Friday, August 6, 2010
Where are the Gov’t Eees?
Seventeen percent of U.S. workers say they work for federal, state, or local government, ranging from 38% in Washington, D.C., to 12% in Ohio. More than a quarter of workers in Washington, D.C., Alaska, Virginia, and Maryland work for government, as do upwards of 15% in the vast majority of states.
Even the English are noticing.
What's the difference between Michelle Obama and Marie Antoinette? One enjoys an extravagant life of ostentatious splendor, paid for by taxes seized from embittered subjects she disdains as chattel. The other is some white French lady
One of the best ads in a long time, the man has gumption .
Against Muslim Democrat, GOP Hopeful Tows Monster Truck Of Christ
Joel Demos is a Republican from Minnesota running a long-shot campaign to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to the U.S. House. To raise cash, Demos hand-pulled a monster truck. The truck's name? Jesus.
Demos, a bank employee from St. Louis Park, Minn., has little money and no political experience. But he does have access to some pro-quality video editing and the gumption to ask the question "Can I pull a monster truck on a flat grade in dress shoes?"
http://jalopnik.com/5606606/against-muslim-democrat-gop-hopeful-tows-monster-truck-of-christ
we are in the best of hands
— Ed Whitacre
GM CEO Ed Whitacre reassures everyone he knows less about cars than Ford CEO Alan Mulally when responding to a question about GM selling a minivan during yesterday's Center For Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminar.Her Reign in Spain...From Paris
Michelle's lavish trip, including but not limited to 40 friends, 70 security detail, AirForce II, and 5 star hotels is only really disturbing
because it appears Michelle believes she is in fact Queen of the World. Her reign in Spain is just the beginning...
because it appears Michelle believes she is in fact Queen of the World. Her reign in Spain is just the beginning...Redefining Marriage (photos on FB)...From Paris
That cartoon does point up one interesting fact. It is already possible to marry more than one person (usually there is a divorce inbetween, unless of course you're posting photos on Facebook, then all bets are off).
"How about the legality of a potato chip and a napkin exchanging vows?"
I'm afraid this marriage will only be considered legal if the potato chip posts photos on Facebook!
What kind of religion causes this.
'Honor Killing' Dad Secretly Taped Girls Before Murdering Them. Yes, Moslems
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Never-before-broadcast video of teenagers Amina and Sarah Said was secretly shot by their father before they were murdered and left in a taxi cab, by their own dad, who has since vanished.
News you will not get from MSM
Border Agents Revolt Against ICE Director
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents believe overwhelmingly that their department leadership has become so politicized as to compromise the effectiveness of ICE and the safety of American people. Their union has released a letter announcing its recent unanimous “vote of no confidence” in ICE agency heads, accusing them of “misleading the American public” regarding illegal immigration in order to further a pro-amnesty agenda.
In June, the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council — an AFL-CIO affiliate — and affiliated local councils cast a unanimous 259-0 vote of no confidence in ICE Director John Morton and Assistant Director Phyllis Coven. In a letter announcing the vote, the National Council criticized the directors for “misguided and reckless initiatives,” and said their leaders have “abandoned the Agency’s core mission of enforcing United States immigration laws and providing for public safety, and have instead directed their attention to campaigning for policies and programs related to amnesty.”
Michelle’s Vacation
Presence: Mrs Obama and her entourage go walkabout in Marbella on Wednesday
Luxurious: The Obamas and their party are staying at the Villa Padierna in Marbella, which is rated as one of the top hotels in the world
I think we have a record. From Peter
Mr. Allen Swift ( Springfield , MA.) received this 1928 Springfield Rolls-Royce P1 Piccadilly Roadster from his father, brand new - as a graduation gift in 1928. He drove it up until his death last year.....at the age of 102 !!!
He was the oldest living owner of a car from new. Just thought you'd like to see it. He donated it to a Springfield museum after his death.
It has 170,000 miles on it, still runs like a Swiss watch, dead silent at any speed and is in perfect cosmetic condition. (82 years) ...That's approximately 2000 miles per year...PM
Just thought you would find this of interest....
Common Sense: when you bring outsiders in, it is over.
Marriage counselling makes people think their relationship is over
Most people would rather resolve relationship problems privately between themselves or with the help of close friends and family.
But if they do resort to professional help then it was "intrinsically linked with feelings of failure and defeat", the Department for Education report suggests.
Noonan on our leaders
Do our political leaders have any sense of what people are feeling deep down? They don't act as if they do. I think their detachment from how normal people think is more dangerous and disturbing than it has been in the past. I started noticing in the 1980s, the growing gulf between the country's thought leaders, as they're called—the political and media class, the universities—and those living what for lack of a better word we'll call normal lives on the ground in America. The two groups were agitated by different things, concerned about different things, had different focuses, different world views.
But I've never seen the gap wider than it is now. I think it is a chasm. In Washington they don't seem to be looking around and thinking, Hmmm, this nation is in trouble, it needs help. They're thinking something else.
O tries to restart the housing bubble.
