It has come to our attention that Dennis Kucinich has been quoted incorrectly with regards to his reported sighting of an Unidentified Flying Object.
Representative Kucinich, Dem/Ohio, in fact said that he was dropped off by a UFO, and is awaiting its return so as to at long last travel home.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Correction...
Fired University of Colorado Professor Ward Churchill Keeps Teaching on Campus
"Former University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill no longer is a member of the faculty but he is holding classes on campus after his dismissal following a controversial Sept. 11 essay comparing victims to a Nazi leader. The classes, covering topics including colonialism, genocide and racism, are organized by the students who then invite Churchill to speak. "We feel Ward has a right to say what he wants to say," Aaron Smith, a political science and ethnic studies senior, told FOXNews.com. Smith, one of the discussions' organizers, said about 75 students usually show up but it is hard to get them to commit to assignments since they can't receive grades for them. The discussions on campus aim to make a statement about academic freedom and free speech, Smith said. David Lane, Churchill’s attorney, said he doesn’t know if Churchill views the discussions as a return to campus, he just enjoys teaching. "I’m sure they are going very well; he’s an excellent professor," Lane said. Smith, who took a class with Churchill amid the debate over his research and writings, agreed. "He pushes us to think critically about issues that are left outside of the main chronicles of history," Smith said. "He tries to have us not only look from the perspective of the dominant, but from the perspective of the oppressed." Yeah, sure. Were Big Chief Who Hate America to be focusing upon minorities instead of Jews and America, he'd have been jailed a long time ago for fostering HATE SPEECH. Buggerers such as he find it all but impossible to NOT have a captive audience of young minds around worshiping his every passing of gas, and just how often does one have to be discredited as a liar and a bigot before liberals understand that it isn't promoting FREE SPEECH to allow this idiot a soap box, but the precise opposite. You either agree with his views or hit the road. The man needs the adoration of closed minded children as a real man needs air, and to put it bluntly he's simply one sick son of a bitch.
EXTRA...EXTRA...READ ALL ABOUT IT...
Ann Coulter Mentioned Gun-Control
"The Anti-Defamation League is to Jews what the National Organization for Women is to women and the ACLU is to civil libertarians. They represent not Jews or women or civil libertarians, but the left wing of the Democratic Party.
In the paramount threat of our time, the Democratic Party is AWOL. And those are the patriotic Democrats. The rest are actively aiding the enemy.
The blood of millions of Israelis is at stake, and the ADL is flacking for a party that yearns to surrender to the terrorists.
To hide the dirty little secret of the left's burgeoning anti-Semitism, liberals act as if they live in abject terror of right-wingers. When it comes to conservatives, the Anti-Defamation League is the Pro-Defamation League.
For decades, most Jews supported the left, and the left supported Jewish causes. But the left moved on long ago. For liberals, Jews are just so "last Holocaust."
The ADL gently chided Columbia University for making the "mistake" of inviting a genocidal, Holocaust-denying Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak. It tepidly criticized Ahmadinejad's speech for being "a charade of half-answers and obfuscation." That sounds like a fair description of Hillary's current stump speech.
The ADL and its ilk reserve their real venom for a beast like Dennis Prager -- a leading Jewish intellectual, author and radio talk show host. Last year, Prager made the manifestly obvious point that the first Muslim congressman, Keith Ellison, should take his oath of office not on a Quran, but on a Bible, in recognition of "the value system (that) underlies American civilization."
According to the ADL, Prager's column was not a trifling "mistake" on the order of allowing an American audience at one of America's premier universities to give a standing ovation to a murderous, racist lunatic. Prager was "intolerant, misinformed and downright un-American." I think I'd take "obfuscation."
The relevant organs of pious liberal society were promptly rounded up to censure Prager, including the American Jewish Committee and two members of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, Rep. Henry Waxman and former New York Mayor Ed Koch -- who called Prager a "bigot." Do they have Ellison on the record acknowledging whether the Holocaust happened?
The executive committee of the Holocaust Museum called Prager's column antithetical to "tolerance and respect for all peoples regardless of their race, religion or ethnicity."
But you'll see that famed liberal "tolerance" dry up pretty fast if you render a simple statement of the beliefs of Christians.
The usual liberal coterie acts shocked and offended by Christians who actually believe Christianity is true -- unlike Democratic politicians -- to conceal the fact that the left is increasingly dominated by people conniving in the destruction of Israel.
How about having Tim Russert ask Hillary if she believes the New Testament is the perfection of the Old Testament? She claims to be a Christian. Let's get it on the table: Is she or isn't she? It doesn't get any more bare-bones than that.
Let the cat out of the bag that a 2,000-year-old religion practiced by a majority of Americans teaches that Jesus came in "fulfillment of the scriptures," and you might be better off if you had adopted the preferred approach of liberals' new friends the Muslims and simply slit the Jew's throat.
At least the ADL wouldn't object.
They're too busy conspiring with the Council on American-Islamic Relations to denounce Dennis Prager. And promoting gun control. And gay marriage. And illegal immigration. You know, all the issues that have historically kept the Jews safe."
Ann has more balls than most of the males I know, but usually stays away from mentioning anything to do with firearms. That's cool, cause there's a little bit of lefty in all of us as no one is perfect.
Not exactly an earth shattering announcement that ALL modern liberals despise Jews, but one should understand precisely WHY they do.
Without the Jews in the way, our friendly Arabian Knights would practically GIVE US all the oil we need. Might even pay us to take all that icky, gooey stuff off their hands. Can't run rock concerts and humongous soccer-mom-SUV's without oil, baby, so the faster we dismiss the Jews the quicker we'll be floating in dead dinosaur shit.
Sevigny And The GLOCK 21 SF
"Dave Sevigny of the Team GLOCK Shooting Squad completed a string of victories using GLOCK's newest model, the G21 SF in .45 ACP. After winning the High Industry title at the IDPA Nationals last September, the Team GLOCK captain won the IDPA Georgia State championship, USPSA Area 3 championship and the Inaugural TSA "Street Gun" Nationals in October.
The Tactical Shooting Association (TSA) Street Gun Nationals took place at the Tactical Shooting Academy home range in Surry, Virginia on October 19-21, 2007. The Association is a new practical shooting sport which promotes the use of guns designed for concealed carry. It was determined by the TSA match officials that 63% of the competitors in the match used a GLOCK pistol.
The national championship stages featured shooting challenges one might encounter in the real world along with other standard shooting tests such as plate rack drills. TSA targets, knock down steel and shot timers were used to score competitors. Realistic props such as motor vehicles, household appliances, street signs, cash registers and common items found in a store were all part of the national championship stages. "The details in some of the stages were nice to see. It gave the competitors a sense of being outside of a controlled shooting range," said Dave Sevigny.
When asked about the G21 SF Sevigny added, "I've enjoyed firing the new pistol in our recent tournaments. It was easy to deliver fast and accurate hits just the same as other GLOCK models we've run in the past. For those who prefer a .45 ACP, you'll love the 21 SF. The pistol ran 100% through each competition and practice session."
Sevigny is spooky good. A zillion years ago (ok I forget when) I asked him who would win if he and Rob Leatham swapped pistols, and he said all things being equal Leatham would because he'd then have the better gun. Spoken like a true, well, spokesman, but what he can do with a $700 gun is amazing.
We Get Ones We're Glad We Didn't Toss
"America has lost its will to fight. It has lost its will to defend what is
right and just in the world. The crazy thing of it all is that the American
people have not even been asked to sacrifice a single thing. It's not like
World War Two, where people rationed food, and turned in cars to be made
into metal for tanks. The American people have not been asked to sacrifice
anything. Unless you are in the military or the family member of a service
member, its life as usual...the war doesn't affect you. But it affects us.
And when it is over, and the troops come home, and they try to piece
together what's left of them after their service...where will the detractors
be then? Where will the Cindy Sheehans be to comfort and talk to soldiers
and help them sort out the last couple years of their lives, most of which
have been spent dodging death and wading through the deaths of their
friends? They will be where they always are, somewhere far away, where the
horrors of the world can't touch them. Somewhere where they can complain
about things they will never experience in their lifetime; things that the
young men and women of America have willingly taken upon their shoulders."
right and just in the world. The crazy thing of it all is that the American
people have not even been asked to sacrifice a single thing. It's not like
World War Two, where people rationed food, and turned in cars to be made
into metal for tanks. The American people have not been asked to sacrifice
anything. Unless you are in the military or the family member of a service
member, its life as usual...the war doesn't affect you. But it affects us.
And when it is over, and the troops come home, and they try to piece
together what's left of them after their service...where will the detractors
be then? Where will the Cindy Sheehans be to comfort and talk to soldiers
and help them sort out the last couple years of their lives, most of which
have been spent dodging death and wading through the deaths of their
friends? They will be where they always are, somewhere far away, where the
horrors of the world can't touch them. Somewhere where they can complain
about things they will never experience in their lifetime; things that the
young men and women of America have willingly taken upon their shoulders."
Excerpt from Army SGT Eddie Jeffers. KIA Iraq, September 7, 2007.
Criminals stealing guns from police in Palm Beach County
"Criminals are going after cops — for their guns.
In the past year, gang members, thieves and drug dealers in Palm Beach County have broken into at least six police cars and stolen handguns and shotguns, officials say.
'This shows how brazen they are,' Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said."
Whats that? Come again? They can steal from the boss...meaning us...but DARE not steal from YOU? Why you puffed up, overpaid, incompetent night watchman. We give you the tools with which to do a job, you allow common thugs to steal our money, and after the fact all you can do is give a gosh-golly shrug that you'd a never thunk they'd rob YOUR ass blind.
Now I'm going to have to be even more alert than ever because the hired help can't protect their firearms the way I do, and have allowed criminals access to lethal weapons.
"Despite the risk, criminals are hitting police cruisers in South Florida and across the country for a reason: Most police cars are mini-armories on wheels. Cars store not only high-powered guns but also bullet-resistant jackets, "stop sticks" to pierce tires of fleeing cars and other devices to combat the firepower of dangerous career criminals."
What risk? You want risk? Try coming here and taking what belongs to me. You think you've seen "high-powered"? You inefficient, poorly trained, unqualified, inept bunglers, truly take the cake. Tack on all of the super-dee-duper locks you want...in case you've not been paying much attention and it seems you haven't...criminals steal from institutions that have GOOD security, and you know what happens then?
Such businesses usually fire the dolt who set up a come and get our free stuff garage sale for crooks, but sorry to say we can't fire YOU.
STOP leaving the guns and ammo in squad cars overnight. I know its a supreme hassle to actually ask the boys to lock things up after they are done playing, but we'd really appreciate the effort.
Hussein Continues To Snark Away At RodHam
"...Obama complained that during Tuesday night's debate Clinton didn't provide clear answers on a number of occasions. "After the most secretive administration in memory, an administration that consistently misled the American people, we need a president who is going to be open and forthright," Obama said. "I think last night's debate really exposed this fault line. Senator Clinton left us wondering where she stood on every single hard question from Iran to Social Security to drivers' licenses for undocumented workers." Obama said he was especially concerned by Clinton's response when asked if she would release her papers from her years as first lady. "Her big answer on whether she would release the papers from her White House years was particularly troubling because she is running on her record as first lady as much as on her record as a senator," he said. "How can people fully judge that record if the documents from those years remain locked away?" After the obligatory diss at Bush..can't possible attack a Republican candidate for fear they will fight back and then some...the Ill-Annoy'ed Senator continued his recent tirade against the other bush, proving that he can be just as tongue tied as the Oval Orifice-in training, but with better oratory skills. NOTHING will EVER get Hillary RodHam to open the books on her 2 term co-Presidency. Back then she was the Princess who could do no wrong, acted that way, treated the little people that way,and her subjects dare not see that side of her for fear they'll revolt.
If A Clinton Were In The White House...
The following news would be grounds for Sainthood... WASHINGTON (AP) -- "The economy picked up speed in the summer, growing at a brisk 3.9 percent pace, the fastest in 1 1/2 years and an impressive performance even as a credit crunch plunged the housing market deeper into turmoil. The latest snapshot of the country's economic health, released by the Commerce Department on Wednesday, suggested that the economy is demonstrating much resilience and thus far holding up well to the strains in the housing and credit markets, which had intensified during the third quarter and rocked Wall Street. The current administration is running unemployment numbers far below Bill Clinton's, taxes are lower, the economy is growing faster, but the Jurassic Press continues to promote each and every economic doom and gloom story it can lay its hands upon because they simply cannot conceive of a country, ANY country, doing so well under Republican leadership. The usual suspects...NY Times, TIME Magazine, etc, were declaring Slick Willy to be the most august of Presidents since Lincoln despite such lackluster indicators and the fact that we were being attacked on numerous fronts by an avowed and deadly enemy. What media bias? Oh dammitall I forgot. The Assault Weapon Ban. Willy despised guns. Of COURSE they loved him.
Texas Office Worker Accidentally Shoots Himself in Both Legs While Sitting at Desk
FORT WORTH, Texas — "A 47-year-old man was shot in both legs when he accidentally discharged a handgun while sitting in his cubicle at an insurance office, police said. The man, who hasn't been publicly identified, had put his .45-caliber gun into his jacket pocket and then draped the jacket over the back of his chair, said Brett McGuire, Lake Worth police chief. The gun discharged Tuesday morning as the man settled into his chair. He said the man must have done something to make the weapon fire." (Jeepers, Chief, think so?) "The bullet passed through both of the man's legs and a bookcase before lodging in the wall of a cubicle. McGuire said there was no indication the man had brought the gun to target anyone. "He wasn't having problems with his bosses or co-workers that we know of," McGuire said. McGuire said his department has no record of the man being licensed to carry a concealed weapon. He said detectives would wait until the man, who was taken to a hospital, had recovered before deciding whether to pursue charges." The discharge could not have happened as so described, for the pistol must have been in line with or close to the level of both legs. For that much penetration we're probably talking full metal jacket, and no, Chief, not HIS jacket, but the bullet's. FMJ means the man intended to use the gun for target practice, or he's a newbee without a clue, but since the reporting is so bloody awful it remains impossible to determine which. A 47 year-old insurance worker, without a carry permit, totes a sidearm into work then shoots himself. Smart money says he just bought the thing in the parking lot. Oh and one other thing. In most states you don't need a carry license to pack heat on private property. If the owner doesn't wish to press charges all they have the shooter on is how he brought the gun into the workplace. Then again Texas doesn't permit open carry so he's probably screwed, but not because he was carrying a concealed weapon while at his desk. Regardless, calling a good lawyer right about now would probably be a good idea. Do YOU have one on retainer?
Going To The Candidates Debate
Hillary Clinton's rivals come out fighting at debate
PHILADELPHIA - "Hillary Clinton fought off a barrage of attacks by rivals in a Democratic debate Tuesday night, but got knocked off-balance trying to defend Gov. Spitzer's much-criticized plan on driver's licenses for illegal immigrants - without actually endorsing it.
"I was confused over Sen. Clinton's answer," Sen. Barack Obama deadpanned near the end of the two-hour encounter at Drexel University, shown nationally on MSNBC. "I couldn't tell whether she was for it or against it."
The sharpest-edged debate of the primary campaign came just over two months before the voting starts in Iowa on Jan. 3.
And it was a New York-centric issue that gave Clinton a harder time than explaining her changes over the years on Iraq, her recent vote condemning Iran or her explanation of why her plan for Social Security's future will have to wait.
Clinton said Spitzer had been forced to make "an honest" effort to address the problem of illegal immigrants driving on local roads because of President Bush's failed immigration policy.
"I did not say it should be done, but I certainly recognize why Gov. Spitzer is trying to it," Clinton said.
Pressed by moderator Tim Russert on whether she supported Spitzer's plan or not, Clinton got irritated - and exasperated.
"This is where everybody plays 'Gotcha,'" Clinton said. "It makes a lot of sense. What is the governor supposed to do? He's dealing with a serious problem. ... Do I think it's the best thing for any governor to do? No. But I understand the sense of real desperation trying to get a handle on this."
What's the governor supposed to do?
Hell and damnation, woman, the governor is supposed to make certain that the laws of the land are ENFORCED, not trampled upon because of the liberal fondness for creating underclasses and the burning desire to add another few million to the already lengthy list of no-account idlers who vote for whomever will provide that free pass to grazing at the public trough.
The governor isn't supposed to surrender when the going gets tough, but then again you've never governed anything other than your husbands rape-defense-fund so how would you know what a chief executive is supposed to do? Or for that matter, the true meaning of the word "honest"?
The debate itself?
Don't make me laugh. The George McGovern Fan Club pranced and minced and waved the white flag enough to make the French proud.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
The Finishing Touch For The Well-Prepared Camper
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My Ship Just Came In!
FROM THE DESK OF DR ALIU MUSA,
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA).
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.
{WEST AFRICA}
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA).
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.
{WEST AFRICA}
ATTENTION REQUIRED: DEAR FRIEND,
ASSALAM MUALAIKUM.
I AM DR ALIU MUSA, THE MANAGER IN CHARGE OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION IN BANK OF AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO IN WEST AFRICA WITH DUE RESPECT AND REGARDS I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ON THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US AT THE END OF THE TRANSACTION.
DURING MY INVESTIGATION AND AUDITING IN THE BANK, MY DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS A VERY HUGE SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO A DECEASED CUSTOMER,IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN A PLAN CRASH THAT TOOK PLACE IN KENYA, EAST AFRICA, THE LATE DR. GEORGE BRUMLEY, A CITIZEN OF ATLANTA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BUT NUTURALISED IN BURKINA FASO, WEST AFRICA AND A CONTRACTOR WITHECOWAS,(ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN)
I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT, THIS TRANSACTION IS ENTIRELY LEGAL AND AS SUCH YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY REASON FOR FEAR.
ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BACK UP THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE SENT TO YOU SO THAT YOU CAN KEEP ALL THE RECORDS CONCERNING THE TRANSCATION, IN CASE YOU ARE ASKED BY ANYONE TO PRODUCE THESE EVIDENCE, ALL THE PROCEDINGS ARE LEGAL.
ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BACK UP THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE SENT TO YOU SO THAT YOU CAN KEEP ALL THE RECORDS CONCERNING THE TRANSCATION, IN CASE YOU ARE ASKED BY ANYONE TO PRODUCE THESE EVIDENCE, ALL THE PROCEDINGS ARE LEGAL.
AND,THE FUND HAS BEEN DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH THE BANK WITHOUT ANY CLAIM OF THE FUND IN OUR CUSTODY EITHER FROM HIS FAMILY OR RELATION BEFORE MY DISCOVERY TO THIS DEVELOPMENT.
ACTUALLY, THE LATE CUSTOMER WAS ABIG MERCHANT WHO TRADES ON GOLD, DIAMOND, ELEPHANT TUSKS AND CRUDE OIL FROM AFRICA TO ASIA AND EUROPE AND THIS MONEY HE DEPOSITES IN OUR BANK TO PAY FOR HIS PURCHASES.
ACTUALLY, THE LATE CUSTOMER WAS ABIG MERCHANT WHO TRADES ON GOLD, DIAMOND, ELEPHANT TUSKS AND CRUDE OIL FROM AFRICA TO ASIA AND EUROPE AND THIS MONEY HE DEPOSITES IN OUR BANK TO PAY FOR HIS PURCHASES.
ALTHOUGH PERSONALLY, I KEPT THIS INFORMATION SECRET WITHIN MYSELF TO ENABLE THE WHOLE PLANS AND IDEA BE PROFITABLE AND DURING THE TIME OF EXECUTION (TWO IS SECRET). THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS $9.2 MILLION USD(NINE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS).
MEANWHILE ALL THE WHOLE ARRANGEMENT AND DIRECTIVES NEEDED TO PUT CLAIM OVER THIS FUND AS THE BONAFIDE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED, WILL BE FORWARD TO YOU UPON YOUR ACCEPTANCE.
INFORMATION WILL BE RELASED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST ME AND ALSO BENEFIT YOUR SELF TO THIS GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.
MEANWHILE ALL THE WHOLE ARRANGEMENT AND DIRECTIVES NEEDED TO PUT CLAIM OVER THIS FUND AS THE BONAFIDE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED, WILL BE FORWARD TO YOU UPON YOUR ACCEPTANCE.
