July 02, 2011
— Dave in Texas Morning Morons!
A friend of mine, Mrs. Peel, tipped me this pic and it's old but f'n' awesome.
I hope you are all gearing up for a great weekend. I am planning on BBQ later, then a baseball game tonight, Astros and the Red Sox, with family and friends.
I will be wearing a helmet for most of it. Safety first.
Have a good weekend you goobers, and remember those who are deployed in harm's way, and their families. Especially our moron friends who have that going on right now. God bless em all.
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Posted by: Rondinellamamma at July 02, 2011 04:55 AM (165ZM)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at July 02, 2011 04:55 AM (d0Tfm)
Posted by: sTevo at July 02, 2011 04:57 AM (VMcEw)
Posted by: CoolCzech at July 02, 2011 05:01 AM (kUaEF)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at July 02, 2011 05:03 AM (NtTkA)
Posted by: billypaintbrush at July 02, 2011 05:04 AM (56oUI)
No hard feelings, huh, Kahn? What do ya say??
Posted by: CoolCzech at July 02, 2011 09:01 AM (kUaEF)
I don't know- just because she has a sketchy background and he is extremely wealthy doesn't necessarily mean DSK didn't attack her. He has an excellent defense team, but the NYC cops have a pretty good nose for BS, and they believed her....
Posted by: museisluse at July 02, 2011 05:05 AM (Y3n3D)
Posted by: preznit mulligan at July 02, 2011 05:06 AM (0ba8c)
Nice one.
Bought a 10x10 screen house for the backyard, just for fun. So of course the temps heading back up to 103° today. And it's usually hotter here than the official temp.
Gotta run out to the store for more stuff to decorate the kids bikes for a very local 4th of July parade. Bought red white and blue duck tape yesterday. So many possible uses...
Posted by: Mama AJ at July 02, 2011 05:10 AM (XdlcF)
Posted by: president say stuff at July 02, 2011 05:10 AM (GTbGH)
Posted by: John Bobbitt at July 02, 2011 05:10 AM (kUaEF)
Posted by: museisluse at July 02, 2011 09:05 AM (Y3n3D)
I think it was the prosecutor's investigators that raised the doubts about her story.
Posted by: Tami at July 02, 2011 05:11 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at July 02, 2011 05:11 AM (NtTkA)
I was refering to the pic in the post with my "nice one".
Always better to be specific 'round these parts.
Posted by: Mama AJ at July 02, 2011 05:11 AM (XdlcF)
Gig last night. Birthday party for one of my guitar playing buddy's GF.
It helped balance out the loss of a drummer friend on Wednesday.
Life scales leveled.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at July 02, 2011 05:11 AM (d0Tfm)
Not safe for those offended by drunk dumb-asses setting their nuts on fire.
Posted by: toby928™ at July 02, 2011 05:12 AM (GTbGH)
I have to take care of stuff. Back later.
Posted by: Vic at July 02, 2011 05:16 AM (M9Ie6)
God Bless America!
Happy Fourth to all patriots!
Posted by: Hrothgar at July 02, 2011 05:16 AM (yrGif)
eath Cults, the "Socialism of Imbeciles" and Refusing to Submit, 1 December 2008
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at July 02, 2011 05:17 AM (NtTkA)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at July 02, 2011 09:11 AM (NtTkA)
That sounds like a Colonial Preference Cascade.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at July 02, 2011 05:21 AM (d0Tfm)
Apparently, there was a big to-do in the Great White North because this year the Canada Day weekend fell amidst the annual Gay Pride bacchanalia, so politicians and others were getting heat from gay-nadians for attending Canada Day events or spending time with their families, instead of hitting the "correct" events.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at July 02, 2011 05:24 AM (EeYDk)
Not safe for those offended by drunk dumb-asses setting their nuts on fire.
Posted by: toby928™ at July 02, 2011 09:12 AM (GTbGH)
Well he'll never require a Brazilian Wax if he wants to wear a thong at the beach.
Posted by: De' Debil Hisself at July 02, 2011 05:27 AM (lpWVn)
Posted by: barry potus at July 02, 2011 05:28 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Robert17 at July 02, 2011 05:31 AM (LaaRT)
Posted by: Larry Dickman at July 02, 2011 05:36 AM (4t9J5)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at July 02, 2011 05:37 AM (eOXTH)
Posted by: Dirk Hardpec at July 02, 2011 05:38 AM (OqhFk)
Posted by: fritworth at July 02, 2011 05:38 AM (207pb)
I started getting mushy about it when the picture came out of the firemen raising the flag over the ruins of the World Trade Center after 9/11.
