http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/01/30/push-for-new-national-cemeteries-as-veteran-deaths-bring-sites-near-capacity/
Very interesting article to me, and one to which I am very grateful that someone is considering it. I haven't given much thought to the closest veteran's cemetary. So out of curiosity I found this VA website.
http://www.cem.va.gov/cems/listcem.asp
this lets you find veterans cemetery near you. I never knew how few there are in the west. This doesn't show the cemeteries run by the individual states.
what do you guys think? Is this worth spending tax dollars on? It's almost rhetorical, I think I know what everyone would say, but I am curious about your comments.
The biggest advantage I see to veteran cemeteries is that the veteran's spouse can be buried in the same plot. Now that our pensions are going to be cut, this might be the only way I can afford to die.
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
law suit after the fact?
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/01/28/texas-teen-in-good-condition-after-plummeting-over-3000-feet-in-skydiving/?intcmp=latestnews
Ok, here it goes.
A 16 year old gets a massive adrenaline push, which goes bad. Amazingly enough, the kid survives.
THEN the father says that he questions the rational of the company for allowing a 16 year old to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. Oh, and he jumped too.
As a pilot, I can't think of a good reason to exit a perfectly good airplane in flight....other then an incredible adrenaline rush. Of course I can't think of a good reason to sit in the back of an airplane at all (except airlines get excited when they find a non-employee in the cockpit)
The bottom line is that this seems to be a "family building" activity which the father took his daughter on. When it goes bad he starts questioning the company that allowed it? How about questioning himself. HE was the one who took her. HE was the one who paid for it. HE participated with her. HE was the one that gave approval since she was under 18.
At which point does HE take responsibility for placing his daughter in a high risk environment?
This reminds me of the guy who kept telling his wife to get closer to the bear at Yellowstone, then got upset when she got eaten.
On the up side, in about 3 hours the sun will come up. My little brother, the First Sergeant, is coming out to Bike Lake, and for the first time ever in a 20 year career, we will finally get to fly together. This is going to be awesome. That my dear Poots, is the best reason for flying a scooter....you can fly it single pilot.
Ok, here it goes.
A 16 year old gets a massive adrenaline push, which goes bad. Amazingly enough, the kid survives.
THEN the father says that he questions the rational of the company for allowing a 16 year old to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. Oh, and he jumped too.
As a pilot, I can't think of a good reason to exit a perfectly good airplane in flight....other then an incredible adrenaline rush. Of course I can't think of a good reason to sit in the back of an airplane at all (except airlines get excited when they find a non-employee in the cockpit)
The bottom line is that this seems to be a "family building" activity which the father took his daughter on. When it goes bad he starts questioning the company that allowed it? How about questioning himself. HE was the one who took her. HE was the one who paid for it. HE participated with her. HE was the one that gave approval since she was under 18.
At which point does HE take responsibility for placing his daughter in a high risk environment?
This reminds me of the guy who kept telling his wife to get closer to the bear at Yellowstone, then got upset when she got eaten.
On the up side, in about 3 hours the sun will come up. My little brother, the First Sergeant, is coming out to Bike Lake, and for the first time ever in a 20 year career, we will finally get to fly together. This is going to be awesome. That my dear Poots, is the best reason for flying a scooter....you can fly it single pilot.
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Dr. Goebbels would be VERY Proud, yet again!
pro·pa·gan·da
noun \ˌprä-pə-ˈgan-də, ˌprō-\
:
ideas or statements that are often false or exaggerated and that are
spread in order to help a cause, a political leader, a government, etc.
That, according to Messrs Merriam and Webster, is the first definition, of the word propaganda. One of the problems that I have, with BOTH sides in America's current doomish downward slide, is that BOTH sides are ass deep in lies, half truths, exaggerations and in general, if their lips are moving, they're spreading bull shit.
In the mid to late 20th Century, the name Joseph Goebbles was synonymous with propaganda. He was also one of the authors of The Final Solution. He was a rabid anti-semitte and he spread the lie that the Jews were the 'problem' in the world. When Hitler took over Germany, Goebbels was right there, as his Minister of Propaganda, spreading whatever lies that were need to grab control of the country. In a radio speech in 1933 he said,
"We .. intend a principled transformation in the worldview of our entire society, a revolution of the greatest possible extent that will leave nothing out, changing the life of our nation in every regard ..."
I gotta tell you, that sounds a LOT like a 'fundamental change' in my book.
The Nazis consistently lied to the people of Germany, and then the occupied countries. Even as the Allies were pounding away at Berlin, they had the German radio station in Berlin, telling the people of Germany, that the Allies would be pushed out of Germany, and the Reich would win the war. No lie was too big.
So, let me ask you a question. If they lied then to further their agenda then, and it was propaganda and a BAD thing for the German people and the people in occupied countries, then why is it NOT propaganda or lying now to do the same thing, HERE?
Here's today's lie, and it's a whopper kids.
In a memo to clients provided to Secrets, David John Marotta calculates the actual unemployment rate of those not working at a sky-high 37.2 percent, not the 6.7 percent advertised by the Fed, and the Misery Index at over 14, not the 8 claimed by the government.
Marotta, who recently advised those worried about an imploding economy to get a gun, said that the government isn't being honest in how it calculates those out of the workforce or inflation, the two numbers used to get the Misery Index figure.
“The unemployment rate only describes people who are currently working or looking for work,” he said. That leaves out a ton more.
“Unemployment in its truest definition, meaning the portion of people who do not have any job, is 37.2 percent. This number obviously includes some people who are not or never plan to seek employment. But it does describe how many people are not able to, do not want to or cannot find a way to work. Policies that remove the barriers to employment, thus decreasing this number, are obviously beneficial,” he and colleague Megan Russell in their new investors note from their offices in Charlottesville, Va.
I'm not surprised at all. Given the number of people I know who are STILL out of jobs, there is no way the rate is the idiotically low rate being reported. But what pisses me off the most, isn't the lie from the current crop of Fascist leaders.
And Conservatives / Republicans are the new Jews, so all the Fascists need, is a tipping point. By working toward economic collapse, they may get there before the jackass in the WH is SUPPOSED to leave Office, which I still doubt he will do.
What pisses me off the most, is that the people, are huddled in their nice warm homes, thinking that this 'war' can still be won, by these fascists, even though they own it, run it, and get rich from the ruins. Meanwhile, the MSM is so enamored with the propaganda and so in love with Der Jugears, that they keep right on playing the lies and hate, while we're being economically bombed into submission BY the leaders that the MSM and majority of the voters trust.
It's insanity, pure and simple insanity, because once the end comes, there is no one to save us.
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Schteveo
Sunday, January 19, 2014
For this amount of $$$, they could get into PRIVATE Schools...
This principal runs a school of “no.”
Students at PS 106 in Far Rockaway, Queens, have gotten no math or reading and writing books for the rigorous Common Core curriculum, whistleblowers say.
The 234 kids get no gym or art classes. Instead, they watch movies every day.
“The kids have seen more movies than Siskel and Ebert,” a source said.
The school nurse has no office equipped with a sink, refrigerator or cot.
