Word.

No, Sir, you are wrong.

2007-01-04T21:45:00.000-05:00

This individual over at the Netscape blog actually believes that it is Nancy Pelosi's constitutional responsibility to impeach President Bush. Interesting comment. First and foremost, I thought it was bipartisanship, but hey, that's me. Back to his "belief"...unless what he did was in a legal proceeding, nothing is impeachable, dummy. I do not recall President Bush in court saying that there were weapons of mass destruction (and yes, even I admit that was bogus). Why was *ahem* Clinton impeached? Oh, that's right, because HE LIED IN A SWORN DEPOSITION.

Read more!

Sheehan and her Sheehanigans ahead of schedule...

2007-01-03T21:18:00.000-05:00

Yep, she's at it again.

"We didn't put you in power to work with the people that have been murdering hundreds of thousands of people since they have been in power," Sheehan said. "We put you in power to be opposition to them finally and we're the ones who put them in power."

Look, Dummy. Yes, Democrats have "power" in the House and Senate. However, there is someone called the President of the United States, who, the last time I checked, was still Republican. If you think you will get anything accomplished without him, you're [still] nuts.
Now that the Dems are in power and realize that we cannot just up and leave this war like their Fall campaign speeches indicated they would, I wonder who Cindy will stand behind? Joe Lieberman? Good luck with that one.

Crack is Whack

2006-12-20T14:19:00.000-05:00

Want a good laugh? Watch here how a woman complained to a police officer about some bad crack she had just purchased. She was subsequently arrested.

Dummy.

Stubu Ink

2006-12-12T18:29:00.000-05:00

Just giving a shout-out to my cousin's band, Stuben Hockers. Minus - your opportunity to keep your German intact.

Anyway, just a bunch of guys from Berlin and Wurzburg, Germany. There are more music and video downloads from their website.

Like it or not...

2006-11-18T15:39:00.000-05:00

Props to the Dutch!
The Dutch are proposing a ban to clothing that covers the face (in public and semi-public places). The Dutch Muslims claim it infringes on religious rights. I'm sorry, but this side of the world isn't governed by the Taliban. If you don't like it, move back to where it is acceptable (so Afghanistan).

Imagine being the police officer approaching this...

50 Pence...In da pub.

2006-08-11T20:46:00.000-04:00

This is some funny shi'ite!

Saddam = Retard.

2006-06-25T09:45:00.000-04:00

Good luck with that one.

President Bush will use the court's sentence as leverage to try to persuade Saddam to tamp down the insurgency, [Saddam's attorney] said, so desperate are the Americans to stanch their losses.

I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention, what did he say?

A whole meal...

2006-06-23T09:03:00.000-04:00

Dummy.

After one of his defense lawyers was recently killed, Saddam decided to go on yet another hunger strike.

He skipped lunch.

I don't think that it was so much a hungry strike as it was that he had a large breakfast.

You know, at this rate, with all of his lawyers dying off, he may REQUEST his trial be moved to the Texas.

Budweiser Hotseat.

2006-06-21T18:50:00.000-04:00

Ladies and Gentlemen, it is our pleasure to announce the return of Zinga. He has been out of sight and mind for the past few months, but that has now come to an end. Zinga is on the Budweiser Hotseat:

ESPN.com: So, it's been a few months, where have you been hiding?

Zinga: First off, it's good to be back. Thank you for having me. As for the absence, "school and work" is the simple answer. I switched jobs at the beginning of May, and now commute two hours a day. Not to mention, I'm still attending the University of Maryland full time. I only have one more semester to go, though.

ESPN.com: Do you plan to leave your fans hanging again or was that an isolated incident?

Zinga: Well, I didn't plan on taking a three-month hiatus...just sorta happened. But no, I don't "plan" on doing it again, as you say.

ESPN.com: Anything new in your life you'd like to share?

Zinga: New? Hmm. Well, we are moving a week from today.

ESPN.com: Where to?

Zinga: Crofton, Maryland.

ESPN.com: Crofton? What possessed you?

Zinga: Price.

ESPN.com: That usually does it. Any parting words?

Zinga: Yes. The Dallas Mavericks will be back next season, guaranteed. The Miami Heat got lucky. Thank you.

Wrong said Fred

2006-03-09T15:15:00.000-05:00

For anyone who is even vaguely familiar with Fred Phelps you are with me when I say that, "he makes my blood boil."

Fred (aka Satan) is a pastor at the Westboro Baptist Church (a cult if you ask me) in Topeka, Kansas and very anti-homosexual. He believes that homosexuals (or "fags" as he uses on his website Godhatesfags.com) will burn in hell, as will all of those who enable them. His church defines "fag-enablers" as anyone whom they find to be insufficiently anti-gay. If you tolerate, you will burn. And accorindg to Fred, Katrina and 9/11 occurred because of God's hatred for "fags".

Fred frequently interrupts military funerals, burying our war-dead. Rudely at that. Mothers and fathers saying, "goodbye" for the last time to their daughters and sons. Children parting ways with their parents. And there in the background is Fred and his crew blaring anti-homosexual remarks at them with a bullhorn. Real nice, Fred. Good job.

AFF Happy Hour

2006-02-24T18:28:00.000-05:00

NK, D.W. Eifert and myself attended an AFF Happy Hour last night here in DC above the Pour House. It was a great time and we met a ton of very interesting like-minded individuals.