I remember thinking....
"...the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that the flag was still there.... the flag was still there, you bastards..... the flag is still there."
Sigh.... sort made me feel kinda all patriotic n' shit.... and for all our troubles I still get that way on the 4th.
Posted by: Lokki at July 02, 2011 05:40 AM (a5F9g)
Posted by: Larry Dickman at July 02, 2011 05:41 AM (4t9J5)
Posted by: What's the deal in Lybia? at July 02, 2011 05:43 AM (zhejI)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at July 02, 2011 05:45 AM (NtTkA)
I've never worn a helmet to a BBQ. Does that do something for the meat?
Depends on where you put it.
Posted by: Mama AJ at July 02, 2011 05:48 AM (XdlcF)
Posted by: Comanche Voter at July 02, 2011 05:48 AM (3ESDJ)
Posted by: CoolCzech at July 02, 2011 05:48 AM (kUaEF)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at July 02, 2011 05:51 AM (NtTkA)
I'd link it, but you know, the tinyurl thing.
(you know, guys, forcing us to use tinyurl is really kind of lame)
Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 02, 2011 05:53 AM (cSkZ5)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at July 02, 2011 05:53 AM (NtTkA)
Posted by: Hedgehog at July 02, 2011 05:54 AM (Rn2kl)
The reason I ask is that I seem to recall that Saddam had, what, the fifth or sixth largest army in the world and we dealt on him militarily in only a short period of time.
If NATO is actually targeting Quaddafy with assassination attempts then why isn't he dead already and why aren't our allies already in Tripoli? Is this just a function of an aerial-only campaign not being able to close the deal, or are the rebels so hopelessly incompetent we're looking at months more of this embarrassment until someone finally kills the Colonel?
Posted by: What's the deal in Lybia? at July 02, 2011 05:55 AM (zhejI)
"Modern university education has achieved the dubious result of turning out a self-described sensitive, caring mind that has never been more ignorant of the past and the present."
Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 02, 2011 05:55 AM (cSkZ5)
"Colonel Qaddafi is not impressed by an indictment from The Hague, and so far he is not backing down in the face of the combined air power of France and Britain. Qaddafi fears no new Napoleon or second Wellington, and he will leave only if the United States, for either good or bad reasons, decides to lend Europe the military wherewithal to end the Libyan regime."
Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 02, 2011 05:57 AM (cSkZ5)
Posted by: No Whining at July 02, 2011 06:00 AM (DupDd)
Posted by: No Whining at July 02, 2011 06:04 AM (DupDd)
Posted by: t-bird at July 02, 2011 06:06 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: No Whining at July 02, 2011 06:09 AM (DupDd)
Posted by: No Whining at July 02, 2011 06:13 AM (DupDd)
Posted by: Cathy at July 02, 2011 06:13 AM (jVzcR)
Have a safe, fun and relaxing 4th!
Posted by: PapaMAS at July 02, 2011 06:16 AM (kFbE+)
They could all pitch in to cover some of our deficit. That doesn't mean I want to the crapweasels in DC off the hook for doing the necessary banhammer type slicing that must be done.
Posted by: GnuBreed at July 02, 2011 06:21 AM (ENKCw)
Posted by: Zombie John Adams at July 02, 2011 06:23 AM (mKuDd)
Posted by: GnuBreed at July 02, 2011 06:24 AM (ENKCw)
It would be one thing if Congress had never passed a debt ceiling extension before, but the last extension (and all those before it) codified by act of Congress that there is a debt ceiling .. and what it is.
Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at July 02, 2011 06:27 AM (e8kgV)
Posted by: t-bird at July 02, 2011 06:28 AM (FcR7P)
To all of you who are military, or who were, and to all of you with family members who are, God Bless you all!
Everyone have a good time, and stay safe!
Posted by: Theresa D. at July 02, 2011 06:28 AM (jxLDb)
Posted by: barry potus at July 02, 2011 06:29 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Teacher's Unions at July 02, 2011 06:37 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: CoolCzech at July 02, 2011 06:38 AM (kUaEF)
American Atheists is sponsoring July 4th aerial banner planes reading "Atheism is Patriotic" and "God-LESS America." Dave Silverman, President of American Atheists, said that the purpose of the banners is to "highlight the fact that atheists are everywhere, in every parade, on every beach, and in every state, city, and town." While the group was aiming to have planes fly with their message in all fifty states, about half unpatriotically declined American Atheists' request to exercise their free speech with this message.
