Report for fun: Rapping Flight Attendent

re: #1 Sharmuta

Oopps- should have been "repost". Oh well- it works.

Mecca mosques 'wrongly aligned'

Some 200 mosques in Islam's holiest city, Mecca, point the wrong way for prayers, reports from Saudi Arabia say.

All mosques have a niche showing the direction of the most sacred Islamic site, the Kaaba, an ancient cube-like building in Mecca's Grand Mosque.

But people looking down from recently built high-rises in Mecca found the niches in many older mosques were not pointing directly towards the Kaaba.

Some worshippers are said to be anxious about the validity of their prayers.

/OH NOES!

Still waiting for the sun here. Dark and cold.

AHHH,,, the calm tranquility and civility of an OPEN THREAD

1st one to mess it up gets bitch slapped

re: #4 pat

Still waiting for the sun here. Dark and cold.

well ,, it IS 3 a.m !

j/k

re: #3 Killian Bundy

I thought geometry and Al-gebra was their specialty. I think this nullifies everything.

re: #3 Killian Bundy

Mecca mosques 'wrongly aligned'

/OH NOES!

someone is going to have to literally FALL ON THEIR SWORDS for this!

re: #3 Killian Bundy

Mecca mosques 'wrongly aligned'

/OH NOES!

re wrongly aligned mosques:

legalism, legalism, legalism

even when sharia comes they will eat each other alive finding minute faults with clothing, headgear, bricks, mortar..you name it

Dammit! Was going to mow lawn and wash truck, but Open Thread. Dammit!

I would just like to reiterate the well-known fact that whatever happens to Jews and Israel is a "canary in the coal mine" for the world at large. Just as the world has displayed apathy towards rockets being fired daily into Israel, apathy is now demonstrated towards a test-rocket fired from Korea, allowing that country to gain eneormous leverage in any ensuing political maneuverings. Soon, Iranian made missiles will be fired from Venezuela into the United States and nothing may be done except to refer the matter to the United Nations.

The hamsters have a new car....

Jeff Gordon sucks!

Shaping up to be a great day weatherwise in the Great NorthWest. The news is still depressing as usual.

Muslim humor (if there is any):

Heads will roll!

(HT to another lizard)

re: #11 garden18

I would just like to reiterate the well-known fact that whatever happens to Jews and Israel is a "canary in the coal mine" for the world at large. Just as the world has displayed apathy towards rockets being fired daily into Israel, apathy is now demonstrated towards a test-rocket fired from Korea, allowing that country to gain eneormous leverage in any ensuing political maneuverings. Soon, Iranian made missiles will be fired from Venezuela into the United States and nothing may be done except to refer the matter to the United Nations.

Not to worry, I believe the White House is furiously writing a strongly worded letter.

re: #11 garden18

I would just like to reiterate the well-known fact that whatever happens to Jews and Israel is a "canary in the coal mine" for the world at large. Just as the world has displayed apathy towards rockets being fired daily into Israel, apathy is now demonstrated towards a test-rocket fired from Korea, allowing that country to gain eneormous leverage in any ensuing political maneuverings. Soon, Iranian made missiles will be fired from Venezuela into the United States and nothing may be done except to refer the matter to the United Nations.

the strongly worded post card will suffice

re: #7 Timbre

I thought geometry and Al-gebra was their specialty. I think this nullifies everything.

Wasn't - they only made some clever infidels work it out for them.
And that 'zero', well they stole it from the Indians (no, not your lot, the lot who loathe the Pakistani!)

re: #10 BigPapa

Dammit! Was going to mow lawn and wash truck, but Open Thread. Dammit!

Well you could mow the truck and wash the lawn...:)

re: #3 Killian Bundy

Mecca mosques 'wrongly aligned'

/OH NOES!

it would be more appropriate for all mosques face towards hell ...

re: #3 Killian Bundy

Mecca mosques 'wrongly aligned'

/OH NOES!

So mosques are being rightly maligned for being mal-aligned

Ahhh that new thread smell.

Obama is refusing to accept repayment of TARP funds. Gee whoda thunk he'd want to control the banks and industry? Its not like he told Joe the plumber that it wasnt about generating revenue but distributing it to the right people.

//

re: #20 _RememberTonyC

it would be more appropriate for all mosques face towards hell ...

Towards Fenway?
//just kidding.

re: #10 BigPapa

re: #19 Dustyvet

Let's wash the open thread and mow the Internet for Charles!

Big Ten / ACC NCAA final. Gotta give the Big East a hand for a fabulous season though.

As a Big Ten graduate I've got to root for Michigan State. (Dad's Alma Mater)

re: #3 Killian Bundy

Mecca mosques 'wrongly aligned'

/OH NOES!

A zionist conspiracy caused their compasses to point the wrong way!

re: #12 jcm

Hamsters will soon get very fat if they use their new car ...

:-)

re: #24 Timbre

re: #19 Dustyvet

Let's wash the open thread and mow the Internet for Charles!

Great idea...:)

BAGHDAD (AFP) - - Iraq plans to open a museum filled with toppled dictator Saddam Hussein's weapons, statues, paintings, furniture and artefacts, officials told AFP on Saturday.

[Link: sg.news.yahoo.com...]

I'm glad they have their priorities in order?

re: #3 Killian Bundy

Mecca mosques 'wrongly aligned'

/OH NOES!

But people looking down from recently built high-rises in Mecca found the niches in many older mosques were not pointing directly towards the Kaaba.

Some worshippers are said to be anxious about the validity of their prayers.

Hey, didn't these guys claim to have invented math?

This is kind of like NASA getting the decimal point wrong in pre-launch calculations:

"Some astronauts are said to be anxious about the possibility of missing the moon by several billion miles."

re: #23 Nevergiveup

Towards Fenway?
//just kidding.

yankee fan?

re: #21 BryanS

So mosques are being rightly maligned for being mal-aligned

brillig!

re: #27 yma o hyd

Hamsters will soon get very fat if they use their new car ...

:-)

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re: #31 _RememberTonyC

yankee fan?

kinda obvious I guess.

It seems to me that Obama is experiencing some actual events during his presidency. Bush had is faults, but was not as inept as this guy. The only thing I like Obama for is his status quo on turning terrorists into grease spots via killer drones.

Rasmussen:

57% Want Military Response to North Korea Missile Launch

re: #33 Dustyvet

[Link: rpc.blogrolling.com...]

Dang it wrong link showed up...

re: #13 Racer X

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

re: #35 NYCHardhat

It seems to me that Obama is experiencing some actual events during his presidency. Bush had is faults, but was not as inept as this guy. The only thing I like Obama for is his status quo on turning terrorists into grease spots via killer drones.

That's just a carry over policy from Bush. Wait until Obama hears about it?

Dis jus rong.

re: #36 pink freud

Rasmussen:

57% Want Military Response to North Korea Missile Launch

Sadly, none of the 57% has the ear of the President

re: #27 yma o hyd

Hamsters will soon get very fat if they use their new car ...

:-)

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re: #36 pink freud

Rasmussen:

57% Want Military Response to North Korea Missile Launch

But yet only 47 voted Republican? What did those confused voters think Obama was gonna do?

re: #36 pink freud

Rasmussen:

57% Want Military Response to North Korea Missile Launch

The second launch should be blown outta the sky just to show them we can and will do it.

And in other North Korean news:
a theatre of plot-breeding and swindling

re: #34 Nevergiveup

kinda obvious I guess.

Oh well ... I am an inclusive sort of guy :) As long as you aren't a Knicks fan ...

re: #43 Nevergiveup

But yet only 47 voted Republican? What did those confused voters think Obama was gonna do?

They thought that North Korea, Iran et al were automatically going to play nice just becasue "we" elected Obama

re: #38 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Hahahahahahahahaha!

re: #40 scottishbuzzsaw

Dis jus rong.