INFORMATION WILL BE RELASED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST ME AND ALSO BENEFIT YOUR SELF TO THIS GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.
IN FACT I COULD HAVE DONE THIS DEAL ALONE BUT BECAUSE OF MY POSITION IN THIS COUNTRY AS A CIVIL SERVANT,WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE A FORIEGN ACCOUNT AND WOULD EVENTUALLY RAISE EYE BROW ON MY SIDE DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFER BECAUSE I WORK IN THIS BANK. THIS IS THE ACTUAL REASON WHY IT WILL REQUIRE A SECOND PARTY OR FELLOW FROM A FOREIGN NATION WHO WILL FORWARD CLAIMS AS THE NEXT OF KIN WITH AFFIDAVIT OF TRUST OF OATH TO THE BANK AND ALSO PRESENT A FORIEGN ACCOUNT WHERE HE WILL NEED THE MONEY TO BE RETRANSFERED INTO ON HIS REQUEST AS IT MAY BE, AFTER DUE VERIFICATION AND CLARIFICATION TO DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT.
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PLEASE,YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO KEEP TOP SECRET AS I AM STILL IN SERVICE AND INTEND TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE AFTER I HAVE CONCLUDED THIS DEAL WITH YOU. I WILL BE MONITORING THE WHOLE SITUATION HERE IN THE BANK UNTIL YOU CONFIRM THE MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT AND ASK ME TO COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR SUBSEQUENT SHARING OF THE FUND ACCORDING TO PERCENTAGES PREVIOUSLY INDICATED AND FURTHER INVESTMENT, EITHER IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY OTHER COUNTRY YOU MAY ADVISE ME TO INVEST IN. ALL OTHER NECESSARY INFORMATION WILL BE SENT TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU. I SUGGEST YOU GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE STATING YOUR WISH IN THIS DEAL AND ASKING ANY QUESTIONS THAT ARE NOT CLEARED BY YOU FOR A GOOD FOLLOW-UP.
PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PLANE CRASH AND THE TRAGIC DEATH OF THE DECEASED AND HIS ENTIRE FAMILY LATE DR.GEORGE BRUMLEY
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Motorist in I-4 gun battle was carrying 'world's most powerful production handgun'
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"Carrying "the world's most powerful production handgun" did not help a motorist last weekend in an unexplained gun battle on Interstate 4.
Tamburo Hopkins never got a chance to draw his Smith & Wesson 500, Orlando police reports show.
"It happened too fast for me to shoot back," Hopkins, 29, of Altamonte Springs told police after a shotgun blast riddled his purple Toyota Camry late Saturday.
Police first learned of the shooting about 11 p.m. when Hopkins drove to Florida Hospital South seeking medical care for a passengers.
"I've been shot in the head," Surrey Kali Washington, 27, of Orlando, called out to two police officers outside the emergency room at 601 Rollins St., reports show. ER staff placed Washington on a stretcher and rushed him into a trauma room where he was treated for non-life threatenting wounds, reports show.
Hopkins and his other passenger, Tromone Neal, 26, of Orlando, told investigators they were driving west on I-4 through the Fairbanks curves when a small white Chevrolet pickup pulled alongside their car and opened fire, reports show.
A crime scene technician found three bullet holes in the passenger side of Hopkins' car in addition to a blown-out frontseat window and $1,000 in damages. Plastic wadding from a shotgun shell lay on the frontseat floorboards after it apparently had been fired along with a blast of shotgun pellets, reports show.
(TOOK A CRIME-SCENE TECH TO FIGURE THAT OUT?)
"It should be noted, due to the placement of the shots into the vehicle were at head level, it appears to this officer that the suspects intended to murder the occupants of the vehicle," wrote Officer Robert Anderson.
(YA THINK?)
"Hopkins and his friends told police they had no idea why anyone would try to kill them. Hopkins holds a state Carry Concealed Weapon permit which allows him to carry his weapon almost anywhere he goes in Florida and 31 other states recognizing Florida's CCW permit, records show.
The handgun Hopkins did not have time to draw fires a .50 Magnum bullet that is roughly the same size as the bullet fired by the Orange County sheriff's .50-caliber elephant guns. Smith & Wesson introduced its super handgun in 2003. It produced then reclaimed its title as maker of the world's most powerful handgun which it held in the 1970's when a series of Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry movies popularized the Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum."
"...sheriff's elephant guns..."
?
Sweet mother of pearl but I JUST learned how to take on a gator and now they tell me the elephants are acting up?
Study: Multiple Stab Wounds May Be Harmful To Monkeys
Study: Multiple Stab Wounds May Be Harmful To Monkeys
Exclusive Update...
Messenger operatives have learned that NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg became furious after viewing the above video, and immediately sent out a call to all nearby states for them to join him in drafting a law prohibiting edged weapons within 1000 feet of a monkey, or likely monkey thoroughfare.
Developing story...more to follow...
So Has New Orleans Cleaned Up Its Act...
Not a chance, brother, not a chance... NEW ORLEANS (AP) - "District Attorney Eddie Jordan, criticized for his response to New Orleans' growing crime problem and stung by a $3.7 million discrimination verdict against his office, announced his resignation Tuesday. "I'm resigning not because I'm a quitter," Jordan said at a news conference, "but because I honestly think that this painful act will help prevent further disruption of the district attorney's office, the criminal justice system and our city's fight against crime." He said he will resign Wednesday. Anger over Jordan's performance, fed in part by his decisions to abandon two high-profile prosecutions and his apparently inadvertent sheltering of an armed robbery suspect, rose again this week when a federal judge refused to delay payment in the discrimination case. That opened the door to the possible seizure of assets of his office. "I'm hoping my departure will end the threat of the seizure of the district attorney's office's assets," Jordan said. Jordan lost the discrimination lawsuit against dozens of his former employees in 2005. The white former employees said they were fired by Jordan, who is black, because of their race. Mayor Ray Nagin on Tuesday reiterated that the city would not pay the judgment, saying that it could not afford it and that it would set a bad precedent." A bad precedent. Following a court order is, in Nagin's mind, a bad precedent. Same bad precedent as his refusal to return the firearms stolen by the NO-PD. Orders, you see, are only for poor white folk to pay attention to when rogue cops come a knockin'.
New Orleans District Attorney to Resign
Re-Configured G.I. Joe A Travesty Of Heroic Proportion
"Hollywood now proposes that in a new live-action movie based on the G.I. Joe toy line, Joe's -- well, "G.I." -- identity needs to be replaced by membership in an "international force based in Brussels." The IGN Entertainment news site reports Paramount is considering replacing our "real American hero" with "Action Man," member of an "international operations team." Paramount will simply turn Joe's name into an acronym. The show biz newspaper Variety reports: "G.I. Joe is now a Brussels-based outfit that stands for Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity, an international co-ed force of operatives who use hi-tech equipment to battle Cobra, an evil organization headed by a double-crossing Scottish arms dealer." So then, where's the beef? Read on, MacDuff... "On Guadalcanal, the Marines struggled to complete an airfield that could threaten the Japanese route to Australia. Admiral Yamamoto knew how dangerous that was. Before long, relentless Japanese counterattacks had driven the supporting U.S. Navy from inshore waters. The Marines were on their own. As Platoon Sgt. Mitchell Paige and his 33 riflemen set about carefully emplacing their four water-cooled .30-caliber Brownings on that hillside, 65 years ago this week -- manning their section of the thin khaki line that was expected to defend Henderson Field against the assault of the night of Oct. 25, 1942 -- it's unlikely anyone thought they were about to provide the definitive answer to that most desperate of questions: How many able-bodied U.S. Marines does it take to hold a hill against 2,000 armed and motivated attackers? But by the time the night was over, "The 29th (Japanese) Infantry Regiment has lost 553 killed or missing and 479 wounded among its 2,554 men," historian Lippman reports. "The 16th (Japanese) Regiment's losses are uncounted, but the 164th's burial parties handled 975 Japanese bodies. ... The American estimate of 2,200 Japanese dead is probably too low." You've already figured out where the Japanese focused their attack, haven't you? Among the 90 American dead and seriously wounded that night were all the men in Mitchell Paige's platoon. Every one. As the night of endless attacks wore on, Paige moved up and down his line, pulling his dead and wounded comrades back into their foxholes and firing a few bursts from each of the four Brownings in turn, convincing the Japanese forces down the hill that the positions were still manned. The citation for Paige's Medal of Honor picks up the tale: "When the enemy broke through the line directly in front of his position, P/Sgt. Paige, commanding a machine gun section with fearless determination, continued to direct the fire of his gunners until all his men were either killed or wounded. Alone, against the deadly hail of Japanese shells, he fought with his gun and when it was destroyed, took over another, moving from gun to gun, never ceasing his withering fire." In the end, Sgt. Paige picked up the last of the 40-pound, belt-fed Brownings and did something for which the weapon was never designed. Sgt. Paige walked down the hill toward the place where he could hear the last Japanese survivors rallying to move around his flank, the belt-fed gun cradled under his arm, firing as he went. Coming up at dawn, battalion executive officer Major Odell M. Conoley was the first to discover how many able-bodied United States Marines it takes to hold a hill against two regiments of motivated, combat-hardened infantrymen who have never known defeat. On a hill where the bodies were piled like cordwood, Mitchell Paige alone sat upright behind his 30-caliber Browning, waiting to see what the dawn would bring. The hill had held, because on the hill remained the minimum number of able-bodied United States Marines necessary to hold the position. And that's where the unstoppable wave of Japanese conquest finally crested, broke, and began to recede. On an unnamed jungle ridge on an insignificant island no one ever heard of, called Guadalcanal. When the Hasbro Toy Co. called some years back, asking permission to put the retired colonel's face on some kid's doll, Mitchell Paige thought they must be joking. But they weren't. That's his mug, on the little Marine they call "G.I. Joe." At least, it has been up till now. Mitchell Paige's only condition? That G.I. Joe must always remain a United States Marine. But don't worry. Far more important for our new movies not to offend anyone in Cairo or Karachi or Paris or Palembang. After all, it's only a toy. It doesn't mean anything."
OBAMA: NAVEL-GAZER-IN-CHIEF
by Rich Lowry
"WHEN it comes to self- reflection, Barack Obama is an overachiever. At 46, he's already written two memoirs when most people in public life (sometime at the end of their career) will be lucky to write one.
So far, what Obama seems set to get out of his presidential campaign is yet another memoir - this one an agonized, personal account of how his campaign went nowhere despite all the media hoopla, crowds and fund-raising. It turns out that voters aren't as interested in Barack Obama as Barack Obama is.
Like Jacob grappling with the archangel Gabriel, Obama has been wrestling with his own conscience the entire campaign and has come up lame. He has engaged in a running commentary on whether the tactics of his own campaign - down to specific press releases - live up to his standard of audacious hopefulness. Left unclear is why anyone else besides Obama should care.
The insular, self-obsessed campaign of her chief rival is one of the reasons Hillary Clinton has had as good a 90-day run as anyone in presidential politics in recent memory. She still has a race on her hands in Iowa, but she leads there after trailing most of the year, and more than doubles Obama's support in national polls, where he's slipped as low as 17 percent.
All year, Obama has offered voters airy clichés about hope, change and bipartisanship, and assurances that he personally embodies all of the above. He ended a typically precious ad in Iowa: "I approved this message to ask you to believe, not just in my ability to bring real change in Washington. I'm asking you to believe in yours." OK, but what sort of change exactly?"
Silly Richy. Barack (what's with every last pundit calling the man by his last name yet referring to Hillary as...Hillary?) proved beyond a shadow of a shadow that he does blackface betterer than Mrs. Bill Clinton can, and if a black man out-blacking a weird white woman isn't worthy of kudos than nothing is.
Moonbats galore flocked to Senator Obama in order to prove that well, yeah, we ruined the black community but we still love 'em like all get out. However, spending money is FAR different than casting a vote for someone. I mean come on now, he's cute but not THAT cute. The Yellowstream Media created the monster lock, stock, and barrel, just to have someone for Mrs. Bill to run against because sweet mother of pearl even THEY cannot stand John Edwards.
Pentagon seeks huge new bunker-buster for Iran
WASHINGTON — The Democrat-controlled Congress is examining a request to develop a new bomb designed for a U.S. air strike on Iran. The Bush administration wants $88 million for the production of the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, or MOP. The 30,000-pound conventional bomb, meant for deployment by the B-2 aircraft, would be the most powerful bunker-buster ever designed. Analysts agree that MOP was designed to destroy Iranian and North Korean underground facilities, such as Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment plant, Middle East Newsline reported. The bomb was said to be able to penetrate more than 65 meters of earth. "It'll go through it like a hot knife through butter," John Pike, a leading U.S. weapons analyst, said. The administration did not explain the use of MOP. A White House statement cited "an urgent operational need from theater commanders" in its funding request to modify B-2s to carry MOP. "We are not authorizing Bush to use a 30,000-pound bunker buster," Rep. Jim McDermott, a Washington Democrat, said. "They've been banging the drums the same way as they did in 2002 with Iraq." First of all, Jimmy lad, the President doesn't NEED authorization from the likes of you to use conventional weapons, and to be honest me bucko you couldn't prevent him from nuking the bastards, either. And B, if you believe that Boeing only made ONE, and the Air Force tested it and has no more, there's a fine bridge of mine for sale so email me for the details. The President would like a reasonable stockpile of MOPS on hand, you see, Jimmy, but just 'tween me and you there's a couple already waiting for the launch signal and the only reason Bush asked for funding was to put Ahmadinnerjacket on notice that there's soon to be a gaping hole where once stood a refinement facility. And the only way to assure his knowledge of this was to alert the democrats and await their squealing race to the obliging Jurassic Press. Mission accomplished.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Romney Says America Doesn't Need An Intern As President...
"...And I think the greatest drawback beyond the direction she’d take us is that she’s never run anything. She’s never had the occasion of being in the private sector, running a business, or, for that matter, running a state or a city. She hasn’t run anything, and the government of the United States is not a place for a president to be an intern. You need to have experience actually leading and running things."
Mitt Romney on Hillary Rodhams "qualifications"
Yeah. I hear ya, Mitt. Clinton's and interns are a touchy subject. Then again, I doubt we'd be hearing of Hillary cigar'ing some babe in the Oval Office.
Not that I believe she's straight; whats hard to imagine is any woman letting her get that close without having been paid for it first.
Julie Annie Versus The Constitution
Rudy Giuliani shows his Ignorance of the Second Amendment
"During a town hall meeting in northwestern New Hampshire last week, presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani told a former police office:
"You have a constitutional right, that is protected, to bear and carry arms. It is the Second Amendment. If someone disagrees with that, you have to get the Constitution changed."
Since Mr. Giuliani is a former federal prosecutor and these individuals' knowledge of the Constitution appears to be limited to reading court cases, the author decided to use a United States Supreme Court case to show prospective voters, who care about gun rights, that Giuliani is totally ignorant of the nature of the Second Amendment.
In 1875, in the case of United States v Cruikshank, 92 US 542 (1876), the Supreme Court ruled that the rights enumerated in the First and Second Amendments were not granted by the Constitution and were not dependent upon the Constitution for their existence."This is something Rudy does time and again. He is incapable of understanding that these were not rights granted the people, but rights the people came into being WITH. Changing the Constitution is therefore impossible, as to do so would require changing the very fabric of the society the Founders created. Americans do not NEED permission from ANY document to comport themselves as Americans.
That's sort of what the whole deal was about to begin with.
Police knew details of missing guns
Albany chief has claimed no records of assault weapons illegally obtained by officers
ALBANY -- "Albany Police Department officials wrote a letter to the federal government four years ago saying the department had lost 12 machine guns that were part of an arsenal of assault weapons illegally purchased by dozens of officers in the mid-1990s.
The letter, which was sent to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Washington, D.C., was signed by then-Police Chief Robert Wolfgang. A copy was recently shared with the Times Union by a source with access to the department's records.
The letter confirms that top city police officials knew how many of the dangerous weapons had been secretly obtained through the department, and how many were gone. It also raises questions about why current Chief James W. Tuffey has made inconsistent statements about the issue at two recent City Council committee meetings.
On Oct. 8, after confirming information from law enforcement sources, the Times Union reported that an unknown number of the machine guns, which firearms experts said could now be worth thousands of dollars each, were never recovered by the department.
The missing guns are still registered to the police department. By buying them through the department, officers were able to obtain the restricted weapons at sharply discounted, tax-exempt prices. They are automatic weapons and were available for sale only to police agencies and military units."
Okay, we get the picture. Day after day in city after city, state after state, the most felonious individuals licensed to carry firearms are members of law enforcement. Case closed, Katie bar the door, lights out. And, day after day, yadda yadda, these very same crooks get leniency when you or I would be serving hard time.
Thats the biz. The situation is despicable and isn't going to take a change for the best because somehow, someway, sometime, law enforcement officers were granted the status of uber-citizen and elevated far beyond our powers to add or detract.
Meanwhile...In Local News...
Man who says he's legally blind shoots, stops intruder
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --
Police say 28-year-old Cevaughn Curtis Jr. knocked on the door of Arthur Williams' home around 3 a.m. Friday and asked to be let inside. When Williams refused, police say Curtis pushed the door in anyway. Williams went into his bedroom, called 911 and then shot Curtis in the neck, said Sgt. Barry Kays of the Gainesville Police Department.
Curtis told authorities he went to Williams' residence to buy beer, but it was not clear how well the two knew each other. Curtis was taken to the hospital and later charged with burglary and aggravated battery on a person over the age of 65.
Williams is not currently being charged, Kays said."
I'm not counting on the local yokels getting it right, but there's a call in to determine the caliber, and if at all possible, the platform and cartridge used.
Be a great little piece of advertising.
Winchester Ranger-T
So Accurate Even A Blind Man Can Hit The Jugular
1 in 10 Schools Are 'Dropout Factories'
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's a nickname no principal could be proud of: "Dropout Factory," a high school where no more than 60 percent of the students who start as freshmen make it to their senior year. That dubious distinction applies to more than one in 10 high schools across America. The highest concentration of dropout factories is in large cities or high-poverty rural areas in the South and Southwest. Most have high proportions of minority students. These schools are tougher to turn around, because their students face challenges well beyond the academic ones - the need to work as well as go to school, for example, or a need for social services. Utah, which has low poverty rates and fewer minorities than most states, is the only state without a dropout factory. Florida and South Carolina have the highest percentages. About half of high schools in those states classify as dropout factories." Damn but that makes me proud. Living in a state that refuses to dumb-down the curriculum in order to simply pass minority members who could care less if they receive a good education. The professional complainers, otherwise known as the weepy, creepy left, would have school systems cater to those that are not prepared to BE educated because of a horrendous family environment and the absolute certainty that when all else fails they can either excel at criminal endeavors or live off of the government.
Ron Paul's First Action as President
Surrender, then beg Iran to play nice. The man sounds more and more like Jimmy Carter...
Scientists Find Oldest Living Animal, Then Kill It
British marine biologists have found what may be the oldest living animal — that is, until they killed it. The team from Bangor University in Wales was dredging the waters north of Iceland as part of routine research when the unfortunate specimen, belonging to the clam species Arctica islandica, was hauled up from waters 250 feet deep. Only after researchers cut through its shell, which made it more of an ex-clam, and counted its growth rings did they realize how old it had been — between 405 and 410 years old. Another clam of the same species had been verified at 220 years old, and a third may have lived 374 years. But this most recent clam was the oldest yet. "Its death is an unfortunate aspect of this work, but we hope to derive lots of information from it," postdoctoral scientist Al Wanamaker told London's Guardian newspaper. "For our work, it's a bonus, but it wasn't good for this particular animal." Gee. Ya think? And please now, there isn't a snowballs chance in hell of EVER deriving valuable information from some poor old clam, and aren't these usually the SAME folks who despise hunters for killing the animals they then consume? Guess its okay to kill something out of curiosity but not for the dinner table.
The Breck Girl Wants To Spend Even MORE Of Your Money
"John Edwards says if he's elected president, he'll institute a New Deal-like suite of programs to fight poverty and stem growing wealth disparity. To do it, he said, he'll ask many Americans to make sacrifices, like paying higher taxes.