*crack* Oh, sorry Dave. Did that firecracker I threw hit you in the back of the head? My bad.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at July 02, 2011 06:38 AM (EeYDk)
Posted by: CoolCzech at July 02, 2011 06:42 AM (kUaEF)
Posted by: Sandy Salt at July 02, 2011 06:44 AM (iGZkF)
Posted by: ChuckOH at July 02, 2011 06:45 AM (mKuDd)
Please purchase a new iPhone V featuring iThe correction.
Also comes in a slightly different shade of black!
Posted by: Steve Jobs knows what's best for you at July 02, 2011 06:46 AM (9VZ4O)
Posted by: Sandy Salt at July 02, 2011 06:46 AM (iGZkF)
Freedom is a bottle of tequila and no kids in the house.
I may have to take up needlepoint to put that on a pillow.
Posted by: Mama AJ at July 02, 2011 06:50 AM (XdlcF)
Our public schools are among the best in the state, at least according to the statistics. But the curriculum seems to be designed for the convenience of the teachers and administrators, not the education of the students.
My youngest just finished her junior year, during which she watched more movies in class than I ever did. She also spent a lot of time making posters and simply sitting around because the "quarter's lessons are complete, and there is no point in moving ahead."
The teacher's unions are a blight on this country and will need to be crushed before we have any realistic chance of educating our children.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at July 02, 2011 06:51 AM (LH6ir)
Posted by: Dave C at July 02, 2011 06:52 AM (p89/t)
Posted by: t-bird at July 02, 2011 06:52 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: CoolCzech at July 02, 2011 06:52 AM (kUaEF)
The Star Spangled Banner - Flag Evolution
From the days when broadcast TV actually signed off at 2 am in the morning. 
Check it out. Happy Fourth of July, Happy Birthday USA!
Long may she wave.
Posted by: Reader C.J. Burch writes..... at July 02, 2011 06:54 AM (sJTmU)
Posted by: t-bird at July 02, 2011 06:56 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: moki at July 02, 2011 06:57 AM (dZmFh)
When I was in grade school, back when dirt was new, I remember this one kid Danny who got into an argument with the teacher that you were supposed to say "...and to the Republic, for Richard Stands..." because that's how his daddy had told him it went.
Posted by: Theresa D. at July 02, 2011 07:00 AM (jxLDb)
Posted by: ChuckOH at July 02, 2011 07:00 AM (mKuDd)
Doesn't inspire much confidence, and I love the guy.
Posted by: Jose at July 02, 2011 07:02 AM (WTNJJ)
This rule does not apply if we've got a dickwad for a President.
==
Dickwad? Hmmmm. So Halperin was half right?
Posted by: Joe the Plumber at July 02, 2011 07:05 AM (mQMnK)
Gasp: 1 in 4 Americans DonÂ’t Know Which Country America Declared its Independence From.
As far as I am concerned we are fighting for liberation from Kenya.
Posted by: sTevo at July 02, 2011 07:07 AM (VMcEw)
Posted by: t-bird at July 02, 2011 07:07 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: President Dick Obama at July 02, 2011 07:09 AM (kUaEF)
Posted by: Larry Dickman at July 02, 2011 07:09 AM (4t9J5)
Posted by: Rob in Katy at July 02, 2011 07:10 AM (PiTBB)
Posted by: President Dick Obama at July 02, 2011 07:13 AM (kUaEF)
Posted by: Larry Dickman at July 02, 2011 07:13 AM (4t9J5)
Posted by: t-bird at July 02, 2011 07:14 AM (FcR7P)
Ouch!
I have met and spoken with a fair number of teachers in our well-regarded suburban school district (that pays bloated salaries). I have yet to meet an intelligent one other than the retiree who decided to teach after spending twenty-five years on Wall street.
They are union drones -- nothing more.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at July 02, 2011 07:15 AM (LH6ir)
Posted by: Dave C at July 02, 2011 07:18 AM (p89/t)
~ James Madison
Posted by: MCPO Airdale at July 02, 2011 07:18 AM (FAyWo)
Kids no longer know histrory becuase we have stopped teaching it. We now teach "Social Studies".