Definitely looking forward to the next one...

Jailed for insult.

2006-02-24T08:25:00.000-05:00

Here.
A 61 year-old German man in Duesseldorf, Germany, was convicted for insulting Islam. He printed the word "Koran" on toilet paper and offered it to mosques, claiming the Koran is a 'cookbook for terrorists'. He was sentenced to a year in prison. The maximum sentence in Germany for insulting religious beliefs under the German penalty code is three years.

Germany doesn't joke around with this sort of stuff. It's actually illegal to own a copy of Hitler's famed, "Mein Kampf", as a resident, which should make D.W. Eifert a happy man.

Mazeltoff, D.W.

No sense.

2006-02-20T10:51:00.001-05:00

Someone please explain this to me.

How can we federalize airport security, yet privatize port security? Not making any sense. I watched this congressman (cannot remember his name) make a great point. He questioned if President Bush would privatize his Secret Service detail. Answer: probably not. So why put the rest of America at risk by giving the contract to a country that had proven links to 9/11 terrorists. You know, it's one thing to privatize security. It's another to privatize it to a country such as the UAE. I just don't understand.

At it again.

2006-02-20T10:51:00.000-05:00

According to ~~Kanye~~ Spike Lee, Hollywood executives are the only ones making money off of African-American actors, such as Denzel Washington.

"They'll make a movie with Denzel [Washington], Jamie [Foxx] and Eddie [Murphy], but only because they can make money off them.

I don't know, according to Forbes' Top 100 Celebrities, he is ranked #31 in terms of cash earned. Denzel is probably worth more than most 'executives' in Hollywood. I know that Oprah sure is, ranked #2 behind George Lucas. Not too shabby, if you ask me.

Polly Delaney over at the Hollywood Reporter points out something interesting.

"I don't think African-Americans wield nearly as much clout in Hollywood as they wield in other disciplines," says public radio and talk show host Tavis Smiley, citing Merrill Lynch chairman and CEO Stan O'Neal, American Express chairman and CEO Ken Chenault, Time Warner chairman and CEO Richard Parsons, the members of the Congressional Black Caucus and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as examples.

African Americans may not be in control of Hollywood, but they sure 'wield' some power in other arenas.

The white Eminem.

2006-02-10T09:16:00.000-05:00

Kanye is at it again. Now he thinks that he should be a "character" in the bible.

"I changed the sound of music more than one time... For all those reasons, I'd be a part of the Bible. I'm definitely in the history books already. - Kanye West"

Good job, Kanye, good job.

Sheehan vs. Feinstein?

2006-02-08T13:04:00.000-05:00

The San Francisco Chronicle makes mention of Cindy possibly running against Diane Feinstein in the June Democratic Primary. Ought to be a interesting, to say the least.

Developing...

Nothing against Islam, but...

2006-02-07T14:43:00.000-05:00

Blame who?

2006-02-07T14:02:00.000-05:00

What?

Over at The Drudge Report, an article states that experts believe that the television show CSI is to blame for 'smarter' murderers (oxymoron anyone?) I personally do not agree, but let me play devil's advocate for a second (debate mode). If you are going the length to blame CSI, you need to blame the A&E shows like Cold Case Files and The First 48. Those shows are worse than CSI, for they are, what we like to call, real. This argument would provide more cannon fodder than the CSI one.

On the flip side...

"People are getting more sophisticated with making sure they're not leaving trace evidence at crime scenes," - Chuck Morrow, chief of the criminal division in the Trumbull County Prosecutor's office.

This has little do to with watching CSI (which I personally do not). It's a form of evolution. If you happen to notice that more and more idiots are getting caught in their murders, then obviously changes need to be made...and they are. Simple internet searches nowadays reveal anything; you do not have to watch CSI to find out that bleach destroys DNA.

"Most people who commit crimes are not very bright and don't take many precautions," Pozner said. "CSI and all the other crime shows will make no difference." - Larry Pozner, former president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Amen.

PS - I blame Leftside.

It's official.

2006-01-26T08:02:00.000-05:00

Hamas has called for the destruction of Israel. Now they are in power.

"We view Hamas as a terrorist organization. We don't deal with Hamas. And under the current circumstances, I don't see that changing." - State Department spokesman Sean McCormack

"So that's why they call it a CrackBerry."

2006-01-25T13:10:00.000-05:00

A list of the 101 Dumbest Moments in Business is posted over at CNN.com.

My personal favorite:

"an average worker's functioning IQ falls 10 points when distracted by ringing telephones and incoming e-mails ... more than double the four-point drop seen following studies on the impact of smoking marijuana." - No. 5 on the list of 101 Dumbest Business Moments, SmartList Staff.

Some of these are quite interesting, funny, stupid (which translates to funny), etc. Check them out for a laugh.

I hate mail.

2006-01-25T12:52:00.000-05:00

So, on Sunday, I go to take my dog out for a walk and lo and behold, no shit, there is the mailman staring me dead in the eye. He says, "Good morning, Sir, here is your mail". What do you do? Run? No, he would just think you are weird. And my luck, the rule about running away from a police officer (and that being grounds for arrest) applies to mailmen too. So I greet him back and grab my mail from his hand. My worst fears are realized...an official letter from "the government". I decide to open it, just days earlier having said I will not open an official letter from the above-named organization as long as I have a Service Remaining Requirement, SRR (and I have one year from 2 Feb).

