Weekend open thread
Lots of family stuff going on this weekend–horse shows, piano recitals, graduation parties, the works. And to top it all off, there’s a new Ninja Warrior Ninja Fest tonight on G4 (sponsored by the Marine Corps!) that my kids have been looking forward to all month. I’ll be back later. ‘Til then, feel free to talk amongst yourselves or enjoy the rest of your weekend unplugged.
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Afternoon all. May 18th and it’s 49 degrees at 1:00 in the afternoon here in Wisconsin. It’s too damn bad gas costs so much I’d like to do a little more to help along this global warming.
Cold and rainy here in western PA. My nephew graduates from Penn State main campus this afternoon. The Penguins will be on the ice shortly as well. Guess I’ll unplug for a while myself. Ciao.
Here’s something that has been on my mind lately. Seeing all of the comments on here and on the NRCC site… people are outraged with McCain and rightly so. Many people want to write someone in or simply not vote. But unless we organize and have a plan, that’s going to leave the door wide open for Obama to waltz right in. So, how do we organize and pick a person to write in? Michelle and other bloggers lead us in a battle to beat down Shamnesty last year… that shows what can happen when the masses mobilize. How about it? How do we enlist a true conservative and then get the people behind that person?
We don’t have to sit idly by and take who the media shoved down our throats. We have more than 5 months to make it happen.
Ideas?
Damp and rainy here in NOVA, a good day to sleep in and congrats to your nephew on his accomplishment, Zorro.
This may be mean, but I don’t care that Tub of Lard is in the hospital. Save it, I know I’m mean.
Greets All,
I’ve decided the only way we’re getting this country back is to populate it with people that I can personally influence for Christianity, Conservatism and Constitutionalism. Therefore my wife and I are glad to announce the impending birth of our boy twins (within the next 2-4 weeks) who will be joining three older brothers and one older sister.
Though I don’t advise Everyone to do likewise, give serious thought to the issue. Let’s face it; libs are aborting thier own kids hand over fist. I figure ten more years of this garbage, then we can take over.
My Bro and Sis both have six as well. I see this as the ultimate bloodless coup.
Also, I’m dying to know how many of you are Seriously considering staying home in November. I’m mulling it. Seriously.
Read the news about AHnold’s ‘rebranding’ of the GOP? Not. Good.
Cheers
I had to laugh at the recent article on Bloomberg that essentially says “just because we’re going to have global cooling, don’t think we don’t still have global warming”. What a fraud.
The consensus is in: the AGW saps are a pathetic bunch of cultists whose leaders are deluded by the smallness of their intellects.
Even if we can accomplish a write-in, we are still suck with a Dimmy congress full of RINOs.
On the one hand this is the most entertaining election I have ever seen. On the other hand the only outcome is too ugly for the existance of freedom to even imagine.
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Behiker, I don’t know if the masses want to moblize. There are a number of republicans I know that are willing to vote for the state and local people running and leave blank the potus spot. Sort of like getting back at the ex-boyfriend ploy (or girlfriend if you’re a male) and I’ve also been hearing a lot about come upance (sp?) as well.
Who would you suggest? Romney? I seriously can’t think of anyone besides Mitt but I don’t think he’d go for it. Early on I sent to Tancredo and Hunter but they were gone before you knew it. I don’t know.
#7 allrsn… agreed, but we successfully put them on notice that their days are numbered when their re-election rolls around.
Thinking globally or nationally, and acting locally, is a good start. Too many people don’t put much effort into local elections, and many state and federal politicians start locally.
On the national front, I saw the Libertarian candidate for president on Glenn Beck. He was looking good, until he said he did not support the border fence. So, it’s a choice between him and Ron Paul for me. Yes, Paul is out there in a few ways, but fiscally he looks good.
behiker: I’ve been thinking about the write in thing. I don’t even trust Mc Cain to get us a conservative SC judge.
Of course I was thinking more of a protest vote.
First I thought Ronald Reagan, but then feared if too many people did that we could have liberal Ron Jr. in office. Ha Ha.
Then I though Thomas Jefferson, but the Dems could twist that since he was a Democrat. I’m thinking now about Abraham Lincoln or George Washington.
But if anyone has an idea for a living person that we can get behind, let me know. It’s not like I’d be throwing my vote away since NJ is a blue state. I just don’t think I can vote for McCain.
This should probably just be ignored, but if anyone’s interested, they have a post about Michelle and the McCain blogger calls at thinkprogress, and HuffPo is linking to the thinkprogress post.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/18/michelle-malkin-not-invit_n_102305.html
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/17/mccain-excludes-malkin-from-blogger-conference-calls/
I just read where Al Gore wrote a new book calling for Reason in making decisions, etc in this country. Now that he has started this Global Warming scam, he wants the rest of us to be reasonable when making decisions in government and such?
I would love to write in Hunter, Tancredo or Romney but it is going to be an
uphill battle to do so. Unless you can get overwhelming cooperation it will go
nowhere and only give Obama the WH.
BTW, it will be 91 today with an Orange thingie that will cause respiratory
distress in people with Asthma, Allergies and or Emphysema.
I plan to write in Ted Nugent.
