Behind the Tinfoil Curtain

A symphony of firepower

2007-08-05T21:12:00.000-07:00

Being the BF2 fan that I am... this rocks! Turn this up... way up!

Black Rifles

2007-07-22T19:31:00.000-07:00

Wow... it only took the MSM about 5 years to catch on to their new buzzword "Black Rifle". The phrase "pocket rocket", which was coined by gun mags back in the late 90's, made it into political parlance when various windbags from the left decided that small handguns were the new plague upon the land.

NBC wasted no time in turning this into an anti gun hit piece. Surprised? No. Surprised only in the fact it has taken this long to drum up some yellow journalism on firearms since the Virginia Tech incident.

However, there are far more educated gun owners now thanks to the electronic medium. Ironic.

Finally... to the anti gun left: Fuck you. That's it... just "Fuck you". You'd rather have child molesters and terrorists in our midst than tools that would ultimately save you.

This is made of epic win

2007-06-10T19:25:00.000-07:00

Veganism = failure

2007-05-09T17:22:00.000-07:00

Try this little gem:
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8P102RO0&show_article=1

Vegans sentenced for starving their baby
May 9 01:13 PM US/Eastern
By GREG BLUESTEIN
Associated Press Writer

ATLANTA (AP) - A vegan couple were sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for the death of their malnourished 6-week-old baby boy, who was fed a diet largely consisting of soy milk and apple juice. Superior Court Judge L.A. McConnell imposed the mandatory sentences on Jade Sanders, 27, and Lamont Thomas, 31. Their son, Crown Shakur, weighed just 3 1/2 pounds when he died of starvation on April 25, 2004....

This kid didn't even have a fighting chance. But surely the enlightened wisdom of our liberal overlords knew that such a diet was not suited for an infant.... right? Where are the demands of 'accountability'? I'm sure this will get glossed over and ignored.

Stop the presses!

2007-04-21T07:11:00.000-07:00

On Yahoo no less: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070421/
Armed Miss America 1944 stops intruder
WAYNESBURG, Ky. - Miss America 1944 has a talent that likely has never appeared on a beauty pageant stage: She fired a handgun to shoot out a vehicle's tires and stop an intruder.

Guns the hands of private citizens...good? No way!

After the Virgina Tech incident, the media and the left are going full bore for more gun grabbing laws. Of course, it took less than a day to blame the GOP, the President, and the NRA.

All I have to say about this Cho fellow is "Thanks, assclown... You should have taken the first round yourself." His actions have swung the pedulum back toward the left for more legislation. Laws that would have not stopped him regardless. Legally purchased, but no one has the ability to see intent. Who is at fault? He is. Not the movies that he watched, or the "trauma" he suffered growing up, or our horrible society. Him and him alone. Seeing the sheep bray at the supposed cause and who do we throw under the bus next for accountability tells me that they fail to understand personal responsibility.

Operation Baghdad begins

2007-02-06T19:15:00.000-08:00

From www.mnf-iraq.com :
Iraqi Army and Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers uncovered more than 1,100 81mm high-explosive mortar rounds at a cache near the main highway, Route Tampa, leading into the Iraqi capital Saturday.
Troops from 3rd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division and Troop B, 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment “Wolverines,” 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), made the discovery during Operation Wolverine Alesia near Yusufiyah, Iraq, just 10 miles southwest of the capital.

A moment of silence and a prayer for those on the tip of the spear about to go into battle. Hopefully this new offensive will crush the enemy and reverse the bleeding that has been a non stop drip in the MSM. I'm sure the Dems are biting thier nails because it this works, they'll have to find a new spin on victory. Of course, we'll hardly hear about it if it does go well. Apparently victory is not news worthy. Only the defeat and humiliation of US foreign policy is the sound of music to the yellow bellied, guilt ridden left.

One down, more to go

2006-12-30T10:10:00.000-08:00

An end of an era. With Saddam resting quietly with his 72 virgins, I'm almost nostalgic for the days when he was waving his SCUD missiles at everyone. At least we still have a whole list of dirtbags to go after.

One thing that I've noticed is the media has some bad grammar/ verb tense going on. I keep reading "Saddam to be hanged". Shouldn't he be "He will hang" or "Saddam to be hung". Maybe they don't teach english as a subject in journalism school. Must have been replaced by "How to sell out your country in time of war" and "Super sensitivity training as to not offend the enemy".

Are you ready for our new overlords?

2006-12-05T19:24:00.000-08:00

Because this crap will keep on happening as long as the MSM and all sensing liberals shame us into letting these animals get away with it. Groups like the ACLU are just a dangerous as AQ.

Watch and learn, sheeple.

Emo kid music review

2006-10-31T19:59:00.000-08:00

I just caught my first listen of My Chemical Romance's "Black Parade". Impression off the first track is it's a pretty weak forgery of Pink Floyd's "In the Flesh". The only thing that keeps me listening is that the lead guitar has some decent licks. Although that may not be enough to keep me through the whole thing.

UPDATE: Pretentious. Rock may very well be dead.

Everyone's a winner!

2006-10-21T08:26:00.000-07:00

http://www.thepeoplescube.com/red/viewtopic.php?t=64

I hope they make a mint off this.

Imperial March

2006-10-20T22:53:00.000-07:00

Brilliant!

Never Forget

2006-10-14T22:14:00.000-07:00

Because this video speaks volumes.

Proud to be in the U.S. Army

2006-10-14T07:35:00.000-07:00

The "Army of One" slogan which catered mostly to the "me" generation just got owned with this new ad. It sounds and plays like a movie trailer. I was a little iffy on the "Army Strong" tag line, but all in all, well done.

Limp wristed, greasy haired anti war types will hate it. Red blooded Americans will love it.

Angelides uses CA Guard as pawn

2006-10-08T11:20:00.000-07:00

From the 24 Sept 06 L.A. Times story:
Angelides Puts Iraq on Table
The gubernatorial candidate says he would immediately seek the Guard's withdrawal. In a move to bolster his appeal among Democrats, state Treasurer Phil Angelides said Saturday night that on his first day as governor, he would call on President Bush to withdraw California's National Guard troops from the war in Iraq.The Democratic nominee for governor said in a telephone interview that he would take court action against Bush if necessary to extract the state's National Guard members from Iraq. He said he would also urge other governors and members of Congress to join his effort....
http://www.latimes.com/la-me-angelides24sep24,1,4217099.story?coll=la-center-politics-cal&ctrack=1&cset=true

A few thoughts on his tactic. It's pure pandering to the spineless anti war left who has no stomach to fight. That's really no big surprise, but what is really galling is his attitiude toward the CA Guard. Hey Phil, it's not your personal army. Once the reserve forces are federalized by the President, you have zero say in where they go and what they do. While he knows he can't really do anything about it, he plays the tired approach of taking it to court. Ultimatley, and this comes from watching his campaign ads, is that he's really running against Bush.