SSHHH!
*whisper* ... I've got that one in my hopper for goddess

/:D

re: #41 sattv4u2

Sadly, none of the 57% has the ear of the President

/more like 99% of the population doesn't have ears that freakishly large

re: #44 paint-right

The second launch should be blown outta the sky just to show them we can and will do it.

Well, there won't be a second launch simply because Obama is going to tell on the N Koreans to the UN. They're in such big trouble.

re: #46 _RememberTonyC

Oh well ... I am an inclusive sort of guy :) As long as you aren't a Knicks fan ...

Not since Reed and Frazier were playing. I hate them and their asshole owner now. Go Celtics.

re: #43 Nevergiveup

But yet only 47 voted Republican? What did those confused voters think Obama was gonna do?

Far be it from me to understand the liberal mind.

re: #51 BryanS

Well, there won't be a second launch simply because Obama is going to tell on the N Koreans to the UN. They're in such big trouble.

detention? I mean after school , not lunch!

re: #51 BryanS

Well, there won't be a second launch simply because Obama is going to tell on the N Koreans to the UN. They're in such big trouble.

Strongly worded resolutions are soooo much more serious than strongly worded letters.
//

re: #37 Dustyvet

Dang it wrong link showed up...

I did wonder about that ....

;-)

re: #52 Nevergiveup

Not since Reed and Frazier were playing. I hate them and their asshole owner now. Go Celtics.

and there is one team we probably mutually hate .... the mets (spit)

Obama Wants to Control the Banks
There's a reason he refuses to accept repayment of TARP money.

I must be naive. I really thought the administration would welcome the return of bank bailout money. Some $340 million in TARP cash flowed back this week from four small banks in Louisiana, New York, Indiana and California. This isn't much when we routinely talk in trillions, but clearly that money has not been wasted or otherwise sunk down Wall Street's black hole. So why no cheering as the cash comes back?

My answer: The government wants to control the banks, just as it now controls GM and Chrysler, and will surely control the health industry in the not-too-distant future. Keeping them TARP-stuffed is the key to control. And for this intensely political president, mere influence is not enough. The White House wants to tell 'em what to do. Control. Direct. Command.

It is not for nothing that rage has been turned on those wicked financiers. The banks are at the core of the administration's thrust: By managing the money, government can steer the whole economy even more firmly down the left fork in the road.

If the banks are forced to keep TARP cash -- which was often forced on them in the first place -- the Obama team can work its will on the financial system to unprecedented degree. That's what's happening right now.

re: #47 sattv4u2

They thought that North Korea, Iran et al were automatically going to play nice just becasue "we" elected Obama

They should have their voting rights revoked! Being stupid and uninformed is no way to go thru life.

re: #40 scottishbuzzsaw

Dis jus rong.

Awwwwww .....!

re: #3 Killian Bundy

Mecca mosques 'wrongly aligned'

/OH NOES!

It won't take long for them to figure out a way to blame the Zionists.

Is there any validation to this story about TARP repayments not being accepted? If so, this is VSS. (Very Serious Shit)

[Link: online.wsj.com...]

re: #58 gmsc

Obama Wants to Control the Banks
There's a reason he refuses to accept repayment of TARP money.

How diabolical.

re: #58 gmsc

Obama Wants to Control the Banks
There's a reason he refuses to accept repayment of TARP money.

re: #62 BigPapa

Is there any validation to this story about TARP repayments not being accepted? If so, this is VSS. (Very Serious Shit)

[Link: online.wsj.com...]

GMTA!

re: #41 sattv4u2

Sadly, none of the 57% has the ears of the President

FTFY - so we can all heave a sigh of relief!

;-)

1. Teaching Maths In 1970

A logger sells a lorry load of timber for £1000.
His cost of production is 4/5 of the selling price.
What is his profit?

2. Teaching Maths In 1980

A logger sells a lorry load of timber for £1000.
His cost of production is 4/5 of the selling price, or £800.
What is his profit?

3. Teaching Maths In 1990
A logger sells a lorry load of timber for £1000.
His cost of production is £800.
Did he make a profit?

4. Teaching Maths In 2000

A logger sells a lorry load of timber for £1000.
His cost of production is £800 and his profit is £200.
Your assignment: Underline the number 200.

5. Teaching Maths In 2008

A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is totally selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands.
He does this so he can make a profit of £200. What do you think of this way of making a living?
Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the birds and squirrels feel as the bad logger cut down their homes? (There are no wrong answers..
If you are upset about the plight of the animals in question counselling will be available)

6. Teaching Maths 2018

أ المسجل تبيع حموله شاحنة من الخشب من دولار. صاحب تكلفة الانتاج من> الثمن. ما هو الربح له؟

re: #3 Killian Bundy

Mecca mosques 'wrongly aligned'

/OH NOES!

Those damned cheap Zionist compasses.
//

re: #57 _RememberTonyC

and there is one team we probably mutually hate .... the mets (spit)

Yeah, to bad about Ollie Perez's last outing. I was in an Outback in New London watching that. Actually went there thinking they might have the Yankees game on. Idiot that I am, forgot it was Red Sox Nation up there.

It' s such a beautiful day here in the northeast, but I'm posting just to prove I'm still here....I read the threads a lot every day and post less frequently than in previous times... but I come here for the latest links and the repartee... and the drama. of course.

re: #43 Nevergiveup

But yet only 47 voted Republican? What did those confused voters think Obama was gonna do?

Drives me nuts. The other thing that drives me nuts is polls showing Obama's popularity around 60%. Who are these people that obviously voted against him but are now thinking he's great?
Or is it that the polls will be talking to people who didn't vote in the first place?
Bottom line is I hate polls because I think their primary intent is to manipulate.

re: #62 BigPapa

Is there any validation to this story about TARP repayments not being accepted? If so, this is VSS. (Very Serious Shit)

[Link: online.wsj.com...]

He can refuse my tax payment if he wants to?

re: #42 Dustyvet

[Link: z.about.com...]

Thats nice!

Now that hamster won't get fat, for sure!

re: #56 yma o hyd

I did wonder about that ....

;-)

I reposted it...for you:) with the right link...:) Please see #42...

52% of poll results are made up on the spot.

re: #70 LGoPs

Drives me nuts. The other thing that drives me nuts is polls showing Obama's popularity around 60%. Who are these people that obviously voted against him but are now thinking he's great?
Or is it that the polls will be talking to people who didn't vote in the first place?
Bottom line is I hate polls because I think their primary intent is to manipulate.

Do the polls ask voters, or just around the news room?

re: #74 DaddyG

52% of poll results are made up on the spot.

Well half the time they are.

Good afternoon from the Central time zone.

re: #3 Killian Bundy

Mecca mosques 'wrongly aligned'

/OH NOES!

Didn't Osama's father's construction company build a lot of those mosques?

re: #62 BigPapa

Is there any validation to this story about TARP repayments not being accepted? If so, this is VSS. (Very Serious Shit)

[Link: online.wsj.com...]

I am highly skeptical of that story.

Note that the source for it is Andrew Napolitano, who also calls Alex Jones, "the one, the only, the great Alex Jones."

re: #58 gmsc

That Op Ed isn't real strong on facts and details.

/if true, this is a huge news story and I haven't seen any other reporting on that, in fact it seems that banks are scrambling to repay the TARP money, now that it obvious that it comes with Barney Frank and Tim Geithner humping your legs

re: #74 DaddyG

52% of poll results are made up on the spot.

