May 07, 2011
— andy In a good bit of timing that I don't question at all, the USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) is being christened at General Dynamics' Bath, Maine shipyard today.
As all readers of this Smart Military Blog™ know, Lt. Michael P. Murphy was the first recipient of the Medal of Honor from the war in Afghanistan.
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as the leader of a special reconnaissance element with Naval Special Warfare Task Unit Afghanistan on 27 and 28 June 2005. While leading a mission to locate a high-level anti-coalition militia leader, Lieutenant Murphy demonstrated extraordinary heroism in the face of grave danger in the vicinity of Asadabad, Konar Province, Afghanistan. On 28 June 2005, operating in an extremely rugged enemy-controlled area, Lieutenant Murphy's team was discovered by anti-coalition militia sympathizers, who revealed their position to Taliban fighters. As a result, between 30 and 40 enemy fighters besieged his four-member team. Demonstrating exceptional resolve, Lieutenant Murphy valiantly led his men in engaging the large enemy force. The ensuing fierce firefight resulted in numerous enemy casualties, as well as the wounding of all four members of the team. Ignoring his own wounds and demonstrating exceptional composure, Lieutenant Murphy continued to lead and encourage his men. When the primary communicator fell mortally wounded, Lieutenant Murphy repeatedly attempted to call for assistance for his beleaguered teammates. Realizing the impossibility of communicating in the extreme terrain, and in the face of almost certain death, he fought his way into open terrain to gain a better position to transmit a call. This deliberate, heroic act deprived him of cover, exposing him to direct enemy fire. Finally achieving contact with his Headquarters, Lieutenant Murphy maintained his exposed position while he provided his location and requested immediate support for his team. In his final act of bravery, he continued to engage the enemy until he was mortally wounded, gallantly giving his life for his country and for the cause of freedom. By his selfless leadership, courageous actions, and extraordinary devotion to duty, Lieutenant Murphy reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
Yeah ... I'm all broken up that we didn't take bin Laden alive and put him on trial. SEAL Team 6 visited the justice upon him that he deserved for cutting short the lives of good men like Michael Murphy and thousands of others.
Update: There's a good piece in today's Wall Street Journal by Lt. Cmdr. Eric Greitens, who was in the same BUD/S class with two of the SEALs lost in Operation Red Wing along with Lt. Murphy.
Turning on my cellphone last Sunday, I got a text message with the incredible news: "OBL is dead. Hoo Yah!" Within minutes, a tidal wave of messages followed from fellow Navy SEALs and other military and nonmilitary friends. My own thoughts went back to James Suh and Matt Axelson ("Axe"), two members of my own SEAL training class. When Axe was pinned down by the Taliban in a firefight in Afghanistan in June 2005, Suh boarded a helicopter to fly in for a rescue mission. The helicopter was shot down that day and both men died. I thought to myself: Axe, Suh, they got him.
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Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at May 07, 2011 03:22 AM (TaOum)
Posted by: Andy at May 07, 2011 03:28 AM (veZ9n)
But, after Kitchener slaughtered the jihadists of the day at the Battle of Omdurman in 1897, he made a point of digging up their leader the Mahdi, chopping off his head and keeping it as a souvenir.
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If Obama was a real man, he'd use OBL's head as a replacement for the Churchill bust.
Posted by: Retread at May 07, 2011 03:40 AM (+QRP2)
Posted by: Andy at May 07, 2011 03:41 AM (veZ9n)
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at May 07, 2011 03:44 AM (TaOum)
Death of Osama bin Laden: Phone call pointed U.S. to compound — and to ‘the pacer’
The facts they donÂ’t mention: Waterboarding
Posted by: Vic at May 07, 2011 03:49 AM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: UGAdawg at May 07, 2011 03:52 AM (/VjHB)
Posted by: Retread at May 07, 2011 07:40 AM (+QRP2)
Colonialist!