So, if this hack were in office... I suppose I could opt out of any state mission that I felt was immoral/illegal/mismanaged... ect.. (No, not really). But, it's the precedent he sets. I think he'll be pounding sand come Nov.8th anyway.

Because YouTube is afraid of the ROP'ers

2006-10-06T19:32:00.000-07:00

I see that YouTube has been scared into removing the original "Rocket Ride (Hezbollywood Remix)" because it "violates terms of service".

Yeah, whatever. So.. here it is AGAIN! Ha ha ha!

Can we say "Dhimmitude"?

Sen. Inhofe speaks truth to global warming wackos...

2006-09-26T08:43:00.000-07:00

... by calling BS on the media's spinning of warming and cooling trends. It's a long read, but well worth it.

http://epw.senate.gov/speechitem.cfm?party=rep&id=263759

And now... an intermission

2006-09-25T21:55:00.000-07:00

An offering of Internet Culture and "memes":

Main Stream Media/ P.C. speak

2006-09-25T12:52:00.000-07:00

*Cue Peter Griffin voice*
"You know what really grinds my gears?"

Buzzwords and catch phrases that I hear ad nauseam in the media. Words that are used to inflate the user and soften impact. Spineless, mealy mouthed, corporate feel good fluff. Allow me to illustrate and offer a fix:

Empower - Authorize or warrant
Embolden - foster boldness or courage
Enable - qualify, allow, permit
Purport - Imply or intention of
Vitriol - Abusive or caustic
"Take ownership of..." - "I" as in "I did/said"
Dialog - when used as a verb. What's wrong with "talk"?
"Speak truth to power" - What the hell does that mean? It's pretentious. About as annoying as "Stand up and be counted."
"Move on"/ "Get over it" - Just say "Both you and your premise bore me."

When you find one, you'll probably find the others. It's precisely this that makes me roll my eyes at the speaker. Just say what you mean and mean what you say. Brevity is key.

Hezbollah photo and ambulance fakes tribute

2006-09-25T12:31:00.000-07:00

Because they are just too good to forget:

Cultural Reference- For the "All Your Base Are Belong To Us" significance, go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_your_base

Chavez upstages Dems by stealing their thunder

2006-09-21T20:19:00.000-07:00

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/09/21/
I think Chavez is on the Dem's talking points mailing list. After his Bush name calling rants at the U.N. and Harlem, Pelosi and Rangel were in CYA mode, calling Chavez a "thug" and rebuking his attack. Pretty transparent as they probably agree with the Noam Chomsky pimpin' Chavez, but have to show... you know... unity with Americans.

Apparently, the left has dibs on name calling. They don't like it when their A list material gets pimped by anyone other than them. With classy retorts like "devil", "alcoholic"," smells of sulfur" and "sick man", I can see why the Dems felt upstaged. "Hey, those are OUR lines!"

Rangel's press release was chock full of "equal time". Here's the meat of it:

I feel that I must speak out now since the Venezuelan government has been instrumental in providing oil at discounted prices to people in low income communities who have suffered increases in rent as heating oil prices have risen sharply. By offering this benefit to people in need, Venezuela has won many friends in poor communities of New York and other states. I am surprised that American oil companies have not stepped up to provide that kind of assistance to the poor.
Venezuela's generosity to the poor, however, should not be interpreted as license to attack President Bush. Those who take issue with Bush Administration policies have no right to attack him personally. It was not helpful when President Bush referred to certain nations as an "axis of evil." Neither is it helpful for a head of state to use the sacred halls of the United Nations to insult President Bush.

Way to stand your ground there, Charlie.
http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny15_rangel/

More CA DOJ theatrics

2006-09-21T13:19:00.000-07:00

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060921-014735-4740r
Calif. sues carmakers over greenhouse gas

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- California is suing the six largest U.S. and Japanese automakers in federal court for damages in connection with greenhouse gas emissions.
The legal action, filed Wednesday in Oakland, Calif., by California Attorney General Bill Lockyer, alleges the vehicles' emissions have harmed the resources, infrastructure and environmental health of California, costing the state millions of dollars to address current and future effects.

Thanks Bill. Just what we need... more nanny state lawsuits.

Trouble afoot in Thailand

2006-09-21T12:58:00.000-07:00

Military coup in Thailand while thier P.M. is in New York:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25689-2365499,00.html

Looking at the pictures... I couldn't help but notice all the 1980's era U.S. surplus equiptment. Among the items I see:
M60 tank
M113 with M2 .50 Cal. MG.
M998 HMMVW
M16A2 rifles with 20 round mags
Web gear (LCE) with U.S. marked magazine pouches
"Fritz" Kevlar helmet. (PASGT)

No big deal, but I'm wondering if the american left will blame us for this coup by selling off old surplus.

Culture of Death strikes Canada

2006-09-21T12:23:00.000-07:00

Looks like the goth/emo/death crowd may have a new poster boy: Kimveer Gill (AKA: fatality666). Here's a screengrab from his vampirefreaks profile:

Synopsis via Wikipedia: On September 13. 2006 Gill arrived at Dawson College in Montreal and opened fire on students within the main building, killing Anastasia De Sousa, 18, and wounding nineteen other people before officer Denis Cote and other policemen "incapacitated" him. He then turned the gun on himself and committed suicide, according to witnesses, authorities and the autopsy report.

No surprise that the blame is falling on the gun culture rather than the individual. This article fingers the gun club where Gill negotiated the legal hoops of gun ownership in Canada.
http://www.canada.com/cityguides/winnipeg/info/story.html?id=1d0f80b2-abf1-456b-bc09-3392d71ecb4b

Fear not, timid people of California! CA DOJ has seen to it that the Beretta carbine used in NOT for sale here. Ironically, only 10 round magazines are allowed for sale in Canada, as in California. Those arbitrary limits on magazine capacity really had an effect here. I know I'll sleep better at night.... (audible eyeroll). Actually, I do. With my Glock 21 and preban 13 round mag stoked with CorBon JHP rounds. Just in case a vampire attacks.

A picture is worth a thousand words

2006-09-13T12:21:00.000-07:00

September 11th

2006-09-11T13:18:00.000-07:00

I remember this morning in mental snapshots. It was beyond surreal. It still is.

My resolve to fight this enemy has not waivered. Sadly, I sense that it is going to take a few more attacks on our soil to really wake up the non-believers. The ones who think we did this, are to blame for this...ect. Just wait for that 15 KT fireball to incinerate your family and favorite coffee shop and then maybe you'll realize what we are facing.

My take on the Lebanese ambulance hoax

2006-09-06T11:45:00.000-07:00

"Enemy Vehicle!" Anyone up for some Battlefield 2?

Some excellent debunking of the ambulance hoax:
http://www.zombietime.com/fraud/ambulance/
and here:
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/005866.htm

Cry me a river...

2006-09-03T23:26:00.000-07:00

... bitches.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060903/lf_afp/usattacks5years
Headline : US Muslims plagued by discrimination after 9/11 attacks

I wonder why? Hmmmm.