It wasn't just a name change.
Posted by: kdny at July 02, 2011 07:21 AM (C4bBq)
Posted by: t-bird at July 02, 2011 07:23 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: t-bird at July 02, 2011 07:26 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Larry Dickman at July 02, 2011 07:29 AM (4t9J5)
1. They can get legal workers
2. They can get local workers.
The difference? They have to pay them a legal wage. CNN and the rest of the Democrap Party wants to flood the country with these "new voters". Of course once they become "legal" they will not work for slave wages either and the cycle starts over.
Posted by: Vic at July 02, 2011 07:29 AM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: Vic at July 02, 2011 07:30 AM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: No Whining at July 02, 2011 07:41 AM (oGn8L)
Posted by: Hill Country Texan at July 02, 2011 07:42 AM (3R5Rw)
You know ... the 4th of July is really a lot like the 6th day of Ramadan. This is not a mere coincidence, however, as we all know that it was a muslim-American who created the 4th of July during one particularly interesting Ramadan.
Posted by: King Berry of Stooped
Soooo close to an actual op-ed in yesterday's Washington Post:
The Fourth of July: What does it mean to an American Muslim?
By Imam Johari Abdul-Malik
The Fourth of July has many meanings to this American Muslim. It is both a source of pride, disappointment of a dream deferred and the hope of fulfillment of a universal promise of freedom - Independence - and equality for all. History reminds us that on July 4th 1187 Sulahudeen Ayoubi liberated Jerusalem from the Crusaders and invited the expelled Jewish families to return to their homes in the Holy Land.
As a descendant of enslaved Africans, many of whom were Muslim, I recall that in over two hundred years of slavery Islam was systematically removed from my people until emancipation in1865. In the post Malcolm X era (1965); after one hundred years of freedom, Islam is among the fastest growing traditional religions in America. Faith flourishes in freedom.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at July 02, 2011 07:45 AM (EeYDk)
I'll check them out though..
Posted by: Dave C at July 02, 2011 07:45 AM (p89/t)
Posted by: CoolCzech at July 02, 2011 07:46 AM (kUaEF)
I heard that story too. And what originally crossed my mind is that if farmers can't afford to pay legal help, then it means the market price of their produce is too low.
Posted by: chemjeff at July 02, 2011 07:47 AM (gkB2c)
Posted by: chemjeff at July 02, 2011 07:48 AM (gkB2c)
Posted by: No Whining at July 02, 2011 07:48 AM (oGn8L)
Posted by: BurtTC at July 02, 2011 07:48 AM (IzKWj)
Posted by: CoolCzech at July 02, 2011 07:49 AM (kUaEF)
The Fourth of July: What does it mean to an American Muslim?
By Imam Johari Abdul-Malik
If he's linking the Fourth of July to an Islamic "liberation" action (i.e. the retaking of Jerusalem, which the Muslims conquered from the native Christian and Jewish occupants centuries before), Imam Abdul-Malik is missing the point behind being a true "American Muslim".
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at July 02, 2011 07:49 AM (9hSKh)
Posted by: moki at July 02, 2011 07:50 AM (dZmFh)
Posted by: CoolCzech at July 02, 2011 07:52 AM (kUaEF)
Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 02, 2011 07:52 AM (cSkZ5)
Posted by: CoolCzech at July 02, 2011 07:54 AM (kUaEF)
132123-It is both a source of pride, disappointment of a dream deferred...
What does he mean by a dream deferred? That the Caliphate hasn't been installed yet?
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Shhhhh. Not so loud!
Posted by: CAIR at July 02, 2011 07:55 AM (mQMnK)
Posted by: Dave C at July 02, 2011 07:57 AM (p89/t)
Posted by: Larry Dickman at July 02, 2011 07:59 AM (4t9J5)
Posted by: The Greeks at July 02, 2011 07:59 AM (kUaEF)
Posted by: Dave C at July 02, 2011 11:57 AM (p89/t)
Another ironic point; the Muslims had a huge African slave trade and the Barbours even raided isolated Eurpoean outposts for "white slaves".
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at July 02, 2011 07:59 AM (9hSKh)
LOL. We are sooooo through the looking glass.
Posted by: progressoverpeace at July 02, 2011 11:56 AM (G/MYk)
But, IIRC, Alice was able to get back through. I no longer think that is possible here.