#9, terrig… I understand how some people want to leave the potus spot blank in November when voting, and they have a point. But, when you think of the damage Obama could inflict on us in 4 years, it scares the crap out of me. And as much as people want to say “wait until 2012″, I can’t be comfortable in knowing we’d beat an incumbent.
That’s why we have to give the masses a reason to mobilize. I think we’re only scratching to surface to learn who Obama is.
Thanks terrig! He’s a great nephew, works hard, we’re all very proud.
Now, I’m off to Tuscany Square for a spot to watch the Flyers vs Pens Playoff. Then, who knows, if the Pens win, we’ll probably grill a steak near the edge of the garage (out of the rain) to celebrate.
I’ve been noticing some liberals hitting conservatives over the head with a distinction between “diplomacy with” and “appeasement of” an enemy who routinely calls for your ultimate destruction.
If diplomacy involves the act of give and take, how is the act of giving anything to an enemy who calls for your destruction not appeasement?
I’m starting to understand that libs are comfortable with being defined by their intentions, but are uncomfortable being associated with the results.
Case 1. All the liberal European governments who tripped over themselves to sign the Kyoto Agreement, but who have actually increased their carbon output since.
Case 2. All of the money spent on liberal, unaccountable, “war on poverty” programs that have resulted in no decreases, but in fact, escalating increases of poverty within US urban centers.
Case 3. All of the liberal members of Congress who supported Operation Iraqi Freedom during the invasion, but who eventually backed away form their votes when situations got tough.
And now, the libs are parsing their time honored tradition of “diplomacy above all else” with the all too predictable end result of giving an enemy the upper edge.
zorro
I’m a Penn State grad Congrats to your nephew…. but a Flyers fan…. oh well. I’ll vote in November for the local offices and state offices but writing my deceased father’s name in for Pres.
Amazes me how much the people of California use their raw emotion in political matters. Am I the only one with common sense left in this State? Where are all the Republican/Conservative candidates who have the cojones to run against these clueless, emotional lefties? Jackie Spier (My God!) ran on one issue and got it by a land slide. I know there are more Repubs out here, please…….PLEASE come out of the closet and let’s take this State back!
Gavin Newsomeis gearing up to run for Governor…….are we going to let this State be like San Francisco or Mexico even?While it may be absolutely frightening to imagine how much damage B Hussein Obama could do in four years, McCain’s record with Feingold, Kennedy, his open borders Campaign staff and consultants, his blatant disregard for the Constitution, his belief in giving un-uniformed enemy combatants protection under OUR Constitution … I have to say quite frankly that there is absolutely no indication that I can see that he will give us Conservative (or even less liberal) judges or do anything that much different. The only difference I see is that he will tell us one thing while he blows us off and does another … but then again, there really is nothing different about that either.
#13, juliesa:
Thanks, Julie, I missed that post of Michelle’s. McCain is disregarding a large block of conservatives, for political reasons. After all, he defeated Romney and Tancredo, the latter never received significant support, and once explicitly said that the pro-fence anti-illegal stance was a political loser, after pointing out a loss or two of candidates with this stance. Of course, there was the ‘damn fence’ comment, so he may also be personally opposed to the fence and halting of illegal immigration. I’d like to think he would adopt a tougher fence/illegal position after being elected, but I believe he won’t. Tough call, McCain or a long-shot conservative.
It’s suppose to be between 106 and 113 today where I’m at….ahhh…love the heat. At night it’s cooling down to a freezing mid-70′s…..brrrrr..break out the quilt
Imagine what the temps will be like when summer finally hits
Rose, we must live within spitting distance. I live in southern Denton County, about 5 miles North of Lake Grapevine. Tomorrow and Tuesday they’re calling for 97 degree temps.
As for your comment on Al Gore, he is has been spuured to call for reason now that some of his followers are linking obesity to global warming. Can’t have the pubah who is cooling the Earth by the shade of his girth be forced on a diet, now, can we?
McCain got in because in the early rounds, the Republican primaries were open primaries, where anyone could vote. The democrats thus had their own “Operation Chaos” and we have McCain.
I’m not going to vote for the RINO that the democrats set me up to vote for.
Congrats Garathorn!!! Awesome news.
My oldest DD is graduating high school, sob sob…. I am thrilled and sad at the same time. She is very excited about college, not so exciting about her first voting choices, ahem….
Have a great day all!
Out…
TXRose and Jim M: Hi from Argyle, TX! Damn the Orange thingie, I’m getting out on my bike, even if I have to spend the rest of the afternoon on IV Zyrtec and a ventilator.
It’s funny, I was thinking the same thing.
Back in high school, my friends and I used to write in Ted in any election at school where the choices were bad just because we loved his guitar. Knowing he is a conservative makes it one step beyond mere protest.
Restricting our primaries would be a good start at reclaiming the party, good point.
Did anyone else read what Hillary had to sit through in Kentucky, this fine Sunday morning?
The hour-long sermon focused on the sin of committing adultery -– as outlined in Mathew 5:27-32.
Today and tomorrows forecast for Vegas
Today: Sunny. Record high temperatures expected. High 102F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Some clouds. Warm. Low 77F. Winds light and variable.
Tomorrow: A few passing clouds, otherwise generally sunny. Record high temperatures expected. High 106F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow night: Some clouds early will give way to generally clear conditions overnight. Warm. Low 78F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.