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 07, 2011 03:52 AM (yrGif)
I wish the WH idiots would STFU about
how important they are, what unit did the op, and about all
the neat intel that was obtained in this raid.
Generally, the zero
just said “Go!” to his professional military (that his left wing
goons have not managed to destroy yet) to conduct an operation months
in the planning and training. That was a good call, but I don't
think it was made as a matter of consciousness but was political in
nature. It did get the right result but that's it.
I am not
a professional in the intel business, but it seems reasonable that
the development of actionable intel is the painstaking connection of
the dots (which involves identifying the dots that aren't really in
the pattern) and that takes time. It would be far better to
have the guys generating the dots wondering what new dots we just
discovered that trumpeting our apparent access to new dots.
As a
citizen and patriot, I recognize that we need units like Delta, Force
Recon, Seals, etc., but I find it obvious that their identities and
other features should be protected because they are specifically part
of our forces to go after very bad guys--bad guys with global reach.
Only an idiot would publicly link our special ops troops to any
action, even one as simple as raising the flag in the morning.
I
remain aghast at the incompetence and flagrant dereliction of duty
exhibited by almost every political actor in the event.
I
am redoubling my prayers for this nation and a better course after
2012!
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 07, 2011 04:11 AM (yrGif)
Yet another Holder at it again. When is
enough enough?
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has asked regulators to make sure fraud or manipulation doesn't prevent consumers from enjoying lower gas prices at the pump as the price of crude oil declines.
In a memo sent to several federal agencies Friday, Mr. Holder said he wanted members of a new federal gas-fraud working group to look at the issue and to propose possible solutions at a meeting later in May.
Posted by: Vic at May 07, 2011 04:12 AM (M9Ie6)
Gas stations in the 'hood get a special DoJ exemption (double if they are owned by the NBPP)!
Consider me denounced!
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 07, 2011 04:14 AM (yrGif)
Posted by: ya2daup, an iPhone iMpeded iPosting at May 07, 2011 04:18 AM (aLer4)
The facts they donÂ’t mention: Waterboarding
Vic, I didn't read the whole article (3 pages is too long!) Did they also not mention that they used warrantless wiretapping (also implemented by Bush McChimpy McHitler, (R) War Criminal? According to an op ed by John Yoo in Thursdays' WSJ, warrantless wiretapping was used to catch UBL too.
Posted by: runningrn at May 07, 2011 04:19 AM (ihSHD)
Posted by: Vic at May 07, 2011 08:02 AM (M9Ie6)
All I saw was alarming signs of global warming that all you wingnuts bitterly deny1111! ! Bare patches of ground and an avalanche. Everyone knows that avalanches increase with global warming.
Posted by: Marie Floggenstein at May 07, 2011 04:23 AM (ihSHD)
Posted by: UGAdawg at May 07, 2011 07:52 AM (/VjHB)
Not likely.. Marcus Lutrell has been speaking at several Tea Party events and hsa called into Glenn Beck's radio show a few times..
That's unpardonable in their eyes.
Posted by: Dave C at May 07, 2011 04:26 AM (Kggtu)
Posted by: Keating Willcox at May 07, 2011 04:27 AM (zsyG/)
Try this
China Talks A Green Line While The U.S. Walks One
What he doesn't mention and the graph that is missing is electricity generation has dropped a large amount due to the current great depression.
Posted by: Vic at May 07, 2011 04:28 AM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: rdbrewer at May 07, 2011 04:29 AM (BLd0J)
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has asked regulators to make sure fraud or manipulation doesn't prevent consumers from enjoying lower gas prices at the pump as the price of crude oil declines.
In a memo sent to several federal agencies Friday, Mr. Holder said he wanted members of a new federal gas-fraud working group to look at the issue and to propose possible solutions at a meeting later in May.
In related news, Eric Holder threatened to subpoena the ocean if it couldn't prevent the tide from flowing in.