The letter is three sentences long (yeah, I know, it was so long, it took two sit-downs). It begins by saying that the Army's Human Resources Command (HRC) has identified me as having a SRR. True, I do (one year). Then it goes on to say that the HRC is calling up soldiers from IRR to augment the Reserves and Active Duty (NOT true. The Hon. Francis J. Harvey, Secretary of the Army, said on 18 November 2005, that the Army is not calling up anymore soldiers beyond the levels they are currently at). The third sentence tells me to call him at the number provided to "go over my options". See, in my mind, options is plural...indicating more than one. There aren't any option(s). Now, I have no problem calling him up and telling him this.

I was pissed b/c it was the weekend and I couldn’t iron out the situation then and there (I called to no avail). Honestly, what recruiter do you know that doesn’t work weekends? So in the meantime, I did some research. First off, there was no office symbol on the "official" letter. Anyone that has spent any time past Basic Training knows that every letter has an office symbol. There was no date. My name appeared no where in the letter (it was on the envelope). The unit was listed in the Header as the 99th Regional Support Command (based out of Coraopolis, PA......honestly, where the hell is that?!). Ninjakitty-assisted research indicated that this particular unit had been re-designated the 99th Regional Readiness Command in April of 2003. Don’t you think that the letter should reflect that change nearly three years later? Research is a basic tool learned in the most "basic" NCO school, namely PLDC. What I am saying is, he did not consult AR 25-50, the Army's Guide to Correspondence. Honestly, I don’t think that he knows that there even IS an Army Regulation governing Army Correspondence. Little things like, the paragraphs weren’t even numbered. Rubbish.

So, I wrote the SFC back to the email provided (a USAR email account) and listed my concerns, then told him that if he wanted to ask my to join the Reserves, ask it. Do not scare me into it. I then went on to explain that I wanted his Commanders name, phone number and email address and that I would report him for deceptive and coercive recruiting tactics and that if he failed to email me back, I would contact my congressman. So, the email gets returned "Undeliverable". I did a cursory search of AKO and found him. I sent the email with the "DAEMON post deliver failure" notice attached to his personal AKO account.

Monday morning, I get a call from the 1SG or CSM of the command, asking me to call back (he called while I was at work). I did and informed him of my concerns. He tried to explain that I wouldn’t have to sign a three contract or anything like that. I would just join the Reserves until my SRR was gone. He goes on to say, "I don’t know your resume (whatever the hell that is supposed to mean), but if you join now, you can choose any job you want!". Yay. Any job I want. No really, I am thrilled. I informed him my resume looks great (hell he could have a copy if he'd like) and that I am a civilian contractor for the DoD in Washington DC, doing the same thing that I did my seven years in the Army and had no desire to "change jobs". He goes, "Oh." (That was priceless). I then went on to explain that I had been to Iraq twice, just returned from the latest sentence, uh, tour, and been to Kosovo once (can I get a "yay yay" from Minus' corner?). I still have stabilization from Iraq and going to take my chances on them not calling me up for my last year of SRR, taking into account my deployment history. Additionally, I (at the time of the dialogue) had been out for less than a month. Not to mention (don't you hate it when people say that, then go ahead and MENTION it anyway?), on all three deployments, guess who was there? Drum roll, Minus.....that's right, Nasty Guard and Weekend Warriors. And Minus and Nemesis can both attest to that fact. It's ok Doug; we do not hate you for never having been deployed. No seriously, we don’t. Seriously, get over it, it's ok, we love you. Anyway, I can see it already: I sign up for the Guard or Reserves and two weeks later, Hello Stop Loss. The Army can keep that shit to themselves.

Anyway, he said that he would "put a note into the system" to keep the harassment to a minimum. Whatever the hell that means.

Ok, the bottom line up front here is, please, for God's sake (and yours...ok, more for your sake. Fine. Only for your sake; God has nothing to do with it) look left and right before you cross the street...seriously, because the damn mail man may see you and give the letter to you personally instead of putting it in the damn mailbox where it belongs. Plausible deniability? GONE.

The Passion of the Kanye

2006-01-24T18:05:00.000-05:00

Kan ye imagine a black Jesus?

"George Bush doesn't care about black people" - Kanye West

Does Jesus?

To the critics

2006-01-22T16:28:00.000-05:00

Check out this article posted on USA Today, titled What is Iran doing and why is the world worried?. The title really does explain it all. I am glad to see the European community a lot more involved in Iran, versus Iraq. See, Saddam was killing his own so it was ok. No threat to Germany, France or Russia. Now, you have a country that has the capability to create a nuclear weapon and reach Europe. A bit different now, isn't it? If diplomatic attempts fail, and a military option surfaces, I'd like to see everyone BUT the US involved. Let the US finish Iraq. Let the rest of the world clean up Iran.

This is gayer than...

2006-01-20T19:37:00.000-05:00

A man in Ikea on Super Bowl Sunday.

Who would have guessed that al Zarwahiri was a poet? Honestly, stick to terrorism.

Da Bears still playing?