How about getting on the winning team, AP?

2006-09-03T23:16:00.000-07:00

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060904/ap_on_re_as/afghanistan

Please note the headline: More than 200 Taliban die in Afghanistan

How about "Killed"? Am I supposed to feel bad for the ENEMY?

Who's spinning now, AP? Dirtbags.

Crab says "OBEY!"

2006-09-02T14:13:00.000-07:00

We welcome our new crab overlords:
http://www.ochealthinfo.com/press/2006/08-24.htm

http://www.nbc4.tv/news/9737608/detail.html?rss=la&psp=news

The upshot of all this is: Don't eat live freshwater crabs. No matter how many sake-bombs you may have had.

And yes... the graphic idea and creation is mine.

Time to ban SUV's!

2006-08-29T19:44:00.000-07:00

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/08/29/BAGAEKRCO55.DTL

Clearly, the liberals have failed in foreseeing that these vehicles are designed to inflict maximum damage from the average driver. And to happen in the Bay Area... a bastion of progressive thinking! Save us from ourselves, oh mighty overseers! You always know what is best!

Let's ban them by feature:
a) Medium to Large chassis
b) Below average MPG
c) Designed for user comfort
d) Cost is $20,000 and above
e) Appeals to soccer moms, the "rich", and the environmentally insensitive.

And, in this case,

f) Anti-semetic SUV's.
But you had to read into the story to see that the driver (with an Arab name) was making his rounds near a Jewish Center.

Paging any hack liberal politician! We need legislation, stat!

Wait! What??!!?!!

2006-08-19T22:16:00.000-07:00

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1229054,00.html

"If you ask anyone around Hillary Clinton the question that everyone is asking, the answer comes back in a shot: The freshman Senator from New York is far too busy concentrating on her re-election in November to be giving even a passing thought to 2008. Thank you very much. But politics is ultimately a game of logistics, and the junior Senator is putting the machinery in place for a campaign that looks far grander than a re-election cakewalk in New York. All it will need is for someone to throw the switch."

I'm confused.... 'Freshman Senator'? 'Junior Senator'?
Which is it? Make up your mind, TIME.

Greetings from N. Korea

2006-08-17T08:54:00.000-07:00

The Left: "Ohhh.. they are just misunderstood. We should embrace their differences and try to understand why they feel so hostile."

Yea.. OK. You do that.

A little something for Joe's campaign

2006-08-10T08:33:00.000-07:00

My attempt at Moonbat art. 2 mintues in Photoshop and look! A new bumper sticker! These are like honey to the lefties. It's what holds the back of their primer colored Volvo wagons together. It also lowers wind resistance on their trendy hybrid mobiles.

UK terrorist plot

2006-08-10T07:58:00.000-07:00

A few thoughts on the most recent attempt to kill the rest of us infidels.

*cue Pee-Wee's voice* "Connect the dots..La la la la". Who are the Brits rounding up?
Men.
Young.
Muslim.
Put it together and we have Young Muslim Men. Mostly of Pakistani descent. Radicalized Islamic English citizens. Hmmmm. *strokes chin*

August 10th? As in 8/10? September 11th? 9/11?
We know that they like anniversaries. Hmmmm. *sips coffee*

..."suggestive of an al-Qaida plot." is the word from the White House. Oh come on! Just say it. It's not like you are going to make them mad. In fact, let's poke them with a bigger stick. When they come out, they are easier to kill. I don't think we are killing enough of them.

I won't link to it, but all the lefty blogs are a-buzz with their tin foil hat theories that it's another GOP inspired fear fest because of the election year. Sagging poll numbers. Blair is Bush's lapdog. Blah blah blah. I don't make this stuff up.

Hmmmm. Indeed.

Joe reponds

2006-08-09T13:29:00.000-07:00

CT Democrat Party drives off cliff

2006-08-09T13:03:00.000-07:00

This is it. We're through the looking glass. The veil has been shed. Behold!

The face of the new Democratic party.

Can you hear their siren song? "Cut and Run..Cut and Run..Cut and Run!"

Now that's what I call "service"

2006-08-09T12:41:00.000-07:00

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3288530,00.html
I could sure use a massage in the field. I'll mention it during our next AAR.

Ewwwwwwww.....

2006-08-09T12:35:00.000-07:00

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews
It's Hillary.
And she's ....NAKED!
RUN AWAY!

Why Michelle Malkin rocks

2006-07-20T06:34:00.000-07:00

Smart, witty, articulated. And now... well, I'll let the montage speak for itself. A good dose of humor to offset the left.

http://hotair.com/archives/vent/2006/07/20/jump/trackback/

Oh, and did I mention... cute? Ahem.. anyways...

A theory

2006-07-13T04:27:00.000-07:00

Time for me to don a tinfoil hat:
Was N. Korea's Taepodong-2 test on July 5 a real bust? Bush said the military would have had a "reasonable chance" to shoot down a missile if it had reached the U.S.. It had about 42 seconds of flight time before it failed.

OR...

Was it the Airborne Laser?
http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/military/abl/

At least one ABL (Block 2004) will be on tap in 2006 for limited usage.
No proof... but just saying is all.

Classic

2006-07-04T18:59:00.000-07:00

AP compares the US Flag to a disease

2006-07-04T17:45:00.000-07:00

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060704/

"...It's a true epidemic: the red, white and blue, stars-and-stripes banners are everywhere in the United States - on house facades, front lawns, cars and clothes.
Hitting an high point on the July 4 US Independence Day holiday, it is a genuine phenomenon of American national pride that, inevitably, gets a good but also sometimes unwanted boost from commercial exploitation.
"It's a little strange, this obsession of the flag," French author Bernard-Henri Levy wrote after traveling across the country..."

Only the AP could turn a national holiday into a disease. Leftist bastards.

Oh, and by the way... FOAD Levy.

What dude?

2006-07-03T06:45:00.000-07:00

Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) :
"There's one company now you can sign up and you can get a movie delivered to your house daily by delivery service. Okay. And currently it comes to your house, it gets put in the mail box when you get home and you change your order but you pay for that, right.But this service isn't going to go through the interent and what you do is you just go to a place on the internet and you order your movie and guess what you can order ten of them delivered to you and the delivery charge is free.Ten of them streaming across that internet and what happens to your own personal internet?I just the other day got, an internet was sent by my staff at 10 o'clock in the morning on Friday and I just got it yesterday. Why?Because it got tangled up with all these things going on the internet commercially.So you want to talk about the consumer? Let's talk about you and me. We use this internet to communicate and we aren't using it for commercial purposes.We aren't earning anything by going on that internet. Now I'm not saying you have to or you want to discrimnate against those people [...]The regulatory approach is wrong. Your approach is regulatory in the sense that it says "No one can charge anyone for massively invading this world of the internet". No, I'm not finished. I want people to understand my position, I'm not going to take a lot of time. [?]They want to deliver vast amounts of information over the internet. And again, the internet is not something you just dump something on. It's not a truck.It's a series of tubes.And if you don't understand those tubes can be filled and if they are filled, when you put your message in, it gets in line and its going to be delayed by anyone that puts into that tube enormous amounts of material, enormous amounts of material.Now we have a separate Department of Defense internet now, did you know that?Do you know why?Because they have to have theirs delivered immediately. They can't afford getting delayed by other people.[...]Now I think these people are arguing whether they should be able to dump all that stuff on the internet ought to consider if they should develop a system themselves.Maybe there is a place for a commercial net but it's not using what consumers use every day.It's not using the messaging service that is essential to small businesses, to our operation of families.The whole concept is that we should not go into this until someone shows that there is something that has been done that really is a viloation of net neutraility that hits you and me."