The library is a mess: “Nothing’s in order,” said a source. “It’s a junk room.”
No substitutes are hired when a teacher is absent — students are divvied up among other classes.
A classroom that includes learning-disabled kids doesn’t have the required special-ed co-teacher.
About 40 kindergartners have no room in the three-story brick building. They sit all day in dilapidated trailers that reek of “animal urine,” a parent said; rats and squirrels noisily scamper in the walls and ceiling.
PS 106 is allocated $2.9 million to serve a low-income population with 98 percent of its students eligible for free lunches. As a Title 1 school, it gets extra federal funds, but community members say they’ve never seen a budget tracking the income and spending..
In case you don't have your calculator ready, the Federal Funds ALONE come to almost $13K per student. Even in NYC that could pay for private schooling that MEANS something. And here's a question, WHERE is Al Sharpton on THIS?!
NYC pays $20K per student, so that school gets $33K per student. That should get them a very decent education, EVEN in NYC. So, where are the race baiters? Where's Jesse, where's Al, why ain't Oprah looking into dis may'n?!!? Dey be needin' he'p down dere may'n!!!
There must not be enough white, non-Lib handwringers on the NYC School Board for Al et al, to get involved. They get ZERO Race Points for saying BLACK and Minority School Board Members mistreated minority kids!
Students at PS 106 in Far Rockaway, Queens, have gotten no math or reading and writing books for the rigorous Common Core curriculum, whistleblowers say.
The 234 kids get no gym or art classes. Instead, they watch movies every day.
“The kids have seen more movies than Siskel and Ebert,” a source said.
The school nurse has no office equipped with a sink, refrigerator or cot.
The library is a mess: “Nothing’s in order,” said a source. “It’s a junk room.”
No substitutes are hired when a teacher is absent — students are divvied up among other classes.
A classroom that includes learning-disabled kids doesn’t have the required special-ed co-teacher.
About 40 kindergartners have no room in the three-story brick building. They sit all day in dilapidated trailers that reek of “animal urine,” a parent said; rats and squirrels noisily scamper in the walls and ceiling.
PS 106 is allocated $2.9 million to serve a low-income population with 98 percent of its students eligible for free lunches. As a Title 1 school, it gets extra federal funds, but community members say they’ve never seen a budget tracking the income and spending..
In case you don't have your calculator ready, the Federal Funds ALONE come to almost $13K per student. Even in NYC that could pay for private schooling that MEANS something. And here's a question, WHERE is Al Sharpton on THIS?!
NYC pays $20K per student, so that school gets $33K per student. That should get them a very decent education, EVEN in NYC. So, where are the race baiters? Where's Jesse, where's Al, why ain't Oprah looking into dis may'n?!!? Dey be needin' he'p down dere may'n!!!
There must not be enough white, non-Lib handwringers on the NYC School Board for Al et al, to get involved. They get ZERO Race Points for saying BLACK and Minority School Board Members mistreated minority kids!
Too late for LAST Friday, too early for NEXT...
So, I get a phone call from my idiot brother who USED to work running the kitchen at an upscale burger place. He needs to borrow some money because he got fired last week.
"OK, I'll bite, but WHY did you get fired THIS time bruh?"
"...well", says he, "...a couple months ago we started getting complaints that the pickles we make for our burgers and sandwhiches, were squishy or soft.''
"HUH...wtf does THAT have to...", says I.
"Shut up and I'll tell you!", says he. "So, to make sure we didn't serve bad pickles, we put a pickle tester in the kitchen, and for the last 6 months, I've been dying to stick my...uh, my, well, um....".
"OK, I GET IT pervo, but why did you get fired!!??"
"...so the other night, I was the last one in the kitchen...well, it was me and the pickle tester, and just after I 'mounted', here comes the boss...so I got fired."
"Well, YUCK!!!! And remind ME not to eat there ever again dude! But what did they do with the now defiled pickle tester?", says I.
"Oh, they fired her too, we've got a date tomorrow night and THAT'S why I need to borrow some MONEY!!!"
That's when I hung up on him.
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Schteveo
"OK, I'll bite, but WHY did you get fired THIS time bruh?"
"...well", says he, "...a couple months ago we started getting complaints that the pickles we make for our burgers and sandwhiches, were squishy or soft.''
"HUH...wtf does THAT have to...", says I.
"Shut up and I'll tell you!", says he. "So, to make sure we didn't serve bad pickles, we put a pickle tester in the kitchen, and for the last 6 months, I've been dying to stick my...uh, my, well, um....".
"OK, I GET IT pervo, but why did you get fired!!??"
"...so the other night, I was the last one in the kitchen...well, it was me and the pickle tester, and just after I 'mounted', here comes the boss...so I got fired."
"Well, YUCK!!!! And remind ME not to eat there ever again dude! But what did they do with the now defiled pickle tester?", says I.
"Oh, they fired her too, we've got a date tomorrow night and THAT'S why I need to borrow some MONEY!!!"
That's when I hung up on him.
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Schteveo
Friday, January 17, 2014
WWII Hero Passes Away
Not that I'm one of those re-writers of history, who thinks the Japanese were 'goaded' into attacking Pearl Harbor, or that they received two unjust attacks in August of 1945. I just thought it was worth mentioning, that a real WWII Hero has passed away.
How many of us, would have gone on for 29 years?
Hiroo Onoda, the last Japanese imperial soldier to emerge from hiding in a jungle in the Philippines and surrender, 29 years after the end of World War II, has died. He was 91.
Onoda died Thursday at a Tokyo hospital after a brief stay there. Chief government spokesman Yoshihide Suga on Friday expressed his condolences, praising Onoda for his strong will to live and indomitable spirit.
"After World War II, Mr. Onoda lived in the jungle for many years and when he returned to Japan, I felt that finally, the war was finished. That's how I felt," Suga said.
Onoda was an intelligence officer who came out of hiding, erect but emaciated, in fatigues patched many times over, on Lubang island in the Philippines in March 1974, on his 52nd birthday. He surrendered only when his former commander flew there to reverse his 1945 orders to stay behind and spy on American troops.
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I remember this story from back then. There had been one or two others who had surrendered a few years before. But they had stayed in the jungle because they feared for their lives, NOT because they were still fighting.
I remember stories from then, saying Lt. Onoda had set pigs free, and he had turned over outhouses to cause trouble. He never gave up the fight, he just followed his last orders.
UPDATE: a few minutes later
I just read what I posted, and I've got a question about something, something I missed the 6 times I read this account. WHY does it say, ."...Japanese imperial soldier..."?
Shouldn't it read, "...Japanese Imperial Soldier...", with Imperial and Soldier being in caps too? That, according to my grade school training. It was the Japanese Empire, or the Empire of Japan, so ANY reference specifically about them, that entity, it should be capitolized. And beings it references a specific Soldier OF the Empire of Japan, the word soldier gets a cap too.
I guess they don't teach that shit any more. But if that's the case, how come every time some hand-wringing, MSM writer says American Imperial blah, blah, blah...or, Bush's push for an American Imperial corner stone, or some other nonsensical crap going back to the early 1960's and the war(s) in S.E. Asia?