Edwards, a former Democratic senator from North Carolina, says the federal government should underwrite universal pre-kindergarten, create matching savings accounts for low-income people, mandate a minimum wage of $9.50 and provide a million new Section 8 housing vouchers for the poor. He also pledged to start a government-funded public higher education program called "College for Everyone.'"
Most if not all of the grandiose schemes foisted upon us by the likes of Edwards, and RodHam, and the other lefty socialists, are the precise antithesis of what America is all about. To them you see, rights are things to be bestowed, such as the Europeans do, because once you identify something as being GIVEN, it can then be TAKEN AWAY.
The Founding fathers made it abundantly clear that mankind is blessed with certain Rights at birth, and therein lies the single biggest difference between us and those who would make us loyal and beholding subjects.
The RIGHTS enumerated in the Constitution are the ones the lefty thieves wish to disregard in favor of handouts such as national health care and free college tuition because nothing is more dangerous than an electorate with the power to express their opinions freely, and the capability of defending themselves while doing so. But of course Edwards would wish EVERY child to be indoctrinated in the college of his choice. For SURE Hillary wants you to believe that the simple premise of taking care of yourself and your family is something best left for the government to handle, because this creates a national dole that they've heretofore reserved for the minority classes, and it worked splendidly well for THEM so why not for EVERYONE.
Wealth disparity is due to one thing and one thing only. Some people simply have more to offer society and are so compensated. This makes them anathema to the liberal ideal, and quite dangerous to boot. Success SHOULD come from Uncle Sugar, and not ones personal level of dedication and intelligence.
Making us all into a nation of beggars is the prime directive, make no mistake about it.
Beaten To The Punch
FIRST LADY BECOMES PRESIDENT... IN ARGENTINA
The one on the right is the new President of Argentina. You can easily tell she's a woman. Nice hair. Genuine smile. Utterly feminine.
The thing on the left...how appropriate...somewhat resembles John Edwards but he's a lot prettier.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
We Get Letters
"Are most of the self defense laws similar from state to state or do they varie..?"
There's an awful lot of confusion concerning when it is PERMISSIBLE for a "civilian" to use deadly force, and it is incumbent upon each individual to know his or her laws on the subject. In Florida, maximum force is legal to prevent the commission of a Forcible Felony:
776.08 Forcible felony.--"Forcible felony" means treason; murder; manslaughter; sexual battery; carjacking; home-invasion robbery; robbery; burglary; arson; kidnapping; aggravated assault; aggravated battery; aggravated stalking; aircraft piracy; unlawful throwing, placing, or discharging of a destructive device or bomb; and any other felony which involves the use or threat of physical force or violence against any individual.
This isn't to say that having the legal right means you've the moral imperative, but the vast majority of the time the courts stick together in determining a good shoot from a bad one.
So the short answer to your question is yes, no, and maybe. What is a simple case of legitimate self defense in Florida can be Murder-1 in NYC. Here, if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then shoot the sucker.
In addition, Floridians have no impetus to retreat from their homes, nor ANY place they've a legal right to be. And once a shooting has been declared justifiable, there can be no civil suits brought against the shooter, by ANYONE.
Rampaging Pickup Remains At Large
Investigators Seek White Ford Truck in California Wildfire Arson Probe
California fire officials said Sunday they are still looking for an illusive (sic: adjective: based on or having the nature of an illusion;) white Ford pickup that was seen in the area about the same time the Santigao fire, one of the largest of the blazes, started.
Orange County Fire Authority Battalion Chief Kris Concepcion told FOXNews.com there have been over 800 calls made into the arson tip line but none has led to any information about the Ford F150 model believed to be between the years of 1998-2004 with chrome tubular running boards.
Asked if this were yet another case of inanimate objects taking on a will of their own and causing wanton destruction such as with handguns that have long been accused of heinous crimes, Chief Concepcion would not comment other than to say that "Who knows what these things do when nobody's lookin'..."When There's Nothing To Do But Watch The Corn Grow...
Iowa man arrested after found with blowup doll in restroom
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa: An Iowa man was arrested after being found in a government building restroom lying next to an inflatable, anatomically correct doll with his pants down, police said.
Craig McCullough, 47, was charged last week with indecent exposure, a misdemeanor.
The criminal complaint against McCullough says he was discovered in the public restroom by an agent for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency in the Hach office building.
McCullough's criminal record includes a 2004 conviction for burglarizing Just For Me bridal boutique. Shortly after the burglary, police officers found McCullough in a nearby alley, carrying a mannequin wearing a bridal gown.
Local officers were reluctant to provide answers to the persistent rumor that Mr. McCullough had dressed the doll to resemble a certain Junior Senator from NY, and had been heard in various other government buildings shouting "How do YOU like taking it like you're trying to make US take it..." while using the toilet facilities.
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Much of U.S. Could See a Water Shortage
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - An epic drought in Georgia threatens the water supply for millions. Florida doesn't have nearly enough water for its expected population boom. The Great Lakes are shrinking. Upstate New York's reservoirs have dropped to record lows. And in the West, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is melting faster each year. Across America, the picture is critically clear - the nation's freshwater supplies can no longer quench its thirst.
Stumbles Says Rudy Is The Guy
Giuliani is GOP's best shot against Hillary, said Ford
WASHINGTON - Jerry Ford wasn't sure Hillary Clinton could be elected President, but he was absolutely certain which Republican had the strongest shot at stopping her: Rudy Giuliani.
"That would be a great contest between Hillary and Rudy," the 92-year-old former President told a reporter in May 2006.
"I think Giuliani is an electrifying guy," he added. "He's a great speaker. He's had a good record of winning in New York City, and he can be tough."
Ford had gotten to know the former mayor at various political and corporate events over the years - both were members of the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation, for example - and often spoke admiringly of Giuliani's performance in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.
"And let's face it," the former President went on to say, "he looks much better in a skirt, too, and there was that one time back in ought-4, I think, when I copped a feel not knowing it was..."
So Who ELSE'S PC Clock Went Back An Hour
Awoke early and saw the pc had skipped the clock back an hour. Then tried synchronizing the Windose clock with its online synchronicity whatchamacallit but since that hasn't been operative for quite some time, I then went to no fewer than THREE web time zone sites and ALL three had the time wrong.
One thing that can be blamed on Bush. Beginning in 2007, we set the clocks BACK...spring ahead fall back yadda yadda...on November 4th.
I think.
McCain Marks 40th Anniversary of Crash
SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- Republican John McCain reminisced with war buddies on Friday, 40 years after he was shot down over Vietnam, and made the anniversary part of his presidential campaign.
McCain appeared with Col. Bud Day, a fellow Vietnam prisoner of war, and told reporters he was highlighting his military experience because of his pride in his service.
"Senator Bob Dole _ who ran for president and I was part of his campaign _ he was very proud of his service to the country. Jack Kennedy was very proud of his service," McCain said. "Those of us who served in uniform, in the military, are usually very proud of our service."
McCain was a 31-year-old Navy pilot when his plane was hit by a missile, and he ejected. He broke both arms and severely injured his right knee, and the wounds were exacerbated by torture during more than five years in prison.
In other news, reporters continue to query Clinton campaign headquarters without any luck to determine if Hillary Rodham Clinton would continue to push for a multi-million dollar Woodstock museum proposal that has been soundly criticized by Senator McClain.
An anonymous Rodham spokesperson did however offer that rumors of a: WOODSTOCK - Hillary Pulls The Train Room at the proposed museum were in fact not true.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Barack Vows To Go DOWN...
...Fighting
Obama Promises a Forceful Stand Against Clinton
"In a 53-minute interview over a breakfast of boiled eggs (he ate only the egg whites), aboard a chartered jet that brought him here from Chicago, Mr. Obama said Mrs. Clinton had been untruthful or misleading in describing her positions on problems facing the nation. He accused her of “straddling between the Giuliani, Romney side of the foreign policy equation and the Barack Obama side of the equation.” He said that she was trying to “sound or vote” like a Republican on national security issues and that her approach was “bad for the country and ultimately bad for Democrats.”
Mr. Obama suggested that she was too divisive to win a general election and that if she won, she would be unable to bring together competing factions in Washington to accomplish anything.
“There is a legacy that is both an enormous advantage to her in a Democratic primary, but also a disadvantage to her in a general election,” he said. “I don’t think anybody would claim that Senator Clinton is going to inspire a horde of new voters. I don’t think it’s realistic that she is going to get a whole bunch of Republicans to think differently about her.”
Asked about Mr. Obama’s remarks, Mrs. Clinton’s spokesman, Howard Wolfson, said, “Senator Obama once promised Americans a politics of hope. But now that his campaign has stalled he is abandoning that strategy and is engaging in the same old-style personal attacks that he once rejected.”
Therein lies the sum of ALL replies from the Clinton campaign concerning policy issues. Disagree with the woman's punctuation, and she declares it a personal attack.
Which begs the question of however is she going to engage in a dialectic with anyone on anything, once the Dem-Love-Fest disguised as DEBATES have ended and its time to face people believing her to be the second coming of Josef Stalin and asking for answers to her harebrained socialist schemes.
Julie Annie pins her to the wall with some fastballs and a tsk-tsk punctuated with a hearty CACKLE just ain't gonna cut it as a learned retort.
Hillary Rodham is the quintessential poster child for the wealthy politician who loves to spend everyone else's money like it came from a Monopoly box. The only people who would vote for her with full awareness of this are those she has managed to con, swindle, beg, and cajole into doing so, and it can NEVER happen should a true give and take debate be forthcoming.
Senator Obama? Please now. He was merely the Great Black Dope, a conscience-easing minority member that the Holly Go Lolly's flocked to in order to flat out prove that just because they appear to despise blacks it isn't really so, not all the time.
California And Global Warming: Junk Science Match Made In Heaven
While the true culprits search for scapegoats...REAL science explains the California burn "The alarmists' line of reasoning appears to be that: one, man-made carbon-dioxide emissions increase global temperature; two, increased global temperature alters atmospheric conditions to prevent rainfall; and three, ensuing drought conditions are exacerbated by warmer temperatures that increase drying on the ground. This line of thinking falls apart at the very beginning, of course, since it's not at all clear that global temperatures are driven by atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide. Note to readers: A video debate on this point produced by me can be viewed by clicking here. But for the sake of argument, we will continue down the path of the alarmists' thinking. So does rising global temperature cause drought? In the context of what appears to have been a one-degree Fahrenheit rise in mean global temperature since 1900, the observed relationship between temperature and precipitation in North America does not favor the hypothesis. During the period 1900-2005, precipitation seems to have actually increased in areas above 30 degrees north latitude — including California and the rest of the U.S. — according to the most recent assessment from the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. This does not mean, of course, that droughts haven't occurred in North America over the last 100 years, but it doesn't support a link between rising global temperature and increased drought. Examining the occurrence of drought in southern California since 1900 is also illuminating. According to data maintained by the federal National Climatic Data Center, drought conditions are no stranger to southern California. During the period 1900 to 2005, moderate-to-severe drought conditions occurred in Southern California during 34 of those 106 years — that is, about one-third of the time. Comparing the southern California drought record against the global temperature record reveals the following: — During the period 1900-1940, when most of the 20th century's one-degree Fahrenheit temperature increase occurred, there were 7 years of moderate-to-severe drought. — During the period 1941-1975, when global temperatures cooled, giving rise to concerns of a looming ice age, there were 11 years of moderate-to-severe drought. — During the period 1976 to 1990, when global temperatures rose back to the 1940 level, there were 8 years of moderate-to-severe drought. — Since 1991, when global temperatures rose slightly past the 1940 levels, there have been 7 years of drought. It's a record that would seems to largely prevent any simple conclusions from being drawn — that is, rising temperatures with few drought years, followed by falling temperatures and increasing drought frequency, followed by temperatures rising back to the original levels with increased drought frequency, followed by a leveling off of drought occurrence despite higher temperatures. Though there is no obvious relationship between global temperature and drought in southern California, the alarmists nevertheless advocate the quixotic task of preventing drought and wildfires by controlling greenhouse-gas emissions. Global warming, it seems, also makes a good excuse for federal and state bureaucrats and politicians who have failed to properly manage high-risk areas, at least in part because of pressure from anti-logging and anti-development environmental groups. We can be better prepared for drought and wildfires by improving forest management — as this column previously suggested in the aftermath of the deadly California wildfires of 2003. Drought and forest fires happen. We have no reason to think that we can do anything to prevent the former, but we know that can do a lot about preventing and controlling the latter — if only the environmentalists will let us." How many times does this have to happen before California fixes this mess? The tragedy of New Orleans was one thing; minorities being shortchanged by their democrat representatives because thats what democrat representatives DO to minorities, but some big bucks are going up in smoke while the environmental nutcases fight for every last scrub brush to assure plenty of tinder for major fire events.
Tired As All Hell
Light posting today and into tomorrow most likely, as Lisa and I are celebrating our Anniversary. Finding a Bed & Breakfast with a backyard range wasn't easy.
"I am not the one-dimensional villain that I am portrayed to be, but I am the victim not only of the Clintons" but of their associates...
Hmmm...
Yet another gal Bill molested?
No wait, someone whose bank account was raped by Hillary? Read on...
Hillary Clinton Accuser Claims New Evidence of Fraud in Documentary
Terrific birthday present for old squat ankles (Squankles), isn't it.Dumbass Headline Of The Week
Obama faces dilemma in chasing Clinton
Uh huh. He's black and we've ample proof of how icky libs view "them", and hasn't been involved in anywhere near the disgraceful and felonious activities of an America-hating Clinton so but of course the lad has a lot of catching up to do.
Well, Syria DID Need More Parking
One nuke facility, before and after those Hebrew rapscallions took offense.
Friday, October 26, 2007
Human race will 'split into two different species'...
"The human race will one day split into two separate species, an attractive, intelligent ruling elite and an underclass of dim-witted, ugly goblin-like creatures, according to a top scientist.
100,000 years into the future, sexual selection could mean that two distinct breeds of human will have developed.
The alarming prediction comes from evolutionary theorist Oliver Curry from the London School of Economics, who says that the human race will have reached its physical peak by the year 3000."
The London School of Economics.
Figures.
Wherever there's bogus science to be proposed there's a Brit in the woodwork.
But none of this is newsworthy. Liberals have been trying to create a sub-species of human for quite some time now. Problem was, they located most of them in New Orleans, then the dyke's broke.
Safety amid game chaos
JACKSONVILLE - City workers strung banners from street lights, merchants hung beer and liquor ads from storefronts and city police guarded closed-off streets this week to prepare for the annual Florida-Georgia football game.
n addition to the standard pre-game preparations, city officials said several changes aim to decrease binge drinking and diffuse raucous crowds associated with pre- and post-game festivities at The Jacksonville Landing. Among the changes will be moving a stage with live music to the streets and asking Landing merchants to serve drinks in smaller cups.
But while the city and the two universities have changed their strategies during the past few years to make the game safer, the number of battery arrests between Jacksonville Municipal Stadium and The Jacksonville Landing has mostly remained constant, according to statistics from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
University of Florida officials say the steady number of battery arrests doesn't mean new safety measures like Sideline Student Safety Zones aren't working. They also say there's no proof students from UF or the University of Georgia were involved in any of the fights.
But the father of Tom Brown, the 23-year-old UF student who was beaten to death near The Landing after becoming separated from friends after the 2005 Florida-Georgia game, said the statistics prove what he's known all along: Jacksonville is a dangerous atmosphere for the game, no matter what the universities and the city do to make it safer.
"I'm tired of seeing people go to this game to get beaten up or killed," said Tom Brown's father, whose name also is Tom Brown. "You'd think the university would have learned a lesson. If a number of people are getting beat up every year no matter what you do, I think there's a problem."
Organizers from both universities have unveiled Safety Zones for students and fans to escape dangerous situations, and this year a new wrinkle has been added with the addition of Japanese inspired vending machine clothing, whereby the wearer can instantaneously disguise his or herself as a coke machine in order to hide from ruffians. Officials continue to debate the wisdom of planting land mines that can be student-activated, as well as pop-up machine guns in designated free fire zones, but reportedly have contracted with local military bases for several Blackhawk helicopters to remain on standby should the need arise for air to ground missile activation.
A MAGINOT LINE IN THE SKY
by Ralph Peters
"The Chinese are developing the capability to attack our satellite network; the Russians already have it - and terrorists would love to get it.
Over the years, a number of analysts, such as Lt.-Col. John A. Gentry (ret.) and Prof. William A. Wulf, have tried to raise the alarm about aspects of our "high-tech" Maginot Line - but the warnings never really stuck.
The ultimate vulnerability would come from a globe-spanning war with a power like China. Beijing has no intention of speeding out of its harbors to provide pop-up targets for the U.S. Navy. The Chinese are developing asymmetrical means to fight us on the broadest possible front - not least, striking our homeland in innovative ways.
Beijing has already tested an anti-satellite weapon, and it's honing its cyber-attack skills to interfere with satellite transmissions and data processing.
What happens if we lose key links in our satellite system? We lose our strategic early-warning capability. We lose our ability to track enemy movements. We lose our ability to communicate, from the dirty-boots level to the National Command Authority.
The Global Positioning System goes away. Most of our hyperexpensive weapons systems can't hit their targets - we lose the precision-guided bombs and cruise missiles without which the Air Force and Navy can no longer fight.
And that's just the military side of things. Try daily life without satellite communications.
The Pentagon's aware of this threat - but, like the interwar French military establishment, refuses to treat it with adequate seriousness: We've spent so much money on weapons and support systems that rely on satellites that we "just say no" when it comes to contemplating a war in which the crucial link in our arsenal goes away.
And satellites are the crucial link. Digitized information is to sophisticated 21st-century militaries what petroleum was to the armies of the last century. Turn off the tap, and the war machine grinds to a halt.
Despite some classified programs underway, we're basically counting on our enemies to play nice and leave our satellites unmolested. Well, good luck. Nor do those $100,000-a-page ads that defense contractors run in the print media (ultimately billed to you, the taxpayer) ever explain that the "Network-centric Warfare" they tout fades to black if the satellites go down..."
Psst? Ralphie? Now, your concerns are genuine, pally. No doubt about it. But don't dismiss those "classified programs underway" so blithely, because I know what you're doing. Lots of ex-military folk were declaring the sky was falling just to get the Pentagon to at long last admit that the SR-71 was for real, and its an old ploy to force the military into divulging at least SOME of their super dee super new toys. YOU know they're out there, Ralphie but you're just going to have to wait like the rest of us. Well, probably not. Some of your old cronies still in high places will eventually drop you a bigass hint or two or three, then you'll move on to something else, happy that you now know more than the rest of us. But dissing the military like this just to get someone to show you a blueprint is bad theater, Ralphie. Scares the soccer moms and do we REALLY need them more agitated than they already are?
Chuckie The Shoe Out Begging For OUR Money Again
Begging, hell. As usual he's demanding.
WASHINGTON - "The subprime mortgage crisis will cost New York State $9.4 billion in lost property values and lead to nearly 15,000 home foreclosures in the five boroughs, a Senate report said Thursday.
"From New York to California, we are headed for billions in lost wealth, property values and tax revenues" from the nationwide real estate meltdown triggered by subprime defaults, said Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), chairman of the Joint Economic Committee.
Schumer called for federal action against the lending practices of "really slimy mortgage brokers," which were detailed last Sunday in a special Daily News "I-Team" report."
If there was ONE place with homes over-valued more so than even Florida, it was NY. They however were overvalued, overpriced, oversold, but since keeping up with the Joneses became a national pastime an awful lot of folks DID make the bad decision to buy them anyway.
Sorry about that. Really. Take a step or two back and think about it. Then ditch the over-sized home for something far more manageable, I mean, hell, you're not John Edwards, buy your family good health insurance with the savings, and vi-oh-la...
Two birds with one stone. The American way. The REAL American way.
But whatever you DO do, STOP asking for a handout to sate YOUR ravenous appetite. Sort of like obese folks wanting government subsidies so that they may remain 500 pounders because it is what they've come to expect from life.
Too frickin bad.
And while you're at it, ditch the third and fourth cars in the driveway, don't replace the big-screen TV's throughout the house. Then mom or dad can stay home and school the kids and there's another problem solved. Less soccer moms on the road with cell phones glued to their ears as they frantically race to make it to practice with time left over for the hair appointment so they can also squeeze in some time at the spa.