God I love Las Vegas.
With great respect to my northern friends, I could not live where it is cold and wet.
Zorro & MNUSMCDavid, I have the misfortune of having graduated not once but twice from the University of South Florida-Tampa. However, when I was there the terrorist student population was small or non-existent and we had no football team (in my next life I am going to a school like Penn State with an usually excellent football team and a great man for a coach). I hope your nephew does well.
Hockey, I only got interested in it during the Olympics in 1980 for a time. However, when that goalie was no longer in the NHL, I lost interest.
Brian, wonder if the minister had an inkling Hillary would be at his church this morning? I almost feel sorry for her, almost.
WarTip I have to agree with you – the damage a “friend” can do to the country is probably just as much as the enemies of freedom – the DemocRATs – can do.
I’m an optimist by nature but my realist side says that we’re in for a rough 4 years no matter what. If we’re all going to go to Hell I’d rather that it have been a DemocRAT at the helm than a supposed Republican. President Bush has seriously wounded the Republican Party; McCain is poised and willing to put it out of its misery. “Maverick” was a great TV show but as far as being good for our Country, the present “maverick” stinks…
The only thing I worry about is appointments to the Supreme Court. But there’s absolutely no guarantee that McCain will make good ones, in fact I’d bet he’ll make crappy ones just so his “friends” will approve them. And why is it that the Democrats can almost always stop Supreme Court appointees they don’t like but the Republicans never can?
Houston reporting in with 85 and sunny skies.
I heard about this on the radio. GOOOH is a non-partisan plan to evict the politicians from the U.S. House of Representatives.
As for the race for the White House, I think this comic says it all.
It was 34 with frost a couple of days ago,and some neighbors saw snow flurries with cold rain last Saturday.
Several astronomy blog sites mention a computer program which predicted an active sun spot cycle beginning in March, 2007. As of January little but a few anemic sun spots had formed. Little had changed by May 1.
A blogger wrote, “pray we see many sunspots and soon.” No one is saying so, but an inactive sun spot peak came with the “little ice age” and other chilly times. Its too early to say, but to paraphrase Prince, we may be freezing like its 1790. I’d like to see what Al Gore said about that unlikely event.
Ms. Malkin did not comment on the story that appeared about a U.S. soldier that allegedly used the Quran as a target for target practice.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/17/iraq.quran/index.html
I would think that this is a very important topic to discuss as we analyze relations in the Middle East.
According to the CNN article, a military official “kissed a Quran and presented it as ‘a humble gift’ to the tribal leaders.”
“Copies of the pictures of the Quran obtained by CNN show multiple bullet holes and an expletive scrawled on one of its pages.”
An article did not appear on Fox News until today.
http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008May18/0,4670,Iraq,00.html
I would be interested in comment on the soldier’s action and subsequent U.S. military reaction from fellow commenters, See-Dubya or Ms. Malkin.
The subject of judges comes up often when speaking of McCain. I agree it is one of the most important issues facing us the next 4 years.
However, there is no way McCain can follow thru on any promise to give us conservative judges.
He will have in all real outlooks, less than 40 Republican Senators.
Without the power of 41 to block, mush less the majority to pass anything thru the senate, someone tell me how he is going to force conservative judges on that group of democrats.
We can kiss that goodbye.
If we really want conservative judges, we must get our heads right on the congress. A strong conservative president like Reagan can do a lot, but the power to pass legislation and judges resides in the congress.
We must map out and implement strategies for that process. Otherwise we are all going to be here pissing down each others backs for several more legislative sessions.
We need to win more than the presidency every few years. We need overwhelming House and Senate victories. Then we can purge weak RINO’s. Till then it is all just circular firing sqaud time until we are all gone.
Does anyone here even know anyone who is a McClain supporter?
I don’t know how in heck McClain got to be the Republican nominee when we had half a dozen better alternatives. My first choices were Tancredo, Hunter and Romney. I really thought Romney had a chance and was disappointed when he dropped out.
Why were Republicans not aware of McCains stance on immigration, amnesty, global warming, etc..the only thing he gets right is the necessity to intervene in Iraq in the war on global terrorism and, even then,he wimps out on interrogation.
Alas, that is spilt milk but it would be delicious if there were a ground swell for a conservative candidate.
How can we make it happen?
Just got back from a 2 day Hot Rod show and cruise in Sandpoint ID. 88 degrees, over 5oo vehicles. The venders were making money hand over fist. Didn’t seem to be a gas crisis or lousy economy to us. Take THAT Pelosi !
Longbow, let’s not forget W’s daddy put David Suter (sp?) on the Court. What a disaster he has been.
I sometimes think perhaps it’s better that a dim brings the country down but we have so many stupid people voting because they want “change”, I don’t know if it would make a difference to them. There seems to be a large segment of society that doesn’t feel like they have to go to work or do well in school, it’s the governments job to take care of them. The deck is always stacked against them, kind of like listening to Michelle the Mouth. Two degrees from Ivy League schools and she’s the most bitter woman I’ve heard in a long time.