Huh?

Redefining Victory - Part 2

2006-06-12T14:39:00.000-07:00

Even al-Qiada is taking points from the left on how to spin bad news into good news:

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/06/08/D8I40FC00.html

Al-Qaida in Iraq confirmed the death of its leader, Abu Musab al- Zarqawi, and vowed it will continue its "holy war" in a statement posted on the Web on Thursday.
"We want to give you the joyous news of the martyrdom of the mujahed sheik Abu Musab al-Zarqawi," said the statement, signed by "Abu Abdel- Rahman al-Iraqi," identified as the deputy "emir" or leader of al- Qaida in Iraq.
"The death of our leaders is life for us. It will only increase our persistence in continuing holy war so that the word of God will be supreme," it said.

Redefining Victory

2006-06-08T08:34:00.000-07:00

More alternate universe antics from the left:
http://newsbusters.org/node/5720

In the CA-50 race, Busby (D) loses to Bilbray (R). Loses. As in "doesn't win". But, to the left, its a "Moral Victory".

Maybe it was her saying "You don't need papers for voting. You don't need to be a registered voter to help.” that doomed her. Maybe she was just speaking the truth for her party. Maybe the rest of us don't like what they are peddling.

Kerry in '08

2006-05-28T00:42:00.000-07:00

Based off of this... I think he's going to throw his name back in the pot for '08.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/28/washington/

NOW... he's pushing back. NOW... he's making a case. It's still a lie. I've read his accounts and the Navy's. I have read O'Neill's book. Kerry is a fraud. And I hope he runs. Finer men have sacrificed far more for much longer than he.

Like the bumper sticker a good friend has... "JOhn KErry". Nice.

The Guard and the Border

2006-05-25T21:32:00.000-07:00

As I mentioned before...because politics got it's dirty little fingers into a military operation, they jacked it all up.

21 days per unit/ soldier? Annual Training will be spent loading up and moving to the southern region. Approximately 10 days will be be spent "gainfully employed" on the border. It's all show and no teeth. What a waste.

I imagine that a battalion's worth of troops will have to be dedicated fulltime to head the mission. That's about 800 troops at the most. The rest will be transitory. Will it amount to anything? More than likely not. As with the GWOT, let us run it. We'll get in done in half the time if political correctness and election year results are not in the equation.

Fast track to getting booted

2006-05-25T21:17:00.000-07:00

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?

It's amnesty. Call it "banana"... or "earned citizenship". It is still putting illegals in the front of the line for breaking the law. It's also a fast track for those in the Senate to be voted out in November. And by that... I mean the GOP. Way to go guys. Quit pandering and start leading.

Real or just politics?

2006-05-23T19:25:00.000-07:00

http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News

With the FBI raid on Rep. William Jefferson’s (D-La.) congressional office, the GOP is crying foul. Is this politics to dispell the left's label of "Culture of Corruption" or are they afraid that they will be next? Hmmm....

My bet is that it's petty politics by showing that the GOP stands with thier brethren against unwarranted searches. That way, they can put the appropriate face on things and show that they have nothing to hide in response to the left's attack on the right. It's pretty transparent and tacky. A day late and a dollar short. But at least they are trying.

National Guard and the U.S. Border

2006-05-16T08:17:00.000-07:00

Now that it's a political football and has become clear that any use of the Guard will be in a support role... how effective will it be? Any teeth that the ARNG would bring have been knocked out.

It would be an outstanding training opportunity. Combat support elements would get pushed to the front and flex their muscle. Just a few ideas

GSR (ground survelliance radar)
UAV coverage
MP units could process personnel in mass numbers.
Medics tend to injured or dehydrated.
MI units get thier interrogators to develop information. Overlays and markers?
Signal elements to ensure comms are up and running, between units and civ/fed LE.
BlueForce trackers - because it's a great asset even outside of a combat zone
Mechanics for wheeled vehicles
Infantry and Cav Scouts - LP/OP's

It's about two Brigade Combat Teams worth of bodies. Roll it up into a task force and move out.

But, sadly, what will more likely be the case is that units and personnel will be handed out piece meal and any real punch will be lost. I'll tell you why: It's the politics of the issue. It's appeasing those who don't have the stomach for direct action. It's making nice with Mexico. It's about an election year.

But, then again, what do I know? I'm just an infantry sergeant, in the Guard. I'll still volunteer for it.

Assimilated American

2006-05-06T22:43:00.000-07:00

Remember... you heard it here first: "Assimilated American".

While I generally don't approve of hyphenated terms, I do like my term for "me". Both terms are equally operative. I stake this claim for this title. I coined it. Let's see if it gets used.
Assimilated - because we all need to become part of the society. Not that you forget where you came from, but you are here now and part of American culture.
American - because that's the goal. 'Nuff said.

Liberal anthem circa 1986

2006-05-06T10:03:00.000-07:00

Have lyrics ever just jump out at you, even though you've heard the song hundreds of times? I recently put the "Pretty in Pink" soundtrack on my iPod and was stopped in my tracks by Suzanne Vega's "Left of Center". I've known this song since my teen years back in the mid to late 80's. Funny when you notice something for the first time.

All music is open to interpretation by the listener, no? So, I'm sure that Ms. Vega would have no problem with my conclusion that this is a covert left leaning identity declaration.

If you want me
You can find me
Left of center
Off of the strip
In the outskirts
In the fringes
In the corner
Out of the grip
When they ask me"what are you looking at?"
I always answer"nothing much" (not much)
I think they know thatI'm looking at them
I think they think
I must be out of touch
But i'm only
In the outskirts
And in the fringes
On the edge
And off the avenue
And if you want me
You can find me
Left of center
Wondering about you
I think that somehow
Somewhere inside of us
We must be similar
If not the same
So i continue
To be wanting you
Left of center
Against the grain

(Repeat Refrain/Chorus)

Still a great song, great solo. Despite the stealth meaning, at least it's honest.

More tolerance from the left

2006-04-29T06:38:00.000-07:00

http://www.startribune.com/1592/story/398396.html

Some pleasantries from our tolerant and peaceloving intellectual overlords. I rather like the response from the USAF. http://www.blackfive.net/main/2006/04/a_message_from_.html

And don't forget this: http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/433153.html

How about... "no."