Just a thought. Do as you wish, but of course.
But DON'T come crying to the rest of us when things don't work out.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
So Many Crooked Only Ones...So Little Time
Local Woman Joins Statewide Campaign Against Violence
PITTSBURGH -- Pennsylvania ranks sixth in the nation when it comes to handgun homicides involving children.The fact has frightened some moms into action.Channel Four Action News' Jake Ploeger reported how some moms across the state are battling back.
Hundreds gathered in Philadelphia Wednesday for the kickoff of a statewide program called Moms Against Guns, a grass roots campaign started by a woman in Philadelphia designed to get illegal guns off the streets. A local woman recently joined the fight.
No word yet on the rumor that victims of violent crimes are reportedly uniting to form a nationwide program called People Who Have Been Murdered By Kids Raised By Bad Moms.
Shares of Sturm Ruger down sharply...
NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) -- Shares of Sturm Ruger & Co. (NYSE:RGR) fell sharply Thursday after the company posted a third-quarter loss and sales decreased from the comparable quarter last year.
After the closing bell Wednesday, the company reported a third-quarter loss of $617,000, or 3 cents a share, compared with earnings a year earlier of $957,000, or 4 cents a share.
Third-quarter sales were $31.9 million, down from last year's sales of $41.6 million.
Shares of the Southport, Conn.-based firearm and investment casting products company were down 41.4% to $10.02.
Let's see; beaten to the marketplace by S&W and Taurus when it comes to the new big-packing-revolver rage, the introduction of yet another oversized and clunky 9 mm semi-auto when the trend in THAT area is for lighter and sleeker...
Why sure Ruger is losing market shares.
Still the king of single-action revolvers, but they just might want to have a peek at what the gun public has been asking for. Circa '07, and NOT '67. 1867 at that.
When Ruger needed a headliner product to bring its handgun line into focus they dropped the ball, bigtime. Lets face it, and not that I read gun rags anymore, but when was the last time you saw a Ruger on the cover of any of the "popular" gunzines? How about a fat new law enforcement or military contract to brag about?
Sorry, Ruger. Fewer and fewer older and younger gunners alike give a hoot about how Taffin feels while fanning a Vaquero.
RINO President and RINO Governor Strengthen Relationship
ESCONDIDO, Calif., Oct. 25 — One is the most powerful Republican in the country. The other is among the most popular. But it took an inferno in Southern California to thaw the ice between President Bush and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
It is no secret in California or Washington that the two have never been buddy-buddy, dating back to when Mr. Schwarzenegger was a top fitness adviser to Mr. Bush’s father. Mr. Bush thought little of Mr. Schwarzenegger’s first bid for governor and did not endorse him.
Mr. Schwarzenegger has taken jabs at the president on such issues as climate change, stem cell research and Republican fund-raising. Though he campaigned for Mr. Bush’s re-election in 2004 in the important swing state of Ohio, Mr. Schwarzenegger snubbed Mr. Bush last year, refusing to appear with him at the Reagan Presidential Library.
“Not hanging-out pals,” Mr. Schwarzenegger once said, describing their relationship.
But they have, for the moment, become political allies. With wildfires blazing across the southern part of the California, Mr. Bush made a quick visit here Thursday, viewing the scarred landscape by helicopter, delivering a pep talk to emergency responders and promising Californians, “We’re not going to forget you in Washington, D.C.”
Mr. Schwarzenegger was there every step of the way, from the moment Mr. Bush stepped off Air Force One, where they clapped one another on the shoulder like football teammates, through the canyon neighborhood of Rancho Bernardo, where they picked their way through charred ruins. There, they stood on a hillside, Mr. Bush’s arm draped around a woman whose home had been leveled, and lavished each another with praise.
Mr. Bush went first: “The thing I like about Governor Schwarzenegger is, he says, ‘You show me a problem, I’ll charge it. You show me a hill, I’ll go up it. You show me a gun law, I'll back it.'"
Mr. Schwarzenegger returned the compliment. “I call this quick action,” he said of Mr. Bush’s response to the fires, “quicker than I expected considering that the Federal government shouldn't be wasting its time spending the tax dollars of people living in Maine on the lunatic fringe that build homes in known flash-fire zones.'"
The gestures were not lost on analysts, who say both men benefit from the newfound bond. With his offers of helicopters and troops and federal money, Mr. Bush is coming to Mr. Schwarzenegger’s aid, helping him manage the crisis and look like a leader with pull in Washington, even though virtually every Republican in the United States of America believes Mr. Schwarzenegger to be a traitorous turncoat for signing anti-gun legislation into law and wouldn't vote for him for President even he was born in America.
But Mr. Schwarzenegger is coming to Mr. Bush’s aid as well, by heaping praise on the president — praise that the White House hopes can help Mr. Bush shed the damaging legacy of his administration’s response to Hurricane Katrina even though his Republican base doesn't believe he did anything wrong in allowing yet another state handle to its own affairs, and at the end of the day what sane person would really care what the democrats and mainstream media think about anything.
We Get Letters
"Got a bet riding on this one...Aren't you breaking the law if you try and get in a WalMart if the stores managers say no guns are allowed, even if the state says it is okay. Doesn't a store have the right to keep you off the property?
Nothing could be farther from the truth.
Private property with PUBLIC ACCESS means there are a passel fulla laws that must be adhered to.
Oh, you're a black guy? Sorry, can't come in.
Hey lady, women aren't allowed on the second Thursday of the month.
You, yeah you will all that hair...out.
Father? Sorry pally but today is moslem Wednesday so no Christians allowed, mkay?
A Wal-Mart, or Target, or K-Mart, or whatever, is NOT the same as a persons domicile. The "rules" for entry cannot violate the law of the land. But...there's ALWAYS a butt... and in this case it is law enforcement, an arriving LEO will demand that a black, or a female, or a Christian, or a hippie be granted entrance, but rarely stick up for a fellow gunny.
Polite way to handle a pain in the ass minimum wage Nazi is to leave quietly. Because, you, after all, are a GENTLEMAN. Take the case up with corporate headquarters or get a lawyer but don't think you'll get much help from the police.
NO business has the RIGHT to prohibit access to an otherwise law abiding individual. America doesn't work that way. We have laws against discrimination and depriving individuals of their civil rights.
But they do it anyway. And they get away with it. We live with it because we don't stand together and demand a change. Or we live in Texas or some other place that lets businesses override the Constitution at will.
ALL law abiding citizens are either EQUAL or NOT. There's simply no middle ground in this. Once you begin selectively banning people you open the door to prohibiting access to all but the special few, and don't we have enough ONLY ONES and SPECIAL ONES, and PRIVILEGED ONES already?
The responding officer does NOT have MORE rights than you do.
There are a plethora of names to call country's that abide by such rules. AMERICA is not one of them.
Thursdays...Funniest Stupid Lame Ass Name Day...Happens To Coincide With A Felony
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - "Michigan State football players SirDarean Adams, T.J. Williams and Jeremy Ware have been charged with unarmed robbery in the parking lot of a store.
They were arraigned Wednesday in District Court in Mason on a felony robbery charge, according to court records. Williams also was charged with misdemeanor assault and battery in the April 21 incident.A pretrial hearing was set for Oct. 30 on the robbery case."
SirDarean?
No.
Really?
Damn.
Cookie Has The Real Scoop OnThe Jena 6
"Myth 1: The Whites-Only Tree. There has never been a “whites-only” tree at Jena High School. Students of all races sat underneath this tree. When a student asked during an assembly at the start of school last year if anyone could sit under the tree, it evoked laughter from everyone present – blacks and whites. As reported by students in the assembly, the question was asked to make a joke and to drag out the assembly and avoid class."
And lots more.
Suffice to say its just another case of the Yellowstream Media making things up as they go along.
Brady Center For The Establishment Of Escape-Free Murder Zones, Says:
"You don't like the fact that you can't have a gun on your college campus? Drop out of school," said Peter Hamm, a spokesman for the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
There ya go, Pete. When in doubt, run.
Considering the enormous strides made in the transition from savanna-dwelling upright apes to what we've become, one would think such cowardice should have been long since weeded out of the species.
Guess bad genes still filter through now and then.
Condi Attacked By Anti-Violence Nuts
October 24, 2007 -- An anti-war protestor, whose hands were painted red to look like blood, stormed up to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as she arrived to testify on Capitol Hill this morning, shouting "war criminal" before being hauled away by bodyguards.
VIDEO: Protester Attacks Condi
The demonstrator was easily within arms distance when she accosted Rice who remained calm as bodyguards jumped on the intruder.
There was a brief struggle between other members of the anti-war group "Code Pink" who were tossed out of the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing room by Capitol Police.
"Out!," shouted the chairman of the Foreign Relations committee, Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Cal.) to the protestor who also demanded the removal of several other Code Pink members, a group that often disrupts hearings on Capitol Hill.
"What are you doing, what are you doing?" the protesters screamed as police dragged them away.
Capitol Police said three people were arrested.
Rice was scheduled to talk about a "two-state solution" in the Middle East.
Code Pink. The same idiots that are INVITED into Capitol Hill by democrats who want and expect just this sort of behavior. You just don't waltz into a hearing room without some heavy juice greasing the skids. Try it some time. When in DC take a stab at getting a seat at a Foreign Affairs meeting.
All of these events are staged at the behest and full approval of democrats, so stick it where the sun don't shine, and stop making believe you've an ounce of indignation in that traitorous body, Lantos.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
We Get Letters
"Are the Glock baby pistols effective enough stock from the boxes...even better than a .45 ACP type in the 1911 guns...whats the most affective caliber for self protection?
There's no yes or no answer. Personal preference is AS important as anything since it isn't doing you any good in the sock drawer because you won't take it with you often enough to make a difference.
Years ago I dropped 1911's of various makes and models and switched to GLOCK. Besides combat accuracy and amazing out of the box reliability, each and every one of Gaston's baby's can be after-marketed to hell and back, and usually for relative chump change.
For a semi-automatic, concealed carry pistol I've found nothing to beat the GLOCK 27, and have fiddled with a few to make them even better. I had a smith install a 4.5" barrel in one of the G-27's and was getting 1100+ fps with Double Tap 200 grainers, and over 1150 from their 180's. 10 rounds of potent ammunition, and if the situation warrants it, a 17 round G-22 mag alongside as a spare. Nowadays EVERYBODY is making after-market parts and accessories, but I'm hooked on the polygonal barrels and that means some minor smithing to squeeze a G-22 tube into a G-27. I can still use the same holsters, as an extra inch up front isn't going to mess with much of anything, while keeping a low profile and thats the name of the game in the Sunshine State, brother. Yes, there isn't all that much of a difference in toting along a G-23, but there's enough to make it a bother at times and I hate squirming and patting and playing "Gun? What gun, I'm checking my colostomy bag" so the 23 stays home most days.
Even in late December it can hit the middle 80's and there's not much place to hide an effective caliber'd sidearm. Once light jacket weather kicks in, thats a horse of a different color. Then for everyday use I switch to a GP-100 with a 3" barrel and don't look back. If deep into gator-country then its a .44 magnum or even bigger, and stop listening to those who declare the larger handgun calibers to be "too much gun" for self defense.
Bullshit. Everyone and their brother agrees that the 30-06 and .308's are magnificent manstoppers, and the Clint Smiths of the world are forever weeping about how puny handguns are but strap on one with the terminal ballistics of an 06 and they scream FOUL!
Can't have it both ways. 2000-3000 ft. lbs of kinetic energy either IS, or IS NOT a mankiller, regardless of the platform. We all know that it is, and that means everything from .41 magnum to .454 Casull, to S&W's .500 Magnums are just fine for personal defense as long as you can handle the kick.
If you CAN stand the recoil, then there's no such an animal as TOO MUCH HANDGUN. I have never, ever, heard of a man exiting a gun fight and proclaiming that he had too much gun. Follow-up shots are another matter and I won't get into it now, but just remember that the FIRST shot is the most important one and you can shoot the first shot from ANY handgun pretty much as fast as from any OTHER handgun.
Back to basics. Because there really isn't anything BUT taking the basics and working on them until the manual of arms becomes second nature.
Practice with the gun you will use. This is the ultimate of basic. The "trainer" who brags about his collection of 10 mm firebreathers but tosses a snubbie into his pocket for concealed carry shouldn't be fooling anyone. If it isn't with you then it isn't jack. No one cares how many tricked out 1911's you have in the safe, particularly not the goblin asking for a low interest loan in that dark alley.
If you are being honest with yourself and the only sidearm you can and/or will carry is a .25 ACP then forget the empty rhetoric to the contrary. It's your gun, your life and there ain't no such an animal as too big or too small. Thats one of the great things about civilian life. You're not issued a weapon and asked to get good at it or die trying. But you better BE good with a mousegun and practice shooting to slide lock and thats a fact so don't try squirming your way out of reality. Only works in the movies.
Bullet tech has come a long way. Different powders, used in sufficiently stout weapons, are generating terrific velocities. A 4/10ths of an inch bullet in the barrel that turns into a full inch in the belly was unheard of back when Col. Cooper was bragging on his .45's. And no, the smaller .45's are defeating the purpose because you must then go down in bullet weight to assure expansion and whats the sense of packing fat on a diet. Speed from the tube is still lower than a modern .40 so you're not even getting an edge that way, but as I've often stressed, use what suits YOU the best.
HAVE YOU HUGGED AN ISLAMO-FASCIST TODAY?
by Ann Coulter
"College liberals are in a fit of pique because various speakers are coming to their campuses this week as part of David Horowitz's Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week -- not to be confused with Islamo-Fascism Appreciation Week, which I believe is in April.
Apparently liberals support Islamo-fascism.
The Democratic leadership might want to have a powwow with their base because I believe their public position is to pretend to oppose Islamic fascism.
Elected Democrats at least make empty rhetorical gestures about opposing Islamic fascism. Of course, amidst their nonspecific condemnations of Islamic terrorism, they make very specific demands that we genuflect before Islam and perform exotic fetishes on the fascists.
Liberals believe in burning the American flag, urinating on crucifixes, and passing out birth control pills to 11-year-olds without telling their parents -- but God forbid an infidel touch a Quran at Guantanamo.
College campuses across the nation are installing foot baths to accommodate Muslims' daily bathing ritual, while surgically removing the Ten Commandments from every public space in America. Maybe the Ten Commandments could be printed on towels and kept next to the foot baths.
The National Council for Social Studies recommended a lesson plan after 9/11 that included a story titled "My Name Is Osama" about a nasty little white boy, "Todd," who taunts a fine upstanding Iraqi immigrant named "Osama." Go ahead, laugh it up -- we'll see who's laughing when "My Name Is Osama" ends up on ABC's prime-time lineup next year.
This story was proposed in response to an event in which Muslims with names like "Osama" committed the most massive hate crime in U.S. history against 3,000 innocent civilians with names like "Todd."
Still and all, Democrats who seek the votes of their fellow Americans continue to claim in a vague, meaningless way to oppose Islamo-fascism.
And then when speakers like Cyrus Nowrasteh, the writer and producer of the ABC miniseries "The Path to 9/11," and Nonie Darwish, whose father founded the Fedayeen, show up on college campuses to criticize Islamic terrorism, the Democratic base threatens to riot. The only thing that makes the cut-and-run crowd mad enough to fight is the idea that someone, somewhere might be criticizing radical Islam.
Consequently, the speakers for Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week require the sort of security phalanx one would expect for someone more like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Oh wait -- no. Ahmadinejad was cheered by college students a few weeks ago -- at least until he expressed reservations about sodomy. (On the basis of Ahmadinejad's claims, instead of looking for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, how about we start looking for gays in Iran?)
Even American intellectuals like Dennis Prager and Michael Medved who are speaking during Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week are denounced by liberals as if they were David Duke. One pro-Islamo-fascism Web site indicts Medved on the grounds that he "has claimed that Islam has a 'special violence problem.'" It doesn't get much more diplomatic than that.
Conservative speakers are constantly being physically attacked on college campuses -- including Bill Kristol, Pat Buchanan, David Horowitz and me, among others. Fortunately the attackers are Democrats, so they throw like girls and generally end up with their noses bloodied by pretty college coeds. But that doesn't make it right.
Michael Moore can waddle anywhere he wants in America without fear of violence from Republicans. But we still have to hear about every testy e-mail Paul Krugman ever receives as if liberals are living in the black night of fascism. Any time Krugman wants to get into a "Most Vicious Hate Mail" contest, just say the word. You don't hear me sniffling.
Congressional Democrats are constantly calling for conservative private citizens to be silenced. Even Democratic candidates for president and their wives are getting in on the act.
A few weeks ago, in the midst of Senate Democrats' demand that Rush Limbaugh's microphone be silenced, Lizzie Edwards distracted herself from the latest National Enquirer by announcing on Air America that Limbaugh's draft deferment was phony.
I was pretty shocked. Who knew Air America was still on the air?
...Liberals claim to be terrified that the Religious Right is going to take over the culture in a country where more than a million babies are exterminated every year, kindergarteners can be expelled from school for mentioning God, and Islamic fascists are welcomed on college campuses while speakers opposed to Islamic fascism are met with angry protests.
If liberals want to face real fascism, try showing up on a college campus and denouncing fascism."
Know why we need Ann?
What with today's limpwristed, simpering, pantywaists calling themselves Conservatives, it's uber cool to have a girl around to show them what they're missing by refusing to be strong, simply because weak is so popular.
Is Christianity Good For The World?
We're often bombarded with the "Not all moslems are terrorists, and wantonly kill for their religion" dogma, and upon face value this is of course correct.
Considering the billion or so moslems around, a relative handful are committing the mayhem.
But are Christians AS guilty of barbaric acts against, man, God, and nature?
- Protestant Christians determined to murder Catholic Christians over turf in Northern Ireland?
- Mormon Christians who belong to the fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints who believe that is acceptable to force 13-year old girls to have sex with men five times their age?
- Pentecostal Christians who indoctrinate young children at Jesus camps into becoming warriors for Christ who are willing to kill for their lord?
- Evangelical Christians who believe so strongly in the sanctity of life that they blow up abortion clinics and kill doctors?
- Catholic Christians whose Priestly pedophile program of, in the words of Christopher Hitchens, “No Child’s Behind Left”?
I'll preempt the standard response which goes something like, well, these ARE isolated instances that have not resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent people, and Christianity as a whole has NOT declared war on the rest of humanity.
Food for thought so belly up.
Then There's The NY Take On "Self-Defense"
Police: Putnam, NY homeowner killed man he thought was intruder
PUTNAM LAKE, N.Y. - "Police say a Putnam County homeowner shot and killed a man who he thought was trying to break into his home while his family slept.
State police charged Peter Guerriero, of Putnam Lake, with manslaughter Monday in the death of 32-year-old David Schachnow, of Southeast.
They say the 42-year-old Guerriero shot Schachnow in front of his house early that morning on a walkway that leads up to the front door and a deck. Schachnow was pronounced dead at 3:58 a.m. at a local hospital.
State Police Capt. Keith Corlett says that it does not appear that Guerriero intentionally caused Schachnow's death, "but recklessly did it."
Head-Spinning-Like-A-Cartoon-Character-Time...
It wasn't intentional, yet reckless?
How does one commit unintentional recklessness?
Is that like "Accidental Discharge"?
And each and every time a Putnam Lake cop shoots someone, does he or she get charged the same way?
Should State Police Capt. Keith Corlett be summarily dismissed with extreme prejudice and charged with at least half a dozen nuisance misdemeanors for such abject nonsense?
And Two Marks Are Better Than One...
Homeowner Shoots 2 Burglars
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Spartanburg County deputies said two home invasion robbers were shot early Tuesday morning by the homeowner they tried to burglarize.
Deputies said that the men forced their way into the home on Harley Court about 4 a.m.
Lamont Dawkins, the homeowner, said that he heard glass break and someone kicking at his back door.
Dawkins told WYFF News 4 that the men were shouting that they were from the "Spartanburg County Police."
Spartanburg County does not have a police force. Dawkins said that he grabbed a pistol gun and hid behind his refrigerator.
When the men came into the home, Dawkins fired what he says was about five rounds. There was a bullet hole in the fence outside the home.
The men ran away."I was scared at first, but now I feel good, I just didn't want nothing to happen to me," Dawkins told WYFF News 4’s Mike McCormick.