Posted by: Dave C at May 07, 2011 04:29 AM (Kggtu)
Posted by: Keating Willcox at May 07, 2011 08:27 AM (zsyG/)
Don't think his heart drive is working any more!
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 07, 2011 04:31 AM (yrGif)
LOL, of course not. It came directly out of the ether via non-descript means.
U.S. officials were stunned to realize that whenever Kuwaiti or others left the compound to make a call, they drove some 90 minutes away before even placing a battery in a cellphone. Turning on the phone made it susceptible to the kind of electronic surveillance that the residents of the compound clearly wished to avoid.
Posted by: Vic at May 07, 2011 04:33 AM (M9Ie6)
This year's senior class gift is a Veteran's Plaza dedicated to Lt. Murphy. Like most universities, Penn State is rabidly liberal, so I never expected this to be voted through. Every once in a while, though, people really surprise me. This is one of those times, and I'm proud to say We Are.
Posted by: Troika37 at May 07, 2011 04:34 AM (eqTkp)
Posted by: antisocialist at May 07, 2011 08:32 AM (Rwudm)
Is there an anti-O web site that is collecting these pithy statements?
I need more fodder for my post-it note campaign!
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 07, 2011 04:34 AM (yrGif)
Posted by: Dave C at May 07, 2011 04:36 AM (Kggtu)
Posted by: chemjeff at May 07, 2011 04:39 AM (7mSYS)
Posted by: s☺mej☼e at May 07, 2011 04:39 AM (TrAxp)
Someone hook Luttrell up with Breitbart. He's gotta know some closeted conservatives in H'wood who'd like to do a project that deviates from the usual anti-American anti-soldier script. Then the problems are funding and distribution...
(Srsly...fucking contemporary big-studio directors go around telling people they're so special because they're "creative", and their movies are all stamped from the same die. WTF. Be creative for a damn change. And if you can't manage that, stamp some movies out of the WWII die; the general public is so ignorant they'll think you were creative.)
Posted by: HeatherRadish at May 07, 2011 04:42 AM (0vDuM)
There is waaaay too much detail coming out.
Posted by: Tami at May 07, 2011 04:43 AM (VuLos)
Posted by: chemjeff at May 07, 2011 04:46 AM (7mSYS)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at May 07, 2011 04:48 AM (VAfwJ)
(Did I mention I saw Air Force One parked on the runway outside my work yesterday? I hate the JEF, but the plane was still exciting.)
Posted by: HeatherRadish at May 07, 2011 04:50 AM (0vDuM)
Was it as good as "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"? (Transformers II)
Posted by: Vic at May 07, 2011 04:53 AM (M9Ie6)
Color me unconcerned about the manner of bin laden's disposal. Also consider the total indifference toward Muslim outrage.
DO note the enormous pride in Seal Team 6, our military, and the message they sent to the perpetrators of 9-11.
You fuck with us, and sooner or later THESE are the consequences.
Once more, I wore the uniform with PRIDE, yet when I see these young men and women serving today, I feel humbled. It would be an immeasurable honor to wear it again, with them.
Posted by: irongrampa at May 07, 2011 04:55 AM (ud5dN)
Posted by: Vic at May 07, 2011 08:40 AM (M9Ie6)
I am sure the JEF can find some new nugget of awesomeness to crow about and the media lapdogs will trumpet it far and wide
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 07, 2011 04:56 AM (yrGif)
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 07, 2011 05:05 AM (yrGif)
We anxiously await prosecution of Obama by Eric Holder
Oh how times have changed!H/T NRO/Andrew McCarthy
Posted by: Vic at May 07, 2011 05:05 AM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: Milo Minderbinder, Mess Officer at May 07, 2011 05:06 AM (RPYjQ)
Does that smell of an intentional "leak" to set the meme?
Posted by: Vic at May 07, 2011 05:08 AM (M9Ie6)
Anyone watching Fox & Friends? Juliet Huddy just smacked down that waste of skin Charlie Rangel.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 07, 2011 05:10 AM (UOM48)
Why so late to the Party?
