It’s been in the works for some time now, and now Russia has gone ahead and invaded Georgia.
There’ll be at least some entertainment out of this…reading statements and “strong admonishments” from Western Europe while they refuse to do anything. Remember, -we’re- the war-like savages.
-BLT
How appropriate: One huge, gaping orifice.
UPDATE: Yes this is for real:
George Bush had his three-fingered W salute that supporters flashed when greeting him at presidential campaign events in 2000. And now, if a Los Angeles creative agency gets its way, Sen. Barack Obama will see fans meet him with his own salute like the one above. “Our goal is to see a crowd of 75,000 people at Obama’s nomination speech holding their hands above their heads, fingers laced together in support of a new direction for this country, a renewed hope, and acceptance of responsibility for our future,” says Rick Husong, owner of The Loyalty Inc.
Welcome to the world of the little people, mayor.
A Maryland mayor is asking the federal government to investigate why SWAT team members burst into his home without knocking and shot his two dogs to death in an investigation into a drug smuggling scheme.
Welcome, too, to the abuses and horseshit law enforcement commits, especially in the name of the “War on drugs.”
I’m very sorry for the loss of your beloved pets…but at least it wasn’t your elderly mother. Hopefully, because of your position, you can make some -real- change. The rest of us are screwed.
-BLT
We’ll be going through an upgrade this evening. Things might work weird for a bit til I can sort them out. One thing people with posting privileges will see is that the button for posting posts is in bold font.
The International Red Cross has their panties in a wad about the circumstances surrounding the liberation of prisoners held by FARC
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) issued a statement deploring the apparent “deliberate misuse” of its emblem by the Colombian military during the liberation of Betancourt last month..
When the ICRC makes a similar statement when Palistinian thugs use Red Cross ambulances to transport men and weapons I’ll think about caring. Meanwhile the ICRC can FOAD.
Denver has banned the bomb…the doodoo bomb.
The ordinance makes it illegal to carry certain items, such as chains, padlocks, carabiners and other locking devices. It also prohibits the possession of noxious substances. Two of the most frequently used examples of a noxious substance are a bucket of urine and a “feces bomb.”
This has got to be an effort to stop escalation and proliferation. With fears that Denver is going to use Brown Note on protesters it is then natural to assume they would retaliate with Poo Bombs…against a device widely thought not to exist?
But all it takes is a couple of hippies getting some bad ’shrooms and the sudden smell of loose stool might panic the protesters. Leading them to hastily assemble Chomsky Smoothies, aka crap-in-cup. This law then enables the police to swoop in and stop the makeshift factories. Squatting people would be arrested on sight.
Holy Crap! Can’t we all just get along?
A juxtaposition of energy plans, comparing McCain’s solutions to those of the messiah.
(H/T Insty)
Marcus
An embedded cameraman in a unit deployed to Afghanistan has his vehicle hit by an IED.
A FOX News cameraman helped save the life of an injured Marine in Afghanistan — and was injured himself — when the armored Humvee convoy he was traveling in was struck by a roadside bomb Sunday night in the Helmand province, a Taliban stronghold.
Two U.S. Marines were badly injured when the improvised explosive device detonated near their convoy. Though FOX News cameraman Chris Jackson was injured in the blast, he went back to the burning vehicle to rescue one of the Marines.
“The cabin was on fire and I jumped out,” said Jackson in a report filed immediately following the attack. “I went, grabbed the sergeant out of the shotgun seat, pulled him out.”
Saving a fellow man was more important than getting “the shot”.
BRAVO, dude. Your fellow journalists might disparage you…but come anytime to JBM and the drinks are on us. But then, you aren’t a journalist anymore, you are a mensch!
Read the whole thing and watch the video.
Thirty-one years ago the Department of Energy was established… and since then all of our energy concerns have been adequately addressed.
1977: President Carter signs the Department of Energy Organization Act, creating the U.S. Department of Energy.
Prior to 1973, the United States had no coherent energy policy. Instead, a number of smaller agencies, often working independently of one another, handled different aspects of the nation’s energy needs. In the early years of the Atomic Age, for example, the military assumed responsibility for all nuclear-related issues.
*snip*
The Nixon administration responded with Project Independence and the creation of the Federal Energy Office, the former intended to give the United States total energy independence by 1980 and the latter to manage a national energy policy. The energy program grew incrementally under the Nixon and Ford administrations, but remained diffuse.
Jimmy Carter had acquired a technical background in nuclear propulsion as an engineering officer in the Navy. When he took office in 1977, he proposed creating a Cabinet-level überagency that would consolidate everything energy-related — research, exploration, conservation, production and disposal — under its authority. The Energy Department would also be responsible for setting the national energy agenda and assuring nuclear safety.
Energy independence by 1980? Thank goodness the DOE has been so effective. Perhaps it would help if we just nationalized those greedy oil companies.
I can’t wait until the government takes over our healthcare. That’ll be a hoot.
(H/T Insty)
Marcus
Glenfiddich… at least since the frickin’ J&B ran out. I didn’t want to dip into the good stuff tonight, but desperate times call for desperate measures.
Mmmm… smooth.
Marcus
I hereby dedicate the following to The Pissed Off Tree Rat, since he now resides in Jersey.
Looks like a pretty classy place if you ask me.
(H/T HCWDB)
Marcus
I probably would have knocked out a few more if I hadn’t been drinking copious amounts of J&B prior to taking the quiz.
Just sayin’.
(H/T Blonde Sagacity)
Marcus
I have returned from Ulsan, Korea. Home to Hyundai Heavy Industries (and Hyundai Motors, and Hyundai Toilet paper, etc…).
Let’s just say I’ve finally had my stereotypical Korean experience, minus the food poisoning. It was quite badass, and I managed to keep my wits and honor (ok…maybe just my honor, after who-the-fuck-knows how much to drink Thursday night) the whole time.
Part of the trip was a road trip from Ulsan to Jinhae Naval Base with two Koreans. That was a fricking hoot, and a real nice trip through the countryside. It’s rather pretty country, once you’re away from the FUCKING ENDLESS STRETCHES OF IDENTICAL CONCRETE APARTMENT BUILDINGS.
The other fun part was spending the evening Thursday with two Germans on an effort to drink as much as possible ourselves, and pay for a few juciy girl drinks as possible.
Either way, it was a great time, and I’ll be making two more trips back this year. Too bad Marcus has now left…as, unlike my last trip to Korea, these trips will have more free time, and (at least this time) I wasn’t sick as a dog.
-BLT
::and Land of the long term hangover…apparently{ed. QM}::
Barry “The Chosen One” OBama does indeed have support from all over the world. Including getting very large donations from Hamas. Atlas has uncovered some contributions from Rafah, Gaza. They are listed as coming from the state of Georgia. Two huge violations here. The first is that a donor has given more than the $2,300.00 limit…..by a factor of ten…the other is taking contributions from overseas.
And if you think that someone in Rafah, Gaza is sending that kind of dough out of the Strip without Hamas knowing I’ve got a bridge to sell you.
Rumor has it that the McCain campaign has narrowed down their potential VP choice to three individuals. So I suppose it’s time to throw out my two cents and endorse my favorite… Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska.
You can read about her here, or go to her official website.
This is a woman who will give our “inclusive” friends on the left apoplectic fits. She’s a real conservative, honest, accomplished…. and a woman.
I’m keeping my fingers crossed in any event.
Marcus
Stolen fromLC The Major, Imperial Misanthrope