Investigators said that Lashawn D. Miller, 22, and Haldane D. Oden, 21, were located a short time later in the emergency room at Mary Black Hospital. Both men had gunshot wounds."
Lashawn?
Another Irish guy?
Betcha That Leaves A Mark...
Armed intruder fatally shot in E. Liberty
"A man in an East Liberty apartment fatally shot one of two men who broke into the residence early Monday, Pittsburgh police said.
The men, one of whom had a gun, entered the apartment in the 300 block of North Negley Avenue about 3:15 a.m., Cmdr. Thomas Stangrecki said. A man in the apartment grabbed a shotgun and shot the armed intruder in the side of the head when he pointed a gun at residents, Stangrecki said.
Police are trying to determine the identity of the man who died at the scene. The other intruder fled by jumping out of a window but was caught outside by police.
Rashawn Gibson, 20, of Garfield was charged with burglary, robbery and criminal conspiracy."
Rashawn, Rashawn...Irish name?
Monkeys Bothering Women? The Simple Solutions Are Usually The Best...
Kenyan Monkeys Make Lewd Gestures at Women
Kenyan officials are not sure how to handle a troop of rude monkeys that's been making lewd gestures at women, London's Daily Telegraph reports.
"Can the [tourism] minister deploy game rangers ... to deal with the monkey menace?" pleaded local representative Paul Muite in Kenya's national parliament last month, to accompanying laughter. "These creatures have clearly shown that they have no respect for women."
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Gichuki Kabukuru of the Kenya Wildlife Service told the Telegraph that monkeys and baboons commonly harass women, gesturing at them and touching their own private parts.
"Even in our camps," he explained, "when men are out on patrol and the monkeys see women and children, they will become very naughty and make lewd signs at them."
Residents of the Kabete region south of the capital, Nairobi, say women harvesting crops have taken to dressing as men to avoid being bothered by the perverted primates.
"We understand that it worked for American comedienne Ellen DeGeneris," Mr. Kabukuru said, "because when she visited us late last year none of the bad monkeys made any sort of fuss at all, and when one of my staff members expressed surprise when told she was just a woman that looked like a man, I hit upon the idea to ask all visiting women to dress in the same manner."
So Go Ahead, Plant More Eucalyptus Trees And Burn The Whole Damned State Down...
"...the Governator's office has released statements to the effect that damages in the googlebuck range are expected ($500 million? Isn't that, like, two crackerbox-size bungalows in LA County?), so be prepared for an orgy of paycheck-raping government proposals to bail out needy fire victims and insurance industry lobbyists with the hard-earned tax dollars of people who elected not to live in tinder-filled wind tunnels located on fault lines."
View From The Porch has the goods on Nature's Revenge, California Style.
What? He Can't Be Serious, Can He?
BRUSSELS (AFP) - "A Brussels police chief has warned his officers to abstain from visiting brothels and drinking alcohol during working hours, Belgium's La Derniere-Heure newspaper has reported."
Then what's the point of being an Only One if you have to follow the law just like a common serf?
JR over at A Keyboard and a .45 has the full scoop.
Phone-Fu
More Modern Japanese Self-Defense Techniques... TOKYO — Did you just grope me? Shall we head to the police? That's the message women are flashing on their cell phones with a popular program designed to ward off wandering hands in Japan's congested commuter trains. Although "Anti-Groping Appli" was released in late 2005 by games developer Takahashi, it has only recently climbed up popularity rankings, reaching No. 7 in this week's top 10 list of cell phone applications, compiled by Web-based publisher Spicy Soft Corp. The application flashes increasingly threatening messages in bold print on the phone's screen, which the person groped can show to the offender: "Excuse me, did you just grope me?" "Groping is a crime," and finally, "Shall we head to the police?" • Click here for FOXNews.com's Personal Technology Center. Users press an "Anger" icon in the program to progress to the next threat. A warning chime accompanies the messages. The application, which can be downloaded for free on Web-enabled phones, is for women who want to scare away perverts with minimum hassle and without attracting attention, according to Takahashi's Web site. "I first downloaded this as a joke," Spicy Soft official Michika Izumi said. "But I think it could be a lifesaver if I get groped." Izumi said more users appeared to have recently discovered Takahashi's "Anti-Groping Appli" because of a series of new applications unveiled by the creator this year, including a popular number game, horoscope and blogging program. According to Tokyo Metropolitan Police, 1,853 people were arrested for groping passengers on trains in Tokyo in 2005. Experts say harassment may be more widespread, but women are often too embarrassed to report it. But technology taketh away as well as giveth. Free-fingered-feelers have begun downloading their own cell-phone replies to the Anti-Groping Appli. "No you ugly witch I wouldn't touch you if you paid me," has been flashing on many a male subway rider's cell screen, and "Gag me with a spoon you're a dog!" is quite popular as well. "Sometimes we men must fight back when slandered by these lonely women who's only excitement in life is blaming men for everything," software developer Tushi Takeahickey said, "and tossing it right back in their face can make a pushy broad embarrassed enough to leave you alone."
TINY CHOP-KEEPER KICKS GUNMAN'S AX
October 24, 2007 -- "A tiny but fearless shop clerk stalled a robber pointing a gun at her head - then swung a giant ax wildly at him until he ran from her family's Long Island convenience store.
VIDEO: Clerk Fights Off Robber With Ax
Hafize Sahin, 27, all of 4-foot-5 and 90 pounds, was working alone in the store on Montauk Highway in Brookhaven Saturday evening, Suffolk Detective Lt. Edward Reilly said.
When the gunman turned to make sure no one was outside the store, Sahin reached for a 3-foot ax behind the counter and began to swing away.
"I was scared, I was shaking," said Sahin yesterday. "He was going 'Give me the money!' I said 'hold on, wait, I can't find the key.' I took my time, making believe I couldn't open the drawer." I
"When I was trying to hit him, he pointed the gun at me" but did not fire. "I was yelling at him and telling him 'Get out of here!' I didn't want to hit him, I just wanted him to get out."
Reilly described the suspect as male, black, age 28 to 30 with a medium build, wearing a black hoodie and black bandanna partially covering his face."
I know that you're asking yourself how she could be described as fearless after admitting how afraid she was, and this isn't a hit on the brave young lady but the average run of the mill pitiful writing that passes for journalism.
Feisty would have better described her, as there isn't a one of us truly fearless. Chuck Yeager aside, but of course.
Nice ax work, kiddo. Shame you live in a city where the criminal is afforded more protection than the store owner, but ya done good.
Mrs. Bill Clinton Continues To Redefine The Meaning Of Chinese Take Out...
by Michelle Malkin
October 24, 2007 -- "ASIAN-American groups don't like the increased scrutiny that Hillary Clin ton's mysterious Chinese dishwasher donors are getting.
To which I say, in words that should be universally understood: Boo-freaking-hoo.
In the wake of eye-opening investigations by The Post and the Los Angeles Times of more dubious foreign funny money flowing into Hill's coffers, ethnic-grievance groups are stepping forward to condemn these stories as examples of "negligent journalism." Yep: The newspapers are guilty of "negligence" because they actually broke news instead of covering it up.
Both papers uncovered dishwashers, cooks and other suspect Hillary campaign contributors in Chinatown, Flushing, The Bronx and Brooklyn who were limited-income, limited-English-proficient and smellier than stinky tofu. One Asian donor admitted to the Times "to lacking the legal-resident status required for giving campaign money." Another, Hsiao Wen Yang, told The Post she was reimbursed for her $1,000 donation - setting off clear alarm bells over yet another possible straw donor scheme on the heels of Norman Hsu-gate.
The reports prompted Asian & Pacific Islander American Vote (a "national nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that encourages and promotes civic participation of Asian Pacific Islander Americans") to issue a press release this week carping about the media's "undue scrutiny on a specific ethnic subgroup." Lisa Hasegawa, APIAVote board member, expressed her dismay over the campaign-finance probes zeroing in on Chinatown:
"We are alarmed by the potential negative impact of irresponsible reporting and the harm it may have on legitimate political participation by members of the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community. It is imperative that the media approach these serious allegations with . . . the highest levels of journalistic integrity. As the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community embraces their right to participate in the civic process, it is important that the greater balance and responsibility be taken when addressing this important issue."
Translation: Lay off the Chinese Dishwashers for Hillary, you racist, xenophobic, ethnic smear-mongers!
The only ones guilty of irresponsible behavior here are the political apologists for Hillary and the media organizations that would rather kowtow to political correctness than follow in the journalistic footsteps of The Post and the Times. The Clinton campaign is counting on left-wing editors to capitulate under heat from Asian-American groups who want to deflect attention away from suspicious foreign donations."
Yes. Poor workers are being given money to donate to the Clinton campaign, and revealing such illegal activity labels one a racist.
Instead of sending Hillary to prison for such malfeasance, an "ethnic" (it isn't ethnic at all, as being asian makes one a member of a race, not an ethnic group) organization wants those who dare speak of such things made to feel the infamous WHITE-GUILT for even bringing it up.
Think Fred Thompson's campaign could weather storm after continuing storm like Hillary's does?
Strange, isn't it...
YET ANOTHER HEMP CRIME IN NY...
Noose found at Ozone Park in Queens
"Hate crimes detectives were investigating a noose found hanging from a tree in John Adams Playground in Ozone Park, Queens, Tuesday, cops said.
A city employee cleaning the park spotted the noose about 1:40 p.m. near Centerville St. and Sutter Ave. and called police, police sources said. The park is a block from John Adams High School.
Meanwhile, Schools Chancellor Joel Klein yesterday condemned the third apparent hate crime to hit city schools in two weeks. A Brooklyn principal became the latest victim Monday when she received a piece of cloth fashioned like a hangman's noose along with a letter packed with racial slurs.
"Like all New Yorkers, I was appalled by this cowardly act," Klein said.
How long before the Law & Order franchise gives us the Special Hate Investigation Team...
Within the NY criminal justice system, there are those particularly appalled by Hate Crimes and so recruited into the elite S.H.I.T. Squad...
These are their stories...
BOINK BOINK...
Sanctuary City Doesn't Want SCORES Helping Out
Scores strippers uninvited to school Halloween party
"Sorry kids, there will be no strippers at the Halloween party.
Puppetry Art Theatre's Timothy Young Tuesday uninvited dancers from Scores who had signed on as volunteers for Saturday's second annual Haunted Halloween Carnival Benefit at Middle School 51 in Brooklyn.
Young said he asked the strippers to stay away because he was afraid the Park Slope school would cancel on him or sponsors would back out.
"It was a small, insignificant part of the event," Young said. "I uninvited them because I don't want to compromise the event, the organization or the school."
Young's group is raising money for its work in shelters, and volunteers were to help with a special pizza party and costume giveaway for 300 homeless and hospitalized children the group works with.
MS51 Principal Lenore Berner asked that the strippers be excluded from the festivities, said Department of Education spokesman David Cantor.
"It is not a school event," he said. "Because many children will attend, however, the benefit is not an appropriate venue for volunteers identified as adult dancers."
In addition to dancers, Scores bartenders and office workers had planned to attend, said Elda Auerbach, who does promotions for the club. Now no one is going.
"I don't want the charity to get hurt," she said yesterday.
The revoked invitations came after yesterday's Daily News reported that the strippers had been invited. They were not planning to wear inappropriate outfits - instead coming as fully dressed witches or sorcerers.
So lemme get this straight...
They are gainfully employed and breaking no laws.
But because their profession does not meet with the uber-liberal school board approval, they cannot participate in a worthwhile charitable event.
I see.
What if they were illegal alien strippers and office workers?
Think the school would be kicking THEM out?
Hell no, they wouldn't. NYC is, after all, a SANCTUARY CITY.
Unless you happen to do a job thats icky.
Miami TV Reporter Arrested for Entering School Property With Gun
"A television reporter investigating a story on school violence was arrested after carrying a loaded gun onto school property, authorities said. Jeffrey Weinsier of WPLG-TV, an ABC network, was taken into custody Tuesday at Miami Central High School after ignoring several warnings not to walk on school property, Miami-Dade schools police said. "Kindly go across the street now," an officer is shown telling Weinsier during the videotaped encounter. "I'm not," Weinsier replied. The officer then handcuffed him. Weinsier, 40, was charged with possession of a firearm on school grounds, trespassing on school property with a weapon and resisting officers without violence. The photographer working with Weinsier, Frank Debesa, said afterward: "Jeff did have a gun on him." Weinsier began carrying a gun after he received death threats stemming from a series he did about unsanitary conditions at restaurants, according to the station. "At this point, Channel 10 is still reviewing the circumstances surrounding today's arrest," said Dave Boylan, the station's vice president and general manager. Weinsier has a concealed weapons permit, but state law prohibits anyone from being armed at schools, police Detective Ed Torrens said. Weinsier was released from jail on $11,000 bond. "I've been advised not to say anything," he told Channel 10 afterward. "The videotape speaks for itself. ... I was not trespassing." Sorry, buddy, I give you all the kudos in the world for having the guts to stand up for yourself but according to the law, yes the law that is supposed to PROTECT your rights, clearly states that a policeman may ask you to exit the premises and your failure to do so is a misdemeanor. It is clearly unconstitutional as all hells and certain of us have been fighting like all hells to regain our fundamental rights but until we do, you, I, or anybody, is going down for bringing a firearm onto school property. ANYBODY? The ONLY ONE was of course carrying HIS gun on school property, but thats why we call them ONLY ONES. All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
'Flying' Dutchman Levitates Outside White House
"Dutch magician Ramana has been doing his best to freak out America by levitating in Times Square and in front of the White House. The illusionist, real name Wouter Bijdendijk, hovered several feet above the pavement with apparent ease. His only "prop" was a stick that he held with his left hand. Click here to see video of Bijdendijk at News.com.au. A household name in his native Netherlands, Ramana has performed for Queen Beatrix and has been honored in India with the Golden Cloth award, the highest cultural honor ever given to a westerner, Metro.co.uk reported. "This is an art," he said. "And in India, they see it also as a science. I hope I make people wonder," Ramana said. Ramana's repertoire also includes "flying" up to 10 meters above ground, mind reading and other forms of street trickery," but continues to deny the persistent rumor that he in fact was hired by former President William Jefferson Clinton to make a certain spouse vanish into thin air. "Some things were lost in translation" Ramana said with regards to his first trip to the White House in 1998. "I was under the impression that President Bill wanted me to make a female dog disappear from the White House and re-appear deep within a famous building, never to be seen again. Apparently that wasn't exactly what he asking for, but I didn't do the English well back then so I can't say for sure what he really meant by 'bury the bitch for me in Grant's Tomb...'"
So When You Can't Find Enough Jackboots To Intrude Upon The Lives Of Americans...
...You let the peons rat on themselves... Speeders beware. Your neighbors might have you on their radar. That's the message police departments across the country are trying to send by loaning residents radar guns and turning them into neighborhood speed watchers. Volunteers can't ticket the drivers they catch breaking the speed limit, but their reports can result in warning letters being sent by police, depending on how fast the drivers were going. Police say the program is worth it if it can make even a few motorists obey speed limits. "It's one more element of enforcing speed," says Lt. Daniel Furseth of the DeForest Police Department in Wisconsin. For the past year, the village has allowed residents to borrow a battery-operated radar gun for a week or two, sit on their front lawns and record the speeds of passing motorists. Typically, a warning letter is sent when speeds are 13 mph over the limit, but it depends on the residential area, Furseth says. The police department has sent out a couple dozen warning letters, he says. "One parent called and was glad we sent a letter," Furseth says. "But it's not always the kids (who are speeding) — it's the soccer moms, too." The Hitler Youth would be proud.
And Now For Something Really Important
Miss England Told to 'Fatten Up' to Win Miss World Title
Twenty-year-old Miss England, Georgia Horsley, has a figure many women envy.
But the size-eight model, originally from North Yorks, England, has been told to “fatten up” if she wants a shot at winning the Miss World pageant, the Daily Mail reported Tuesday.
The organizers of the pageant, to be held Dec. 1 in Sanya, China, reportedly are looking for contestants with more voluptuous body types — ones representative of the average woman.
Click hear to read more from the DailyMail.com
"Miss World judges like naturally curvy girls and don't like the stick-thin women you see on the catwalks,” Horsley told the Daily Mail.
"They promote healthy eating and I want to help them get that message across, so I'm giving it my all."
Thats the Brits for ya. Too fat, too skinny, no one can just be what they want to be, for the nanniest state of them all simply has to intervene. Just because. How else will alla them dumbass peasants find their place.
Spoken Like A True Fudd...
Oldie but goody from RINO King of Jacksonville in response to Students for Concealed Carry...
"Sen. Jim King, R-Jacksonville, said students who hunt should be able to keep rifles locked up in their dorms or car trunks on campus, but allowing students to "walk around with pistols on their hip as they go to math class" is out of the question.
"So, you get mad at your professor and you take him out?" King said. "Put two caps in him and say, 'That's it?' No, that's not a good plan."
Fearing Crime, Japanese Wear the Hiding Place
TOKYO, Oct. 19 — "On a narrow Tokyo street, near a beef bowl restaurant and a pachinko parlor, Aya Tsukioka demonstrated new clothing designs that she hopes will ease Japan’s growing fears of crime.
Deftly, Ms. Tsukioka, a 29-year-old experimental fashion designer, lifted a flap on her skirt to reveal a large sheet of cloth printed in bright red with a soft drink logo partly visible. By holding the sheet open and stepping to the side of the road, she showed how a woman walking alone could elude pursuers — by disguising herself as a vending machine.
The wearer hides behind the sheet, printed with an actual-size photo of a vending machine. Ms. Tsukioka’s clothing is still in development, but she already has several versions, including one that unfolds from a kimono and a deluxe model with four sides for more complete camouflaging.
But the devices’ creators also argue that Japan’s ideas about crime prevention are a product of deeper cultural differences. While Americans want to protect themselves from criminals, or even strike back, the creators say many Japanese favor camouflage and deception, reflecting a culture that abhors self-assertion, even in self-defense.
“It is just easier for Japanese to hide,” Ms. Tsukioka said. “Making a scene would be too embarrassing.” She said her vending machine disguise was inspired by a trick used by the ancient ninja, who cloaked themselves in black blankets at night."
Bull. Swaddle.
Anyone who has ever ridden the Tokyo subway system can appreciate the description of some Japanese as being rowdy, pushy, shovy, ranting screamers when the mood is upon them.
Just because Manuscript Tsukioka chooses to make a flaming idiot out of herself by emulating a poorly drawn coke machine does not mean that ALL Japanese are so inclined. Akin to following Nancy Pelosi around for a day and comparing her to all American women.
And please now, a fabric vending machine with feet is supposed to fool whom?
Even though they do remain an edged-weapon culture, how cool would it to be to report that "Deftly, Ms. Tsukioka, a 29-year-old experimental fashion designer, lifted a flap on her skirt to reveal a large .45 caliber pistol capable of blowing the ever-loving stones off a would-be assailant..."
Thanks to The War on Guns.
Civility Reigns at San Diego Stadium*
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Like Hurricane Katrina evacuees two years earlier in New Orleans, thousands of people rousted by natural disaster fled to the NFL stadium here, waiting out the calamity and worrying about their homes. The similarities ended there, as an almost festive atmosphere reigned at Qualcomm Stadium. Bands belted out rock 'n' roll, lavish buffets served gourmet entrees, and massage therapists helped relieve the stress for those forced to flee their homes because of wildfires. "The people are happy. They have everything here," (except of course their right to keep and bear arms...Fits) Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared Monday night after his second Qualcomm tour. Although anxieties ran high, the misery index seemed low as the celebrity governor waded through the mob. Scarcely a complaint was registered with him. "Oooh, I got a picture!" shrieked Olivia Beard of Ocean Beach, one of hundreds who pressed toward Schwarzenegger with camera phones snapping. The fires destroyed some 500 homes and 100 businesses in San Diego County, the greatest swath of destruction in a series of Southern California blazes that began Sunday. Of the more than 250,000 people forced from their homes, volunteer coordinators estimated that 10,000 took shelter at Qualcomm, home of the San Diego Chargers. Others camped out in hotels, with friends and family and in other shelters scattered throughout the city. *Translation: What few minorities present were well accustomed to civilization, and since the local government hadn't stolen all of the emergency funds it actually had resources to devote to the tragedy.