Posted by: Vic at May 07, 2011 09:05 AM (M9Ie6)
I must be a masochist?
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 07, 2011 05:11 AM (yrGif)
Posted by: Andy at May 07, 2011 05:16 AM (veZ9n)
Does that smell of an intentional "leak" to set the meme?
Posted by: Vic at May 07, 2011 09:08 AM (M9Ie6)
I'm stumped...I can't find a Bob Woodward article in your links.
Posted by: Tami at May 07, 2011 05:17 AM (VuLos)
Anyone watching Fox & Friends?
No. They already came out as a propaganda organ. I think I can still find Pravda for those news needs.
Juliet Huddy just smacked down that waste of skin Charlie Rangel.
A fine show!!
Posted by: Kabuki stage hands at May 07, 2011 05:23 AM (TrAxp)
The lede
Trail to bin Laden began with phone call
The story once you click
Death of Osama bin Laden: Phone call pointed U.S. to compound — and to ‘the pacer’
Posted by: Vic at May 07, 2011 05:25 AM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: HeatherRadish at May 07, 2011 08:50 AM (0vDuM)
Saw it up close when W flew to Savannah for a speech. Friend of ours was asst. mgr. of the airport and took us (with some of our Scouts) to the runway to see it. Awesome. Bonus: The president flying on it was a real man, not a floppy-wristed wanna be.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 07, 2011 05:26 AM (UOM48)
His solution, of course, is federally-funded green bullshit.
You know what would solve both those issues, you ignorant fuck? Building some oil rigs (off-shore, ANWR, shale fields, I'm not picking) while concurrently building a fucking gasoline refinery.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at May 07, 2011 05:26 AM (0vDuM)
Posted by: HeatherRadish at May 07, 2011 05:27 AM (0vDuM)
Death of Osama bin Laden: Phone call pointed U.S. to compound — and to ‘the pacer’
Posted by: Vic at May 07, 2011 09:25 AM (M9Ie6)Ok, I'm an idiot....I had read that one but didn't note who wrote it. Sorry.
Posted by: Tami at May 07, 2011 05:28 AM (VuLos)
Posted by: momma - West/Bolton 2012! at May 07, 2011 05:29 AM (penCf)
Carry on.
Posted by: Marcus at May 07, 2011 08:57 AM (ljH4T)
Marcus Luttrell? God bless you.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 07, 2011 05:31 AM (UOM48)
Who are you picking for the Derby?
Yes, I was begging for a pick on the ONT but nobody seemed to be a horse person.
Posted by: USS Diversity at May 07, 2011 05:32 AM (RPYjQ)
Posted by: HoneyBadger at May 07, 2011 05:32 AM (FNJfU)
But every Hell Week story is also the same: A man enters a new world aiming to become something greater, and having subjected himself to the hardest tests of his life, he has either passed or failed.
Posted by: momma - West/Bolton 2012! at May 07, 2011 05:34 AM (penCf)
In short, those who fail are the ones who focus on show. The vicious beauty of Hell Week is that you either survive or fail, you endure or you quit, you do—or you do not.
Some men who seemed impossibly weak at the beginning of SEAL training—men who puked on runs and had trouble with pull-ups—made it. Some men who were skinny and short and whose teeth chattered just looking at the ocean also made it. Some men who were visibly afraid, sometimes to the point of shaking, made it too.
Almost all the men who survived possessed one common quality. Even in great pain, faced with the test of their lives, they had the ability to step outside of their own pain, put aside their own fear and ask: How can I help the guy next to me? They had more than the "fist" of courage and physical strength. They also had a heart large enough to think about others, to dedicate themselves to a higher purpose.
My brother in law is/was a Seal. The only thing he will ever tell you about it is that 'It isn't brains, muscle, strength that gets you through. It is 'love of family, God and Country.'