I guess it's because the U.S. is evil, and the Japanese were goaded?
Schteveo
How many of us, would have gone on for 29 years?
Hiroo Onoda, the last Japanese imperial soldier to emerge from hiding in a jungle in the Philippines and surrender, 29 years after the end of World War II, has died. He was 91.
Onoda died Thursday at a Tokyo hospital after a brief stay there. Chief government spokesman Yoshihide Suga on Friday expressed his condolences, praising Onoda for his strong will to live and indomitable spirit.
"After World War II, Mr. Onoda lived in the jungle for many years and when he returned to Japan, I felt that finally, the war was finished. That's how I felt," Suga said.
Onoda was an intelligence officer who came out of hiding, erect but emaciated, in fatigues patched many times over, on Lubang island in the Philippines in March 1974, on his 52nd birthday. He surrendered only when his former commander flew there to reverse his 1945 orders to stay behind and spy on American troops.
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I remember this story from back then. There had been one or two others who had surrendered a few years before. But they had stayed in the jungle because they feared for their lives, NOT because they were still fighting.
I remember stories from then, saying Lt. Onoda had set pigs free, and he had turned over outhouses to cause trouble. He never gave up the fight, he just followed his last orders.
UPDATE: a few minutes later
I just read what I posted, and I've got a question about something, something I missed the 6 times I read this account. WHY does it say, ."...Japanese imperial soldier..."?
Shouldn't it read, "...Japanese Imperial Soldier...", with Imperial and Soldier being in caps too? That, according to my grade school training. It was the Japanese Empire, or the Empire of Japan, so ANY reference specifically about them, that entity, it should be capitolized. And beings it references a specific Soldier OF the Empire of Japan, the word soldier gets a cap too.
I guess they don't teach that shit any more. But if that's the case, how come every time some hand-wringing, MSM writer says American Imperial blah, blah, blah...or, Bush's push for an American Imperial corner stone, or some other nonsensical crap going back to the early 1960's and the war(s) in S.E. Asia?
I guess it's because the U.S. is evil, and the Japanese were goaded?
Schteveo
Phriday Phunny
Saint
Peter is sitting at the Pearly Gates when two guys wearing dark hoodies
and sagging pants arrive. St. Peter looked out through the Gates and
said,
"Wait here. I'll be right back."
St. Peter goes over to God's chambers and tells him who is waiting for entrance. God says to Peter,
"How many times do I have to tell you? You can't be judgmental here. This is heaven. All are loved. All are brothers. Go back and let them in!"
St. Peter goes back to the Gates, looks around, and lets out a heavy sigh.
He returns to God's chambers and says,
"Well, they're gone."
"The guys wearing hoodies?" asked God.
"No. The Pearly Gates."
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Schteveo
"Wait here. I'll be right back."
St. Peter goes over to God's chambers and tells him who is waiting for entrance. God says to Peter,
"How many times do I have to tell you? You can't be judgmental here. This is heaven. All are loved. All are brothers. Go back and let them in!"
St. Peter goes back to the Gates, looks around, and lets out a heavy sigh.
He returns to God's chambers and says,
"Well, they're gone."
"The guys wearing hoodies?" asked God.
"No. The Pearly Gates."
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Schteveo
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
What F**king world do WE live in?!!
Let me say first and foremost
the FISA Court in my opinion, is an American Gestapo / KGB Control Office, they
just call it a court.
It's absolutely against the
Constitution to even HAVE the damned court. It violates between a third
and half of the Bill of Rights, depending on what they do to whom. AND.
it's completely and totally un-necessary. Most of the people being
checked out for terror reasons, by FISA and Congressional admittance, are NOT citizens.
So, even IF they live here on
a Green Card, they don't GET Bill of Rights Protections. If they are here
sans card..Pick them up, lock them up, send them HOME. It would be
cheaper to buy them plane tickets home, and have them delivered to American
Diplomats in Whereverthef**kland, and then turn them loose in the than it is to
have them here.
As to 'secretly' looking at
Americans under this Court, that shit is ILLEGAL. And evidently, there is
SOMEONE in the Congress who has suggested that, because the 'Judges' on the
FISA Court are pushing back. But you gotta see their attitude about that,
to see just how far down the Rabbit Hole we've fallen.
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Speaking for the entire U.S. judiciary, U.S.
District Judge John D. Bates sent a letter to the Senate Intelligence
Committee saying that appointing an independent advocate to the secret
surveillance court is unnecessary and possibly counterproductive, and he
slammed other key reforms as adding too heavy a caseload to the secret court's
work. In FISA court hearings, judges only hear from the government seeking a
spy warrant.
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So, he's a Judge,
he had to be a lawyer first, so he at least read law books, which, to me, would
mean that he's READ parts of the Constitution. Sadly, he seemingly missed
the 5th and 6th Amendments. And if he approves TAKING anything from the
accused's home or place of business, he missed the 4th Amendment TOO.
Sadder still, I
haven't heard ONE word about this in ANY of the MSM. Do the idiots OF the
media think they won't be investigated? Or are they SO sure that their
Lib buddies will stay in power perpetually, that they're 'safe'?
Schteveo
Schteveo
Monday, January 13, 2014
The Third Amendment to be Repealled
Or at least that's what some California residents are ASKING for. Mark Dice reels in more of the most numerous fish in Cali, the Infamous Stupidfish!!!
Illustrating once again how many Americans’ knowledge of the Bill of Rights is virtually non-existent, Californians signed a petition to repeal the Third Amendment and allow U.S. troops to commandeer their homes.
Dice managed to persuade several passers by to sign their names up for scrapping the Third Amendment, which states “No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.”
Two other young women simply agreed with everything Dice said even though most of it was nonsense. “They should be able to come into your house and they can quarter there forever if they want to.” Dice stated, as the women both replied “oh yeah definitely” and “I agree”.
Other people didn’t seem to understand what the term “Third Amendment” even meant.
Dice has now successfully managed to get Americans to agree to repeal the First, Second, Third, Fourth , Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Amendments, as well as the entire Bill Of Rights.
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I know it's SoCal, but it's still SO sad that these idiots can and DO vote.
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Schteveo
Illustrating once again how many Americans’ knowledge of the Bill of Rights is virtually non-existent, Californians signed a petition to repeal the Third Amendment and allow U.S. troops to commandeer their homes.
Dice managed to persuade several passers by to sign their names up for scrapping the Third Amendment, which states “No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.”
Two other young women simply agreed with everything Dice said even though most of it was nonsense. “They should be able to come into your house and they can quarter there forever if they want to.” Dice stated, as the women both replied “oh yeah definitely” and “I agree”.
Other people didn’t seem to understand what the term “Third Amendment” even meant.
Dice has now successfully managed to get Americans to agree to repeal the First, Second, Third, Fourth , Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Amendments, as well as the entire Bill Of Rights.
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I know it's SoCal, but it's still SO sad that these idiots can and DO vote.
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Schteveo
Is Chris Christie being "Cained"?
