Political and Lifestyle Observations from the Western Front
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Wikileaks documents expose...state department incompetence.
Another round of hits from those ivy league eggheads of the career-government-diplomat-ruling-class.
from PajamasMedia, via Instapundit (naturally):
from PajamasMedia, via Instapundit (naturally):
Sleazy WikiLeaks Meets the Digital Ninnies of the State Department
Is it just me, or is watching this administration like watching a junior high school student government try to run the free world--without any adult supervision?Nano-architectured aluminum has strength of steel.
Read about it here.
Hmmm. Sounds kinda like Rearden Metal? Anyway, cool stuff maybe. Wouldn't it be something to lighten airplanes by like 30 or 40 percent...or more?
Hmmm. Sounds kinda like Rearden Metal? Anyway, cool stuff maybe. Wouldn't it be something to lighten airplanes by like 30 or 40 percent...or more?
Team Obama Duped by Taliban Imposter.
So the smartest of the smart, elite-est of the elite, NATO (and maybe State Department?) geniuses have been punked. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I would've done better. After all, I'm just a redneck that's barely housebroken. I'm just sayin' that maybe these self-appointed eggheads are maybe not quite as sharp as they think they are, and maybe they're letting a little too much ideology intrude on their pragmatism. At any rate, "professionalism" is not the word that leaps to mind here.
Why do I have scenes from a particular Dan Aykroyd/Chevy Chase B movie--"Spies Like Us", I think the title was--stuck in my head now?
Of course, this would not be the first time that the genius ruling class has been punked (see here , for example).
UPDATE: We've obtained a picture from the NATO meetings showing what we believe to be the mystery Taliban negotiator:
Why do I have scenes from a particular Dan Aykroyd/Chevy Chase B movie--"Spies Like Us", I think the title was--stuck in my head now?
Of course, this would not be the first time that the genius ruling class has been punked (see here , for example).
UPDATE: We've obtained a picture from the NATO meetings showing what we believe to be the mystery Taliban negotiator:
Security & comfort at the expense of liberty--this is how citizens become subjects.
An excellent op-ed from Ohio here , entitled "TSA fondle just latest encursion" .
My favorite notable quote here:
My favorite notable quote here:
"...If your response to that is,
'Well, I have nothing to hide. If that would make us safer. . .' then you would have felt right at home in East Germany or Mao's China."
'Well, I have nothing to hide. If that would make us safer. . .' then you would have felt right at home in East Germany or Mao's China."
The Definition of Dillusional: Bill Ayers Wife Ignores Own Terrorist Acts, Calls Peaceful Protesters "Terrorists"
H/T: Verum Serum, via New Zeal
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Politics influencing the DOJ.
...No, honest. Whoda thot?
Read the sordid details in the article from the Daily Caller here:
Wasn't just the mere suggestion --in the absence of any proof--that politics were influencing the Department of Justice enough to remove the Attorney General in the last administration?
So where are all the hyperventilating talking heads and reporters of the legacy media, now that corruption and politics have been so obviously and deeply infused in what was supposed to be an independent and apolitical department?
[crickets chirping...yet again.]
Read the sordid details in the article from the Daily Caller here:
Wasn't just the mere suggestion --in the absence of any proof--that politics were influencing the Department of Justice enough to remove the Attorney General in the last administration?
So where are all the hyperventilating talking heads and reporters of the legacy media, now that corruption and politics have been so obviously and deeply infused in what was supposed to be an independent and apolitical department?
[crickets chirping...yet again.]
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Wonder what the PETA-philes think about waterboarding now?
From TopNews (UK), via Landings.com:
When checked for the cause of the death, they retrieved the explosives and the detonators
which were stitched inside the body of the dogs.
It has emerged that in Iran
According to the Christopher Naudin, who is the French criminologist and an aviation security expert, the case shows the determination of the Al-Qaeda organization, who want to spread terrorism at any cost. According the New York Post, the plot was revealed before two years, when the terrorists from the Al-Qaeda organization picked up two stray dogs from the streets and implanted powerful bombs in them.