Thanks Cookie, I Needed That...
**1850, 157 years ago:**
**Do you know what happened this week back in 1850, 157 years ago?**
**California**** became a state. The State had no electricity.***
*The State had no money. Almost everyone spoke Spanish.*
*There were gunfights in the streets.**
So basically, it was just like California is today,*
*Except the women had real breasts and the men didn't hold hands.*
Cop escorting Bloomberg jumped in subway
A police officer escorting Mayor Bloomberg was attacked today in a subway station in lower Manhattan, police said.
A 30-year-old man uttered a profanity and jumped the uniformed officer on the platform of the Fulton Street station, cops said.
The two struggled, rolling around on the platform, before the suspect was subdued.
The cop hurt his arm and back during the fight. A second, plainclothes officer who came to his aid injured his wrist. Both officers were taken to Bellevue Hospital for treatment.
The mayor was never in any danger, and was heard to remark that perhaps it was high time to ditch his NYPD escort in favor of a hobo subway dweller one.
"Listen I'm only doing the math here, okay?" the Mayor said, "two cops to take on one tunnel tramp probably means I could replace the sworn officer squad with hobo's and in the process save the city something along the lines of a third to one-half of the monies spent on my security details."
Other news from the Mayors office appeared contradictory, as Deputy Commissioner Ketchum sent dozens of emails to neighboring states warning of the hobo menace while asking them to join with a proposed NY Lunatic-Tramp-Ban.
Fake turf watered as supplies dry up
Hockey fields need soaking, officials say; Duke coach: We conserve at home
It's not even real grass.
But in the midst of what may be the worst drought ever in North Carolina, Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are watering the synthetic turfs used by their field hockey teams.
The International Hockey Federation insists.
The universities are not breaking any rules. But like clockwork, as residents in Durham and Chapel Hill see their plants and lawns wither, the sprinklers go on at the UNC-CH Francis E. Henry Stadium and at Duke's Williams Field.
Brad Schnurr, a Chapel Hill contractor who does work in Durham, saw the sprinklers go on one afternoon recently at Duke and drove around the block to make sure he was not seeing things.
"Sprinklers aren't even the right term, they're like fire hoses," Schnurr said. "I was like, 'What is that? What is that?' I couldn't believe it."
The International Hockey Federation requires the college teams to saturate the synthetic turfs before each practice and all games.
It's not just the way the ball bounces, athletics officials say, although field hockey balls do bounce better on saturated fields. When the turf is wet, coaches add, field hockey players have better grip on the surface and report fewer injuries.
Beth Bozman, Duke's field hockey coach, said she understood why passers-by could get all worked up over sprinklers going full blast amid conservation pleas.
"I drive a hybrid, and I recycle," Bozman said. "I'm as green as anybody. I understand."
Whew. Had me on pins and needles there, but that makes it okay then. And for real now, who in their right mind would want a tussle with the (cue scary music) International Field Hockey Association?
Raw Potato Used As Silencer?
CHICAGO (STNG) ― Someone may have used a raw potato, possibly as a silencer on a gun, in the shooting of a 29-year-old man inside a sport-utility vehicle on the South Side Sunday evening. The man, who suffered a gunshot wound to the back of the head, is expected to survive.
The shooting occurred about 5:40 p.m. in the 100 block of East 68th Street, according to a report from the police First Deputy Superintendent's office.
The man told police he was walking down the street and was outside the "newer" SUV when he was shot in the back of the head. However, evidence indicates he was shot inside the SUV, according to Grand Crossing police Lt. Timothy Bickham.
"The facts don't match up," the lieutenant said. "There was a piece of raw potato splashed on the windshield."
The potato may have been used as a silencer. If true, the shooter would have been inside the SUV, the lieutenant said.
Meanwhile, upon learning of the details surrounding this story, the office of NYC Mayor Bloomberg sent out an urgent email to neighboring states, warning them of this latest twist in the war against guns.
"The Mayor asks you join with him in banning potatoes from the inner city's," Assistant Police Commissioner Kent Ketchum wrote in a scathing diatribe concerning the perils of illegal vegetables, adding that it is yet unknown if the potato in question was raw, baked, or boiled, but that regardless of its culinary status NYC is not going to let this latest challenge go unanswered.
"Only duds use spuds," Commissioner Ketchum concluded, and vowed to trackdown what he insisted were straw-potato purchases coming in from southern states that have no laws governing the sale of unlicensed tubers.
Thanks to Ahab.
Monday, October 22, 2007
When The Airfare Is Simply Too Good To Pass Up...
The story began early Saturday morning at the Windemere Apartments in
But an argument started with a lady card-shark at that party, prompting her to pull out a small handgun and shoot Notaro three times.
The bullets hit his torso and arm. Another friend dressed the wounds so Notaro could take off for the airport -- at least, that's the story Notaro told detectives Saturday after he was caught.
FORCED him? Its illegal to bleed? Illegal to fly while bleeding? Vice versa? Some new homeland security law that slipped past us?
Thousands of black men to help patrol violent city
This was on a to-do list and David Codrea beat me to it:
PHILADELPHIA — "A month after civic leaders and the police chief in this crime-plagued city called for 10,000 black men to patrol the streets, thousands arrived Sunday by foot, car, motorcycle, bus, in wheelchairs, with sons and nephews in tow."
Says David:
"How come when people who are not exclusively black do essentially the same thing along our southern border, that is, look for violations of law and report them to the authorities, they are branded as racists and vigilantes?"
Because music "mogul's", Al Sharptons, and Jesse Jacksons are better at manipulating the Jurassic Press when it comes to defining quality and/or legitimacy of effort.
Even Old Thunder-Thighs Knows Its Best To Put Your Hand Over Where A Human Being Keeps A Heart, Sorta..
When observing the National Anthem.
But not Hussein.
Thanks to Cowboy Blob.
Students For Concealed Carry...
Well I did not get a chance to make it to the UF campus this day for the official kickoff of Empty Holster Week but will do so as soon as possible.
Having been told that the sling supporting my right arm might very well be drawing attention away from an empty holster, I'll set it up for cross draw.
The Strange Case Of The Syrian Nuke Facility
October 22, 2007 -- ON Sept. 6, Israel struck a remote target in eastern Syria. The story didn't really break for weeks, and details are still emerging - but the consensus view is that Israeli aircraft attacked a secret nuclear facility.
There's much more to it than that. The echoes of that strike resound far beyond the Middle East.
Tel Aviv isn't showing any leg when it comes to exactly who did what to whom. Airstrikes may have been synchronized with commando action on the ground. We don't know, and, for now, secrets are being kept.
The circumstantial evidence is strong, though, that the terror-affiliated regime in Damascus had embarked on a nuclear-weapons program - with the help of the North Koreans (who, simultaneously, have been teasing us with suggestions that they'll dismantle their own nuke effort if we pay them lavish tribute).
My own suspicion is that rent-an-expert Pakistanis were involved, too - with or without the blessing of Islamabad's Inter-Services Intelligence agency, an organization with often contradictory and always dubious loyalties.
Caught out and humiliated by the Israeli raid, the Syrians are bulldozing the site to bury the evidence. Straightforward enough, so far. But now consider the factors beyond the obvious Israeli concerns over Speaker Nancy Pelosi's buddy (a k a President Bashar Assad) and his quest for weapons to destroy the Jewish state:
* The Syrian reactor was at a very early stage, but neither Israel nor the United States called Damascus out before the world community. This reflects exasperation with the United Nations' unwillingness to do anything meaningful to stop rogue states from acquiring nukes. Instead of complaining, the Israelis just hit the target.
* Israel also acted because its military (especially its air force) is still smarting from its embarrassment during last year's confrontation with Hezbollah. The IDF needed to renew its image as supremely capable - and the raid sent a no-nonsense message that Israel's back in form.
* The biggest question is how much Washington knew about the attack in advance: Was it a joint plan with plausible denial built in or only a matter of shared intelligence - or did Tel Aviv wait to tip off Washington at the last minute (the minimum requirement)?
* Even excluding the nuke issue, Israel had to get Syria's attention. Since its Hezbollah client "won" last year's war, the Assad regime has continued to assassinate Lebanese politicians, to re-arm Hezbollah (while providing start-up funds to alternative terror groups), to encourage Hamas, and to facilitate the passage of terrorists and weapons into Iraq, further destabilizing the region.
* The attack also put Iran on notice that neither Israel nor the United States means to tolerate nuclear weapons in the hands of rogue regimes in the Middle East. This was, to a great extent, an attack on a proxy target. Whether Iran's leaders are capable of rational analysis is another matter.
* As a number of military analysts have pointed out, if Israeli aircraft were able to operate with impunity deep inside Syria, which fields state-of-the-art, Russian-supplied air defenses, it suggests a startling breakthrough in crippling an enemy's surveillance system and his command-and-control mechanisms.
Other states, such as Iran, that splurged on made-in-Russia air-defense systems must be panicking - while the Kremlin's generals have some explaining to do to Czar Vladimir.
* If the Israelis did, indeed, employ next-level military technology, the obvious question is: Why tip off your enemies that you've got new, paradigm-shifting tools just to blow up a cluster of buildings under construction, when any serious threat remained years - probably a decade - away?
There's a gaping hole in the logic - unless that, too, was a signal to Tehran..."
"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday (April 4) that Syrian President Bashar Assad assured her of his willingness to engage in peace talks with Israel."
CNN News
Five months after Nancy's meeting with Assad, Israel bombed Syria, so it is a given that the Israeli's were already in the process of planning their attack against the madman's nuke plant. So there's Nancy, pledging her undying love and admiration for this killer, and using her status as speaker of the house to issue a worldwide stamp of approval towards Assad, and of course the de facto condemnation of Israel that goes along with it....
...While we most assuredly were exchanging intelligence with Israel for the purpose of a military engagement with these people.
Did Nancy know?
Was she secretly sent to Syria by the Bush administration to soften them up?
Is is clear that the Iranians and Syrians have come to the conclusion that terrorism alone isn't enough, that they desperately need military parity with Israel and the West, and part of the reason for the destruction of Assad's facility was to put ALL nations on alert that it ain't gonna happen.
Trifle with us at your peril, and don't believe for a moment that the Russians have anything to sell you that we can't get past.
And to Nancy...a heartfelt THANK YOU for running interference for the Bush administration while we and the Israel's were planning to bomb the SOB back to the stone age.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Going To The Candidates Debate...
WASHINGTON — The claws were out Sunday night as the GOP presidential candidates went for each other's jugulars trying to prove to Republican base voters that each is the most conservative candidate in the race for the White House. Saying he was "conservative as soon as I could put down 'Conscience of a Conservative' while in college," Fred Thompson added that he supported conservative judges and earned "a 100 percent pro-life record" while in the U.S. Senate. But Rudy Giuliani supported abortion and sanctuary cities, Thompson argued during the Republican primary debate held in Orlando, Fla., and aired by FOX News. "Mayor Giuliani believes in federal funding for abortion. He believes in sanctuary cities. He's for gun control. He supported Mario Cuomo, a liberal Democrat, against a Republican who was running for governor; then opposed the governor's tax cuts when he was there," Thompson said. Giuliani fought back that he "outperformed any expectations" in dealing with high rates of crime within a large immigrant community. In the meantime, he got a "heck of a lot of conservative results" while mayor of New York City." "Claws" aside, this is actually a good job of reporting what went on in Orlando. Fred explaining his position on Tort, Rudy trying to explain how decisions made in NYC shouldn't be held against anyone, Romney and McCain taken to task for those dry hump parties with Teddy The Lady Killer, Huckabee the peacemaker, and Ron Paul the court jester. And when all is said and done, illustrating the difference between Republicans speaking of ISSUES and expressing their loyalty to Conservatism, while the Dems do their level best to HIDE from the stigmata of Liberalism. I'm of a mind to believe that these sort of Conservative soirées strengthen the Republican party while at the same time exposing the dems for the charlatans they truly are.
Parents of fat Brit children to be given a warning
Parents of 5-year-olds are to be sent official warning letters if their child is found to be obese, as part of a national programme to weigh children in schools.
Ministers are bracing themselves for charges that they will stigmatise fat children when they publish proposals next month to tackle rising levels of obesity, The Times has learnt.
Alan Johnson, the Health Secretary, is understood to have been persuaded that it is in children’s best interest if their weight is brought formally to the attention of their parents.
The routine weighing of primary school pupils was reintroduced in England and Wales two years ago in response to obesity fears. The National Child Measurement programme aims to collect data on every child twice, when they start school and when they leave. Parents of 5 and 10-year-olds can request the measurements but are not informed automatically, even if the child is severely overweight."
The first step towards punishment, which is what liberals excel at. Force. Not against sworn enemies, heavens no; but law-abiding private citizens who've yet to understand that they have no power in deciding ANY aspect of their daily lives.
This time around it'll be a "warning". To be followed by a more severe one should enough people not kowtow to the almighty government. As a last resort, the health Nazi's will throw their hands in the air and demand fines and jail terms for those who continue to break the law.
Lenin would be proud.
CRY ME A RIVER...Foliage Not As Sparkly...
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Every fall, Marilyn Krom tries to make a trip to Vermont to see its famously beautiful fall foliage. This year, she noticed something different about the autumn leaves. "They're duller, not as sparkly, if you know what I mean," Krom, 62, a registered nurse from Eastford, Conn., said during a recent visit. "They're less vivid." Other "leaf peepers" are noticing, too, and some believe climate change could be the reason. Forested hillsides usually riotous with reds, oranges and yellows have shown their colors only grudgingly in recent years, with many trees going straight from the dull green of late summer to the rust-brown of late fall with barely a stop at a brighter hue. "It's nothing like it used to be," said University of Vermont plant biologist Tom Vogelmann, a Vermont native. He says autumn has become too warm to elicit New England's richest colors. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures in Burlington have run above the 30-year averages in every September and October for the past four years, save for October 2004, when they were 0.2 degrees below average." So it is a BAD THING for those in the Northeast to NOT have to turn on the heat by late September? It is therefore BETTER to burn fossil fuel and coal to warm up the homestead because they miss the COLD days that made the trees real pretty? Boggles.
2nd-Grader Suspended for Drawing of Gun
Thought this would be a good segue into my adventures at UF today...
DENNIS TOWNSHIP, N.J. --
Kyle Walker, 7, was suspended last week for violating Dennis Township Primary School's zero-tolerance policy on guns, the boy's mother, Shirley McDevitt, told The Press of Atlantic City.
Kyle gave the picture to another child on the school bus, and that child's parents complained about it to school officials, McDevitt said. Her son told her the drawing was of a water gun, she said.
A photocopy of the picture provided by McDevitt showed two stick figures with one pointing a crude-looking gun at the other, the newspaper said. What appeared to be the word "me" was written above the shooter, with another name scribbled above the other figure.
School officials declined to comment Friday. A message left at the superintendent's office Saturday was not returned.
Kyle drew other pictures, including a skateboarder, King Tut, a ghost, a tree and a Cyclops, the newspaper reported.
We can't make this shit up, now can we. Of course school officials refused to comment. Certainly the superintendent is reluctant to reply.
Why? Because its bullshit thats why. Plain and simple and has NEW JERSEY written all over it. If its my kid I mortgage the house to sue these bastards...
Winding along... today at the Ultra-Liberal-Training-Academy, otherwise known as the University of Florida...
Walking around in front of God and everyone fully holstered drew not a single protest. Then again, I'm not some easily tasered 18 year-old but the police must have been awaiting this as nary a one, and I encountered more than one, even did a double-take.
Wasn't an overt shoulder holster...that I plan to wear this week...but an easily seen paddle rig that looked downright silly sans pistol.
We'll see what the upcoming week brings.
Sitrep: What Went Down At Haditha
The incident at Haditha--or the massacre, as it is often called--is due for a wholesale rethinking. The allegations are that in 2005 U.S. Marines went on a killing spree and deliberately executed 24 Iraqi civilians. The casualties have drawn an extraordinary amount of political attention, becoming an emblem for everything critics say is wrong with the Iraq war--in the common telling, another My Lai.
Thus Congressman Jack Murtha, a decorated combat veteran, made accusations of war crimes and said the Marines had killed "in cold blood." These are serious charges; and military justice continues to deal with them seriously, though thankfully at a slower pace than politics. Now the prosecutions have mostly unraveled. It seems Haditha, though tragic, was exploited politically, and the allegations were exaggerated, if not unfounded.
Here is what we know. On November 17, 2005, Kilo Company of the First Marine Regiment's Third Battalion was returning from a routine logistics mission in Haditha, a town 140 miles northwest of Baghdad. Haditha is in Anbar province, a heart of the Sunni insurgency with one of the highest U.S. casualty rates in Iraq. The security situation at the time was treacherous.
Shortly after 7 a.m., an improvised explosive device detonated under the last vehicle in Company K's four-Humvee convoy. It instantly killed Lance Corporal Miguel Terrazas and wounded two others. Windows were shattered for 150 yards, and smoke and debris were everywhere.
An oncoming white sedan had been waved over near the stalled convoy. Five military-age occupants exited and disobeyed orders in Arabic to halt; at least one began to run. Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich, the squad commander, and Sergeant Sanick Dela Cruz opened fire, killing all of them. The men were suspected of being spotters for, or remotely detonating, the IED.
As a quick reaction force arrived, headed by First Lieutenant William Kallop, Company K began taking small arms fire from several locations on either side of the convoy. While taking cover, they identified at least one shooter in the vicinity of a nearby "trigger house." Lt. Kallop ordered SSgt. Wuterich and a makeshift team to treat the building as hostile and "clear" it.
They forced entry and shot a man on a flight of stairs, then another when he made a movement toward a closet. The Marines say they heard the sound of an AK-47 being racked, so threw grenades into a nearby room and fired; they killed five occupants, with two others wounded by grenade fragments and bullets.
SSgt. Wuterich and his men pursued a runner into an adjacent house. They led the assault with grenades and gunfire, in the process killing another man. Unknown to the Marines, two women and six children were in a back room. Seven were killed. It was chaotic and fast-moving in the dark, close-range quarters, and accounts diverge on the chronology and offensive actions.
After the firefight ended, around 9:30, the Marines noted men suspected of scouting for another attack "turkey peeking" behind the wall of a third house. A team followed to find women and children inside (who were not harmed). They moved to a fourth house off a courtyard and killed inside two men wielding AK-47s and two others.
In March 2006, Time magazine broke the story, which erupted in the press. The accounts relied on a narrative that the Marines had gone berserk after the killing of Cpl. Terrazas and murdered Iraqis in retaliation. "Eyewitnesses" reported that the riders in the car had been lined up and executed, and that there had been a rampage through the houses targeting women and children. A coverup by the top brass was also asserted.
After the incident became public, the military was unusually aggressive. It launched at least two exhaustive, months-long inquiries. Four of the enlisted men from Company K were charged with unpremeditated murder--essentially, killings without sanction. Four Marine officers who were not on the scene were charged with dereliction of duty for improperly reporting and investigating.
Before courts martial, all charges are referred to Article 32 hearings, the military equivalent of a grand jury. The senior investigating officer for the infantrymen, Lieutenant Colonel Paul Ware, had a chance to look at all the evidence, not just that selectively leaked or filtered. The result is that the charges are being reduced or dismissed altogether.
In separate Article 32 proceedings, two of the officers have been exonerated; one, the highest ranking, has been recommended for a court martial, and the other case remains pending. Of the four infantrymen, two have seen their charges dismissed (one in exchange for testimony); and charges against a third have been recommended to be dismissed. Ten of SSgt. Wuterich's indictments have been recommended for dismissal, and the seven others reduced to negligent homicide, essentially, accidental or negligent killings. Why?
The first imperative is to understand the complex, asymmetrical combat conditions in Iraq. The Marines were (and are) facing a determined enemy who dress as civilians and use homes, schools, hospitals and mosques as their bases of operation. They try to goad killings among the civilian population because it foments domestic opposition against U.S. troops while undermining them with elite international opinion.
In this environment, accusations of U.S. atrocities against civilians occur after almost every military operation. That partly explains why the Marines did not immediately investigate the Haditha killings. They viewed some Iraqi claims as part of insurgent "information operations" and did not suspect any misconduct. That day also saw citywide violence and multiple combat actions, and the killings seemed, regrettably but realistically, routine.