There is even a link for that!

re: #70 LGoPs

The other thing that drives me nuts is polls showing Obama's popularity around 60%. Who are these people that obviously voted against him but are now thinking he's great?
Polling is skewed. Lets say that poll 1,000 people "randomley"
They'll poll 750 from urbam areas and 250 from the sticks. Overwhelmingly, large cities vote DEMOCRAT, whereas country vote consrvatively

hence, the polls are automatically going to lean left!

re: #39 Nevergiveup

That's just a carry over policy from Bush. Wait until Obama hears about it?

good point. do you think he doesn't know?

Question on the refusal of TARP repayment:

I thought, since we use fiat money, that an offer to repay a debt effectively ends the debt, even if repayment is refused. Doesn't that apply here?

re: #11 garden18

I would just like to reiterate the well-known fact that whatever happens to Jews and Israel is a "canary in the coal mine" for the world at large. Just as the world has displayed apathy towards rockets being fired daily into Israel, apathy is now demonstrated towards a test-rocket fired from Korea, allowing that country to gain eneormous leverage in any ensuing political maneuverings. Soon, Iranian made missiles will be fired from Venezuela into the United States and nothing may be done except to refer the matter to the United Nations.

Indeed. And here's one of my favorite quotes relevant today regarding Israel. It was written in 1938 by Czech writer, Karel Capek, who wrote a statesman's guide saying:

Treaties are made to be kept by weaker nations. The efforts of statesmen have succeeded in completely maintaining collective insecurity. In the interests of peace, energetic measures against the victims of aggressions must be taken. Localizing a conflict: leaving the victim to his fate. Liquidating a conflict: amputating his legs in addition. No sacrifice made by others is too much for the cause of peace. The Czechs have not been sold out-just given away for nothing.

Emphasis added.

-sk

re: #72 yma o hyd

Thats nice!

Now that hamster won't get fat, for sure!

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re: #3 Killian Bundy

Mecca mosques 'wrongly aligned'

/OH NOES!

They'll blame the Jews, of course

/sarcasm

re: #68 Nevergiveup

Yeah, to bad about Ollie Perez's last outing. I was in an Outback in New London watching that. Actually went there thinking they might have the Yankees game on. Idiot that I am, forgot it was Red Sox Nation up there.

I live in the hartford area ... which is literally the mason/dixon line on the battlefield between yankee/red sox loyalty. in my little world, it's about 45% yankee fans, 45% sox fans, and 10% mets fans.

re: #79 Charles

I am highly skeptical of that story.

Note that the source for it is Andrew Napolitano, who also calls Alex Jones, "the one, the only, the great Alex Jones."

re: #80 Killian Bundy

That Op Ed isn't real strong on facts and details.

/if true, this is a huge news story and I haven't seen any other reporting on that, in fact it seems that banks are scrambling to repay the TARP money, now that it obvious that it comes with Barney Frank and Tim Geithner humping your legs

Thanks for the clarification.

re: #75 jcm

Do the polls ask voters, or just around the news room?

I am so jaded about the MFM that I wouldn't be surprised if the pollster only asked himself.........

re: #84 gmsc

Question on the refusal of TARP repayment:

I thought, since we use fiat money, that an offer to repay a debt effectively ends the debt, even if repayment is refused. Doesn't that apply here?

GOV'T makes the rules, not abides by them!

re: #83 NYCHardhat

good point. do you think he doesn't know?

Not sure what he knows, but he thinks the UN is important so.....

re: #75 jcm

Do the polls ask voters, or just around the news room?

Randomly generated numbers on the PC, since we're all so scientific nowadays.
Before the intertubes, they'd just rolled dice and tossed coins.

re: #92 Nevergiveup

Not sure what he knows, but he thinks the UN is important so.....

touche

re: #20 _RememberTonyC

it would be more appropriate for all mosques face towards hell ...

The Kabaa marks the gate to damnation.

Or it would if I wasn't an atheist.

re: #91 sattv4u2

GOV'T makes the rules, not abides by them!

Our elected officials not paying taxes, for instance, is case in point.

re: #86 Dustyvet

[Link: i158.photobucket.com...]

Awwww .....!

:-)))

re: #96 BryanS

Our elected officials not paying taxes, for instance, is case in point.

I thought that was just anyone Obama tries to select, not elect.

/

Good Afternoon Lizards!
Hope today finds everyone well and healthy...

MSM
the feds
UN
I hate em all, in that order

argggg

Ben Stein on with Cavuto flipping to CNN

Barack Obama made an impassioned plea to America’s allies to send more troops to Afghanistan, warning that failure to do so would leave Europe vulnerable to more terrorist atrocities.

But though he continued to dazzle Europeans on his debut international tour, the Continent’s leaders turned their backs on the US President.

[Link: www.timesonline.co.uk...]

Bet we will not see any stories that the EU hates us? They love us now, but still told us to fuck off.

re: #82 sattv4u2

The other thing that drives me nuts is polls showing Obama's popularity around 60%. Who are these people that obviously voted against him but are now thinking he's great?
Polling is skewed. Lets say that poll 1,000 people "randomley"
They'll poll 750 from urbam areas and 250 from the sticks. Overwhelmingly, large cities vote DEMOCRAT, whereas country vote consrvatively

hence, the polls are automatically going to lean left!

And the only possible purpose can be to drive the herd. The MFM are the cowboys driving the herd in the direction they want.
And at least 52% of us are fine with that........

By no means a financier, but wouldn't refusal to accept debt payment be a means of retaining some measure of control over a debtor?

re: #79 Charles

I am highly skeptical of that story.

Note that the source for it is Andrew Napolitano, who also calls Alex Jones, "the one, the only, the great Alex Jones."

I think Roger Ailes needs to get the Judge, Glenn Beck, and their producers in a room and whack them all across the head with a clue bat. None of them really appear to be evil, but all are in need of some cranial tweaking.

re: #93 yma o hyd

Randomly generated numbers on the PC, since we're all so scientific nowadays.
Before the intertubes, they'd just rolled dice and tossed coins.

Actually, dice and coins are better random number generators than computers. Dice and coins are True Random Number Generators (TRNGs), as opposed to most computers, which use Pseudo-Random Number Generators (PRNGs). Although there are specially-built computers that can be used as TRNGs.

A more detailed discussion of the difference can be found at Random.org.

re: #98 OldLineTexan

I thought that was just anyone Obama tries to select, not elect.

/

He knows how to pick em . That's for sure.

re: #79 Charles

I'm a little freaked out that WSJ ran that piece. I've come to expect that stuff from Fox but WSJ is supposed to be real news.

re: #58 gmsc

I'm trying to verify Varney's story. All the links I've seen on it quote Varney's story on WSJ. I like Varney but I need to verify this before I run with it. He's not proven himself to be infallible.

Can anybody back up Varney?

re: #66 WhiteRasta

When I finally left high school in 1979 I promised myself that I would never willingly put a child into the public education system.

This is not the way I would want to vindicate that decision.

re: #105 _RememberTonyC

I think Roger Ailes needs to get the Judge, Glenn Beck, and their producers in a room and whack them all across the head with a clue bat. None of them really appear to be evil, but all are in need of some cranial tweaking.

I assume you mean Geraldo is beyond repair?

the feds lie to us...cheat us...bully us around and we pay them to do it...waxing philosophical

re: #95 The Other Les

The Kabaa marks the gate to damnation.

Or it would if I wasn't an atheist.

You know, if I were the Israelis, I'd make it crystal clear that if anything remotely resembling nuclear material were ever to be thrust onto Israeli soil, the kabaa would be ground zero for their first retaliatory strike.

re: #102 Nevergiveup

Barack Obama made an impassioned plea to America’s allies to send more troops to Afghanistan, warning that failure to do so would leave Europe vulnerable to more terrorist atrocities.

But though he continued to dazzle Europeans on his debut international tour, the Continent’s leaders turned their backs on the US President.

[Link: www.timesonline.co.uk...]

Bet we will not see any stories that the EU hates us? They love us now, but still told us to fuck off.