Now, right from the 'get go', let me say, I am NOT a Christie guy. However, many Republicans love the guy. Having said that, it seems that although he was the (R) Darling of the the Leftist Media for hugging Obumble post Sandy, the closer we get to Mid-Terms, the more shit the MslimeM talks, prints, SPINS about him.
But lets look at HOW the media does things.
Over the last 5 years, various and sundry events have happened on Obama's watch. Including the death of the Ambassador in Libya, and the ObamaCare internet debacle. Regardless of the severity of the event, the media NEVER goes after Obama for his involvement or lack thereof. And they've NEVER gone after him for the Billions of $$$ he's spent nor over the fact that we've gone 5 years with NO Federal Budget.
They go after the Aids, lower level Cabinet Appointees and even lifelong gub'ment employees.
Since the whole BridgeGate thing started, I've heard Christie accused of everything from orchestrating the bridge shut down, to placing the barricades himself, to malfeasance of office for NOT knowing, to animal cruelty and child porn. Now he's under investigation for 'misuse' of Federal Funds meant for Disaster Relief.
Feds investigating Christie's use of Sandy relief funds.
Just days after dismissing two top advisers for their roles in the George Washington Bridge scandal, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is facing questions over the use of Superstorm Sandy relief funds.
But lets look at HOW the media does things.
Over the last 5 years, various and sundry events have happened on Obama's watch. Including the death of the Ambassador in Libya, and the ObamaCare internet debacle. Regardless of the severity of the event, the media NEVER goes after Obama for his involvement or lack thereof. And they've NEVER gone after him for the Billions of $$$ he's spent nor over the fact that we've gone 5 years with NO Federal Budget.
They go after the Aids, lower level Cabinet Appointees and even lifelong gub'ment employees.
Since the whole BridgeGate thing started, I've heard Christie accused of everything from orchestrating the bridge shut down, to placing the barricades himself, to malfeasance of office for NOT knowing, to animal cruelty and child porn. Now he's under investigation for 'misuse' of Federal Funds meant for Disaster Relief.
Feds investigating Christie's use of Sandy relief funds.
Just days after dismissing two top advisers for their roles in the George Washington Bridge scandal, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is facing questions over the use of Superstorm Sandy relief funds.
CNN has learned that
federal officials are investigating whether Christie improperly used
those relief funds to produce tourism ads that starred him and his
family.
The news couldn't come at a worse time for the scandal-plagued Republican, who is facing two probes
into whether his staff tied up traffic near the country's busiest
bridge to punish a Democratic mayor who refused to endorse his
successful re-election bid.
So, he used the money, to help the businesses on the Shore, by making a video, saying the Shore WAS running, post Sandy? HOOOOOW is that 'misuse'? Why is it misuse of funding to try to get the word out that bus9nesses are OPEN, in an area where the WORLD thought was closed misuse, but taking 50 or 60 of your 'closest' friends to Europe is just f**king fine!?
Anybody else ready for a good, old fashioned lynching / revolution?
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Schteveo
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Friday Funnies, On Sunday
A Blond's Year in Review
January
Took new scarf back to store because it was too tight.
February
Fired from pharmacy job for failing to print labels ... Helllloooo!! ... bottles won't fit in printer!!
March
Got really excited ... finished jigsaw puzzle in 6 months ... box said '2-4 years!'
April
Trapped on escalator for hours ... power went out!
May
Tried to make Kool-Aid ... wrong instructions ... 8 cups of water won't fit into those little packets!
June
Tried to go waterskiing ... couldn't find a lake with a slope.
July
Lost breast stroke swimming competition ... learned later, the other swimmers cheated, they used their arms!
August
Got locked out of her car in rain storm ... car swamped because soft-top was open.
September
The capital of California is 'C' ... isn't it?
October
Hate M & M's ... they are so hard to peel.
November
Baked turkey for 4 1/2 days ... instructions said 1 hour per pound and I weigh 108!
December
Couldn't call 911 . 'duh' ... there's no 'eleven' button on the stupid phone!
A man was in his front yard mowing grass when his attractive blonde female neighbor came out of the house and went straight to the mailbox. She opened it then slammed it shut and stormed back in the house.
A little later she came out of her house again went to the mail box and again, opened it, slammed it shut again. Angrily, back into the house she went.
As the man was getting ready to edge the lawn, here she came out again, marched to the mail box, opened it and then slammed it closed harder than ever. Puzzled by her actions the man asked her, 'Is something wrong?'
To which she replied, 'There certainly is!'
'My stupid computer keeps saying... YOU'VE GOT MAIL!'
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Goor Advice from Wall Street...no, Seriously!
David John Marotta, a Wall Street expert and financial advisor and Forbes contributor, said in a note to investors, “Firearms are the last item on the list, but they are on the list. There are some terrible people in this world. And you are safer when your trusted neighbors have firearms.”
“A bug-out bag is a good idea depending on where you live even if the emergency is just power outages, earthquakes and hurricanes. And with your preparedness you will be equipped to help others who might be in need,” he wrote. “Be prepared. Especially because it keeps you from being scared.”
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Finally, advice I can agree with, or get ahead of in fact. I just wish I'd bought ALL the guns and ALL the ammo I wanted two or three years ago. I would have sold off stuff at a good profit AND still had plenty for myself.
Oh well, a day late and a dollar short as Pop used to say!
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Joining the Target Christmas party
Well, as I am sure that you all know, some 40 million credit card numbers were misplaced by the renowned Target (pronounced Tar - zhay) Company.
On this glorious Christmas Eve, someone in Chicago, of all places, is using my wife's debit card at Target believe it or not. My bank, not BoA, Morgan Chase, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Bancorp, HSBC, or Capital One, (notice I listed the 7 biggest banks in America) a place in which I have never set foot inside a branch in my life, called and asked....we have seen charges in the town where you live today, but suddenly this charge shows up in Illinois. Is one of your kids or your wife there?
No.
ok, well we are going to put a hold on your account, do you need to do any more shopping today?
Yes.
Will you be making any online purchase or any purchases outside of your city of residence.
No.
Ok, we will approve all charges where you live, but deny all else and refund the charge that is already made.
thank you.
Have a Merry Christmas Mr. alan
You too.
I love my bank!!! Now I just hope that the SOB that is using my wife's card to fund their Christmas tries it one more time. I get the feeling that Target is not happy about it and will probably press charges. At least I hope they do.
And Merry Christmas to all of you my friends. I hope each of you gets all of the ammo and other supplies that Santa was asked for.
On this glorious Christmas Eve, someone in Chicago, of all places, is using my wife's debit card at Target believe it or not. My bank, not BoA, Morgan Chase, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Bancorp, HSBC, or Capital One, (notice I listed the 7 biggest banks in America) a place in which I have never set foot inside a branch in my life, called and asked....we have seen charges in the town where you live today, but suddenly this charge shows up in Illinois. Is one of your kids or your wife there?
No.
ok, well we are going to put a hold on your account, do you need to do any more shopping today?
Yes.
Will you be making any online purchase or any purchases outside of your city of residence.
No.
Ok, we will approve all charges where you live, but deny all else and refund the charge that is already made.
thank you.
Have a Merry Christmas Mr. alan
You too.