Then they placed these dogs in kennel carrier and booked on a flight to USA from Bagdad Airport
which were stitched inside the body of the dogs.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Quantitative Easing explained:
That's some great stuff.
Once again, thanks Comrade Bobski!
UPDATE: Embed fixed:
Once again, thanks Comrade Bobski!
UPDATE: Embed fixed:
Hope is a change from audacity to dreams...er...something like that.
The Weekly Standard analyzes an American Narcissus--the subject of my very first post here. I think they're a little more eloquent over there at the Standard than I am, though.
Notable quote:
“My job right now is just to make sure that everybody in the Gulf understands this is what I wake up to in the morning and this is what I go to bed at night thinking about: the spill.”
Read that again: The president thinks that the job of the president is to make certain the citizens correctly understand what’s on the president’s mind.
How is it not possible for the media to notice such a bizarre, self-serving twist of phrase?
Notable quote:
“My job right now is just to make sure that everybody in the Gulf understands this is what I wake up to in the morning and this is what I go to bed at night thinking about: the spill.”
Read that again: The president thinks that the job of the president is to make certain the citizens correctly understand what’s on the president’s mind.
How is it not possible for the media to notice such a bizarre, self-serving twist of phrase?
Charlie Rangel steps in it yet again!
This guy is the poster child for everything that is wrong with the old DC political landscape. The question of the day is, how long will his CBC membership provide him with a get-out-of-jail-free card?
The question for the rest of the week is: What sort of loathsome character can be so completely devoid of conscience that they can intentionally foster racial discord--just to deflect scrutiny of their own sneaky deals and hang on to their misgotten wealth and power?
Oh, I mean, besides Eddie Bernice Johnson. or Maxine Waters --or, from exactly one year ago, Bill Jefferson. (Remember him? the guy with something like 90 thousand dollars stuffed into his freezer?)
I think that these folks intend to get away with their misdeeds from the get-go by claiming racism where there is none and then taking advantage of the chastened liberals of the politically-correct media.
I also believe that most Americans couldn't care less what color these folks are, they just are able to recognize right from wrong, and want their elected officials to possess the same ability.
The framework woven from morals and ethics which circumscribes our actions in society should be the same size for all, regardless of the color of ones' skin or the size of their bank account or number of elections they've won. I think most folks recognize that fact, but these congressmen (and women) try to bully average citizens into acceptance of their crimes by threatening bogus indictments of racism.
The last election was a good start at the house cleaning. We'll get more done in 2012, if we keep remembering what all of the perps have been doing--be they black, brown, white, yellow, or green.
The question for the rest of the week is: What sort of loathsome character can be so completely devoid of conscience that they can intentionally foster racial discord--just to deflect scrutiny of their own sneaky deals and hang on to their misgotten wealth and power?
Oh, I mean, besides Eddie Bernice Johnson. or Maxine Waters --or, from exactly one year ago, Bill Jefferson. (Remember him? the guy with something like 90 thousand dollars stuffed into his freezer?)
I think that these folks intend to get away with their misdeeds from the get-go by claiming racism where there is none and then taking advantage of the chastened liberals of the politically-correct media.
I also believe that most Americans couldn't care less what color these folks are, they just are able to recognize right from wrong, and want their elected officials to possess the same ability.
The framework woven from morals and ethics which circumscribes our actions in society should be the same size for all, regardless of the color of ones' skin or the size of their bank account or number of elections they've won. I think most folks recognize that fact, but these congressmen (and women) try to bully average citizens into acceptance of their crimes by threatening bogus indictments of racism.
The last election was a good start at the house cleaning. We'll get more done in 2012, if we keep remembering what all of the perps have been doing--be they black, brown, white, yellow, or green.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Washington Examiner Op. Ed: Dems extol facts and science but act on ideology.
Read it here.