Anybody ever try talking to some bright eyed Obummer supporter? Ask them what change they want and other than Bush being gone, they are not able to articulate it. Ask about his “record” in the state house in IL or the senate and again you get a blank stare and the mantra about change. They really don’t seem to know or care what he stands for they just think he’s “dynamic”.
I guess I could speculate that 4 years would be enough to tell the tale but look at what 4 years of Peanut Boy wrought us. I blame him for the trouble we have in the middle east today.
The only reason I am voting for McRino is my husband is on his way to Iraq as I type this in fact he may be there now. (This is why I am at the computer checking my im and email all day today.) He fears what Obummer will do and he will drop his papers to resign if he’s the president on 1/20/09. He just doesn’t want to be the last man left if that clown wins. He also doesn’t want to go on any excursions like Clinton sent him on in Haiti, Kosovo and Bosnia that had no real purpose or meaning. Lord knows what the dims have in store for us if they win but maybe that’s what it takes to wake up the Republican party and rid ourselves of these RINOs.
Dark Knight, you always look for the worse in the US military don’t you? One guy did something stupid but you ignore the 99% of men and women who do the right thing everyday who serve. Let’s comment about them sometime and quit trolling for bad news stories. Yeah, they’re out there and you just want to comment about the one bad apple to come forward.
Jim M and TexasRose…
I’m in McKinney, so not too far from either of you. Didn’t know about the 97 degree temps, but it’s quite warm today, too.
Beautiful sunny day here in KCMo. Just returned from a HS graduation ceremony. 92nd Commencement for Rockhurst High School (Jesuit Prep).
Approximately 280 young men in tuxedos graduated and all but one have been accepted into a college (and that one is undecided – maybe a future Bill Gates??). Also, 1 accepted to US Naval Academy, 1 to US Air Force Academy, 1 to US Military Academy and 1 to US Army Airborne. Truly an impressive bunch of guys. The day and the future is theirs. God bless em.
Well at 13:00 or 1:00 PM for the non military type it’s a balmy 100 degrees here in the High Desert of the peoples republic of Kalifornia. Sure beats the heck out of what I have read above about the East coast.
Read several post about the Gorebal warming. Anyone paying attention and notice that they are calling it global climate change yet? See how they are trying to cover all the bases just in case?
Are they ever going to learn that they can’t control the weather? Climate change will happen long after we are all long gone no matter what the Dims, libs and RINOS do today. What a bunch of idiots.
Lonewolf: Dems and Independents picked McCain, and with the behind the scenes deals McCain was willing to cut with Huckabee, McCain wins.
Add to that the fact that too many people who “claim” to be repubilcans still get their info from left wing news organizattions.
All that adds up to our side being the perpetual underdog.
Mis-information abounds.
Rich Republicans, that one always makes me laugh. But it persists.
We could spend all day posting the lies about republicnas that too many, even on our side, are easily fooled by.
And while we piss down each others back the dems are laughing and drinking at the pub.
It is past time for us to reall ywork on countering these lies.
My nephew is one of the 99% who do the right thing everyday and he’s back home from Iraq as of last Wednesday! So far, he’s done 2 tours of Iraq and survived an IED to the knee. (had a hole the size of an orange at his knee, docs said he would need a new one, but the prayer chain began and the knee healed without surgery..in 11 months, he was back in Iraq, hunting the bad guys)
He just received a nice re-upping check and he’s off to serve 4 more years. Thanks for letting me brag…he’s a real sweetheart and a fine Marine.
I haven’t read any comments regarding the article Reuters reported. This out to really get you people miffed.
According to Reuters, yesterday or Friday, the U.N. is sending an auditor to the U.S. to investigate racism! Supposedly someone in government requested him. Had to be a liberal, probably BHO, or our State Department.
100 here is Sacramento Ca. Arni, our Republican governor who is now a Democrat wants to reband Conservatism into Democrat lite and the Supreme Court voted in gay marriage. The right isn’t found in the state constitution but 4 activist judges found the “right” somewhere. After we voters stated that marriage is between and man and woman. And they are Republican. Hell of a state. Anyone want to move here?
If there are Repbublican/Conservative groups in your areas, JOIN THEM.
If there is any doubt that we are in a rebuilding stage, just wait for the fall election results.
We cannot win this alone.
We cannot win one election and spend 4 years patting ourselves on the back.
“WE” must do the hard work.
We are not all destined to be Buckley’s or Limbaugh’s but the truth is our single vote is as important as their single vote.
Republicans by our nature are aggressively independent people. However if we do not work together, we will be aggressively independent people stuck in an ever more and more socialist, democrat led country.
Mom24ks, I’m glad your nephew recovered so well and he’s back home.
I just tire of the those who look for the bad in the military and don’t want to focus on those who go about their jobs everyday and do the right thing. I never see that person or any of the other like minded individuals post anything positive about the military. They’re either disparaging them or saying they “support them but not what they do”-whatever that means or they say “some say the military people are killers”. Such a nice bunch of keyboard warriors.
My husband is on # 4 to Iraq. I just got a quick email from a friend of ours saying he’s there safely. Only 15 more months to go!
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terrig,
good luck to your husband and his friends and all of you with relatives and friends serving this country!
It seems kinda weak saying this compared to your sacrifice, but thank you for your service!
Have any of you checked out the NRCC Blog suggested by MM?