2006-04-29T06:34:00.000-07:00

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060428/D8H90A2GQ.html

"British music producer Adam Kidron says that when he came up with the idea of a Spanish-language version of the U.S. national anthem, he saw it as an ode to the millions of immigrants seeking a better life....
...The initial version of "Nuestro Himno," or "Our Anthem," comes out Friday and uses lyrics based closely on the English-language original, said Kidron, who heads the record label Urban Box Office..."

BUT!
..."But in the week since Kidron announced the song - which features artists such as Wyclef Jean, hip-hop star Pitbull and Puerto Rican singers Carlos Ponce and Olga Tanon - it has been the target of a fierce backlash.
Some Internet bloggers and others are infuriated by the thought of "The Star-Spangled Banner" sung in a language other than English.
"Would the French accept people singing the La Marseillaise in English as a sign of French patriotism? Of course not," said Mark Krikorian, head of the Washington-based Center for Immigration Studies, a think tank that supports tighter immigration controls."

I have an idea: English or GTFO!

Actually... this blogger has a better take: http://latinoissues.blogspot.com/2006/04/nuestro-himno-my-two-cents.html

...So it is with our national anthem. To make lyrical changes, and to sing it in Spanish amounts to a disrespect to the tradition and heritage that is inherently connected to the song. The question has been asked, and it is fair to ask, "What would the people of Latin America think if Americans where singing their songs in English, and even modifying its original words and meanings?" There would be riots. I mean, look at what the French president did the other day, just because another Frenchman was speaking in English!

The pundits on the side of the illegal alien strikes would tell you that this song is all about Latinos voicing their love for America. That this allows Latinos to identify with their adopted country. Hogwash! These do NOT represent the millions of legal Caribbean, Central and South American immigrants and political refugees in this country. For every one of those faces you see on your TV, there are hundreds that are staying home, going to work, taking English lessons, fighting in our military, protecting our borders, and just being Americans. Thousands of us who cringe as we imagine the "image" these rallies are creating in most Americans about the true grateful Latino immigrant who's only desire is to continue living and being an American.

If Latinos want to express their love for all things American, then learn English, recite the pledge in English, and sing the national anthem in English. Adopt our values. Learn our traditions. Become one of us...

Outstanding. Only in part because I am one of those millions of "assimilated americams"... 3rd generation.

Yes, I rather like the sound of that.."assimilated american." See, I can make up words too.

P.C. run amok

2006-04-18T20:56:00.000-07:00

Because of "political sensitivities"... the Army is no longer allowed to use Israeli made ammo in theater. What a bunch of bull.

"...Since the Army has other stockpiled ammunition, "by no means, under any circumstances should a round (from Israel) be utilized," said Rep. Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii, the top Democrat on a House of Representatives Armed Services subcommittee with jurisdiction over land forces....The Israeli firm was one of only two worldwide that could meet U.S. technical specifications and delivery needs, said Brig. Gen. Paul Izzo, the Army's program executive officer for ammunition. The other was East Alton, Illinois-based Winchester Ammunition, which also received a $70 million contract."

In fact, I'd make sure I had some IMI 5.56 or 7.62 in my mags. Just to ADD insult to injury. Take that, Ambercrombie. http://news.myway.com/top/article/id/411289top06-24-2004::18:06reuters.html

"Religion of Peace"

2006-04-18T08:55:00.000-07:00

Starting early, no? And so peaceful.

On message?

2006-04-15T09:57:00.000-07:00

It still reads like so much fluff. I see media tag lines, talking points, and buzzwords. I'm sure the DNC had a nice warm fuzzy feeling about this door hanger, but I still don't see any substance. It's all about intent with these people. Results are not a concern. Whatever it takes to sell themselves to the masses.

Inability to comprehend

2006-03-18T21:57:00.000-08:00

Here's TIME with thier spin.

"But contrary to what many many television networks erroneously reported, the operation was by no means the largest use of airpower since the start of the war. ("Air Assault" is a military term that refers specifically to transporting troops into an area.)"
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1174448,00.html

Hey you morons.... Air Assualt is the use of troops via helicopter. Airborne is actual paratroops. Use of "airpower" is AirForce. Damn it! Are you that thick? Apparently. Oh wait... that's right... you haven't served in uniform. Right. Go back to your coffee houses. Let us fight the war, you liberal wussies. I don't know whose more deserving of a bullet to the head... them or you.

Ooh, she pretty

2006-03-17T19:38:00.000-08:00

Good to see a celeb keep ones distance from politics. +1 in my book.

Op. Swarmer update

2006-03-16T14:31:00.000-08:00

'Operation Swarmer' Expected to Last Days
AP - 21 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. forces and Iraqi troops launched what the military described as the largest air assault since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion Thursday, targeting insurgent strongholds north of the capital. The U.S. military said the raid, dubbed Operation Swarmer, was aimed at clearing "a suspected insurgent operating area" northeast of Samarra and was expected to last several days. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/

Brilliant! Who clued the reporters that Ops. often last for more than 30 minutes? It's not a sitcom, or an hour long episode of "American Idol". These endeavors often last for days, sometimes weeks. What? Now we are supposed to sit on the edge of our seats, biting our nails? "Oh no! For days? I can't believe it!" Morons.

'Operation Swarmer'

2006-03-16T09:42:00.000-08:00

Offensive operations. A thing of beauty. Of course the MSM will downplay it, call it a distraction and ask stupid questions. There is no "Transparency" in military ops. Why? It's called OPERATIONAL SECURITY. And that is a good thing.

Iraqi Security Forces, Coalition Launch 'Operation Swarmer'
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, March 16, 2006 – Iraqi and coalition forces today launched the largest air assault operation since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom in southern Salah Ad Din province to clear a suspected insurgent operating area northeast of Samarra, military officials reported.
"Operation Swarmer" began this morning with soldiers from the Iraqi army's 1st Brigade, 4th Division; the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team; and the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade conducting a combined air and ground assault to isolate the objective area, officials said.
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Mar2006/20060316_4504.html

No kidding

2006-03-16T09:40:00.000-08:00

Saddam Hussein's lawyers said they will petition for the ouster of his Iraqi judge, with US attorney Ramsey Clark describing the court trying the former dictator as "dysfunctional".

"The court is dysfunctional and highly prejudiced," Clark, a former US attorney general and member of the defence team, told reporters in Jordan after flying in from two days of hearings in neighbouring Iraq.

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/03/

Really? Ya think? Maybe because you are there fudging up the works.

Please excuse the delay

2006-03-16T05:01:00.000-08:00

Relocation concerns have taken priority for the time being.

Unfortunate, in that there is so much to comment on... like impeachment and censure talks from the left. They just can't quit, can they?