Thank God for these men. We owe them more than everything.
Posted by: momma - West/Bolton 2012! at May 07, 2011 05:38 AM (penCf)
Posted by: USS Diversity at May 07, 2011 05:41 AM (RPYjQ)
Posted by: HoneyBadger at May 07, 2011 09:32 AM (FNJfU)
I read his book three times. I cry reading the title. Hell, I'm tearing up now. He is a man of courage, inner strength and a has a bad ass love for American and Her People.
How is his Hailey doing? Anyone know? Three Churches in our area have been praying for her.
Posted by: momma - West/Bolton 2012! at May 07, 2011 05:43 AM (penCf)
Who needs a horse person? For morons can there be any other choice than the horse called Stay Thirsty?
Posted by: Retread at May 07, 2011 05:45 AM (+QRP2)
Did I mention I saw Air Force One parked on the runway outside my work yesterday? I hate the JEF, but the plane was still exciting
Yeh, even a few years of living at Andrews AFB didn't cure me of thinking it was cool. Though the time it buzzed the Beltway while I was driving brought out some different emotions...
Posted by: Mama AJ at May 07, 2011 05:49 AM (XdlcF)
Posted by: Stuff Jefferson said, vol. 4 article 2, subsection 7 at May 07, 2011 05:49 AM (TrAxp)
Posted by: momma - West/Bolton 2012! at May 07, 2011 05:56 AM (penCf)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 07, 2011 05:56 AM (UOM48)
Nah. He has more important things to do, like gaze in the mirror and plan his golf outing tomorrow.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 07, 2011 05:57 AM (UOM48)
Chester, Pa: IED Found Near Train Tracks
and
U.S. Army PFC Bowe Bergdahl was captured by the Taliban in Paktika Province, Afghanistan on 30 June, 2009. He was moved into the Tribal Region of Pakistan soon after. In this video his father addresses the Pakistani Military and the people of Pakistan.
Posted by: momma - West/Bolton 2012! at May 07, 2011 06:01 AM (penCf)
Why we are boned thread material
F&F wants some more sweet taxpayer cash. They already have received 100B in bailout but needs them some more.Must be all those evil babyboomers at work.
Posted by: Vic at May 07, 2011 06:03 AM (M9Ie6)
He says it is the other way around.
Help me out, am I remembering things correctly? Or is hubby *ugh* correct?
Posted by: momma - West/Bolton 2012! at May 07, 2011 06:04 AM (penCf)
Posted by: Damn-fool left winger scared of his own shadow at May 07, 2011 06:08 AM (0bk6W)
Woman wakes up after dental surgery with a British accent.
JWF says: If this ever happens to me I'd like to wake up with a Mark Steyn accent.
Posted by: momma - West/Bolton 2012! at May 07, 2011 06:08 AM (penCf)
Posted by: Vic at May 07, 2011 10:06 AM (M9Ie6)
Good point!
Posted by: momma - West/Bolton 2012! at May 07, 2011 06:09 AM (penCf)
How would you like to wake up next to this?
Posted by: Vic at May 07, 2011 06:14 AM (M9Ie6)
Yeah but then she has good teeth, ironic, no?
Posted by: Alanis Morissette at May 07, 2011 06:16 AM (TrAxp)
Posted by: momma - West/Bolton 2012! at May 07, 2011 10:04 AM (penCf)
Repeat after me....my husband is never correct, my husband is never correct.
/I keed morons....don't get all pissy.
Posted by: Tami at May 07, 2011 06:17 AM (VuLos)
Kloppenburg Laying Foundation To Delegitimize Inevitable Prosser WinWow. Right out of Alinsky's playbook.
Posted by: momma - West/Bolton 2012! at May 07, 2011 06:19 AM (penCf)
Posted by: Vic at May 07, 2011 10:14 AM (M9Ie6)
Damn. Hillary sure tied one on celebrating Osama's death, huh?