Man, the leadership and Tom Cole are getting their ears blistered! As they deserve. It has well over 1200 posts and climbing.
Put your thoughts out there so the leadership can read them. If they will read them.
I’m voting McCain. I don’t want Obama messing with my soldier and no write-in will win.
Mom24kds, congrats on having such a cool nephew. My bf is in Iraq right now. We’re lucky to have people with the military calling in our lives.
terrig: I truly believe that for every one anti-military person there are 1000s who admire, respect and are truly thankful for our guys/gals who are serving. It irritates me that only bad news (news that may be even be inaccurate) gets the pushed to the front and have often wished there was something more I could do about it. I won’t read the hate blogs – they are quoted enough in the liberal news anyway…
Your husband and the nephew of mom24ks deserve all of America’s gratitude and hopefully will feel that from their friends, family (and a bunch of blog lurkers) when they return.
JOHN BOLTON FOR PRES.
Not gonna work, there are millions of profession breeders who are popping out babies, (who are likely to grow up being anything but what you would like), as fast as humanly possible…..
A war of who can overpopulate the nation with people who they hope will think like them is a loser for everyone involved. If someone can take care of mutiple kids without a nanny state or “village” to take care of them, fine, but the planet if a finite place that won’t be made better by billions and billions of additional people, no matter who they are.
Anyone remember “Putney Swope” (the movie)? Let’s say BHO, runs against McCain… lots of disgusted Dems vote McCain, and let’s say a lot of disgusted R’s write in votes…
A 3rd party could actually win. Or even more likely, Nobody gets enough EC votes to win. Then what?… does “the court” decide?
BOB #56-
If husbands love their wives as Christ loves the Church..I see no problem with your foreward movement.
PS : RE; #58 & #56…….
If an husband calls his wife a c_ _ _ (or any other nasty) in public – or in private…
As did Mr. Mc….
the bets are off…
check out this video of the koran being used for target practice.
Sign a Petition to have Congress Examine Radical Islamist material
terrig,
. Trust me, the majority appreciate your family more than words can express. God Bless!
Thank you so much for you and your husband’s service to our country. As for the small minority and even smaller minded people that disparage the military, they just like to hear themselves talk. I’ve always said, we would hear less from these folks if they had a hobby or had to work harder for their food. But, with gas and food prices going up, maybe we’ll finally get some peace…
We win converts to conservatism thru real life arguments not simply birth rate.
I have met many young people during the past couple years at the local college I attend. They are dying for information about politics. The problem we face is that long ago conservatives abandoned the college campuses.
I stand alone often wearing my Reagan t-shirt explaining conservatism to 17-22 year olds. They seem genuinely interested. Maybe I am an oddity but since I am a returning college student I refuse to sit by and miss the opportunity to let them know that republicans and more importantly conservatives are not what they are often told we are.
I have discussed many topics with dozens of students and some professors.
The professors often look foolish and the kids just lack context.
There are millions of potential conservatives across America waiting for someone to introduce them to conservatism.
Yeah I have had some wierd looks from some clearly left leaning students. But often they discredit themselves with volume instead of reason.
I think the real irony is that we would hear much less from them if they did not have a Military protecting their freedom to act like they do. However, like much of life, that irony will escape them as well.
Old College Guy, is it the Old School Conservative t-shirt? I bet that does raise eyebrows with the students and the profs. I was active duty from 82-87 and active reserves from 87-94 when I married a Navy pilot. I was in college from 88-90 at USF and 91-93. I found that the students were pretty normal for the most part, it was the profs who were off the deep end. I recieved an “F” in a poli sci class for saying that I thought Reagan would go down as one of our greatest presidents. Of course the prof said (when I protested the grade) that was not the case but I later found out from a sorority sister that her brother had mentioned Nixon in a positive light and found himself repeating. He told her to tell this clown Carter was great. She did and got received an “A”. I admire what you are doing. You’re right, for some reason conservatives gave up the college fight some years ago and haven’t been able to get back into the fight. The liberals are so entrenched, I wonder if we ever will have a voice on campus again.
#’s 50, 51, 54 & 60, I know I shouldn’t let this riffraff get me down. It’s just so hard not to sometimes. I just can’t stomach these fools. Thanks for the kind words though, it helps more than you know.
Good night to all.
Check out this weeks Rolling Stone (the one with the Eagles on the Cover), turn to their “Threat Assessment” feature…they actually list a Taliban mortar attack on a Toby Kieth concert in Afghanistan as “With Us” (a good thing). This is disgusting. A few months back RS endored Obama. Wonder if he has anything to say on this..probably not.
Terrig, I’m not anti-military because I ask for your opinion on a story that has the potential to strain relations in the Middle East.
And to answer your question, I don’t look for stories that are anti-military. I have several friends currently in the military (two in the Marines and one in the Army). I pray for their safety on an everyday basis. They do their job honorably, as does 99.9% of the military.
That does NOT preclude the military from correcting actions that make the War more difficult.
This was a news story. Regardless of how you may feel about the media, this story ran and I wanted to see what people on here thought about it.
I see a story on here about Sen. Obama about a “sweetie” comment, but no comments on a story that may cause even more animosity towards our country and greater danger for our troops???