Payback's a bitch

2006-03-02T11:59:00.000-08:00

Retribution is cosmic. Realignment of karma. What goes around comes around.
On Drudge right now.. it seems NBC's David Gregory called into Imus this morning intoxicated. Who's drunk now? Serves you right for being part of that press gaggle hounding McClellan about Cheney's hunting accident. I don't recall if Gregory was one who asked if Cheney had been drinking, but the theory was floated by the left for about 3 days after. Turnabout is fair play, no? I'll bet this gets squashed by the MSM.
Excerpt from Drudge's transcript:
GREGORY'S GIGGLES: NBCNEWS WHITE HOUSE REPORTER CALLS SHOW WHILE 'DRUNK'?
Thu Mar 02 2006 08:52:09 ET
IMUS: Let's go to the White House correspondent David Gregory.
DAVID GREGORY: I'm OK.
IMUS: You can calls us later if you want.
GREGORY: [Laughter] [Laughter] [Laughter] [Laughter]
IMUS: Are you drunk?
GREGORY: [Laughter] [Laughter]
IMUS: Are you all right David?
...
IMUS: Having a lot of fun there. What's wrong with you?
GREGORY: I just think it's funny. [Laughter] [Laughter] [Laughter]
CHARLES: He's drunk.
IMUS: He is drunk!
CHARLES: Oh god.
IMUS: Why don't you compose yourself and get back to us. You want to?
GREGORY: [Laughter] [Laughter] [Laughter]
IMUS: What are you in some harrem?
IMUS: What? David?
GREGORY: No, i'm fine.
...
GREGORY: I would add, i would add that this is how you say thank you.
IMUS: What is it again?
[Speaking foreign language]
IMUS: Well that's great. But we have to go. It's always nice to hear from you.
GREGORY: I'll call you after dinner.
IMUS: NBC Chief White House Correspondant from New Delhi, India. Clearly drunk.

More "free thinking" in our schools

2006-03-02T07:19:00.000-08:00

Wow. If I had kids, I'd be gunning for these liberal idiot teachers on a daily basis... trying to indoctrinate them with thier skewed world view. I remember a few teachers that were commie pinko, but none this bad. A few headlines:

Teacher caught in Bush "rant"The Overland High educator is on administrative leave. Cherry Creek's superintendent said a balanced viewpoint will be given to students. http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_3560566

"...Bennish was placed on leave "to take some of the pressure off of him" during the investigation..." Awww... poor little guy. And he looks like such a sensitive soul. Note some of his other sensitive comments from the article:

Bennish described capitalism as a system "at odds with human rights."
He also said there were "eerie similarities" between what Bush said during his Jan. 28 State of the Union address and "things that Adolf Hitler used to say."
The United States was "probably the single most violent nation on planet Earth," Bennish also said.

UPDATE: Oh no! Students walk out in protest! Ah! Please note that it says some students were in support of his suspension! Hmmmm. http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/

High school teacher's comments investigated by district http://www.9news.com/acm_

This one makes sure to single out the teachers comments, making him appear more balanced.

And finally.. this one: President Bush is being tried for "crimes against civilian populations" and "inhumane treatment of prisoners" at Parsippany High School. http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps

Double dealin' Billy

2006-03-02T07:15:00.000-08:00

Seems Ol' Billy has a hand in the UAE port dealings. All the while, Hillary is simmering (note her new tempered approach) over stopping any such deal. Interesting. http://news.ft.com/cms/s/60414c4c-a95e-11da-a64b-0000779e2340.html

"Taste that? That's the taste of beach justice."

2006-02-28T18:56:00.000-08:00

"... I told him he was soft on the ARAFAT interview."

Indeed. I always miss an episode of Gumbel 2 Gumbel. Why? His "enlightened" remarks on the 06 Winter Olympics and the lack of black athletes. Oh, you don't believe me? Here's proof.

In Communist China... Internet searches you

2006-02-28T18:48:00.000-08:00

Careful what you search for.

"The perception is that we're whining."

2006-02-19T17:22:00.000-08:00

Says CNN's Candy Crowley. No kidding. When the MSM plans another WEEK of coverage on the hunting accident involving Cheney and Whittington... I hope that dog won't hunt.

Re: Drudge
MAIN PRESS PLANS ANOTHER WEEK OF CHENEY SHOOTING COVERAGESun Feb 19 2006 10:57:36 ETIf the nation's top magazines have the pulse of the country -- get ready for another exhaustive week of exhaustive Cheney shooting coverage! This just in... Both TIME and NEWSWEEK are planning high impact covers of Cheney for newsstands starting tomorrow, with each magazine rolling out top staff bylines and thousands of words on the hunting incident: TIME: With deep reporting by John Cloud, Mike Allen and Matthew Cooper/ Washington, Cathy Booth Thomas and Patricia Kilday Hart/ Austin, and Hilary Hylton. NEWSWEEK urgently brings in its big investigative guns: Evan Thomas, Michael Isikoff, Daniel Klaidman, Richard Wolffe, Holly Bailey, Mark Hosenball and Eleanor Clift in Washington and Carol Rust in Texas. NEWSWEEK's Jonathan Alter essays that media budget cuts and shifting news priorities have contributed to the public being in the dark about Cheney's ways and means. TIME headlines a poll: DICK CHENEY APPROVAL RATING 29% NEWSWEEK editor Mark Whitaker defends his decision to push for another week of Cheney-Shooting coverage: "The reason we ultimately decided to stick with a cover is not because of the hunting incident itself-although we did turn up some new details that you might not have read elsewhere-but because of what it says about the mysterious world of the most powerful vice president of recent times." MORE On CNN's RELIABLE SOURCES, WASHINGTON POST reporter Dana Milbank fretted that the White House is exploiting the public's growing disdain for the mainstream media. "Of course they succeed,” Milbank said of Bush aides. “The press always looks awful. They will once again make us look awful.” CNN's Candy Crowley added: "The perception is that we're whining."White House correspondent Bill Plante of CBS agreed. "The vice president and the White House have both used the constant press coverage of this story as a wedge,” he told RELIABLE SOURCES host Howard Kurtz. “It plays to the prejudices of the people who are predisposed not to like us, and it's one way to distract attention from what happened.” Developing...

New toys!!

2006-02-17T12:32:00.000-08:00

Some cool new offerings from FN. The FS2000 and the PS90! Never did I think that these would be civilian legal. Thanks to the sunsetting of the insidous Assault Weapons Ban (much to the dismay of the anti gun left), we have new technology to play with. Where can I buy 5.7x28mm by the case?

Lib's hopes fall like so many spent casings

2006-02-17T12:19:00.000-08:00

Much to the dismay of the liberal press, Whittington emerged in good spirits and with a good bill of health. Within minutes of his statement, the talking heads were at it, saying that this wasn't over. Imagine that... a 78 year old man defies the libs hopes to get Cheney on manslaughter charges... That bastard! While this will certainly dominate the weekend news lines and push more pressing news to the back of the line, it once again illustrates how low class they are.