Posted by: momma - West/Bolton 2012! at May 07, 2011 06:20 AM (penCf)
Repeat after me....my husband is never correct, my husband is never correct.
/I keed morons....don't get all pissy.
Posted by: Tami at May 07, 2011 10:17 AM (VuLos)
Now see, that is what I always tell him.
'Honey, you are never right. Well....unless I tell you the answer first.'
Posted by: momma - West/Bolton 2012! at May 07, 2011 06:21 AM (penCf)
Breitbart on Unemployment numbers
First comment:From what I have heard reported by a USA Today buiness commentator:
62,000 jobs - Created by McDonald's in a hiring push
172,000 Jobs are contibuted to an accounting "slick trick" that takes the birth/death difference and adds that difference as "jobs" into the count.
REAL JOBS CREATED TOTAL = About 10,000 and unemployment rose during this period of time.
Smoke and mirrors - LIBERAL - CON JOB "The Chicago Way" Now you KNOW why former Mayor Bill Daley was brought into the White House after Rahm kicked him out of his job.
He has good commenters as well.
Posted by: Vic at May 07, 2011 06:22 AM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: BillyShaft at May 07, 2011 06:22 AM (gGGR/)
Bill Maher: “Barack Obama Is One Efficient, Steely-Nerved, Multitasking, Black Ninja Gangster President”
Posted by: momma - West/Bolton 2012! at May 07, 2011 06:23 AM (penCf)
What's this?
The Obama admin is set to release Obama's Osama's propaganda videos they gathered at the compound.
Why on earth would they do this???
What happened to the potential of secret code words embedded in these videos as signals to AQ cells?
Posted by: Soothsayer, AoS Team 6 at May 07, 2011 06:23 AM (uFokq)
There is no doubt the Obama admin is "packaging" the killing of Osama to gain political advantage. And they're gonna drag it out for as long as possible just to remind everyone that Obama killed Osama.
Posted by: Soothsayer, AoS Team 6 at May 07, 2011 06:26 AM (uFokq)
Smoke and mirrors - LIBERAL - CON JOB "The Chicago Way" Now you KNOW why former Mayor Bill Daley was brought into the White House after Rahm kicked him out of his job.
By the epic buggery you shall know us!
Posted by: Mayan 2012 calendar at May 07, 2011 06:27 AM (TrAxp)
Posted by: Soothsayer, AoS Team 6 at May 07, 2011 10:23 AM (uFokq)
Link please & thank you.
Posted by: momma - West/Bolton 2012! at May 07, 2011 06:28 AM (penCf)
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), once the Democrats' great hope for bipartisan healthcare reform legislation, has taken surprisingly conservative positions in the Senate this year.
Yeah, she went from an ACU rating of 12 in 2008 to 48 now. I don't think they know what "centrist" and "right" means.
Posted by: Vic at May 07, 2011 06:30 AM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: Geronimo at May 07, 2011 06:30 AM (KVI8B)
Posted by: momma - West/Bolton 2012! at May 07, 2011 06:31 AM (penCf)
Posted by: Soothsayer, AoS Team 6 at May 07, 2011 10:26 AM (uFokq)
...and they'll conveniently remind everyone once again when they release the photos in the fall of 2012.
I really hate that motherfucker.
Posted by: beedubya at May 07, 2011 06:31 AM (AnTyA)
"The world is expected to get a glimpse of Osama bin Laden's daily life with the disclosure of home videos that show him strolling around his secret compound, along with propaganda tapes that have never been made public.
The footage shot at the terror leader's hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and the propaganda tapes are expected to be released to the media Saturday, US officials said. (AP)"
Posted by: Soothsayer, AoS Team 6 at May 07, 2011 06:32 AM (uFokq)
the above AP newswire release has been posted at all news outlets
you'll find it everywhere -- yahoo, abc, cbs, etc.