Posted by: Hrothgar at July 02, 2011 08:00 AM (yrGif)
Battle of Hattin July 4, 1187
Aftermath
The exhausted Christian captives were brought to Saladin's tent, where Guy was given a goblet of iced water as a sign of Saladin's generosity. When Guy passed the goblet to his fellow captive Raynald, Saladin allowed the old man to drink but shortly afterwards said that he had not offered water to Raynald and thus was not bound by the Muslim rules of hospitality.
When Saladin accused Raynald of being an oath breaker, Raynald replied "kings have always acted thus. I did nothing more." Saladin then executed Raynald himself, beheading him with his sword.
The True Cross was fixed upside down on a lance and sent to Damascus. Several of Saladin's men now left the army, taking Frankish prisoners with them as slaves.
Yep, sounds just like the typical American 4th of July.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at July 02, 2011 08:00 AM (EeYDk)
Posted by: No Whining at July 02, 2011 08:02 AM (ZTbAx)
Posted by: The Greeks at July 02, 2011 08:03 AM (kUaEF)
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at July 02, 2011 12:00 PM (EeYDk)
Wow, I can hardly wait to see the gay pride contingent in the Caliphate's 4th of July parade.
Oh, wait...
Posted by: Hrothgar at July 02, 2011 08:04 AM (yrGif)
The executions were by beheading. In an act of solidarity, many of the captured crusaders falsely claimed to be Templar knights, forcing Saladin's men to behead them as well.
"Saladin ordered that they should be beheaded, choosing to have them dead rather than in prison. With him was a whole band of scholars and sufis and a certain number of devout men and ascetics, each begged to be allowed to kill one of them, and drew his sword and rolled back his sleeve. Saladin, his face joyful, was sitting on his dais, the unbelievers showed black despair" – Imad ed-Din, Saladin's Secretary
Now pass the potato salad.....
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at July 02, 2011 08:04 AM (EeYDk)
Posted by: GW McLintock at July 02, 2011 08:05 AM (q1Tbv)
Posted by: Larry Dickman at July 02, 2011 08:05 AM (4t9J5)
I thought that the practice of slavery under certain circumstances was clearly approved in the koran, so any mere legislative "act" by SA is a mere bagatelle.
Posted by: Hrothgar at July 02, 2011 08:08 AM (yrGif)
Posted by: CoolCzech at July 02, 2011 08:11 AM (kUaEF)
Mama, you are serving too, it's just stateside, keeping homefires burning. Been there, done that, and I empathize completely.
Thank, moki.
I just went to Walmart on this holiday weekend. I may deserve a medal for surviving and not killing anyone there.
Posted by: Mama AJ at July 02, 2011 08:11 AM (XdlcF)
Posted by: No Whining at July 02, 2011 08:13 AM (xTgPE)
I've always said that about the Illegal Alien Slave Trade:
those that oppose border security are its enablers.
Wasn't "if you like your illegal slave labor, you can keep your illegal slave labor" a campaign slogan?
Posted by: Mama AJ at July 02, 2011 08:15 AM (XdlcF)
I use a rib rack and can get 4 racks on the same footprint as one rack laying on the grate.
Do you use a dry rub?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at July 02, 2011 08:17 AM (LH6ir)
Uh, Mr. McLintock, you may have mixed up your dating advice with your horse buying advice...
Posted by: Retread at July 02, 2011 08:17 AM (G+7cD)
As for the illegals working for a few cents an hour you can call that "slavery" but it isn't chattel slavery. Now instances of that with the illegals do exist but in most cases it is females that have been rounded up and who are kept in bondage for use as unpaid prostitutes.
SLED here busted a camp of these people somewhere here in SC a few years ago where these slave women were being used in that manner.
If I am not mistaken the charged the people running the camp with actually running a slave operation. And that carries some healthy prison time. I don't remember the outcome of the case though.
Posted by: Vic at July 02, 2011 08:17 AM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: Dave C at July 02, 2011 08:19 AM (p89/t)
maybe you should go with me to the state fair next month? I'll need some advice on picking out a prize hogPosted by: chemjeff at July 02, 2011 08:24 AM (gkB2c)
OT - Say a prayer for our men and women in uniform.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at July 02, 2011 08:32 AM (9hSKh)
Oh, and make sure you clean the crusties out of your eyes. Being that close tends to be like watching on HD. Got any minor league parks in your area?