I think it is a legitimate story on which to seek comment.
oldcollegeguy1980 re: “There are millions of potential conservatives across America waiting for someone to introduce them to conservatism.”
Yeah, I get that. I went back to school in a NYC tech grad program not so long ago. The socialist prof. was errr, professing one evening & I could take it no more…
I pointed out to him that the “student body” was composed of mostly Koreans, Taiwanese, assorted SEA’s & a smattering of Eastern Europeans… all of whom were already familiar with socialism.
He retired shortly after. Keep up the good work.
Sent this to Michelle FYI but in case nothing comes of it, check this story at Fox News website:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,356536,00.html
Looks like the illegals
entering… er, sneaking into the US should be grateful it’s not South Africa!And terrig said: “This may be mean, but I don’t care that Tub of Lard is in the hospital. Save it, I know I’m mean.”
I’m right there with you. I’m sure the Kopechne family feels the same…
Was just scanning the NRCC post that she posted about.
Found an interesting site about drilling for oil amongst all the other stuff in there.
Check out drillnow.net lots of good info on that site.
# 61 You are so right.
After 10 years in the classroom;
then HS my “kid” to one of the Academies;
I decided to go back and take all of of the art classes that I want.
The young people – after finding out where I stand on the issues-come to me to ask questions or just to talk.
PS : They are – as a whole- more generous and kind-hearted than we are lead to believe.
WarTip,
Absolutely! It’s happening in Zimbabwe as we speak..they had a democratic election on March 29th, the current president, Mugabe, lost and now the terrorism begins.
“Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change – whose supporters say won the March 29 presidential election outright – yesterday cancelled, yet again, his return to Zimbabwe, citing fears that he might be assassinated. Tsvangirai has been out of Zimbabwe for more than a month, mainly in South Africa. Meanwhile at home, at least 40 of his supporters have been killed by Mugabe’s forces, thousands have been injured and hundreds tortured.”
More info can be found at worldnetdaily.com.
It’s been fun this afternoon. I’m off to make brownies with 2 out of the 4 Ks. Have a great week everyone!
Hi ya’ll…HOT in TX, too…though not as hot as it usually is. We could start a
campaign…maybe if we start
now..it will take hold. A talk show host by the name of Jim Eason at KGO in SF tried to get everyone to do this in 1994..seemed to work in some places. The problem was that everyone seemed to like their own representatives…you know, “it’s always someone else’s fault”. Anyway, we could start by
on ALL of them..then if we could get Michelle and a bunch of the really big Bloggers to encourage a little
everyday..we could brainwash a bunch of folks? I know we are
screwedignored by theMSMmsm, but amnesty for illegals was put on hold…what do ya’ll think?I just read through the comments and your post in #49:
I will pray for your husband, and all of our troops, that God keeps them safe for the next 15 months and thereafter.
Lost in all of this, is any answers to the original question. :-\
darknight #65, re; “This was a news story. Regardless of how you may feel about the media, this story ran and I wanted to see what people on here thought about it“.
“What people here“??? (note the elitist separation)… this was a news story?, No this was CNN’s propaganda. Oooooh they shot a book! Sorry if this offends you… I know some people prefer to burn books.
And yes, I am sure you have friends who serve…
I guess Bob Barr would be out of the question for most of you, huh?
Booklyn Red…after all the crap Christians put up with on a daily basis..shooting a book is of little consequence…I agree! To See that an officer in the US Armed Forces kiss that quran made me want to upchuck!
# 20 sleepneat…
You’re not alone…
Some of us have been in the fray for a very long time…
We have seen the GOP and CRP:
betray men of honor;
James Rogan-GOP no backing during impeachment;CRP turned its back on him here………….
&
William Dannemeyer (we have Feinstein because of the CRP putting a man named Huffington ($$$$) to run against him in the primary -sev. years ago…….
Lts of volunteers jumped ship after that one.
The last Lesser of Two Evils I was talked into voting for was the Arnold…
The strong conservatives in CA are voting issues and for honorable candidates. We haven’t given up!
The “very important topic” was spotted by me.
Lots…
I’m going to
on ALL my elected officials…and encourage everyone I know to
on theirs….
Terri, yes that one is the “Old School Conservative” t-shirt.
I also have all of Rush’s Club Gitmo t-shirts as well as the Operation Chaos shirt.
The college campus is where we are losing young people every day.
I walk in thru the courtyard, the popular entry and there are the “ACORN” folks every day. Signing up young people to register to vote. Of course they encourage them to register democrat.
This in itself is killing us. But that is another topic.
We have to address many topics in our future as a political movement. We allow ourselves to be drawn into corners by those whose dream it is to eliminate conservatives as a viable choice. Whether we want it or not we are in a fight for our political lives.
For those who do not understand just how badly the left needs to destroy us I urge you to study how hard they are working.
They are using every tool available to diminish us.
Often because we are decent people who just want to raise our families we do not fully join the fight.
Oh we’ll support a good candidate when they come along, to a point. But too many of us do not want to do the heavy lifting.
Take this website for example. Michelle has put herself out there and takes it on the chin every day for doing so. But how many of us actually stand up for her when we see the horrible things said about her.
What about Ann Coulter? Good lord the things I have read about her. Yet she still fights and writes every week. Some of the most interesting and funniest things about the left to be found anywhere.