And imagine Whittington's unmitigated gall to extend an invite back to Cheney to go hunting again! Not to mention the tounge in cheek comments that the press had no clue about firearms or hunting. Hope they spilled some of their coffee on their emo styled clothes.

Some lefty blogosphere droppings: http://webpages.charter.net/kurmudgeon/2006/02/cheney-lied-about-whittingtons.html

http://liberaltopia.org/?p=171

http://truthaboveall.blogspot.com/2006/02/neocons-quick-with-brooms-once-again.html

Need to ask the question

2006-02-16T10:40:00.000-08:00

"We need to ask the question". - A mating call of the liberals.

They demand answers. They want people to be held accountable. They demand apologies. They feel that we as Americans are entitled to answers lest we be disenfranchised from the truth.

Answers are provided, statements made, press conferences held. It's never transparent enough, full of deception and corruption and those in question need to look in the mirror.

What is apparent is that no answer is ever sufficient, no explanation has enough weight, no fact is factual enough. These people are not interested in truth, fact or answers. If it isn't what they want to hear, then they begin their call in earnest. Ever notice that when the facts do not support them, it is the opposition that has the problem? It's never them.

They are beyond reproach. They leave the conversation by hoping someone gets the mental help they need, seemingly placing themselves on the moral high ground. Truth is not what they seek.

"Who knew what and when?" - Media Misfires

2006-02-16T07:03:00.000-08:00

Day 4 into the Cheney hunting accident news cycle has shown how far the left will go to smear and distort. At first, it was the elite press who was pitching a tantrum over not being told immediately of the incident. White House Spokesman McClellan effectively told David Gregory to go pound sand. That only helped in whipping the media into all sorts of accusations and theories. If you follow their logic, Cheney should have dropped everything (including his friend), immediately put out a press statement and prostrated himself for the press. Nevermind that Whittington required medical attention and was the priority. So we have the following from our wacky wacky lefty friends:

Media miffed that they weren't informed before the spend shotgun shell hit the ground.
Lack of a statement leads media to question the "super secret" atmosphere that surrounds the White House.
Cheney was under the influence of alcohol. Because we all know: Big white guys with guns in Texas mean booze.
Cheney was sending a message to Scooter Libby to keep quite in his upcoming testimony.
Rove was behind it. When isn't he?
Cheney's interview on FOX News lacks credibility because he chose to avoid the "hard questions" from the rest of the elite media.
Jill Sobule, lefty musician, infers that hunting trip was really a homosexual tinged love fest by way of "Brokeback Mtn". If I had any of her CD's, I'd make sure I packed them the next time I go shooting. Since I don't have any, I can only hope that she ends up in the .99 bin at a used CD store.

Some notable quotes from the smartest people in the room:

NBC White House reporter Kelly O'Donnell - "The official White House transcript of the interview shows Cheney said 'I had a beer at lunch.' Fox News did not show that particular clip during Brit Hume's program." This is a lie. It was on the program and in the transcript.

Al Franken - "It's inconceivable that you don't go to the hospital unless there's a reason you don't go to the hospital. If you had been drinking, you wouldn't go to the hospital. Or, you're an amazing jerk, that's the other. Or both." No, I think you are an ass.

CNN's The Situation Room Jack Cafferty - "It didn't exactly represent a profile in courage for the Vice President to wander over there to the F-word network for a sit-down with Brit Hume. I mean, that's a little like Bonnie interviewing Clyde, ain't it?...he's not going to get any high hard ones from anybody at the F-word network" That's some class there, Cafferty..."F word" How about you STFU?

Katrina vanden Heuvel, Early Show CBS: "...I'm not sure real men hunt..." Oh, there's the "real men" challenge.

New York Daily News gossip columnist Lloyd Grove - "Get out there yesterday. Do an interview with -- if not someone from CNN, with Barbara Walters and cry." Because crying makes you a real man.

Diane Sawyer - "Our reporters, our team standing by to cover all the angles this morning from the medical condition to political and even potential legal fallout." There they go again... creating news instead of reporting it.

John Dickerson, Slate Magazine - "And at some point Cheney's starchy behavior is also insulting. Shouldn't there be some minimum level of explanation he's willing to offer as the second-highest ranking public official? When you nearly commit manslaughter as a public official shouldn't the honor of your office compel you to stand up and explain yourself in some fashion, at least say something in a press release and not just whisper it to a Texas rancher?" Manslaughter? Talk about spin.

Keith Olbermann, MSNBC - "Do the changes in his [Harry Whittington's] health alter how the event is viewed legally and, under the worse case scenario, could negligent homicide actually come into play?"
"The sheriff's office, though, issued a statement last night, in the conclusion that this was an accident, and also said no alcohol had been involved in it. But how would they know that? The sheriff's office did not interview the Vice President until 14 hours after all this happened. And the lower ranking sheriff's officers who did not know about the scheduling of that interview for Sunday morning, had been turned away when they tried to talk to Mr. Cheney on Saturday night." There's the "drunk" charge. I'm telling you, I don't make this up.

Bob Schieffer, CBS News - "You just couldn't make it up. The Vice President of the United States accidentally shoots a companion on a hunting trip. The White House keeps it a secret for a day. Then when it appears the wounded man is okay, it sets off laughter and jokes from every corner of America. But tonight the jokes have stopped and the whole thing has turned serious." Seriously, Bob...seriously.

Lawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC - "How do we know there was no alcohol? Cheney refused to talk to local authorities until the next day. No point in giving him a breathalyzer then. Every lawyer I've talked to assumes Cheney was too drunk to talk to the cops after the shooting. The next question for the White House should be: Was Cheney drunk?" *Sigh* The forehead speaketh.

MSNBC's Chris Matthews - "I don't know about you David and Dee Dee, but you're press experts and I don't know if you were shocked like I was, this was bottom of the fold in the New York Times and the Washington Post yesterday. IÂve talked to experts, they can't believe that the papers treated this as such a light issue. It only moved up to the top of the fold front page today in both of those journals. I find that interesting, I want to talk to you when we come back. Has the press been playing this down, this story?" 'Spittle-lip' Matthews actually thinks the press is down playing the story? What is he? Drunk?

Gratuitous Photo Montage

"It's got guns on it!..."

2006-02-14T20:10:00.000-08:00

Wow... this one left me stunned. Well, not really. When you have Colmes running in the other direction to put some distance between him and this sensitive and all feeling human, something is amiss. Big surprise that San Francisco is refusing the USS Iowa to dock. After complaining about a 10 story "gun" that would ruin his ocean view, Sandoval made no bones about his vision of a disarmed U.S.. When pressed about what would be the response to an attack, he had the overwhelming response of "Well, ya got cops."

I'll sleep better at night knowing he's on the job.
Video

You can't make this stuff up, Part 2

2006-02-14T16:28:00.000-08:00

Is this journalism?

