm |
re: #210 NJDhockeyfan
I see hardened and resigned. Very tough.
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ozbloke Mon, Dec 13, 2010 10:04:03pm |
re: #214 Mr Pancakes
I went through that house numerous times as a kid.
I'm wondering whether they didn't either bring or have one of those here in Australia as its really familiar to me might have been in the mid sixties.
Classic.
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NJDhockeyfan Mon, Dec 13, 2010 10:05:14pm |
Tomorrowland - Walt Disney's Vision of the Future
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Mr Pancakes Mon, Dec 13, 2010 10:07:35pm |
re: #216 ozbloke
I'm wondering whether they didn't either bring or have one of those here in Australia as its really familiar to me might have been in the mid sixties.
Classic.
It was like one of those modular pre-fab contraptions...... I'm sure Monsanto made more than one.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Mon, Dec 13, 2010 10:08:32pm |
re: #213 NJDhockeyfan
It's just like Walt Disney said it would be...
[Video]
I'll be honest. I see machines that will break (the cupboards that lower instead of just, you know, swinging open on hinges), and items to be cleaned. That bathroom looks like a toughy. Lots of things that are bolted down and crud will build up in the cracks.
Kids can make anything much dirtier much faster.
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 10:09:54pm |
re: #217 NJDhockeyfan
Tomorrowland - Walt Disney's Vision of the Future
[Video]
Nowadays, the place has a deliberate 'retro-tomorrow' feel.
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Kragar Mon, Dec 13, 2010 10:11:28pm |
re: #220 Dark_Falcon
Nowadays, the place has a deliberate 'retro-tomorrow' feel.
Add some murderbots and some assault rifles and you're in a Fallout mod.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Mon, Dec 13, 2010 10:19:56pm |
re: #221 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Add some murderbots and some assault rifles and you're in a Fallout mod.
Did someone say post-apocalyptic gunslingers?
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sizzleRI Mon, Dec 13, 2010 10:25:16pm |
re: #223 WindUpBird
I turned on my volume to listen, because I always like your music posts. However I will totally blame you if I forget to mute it for my exam tomorrow. I am a liberal, so of course I take no personal responsibility.
This is rocks.
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Dec 13, 2010 10:26:40pm |
Signing off for the night, sleep well all.
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Kragar Mon, Dec 13, 2010 10:27:18pm |
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sizzleRI Mon, Dec 13, 2010 10:29:27pm |
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sizzleRI Mon, Dec 13, 2010 10:39:59pm |
Ok, no on here, but me. One of my favorite's:
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Kragar Mon, Dec 13, 2010 10:41:07pm |
And another post-apocalypse video
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Kragar Mon, Dec 13, 2010 10:42:51pm |
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Cheese Eating Victory Monkey Mon, Dec 13, 2010 10:49:48pm |
This is very sad news. I was amazed by his work on the Bosnia conflict back in the 1990s.
By the way, the reports say he suffered from an aortic dissection, like what happened to John Ritter. I did a bit of research and understand that this is much rarer than a heart attack, but with a much worse prognosis. It often happens after many years of progressive aortic dilation and creeps up on people (even some young people, especially those with connective tissue disorders) and must be diagnosed way before the dissection stage with imaging diagnostics and often prophylactic aortic surgery.
The lack of public awareness isn't restricted to laymen. There have been cases where emergency room staff waste precious time thinking it's a heart attack or even disregard the symptoms and send patients home.
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fire at night Mon, Dec 13, 2010 10:50:17pm |
Ouch, and rest in peace Mr Holbrooke.
May he rest in peace, and his family receive prayers from those so inclined to wish them well. Despite with disagreements on policy he may have held, he was still an Ambassador of the highest order in a troubled region that we are involved with.
/My thoughts and well wishes are still out there for him and his family, along with the legacy he and the current administration hope to achieve in the long run. I do hope his family finds respite and solstice, and ultimately peace in the near future with his intentions and bonds he hoped to foster on a greater scope of responsibility than many Lizards currently deal with.
"A man with good intentions is always noble, but his legacy is what history defines." This man had the best intentions in his heart for peace in a war-torn land, but hopefully the ideals and intentions take root in the lands he was steaded with during his charge as the envoy of US intent to make AFG more stable and persevering in democratic endeavors.
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sizzleRI Mon, Dec 13, 2010 10:58:37pm |
re: #230 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
I agree! You played this during an earlier thread I was in, but I'm doing it again. I love this:
Such a fun video with Zach Galifianakis.
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boxhead Tue, Dec 14, 2010 12:40:19am |
As he was sedated for surgery, his final words were to his Pakistani surgeon, according to family members: “You’ve got to stop this war in Afghanistan.”
Amen........ God speed sir!
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Tue, Dec 14, 2010 12:56:11am |
re: #224 sizzleRI
I turned on my volume to listen, because I always like your music posts. However I will totally blame you if I forget to mute it for my exam tomorrow. I am a liberal, so of course I take no personal responsibility.
This is rocks.
If you need your angular 80's-inflected goth doom rock, you know who to turn to :D
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Taqyia2Me Tue, Dec 14, 2010 3:31:40am |
RIP, Richard Holbrooke.
My prayers are with your family and friends.
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