I love my bank!!! Now I just hope that the SOB that is using my wife's card to fund their Christmas tries it one more time. I get the feeling that Target is not happy about it and will probably press charges. At least I hope they do.
And Merry Christmas to all of you my friends. I hope each of you gets all of the ammo and other supplies that Santa was asked for.
merry xmas
1. If you refine heroin for a living, but you have a moral objection to liquor,
You may be a Muslim.
2. If you own a £3,000 machine gun and £5,000 rocket launcher, but you can't afford shoes,
You may be a Muslim.
3. If you have more wives than teeth,
You may be a Muslim.
4. If you wipe your bum with your bare hand, but consider bacon to be unclean,
You may be a Muslim.
5. If you think vests come in two styles: Bullet-proof and suicide.
You may be a Muslim
6. If you can't think of anyone you haven't declared jihad against,
You may be a Muslim.
7. If you consider television dangerous, but routinely carry explosives in your clothing,
You may be a Muslim.
8. If you were amazed to discover that cell phones have uses other than setting off roadside bombs, You may be a Muslim.
9. If you have nothing against women and think every man should own at least four,
You may be a Muslim.
10. If you find this offensive or racist and don't forward it,
You may be a Muslim.
1. If you refine heroin for a living, but you have a moral objection to liquor,
You may be a Muslim.
2. If you own a £3,000 machine gun and £5,000 rocket launcher, but you can't afford shoes,
You may be a Muslim.
3. If you have more wives than teeth,
You may be a Muslim.
4. If you wipe your bum with your bare hand, but consider bacon to be unclean,
You may be a Muslim.
5. If you think vests come in two styles: Bullet-proof and suicide.
You may be a Muslim
6. If you can't think of anyone you haven't declared jihad against,
You may be a Muslim.
7. If you consider television dangerous, but routinely carry explosives in your clothing,
You may be a Muslim.
8. If you were amazed to discover that cell phones have uses other than setting off roadside bombs, You may be a Muslim.
9. If you have nothing against women and think every man should own at least four,
You may be a Muslim.
10. If you find this offensive or racist and don't forward it,
You may be a Muslim.
Monday, December 23, 2013
The Irony of the Evolution of Society
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/12/23/judge-denies-request-to-halt-same-sex-marriages-in-utah/
Here is just one of several articles on the forced acceptance of homosexual marriage by a federally appointed...not elected....judge.
It is ironic that the 3rd amendment to the Utah State Constitution, which defines marriage as being between a man and a woman, has been declared unconstitutional.
What is ironic about it you ask? Well , the fact that in 1898 the state of Utah was forced to included in its constitution, in order to become a state, that it only recognized the "traditional definition of marriage"
So, over the course of 115 years a group of people have been forced by politicians to abandon a portion of their religious freedom (good bye 1st amendment) and forced to accept what they consider to be a sinful act (goodbye 9th & 10th amendments).
Just out of curiosity, I wonder if it is that same "group" that has done both? It isn't so much about condoning a particular lifestyle as it is about forcing others to abandon theirs.
Here is just one of several articles on the forced acceptance of homosexual marriage by a federally appointed...not elected....judge.
It is ironic that the 3rd amendment to the Utah State Constitution, which defines marriage as being between a man and a woman, has been declared unconstitutional.
What is ironic about it you ask? Well , the fact that in 1898 the state of Utah was forced to included in its constitution, in order to become a state, that it only recognized the "traditional definition of marriage"
So, over the course of 115 years a group of people have been forced by politicians to abandon a portion of their religious freedom (good bye 1st amendment) and forced to accept what they consider to be a sinful act (goodbye 9th & 10th amendments).
Just out of curiosity, I wonder if it is that same "group" that has done both? It isn't so much about condoning a particular lifestyle as it is about forcing others to abandon theirs.
Thursday, December 19, 2013
A Simple Christmas Love Story
A couple was Christmas shopping.
The shopping center was packed - as the wife walked through the mall she
was surprised when she looked around to find that her husband was
nowhere to be seen.
She was quite upset because they had a lot to do.
She became so worried that she called him on her cell phone to ask him where he was.
In
a quiet voice he said, "Do you remember the jewelers we went into about
five years ago where you fell in love with that diamond necklace that
we couldn't afford, and I told you that I would get it for you one day?"
The wife choked up and started to cry and said, "Yes... yes I do remember that shop."
He replied, "Well, I'm in the mall pub right next door to it."
I love that guy!!
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Schteveo
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
John Beale, Hero or Villian?
A top executive from the Environmental Protection Agency is likely
heading to prison after defrauding the federal government out of nearly
$1 million. He concocted the truly bizarre and elaborate scheme to
avoid doing his job while still raking in a generous salary.
The EPA’s highest paid former employee, John Beale, will be sentenced in a federal court on Wednesday after spending more than ten years taking months off work to do “intelligence work for the CIA in Pakistan,” when he was actually kicking back, reading, riding his bike and relaxing at his vacation home in Cape Cod, NBC News first reported.
Beale, who served as a senior policy adviser in the agency’s Office of Air and Radiation, pled guilty in September to defrauding the federal government out of nearly $900,000 since 2000. Beale retired from his post in April after learning that he was the subject of a federal investigating for defrauding the government by ditching work for months at a time, while still collecting his $200,000 salary (more than EPA administrator Gina McCarthy, his immediate boss.)
I'll admit that what he did was wrong.. I think he SHOULD have lost his job. But jail time and pay the money BACK?! No WAY, his IDIOT bosses should be on the hook for THAT!!
Anyone who is the 'supervisor ' of people making $200K or more a year, SHOULD be smart enough to pick up the PHONE, and do some calling and asking about their employees being 'spies'!
And last but NOT least. how scary is it, that someone supervising people at that level, on YOUR tax dollars, WASN'T smart enough to make some inquiries? I couldn't care less if this was in private industry, but WE paid both their salaries out of the OVER taxation of OUR salaries!
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A Pissed Off but Schteveo
The EPA’s highest paid former employee, John Beale, will be sentenced in a federal court on Wednesday after spending more than ten years taking months off work to do “intelligence work for the CIA in Pakistan,” when he was actually kicking back, reading, riding his bike and relaxing at his vacation home in Cape Cod, NBC News first reported.
Beale, who served as a senior policy adviser in the agency’s Office of Air and Radiation, pled guilty in September to defrauding the federal government out of nearly $900,000 since 2000. Beale retired from his post in April after learning that he was the subject of a federal investigating for defrauding the government by ditching work for months at a time, while still collecting his $200,000 salary (more than EPA administrator Gina McCarthy, his immediate boss.)
I'll admit that what he did was wrong.. I think he SHOULD have lost his job. But jail time and pay the money BACK?! No WAY, his IDIOT bosses should be on the hook for THAT!!
Anyone who is the 'supervisor ' of people making $200K or more a year, SHOULD be smart enough to pick up the PHONE, and do some calling and asking about their employees being 'spies'!
And last but NOT least. how scary is it, that someone supervising people at that level, on YOUR tax dollars, WASN'T smart enough to make some inquiries? I couldn't care less if this was in private industry, but WE paid both their salaries out of the OVER taxation of OUR salaries!