And the Afghan war was supposed to be the righteous one. Wasn't winding down Iraq supposed to make the Zeropeans want to help us again? Or was that only going to work if Bush left in a way to make us lose the war?

re: #99 HoosierHoops

Good Afternoon Lizards!
Hope today finds everyone well and healthy...

Hiya, {HH}!

Its Sneezeville here - I dunno, if there was ID, why do we have tree pollen when people are allergic to them?
I mean - He must have known that, surely?

(Ok, sorry, I'll go stand kneel in a corner and say a few 'Hail Mary's' for that, sorreee ...)

re: #109 BigPapa

Thought I read (on a blog) that the NYT had an article on this. Don't suscribe so can't be sure.

re: #112 albusteve

the feds lie to us...cheat us...bully us around and we pay them to do it...waxing philosophical

you always hurt the one you love.///

re: #108 Killgore Trout

I'm a little freaked out that WSJ ran that piece. I've come to expect that stuff from Fox but WSJ is supposed to be real news.

It's the opinion page KT...Everyone that writes well gets a shot to express their version of truth and opinion

re: #108 Killgore Trout

re: #113 _RememberTonyC

I suspect the barbarians have been told that.......

re: #111 Nevergiveup

I assume you mean Geraldo is beyond repair?

they should just let Michelle Malkin spank his butt ... just for fun.

re: #36 pink freud

You know, when you consider it, sure makes sense.

We have been placing our troops in the DMZ for more than 50 years.

It only makes a bigger headache for them in the long run.

re: #109 BigPapa

I'm trying to verify Varney's story. All the links I've seen on it quote Varney's story on WSJ. I like Varney but I need to verify this before I run with it. He's not proven himself to be infallible.

Can anybody back up Varney?

Well, Judge Napolitano and Alex Jones can, but . . .

re: #108 Killgore Trout

I'm a little freaked out that WSJ ran that piece. I've come to expect that stuff from Fox but WSJ is supposed to be real news.

Well, for starters, it's an Op Ed, not a news article.

/and FOX (News Corporation) owns the WSJ now

re: #108 Killgore Trout

I'm a little freaked out that WSJ ran that piece. I've come to expect that stuff from Fox but WSJ is supposed to be real news.

sources mean nothing anymore...in six months the WSJ might be shilling for the Nazis for all we know...a few blogs can be trusted but anything can happen so just wait and see

re: #119 WhiteRasta

re: #113 _RememberTonyC

I suspect the barbarians have been told that.......

one would think so, wouldn't one?

Axelrod hits back at Cheney: He has not been acting like a ‘statesman.’

Vice President Cheney has used his public appearances in recent months to launch fearmongering attacks against the Obama administration, in contrast to President Bush, who said Obama “deserves my silence.” Today on CNN’s State of the Union, Senior White House Adviser David Axelrod hit Cheney for not acting like a “statesman“:

AXELROD: [President Bush] has behaved like a statesman. And as I’ve said before, here and elsewhere, I just don’t think the memo got passed down to the vice president.

Hahaha! I don't think Jimmah 'the rabbit' Cahtuh got that memo either.

So, did Ronery Boy's rocket rearry raunch a saterrite, or did a dummy warhead land somewhere?

re: #79 Charles

Exactly. I like Varney a lot, but the Napolitano mention is a mental note down ding in credibility. File it as 'still checking this out....'?

re: #114 BryanS

And the Afghan war was supposed to be the righteous one. Wasn't winding down Iraq supposed to make the Zeropeans want to help us again? Or was that only going to work if Bush left in a way to make us lose the war?

The Europeans can't fight any longer, they do not have a real army (the Brits being the lone exception) and their populations have been pussified to the point where they do not even defend themselves when threatened. They've gotten fat and lazy under the wings of the USA.

One day, and perhaps sooner than they know, Europe will pay a high price for their mindset.

Is this one of those 11-dimensional threads that the universe is made of?

re: #126 pink freud

Axelrod hits back at Cheney: He has not been acting like a ‘statesman.’

Vice President Cheney has used his public appearances in recent months to launch fearmongering attacks against the Obama administration, in contrast to President Bush, who said Obama “deserves my silence.” Today on CNN’s State of the Union, Senior White House Adviser David Axelrod hit Cheney for not acting like a “statesman“:

AXELROD: [President Bush] has behaved like a statesman. And as I’ve said before, here and elsewhere, I just don’t think the memo got passed down to the vice president.

Hahaha! I don't think Jimmah 'the rabbit' Cahtuh got that memo either.

In a world of comparison, I'd take the Patton-like Cheney over the the Nevil Chamberlain inspired Obama anyday.

re: #127 Colonel Panik

I understand it splashed down. I hope there are heads rolling right about now.......

re: #102 Nevergiveup

Barack Obama made an impassioned plea to America’s allies to send more troops to Afghanistan, warning that failure to do so would leave Europe vulnerable to more terrorist atrocities.

But though he continued to dazzle Europeans on his debut international tour, the Continent’s leaders turned their backs on the US President.

[Link: www.timesonline.co.uk...]

Bet we will not see any stories that the EU hates us? They love us now, but still told us to fuck off.

Dunno about the rest of Europe - but here in the UK, some proper journalists ahve now looked at the small print of the G20 summit - and they are scathing.

Here is a particularly corruscating analysis:
Gordon Brown’s gang pulls a $1 trillion con trick

Worth reading - nobody does elegant sarcasm as well as a highly educated Englishman ...

re: #123 Killian Bundy

I think it's irresponsible to give a platform to conspiracy theorists. I'd say the same thing if they were running op-ed from 9-11 Truthers or Nirth Cert kooks.

re: #126 pink freud

Axelrod, you don't want to f*** with Dick Cheney.

Popcorn time!

re: #126 pink freud

Axelrod hits back at Cheney: He has not been acting like a ‘statesman.’

Vice President Cheney has used his public appearances in recent months to launch fearmongering attacks against the Obama administration, in contrast to President Bush, who said Obama “deserves my silence.” Today on CNN’s State of the Union, Senior White House Adviser David Axelrod hit Cheney for not acting like a “statesman“:

AXELROD: [President Bush] has behaved like a statesman. And as I’ve said before, here and elsewhere, I just don’t think the memo got passed down to the vice president.

Hahaha! I don't think Jimmah 'the rabbit' Cahtuh got that memo either.

Fuck Axelrod. Was he as respectful and deferential of President Bush during the last 8 years? No, only now when he can use Bush's example to make a political point. Fuck liberals.

re: #129 Desert Dog

The Europeans can't fight any longer, they do not have a real army (the Brits being the lone exception) and their populations have been pussified to the point where they do not even defend themselves when threatened. They've gotten fat and lazy under the wings of the USA.

One day, and perhaps sooner than they know, Europe will pay a high price for their mindset.

they hide their cowardice behind phony diplomacy...they are worse than useless, not only will they not fight but get in the way of those that will

sources mean nothing anymore...in six months the WSJ might be shilling for the Nazis for all we know...a few blogs can be trusted but anything can happen so just wait and see

The sad part is 6 months ago that would have had a conspiratorial and alarmist ring to it. Now, not so much.

re: #129 Desert Dog

The Europeans can't fight any longer, they do not have a real army (the Brits being the lone exception) and their populations have been pussified to the point where they do not even defend themselves when threatened. They've gotten fat and lazy under the wings of the USA.

One day, and perhaps sooner than they know, Europe will pay a high price for their mindset.

I've always thought we've overstayed in Europe. Shouldn't we continue drawing down our forces from there, except for some of the Eastern countries who need our protection to balance Russian expansionism? Europe acts like spoiled kids in part because we treat them as such. Let's give them fair warning we're outa there and then do so.

re: #115 yma o hyd

Hiya, {HH}!