Perhaps, ex post facto, the officers might have erred on the side of scrutiny, though it is more exactly the duty of commanders to report accurately up the chain of command. Aside from some glitches, such as an erroneous public affairs statement that some of the civilians had been killed by the roadside bomb, they seem to have done so. There are also accusations that the delay in the full probe compromised the case. One indication of affairs in Haditha is that the heavily guarded investigators came under a coordinated insurgent attack.
Still, negligence, if proved, does not constitute a cover-up. Even the most fault-finding Haditha inquiry, conducted by Army Major General Eldon Bargewell, rejected the idea of some upper-level conspiracy. As for the infantrymen at Haditha, Lt. Col. Ware's investigation concluded, in a representative statement, that "No trier of fact can conclude SSgt Wuterich formed the criminal intent to kill." The allegations of a deliberate massacre are entirely unfounded. They are contradicted by credible testimony, and remain a "story unsupported by evidence."
If any of the reduced cases do move to courts martial, as some likely will, they will turn on the rules of engagement. Decisions made in the heat of battle are hard to judge from the outside. At the critical moment, hesitation can result in a soldier or his unit getting killed. Thus military justice usually presumes a benefit of the doubt if decisions that were reasonable in the line of fire appear wrong in hindsight. A bad result does not imply a bad decision.
At Haditha, did the Marines act reasonably and appropriately based on their training? They were in a hostile combat situation where deadly force was authorized against suspected triggermen for the IED, and were ordered to assault a suspected insurgent hideout. In retrospect, the men in the car had no weapons or explosives; in retrospect, the people in the house were not insurgents. No one knew at the time.
Innocents were killed at Haditha, as they inevitably are in all wars--though that does not excuse or justify wrongdoing. Yet neither was Haditha the atrocity or "massacre" that many assumed--though errors in judgment may well have been committed. And while some violent crimes have been visited on civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan, overall the highly disciplined U.S. military has conducted itself in an exemplary fashion. When there have been aberrations, the services have typically held themselves accountable.
The same cannot be said of the political and media classes. Many, including Members of Congress, were looking for another moral bonfire to discredit the cause in Iraq, and they found a pretext in Haditha. The critics rushed to judgment; facts and evidence were discarded to fit the antiwar template.
Most despicably, they created and stoked a political atmosphere that exposes American soldiers in the line of duty, risking and often losing their lives, to criminal liability for the chaos of war. This is the deepest shame of Haditha, and the one for which apologies ought to be made."It's perfectly reasonable for politicians to deride, scorn, besmirch and flat out lie about the conduct of our servicemen, but let one radio talk show host say something that actually required the ability to READ A FRICKIN TRANSCRIPT to decipher, and the Senate of these United States does to him what they've been doing to Marines.
A bad shoot is a bad shoot but Haditha was not.
GOP hopefuls get fired up
Florida's new early primary is paying off for Republican voters, with the leading GOP presidential candidates paying $100,000 each to address 3,000 activists.
"Rudy fired up the crowd. John had them chuckling. Mitt spun family yarns. And Fred left them wanting more.
The leading Republican presidential candidates brought their own style, swagger and substance to an Orlando convention hall Saturday for a state party gala that solidifies Florida's spot on the political map.
The speeches served as a warm-up to Sunday's nationally televised debate (8 p.m., Fox News Channel) and held few surprises, except for Fred Thompson's unexpectedly short speech.
Their appearances underscored the political clout that comes with an early Jan. 29 primary. Candidates Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Mitt Romney and Thompson ponied up $100,000 for the chance to address the 3,000 attendees, plus thousands of dollars more on snacks and giveaways for their supporters.
They may not have talked about issues dear to Floridians, like hurricane insurance and offshore oil drilling, but they told the crowd what it wanted to hear: Florida matters.
''The winner of the primary here in January will be the Republican nominee,'' said Giuliani, who leads in polls nationwide and in Florida. ``The Republican nominee will win Florida in November, and once again Florida is going to give us the next president of the United States.''
The candidates agreed on almost every issue: cutting runaway spending, supporting the Iraq War, talking tough on Iran.
But they never appeared on the same stage at the same time, never mentioned each other by name and took few swipes at each other, though Thompson noted he was a ''consistent conservative'' and wasn't a ''professional politician.'' And McCain took a jab at Romney for saying during a previous debate that he would check with his lawyers during a security crisis.
If there was a unifying issue, it was Hillary Clinton. The Democratic front-runner was name-dropped and drop-kicked more than anyone else, and the crowd roared every time.
The two-term incumbent? Nobody mentioned him.
CAMPAIGN PLATFORMS
Here's what they said and how they said it:
Giuliani was the first to speak, and he made the strongest impression, striding across the stage and pausing at just the right times for dramatic effect and applause.
The former New York City mayor didn't talk about social issues such as abortion and gay rights that separate him from some conservatives, but he did pitch himself as a results-driven executive marketable in traditionally Democratic states.
''We're going to run a 50-state campaign,'' he said. ``We're going to take the campaign to their territory, and we're going to take it back from them.''
What Giuliani lacked in policy detail, he made up for with bravado. ''Our goal in Iraq should be victory,'' he said. Later: ``I will not allow Iran to become a nuclear power. No how. No way.''
Thompson lost an opportunity to roll out a big-name endorsement when a family emergency forced House Speaker Marco Rubio to cancel the announcement. The powerful Miami legislator, who is positioning himself as the party's conservative leader, was sought after by all the campaigns.
Thompson, known more for his acting roles than his Senate tenure, was introduced by a video titled The Hunt for Red November, a spoof of one of his best-known movies, a Tom Clancy Cold War thriller.
His five-minute speech wasn't much longer than the video, in contrast to his rivals, who spoke for at least 15 minutes each. Dozens of people asked: ``Is that it?''
But Thompson is the only candidate planning to stick around after Sunday's nationally televised debate. He's going on a six-city tour over two days, his second extended campaign swing through Florida.
McCain was part war hero, part stand-up comic, drawing on his Vietnam imprisonment but sprinkling his speech with one-liners. Zsa Zsa Gabor was a punch line, and so was the Democratic-controlled Congress: ``When you're getting down that low in the polls, you're getting down to paid staff and blood relatives.''
He claimed repeatedly that the war was succeeding, and noted that he led the call for more troops in Iraq. In a statement that echoed his campaign's never-surrender theme, he declared: ``I will follow bin Laden to the gates of hell. I know how to get him, and I'll get him. We will win this struggle.''
WIDE ARRAY OF POINTS
Romney's presentation stressed his family-man image. His ''sweetie'' introduced him, and he noted that the oldest of his five sons was on stage along with prominent supporters.
He hit some wonky themes, such as harnessing alternative energy from ''blue-green algae'' and fighting radical Muslims who believe in a global ''caliphate'' that seeks to violently spread Islam throughout the world. He repeated his call for 100,000 more troops. ''A strong America has been the best ally peace has ever known,'' he said.
Romney promised that Florida's full slate of delegates would participate in the 2008 Republican nominating convention, despite national party rules that forfeit half of the seats as punishment for the early primary grab. Most of the Democratic candidates are boycotting the state.
But the benefits are clear for Republican voters, said David ''DJ'' Johnson, a veteran political operative not involved with any campaign.
''The campaign in Florida starts today,'' he said. ``This is the time where just a word or a turn of phrase or some little twist can change the outcome. Even though Giuliani's in the lead, anything can happen.''
Schedules permitting, I'll be looking to have another chat with Fred Thompson sometime during the coming week. 5 minutes here, 10 minutes there, still getting a feel for the guy. At this point in time, the Veterans groups seem to be leaning towards Rudy, and of course McCain will always get his share of kudos but he simply cannot win and I for one will never forgive him for dry-humping Teddy Kennedy during the Let's-Give-The-Beaners-A-Free-Pass fiasco. I'm not voting for Julie Annie, Romney has flip-flopped too much for my tastes, and Ron Paul is an alien mothership looking for a place to refuel so any time spent listening to him would be a waste once he decides to blast off back to Uranus. Last time I had a few minutes with Fred the usual good-guys brought it up at their joints but nary a big-timer stooped to mention it; so I won't force them to make believe they knew nothing of it yet again, and if anyone would like to get any feedback on Fred lemme know.
Concealed Carry : A Pain in the Butt?
"Around 7:30 Thursday night Topeka police officers were called to a shooting outside the Twilighter Country Club, 816 N. Kansas. Arriving on the scene, they found a man shot in buttocks. According to police reports, the victim, who has not been identified, was holstering his weapon when it accidentally discharged. He does possess a concealed carry permit. Emergency crews transported him to a local hospital with what are described as non-life-threatening injuries. Police do ask anyone with information related to the shooting to call the Criminal Investigation Division of the Topeka Police Department at 234-0007." Damn guns. When are they EVER going to learn to pay attention and stop alla this accidentally discharging stuff? I'm here to tell ya that if'n they don't stop making accident-prone guns we won't have to wait for the anti's to take 'em away; hells bells but them nasty pistols'll kill us all long before that. Next thing you know they'll be blaming us for forgettin' to keep our fingers offa the trigger. Not for nothin', Bubba, but a man oughta be happy with his 12 gauge. How many times you hear tell of someone capping they own ass with a shotgun? And Dick Cheney don't count.
Junk Science: Hey Algore, We Want a Refund!
"A British judge ruled on the eve of Al Gore co-winning the Nobel Peace Prize that students forced to watch "An Inconvenient Truth" must be warned of the film’s factual errors. But would there be any science at all left in Gore’s "truth" if these errors and their progeny were excised? Minutes of non-science filler dominate the opening sequence — images of the Gore farm, Earth from space, Gore giving his slideshow and the 2000 election controversy. Gore then links Hurricane Katrina with global warming. But the judge ruled that was erroneous, so the Katrina scenes would wind up on the cutting-room floor. Another 12 minutes of filler go by — images of Gore in his limo, more Earth photos, a Mark Twain quote, and Gore memories — until about the 16:30 minute mark, when, according to the judge, Al Gore erroneously links receding glaciers — specifically Mt. Kilimanjaro — with global warming. The Mt. Kilimanjaro error commences an almost 10-minute stretch of problematic footage, the bulk of which contains Gore’s presentation of the crucial issue in the global warming controversy — whether increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide drive global temperatures higher. As the judge ruled that the Antarctic ice core data presented in the film "do not establish what Mr. Gore asserts," this inconvenient untruth also needs to go. [Note to readers: A video debate between Al Gore and climatologists on this point produced by me can be viewed by clicking here.] After still more filler footage about Winston Churchill, the 2000 election, and rising insurance claims from natural disasters, Gore spends about 35 seconds on how the drying of Lake Chad is due to global warming. The judge ruled that this claim wasn’t supported by the scientific evidence. More filler leads to a 30-second clip about how global warming is causing polar bears to drown because they have to swim greater distances to find sea ice on which to rest. The judge ruled however, that the polar bears in question had actually drowned because of a particularly violent storm. On the heels of that error, Gore launches into a 3-minute "explanation" of how global warming will shut down the Gulf Stream and send Europe into an ice age. The judge ruled that this was an impossibility. Two minutes of ominous footage — casting Presidents Reagan and George H.W. Bush, and Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) in a creepy light and expressing Gore’s frustration with getting his alarmist message out — precede a more-than-9-minute stretch that would need to be cut. In this lengthy footage, Gore again tries to link global warming with discrete events including coral reef bleaching, the melting of Greenland, catastrophic sea level rise, Antarctic melting and more. But like Hurricane Katrina, these events also shouldn’t be linked with global warming. Based on the judge’s ruling, the footage that ought to be excised adds up to about 25 minutes or so out of the 98-minute film. What’s left is largely Gore personal drama and cinematic fluff that has nothing to do with the science of climate change. It should also be pointed out that Gore makes other notable factual misstatements in the film that don’t help his or his film’s credibility. He says in the film that polio has been "cured," implying that we can cure "global warming." While a preventative polio vaccine does exist, there is no "cure" for polio. Gore attempts to smear his critics by likening them to the tobacco industry. In spotlighting a magazine advertisement proclaiming that "more doctors smoke Camel than any other brand," he states that the ad was published after the Surgeon General’s 1964 report on smoking and lung cancer. But the ad is actually from 1947 — 17 years before the report. Gore also says in the film that 2005 is the hottest year on record. But NASA data actually show that 1934 was the hottest year on record in the U.S. — 2005 is not even in the top 10. Perhaps worse than the film’s errors is their origin. The BBC reported that Gore knew the film presented incorrect information but took no corrective steps because he didn’t want to spotlight any uncertainties in the scientific data that may fuel opponents of global warming alarmism. "An Inconvenient Truth" grossed about $50 million at the box office and millions more in DVD and book sales. Gore charges as much as $175,000 for an in-person presentation of his slide show that forms the basis for the film. Considering that a key 25 percent of "An Inconvenient Truth" is not true — and perhaps intentionally so — it seems only fair that Gore offer a refund to moviegoers, DVD/book purchasers and speaking sponsors. Where are the class action lawyers when you need them?" Leave it to the Brits who HATE being outdone when it comes to claims of the ridiculous. Besides, the UK has a longstanding grudge against Algore due to his claim that it was HE, and not THEY, who invented the internet. Neither did, but of course you already knew that because 99.7% of all who enter and dwell here can spell CAT when spotted the C and the T. Maybe even without ANY clues at all. Well, I shouldn't talk about something I myself am incapable of doing so lets leave it at that.
The Guns Stay Home
Empty Holster Week doesn't begin until tomorrow but like a good little recon lad I'm off to scout the terrain. There are multiple museums and exhibits on the UF campus that are open to the public and I need to re-familiarize myself with location, points of entry, exit, cover and concealment and most of all where the better chow halls are.
Will be one of my first times out of the house unarmed in quite a while. I'm not going to stash one, or two or whatever in the car as I don't want them to find a reason to detain me because I don't imagine the afternoon football games will be broadcast into a cell at the local sheriff's office.
Soyuz Craft Lands Short of Destination...Were They Packing?
MOSCOW (AP) -- "A Soyuz craft veered off its designated landing course Sunday, coming down more than 200 miles short of its original destination on the steppes of Kazakhstan. It arrived safely, bringing two Russian cosmonauts and Malaysia's first space traveler back to Earth, officials said. A computer glitch caused the landing capsule carrying Russians Fyodor Yurchikhin and Oleg Kotov and Malaysian Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor to end up about 210 miles west of the designated site near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, Russia's Mission Control spokesman Valery Lyndin said. The craft arrived at 6:36 EDT - one minute ahead of schedule - and the crew was unharmed, he said. Russian search and rescue teams quickly located the craft, NASA reported on its Web site. It said all the three crew members were feeling fine." Virtually all of the original space missions were supplied with firearms should the capsules veer off course and land in a less than hospitable environ. Like say maybe Newark, or the Bronx, perhaps. The cosmonauts and astronauts had their choice of .38 Specials and/or versions of the Henry .22 survival rifles, and as a kid I remember some media flack cutting John Glenn short as he was describing how prepared they were for any eventuality. "We can protect ourselves," Glenn said right before he was hustled away from whatever throng of reporters had cornered him on that day, and while my Mom couldn't explain what he meant I pounced on my Dad upon his return from work and he chewed it over for a time then said they probably had the same stash that Airforce pilots took along with them. Can you imagine what such a weapon would go for today were it to be auctioned? FIRST CCW ON THE MOON: Priceless
Illegals OK'd to drive in N.Y.
"The rabid right that wants to pile on and use this to demagogue the issue will not carry the day in New York state," he said recently. "Those who view this as a political issue once again are taking the state in the wrong direction."
NY Governor Eliot Spit-zer responding to criticism of his proposal to allow illegal aliens to obtain drivers licenses.
We, you see, are the "rabid right" because we've this weird proclivity to follow the FRICKIN LAW. This abject moron is doing this for one reason and one reason only, to curry support from the spanish speakers of NY, and has the unmitigated gall to aver that it is WE who are making it a political issue.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
"The Race" In A Dither Over Minutewoman
KANSAS CITY, Missouri — "A national Hispanic civil rights organization said Saturday it will not hold its 2009 annual convention in Kansas City because an opponent of illegal immigration was appointed to the city's park board. The National Council of La Raza (The Race) said its board of directors voted unanimously to pull the conference after being unable to reach an agreement with Mayor Mark Funkhouser over his appointment in June of Frances Semler, a member of the Minutemen Civil Defense Corps. NCLR officials consider the Minutemen, who are known for posting patrols along the U-S.-Mexican border and picketing construction sites where illegal immigrants may be working, hostile to Hispanics. The Minutemen organization maintains it simply wants U.S. immigration policies enforced. "An active member of the Minutemen should not be an official representative for a city that purports to believe in diversity," said NCLR board chairwoman Monica Lozano. Funkhouser, who has stood by Semler throughout the controversy, declined to comment Saturday on the group's decision, saying he was abiding by an agreement he reached with local Hispanic leaders during a federally mediated session Friday. The NCLR and local groups had urged Funkhouser to force Semler to step down from the park board. Last week, NCLR said it would still hold the conference in Kansas City if Semler agreed to at least cut her ties to the Minutemen. But Funkhouser and Semler refused both demands. Semler and the Minutemen have said her political views have nothing to do with her service on the park board. Losing the 2009 convention is expected to cost the local economy an estimated up to $7 million in revenue." But GAINING untold blessings from a grateful nation. How dare these bigoted racists try to bully one of our women? May her steadfastness be an example to us all.
Chair...Power Source...Restraints. Some Assembly Required, Batteries Not Included
Man Kicked, Beat Toddler Because He's 'Not a Morning Person'
EASTON, Pa. — A man who admitted he beat his girlfriend's 2-year-old son offered an excuse that angered a judge: He said he's not a morning person.
Juan Arreola, 20, pleaded guilty Friday to two counts each of endangering the welfare of a child, reckless endangerment and simple assault. Prosecutors said while moving into a new apartment with his girlfriend on June 7, Arreola kicked her son out of the way, then squeezed the toddler's face.
While looking after the boy three days later, he punched the boy twice, prosecutors said. Arreola's girlfriend brought the child to a hospital later that day, where he was diagnosed with bleeding around the brain. Photos show the boy with severe bruising on his face and back.
When Northampton County Judge F.P. Kimberly McFadden asked Arreola Friday if that's how he regularly treated 2-year-olds, he replied: "I was working till midnight. I'm not a morning person."
McFadden said she was almost speechless.
"You're going to look at me straight in the face and say 'I'm not a morning person,'?" she asked.
The judge ordered Arreola to undergo psychological and psychiatric evaluations and set sentencing for Dec. 14. The maximum penalty is a state prison term of more than 20 years.
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We Get Letters
A fellow Marine sent an email to Senator Robert Casey, excoriating him for joining the litany of those seeking to make political hay as they lie about Rush Limbaugh's "phony soldiers" remark.
Here is the Senator's reply:
"Thank you for taking the time to contact me regarding talk radio host Rush Limbaugh’s recent comments. I appreciate hearing from all Pennsylvanians about this important issue.
Mr. Limbaugh referred to veterans who have spoken out against the war in Iraq as “phony soldiers” in the wake of bipartisan amendments recently passed by the Senate and the House that strongly condemned any effort to attack the honor and integrity of members of the United States Armed Forces. He essentially condemned these soldiers for disagreeing with him and President Bush about the war, and for exercising their right to free speech.
While Mr. Limbaugh claims that his comments were taken out of context, he is incorrect and his argument lacks credibility. To support his claim, he purported to air the segment in question, but in fact edited the clip, omitting most of the discussion that occurred regarding his “phony soldiers” comment.
I signed a letter to Mark Mays, the CEO of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. calling on him to publicly repudiate Mr. Limbaugh’s comments about veterans. I believe that we must consistently condemn any slander against our veterans, from individuals and groups at either end of the political spectrum.
Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future about this or any other matter of importance to you."
The libs continue to lie, and its a shame that Limbaugh is a public figure because it'd be fun stuff to watch him sue their skirts off.
Senator Robert Casey. Remember the name. Come time to clean house, traitors such as this deserve to go first.