Video at http://exposetheleft.com/2006/02/14/begalacheneyhunter/

It's like dealing with a 6 year old

2006-02-14T14:37:00.000-08:00

From Drudge:
NBC REPORTER TO WHITE HOUSE SPOKESMAN: 'DON'T BE A JERK'
Tue Feb 14 2006 08:54:18 ET

NBCNEWS chief White House correspondent David Gregory warned President Bush's spokesman on Monday not to be a "jerk!"

The heated exchange came during a press gathering at the White House.

Gregory asked White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan about the Cheney hunting accident.

'David, hold on, the cameras aren't on right now,' McClellan replied. 'You can do this later.'

'Don't accuse me of trying to pose to the cameras,' Gregory said, voice rising. 'Don't be a jerk to me personally when I'm asking you a serious question.'

'You don't have to yell,' McClellan said.

'I will yell,'' said Gregory, pointing a finger at McCellan at his dais. 'If you want to use that podium to try to take shots at me personally, which I don't appreciate, then I will raise my voice, because that's wrong.'

'Calm down, Dave, calm down,' said McClellan.

'I'll calm down when I feel like calming down,' Gregory said. 'You answer the question.'

'I have answered the question,' said McClellan, who had maintained that the vice president's office was in charge of getting the information out and worked with the ranch owner to do that. 'I'm sorry you're getting all riled up about.'

'I am riled up,' Gregory said, 'because you're not answering the question.'"

END

Gregory, who looks like the Clooney of the White House Press gaggle, is on the tip of the spear with his antics. I can only hope that he continues to set the example for the rest of his brethren. What a jerk.

You can't make this stuff up

2006-02-14T10:48:00.000-08:00

...Conspiracy theorizing has become the knee-jerk of the new millennium among liberal partisans -- call them Tin Foil Hat Democrats. In their world, Jeb Bush is busy rigging another Florida vote for his brother, Halliburton is busy calling the shots in the war on terror, John Ashcroft is busy repealing the Bill of Rights, and Neoconservatives are busy working their Trilateral Commission voodoo to make the world safe for corporate capitalist exploitation. Now if I were a Tin Foil Hat Democrat sifting through the mess at CBS, the conspiracy I'd theorize would have nothing to do with Karl Rove. I'd start by asking myself who stands to gain the most from the defeat of John Kerry in the 2004 election -- that is, apart from Republicansand Iraqis and Afghans and every person of good will in the Middle East and Asia... Read the entire article at http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=7195

If you listen to any of the talk radio callers in the Seattle area, you will soon pick up their delusional siren song of anti war, anti Wal Mart, global warming, Bush=Hitler with a refrain of grease-trap soybean fuel powered cars. That and a healthy dollop of income redistribution and multiculturism is the way of the future.

Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie
Wikipedia's Definition

"But, I thought 28 was bigger than 12"

2006-02-14T07:47:00.000-08:00

Powerline has it right on V.P. Cheney's hunting accident. http://powerlineblog.com/archives/013138.php

Without too much rehashing, peppering someone in the field with a bird load is not unheard of. Thankfully, it was with a .28 gauge at 30 yards instead of a .12 gauge. It's payload and pattern is smaller for much smaller game. The original method of measuring a barrel's gauge was to fashion lead balls with diameters equal to that of the shotgun barrel's bore size. The total number lead balls of a particular size equal to a pound in weight gives the "gauge."

Of course, the media doesn't flesh that out. Which brings me to my point. It's laughable to see the press (which is anti-gun by nature) try to wrap their little minds around the details of this event. They have no clue and they have no desire to get it right, either. If they did, it would lessen the impact of the story.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/13/AR2006021301303_pf.html

Livin' in a Pre 9/11 World...

2006-02-13T16:13:00.000-08:00

Michelle Malkin has an outstanding bundle of links and analysis on Gore's latest appeasement (read that as treason) to the KSA and the Arabs in general. http://michellemalkin.com/archives/004544.htm

Having spent time there in uniform... it's an interesting place. One that I'd like to not call home. Keep talking for us, Al. I'm sure they like all the bootlicking. Oh, and make sure to shake with your left hand... they like that sort of thing. If things had gone differently in 2000, we'd be eating flat bread and lamb, have a prayer rug, and bowing to the sound of the wailing speaker 5 times a day. All in the name of sensitivity. Because we don't understand them. We must find out why they don't like us. That way we can learn from our betters who riot over cartoons and swarm over cars after a missile strike. Yeah....

A small battery powered radio crackles to life...

2006-02-13T14:21:00.000-08:00

"...The chair is against the wall ... John has a long mustache..." - Red Dawn (1984)

I was always taken by the "rebel radio" broadcast in Red Dawn. While it had no real bearing on the plot, it formed an image that may well have been seen in Europe during the occupation. It has stayed with me all these years... burned in during my teenage years. I thought it was pretty neat. It almost had a romantic quality to it. Of course, now, if someone were to say that film was an influence... they'd be hauled off to the principals office, psych tests run, parents notified, and law enforcement notified... all in an effort to "protect the community". But I digress.

There are many rebel or freedom broadcasts now. The new media has placed a big fat counterpoint for the main stream media to deal with. Anything to the right has been dismissed as right wing hate speech with those mean nasty conservatives who want to poison the environment, kick out illegals, get rich off corporations...blah blah blah.. ad nauseam. As for our comrades on the left, they now give out "marching orders" to the leadership of the Democratic Party (as seen by Kerry's call for a filibuster on Alito...while in Switzerland no less). Peering in to their corner of the world, we see a party gone mad... or just plain mad. Mad at Bush, mad at our operations in Iraq, mad at Wal-Mart, mad at drug companies.... you get the idea. Point being, the MSM now has to contend with many ideas, not just the ones they intend for consumption.

This brings me back to the Red Dawn reference. There isn't a need to talk in code anymore. The battle of ideas between the right and left is waging. It's not helping matters, either. I used to think that if we, as a nation, were faced with evil in our time; we'd put our differences aside and fight together. Not so much, eh? As a kid, the idea of a desperate battle was spine tingling... gave me goose bumps.

What gives me the same feeling, but not in a good way, is the stark partisanship that is throwing us off course. And so, after much deliberation, I have decided to report "From behind the Tinfoil Curtain". I am operating deep behind enemy lines in the Pacific Northwest... home of the insidious "Tinfoil Hat Brigade"

Why "Tinfoil" you ask? Two words: "Moon" + "Bat".
...The terms was originally rendered as 'Barking Moonbat', suggesting that certain issue seem to trigger a reflexive response from some people much like wolves howl at the moon (i.e. the term evokes the traditional association between the moon and insanity). It now enjoys great currency in the conservative and libertarian blogosphere as an all-purpose insult for modern liberals (in the American sense of the word), war protestors, and other ideological opponents...
...Moonbat was frequently used to describe those of any political persuasion who believe in conspiracy theories. Examples include those who believe that the terrorist attacks of 9/11 were engineered by George W. Bush, or that the US invaded Iraq to drive up oil prices or under the directions of Israel.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonbat