For this occasion, a little old school is in order
Rush Limbaugh admitted to Honolulu hospital
Updates at RushLimbaugh.com
‘Why Don’t Moderate Muslims Police Their Own?’ Here’s One Who Did
Why do Muslims get mad at us for wanting to stop attacks instead of at those who commit them?
Fewer than one in 10 kept New Year’s Resolution for 2009
We lost our house, my woman and I are now hundreds of miles apart, my car died. Yes, I’m still fucking smoking, okay!?
Wife ‘broke Tiger’s cheek with 9 iron’
Report: Woods met with cops Dec. 1
Cops say he had a fat lip. Either way, Elin got one in
On Terrorism it’s Time to Know, to Profile, and to Discriminate
Once Presbyterians attempt to blow up planes, we can generalize
How Right Was Cheney? Very
White House hits back at Cheney criticism
Dems Blame Bush Admin For Terror Attempt
With crayons
Wide use of U.S. airport body scanners depends on Obama
And his pals at the ACLU
Eight killed in Afghan suicide blast were CIA agents
Taliban claim blast that killed 8 Americans
Not good when the enemy knows how to get at the CIA… and succeeds
Obama nominee, under fire, withdraws for ‘personal reasons’
Not back taxes this time
Rick Warren Asks for Urgent Donations
The bigger they are…
W.H. targets conservatives, firms
When Republicans talk repeal, Dems freak. When Obama repealed, Dems did The Freak
New 2010 laws: Cooking to texting
Maybe 2010 will see a leave-me-the-fuck-alone movement as well
China’s Oil Ambitions in Canada Receiving New Government Scrutiny
There was a time when America was aggressive when it came to our self-interests
Ron Paul son Rand makes Ky. Senate run official
Looks like we’ll be hearing from The Paulies again soon
The start of an Iranian intifada
Regime Wages a Quiet War on ‘Star Students’ of Iran
Unrest in Iran: The Vindication of George W. Bush
Iranians want freedom… like in Iraq!
Apple wins iPod hearing loss lawsuit
Innovative idea of Apple to put that volume control on it
Pasta protest against vicar who condoned shoplifting
I’ll bet he didn’t see that coming
Venezuela’s Chavez warns against coup attempts
Sounds like a few people have mind disagreements with Hugo
Barack Obama considers sanctions against Iran’s leaders
He’ll make a decision by late February…ish
Western troops accused of executing 10 Afghan civilians, including children
And whom in this country would believe the accusations first?
Democrats may take power from superdelegates
Clearing Obama’s path for 2012
Newcomer Stirs Up Connecticut Senate Race
Pro wrestling has had a proud tradition in American politics, right Jesse?
Quinn: Ill. Secret prison early release a mistake
It’s never good public policy when it’s kept a secret
Ivana Trump Escorted Off Plane: Napolitano Declares ‘The System Worked’
Ann Coulter’s ‘Ouch of the Day’
White House prepares for immigration overhaul battle
This one could turn a potential 20-30 seat Dem loss next fall to a GOP power grab
‘With crayons’
This is actually a comment on the videos covering the ‘art therapy’ rehabilitation program in Saudi Arabia that appeared Tuesday. I started to post something then, but thought better of it at that time.
With respect to the ‘ex-terrorists’ who are the object of the program, those people have rather disturbed thinking processes. Who can blame them for that? Even here, those who develop critical thinking skills do so entirely on their own – they certainly don’t learn them in our public schools or our universities. Can these art therapy programs help with that? I don’t know; I’m certainly not qualified to judge. Time will tell. In any event, it is unlikely that any program will prove 100% successful.
Answering this question gives us no guidance on how to answer another, more important (to us) question: What should we do with the Gitmo detainees? It is disturbing that some of them have already been proved beyond any doubt to have been put there in error. That’s not good. Does anyone know how to avoid that? Evidently not. We should certainly be willing to admit to errors when they occur and make restitution to the victims.
The part about both these videos that bothered me were the references to mistreatment at Gitmo. The videos’ glaring fault in this is that they aired statements made by people who would have had absolutely no way of knowing whether their accusations were based on fact, and then gave no opportunity for rebuttal. Did it happen? I don’t know. Could it have happened? Certainly. It definitely happened at Abu Ghraib. I know from having worked with a former prison guard that mistreatment will develop to the degree that the commander will allow, and no further.
Anyway, Happy New Year everyone. I’m looking forward to next November’s elections.
I’ll find out in a few hours if I keep my Resolution this year, “Live to see the next year” I pick the same one every year. The greatest thing is that If I fail to keep it, then I can’t be mad at myself.
By the way, it’s my birthday today.
Not good when the enemy knows how to get at the CIA… and succeeds
Committed by an “Afghan army official”. Subversion from within is the most insidious betrayal.
Innovative idea of Apple to put that volume control on it
Not obvious enough! It is the government’s duty to guide people in the proper use of a “noise”-making device. It seems that our education system has, once again, failed to enlighten its students.
Fortunately, saner minds prevailed… this time.
The court also noted that Apple issues a warning with each iPod which states that “permanent hearing loss may occur if earphones or headphones are used at high volume”.
Maybe it’s an issue of literacy? Keep them illiterate and dependent.
Venezuela’s Chavez warns against coup attempts
Not to worry. Chavez will simply “nationalize” yet another sector of the economy, further emasculating the people, and the castle will be protected. However, in case he fails to completely consolidate power, it would be advisable that his supporters gather within the walls, in order to avoid the people’s resistance.
Good luck, Chavez. The American progressives support your brand of “progress”.
White House prepares for immigration overhaul battle
Immigrants are welcome, while invaders (i.e., illegal aliens) are not.
Happy and Hopeful New Year!
“Why do Muslims get mad at us for wanting to stop attacks instead of at those who commit them?”
For much the same reasons that the leftists and “liberals” in our midst were anti-anti-communists, always getting themselves worked up over imaginary “McCarthyism” (which was a myth from the beginning) but ignoring that there those who wanted to enslave or kill us all — Islam is political ideaology of Arab supremicism, Islam is the Arab attempt to displace the Jews as God’s Chosen People.
Since we are not Moslems, by this ideaology we are never “innocent” and so we may be murdered with impunity. And, even were we Moslems, since we are not Arabs, the Arabs know themselves free to murder us with impunity — all the while calling us “brother.”
Happy birthday, Maus!
Mauser:
Another year older. Another year wiser?
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Mauser -39 again like me? Happy New Year to everyone & may you have a safe & prosperous 2010. Oh yeah & let’s either Vote the bums out or if need be, throw them out! Hey Bob, you got the snow last week & we lucked out here with none. It ain’t gonna happen this weekend, as it finally got up here & is snowing now & isn’t supposed to stop until Saturday evening – crap!
44 this time.
As I’ve been saying in other places:
2009 can die in a fire.
2010, I’m watching you….