Posted by: Soothsayer, AoS Team 6 at May 07, 2011 06:33 AM (uFokq)
That is just unreal. It is almost as if they want us to be attacked. Add this with all the intel they've been giving out, open borders,etc, etc.
Posted by: momma - West/Bolton 2012! at May 07, 2011 06:34 AM (penCf)
Does anybody think McDonald's might have cut a deal -- hire a bunch of people for that Obamacare waiver -- or do I need a tinfoil hat?
Posted by: Ed Anger at May 07, 2011 06:35 AM (7+pP9)
It's stupid to release Obama's Osama's home videos.
But it's dangerous and irresponsible to release his propaganda tapes.
Posted by: Soothsayer, AoS Team 6 at May 07, 2011 06:35 AM (uFokq)
Posted by: beedubya at May 07, 2011 06:35 AM (AnTyA)
Posted by: momma - West/Bolton 2012! at May 07, 2011 10:31 AM (penCf)
...and Petey refused federal help for the Texas wildfires.
Gee, I wonder why that is
Posted by: beedubya at May 07, 2011 06:37 AM (AnTyA)
One Woman Having One Brown Baby Is a Threat to the United States: Radical Abortion Justice Activist Says Republicans Culture of Life Is a Lie & They Only Want White Babies
Posted by: momma - West/Bolton 2012! at May 07, 2011 06:39 AM (penCf)
Posted by: Ed Anger at May 07, 2011 10:35 AM (7+pP9)
No hat needed. I asked that same question when they announced the job fair. Most of these jobs aren't permanent.
Posted by: momma - West/Bolton 2012! at May 07, 2011 06:40 AM (penCf)
(Did I mention I saw Air Force One parked on the runway outside my work yesterday? I hate the JEF, but the plane was still exciting.)
I thought you were in WI. Where was AF1 parked yesterday? Are you at Ft. Campbell?
Posted by: beedubya at May 07, 2011 06:42 AM (AnTyA)
Now I have to make a separate stop for elbow grease and drilling accessories.
Posted by: ontherocks at May 07, 2011 06:44 AM (HBqDo)
'Hope everyone is planning on enjoying the weekend. We're having lovely weather here. 'May have to break open the piggy bank and go for a drive.
Posted by: Y-not at May 07, 2011 06:46 AM (pW2o8)
Conservativism has been vilified for so long in this country that very few people understand what it means. It has become a buzzword for anti abortion (not pro-life), racism, jingoistic nationalism, draconian and irrational budget cuts (wait, that's me!) etc.
I'll bet that very few college students could explain anything about what the Tea Party believes other than they hate minorities.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at May 07, 2011 06:49 AM (LH6ir)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at May 07, 2011 06:49 AM (d0Tfm)
Posted by: Tami at May 07, 2011 06:50 AM (VuLos)
Ace never did publish his own review of Atlas Shrugged
But Capitalism Magazine has joined the host of critics who hate it.Posted by: Vic at May 07, 2011 06:51 AM (M9Ie6)
I gotta believe unless the Republicans completely spike themselves Obama is not going to get re-elected.
One thing I think we all need to do (when we're talking with Independents and sensible/persuadable Democrats) is tone down the "all politicians are the same" rhetoric. We have to make sure people associate the economy with the Democrats in Congress and the White House.
Posted by: Y-not at May 07, 2011 06:55 AM (pW2o8)
Yeah but The Hill probably has grammar school students writing for them.
She voted with the Dems 88% of the time, and virtually ALL the time on important items, including breaking Republican blocks. That counts as "centrist". Now that she only votes with them 52% of the time and still breaking republican blocks she is on the "right".
Posted by: Vic at May 07, 2011 06:55 AM (M9Ie6)
I have seen some reports that food prices have risen by over 20% in the past year.
But there is no inflation.