Its Sneezeville here - I dunno, if there was ID, why do we have tree pollen when people are allergic to them?
I mean - He must have known that, surely?

(Ok, sorry, I'll go stand kneel in a corner and say a few 'Hail Mary's' for that, sorreee ...)

Hi Luv..
I grew up in Napa Valley..There are a gazllion mustard trees there.. I've done my share of sneezing! Hope you get feeling better..
Moving to Indiana is kindof funny..Everybody here in the onslaught of spring has been sneezing and people have allergies really ba1d..
For us it's like..Are you f*cking kidding me? This is play school

re: #133 yma o hyd

Dunno about the rest of Europe - but here in the UK, some proper journalists ahve now looked at the small print of the G20 summit - and they are scathing.

Here is a particularly corruscating analysis:
Gordon Brown’s gang pulls a $1 trillion con trick

Worth reading - nobody does elegant sarcasm as well as a highly educated Englishman ...

Yeah Harry Seacomb, Spike Milligan, and Peter Sellers...:)

The Goons...:)

re: #134 Killgore Trout

I think it's irresponsible to give a platform to conspiracy theorists. I'd say the same thing if they were running op-ed from 9-11 Truthers or Nirth Cert kooks.

you can trust me Killgore...I won't lie to you...
mwahahahaha!

re: #124 albusteve

sources mean nothing anymore...in six months the WSJ might be shilling for the Nazis for all we know...a few blogs can be trusted but anything can happen so just wait and see

New idea for a blog: The "24 Hour Rule" blog – it would be dedicated to seemingly spectacular stories like the TARP repayment refusal story, and follow it until it's confirmed with other sources and more details, or until it's debunked.

Special attention could be given to repeatedly unreliable sources, too.

If anyone wants to steal the idea and the name, please do so (although a little mention under "About The Blog" would be nice if you do use it!).

re: #139 BryanS

I've always thought we've overstayed in Europe. Shouldn't we continue drawing down our forces from there, except for some of the Eastern countries who need our protection to balance Russian expansionism? Europe acts like spoiled kids in part because we treat them as such. Let's give them fair warning we're outa there and then do so.

If we stay much longer, we will be defending the Europeans from their own immigrants.....I say we should let them sleep in the bed they have made for themselves.

re: #131 Desert Dog

In a world of comparison, I'd take the Patton-like Cheney over the the Nevil Chamberlain inspired Obama anyday.

I'd vote for the man for Pres in a heartbeat. Depending on what unfolds in the next four years, it could happen.

re: #89 gmsc

Thanks for the clarification.

More grist for the mill:

President Obama’s First 70 Days - It really does all make sense.
victorhanson.com

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

re: #106 gmsc

Actually, dice and coins are better random number generators than computers. Dice and coins are True Random Number Generators (TRNGs), as opposed to most computers, which use Pseudo-Random Number Generators (PRNGs). Although there are specially-built computers that can be used as TRNGs.

A more detailed discussion of the difference can be found at Random.org.

Thanks - duly hearted, and updinged!

So FDR wasn't that weird when he decided the daily exchange rate of the $/gold by flipping a coin ...

re: #144 Desert Dog

If we stay much longer, we will be defending the Europeans from their own immigrants.....I say we should let them sleep in the bed they have made for themselves.

1000 updings.

Pain is the best teacher.

Declaring the future of mankind at stake, President Barack Obama said Sunday all nations must strive to rid the world of nuclear arms and that the U.S. had a “moral responsibility” to lead as the only country ever to use one

[Link: www.navytimes.com...]

This naive fuck is gonna get us all killed.

re: #127 Colonel Panik

So, did Ronery Boy's rocket rearry raunch a saterrite, or did a dummy warhead land somewhere?

NKorean rocket appears to fizzle, prompts outcry

SEOUL, South Korea – The rocket launched by nuclear-armed North Korea on Sunday appears to have fizzled in the Pacific Ocean, but positioned a defiant Kim Jong Il to make demands from an international community worried that it indicates the capacity to fire a long-range missile.

Perhaps a US response should be "Here, this is how you do it."

re: #130 itellu3times

Is this one of those 11-dimensional threads that the universe is made of?

Something like that.

If you'd like to learn how to visualize the 10th dimension, check out these videos:

Part 1

Part 2

re: #135 Colonel Panik

Axelrod, you don't want to f*** with Dick Cheney.

Popcorn time!

The Ankle-biter vs. Darth Vader.

I want one of dis for my birthday!

[Link: www.princetonwatches.com...]

If I make a wish to the Birthday Pumpkin, do you think he will bring me one?

re: #143 gmsc

New idea for a blog: The "24 Hour Rule" blog – it would be dedicated to seemingly spectacular stories like the TARP repayment refusal story, and follow it until it's confirmed with other sources and more details, or until it's debunked.

Special attention could be given to repeatedly unreliable sources, too.

If anyone wants to steal the idea and the name, please do so (although a little mention under "About The Blog" would be nice if you do use it!).

I just look at the pictures anyways

re: #148 esch

Boot camp.
Pain engages the brain.
I will never forget that saying, or 3/1 day.

Here is an article that references two banks applying to give back TARP money. I still need to research the allowance on the gov't end of things, because it is a process to redeem shares. Seems to refute the claim that they are not allowed, but it is only their first filing, not the actual redemption of the funds.

[Link: bailoutsleuth.com...]

re: #147 yma o hyd

Thanks - duly hearted, and updinged!

So FDR wasn't that weird when he decided the daily exchange rate of the $/gold by flipping a coin ...

The market would've been a better mechanism, but since FDR was a Democrat, and they do everything they can to protect individuals from their individual rights, what can you expect?

re: #146 Bobibutu

More grist for the mill:

President Obama’s First 70 Days - It really does all make sense.
victorhanson.com

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

Upding redux!

re: #141 Dustyvet

Yeah Harry Seacomb, Spike Milligan, and Peter Sellers...:)

The Goons...:)

The Goon Show: The Jet-Propelled Guided NAAFI (Part 1)

re: #141 Dustyvet

Yeah Harry Seacomb, Spike Milligan, and Peter Sellers...:)

The Goons...:)

Quite right.

re: #159 Dustyvet

The Goon Show: The Jet-Propelled Guided NAAFI (Part 1)

Hey DustyVet! You doing OK?

I'm up at last.

I see the North Koreans launched, but the missile seems to have fizzled.

Anything else happening?

re: #134 Killgore Trout

I think it's irresponsible to give a platform to conspiracy theorists.

It might be true, we don't know, there just weren't any verifiable details.

/it's common knowledge that the government doesn't want the banks to repay the TARP funds quickly because of the capitalization implications and stigma on banks who can't quickly repay the funds, but the government refusing to accept repayment is a whole 'nother news cycle entirely

A Navy lawyer who clashed with superiors over defense tactics for a Guantanamo detainee has been fired from the case of a Canadian accused of killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan, officials said Saturday.

[Link: www.navytimes.com...]

Oh boy, that's not gonna look pretty in his service record?

re: #149 Nevergiveup

Declaring the future of mankind at stake, President Barack Obama said Sunday all nations must strive to rid the world of nuclear arms and that the U.S. had a “moral responsibility” to lead as the only country ever to use one

[Link: www.navytimes.com...]

This naive fuck is gonna get us all killed.

As someone said awhile back .....This administration will put the Onion out of business.

/ahumm! That's *President* naive fuck to you, sir!

I'm not ashamed to say that I'm a Fool.

re: #62 BigPapa

Is there any validation to this story about TARP repayments not being accepted? If so, this is VSS. (Very Serious Shit)

[Link: online.wsj.com...]

The head of Wells Fargo made a very similar complaint a couple of weeks ago, and even the head of BofA has said similar things, ... though BofA is trapped because they acquired the super-toxic Merrill (and then didn't pull out of the deal, because the feds "asked" them not to).