2006-01-15T10:20:00.000-05:00

Wait?! It's not the regular season! What are Da Bears doing playing on T.V. this late in the year? At this point of the season, they are known as "Da Chairs".

Choke, Bears, choke. Enjoy your Sunday, Nemesis. Haha.

New Liberian President...

2006-01-15T09:55:00.000-05:00

~~James Monroe, Liberty~~ Monrovia, Liberia elects its first female president, Harvard-educated Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. That's right, I said "elected" and not "killed".

Liberia has a long history of violence. Let's see if Ellen can escape a coup/accidental death/"natural causes", etc...

Now there's a leader!

2006-01-15T00:28:00.000-05:00

Open mouth. Insert foot.

"Condoleezza Rice needs a company of soldiers. She needs to be taken to barracks where she would be satisfied." - Vladimir Zhirinovsky, 'wacko' leader of Russia's Liberal and Democratic Party.

This coming from the Vice-speaker of the Russian Parliament. Oh, and he praises Hitler. Good job, Russia, good job.

China discovered America?

2006-01-14T22:45:00.000-05:00

A Chinese lawyer claims to have map, dated in 1763, copied from another map, which was dated in 1418. The map clearly depicts the Americas and Australia. Have a look:

The age of the map is being checked for authenticity and the results will be known in February. I am crossing my fingers that it's a hoax. Here is my train of thought: We only get ten paid federal holidays. Will I be working Monday, October 9th?

131-year ban on beer lifted.

2006-01-14T09:20:00.000-05:00

1875 was the year Westerville, Ohio, became a dry city. Westerville was once known as the "Dry capital of the world", but no more.

He almost looks afraid. Dude, it's ok. You can legally drink now. The cop at the bar is ordering one for himself.

Stop skimping, Mr. Hatfield.

2006-01-13T20:46:00.000-05:00

What?

Hatfield said if the trapped miners had wireless communication devices, it would have been possible to tell them of a safe way out. He [Hatfield] told USAToday his company would consider issuing radios to miners. - CNN

Consider issuing radios to miners? Are you kidding? Twelve men died because a multi-billion dollar industry decided not to spend $500 buy purchasing two-way radios. Mr. Hatfield, for your convenience, I have conducted some research on Best Buy for two-way radios. Really, they aren't that expensive.

Clemency?

2006-01-09T18:23:00.000-05:00

Where's Snoop Dogg now?
Save ~~Tookie~~, er, Woofie. Will DNA prove who the killer is?

Darwin award nominee

2006-01-09T18:10:00.000-05:00

Funny.
An 81 year-old man catches a mouse and throws it outside onto a pile of burning leaves. The mouse (now on fire, mind you) takes off back into the mans home...burning it to the ground.

"Hahahahahahahahaha!" - Zinga.

Retard award of the year

2006-01-01T11:12:00.000-05:00

This idiot swallowed 177 tubes of cocaine, in an effort to smuggle the drugs from Johannesburg, South Africa to Malawi.

"We can confirm that Mr. Abdallah Saidi Mohamed had 177 tubes of cocaine in his system, three of which burst," Manjolo said.

Smart. Real smart.

You think?

2005-12-29T18:32:00.000-05:00

Wow.

But at some point, Farris Hassan, a 16-year-old from Florida, realized that traveling to Iraq by himself was not the safest thing he could have done with his Christmas vacation.

A little bit of advice: Do not, under ANY circumstances, pull out your pocket dictionary in downtown Baghdad. Retard.

2005 Lump of Coal Awardee?

2005-12-24T12:01:00.000-05:00

Reflecting back on 2005, who deserves the 'Lump of Coal' award?

Dick Durbin?
Howard Dean?
Cindy Sheehan?

Here are a few ideas to get your thoughts flowing...

To all...

2005-12-24T11:55:00.000-05:00

My United States of Whatever.

2005-12-16T13:01:00.000-05:00

To Minus, Nemesis and DW Eifert...

WHATEVER!

Honestly...

2005-12-16T12:49:00.000-05:00

This shit would never happen to me.

Anonymous man puts jewelry in unlocked car.

Patriot Act diminished

2005-12-16T12:27:00.000-05:00

52-47.

The Senate just voted not to extend expiring parts of the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act itself is not expiring, however, 16 provisions within it are. In laymans terms, they are provisions outlining information sharing, amongst other things. They were made temporary after September 11th, 2001, in order to assure that as much information was being gathered as possible, thwarting future terrorist attacks.

Among the provisions not extended are "roving wiretaps and secret warrants for books, records and other items from businesses, hospitals and organizations such as libraries."

Cuba banned from WBC

2005-12-15T12:36:00.000-05:00

Dissed.
Cuba was not invited to the inaugural World Baseball Classic (WBC), which will be held in the United States, Puerto Rico and Japan, because of the long standing embargo. It seems as if the WBC commission is urging a US victory. This is 'almost' the equivalent of banning the Frogs from France or the Commies from playing hockey.

"Enough already!" said Antonio Mayeta, whose brother is a baseball player in Cuba. "It's unbelievable. This is about sports, not politics. In Cuba, baseball is our culture. Everyone was so anxious to see these games."

I couldn't agree more.

Holocaust a "myth" to Iran.

2005-12-14T15:50:00.000-05:00

Interesting.