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A Pissed Off but Schteveo
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Have We Been Had, Again?
Was the 9/11 attack on America an act of terrorism, or an act of war by a nation state?
On 9-11-01, America was attacked on it's home turf. In terms of lives lost, it was an attack even more devastating than Pearl Harbor. But the attack on Pearl Harbor made us rise up and go to war. The attack on the WTC only made us go back to sleep.
For generations, there has been plenty of evidence to show that the socialist FDR, and top members of his administration, (knew) the attack was coming but did nothing to stop it, since it was the fastest way to get the US involved in what was to become WWII. At the time, the American people were (rabidly) against getting involved in Europe's war. Did FDR, in order to keep a promise he made to Churchill, see a perfect opportunity, and take it?
Did the US govt. (know) 9/11 was going to happen, or, were there so many stupid and incompetent people in charge that they never saw it coming. Or, were 3000+ Americans murdered simply because our govt. was afraid to upset the price of oil?
Have we been had again?
http://nypost.com/2013/12/15/inside-the-saudi-911-coverup/
On 9-11-01, America was attacked on it's home turf. In terms of lives lost, it was an attack even more devastating than Pearl Harbor. But the attack on Pearl Harbor made us rise up and go to war. The attack on the WTC only made us go back to sleep.
For generations, there has been plenty of evidence to show that the socialist FDR, and top members of his administration, (knew) the attack was coming but did nothing to stop it, since it was the fastest way to get the US involved in what was to become WWII. At the time, the American people were (rabidly) against getting involved in Europe's war. Did FDR, in order to keep a promise he made to Churchill, see a perfect opportunity, and take it?
Did the US govt. (know) 9/11 was going to happen, or, were there so many stupid and incompetent people in charge that they never saw it coming. Or, were 3000+ Americans murdered simply because our govt. was afraid to upset the price of oil?
Have we been had again?
http://nypost.com/2013/12/15/inside-the-saudi-911-coverup/
Saturday, December 14, 2013
This is NOT good news, IMNSHO...
In 1969 we landed two men on the moon. Over the next 3 years, 4 months and 3 weeks, 10 more Americans would do so. Then, in typical American style, we got bored and then complacent and finally we completely pissed away the ability to even go to the moon.
But all is not lost!! The Chinese made a soft landing on the Moon this morning, with a robot rover. How could that EVER be a bad thing, right?!?!!
Just two years ago, our 'experts' said that China didn't have the rockets, the fuel, the technical expertise nor the general technology to do what they did this week. They, the 'experts', said it would be 5 to 7 years before they'd attempt a hard landing on the moon. Which they'd HAVE to do to achieve a soft landing.
What the 'experts' failed to consider I think, is that 99% of the know how for getting to the moon is declassified and available on the GD internet! So they had no NEED to re-invent the wheel. All they had to do was go interweb surfing for answers.
But if they did this 3 to 5 years early, WTH makes us think they'll wait another 7 years to 'attempt' putting men on the moon? And when they go, what's to keep them from taking a 5 or 10 kilaton nuke with them, and setting that SOB up, before they announce that they are now Rulers of the Earth?
And how long before Obama sends them a GD "Way to Go" card for doing this?
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Schteveo
But all is not lost!! The Chinese made a soft landing on the Moon this morning, with a robot rover. How could that EVER be a bad thing, right?!?!!
China on Saturday
successfully carried out the world's first soft landing of a space probe on the moon in nearly four decades, state media said, the next stage in
an ambitious space program that aims to eventually put a Chinese
astronaut on the moon.
The unmanned Chang'e 3
lander, named after a mythical Chinese goddess of the moon, touched down
on Earth's nearest neighbor following a 12-minute landing process.
The
probe carried a six-wheeled moon rover called "Yutu," or "Jade Rabbit,"
the goddess' pet. After landing Saturday evening on a fairly flat,
Earth-facing part of the moon, the rover was slated to separate from the
Chang'e eight hours later and embark on a three-month scientific
exploration.
China sent its first astronaut into space in
2003, becoming the third nation after Russia and the United States to
achieve manned space travel independently. In 2006, it sent its first
probe to the moon. China plans to open a space station around 2020 and
send an astronaut to the moon after that.
Now, here's the 'rub' on this story.
Just two years ago, our 'experts' said that China didn't have the rockets, the fuel, the technical expertise nor the general technology to do what they did this week. They, the 'experts', said it would be 5 to 7 years before they'd attempt a hard landing on the moon. Which they'd HAVE to do to achieve a soft landing.
What the 'experts' failed to consider I think, is that 99% of the know how for getting to the moon is declassified and available on the GD internet! So they had no NEED to re-invent the wheel. All they had to do was go interweb surfing for answers.
But if they did this 3 to 5 years early, WTH makes us think they'll wait another 7 years to 'attempt' putting men on the moon? And when they go, what's to keep them from taking a 5 or 10 kilaton nuke with them, and setting that SOB up, before they announce that they are now Rulers of the Earth?
And how long before Obama sends them a GD "Way to Go" card for doing this?
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Schteveo
Monday, December 9, 2013
A National Disgrace
"A nation that treats it's welfare and illegal parasites (far better) than it treats it's warriors, is a nation unworthy of their sacrifice..." -- Spider
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/dec/9/troops-forced-to-rely-on-welfare-holiday-charity/
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/dec/9/troops-forced-to-rely-on-welfare-holiday-charity/
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Famous Presidential Lies
LBJ:
We were attacked (in the Gulf of Tonkin)
Nixon:
I am not a crook
GHW Bush:
Read my lips - No new taxes
Clinton:
I did not have sex with that woman... Miss Lewinski
GW Bush:
Iraq has weapons of mass destruction
Obama:
I will have the most transparent administration in history.
The stimulus will fund shovel-ready jobs.
I am focused like a laser on creating jobs.
The IRS is not targeting anyone.
It was a spontaneous riot about a movie.
If I had a son.
I will put an end to the type of politics that "breeds division, conflict and cynicism".
You didn't build that!
I will restore trust in Government.
The Cambridge cops acted stupidly.
The public will have 5 days to look at every bill that lands on my desk
It's not my red line - it is the world's red line.
Whistle blowers will be protected in my administration.
We got back every dime we used to rescue the banks and auto companies, with interest.
I am not spying on American citizens.
ObamaCare will be good for America
You can keep your family doctor.
Premiums will be lowered by $2500.
If you like it, you can keep your current healthcare plan
It's just like shopping at Amazon
I knew nothing about "Fast and Furious" gunrunning to Mexican drug cartels
I knew nothing about IRS targeting conservative groups
I knew nothing about what happened in Benghazi
I have never my uncle from Kenya who is in the country illegally and that was arrested and told to leave the country over 20 years ago
And, I have never lived with that uncle. (He finally admitted today, [12-05-2013] that he DID know his uncle and that he DID live with him.))
And the biggest lie of all:
"I, Barrack Hussein Obama, pledge to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America."
Borrowed from the wild and patriotic minds at PIG...