Posted by: GW McLintock at July 02, 2011 08:34 AM (DdLNg)
Gearing up to put on neighborhood's 4th of July Parade. Rounding up high school students for tomorrow to help line the parade route with flags. Awesome kids willing to help out.
There is hope.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2011 08:34 AM (4q5tP)
162 Do you use a dry rub?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative)
Only when out of lube.. Oh wait..
LOL!
Posted by: Truman North at July 02, 2011 08:34 AM (K2wpv)
Posted by: chemjeff at July 02, 2011 08:35 AM (gkB2c)
Hah!
I have been using a rub with a fair amount of sugar in it, and I really like the way it caramelizes. I've had less success with cumin.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at July 02, 2011 08:36 AM (LH6ir)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2011 08:38 AM (4q5tP)
Posted by: A Typical AoSHQ Conversation Taken Out Of Context (Or Is It?) at July 02, 2011 08:40 AM (gkB2c)
Posted by: Buffaloob at July 02, 2011 08:41 AM (WuHT3)
Gearing up to put on neighborhood's 4th of July Parade. Rounding up high school students for tomorrow to help line the parade route with flags. Awesome kids willing to help out.
There is hope.
Yeh, we're having a little one here, too. Got stuff to decorate bikes. The neighborhood is getting decorated and there are tons of campaign posters for a self-described "conservative Republican" running for state office.
Makes me smile.
Posted by: Mama AJ at July 02, 2011 08:42 AM (XdlcF)
(my wife didn't see me type that)Posted by: GW McLintock at July 02, 2011 08:42 AM (DdLNg)
Awesome column by Victor Davis Hanson over at the front page of NRO.
I can't stand to read his columns anymore. Too sad and scary.
Posted by: arhooley at July 02, 2011 08:43 AM (uraFe)
Buff, my sons and I, along with a good friend and his sons will be attending the AS game and the other festivities that weekend. I'll be sure to find those fine folks and ask for their green card.
Posted by: GW McLintock at July 02, 2011 08:44 AM (DdLNg)
If your a pirate we'll also kill you dead from the fantail of a Destroyer on Easter Sunday.
Happy 4th!
Posted by: BuckIV at July 02, 2011 08:46 AM (+4mBJ)
Posted by: Buffaloob at July 02, 2011 08:49 AM (WuHT3)
Posted by: Buffaloob at July 02, 2011 12:41 PM (WuHT3)
Well, we can be glad that they will get a public defender at our expense, and that the death penalty will almost certainly be found not to apply here!
God bless the grieving parents of those students!
Posted by: Hrothgar at July 02, 2011 08:49 AM (yrGif)
When I first got a pointer to VDH, I was amazed at his ability to capture not only the present scene but correlate it to historical events. But, like you, I found his writings (although demonstrably true) to leave me with feelings of considerable anxiety. I very rarely read his work anymore, because I fear he is too prescient.
Posted by: Hrothgar at July 02, 2011 08:52 AM (yrGif)
"Well, on my summer vacation, we went to Boston. It was really neat. We went to Boston Harbor, Fenway Park, and Paul Revere's house."
Her classmate, a 15 year old boy:
"Dude. Paul Revere was NOT a real guy."
Posted by: Cathy at July 02, 2011 08:55 AM (NvxsG)
Posted by: Hrothgar at July 02, 2011 12:52 PM (yrGif)
Ever read any of VDH's books? I've only had a chance to read Ripples of Battles and while I thought the third battle he used as an example of how one battle causes a ripple effect throughout history (Battle of Delium, 424BC) was a bit weaker than the rest (and he played the "what if" Socrates didn't survive the Battle of Delium game a bit too much), it is still a great read.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at July 02, 2011 08:56 AM (9hSKh)
University not allowed to fire professor convicted of exposing himself
I think I know what I want to be when I grow up
Posted by: Truman North at July 02, 2011 08:57 AM (K2wpv)
I think I know what I want to be when I grow up
I don't wanna grow up, I'm a Toys-R-Us kid!
And is Hama 2 in the making?
Syrian President Assad sacks governor of key central city Hama, state-run TV reports - gulfnews.com http://bit.ly/mJR5NuPosted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at July 02, 2011 09:00 AM (9hSKh)
In case there was any doubt that islamofascism and sinestrofascism were linking elbows to take down the West
Posted by: Truman North at July 02, 2011 09:04 AM (K2wpv)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2011 09:04 AM (hkmG5)
Posted by: goddessoftheclassroom at July 02, 2011 09:08 AM (3Iwaq)
http://tinyurl.com/4ysfde6
The Tea Party has its work cut out for them.