"They have invented a myth that Jews were massacred and place this above God, religions and the prophets," - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a speech to thousands of people in the Iranian city of Zahedan, Iran.

The United States, Israel and the European Commission -- along with individual European countries -- have condemned the remark. - CNN.

It's about time that we found something that the United States and anyone else can agree on.

Banana Grabber

2005-12-14T11:12:00.000-05:00

Check out this site.

The "Tookie" post is hilarious!

Do you want a touchdown dance? Maybe we should poll.

2005-12-13T16:22:00.000-05:00

According to a recent poll over at CNN.com, President Bush has no "Victory Plan". Let me tackle that along with Howard Dean's comment, saying that the United States can't win the war.

First off, we have won the war. I do believe that the might of the US military defeated the Iraqi Army and Republican Guard (well, those that didn't hide anyway). Now, Dean would have sounded much, MUCH smarter, had he stated that we wouldn't win the insugency. Not that he would have been right, but closer to right. I personally, having been to Iraq twice, do not believe that the United States can win the insurgency in a timetable that Democrats request. If we plan on "beating" the insurgency, we will be there for much longer than say, two more years. The Iraqi people have to want peace, I mean really want it, in order to defeat the small, yet effective, insurgency. You have to remember, these people have been fighting for a very long time and will not stop just because we say so. This is what they know, and they are very good at it.

Second, I do believe that President Bush has a "Victory Plan", as some may call it. If you paid attention, from the beginning, he has stated that the important factor is rebuilding/preparing the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) for the long haul. That is the foundation of Iraq today. Without the ISF, as soon as the US leaves, Al Qaeda in Iraq will, and I repeat, WILL take control of that country. Of course along with other, smaller insurgent groups. Do not get me wrong though: No matter when the US pulls out of Iraq, there will continue to be a civil war (admit it, that is what is happening now...our troops are just caught in the middle.) It's how the ISF deals with the chaos that determines the future of that region. And it is for that very moment that we are preparing the ISF for.

After the first rotation of US troops to Iraq, it was made clear that the US moved from a Force Protection stand point, to a more vulnerable, yet very important realm of assisting Iraqis in the recontruction effort of the ISF. If we were to continue to remain in a Force Protection posture, we'd NEVER leave that theater of operations.

And lastly, what is UP with all of these damn polls anyway? Every week there is a poll on the Presidents approval rating. I think that I saw one on his favorite color (We in the Western cultures like to call that a joke). That is why he/she (Come on, you know Hillary will be our next President, haha) is in office for four years. If the POTUS were to fret over every poll that was released, they'd go crazy. I mean, the % drops below 40 (sampling error of + or - 3%, now) and the we're in a frenzy (I mean, the POTUS is drumming up support for the "War" as we speak). Get a grip, people.

Marshalls 1 - "Terrorist" 0

2005-12-09T10:33:00.000-05:00

"The two air marshals said Rigoberto Alpizar had made a bomb threat." - White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan

Bipolar or not. Fact is, Rigor Mortis, uh, Rigoberto, made a bomb threat inside of a device that was used to kill nearly 3,000 innocent people. Not again. To all of you critics, you need to put yourself on that plane with a man running up and down an aisle claiming he has a bomb inside of a bag. What would you want the air marshalls to do?

And the White House is doing right thing by standing on the side of the air marshalls. A STANDARD investigation is underway...not to pin the blame on the air marshalls, but to apply lessons learned for future training and protocols.

"Rigo Alpizar was a loving, gentle and caring husband, uncle, brother, son and friend," Jeanne Jentsch said of her brother-in-law.

As I am sure that Mohammed Atta was...

Mic test...one, two...

2005-12-04T17:48:00.000-05:00

Word. I am back...alive and all. Well, after a night with Minus the Nemesis, A man in the arena and Ninjakitty, alive is about the only thing that describes me. I must say, though, that DW Eifert didn't drink nearly as much as MtN said he did. No, seriously. He was sleeping after two Miller Lites. Slow night, I guess.

Please, everyone that reads this HAS to stop by Minus the Nemesis. Good lefty moon-bat shite going on over there.

Sorry for the delay

2005-11-01T02:41:00.000-05:00

To my dedicated reader (yes, I occassionally read my own blog), I am in the process of returning from the Middle East and should be home around the end of the first week of November. I will be regularly updating my blog again at that time. Until then, later sucka's!

Mommy, can I kill that one?

2005-10-23T19:49:00.000-04:00

I don't have the webpage-building savvy that Zinga has, so bear with me through this post til Zinga comes and cleans it up - which may be a while as he is preparing to redeploy.

I recently ran across three articles that got me thinking. The first is an article that said that 45% of Iraqis back insurgent attacks on coalition forces.

Not surprising in a culture as violent as Iraq's. This morning the janitor who works in the palace, a likeable young man named Mazim, came into my office to mop the floor. I said, "Shukran" or "Thank you", and he said "You're welcome" in arabic. Then he said in English, "To praise God", to which I responded, "Allah Akbar". He got excited and said in English, "God is big" and to which I said, "Allah Igwaah". He propped the mop on the wall, spread his arms and said in English, "God is big. You understand? God is big and can kill every people in America." He seemed to immediately realize this was rude, and in usual hospitable Iraqi fashion, added, "And every people in Iraq." I say this to point out a cultural difference. When I was little, I was taught God's greatness in terms of love and strength. God can move mountains. God's love is endless. That kind of thing. I was almost startled by the spiteful, thuggish God Mazim portrayed, and nervously giggled in response.