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Friday Funnies, On Tuesday
Jenny, a blonde girl, came skipping home from school today. "Mommy,
Mommy," she yelled, "we were counting today, and all the other kids
could only count to four, but I counted to 10.
See? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!"
"Very good," said her mother.
"Is it because I'm blonde?" Jenny asked.
"Yes, it's because you're blonde," said the mommy.
The next day the girl came skipping home from school. "Mommy, Mommy," she yelled, "We were saying the alphabet today, and all the other kids could only say it to D, but I said it to G. See? A, B, C, D, E, F, G!"
"Very good, Jenny," said her mother.
"Is it because I'm blonde, Mommy?"
"Yes, it's because you're blonde."
The next day Jenny came skipping home from school. "Mommy, Mommy," she yelled, "we were in gym class today, and when we showered, all the other girls had flat chests, but I have these!"
And she lifted her tank top to reveal a pair of 36Cs.
"Very good," said her embarrassed mother.
"Is it because I'm blonde, mommy?"
"No Honey, it's because you're 24."
See? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!"
"Very good," said her mother.
"Is it because I'm blonde?" Jenny asked.
"Yes, it's because you're blonde," said the mommy.
The next day the girl came skipping home from school. "Mommy, Mommy," she yelled, "We were saying the alphabet today, and all the other kids could only say it to D, but I said it to G. See? A, B, C, D, E, F, G!"
"Very good, Jenny," said her mother.
"Is it because I'm blonde, Mommy?"
"Yes, it's because you're blonde."
The next day Jenny came skipping home from school. "Mommy, Mommy," she yelled, "we were in gym class today, and when we showered, all the other girls had flat chests, but I have these!"
And she lifted her tank top to reveal a pair of 36Cs.
"Very good," said her embarrassed mother.
"Is it because I'm blonde, mommy?"
"No Honey, it's because you're 24."
Saturday, November 30, 2013
The Human Gene Pool
Since Adam and Eve, the terms "male and female" have served to describe the difference between the two genders. God made sure it wasn't very confusing. Then came (political correctness) which teaches that male and female no longer suffice since those terms do not recognize the aberrations that have been added to the human gene pool. Now we have, "LGBTXYZ", and whatever other letters they've added to cover the assortment of freaks that keep surfacing.
Now, from the Bizarro World, (a.k.a. Mexifornia) comes a new classification. "IT". That's right, IT. Apparently, an (it) is someone (or something) who "refuses to identify as either male or female"! Even among the wild animals on the African plain, this kind of lunacy is not tolerated, as most wild animals will kill an aberration, even of their own species. Obviously, we're not that advanced.
Is this young "thing" some kind of birth abnormality, or just the product of ultra-liberal parents? A look at (it's) name might provide a clue. This story also makes it quite clear that, 1) whatever type of filtering system we're using on the human gene pool, is clearly not working, and 2) perhaps mandatory abortions are not always bad...
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/30/rise-genderqueer-colleges-welcome-kids-who-identif/
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/11/30/california-teen-set-on-fire-doesnt-want-to-be-too-harsh-on-attacker/?intcmp=latestnews
Now, from the Bizarro World, (a.k.a. Mexifornia) comes a new classification. "IT". That's right, IT. Apparently, an (it) is someone (or something) who "refuses to identify as either male or female"! Even among the wild animals on the African plain, this kind of lunacy is not tolerated, as most wild animals will kill an aberration, even of their own species. Obviously, we're not that advanced.
Is this young "thing" some kind of birth abnormality, or just the product of ultra-liberal parents? A look at (it's) name might provide a clue. This story also makes it quite clear that, 1) whatever type of filtering system we're using on the human gene pool, is clearly not working, and 2) perhaps mandatory abortions are not always bad...
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/30/rise-genderqueer-colleges-welcome-kids-who-identif/
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/11/30/california-teen-set-on-fire-doesnt-want-to-be-too-harsh-on-attacker/?intcmp=latestnews
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Happy Thankgiving My Friends!
It's a few minutes after midnight, making it Officially, Thanksgiving Day.
So, ya'll drive safely.
Don't eat too much.
Definitely, DON'T pull for the Lions tomorrow afternoon afternoon.
And finally, Happy Thanksgiving to All of You, from all of us HERE, at Fort Schteveo!
And we'll see you in a day or two, or however long it takes to get over the turkey and carbs hangover!!
So, ya'll drive safely.
Don't eat too much.
Definitely, DON'T pull for the Lions tomorrow afternoon afternoon.
And finally, Happy Thanksgiving to All of You, from all of us HERE, at Fort Schteveo!
And we'll see you in a day or two, or however long it takes to get over the turkey and carbs hangover!!
Warrior Cops
The average person doesn't realize what's happening around them. Most haven't been paying attention to the "militarization" of their state and local police, in spite of the many, many examples we've seen, such as the "occupation" of Boston last year after the terrorist bombings.
If there is to be "civil unrest" in this country, it won't be the regular military we see confronting us on the streets. It will be Law Enforcement officers, but i'll bet you won't be able to tell them apart from the military...
"The last days of colonialism taught America’s revolutionaries that soldiers in the streets bring conflict and tyranny. As a result, our country has generally worked to keep the military out of law enforcement. But according to investigative reporter Radley Balko, over the last several decades, America’s cops have increasingly come to resemble ground troops. The consequences have been dire: the home is no longer a place of sanctuary, the Fourth Amendment has been gutted, and police today have been conditioned to see the citizens they serve as an other—an enemy.
Today’s armored-up policemen are a far cry from the constables of early America. The unrest of the 1960s brought about the invention of the SWAT unit—which in turn led to the debut of military tactics in the ranks of police officers. Nixon’s War on Drugs, Reagan’s War on Poverty, Clinton’s COPS program, the post–9/11 security state under Bush and Obama: by degrees, each of these innovations expanded and empowered police forces, always at the expense of civil liberties. And these are just four among a slew of reckless programs.
In Rise of the Warrior Cop, Balko shows how politicians’ ill-considered policies and relentless declarations of war against vague enemies like crime, drugs, and terror have blurred the distinction between cop and soldier. His fascinating, frightening narrative shows how over a generation, a creeping battlefield mentality has isolated and alienated American police officers and put them on a collision course with the values of a free society..." Radley Balko
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/11/26/defense-department-gives-local-police-equipment-designed-for-warzone/
If there is to be "civil unrest" in this country, it won't be the regular military we see confronting us on the streets. It will be Law Enforcement officers, but i'll bet you won't be able to tell them apart from the military...
"The last days of colonialism taught America’s revolutionaries that soldiers in the streets bring conflict and tyranny. As a result, our country has generally worked to keep the military out of law enforcement. But according to investigative reporter Radley Balko, over the last several decades, America’s cops have increasingly come to resemble ground troops. The consequences have been dire: the home is no longer a place of sanctuary, the Fourth Amendment has been gutted, and police today have been conditioned to see the citizens they serve as an other—an enemy.