BofA is the lynch (!) pin here.

This was all to save Citibank, since AIG is in a category of its own.

But I will give Geithner and Obama this much slack, the situation is still explosively dangerous, and they have to play the game. Given that, if they play the game a little more the way they want to, it's very hard to draw the line on what to complain about.

Whatever happens, blame it on Citibank and AIG and a few others of that ilk, to a large extent Obama is just the patsy here.

Here is more on the TARP issues, the gov't will decide if the banks qualify to return the funds...there are more articles, but here is one:

[Link: finance.yahoo.com...]

re: #3 Killian Bundy

Mecca mosques 'wrongly aligned'

/OH NOES!

Check THIS out.

re: #162 Dianna

Goodmorning sleepyhead!

re: #161 HoosierHoops

Hey DustyVet! You doing OK?

Yes, just tired today...phone started ringing at 5 a.m. How you doing...:)

re: #129 Desert Dog

The Europeans can't fight any longer, they do not have a real army (the Brits being the lone exception) and their populations have been pussified to the point where they do not even defend themselves when threatened. They've gotten fat and lazy under the wings of the USA.

One day, and perhaps sooner than they know, Europe will pay a high price for their mindset.

Well, to be fair - the rest of Europe was, after Hitler and WWII not in the mood to allow the Germans to show anything at all even faintly resembling military prowess.
Add to that the drip-drip-drip of moonbattery from the 1970 in education, all across Europe, and its no wonder.
Oh - and the reunification also had the condition that the East German army would have to be more or less scrapped.

Europe did not and does not want a fighting-fit Germany.
Any sign of that and everybody starts howling - no wonder the Germans are scared of even thinking about shooting at anybody.
Who wouldn't be - with those nieghbours.

BBIAW

re: #148 esch

1000 updings.

Pain is the best teacher.

yes, but I don't want to see a bunch of european Jews killed as the native euros try to appease their new overlords with the lives of these innocents.

SFZ, did my email get through?

re: #141 Dustyvet

Yeah Harry Seacomb, Spike Milligan, and Peter Sellers...:)

The Goons...:)

You dissing Monty Python - or did you just forget them?

;-)

re: #170 pink freud

Goodmorning sleepyhead!

Good morning!

Now I want a nap!

The so-called “fighter gap” is growing, and the Navy should step up its demands for more money to buy new aircraft, according to a letter from the head of the Association for Naval Aviation.

[Link: www.navytimes.com...]

And with Administration that should go over real well? They will respond by getting of all the Aircraft Carriers thereby eliminating the "fighter gap".

re: #174 _RememberTonyC

I tend to agree with a poster here who said the islamic takeover of Europe is G-d's punishment for the Holocaust.

re: #163 Killian Bundy

I think there's also the concern that CEO's of failing banks might return the TARP money to protect their bonuses even if it sinks the bank. I wouldn't put this past them.

If Barack Obama was president instead of JFK, there would be soviet nukes in Cuba.

re: #177 Dianna

Good morning!

Now I want a nap!

Nap time, two owah, pretty lady.

re: #171 Dustyvet

Yes, just tired today...phone started ringing at 5 a.m. How you doing...:)

I'm well Vet...
We were at a NASCAR Party but mrs. hoopster got a headache..
Can we just go home? She went to bed not feeling well..
I'm just watching racing, Blogging and totally pysched about the game Monday night for the National Championship..
Regards

re: #180 Killgore Trout

I think there's also the concern that CEO's of failing banks might return the TARP money to protect their bonuses even if it sinks the bank. I wouldn't put this past them.

This reminds me of the Clinton administration and their caps on CEO salaries.....which led directly to the "stock options" fiascos

re: #181 Shug

If Barack Obama was president instead of JFK, there would be soviet nukes in Cuba.

Only as a launch site. They'd be in the US.

re: #106 gmsc

Actually, dice and coins are better random number generators than computers. Dice and coins are True Random Number Generators (TRNGs), as opposed to most computers, which use Pseudo-Random Number Generators (PRNGs). Although there are specially-built computers that can be used as TRNGs.

A more detailed discussion of the difference can be found at Random.org.

It's pretty easy to get adequate random numbers out of a computer - use the floating-point based rnd() function, but throw out numbers near the max and min. Any number in the middle 98%, renormalized to cover 100% of the range you want, will give you good coverage.

Maybe too good, since a "real" random generator might NOT give you good coverage, but then, your coins or dice may not be perfect, either.

I fooled with this some a few years ago, writing some poker evaluation algorithms, ... made sure my random numbers were sufficiently random!

re: #178 Nevergiveup

The so-called “fighter gap” is growing, and the Navy should step up its demands for more money to buy new aircraft, according to a letter from the head of the Association for Naval Aviation.

[Link: www.navytimes.com...]

And with Administration that should go over real well? They will respond by getting of all the Aircraft Carriers thereby eliminating the "fighter gap".

Aircraft Carriers are so provocative!
We should have an Carrier free world!
/// CBBHO

re: #181 Shug

If Barack Obama was president instead of JFK, there would be soviet nukes in Cuba.

Or Miami?

re: #70 LGoPs

Drives me nuts. The other thing that drives me nuts is polls showing Obama's popularity around 60%. Who are these people that obviously voted against him but are now thinking he's great?
Or is it that the polls will be talking to people who didn't vote in the first place?
Bottom line is I hate polls because I think their primary intent is to manipulate.

They do poll non voters, thus the difference. The numbers can be off 3-4 points, so watch the trend line, not the raw numbers.

job approval

re: #108 Killgore Trout

I'm a little freaked out that WSJ ran that piece. I've come to expect that stuff from Fox but WSJ is supposed to be real news.

There's only one way to find out: I smell a lawsuit.

re: #187 jcm

Aircraft Carriers are so provocative!
We should have an Carrier free world!
/// CBBHO

/China's down with that

re: #179 WhiteRasta

I tend to agree with a poster here who said the islamic takeover of Europe is G-d's punishment for the Holocaust.

you may be right, but that gives me no comfort at all. as savage as europe has been towards the Jews, i think the radical muslims are even worse. maybe if europe wakes up and casts its lot on the side of righteousness, they can be saved by G-d, but i am not holding my breath.

re: #149 Nevergiveup

Declaring the future of mankind at stake, President Barack Obama said Sunday all nations must strive to rid the world of nuclear arms and that the U.S. had a “moral responsibility” to lead as the only country ever to use one

[Link: www.navytimes.com...]

This naive fuck is gonna get us all killed.

I agree ... and

"Obama said his goal of “a world without nuclear weapons” won’t be reached soon, “perhaps not in my lifetime.”"

He also prefaced his statement with "I'm not naive."

When someone makes such a statement it generally means they are. Oh mad? I'm not mad at you." - yeah, right!

More campaign rhetoric. He's slicker than the slickster.

re: #174 _RememberTonyC

yes, but I don't want to see a bunch of european Jews killed as the native euros try to appease their new overlords with the lives of these innocents.

I agree 100%.

But history is starting to play itself out again. I think at some point you have to recognize the writing on the wall and save yourself. There are plenty of different religious and ethnic minorities that'll be on the chopping block.

re: #180 Killgore Trout

I think there's also the concern that CEO's of failing banks might return the TARP money to protect their bonuses even if it sinks the bank. I wouldn't put this past them.

It wouldn't be the CEO's call alone. there would be too many people at the bank involved to authorize such a call, just as there were many to authorize accepting the monies. Same with GM and Chrysler.

re: #176 yma o hyd

You dissing Monty Python - or did you just forget them?

;-)

Umm I foregot...:)

Scottish Bus Driver

The Scottish bus driver was giving a tour of Scotland to a group of tourists.