Pakistan Says It Tried to Protect Bhutto
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's government dismissed former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's charge that high-ranking officials may have tried to kill her, saying Saturday that it had done everything possible to protect her triumphant return from exile. Bhutto blamed al-Qaida and Taliban militants for the suicide bombing that missed her but killed 136 others Thursday. But she also hinted Friday that followers of former military ruler Gen. Zia ul-Haq - and possibly current government officials - could have been involved. In a related story, upon learning of this news New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg immediately began sending electronic mailings to leaders of adjoining states, asking him to join him in another ban. "We really don't need to invite this sort of violence," the statement read, "so I'm asking all elected officials to join me in a ban against exiles returning home, especially those who've irritated Generals that continue to have access to the guns we'd like to ban all people from using."
Replica guns seized from collector
"Armed police swooped on the flat of a 54-year-old replica pistol collector in Battersea."
But of course the Brits find no irony in ARMED MEN bursting into the home of a loyal SUBJECT in order to take away his FAKE guns."They seized 17 replica guns but police admit the man posed no threat to the community."
Hell, doesn't matter if one is a threat or not. In the UK, law enforcement makes the rules, changes them whenever they damned well please, and there isn't even a constitution to point to because the Brit one gets altered every dozen years or so to keep it a "living, breathing, orgasmicating document."
"Wandsworth crime squad Inspector Matt Phelps said police had raided the flat about 10.20am on October 10 after a tip-off from the public.
"This action was taken to pro-actively reduce the threat of firearm incidents in the borough and to prevent any possible tragic consequences should they have made their way into the wrong hands," Insp Phelps said after the weapons had been handed over.
"Most imitation weapons are exact copies of the real thing and this places armed officers in the almost impossible position of having to make an instant judgment on whether a gun is real or not.
"I would like to thank the local residents who had the foresight to bring this collection to our attention, and the owner for his full co-operation."
Yeah. Where WOULD LE be without rats.
"The Met said in a statement that "although there was no concern that the owner of the collection posed a threat himself, the firearms that had been identified by officers as susceptible to conversion were retained as a precautionary measure" and will be destroyed.
As a "precautionary measure". The presumption of guilt upon an individual who was never known to participate in a criminal activity.
Hey; its easier than snatching up the REAL bad guys.
Next time the UK comes begging for another Lend-Lease Act what say we tell them to piss off? Then they'd get to make use of those replicas in case of another invasion. Pointing them at invading islamo-fascists and shouting "BANG-BANG" is better than nothing.
And would be fun to watch.
FOX To Air Controversial Documentary on Islam
"A controversial film that PBS axed from its documentary series about the post-Sept. 11 world will be broadcast for the first time nationwide this week by the FOX News Channel. The documentary, originally titled "Islam vs. Islamists," was produced by ABG Films with $675,000 in public funds from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was originally slated to run earlier this year as part of PBS' "America at a Crossroads" series. The film follows moderate Muslims who have challenged the "Islamists" who espouse a more radical view of their religion. The film shows the Islamists advocating, among other things, the imposition of Sharia law on Muslims in the West, the stoning of women who commit adultery, and even violence and terrorism. "Islam vs. Islamists" will be seen in its entirety as part of an all-new FOX News Channel special. The 90-minute FOX program, called "Inside Islam: Faith vs. Fanatics," includes interviews with "Islam vs. Islamists" director and producer Martyn Burke and executive producer Frank Gaffney. It will be broadcast at 9 p.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 20. Burke and Gaffney told FOX News they didn't set out to make a conservative documentary, but rather one that portrays the plights of some moderate Muslims since Sept. 11. "The cancer that is within our community is I don't believe the majority," said Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser, a Wisconsin-born Muslim who lives in Arizona, in the film. "I think it's a minority, it's a minor, minor, minor, minority that are radicalized or violent but the majority I believe look at the lens of politics through an Islamist lens. "If we give them and let them handle the mantle of religion that they seek to exploit for their own geo-political issues all over the globe, then we are really going to lose this war." After viewing the film PBS executives in charge of the "America at a Crossroads" series told the filmmakers that it was "alarmist" and "overreaching" and that PBS would not run it. Burke and Gaffney, a former Reagan administration official, said that they made a series of changes to accommodate PBS. Ultimately, however, they concluded the problem wasn't their film, but liberal bias at PBS. In an interview with FOX News, Burke makes explosives charges about the PBS executives he dealt with, Jeff Bieber and Leo Eaton. "In the first meeting, they said to me, 'Fire your partners.'" Burke said. "And I said 'Why?' They said, 'Because they are conservatives.'" How very strange. PBS afraid of the truth, alarmed that Conservatives would be...gasp...allowed to work unfettered. If it ain't bias, it ain't liberal, and it sure ain't PBS.
Empty Holster Protest To Kick Off Next Week
I've been literally begging for everyone to remain especially tolerant and non-threatening but these are after all young people and emotions can and do run high.
If you live in Gainesville, attend UF, or are planning to participate in the Empty Holster Protest, please, please, be as civil as humanly possible. Show them how patriotic men and women comport themselves in the face of adversity.
Ahab has the full story.
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The Second Battle Of Adobe Walls
28 Buffalo Hunters Against 700 Indians
"In early June of 1874, Plains tribes, including Quahida Comanche, usually reluctant to come near the reservation, took that risk and conferred with the leaders of the reservation's tribes. Knowledge of increased buffalo hunting caused great concern among the Indians. A charismatic medicine man, named Ish-Ta-Ma, claimed he could make the warriors bullet proof and that his bowel movements would provide rifle cartridges. These ridiculous claims were taken to heart by the desperate Plains Tribes who were outraged by the new tactic of the United States encouraging the decimation of the buffalo herds.
Emboldened by Ish-Ta-Ma's prophesies, the combined tribes of Southern Cheyenne, Comanche and Kiowa, near one thousand strong, advanced towards Adobe Walls before daylight in what should have been an easy route. Fate was not in their favor. A beam inside of the camp cracked at approximately 4:00 a.m. awakening several of the inhabitants, most of whom had passed out after an extensive drinking session. Nature's beckoning drew two men outside. As they relieved themselves, they became aware of the presence of the Indians. Armed with Sharp 50's the awakened camp successfully held off five to eight raids of the combined Indian attack force."
Adobe Walls is where Billy Dixon took and made a 5000' shot from his Sharps 50/70 (.50 caliber bullet with 70 grains of powder), a long-distance kill that held the record for many years.
He admitted that he took the shot on a dare, and aren't those the ones you most often hit. The shot that you aren't all that concerned about because it doesn't look like it can be done so what the hell.
Billy was an Army scout and later arriving troopers measured the distance to "7/8ths of a mile", and while the measuring devices were rather primitive compared to today's standards, most folks simply remembered it as the 5000 footer.
Open sights. Balancing on a wagon wheel.
The Indians dragged away their dead, and the buffalo hunters lost 3 men during the fighting.
It remains unwise to trifle with professional marksmen.
Writer Paglia: Hillary Can't Win
"Firebrand writer Camille Paglia says Hillary Clinton “has no vision” and can’t win the general election against any of the leading Republican presidential candidates.
In an interview with Canada’s Globe and Mail, Paglia – who came into the public eye in the early 1990s with her denunciation of “political correctness” – declared:
“I don't know where people are getting the idea that the Democrats are a shoo-in. I don't see them gaining the White House unless there's a third-party spin-off, like Ross Perot.
“I listen to conservative talk radio, because the callers really do give one a sense of where popular sentiment is at the moment. And I just don't see how any of the Democratic candidates is going to be able to present the national-security credentials that will be crucial in this election.
“The Republicans have [Mitt] Romney, [Rudy] Giuliani, [Fred] Thompson, even [Mike] Huckabee - a series of candidates who would be way more credible than Hillary, if only because of the projection of strength they give.”
Paglia even doubts that Clinton will get the Democratic nomination.
“She has a powerful machine,” the author of “Sexual Personae” told the Globe and Mail. “But many, many other candidates will be draining off support … The Democrats around me don’t want to go backward into the Clinton years.”
Not only does Paglia – who now teaches at Philadelphia’s University of the Arts – believe that Hillary can’t win, she also asserts that Clinton shouldn’t win.
“There's an over-clever, over-conceptualized political personality there who has trouble being an ordinary person.
“For someone with so much international exposure, she's not great on the stage. She's well prepared with her sound bites. But when she has to play outside her sphere of preparation, she seems taken by surprise…
“She's essentially a policy wonk. She has no vision.
“Then there's the sense of her espousing feminist ideals on the one hand, but also tolerating gross exploitation and insult from her womanizing husband."And this is the perfect story to kick-off the Messenger: Look-Back At The Crimes And Outright Filth Perpetuated By The Clinton Clan.
We'll regularly update an old Clinton cartoon, culminating with RodHams ascension to the democrat throne.
Iran to fire '11,000 rockets in minute' if attacked
"In the first minute of an invasion by the enemy, 11,000 rockets and cannons would be fired at enemy bases," said a brigadier general in the elite Revolutionary Guards, Mahmoud Chaharbaghi. "This volume and speed of firing would continue," added Chaharbaghi, who is commander of artillery and missiles of the Guards' ground forces, according to the semi-official Fars news agency. The United States has never ruled out attacking Iran to end its defiance over the controversial Iranian nuclear programme, which the US alleges is aimed at making nuclear weapons but Iran insists is entirely peaceful. Iran has for its part vowed never to initiate an attack but has also warned of a crushing response to any act of aggression against its soil. "If a war breaks out in the future, it will not last long because we will rub their noses in the dirt," said Chaharbaghi. "Now the enemy should ask themselves how many of their people they are ready to have sacrificed for their stupidity in attacking Iran," he said, adding "I am even empowered to release the heretofore super-secret information concerning the Satan-Cannon, our newest weapon of mass destruction. Much like those seen in western circuses, the Satan Cannon fires human cannonballs, who as they travel to their target hold up signs in several languages, all shouting "Death to America, and Long Live Hillary Clinton!"
"Iran warned on Saturday it would fire off 11,000 rockets at enemy bases within the space of a minute if the United States launched military action against the Islamic republic.
Feds, Local Officials Say They'll Investigate Noose and Swastika Incidents, Prosecute When Possible
Subtitled: How To Keep A Moron Occupied "A rash of hate attacks using hangman’s nooses, swastika etchings and other hateful symbols has driven one local government to form a task force and federal authorities to launch their own investigations into what's behind the acts. In three different towns in Long Island, N.Y., this week, a noose was found dangling from a door hinge at a mall, another on a public works garage fence and two more on a highway department garage. Last month, a noose was strung up in a Nassau County Police Department locker room. County officials announced Thursday that they were mobilizing a hate crimes commission to investigate the worrying trend in their community." Yes, prosecute. Tie a piece of rope in an unfashionable manner and its off to prison. I for one, do hope they'd catch the kids who are running around tying up valuable law enforcement resources in the commission of these deadly crimes. We have SWAT, the WAR ON DRUGS, more paramilitary versions of law enforcement than imaginable, but it is high time for the HEMP POLICE.
Marine Dress Code Changes Communities
OCEANSIDE, Calif. (AP) - "The Marine Corps is taking on the role of fashion police. Earlier this year, the Marine Corps commandant updated the regulations on what Marines can and cannot wear, on duty and off, in the United States. Among the fashion don'ts: No shiny metal or gems on your teeth, no designs carved in your hair, no flashy jewelry and no bare midriffs or excessive cleavage. But it is Gen. James T. Conway's ban on the wearing of camouflage uniforms, or "cammies," off base that is getting the most attention, changing not only the appearance of the Marines but also the look of their communities. Under the new regulation, Marines in camouflage cannot get out of their vehicles to run an errand or grab a meal on their way to or from the base. No pumping gas, running into the post office or picking up a cup of joe, either. Although Marines were always largely prohibited from wearing uniforms off base, they were allowed to make brief stops during their commutes. Now they can stop only for a medical emergency, a traffic accident or a breakdown. Around Oceanside, a community about 35 miles north of San Diego where Marines from neighboring Camp Pendleton are a common sight, the most noticeable effect is at fast food drive-thrus. Long lines are forming because Marines in uniform are not allowed to get out of their cars and go inside." Utility uniforms are working uniforms. Dungarees. Painter's pants. Hobo attire. Fit for working men doing an honest day's hard labor but never to be worn off-base. Far too many hip-hopsters thought it was cool to ignore over 230 years of tradition but thankfully such a disgrace has come to an end. It was and remains unlawful for a Marine to be seen in an airport wearing "cammies" (rhymes with jammies) so those you've happened to witness so attired are not America's fighting men whose discipline and attention to detail is without peer. Dress up or ship put. Our bosses...the civilian population...should always see their fighting men squared away or not see them at all. The Marine Corps is NOT the fashion police. Regardless of what some Yellowstream media outlet thinks, and I use the word begrudgingly, the finest are dressed to reflect pride of ownership and if so high a level of comportment is hard for them to understand then we're doing our job because they are not SUPPOSED to understand. As you were.
Glass Monument to Che in Venezuela Shot
Images of the 8-foot-tall glass plate bearing Guevara's image, now toppled and shattered, were shown Friday on state television, which said the entire country "repudiated" the vandalism. The monument on an Andean mountain highway near the city of Merida was unveiled Oct. 8 by Vice President Jorge Rodriguez and Cuba's ambassador to Venezuela to mark the 40th anniversary of Guevara's death. Chavez venerates Guevara as a model socialist for all Venezuelans. He named a state-funded adult education program "Mission Che Guevara," and murals of the iconic revolutionary have become a common sight in Venezuela. Police said they had yet to identify those responsible. The Venezuelan newspaper El Nacional published a copy of what it said was a flier found by the monument signed by the previously unknown "Paramo Patriotic Front." "We don't want any monument to Che, he isn't an example for our children," the flier read. It called Guevara a "cold-blooded killer" and said the government should raise a monument in Chavez's hometown of Sabaneta, in the nearby lowland plains, if it wants to commemorate the Argentine-born revolutionary. The local mayor, Jesus Maria Espinoza, suggested the vandals came from elsewhere. "We can't tolerate people from outside ... damaging something that was unveiled with so much happiness, with so much enthusiasm that day," Espinoza told state television. The 1.5-inch-thick stele was erected near the top of El Aguila Peak, a popular tourist spot and one of the highest points in Venezuela at 13,143 feet above sea level. Guevara visited this spot in 1952 during his travels through South America, which he recorded in his diary, before joining the Cuban revolutionary struggle led by Fidel Castro." Point of impact looks dead-on. Nice shootin'.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - A glass monument to revolutionary icon Ernesto "Che" Guevara was shot up and destroyed less than two weeks after it was unveiled by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's government.
Friday, October 19, 2007
An unlikely treasure-trove of donors for Clinton
NEW YORK -- "Something remarkable happened at 44 Henry St., a grimy Chinatown tenement with peeling walls. It also happened nearby at a dimly lighted apartment building with trash bins clustered by the front door.
And again not too far away, at 88 E. Broadway beneath the Manhattan bridge, where vendors chatter in Mandarin and Fujianese as they hawk rubber sandals and bargain-basement clothes.
All three locations, along with scores of others scattered throughout some of the poorest Chinese neighborhoods in Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx, have been swept by an extraordinary impulse to shower money on one particular presidential candidate -- Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Dishwashers, waiters and others whose jobs and dilapidated home addresses seem to make them unpromising targets for political fundraisers are pouring $1,000 and $2,000 contributions into Clinton's campaign treasury. In April, a single fundraiser in an area long known for its gritty urban poverty yielded a whopping $380,000. When Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) ran for president in 2004, he received $24,000 from Chinatown.
At this point in the presidential campaign cycle, Clinton has raised more money than any candidate in history. Those dishwashers, waiters and street stall hawkers are part of the reason. And Clinton's success in gathering money from Chinatown's least-affluent residents stems from a two-pronged strategy: mutually beneficial alliances with powerful groups, and appeals to the hopes and dreams of people now consigned to the margins.
Clinton has enlisted the aid of Chinese neighborhood associations, especially those representing recent immigrants from Fujian province. The organizations, at least one of which is a descendant of Chinatown criminal enterprises that engaged in gambling and human trafficking, exert enormous influence over immigrants. The associations help them with everything from protection against crime to obtaining green cards.
Of 74 residents of New York's Chinatown, Flushing, the Bronx or Brooklyn that The Times called or visited, only 24 could be reached for comment.
Many said they gave to Clinton because they were instructed to do so by local association leaders..."
That's our RodHam. Never met a sweatshop worker she couldn't swindle.
The Chinese connection has been good for the Clinton's, and even better for the suddenly tech-proficient Chinese who funnel large sums of cash through local neighborhoods in the states as payback for all the neat toys Slick Willy helped them assemble.
This woman actually makes me sick. Even more so than her smarmy husband did.
Hernando man confronts, shoots burglar
BROOKSVILLE, FL. - The search is on for a wounded burglar in Hernando County.
According to deputies, a Brooksville man returned home to find a red pickup truck in his Sunshine Grove Road driveway. The man armed himself and then went inside to confront the intruder.
A struggle ensued, during which the homeowner shot the intruder in the stomach and the backside with bird shot, which was loaded in his .22-caliber pistol.
The wounded intruder fled, and now K9s and helicopters are helping to search for him.
There were initial reports out of the area that three schools had been placed on lockdown, but deputies say that never happened. Additional deputies were dispatched to the schools as a precaution, however.
Residents are asked to be on the lookout and report any sightings of a man muttering "oh shit this stings, oh shit this stings" while walking through their neighborhoods.
To Slide Lock And Beyond
Recycling Employees Gun Down Would-Be Robber
"Two employees of a local recycling center shot and killed a would-be robber Thursday morning, police said.
The unidentified workers fatally shot a man in the face as he tried to steal from Geppert Recycling, located on the 4500 block of Wayne Avenue in Philadelphia, just after 9 a.m., police said.
The victim, whose identity has not been released, was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to police, the gunman fired first but he was shooting at two employees who carry guns for protection.
Those two men fired back, killing the assailant.Their boss, David Geppert, said it is a dangerous area, and he's been robbed and shot himself.
"It's a bad thing the gentleman was killed, but I'm glad none of my employees were injured. And it will send the word out to other robbers not to bother us," Geppert said.
Authorities said it's unlikely any charges will be filed against the men who shot him."
Now, if I owned a gunshop in that neck of the woods I'd be taking contributions to endow these fine citizens with free ammo for life.
Yeah I know, a gun store acting like it gave a damn about anything but profits but hey, betcha they're out there and we just never hear of 'em.
ABC News Tosses Kudos To Democrats For Helping To Raise The Limbaugh-Letter Cash
"Today, Reid was more conciliatory to Limbaugh and whoever is paying for the letter. Though he said on the Senate floor that as he had watched the bidding throughout the week, he never thought it would get to $2 million.
"Now, everyone knows that Rush Limbaugh and I don't agree on everything in life and maybe that is kind of an understatement," Reid said.
"But without qualification Mark May, the owner of the network that has Rush Limbaugh, and Rush Limbaugh should know that this letter that they're auctioning is going to be something that raises money for a worthwhile cause. I don't know what we could do more important than helping to ensure that children of our fallen soldiers and police officers who have fallen in the line of duty have the opportunity for their children to have a good education," he said.
You're a scumdog politician caught with his pants down, so what do you do next?
Lie. Just like most dummycraps do. The sheer balls of this wimp is amazing, but he remains small potatoes.
RodHam signed the thing too. She gets the nomination and I cannot wait for the slogans and tee-shirts and posters to arrive on the scene condemning her for such a nitwit act.
You're part of the scumdog Jurassic Press and caught with YOUR pants down, so what do YOU do?
Lie. For your socialist brethren.
Hand in hand, they're going to lead us to the next revolution, gang. They either get pummeled deep into the woodwork and become laughing stocks of no import or it'll soon be time to take matters into our own hands.
For What Its Worth
I've about an even hundred or so emails from irate Marines concerning the Limbaugh snafu, and it isn't pretty. Rush has long been known as a big fan of the Corps, and does a lot more unadvertised work for the Marine/Federal LE Foundation than is common knowledge, so it stings when the United States Senate sets out to pummel the mans reputation with lies and innuendo.
I'd advise Dingy Harry along with ANY of the co-signers of that abomination to forgo any trips abroad for a while. Especially in a hot zone. Far too many snipers unaccounted for and shit happens. Not that we wouldn't do our level best to protect a patriotic American.