Today’s armored-up policemen are a far cry from the constables of early America. The unrest of the 1960s brought about the invention of the SWAT unit—which in turn led to the debut of military tactics in the ranks of police officers. Nixon’s War on Drugs, Reagan’s War on Poverty, Clinton’s COPS program, the post–9/11 security state under Bush and Obama: by degrees, each of these innovations expanded and empowered police forces, always at the expense of civil liberties. And these are just four among a slew of reckless programs.
In Rise of the Warrior Cop, Balko shows how politicians’ ill-considered policies and relentless declarations of war against vague enemies like crime, drugs, and terror have blurred the distinction between cop and soldier. His fascinating, frightening narrative shows how over a generation, a creeping battlefield mentality has isolated and alienated American police officers and put them on a collision course with the values of a free society..." Radley Balko
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/11/26/defense-department-gives-local-police-equipment-designed-for-warzone/
Friday, November 22, 2013
I just LOST a really good, quite long Opinion Piece!!! GD'it!!!
I wrote AND edited a really BRILLIANT piece about the MSM's coverage of the 50th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor and the 50th Anniversary of the day that President Kennedy was assassinated. I hate that it's gone as it was fucking brilliant!
I'm NOT going to re-write it, but I will hit the high spots.
The MSM seems to be taking a very different view of JFK over the last few weeks, one that they'd seemingly LOST over the last 25 years or so. They all but skipped over the 50th of both Pearl Harbor Day and D-Day, but for some reason, they're rehabilitating Kennedy this last week, and truthfully.
It can't be that they of the MSM, are seeing that by backing the hyper-Liberal idiot fringe Dems for the last 50 years that they've SCREWED all of us, can it?
As I was listening to Glenn Beck this morning and he interviewed an author named Ira Stoll, who has written a book named, "JFK, Conservative". Stoll has the view of Kennedy that I always argued FOR, the guy raised around business people, who volunteered for hazardous duty when all his rich, NE peers wimped out stateside, the JFK who ran a low dollar, hand-shaking campaign for his first House Seat.
The JFK who would probably be siding with Ted Cruz and Rand Paul on monetary policy, the military and our borders, but would NOT be anywhere near agreeing with the current holder of the Oval Office on ANYTHING. Go read some of the Quotes, they're pretty remarkable for a 'Democrat', given how we see them now. Or better still, how they see themselves.
Last but not least, as I was looking for / at some Kennedy quotes on the interwebs, and I guess I can see why plenty of Communists or followers of Communist thought would have wanted him DEAD. He was ABSOLUTELY dead set against any system but the American System of Free Enterprise, Free Speech and Capitalism. He thought the laws ALREADY on the books, gave minorities ALL the protections they needed. And he thought that Americans could or WOULD do whatever was required to make the World a safe place to live, and he thought we'd ONLY get there via a strong military and strong national economy.
I wonder again today, as I have over a few of these Anniversaries, just how much WAS killed in Dallas Texas in November 22, 1963, besides just that one, singular man? What COULD he have done?
Schteveo
I'm NOT going to re-write it, but I will hit the high spots.
The MSM seems to be taking a very different view of JFK over the last few weeks, one that they'd seemingly LOST over the last 25 years or so. They all but skipped over the 50th of both Pearl Harbor Day and D-Day, but for some reason, they're rehabilitating Kennedy this last week, and truthfully.
It can't be that they of the MSM, are seeing that by backing the hyper-Liberal idiot fringe Dems for the last 50 years that they've SCREWED all of us, can it?
As I was listening to Glenn Beck this morning and he interviewed an author named Ira Stoll, who has written a book named, "JFK, Conservative". Stoll has the view of Kennedy that I always argued FOR, the guy raised around business people, who volunteered for hazardous duty when all his rich, NE peers wimped out stateside, the JFK who ran a low dollar, hand-shaking campaign for his first House Seat.
The JFK who would probably be siding with Ted Cruz and Rand Paul on monetary policy, the military and our borders, but would NOT be anywhere near agreeing with the current holder of the Oval Office on ANYTHING. Go read some of the Quotes, they're pretty remarkable for a 'Democrat', given how we see them now. Or better still, how they see themselves.
Last but not least, as I was looking for / at some Kennedy quotes on the interwebs, and I guess I can see why plenty of Communists or followers of Communist thought would have wanted him DEAD. He was ABSOLUTELY dead set against any system but the American System of Free Enterprise, Free Speech and Capitalism. He thought the laws ALREADY on the books, gave minorities ALL the protections they needed. And he thought that Americans could or WOULD do whatever was required to make the World a safe place to live, and he thought we'd ONLY get there via a strong military and strong national economy.
I wonder again today, as I have over a few of these Anniversaries, just how much WAS killed in Dallas Texas in November 22, 1963, besides just that one, singular man? What COULD he have done?
Schteveo
Thursday, November 21, 2013
I just WISH I had this KIND of 'pissed-off' Money!
Don't hate the player, hate the middle finger that's now pointing at your house from your jilted lover's back patio.
Alan Markovitz recently moved in to a home in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., next door to his ex-wife. He then proceeded to erect this bronze statue in her -- and her new boyfriend's
The middle-finger statue was brought to the world's attention, according to Gawker, by Lenka Tuohy, the daughter of Markovitz's ex.
"[I]t's hard for me to enjoy my baths now because my fav tub is in my moms bathroom which faces out towards tif and alans house," Tuohy wrote in a tweet that is no longer available.
This is THE kind of money I'd like to have. SOOOOO much, that I can quite easily piss it away on pissing off the neighbors. But this guy is my current hero, for doing what all men dream of doing to their cheating ex-wife.
Schteveo
Friday Funny, BC/BS vs Obamacare...
A man goes into the hospital for a vasectomy. Before the procedure a
very attractive nurse comes in and takes his vitals, then tells him to
take all of his clothes off.
When he is fully undressed she instructs him to lie down on the table. The man obeys. The nurse then takes all of her clothes off and climbs on top and has her way with him.
Upon the completion of the act the man catches his breath and asks what that was all about. The nurse informs the patient that studies have shown that before a vasectomy if the man has an ejaculation, he will be more relaxed and that the cord is easier for the surgeon to locate and sever, thereby making the surgery safer, more efficient and quicker.
The nurse then wheels the patient to the operating room.
While they are going down the hall the patient looks through a window to the right and sees six men in a room masturbating.
Curious, the man asks," What are they doing in there"?
The nurse responds, " They're preparing for vasectomies too, but you STILL have your Blue Cross, and they opted for ObamaCare!!"
When he is fully undressed she instructs him to lie down on the table. The man obeys. The nurse then takes all of her clothes off and climbs on top and has her way with him.
Upon the completion of the act the man catches his breath and asks what that was all about. The nurse informs the patient that studies have shown that before a vasectomy if the man has an ejaculation, he will be more relaxed and that the cord is easier for the surgeon to locate and sever, thereby making the surgery safer, more efficient and quicker.
The nurse then wheels the patient to the operating room.
While they are going down the hall the patient looks through a window to the right and sees six men in a room masturbating.
Curious, the man asks," What are they doing in there"?
The nurse responds, " They're preparing for vasectomies too, but you STILL have your Blue Cross, and they opted for ObamaCare!!"
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