What about Rush? On the radio every day for 20 years doing all he can. We should honor and support these folks in every way we can. I do not let anyone at school or anywhere else criticize these folks without a rebuttal.
And you know what I also defend President Bush. He has done much that I disagree with, but he has almost been alone when you look at who in Washington has been there to support him. Who has his back?
The only perfect man was Jesus. Knowing that I can accept that my politicians will not be perfect either.
The perfect republican is another liberal cannard. “Since your republican candidate is not perfect, you conservatives should not vote for him/her.”
All they while they are all too happy to have flawed liberals to vote for.
I’ll take a flawed republican or two and work as hard as I can to rid Washington of any democrat I can.
Confused, rambling Rant off…..
Global Warming! GLOBAL WARMING!!! OH MY GOD, WE’RE IN TROUBLE!! THE EARTH IS WARMING!!!
Well, yes it is. But not for the reasons that you might think. You won’t hear this in the mainstream media because it, frankly, doesn’t fit into their agenda. And despite what they say, they DO have one.
Yes, the Earth is warming. But then again, so is Venus.
And Mars.
And poor little Mercury.
This isn’t just me saying this, folks. This is JPL and the folks at NASA and other astrophysicists.
The last time I checked, there were no cars on any of those other three planets. No coal-fired power plants, either. No petrol-guzzling SUVs, either. So why are those other three planets warming? It has to do with the output from the sun. Again, do a Google search and you can find this out for yourself. There are some that think this raised output is also causing the Pioneer Anomaly (also known as the Pioneer Effect,) but this isn’t supported by the facts.
But those with a political or power agenda tied to global warming would have you ignore this inconvenient truth. So would Al Gore. They would have you believe that even though those other three planets are warming, the Earth’s warming is due to mankind alone.
HOGWASH.
I’m not denying that our activities are making the problem worse. I can’t deny that, because to do so would be to fly in the face of stark reality. Again, Google it.
Mankind didn’t cause the problem, but we’re not helping solve it either. The emissions from volcanoes (including at the mid-ocean ridges (what are those you ask? G O O G L E I T.)) as well as the output from the sun as well as the methane from the warming Alaskan tundra are working together to create a really big problem.
Add to that the fact that warming and cooling periods on the Earth are cyclical. In other words, they follow cycles. Warming, followed by cooling, followed by another cycle of warming followed by yet another cycle of cooling. I could go on, but that should give you the idea. Weather on Earth is cyclical, it always has been over the course of many millions of years.
In studying the fossil records, it appears that 14 of the 15 mass extinctions on the planet were due to … global warming. The only one that WASN’T was the one of 65 million years ago that wiped out the dinosaurs. The mainstream media isn’t telling you THAT, either. Neither are those with an agenda, because it really is an inconvenient truth. Isn’t it, Mr. Gore?
The Great Dying of 250 million years ago was probably due to a flood basalt as well as other factors. This induced … wait for it … global warming. A really REALLY BIG warming
Again, there were no cars 250 million years ago, but those with the agenda would have you ignore this fact.
So, what do we do? We need to break our dependence on oil and coal and fossil fuels. There are those who say that nuclear is the way to go, but I’m not in favour of this. Again, not for the reasons that you think.
People, fuelled by the militant environmentalists, would have you believe that the Earth is drowning in nuclear waste. This simply isn’t the case. The truth is that ALL the nuclear waste produced by every country on the face of the Earth since the very first reactor went online would fill a …
… high school gymnasium. Seriously. Again, G O O G L E I T. That sounds like a broken record, I know, but the information is out there.
Don’t depend on others to look it up for you, since you have no way of knowing if they have an agenda or not. And the sad fact is that there are too many people on BOTH side of the problem that have agendas.
I don’t give an overweight rat’s rectum about agendas. You shouldn’t either. We’ve already passed one point of no return and we simply can’t afford to bury our heads in the sand and let those with the agendas lead us around by the nose. That’s not me saying that either, that’s Dr. Michio Kaku. Who’s he?
He’s one of the world’s foremost authorities in theoretical physics and the environment. The co-founder of string-field theory, his PhD-level textbooks are REQUIRED reading at most of the top physics labs.
Again, this information is out there, folks. Look it up.
Do it with an open mind and you’ll learn a great deal.
Yes, the Earth is warming.
No, mankind is not the sole cause.
And Mr. Gore, you’ve ignored quite a few inconvenient truths.
When will Saudi Arabia cease and desist in its persecution of Christians? We cannot even carry Bibles there nor bring Bibles into the country.
I’m not happy about members of our military kissing the quran…or
For that matter; my President dancing w/the Saudis.
…are you from northern CA? I lived in Hollister, CA during the Dannemyer years…he was a fine man. My Rep was Sam Farr…he became my pen-pal in 1992..I had his office send me every piece of legislation the Congress tried to force through(unfortunately, most of it got through). GATT Uruguay Round..etc..really bad times are on the horizon!
reland1 #75…
murder, rape, torture, kidnapping, extortion, all ok for kifars… ohhh but touch the book…bombings, be-headings, slavery… but don’t touch the book… Yeah, I am ready to screw the pooch.
jus sayin…
Funny that the left’s answer to “alleviating” the Global Warming “crisis” is the same answer they have to everything.