Re VDH: If he can stick it out in CA, I can. He gives me the courage to stay and fight.
Posted by: PJ at July 02, 2011 09:08 AM (0RFqu)
Posted by: No Whining at July 02, 2011 09:09 AM (yiC11)
Posted by: No Whining at July 02, 2011 09:17 AM (yiC11)
Chemjeff, if the baseball game date goes bad, you can always escape in this moronic fashion:
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Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2011 09:21 AM (4q5tP)
Posted by: A Typical AoSHQ Conversation Taken Out Of Context (Or Is It?) at July 02, 2011 09:25 AM (gkB2c)
Let's all wish DSK a Happy 4th of July. Offer him a hot dog and take him to a fireworks show with American patriotic music.
No hard feelings, huh, Kahn? What do ya say??
Well, let's see what we have.
1 Black female AIDS sufferer with job, child, and asylum status alleges rape by older white male. What's a New York prosecutor to do?
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1 Turns out alleged victim is so full of lies and criminal connections (see NY Post and NY Times today -- it's devastating) that it's pretty clear she needs to be prosecuted.
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2 This African scamster picked the wrong rich white guy to set up. It seems her crime network is very smart and does its homework well. For the future they might research political orientation and professional affiliations of their marks. This could have worked on either of the Koch brothers, but not on DSK.
As for DSK, he's guilty of solicitation of prostitution at a minimum. He also seems to have a genuine history of abuse and assault, so it's not as if a totally innocent man has been ruined or cosmic justice has been insulted.
I see this as a royal case of these foreign scamsters imposing on the goodwill and the sense of justice of American people. Some of the details are so sordid they make your skin crawl -- the maid memorizing a tape provided to her by some fellow scamster on how she was gang-raped in her homeland so as to increase her chance of gaining asylum status. By all rights this should lead to a massive investigation of the crime networks she had contact with and a huge review and rewriting of our visa application processing of nations that export criminals to America for the express purpose of robbing us by gaming our goodwill.
It's all fucking disgusting.
Posted by: arhooley at July 02, 2011 09:26 AM (uraFe)
Yeh, we're having a little one here, too. Got stuff to decorate bikes. The neighborhood is getting decorated and there are tons of campaign posters for a self-described "conservative Republican" running for state office.
Makes me smile.
Posted by: Mama AJ at July 02, 2011 12:42 PM (XdlcF)
Politicking of any sort is strictly verboten at our patriotic bicycle parade. We'll run off anyone gladhanding and/or kissing babies.
Middle school boys seem prone to "dressing up" shirtless with bodies dyed red, white and blue. All in good fun.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2011 09:26 AM (4q5tP)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2011 01:21 PM (4q5tP)
thanks but I only go pantsless at the ONT
Posted by: A Typical AoSHQ Conversation Taken Out Of Context (Or Is It?) at July 02, 2011 09:29 AM (gkB2c)
Happy Independence Day weekend, Morons!
I haven't been around lately because, well, life happened but God Bless America and God Bless y'all!
Posted by: ErikW at July 02, 2011 09:31 AM (aK6az)
In case there was any doubt that islamofascism and sinestrofascism were linking elbows to take down the West
Posted by: Truman North at July 02, 2011 01:04 PM
Holy carp, a NY Jew goes to Egypt to kiss up to the Muslim Bros. What do you want to bet she'll try to pick up a small donation for a NY governor run? What do you bet she'd promise them in return for their support?
Posted by: arhooley at July 02, 2011 09:31 AM (uraFe)
thanks but I only go pantsless at the ONT
Posted by: A Typical AoSHQ Conversation Taken Out Of Context (Or Is It?) at July 02, 2011 01:29 PM (gkB2c)
Pants optional at the ballpark. Just don't be this guy:
Douchebag bails on stopping foul ball from hitting girl friend at Astros game
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2011 09:37 AM (4q5tP)
Politicking of any sort is strictly verboten at our patriotic bicycle parade.
Well, the signs have been going up for the last couple weeks, so it's kinda separate from the parade decorations. I just really like seeing both!