This seems like old news to those of us in the west that see the hyperventilated hyperbole that is used for justification of controlling access to public lands and other government intrusions almost daily. Still, there are some excellent examples of the current band of democrat's pseudo-science sophistry in this piece. And to be sure, dems are not the only ones that have been guilty of twisting science--they are just the ones that have been getting away with it the most, thanks to the sloth and ideological slant of the legacy media.
This seems like old news to those of us in the west that see the hyperventilated hyperbole that is used for justification of controlling access to public lands and other government intrusions almost daily. Still, there are some excellent examples of the current band of democrat's pseudo-science sophistry in this piece. And to be sure, dems are not the only ones that have been guilty of twisting science--they are just the ones that have been getting away with it the most, thanks to the sloth and ideological slant of the legacy media.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Some noteworthy veterans
From Mental-floss: More Celebrity Veterans.
This begs the question: How many of the current hollywood A-list, elite class are veterans? I can't think of any off the top of my head. Kind of says something, although I'm not sure exactly what it is yet.
This begs the question: How many of the current hollywood A-list, elite class are veterans? I can't think of any off the top of my head. Kind of says something, although I'm not sure exactly what it is yet.
Monday, November 8, 2010
How Heroism Inspires is Demonstrated in Missouri
Fox News: Residents of Missouri Town Block Protestors From Picketing Soldiers Funeral.
Can somebody tell Fred Phelps and his band of mental misfits to keep it in the church?
Preying on people that are grieving...especially when they are grieving over someone fighting for your freedoms...isn't just deplorable, or in bad taste. It's EVIL. As in, terrorism-tactics evil.
Can somebody tell Fred Phelps and his band of mental misfits to keep it in the church?
Preying on people that are grieving...especially when they are grieving over someone fighting for your freedoms...isn't just deplorable, or in bad taste. It's EVIL. As in, terrorism-tactics evil.
An interesting perspective of the former president...
...in the Washinton Post opinion pages: Five Myths About George W. Bush.
Whatever faults he may or may not have had, I believe that president Bush was sincere in all that he did, and sincerity goes a long way in my book. I didn't always agree with what he was doing, but I knew that what he was saying and what he was doing correlated much better than any other politician that I can think of.
And say what you will, but anybody that was able to fly century-series fighters in the 60's or 70's was decidedly NOT an idiot.
(I often imagine the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in the cockpit of an F-106 or an F-101. And then I giggle my butt off. )
Whatever faults he may or may not have had, I believe that president Bush was sincere in all that he did, and sincerity goes a long way in my book. I didn't always agree with what he was doing, but I knew that what he was saying and what he was doing correlated much better than any other politician that I can think of.
And say what you will, but anybody that was able to fly century-series fighters in the 60's or 70's was decidedly NOT an idiot.
(I often imagine the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in the cockpit of an F-106 or an F-101. And then I giggle my butt off. )
A Great P-51 Story in Video
Be forwarned: the whole video is about 30 minutes long and it will suck you in, but its worth setting aside a half hour to watch it.
Another warning: it will bring a tear to your eye. Beautiful footage of Mustangs, too.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Your answering machine has been busy.
This, from Iowahawk. As usual, this is some funny schnitzel. Pretty much captures the last several months of political dialog from the other side. (rated PG--language warning)
Thank God...I thought today would NEVER come!
Today is finally here! Time to either set things in order or keep things in order...Forget the rhetoric, but remember the deeds.
Our history is being stolen in front of us, and we're paying the thieves
via Powerline:
Investigate this.
This, from the offspring of the Greatest Generation.
Read the whole thing--and contemplate what hell Political Correctness hath wrought, where facts can be twisted to fit whatever set of political circumstances you wish as long as you are the one with the authority.
Investigate this.
This, from the offspring of the Greatest Generation.
Read the whole thing--and contemplate what hell Political Correctness hath wrought, where facts can be twisted to fit whatever set of political circumstances you wish as long as you are the one with the authority.
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