So the affinity with violence didn't stun me. Besides, I am American, not Swiss. It's part of our culture. But what does stun me is that these insurgents that they are supporting kill approximately 500% more Iraqis each year than coalition forces (CF). Further, Iraqis are far more likely to die at the hands of insurgents than CF. I take this from an Iraqi, not American media-- American media doesn't run stories such as these. For those too lazy to click the link, I will give you the gist of it: Insurgents have killed a reported 4,308 Iraqis so far this year. That's just what's been reported. Frankly, I am surprised it is so low.

Here's something else I found in Iraqi media, describing an incident in which some Halliburton (KBR) employees were killed in Ad Diluiyah:

"At least two of the men were dragged alive from their vehicle, which had been badly shot up, and forced to kneel in the road before being killed.... Killing one of the men with a rifle round fired into the back of his head, they doused the other with petrol and set him alight.... Barefoot children, yelping in delight, piled straw on to the screaming man's body to stoke the flames."

The scene described in reminicent of the murder of four Blackwater employees in Fallujah in 2004. In this case, their burnt bodies were strung up on an overpass, where they were battered like pinatas - by children.

Associated Press quoted Muslim clerics commenting on the disgraceful video footage of American soldiers burning Taliban bodies:

"Abu Ghraib ruined the reputation of the Americans in Iraq and to me this is even worse," Faiz Mohammed told The Associated Press from northern Kunduz province. "This is against Islam. Afghans will be shocked by this news. It is so humiliating. There will be very, very dangerous consequences from this."

"The burnings of these bodies is an offense against Muslims everywhere. Bodies are only burned in hell." - Said Mohammed Omar"

"Kill Whitey"

2005-10-09T02:55:00.000-04:00

Over at Disinfo, they cover this series of monthly hip-hop parties called Kill Whitey in Williamsburg.

''Kill Whitey' is the name given to a series of monthly hip-hop themed parties staged in Williamsburg for large groups of wealthy, white hipsters too frightened to darken the door of real hip-hop clubs at which they might actually run into a real, live black person.' -Brainwashed article.

Check out the full Brainwashed article here. Reminds me of Office Space...

Phil "Quickdraw" McGraw

2005-10-08T04:07:00.000-04:00

Well, quickdraw with a fork anyway. It's like taking financial advice from someone who went Bankrupt. Or getting a haircut from a bald guy.

It seems as if Dr. Phil's diet plan isn't working. A national class-action law suit is being filed claiming that Dr. Phil's weightloss plan is bogus.

Unhappy dieters told CNN Radio that after listening to McGraw [Dr. Phil], they believed they could lose weight by taking the pills alone.

Morons. They conveniently did not read this:

...The plan also advised dieters to adopt a low-calorie diet and to exercise.

I believe every weight-loss supplement has this caveat. They do not deserve their money back. Maybe they should invest their cash into English 101 instead...

Read on.

Israel bans human shields

2005-10-07T03:31:00.000-04:00

This article over at CNN states that Irsael banned the use of human shields, most commonly used when raiding homes. Personally, I think that it's a great idea. If there is something in that home that is designed to intentionally injure, kill or mame...more often than not, the detained will not want to enter the building. Unless of course, he/she wishes to be a martyr.

"No one among the civilian population should be 'volunteered' to cooperate with the army," wrote Judge Aharon Barak. "The central tenet is that it is mandatory to distance innocent local residents from the area of the hostile actions." - Isreali Panel

Protecting innocent civilians is one issue...but an insurgent/terrorist is a combatant. Not an innocent civilian. The use of human shields in the end saves innocent lives. In any event, it's unfortunate that the ruling has been handed down...no more human shields in Israel.

Moment of Silence

2005-10-07T03:04:00.000-04:00

I would like to have a moment of silence, for my Boston Red Sox are on the brink, yet again, of being eliminated. Although the series is headed to Boston, if they win two, they have to play Game 5 in Chicago. Happy thoughts...happy thoughts...

Soapbox BS

2005-10-01T02:39:00.000-04:00

This article over at Congress.org titled "US Soldiers - ON VIDEO - in Iraq, Raping Children . . . Mad Yet?" is quite...well, dumb.

I'm here to say that (in case you did not already know) the military took the photo's of detainees being humiliated seriously. What do you think would happen if videos depicting PROOF of US soldiers raping women and children (and even sodomizing boys) were released to the media? The rest of the pictures that will be released are more pictures from Abu Ghraib Prison...not of soldiers raping and sodomizing.

Fixing this problem is your responsibility. Don't call yourself a citizen unless you're working hard every single day to make this stop. Cause you aren't a citizen. You're a traitor to everything this country has ever stood for... - by Chickenshit afraid to sign his/her name.

The nimrod that wrote that article needs to be banished to a remote island used for nuclear testing. Good job, moron...real good job.

Leonard Leo speaks.

2005-09-27T06:59:00.000-04:00

Red State had the opportunity to interview Leonard Leo, Vice President of the Federalist Society, a conservative-libertarian law society. He expressed his thoughts on Judge Roberts, being a 'Bogeyman for the left' and his book, Presidential Leadership. Some interesting thoughts.