Posted by: Mama AJ at July 02, 2011 09:41 AM (XdlcF)
I haven't been around lately because, well, life happened but God Bless America and God Bless y'all!
Hey you. Haven't been around a lot either.
Hot enough for ya?
Posted by: Mama AJ at July 02, 2011 09:42 AM (XdlcF)
Posted by: chemjeff at July 02, 2011 11:48 AM (gkB2c)
Chevy Volt with trailer hitch and brush hog.
Posted by: Cicerokid at July 02, 2011 09:49 AM (4GXEA)
Hey you. Haven't been around a lot either.
Hot enough for ya?
Posted by: Mama AJ at July 02, 2011 01:42 PM (XdlcF)
Hey, Mama!
Ugh, yes. Thank you.
I thought about going to Red, White and Boom yesterday but after spending the entire day riding a 300 gallon tank sprayer in the heat and humidity, I decided to just have a beer in the comfort of A/C.
You have anything special planned this weekend?
Posted by: ErikW at July 02, 2011 09:54 AM (aK6az)
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Apparently, somebody hasn't seen the new Newsweek.
Posted by: Anachronda at July 02, 2011 09:55 AM (6fER6)
Posted by: chemjeff at July 02, 2011 11:48 AM (gkB2c)
Chevy Volt with trailer hitch and brush hog.
Posted by: Cicerokid at July 02, 2011 01:49 PM (4GXEA)
Check out Flymo? Be the envy of your neighbors. Or something.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2011 09:59 AM (4q5tP)
riding a 300 gallon tank sprayer in the heat and humidity
You really know how to party, man. I've driven about 500 miles around my not-that-big city in the last few weeks, taking the kids to summer classes and camps, but at least it was in an air conditioned vehicle!
We'll be decorating bikes for a neighborhood parage on Monday and missing the guy at comment #69.
Posted by: Mama AJ at July 02, 2011 09:59 AM (XdlcF)
Posted by: chemjeff at July 02, 2011 11:48 AM (gkB2c)
Chevy Volt with trailer hitch and brush hog.
Posted by: Cicerokid at July 02, 2011 01:49 PM (4GXEA)
Yeah. Buy two. Unless your yard is measured in inches you'll need two of those things to mow the whole yard without recharging. The EPA (Environmental Pretentious Agency) guy across the street used to borrow my gas one to finish his yard. He hasn't asked again because of the laughing. If you're not in CA don't act like it.
Posted by: dagny at July 02, 2011 09:59 AM (iCAYJ)
This is our weekend, and that means fair warning to all dumbasses who think it's cute to spout off Howard Zinn-type mouthfarts around our place.
Posted by: sifty at July 02, 2011 10:04 AM (gYuf3)
My lawn in Castro Valley was about 15 feet by 30 foot in the front and non-existent on the sides and back. (right side was barely wide enough to walk through, left side non-existent)
My current yard is 1.5 acres.
Posted by: Vic at July 02, 2011 10:07 AM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: Mama AJ at July 02, 2011 01:59 PM (XdlcF)
Awwwww! We was just at Gettysburg on Monday. Took the Park Ranger walk and talk about Day 3 and Pickett's Charge. Saw Texas' monument (in pink granite, dated 1965) along the Confederate right flank. Later, saw the battlefield from Little Round Top as the sun was setting. Couldn't be sure, but my son's eyes looked a bit shiny. Was very moving and impressive. Touches your soul to walk that hallowed ground.
And not one "I" or "me" or "my", or strawman, or "false choice" in Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2011 10:08 AM (4q5tP)
Posted by: Dave C at July 02, 2011 10:13 AM (p89/t)
And not one "I" or "me" or "my", or strawman, or "false choice" in Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
Yeh, "some say, four score and 7 years ago..." just doesn't have the same ring to it.
Posted by: Mama AJ at July 02, 2011 10:30 AM (XdlcF)
Posted by: dagny at July 02, 2011 10:40 AM (iCAYJ)
We'll be decorating bikes for a neighborhood parage on Monday and missing the guy at comment #69.
Posted by: Mama AJ at July 02, 2011 01:59 PM (XdlcF)
Hey, tell your better half that a proud Ohioan is hoisting a beer to him!
I'm going to visit The Crossing, a firefighter's memorial at Station 111 in Westerville on Monday after work. It features a 2 ton twisted steel I-beam from where Flight 11 hit.
I've been meaning to go but I get something in my eye whenever I think about going.
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