If you want to know why us libertarian types are skeptical of the government’s ability to prevent housing market bubbles, well, I give you Exhibit 9,824: the government’s new $1000 down housing program.
No, really. The government has apparently decided, in its infinite wisdom, that what the American economy really needs is more homebuyers with no equity.
WashPost rehires one of the leading journolist conspirators to write about conservatives.
Look who is back at the Washington Post
From Howard Kurtz, June 26: “David Weigel, who was hired by The Washington Post to blog about conservatives, resigned Friday after leaked online messages showed him disparaging some Republicans and commentators in highly personal terms.”
Well, look who has a guest column in the Washington Post on Sunday — David Weigel.
And guess what it headline is — “Five myths about the ‘tea party’.”
One of 3,500
It took National Geographic photographer Steven Winter seven months to capture his serene photographs of snow leopards—of which there are fewer than 3,500 still alive—almost as long as it did for Apple to make the OS.
Ken has a good eye for humor
Special Forces Rules:
1. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.
2. Decide to be aggressive enough, quickly enough.
3. Have a plan.
4. Have a back-up plan, because the first one probably won't work.
5. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
6. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun whose caliber does not start with a 4.
7. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive.
8. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral & diagonal preferred.)
9. Use cover or concealment as much as possible.
10. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.
11. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.
12. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived.
13. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating your intention to shoot.
Navy SEALs Rules:
1. Look very cool in sunglasses.
2. Kill every living thing within view.
3. Adjust Speedo.
4. Check hair in mirror.
US Army Rangers Rules:
1. Walk in 50 miles wearing 75 pound rucksack while starving.
2. Locate individuals requiring killing.
3. Request permission via radio from 'Higher' to perform killing.
4. Curse bitterly when mission is aborted.
5. Walk out 50 miles wearing a 75 pound rucksack while starving.
US Army Rules:
1. Curse bitterly when receiving operational order.
2. Make sure there is extra ammo and extra coffee.
3. Curse bitterly.
4. Curse bitterly.
5. Do not listen to 2nd LTs; it can get you killed.
6. Curse bitterly.
US Air Force Rules:
1. Have a cocktail.
2. Adjust temperature on air-conditioner.
3. See what's on HBO.
4. Ask 'What is a gunfight?'
5. Request more funding from Congress with a 'killer' Power Point presentation.
6. Wine & dine ''key' Congressmen, invite DOD & defense industry executives.
7. Receive funding, set up new command and assemble assets.
8. Declare the assets 'strategic' and never deploy them operationally.
9. Hurry to make 13:45 tee-time.
10. Make sure the base is as far as possible from the conflict but close enough to have tax exemption.
US Navy Rules:
1. Go to Sea.
2. Drink Coffee.
3. Deploy Marines
U.S. Navy Directive 16134 ( Inappropriate T-Shirts )
The following directive was issued by the commanding officer of all naval installations in the Middle East . (It was obviously directed at the Marines.)
To: All Commands Subject: Inappropriate T-Shirts
Ref: ComMidEast For Inst 16134//24 K
All commanders promulgate upon receipt.
The following T-shirts are no longer to be worn on or off base by any military or civilian personnel serving in the Middle East :
1. 'Eat Pork or Die' [both English and Arabic versions]
2. 'Shrine Busters' [Various. Show burning minarets or bomb/artillery shells impacting Islamic shrines. Some with unit logos.]
3. 'Napalm, Sticks Like Crazy' [Both English and Arabic versions]
4. 'Goat - it isn't just for breakfast any more.' [Both English and Arabic versions]
5. 'The road to Paradise begins with me.' [Mostly Arabic versions, but some in English. Some show sniper scope cross-hairs.]
6. 'Guns don't kill people. I kill people.' [Both Arabic and English versions]
7. 'Pork. The other white meat.' [Arabic version]
8. 'Infidel' [English, Arabic and other coalition force languages.]
The above T-shirts are to be removed from Post Exchanges upon receipt of this directive. In addition, the following signs are to be removed upon receipt of this message:
1. 'Islamic Religious Services Will Be Held at the Firing Range at 0800 Daily.'
2. 'Do we really need 'smart bombs' to drop on these dumb bastards?'
All commands are instructed to implement sensitivity training upon receipt.
Glaciers in Hawaii show: a) that climate change happens before industrialization or b) the need for more “climate” research?
Gray rubble on the flanks of Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii lie in contrast to the red volcanic rock behind them, and were deposited by a glacier that disappeared thousands of years ago.
Ancient Hawaiian Glaciers Reveal Clues to Global Climate Impacts
ScienceDaily (Aug. 5, 2010) — Boulders deposited by an ancient glacier that once covered the summit of Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii have provided more evidence of the extraordinary power and reach of global change, particularly the slowdown of a North Atlantic Ocean current system that could happen again and continues to be a concern to climate scientists.
A sign of worse to come?
Resignation Signals Trouble Within Obama Recovery Team?
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Obama's Head of Council of Economic Advisers announces her resignation after reportedly butting heads with members of the president's team
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