Read on.

Hugo, Hugo, Hugo...

2005-09-17T09:07:00.000-04:00

Come on, R&R stands for Rest and Recuperation...not Ransack and Ravage. We have soldiers there on leave...vacation. I can't believe you went on national television to make yourself look stupid. Something I'd have expected from Louis...

Said in reference to the "Balboa" plan, supposedly the name of the operation to take over Venezuela, President Moron said this:

"We are coming up with the counter-Balboa plan. That is to say if the government of the United States attempts to commit the foolhardy enterprise of attacking us, it would be embarked on a 100-year war. We are prepared."

My dear Hugo, good luck in the relection.

"Very reliable source."

2005-09-17T06:42:00.000-04:00

“I heard from a very reliable source, who saw a 25-foot deep crater under the levee breach” - Louis Farrakhan

Please.

This article over at Front Page Magazine covers a piece on Louis flapping his lips again. This time, he claims that President Bush ordered the levees demolished in order to wipe out the black neighborhoods of New Orleans so that he could save the white parts. Well, there is a side I hadn't heard yet...

C'mon, it's 670-Iraq.

2005-09-10T13:01:00.000-04:00

Here is a great article that ran in the Middle East edition of the Stars and Stripes newspaper not too long ago. It says it all.

For those who would have me remove my sunglasses from my head; for those who fought soldiers to have backpacks (even Camelbacks) removed from the dining facility; for those who fought the wear of the booney cap; for those whose main concern was the wear of the physical training uniform in the gym; for those who would have National Guard units remove their state flags from the Pods; and for those who are concerned about what we wear on our way to the latrine, you are the problem.

Not one of the above rules will help me accomplish my mission flying troops over Iraq any more effectively. Not one will lift anyone's morale, nor make them a soldier who is better at what they do, nor make any one of us safer.

THose pet peeves are the work of idle hands. We will remember those pet peeves when the deployment is over and stop loss lifts. I may remember those rules with my feet and maybe I will take the rest of the pilots with me.

That's not a problem, right? The Army doesn't need us.

- CW3 Rob Erlick, Logistics Support Area Anaconda, Iraq

This is a huge reason I am leaving the service. Idiots with nothing better to do than to make like harder (like it's not hard enough in this environment). Good luck to all recruiters and reenlistment NCO's.

Tired of hearing it...

2005-09-08T04:25:00.000-04:00

Ok, here is the deal. I am an Active Duty soldier in the United States military and currently deployed to the sandbox, attached to a National Guard unit. For the most part, I do not mind working with them. There are a lot of professional soldiers in the Guard. However, here is my bitch:

Whenever it suits them, they are "Active Duty". For instance, joking around, I'd say, "Whatever, you are National Guard. A weekend warrior." The retort you ask? I'm not National Guard...I'm Active Duty. Ok, yes and no. They are National Guardsmen and women activated to Active Duty for about 18 months, whereafter they head back to civilian life. Then, they proceed to show me their identification cards, indicating Active status. No problem with that. However, now, that we are in the process of returning home, select individuals are required to stay behind to clean up. Oh, wait...all of a sudden they aren't Active Duty anymore! Their response? I am National Guard. "Active Duty should stay behind because it's their jobs and they are used to being away from their families."

These last few weeks has really flipped my opinion of the National Guard for the worse. If that is their stance...then they need to head home and take care of the flood...that's their job. Not the 82nd Airborne Division's or 1st Cav's job...

Zinga was Right

2005-09-06T05:33:00.000-04:00

Al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for Hurricane Katrina (sort of)...

NK.

Hurricane Katrina makes strange bedfellows

2005-09-05T02:50:00.000-04:00

Don't worry, America, North Korea, Iran, Afghanistan, Cuba and Iraq are here to help.

While I am thankful for such offers of support, I find it disgraceful that we have reached this point.

NK.

But the National Guard is in Iraq...!

2005-08-31T10:27:00.000-04:00

I recently read an article titled "Our Guardsmen on duty in Iraq -- and at home" over at Red State. Trevino gives some great analysis, or as he puts it, "strangling this one in its cradle."

"The modern American left is shot through with men who cut themselves shaving and blame Bush's war in Iraq for the blood thus spilt. There's no point in trying to convince them otherwise, or that Katrina's devastation is not somehow, somehow the Administration's fault. But you, dear reader, can and should know better."

Check out this short article. It's pretty good.

The hurricanes are the President's fault too...

2005-08-29T10:55:00.000-04:00

according to Patricia Taylor in her recent article on the Daily Kos site anyway. Normally, the Louisianna National Guard is raking leaves, building sandbag walls, and pumping water this time of year. This time, they are out saving the world.

I couldn't help this one...

2005-08-25T06:29:00.000-04:00

Sorry, but the Cindy story continues. This article titled If the facts don't fit, make them up, posted by John at Power Line blog, says it all.

It's hard to escape the conclusion that Angela Brown is abusing her position as an AP reporter to cheerlead for Cindy Sheehan and the antiwar Democrats, even if she has to fudge the facts to do it.

Face it, Cindy, Casey knew that there was a possibility he could go to war. The recruiter did not lie to him. No [male] soldier enlists with a clause in their contract excluding them from combat. Not to mention, he re-enlisted...betchya didn't know that one...