The tour went through the countryside and the driver would point out sights of interest.

He drove by this one area and said, "Over there is where the Scottish PULVERIZED the English."

They drove on a little further and the driver pointed to another area along the roadway and said, "This is the place where the Scottish MASSACRED the English."

Not much further down the road the driver told his passengers that on the right was the great battlefield where the Scottish WHIPPED the English.

About that time a man on the bus, with a stiff English accent, said, "My good man, didn't the English win any battles around here"?

"Not when I'm driving the bus" was the response.

re: #149 Nevergiveup

Declaring the future of mankind at stake, President Barack Obama said Sunday all nations must strive to rid the world of nuclear arms and that the U.S. had a “moral responsibility” to lead as the only country ever to use one

[Link: www.navytimes.com...]

This naive fuck is gonna get us all killed.

I know why people like Obama have these urges to disarm. They think the world will be safer. What I cannot understand is how they can sit there and actually believe that disarmament could actually take place when many of the nukes of the world are in the hands of tyrants and dictators now. All it will do is make us more vulnerable to attack, just the opposite of what they claim will happen

I remember debating a guy in college when Reagan was putting the medium ranged nuclear missiles in Europe. He went on and on about how it will make the world more volatile and how Reagan was a war monger. He got all the whoops and cheers with the spiel. When I got up and said this will lead to a more peaceful world and that strength is preferable to weakness, I got booed. This was the height of the "NO-Nuke" nonsense that swept the nation for a few years. I wonder how all of those self-righteous fools are doing today? Probably still living in the same fantasy land as their beloved leader.

We should never give up our nuclear weapons and we should be telling everyone right now that any attack on the USA will result in the complete and total destruction of the country or people that attacked.

re: #196 Dustyvet

Umm I foregot...:)

Scottish Bus Driver

The Scottish bus driver was giving a tour of Scotland to a group of tourists.

The tour went through the countryside and the driver would point out sights of interest.

He drove by this one area and said, "Over there is where the Scottish PULVERIZED the English."

They drove on a little further and the driver pointed to another area along the roadway and said, "This is the place where the Scottish MASSACRED the English."

Not much further down the road the driver told his passengers that on the right was the great battlefield where the Scottish WHIPPED the English.

About that time a man on the bus, with a stiff English accent, said, "My good man, didn't the English win any battles around here"?

"Not when I'm driving the bus" was the response.

Oh yesssss!

Scotti will love that!

re: #181 Shug

If Barack Obama was president instead of JFK, there would be soviet nukes in Cuba Wyoming.

re: #181 Shug

If Barack Obama was president instead of JFK, there would be soviet nukes in Cuba Washington DC.

////too much !?!?!?!

re: #167 itellu3times

Well, what is the 'way they want to?' If they were just trying to crutch the banks through this tough time or help them get lending again, that much has been done or is in process.

Not letting banks return funds is an entirely different issue.

re: #198 yma o hyd

Oh yesssss!

Scotti will love that!

Already updinged...;>)

re: #189 avanti

They do poll non voters, thus the difference. The numbers can be off 3-4 points, so watch the trend line, not the raw numbers.

job approval

You really need to know what the make up of the sampling is.
As an example, if the sampling is heavy with Democrats, it would obviously skewer the results.

re: #199 MandyManners

Wyoming

To bitter and clingy......

re: #197 Desert Dog

I was laughing at the yahoo news headlines this morning. Consecutive headlines were

North Korea launches missile ( West does nothing---ed)
President Obama ( who can't even stop the North Korean Napolean impersonator--ed) lays out plans to make the world Free of nuclear weapons

Naive!

re: #202 scottishbuzzsaw

Already updinged...;>)

Hey Scottish!

re: #194 esch

I agree 100%.

But history is starting to play itself out again. I think at some point you have to recognize the writing on the wall and save yourself. There are plenty of different religious and ethnic minorities that'll be on the chopping block.

If I were a european Jew in a country that allows it, I would be planning to emigrate to Israel or the USA for sure. europe OWES the Jews their safety after centuries of persecution. But europe is so fucking miserable that they would probably WELCOME a Holocaust II.

re: #172 yma o hyd

Europe did not and does not want a fighting-fit Germany.
Any sign of that and everybody starts howling - no wonder the Germans are scared of even thinking about shooting at anybody.
Who wouldn't be - with those nieghbours.

Well, it looks like the Germans are definitely not "fighting-fit":

The physical condition of the soldiers was already in question after a German armed forces report found that 40 per cent of its soldiers aged 18-29 were overweight, compared to 35 per cent of the civilian population of the same age.

The report, published in March, concluded that the Bundeswehr lived on beer and sausages while shunning fruit and vegetables. It said that an overdeveloped bureaucracy was also contributing to a “passive lifestyle” on the part of the soldiers.

Too much beer and sausage. The end result is that Germany probably has the wurst soldiers in Europe.

[Link: www.timesonline.co.uk...]

re: #175 pink freud

SFZ, did my email get through?

Yes, responding now. You went in spam for some reason.

:)

re: #206 HoosierHoops

Hey Scottish!

Hey, HH! What's cooking?

re: #172 yma o hyd

Well, to be fair - the rest of Europe was, after Hitler and WWII not in the mood to allow the Germans to show anything at all even faintly resembling military prowess.
Add to that the drip-drip-drip of moonbattery from the 1970 in education, all across Europe, and its no wonder.
Oh - and the reunification also had the condition that the East German army would have to be more or less scrapped.

Europe did not and does not want a fighting-fit Germany.
Any sign of that and everybody starts howling - no wonder the Germans are scared of even thinking about shooting at anybody.
Who wouldn't be - with those nieghbours.

The same thing happened in Japan. For a thousand years, Japan was in a literal constant state of war. Their entire culture was based on it. It is amazing to look at them now.

I think it is natural for many people to want peace. If the USA could stop spending so much money on defense, we would be richer for it. But, this world will not allow us to do that.

re: #208 gregg

Too much beer and sausage. The end result is that Germany probably has the wurst soldiers in Europe.

[Link: www.timesonline.co.uk...]

You shouldn't knock them without more information....
;-P

re: #179 WhiteRasta

I tend to agree with a poster here who said the islamic takeover of Europe is G-d's punishment for the Holocaust.

That's not a lot of use to the dead, now is it?

"That's what we're most concerned about preventing, and preventing North Korea from sharing that technology with others," Rice said on ABC's "This Week."

"The United States believes that this action is best dealt with -- the most appropriate response would be a United Nations Security Council resolution," she added.

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

Susan darling bubba baby: A few points

1) are you really that freak en stupid?
2) Sharing technology? Honey there is not use closing the barn door after all
the animals are out.
3) are you really that freak en stupid?

re: #197 Desert Dog

The reason we know our liberal political enemies so well is that what you described--all the lefties hoopin' and hollerin' at anything not from the left point of view--happens on campuses all the time. It's the reason that libs cannot make reasoned arguments in support of their plans. Libs go through college in an echo chamber and never have to justify their point of view.

Sad thing is that when conservatives screw up as they have in the past 8 years by not controlling the growth of government, we're left with extremists who cannot contemplate what damage they are doing to our country.

re: #197 Desert Dog

The Romans had a pertinent saying about that:
Si vis pacem, para bellum - that is, 'If you want peace, prepare for war.'

No wonder they had a pretty huge empire ...

re: #189 avanti

They do poll non voters, thus the difference. The numbers can be off 3-4 points, so watch the trend line, not the raw numbers.

job approval

And again, I point out to you that the important thing is that the DISAPPROVE is on a steady rise (from 12 to 27, and once hit just above 30) while the APPROVE has been relativley flat (68 to 63, with a high of 69

Be concerned ,, be VERY concerned !

re: #206 HoosierHoops

Hoosier ... I was really surprised that the Spartans beat UConn ...

re: #203 opnion

You really need to know what the make up of the sampling is.
As an example, if the sampling is heavy with Democrats, it would obviously skewer the results.