Taxes and control.
Of course since they understand the “crisis” it is they who should be in control of our taxes.
Soon Earthquakes may be a crisis and they may need taxes and control to alleviate those as well.
If the answer to every problem is more of your money, the problem may be easier to live with than the fix.
If you want to drill for oil in ANWR build a 27 hole golf course there. Then propose a law the opens all country clubs to oil exploration. No democrat could vote against it.
Sunny, 62 degrees with a fog bank off the coast of Way Northern Coastal Kalifornia.
I was embarrassed that the president had to go to the Saudi’s with “our” hat in “his” hand.
To ask them to do more so we could continue to do less. I would have liked an even stronger rebuke from the Saudi’s than was given.
Since our politicians refuse to address American production I would like to hear from some of these foreign powers.
Of course they do not mind taking our dollars for their oil.
Thanks Marine! The Pens are on their way to the Stanley Cup final now. Sorry!
You’ll love this, one nephew graduates today and his younger brother starts at the main campus in June for summer school!
As for the Nov. election, that’s a great idea, I think I’ll do the same, write in my late Father’s name. I’ve sent money to Melissa Hart’s campaign for Congress but the national party has lost me. The best we can do now is do our homework and support conservative candidates at the local and state level.
terrig, my two sisters kids graduated from Univ. of Central Fla. We are all proud of you and your husband for sacrificing so much for our Country, thanks and our prayers are with you and your husband.
Christian Soldier #82… “I’m not happy about members of our military kissing the quran…or
For that matter; my President dancing w/the Saudis.”
Burning incense for Baal… free the trooper, hang the officer. Oooops! I said it.
I think I woke up on the wrong website…I would have to embed myself in GOOGLE to interpret the content of your blogging..but(I think…. I agree? ) My Book says the earth will endure forever!
Here’s a story that put a huge smile on my face this weekend. My son is set to redeploy soon, and it is easy to feel down hearted when I think of him coming home to the likes of Code Pink and other anti-military crazies. This young man, however, is proof positive that good, solid, young Americans are still being raised and they are not afraid of duty, honor and Country.
Here’s the link: link: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/may/15/student-stands-old-glory/
What a great young man!
reland1 – I can’t go with Barr…
http://www.bobbarr2008.com/press/press-releases/7/statement-on-ca-supreme-court-same-sex-marriage-decision
I read that and realized he has no clue whatsoever what he’s talking about. Prop 22 was passed in 2000 making marriage between one man and one woman in California. The CA Supreme Court overturned the VOTERS and Barr thinks this is how it should be done. I can’t imagine what he’s thinking.
# 83 reland 1-
I’m in good ol’ LA-
Your are correct-we CA conservatives must work together.
This country is in for some hard times.
I’m not giving up. I see the inquisitive faces of the young people at my local college-that venue is a worthy “battle-ground”.
Brooklyn Red # 84 and et.al. You and I generally see eye to eye. It’s good to know you’re out there.
I’m curator of a Civil War museum near Fort Benning, Georgia and when I have a military visitor, I let him in free.The museum is privately owned and is not supported by any Government agency or historical organizaion, so therefore we have to charge an admission to maintain it. But I won’t charge a military person, man or woman, because they are putting their lives on the line for me and the rest of the country.
I’ve read comments for the past two or three weeks, and very seldom do I read where people feel as I do, that we are at war, and this is not your usual political campaign. When I say that I’m voting for McCain, and not my principles, to keep obummer or what’s her name out of office, I”m accused of advocating a totalitarian sociaty. I disagree with McCain on several things, but he won’t turn tail and run out of Iraq, like the other two. Obummer is a marxsit, and you won’t recognize the country one year or less after he takes office. I won’t have have any more military visitors to the museum because they’ll be busy tracking down terrorists, because obummer and the dems will get rid of the safe guards we have left.
I’m keeping my principles, and voting against obummer and what’s her name. One of my strongest principles is voting for a canidate on the ballot, and not going fishing or writing in someone’s name. If you’r going to do that, just vote democrat. If you vote obummer in office, can you guarantee that he’ll be voted out of office in four years, provided we’re still holding elections as we know them now. I’m scared to death of him going in as our military Commander-in-Chief. I think other people should be, too. I’ve got one Republican Senator running for re-election, and I’ll vote for him. I haven’t given up my priciples, like I said before, it’s just that I don’t have a canidate that shares all of them with me, but I just can not vote democrat, write someone’s name in, or go fishing. How is that advocating a totalitarian sociaty? I think we’ll get that with obummer, as I’ve also stated before.I love my country too much to turn it over to him.
Michelle has this border shamnesty/McCain
dispute; but PEOPLE: the issue now is McCain/ Obama. Go for McCain in a big way.
We can argue about a fence after McCain is in office.
#93 JOY-
The founders never intended the courts to have this kind of power;
The courts are always being used to further the liegral agenda….
Prop 187 reversal coming quickly to mind!
Joy said:
- I can’t go with Barr…
Joy…unless I’m wrong…I believe that Mr. Barr is correct from a Constitutional point of view. The Federal Govt. has NO business involving itself in State issues…unfortunately that is most of the problem with our government.