Juan Cole says it right.

2005-08-23T06:52:00.000-04:00

As said by Ninja Kitty, "Juan Cole outdoes himself here. He is a genius. Liberal yes, but pure genius. He makes a case for why the “Get out of Iraq now” mantra is myopic and downright stupid", referring to his article Ten Things Congress Could Demand from Bush on Iraq, dated Monday, August 22d, 2005. He does make some good points, despite being a liberal. Worth taking a look at...

Respeck to Miss Coffey.

2005-08-21T03:52:00.000-04:00

To my readers, check out Miss Coffey's (Sarah) sites here and here. She is a childhood friend of Ninja Kittyz.
Another fellow non-liberal.

d.i.y. can d.i.e.

2005-08-19T06:40:00.000-04:00

It doesn't get much more liberal than this.

Speaking of lefty moonbats...

2005-08-19T03:14:00.000-04:00

Left-leaning Louis, as in Minister Farrakhan, of the Nation of Islam.

In response to Mexican President Vicente Fox's criticized words in May, saying, "Mexican immigrants take jobs that not even Blacks want", Farrakhan responded, "Why are you so foolishly sensitive when somebody is telling you the truth?" Of course, black leaders throughout the US were "outraged" by Vicente's remarks. He went on by saying that Blacks do not want to go to California to pick fruit because "they picked enough cotton."

Farrakhan has orchestrated a Million (or a couple of hundred thousand) More Movement rally October 15th in DC. When asked why, his remark: "The United States is the greatest nation in the world. But today America is losing friends all over the world." Although we could do without most of the 'friends' we have lost, Farrakhan sums it up nicely. Thank God he actually said something worth listening to. I guess you do get wiser with age...

The Cindy Saga

2005-08-17T06:12:00.000-04:00

Ok, I know that this issue is damn-near dead (or is it?), but I found some more interesting reading regarding this issue.

What I didn't know was that her husband filed for divorce, citing "irreconcilable differences." You're kidding?! I can't believe he waited this long. Although, she has not been served the papers yet...

"If it's such a noble cause, why aren't his daughters over there?"

Hmm...good question. Let's see, Cindy, the Presidents daughters aren't 'over there' because this is a free country and we are able to make our own choices, just like your son did. What Cindy doesnt realize, is that there are plenty of congressmen and women whose children indeed are either serving or have served in the military. Despite what the fat fuck Michael Moore shows in his documentaries. What he didn't show in "Fahrenheit 911", were the congressmen who said, "Thanks, but my son is already in the Marines/Army/Air Force." Why didn't he show that? Oh, because that would have ruined his movie.

They never were the smartest of the bunch...

2005-08-16T06:18:00.000-04:00

Oh how the tides are turning...

You know, if the Columbians and Mexicans would just collaborate; as it stands, the Feds have basically destroyed the Columbian drug cartel. Well, the leaders and a few big busts anyway. But if the Columbians were smart, they would understand that they have to lay low for awhile...however, that does not exclude them from selling their shit to the Mexicans to saddle-hump (or run or jump or swim...hey, that reminds me of a joke...) across the border for them. If you can't beat the system, just work around it. Hello, McFly, is anyone home?! Damn...

Imam Ali

2005-08-14T03:45:00.000-04:00

I was reading this article in Front Page Magazine which, amongst other problems, talked about the lack of responsibility of "Imams", particularly in the West. In the religion of Islam, every muslim male is entitled to lead Friday sermons in the mosque. My hats off to the governments of Turkey, Egypt, Saudia Arabia, Yemen, Algeria and England, which have tightened their grip on Imam's. For instance, Turkish government requires all imam's are required to complete formal studies, where the secular government set the curriculum. In addidtion, they are only allowed to preach if the have a government-provided license.

When imams, legitimate or not, go beyond the limits tolerated by Muslim states, those governments take decisive action. Thus, when Muslim “scholar” Abdul Rehman of Pakistan organized a widely attended service for Shehzad Tanweer, one of the London suicide terrorists, he was arrested; when Ali Belhadj, the former number two of the banned Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) of Algeria, supported the murder of Algerian diplomats in Iraq, he was arrested; when Yemeni cleric Ali Yahya supported the rebellion led by the Zaidi cleric Sheikh Badr al-Din al-Huthi, he was sentenced to death.

[Radical] Muslim cleric's need to grow a pair and start to accept some responsibility. Hmm...something is coming to mind here...oh, yeah, Charles Manson! What these radical imams are doing is on a smaller scale of what Bin Laden is doing. And exactly like what Manson did: never committed a murder; yet preached, recruited, indoctrinated and motivated actual murders. Who is responsible? Those damn imam's need to be held accountable. "Oh! Look at me...I am a radical muslim, I can do whatever I want to!"

Welcome to Word.

2005-08-13T02:41:00.000-04:00

Alright, the basics is here. It took me about four days to come up with this site. Not bad for someone who only four days ago thought HTML stood for Hamburger, Tomatoes, Mayo and Lettuce. Over time, I will make some adjustments here and there so bear with me.

Minus and Nemesis, your rival is here. Well, not really...but drop me some tips sometime for the site. Always looking to improve.

Alright, sucka, on to some important issues...