Posted by: Vic at May 07, 2011 06:57 AM (M9Ie6)
O/T
Am I the only one who thinks the military should decline to add ROTC programs to all these Ivy-League schools voting to accept them back? We're likely to see a very large draw down in the next few years, and contrary to the assertions of Northeastern intellectuals and the conservative wannabe's, I don't believe that a Harvard graduate adds that much more to the military than a graduate of Colorado State.
Posted by: Alex at May 07, 2011 06:57 AM (J2ejK)
We should close on May 19th. There's one last inspection item to resolve (but it looks like it will be fine) and then we sign off on the contingency paperwork. We'll probably take about a month to move which will be kind of glorious, actually. Usually we have to schlep all of our stuff from far away and then deal with the boxes while trying to do all the little fixes you do when you get into a new place. This time we can do painting projects and other small jobs before moving.
I have to say I feel a bit nervous buying a house in this economy, but what are you going to do? It's not like our rent is any cheaper than the mortgage we're going to paying and for now at least we'll get the tax break. And I hate renting. We rented for the first 16 years of our marriage and that was enough.
Posted by: Y-not at May 07, 2011 06:59 AM (pW2o8)
Posted by: Vic
Oh!!!
Posted by: Alanis Morissette at May 07, 2011 07:08 AM (TrAxp)
That really can remove a lot of stress. I don't even want to think of the number of times I've moved in my married life....two of which were overseas. I'm officially allergic to cardboard. It is stressful!
Congrats and good luck!
Pooches skin is better but not perfect. He's on a prescription diet and only that can pass his lips. I have to bake doggies treats out of his food. Oh, and his allergy medicine is $100 a week. FML.
Posted by: Tami at May 07, 2011 07:10 AM (VuLos)
Think of it like this: You can put shit up on the walls, paint them green camo if you want, put up your Obama shrine in another room (mandatory in all new houses), and paint a pic of MAO on your front door (also mandatory). The Michelle Obama awesome arms bust is also mandatory, but you can put that in your bathroom.
Plus, when punks come along you can tell them: 'Get off my lawn!'
Posted by: momma - West/Bolton 2012! at May 07, 2011 07:13 AM (penCf)
Posted by: Tami at May 07, 2011 11:10 AM (VuLos)
How close is this med to Benadryl? The doc wanted to give my dog very expensive allergy med and when we told him we couldn't afford it, he said, 'Yeah. Okay. Give him Benadryl.'
Hubby was pissed that the vet had me all worked up thinking we couldn't help our dog because the meds were too expensive, only to find out we could give him something for $4!
Posted by: momma - West/Bolton 2012! at May 07, 2011 07:17 AM (penCf)
Posted by: Jug Hussein Ears at May 07, 2011 07:21 AM (CzAkh)
And...damnit what is wrong with this site!?
Posted by: Tami at May 07, 2011 07:33 AM (VuLos)
And...damnit what is wrong with this site!?
Posted by: Tami at May 07, 2011 11:33 AM (VuLos)
Damn. Thought I could save you some money
That is cool that they have meds like that for dogs. Sucks that it costs so much though.
@ the site - I've had problems with it for the last 2 days. Today it is working fine for me but others are saying they are having problems today.
Posted by: momma - West/Bolton 2012! at May 07, 2011 07:55 AM (penCf)
I think it's because ace hates wimmins or sumthin'. ;-)
Posted by: Y-not at May 07, 2011 07:57 AM (pW2o8)
I think it's more fear than hate.
Congrats on the house. LMK if you guys need help moving and I'll try and drive down to Happy Valley to give you a hand. We can finally have our Mini Moron Meetup schlepping your stuff around.
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If you live nearby or come to visit, take a moment to go over and visit. You can purchase a copy of the CD of the dedication of the memorial here:
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Posted by: NMS at May 07, 2011 05:35 PM (zt3lR)
Go USA and thank you military. As I tell my students, I can barely handle a spork much less an M-16, so I'm happy to pay my share for our soldiers and vets
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