They start with a conclusion and poll until it is reached.

re: #211 Desert Dog

If the USA could stop spending so much money on defense, we would be richer for it. But, this world will not allow us to do that.

This is the message the Europeans sent Obama. I wonder if he received it.

Sanctions against a country whose leaders don't give a shit if their people are starving are

all together now.....

WORTHLESS

re: #210 scottishbuzzsaw

Hey, HH! What's cooking?

Hey you...Hope you are well..Just watching some racing and blogging

re: #213 SanFranciscoZionist

No, but perhaps a warning to the next bunch of lunatics that would like to revive it...

re: #221 Shug

Sanctions against a country whose leaders don't give a shit if their people are starving are

all together now.....

WORTHLESS

FEEL GOOD PROGRESSIVE POLICIES

re: #224 buzzsawmonkey

NPR said this morning that it was going to report on "the Turkish people's opinion of Barack Obama."

Why the hell should we care what the Turkish people's opinion of Barack Obama is?

Obama needs to be loved by all, that's why

[Link: www.amazon.com...]

Maybe Zer0 got ahold of a copy of this?

I read it back in the 80s.

From the reviews at the link...

"The Jesus Factor" is a superbly written, utterly engrossing, and amazingly believable tale of how the atom bomb, our prized protectorate against enemies who would engage in the use of chemical or biological warfare, may not be as functional as we have always been taught. A must-read for conspiracy buffs -- THIS NOVEL IS ABSOLUTELY PLAUSIBLE. And I'm NOT a conspiracy buff. If you don't finish it in one sitting, you don't like books."

and:

"I have read and re-read this book four times since 1985 and I am still not sure if it is fiction as it claims or is non-fiction with the names changed to confuse. Governmental mis-information has been a given for many years. This book shows how it could be used. After all, the existance of an atomic bomb, whether true or not, certainly would keep potential enemies at bay. This is what happened during the cold war. Well written and really scary."

re: #224 buzzsawmonkey

NPR said this morning that it was going to report on "the Turkish people's opinion of Barack Obama."

Why the hell should we care what the Turkish people's opinion of Barack Obama is?

You must've missed the memo, buzzsaw. The opinion of the world re Teh One is marginally more important than the nasty Americans'.

re: #217 sattv4u2

And again, I point out to you that the important thing is that the DISAPPROVE is on a steady rise (from 12 to 27, and once hit just above 30) while the APPROVE has been relativley flat (68 to 63, with a high of 69

Be concerned ,, be VERY concerned !

The graph of that, if it hasn't been pointed to:

[Link: www.rasmussenreports.com...]

re: #218 _RememberTonyC

Hoosier ... I was really surprised that the Spartans beat UConn ...

As I watched the game, I thought it might be nice to have a t-shirt that said UConn and a picture of Chris Dodd.

re: #219 debutaunt

They start with a conclusion and poll until it is reached.

Most liberal studies seem to be done that way. You start your research with the desireable concusion & cherry pick data that supports the conclusion.

A battle weary American soldier boarded a crowded train in in London during the early days of post-WWII, only to discover he was unable to find a place to sit. As he walked the length of the train, he noticed a small white dog curled up on one of the seats. A large, well dressed woman sat in the seat next to the dog. The man hovered near the seat, hoping the woman would take the hint, but she pointedly ignored him.

"Excuse me, Ma'am," the soldier finally spoke, "Is this your dog? Would you mind holding it on your lap so that I may sit down?"

The woman raised her icy gaze to the young man and said in a haughty British accent, "oh! You Americans. You are so rude.
Fluffy is in that seat, and i see no reason why she should give up her comfort for you."

The exhausted soldier nodded, picked up the small dog ... leaned over ... opened the window of the moving train and tossed the dog out. The woman gaped and spluttered in horrified indignation, and the man sitting across from her lowered his newspaper.

"You Americans", he said, "You drive on the wrong side of the road ... you eat with the wrong fork ... and you just threw the wrong bitch out the window."

re: #214 Nevergiveup

"That's what we're most concerned about preventing, and preventing North Korea from sharing that technology with others," Rice said on ABC's "This Week."

"The United States believes that this action is best dealt with -- the most appropriate response would be a United Nations Security Council resolution," she added.

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

Susan darling bubba baby: A few points

1) are you really that freak en stupid?
2) Sharing technology? Honey there is not use closing the barn door after all
the animals are out.
3) are you really that freak en stupid?

Oh one other thing. Someone was questioning me last week why I thought Susan Rice was a worthless peice of shit? Need I say more?
[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

re: #230 kingkenrod

Thanks. I was using GALLUPS because thats what Avanti keeps linking to "prove" Obama's popular numbers

re: #235 buzzsawmonkey

As far as I am aware, the job of the President is not to whore around the world begging for adulation.

Your hot today!

re: #218 _RememberTonyC

Hoosier ... I was really surprised that the Spartans beat UConn ...

I was stunned last night..
Mich State Played big time defense...Magic had to be an inspiration being there last night...
I was very impressed with Their play...

re: #3 Killian Bundy

Mecca mosques 'wrongly aligned'
Some worshippers are said to be anxious about the validity of their prayers.
/OH NOES!

Goodness, I hate it when my prayers are mis-aligned.....

/ There is Moe's way and the wrong way, haven't they got it right yet?

re: #235 buzzsawmonkey

As far as I am aware, the job of the President is not to whore around the world begging DEMANING for adulation.

"I AM THE ONE WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR"

re: #224 buzzsawmonkey

NPR said this morning that it was going to report on "the Turkish people's opinion of Barack Obama."

Why the hell should we care what the Turkish people's opinion of Barack Obama is?

Me, to liberal I work with streaming NPR: How can you listen to that crap?

Liberal: It just makes me FEEL SO GOOD.

re: #195 sattv4u2

It wouldn't be the CEO's call alone. there would be too many people at the bank involved to authorize such a call, just as there were many to authorize accepting the monies. Same with GM and Chrysler.

I think there's a very unhealthy relationship between the CEO's and Board of Directors in the corporate world. The system was designed to protect the stockholders and ensure the companies would prosper. They seem to have banded together to milk the companies dry. Success of the company is no longer a priority in many cases. Capitalism needs an overhaul.

Boston Red Sox Asks Sen. Kennedy to Throw First Pitch at Season Opener
The Boston Red Sox have asked Sen. Ted Kennedy to throw out the first pitch when the team hosts the Tampa Bay Monday at Fenway Park, the Boston Herald reported.

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

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re: #224 buzzsawmonkey

NPR said this morning that it was going to report on "the Turkish people's opinion of Barack Obama."

Why the hell should we care what the Turkish people's opinion of Barack Obama is?

Obambi is "overreaching", the Turds prefer the "reach around" technique.

re: #239 yesandno

Goodness, I hate it when my prayers are mis-aligned.....

/ There is Moe's way and the wrong way, haven't they got it right yet?

When prayers have to go side ways direction is a problem.
When they go up, it's much simpler!

/

re: #208 gregg

Germany has the 'wurst soldiers' - awww! Hilarious!

Mind, unlike us, Germany has a conscript army - and unlike us, their military tradition has been pretty much discredited, for the well-known reasons, so they have no traditional regiments, I think.

And something like our annual 'Trooping the Colour' would be unthinkable there, whereas here, its the pride of even the lowliest squaddie to be fit enough and do well enough to be allowed to take part.
And the history of some of the regiments go back hundreds of years, they are embroidered on the regimental flag.

Imagine the pride one must feel to be part of a regiment which actually fought under Marlborough!

The Germans? Beer and sausages is all they have ...